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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markus St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reggie Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Markus St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Pierre.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reyes.
St Pierre tries to score with a low kick but Reyes moves his leg out of the way.
Reyes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reyes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows St Pierre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
St Pierre passes Reyes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St Pierre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reyes pushes St Pierre off looking to stand but St Pierre dives back in and keeps control.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reyes defending well though.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reyes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reyes showed some decent athleticism there.
Reyes thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing St Pierre to regain full guard.
Reyes wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Reyes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reyes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reyes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Reyes from controlling successfully.
Reyes is pushing down on St Pierre's leg trying to pass to half guard. St Pierre is fighting to maintain full guard but Reyes has managed to sneak the leg through.
St Pierre won't allow Reyes to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
Reyes wants to pass to mount but St Pierre is defending the position.
Reyes is breathing heavily.
St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Reyes wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Reyes misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre is working Reyes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre prevents Reyes from getting back to his feet.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reyes.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.
St Pierre has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Reyes clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
St Pierre throwing damaging strikes from the back! Reyes could be in trouble here!
Reyes looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with strikes from the back.
Reyes holding both St Pierre 's hands and preventing any damage.
St Pierre looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
St Pierre connects with a big shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Reyes controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The referee is taking a good look at Reyes as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from St Pierre!
Reyes is trying to get back to his feet but St Pierre has full control of the position and if anything, Reyes has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre lands shots from the back.
St Pierre connects with a big shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Reyes has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus St Pierre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reyes shoots in for a double leg but St Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
St Pierre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reyes is looking to escape.
St Pierre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reyes has hold of St Pierre's hands but St Pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reyes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but St Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots.
St Pierre winds up and cracks Reyes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reyes pushes St Pierre off looking to stand but St Pierre dives back in and keeps control.
St Pierre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
St Pierre prevents Reyes from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes has hold of St Pierre's hands but St Pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St Pierre lands a nice short elbow.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
St Pierre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
St Pierre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reyes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reyes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from St Pierre.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reyes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reyes wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reyes lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reyes.
St Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Markus St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Reyes wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reyes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre scores with a takedown into Reyes's guard.
St Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reyes's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reyes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reyes is looking to stand up but St Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Reyes has wrist control.
Reyes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reyes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St Pierre postures up in Reyes's guard and throws a big left but Reyes blocks it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reyes!
Reyes fails to land with a series of punches.
Reyes misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre clinches up with Reyes and pushes him back against the cage.
Reyes tries to score a body lock takedown but St Pierre shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Reyes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. St Pierre is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reyes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Pierre walks away with a smile on his face. Reyes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reyes throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
Reyes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reyes has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Reyes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Reyes somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
St Pierre scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre with shots to the head and body - Reyes looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Reyes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Reyes is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
St Pierre cracks Reyes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
St Pierre postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reyes looks a forlorn figure.
Reyes is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from St Pierre as Reyes shoots in.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
St Pierre shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Reyes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Reyes wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St Pierre with a nice head shot there.
St Pierre works over Reyes with some ground and pound from guard.
St Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Reyes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Reyes blocks nicely.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
Reyes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes misses with the combination.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
Reyes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Reyes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. St Pierre looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reyes working the head and body with strikes.
St Pierre tries to bench press Reyes off him but Reyes keeps the position.
St Pierre prevents Reyes from improving position.
St Pierre is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reyes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
St Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
St Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Reyes.
St Pierre looking for submissions off his back.
Reyes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reyes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre is wriggling around trying to escape.
St Pierre manages to regain half guard. Good work.
St Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reyes pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to pass the guard but St Pierre defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. St Pierre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reyes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre has his foot on Reyes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reyes works his way back into a safe position though.
Reyes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Reyes tries to pass.
Reyes is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reyes is aware though and is defending well.
Reyes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
St Pierre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reyes's guard.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reyes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Reyes has wrist control.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Reggie Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Markus St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pierre won't allow Reyes to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Markus St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Pierre 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus St Pierre!
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energy
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RATING
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