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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Malandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malandro has chosen Whatever you like as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Malandro!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malandro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Malandro misses.
A combination from Malandro does no damage.
Sergio Malandro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Malandro moves out of range.
Malandro misses with a double jab.
Malandro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malandro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Malandro blocks nicely.
St 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.
Malandro is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
St Pierre being controlled here momentarily.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
St Pierre postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Malandro scores with a one two! St Pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Malandro looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Malandro.
Malandro lands with a right hand.
Malandro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Malandro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No joy there for Malandro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malandro moves out of range of the body kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut.
Malandro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Malandro throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Malandro connects with a crisp jab.
Malandro moves out of range of the strikes.
Malandro tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malandro is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
St Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Malandro.
St Pierre tries to bum rush Malandro with a series of wild strikes but Malandro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malandro lands a jab to St Pierre's midsection.
St Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St Pierre works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
St Pierre postures up in Malandro's guard and throws a big left but Malandro blocks it.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre advances position into side control!
St Pierre tries for a kimura but Malandro is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Malandro has escaped the position, nice work there.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
St Pierre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Malandro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malandro taking punishment in the form of punches.
Malandro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but St Pierre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Malandro is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
St Pierre working away.
St Pierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Malandro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Malandro regains half guard.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Malandro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but St Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots.
St Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Malandro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St Pierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Malandro trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malandro is trying to stand back up but St Pierre is controlling him
Malandro flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Malandro wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Malandro misses with a wild combination.
St Pierre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sergio Malandro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malandro misses with a head kick.
Malandro stuns St Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Pierre drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Malandro tries to improve position but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Malandro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
St Pierre stands up and beckons Malandro to his feet.
Malandro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malandro swinging wilding here.
St Pierre looks to land a combination but Malandro avoids it well.
Malandro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Malandro.
Malandro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malandro misses with a series of wild punches.
Malandro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malandro tries to clinch up
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre 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.
Malandro has momentary wrist control but St Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
St Pierre drops back looking for a leg! Malandro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Malandro manages to kick St Pierre off! St Pierre jumps back into Malandro's guard.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Malandro trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Malandro has a closed guard, preventing St Pierre from standing up.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Malandro is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
St Pierre prevents Malandro from getting back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
St Pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Malandro wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
St Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Malandro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Malandro is looking to control St Pierre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Malandro avoid being mounted?
St Pierre stops Malandro from getting back to his feet.
St Pierre throwing shots but Malandro is blocking nicely.
Malandro trying to control here.
Malandro blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Malandro is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Malandro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malandro throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Malandro scores with a three punch combo!
Malandro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Pierre's calf.
St Pierre throws and low kick but Malandro moves out of range easily.
Malandro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.
Danga de danga de dang - Malandro scores with a four punch combination!
St Pierre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Malandro avoids the body shot from St Pierre.
Malandro misses with the combination.
Malandro throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
Malandro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Malandro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Malandro moves out of range.
Malandro throws a shot from downtown. St Pierre moves away and avoids it.
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malandro looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
St Pierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Malandro keeping control of the position.
Malandro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
St Pierre seems to be working for a kimura but Malandro defends the submission attempt.
St Pierre is trying for a kimura here. Malandro looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! St Pierre wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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