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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Pierre (ranked 1890 p4p, 283 weight class) and Tor Troeng (ranked 1363 p4p, 214 weight class). Antoine Pierre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tor Troeng's chin.
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8 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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220 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antoine Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tor Troeng!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troeng smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Antoine Pierre has been cut.
Pierre wants to clinch
and Troeng counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Troeng circles away.
Troeng with a nice cross.
Pierre darts in trying to clinch
and Troeng counters with a straight right hand.
Troeng keeps the fight on the outside.
Troeng gets tackled into the ropes by Pierre. Pierre maintains the clinch.
Troeng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pierre is trying to pull guard but Troeng turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Pierre is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pierre goes for a takedown attempt but Troeng pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre is looking to clinch but Troeng is avoiding it.
Pierre moves into the clinch.
Pierre has Troeng pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Troeng manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Troeng smiles and moves away.
Troeng throws a hook but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre tries to clinch
and Troeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Troeng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre drives through and clinches with Troeng against the ropes.
Troeng's coach down at London BALLS OF STEEL was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Troeng's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short right from Troeng.
Pierre has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Troeng after a bit of a struggle.
Pierre is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pierre jumps guard but Troeng turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Pierre tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pierre wants to take the fight to the mat but Troeng manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pierre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Troeng pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pierre wants to clinch
and Troeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Troeng swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierre.
Pierre tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Troeng counter with a right hand.
Troeng is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pierre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Troeng lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Troeng paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Troeng circles away from the clinch attempt.
Troeng doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Troeng misses with an uppercut. Pierre saw that one coming.
Troeng looks to throw the jab but Pierre is out of range.
Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Troeng throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Troeng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierre.
Pierre seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Troeng ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pierre tries to clinch up
and Troeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antoine Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troeng throws out a loose jab but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Troeng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Troeng tries to get set, Pierre tries to push him back and clinch up but Troeng manages to avoid the attempt.
Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Troeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pierre is looking to clinch.
Troeng misses with a looping right.
Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Troeng.
Troeng circles away from the clinch attempt.
Troeng throws out a counter right but Pierre avoids it with no problem.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Troeng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Troeng is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pierre with a body shot.
Troeng circles away from the clinch attempt.
Troeng circles away from the clinch attempt
and Troeng counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Troeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Troeng misses with a looping left.
Pierre wants to clinch but Troeng slips to the side
and Troeng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Troeng pushes him off.
Troeng circles away from the clinch attempt
and Troeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Troeng connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troeng avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Troeng looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Troeng.
Troeng throws a hook to the side of Pierre's head but Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Troeng dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoine Pierre's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Troeng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Troeng counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Troeng paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierre tries to clinch but Troeng moves away
enabling Troeng to counter with a crisp jab.
Tor Troeng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pierre moves into the clinch.
Pierre manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Troeng sitting in guard here, content to control.
Troeng really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Troeng got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pierre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Troeng has managed to get both his arms back between Pierre's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre pushes a forearm under Troeng's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Troeng is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antoine Pierre!
Antoine Pierre bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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