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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ove Stenmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen Blur - Song 2 as his entrance music. Ove Stenmark could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matt St Pierre's chin.
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180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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183 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ove Stenmark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Stenmark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Pierre lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stenmark will feel that in the morning.
St Pierre scores with a head kick.
It looks like Ove Stenmark has been cut.
St Pierre misses with a body kick.
Stenmark thows a body shot but no joy.
Stenmark shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Pierre as he jumps to the side.
St Pierre slips under a jab.
Stenmark checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenmark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Stenmark moves out of range.
Matt St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stenmark.
St Pierre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stenmark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Pierre.
Stenmark throws a lazy uppercut
and St Pierre counters with a thumping low kick.
Stenmark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matt St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre slips a straight right by Stenmark.
A slapping body kick lands there for St Pierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenmark takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stenmark is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Stenmark keeps it at a distance.
Stenmark moves out of range of the body kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to land a front kick but Stenmark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St Pierre scores with a leg kick.
St Pierre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stenmark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.
St Pierre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stenmark letting St Pierre take a breather here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Pierre.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre lands a shoulder strike.
St Pierre missing with knees to the body.
St Pierre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stenmark takes an elbow to the temple.
Stenmark wants a takedown but no success here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with a knee to the head.
St Pierre scores a nice knee to the body.
St Pierre lands a nice knee to the body.
St Pierre is stalling here.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a shot to the side of Stenmark's head.
St Pierre stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on St Pierre's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
St Pierre has a couple of punches blocked by Stenmark.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre holding his opponent close, against the cage.
St Pierre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stenmark backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ove Stenmark's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
St Pierre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
St Pierre darts in trying to clinch
and Stenmark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stenmark.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stenmark is one step ahead there.
Stenmark drops back looking for a leg! St Pierre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and St Pierre manages to kick Stenmark off! Stenmark jumps back into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Stenmark from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenmark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stenmark engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stenmark drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and St Pierre dives on top into guard.
Stenmark had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St Pierre defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stenmark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two 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.
Stenmark working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stenmark working for a triangle but St Pierre defends it easily.
Stenmark working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
St Pierre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Stenmark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stenmark looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
St Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stenmark is on top in guard.
Stenmark wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
Stenmark wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stenmark content to stall in guard here.
Stenmark sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Pierre's guard.
Stenmark perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Stenmark is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stenmark in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ove Stenmark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ove Stenmark's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stenmark checks a low kick from St Pierre.
Stenmark misses with a straight left.
Stenmark misses the jab.
Stenmark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St Pierre is looking to slow Stenmark down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenmark.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Stenmark moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenmark blocks the body kick.
Stenmark misses with a wild body shot.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stenmark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stenmark thuds a left hand into St Pierre's body.
St Pierre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stenmark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
St Pierre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Stenmark circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre throws a jab when Stenmark was well out of range.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stenmark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Pierre.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matt St Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Pierre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stenmark is out of range and St Pierre settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenmark just misses with a punch to the body.
Stenmark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stenmark throws a looping overhand right but St Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Stenmark misses.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre slips under a jab from Stenmark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
St Pierre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stenmark is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Stenmark.
Stenmark circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Pierre slips a straight right by Stenmark.
Stenmark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stenmark avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stenmark lands with an uppercut that bounces St Pierre off the cage and back into rage.
Stenmark has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Pierre 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt 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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