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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Rush. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregory St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Davis!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St Pierre pinned against the cage. St Pierre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
St Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
St Pierre instigates a clinch.
St Pierre manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre scores with a takedown into Davis's guard.
Davis keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis prevents St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
St Pierre wants to stand up but Davis is controlling him.
Davis stays in close to St Pierre's body and controls the position.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a solid body kick.
St Pierre feints and as Davis raises his hands in defense, St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis looks gassed!
Davis wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from St Pierre. That one must have hurt.
St Pierre scores a takedown into full mount!
St Pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davis's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis working to try and regain half guard.
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount.
St Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Davis is desperately trying to improve his position but St Pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
St Pierre wants to finish this one by submission but Davis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from St Pierre.
St Pierre cracks Davis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Davis wants to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre working for a submission but Davis is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory St Pierre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Davis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Davis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Davis controlling the position from side mount.
Davis working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but St Pierre sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but St Pierre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Davis's brow.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
St Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
St Pierre working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Davis's thigh. Davis counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Davis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre is in close to Davis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Pierre postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Davis blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
St Pierre looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gregory St Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
St Pierre is looking to land body kicks.
St Pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St Pierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Pierre has control of Davis's left arm, preventing Davis from doing any damage.
St Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Davis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control St Pierre kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davis content to stall in guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St Pierre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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.
Davis just leaning against St Pierre, taking a breather.
St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Pierre misses with a wild combination.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis with a lazy takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
St Pierre stalling away here and it's allowed Davis to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre is working hard here to advance position.
St Pierre trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis is pulling down on St Pierre's head to control his posture.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis striking off his back but it's not causing St Pierre any problems.
St Pierre is working Davis 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.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davis misses with a takedown
and St Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St Pierre.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Pierre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
St Pierre thumps Davis with a low kick.
Alex Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis with a lazy takedown attempt
and St Pierre makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Davis really felt that one!
Gregory St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Davis.
Davis tries to clinch but St Pierre moves away
and St Pierre counters with a flying knee. Nice.
St Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Alex Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gregory St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis is letting St Pierre control him for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Pierre 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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