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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Maritato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Maritato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maritato's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Maritato duly obliges.
It looks like Dave St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown.
Maritato misses with the combination.
Maritato lands a right hook to the body.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maritato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice combo by Maritato! Oh, that's hurt him - St Pierre falls to the canvas and Maritato follows him into side control.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Maritato working the ground and pound from side control.
St Pierre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maritato decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Maritato steps into range and cracks St Pierre with a monster punch that buckles his knees! St Pierre flops backwards and Maritato dives into his guard looking to finish!
Maritato keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of St Pierre's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maritato's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maritato wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Maritato throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maritato lands a couple of elbows.
Maritato 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.
St Pierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maritato defends it easily.
Maritato knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
Maritato avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maritato gets to his feet. St Pierre looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maritato scores with a crisp jab that stopped St Pierre in his tracks.
Maritato scores with a hook to the body. St Pierre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maritato lands a jab to St Pierre's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maritato closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maritato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maritato lands with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Maritato.
Maritato cracks St Pierre with a good jab.
Dave St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maritato counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Pierre thinking.
Maritato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maritato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maritato counters with a series of strikes. St Pierre will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maritato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Maritato moves out of range easily.
Maritato throws a good cross that connects.
St Pierre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St Pierre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maritato drops St Pierre with a nice combination! Maritato dives into St Pierre's guard, looking to finish!
That has opened up Dave St Pierre's cut even more.
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!
Maritato wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
St Pierre throws his legs up looking for a submission but Maritato uses it to pass to side control.
Maritato grinds an elbow into St Pierre's temple.
Maritato lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Maritato scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maritato scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maritato is nestled in close to St Pierre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St Pierre wants to control but Maritato is keeping busy.
St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maritato looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St Pierre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maritato stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Maritato punishes St Pierre's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Maritato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave St Pierre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Maritato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maritato thuds a left hand into St Pierre's body.
Steven Maritato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maritato lands with an overhand left.
St Pierre fails with the takedown
and Maritato counters with a stiff right hand.
Maritato works St Pierre's body with a nice hook.
Maritato lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre walks into a jab.
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Maritato.
St Pierre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maritato misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Maritato counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Maritato.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maritato scores with a shot to the body.
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maritato.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maritato counters with a straight right hand.
Steven Maritato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave St Pierre.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Maritato counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maritato lands a lovely overhand right.
Maritato throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Maritato counter with a right hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Maritato here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Maritato clobbers St Pierre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steven Maritato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maritato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maritato scores with a one two! St Pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maritato throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
Maritato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Pierre's head backwards.
No joy there for Maritato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre is trying desperately to land a takedown but Maritato is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for St Pierre.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maritato counters with a three punch combo that has St Pierre backing up. St Pierre nods at Maritato to acknowledge the strikes.
St Pierre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Maritato counters with a three punch combo that has St Pierre backing up. St Pierre nods at Maritato to acknowledge the strikes.
Maritato scores with a shot to the body.
Maritato lunges at St Pierre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St Pierre's hand.
St Pierre throws a combination that misses
and Maritato counters with a three punch combo that has St Pierre backing up. St Pierre nods at Maritato to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maritato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A cross from Maritato lands.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maritato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Pierre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steven Maritato is winning the standup battle so far.
St Pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maritato.
Maritato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maritato with a hook.
Maritato connects with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maritato.
The crowd cheers as Maritato lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Pierre doesn't seem phased though.
A punch combination from Maritato misses.
Maritato is working the combinations to good effect here.
St Pierre missing with a left hand there. Maritato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maritato connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maritato lands with a straight right. St Pierre didn't see that one coming.
Nice body punch from Maritato.
Maritato scores with a jab.
St Pierre ducks right into an uppercut from Maritato.
Maritato tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maritato lands a nice shot that snaps St Pierre's head back.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maritato counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maritato.
Maritato fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Maritato dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave St 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!
Nice shot by Maritato.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Maritato counters with a left and a right that stings St Pierre.
Maritato works St Pierre's body with a nice hook.
Maritato lands a jab to the head.
Maritato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Pierre can do to turn this around?
Maritato works St Pierre's body with a nice hook.
Maritato fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maritato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maritato throws a combination. St Pierre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maritato lands a jab to St Pierre's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maritato scores with a crisp jab that stopped St Pierre in his tracks.
Maritato throws a combination. St Pierre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maritato misses with a few strikes there.
Maritato fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maritato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maritato throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maritato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Maritato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maritato connects with a body shot.
Maritato cracks a nice hook into St Pierre's ribs.
Maritato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maritato dips to his left and cracks St Pierre with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maritato lands with a nice combination. St Pierre backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre throws a combination that misses
and Maritato counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Pierre thinking.
Danga de danga de dang - Maritato scores with a four punch combination!
St Pierre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Maritato there.
Maritato fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches St Pierre on the side of the head.
Maritato looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well.
St Pierre tries to clinch
and Maritato counters with a nice body shot.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Maritato counters with a right hand to the body.
Steven Maritato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave St Pierre.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Maritato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St Pierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maritato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maritato lands a jab to St Pierre's midsection.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Maritato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maritato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maritato stalks St Pierre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into St Pierre's face. St Pierre staggers backwards, shaken.
Maritato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St Pierre ducks right into an uppercut from Maritato.
St Pierre throws a combination that misses
and Maritato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maritato cracks St Pierre with a good jab.
St Pierre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maritato scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
St Pierre looks to land a right hand but Maritato moved out of range.
St Pierre misses with a combination
and Maritato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Pierre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
St Pierre misses with a jab to the body
and Maritato counters with a left to the body.
Maritato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maritato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dave St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Maritato to counter with a crisp jab.
Steven Maritato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maritato works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Maritato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maritato 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:24
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:24
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Maritato!
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