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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Paul Valley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by The Wicked End - Avenged Sevenfold. The crowd seem to be enjoying Valley's choice of entrance music: Sky is the limit. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Paul Valley!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valley swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
Horrible takedown by Valley or perhaps it was just good defense by St Pierre which made him look bad.
Pedro St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Valley circles away.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
St Pierre has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valley.
The referee is keeping an eye on Valley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Valley blocks it.
Valley is trying to trip St Pierre. He has hold of a leg but St Pierre is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Valley persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Valley from controlling successfully.
Valley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valley throws a big right hand that misses.
Valley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Valley won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
St Pierre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if St Pierre tries to get out of the position.
Valley wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Valley controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valley throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Valley pushes him off.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Valley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
Valley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice sprawl there from St Pierre as Valley shoots in.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Valley circles away and keeps his distance.
Valley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. St Pierre was covering up waiting for the punch and Valley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Valley is looking to work some ground and pound but St Pierre has wrist control.
Valley wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
St Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.
Valley is working St Pierre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Valley tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.
St Pierre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Valley throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Valley circles away.
Valley keeps the fight on the outside.
Pedro St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Valley circles away.
Valley swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Valley moves out of range.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Valley pushes him off.
St Pierre clinches with his opponent.
St Pierre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Valley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
St Pierre is looking to clinch but Valley is avoiding it.
Valley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Pierre's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valley.
St Pierre leaves Valley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Valley circles away.
Valley scores with a nice strike.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
Pedro St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valley scores a takedown into full mount!
St Pierre is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
St Pierre holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Valley tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Valley throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Valley landing punches.
Valley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Valley misses with a head shot.
Valley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish St Pierre?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
St Pierre tries to hold on but Valley pushes him away.
Valley lands with some strikes.
St Pierre working to try and regain half guard.
Valley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
St Pierre can't escape the position.
Valley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
St Pierre is wriggling around trying to escape.
Valley avoids the attempt from St Pierre to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
Valley lands a big shot there that rocks St Pierre but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
St Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valley on the ground.
Valley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Valley lands a nice shot to the head.
Valley tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
Valley with shots to the head and body - St Pierre looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Pierre working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Valley thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Valley breaks from St Pierre's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Valley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Valley.
St Pierre is not content to let Valley control the position.
St Pierre tries to bench press Valley off him but Valley keeps the position.
Valley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Valley tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Valley tries to score with some ground and pound. St Pierre controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Valley connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused St Pierre some visible discomfort.
Valley is trying to ground and pound but St Pierre uses the momentary lack of control by Valley to regain half guard.
Valley lands with a punch from half guard.
St Pierre tries to get to full guard but Valley has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying is best to control the position here.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
St Pierre is working hard here to advance position.
Valley throwing shots but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
Valley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so St Pierre is just riding it out for now. Valley eventually gives up the hold.
St Pierre trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Valley wants to control but St Pierre is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Valley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
Valley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valley keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre gets a clinch.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valley is defending well for now.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre prevents the takedown attempt.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valley just leaning against St Pierre, taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Pierre.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valley can't get the takedown.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Valley really 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.
Valley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. St Pierre manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Valley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Valley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Valley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Valley wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
St Pierre trying to control the position.
Valley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Valley thows a big elbow that misses.
Valley trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valley passes St Pierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Valley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St Pierre won't allow Valley to pass to mount.
Valley is looking for a kimura but St Pierre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Valley to get the leverage.
Valley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
St Pierre is trying to stand back up but Valley is controlling him
Valley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Valley keeps it at a distance.
Valley 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 wants to stand up but Valley is controlling him.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Valley from controlling successfully.
Valley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as St Pierre holds on and takes a little breather.
Valley stands up over St Pierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St Pierre wants to stand and escape but Valley is having none of it.
Valley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Valley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Valley throwing strikes from guard but St Pierre blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Valley dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Valley tries to score a power double leg takedown but St Pierre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Valley somewhat.
Valley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in St Pierre's half guard.
St Pierre trying to control here.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Valley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Pierre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Valley throwing shots but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
Valley is keen to just control but St Pierre is a slippery customer.
St Pierre is positioning himself well to prevent Valley advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valley is defended easily by St Pierre.
Valley is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Valley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St Pierre is out of range.
Valley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Valley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pedro St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Valley circles away and keeps his distance.
Valley swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Valley circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Valley keeps it at a distance.
Valley circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Valley is having none of it.
Valley misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Valley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Valley lands a big shot there that rocks St Pierre but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Valley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jean Paul Valley has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre wants to hold on but Valley pushes him away.
Valley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
Valley lands a nice shot to the head.
Valley dominating with strikes here.
Valley working St Pierre over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Valley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Paul Valley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Valley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Jean Paul Valley!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Jean Paul Valley!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Jean Paul Valley!
Jean Paul Valley wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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