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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Malenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierno comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Umberto Tozzi - Gloria kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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175 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Malenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Malenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pierno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malenko.
Pierno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malenko moves away from the strike by Pierno.
Pierno looks to throw the jab but Malenko is out of range.
Malenko connects with a crisp jab.
Malenko throws a big shot that misses.
Pierno just misses with a punch to the body.
Malenko throws a hook to the side of Pierno's head but Pierno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pierno lands a right hook to the body.
Malenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pierno defending well as Malenko loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Malenko misses.
Pierno scores with a nice right hand.
Pierno 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierno throws a jab but it's blocked by Malenko.
Malenko is looking for a counter combo.
Malenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierno wants to counter with a clinch but Malenko pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pierno misses with a looping left.
Malenko feinted with a counter takedown.
Malenko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Shark Tank in the buildup to the fight.
Malenko misses with a looping right.
Pierno misses with a looping right.
Pierno is looking to clinch but Malenko is avoiding it.
Pierno throws a shot from downtown. Malenko moves away and avoids it.
Tim Pierno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierno throws out the jab.
Pierno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pierno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pierno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierno loads up on a big right hand but Malenko slips the punch.
Malenko throws a big counter combination but Pierno scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Malenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from Malenko.
Pierno throws a hook to the side of Malenko's head but Malenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malenko misses with a straight left.
Pierno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pierno misses with a body shot.
Pierno throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierno.
Pierno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Malenko with a body shot.
Pierno lands a right hook to the body.
A big left from Malenko misses.
Malenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pierno throws a looping overhand right but Malenko ducks down to avoid it.
Malenko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pierno missing with a left hand there. Malenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pierno lands with a right hand.
Pierno misses with an uppercut.
Malenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pierno throws a body punch but Malenko moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenko misses with a double jab.
Malenko misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierno! But no joy.
Pierno misses with a wild body shot.
Pierno closes the distance but Malenko moves to the side
and Malenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierno.
Pierno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malenko lands a nice hook to Pierno's body. Pierno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Pierno misses the target.
Pierno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pierno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malenko.
Malenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierno is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Malenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierno moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malenko loads up on a big right hand but Pierno slips the punch.
Malenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malenko dodges the punch combination from Pierno.
Pierno defending well as Malenko loads up on a big left hand.
Pierno tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pierno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tim Pierno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierno misses with an uppercut.
Malenko takes a swing at Pierno's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Pierno as Malenko shoots in.
Malenko connects with a crisp jab.
Malenko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Malenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Pierno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tim Pierno will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pierno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pierno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malenko manages to avoid it.
Pierno throws a jab when Malenko was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Malenko misses the target.
Malenko lands with a cross.
Pierno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malenko manages to avoid it.
Pierno stuffs the takedown.
Pierno misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Malenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierno scores with a punch to the head.
Pierno thuds a left hand into Malenko's body.
Malenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pierno has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierno moves away.
Pierno digs a good hook to Malenko's body.
Malenko throws a body punch but Pierno moves out of range.
Malenko misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Malenko.
Malenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pierno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Malenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pierno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pierno slips under a jab from Malenko.
Malenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pierno to score with a decent uppercut.
Pierno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pierno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Malenko fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pierno to the ground. Malenko is now in Pierno's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierno is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malenko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malenko wants to pass the guard but Pierno is keeping the position.
Pierno looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Malenko stopping the sweep attempt from Pierno.
Malenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pierno swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Malenko throws a series of punches but Pierno avoids them all with ease.
Pierno doesn't manage to clinch there - Malenko circles away.
Malenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierno.
Malenko slips under a jab.
Ray Malenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierno loads up on a big right hand but Malenko slips the punch.
Malenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pierno catches Malenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Malenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierno.
It looked like Malenko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Pierno misses.
Pierno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malenko throws a right hand that Pierno ducks under and follows up with a left that Pierno also avoids with ease.
Pierno throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Pierno - just one landing.
Pierno looks to score with a jab to the body but Malenko is just out of range.
Malenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Malenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierno now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malenko moves away.
Malenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierno.
Pierno throws a right hand that misses
and Malenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pierno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pierno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ray Malenko will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Pierno. That snapped Malenko's head back.
Pierno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malenko.
Malenko slips a jab from Pierno.
Pierno misses with a looping left.
Malenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierno.
Malenko throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Pierno misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Malenko misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malenko. Pierno does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pierno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pierno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malenko.
Pierno misses with a looping left.
Malenko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Malenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice body punch from Pierno.
A swing and a miss from Pierno.
Pierno throws a shot from downtown. Malenko moves away and avoids it.
Pierno is looking to clinch.
Malenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierno throws out the jab.
Pierno scores with a hook to the body. Malenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A combination from Pierno does no damage.
Malenko slips a jab from Pierno.
Pierno cracks Malenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Pierno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malenko looks to land a combination but Pierno avoids it well.
Pierno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malenko slips under a jab.
Pierno connects with a right hand. Malenko shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malenko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Malenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Malenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pierno pinned against the cage. Pierno gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Pierno does no damage.
Malenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pierno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Malenko moves away from the strike by Pierno.
Pierno scores with a jab.
Pierno takes a swing at Malenko's ribcage but misses.
As Pierno looks to move away, Malenko throws a big counter combo but Pierno just gets out of the way.
Pierno looks to land a left hand but Malenko moved out of range nicely.
Pierno connects with a looping right hand.
Pierno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malenko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Malenko ducks right into an uppercut from Pierno.
Malenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malenko looks to land a left hand but Pierno moved out of range nicely.
Pierno scores with the left hand. Malenko knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malenko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pierno missing with a left hand there. Malenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pierno's waist but Pierno gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Malenko off to one side.
Malenko loads up on a big right hand but Pierno slips the punch.
Malenko misses with a straight left.
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!
Pierno shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Malenko eats them both and turns towards Pierno to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Malenko slips a jab from Pierno.
Malenko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Malenko throws a hook but Pierno blocks it.
Pierno lands a jab to the nose.
Pierno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Malenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Malenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pierno misses with a looping left.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tim Pierno!
After winning the bout, Tim Pierno thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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