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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bastone (ranked 3451 p4p, 3658 weight class) and Jeorge St Pierr (ranked 385 p4p, 404 weight class). Bastone comes to the cage accompanied by War Pigs - Black Sabbath. 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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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Bastone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeorge St Pierr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from St Pierr.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Pierr.
Bastone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bastone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Pierr but St Pierr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
St Pierr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
St Pierr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bastone moves away.
St Pierr fails to land with a series of punches.
Bastone tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Pierr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bastone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bastone has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bastone shoots in for a takedown but St Pierr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
St Pierr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
St Pierr feints a jab promting Bastone to slip. St Pierr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bastone slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierr swings for the body but Bastone moves out of range.
Jeorge St Pierr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierr lands with a shot to the body.
St Pierr lands with a shot to the body.
St Pierr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Pierr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bastone throws a hook to the side of St Pierr's head but St Pierr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Pierr throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Pierr slips a jab and a cross from Bastone.
St Pierr throws a right and a left that Bastone avoids nicely.
Bastone has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierr.
Bastone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bastone jumps guard but St Pierr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Bastone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bastone closes the distance and clinches up with St Pierr, looking for a takedown. Bastone pushes St Pierr against the cage but St Pierr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bastone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierr is fending him off so far but Bastone persists. Nope, St Pierr circles away and we're back to standing.
That kick from St Pierr tenderised Bastone's leg. Bastone is trying to keep his angry face on.
St Pierr cracks a nice hook into Bastone's ribs.
St Pierr scores with a leg kick.
St Pierr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bastone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bastone is trying to pull guard but St Pierr has him pressed against the cage.
St Pierr wants to break free but Bastone has control.
Bastone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Pierr blocks an uppercut.
Bastone tries to pull guard but St Pierr holds him up against the cage and eventually Bastone drops back down to his feet.
Bastone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St Pierr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bastone successfully pulls guard.
St Pierr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastone wriggles free and stands up.
St Pierr scores with a leg kick.
St Pierr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bastone rather than just go for the knockout.
Bastone shoots for a takedown but St Pierr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bastone misses with a takedown attempt - St Pierr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
St Pierr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bastone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierr lands a body shot.
A punch combination from St Pierr misses.
St Pierr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bastone doesn't seem bothered though.
Bastone has St Pierr up against the cage in a clinch.
Bastone misses with the head strike.
St Pierr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bastone throws a head punch that misses.
Bastone manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
St Pierr throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierr stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bastone avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick lands for St Pierr.
Jeorge St Pierr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from St Pierr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 Pierr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice sprawl there from St Pierr as Bastone shoots in.
Bastone is looking to clinch.
St Pierr stalks Bastone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bastone's face. Bastone staggers backwards, shaken.
St Pierr jabs Bastone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St Pierr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bastone shoots in for a takedown but St Pierr shows good takedown defense.
Bastone is breathing heavily.
Bastone fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and St Pierr wants it to stay on the feet.
St Pierr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bastone. That did some damage!
Bastone dives in and grabs St Pierr's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Pierr pushes down on Bastone's head and hops out.
St Pierr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Pierr throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Pierr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Pierr lands a nice looking body shot.
St Pierr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Pierr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bastone back to the cage. St Pierr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeorge St Pierr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
St Pierr connects with a single shot there.
St Pierr is looking to chop away at Bastone's legs.
Bastone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bastone moves into the clinch.
Bastone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bastone.
Bastone pulls St Pierr into guard.
St Pierr cracks Bastone with a solid left hand.
St Pierr stops Bastone from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bastone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bastone tries to get out of the position.
St Pierr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
St Pierr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jeorge St Pierr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bastone tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Pierr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Pierr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierr connects with a solid leg kick.
St Pierr stuffs the takedown attempt from Bastone. Bastone gets slowly back to his feet.
Bastone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
St Pierr connects with an inside leg kick.
Bastone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierr punishes Bastone's body with a nice straight punch.
St Pierr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bastone closes the distance and clinches up with St Pierr, looking for a takedown. Bastone pushes St Pierr against the cage but St Pierr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St Pierr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bastone dives in and grabs St Pierr's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Pierr pushes down on Bastone's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Bastone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St Pierr defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bastone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastone dodges the punch combination from St Pierr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastone dives in and grabs St Pierr's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Pierr pushes down on Bastone's head and hops out.
St Pierr connects with an inside leg kick.
St Pierr works over Bastone's head and body with a nice combination.
St Pierr throws a right and a left that Bastone avoids nicely.
St Pierr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Pierr works over Bastone's head and body with a nice combination.
Bastone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Pierr.
A bone on bone clash there as Bastone blocks the leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from St Pierr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bastone or perhaps it was just good defense by St Pierr, which made it look bad.
St Pierr is looking for the big counter here.
Bastone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierr is fending him off so far but Bastone persists. Nope, St Pierr circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pierr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bastone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from St Pierr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bastone.
Bastone wants to clinch up but St Pierr keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by St Pierr.
St Pierr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from St Pierr does no damage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bastone or perhaps it was just good defense by St Pierr, which made it look bad.
St Pierr misses with a body kick.
St Pierr misses with the combination.
Bastone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with St Pierr, pushing him back against the cage.
Bastone misses with the head strike.
Bastone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Pierr smiles and moves away.
St Pierr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bastone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Pierr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bastone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
St Pierr connects with a right hand. Bastone shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierr digs a good hook to Bastone's body.
St Pierr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bastone moves in looking to clinch but St Pierr pushes him off.
St Pierr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
St Pierr lands a nice looking body kick.
Bastone tries to clinch up but St Pierr circles away and keeps his distance.
Bastone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St Pierr defends it nicely.
Bastone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Pierr.
St Pierr misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeorge St Pierr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bastone looks for a takedown but St Pierr sprawls well.
Despite the aggression on St Pierr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
St Pierr works Bastone's body with a nice hook.
St Pierr lands a nice shot that snaps Bastone's head back.
St Pierr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bastone clinches up with St Pierr and pushes him back against the cage.
Bastone misses with a knee to the head.
Bastone misses with some punches.
St Pierr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bastone misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastone fails to pull guard.
St Pierr tries to break free but Bastone pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bastone just misses with a elbow thrown towards St Pierr's brow.
St Pierr stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bastone just misses with a elbow thrown towards St Pierr's brow.
Bastone fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Bastone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierr.
Bastone is trying to pull guard but St Pierr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bastone.
Bastone is trying to pull guard but St Pierr has him pressed against the cage.
St Pierr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for St Pierr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daniel Bastone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick lands for St Pierr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St Pierr lands with a good body shot.
Bastone tries to clinch but St Pierr moves out of range.
St Pierr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bastone's sensitive parts.
St Pierr tries to land a front kick but Bastone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St Pierr misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from St Pierr.
St Pierr stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Pierr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bastone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bastone decides to stand up.
St Pierr scores with a push kick.
St Pierr misses with the combination.
Daniel Bastone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St Pierr swinging wildly here.
Bastone closes the distance and clinches up with St Pierr, looking for a takedown. Bastone pushes St Pierr against the cage but St Pierr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St Pierr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
St Pierr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from St Pierr.
Bastone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good leg kick by St Pierr.
Bastone fails to land the takedown.
Bastone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Pierr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierr connects with a solid leg kick.
St Pierr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from St Pierr tenderised Bastone's leg. Bastone is trying to keep his angry face on.
St Pierr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bastone. That did some damage!
Bastone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
St Pierr connects with a body shot.
St Pierr scores with a body shot.
St Pierr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St Pierr keeps the fight on the outside.
Jeorge St Pierr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bastone moves in looking to clinch but St Pierr pushes him off.
St Pierr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bastone shoots for a double leg takedown but St Pierr sprawls well. He's pushed Bastone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Pierr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bastone.
Sloppy strikes from St Pierr. Those never looked like landing.
Bastone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Bastone backs off St Pierr throws a huge counter combo but Bastone manages to avoid it all.
St Pierr misses with a series of wild punches.
St Pierr lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeorge St Pierr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got St Pierr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeorge St Pierr!
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