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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Dent (ranked 3236 p4p, 384 weight class) and Antoine Pierre (ranked 2158 p4p, 282 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harvey Dent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoine Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dent quickly recovers to half guard.
Dent is trying to stand up here but Pierre is controlling him well.
Pierre throwing shots but Dent is blocking nicely.
Dent is refusing to be controlled, as Pierre sits in half guard.
Pierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dent sees it coming and defends easily.
Pierre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre looking for a submission but Dent manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Dent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dent working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pierre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pierre checks a low kick from Dent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pierre fails to land the takedown.
Dent scores with a decent looking hook.
Dent throws a leg kick
so Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dent knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pierre on the ground.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Dent keeps moving.
Pierre is stalling in the full guard.
Dent keeping full guard, as Pierre tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre trying to control but Dent is working from the bottom.
Pierre sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dent wants to stand and escape but Pierre is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pierre avoids the body shot from Dent.
Pierre dives in and grabs Dent's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dent pushes down on Pierre's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dent has his takedown stuffed
and Pierre counters by moving into the clinch.
Dent is trying to break the clinch but Pierre is controlling him.
Pierre is working for takedown but Dent is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harvey Dent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antoine Pierre.
Pierre turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pierre misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pierre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dent is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Pierre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierre thinks about the counter body kick.
Dent goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pierre shoots in and bounces Dent off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Dent keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre stops Dent from standing up.
Dent has Pierre pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pierre stands and steps away. Dent gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dent misses with a body shot.
Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dent is fending him off so far but Pierre persists. Nope, Dent circles away and we're back to standing.
Pierre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dent chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Dent shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierre walks into a left hand.
Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dent tries to avoid it but Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dent to the ground. Dent escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harvey Dent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antoine Pierre.
Dent misses with a leg kick
and Pierre counters with a takedown into side control.
Dent bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dent looks for the body kick but Pierre saw that one coming.
Dent misses with a two punch combination.
Pierre is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dent chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dent throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dent won't be happy with that.
Pierre trying to control the action but Dent is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dent is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dent is looking to regain half guard here but Pierre keeps moving and retains side control.
Pierre controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pierre is trying to ground and pound but Dent uses the momentary lack of control by Pierre to regain half guard.
Pierre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dent does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Dent is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pierre wants to pass the guard but Dent is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Dent dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dent throws a leg kick but Pierre checks it.
Pierre tries to counter with a clinch but Dent shakes him off and moves away.
Pierre dives in for a single leg takedown but Dent sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
A low kick from Dent is predictable there
so Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Dent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pierre gets to his feet. Dent looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dent's waist but Dent gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pierre off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dent thuds a left hand into Pierre's body.
Dent throws a leg kick
and Pierre counters with a single leg into guard. Dent didn't expect that.
Pierre stands up from Dent's guard - Pierre perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dent stuns Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harvey Dent is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pierre checks it well.
A punch lands to the side of Pierre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Dent.
Pierre avoids the body shot from Dent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dent lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pierre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pierre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dent digs a good hook to Pierre's body.
Pierre blocks a leg kick.
Dent thows a leg kick but Pierre checks it
and Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dent swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dent being controlled here, momentarily.
Pierre prevents Dent from getting back to his feet.
Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pierre is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Dent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierre looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Dent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dent wants to sweep here but Pierre controlling him for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dent's head.
Dent avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dent keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pierre looks for a takedown but Dent sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harvey Dent.
I think Dent 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Harvey Dent!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Harvey Dent!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Antoine Pierre!
Harvey Dent wins by split decision!
Harvey Dent thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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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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