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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St Paul (ranked 1680 p4p, 2816 weight class) and Brad Pfanne (ranked 182 p4p, 292 weight class). Pierre St Paul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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7 - 5 - 0 |
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191
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Pfanne!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Paul moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pfanne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Paul is fending him off so far but Pfanne persists. Nope, St Paul circles away and we're back to standing.
St Paul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pfanne.
St Paul misses with a body kick.
Pfanne misses with a looping left.
Pfanne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Paul as he jumps to the side.
A slapping body kick lands there for St Paul.
St Paul looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pfanne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pfanne or perhaps it was just good defense by St Paul, which made it look bad.
Pierre St Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Pfanne.
Pfanne misses with a hook. St Paul ducked under it nicely.
It appears St Paul was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by St Paul.
St Paul looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pfanne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pfanne looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
St Paul trying to control but Pfanne postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Paul is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pfanne working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
St Paul actively working from the bottom here.
St Paul is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pfanne working St Paul over with strikes.
St Paul is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pfanne scores with a couple of nice shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pfanne working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
St Paul is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pfanne scores with a couple of nice shots.
St Paul is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pfanne lands with a punch from half guard.
St Paul wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfanne winds up and cracks St Paul with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
St Paul pushes Pfanne off looking to stand but Pfanne dives back in and keeps control.
St Paul works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pfanne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pfanne postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St Paul had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pfanne defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pfanne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St Paul is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pfanne is controlling him.
Pfanne lands a couple of elbows.
St Paul on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if St Paul tries to get out of the position.
Pfanne works over St Paul with some ground and pound from guard.
Pfanne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of St Paul's head.
Pfanne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Paul working a defensive guard here.
Pfanne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
St Paul escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pfanne gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
St Paul trying to control the position.
St Paul is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pfanne defends well.
Pfanne scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pfanne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of St Paul's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
St Paul is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pfanne defends well.
Pfanne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of St Paul's head.
Pfanne is in close to St Paul's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pfanne is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pfanne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of St Paul's head.
St Paul is pulling down on Pfanne's head. It's preventing any offense from Pfanne, at least for the moment.
St Paul lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pfanne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Paul's guard.
Pfanne landing some decent shots from guard.
Pfanne is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St Paul is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Pfanne dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pfanne or perhaps it was just good defense by St Paul, which made it look bad.
St Paul moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
St Paul lands with a straight right. Pfanne didn't see that one coming.
Pfanne closes the distance and clinches up with St Paul, looking for a takedown. Pfanne pushes St Paul against the cage but St Paul circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pfanne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with St Paul, pushing him back against the cage.
Pfanne prevents a body shot from St Paul.
St Paul misses with the head strike.
St Paul prevents the takedown attempt.
Pierre St Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Pfanne.
St Paul pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pfanne chips away with some ground and pound.
Pfanne working some strikes from top position.
St Paul has control of Pfanne's left arm, preventing Pfanne from doing any damage.
St Paul looking for a guillotine here but Pfanne defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Paul controls Pfanne momentarily but Pfanne frees himself.
Pfanne lands a couple of digs.
Pfanne is working St Paul over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St Paul knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pfanne on the ground.
St Paul wants to sweep here but Pfanne controlling him for the moment.
Pfanne chips away with some ground and pound.
Oh St Paul is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pfanne arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! St Paul's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brad Pfanne!
Brad Pfanne thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
37% |
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