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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thon St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alysson Mark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thon St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alysson Mark!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mark fails to land the takedown.
Mark tries to clinch up but St Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Mark closes the distance and pushes St Pierre back into the cage.
Mark is fighting off a takedown attempt but St Pierre is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mark to the mat. Mark regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mark looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
St Pierre with a nice head shot there.
St Pierre drops back looking for a leg! Mark is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mark manages to kick St Pierre off! St Pierre jumps back into Mark's guard.
St Pierre prevents Mark from getting back to his feet.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mark tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mark has hold of St Pierre's hands but St Pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mark manages to escape and get back to his feet!
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Mark circles away.
Mark swinging wilding here.
Mark forces St Pierre back against the cage and clinches.
Mark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Mark moves out of range.
Mark misses with a takedown attempt - St Pierre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mark scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Pierre takes the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre jumps guard and drags Mark to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre trying to control the position here.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mark controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mark has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of St Pierre is proving hard to escape from.
St Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to sweep here but Mark controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mark!
Mark's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
St Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mark tries to lock up and control but St Pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Pierre wants to control the pace but Mark is squirming around nicely.
St Pierre cracks Mark with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mark tries to hold on but St Pierre postures up.
A nice elbow there by St Pierre.
St Pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thon St Pierre dominated that round.
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.
Mark throws a lazy head kick
and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
St Pierre trying to control the pace.
St Pierre frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
St Pierre tries to control but Mark wriggling away.
Mark tries to buck St Pierre off but he can't manage it.
Mark is squirming around, avoiding St Pierre's attempts to control the action.
Mark regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mark taking some punishment here, with St Pierre in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre throws a strike but Mark avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mark is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre trying to control but Mark is working from the bottom.
Mark has his feet on St Pierre's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mark is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mark wants to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark bucks St Pierre off and manages to get back to his feet!
Mark drives through and clinches with St Pierre against the cage.
Mark breaks the clinch.
St Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Mark.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mark tries to clinch but fails miserably
so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mark is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
Mark wants to control but St Pierre passes easily into half guard.
Mark trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
Mark manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Mark.
Mark is looking to clinch.
Mark darts in trying to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mark is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Mark keeps moving.
St Pierre is really struggling to control Mark but he's trying to hold on to the position.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mark's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mark wants to sweep but no luck.
Mark has his feet on St Pierre's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mark misses with a series of wild punches.
Mark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierre is fending him off so far but Mark persists. Nope, St Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
Mark on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mark shoots in and drives through. St Pierre sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mark is out of range and St Pierre settles back down.
Mark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thon St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mark misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thon St Pierre dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
St Pierre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mark wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Mark moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mark gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from St Pierre.
Mark is trying to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling him.
Mark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mark has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mark's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mark uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mark tries to clinch up
and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
St Pierre prevents Mark from standing back up.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mark kicks off St Pierre and gets to his feet.
Mark tries for a takedown but St Pierre circles away easily
and St Pierre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mark's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Mark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre prevents Mark from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Mark is retaining full guard.
St Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mark is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Mark keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mark tries to clinch but St Pierre moves away
and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mark.
St Pierre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mark gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thon St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Mark fights it but they end up in guard.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mark pushes St Pierre off and gets back to his feet.
St Pierre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
St Pierre is trying to control the action in half guard but Mark is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mark is looking to escape.
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. St Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Mark's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mark defending well though.
Mark 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.
Thon St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mark is trying to stand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Mark sprawls well. He's pushed St Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mark looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
Mark tries to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a body kick.
Mark throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
Mark connects with a looping right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mark clinches.
Nice body punch from Mark.
St Pierre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mark gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alysson Mark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thon St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thon St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Pierre, 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thon St Pierre!
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