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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grozny Misiek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Break Stuff. St Pierre is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Grozny Misiek acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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1 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grozny Misiek!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misiek misses with a two punch combination.
Misiek looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
St Pierre throws a head kick but Misiek moves out of range.
Misiek scores with a head kick.
Misiek misses with a head kick.
Misiek throws a lazy head kick
and St Pierre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Misiek's guard.
Misiek wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Misiek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Misiek is on top in guard.
St Pierre manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St Pierre lands with some strikes.
St Pierre pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
St Pierre lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misiek wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
St Pierre not allowing Misiek to control his hands.
St Pierre really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Misiek.
Misiek tries to escape but St Pierre has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
A lull in the action here.
St Pierre biding his time, controlling Misiek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to control Misiek but Misiek is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Misiek is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Misiek. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
St Pierre throwing damaging strikes from the back! Misiek could be in trouble here!
Misiek trying to control the action but St Pierre just sinks the hooks in.
St Pierre has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Misiek's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. John St Pierre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Misiek dives in and grabs St Pierre's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes down on Misiek's head and hops out.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Misiek counters with a head kick. That will keep St Pierre thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Misiek throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Pierre moves out of range of the body kick from Misiek.
St Pierre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Misiek did well to prevent St Pierre getting side control.
St Pierre stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Misiek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre moves into the clinch.
St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Misiek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
St Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Misiek is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misiek tries to get to full guard but St Pierre has control of the leg.
Misiek makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Misiek doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Misiek!
St Pierre lands with some strikes.
St Pierre is landing with some decent strikes but Misiek is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Misiek looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
St Pierre is persistently looking for the submission but Misiek is defending it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misiek covering up well under a series of strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre controlling the position well here. Misiek rolled but St Pierre kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Misiek staying busy and making it hard for St Pierre to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoiding Misiek 's attempts to control his hands.
St Pierre is trying to stick to Misiek's back but Misiek is turning into St Pierre. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in St Pierre's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Misiek.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Misiek from controlling successfully.
Misiek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre looking to control.
John St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Misiek throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Misiek looks to land a body kick but St Pierre moved away.
That's four 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.
Misiek tries for a takedown but St Pierre circles away easily
and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Misiek fights it but they end up in guard.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Misiek manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Misiek drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and St Pierre dives on top into guard.
Misiek is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
Misiek wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Misiek is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John St Pierre dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
St Pierre forces Misiek back against the cage and clinches.
Misiek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Misiek has had enough of the clinch but St Pierre keeps him there for the moment.
St Pierre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Pierre has Misiek pressed against the cage, preventing Misiek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from St Pierre as the two fighters clinch.
Misiek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
St Pierre gets through Misiek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Misiek tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
Misiek tries to land knees in the clinch but St Pierre avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Misiek pressing his opponent against the cage.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but Misiek won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Misiek misses with a two punch combination.
Misiek 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.
St Pierre pulls Misiek in close to his closed guard and prevents Misiek from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre working a defensive guard but Misiek manages to pass into side control anyway.
St Pierre is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
St Pierre tries to get to full guard but Misiek has control of the leg.
St Pierre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Misiek tries to pass.
St Pierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Misiek defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre pushes Misiek off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Misiek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Misiek counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misiek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Misiek looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
St Pierre keeps control of the position for the meantime.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Misiek is trying to control. St Pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
St Pierre keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre gets full guard.
St Pierre has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Misiek gets to his feet. St Pierre looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that's the end of the fight!
Grozny Misiek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Pierre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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