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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Pieterszoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Saint Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Saint Pierre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Pieterszoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Saint Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pieterszoon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pieterszoon wants a takedown but no success here.
Pieterszoon tries to circle away but Saint Pierre has him pinned against the cage.
Pieterszoon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Saint Pierre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pieterszoon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saint Pierre prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Pieterszoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pieterszoon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saint Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pieterszoon scores with a takedown into Saint Pierre's guard.
Pieterszoon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pieterszoon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Saint Pierre looking to control.
Pieterszoon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieterszoon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pieterszoon lands a couple of elbows.
Saint Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Pieterszoon is proving a slippery customer.
Pieterszoon really is a fat lump.
Pieterszoon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pieterszoon passes Saint Pierre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pieterszoon wants to free his trapped foot but Saint Pierre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pieterszoon working Saint Pierre over with strikes.
Pieterszoon is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Saint Pierre reverses the position - he's now on top in Pieterszoon's guard.
Pieterszoon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieterszoon keeping moving, preventing Saint Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pieterszoon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Pieterszoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Pieterszoon is retaining full guard.
Saint Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saint Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pieterszoon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saint Pierre looks gassed!
Pieterszoon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pieterszoon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pieterszoon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pieterszoon 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.
Pieterszoon winds up and cracks Saint Pierre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieterszoon trying to pass the guard but Saint Pierre defending well.
Pieterszoon trying to control from Saint Pierre's half guard. Saint Pierre has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pieterszoon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pieterszoon throws a big right hand that misses.
Saint Pierre pushes Pieterszoon off and gets back to his feet.
Pieterszoon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Pieterszoon dominated that round.
That's time! Pieterszoon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saint Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Pieterszoon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pieterszoon.
Pieterszoon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pieterszoon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pieterszoon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pieterszoon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pieterszoon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Pierre keeping full guard, as Pieterszoon tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pieterszoon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pieterszoon wants to pass the guard but Saint Pierre is keeping the position.
Saint Pierre is trying to keep Pieterszoon in close.
Pieterszoon trying to control but Saint Pierre is working from the bottom.
Pieterszoon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pieterszoon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saint Pierre trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Saint Pierre is trying to control the position but Pieterszoon postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saint Pierre fails with the takedown
and Pieterszoon counters with a single leg into guard. Saint Pierre didn't expect that.
Pieterszoon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pieterszoon postures up and lands a big shot to Saint Pierre's brow.
Pieterszoon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieterszoon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Saint Pierre is looking to stand up but Pieterszoon isn't so interested in that idea.
Pieterszoon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pieterszoon is pushing down on Saint Pierre's leg trying to pass to half guard. Saint Pierre is fighting to maintain full guard but Pieterszoon has managed to sneak the leg through.
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.
Saint Pierre won't allow Pieterszoon to pass to mount.
Pieterszoon frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pieterszoon lands a heavy elbow.
Pieterszoon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pieterszoon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Saint Pierre wants to control but Pieterszoon is having none of it.
Pieterszoon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Saint Pierre?
Saint Pierre tries to hold on but Pieterszoon postures up.
Pieterszoon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Pieterszoon dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pieterszoon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Saint Pierre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pieterszoon controlling the action here.
Pieterszoon working the head and body with strikes.
Pieterszoon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pieterszoon trying to control the action but Saint Pierre is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Pierre is looking to improve his position.
Pieterszoon is thwarting Saint Pierre's attempts to control the position.
Saint Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Pieterszoon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pieterszoon passes to full mount!
That's two 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.
Saint Pierre wants to hold on but Pieterszoon pushes him away.
Pieterszoon controlling the position easily from mount.
Pieterszoon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Saint Pierre?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieterszoon controlling the position easily from mount.
Pieterszoon landing strikes from the mount.
Pieterszoon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Stefan Pieterszoon just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Saint Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Pieterszoon pushes him off.
Pieterszoon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saint Pierre looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Saint Pierre is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pieterszoon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Pieterszoon.
Pieterszoon not doing much here.
Saint Pierre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pieterszoon is pressing down on Saint Pierre's thigh, looking to free his foot. Saint Pierre is holding on for now.
Pieterszoon slows the pace down in half guard.
Pieterszoon throwing shots but Saint Pierre is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Pieterszoon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pieterszoon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Pieterszoon!
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hype
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