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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
St Pierre checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
St Pierre is trying to improve his position.
St Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Johnson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
St Pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. St Pierre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but St Pierre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but St Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Pierre checks a low kick from Johnson.
St Pierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson tries to clinch up but St Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Pierre as he avoids it easily.
Dan St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Johnson.
Johnson looks for a takedown but St Pierre sprawls well.
St Pierre feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Pierre postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson kicks St Pierre off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and St Pierre counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson looks gassed!
St Pierre tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
St Pierre throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
St Pierre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
St Pierre throws a strike aimed at the side of Johnson's head but Johnson avoids it well.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
St Pierre throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
St Pierre lands a nice forearm strike.
St Pierre looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johnson is avoiding damage well.
Johnson is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
St Pierre wants to control for a moment but Johnson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan St Pierre 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.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson tries for a takedown but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dan St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Johnson.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
St Pierre lands a jab-cross combination.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from St Pierre does it's job there.
St Pierre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
St Pierre stalling.
Dan St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
St Pierre trying to advance position but Johnson counters by regaining guard.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierre is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre connects with a couple of short punches.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Pierre's guard.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson stays in close to St Pierre's body and controls the position.
St Pierre is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
St Pierre is looking for a triangle here but Johnson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
St Pierre tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused St Pierre some visible discomfort.
Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
St Pierre tries to improve position but can't.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings around for an armbar but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Johnson's guard.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan St Pierre dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
St Pierre lands a head shot.
Nice jab there from St Pierre.
St Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St Pierre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and St Pierre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but St Pierre sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson moves forwards but St Pierre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
St Pierre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Pierre lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but St Pierre is controlling him
St Pierre is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from St Pierre.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
St Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Pierre stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St Pierre lands a nice short elbow.
St Pierre throws a strike but Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
St Pierre throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
St Pierre trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but St Pierre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but St Pierre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St Pierre tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
St Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, St Pierre has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bryan Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and St Pierre defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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