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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pique (ranked 384 p4p, 722 weight class) and Peter Narz (ranked 29 p4p, 46 weight class). Pique comes to the cage accompanied by Piranha. Juan Pique has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz misses the jab.
Pique looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Narz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pique with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narz slips under a jab.
Pique throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Narz blocks the body kick.
Narz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Narz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pique swats away the attempt to clinch by Narz.
Narz misses with a head kick.
Pique uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Narz.
Narz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pique throws a leg kick which misses Narz's front leg but catches the back leg as Narz tries to avoid it.
Pique throws a body punch but Narz moves out of range.
Narz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Narz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pique doesn't seem phased though.
Narz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pique throws a body shot but no joy.
Narz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Narz misses.
Narz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pique swings for the body but Narz moves out of range.
Narz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pique keeps the fight on the outside.
Narz moves in looking to clinch but Pique pushes him off.
Pique throws a low kick but Narz moves out of range easily.
Pique steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Narz.
Narz avoids the body shot from Pique.
Narz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pique uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Narz.
Pique lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pique keeps Narz at a distance using the push kick.
Narz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pique tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Narz manages to circle out of the way.
Pique looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Narz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pique can pounce on him.
Narz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narz misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pique with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pique's head.
Narz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Narz connects with a right hand. Pique shakes it off.
Narz misses with an uppercut.
Narz misses the shot to the body.
Narz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Narz finds it's target.
Narz swings widly with a right hand
and Pique counters with a body kick that stops Narz in his tracks momentarily.
Pique rushes Narz and presses him up against the cage.
Pique gets through Narz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pique tries to throw a body punch but Narz avoids it by throwing Pique back against the cage.
Narz misses with a punch to the body.
Narz tries a body shot but Pique blocks it.
A short right from Pique.
Pique tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Narz's elbow.
Pique misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Pique.
Pique is leaning against Narz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pique fails to land.
Pique pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pique throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pique throws the kick towards the body but Narz avoids it.
Narz thuds his right hand into Pique's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Narz throws a jab but it's blocked by Pique.
Pique looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Narz throws a low kick but Pique moves out of range easily.
Narz throws a leg kick but Pique sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pique is looking to wear down Narz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pique - that will leave a mark!
Narz misses with the combination.
Pique takes one to the side of the head.
Narz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Narz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Narz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narz.
Narz throws out a leg kick but Pique moves out of range and Narz only half commits.
Narz throws a chopping leg kick but Pique manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Narz throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Narz.
That kick from Narz tenderised Pique's leg. Pique is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pique with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Narz misses.
Pique scores with a jab to the head.
Narz avoids the body shot from Pique.
Pique takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Narz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pique had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Pique cracks Narz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Narz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pique to score with a decent uppercut.
Narz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pique takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pique chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narz throws a leg kick which misses Pique's front leg but catches the back leg as Pique tries to avoid it.
Pique shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pique defending well as Narz loads up on a big left hand.
Narz throws a leg kick but Pique checks it.
Narz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juan Pique will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Narz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pique throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pique's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Narz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pique scrambles back to his feet.
Pique avoids the head kick by Narz.
Pique steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Narz.
Pique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pique looks for the body kick but Narz saw that one coming.
Narz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Narz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pique scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Narz doesn't seem bothered though.
Pique looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Narz misses with a wild body shot.
Pique connects with a body shot that sends Narz's belly button to the back.
Narz throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pique. Narz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narz misses with a looping right.
Pique is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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 solid leg kick lands there for Narz.
Narz lands a head shot.
Pique slips a straight right by Narz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz throws a leg kick but Pique checks it.
Pique feints and then cracks Narz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Narz down.
Narz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pique throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Narz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Narz misses with a low kick.
Pique seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Narz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pique appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Narz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pique was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Narz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pique pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Narz throws the kick towards the body but Pique avoids it.
Narz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pique throws a push kick but Narz slaps the foot to one side.
Pique throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pique throws a front kick that sends Narz stumbling back into the cage.
Narz misses with a low kick.
Pique lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narz throws out a leg kick but Pique moves out of range and Narz only half commits.
Pique with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz misses with a right hand
and Pique counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pique uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Pique with a hook.
Narz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pique.
Pique steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Narz.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pique fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Narz checks it well.
A clash of legs there as Pique blocks the low kick.
Pique appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Narz scores with a jab.
Narz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Narz swings for the body but Pique moves out of range.
Narz throws out a powerful jab.
Narz throws a head kick but Pique moves out of range.
Pique scores with a decent looking hook.
Narz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pique counters with a straight right hand.
Pique lands a jab.
Pique is looking to chop away at Narz's legs.
Pique doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Narz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pique doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz misses with a head kick.
Pique lands the left hand.
Narz blocks the body kick.
Pique throws out a powerful jab.
Pique looks to score with a jab to the body but Narz is just out of range.
Narz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Pique counter with a right hand.
Narz looks to score with a jab to the body but Pique is just out of range.
Pique avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Narz misses with a wild body shot.
Narz misses with a low kick as Pique jumps back.
Pique misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narz.
A punch combination from Narz misses.
Pique fails to land with a series of punches.
Pique jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pique with a nice calf kick.
Peter Narz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Narz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pique tries to bum rush Narz with a series of wild strikes but Narz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Narz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pique checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pique was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pique misses with a body shot.
Narz throws a hook but Pique blocks it.
Narz moves out of range of the strikes.
Narz misses with a lunging right hand
and Pique counters with a nice body kick.
Narz throws out a leg kick but Pique moves out of range and Narz only half commits.
Pique chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narz can pounce on him.
A big right from Narz misses.
Narz misses with a wild combination.
Narz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pique.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narz checks a leg kick.
Pique scores with a sloppy right hand. Narz should have avoided that one.
Narz misses with a body shot
and Pique connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pique dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pique throws a leg kick that misses.
Narz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pique was well out of range. Poor timing from Narz.
Pique has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Narz.
Narz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pique connects with a good right hand that stumbles Narz. Narz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Narz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Narz throws a low kick, looking for Pique's leg but Pique calmly moves out of range.
Juan Pique is winning the standup battle so far.
Narz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Narz lands a jab to the nose.
Narz throws a sloppy head kick
and Pique cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Narz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Narz. That's going to slow Pique down.
Narz throws a leg kick which misses Pique's front leg but catches the back leg as Pique tries to avoid it.
Pique lands a jab to the nose.
Pique scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pique lands a slapping body shot.
Pique scores with a crisp jab that stopped Narz in his tracks.
Narz throws a poor cross that misses
and Pique counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pique blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pique showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Narz.
Narz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Narz throws a right hand that Pique ducks under and follows up with a left that Pique also avoids with ease.
Narz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pique at a distance.
Narz throws a front kick aimed at Pique's knee but Pique avoids it well.
Narz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pique sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pique looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pique lands with a nice body punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Pique blocks the leg kick.
Pique looks to score with a jab to the body but Narz is just out of range.
Pique blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Pique.
Some wild striking there from Narz.
Narz throws a leg kick but Pique sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pique connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Narz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique takes a swing at Narz's ribcage but misses.
Narz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Pique scoring well with a low kick there.
Narz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pique avoids the body shot from Narz.
Pique moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pique throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Narz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pique. Narz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pique blocks a head kick by Narz.
Pique lands a nice shot to the body.
Pique lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Narz misses.
Narz throws a series of punches but Pique moves out of range.
Narz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pique keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pique blocks the body kick.
Narz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pique.
Narz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Narz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Narz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pique was well out of range. Poor timing from Narz.
Pique thinks about countering with a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pique!
Pique connects with a leg kick.
Pique lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Narz blocks a low kick nicely.
Narz misses with a hook.
Narz throws a head kick but Pique moves out of range.
Pique lands a jab to Narz's midsection.
Pique checks a leg kick.
Pique lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Narz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pique counters with a nice uppercut.
Narz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Narz takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pique lands a right hook to the body.
Pique lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Narz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pique is able to avoid easily.
Narz throws a sloppy head kick and Pique moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Narz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narz.
Pique manages to break the clinch.
Pique scores with a jab to the body.
Juan Pique is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pique uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Narz has time to react.
Narz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pique lands a jab to Narz's midsection.
Narz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Narz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid body kick from Pique.
Pique thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Narz if he has to take too many more of those.
Narz throws out a leg kick but Pique moves out of range and Narz only half commits.
Peter Narz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pique - that will leave a mark!
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Pique showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pique has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Pique!
Our winner, Juan Pique, 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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