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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damon Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aragorn Arathorm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce comes to the cage accompanied by Eve 6 - Inside Out. Arathorm has chosen Aragorn Soundtrack as his entrance music. Damon Pierce has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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199 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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196 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damon Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aragorn Arathorm!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arathorm closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pierce quickly recovers to half guard.
Pierce keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pierce tries to get to full guard but Arathorm has control of the leg.
Pierce slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pierce bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arathorm's guard.
Pierce will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pierce trying to control the position from guard on top but Arathorm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arathorm 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.
Pierce got a little sloppy there for a moment and Arathorm has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pierce has managed to get both his arms back between Arathorm's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pierce's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Arathorm keeping moving, preventing Pierce from controlling successfully.
Pierce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arathorm is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierce trying to control the position from guard on top but Arathorm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arathorm working for a triangle but Pierce defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce looking to pass the guard.
Arathorm looking for a guillotine here but Pierce defends easily.
Pierce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pierce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pierce advances position into side control!
Pierce trying to control the action but Arathorm is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm is looking for a sweep.
Arathorm is letting Pierce control him for a moment.
Arathorm is trying to get back to half guard.
Pierce tries to move to mount but Arathorm blocks the move with his legs.
Arathorm tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Pierce presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Pierce working for a guillotine from mount but Arathorm is in no mood to give up.
Arathorm is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce moves to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arathorm is trying to break free.
Arathorm manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pierce's guard. Nice work there by Arathorm.
Pierce manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pierce controlling from mount.
Arathorm keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Arathorm wants to control but Pierce is having none of it.
Pierce takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pierce working the ground and pound effectively.
Arathorm is squirming around, avoiding Pierce's attempts to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierce with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pierce pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Arathorm is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pierce looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arathorm is in a horrible position here. Pierce smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pierce scoring with strikes but Arathorm is staying in there.
Arathorm throwing hammer fists to the chest of Pierce. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Pierce dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Arathorm manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pierce on his heels. He'll look to pass Pierce's guard now, I'm sure.
Pierce escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arathorm gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pierce manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Arathorm can't escape the position.
Pierce jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Arathorm manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pierce has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Arathorm is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Arathorm is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arathorm tries to hold on but Pierce pushes him away.
Pierce landing strikes from the mount and Arathorm is in trouble!
Pierce is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Arathorm is surviving well by controlling Pierce's body position as best he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pierce moves to back control.
Pierce doesn't have the hooks in and Arathorm manages to turn into his guard.
Pierce trying to keep a closed guard but Arathorm is proving a slippery customer.
Arathorm throws a strike but Pierce rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pierce stands and throws Arathorm's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arathorm stops Pierce from passing to mount.
Pierce tries for a kimura but Arathorm is defending well.
Arathorm tries to bench press Pierce off him but Pierce keeps the position.
Pierce lands an elbow.
Arathorm is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pierce off and has taken his back!
Arathorm lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Arathorm.
Arathorm doesn't have the hooks in and Pierce manages to turn into his guard.
Pierce looking to pass the guard.
Arathorm isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pierce stacks Arathorm on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pierce!
Arathorm wants to control but Pierce postures up.
Arathorm is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm tries to bench press Pierce off him but Pierce keeps the position.
Arathorm is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pierce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pierce is trying to control. Arathorm wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pierce slows the pace down in half guard.
Arathorm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Arathorm missing with punches from the bottom.
Pierce is trying to control the action in half guard but Arathorm is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pierce 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Arathorm tries to get to full guard but Pierce has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce not doing much here.
Pierce wants to pass the guard but Arathorm is defending well.
Pierce not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Damon Pierce wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pierce shoots for a double leg takedown but Arathorm sprawls well. He's pushed Pierce's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Pierce dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Arathorm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arathorm wants it to stay on the feet.
Pierce fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arathorm avoids it really well and circles away.
Arathorm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damon Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierce has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Arathorm. No joy for Pierce on that attempt.
Arathorm shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pierce's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Arathorm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pierce has momentary wrist control but Arathorm slips an elbow through the middle.
Arathorm distracts Pierce with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Arathorm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Arathorm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pierce looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arathorm is one step ahead there.
Pierce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierce looking for a sweep. Not yet Pierce, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arathorm lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pierce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arathorm.
Arathorm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arathorm throwing strikes from guard but Pierce blocks nicely.
Arathorm must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pierce wants to sweep but no luck.
Arathorm landing some decent shots from guard.
Arathorm wants to control from the top but Pierce keeps moving.
Pierce has his hands on Arathorm's head, controlling the position.
Pierce is trying to keep Arathorm in close.
Pierce is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arathorm scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm landing some decent shots from guard.
Arathorm throws a big right hand that misses.
Aragorn Arathorm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierce trying to keep a closed guard but Arathorm is proving a slippery customer.
Pierce has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Arathorm should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Pierce has tightened it up now! Arathorm should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Damon Pierce!
A relieved looking Damon Pierce 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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energy
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hype
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