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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Belisle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bai Sistjierten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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185 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Belisle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bai Sistjierten!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sistjierten misses with a straight right.
Belisle closes the distance and clinches.
Sistjierten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Belisle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Belisle gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Belisle throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Sistjierten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bai Sistjierten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sistjierten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sistjierten misses with a body shot.
Sistjierten throws a body punch but Belisle moves out of range.
Belisle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sistjierten.
Belisle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sistjierten looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sistjierten is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Belisle is controlling him well.
Belisle working the ground and pound.
Sistjierten dodges the ground and pound from Belisle.
Sistjierten wants to get back to his feet.
Sistjierten tries to bench press Belisle off him but Belisle keeps the position.
Belisle lands a few punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belisle stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sistjierten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belisle manages to avoid it.
Belisle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sistjierten slips under a jab.
Sistjierten tries to bum rush Belisle with a series of wild strikes but Belisle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belisle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Belisle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Belisle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sistjierten looks gassed!
Belisle goes for a takedown attempt but Sistjierten pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Belisle wants to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sistjierten!
Belisle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Belisle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belisle instigates a clinch.
Sistjierten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sistjierten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sistjierten takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Belisle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belisle lands a nice looking body kick.
Belisle 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.
Sistjierten wants to stand and escape but Belisle is having none of it.
Belisle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sistjierten is looking to stand up but Belisle isn't so interested in that idea.
Belisle wants to control from the top but Sistjierten keeps moving.
Belisle distracts Sistjierten with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belisle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Belisle wants to pass the guard but Sistjierten is keeping the position.
Sistjierten wants to get back to his feet but Belisle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sistjierten is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Belisle is aware though and is defending well.
Belisle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sistjierten is working an open guard so Belisle takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sistjierten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Belisle ducks under a wild hook from Sistjierten.
Belisle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Belisle shoots in looking for a takedown. Sistjierten tries to sprawl out of it but Belisle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sistjierten manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Sistjierten misses.
Sistjierten misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belisle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Belisle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Belisle prevents Sistjierten from breaking the clinch.
Sistjierten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Belisle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belisle scores with a head kick.
Sistjierten throws a right hand that Belisle ducks under and follows up with a left that Belisle also avoids with ease.
Belisle connects with a high kick.
Belisle closes the distance and pushes Sistjierten back into the cage.
Sistjierten is fighting off a takedown attempt but Belisle is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sistjierten to the mat. Sistjierten regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Belisle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sistjierten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sistjierten wants to stand and escape but Belisle is having none of it.
Sistjierten avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belisle chips away with some ground and pound.
Sistjierten wants to stand and escape but Belisle is having none of it.
Sistjierten is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Belisle dominated that round.
That's time! Belisle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Belisle shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sistjierten is trying to defend but Belisle finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sistjierten tries to get to full guard but Belisle has control of the leg.
Sistjierten is trying to stand up here but Belisle is controlling him well.
Belisle moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belisle sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sistjierten is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Belisle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sistjierten, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belisle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Belisle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sistjierten is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Belisle asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sistjierten throws Belisle to one side and escapes!
Belisle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belisle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sistjierten.
Sistjierten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sistjierten misses with a wild combination.
Sistjierten throws a hook but Belisle blocks it.
Belisle scores with a head kick.
Belisle forces Sistjierten back against the cage and clinches.
Sistjierten is trying to force a seperation but Belisle has the dominant position.
Sistjierten prevents the takedown attempt.
Belisle wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belisle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sistjierten prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Belisle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belisle tries to score a body lock takedown but Sistjierten shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sistjierten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sistjierten tries to break free but Belisle pushes him back against the cage.
Sistjierten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sistjierten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belisle prevents Sistjierten from breaking the clinch.
Sistjierten is trying to break free.
Sistjierten is trying to force a seperation but Belisle has the dominant position.
Belisle goes for a takedown attempt but Sistjierten pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sistjierten defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belisle.
Belisle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sistjierten.
Sistjierten slaps away a takedown attempt from Belisle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters circling - Sistjierten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sistjierten misses with a few strikes there.
Belisle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sistjierten is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Belisle working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sistjierten defending against the ground and pound.
Sistjierten wants to get back to his feet but Belisle drags him back down.
Belisle has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belisle working Sistjierten over with strikes here.
Sistjierten is not a happy chappy
he wants out of there.
Belisle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Steve Belisle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belisle wants to control the pace but Sistjierten is squirming around nicely.
Belisle is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sistjierten can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Belisle is landing with some decent strikes but Sistjierten is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sistjierten is trying to stand up.
Belisle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sistjierten tries to buck Belisle off but he can't manage it.
Belisle with a couple of short strikes.
Sistjierten is bucking up trying to escape but Belisle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Belisle looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Belisle looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sistjierten is in all sorts of trouble here.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Belisle dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
No joy there for Sistjierten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belisle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Belisle showed some decent athleticism there.
Belisle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sistjierten looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sistjierten is looking for a sweep. Belisle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belisle lands strikes from half guard.
Belisle 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.
Sistjierten trying to control here.
Sistjierten tries to kick Belisle off but Belisle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belisle lands a nice short elbow.
Belisle is trying to work for a kimura but Sistjierten is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belisle lands with a punch from half guard.
Belisle 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.
Belisle 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.
Belisle misses with a head shot. Sistjierten uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sistjierten has his feet on Belisle's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Belisle.
Sistjierten thows a body shot but no joy.
Sistjierten throws a right hand that Belisle ducks under and follows up with a left that Belisle also avoids with ease.
Belisle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belisle tries for a takedown but Sistjierten sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Belisle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Belisle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sistjierten sees it coming and defends easily.
Belisle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Belisle working Sistjierten over with strikes.
Sistjierten pushes Belisle off looking to stand but Belisle dives back in and keeps control.
Belisle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Belisle stops Sistjierten from getting back to his feet.
Belisle uses his free foot to push down on Sistjierten's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sistjierten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belisle scoring with strikes but Sistjierten is staying in there.
Sistjierten squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sistjierten defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Belisle.
Sistjierten wants to get back to his feet.
Belisle putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Belisle lands a heavy elbow.
Belisle trying to control but Sistjierten is having none of it.
Sistjierten tries to reverse the position but Belisle maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belisle unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Belisle connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sistjierten is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sistjierten is desperately trying to improve his position but Belisle has a good base and remains in mount.
Sistjierten really wants to buck Belisle off and get back to his feet.
Sistjierten defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Belisle.
Bai Sistjierten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sistjierten is not a happy chappy
he wants out of there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Belisle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belisle 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Belisle!
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energy
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hype
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