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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between De Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BJ St Pierre will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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285 lbs
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, De Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, BJ St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Bo.
St Pierre cracks Bo with an uppercut from hell and Bo crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of St Pierre's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Bo is rocked!
It looks like De Bo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of St Pierre, into his guard.
Oh Bo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bo trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Bo postures up.
Bo seems to have got his legs back now.
Bo really is a fat lump.
St Pierre trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bo wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Bo is stalling in the full guard.
St Pierre tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Bo defends easily.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bo shoots in and drives through. St Pierre sprawls well.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre lands with an overhand left.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.
St Pierre is trying to break the clinch but Bo has him pressed against the cage.
St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a hook. Bo ducked under it nicely.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bo is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre lands a big shot that drops Bo! Can he finish him?
Bo is rocked!
De Bo's cut is getting worse.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Bo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Bo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierre forces his way into half guard.
Bo seems to have got his legs back now.
St Pierre is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bo has managed to free his arm - good work.
St Pierre 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bo is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo actively working from the bottom here.
Bo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Pierre.
Bo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Pierre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Pierre's back!
Bo tries to keep control of the position but St Pierre is staying busy.
Bo biding his time, looking for the opening.
Bo is not going to allow St Pierre to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bo doesn't have the hooks in and St Pierre manages to turn into his guard.
St Pierre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bo dives on top into guard.
Bo trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bo wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bo preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on De Bo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
St Pierre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bo is out of range and St Pierre settles back down.
Bo is looking to clinch.
Bo throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice combo by St Pierre! Oh, that's hurt him - Bo falls to the canvas and St Pierre follows him into side control.
De Bo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
St Pierre is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bo looks calm but he's in trouble here. St Pierre gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! St Pierre lets go of the hold and Bo can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). BJ St Pierre!
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hype
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