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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryck St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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170 cm
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135 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kendall Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patryck St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves clobbers St Pierre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alves fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches St Pierre on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Alves.
Alves scores with a body shot.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alves connects with a crisp jab.
St Pierre takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Pierre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves cracks St Pierre with an open hand slap.
St Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alves tries to avoid it but St Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alves to the ground. Alves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alves scores with a punch to the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alves.
Alves looking to punish the body of his opponent here but St Pierre is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on St Pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves working the head with strikes.
Alves looking to punish the body of his opponent here but St Pierre is avoiding damage well.
St Pierre managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alves.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Alves cracks St Pierre with an elbow. That is naaassty.
St Pierre is trying to control Alves's posture but Alves avoids it.
St Pierre is looking to regain half guard here but Alves keeps moving and retains side control.
St Pierre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Alves 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.
Alves content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
St Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Pierre taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alves has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alves cracks St Pierre with a big elbow.
Alves trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Alves working the head and body with strikes.
Alves scores with punches from side control.
St Pierre prevents Alves from moving into mount.
Alves misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves scores with punches from side control.
St Pierre on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Alves throws an elbow but St Pierre slips to the side and avoids it well.
Alves postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Alves is chipping away with strikes.
Alves is trying to get an arm triangle but St Pierre is defending well.
Alves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St Pierre taking a bit of punishment here - Alves scoring with strikes.
Alves cracks St Pierre with a big elbow.
Alves throws a strike aimed at the side of St Pierre's head but St Pierre avoids it well.
Alves prevents St Pierre from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves cracks St Pierre with a big elbow.
Alves controls the position.
Alves looking to punish the body of his opponent here but St Pierre is avoiding damage well.
Alves landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Alves scoring with punches and elbows.
Alves working away.
Alves with the ground and pound but St Pierre regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Alves scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alves 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre tries to get to full guard but Alves has control of the leg.
St Pierre trying to get back to full guard but Alves takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall Alves 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.
Alves thuds his right hand into St Pierre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St Pierre with a poor takedown
and Alves counters with a right hand to the body.
Alves throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. St Pierre was covering up waiting for the punch and Alves finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Alves advances to half guard.
Alves drops an elbow to the side of St Pierre's head.
Alves takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
St Pierre is in trouble now - Alves has advanced to mount!
St Pierre taking shots to the head.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves has control of St Pierre's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and St Pierre regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Alves pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Alves dominating with strikes here.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Pierre can do to turn this around?
Alves lands a big elbow.
Kendall Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Alves with good strikes from the mount here!
Alves is in the full mount, landing strikes.
St Pierre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Alves pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Alves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Alves controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves looking to secure an arm triangle but St Pierre defends it well.
St Pierre tries to reverse the position but Alves maintains control.
Alves tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alves punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alves has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of St Pierre's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a nice shot to the head.
Alves landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alves connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alves trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
Alves working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alves is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But St Pierre has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from St Pierre!
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Alves blocks nicely.
Alves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but St Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St Pierre looking to sit in guard and control but Alves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alves postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall Alves dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Alves.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alves is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alves lands with a good body shot.
Alves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alves.
Alves passes St Pierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
St Pierre wants to control but Alves is keeping busy and won't allow it.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but St Pierre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control here.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
Alves is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alves seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alves is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alves is keen to just control but St Pierre is a slippery customer.
Kendall Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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.
Still in half guard, Alves seems content to control.
Alves is looking to advance position but St Pierre won't allow it.
Alves slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kendall Alves just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Alves lands with a nice body punch.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Alves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kendall Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patryck St Pierre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a body kick the misses
and Alves counters with a nice body shot.
Alves scores with a jab. St Pierre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
St Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alves seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down St Pierre for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alves not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendall Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendall Alves!
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energy
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