Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: CCC 22 Nogueira vs Gunnarsson
Date: Apr 21, 2024

#R1#
A big right from Pierre misses.
Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Crow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Crow's shoulder, as Crow tries to avoid the shot.
Crow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierre.
Crow looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD#
Crow gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pierre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Crow wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pierre is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Crow has wrist control.#T1#
Pierre postures up in Crow's guard and throws a big left but Crow blocks it.
Crow seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Crow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pierre is controlling him.
Pierre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pierre postures up in Crow's guard and throws a big left but Crow blocks it.
Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Crow has momentary wrist control but Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Crow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierre postures up in Crow's guard and throws a big left but Crow blocks it.
Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Crow is retaining full guard. #T2#
Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Crow blocks nicely.
Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crow is keeping the position for now.
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crow wants to get back to his feet but Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crow wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Crow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pierre's guard. #REVB#
Crow passes Pierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Crow seems content to control.
Pierre wants to get back to his feet.#T4#
Crow controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Crow sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Crow.
Crow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Crow goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT2#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
George Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierre misses with a combination
and Crow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crow counters with a straight right hand.
Pierre throws a body punch but Crow moves out of range.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crow as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Pierre.
Crow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Crow tenderised Pierre's leg. Pierre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crow on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T1##CL2#
Crow takes the fight into the clinch.
Crow has Pierre pressed against the cage, preventing Pierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crow drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pierre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crow has Pierre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pierre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pierre lands a shoulder strike.
Pierre misses with the head strike.
Crow swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pierre throws a head punch that misses.
Pierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crow lands a shoulder strike. #TD#
Pierre gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crow is trying to stand. #T2#
Crow taking some punishment here, with Pierre in his half guard.
Crow is trying to stand back up but Pierre is controlling him
Ground and pound from Pierre.
Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crow defending well though.
Crow tries to roll over but Pierre keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crow's head.
Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crow defending well though.
Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crow is trying to stand back up but Pierre is controlling him
Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crow looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crow manages to get to full guard. #T3#
Crow looking for a sweep. Not yet Crow, not yet.
Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crow's head.
Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Crow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Crow!#REVB#
Crow wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
Pierre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crow controls the pace.#T4#
Pierre wants to stand but Crow is controlling the position.
Crow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Crow won't allow Pierre to get back to his feet.
Crow wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Red Crow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
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!#R3#
Pierre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pierre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pierre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pierre misses with a jab to the body
and Crow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.#TD#
Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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!
Crow is pressing down on Pierre's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Crow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crow trying to keep a closed guard but Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
Crow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pierre is controlling him. #T1#
Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crow wants to stand and escape but Pierre is having none of it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crow is on top in guard. #REVB#
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Crow from controlling successfully.
Crow controlling from the top position.
Crow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pierre's head.#T2#
Crow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crow looking to sit in guard and control but Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crow is keeping the position for now.
Crow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Crow lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Crow controls from within his opponent's guard. #T3#
Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crow is controlling him. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crow trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crow is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Crow wants to pass the guard but Pierre is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pierre can't keep his opponent in guard - Crow advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to George Pierre.
I think Pierre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: CCC 14 : Shima vs Kallio
Date: Mar 23, 2024

#R1#
Kaburagi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pierre pinned against the cage. Pierre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
An attempted straight right counter from Pierre misses the target.
Pierre misses with a double jab.
Kaburagi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#TD2#
Kaburagi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pierre tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kaburagi is in Pierre's guard.
Kaburagi throwing strikes but missing.
Kaburagi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pierre is looking to stand up but Kaburagi isn't so interested in that idea.
Kaburagi pushing down on Pierre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaburagi is stalling here. Pierre is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kaburagi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pierre has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #T1#
Kaburagi parries the strikes from Pierre easily there. Pierre is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kaburagi to escape.
Pierre connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kaburagi some visible discomfort.
Pierre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pierre creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kaburagi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pierre postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pierre working the strikes but Kaburagi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kaburagi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kaburagi is pulling down on Pierre's head to control his posture.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Kaburagi blocks nicely.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Kaburagi blocks nicely.
Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T2#
Kaburagi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kaburagi, not yet.
Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kaburagi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kaburagi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
Pierre won't allow Kaburagi to sweep him here.
Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Kaburagi has wrist control.
Kaburagi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaburagi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kaburagi, not yet.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Kaburagi blocks nicely.
Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaburagi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kaburagi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Kaburagi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Kaburagi!#REVB#
Kaburagi is standing up over Pierre. Pierre looks to escape but Kaburagi dives into side control.
Pierre pushes Kaburagi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kaburagi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kaburagi throws a strike aimed at the side of Pierre's head but Pierre avoids it well.
Kaburagi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pierre is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #T4#
Pierre is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kaburagi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pierre avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kaburagi. #SUB2#
Kaburagi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kaburagi working the strikes but Pierre uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaburagi prevents Pierre from standing back up.
Kaburagi trying to control the action but Pierre is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Pierre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kaburagi.
Kaburagi tries for a takedown but Pierre circles away easily
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaburagi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaburagi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaburagi at a distance.
Pierre scores with a one two! Kaburagi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaburagi.
And Kaburagi tries to counter it with a takedown but Pierre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kaburagi on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaburagi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T1#
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Kaburagi from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Kaburagi has gone for a leg lock! Pierre slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kaburagi's guard.#REVR#
Kaburagi pulls Pierre in to control the position.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Kaburagi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Kaburagi!#REVB#
Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kaburagi.
Kaburagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Kaburagi tries to free his leg and advance position but Pierre is retaining full guard.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Kaburagi from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaburagi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pierre haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kaburagi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T3#
Kaburagi prevents Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Kaburagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaburagi looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pierre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No luck for Kaburagi with that takedown attempt.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Kaburagi.
The crowd cheers as Pierre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kaburagi doesn't seem phased though.
Pierre swings for the body but Kaburagi moves out of range.
Kaburagi with the counter takedown but Pierre avoids it easily.#T4#
Kaburagi shoots in for a takedown but Pierre shows good takedown defense.
George Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierre misses with a double jab #TD2#
and Kaburagi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pierre won't be happy with that.
Pierre is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kaburagi is controlling him well.
Pierre dodges the ground and pound from Kaburagi.
Pierre pushes Kaburagi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kaburagi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaburagi lands some shots froms side control.
Kaburagi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pierre is avoiding damage well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that second round.
That's time! Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Kaburagi scores with a nice strike.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaburagi.
Pierre misses with a wild combination.
Kaburagi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pierre finds it's way round the side to connect with Kaburagi's head.
George Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierre scores with a hook.#TD2#
Kaburagi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pierre is trying to defend but Kaburagi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Kaburagi sits in half guard.
Kaburagi thows a huge punch but Pierre dodges it nicely. #T1##SUB2#
Kaburagi seems to be looking for submissions.
Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
Kaburagi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kaburagi is trying to control. Pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Kaburagi is looking for a kimura here. #SUB2#
Kaburagi is working for a submission of some sort. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kaburagi. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pierre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kaburagi's head.#T3#
Kaburagi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Kaburagi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaburagi moves forwards but Pierre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kaburagi ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaburagi moves away.
Pierre shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kaburagi eats them both and turns towards Pierre to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaburagi. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Pierre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#TD2#
Kaburagi scores with a takedown into Pierre's guard.
Kaburagi wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
Akira Kaburagi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pierre wants to stand and escape but Kaburagi is having none of it. #T4#
Kaburagi throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaburagi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kaburagi connects with a couple of short punches.
Akira Kaburagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaburagi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kaburagi throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
Kaburagi misses with a straight left.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pierre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pierre!
Our winner, George Pierre, 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.

Event: CCC 7 : Nogueira vs Zaire
Date: Feb 18, 2024

#R1#
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Pierre.
Pierre lands with a shot to the body. #TD#
Pierre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Sitsongrit blocks nicely.
Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pierre working some strikes from top position.
Pierre throws a strike but Sitsongrit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
I've been told that Sitsongrit has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Sitsongrit looking to sit in guard and control but Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Pierre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Sitsongrit wants to sweep but no luck.
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!
Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Sitsongrit has control of Pierre's left arm, preventing Pierre from doing any damage. #T1#
Pierre is working Sitsongrit over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sitsongrit controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit looking for a sweep. Not yet Sitsongrit, not yet. #SUB2#
Pierre stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Sitsongrit throws up his legs and catches Pierre in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Pierre tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Sitsongrit! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Showtime Sitsongrit!
Showtime Sitsongrit tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: ENIGMA 186
Date: Jan 14, 2024

#R1#
Pierre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CUT2#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carioni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pierre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Carioni lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Carioni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pierre doesn't seem phased though.
Pierre tries to clinch but Carioni moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Carioni.
Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carioni.
Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Carioni ducks down to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carioni.
Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carioni connects with a looping right hand.
Carioni has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pierre is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pierre walks into a left hand. #ROC2#Pierre is rocked!#CUT2#George Pierre's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carioni sprawls well. Carioni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Carioni works Pierre's body with a nice hook.#KD2#
Carioni lands a left and a right that send Pierre crashing to the mat, dazed. Carioni thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierre tries to clinch up but Carioni circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
Pierre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carioni counters with a crisp right that sends Pierre to the canvas! Carioni follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo Carioni!
A very excited looking Rodrigo Carioni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: ENIGMA 184
Date: Dec 17, 2023

#R1#
Pierre takes one to the side of the head.
Reyes throws out a powerful jab.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reyes misses with a head kick. #TD2#
Pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
Pierre cracks Reyes with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Reyes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Pierre postures up in Reyes's guard and throws a big left but Reyes blocks it.
Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reyes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierre working some strikes from top position.
Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reyes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pierre stops Reyes from standing up.
Pierre works over Reyes with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes is looking to stand up but Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Reyes has wrist control.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Reyes misses with a few strikes there.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reyes loads up on a big right hand but Pierre slips the punch.#CL2#
Pierre instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Reyes has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Pierre has Reyes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reyes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reyes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Pierre blocks with his arms.
Pierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Reyes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Roman Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pierre.#T2#
Reyes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pierre.
Pierre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reyes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Reyes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Pierre avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #TD2#
Pierre lands a takedown into guard.

Reyes is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Pierre presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head. #T3#
Reyes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pierre.
Reyes stops a takedown attempt from Pierre.
Reyes throws an elbow but it misses.
Reyes throws an elbow but it misses.
Reyes is pressed up against the cage. Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reyes down to the mat. Reyes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body kick from Reyes.
A swing and a miss from Reyes.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Reyes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pierre takes one to the chin there.#TD2#
Pierre drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Reyes sneaks out the side door and pushes Pierre away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#T4#
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!
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Reyes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reyes throws a shot from downtown. Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
A little feinted left hand from Reyes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pierre takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Pierre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reyes scores with a spinning back kick!
Pierre tries to move into range but Reyes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pierre moves out of range as Reyes strikes.
Reyes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reyes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pierre connects with a single shot there.
Reyes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierre! But no joy.
Pierre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Reyes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Jab from Reyes.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reyes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pierre tries to bum rush Reyes with a series of wild strikes but Reyes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pierre shoots in and drives through. Reyes sprawls well.
Pierre missing with a left hand there. Reyes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reyes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reyes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pierre throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Reyes misses the target.
Reyes misses with a right hand
and Pierre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Reyes.#TD2#
Pierre feints and as Reyes raises his hands in defense, Pierre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierre connects with a couple of short punches.#ROC2#Reyes is rocked!
Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oh Reyes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierre stands up over Reyes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pierre cracks Reyes with a solid left hand.
Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pierre arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Reyes's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). George Pierre!
Our winner, George Pierre, 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.

Event: SMASH:219
Date: Nov 18, 2023

#R1#
Hawat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Pierre misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hawat. Pierre shrugs it off though.
Pierre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pierre lands the left hand.
Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawat circles away.
Pierre shoots for a takedown but Hawat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawat scores with a jab to the body.
Hawat throws the left hand but Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Pierre looks for a takedown but Hawat sprawls well.
Thufir Hawat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pierre.
Pierre takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawat.
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!
Hawat slips a jab and a cross from Pierre. #CL2#
Pierre moves into the clinch successfully. #T1#
Hawat is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pierre has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hawat after a bit of a struggle.
Hawat stops a takedown attempt from Pierre.
Hawat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hawat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pierre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hawat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawat is just out of range.
Hawat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pierre under the eye.
Pierre misses with a looping left.
Pierre moves out of range as Hawat strikes.
Thufir Hawat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawat misses with an uppercut. Pierre saw that one coming.
Hawat with the inside leg kick.
Hawat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawat fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hawat swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pierre.
Hawat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hawat throws a hook but Pierre avoids it easily.#T2#
Hawat misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Pierre gets a clinch.
Pierre is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hawat pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pierre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hawat prevents it.
Hawat prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hawat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pierre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hawat gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pierre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pierre wants to take the fight to the mat but Hawat manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hawat's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#TD2#
Pierre has clasped his hands together around Hawat's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Pierre is putting a hurting on Hawat here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hawat regains half guard, as Pierre was trying to land strikes. #T3#
Hawat keeping control of the position.
Hawat gets back to full guard.
Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pierre throws a strike but Hawat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Hawat is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T4#
Pierre keeping full guard, as Hawat tries to pass.
Hawat 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thufir Hawat dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Pierre throws a jab when Hawat was well out of range.
Pierre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crunch! Hawat slams his shin into Pierre's torso.
Pierre avoids the body shot from Hawat.
A good leg kick by Hawat.
Hawat needs to keep his hands up - Pierre had a free shot at his head there.
Hawat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pierre under the eye.
Hawat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierre can do to turn this around?
A lazy left from Hawat finds it's target.
Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierre walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hawat.#TD2#
Pierre throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hawat tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pierre is in Hawat's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierre with a nice head shot there.
Hawat wants to sweep here but Pierre controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hawat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pierre lands a couple of elbows.#T1#
Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Hawat's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hawat pulls Pierre in close to prevent any damage.
Hawat wants to sweep here but Pierre controlling him for the moment.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hawat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Hawat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Hawat!#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawat sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hawat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hawat sitting in guard here, content to control. #T3#
Hawat advances to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Still in half guard, Hawat seems content to control.
Thufir Hawat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hawat scores with a head kick. #CUT#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Thufir Hawat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Hawat as he connects with a hook.
A punch combination from Hawat misses.
Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T4#
Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hawat scoring well with a low kick there.
Hawat throws the kick towards the body but Pierre avoids it.#CL2#
Pierre moves into the clinch.
Pierre is looking for a takedown.#BC#
Hawat breaks from the clinch.
Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
Pierre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Hawat to counter with a crisp jab.
George Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawat misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Hawat finds it's way through Pierre's defenses.
Thufir Hawat is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawat misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thufir Hawat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Hawat gets tackled into the cage by Pierre. Pierre maintains the clinch.
Pierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Hawat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hawat takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #TD2#
Pierre gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hawat regains guard.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawat has his hands on Pierre's head, controlling the position.
Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Hawat's brow.
Hawat is adopting a defensive guard.#T1#
Hawat wants to sweep but no luck.
Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice defenses there by Pierre.
Hawat swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawat moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hawat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawat thuds his shin into the meat of Pierre's side.
Hawat lands a leg kick that knocks Pierre off balance momentarily.
Thufir Hawat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Pierre blocks the body kick.
Hawat slaps away a takedown attempt from Pierre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawat misses the target.
Thufir Hawat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pierre.
Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawat feints and then cracks Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierre down.
Pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pierre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hawat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hawat lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawat lands a nice looking body shot.
Pierre walks into a left hand.
Hawat misses with a wild combination.
Pierre fails with the takedown.#T3#
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawat thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierre.
George Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawat throws a series of strikes that have Pierre backpedaling.
Hawat moves away from the strike by Pierre.
A shot to the liver by Hawat. Beautiful body shot.
Hawat throws the left hand but Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Pierre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawat misses with a two punch combination.
As Hawat backs off Pierre throws a huge counter combo but Hawat manages to avoid it all.
Hawat connects with a nice looking jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hawat, as that shot connected.
Hawat connects with a looping right hand. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawat connects with a looping right hand.
Hawat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hawat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pierre somewhat.
Hawat lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pierre takes a step back to recover.
Hawat throws an overhand right that lands on Pierre's shoulder, as Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
Pierre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pierre there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pierre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hawat with a nice calf kick.
Hawat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hawat connects with a body shot that sends Pierre's belly button to the back.
Hawat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thufir Hawat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawat, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thufir Hawat!
In his post fight interview, Thufir Hawat started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: C238: Marciano vs Man III
Date: Oct 08, 2023

#R1#
Adderley lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT2#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Adderley pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adderley! But no joy.
Some wild striking there from Pierre.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adderley.
Adderley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierre.
Pierre fails to land the takedown.
Adderley misses the shot to the body.
Pierre avoids a kick to the body.
Pierre misses with a double jab
and Adderley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adderley throws a lazy right hand but Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adderley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slow jab from Adderley misses its intended target.
Jab, jab by Pierre - just one landing. #T1#
Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pierre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pierre throws a right hand that Adderley ducks under and follows up with a left that Adderley also avoids with ease.
Pierre misses with a straight left.
Pierre blocks a jab.
Adderley pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adderley prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pierre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adderley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD2#
Adderley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Adderley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adderley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
Adderley wants to get back to his feet but Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Adderley blocks nicely.
Adderley wants to stand up but Pierre is controlling him.
Adderley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adderley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pierre stops Adderley from standing up.
Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Adderley wants to stand and escape but Pierre is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pierre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Adderley wants to stand but Pierre is controlling the position.
Adderley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Adderley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Pierre working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Adderley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T4#
Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Adderley's head.
Pierre prevents Adderley from getting back to his feet.
Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adderley's head.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adderley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pierre stops Adderley from standing up.
Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pierre is working Adderley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Adderley has wrist control.
Adderley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pierre prevents Adderley from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Adderley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Adderley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adderley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adderley throws out a loose jab but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre is looking to counter punch.
Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adderley circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierre moves to clinch but Adderley breaks away
and Adderley counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Pierre has Adderley up against the cage in a clinch. #TD2#
Adderley pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adderley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T1#
Adderley wants to stand and escape but Pierre is having none of it.
Adderley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
George Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pierre works over Adderley with some ground and pound from guard.
Adderley wants to get back to his feet but Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adderley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pierre is controlling him.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
Pierre lands a couple of digs.
Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
Pierre works over Adderley with some ground and pound from guard.#T2#
Adderley wants to stand but Pierre is controlling the position.
Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adderley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adderley wants to stand and escape but Pierre is having none of it.
Pierre working some strikes from top position.
Pierre lands a couple of digs.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Adderley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Adderley!#REVB#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Adderley is controlling him.
Adderley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T3#
Pierre is looking to stand up but Adderley isn't so interested in that idea.
Adderley wants to stand and escape but instead Pierre has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Adderley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adderley can do to turn this around?#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adderley wants to stand up but Pierre is controlling him.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pierre is working Adderley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pierre is working Adderley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Adderley is looking to stand up but Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
Adderley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adderley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
Adderley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pierre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adderley is looking to stand up but Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
Pierre distracts Adderley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Pierre dives in and grabs Adderley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adderley pushes down on Pierre's head and hops out.
Pierre scores with a decent looking hook.
Pierre scores with a nice head shot.
Adderley stuffs the takedown attempt from Pierre. Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Adderley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Adderley scores with a shot to the body.
Pierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adderley defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adderley throws out the jab.
Pierre misses the jab.
Adderley lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Pierre misses the body punch
and Adderley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Adderley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Adderley throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Pierre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Adderley saw that one coming.
Pierre tries to clinch up but Adderley circles away and keeps his distance.
Adderley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Adderley.
Pierre closes the distance but Adderley moves to the side
and Adderley counters with a head kick. That will keep Pierre thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pierre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Adderley counter with a right hand.
Pierre looks for a takedown but Adderley sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley connects with a solid leg kick. #T2#
Pierre looks to land a left hand but Adderley moved out of range nicely.
George Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierre moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pierre tries to move into range but Adderley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Adderley counter with a right hand.
Pierre looks to land a left hand but Adderley moved out of range nicely.
Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adderley sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Pierre clinches up with Adderley and pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
Adderley jumps guard and drags Pierre to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Adderley wants to get back to his feet but Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
Adderley is looking to stand up but Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Adderley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Adderley!#REVB#
Adderley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pierre's guard.
Hakeem Adderley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Adderley is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Adderley throws an elbow that misses. Pierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adderley's guard. Nice move by Pierre!#REVR##SUB2#
Adderley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pierre 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pierre postures up in Adderley's guard and throws a big left but Adderley blocks it.
Pierre won't allow Adderley to get back to his feet.
Adderley will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Adderley throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Adderley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pierre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pierre!
George Pierre thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: C226: Doomsday vs Marciano
Date: Sep 03, 2023

#R1#
Pierre throws a hook to the side of Norling's head but Norling sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Pierre backs away, Norling returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#CL2#
Pierre closes the distance and pushes Norling back into the cage.
Pierre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pierre can't get the takedown.
Norling lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Norling.
Pierre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pierre goes for a takedown attempt but Norling pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Norling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierre.
Pierre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pierre looks to land a combination but Norling avoids it well.
Norling appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
Pierre tries to clinch up but Norling circles away and keeps his distance.
Norling half committed to a counter leg kick.
George Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norling slips a jab and a cross from Pierre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Pierre scores with a four punch combination!#CUT2#It looks like Nils Norling has been cut.
Nils Norling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Pierre darts in looking for a takedown but Norling gets double underhooks and turns Pierre into the cage.
Nils Norling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pierre.
Pierre misses with a jab to the body #KD#
and Norling counters with a crisp one two that drops Pierre! Norling thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pierre to his feet! Pierre is in big trouble!
Pierre wants to clinch up but Norling keeps it at a distance.
Norling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norling displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pierre.
Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Norling.
Pierre just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNorling.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.
Norling throwing a counter right hand but Pierre manages to avoid it.
Pierre tries to clinch but Norling moves out of range.
Norling is looking to counter punch.
Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown but Norling manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pierre's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Norling wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2#
Pierre fails with the takedown
and Norling counters with a good low kick that Pierre was not able to check.
Pierre scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Norling moves out of range.
Norling is looking for a counter combo.
Norling throws a big shot that misses.
Despite the aggression on Pierre's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL2#
Norling gets tackled into the cage by Pierre. Pierre maintains the clinch. #BC#
Norling breaks the clinch.
Norling gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pierre tries to clinch
and Norling counters with a series of strikes. Pierre will be more careful next time no doubt.
Norling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierre.
Pierre dives in and grabs Norling's left leg, looking for a takedown. Norling pushes down on Pierre's head and hops out.#T3#
Pierre dives in and grabs Norling's left leg, looking for a takedown. Norling pushes down on Pierre's head and hops out.
Pierre misses with a takedown
and Norling counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pierre looks winded!
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Norling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Norling misses the target.
Norling leaves Pierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Norling throwing a counter right hand but Pierre manages to avoid it.
Norling connects with a leg kick.
Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot by Pierre.
Norling tests Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.#T4#
Pierre scores with a three punch combo!
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Norling moved out of range.
Pierre connects with a body shot that sends Norling's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierre goes for a double leg but Norling avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Norling continues to drive forward.
Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Norling tries to sprawl out of it but Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Norling manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Norling seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pierre misses with a straight right.
Pierre misses with a hook
enabling Norling to counter with a crisp jab.
Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown but Norling manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pierre's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Norling wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Norling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Norling sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pierre somewhat.
An attempted straight right counter from Norling misses the target.
George Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norling tries to land a front kick but Pierre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A left and a right from Pierre both land. Nice combination.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Norling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Norling counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nils Norling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pierre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into Norling's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norling is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pierre is controlling him.
Norling utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Norling looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Norling utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Norling blocks nicely.
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pierre lands a couple of digs.
Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Norling.
Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pierre throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice body kick there by Norling.#T2#
Pierre misses with a hook to the body
and Norling counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pierre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Pierre does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norling.
Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Norling was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Pierre throws a lazy uppercut
and Norling makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pierre really felt that one!
A nice leg kick lands there from Norling.
Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Norling counters with a nice leg kick. #T3##KD#
Norling lands a big head kick that sends Pierre tumbling to the mat! Norling takes a step backwards and waves Pierre back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Pierre is rocked!
Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Norling is just out of range.
It looked like Norling was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Norling feints and then cracks Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierre down.
Pierre misses with a body punch #KD#
and Norling counters with a nice right hand that sends Pierre toppling to the canvas! Pierre scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Norling finish him?!
Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Norling finish him?#CUT#That has opened up George Pierre's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierre fails with the takedown
and Norling counters with a right hand to the body.
Norling throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pierre misses with a hook
and Norling counters with a huge left! Pierre is in big trouble! He's backing up but Norling isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Pierre from any more damage. A dominating finish by Norling!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nils Norling!
In his post fight interview, Nils Norling started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: C220: Vaiduoklis vs Myers
Date: Aug 13, 2023

#R1#
Voluspa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pierre.#CL2#
Voluspa closes the distance and pushes Pierre back into the cage.
Pierre can't find room to land a body shot as Voluspa controls the action.
Pierre scores with a hook to the body.
Pierre stops a takedown attempt from Voluspa.
Voluspa tries to pull guard but Pierre won't allow it.
Voluspa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pierre avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nori Voluspa.
Pierre has a couple of punches blocked by Voluspa.
Pierre tries to throw a body punch but Voluspa avoids it by throwing Pierre back against the cage.
Pierre misses with a body punch. #TD2#
Voluspa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pierre regains guard immediately.
Voluspa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Voluspa on the ground.
Voluspa throws a big elbow that misses.
Voluspa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Voluspa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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!
Voluspa throwing strikes but missing.
Pierre wants to stand but Voluspa is controlling the position. #T1#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Voluspa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Voluspa is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierre has wrist control.
Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Voluspa.
Voluspa trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voluspa throws a strike but Pierre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Pierre wants to stand but Voluspa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Voluspa tries to strike from the bottom. #T2##SUB2#
Voluspa looking for a guillotine here but Pierre defends easily.
Voluspa seems keen to control Pierre's posture.#SUB2#
Voluspa looking for a guillotine here but Pierre defends easily.
Pierre wants to get up but he can't break Voluspa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T3##SUB2#
Voluspa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB2#
Voluspa has his foot on Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Voluspa looking for a guillotine here but Pierre defends easily.
Pierre won't allow Voluspa to sweep him here.
Voluspa wants to stand but Pierre is controlling the position. #SUB2#
Voluspa has an active guard here but Pierre has managed to pass into half guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Voluspa trying to hold on to Pierre's head to control him but Pierre postures up.
Voluspa wants to get back to full guard.
Voluspa pushes Pierre off looking to stand but Pierre dives back in and keeps control.
Voluspa is trying to get back to full guard.
Voluspa is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#SUB2#
Voluspa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Voluspa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nori Voluspa will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown but Pierre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nori Voluspa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Voluspa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pierre pinned against the cage. Pierre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pierre is looking for a counter combo.
Voluspa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pierre tries to avoid it but Voluspa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pierre to the ground. Pierre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nori Voluspa.
Voluspa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pierre's waist but Pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Voluspa off to one side.
Voluspa fails with the takedown
and Voluspa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierre scores with a jab to the head.
Voluspa tries for a takedown but Pierre circles away easily
and Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voluspa throws a sloppy head kick and Pierre moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Pierre.
Voluspa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voluspa can do to turn this around?
Pierre throws a right and a left that Voluspa avoids nicely.
Voluspa has a takedown stuffed.#T1#
Pierre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pierre leaves Voluspa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pierre looks to land a combination but Voluspa avoids it well.
Voluspa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Voluspa slips under a jab from Pierre.
Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Voluspa.
Pierre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pierre is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Voluspa.
Voluspa dives in and grabs Pierre's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pierre pushes down on Voluspa's head and hops out.#TD2#
Voluspa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Voluspa working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Voluspa is breathing heavily.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Voluspa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pierre rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Voluspa's guard! Nice work there by Pierre! #SUB2#
Voluspa has his foot on Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Voluspa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
Voluspa looking for subs off his back but Pierre has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pierre wants to stand up but Voluspa has a hold of him and won't allow it. #T3#
Voluspa is trying to control but Pierre manages to pass to mount!
Voluspa flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Voluspa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Voluspa wants to control but Pierre is having none of it.#T4#
Pierre controlling the pace for now.
Voluspa regains half guard.
Voluspa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Voluspa throws a strike from the bottom but Pierre passes into side control!
Pierre gets to mount! Voluspa was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Voluspa tries to lock up and control but Pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre 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!#R3#
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Voluspa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierre scores with a jab to the body.
Voluspa darts in looking for a takedown but Pierre gets double underhooks and turns Voluspa into the cage.
Pierre cracks Voluspa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pierre misses with a straight left.
Voluspa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Voluspa moves forwards but Pierre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Voluspa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pierre.
Voluspa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Voluspa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pierre tries to avoid it but Voluspa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pierre to the ground. Pierre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nori Voluspa.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Voluspa moves out of range.
Voluspa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD2#
Voluspa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SUB2#
Voluspa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T1#
Voluspa misses with the ground and pound.
Voluspa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Voluspa working the ground and pound but Pierre is defending the strikes. #SUB2#
Voluspa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pierre rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Voluspa's guard! Nice work there by Pierre!
Voluspa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Voluspa working for a triangle but Pierre defends it easily.
Pierre is looking to stand up but Voluspa won't let him. #T2##SU#
Pierre gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Voluspa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pierre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Voluspa scrambles back to his feet.
Pierre sizes up Voluspa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voluspa fails with the takedown.
Voluspa darts in looking for a takedown but Pierre gets double underhooks and turns Voluspa into the cage.
Voluspa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pierre lands a head shot.
Pierre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voluspa shoots for a takedown but Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Voluspa avoids them all with ease. #CL2#
Voluspa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pierre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pierre misses with some punches. #T3#
Pierre scores with a shoulder strike.
Voluspa looking for a takedown. #TD2#
Voluspa has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pierre clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Voluspa lands shots from the back. #SUB2#
Voluspa is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Pierre defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Pierre is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #SUB2#
Voluspa is working hard for the rear naked choke here. #T4#
Pierre trying to get back to his feet but Voluspa is in full control for now.
Voluspa throwing sloppy strikes.
Voluspa misses with punches from the back.
Pierre covering up well under a series of strikes from Voluspa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Voluspa has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Pierre! Can he survive? No! He's out! Voluspa gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nori Voluspa!
A relieved looking Nori Voluspa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: C214: Haggar vs Chukwuma
Date: Jul 23, 2023

#R1#
Pierre looks to throw the jab but Yrkje is out of range.
Pierre misses with the combination.
Pierre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yrkje on the side of the head.
Yrkje looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Pierre.
Yrkje waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierre.
Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Pierre misses with a hook
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre misses with a combination
and Yrkje counters with an outside leg kick.
That kick from Yrkje tenderised Pierre's leg. Pierre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pierre misses with a hook
letting Yrkje counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Yrkje takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yrkje doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierre circles away.
Pierre lands with a straight right. Yrkje didn't see that one coming.
Pierre misses with a double jab
and Yrkje counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Yrkje moved out of range.
Yrkje walks into a left hand.
Yrkje uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierre.
Pierre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yrkje counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Yrkje finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pierre looks winded!#T2#
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!
Pierre misses with a body punch
and Yrkje counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yrkje counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#That has opened up George Pierre's cut even more.
Pierre misses with a hook to the body #KD#
and Yrkje counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pierre! Yrkje lets Pierre back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Pierre is rocked!#CL#
Yrkje closes the distance and clinches.
Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Yrkje finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Yrkje.
Pierre misses with the head strike.
Yrkje creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pierre's defenses. #CUT#The cut above George Pierre's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierre.
Pierre seems to have recovered his senses.
Pierre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yrkje lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pierre fails to land.
Yrkje lands a hook that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Yrkje.
Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierre.
Yrkje lands an uppercut.
Yrkje blocking some punches.
Yrkje makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yrkje tries to throw a body punch but Pierre avoids it by throwing Yrkje back against the cage. #T3#
Pierre misses with a body punch.
Pierre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yrkje.
Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pierre fails to land.
Yrkje is working Pierre over against the cage.
Yrkje gets through Pierre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pierre misses with a body punch.
Pierre lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pierre fails to land.
Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre lands a body punch.
Yrkje tries to throw a body punch but Pierre avoids it by throwing Yrkje back against the cage.
Yrkje lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pierre.
Yrkje has a couple of punches blocked by Pierre.
Pierre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yrkje misses with a punch on the inside.
Yrkje lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pierre tries to throw a body punch but Yrkje avoids it by throwing Pierre back against the cage. #T4#
Yrkje has a couple of punches blocked by Pierre.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pierre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Yrkje misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yrkje lands a body shot.
Yrkje lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pierre fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Yrkje.
Yrkje doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierre tries to throw a body punch but Yrkje avoids it by throwing Pierre back against the cage.
Pierre has a couple of punches blocked by Yrkje.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierre.
Yrkje stalling against the cage.
Yrkje is working Pierre over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierre.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yrkje prevents a body shot from Pierre.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yrkje creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yrkje blocks a body shot from Pierre.
Yrkje lands a body shot.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Keith Yrkje dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Yrkje ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Pierre misses with a wild combination.
Pierre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pierre duly obliges.
Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Yrkje counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pierre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pierre misses with a double jab #KD#
and Yrkje counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pierre! Yrkje lets Pierre back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Pierre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yrkje doesn't seem phased though.
Pierre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yrkje scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pierre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
Pierre misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yrkje counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Yrkje moves into the clinch.
Toby Keith Yrkje has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yrkje content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pierre lands a shoulder strike.
Yrkje working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pierre blocking some punches.
Yrkje can't find room to land a body shot as Pierre controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Yrkje.
Yrkje lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yrkje scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yrkje lands with a right to the head.
Yrkje leaning against his opponent.
Yrkje lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierre working aggressively here.
Pierre has a couple of punches blocked by Yrkje.
Pierre blocks an uppercut.
Yrkje softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yrkje blocks a body shot from Pierre. #T2#
Yrkje looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yrkje.
Pierre tries to throw a body punch but Yrkje avoids it by throwing Pierre back against the cage.
Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Yrkje.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Yrkje lands a left hand.
Pierre lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pierre fails to land.
Yrkje lands on the inside with an uppercut. #CUT#George Pierre's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Pierre tries a body shot but Yrkje blocks it.
A hook to the body from Yrkje.
Yrkje lands a left hand.
Yrkje doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yrkje lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Yrkje on the inside.
Yrkje scores with a hook to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pierre as Yrkje tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yrkje.
Yrkje controlling the action here for a moment.
Yrkje is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierre can do to turn this around?#T3#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yrkje creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pierre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yrkje gets through Pierre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Yrkje misses with the head strike.
Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pierre being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pierre fails to land.
Yrkje lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pierre pushes Yrkje back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pierre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Yrkje.
Yrkje lands on the inside with an uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at George Pierre's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Toby Keith Yrkje!
A very excited looking Toby Keith Yrkje made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: C209: Ji Woo vs Perkele
Date: Jul 09, 2023

#R1#
Pierre thuds a left hand into Monkey's body.
Pierre scores with a hook.
Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Pierre.
Monkey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Monkey moves away from the strike by Pierre.
Jab from Pierre.
Pierre throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monkey throws an off balance right hand
and Pierre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Monkey thinking.
Monkey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monkey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monkey scores with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monkey. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monkey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Monkey connects with a leg kick.
Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Monkey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Pierre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Monkey doesn't seem phased though.
Pierre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pierre lunges at Monkey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Monkey's hand. #T1#
Monkey throws an off balance right hand
and Monkey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Pierre misses its intended target.
Monkey digs a good body shot into Pierre's ribs.
Monkey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pierre. That did some damage!
Good shot there by Pierre.
A big right from Pierre misses.
Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monkey scores with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Monkey!
Pierre looks winded!
The crowd cheers as Monkey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pierre doesn't seem phased though.#CUT#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
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!
Monkey connects with a crisp jab.
Pierre throws a combination that misses
and Monkey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pierre 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.
Monkey's corner calls for a 1-2. Monkey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Monkey scores with a nice body kick.
Monkey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Pierre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Monkey counters with a right hand to the body.
Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pierre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pierre on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pierre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #KD#
Monkey cracks Pierre with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Monkey has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pierre to stand back up!#ROC#Pierre is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up George Pierre's cut even more.
Pierre circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Monkey. Pierre falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Monkey!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spider Monkey!
Spider Monkey thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: C204: Man vs McWrestler V
Date: Jun 25, 2023

#R1#
Pierre misses with a hook
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.#TD#
Pierre throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Anubis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pierre is in Anubis's guard.
Anubis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Anubis's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anubis has momentary wrist control but Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Anubis has wrist control.
Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Anubis has wrist control.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Anubis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Anubis!#REVB#
Pierre 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.
Anubis sitting in guard here, content to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Anubis trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom. #T1#
Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anubis is controlling him.
Anubis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anubis is controlling him.
Anubis 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. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anubis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anubis is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Pierre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some wild striking there from Pierre.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anubis! But no joy.#TD#
Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
Anubis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pierre throwing shots but Anubis is blocking nicely.
Pierre thows a huge punch but Anubis dodges it nicely.
Anubis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pierre.
Anubis desperately trying to maintain half guard. #T4#
Pierre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pierre looks to land a strike but Anubis avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Anubis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pierre wants to pass the guard but Anubis is keeping the position.
Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Anubis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Anubis!#REVB#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierre is looking to stand up but Anubis isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anubis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
Anubis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierre.
Anubis slaps away a takedown attempt from Pierre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Anubis sprawls well. He's pushed Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anubis connects with a nice looking jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anubis.
It looked like Pierre was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
George Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anubis lands a nice hook to Pierre's body. Pierre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Anubis.
Anubis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Anubis throws a body punch but Pierre moves out of range. #T1#
Anubis avoids the body shot from Pierre.
George Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anubis cracks Pierre with an open hand slap.
Pierre tries for a takedown but Anubis circles away easily
and Anubis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD#
Anubis gets caught napping as Pierre dives in and scores a takedown. Anubis manages to retain guard.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Anubis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pierre with a nice head shot there.
Anubis is controlling Pierre's posture.
Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anubis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre advances position into side control!#T2#
Pierre working the ground and pound but Anubis is defending the strikes.
Pierre throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pierre working the strikes but Anubis uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierre looks to land a strike but Anubis avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anubis's head.
Pierre working some strikes from top position.
Anubis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anubis is keeping the position for now.
Walad Anubis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Anubis's brow.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T3#
Anubis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierre lands a couple of digs.
Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anubis pulls Pierre in to control the position.
Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anubis can do to turn this around?
Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Anubis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pierre is one step ahead there.
Anubis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anubis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.#T4#
Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anubis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anubis trying to control the position here.
Anubis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pierre works over Anubis with some ground and pound from guard.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Anubis blocks nicely.
Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anubis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Pierre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Anubis sprawls well. He's pushed Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anubis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anubis connects with a solid leg kick.
Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anubis counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre shoots and misses
and Anubis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anubis stuffs the takedown attempt from Pierre. Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Anubis lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Anubis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pierre slips under a jab.
Anubis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anubis misses with a hook.#T1#
Anubis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Anubis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anubis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anubis swivels and escapes.
Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anubis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pierre somewhat.
Anubis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anubis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anubis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pierre takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anubis scores with a leg kick. #T2#
Anubis scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pierre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anubis finds it's way round the side to connect with Pierre's head.
Pierre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pierre there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pierre looks for a takedown but Anubis sprawls well.
Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anubis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anubis tests Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT2#George Pierre's cut is getting worse.
Anubis lands with an uppercut that bounces Pierre off the cage and back into range.
Anubis stuffs the takedown.#T3#
A left and a right from Pierre both land. Nice combination.
Pierre tries to clinch #KD2#
and Anubis counters with a nice right hand that sends Pierre toppling to the canvas! Pierre scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Anubis finish him?!#ROC2#Pierre is rocked!#TD#
Pierre dives in and scores a takedown into Anubis's guard.
Oh Pierre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anubis has Pierre pulled in close to control his posture.
Pierre with a nice head shot there.
Pierre preventing the sweep.
Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anubis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
George Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pierre throws a strike but Anubis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Anubis showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T4#
Anubis won't allow Pierre to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walad Anubis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pierre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pierre!
A relieved looking George Pierre thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: C200: Kahn vs Titus
Date: Jun 11, 2023

#R1#
McWrestler scores with a hook.
McWrestler ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
Pierre takes a swing at McWrestler's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Pierre misses.
Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by McWrestler.
McWrestler attempts a counter takedown but Pierre avoids it well and moves away.
Pierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#TD#
McWrestler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McWrestler trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom.
McWrestler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McWrestler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McWrestler stands up over Pierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McWrestler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McWrestler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McWrestler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T1#
McWrestler advances position into side control!
McWrestler scoring with punches from side control.
An elbow from McWrestler crashes against the mat.
A lull in the action here.
McWrestler looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pierre is avoiding damage well.
McWrestler lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pierre down.
McWrestler is staying tight to Pierre's torso, preventing him from escaping.
McWrestler misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McWrestler fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McWrestler 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.#T2#
McWrestler landing strikes.
McWrestler landing a few strikes.
Pierre dodges the ground and pound from McWrestler.
McWrestler trying to control the position but Pierre is working away.
Pierre avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McWrestler.
McWrestler wants to control but Pierre is keeping him busy.
McWrestler creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#T3#
McWrestler working the body and head with strikes.
A lull in the action here as McWrestler stalls from top position.
McWrestler throws an elbow but Pierre slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pierre defending against the ground and pound.
Pierre is letting McWrestler control him for a moment.
McWrestler throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pierre is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McWrestler landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T4#
McWrestler in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pierre managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by McWrestler.
McWrestler scoring with punches from side control.
McWrestler working the ground and pound from side control.
McWrestler misses with the ground and pound.
McWrestler throws an elbow but Pierre slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McWrestler controlling from side mount.
Pierre is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McWrestler has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dude McWrestler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
McWrestler jabs Pierre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McWrestler stuns Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
George Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McWrestler scores with a hook.
Pierre throws a hook but McWrestler blocks it.
McWrestler ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McWrestler appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McWrestler throws a hook but Pierre avoids it easily.
Pierre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McWrestler.
McWrestler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McWrestler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McWrestler scores with a decent looking hook.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
McWrestler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McWrestler.
Dude McWrestler is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pierre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pierre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pierre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
A big right from McWrestler misses.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. McWrestler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by McWrestler.
McWrestler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD#
McWrestler feints and as Pierre raises his hands in defense, McWrestler changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McWrestler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierre can do to turn this around?
Pierre keeping moving, preventing McWrestler from controlling successfully.
McWrestler content to stall in guard here.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing McWrestler from controlling successfully. #T2#
McWrestler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McWrestler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McWrestler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #ES2#
Pierre manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pierre slips under a jab.
Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
McWrestler's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McWrestler duly obliges.
McWrestler moves out of range of the strikes.
McWrestler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pierre is fending him off so far but McWrestler persists. Nope, Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
Pierre misses with a series of wild punches. #T3#
McWrestler connects with a right hand. Pierre shakes it off.
Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McWrestler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from McWrestler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McWrestler blocks a jab.
Pierre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McWrestler ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
McWrestler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pierre has time to react.
Pierre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McWrestler closes the distance and clinches up with Pierre, looking for a takedown. McWrestler pushes Pierre against the cage but Pierre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looks like McWrestler has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McWrestler throws a lazy right hand but Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierre takes a jab right on the kisser.
McWrestler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierre throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.
McWrestler slips under a jab from Pierre.
Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and McWrestler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McWrestler lands a lovely overhand right.#T4#
McWrestler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre 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.
Pierre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McWrestler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McWrestler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McWrestler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McWrestler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McWrestler.
Pierre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McWrestler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dude McWrestler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre throws a hook but McWrestler avoids it easily.
McWrestler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierre.
McWrestler lands with a straight right. Pierre didn't see that one coming.#CL#
McWrestler rushes Pierre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McWrestler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McWrestler lands with a short shot to the head.
McWrestler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McWrestler misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from McWrestler.
A shot in the inside from Pierre.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dude McWrestler dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Pierre scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from McWrestler misses the target.
Pierre throws a jab when McWrestler was well out of range.
McWrestler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pierre slips under a jab.
Pierre looks to land a combination but McWrestler avoids it well.
McWrestler moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
McWrestler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
McWrestler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pierre throws an off balance right hand
and McWrestler counters with a straight right hand.
Pierre blocks a jab.
Pierre throws a right hand that misses
and McWrestler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pierre thinking.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McWrestler connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierre misses with a wild combination.
Pierre throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling McWrestler to counter with a crisp jab.
Pierre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T1#
McWrestler shoots in for a takedown but Pierre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McWrestler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McWrestler swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.
McWrestler lands with a hook. Pierre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McWrestler avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheers as McWrestler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pierre doesn't seem phased though.
Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
McWrestler slips a jab from Pierre.
McWrestler is looking to counter punch.
McWrestler scores with a jab.
Pierre looks to land a right hand but McWrestler moved out of range.
Pierre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pierre there as he acknowledges the shot.
McWrestler cracks Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pierre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
McWrestler throws a lazy right hand but Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by McWrestler.#T2#
McWrestler swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre takes one on the button.
McWrestler moves away from the strike by Pierre.
Jab from McWrestler.
McWrestler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Pierre misses the target.
McWrestler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
McWrestler seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McWrestler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
McWrestler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McWrestler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Pierre.
McWrestler tries to clinch but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice jab there from McWrestler.
Pierre looks to land a combination but McWrestler avoids it well. #T3#
Pierre walks into a left hand.
Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McWrestler circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from McWrestler finds it's way through Pierre's defenses.
Pierre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McWrestler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
George Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McWrestler ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
Pierre throws out a loose jab but McWrestler uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
McWrestler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pierre was covering up waiting for the punch and McWrestler finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McWrestler is controlling him.
McWrestler trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom. #T4#
McWrestler is in close to Pierre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McWrestler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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!
McWrestler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McWrestler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McWrestler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McWrestler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dude McWrestler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McWrestler 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dude McWrestler!
A less than humble Dude McWrestler misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: C196: Bonaparte vs Rader
Date: May 28, 2023

#R1#
Magomedov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magomedov throws a quick inside leg kick. #TD#
Pierre drives through with a takedown into Magomedov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Magomedov has control of Pierre's left arm, preventing Pierre from doing any damage.
Magomedov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pierre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Pierre being controlled here momentarily.
Magomedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Magomedov has wrist control.
Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Magomedov has wrist control.
Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Magomedov has wrist control.
Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Magomedov has wrist control.#T1#
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Magomedov blocks nicely.
Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Magomedov wants to sweep but no luck.
Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Magomedov's brow.
Magomedov controls Pierre momentarily but Pierre frees himself.
Pierre works over Magomedov with some ground and pound from guard.
Pierre 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.
Pierre won't allow Magomedov to sweep him here.
Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pierre won't allow Magomedov to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pierre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Magomedov holds on and takes a little breather.
Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pierre won't allow Magomedov to sweep him here.
Magomedov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magomedov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pierre is one step ahead there. #T2#
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Magomedov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pierre is one step ahead there.
Magomedov has control of Pierre's left arm, preventing Pierre from doing any damage.
Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Magomedov wants to sweep here but Pierre controlling him for the moment.
Magomedov has Pierre pulled in close to control his posture.
Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Magomedov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magomedov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pierre is one step ahead there.
Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
Magomedov trying to control the position here.
Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pierre throws a strike but Magomedov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Magomedov wants to get up but he can't break Pierre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Magomedov is stalling in the full guard. #T4#
Magomedov is continuing to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The adventures of Magomedov the control monster continue. Boring.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Magomedov with a nice calf kick.
Zabit Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magomedov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CUT#It looks like Zabit Magomedov has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Magomedov lands with a cross.
Magomedov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Pierre tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#TD#
Pierre shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Magomedov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Magomedov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pierre off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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!
Magomedov lands a right hook to the body.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magomedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.#CL#
Pierre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Magomedov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pierre scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
Magomedov gets through Pierre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pierre throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Pierre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Pierre controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Magomedov fails to land.
Pierre blocking some punches.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
A left hand lands to the body for Magomedov.
Pierre blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Magomedov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike.
Pierre takes a shot to the head.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre misses with some punches.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Pierre blocking some punches.
Pierre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pierre misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Magomedov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Magomedov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pierre.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pierre is working for takedown but Magomedov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pierre letting Magomedov take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierre.
Magomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pierres head.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Pierre blocking some punches.
A short right from Magomedov.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre gets through Magomedov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Magomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Pierre blocks an uppercut.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
Magomedov lands a right hand.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Pierre blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Pierre controls the action. #TD#
Pierre has picked Magomedov up - he's going for a ride! Pierre dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Magomedov trying to control but Pierre postures up.
Pierre throwing shots but Magomedov is blocking nicely.
Magomedov wants to improve his position but Pierre is controlling well.
Pierre is looking to advance position but Magomedov won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Magomedov.#T4#
Magomedov controls Pierre momentarily but Pierre frees himself.
George Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Magomedov is on top in guard. #REVB#
Magomedov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Magomedov trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre wants to stand and escape but Magomedov is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zabit Magomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zabit Magomedov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Magomedov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magomedov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pierre doesn't seem bothered though.
Pierre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
George Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magomedov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pierre's head.
Magomedov lands with an overhand left.
Jab by Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a lazy right hand but Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pierre lands an overhand right.
Magomedov throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.
Magomedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zabit Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Magomedov connects with a jab.#TD#
Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Magomedov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T1#
Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Magomedov's head.
Pierre connects with a couple of short punches.
Pierre won't allow Magomedov to sweep him here.
Magomedov pulls Pierre in close to prevent any damage.
Pierre won't allow Magomedov to sweep him here.
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Pierre is in close to Magomedov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Magomedov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Magomedov.
Pierre cracks Magomedov with a solid left hand.
Magomedov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
Magomedov is controlling Pierre's posture.
Magomedov is trying to keep Pierre in close.
Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Magomedov looking for a sweep. Not yet Magomedov, not yet.
Magomedov pulls Pierre in to control the position.
Magomedov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Magomedov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pierre throws a big right hand that misses. #T3#
Magomedov controlling Pierre's posture.
Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pierre won't allow Magomedov to sweep him here.
Pierre distracts Magomedov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Magomedov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pierre cracks Magomedov with a solid left hand.
Magomedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Magomedov 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.
Magomedov trying to control the position. #T4#
Pierre connects with a couple of short punches.
Magomedov wants to sweep here but Pierre controlling him for the moment.
Magomedov wants to stand up but Pierre is controlling him.
Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Magomedov wants to sweep here but Pierre controlling him for the moment.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Magomedov blocks nicely.
Magomedov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pierre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pierre!
After winning the bout, George Pierre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: C191: Bonaparte vs Cubbedge II
Date: May 14, 2023

#R1#
Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santo Amaro circles away quickly and effectively.
Santo Amaro throws out a loose jab but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santo Amaro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierre takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pierre misses with a straight right.
Pierre takes a swing at Santo Amaro's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro scores with the left hand. Pierre knows he should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Pierre finds it's target.
Santo Amaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santo Amaro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santo Amaro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Santo Amaro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pierre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pierre lands a glancing blow to the side of Santo Amaro's head.
Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Santo Amaro ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Santo Amaro connects with a jab.
Pierre misses with a straight right.
Santo Amaro drops his hands momentarily and Pierre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santo Amaro blocks a jab.
Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santo Amaro circles away quickly and effectively.
Santo Amaro scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Santo Amaro tenderised Pierre's leg. Pierre is trying to keep his angry face on.
A swing and a miss from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro throws an overhand right that lands on Pierre's shoulder, as Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
Pierre swings for the body but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
Santo Amaro throws a hook but Pierre avoids it easily.
Pierre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santo Amaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santo Amaro ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Santo Amaro misses.
Santo Amaro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That kick from Santo Amaro tenderised Pierre's leg. Pierre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santo Amaro scores with a jab to the head.
Santo Amaro slips a jab from Pierre.
Pierre digs a good hook to Santo Amaro's body.
Santo Amaro misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Pierre misses.
Pierre throws a hook but Santo Amaro avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Santo Amaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santo Amaro slips under a jab from Pierre.
Santo Amaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Santo Amaro lands the left hand.
Pierre getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Santo Amaro is looking to slow Pierre down with leg kicks.
Santo Amaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick from Santo Amaro, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santo Amaro staying out of range there.#T3#
Pierre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Pierre tries to bum rush Santo Amaro with a series of wild strikes but Santo Amaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Santo Amaro counters with an inside leg kick.
Santo Amaro connects with a nice looking jab.
Santo Amaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Santo Amaro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.
Pierre 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.
Pierre tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santo Amaro sizes up Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pierre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santo Amaro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierre misses with a hook.
Pierre walks into a left hand.
Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santo Amaro.
Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pierre momentarily. #T4#
Santo Amaro lands a nice looking body shot.
Pierre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Pierre misses the target.
Santo Amaro tried to counter with a leg kick but Pierre avoided it.
Pierre misses with the combination.
Santo Amaro lands a leg kick that knocks Pierre off balance momentarily.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Pierre backs away, Santo Amaro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pierre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Santo Amaro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Pierre misses the target.
Santo Amaro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santo Amaro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Santo Amaro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pierre. Pierre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santo Amaro tries a low kick but Pierre avoids it.
Santo Amaro digs a good hook to Pierre's body.
Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Pierre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junqueiro Santo Amaro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Santo Amaro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pierre just manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Santo Amaro there.
Santo Amaro throws a lazy right hand but Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pierre walks into a jab.
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Santo Amaro moved out of range.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Santo Amaro avoids them all with ease.
Santo Amaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Pierre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santo Amaro's head backwards.
A nice leg kick from Santo Amaro, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santo Amaro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Santo Amaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santo Amaro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Santo Amaro connects with an inside leg kick.
Santo Amaro slips a jab and a cross from Pierre.
Santo Amaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santo Amaro swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Pierre swinging wildly here.
Pierre misses with the combination.
Pierre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Pierre might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Santo Amaro has got the better of the exchanges.
Santo Amaro lands with a cross.
Santo Amaro connects with a looping right hand.
Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
George Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santo Amaro.
Pierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santo Amaro doesn't seem bothered though.
Santo Amaro misses the jab.
Pierre lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pierre misses with the combination.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Pierre.
Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierre digs a good body shot into Santo Amaro's ribs.
Pierre misses with a hook to the body
and Santo Amaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santo Amaro is looking to slow Pierre down with leg kicks.
Santo Amaro cracks Pierre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Santo Amaro jabs Pierre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Santo Amaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierre manages to avoid it.
Pierre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santo Amaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierre looks to land a left hand but Santo Amaro moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Pierre finds it's target.
Pierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santo Amaro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pierre's sensitive parts.
Santo Amaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Santo Amaro feints and then cracks Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierre down.
Pierre moves out of range as Santo Amaro strikes.
Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Santo Amaro misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Santo Amaro lands a body shot.
Santo Amaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Santo Amaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Santo Amaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierre manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Santo Amaro.
Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santo Amaro jabs at Pierre's body.
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Santo Amaro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santo Amaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santo Amaro cracks Pierre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santo Amaro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santo Amaro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santo Amaro looks to land a left hand but Pierre moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Pierre.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santo Amaro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pierre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Santo Amaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierre.
Santo Amaro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pierre on the side of the head.
Pierre ducks right into an uppercut from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro lands with a nice body punch.
Pierre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pierre moves away from the strike by Santo Amaro.
Pierre swings for the body but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
Santo Amaro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Santo Amaro.
Pierre throws out a loose jab but Santo Amaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junqueiro Santo Amaro dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Pierre misses with a straight left.
Pierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Santo Amaro moved out of range.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Santo Amaro moves away and avoids it.
Santo Amaro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pierre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santo Amaro's head backwards.
Santo Amaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santo Amaro on the side of the head.
Santo Amaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierre can do to turn this around?
Santo Amaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santo Amaro avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Santo Amaro cracks Pierre with an open hand slap.
Pierre scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Pierre misses.
Pierre on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Pierre slips a straight right by Santo Amaro.#T1#
Pierre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santo Amaro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santo Amaro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Santo Amaro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierre throws a sloppy body shot
and Santo Amaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santo Amaro appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Santo Amaro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Santo Amaro saw that one coming.
Pierre takes one to the side of the head.
Pierre throws a body punch but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
Santo Amaro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pierre swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick which misses Pierre's front leg but catches the back leg as Pierre tries to avoid it. #T2#
Pierre misses with a straight left.
Santo Amaro throws a shot to the body.
Santo Amaro throws the left hand but Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Pierre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santo Amaro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Santo Amaro misses the target.
Santo Amaro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Santo Amaro with a hook.
Santo Amaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santo Amaro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pierre throws a poor cross that misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a good low kick that Pierre was not able to check.
Santo Amaro with a nice calf kick.
Santo Amaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre misses the jab.
Pierre lands a jab-cross combination. #T3#
Santo Amaro misses with an uppercut.
Pierre misses with a hook
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierre slips a jab from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santo Amaro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
George Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierre.
Pierre misses with an uppercut.
Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Santo Amaro.
Pierre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santo Amaro counters with a straight right hand.
Santo Amaro dodges the punch combination from Pierre.
It looked like Santo Amaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santo Amaro.
Pierre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pierre.#T4#
Pierre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pierre there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Santo Amaro cracks Pierre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pierre lands the left hand.
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Pierre.
Pierre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pierre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santo Amaro sizes up Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Santo Amaro there.
Pierre misses with the combination.
Santo Amaro throwing a counter right hand but Pierre manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Pierre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santo Amaro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junqueiro Santo Amaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santo Amaro 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
A relieved looking Junqueiro Santo Amaro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: C186: Dos Anjos vs Ji Woo
Date: Apr 23, 2023

#R1#
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rishkinov manages to avoid it.
Rishkinov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut there from Rishkinov.
Serhey Rishkinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pierre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rishkinov on the side of the head.#CUT#It looks like Serhey Rishkinov has been cut.
Pierre looks to land a left hand but Rishkinov moved out of range nicely.
Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rishkinov circles away quickly and effectively.
Rishkinov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pierre tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
Rishkinov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rishkinov moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rishkinov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rishkinov shoots and misses
and Rishkinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rishkinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre misses with the combination.
Pierre moves out of range of the body kick from Rishkinov.
Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pierre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pierre there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as Pierre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rishkinov doesn't seem phased though.#T1#
Pierre checks a leg kick.
Rishkinov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pierre. That did some damage!
Pierre needs to keep his hands up - Rishkinov had a free shot at his head there.
Rishkinov scores with a nice head shot.
Pierre lands a jab.
Pierre misses with a looping left.
Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierre throws a body punch but Rishkinov moves out of range.
Rishkinov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pierre's hands.
Pierre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pierre cracks Rishkinov with a right hand to the side of the head.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rishkinov. That's going to slow Pierre down.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rishkinov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rishkinov lands with a hook. Pierre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pierre looks to throw the jab but Rishkinov is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rishkinov. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rishkinov blocks a jab.
Rishkinov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Rishkinov's shoulder, as Rishkinov tries to avoid the shot.
Rishkinov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Rishkinov misses the target.
Rishkinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierre.
Pierre throws a right hand that Rishkinov ducks under and follows up with a left that Rishkinov also avoids with ease.
Pierre jabs Rishkinov right on the nose. Rishkinov blinks but takes it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Pierre as he connects with a hook.
Rishkinov tries for a takedown but Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rishkinov throws a jab but it's blocked by Pierre.
Rishkinov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rishkinov throws a head kick that misses
and Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rishkinov thuds his right hand into Pierre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pierre misses the jab.
Rishkinov cracks Pierre with an open hand slap.
Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rishkinov can pounce on him.
Pierre misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rishkinov counters with a straight right hand.
Rishkinov goes for a double leg but Pierre avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pierre continues to drive forward.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Serhey Rishkinov.
Rishkinov fakes the leg kick and cracks Pierre in the body.
Pierre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #T3#
Rishkinov walks into a stiff left hand from Pierre.#ROC#Rishkinov is rocked!
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rishkinov is still on wobbly legs! Can Pierre finish him?
Rishkinov scores with a sloppy right hand. Pierre should have avoided that one.
Rishkinov slips a jab and a cross from Pierre.
Rishkinov seems to have recovered his senses.
Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rishkinov. Rishkinov obviously looking to wear him down.
Rishkinov darts in looking for a takedown but Pierre gets double underhooks and turns Rishkinov into the cage.
A big right from Pierre misses.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rishkinov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pierre defends it well.
Pierre with a jab.
Pierre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Rishkinov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rishkinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pierre missing with a left hand there. Rishkinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Rishkinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rishkinov throws out the jab. #TD2#
Rishkinov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pierre on his heels. He'll look to pass Pierre's guard now, I'm sure.#T4#
Rishkinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rishkinov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rishkinov throwing strikes from guard but Pierre blocks nicely.
Rishkinov postures up in Pierre's guard and throws a big left but Pierre blocks it.
Rishkinov throws a strike but Pierre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
Rishkinov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pierre is aware though and is defending well.
Rishkinov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.#SUB2#
Rishkinov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pierre is aware though and is defending well.
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 George Pierre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Rishkinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.
Rishkinov misses with a hook.
Rishkinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.
Pierre lands a glancing blow to the side of Rishkinov's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Pierre blocks the leg kick.
Rishkinov misses with a body shot.
Pierre blocks the body kick.
George Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Pierre.
Rishkinov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pierre's head backwards.
Rishkinov stalks Pierre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pierre's face. Pierre staggers backwards, shaken.#TD2#
Pierre tries to sprawl but Rishkinov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rishkinov trying to control from half guard but Pierre is working away.
Rishkinov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rishkinov wants to take a breather but Pierre is having none of it.
Rishkinov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T1#
Pierre is trying to stand. #SUB2#
Rishkinov wants to work for an arm triangle but Pierre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rishkinov is looking to take a break and control but Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rishkinov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pierre defending well though.
Rishkinov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pierre's head.
Rishkinov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pierre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rishkinov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rishkinov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T2#
Rishkinov throwing shots but Pierre is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rishkinov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rishkinov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pierre is not content to let Rishkinov control the position.
Pierre is trying to stand.
Rishkinov trying to pass the guard but Pierre defending well. #SUB2#
Rishkinov is working for a kimura but Pierre is defending it quite comfortably.
Pierre is trying to stand. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Rishkinov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierre.
Rishkinov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Pierre misses the target.
Rishkinov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pierre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rishkinov throws a wild body kick that Pierre sees coming a mile off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rishkinov.
Rishkinov swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.
Rishkinov looks to throw the jab but Pierre is out of range.
Pierre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rishkinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rishkinov ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
Rishkinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.#T4#
Jab by Rishkinov.
George Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierre misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rishkinov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rishkinov works the jab nicely.
Pierre misses with a double jab.
Rishkinov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pierre tries to avoid it but Rishkinov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pierre to the ground. Pierre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rishkinov misses with a kick to the body.
Rishkinov lands a head shot.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Rishkinov looks to land a body kick but Pierre moved away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rishkinov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pierre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pierre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pierre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A lazy left from Pierre finds it's target.
Rishkinov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pierre defends well and Rishkinov ends up having to push Pierre into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rishkinov misses with a head kick.
A big left from Pierre misses.
Rishkinov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rishkinov throws the kick towards the body but Pierre avoids it.
Pierre takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Serhey Rishkinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
That's time! Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Rishkinov lands with a good body shot.
No joy there for Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A good leg kick by Rishkinov.
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Rishkinov moved out of range.
Rishkinov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rishkinov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pierre takes a swing at Rishkinov's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Rishkinov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Rishkinov does it's job there.
Pierre misses with a hook. Rishkinov ducked under it nicely.
Pierre throws the left hand but Rishkinov avoids the punch easily.
Pierre backing away here, and Rishkinov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rishkinov connects with an inside leg kick.
Pierre throws a hook but Rishkinov blocks it.
Rishkinov moves away from the strike by Pierre. #TD2#
Rishkinov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Serhey Rishkinov has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!#SUB2#
Rishkinov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pierre, who protects the arm well.
Rishkinov throwing strikes but Pierre manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rishkinov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Rishkinov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rishkinov tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Pierre presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Rishkinov tries to hold on but Pierre postures up.
Rishkinov is wriggling around trying to escape. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rishkinov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rishkinov is trying desperately to improve position.
Rishkinov is still trying to improve position.#T3#
Rishkinov keeps trying to improve his position.#T4#
Pierre is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rishkinov wants to control but Pierre is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rishkinov is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to George Pierre.
I think Pierre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pierre!
Our winner, George Pierre, 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.
Serhey Rishkinov spoke after the fight, saying 'I didn't stick to the game plan. I played his game and lost . I'll be back '.

Event: C181: Bonaparte vs Haggar
Date: Apr 09, 2023

#R1#
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voluspa.
Voluspa moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
Voluspa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pierre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierre 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.
Pierre tests Voluspa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Voluspa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nori Voluspa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Voluspa forces Pierre back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Pierre.
Voluspa has Pierre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pierre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pierre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voluspa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pierre after a bit of a struggle.
Voluspa is trying to drag Pierre to the mat but Pierre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#T1#
Pierre lands with a short shot to the head.
Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voluspa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pierre avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#TD#
Voluspa jumps into guard, dragging Pierre to the mat.
Pierre postures up.
Pierre wants to stand but Voluspa is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voluspa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pierre wants to stand but Voluspa is controlling his posture from full guard. #T2#
Voluspa wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Pierre is now in half guard.
Voluspa regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB#
Voluspa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pierre defends it easily.#SUB#
Voluspa is looking for a triangle but Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Voluspa's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Voluspa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back. #T3#
Pierre wants to stand but Voluspa has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB#
Voluspa is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Voluspa looking for a guillotine here but Pierre defends easily.
Pierre wanted to stand there but Voluspa had control of the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Voluspa looking to control. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Voluspa darts in looking for a takedown but Pierre gets double underhooks and turns Voluspa into the cage.
Pierre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voluspa jumps guard but Pierre stands there with Voluspa around his waist. Voluspa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #TD#
Voluspa gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pierre regains guard.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierre wants to stand up but Voluspa is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that 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.#R2#
A left and a right from Pierre both land. Nice combination.
A big left from Pierre misses.
Voluspa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pierre circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierre! But no joy.
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Voluspa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Voluspa fails with a takedown attempt.
Pierre looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD#
Voluspa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pierre to the mat! Pierre manages to get full guard.
Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Voluspa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voluspa throws a big elbow that misses.
Voluspa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Voluspa throwing strikes from guard but Pierre blocks nicely. #T1#
Voluspa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Voluspa content to stall in guard here.
Voluspa advances to half guard.
Pierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Voluspa.
Voluspa misses with a head shot. Pierre uses the momentum to regain guard. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Voluspa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Voluspa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Voluspa throws a big elbow that misses.
Voluspa throwing strikes from guard but Pierre blocks nicely.
Voluspa advances to half guard. #T3#
Pierre is trying to stand.
Voluspa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pierre defending well though.
Voluspa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pierre tries to kick Voluspa off but Voluspa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Voluspa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pierre defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nori Voluspa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Voluspa tries to counter with a takedown but Pierre is quick to defend against it.
Nori Voluspa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Voluspa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Voluspa showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB#
Voluspa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pierre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Voluspa. #T4#
Pierre is trying to escape back to his feet but Voluspa uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Pierre is trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Voluspa wants to control for a moment but Pierre uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Voluspa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nori Voluspa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Voluspa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Voluspa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
Pierre lands a lovely overhand right.
Pierre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pierre throws a right hand that Voluspa ducks under and follows up with a left that Voluspa also avoids with ease.
Voluspa fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nori Voluspa. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Voluspa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pierre regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Voluspa.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Pierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T1#
Voluspa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Voluspa is looking to stall here but Pierre recovers full guard.
Voluspa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pierre's head.
Voluspa won't allow Pierre to get back to his feet.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Voluspa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Voluspa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Voluspa stops Pierre from standing up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pierre misses with the combination. #CL#
Voluspa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Voluspa tries to pull guard but Pierre won't allow it.
Pierre throws a punch but it's blocked by Voluspa.
Pierre digs a right hand underneath Voluspa's ribcage. Voluspa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Pierre. #T3#
Voluspa can't get the takedown. #TD#
Voluspa jumps guard.
Voluspa has a closed guard, preventing Pierre from standing up. #SUB#
Voluspa working for a triangle but Pierre defends it easily.
Pierre wants to stand and escape but instead Voluspa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Voluspa lands a couple of digs.#T4#
Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Voluspa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pierre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Voluspa controls the pace.
Pierre is looking to stand up but Voluspa isn't so interested in that idea.
Voluspa passes Pierre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voluspa wants to control but Pierre is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Voluspa is working for a submission of some sort.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Pierre.
I think Pierre 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... George Pierre!
Our winner, George Pierre, 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.

Event: C173: Ji Woo vs Land
Date: Mar 12, 2023

#R1#
Regueiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pierre.
Pierre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Regueiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Regueiro does no damage.
Julio Regueiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regueiro slips under a jab from Pierre.
Regueiro scores with a head kick. Pierre tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Regueiro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CL#
Regueiro has Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Regueiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pierre misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pierre.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Regueiro manages to break the clinch.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Regueiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Regueiro scores with a head kick.
Regueiro moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Regueiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Pierre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Regueiro misses with a hook to the body
and Pierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Regueiro has time to react.
Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Regueiro at a distance.
Pierre tests Regueiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Regueiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Regueiro. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Regueiro tries to counter by clinching up but Pierre breaks away and moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Pierre misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Regueiro.
Regueiro scores with a hook.
Pierre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre thuds a left hand into Regueiro's body.
Regueiro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Regueiro.
Regueiro looks to land a left hand but Pierre moved out of range nicely.
Pierre jabs at Regueiro's body.
Regueiro works over Pierre's head and body with a nice combination.
Regueiro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #T2#
Pierre looks to throw the jab but Regueiro is out of range.
Regueiro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pierre.
Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Regueiro throws a head kick but Pierre moves out of range.
A left lands for Regueiro.
Regueiro connects with a body shot.
Regueiro swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.
Regueiro moves to clinch but Pierre breaks away
and Pierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Regueiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre throws an off balance right hand
and Regueiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Pierre thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pierre swinging wildly here. #CL#
Regueiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Pierre.
Pierre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pierre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Regueiro's elbow. #T3#
Pierre misses with the head strike.
Pierre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Regueiro blocks a body shot from Pierre.
Regueiro blocking some punches.
Regueiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Regueiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Regueiro moves in looking to clinch but Pierre pushes him off.
Pierre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pierre lands with a shot to the body.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Regueiro.
Regueiro throws a big counter combination but Pierre scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Regueiro tries to clinch up but Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Pierre misses the jab.
Regueiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Regueiro.
Regueiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierre circles away.
Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Regueiro slips the punch.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Regueiro manages to avoid it.
Regueiro slips under a jab.
Regueiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T4#
Regueiro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierre misses with a double jab.
Regueiro misses with a two punch combination.
Regueiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierre circles away.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pierre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Regueiro is looking to clinch but Pierre is avoiding it.
A nice combination there by Pierre. #CUT2#It looks like Julio Regueiro has been cut.
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #CL#
Regueiro instigates a clinch.
Regueiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Regueiro lands a body shot.
Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Regueiro drives through and clinches with Pierre against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Regueiro breaks from the clinch.
Pierre lands a two punch combo.
Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George Pierre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
That's time! Regueiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A big left from Pierre misses.
Pierre lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut lands for Regueiro. That snapped Pierre's head back.
Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Regueiro's shoulder, as Regueiro tries to avoid the shot.
Regueiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Regueiro slips a jab and a cross from Pierre.
Julio Regueiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Regueiro throws a hook to the side of Pierre's head but Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pierre doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pierre missing with a left hand there. Regueiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Regueiro is looking to clinch but Pierre is avoiding it.
Regueiro lands with a good body shot.#CL#
Regueiro closes the distance and clinches.
Pierre misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre can't find room to land a body shot as Regueiro controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Regueiro.
Pierre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pierre misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Regueiro.
Pierre lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierre scores with a shot to the side of Regueiro's head. #T1#
Regueiro is trying to break the clinch but Pierre is controlling him.
Pierre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Regueiro backwards.
Regueiro is trying to break the clinch but Pierre is controlling him.
Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Regueiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pierre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Regueiro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pierre blocks a body shot from Regueiro.
Regueiro lands a right hand.
Pierre misses with a body punch. #BC#
Regueiro manages to break the clinch.
Pierre misses with a straight right.
Pierre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierre misses the jab.
It looked like Regueiro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Regueiro.
Regueiro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Regueiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Regueiro tries to clinch up but Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Pierre throws out a loose jab but Regueiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Regueiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierre is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Regueiro with a body shot.
Pierre drops his hands momentarily and Regueiro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pierre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierre lands with a straight right. Regueiro didn't see that one coming.
Regueiro digs a good hook to Pierre's body.
Regueiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Regueiro. #CL#
Regueiro gets a clinch.
Pierre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pierre blocking some punches.
Regueiro scores with a shot to the side of Pierre's head.
Pierre blocking some punches. #T3#
Regueiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pierre blocks a body shot from Regueiro.
Pierre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pierre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Regueiro is leaning against Pierre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Regueiro lands a shot to the body.
Pierre misses with some punches. #BC#
Regueiro manages to break the clinch.
Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Regueiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Regueiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pierre is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Regueiro with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Regueiro.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Regueiro.
Regueiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierre. #CL#
Regueiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pierre goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Regueiro breaks the clinch.
Regueiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Regueiro wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Regueiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pierre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Regueiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Regueiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Regueiro lands with a slapping head kick.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Pierre misses.
Regueiro lands with a slapping head kick.
Regueiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Regueiro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pierre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pierre takes a swing at Regueiro's ribcage but misses.
Pierre lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Julio Regueiro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Pierre throws a series of punches but Regueiro avoids them all with ease.
Pierre cracks Regueiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Regueiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Regueiro misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Regueiro closes the distance and clinches.
Pierre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Pierre.
Regueiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Regueiro prevents a body shot from Pierre.
Pierre misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre gets through Regueiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Regueiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Pierre has double underhooks.
Pierre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Regueiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Regueiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Regueiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Regueiro backs off Pierre throws a huge counter combo but Regueiro manages to avoid it all.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pierre, as that shot connected.
Pierre takes one to the chin there.
Julio Regueiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Pierre does no damage.
Regueiro tries to clinch but Pierre is having none of it.
Regueiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Regueiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Regueiro throws an off balance right hand
and Pierre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pierre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Regueiro ducks down to avoid it.
Regueiro scores with a hook.
Regueiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierre! But no joy.
Regueiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pierre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierre pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Regueiro back to the cage. Pierre follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Regueiro wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.#T2#
Pierre scores with the left hand. Regueiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Regueiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Pierre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT2#Julio Regueiro's cut is getting worse.
Regueiro avoids the body shot from Pierre.
A jab from Pierre does it's job there.
A jab from Pierre misses.
Pierre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#ROC2#Regueiro is rocked!
Pierre misses with a body shot.
Oh Regueiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Regueiro slips the punch.
Regueiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Pierre lunges at Regueiro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Regueiro's hand.
Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Regueiro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pierre eats them both and turns towards Regueiro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pierre connects with a body shot that sends Regueiro's belly button to the back.
Pierre connects with a looping right hand.
Regueiro blocks a jab.
Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Regueiro. #T3#
Regueiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Regueiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Regueiro.
Regueiro throws a lazy head kick
and Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Regueiro dodges the punch combination from Pierre.
Regueiro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick by Regueiro misses
and Pierre counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab by Regueiro.
Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Regueiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Regueiro throws a head kick that Pierre semi-blocks.
Regueiro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Regueiro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#CL#
Regueiro clinches with his opponent.
Regueiro working hard to break the clinch.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Regueiro.
Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Regueiro misses with a body punch. #BC#
Regueiro breaks from the clinch.
Good exchange - Pierre coming out on top.
Pierre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Regueiro is looking to clinch but Pierre is avoiding it.
Regueiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Pierre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Regueiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Pierre looks to move away, Regueiro throws a big counter combo but Pierre just gets out of the way.
Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Regueiro. #CL#
Regueiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Regueiro tries to work over Pierre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pierre misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Regueiro manages to break the clinch.
Pierre lands the left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pierre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... George Pierre!
George Pierre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: C166: McWrestler vs Yrkje
Date: Feb 19, 2023

#R1##TD2#
Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB#
Pierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pierre is one step ahead there.
King is working hard here to advance position.
Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
King is pulling down on Pierre's head to control his posture.
Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pierre is aware though and is defending well.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King looking to control.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Pierre cracks King with a solid left hand.
King pulls Pierre in close to prevent any damage. #T1##SUB#
King working for a triangle but Pierre defends it easily.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre is in close to King's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
King 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.
Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King controls Pierre momentarily but Pierre frees himself.
King is really struggling to control Pierre but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB#
King has his foot on Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
King working a defensive guard here. #T2#
King is pulling down on Pierre's head. It's preventing any offense from Pierre, at least for the moment.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pierre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pierre lands a couple of digs.
King is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pierre preventing the sweep.
King looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pierre cracks King with a solid left hand.#ROC2#King is rocked!
King wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pierre preventing the sweep.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pierre lands a couple of digs.
King looking to control.
Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King looking to control.
Pierre advances to half guard.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pierre working King over with strikes.
King works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to King's brow. #SUB#
King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King is trying to control the position but Pierre postures up. #SUB#
King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
King is trying to control the position but Pierre postures up. #T4#
Pierre with a nice head shot there.
Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
Oh King is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierre passes easily into side control. Nice work.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
King tries to bench press Pierre off him but Pierre keeps the position.
King takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pierre grinds an elbow into King's temple.
Pierre landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pierre working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre cracks King with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Pierre immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! King is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Pierre!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Pierre!
George Pierre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: BB 94 - Land vs Zhao 2
Date: Jan 21, 2023

#R1#
Pierre scores with a sloppy right hand. Ortega should have avoided that one.
Pierre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pierre.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No joy there for Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortega goes for a double leg but Pierre avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pierre continues to drive forward.#TD2#
Ortega scores with a takedown into Pierre's guard.
Ortega pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Ortega trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom.
Ortega stays in close to Pierre's body and controls the position. #T1#
Ortega throwing strikes but missing.
Ortega in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ortega trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortega is stalling in the full guard.
Ortega wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pierre checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pierre throwing a counter right hand but Ortega manages to avoid it.
Pierre jabs Ortega right on the nose. Ortega blinks but takes it well.
Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Ortega ducks down to avoid it.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Ortega.
Pierre misses with a double jab. #T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Ortega misses the target.
Ortega fails to land the takedown.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Ortega.
Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pierre seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big right from Ortega misses. #TD2#
Ortega feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ortega looking to pass the guard.
Ortega working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Ortega is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ortega trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ortega is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre being controlled here, momentarily. #T3#
Ortega trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom.
Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Ortega is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ortega showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierre.
Jab from Pierre.
Pierre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pierre misses the jab.
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Ortega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ortega fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ortega lands with a hook. Pierre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ortega scores with a sloppy right hand. Pierre should have avoided that one. #CUT2#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.#T4#
Pierre takes a swing at Ortega's ribcage but misses.
Ortega ducks right into an uppercut from Pierre.
Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pierre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierre throws a series of punches but Ortega moves out of range.
Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortega avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Ortega tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pierre defends well and Ortega ends up having to push Pierre into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ortega throws the left hand but Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Ortega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ortega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Pierre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierre.
Ortega slips a straight right by Pierre.
Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ortega at a distance.
Ortega shoots in for a double leg but Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pierre appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
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.#R2#
Pierre jabs Ortega right on the nose. Ortega blinks but takes it well.
Ortega on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pierre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
George Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortega takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ortega takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortega throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ortega is defended easily by Pierre.
Ortega lands a nice shot that snaps Pierre's head back.
Ortega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pierre.
Ortega misses with a shot to the body
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierre jabs Ortega to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ortega swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Ortega lands a jab to the nose.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ortega slips a jab from Pierre.
Pierre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pierre lands a nice looking body shot.
Ortega throws a shot from downtown. Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ortega scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pierre in his tracks.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pierre sprawls well. Pierre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ortega gets slowly back to his feet.
Pierre connects with a nice looking jab. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Pierre scores with a four punch combination!
Pierre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Pierre takes a swing at Ortega's ribcage but misses.
Ortega tries to clinch there but Pierre circles away. #TD2#
Ortega manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pierre on his heels. He'll look to pass Pierre's guard now, I'm sure.
Ortega trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pierre manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ortega is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB2#
Ortega is looking for a triangle but Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
Pierre is working Ortega over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Ortega has wrist control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T3#
Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ortega working a defensive guard here.
Ortega has momentary wrist control but Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortega utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ortega's head.
Ortega trying to control the position.
Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ortega preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ortega preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ortega working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre. #SUB2#
Ortega escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ortega tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T4#
Ortega is pulling down on Pierre's head. It's preventing any offense from Pierre, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortega not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
George Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Ortega is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pierre defends well.
Ortega looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pierre working some strikes from top position.
Pierre distracts Ortega with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
Ortega looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ortega manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pierre manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortega throws an elbow that misses. Pierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ortega's guard. Nice move by Pierre!#REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
That's time! Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Ortega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierre. #TD2#
Ortega gets a double leg takedown into Pierre's guard.
Ortega loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortega postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Ortega from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Ortega is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pierre is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pierre has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ortega's head.
Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pierre works over Ortega with some ground and pound from guard.
Ortega has Pierre pulled in close to control his posture. #T1#
Pierre postures up.
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Pierre scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Ortega is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Ortega looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ortega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ortega avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ortega tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortega can do to turn this around?
Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ortega swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Ortega working for a triangle but Pierre defends it easily.
Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Pierre lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Ortega is looking for a triangle but Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
Pierre distracts Ortega with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ortega is trying to control the position but Pierre postures up.
Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ortega wants to sweep here but Pierre controlling him for the moment.
Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierre with a nice head shot there.
Ortega avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3#
Ortega working a defensive guard here.
Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Ortega looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pierre cracks Ortega with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
Ortega escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pierre preventing the sweep.
Pierre works over Ortega with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pierre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pierre won't allow Ortega to sweep him here.
Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Pierre distracts Ortega with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ortega utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ortega utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pierre won't allow Ortega to sweep him here.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ortega works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ortega's head.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ortega's head.
Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Noah Ortega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ortega looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Ortega looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pierre is one step ahead there.
Ortega is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pierre 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pierre!
George Pierre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: BB 90 - St. Gough vs Kisei
Date: Dec 31, 2022

#R1#
Warrior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Warrior tests Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Warrior on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Pierre.
A jab from Warrior does it's job there.
Warrior lands a body shot.
Pierre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Warrior's head backwards.
Warrior uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pierre has time to react.
Warrior lands the left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Pierre lands with a cross.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Warrior but Warrior pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Warrior throws the left hand but Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Warrior displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pierre.
Warrior sizes up Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Pierre misses.
Warrior lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pierre takes a swing at Warrior's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Warrior on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Warrior throws out a loose jab but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre misses with a body shot. #T1#
Warrior slaps away a takedown attempt from Pierre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warrior works Pierre's body with a nice hook.
Warrior looks to throw the jab but Pierre is out of range.
Warrior jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Warrior throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierre shoots in and drives through. Warrior sprawls well.
Pierre slips under a jab from Warrior.
Warrior misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Warrior. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Warrior.
Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Warrior 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.
Pierre scores with a hook to the body. Warrior takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pierre scores with a punch to the head.
Warrior darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Warrior swivels and escapes.
Pierre throws an off balance right hand
and Warrior counters with a nice uppercut.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Pierre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pierre looks to land a combination but Warrior avoids it well.
Warrior scores with a shot to the body. #T2#
Pierre defending well as Warrior loads up on a big left hand.
Pierre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blood and Iron Training in the buildup to the fight.
Warrior is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pierre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warrior is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierre.
Mental Warrior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warrior cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warrior moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Warrior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Warrior's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Warrior duly obliges. #CUT2#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Pierre throws a hook but Warrior blocks it.
Warrior swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL2#
Warrior fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pierre, pushing him back against the cage.
Pierre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Warrior blocks a body shot from Pierre.
Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierre prevents a body shot from Warrior.
Pierre misses with some punches.
Pierre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Warriors head. #T3#
Warrior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Warrior.
Pierre blocks an uppercut.
Warrior lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pierre scores with a shot to the side of Warrior's head.
Warrior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
A short right from Warrior.
Pierre can't find room to land a body shot as Warrior controls the action.
Warrior swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warrior throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierre.
Warrior swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warrior gets through Pierre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pierre.
Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warrior lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierre misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Warrior fails to land.
Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
A right handed body shot lands from Warrior.
Warrior working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Warrior tries a body shot but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pierre misses with a body punch.
Warrior has a couple of punches blocked by Pierre.
Warrior lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierre.
Warrior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Warrior fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Warrior.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Warrior.
Warrior lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warrior.
Pierre can't find room to land a body shot as Warrior controls the action.
Pierre lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Warrior.
Pierre misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mental Warrior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
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.#R2#
A telegraphed right hand from Warrior misses the target.
Pierre avoids the body shot from Warrior.
Warrior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warrior throws a big shot that misses.
Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pierre digs a good body shot into Warrior's ribs.
Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Warrior scores with a body shot.
Warrior misses with a wild body shot.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Warrior as he avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Warrior there.
Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre misses with an uppercut.
Warrior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierre misses with a straight left.
Pierre looks to throw the jab but Warrior is out of range.
Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warrior.
George Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Warrior misses the target.
Pierre throws a big counter combination but Warrior scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Warrior misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierre cracks Warrior with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Decent striking displayed by Warrior there.#T1##CL2#
Pierre tries to keep at a distance but Warrior has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pierre blocks an uppercut.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierre tries to throw a body punch but Warrior avoids it by throwing Pierre back against the cage.
Warrior misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierre.
Warrior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warrior working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierre.
Warrior scores with a shot to the side of Pierre's head.
Pierre misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Warrior.
Warrior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warrior misses with the head strike.
Pierre throws a punch but it's blocked by Warrior.
Pierre tries a body shot but Warrior blocks it.
Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Pierre.
Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Warrior uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Pierre misses with a body punch.
Pierre throws a head punch that misses.
Pierre misses with the head strike.
Pierre lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warrior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pierre lands a left hand.
Warrior tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warrior lands a body punch.
Warrior lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Warrior fails to land.
Warrior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warrior lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pierre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Warrior.
A short left from Pierre.
A shot in the inside from Warrior.
A short right from Warrior.
Warrior working aggressively here. #T3#
Pierre can't find room to land a body shot as Warrior controls the action.
Warrior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warrior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warrior lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Warrior blocking some punches.
Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warrior stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Warrior scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pierre takes a shot to the head.
Warrior lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Warrior lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Warrior throws a head punch that misses.
Warrior lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Warrior lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Warrior blocks an uppercut.
Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Warrior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warrior lands a hook that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Pierre lands a nice uppercut.
Mental Warrior seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Warrior lands a shoulder strike.
Pierre takes a shot to the head. #T4#
Pierre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierre blocks an uppercut.
Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierre tries a body shot but Warrior blocks it.
Warrior misses with a body punch.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierre presses Warrior against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Warrior softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pierre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pierre misses with the head strike.
Warrior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierre.
Pierre blocking some punches.
Pierre misses with a body punch.
Warrior swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warrior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mental Warrior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Warrior avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pierre!
Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Warrior to counter with a crisp jab.
Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Warrior is just out of range.
Warrior throws a shot to the body.
Warrior thuds his right hand into Pierre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pierre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Warrior misses with a straight right.
Pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #ROC2#Pierre is rocked!
Pierre blocks a jab.
Pierre looks to throw the jab but Warrior is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Warrior cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Warrior dodges the punch combination from Pierre.
Warrior swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL2#
Warrior forces Pierre back against the cage and clinches.
Pierre takes a shot to the head.
Warrior misses with some punches.
Pierre takes a shot to the head. #T1#
Warrior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warrior has a couple of punches blocked by Pierre.
Warrior pushes Pierre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Warrior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Warrior.
Warrior misses with a punch on the inside.
Warrior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warrior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pierre lands a shoulder strike.
Pierre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pierre misses with some punches.
Warrior misses with the head strike.
Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pierre.
Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierre misses with some punches.
Mental Warrior is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Warrior lands with a short shot to the head.
Pierre tries to work over Warrior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warrior lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warrior swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Warrior lands a hook that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Warrior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierre lands a nice uppercut.
Warrior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Pierre throws a head punch that misses.
Pierre misses with the head strike.
Warrior blocking some punches.
Warrior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierre throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Pierre working aggressively here.
Warrior misses with some punches.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierre has a couple of punches blocked by Warrior.
Warrior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warrior has a couple of punches blocked by Pierre.
Warrior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre misses with a body punch.
Pierre blocking some punches.
Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Pierre on the inside. #T4#
Pierre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warrior backwards.
Pierre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Warrior uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Warrior.
Pierre has a couple of punches blocked by Warrior.
Pierre misses with some punches.
Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierre.
Warrior digs a right hand underneath Pierre's ribcage. Pierre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Warrior on the inside.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Warrior.
Pierre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mental Warrior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Warrior has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mental Warrior!
Mental Warrior bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: BB 86 - Roos vs White 2
Date: Dec 03, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Pierre closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cardozo's guard.#SUB#
Cardozo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pierre defends well.
Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pierre is working Cardozo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre preventing the sweep.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Cardozo blocks nicely. #SUB#
Cardozo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cardozo's head.#SUB#
Cardozo working for a triangle but Pierre defends it easily.
Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Cardozo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pierre defends well.
Pierre is working Cardozo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cardozo has momentary wrist control but Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
Pierre lands a couple of digs.
Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Cardozo wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre is working Cardozo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Cardozo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pierre defends well.
Cardozo wants to sweep here but Pierre controlling him for the moment.
Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pierre preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Cardozo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pierre defends it easily.
Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body. #T2#
Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pierre works over Cardozo with some ground and pound from guard.
Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cardozo's head.
Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cardozo's head.
Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#ROC2#Cardozo is rocked!
Pierre distracts Cardozo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh Cardozo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB#
Cardozo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pierre connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB#
Cardozo has his foot on Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cardozo's head.#SUB#
Cardozo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cardozo is keeping the position for now.
Pierre stands up over Cardozo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pierre arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Cardozo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). George Pierre!
A victorious George Pierre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: BB 82 - Adam vs Nakagawa
Date: Nov 08, 2022

#R1#
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Fitzgerald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice uppercut.
Fitzgerald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitzgerald throws out a counter right but Pierre avoids it with no problem.
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Fitzgerald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fitzgerald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Fitzgerald tries to sprawl out of it but Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fitzgerald manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick which misses Pierre's front leg but catches the back leg as Pierre tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range. #TD#
Pierre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sloppy strikes there by Pierre.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzgerald can't do much from the bottom here.
Pierre looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fitzgerald is avoiding damage well. #T1#
Pierre working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fitzgerald is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pierre has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre working the ground and pound.
Fitzgerald managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pierre.
Pierre scoring with punches from side control.
Pierre throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pierre landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #ROC#Fitzgerald is rocked!
Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fitzgerald to see if he's OK.
Fitzgerald is still in real trouble! Can Pierre finish him?
Pierre throws an elbow but Fitzgerald slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pierre in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pierre cracks Fitzgerald with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Pierre immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Fitzgerald is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Pierre!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Pierre!
In defeat, Greg Fitzgerald stepped up to the mic, saying 'Can't believe I loss to this moose piss drinkin' ninny. I might as well pack it up if I'm gonna lose to this poutine eating hockey lover. Your sport is shit & your beer is worse. Thanks for the opportunity Blaze Brothers, but I can't be the stepping stone anymore. '.

Event: BB 78 - Bjornsson vs Slice
Date: Oct 15, 2022

#R1#
Pierre connects with a body shot that sends Lafayette's belly button to the back.
Pierre misses with a straight left.
Lafayette changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lafayette misses with a body kick.
Lafayette avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Lafayette misses with an uppercut.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Pierre misses with a left hand #TD2#
and Lafayette counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lafayette trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Lafayette is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pierre trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lafayette slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T1#
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Pierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
George Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lafayette under the eye.
That kick from Lafayette tenderised Pierre's leg. Pierre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lafayette lands a head kick. Pierre smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT2#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Pierre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T2#
Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Lafayette moves away from the strike by Pierre.
Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lafayette.
Pierre feints a jab promting Lafayette to slip. Pierre then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lafayette slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre throws a hook but Lafayette blocks it.
Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Lafayette moves away and avoids it.
Lafayette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pierre tries to bum rush Lafayette with a series of wild strikes but Lafayette uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.
Pierre misses with an uppercut.
Pierre is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pierre.
Pierre connects with a body shot.
Lafayette slips under a jab.
Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafayette was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Lafayette thuds a left hand into Pierre's body.#T3#
Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lafayette.
Pierre moves out of range of the body kick from Lafayette.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pierre!
Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lafayette stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lafayette needs to keep his hands up - Pierre had a free shot at his head there.
Lafayette throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Lafayette tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lafayette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierre.
Lafayette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette is looking to chop away at Pierre's legs.
Lafayette cracks Pierre with a right hand to the side of the head.
A cross from Pierre lands.
Lafayette missing with a left hand there. Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
Lafayette moves out of range of the strikes.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lafayette.
Pierre misses with a looping left.
Pierre scores with a shot to the body.
Lafayette showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lafayette has time to react.
Pierre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lafayette's head backwards.
Pierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Lafayette tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lafayette lands a head kick. Pierre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pierre lands with a hook. Lafayette tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lafayette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination #TD2#
and Lafayette counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Lafayette tries to counter it with a takedown but Pierre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A big left from Pierre misses.
Pierre misses with a hook.
Lafayette drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pierre defends it well.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Lafayette moves out of range.
Pierre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pierre misses with a body shot.
Pierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Lafayette with the counter takedown but Pierre avoids it easily.
Pierre misses with a lunging right hand #TD2#
and Lafayette counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafayette can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lafayette wants to pass the guard but Pierre is defending well.
Lafayette trying to control the action but Pierre is working from the bottom. #T1#
Lafayette controlling the pace.
Lafayette wants to pass the guard but Pierre is defending well.
Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
Lafayette is trying to control. Pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#SUB2#
Lafayette looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #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.#SUB2#
Lafayette is trying for a kimura here. Pierre looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Lafayette wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rene Lafayette!
After winning the bout, Rene Lafayette thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: BB 73 - Virus vs Bjornsson
Date: Sep 17, 2022

#R1#
Kong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've been hearing reports that Kong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Pierre as Kong shoots in.
Pierre misses with a double jab
enabling Kong to counter with a crisp jab.
Pierre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pierre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre connects with a body shot.
Kong blocks a jab.
Kong lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Kong - just one landing. #CUT#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierre connects with a body shot.
A big left from Pierre misses.
Kong throws a jab but it's blocked by Pierre.
Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kong.
Pierre is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kong slips a straight right by Pierre.
Kong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pierre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kong finds it's way round the side to connect with Pierre's head.
Pierre throws a hook to the side of Kong's head but Kong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Kong moves away and avoids it.
Pierre misses with a right hand #TD#
and Kong counters with a shoot takedown. Pierre fights it but they end up in guard.
Kong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kong is working hard here to advance position.
Kong prevents Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kong. #T2#
Kong won't allow Pierre to get back to his feet.
Kong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Kong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Kong is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pierre is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pierre has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pierre has passed into side control. #T3#
Kong is trying to get back to half guard.
Kong holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Kong is trying to work for a sweep but Pierre has mounted him!
Pierre prevents Kong from getting the reversal.
Kong wants to control but Pierre is having none of it.
Kong is wriggling around trying to escape. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SU2#
Pierre stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierre. Kong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kong throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kong momentarily.
Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong cracks Pierre with an open hand slap.
Pierre works the jab nicely.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Kong saw that one coming.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Kong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
George Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong misses the jab.
Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierre moves away from the strike by Kong.
Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pierre duly obliges.
Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kong.
The crowd cheers as Kong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pierre doesn't seem phased though.
Kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Kong takes one to the chin there.
Kong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Pierre missing with a left hand there. Kong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Kong misses the target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kong.
Kong throws the left hand but Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kong as he connects with a hook.
Pierre lands with a good body shot.
Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. #T1##TD#
Kong closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB#
Kong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pierre, who protects the arm well.
Kong sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pierre is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #SUB#
Kong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
An elbow from Kong crashes against the mat.
Kong throwing shots but missing, from side control. #T2##SUB#
Kong has hold of Pierre's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Pierre tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kong cranks the arm and Pierre screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Pierre, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hong Kong!
Our winner, Hong Kong, 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.

Event: BB 66 - Bleak vs Okafor
Date: Aug 13, 2022

#R1#
Helenius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierre.
A punch lands to the side of Helenius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pierre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Helenius lands with a right hand.
Helenius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pierre.
Pierre takes a swing at Helenius's ribcage but misses.
Helenius throws a head kick but Pierre moves out of range.
Helenius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierre.
A nice side step and Helenius releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Helenius throws a head kick that misses.
Helenius throws a body punch but Pierre moves out of range.
Helenius stuns Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Helenius connects with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Helenius has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pierre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Pierre gets a double leg takedown into Helenius's guard.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Helenius has his foot on Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.#T1#
Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Helenius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Pierre scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Helenius escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Helenius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pierre content to stall in guard here.
Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T2#
Pierre lands a couple of digs.
Pierre lands a couple of digs.#SUB2#
Helenius had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pierre defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pierre throws a strike but Helenius rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Helenius manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Pierre lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Helenius is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pierre is aware though and is defending well.#T3#
Helenius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre trying to control but Helenius is working from the bottom.
Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2#
Helenius has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pierre trying to control but Helenius is working from the bottom.
Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Helenius 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##T4#
Pierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Helenius is working away from the top position though.
Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pierre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Helenius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Helenius trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helenius being controlled here momentarily.
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 George Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Helenius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Helenius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Helenius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Helenius wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Helenius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pierre somewhat.
A jab from Helenius does it's job there.#CUT2#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Helenius scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pierre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Helenius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helenius closes the distance looking to clinch #TD#
and Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard. #T1#
Pierre postures up in Helenius's guard and throws a big left but Helenius blocks it.
Pierre trying to control but Helenius is working from the bottom.
Pierre stands up over Helenius, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Helenius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Helenius!#REVB#
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Helenius from controlling successfully.
Helenius wants to pass the guard but Pierre is keeping the position.
Pierre trying to control the position.
Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet Pierre, not yet. #T2#
Pierre is trying to keep Helenius in close.
Pierre trying to control the position here.
Helenius is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierre has wrist control.
Helenius won't allow Pierre to sweep him here.
Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Helenius's guard. #REVR#
Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Helenius's brow.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Helenius works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Helenius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Helenius looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Pierre is defending well. Helenius quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Pierre has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Helenius celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rupert Helenius!
A relieved looking Rupert Helenius thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: BB 59 - Gracie vs Gebhardt
Date: Jul 09, 2022

#R1##TD#
Pierre throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Alvarez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pierre is in Alvarez's guard.
Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Alvarez's brow.
Alvarez managing to control the position.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Alvarez is pulling down on Pierre's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Alvarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Alvarez!#REVB#
Alvarez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T1#
Alvarez is fighting to break Pierre's control of his arms but Pierre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
Alvarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alvarez is one step ahead there.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pierre holds on and takes a little breather. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pierre working a defensive guard here.
Alvarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pierre trying to control the position here.
Alvarez sitting in guard, not really doing much. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Alvarez clinches.
Alvarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Pierre avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alvarez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alvarez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T3#
Alvarez tries to clinch but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alvarez swivels and escapes.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alvarez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Alvarez, which made it look bad. #TD#
Pierre looking to score a takedown here. Alvarez is defending well but Pierre drives through and ends up in Alvarez's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Alvarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Alvarez!#REVB#
Alvarez stays in close to Pierre's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Alvarez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T4#
Alvarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierre has wrist control.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre pulls Alvarez in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Owen Alvarez dominated that 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.#R2#
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alvarez but Alvarez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And Alvarez tries to counter it with a takedown but Pierre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Pierre half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
Pierre went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Pierre misses.
Alvarez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pierre.
Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Pierre. Beautiful body shot.
Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez throws a hook but Pierre avoids it easily.
Pierre lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alvarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pierre half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T1#
Alvarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Alvarez moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
A big right from Pierre misses.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pierre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pierre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvarez under the eye.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pierre circles away.
Alvarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Alvarez wants to counter with a clinch but Pierre pushes him away.#TD#
Pierre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alvarez did well to prevent Pierre getting side control.
Alvarez is controlling Pierre's trapped leg to prevent Pierre from advancing to side control.#T2#
Alvarez wants to improve his position but Pierre is controlling well.
Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alvarez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pierre lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Pierre there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre throws a strike but Alvarez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez pulls Pierre in to control the position.
George Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Alvarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Alvarez!#REVB##T3#
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alvarez trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom.
Alvarez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvarez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pierre has Alvarez pulled in close to control his posture. #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.
Alvarez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pierre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alvarez wants it to stay on the feet.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pierre sets himself, and Alvarez steps forward looking for the clinch! Pierre avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Pierre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alvarez's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Pierre misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alvarez or perhaps it was just good defense by Pierre, which made it look bad.
Pierre throwing a counter right hand but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
Pierre tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alvarez defends well and Pierre ends up having to push Alvarez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alvarez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alvarez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pierre avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alvarez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pierre goes for a double leg but Alvarez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alvarez continues to drive forward.
Alvarez with the counter takedown but Pierre avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre is trying to drag Alvarez to the mat but Alvarez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pierre wants to take the fight to the mat but Alvarez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alvarez is trying to stall.
Pierre wants a takedown but no success here. #T1#
Alvarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvarez lands with a short shot to the head.
Alvarez pushes Pierre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pierre wants to take the fight to the mat but Alvarez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pierre goes for a takedown attempt but Alvarez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.#CL2#
Alvarez has Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Pierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Alvarez.
Alvarez prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Alvarez lands with a left to the head.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pierre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Pierre avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
George Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Pierre has Alvarez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pierre pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Alvarez tumbling to the mat - Pierre dives into Alvarez's guard.
Pierre trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alvarez holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB2#
Alvarez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pierre is aware though and is defending well.
Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Pierre looking to sit in guard and control but Alvarez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Pierre looking to control.
Alvarez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Pierre.
Pierre pulls Alvarez in to control the position.
Alvarez stays in close to Pierre's body and controls the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#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.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alvarez connects with a body shot.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL2#
and Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pierre seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alvarez can turn it around.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez slows down the pace here.
Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierre.

And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alvarez 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight for Owen Alvarez!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Owen Alvarez!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Owen Alvarez!

Owen Alvarez wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Owen Alvarez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: BB 55 - Bleak vs Land 2
Date: Jun 14, 2022

#R1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Adderley.
Pierre throws out a loose jab but Adderley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adderley misses with a body shot
and Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pierre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adderley misses with a low kick.
Adderley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adderley misses with a hook
and Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adderley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pierre, as that shot connected.
Adderley throws a low kick, looking for Pierre's leg but Pierre calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Adderley.
Adderley tests Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adderley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A clash of legs there as Pierre blocks the low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adderley.
Pierre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Adderley thows a leg kick but Pierre checks it
and Adderley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
A big left from Pierre misses.
Pierre lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Adderley.
Pierre 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.
Adderley throws a leg kick #TD2#
so Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
Pierre is in close to Adderley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pierre is pushing down on Adderley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Adderley is fighting to maintain full guard but Pierre has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pierre thows a huge punch but Adderley dodges it nicely.
Pierre throwing shots but Adderley is blocking nicely.
Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adderley's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adderley wants to get back to his feet.#T2#
Pierre wants to control but Adderley is keeping him busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Adderley's temple.
Adderley wants to get back to his feet.
Pierre wants to take a breather but Adderley is having none of it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Adderley throws a chopping leg kick but Pierre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Adderley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adderley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pierre. Pierre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Adderley throws out a loose jab but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre takes a swing at Adderley's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Pierre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adderley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Adderley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adderley swinging wildly here.
Pierre is looking for the big counter here.#TD2#
Pierre shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T4#
Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adderley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pierre thows a huge punch but Adderley dodges it nicely.
Pierre works his foot free and advances to mount.
The referee warns Adderley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adderley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pierre.
Pierre misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Adderley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Adderley throws a head kick that misses
and Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
Adderley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Adderley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adderley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adderley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierre scores with a punch to the head.
Pierre shoots and misses
and Adderley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pierre throws a hook but Adderley avoids it easily.
Pierre lands a slapping body shot.
Adderley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pierre lunges at Adderley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adderley's hand.
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!
Pierre throws the left hand but Adderley avoids the punch easily.
Adderley looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Pierre checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierre! But no joy.
Adderley scores with a hook.#T1#
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adderley stalks Pierre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pierre's face. Pierre staggers backwards, shaken.
Pierre swinging wildly here.
Adderley throwing a counter right hand but Pierre manages to avoid it.
Adderley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierre.
Pierre scores with a sloppy right hand. Adderley should have avoided that one.
Adderley leaves Pierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hakeem Adderley is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hakeem Adderley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adderley misses with a hook. Pierre ducked under it nicely.
Adderley tries to land a leg kick but Pierre saw it coming and moves away.
Adderley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adderley looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.#T2#
Adderley moves forwards but Pierre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley misses with an uppercut. Pierre saw that one coming.
Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierre moves out of range as Adderley strikes.
Adderley lands a leg kick that knocks Pierre off balance momentarily.
Adderley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Adderley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pierre takes a swing at Adderley's ribcage but misses.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Pierre as he connects with a hook.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adderley moves away.
Adderley misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierre throws out a loose jab but Adderley uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Adderley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierre punishes Adderley's body with a nice straight punch.
Adderley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierre throws a hook but Adderley blocks it.
Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pierre avoids the body shot from Adderley.
Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adderley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pierre somewhat.
Hakeem Adderley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pierre.
Pierre misses with an uppercut.
Adderley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adderley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pierre checks a leg kick.
Pierre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T4#
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adderley throws a big shot that misses.
Adderley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Pierre releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adderley throws out a loose jab but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adderley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre tests Adderley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierre walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Adderley misses.
Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
Adderley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD2#
Pierre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but George Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adderley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pierre darts in looking for a takedown but Adderley gets double underhooks and turns Pierre into the cage.
Pierre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Adderley finds it's way round the side to connect with Pierre's head.
Pierre slips a straight right by Adderley.
Adderley misses with a straight left.
Adderley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pierre's sensitive parts.
Pierre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adderley in his tracks.
Pierre tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adderley with a nice cross.
Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Adderley is just out of range.
Adderley is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Pierre digs a good hook to Adderley's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adderley misses with a body shot. #T1#
Nice cross by Pierre.
Adderley misses with a head kick.
Adderley moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
Pierre lands a nice hook to Adderley's body. Adderley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #TD2#
Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pierre postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pierre working the strikes but Adderley uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Pierre throws a strike but Adderley avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Adderley blocks nicely.
Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adderley wants to stand but Pierre is controlling the position.
George Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Adderley keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Adderley blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Adderley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierre.
A big left from Adderley misses.
Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adderley at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adderley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adderley misses with a left hand
and Pierre counters with a nice body shot.
Adderley with a nice calf kick.
Pierre goes for a double leg but Adderley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Adderley continues to drive forward.#T3#
Decent striking displayed by Adderley there.
Adderley misses with a straight left.
Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Adderley slips the punch.
Pierre thuds a left hand into Adderley's body.
Adderley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pierre is out of range.
Pierre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adderley as he avoids it easily.
Hakeem Adderley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pierre.
A telegraphed right hand from Adderley misses the target.
Adderley avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Adderley scores with a head kick. Pierre tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adderley.
Hakeem Adderley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adderley is looking to slow Pierre down with leg kicks.
Pierre misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Adderley misses the target.
Pierre jabs Adderley to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T4#
Pierre throws a series of punches but Adderley moves out of range.
Adderley swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.
Adderley misses with a looping left.
Adderley throws an overhand right that lands on Pierre's shoulder, as Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
Pierre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pierre misses with a jab to the body
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Adderley stuffs the takedown.
Adderley throws a jab but it's blocked by Pierre.
Adderley throws a head kick but Pierre moves out of range.
Adderley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pierre finds it's way round the side to connect with Adderley's head. #TD2#
Pierre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Adderley quickly recovers to half guard.
Pierre is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hakeem Adderley.
I think Pierre 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight for George Pierre!
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight for Hakeem Adderley!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for George Pierre!

George Pierre wins by split decision!

Event: BB 48 - Olsen vs Hoost
Date: May 14, 2022

#R1#
Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination #CL2#
and Lafayette holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lafayette fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Lafayette avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pierre throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette blocks a jab.
Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Lafayette slips the punch.#CL2#
Lafayette moves into the clinch.
Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lafayette fights it off and pushes away nicely. #T1#
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lafayette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Pierre tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lafayette takes one to the chin there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lafayette.
Lafayette tries to clinch there but Pierre circles away.
Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Lafayette saw that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Pierre as Lafayette shoots in.
Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD2#
Pierre tries to sprawl but Lafayette drives through with a takedown into half guard.#T2#
Pierre wants to improve his position but Lafayette is controlling well.
Lafayette is looking to advance position but Pierre won't allow it.
Lafayette performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SU2#
Lafayette stands up from half guard. #TD2#
Lafayette scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierre is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Pierre manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T3#
Lafayette keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position.
Pierre is looking to advance position but Lafayette won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lafayette is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lafayette defending well though.
Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lafayette defending well though.
Lafayette has his hands clasped together around Pierre's back. He's all about the action.
Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lafayette on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lafayette moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lafayette is adopting a defensive guard.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lafayette works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lafayette avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lafayette is trying to keep Pierre in close.
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 George Pierre will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Lafayette takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lafayette dives in for a single leg takedown but Pierre sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lafayette's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pierre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lafayette scrambles back to his feet.
Lafayette tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pierre defends well and Lafayette ends up having to push Pierre into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lafayette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lafayette shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pierre defends it nicely.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rene Lafayette.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lafayette counters with a stiff right hand.
Lafayette takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rene Lafayette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Lafayette misses with a few strikes there.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierre throws a poor cross that misses
and Lafayette counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pierre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pierre duly obliges. #TD2#
Lafayette feints and as Pierre raises his hands in defense, Lafayette changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pierre is pulling down on Lafayette's head to control his posture.
Lafayette sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rene Lafayette has got the better of the ground game so far.#SU2#
Lafayette stands and steps away. Pierre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pierre throws a right hand that Lafayette ducks under and follows up with a left that Lafayette also avoids with ease.
Pierre misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lafayette tries to clinch there but Pierre circles away.
Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lafayette needs to keep his hands up - Pierre had a free shot at his head there.
Lafayette takes one to the chin there.
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Lafayette moved out of range.#TD2#
Pierre tries to sprawl but Lafayette drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lafayette is keen to just control but Pierre is a slippery customer.
Pierre keeping hold of Lafayette's head, controlling as best he can.
Pierre wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Lafayette tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pierre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lafayette sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SU2#
Lafayette gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lafayette throws a body punch but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Lafayette tries to counter it with a takedown but Pierre pushes his down on his head and steps out.#CL2#
Lafayette closes the distance and clinches.
Lafayette stalls.
Pierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Lafayette shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T4#
Pierre looking for a takedown.
Lafayette stops a takedown attempt from Pierre.
Lafayette is pressed up against the cage. Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lafayette down to the mat. Lafayette avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pierre connects with a body shot that sends Lafayette's belly button to the back.
Nice cross by Pierre.
Lafayette tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pierre defends well and Lafayette ends up having to push Pierre into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lafayette misses with a takedown attempt - Pierre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pierre jabs Lafayette right on the nose. Lafayette blinks but takes it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Pierre throws a body shot but no joy.
Lafayette tries to clinch there but Pierre circles away.
Pierre misses with a body shot. #CL2#
Lafayette rushes Pierre and presses him up against the cage.
Lafayette is pushing Pierre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lafayette fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lafayette shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pierre stuffs the takedown.
Lafayette tries to clinch but Pierre moves away
and Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Pierre has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#T1#
Lafayette closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Lafayette saw that one coming.
Lafayette tries to clinch but Pierre moves away
and Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lafayette.
Lafayette fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rene Lafayette.
Pierre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lafayettes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pierre jabs Lafayette to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pierre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pierre wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Pierre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lafayette.#TD2#
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lafayette was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
George Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lafayette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre regains half guard.
Pierre is looking for a sweep. Lafayette is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pierre is concentrating on defense, preventing Lafayette from advancing position.
Lafayette passes to side control.
Lafayette wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pierre keeps working.
Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lafayette wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lafayette is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Pierre sneaks back into half guard.
Pierre trying to control from the bottom. #SU2#
Lafayette decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #T3#
Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown but Pierre shows good takedown defense.
A little feinted left hand from Pierre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rene Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lafayette misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lafayette shoots and misses
and Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierre thuds a left hand into Lafayette's body.
Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Lafayette drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pierre defends it well.
Pierre throws out a powerful jab.#T4#
Pierre lands a body shot.
Lafayette shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lafayette tries to bum rush Pierre with a series of wild strikes but Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lafayette takes a shot right to the bread basket.
George Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pierre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pierre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight for George Pierre!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for George Pierre!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for George Pierre!

George Pierre wins by unanimous decision!

Event: BB 42 - Wright vs Anubis
Date: Apr 23, 2022

#R1#
Ortega moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ortega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierre.
Pierre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Grooming Champions in the buildup to the fight.
Pierre throws a hook to the side of Ortega's head but Ortega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortega lands with an overhand left.#CUT2#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Pierre throws a jab when Ortega was well out of range.
Pierre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pierre wants it to stay on the feet.
Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Ortega's shoulder, as Ortega tries to avoid the shot.
Pierre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A solid body kick from Ortega.
Pierre slips under a jab from Ortega.
Ortega looks for a takedown but Pierre sprawls well.
Pierre cracks Ortega with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Ortega saw that one coming.
Pierre scores with a sloppy right hand. Ortega should have avoided that one. #T1#
Ortega lands a nice shot that snaps Pierre's head back.
Ortega throws a poor cross that misses
and Pierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL2#
Ortega clinches with his opponent.
Ortega is looking to control Pierre's arms but Pierre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ortega has his back to the cage. #TD#
Pierre turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pierre manages to end up in side control.
Ortega is looking for a sweep.
Pierre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pierre tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ortega can't do much from the bottom here.
Ortega is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pierre connects with a decent elbow.
Ortega told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Ortega's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Pierre's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pierre working the ground and pound from side control.
Pierre working away.
Ortega tries to bench press Pierre off him but Pierre keeps the position. #T2#
Ortega is not content to let Pierre control the position.
Pierre lands some shots froms side control.
Ortega is looking for a sweep.
Ortega manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pierre tries to roll over but Ortega keeps him under control.
Ortega seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pierre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ortega wants to free his trapped foot but Pierre is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB2#
Ortega is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pierre is looking to improve his position. #T3#
Ortega not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pierre trying to control but Ortega postures up.
Pierre manages to get to full guard.
Ortega throwing strikes from guard but Pierre blocks nicely.
Ortega trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom.
Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortega is one step ahead there.
Ortega looking to pass the guard.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Ortega from controlling successfully. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ortega wants to pass the guard but Pierre is keeping the position.
Ortega 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.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Ortega from controlling successfully.
Ortega might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pierre haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ortega postures up in Pierre's guard and throws a big left but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre seems keen to control Ortega's posture.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ortega throws a shot from downtown. Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Pierre is looking to counter punch.
Pierre throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Pierre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ortega takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pierre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ortega shoots and misses
and Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Pierre appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pierre misses the jab.
Pierre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ortega shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pierre as he avoids it easily.
Ortega swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.
Ortega slips under a jab from Pierre.
Ortega lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Ortega shoots in and bounces Pierre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#T1#
Pierre lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
George Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortega trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ortega's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ortega is on top in guard. #REVB#
Ortega is fighting to break Pierre's control of his arms but Pierre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ortega trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom.
Ortega looking to pass the guard.
Ortega preventing the sweep. #T2#
Pierre is working hard here to advance position.
Pierre keeping full guard, as Ortega tries to pass.
Ortega wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
Pierre pulls Ortega in close to his closed guard and prevents Ortega from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ortega preventing the sweep.
Ortega in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet Pierre, not yet.
Ortega loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortega is fighting to break Pierre's control of his arms but Pierre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T3#
Pierre keeping full guard, as Ortega tries to pass.
Ortega engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Ortega saw that one coming.
Ortega throws a looping overhand right but Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
Pierre takes a swing at Ortega's ribcage but misses.
Ortega lands a slapping body shot.
Ortega tries to clinch up
and Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.
Ortega feints and then cracks Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierre down.
Ortega slips a straight right by Pierre.#T4#
Ortega lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortega looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pierre is fending him off so far but Ortega persists. Nope, Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Ortega.
Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortega.#CL2#
Ortega moves into range and clinches up with Pierre.
Pierre wants to take the fight to the mat but Ortega manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pierre goes for a takedown attempt but Ortega pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ortega.
Ortega moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortega scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pierre doesn't seem bothered though.
Ortega loads up on a big right hand but Pierre slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Pierre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown but Pierre shows good takedown defense.
A left lands for Ortega.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that George Pierre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Pierre missing with a left hand there. Ortega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortega throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierre is looking to counter punch.
Pierre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ortega shoots in and drives through. Pierre sprawls well.
Ortega takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ortega dives in for a single leg takedown but Pierre sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ortega missing with a left hand there. Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Ortega ducks down to avoid it.
Pierre throws a hook but Ortega blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega lands a head shot.
Ortega tries to clinch but Pierre moves out of range.
Ortega scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ortega slips under a jab from Pierre.
Ortega looks to throw the jab but Pierre is out of range. #T1#
Pierre lands an overhand right.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierre throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierre throws a right hand that Ortega ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortega also avoids with ease.
Ortega looks to clinch
and Ortega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierre lands with a nice body punch. #TD2#
Ortega throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pierre tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ortega is in Pierre's guard.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Ortega from controlling successfully.
Ortega stopping the sweep attempt from Pierre.
George Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Ortega working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierre wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ortega showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ortega works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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!
Pierre trying to control here.
Pierre has his hands clasped together around Ortega's back. He's all about the action.
Pierre wants to improve his position but Ortega is controlling well.
Ortega is looking to take a break and control but Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pierre is trying to control but can't. #T3#
Ortega slips a nice elbow through Pierre's hands, connecting with Pierre's forehead.
Well, if Ortega is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortega.
Ortega tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pierre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pierre trying to hold on to Ortega's head to control him but Ortega postures up.
Ortega has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pierre is pressing down on Ortega's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ortega wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortega is one step ahead there.
Pierre is pulling down on Ortega's head to control his posture. #T4#
Ortega throwing strikes from guard but Pierre blocks nicely.
Ortega is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ortega pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Ortega.
Ortega stuns Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Noah Ortega.
I think Pierre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for George Pierre!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for George Pierre!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for George Pierre!

George Pierre wins by unanimous decision!

Event: BB 35 - McWrestler vs Wright
Date: Mar 15, 2022

#R1##TD#
Pierre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Norling's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pierre prevents Norling from getting back to his feet.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Norling keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pierre won't allow Norling to get back to his feet.
Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pierre prevents Norling from getting back to his feet.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Norling blocks nicely. #T1#
Norling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
Pierre content to stall in guard here.
Norling keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Norling uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Norling!#REVB#
Pierre has his hands on Norling's head, controlling the position.
Norling throws an elbow that misses. Pierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Norling's guard. Nice move by Pierre!#REVR##T2#
Pierre trying to control but Norling is working from the bottom.
Norling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Norling can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pierre controls the pace.
Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norling is keeping the position for now.
Norling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Norling is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pierre landing some decent shots from guard. #T3#
Norling utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Norling is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pierre is controlling him.
Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pierre is in close to Norling's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Norling keeps moving.
Norling is looking to stand up but Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Norling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norling works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Pierre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Norling's guard.
Pierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Pierre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Norling sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pierre.
Norling keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Norling tries to avoid it but Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Norling to the ground. Norling escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pierre has his takedown stuffed
enabling Norling to counter with a crisp jab.
Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Norling tries to sprawl out of it but Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Norling 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.
Pierre misses with a hook.#TD#
Pierre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Norling on his heels. He'll look to pass Norling's guard now, I'm sure.

Norling has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pierre off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T1#
Pierre scores with a sloppy right hand. Norling should have avoided that one.
Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Norling looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Norling enables Pierre to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Norling manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Norling is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Norling can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pierre controls the pace.
Pierre advances to half guard.
Pierre wants to take a breather but Norling is having none of it. #T2#
Norling avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pierre.
Pierre wants to take a breather but Norling is having none of it.
Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Norling is trying to stand.
Pierre is just content to waste time from the top position. Norling takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Norling's head.
Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norling is keeping the position for now.
Pierre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pierre won't allow Norling to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T3#
Pierre with a nice head shot there.
Pierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Norling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
Norling is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Norling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Norling counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Norling shows good takedown defense. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pierre. #T4#
A lull in the action here.
Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Norling to see if he's OK.
Norling is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pierre has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Norling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #ES2#
Norling bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Norling tries to sprawl but Pierre drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nils Norling will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pierre misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Norling is pushing Pierre's head away, looking to escape. Pierre manages to hold on to the position though.
Pierre in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norling can do to turn this around?
Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norling keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norling pushes Pierre away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pierre gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pierre looks up at the clock and then as Norling takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pierre smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pierre trying to control the position but Norling is working away. #T1#
Pierre sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Norling is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Norling is trying to buck Pierre off.
Pierre wants to control but Norling is keeping him busy.
Pierre misses with the ground and pound.
Pierre creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Norling sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pierre tries to score with some ground and pound. Norling controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pierre misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pierre scores with a couple of short elbows.
Norling is not content to let Pierre control the position.
George Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Pierre postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pierre throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pierre misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Norling managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pierre.
Pierre misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Norling is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pierre is controlling him well.
Pierre working the ground and pound.
Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norling keeps working.
Norling takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#T3#
Pierre throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Norling is trying to get back to his feet.
Pierre in side control, throwing shots but Norling defends.
An elbow from Pierre crashes against the mat.
Pierre throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Norling wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pierre throws a strike aimed at the side of Norling's head but Norling avoids it well.
Pierre prevents Norling from escaping the position.
Pierre in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Norling avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pierre.
Pierre slows the pace down.
Nils Norling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norling keeps working.
Pierre lands a few punches from side control.
Norling avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pierre.
Pierre landing strikes.
George Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norling keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Norling is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pierre blocks the strikes from Norling.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pierre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for George Pierre!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for George Pierre!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for George Pierre!

George Pierre wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, Nils Norling stepped up to the mic, saying 'You win lose, you some some.'.

Event: BB 25 - Garbowa vs Tavares
Date: Feb 02, 2022

#R1#
Pierre sizes up Dean with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dean jabbing away but nothing is landing. #TD2#
Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dean sprawls well initially but Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pierre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dean with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pierre slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Pierre has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pierre.
Pierre is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dean reverses the position - he's now on top in Pierre's guard.
Pierre is pulling down on Dean's head to control his posture. #T1#
Pierre has a closed guard, preventing Dean from standing up.
Dean being controlled here momentarily.
Dean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dean wants to stand but Pierre has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Pierre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pierre trying to move into half guard but instead Dean has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Dean wants to stand but Pierre is controlling his posture from full guard. #SU#
Dean stands up from guard. Let's bang! #TD2#
Pierre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Dean wants to get back to his feet.
Pierre is controlling the pace.
Pierre is looking to advance position but Dean won't allow it.
Dean is trying to stand back up but Pierre is controlling him #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pierre keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Dean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pierre on the ground.
Ground and pound from Pierre.
Dean is looking to escape.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dean throws a shot from downtown. Pierre moves away and avoids it.#TD2#
Dean tries to sprawl but Pierre drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pierre content to control rather than advance.
Pierre works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Dean throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Pierre counter with a right hand.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dean momentarily.
Dean misses with a hook
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Dean misses the target.
Dean swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Dean blocks nicely.
Pierre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dean working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
Dean is looking to stand up but Pierre isn't so interested in that idea. #T1#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pierre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Dean as Pierre shoots in.
Dean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brian Dean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dean dodges the punch combination from Pierre.
Dean throws a big shot that misses.
Pierre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD2#
Pierre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dean is trying to defend but Pierre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pierre content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T2#
Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pierre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T3#
Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dean's head.
Pierre is controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dean lands a jab to Pierre's midsection.#TD2#
Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dean looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#T4#
Pierre prevents Dean from escaping the position.
Pierre sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dean is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pierre misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dean regains half guard there - taking advantage of Pierre's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Pierre working Dean over with strikes.
Still in half guard, Pierre seems content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Dean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CUT#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Dean.
Dean misses with a looping right.#TD2#
Pierre closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dean's guard.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dean being controlled here, momentarily.
Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean wants to stand and escape but Pierre is having none of it.
Dean avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pierre connects with a couple of short punches.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pierre throws a right hand that Dean ducks under and follows up with a left that Dean also avoids with ease.
Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dean.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dean enables Pierre to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dean manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Dean wants to stand and escape but Pierre is having none of it.
George Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pierre stands and throws Dean's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dean wants to get back to his feet but Pierre drags him back down.
Pierre controlling the position.
Dean avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pierre.
Pierre working the head with strikes. #T3#
Pierre cracks Dean with a big right hand but Dean just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Dean's face as Pierre controls the position.
Pierre misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Pierre gets a double leg takedown into Dean's guard.
Pierre stops Dean from standing up.
Dean working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
Pierre content to stall in guard here. #T4#
Dean wants to stand and escape but Pierre is having none of it.
Brian Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pierre stands up over Dean, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dean throws a jab but it's blocked by Pierre.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierre! But no joy.
Jab from Dean.
Dean takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Dean misses with a right hand
and Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pierre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight for George Pierre!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for George Pierre!
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight for George Pierre!

George Pierre wins by unanimous decision!

Event: BB 19 - Kong vs Schrute
Date: Jan 01, 2022

#R1#
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Of Skalitz.
Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Of Skalitz slips the punch.
Of Skalitz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Of Skalitz darts in and clinches Pierre up against the cage.
Pierre misses with a body punch.
Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Of Skalitz letting Pierre take a breather here.
Of Skalitz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Of Skalitz wants a takedown.
Of Skalitz tries to score a body lock takedown but Pierre shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Of Skalitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre misses with the head strike. #TD#
Of Skalitz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Of Skalitz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pierre is working Of Skalitz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Of Skalitz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back. #T1#
Pierre has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Of Skalitz is proving hard to escape from. #SU2#
Pierre stands up and waves to Of Skalitz to follow him.
Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Of Skalitz.
Pierre stuffs the takedown.
Henry Of Skalitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Skalitz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pierre misses with a looping left.
Pierre lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.
Pierre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Of Skalitz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Of Skalitz fails to land the takedown.
Pierre misses with a straight right. #T2#
Of Skalitz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Of Skalitz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierre! But no joy.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Of Skalitz staying out of range there.
Of Skalitz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Of Skalitz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Skalitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Of Skalitz misses with a combination
and Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Of Skalitz ducks right into an uppercut from Pierre.
Pierre looks to land a left hand but Of Skalitz moved out of range nicely.#T3#
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Of Skalitz connects with a high kick. #CUT#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Of Skalitz moves away.
Pierre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pierre wants it to stay on the feet.
Of Skalitz shoots in and drives through. Pierre sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by Pierre.
No luck for Of Skalitz with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Pierre finds it's way through Of Skalitz's defenses.
Of Skalitz moves away from the strike by Pierre. #CL#
Of Skalitz gets a clinch.
Of Skalitz is trying to break the clinch but Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Pierre to work. #BC#
Of Skalitz breaks from the clinch. #T4#
Pierre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Of Skalitz wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Of Skalitz slips a jab from Pierre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Skalitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pierre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Of Skalitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Of Skalitz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pierre is fending him off so far but Of Skalitz persists. Nope, Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
Of Skalitz throws a shot from downtown. Pierre moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Pierre releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL#
Of Skalitz has Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Pierre misses with a punch to the body.
Of Skalitz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#TD#
Of Skalitz works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SU#
Of Skalitz gets to his feet. Pierre looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Skalitz.
Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Of Skalitz ducks down to avoid it.
Henry Of Skalitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
Of Skalitz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Of Skalitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
George Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Of Skalitz shoots for a takedown but Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pierre lands a nice shot to the body.
Of Skalitz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Of Skalitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Of Skalitz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Of Skalitz misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Pierre misses the target.
Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Of Skalitz ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
Of Skalitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Of Skalitz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pierre let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Of Skalitz.
Pierre blocks the body kick.
Pierre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Of Skalitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierre cracks a nice hook into Of Skalitz's ribs.
Of Skalitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pierre throws the left hand but Of Skalitz avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Of Skalitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierre.
Of Skalitz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Pierre. Beautiful body shot.
Of Skalitz fails to land the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierre! But no joy.#T2#
Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Skalitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Skalitz slips under a jab from Pierre.
Of Skalitz tries to counter with a takedown but Pierre is quick to defend against it.
Pierre stuffs the takedown.
Pierre throws out a loose jab but Of Skalitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Skalitz doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Pierre counter with a right hand.
Of Skalitz wants to clinch
and Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Of Skalitz fails with an attempt to clinch. #T3#
Pierre cracks Of Skalitz with a good jab.
Pierre jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Of Skalitz swings widly with a right hand
and Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pierre scores with a shot to the body.
Pierre catches Of Skalitz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pierre jabs at Of Skalitz's body.
Of Skalitz shoots in but no luck this time.
Pierre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Of Skalitz in his tracks.
Pierre throws a body shot but no joy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Of Skalitz or perhaps it was just good defense by Pierre, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Of Skalitz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pierre, as that shot connected.
Of Skalitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.#T4#
Of Skalitz ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
Of Skalitz avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Pierre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Of Skalitz shoots in but Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Pierre misses.
Pierre jabs at Of Skalitz's body.
Nice jab there from Pierre.
Pierre blocks a head kick by Of Skalitz.
Pierre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Of Skalitz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Of Skalitz counters with a right hand to the body.
Pierre scores with a jab to the body.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Of Skalitz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
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!#R3#
Pierre scores with a body shot.
Of Skalitz looks to throw a body kick
and Pierre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Of Skalitz thinking.
Pierre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Of Skalitz on the side of the head.
Of Skalitz misses with a takedown
and Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
Pierre connects with a body shot that sends Of Skalitz's belly button to the back.
Of Skalitz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Of Skalitz tries a head kick but it misses.
Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Skalitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Of Skalitz shoots in but Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pierre connects with a single shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Pierre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Of Skalitz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Of Skalitz tries a head kick but it misses.
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Of Skalitz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Of Skalitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Of Skalitz is looking to clinch.
Of Skalitz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Of Skalitz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Of Skalitz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Of Skalitz is looking to clinch but Pierre is avoiding it.
Of Skalitz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Of Skalitz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierre lands a jab.
George Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Pierre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Pierre lands a nice looking body shot.
Of Skalitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierre lands with a shot to the body.
Pierre lands a nice hook to Of Skalitz's body. Of Skalitz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
Pierre with a nice cross.
Pierre misses with a hook. Of Skalitz ducked under it nicely.
Pierre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Of Skalitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierre.
Of Skalitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab. #T3#
Of Skalitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pierre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Pierre jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pierre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pierre lands with a cross.
Of Skalitz fails with the takedown.
Pierre tests Of Skalitz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Of Skalitz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T4#
Pierre stuns Of Skalitz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pierre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Of Skalitz misses with a head kick.
Of Skalitz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pierre to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Skalitz shoots and misses
and Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierre works the jab nicely.#CL#
Of Skalitz gets a clinch.
Of Skalitz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Of Skalitz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Of Skalitz blocks an uppercut.
Pierre stops a takedown attempt from Of Skalitz.
Of Skalitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henry Of Skalitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Of Skalitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pierre.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pierre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for George Pierre!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for George Pierre!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for George Pierre!

George Pierre wins by unanimous decision!

Event: BB 9 - Abner vs King
Date: Nov 06, 2021

#R1#
Chumbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chumbo moves away.
Pierre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chumbo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pierre avoids it really well and circles away.
Pierre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chumbo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pierre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre misses with a hook. Chumbo ducked under it nicely.
Chumbo fails with a takedown attempt.
Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chumbo feinted with a counter takedown.
Pierre lands a jab to the nose.#T1#
Pierre cracks a nice hook into Chumbo's ribs.
Pierre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chumbo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chumbo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Chumbo.
Pierre avoids the body shot from Chumbo.
Pierre lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, jab by Pierre - just one landing.
Pierre throws the left hand but Chumbo avoids the punch easily.
Pierre cracks Chumbo with a good jab.
Chumbo ducks right into an uppercut from Pierre.
Pierre takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Pierre. No joy for Chumbo on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Chumbo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chumbo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pierre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pierre swings for the body but Chumbo moves out of range. #T2#
Pierre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A left lands for Pierre.
Chumbo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chumbo.
A little jabbing left from Pierre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pierre misses with a hook. Chumbo ducked under it nicely.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chief Chumbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chumbo scores with a jab. Pierre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chumbo dodges the punch combination from Pierre.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Chumbo moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chumbo is defended easily by Pierre.
Chumbo staying out of range there.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Chumbo fails with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Pierre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Pierre misses.
Chumbo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pierre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chumbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierre.
Chumbo shoots in for a takedown but Pierre shows good takedown defense.
Pierre slips under a jab.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Chumbo saw that one coming.
Chumbo shoots in but Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chumbo throws a hook to the side of Pierre's head but Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chumbo with a poor takedown
and Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Chumbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chumbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4##KD2#
Pierre lands a left and a right that send Chumbo crashing to the mat, dazed. Pierre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Chumbo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chumbo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Chumbo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chumbo misses with a straight left. #TD#
Chumbo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pierre to the mat! Pierre manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chumbo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pierre 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#
It looks like Pierre is going to stand back up.
Chumbo seems to have got his legs back now.
Pierre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pierre controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chumbo wants to control but Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chumbo is defended easily by Pierre.
Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierre looks to land a combination. Chumbo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pierre throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pierre misses the body punch #TD#
and Chumbo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pierre tries to get to full guard but Chumbo has control of the leg.
Chumbo working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierre keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Pierre gets full guard.
Chumbo stopping the sweep attempt from Pierre.
Chumbo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chumbo being controlled here momentarily. #T1#
Pierre wants to sweep here but Chumbo controlling him for the moment.
Chumbo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chumbo is one step ahead there.
Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chumbo trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom.
Chumbo preventing the sweep.
Chumbo is in close to Pierre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pierre 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.
Chumbo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T2#
Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Chumbo is proving a slippery customer.
Chumbo 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.
Pierre has momentary wrist control but Chumbo slips an elbow through the middle.
Pierre has momentary wrist control but Chumbo slips an elbow through the middle.
Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pierre is trying to control the position but Chumbo postures up.
Chumbo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pierre has control of Chumbo's left arm, preventing Chumbo from doing any damage.
Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chumbo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Pierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chumbo throws a big right hand that misses.
Pierre is controlling Chumbo's posture.
Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T3#
Chumbo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chumbo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chumbo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Chumbo is proving a slippery customer.
Pierre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chumbo is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierre has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pierre holds on and takes a little breather.
Chumbo slips nicely into half guard.
Chief Chumbo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chumbo prevents Pierre from improving his position.
Pierre makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pierre.
Chumbo is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierre has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chumbo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T4#
Chumbo throws a big right hand that misses.
Chumbo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chumbo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chumbo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pierre pulls Chumbo in close to his closed guard and prevents Chumbo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pierre 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.
Pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chumbo manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Chumbo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pierre's guard. #REVR#
Pierre has Chumbo pulled in close to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chief Chumbo dominated that second round.
That's time! Chumbo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Chumbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
Pierre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chumbo to score with a decent uppercut.
Pierre misses with a body punch #TD#
and Chumbo counters with a shoot takedown. Pierre fights it but they end up in guard.
Pierre working a defensive guard here.
Chumbo scoring with some ground and pound.
Chumbo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pierre controls Chumbo momentarily but Chumbo frees himself.
Chumbo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chumbo wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
Pierre wants to sweep here but Chumbo controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pierre lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Pierre is looking to stand up but Chumbo won't let him. #T1#
Pierre throws a strike but Chumbo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Chumbo preventing the sweep.
Chumbo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chumbo is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierre has wrist control.
Pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chumbo manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pierre wants to get up but he can't break Chumbo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chumbo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Chumbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
George Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Pierre wants to control from the top but Chumbo keeps moving.
Pierre is looking to stand up but Chumbo won't let him.
Well,Chumbo is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Pierre is fighting to break Chumbo's control of his arms but Chumbo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chumbo wants to sweep here but Pierre controlling him for the moment.
Chumbo is working hard here to advance position.
Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pierre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pierre wanted to stand there but Chumbo had control of the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Chumbo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pierre swivels and escapes.
Chumbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chumbo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pierre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chumbo thinking.
Chumbo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chumbo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pierre doesn't seem bothered though.
Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Chumbo slips the punch.
Chumbo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pierre sprawls and moves away.
Chumbo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chumbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.
Pierre slips a jab from Chumbo.
Chumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierre.
Chumbo throws a hook but Pierre avoids it easily.#TD#
Chumbo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pierre was covering up waiting for the punch and Chumbo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chumbo's guard. #REVB##T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB#
Pierre throws a sloppy strike and Chumbo has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Pierre is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Chumbo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chief Chumbo!

Event: BLAZE FIGHT NIGHT 5
Date: Sep 22, 2021

#R1#
Adefemi slips under a jab.
Adefemi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adefemi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adefemi misses with the combination.
Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Adefemi counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Pierre has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Adefemi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pierre misses with a hook. Adefemi ducked under it nicely.
Adefemi scores with the left hand. Pierre knows he should have avoided that one. #KD#
Adefemi lands a big head kick that sends Pierre tumbling to the mat! Adefemi takes a step backwards and waves Pierre back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Pierre is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adefemi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Adefemi finish him?
Pierre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CUT#That has opened up George Pierre's cut even more.
Pierre gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Adefemi gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Pierre 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 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Adefemi!

Event: BLAZE FIGHT NIGHT 4
Date: Aug 22, 2021

#R1#
A punch lands to the side of Pierre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ariitaia's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ariitaia's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ariitaia, as that shot connected.
Ariitaia scores with a jab to the body.
Ariitaia slips a straight right by Pierre.
Ariitaia stuns Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ariitaia punishes Pierre's body with a nice straight punch.
Pierre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ariitaia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pierre takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Ariitaia moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Pierre.
Gordon Ariitaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ariitaia slips a jab and a cross from Pierre.
Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Ariitaia, looking for a takedown. Pierre pushes Ariitaia against the cage but Ariitaia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ariitaia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pierre moves away from the strike by Ariitaia.
Ariitaia slips under a jab.
It seemed like Ariitaia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Pierre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ariitaia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ariitaia.
Pierre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ariitaia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pierre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Ariitaia walks into a straight right hand from Pierre.
A big left from Ariitaia misses. #TD#
Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Ariitaia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ariitaia is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pierre with a nice head shot there.
Ariitaia is trying to control the position but Pierre postures up.
Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Pierre postures up in Ariitaia's guard and throws a big left but Ariitaia blocks it.
Ariitaia wants to sweep but no luck.
Ariitaia keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ariitaia being controlled here, momentarily. #T2#
Ariitaia has his hands on Pierre's head, controlling the position.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pierre stands up over Ariitaia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Ariitaia keeps moving.
Pierre wants to pass the guard but Ariitaia is keeping the position.
Pierre is fighting to break Ariitaia's control of his arms but Ariitaia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ariitaia wants to stand but Pierre is controlling the position.
Ariitaia managing to control the position.
Pierre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pierre preventing the sweep. #T3#
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Ariitaia blocks nicely.
Pierre preventing the sweep.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Ariitaia blocks nicely.
Ariitaia wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ariitaia can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pierre trying to control but Ariitaia is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ariitaia looking for a sweep. Not yet Ariitaia, not yet.
Ariitaia keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Ariitaia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ariitaia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ariitaia is trying to control the position but Pierre postures up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ariitaia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ariitaia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierre.
Ariitaia raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#T4#
Ariitaia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ariitaia throws a lazy right hand but Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Ariitaia. Beautiful body shot.
Pierre throws a body punch but Ariitaia moves out of range.
Ariitaia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierre manages to avoid it.
Ariitaia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ariitaia throws a right hand that misses
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Ariitaia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ariitaia lands a jab.
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!
Ariitaia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierre is looking to counter punch.
Ariitaia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ariitaia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pierre on the side of the head.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Ariitaia moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Ariitaia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Pierre misses.
Ariitaia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pierre doesn't seem bothered though.
Ariitaia throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gordon Ariitaia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Ariitaia cracks Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ariitaia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ariitaia cracks a nice hook into Pierre's ribs.
Ariitaia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pierre.
Ariitaia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ariitaia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pierre throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ariitaia. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierre slips a jab from Ariitaia.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Ariitaia moves away and avoids it.
Ariitaia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Pierre misses.
Ariitaia lands with a hook. Pierre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pierre misses with a hook. Ariitaia ducked under it nicely.
Pierre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Ariitaia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ariitaia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ariitaia lands with a nice body punch.
Pierre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ariitaia in his tracks.
Ariitaia misses with a right hand
and Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Ariitaia moves out of range of the strikes.
Pierre throws a hook to the side of Ariitaia's head but Ariitaia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ariitaia takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Ariitaia works Pierre's body with a nice hook.
Pierre throws a body shot but no joy.
Ariitaia misses with a looping right.
Ariitaia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ariitaia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ariitaia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Ariitaia - just one landing. #CUT2#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Ariitaia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Pierre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ariitaia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Ariitaia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ariitaia lands a nice shot to the body.
Ariitaia misses with an uppercut. #T2#
Ariitaia staying out of range there.
Ariitaia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pierre is out of range and Ariitaia settles back down.
Ariitaia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pierre rather than just go for the knockout.
Pierre slips a jab from Ariitaia.
Pierre misses with a looping left.
Pierre connects with a body shot that sends Ariitaia's belly button to the back.
Pierre slips a straight right by Ariitaia.
Pierre is looking to counter punch.#TD#
Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Ariitaia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pierre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ariitaia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ariitaia taking punishment in the form of punches. #ROC#Ariitaia is rocked!
Pierre lands a nice forearm strike.
Ariitaia is still in real trouble! Can Pierre finish him?
Pierre in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pierre lands a strong strike to the head of Ariitaia. That's dazed him! Pierre looking to finish here. Ariitaia is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Pierre lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Pierre!

Event: WCF 83: Corona vs Bendetti
Date: Jul 30, 2021

#R1##TD2#
Pierre gets a double leg takedown into McGee's guard.
Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but McGee is retaining full guard. #SUB#
McGee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McGee keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
Pierre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McGee keeping full guard, as Pierre tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
McGee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB#
McGee has his foot on Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
Pierre is stalling in the full guard.
Pierre landing some decent shots from guard. #T1#
Pierre pushes down on McGee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McGee is staying active underneath Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pierre is just content to waste time from the top position. McGee takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McGee wants to sweep here but Pierre controlling him for the moment.
Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
McGee working for a triangle but Pierre defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
McGee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T2#
Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pierre passes into half guard.
Pierre working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
McGee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pierre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pierre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pierre is nestled in close to McGee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#ROC2#McGee is rocked!
Pierre lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt McGee quite badly. McGee pulls Pierre in close trying to recover. Pierre postures up and lands two really hard shots that put McGee on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but McGee doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Pierre!

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