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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Saint Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitus Peering (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Peering's choice of entrance music: Saint Vitus Dance. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Saint Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vitus Peering!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peering drives through and clinches with Saint Pierre against the cage.
Peering presses Saint Pierre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Peering has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Saint Pierre is trying to keep an underhook but Peering manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
Peering is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Saint Pierre has managed to free his arm - good work.
Saint Pierre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peering scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peering lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Pierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peering.
Saint Pierre taking some punishment here, with Peering in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Peering connects with a nice short shot to Saint Pierre's temple.
Peering is working for a submission of some sort.
Peering prevents Saint Pierre from improving his position.
Peering has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Pierre trying to control here.
Peering throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peering wants to control but Saint Pierre is keeping him busy.
Saint Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Peering decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Saint Pierre is breathing heavily.
Peering thumps Saint Pierre with a low kick.
Saint Pierre closes the distance but Peering moves to the side
and Peering decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Saint Pierre's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peering trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peering is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Saint Pierre is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Saint Pierre has escaped and now he's on top!
Peering has his hands on Saint Pierre's head, controlling the position.
Peering looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Pierre wants to stand but Peering is controlling his posture from full guard.
Peering manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Peering with a couple of short strikes.
Peering working Saint Pierre over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peering takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Saint Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Peering's attempts to control the action.
Peering looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Saint Pierre tries to buck Peering off but he can't manage it.
Peering landing strikes, looking to finish!
Peering with the ground and pound from mount.
Peering lands a big shot there that rocks Saint Pierre but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peering dominating with strikes here.
Peering is going olschool here, as he tries to force Saint Pierre to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Saint Pierre shrugs it off.
Peering scoring with strikes but Saint Pierre is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitus Peering dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Peering shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Peering stands and throws Saint Pierre's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Check out the look on Peering's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Peering landing strikes.
Saint Pierre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Saint Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Peering wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Saint Pierre is not content to let Peering control the position.
Peering lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peering decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peering feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Peering is pushing down on Saint Pierre's leg trying to pass to half guard. Saint Pierre is fighting to maintain full guard but Peering has managed to sneak the leg through.
Peering is keen to just control but Saint Pierre is a slippery customer.
Peering is nestled in close to Saint Pierre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Peering lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Peering working over Saint Pierre with some ground and pound. Saint Pierre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Saint Pierre tries to roll over but Peering keeps him under control.
Peering looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saint Pierre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peering has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saint Pierre is looking to control Peering's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saint Pierre avoid being mounted?
Peering takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peering landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peering working Saint Pierre over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Peering connects with a nice short shot to Saint Pierre's temple.
Peering trying to control the action but Saint Pierre is working from the bottom.
Peering seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Saint Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
Peering lands strikes from half guard.
Peering is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Saint Pierre taking some punishment here, with Peering in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peering wants to work for an arm triangle but Saint Pierre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Saint Pierre wants to improve his position but Peering is controlling well.
Peering landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peering is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Saint Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peering drops an elbow to the side of Saint Pierre's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saint Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Peering seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Peering 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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Peering working over Saint Pierre with some ground and pound. Saint Pierre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Peering there.
Peering blocks the strikes from Saint Pierre.
Peering scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Peering decides to return to a standing position.
Saint Pierre wants to clinch but Peering slips to the side
and Peering counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint Pierre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitus Peering showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Saint Pierre fails with the takedown
and Peering counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Peering.
Peering passes Saint Pierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Peering seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Peering slows the pace down in half guard.
Peering trying to control from half guard but Saint Pierre is working away.
Peering working the head and body with strikes.
Peering is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peering winds up and cracks Saint Pierre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Peering landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Saint Pierre is trying to stand.
Peering is looking to take a break and control but Saint Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peering takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Saint Pierre taking some punishment here, with Peering in his half guard.
Saint Pierre is not content to let Peering control the position.
Saint Pierre taking some punishment here, with Peering in his half guard.
Saint Pierre is defending against the submission attempts here by Peering.
Vitus Peering is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Pierre is looking to control Peering's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saint Pierre avoid being mounted?
Saint Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
Peering content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Pierre tries to get to full guard but Peering has control of the leg.
Saint Pierre tries to kick Peering off but Peering keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Peering keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saint Pierre trying to hold on to Peering's head to control him but Peering postures up.
Peering keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Vitus Peering just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peering has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saint Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peering has him pressed against the cage.
Peering pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peering darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Steven Saint Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peering perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitus Peering comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Peering has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 25:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 25:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitus Peering!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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