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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Stone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Stone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
St Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from St Pierre.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Stone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stone throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
Stone leaves St Pierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marcus Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stone. That's going to slow St Pierre down.
Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Stone.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stone stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stone counters with a left and a right that stings St Pierre.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Stone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
Mark St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with the combination.
Marcus Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
St Pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stone looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
Stone controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre is working Stone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St Pierre connects with a couple of short punches.
Stone wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Pierre drops back looking for a leg! Stone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stone manages to kick St Pierre off! St Pierre jumps back into Stone's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St Pierre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St Pierre postures up in Stone's guard and throws a big left but Stone blocks it.
St Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre drops back looking for a leg! Stone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stone manages to kick St Pierre off! St Pierre jumps back into Stone's guard.
St Pierre stands up over Stone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with a nice head shot there.
St Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St Pierre 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 thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark St Pierre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St Pierre gets a takedown into 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 is working for a kimura but Stone is defending it quite comfortably.
St Pierre seems to be working for a kimura but Stone defends the submission attempt.
Stone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
St Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St Pierre postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stone is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of St Pierre, into his guard.
Stone wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stone defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone is looking to work some ground and pound but St Pierre has wrist control.
Stone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
St Pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stone defends well.
St Pierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stone defends it easily.
St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stone chips away with some ground and pound.
Stone tries to stand but St Pierre is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Stone tries to pass.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stone postures up in St Pierre's guard and throws a big left but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stone postures up in St Pierre's guard and throws a big left but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Stone defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stone wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
St Pierre has his foot on Stone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stone works his way back into a safe position though.
Stone scoring with some ground and pound.
St Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but St Pierre is tightening it up a little... Stone has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Stone reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Stone taps out! Nice BJJ there by St Pierre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mark St Pierre!
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RATING
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