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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francois Paquet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blur - Song 2. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francois Paquet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre shoots in and drives through. Paquet sprawls well.
Paquet throws a jab when St Pierre was well out of range.
St Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
Paquet swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paquet swinging wildly here.
Paquet throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre lands a head kick. Paquet smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Paquet moves out of range easily.
Paquet keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Paquet moves out of range.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
Paquet looks to land a right hand but St Pierre moved out of range.
Paquet tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquet sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paquet darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Paquet digs a good hook to St Pierre's body.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paquet as he jumps to the side.
Francois Paquet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt St Pierre.
Paquet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paquet thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Paquet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paquet throws a jab but it's blocked by St Pierre.
Paquet connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Pierre. St Pierre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paquet fails to land with a series of punches.
Paquet lands a really nice looking cross but St Pierre seems unphased.
Matt St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paquet.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
Paquet misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paquet falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Pierre counters with an outside leg kick.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
Paquet missing with a left hand there. St Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Pierre clinches up against the cage.
Paquet avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
St Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Pierre stalling in the clinch.
St Pierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paquet is defending well for now.
Paquet 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. Paquet gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paquet but Paquet pushes him off and we're back to square one.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St Pierre looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquet misses with a two punch combination.
Paquet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut there from Paquet.
Paquet avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
Paquet circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Pierre slips a straight right by Paquet.
Paquet just misses with a punch to the body.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Paquet.
St Pierre moves into the clinch.
Paquet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Paquet finds it's way through St Pierre's defenses.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paquet throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Pierre counters with a big head kick but Paquet shrugs it off.
Paquet connects with a body shot.
St Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paquet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Paquet.
Paquet defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Paquet misses its intended target.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Paquet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paquet.
St Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paquet throws out the jab.
Paquet slaps away a takedown attempt from St Pierre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Paquet misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slow jab from Paquet misses its intended target.
Paquet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Paquet moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paquet, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paquet looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Paquet pushes him off.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paquet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Paquet dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
Paquet connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St Pierre's hands.
St Pierre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Paquet's head.
St Pierre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paquet's calf.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paquet.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
St Pierre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paquet circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Paquet moves out of range.
Paquet ducks under a wild hook from St Pierre.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
Paquet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Paquet.
Paquet works over St Pierre's head and body with a nice combination.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paquet lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquet 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 is breathing heavily.
Paquet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paquet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paquet throws a strike but St Pierre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
St Pierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Paquet 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.
Paquet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paquet scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. St Pierre catches Paquet right on the button with a cross.
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paquet counters with a straight right hand.
St Pierre is looking to chop away at Paquet's legs.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Paquet circles away.
Paquet keeps the fight on the outside.
Paquet gets the takedown into side control.
St Pierre trying his best to control but Paquet has mounted him.
Paquet goes for an armbar but St Pierre turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from St Pierre.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre stands and throws Paquet's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Paquet takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paquet manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
St Pierre wants to control but Paquet is keeping him busy.
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paquet is looking to escape.
Paquet punching from the bottom.
St Pierre with the ground and pound but Paquet uses the opportunity to regain guard.
St Pierre throws and elbow that misses. Paquet uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St Pierre's guard. Nice move by Paquet!
Paquet is working St Pierre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquet advances to half guard.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
Paquet trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Paquet thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paquet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paquet.
Paquet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. St Pierre defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paquet is pressing down on St Pierre's thigh, looking to free his foot. St Pierre is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paquet swinging wildly here.
Paquet paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Paquet dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Paquet. No joy for St Pierre on that attempt.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
St Pierre needs to keep his hands up - Paquet had a free shot at his head there.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paquet sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
St Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Paquet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Francois Paquet is winning the standup battle so far.
Paquet misses with an uppercut. St Pierre saw that one coming.
A lazy body kick from St Pierre
and Paquet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paquet fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paquet is fending him off so far but St Pierre persists. Nope, Paquet circles away and we're back to standing.
Francois Paquet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt St Pierre.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Pierre.
St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paquet throws a shot from downtown. St Pierre moves away and avoids it.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paquet circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
St Pierre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paquet throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Paquet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paquet tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paquet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paquet lands a nice looking body shot.
Paquet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch.
Paquet jumps guard and drags St Pierre to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Paquet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
Paquet won't allow St Pierre to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paquet postures up in St Pierre's guard and throws a big left but St Pierre blocks it.
Paquet lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Paquet controls from within his opponent's guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Paquet from controlling successfully.
Paquet gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
St Pierre drives through and clinches with Paquet against the cage.
Paquet is trying to break free.
St Pierre wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Paquet avoids the damage to the body.
St Pierre has Paquet pressed against the cage, preventing Paquet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from St Pierre.
Paquet fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Paquet 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. Paquet gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paquet connects with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Paquet misses.
St Pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Pierre is trying desperately to land a takedown but Paquet is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for St Pierre.
Paquet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Paquet counters with a stiff right hand.
Paquet punishes St Pierre's body with a nice straight punch.
Paquet misses with a two punch combination.
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paquet.
Good standup being displayed there by Paquet as he connects with a hook.
Matt St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquet goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paquet lands a jab-cross combination.
Paquet misses with a double jab
and St Pierre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Paquet's guard now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paquet seems keen to control St Pierre's posture.
Paquet working a defensive guard but St Pierre passes into half guard.
Paquet is trying to get back to full guard.
St Pierre is thwarting Paquet's attempts to control the position.
Francois Paquet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre throwing shots but Paquet is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francois Paquet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paquet, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Paquet!
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