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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipe Emiliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Emiliano has chosen Era - Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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269 lbs
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242 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Filipe Emiliano!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emiliano throws out a leg kick but Fox moves out of range and Emiliano only half commits.
Fox stuffs the takedown attempt from Emiliano. Emiliano gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Emiliano.
Fox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Fox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fox.
Emiliano scores a takedown into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox is desperately trying to improve his position but Emiliano has a good base and remains in mount.
Fox is squirming around, avoiding Emiliano's attempts to control the action.
Fox is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fox wants to try and get back to his feet.
Emiliano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fox is breathing heavily.
Emiliano with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Emiliano has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fox's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emiliano get's back to his feet.
A lazy left from Emiliano finds it's target.
Emiliano moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emiliano lands with a light punch inside.
Emiliano is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fox pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fox wants a takedown.
Emiliano jumps into guard, dragging Fox to the mat.
Emiliano looking for a sweep. Not yet Emiliano, not yet.
Emiliano is looking for a triangle but Fox pushes his legs off easily.
Emiliano is looking for a triangle but Fox pushes his legs off easily.
Fox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Emiliano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emiliano has his foot on Fox's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fox works his way back into a safe position though.
Fox has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Emiliano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fox wants to control from the top but Emiliano keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emiliano working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fox has passed into half guard!
Fox is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Emiliano sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Emiliano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Emiliano trying to hold on to Fox's head to control him but Fox postures up.
Emiliano is defending against the submission attempts here by Fox.
Emiliano is looking to control Fox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emiliano avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emiliano makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emiliano defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Fox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emiliano instigates a clinch.
Emiliano pulls guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox prevents Emiliano from getting back to his feet.
Emiliano pushes Fox off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Fox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Emiliano as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filipe Emiliano 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.
Fox with a poor takedown
enabling Emiliano to counter with a crisp jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Emiliano. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Emiliano throws a nice looking combination but Fox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fox tries to score a power double leg takedown but Emiliano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fox somewhat.
Emiliano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fox stuffs the takedown.
Fox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emiliano.
Fox closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Emiliano quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emiliano wants to get back to his feet.
Filipe Emiliano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emiliano actively working from the bottom here.
Emiliano is looking for a sweep. Fox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emiliano is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Emiliano still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Emiliano has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Emiliano wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fox, who protects the arm well.
Fox is working to avoid the ground and pound but Emiliano connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox pushes Emiliano away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Emiliano gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Emiliano looks up at the clock and then as Fox takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Emiliano smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emiliano looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Emiliano trying to control the action but Fox is working from the bottom.
Emiliano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fox is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emiliano is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fox knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Emiliano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Emiliano has hold of Fox's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Fox seems comfortable defending it but Emiliano has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Fox is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Fox is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Emiliano couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Filipe Emiliano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Nagiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tham Boon Yodsuwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagiev comes to the cage accompanied by Dmitry Nagiev - All I Promised. Yodsuwan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: LL Cool J - Mama' Said Knock You Out. Dmitry Nagiev had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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165 lbs
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dmitry Nagiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tham Boon Yodsuwan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yodsuwan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nagiev defends it nicely.
Nagiev takes a swing at Yodsuwan's ribcage but misses.
Nagiev slaps away a takedown attempt from Yodsuwan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nagiev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yodsuwan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nagiev won't be happy with that.
Nagiev is pushing Yodsuwan's head away, looking to escape. Yodsuwan manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan stands up.
Nagiev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tham Boon Yodsuwan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yodsuwan.
Dmitry Nagiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tham Boon Yodsuwan.
Nagiev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yodsuwan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nagiev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yodsuwan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nagiev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yodsuwan drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yodsuwan stands up from Nagiev's guard - Yodsuwan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nagiev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yodsuwan circles away quickly and effectively.
Nagiev ducks under a wild hook from Yodsuwan.
Dmitry Nagiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagiev swinging wildly here.
Nagiev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yodsuwan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev misses with a wild combination.
Yodsuwan shoots in and drives through. Nagiev sprawls well.
Nagiev lands with a nice combination. Yodsuwan backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Tham Boon Yodsuwan has been cut.
A head kick misses from Nagiev.
Yodsuwan shoots and misses
and Nagiev counters with a flying knee that drops Yodsuwan! Nagiev dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Nagiev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Lebaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon comes to the cage accompanied by The Clash - I Fought The Law. Lebaron has chosen Lonely Island (Ft. Akon) - I Just Had Sex as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Lebaron!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebaron tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dixon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lebaron throws a head punch that misses.
Lebaron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lebaron.
Lebaron manages to break the clinch.
Dixon slips a jab from Lebaron.
Lebaron throws a right hand that misses
and Dixon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dixon lands a two punch combo.
Lebaron looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dixon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lebaron's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dixon stops Lebaron from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lebaron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dixon gets to his feet - Lebaron follows without any prompting.
Dixon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dixon moves into range and clinches up with Lebaron.
Lebaron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lebaron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lebaron throws a poor cross that misses
and Dixon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dixon.
Lebaron throws a low kick, looking for Dixon's leg but Dixon calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Lebaron.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebaron misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dixon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dixon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lebaron throws a nice looking combination but Dixon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dixon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lebaron, pushing him back against the cage.
Dixon lands a hook that snaps the head of Lebaron backwards.
Dixon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lebaron is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dixon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lebaron lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dixon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lebaron tries to clinch there but Dixon circles away.
A cross from Dixon lands.
Lebaron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dixon.
Dixon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lebaron is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Lebaron falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peter Dixon!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Al Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svetislav Pajkic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pajkic has chosen Dimmu Borgir - Puritania as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Hassan Al Aziz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Svetislav Pajkic!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Aziz throws a hook but Pajkic blocks it.
Al Aziz shoots in for a double leg but Pajkic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Al Aziz misses with a wild body shot.
Al Aziz closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Al Aziz.
Al Aziz blocks an uppercut.
Al Aziz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pajkic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pajkic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Aziz lands with a short shot to the head.
Pajkic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pajkic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Aziz misses with some punches.
Pajkic misses with some punches.
Pajkic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pajkic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Hassan Al Aziz has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pajkic gets through Al Aziz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pajkic.
Pajkic working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Al Aziz.
Al Aziz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pajkic swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Aziz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pajkic tries to work over Al Aziz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Aziz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pajkic throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Aziz.
Al Aziz lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pajkic tries a body shot but Al Aziz blocks it.
Pajkic throws a head punch that misses.
Al Aziz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al Aziz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Aziz misses with a punch to the body.
Al Aziz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pajkic.
Al Aziz lands a shoulder strike.
Pajkic slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Aziz lands a nice uppercut.
Al Aziz lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Aziz.
Al Aziz digs a right hand underneath Pajkic's ribcage. Pajkic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Al Aziz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al Aziz tries to work over Pajkic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Aziz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Aziz blocking some punches.
Pajkic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Al Aziz throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Al Aziz.
Al Aziz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Al Aziz lands a shoulder strike.
Pajkic is rocked!
Al Aziz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pajkic is still on wobbly legs! Can Al Aziz finish him?
Pajkic looks gassed!
Pajkic wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Aziz lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pajkic to his knees! Al Aziz keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hassan Al Aziz!
Hassan Al Aziz retains his super heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John The Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Pitbull comes into the arena with Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight blaring out of the sound system. St Pierre has chosen Territoire Hostile as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, John The Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Pitbull has managed to clinch.
St Pierre jumps into guard, dragging The Pitbull to the mat.
The Pitbull with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Pitbull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Pitbull can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Pitbull passes St Pierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
St Pierre trying to control here.
The Pitbull passes to side control.
St Pierre is trying to improve his position.
The Pitbull tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The Pitbull has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
St Pierre gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
St Pierre lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
The Pitbull wants to control but St Pierre is keeping him busy.
The Pitbull is looking for a kimura but St Pierre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Pitbull to get the leverage.
St Pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.
St Pierre looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Pitbull lands with a punch from half guard.
St Pierre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The Pitbull looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Pitbull working St Pierre over with strikes.
The Pitbull throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Pierre is in trouble now - The Pitbull has advanced to mount!
St Pierre gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Pitbull gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
St Pierre avoids the head kick by The Pitbull.
St Pierre defending well as The Pitbull loads up on a big left hand.
The Pitbull forces St Pierre back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but The Pitbull won't allow it.
St Pierre manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Pitbull counters with a left to the body.
The Pitbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
St Pierre defending well as The Pitbull loads up on a big left hand.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Pitbull pinned against the cage. The Pitbull gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Pitbull swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Pitbull.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pitbull scores with a takedown into St Pierre's guard.
The Pitbull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John The Pitbull dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slow jab from The Pitbull misses its intended target.
St Pierre defending well as The Pitbull loads up on a big left hand.
The Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Pierre cracks The Pitbull with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Pitbull as he avoids it easily.
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from The Pitbull misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre slips a jab from The Pitbull.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Pitbull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Pitbull misses with a left hand
and St Pierre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Pitbull is pressed up against the cage. St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Pitbull down to the mat. The Pitbull avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Pitbull shoots in but no luck this time.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and The Pitbull counters with a two punch combo.
John The Pitbull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt St Pierre.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Pitbull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Pitbull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Pitbull misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
The Pitbull misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Pitbull is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St Pierre misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull shoots in for a double leg but St Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Pierre scores with a takedown into The Pitbull's guard.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but The Pitbull keeps moving.
The Pitbull is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Pitbull is trying to keep St Pierre in close.
The Pitbull manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull landing strikes from the mount and St Pierre is in trouble!
St Pierre's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Pitbull lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
The Pitbull with good strikes from the mount here!
St Pierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St Pierre is bucking up trying to escape but The Pitbull cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The Pitbull cracks St Pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The Pitbull lands a heavy elbow.
St Pierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pitbull in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
St Pierre wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
John The Pitbull overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Pitbull scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish St Pierre?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John The Pitbull dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Pitbull moves into the clinch.
The Pitbull is looking for a takedown up against the cage. St Pierre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The Pitbull has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
St Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Pitbull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Pitbull defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St Pierre.
The Pitbull keeps the fight on the outside.
The Pitbull manages to get an easy takedown there - catching St Pierre on his heels. He'll look to pass St Pierre's guard now, I'm sure.
The Pitbull stands up over St Pierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St Pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Pitbull defends well.
St Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Pitbull is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pitbull drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Pitbull jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Pitbull makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Pitbull working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Pitbull is in close to St Pierre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The Pitbull lands a couple of elbows.
The Pitbull landing with the ground and pound.
The Pitbull trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
The Pitbull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Pitbull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre looking for a guillotine here but The Pitbull defends easily.
The Pitbull avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull wants to get up but he can't break St Pierre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The Pitbull 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Pitbull defends well.
St Pierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Pitbull defends it easily.
The Pitbull thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on St Pierre, up you get!
John The Pitbull is winning the standup battle so far.
St Pierre leaves The Pitbull with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The Pitbull gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The Pitbull wants to control but St Pierre passes into side.
St Pierre working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull is pushing St Pierre's head away, looking to escape. St Pierre manages to hold on to the position though.
St Pierre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The Pitbull throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
John The Pitbull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt St Pierre.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pitbull swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John The Pitbull clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No luck for The Pitbull with that takedown attempt.
The Pitbull shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Pierre as he jumps to the side.
St Pierre moves into range and clinches up with The Pitbull.
St Pierre is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. The Pitbull can't fight it off and eventually St Pierre manages to take the fight to the floor. The Pitbull looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but The Pitbull has wrist control.
The Pitbull working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Pitbull has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes St Pierre off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The Pitbull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Pitbull circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Pitbull counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre darts in and clinches The Pitbull up against the cage.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Pitbull just stands there and leans against the cage.
St Pierre jumps guard but The Pitbull stands there with St Pierre around his waist. St Pierre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Pitbull wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.
The Pitbull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Pitbull as he avoids it easily.
John The Pitbull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt St Pierre.
The Pitbull misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Pierre shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Pitbull manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The Pitbull is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St Pierre is aware though and is defending well.
The Pitbull manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The Pitbull wants to get up but he can't break St Pierre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as The Pitbull tries to pass.
St Pierre working for a triangle but The Pitbull defends it easily.
The Pitbull trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull passes easily into side control. Nice work.
St Pierre manages to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Pitbull 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 is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Pitbull scores with a couple of nice shots.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as The Pitbull sits in half guard.
St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre pushes The Pitbull off and gets back to his feet.
St Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Matt St Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
St Pierre avoids the head kick by The Pitbull.
St Pierre tries to keep at a distance but The Pitbull has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Pitbull walks away with a smile on his face. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Pitbull throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but The Pitbull avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Pitbull moves away.
The Pitbull tries to clinch there but St Pierre circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre walks into a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Pitbull.
St Pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
The Pitbull working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
St Pierre pushes down on The Pitbull's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The Pitbull taking some punishment here, with St Pierre in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Pitbull is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Pitbull wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre is trying to control the action in half guard but The Pitbull is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St Pierre stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Pitbull sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Pitbull as he jumps to the side.
John The Pitbull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt St Pierre.
The Pitbull lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Pitbull lands the left hand.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Pitbull as he jumps to the side.
The Pitbull tries to clinch there but St Pierre circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Pitbull is keeping the position for now.
The Pitbull looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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!
St Pierre won't allow The Pitbull to get back to his feet.
Matt St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Pitbull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
The Pitbull has momentary wrist control but St Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pitbull wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.
The Pitbull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt St Pierre.
Well The Pitbull 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for John The Pitbull!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for John The Pitbull!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for John The Pitbull!
John The Pitbull wins by unanimous decision!
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