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Event:
MMMA 56 Spector vs Mata 2
Date: Dec 23, 2017 |
#R1#
Avery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ardal throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Avery.#CUT2#
It looks like Sean Avery has been cut.
Ardal throws a sloppy head kick and Avery moves out of range easily.
Ardal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Avery swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Avery swings for the body but Ardal moves out of range.
Avery blocks a head kick by Ardal.
Avery looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Avery lands with an overhand left.
Avery takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ardal takes one on the button.
Avery fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ardal unleashes a big counter combination but Avery bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ardal misses with a two punch combination.
Avery changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Avery.
Ardal has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Avery scores with a hook to the body. Ardal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ardal misses with a combination
and Avery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ardal throws a leg kick that misses. #T1#
Ardal throws a right hand that misses
#CL#
and Avery counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Avery fails to land. #TD#
Avery wants the takedown. Ardal is fighting it off but Avery persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ardal's guard against the cage.
Ardal keeping moving, preventing Avery from controlling successfully.
Avery slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Avery is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Avery in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Avery is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Ardal looking for a guillotine here but Avery defends easily.
Avery is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T2#
Ardal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Ardal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Avery defends it easily.
Avery cracks Ardal with a solid left hand.
Avery wants to control from the top but Ardal keeps moving.
Avery lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Ardal keeping moving, preventing Avery from controlling successfully.
Avery scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Avery looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Avery has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Avery landing with the ground and pound. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ardal looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Avery with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Avery looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avery postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Avery wants to control from the top but Ardal keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#SUB2#
Ardal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Avery dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Avery's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##TD#
Avery feints and as Ardal raises his hands in defense, Avery changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Avery lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Avery postures up.
#SUB#
Avery thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Ardal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Avery defends it easily.
Avery seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Ardal has his foot on Avery's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Avery works his way back into a safe position though.#T1#
Avery lands a couple of elbows.
Avery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ardal can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Ardal looking for a guillotine here but Avery defends easily.
#SUB2#
Ardal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ardal trying to control the position.
Avery landing with the ground and pound.
Avery is working Ardal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T2#
Avery lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Avery content to stall in guard here.
Avery wants to pass the guard but Ardal is keeping the position.
Avery trying to control the position from guard on top but Ardal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Avery content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ardal has momentary wrist control but Avery slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Ardal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Avery defends it easily.
Ardal keeping moving, preventing Avery from controlling successfully. #T3#
Avery is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ardal working a defensive guard but Avery manages to pass into side control anyway.
Avery wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ardal keeps working.
Avery lands a nice forearm strike.
Sean Avery overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Avery content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ardal taking a bit of punishment here - Avery scoring with strikes. #T4#
Avery landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Avery scores with punches from side control.
Avery wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ardal keeps working.
Ardal is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ardal gets back to half guard.
Avery seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB2#
Ardal looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Avery working over Ardal with some ground and pound. Ardal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Avery dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Avery's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Jab, jab by Ardal - just one landing.
Avery tries to clinch there but Ardal circles away.
Avery scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Avery walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL#
Avery clinches. #TD#
Avery is trying to trip Ardal. He has hold of a leg but Ardal is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Avery persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Avery content to stall in guard here.
Ardal pulls Avery in close to prevent any damage.
Avery is in close to Ardal's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T1#
Ardal working a defensive guard here.
Avery slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Avery is putting a hurting on Ardal here, landing some big shots from side control.
Avery scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ardal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Avery landing strikes. #T2#
A lull in the action here as Avery stalls from top position.
Avery lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ardal down.
Avery wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ardal keeps working.
Ardal on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ardal struggling a bit here.
Ardal is looking to reverse the position.
Avery landing a few strikes. #T3#
Ardal trying his best to control but Avery has mounted him.
Avery working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Avery breaks from Ardal's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Avery working Ardal over with strikes here.
Avery landing strikes, looking to finish! #ROC#
Ardal is rocked!
Avery lands a couple of good shots and Ardal has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ardal is still in real trouble! Can Avery finish him?
Avery has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Good control from Avery.#SUB#
Avery looking for the choke from the back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A helpless look comes across Ardal 's face. He knows he's trapped as Avery lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Avery!
Our winner, Sean Avery, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Kilo 18
Date: Oct 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Avery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savolainen.
Savolainen misses with a hook to the body
and Avery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Avery lands a really nice looking cross but Savolainen seems unphased.
Savolainen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Avery scores with a punch to the head.
Avery moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Avery tries to work over Savolainen's front leg with a kick but Savolainen checks it.
Avery avoids the body shot from Savolainen.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Avery.
Savolainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savolainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Savolainen shoots in but no luck this time.
Avery tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Savolainen is able to avoid easily.
Savolainen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Avery connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Avery gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Savolainen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Savolainen won't allow Avery to sweep him here. #T1#
Savolainen postures up in Avery's guard and throws a big left but Avery blocks it.
Savolainen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Avery trying to control the position.
Avery keeping moving, preventing Savolainen from controlling successfully.
Avery is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Avery looking for a sweep. Not yet Avery, not yet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Savolainen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Savolainen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Avery.
Avery lands a head kick!
#CUT2#
It looks like Jaakko Savolainen has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Avery. No joy for Savolainen on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Savolainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avery smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Savolainen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Avery wants to land a leg kick but Savolainen is out of range.
Savolainen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Savolainen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Avery momentarily.
Avery tries to clinch up but Savolainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Savolainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Avery is looking to score with low kicks.
Savolainen moves away from the strike by Avery.
Savolainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Avery. Avery circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Savolainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avery moves away.#T3#
Avery lands a leg kick that knocks Savolainen off balance momentarily.
Savolainen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Avery doesn't seem bothered though.
Avery lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Avery.
Savolainen loads up on a big right hand but Avery slips the punch.
Avery fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Savolainen is out of range.
Savolainen ducks under a wild hook from Avery.
Savolainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Avery listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Avery cracks Savolainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Avery takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Avery fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Savolainen.
Savolainen swings widly with a right hand
and Avery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avery with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Avery closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Avery displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Savolainen. #T4#
Savolainen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Avery misses with a body kick.
Savolainen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Avery sprawls and moves away.
Avery lands a nice hook to Savolainen's body. Savolainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Avery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savolainen misses the jab.
Avery tests Savolainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Avery throws a low kick, looking for Savolainen's leg but Savolainen calmly moves out of range.
Avery throws a lazy right hand but Savolainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#TD#
Savolainen scores with a takedown into Avery's guard.
Avery wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Savolainen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Savolainen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Savolainen throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Avery dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Savolainen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Avery connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Avery, right into the meat.
Avery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savolainen.
A countering left hand to the body from Avery misses.#TD#
Savolainen feints and as Avery raises his hands in defense, Savolainen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Savolainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Avery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avery tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Savolainen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Savolainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savolainen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Savolainen is trying to control the action in half guard but Avery is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Avery is defending against the submission attempts here by Savolainen.
Savolainen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T1##SUB#
Savolainen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Avery is just riding it out for now. Savolainen eventually gives up the hold.
Avery tries to get to full guard but Savolainen has control of the leg.
Savolainen is looking to take a break and control but Avery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Avery is trying to control but can't.
Savolainen wants to pass to mount but Avery is defending the position.
Savolainen is keen to just control but Avery is a slippery customer.
Savolainen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Savolainen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Avery knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Avery has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Savolainen is working away from the top position though.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A shot to the liver by Avery. Beautiful body shot.
Savolainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savolainen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Avery's head.#T3#
Avery swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Avery shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savolainen as he avoids it easily.
Savolainen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Avery enables Savolainen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Avery manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Avery controls Savolainen momentarily but Savolainen frees himself.
Savolainen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Avery looking to hit a scissor sweep but Savolainen is one step ahead there.
Savolainen wants to control from the top but Avery keeps moving.
Avery keeping full guard, as Savolainen tries to pass. #T4#
Avery keeping moving, preventing Savolainen from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Avery is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Avery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Savolainen wants to control but Avery is keeping busy.
Savolainen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Avery wants to control from the top but Savolainen keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Savolainen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Savolainen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Savolainen wants to clinch up but Avery keeps it at a distance.
Sean Avery seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Avery scoring well with a low kick there.
Savolainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Avery.
Savolainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Avery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Avery doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Avery misses the target.
Savolainen closes the distance and clinches up with Avery, looking for a takedown. Savolainen pushes Avery against the cage but Avery circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avery. Savolainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savolainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Savolainen shoots in looking for a takedown. Avery tries to sprawl out of it but Savolainen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Avery manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savolainen lands with a cross.
Avery throws a hook but Savolainen avoids it easily.#T1#
Avery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savolainen moves away.
Avery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savolainen.
Savolainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Avery swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Avery clinches up with Savolainen and pushes him back against the cage.
Avery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savolainen is working for takedown but Avery is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Savolainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Avery lands a nice uppercut.
Savolainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Avery backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Savolainen.
Avery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Savolainen lands an uppercut.
Avery lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savolainen backwards.
Avery lands a hook to the side of the head.
Savolainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avery lands with a right to the head. #T2#
Avery throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avery lands a nice uppercut.
Savolainen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Savolainen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Savolainen wants to take the fight to the mat but Avery manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Avery lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savolainen backwards.
Savolainen blocks a body shot from Avery.
Savolainen trying to stall but Avery improves his position.
Avery has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Savolainen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Avery avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avery.
Savolainen blocks a body shot from Avery.
Savolainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Avery stops a takedown attempt from Savolainen.
#T3##TD#
Savolainen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jaakko Savolainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Avery keeping moving, preventing Savolainen from controlling successfully.
Avery is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Savolainen wants to control from the top but Avery keeps moving.
Savolainen stands and throws Avery's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Avery is looking for a sweep.#T4##SUB#
Savolainen swings around for an armbar but Avery sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Savolainen's guard.
Avery sitting in guard here, content to control.
Avery stands up over Savolainen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Avery throws an elbow that misses. Savolainen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Avery's guard. Nice move by Savolainen!#REVR#
Avery has his hands on Savolainen's head, controlling the position.
Savolainen works over Avery with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Avery comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Avery has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Avery!
A relieved looking Sean Avery thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
PFC: Fight Night 45
Date: Jun 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Avery scores with a nice right hand.
Harris thuds a left hand into Avery's body.#TD2#
Harris gets a double leg takedown into Avery's guard.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Avery is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Harris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Avery stands up over Harris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Avery is trying to keep Harris in close.
Avery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Avery blocks nicely.
Harris wants to control from the top but Avery keeps moving.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Harris working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Avery is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harris working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Avery's head.
Avery avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harris throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Avery is pulling down on Harris's head to control his posture.
Harris landing some decent shots from guard.
Harris throws a big elbow that misses.
Harris throws a strike but Avery rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Avery trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Avery is working Harris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T3#
Avery trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Avery lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Avery working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Harris looking for a guillotine here but Avery defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avery postures up and lands a big shot to Harris's brow.
Harris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Avery manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Avery is keeping the position for now.
Avery pulls Harris in close to his closed guard and prevents Harris from doing any damage or advancing position.#T4#
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Avery gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Harris working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Avery has passed into half guard!
Avery wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Harris trying to control but Avery postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harris is trying to control the position but Avery postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anselmo Harris will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Avery looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Avery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Avery.
Avery tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Avery is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Avery circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Avery tries to avoid it but Harris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Avery to the ground. Avery escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Avery circles away.
Sean Avery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anselmo Harris.
Avery connects with a leg kick. Harris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Avery scores with a jab to the head.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Avery.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harris or perhaps it was just good defense by Avery, which made it look bad.
Avery changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Avery getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sean Avery is winning the standup battle so far.#TD2#
Harris gets the takedown into side control.
Avery is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Avery can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Harris crashes against the mat.
Avery dodges the ground and pound from Harris.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Avery isn't going anywhere.#T2#
Harris working the ground and pound from side control.
Harris works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Harris is trying to ground and pound but Avery uses the momentary lack of control by Harris to regain half guard.
Avery is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Avery is staying active underneath Harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avery tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Avery is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Avery avoid being mounted?#T3#
Still in half guard, Harris seems content to control.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Avery is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Avery keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Avery throws a quick counter kick to the body but Harris avoids it.
Harris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Avery showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
It looked like Avery wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Avery.#T4#
Avery swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avery avoids the body shot from Harris.
A counter left hand to the body from Avery misses its target.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Harris lands.#TD2#
Harris dives in and scores a takedown into Avery's guard.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris with a nice head shot there.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Avery seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmo Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
#R3#
Avery looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Avery avoids the body shot from Harris.
Avery thows a left - swing and a miss!
Avery scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris misses with a hook.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Avery circles away quickly and effectively.
Avery throws a low kick but Harris moves out of range easily. #TD#
Avery shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Harris controlling Avery's posture. #SUB2#
Harris looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Avery passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avery working away.#T1#
Harris is not content to let Avery control the position.
Harris holds on to Avery's head and controls the position momentarily.
Avery grinds an elbow into Harris's temple.
Avery wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Avery looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harris manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sean Avery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harris trying to control here.
Harris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Harris looking for submissions off his back.
Harris trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Harris actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Harris actively working from the bottom here.#T3#
Harris is trying to maintain the position but Avery is very close to passing his half guard.
Avery winds up and cracks Harris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harris wants to control but Avery is keeping busy.
Avery is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harris has his hands on Avery's head, controlling the position. #SUB2#
Harris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T4#
Harris has momentary wrist control but Avery slips an elbow through the middle.
Avery trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Avery has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Avery is proving a slippery customer.
Avery missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris working a defensive guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris controlling Avery's posture. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avery. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Avery.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Avery showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Anselmo Harris!
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Event:
PFC: Fight Night 43
Date: Jun 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Avery manages to avoid it.
Avery is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murhaa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Avery has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Avery shoots and misses
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
We've been informed that Murhaa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses.
Avery scores with a nice head shot.
Avery misses with a head kick.
Avery chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big left from Avery misses.
Avery gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murhaa.
Avery swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Avery lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murhaa checks the leg kick.
Murhaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Avery is out of range.
Avery takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avery slips under a jab from Murhaa.
Avery throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T1#
Murhaa jabs Avery to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murhaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Avery.
Murhaa connects with an inside leg kick.
Murhaa is looking to slow Avery down with leg kicks.
Avery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Avery looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Avery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Murhaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Avery misses the target.
Avery closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murhaa circles away.
Murhaa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Avery walks into a stiff left hand from Murhaa.
Avery avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Avery throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
#T2#
Avery tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murhaa is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Murhaa lands an overhand right.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Avery walks into a stiff left hand from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws an off balance right hand
and Avery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Avery misses with a takedown
and Murhaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Avery slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
A big left from Avery misses.
Murhaa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Avery throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murhaa misses with a wild combination.
#T3#
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa throws a solid leg kick but Avery takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with a hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Avery or perhaps it was just good defense by Murhaa, which made it look bad.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Murhaa moves out of range as Avery throws a body kick.
Avery throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murhaa's waist but Murhaa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Avery off to one side.
Murhaa looks for the body kick but Avery saw that one coming.
Avery was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murhaa scores with the left hand. Avery knows he should have avoided that one.
Avery throws a wild body kick that Murhaa sees coming a mile off.
Avery takes one to the chin there.
Murhaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Avery tries to move into range but Murhaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Avery tries to work over Murhaa's front leg with a kick but Murhaa checks it.
Avery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T4#
Avery cracks Murhaa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avery blocks a low kick nicely.
Murhaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Avery checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Avery shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murhaa as he avoids it easily.
Murhaa misses with a kick to the body.
Murhaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murhaa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Avery.
Murhaa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#ROC2#
Avery is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Sean Avery has been cut.
Murhaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Avery. That did some damage!
Oh Avery is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murhaa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Avery had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Avery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa connects with a single shot there.
Avery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avery is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa moves out of range of the leg kick from Avery.
Murhaa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Avery bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Avery gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Murhaa gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Avery is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Murhaa!
Phol Murhaa took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Event:
PFC 34: Seagram vs. Steam
Date: Apr 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Avery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pierno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Avery takes one on the button.#CL#
Avery moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierno.
Avery throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pierno has a couple of punches blocked by Avery.
Pierno is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Avery can't find room to land a body shot as Pierno controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno blocks a body shot from Avery.
Pierno is struggling to control the position.
Avery throws a head punch that misses.
Avery working aggressively here.
#T1#
Pierno pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avery.
Good body shot from Avery.
Pierno tries to throw a body punch but Avery avoids it by throwing Pierno back against the cage.
Avery lands a hook that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
Pierno misses with the head strike.
Avery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierno blocks a body shot from Avery.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avery.
A shot in the inside from Pierno.
Pierno taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Avery lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pierno.
Pierno tries a body shot but Avery blocks it.
Avery throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
Pierno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
Avery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierno.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pierno.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierno.
Avery throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Piernos head.
Pierno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Avery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierno stops a takedown attempt from Avery.
Pierno stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierno throws a head punch that misses.
Pierno prevents a body shot from Avery.
Avery is working for takedown but Pierno is calmly controlling the position for now.
Avery blocks an uppercut.
Avery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Avery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Avery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierno takes a shot to the head. #T3#
Avery lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pierno is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right handed body shot lands from Pierno.
Pierno pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Avery creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avery.
Avery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierno tries to stall but Avery uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Avery fails to land.
Avery tries to work over Pierno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Avery throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
Avery misses with a body punch.
Pierno is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Avery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pierno's elbow. #T4#
Avery can't find room to land a body shot as Pierno controls the action.
Pierno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Avery misses with the head strike.
Pierno lands an uppercut.
Pierno lands a right hand.
Avery goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pierno prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Avery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avery is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pierno is defending well.
Pierno is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avery.
Pierno has a couple of punches blocked by Avery.
Avery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierno misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Avery dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Avery throws a big shot that misses.
Avery looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pierno throws out a powerful jab.
Avery swings for the body but Pierno moves out of range.
Pierno scores with a nice strike.
No luck for Avery with that takedown attempt.
Pierno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Avery manages to avoid it.
Avery tests Pierno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierno is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno connects with the punch.
Avery misses with a straight right.
Pierno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierno lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avery drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T1#
A cross from Pierno lands.
Pierno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Avery looks for the body kick but Pierno saw that one coming.
Avery misses with a two punch combination.
Avery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierno.
Pierno throws out a counter right but Avery avoids it with no problem.
Pierno looks to score with a jab to the body but Avery is just out of range.
Avery thuds a left hand into Pierno's body.
Pierno throws an overhand right that lands on Avery's shoulder, as Avery tries to avoid the shot.
Pierno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avery.
Pierno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Avery counters with a straight right hand.
Pierno catches Avery with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sean Avery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierno throws a looping overhand right but Avery ducks down to avoid it.
Pierno loads up on a big right hand but Avery slips the punch.#T2#
A jab from Avery misses.
The fighters circling - Avery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierno throws a looping overhand right but Avery ducks down to avoid it.
Avery throws a push kick but Pierno slaps the foot to one side.
Pierno takes a swing at Avery's ribcage but misses.
Pierno throws a lazy right hand but Avery sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierno misses with a hook
and Avery counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pierno 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 throws a hook but Avery blocks it.
Avery throws a low kick but Pierno avoids it.
Pierno cracks Avery with an open hand slap.
Pierno doesn't manage to clinch there - Avery circles away.
Avery connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pierno keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T3#
Avery missing with a left hand there. Pierno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Avery slips a jab and a cross from Pierno.
Donk. Avery catches Pierno right on the button with a cross.
Avery throws a right hand that misses
and Pierno counters with a left to the body.
Tim Pierno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Pierno misses its intended target.
Pierno throws the left hand but Avery avoids the punch easily.
Avery misses with a hook.
Pierno misses with a body shot.
Pierno throws a shot from downtown. Avery moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Avery wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tim Pierno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pierno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Avery stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Avery ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Avery misses with a right hand
and Pierno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Pierno misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Avery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avery steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierno.
Avery throws a one two combo.
Pierno scores with a nice right hand.
Avery throws out a loose jab but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Pierno misses.
Avery cracks Pierno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL2#
Pierno has managed to clinch.
Pierno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Pierno.
A body shot lands from Avery.
Pierno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sean Avery has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Avery throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
Avery misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tim Pierno will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Pierno scores with a nice head shot.
Avery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierno.
It seemed like Pierno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab by Pierno.
Good work by Pierno as he checks the leg kick.
Avery swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from Avery.
A telegraphed right hand from Pierno misses the target.
Pierno jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Avery throws a series of punches but Pierno avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pierno.
An attempted straight right counter from Avery misses the target.
Pierno misses with a straight left.
Pierno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Pierno.
Avery throws a right hand that misses
and Pierno counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Avery wants to clinch up but Pierno keeps it at a distance.
Pierno lands a head shot.
Pierno connects with a single shot there.
Pierno misses with a wild body shot.
Pierno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pierno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pierno defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Avery.
Pierno misses the shot to the body.
Pierno throws a big shot that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Avery.
A slow jab from Pierno misses its intended target.
Avery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierno.
#T2#
Pierno with a hook.
Pierno throws a looping overhand right but Avery ducks down to avoid it.
Avery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierno manages to avoid it.
Pierno throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avery lands a high kick!
Avery looks to land a left hand but Pierno moved out of range nicely.
Pierno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Avery doesn't seem bothered though.
Pierno moves out of range of the leg kick from Avery.
Pierno cracks Avery with an open hand slap.
Avery looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Avery cracks Pierno with a good jab.
Avery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierno.
Avery clobbers Pierno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Avery throws a low kick, looking for Pierno's leg but Pierno calmly moves out of range. #T3#
Avery slips a straight right by Pierno.
Avery appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Pierno.
Avery can't find room to land a body shot as Pierno controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avery.
Pierno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Avery.
Pierno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pierno stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierno.
Avery lands with a right to the head.
Pierno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T4#
Stalling in the clinch from Pierno.
Avery misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno cracks Avery with a nice body shot.
Avery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pierno misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Avery - that landed with a thud.
Avery throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
Pierno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Avery blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pierno.
Pierno slowing the pace effectively.
Pierno tries to work over Avery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Avery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierno.
Pierno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Pierno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pierno has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Pierno!
Tim Pierno seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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