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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeShaun Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williamson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vimZj8HW0Kg kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, DeShaun Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Williamson.
Williamson stuffs the takedown.
Williamson shoots in looking for a takedown. St Pierre tries to sprawl out of it but Williamson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Pierre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williamson trying to stand up but can't free himself from St Pierre's guard.
Williamson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Williamson stays in close to St Pierre's body and controls the position.
Williamson wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Williamson passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to stand back up but Williamson is controlling him
Williamson prevents St Pierre from improving his position.
Williamson is trying to control. St Pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like Williamson is going to stand back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williamson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williamson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre is looking to improve his position but Williamson isn't that keen on the idea.
Williamson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.
Williamson looks gassed!
Williamson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
St Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Williamson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is working to get back to half guard.
St Pierre is working hard here to advance position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Williamson has eaten all the pies!
Williamson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.
St Pierre tries to lock up and control but Williamson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
St Pierre gets back to half guard.
St Pierre regains full guard. Nicely done.
St Pierre scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson tries to score a power double leg takedown but St Pierre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williamson somewhat.
Williamson is looking to clinch.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Williamson counters with a single leg into guard. St Pierre didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Williamson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Pierre is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Williamson can't fight it off and eventually St Pierre manages to take the fight to the floor. Williamson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Williamson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeShaun Williamson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St Pierre scores a takedown into full mount!
Williamson is looking to get to half guard.
Williamson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
St Pierre has the hooks in. Williamson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williamson trying to control the hands but St Pierre won't let him.
St Pierre lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson is covering up but some of the strikes from St Pierre are getting through and doing damage.
St Pierre is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Williamson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Williamson for a finish.
St Pierre connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Williamson to escape the position.
St Pierre controls the position.
St Pierre is looking to control Williamson but Williamson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Williamson is defending well though. St Pierre let's go of the attempt for now.
St Pierre has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
A bit of a pause in the action here. St Pierre controlling the positon.
Williamson trying to control the position but St Pierre manages to sink in the hooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tightening his grip on Williamson, looking for the choke.
Williamson wants to control his opponent's hands but St Pierre gets his hands free.
Williamson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but St Pierre is staying active.
Williamson tries to roll but St Pierre sticks to his back.
Matt St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre controls the action.
St Pierre has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a shot to the body.
Williamson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
St Pierre struggling to keep hold of the position.
St Pierre has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Williamson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williamson is keeping busy.
St Pierre lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Williamson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt St Pierre dominated that second round.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Williamson swinging wildly here.
A head kick from St Pierre lands but Williamson takes it in his stride.
Williamson drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Pierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St Pierre has Williamson pulled in close to control his posture.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williamson trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williamson's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre stands up from Williamson's guard - St Pierre perhaps looking for a knockout.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williamson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williamson shoots in and bounces St Pierre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Williamson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Pierre's guard.
Williamson stops St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is looking to advance position but St Pierre won't allow it.
St Pierre is pressing down on Williamson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Williamson trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williamson's guard.
St Pierre trying to control but Williamson is working from the bottom.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williamson is trying to keep St Pierre in close.
Williamson wants to sweep but no luck.
Williamson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Williamson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williamson shoots and misses
and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Williamson fights it but they end up in guard.
Williamson looking for a guillotine here but St Pierre defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
Williamson looking to control but St Pierre passes into half guard.
St Pierre content to control rather than advance.
St Pierre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt St Pierre!
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pop
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