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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Khalifman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen Territoire Hostile as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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186 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Khalifman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalifman misses with a body shot.
Khalifman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Pierre.
Khalifman throws a hook but St Pierre blocks it.
Khalifman throws a hook but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Khalifman keeps it at a distance.
Khalifman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khalifman takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalifman.
Khalifman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
Nice cross by Khalifman.
St Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Khalifman misses.
Khalifman thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre scores a takedown into full mount!
Khalifman tries to hold on but St Pierre postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifman tries to reverse the position but St Pierre maintains control.
St Pierre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Khalifman hang on?
St Pierre throws some wild stikes that Khalifman manages to avoid easily.
Khalifman tries to lock up and control but St Pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Khalifman tries to reverse the position but St Pierre maintains control.
St Pierre looking to ground and pound but Khalifman is blocking nicely.
Khalifman can't escape the position.
St Pierre thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Khalifman tries to reverse the position but St Pierre maintains control.
St Pierre punching from mount but Khalifman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Khalifman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Khalifman tries to lock up and control but St Pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Khalifman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Khalifman manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalifman.
Khalifman misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Khalifman's guard.
Khalifman trying to control the position.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khalifman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
St Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Khalifman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Khalifman won't let him.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Khalifman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Khalifman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St Pierre pinned against the cage. St Pierre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Khalifman looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well.
Khalifman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
Khalifman looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
Khalifman is looking to wear down St Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khalifman misses with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khalifman misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khalifman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Khalifman connects with a body shot.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khalifman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Khalifman.
Khalifman throws an overhand right that lands on St Pierre's shoulder, as St Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
Khalifman misses the shot to the body.
Khalifman shoots in for a double leg but St Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalifman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khalifman, as that shot connected.
Khalifman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khalifman waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract St Pierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifman throws an overhand right that lands on St Pierre's shoulder, as St Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
Khalifman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Khalifman.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
St Pierre is looking to clinch but Khalifman is avoiding it.
Khalifman fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Khalifman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Khalifman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khalifman looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
St Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalifman.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than St Pierre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Khalifman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Khalifman wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
St Pierre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman tries to roll over but St Pierre keeps him under control.
St Pierre throwing shots but Khalifman is blocking nicely.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Pierre looks to land a strike but Khalifman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Khalifman wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Khalifman cracks St Pierre with a good jab.
Khalifman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khalifman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for St Pierre.
Khalifman connects with a body shot.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Khalifman jabs at St Pierre's body.
Khalifman dips to his left and cracks St Pierre with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by St Pierre.
Alexander Khalifman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalifman.
St Pierre wants to clinch but Khalifman slips to the side
and Khalifman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khalifman works the jab nicely.
Matt St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khalifman misses with a wild body shot.
Khalifman throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Khalifman blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Khalifman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khalifman throws a hook but St Pierre blocks it.
Khalifman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierre is fending him off so far but Khalifman persists. Nope, St Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khalifman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Khalifman.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalifman.
A slow jab from Khalifman misses its intended target.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
Khalifman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Pierre's head.
The crowd cheers as Khalifman lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Pierre doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Khalifman dominated that second round.
That's time! Khalifman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khalifman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khalifman is fending him off so far but St Pierre persists. Nope, Khalifman circles away and we're back to standing.
Khalifman digs a good body shot into St Pierre's ribs.
Khalifman takes one to the side of the head.
St Pierre moves into the clinch successfully.
Khalifman gets control of St Pierre's arms and successfully pulls guard. Khalifman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Khalifman is adopting a defensive guard.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Khalifman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifman is working hard here to advance position.
Khalifman is pulling down on St Pierre's head. It's preventing any offense from St Pierre, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khalifman is on top in guard.
Khalifman sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
St Pierre wants to sweep here but Khalifman controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Khalifman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Khalifman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Alexander Khalifman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Khalifman throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre tries to bum rush Khalifman with a series of wild strikes but Khalifman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khalifman digs a good hook to St Pierre's body.
Khalifman lands a nice looking body shot.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pierre takes the fight into the clinch.
Khalifman avoids the elbow strike from St Pierre, against the cage.
Khalifman misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Khalifman.
Khalifman works on St Pierre's body with a couple of short punches.
Khalifman wants a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khalifman.
Khalifman has St Pierre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. St Pierre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Khalifman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalifman.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalifman.
Khalifman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
Khalifman thows a body shot but no joy.
Khalifman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Khalifman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Khalifman looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Khalifman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Khalifman clearly takes 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.
Khalifman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Khalifman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khalifman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khalifman jabs St Pierre right on the nose. St Pierre blinks but takes it well.
Khalifman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Khalifman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre is looking to clinch but Khalifman is avoiding it.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Khalifman.
St Pierre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St Pierre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khalifman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Khalifman.
Khalifman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St Pierre doesn't seem bothered though.
St Pierre is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
St Pierre throws a hook to the side of Khalifman's head but Khalifman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khalifman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khalifman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalifman.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khalifman misses with a wild body shot.
Khalifman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches St Pierre on the side of the head.
Khalifman shoots for a takedown but St Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Khalifman looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
Khalifman connects with a body shot.
Khalifman catches St Pierre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khalifman lands a nice hook to St Pierre's body. St Pierre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Khalifman.
Khalifman lands with a nice body punch.
Khalifman works St Pierre's body with a nice hook.
Khalifman looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well.
Khalifman jabs at St Pierre's body.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
St Pierre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalifman lands a jab to St Pierre's midsection.
Khalifman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St Pierre pinned against the cage. St Pierre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
St Pierre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khalifman to score with a decent uppercut.
Khalifman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khalifman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
St Pierre slips under a jab from Khalifman.
Khalifman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Khalifman scores with a jab. St Pierre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
St Pierre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from St Pierre there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khalifman lands a with a good body shot.
Khalifman takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khalifman shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Khalifman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalifman lands a jab to St Pierre's midsection.
Khalifman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches St Pierre on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Khalifman.
Khalifman feints and as St Pierre raises his hands in defense, Khalifman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Khalifman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Khalifman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Khalifman had his way with Matt St Pierre in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Khalifman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alexander Khalifman is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to de liver by Khalifman. Beautiful body shot.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Pierre darts in trying to clinch
and Khalifman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Pierre instigates a clinch.
Khalifman successfully pulls guard.
Khalifman looking for a sweep. Not yet Khalifman, not yet.
Khalifman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Khalifman.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khalifman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Khalifman controls the pace.
Alexander Khalifman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Khalifman distracts St Pierre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Khalifman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman content to stall in guard here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Alexander Khalifman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Khalifman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Khalifman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khalifman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Pierre's head backwards.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
Matt St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Khalifman throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
A lazy left from Khalifman finds it's target.
St Pierre darts in trying to clinch
and Khalifman counters with a right hand to the body.
St Pierre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khalifman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
St Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Khalifman moves away and avoids it.
Khalifman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khalifman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Khalifman pushes him off.
Khalifman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Khalifman.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Khalifman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khalifman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Khalifman!
Alexander Khalifman retains his welterweight title!
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