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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
Mack 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.
Mack lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St Pierre scores with a nice right hand.
St Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Mack ducks down to avoid it.
Mack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mack tries to clinch up but St Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mack swivels and escapes.
St Pierre misses the body punch
and Mack makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mack throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre misses with a right hand
and Mack makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
St Pierre scores with a jab. Mack acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mack lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
Mack misses with a straight right.
St Pierre misses with a hook
and Mack counters with a head kick. That will keep St Pierre thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Mack moves out of range.
St Pierre looks to land a right hand but Mack moved out of range.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Pierre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mack throws a poor cross that misses
and St Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alex Mack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mack scores with a nice right hand.
Mack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Pierre's calf.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mack counters with a good low kick that St Pierre was not able to check.
Alex Mack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank St Pierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Mack moves out of range.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mack counters with a right hand to the body.
Mack swinging wildly here.
St Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Mack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Pierre checks a leg kick.
Mack tries to score with a low kick but St Pierre moves his leg out of the way.
Mack misses with a straight right.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mack counters with a low kick, right behind St Pierre 's knee.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Mack counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Mack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Pierre misses with a hook
and Mack counters with a stiff right hand.
St Pierre moves forwards but Mack connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
enabling Mack to counter with a crisp jab.
St 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.
Mack tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mack is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for St Pierre.
A head kick by Mack misses
and St Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
Mack is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
St Pierre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mack.
Mack lands a head kick. St Pierre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
St Pierre scores with a nice strike.
Mack scoring well with a low kick there.
St Pierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mack napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mack has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mack is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on St Pierre's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
St Pierre is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mack doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St Pierre.
St Pierre is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mack has managed to free his arm - good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre is trying to work for a kimura but Mack is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Mack 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.
St Pierre checks a low kick from Mack.
St Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Mack to counter with a crisp jab.
St Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Pierre cracks Mack with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre misses with a right hand
and Mack counters with a left to the body.
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mack counters with a low kick, right behind St Pierre 's knee.
Mack throws a hook to the side of St Pierre's head but St Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Mack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mack lands a nice looking body kick.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alex Mack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank St Pierre.
Mack just misses with a punch to the body.
Mack moves forwards but St Pierre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St Pierre misses with a takedown
and Mack counters with an inside leg kick.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Mack misses the jab.
St Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
Frank St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mack pushes St Pierre away with a front kick.
St Pierre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alex Mack is winning the standup battle so far.
St Pierre misses with a double jab.
St Pierre pushes Mack up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Mack.
Mack has a couple of punches blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierre.
A right handed body shot lands from Mack.
Mack lands a left hand.
Mack lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mack throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mack lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mack.
A short left from Mack.
Mack presses St Pierre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mack lands a shoulder strike.
Mack lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierre.
Mack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mack misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Mack.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mack is working St Pierre over against the cage.
Mack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mack lands a body shot in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mack.
Mack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by St Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Mack.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mack.
Mack throws a head punch that misses.
Mack content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mack for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Mack gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack is trying to maintain a safe position but St Pierre gets an underhook and turns Mack into the cage.
St Pierre blocks a body shot from Mack.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mack misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Mack dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A slow jab from St Pierre misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from St Pierre.
St Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Mack slips the punch.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mack as he jumps to the side.
Mack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Pierre.
Mack moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack throws a low kick but St Pierre avoids it.
St Pierre misses with a right hand
and Mack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mack takes one on the button.
Mack keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Pierre checks a leg kick.
Mack throws the kick towards the body but St Pierre avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St Pierre is defended easily by Mack.
Mack misses with a hook to the body
and St Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Pierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mack avoids it really well and circles away.
Alex Mack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a hook.
Mack throws a nice outside leg kick.
St Pierre moves forwards but Mack connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a swing at Mack's ribcage but misses.
Mack misses with a low kick.
Mack misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Pierre throws the left hand but Mack avoids the punch easily.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Mack circles away easily
and Mack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alex Mack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mack is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mack moves out of range as St Pierre strikes.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mack.
St Pierre throws a lazy uppercut
and Mack makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mack misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Pierre throws a right hand that misses
and Mack counters with a nice body shot.
Mack doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
Mack misses with a body kick.
Mack throws a lazy head kick
and St Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
Mack misses with a kick to the body.
Mack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St Pierre swings for the body but Mack moves out of range.
Mack wants to clinch.
Nice shot by Mack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mack looks to land a body kick but St Pierre moved away.
Mack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mack misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mack lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Mack wants to clinch.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Mack sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Frank St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mack as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Mack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mack, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Mack!
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