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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Aces (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Aces looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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192 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Aces!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aces is fending him off so far but St Pierre persists. Nope, Aces circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pierre shoots in and drives through. Aces sprawls well.
Aces throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aces but Aces pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Aces pushes him off.
St Pierre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aces finds it's way round the side to connect with St Pierre's head.
Aces sizes up St Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of St Pierre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from Aces as St Pierre shoots in.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Aces pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Aces.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aces as he jumps to the side.
Aces leaves St Pierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aces.
St Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aces is fending him off so far but St Pierre persists. Nope, Aces circles away and we're back to standing.
Aces lands a two punch combo.
St Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aces misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aces throws a series of strikes that have St Pierre backpedaling.
It looks like Diego St Pierre has been cut.
Aces misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aces lands a jab to St Pierre's midsection.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Aces. No joy for St Pierre on that attempt.
St Pierre blocks a jab.
Aces swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Aces circles away.
St Pierre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Pierre walks forward, straight into a front kick from Aces.
Aces works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aces lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aces misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Diego St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aces fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aces throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Aces throws a head kick that misses.
Aces throws a quick head kick that skims the top of St Pierre's head.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Aces. No joy for St Pierre on that attempt.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aces as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Aces dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego St Pierre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aces tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aces misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aces tries to avoid it but St Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aces to the ground. Aces escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aces paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aces fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
St Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Aces counter with a right hand.
St Pierre fails with the takedown
and Aces counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Aces cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre looks to clinch
and Aces counters with a three punch combo that has St Pierre backing up. St Pierre nods at Aces to acknowledge the strikes.
Aces throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Aces counters with a stiff right hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for St Pierre. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
St Pierre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Aces counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Aces cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aces counters with a nice uppercut.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Aces to counter with a crisp jab.
Aces punishes St Pierre's body with a nice straight punch.
Aces goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aces lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Aces throws a left and a right that both miss
so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Aces has control of St Pierre's left arm, preventing St Pierre from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
Aces seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Aces won't let him.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aces swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aces has St Pierre pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aces is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aces looking to control.
St Pierre trying to control but Aces is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is really struggling to control Aces but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Aces counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Aces showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego St Pierre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
St Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aces tries to avoid it but St Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aces to the ground. Aces escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Aces.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Aces gets caught flat footed, as St Pierre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
St Pierre looking to sit in guard and control but Aces gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aces decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on St Pierre, up you get!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aces swinging wildly here.
Aces defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St Pierre.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Aces, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aces misses with a two punch combination.
Mark Aces is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Aces, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes Aces against the cage but Aces circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aces dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aces pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aces tries to avoid it but St Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aces to the ground. Aces escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aces throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
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 is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Mark Aces is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aces swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aces wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aces wants to get back to his feet.
Aces gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Aces wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by St Pierre.
St Pierre is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Aces has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four 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.
Aces is looking to improve his position but St Pierre isn't that keen on the idea.
St Pierre avoids the attempt from Aces to control.
St Pierre misses with a head shot.
Diego St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Aces is surviving well by controlling St Pierre's body position as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aces has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Aces!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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