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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vaughn Rader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen The Rush as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vaughn Rader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregory St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre's corner calls for a 1-2. St Pierre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rader fails to land the takedown.
Rader misses the shot to the body.
St Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rader moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Pierre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rader.
St Pierre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rader looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
St Pierre has closed the distance and engaged Rader in a clinch.
Rader tries for a takedown but St Pierre manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaughn Rader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rader breaks from the clinch.
St Pierre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rader!
Rader taking shots to the head.
Rader defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from St Pierre.
St Pierre looking to ground and pound but Rader is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader can't escape the position.
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount.
Rader blocking the ground and pound.
St Pierre thowing shots but they're missing.
St Pierre has hold of Rader's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rader manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Poor strikes thrown by St Pierre there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rader slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
St Pierre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rader with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
St Pierre looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rader is trying is best to control the position here.
St Pierre is trying to work for a kimura but Rader is defending well.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Rader tries to get to full guard but St Pierre has control of the leg.
Rader moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rader utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rader wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St Pierre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rader dives on top into guard.
Rader throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rader decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on St Pierre, up you get!
Rader tries to clinch up
and St Pierre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rader!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rader tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Pierre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rader takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rader holds on for dear life.
St Pierre punching from mount but Rader doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rader is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St Pierre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rader's face.
St Pierre avoids the attempt from Rader to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
St Pierre throws a head kick but Rader moves out of range.
St Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rader keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre has gone for a leg lock! Rader slips out almost immediately though and dives into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre trying to control the position.
St Pierre trying to control the position here.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rader trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rader is really struggling to control St Pierre but he's trying to hold on to the position.
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.
St Pierre has a closed guard, preventing Rader from standing up.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre drives through and clinches with Rader against the cage.
St Pierre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rader breaks from the clinch.
Rader lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rader misses with a takedown
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rader wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rader is trying to keep St Pierre in close.
St Pierre passes Rader's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rader trying to control here.
St Pierre throwing shots but Rader is blocking nicely.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Rader is defending against the submission attempts here by St Pierre.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rader shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rader showed some decent athleticism there.
Rader stops St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gregory St Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rader misses with the combination.
Rader doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rader won't be happy with that.
St Pierre in side control, throwing shots but Rader defends.
St Pierre tries to advance to mount but can't.
St Pierre working the strikes but Rader uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rader is looking to escape.
Rader on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
St Pierre passes the guard and advances to mount!
St Pierre wants to control the pace but Rader is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looking for a guillotine from mount but Rader is having none of it.
Rader is trying to escape the mount.
St Pierre throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Rader has his hands clasped together but St Pierre breaks the hold and Rader is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by St Pierre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gregory St Pierre!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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