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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pierno (ranked 298 p4p, 42 weight class) and Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 379 p4p, 52 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pierno might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sick Puppies - You're Going Down . Mac Airt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wolf Blood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
35 - 21 - 2 |
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175 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cormac Mac Airt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mac Airt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pierno looks to score with a jab to the body but Mac Airt is just out of range.
Mac Airt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pierno looks to land a right hand but Mac Airt moved out of range.
Mac Airt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pierno clinches with his opponent.
Mac Airt manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Pierno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mac Airt throws a hook but Pierno blocks it.
Pierno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pierno closes the distance and clinches.
Pierno tries to pull guard but Mac Airt won't allow it.
Pierno throws a punch but it's blocked by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mac Airt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pierno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pierno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mac Airt tries to break free but Pierno pushes him back against the cage.
Mac Airt tries to break free but Pierno pushes him back against the cage.
Mac Airt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Pierno.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierno tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mac Airt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pierno tries to pull guard but Mac Airt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pierno keeps control of Mac Airt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mac Airt has had enough of the clinch but Pierno keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Pierno.
Pierno has Mac Airt pressed against the cage, preventing Mac Airt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mac Airt working hard to break the clinch.
Pierno tries to pull guard but Mac Airt holds him up against the cage and eventually Pierno drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Pierno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mac Airt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pierno has him pressed against the cage.
Mac Airt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot.
Mac Airt throws a hook but Pierno avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Pierno.
Pierno connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno thuds a left hand into Mac Airt's body.
Mac Airt moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Mac Airt misses its intended target.
Mac Airt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pierno misses with a right hand
enabling Mac Airt to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mac Airt throws a right hand that misses
letting Pierno counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Pierno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mac Airt doesn't seem phased though.
Pierno swings widly with a right hand
and Mac Airt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pierno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mac Airt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pierno with a body shot.
Mac Airt ducks under a wild hook from Pierno.
Pierno moves into the clinch successfully.
Mac Airt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pierno has him pressed against the cage.
Pierno manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mac Airt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mac Airt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pierno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt throws out a counter right but Pierno avoids it with no problem.
Mac Airt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pierno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mac Airt throws a hook but Pierno avoids it easily.
Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mac Airt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mac Airt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pierno rushes Mac Airt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mac Airt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pierno has him pressed against the cage.
Pierno throws a punch but it's blocked by Mac Airt.
Pierno prevents Mac Airt from breaking the clinch.
Mac Airt breaks the clinch.
Mac Airt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pierno is looking to clinch but Mac Airt is avoiding it.
Pierno misses with a straight right.
Pierno misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno has managed to clinch.
Pierno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pierno has Mac Airt pressed against the cage, preventing Mac Airt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mac Airt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pierno.
Pierno throws a hook to the side of Mac Airt's head but Mac Airt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierno tests Mac Airt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierno just misses with a punch to the body.
Mac Airt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pierno tries to clinch but Mac Airt moves out of range.
Pierno bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mac Airt's head.
Mac Airt avoids the body shot from Pierno.
A countering left hand to the body from Mac Airt misses.
Mac Airt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pierno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pierno digs a good hook to Mac Airt's body.
Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch but Mac Airt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Pierno dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pierno throws a big shot that misses.
Pierno has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pierno throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mac Airt to counter with a crisp jab.
Pierno lands with an uppercut that bounces Mac Airt off the cage and back into range.
Mac Airt needs to keep his hands up - Pierno had a free shot at his head there.
Mac Airt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mac Airt misses with an uppercut.
Mac Airt misses the jab.
Mac Airt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pierno moves in looking to clinch but Mac Airt pushes him off.
Mac Airt looks to land a left hand but Pierno moved out of range nicely.
Pierno wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pierno throws a hook but Mac Airt blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno tries to clinch but Mac Airt moves out of range.
Pierno moves into the clinch.
Pierno is working Mac Airt over against the cage.
Pierno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pierno is trying to pull guard but Mac Airt has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno keeps control of Mac Airt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mac Airt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierno tries to clinch
enabling Mac Airt to counter with a crisp jab.
Pierno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pierno just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno forces Mac Airt back against the cage and clinches.
Pierno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mac Airt's efforts to push away.
Mac Airt is trying to break the clinch but Pierno has him pressed against the cage.
Pierno prevents Mac Airt from breaking the clinch.
Mac Airt tries to break free but Pierno pushes him back against the cage.
Mac Airt working hard to break the clinch.
Mac Airt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mac Airt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pierno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mac Airt's elbow.
Pierno lands with a short shot to the head.
Mac Airt wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pierno.
Pierno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt is trying to break the clinch but Pierno is controlling him.
Mac Airt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mac Airt tries to break free but Pierno pushes him back against the cage.
Mac Airt wants to break free but Pierno has control.
Mac Airt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mac Airt misses the jab.
It looked like Pierno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pierno defending well as Mac Airt loads up on a big left hand.
Pierno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mac Airt! But no joy.
Mac Airt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mac Airt there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mac Airt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mac Airt misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mac Airt misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Pierno.
A telegraphed right hand from Mac Airt misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from Mac Airt.
Pierno darts in trying to clinch
and Mac Airt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mac Airt, pushing him back against the cage.
Mac Airt wants to break free but Pierno has control.
Mac Airt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pierno lands with a right to the head.
Pierno misses with an elbow over the top.
Mac Airt is looking to break free of the clinch but Pierno has double underhooks.
Pierno has a couple of punches blocked by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierno jumps guard but Mac Airt stands there with Pierno around his waist. Pierno gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mac Airt wants to break free but Pierno has control.
Pierno misses with the head strike.
Mac Airt is trying to break free.
Pierno is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mac Airt to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Pierno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mac Airt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierno slips under a jab.
Mac Airt misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Mac Airt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Pierno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pierno.
Pierno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierno jabs Mac Airt right on the nose. Mac Airt blinks but takes it well.
Pierno drives through and clinches with Mac Airt against the cage.
Mac Airt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pierno has Mac Airt pressed against the cage, preventing Mac Airt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pierno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mac Airt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pierno has him pressed against the cage.
Mac Airt tries to break the clinch but Pierno is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Pierno dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mac Airt lands with a straight right. Pierno didn't see that one coming.
Pierno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mac Airt can do to turn this around?
Mac Airt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pierno to score with a decent uppercut.
Pierno lands a lovely overhand right.
Pierno connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mac Airt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierno.
Pierno appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mac Airt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pierno swings for the body but Mac Airt moves out of range.
Mac Airt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierno misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Airt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pierno connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mac Airt scrambles back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Mac Airt.
Pierno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mac Airt.
Pierno wants to clinch but Mac Airt slips to the side
and Mac Airt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mac Airt looks to land a left hand but Pierno moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno drives through and clinches with Mac Airt against the cage.
Mac Airt manages to break the clinch.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from Mac Airt.
Pierno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mac Airt scores with a jab to the head.
Pierno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mac Airt tries to move into range but Pierno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pierno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mac Airt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pierno misses with a right hand
and Pierno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierno staying out of range there.
Mac Airt lands a body shot.
Tim Pierno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierno blocks a jab.
Mac Airt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierno throws a shot from downtown. Mac Airt moves away and avoids it.
Pierno wants to clinch.
Mac Airt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pierno moves to clinch but Mac Airt breaks away
and Mac Airt counters with a nice uppercut.
Pierno misses with a lunging right hand
and Mac Airt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mac Airt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mac Airt defending well as Pierno loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Pierno misses.
Pierno tries to clinch but Mac Airt is having none of it.
Pierno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierno slips a jab and a cross from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt takes a swing at Pierno's ribcage but misses.
Pierno tries to clinch up.
Pierno tries to clinch up but Mac Airt circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mac Airt! But no joy.
Pierno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pierno misses the shot to the body.
Mac Airt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mac Airt misses with a wild body shot.
Mac Airt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierno moves away.
Mac Airt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mac Airt missing with a left hand there. Pierno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mac Airt throws a right hand that Pierno ducks under and follows up with a left that Pierno also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt throws a hook to the side of Pierno's head but Pierno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pierno misses with an uppercut. Mac Airt saw that one coming.
Pierno throws a lazy uppercut
and Mac Airt counters with a left to the body.
Pierno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Pierno. Beautiful body shot.
Pierno misses with a looping right.
Pierno darts in and clinches Mac Airt up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Pierno.
It looks like Cormac Mac Airt has been cut.
Mac Airt wants to get back to striking at distance but Pierno won't allow it.
Pierno pulls guard.
Mac Airt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pierno, up you get!
Pierno moves to clinch but Mac Airt breaks away
and Mac Airt counters with a nice uppercut.
Cormac Mac Airt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierno throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cormac Mac Airt.
I think Pierno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Pierno!
A relieved looking Tim Pierno thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Cormac Mac Airt stepped up to the mic, saying '"When I am gone I charge you that ye bury me not at Brugh of the Boyne where is the royal cemetery of the Kings of Erinn. For all these kings paid adoration to gods of wood or stone, or to the Sun and the Elements, whose signs are carved on the walls of their tombs, but I have learned to know the On'.
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