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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vaino St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (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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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 Helsinki, Vaino St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but St Pierre sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Pierre lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
St Pierre cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
St Pierre pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. St Pierre follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
St Pierre throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gracie looks gassed!
Left hook, right uppercut from St Pierre.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Pierre, right into the meat.
St Pierre connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Pierre pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Pierre. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with St Pierre, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes St Pierre against the cage but St Pierre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St Pierre connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick lands from St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a head kick.
St Pierre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
St Pierre throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Pierre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St Pierre lands with a slapping head kick.
A left and a right from St Pierre both land. Nice combination.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Pierre.
St Pierre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
St Pierre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Pierre.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St Pierre is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gracie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gracie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a head kick. Gracie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
St Pierre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
St Pierre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
St Pierre stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Pierre lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a nice body kick.
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by St Pierre.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
St Pierre delivers a nice body kick.
St Pierre cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
St Pierre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St Pierre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Pierre. That's going to slow Gracie down.
St Pierre thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
St Pierre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St Pierre throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from St Pierre finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
A jab from St Pierre finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
St Pierre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
St Pierre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
St Pierre lands a body shot.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
St Pierre throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
St Pierre throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Pierre.
A slapping body kick lands there for St Pierre.
Nice straight punches there by St Pierre. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of St Pierre.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
St Pierre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - St Pierre finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
St Pierre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
St Pierre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Pierre.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
St Pierre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
St Pierre feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Good shot there by St Pierre.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
St Pierre jabs at Gracie's body.
St Pierre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the head.
St Pierre's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and St Pierre duly obliges.
St Pierre connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Pierre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
St Pierre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
St Pierre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
St Pierre lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaino St Pierre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
St Pierre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
St Pierre lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by St Pierre!
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Pierre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vaino St Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
St Pierre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gracie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, St Pierre has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab from St Pierre finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
St Pierre scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A solid body kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Pierre scores with a spinning back kick!
St Pierre throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Pierre keeps Gracie at a distance using the push kick.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
St Pierre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
St Pierre pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. St Pierre follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from St Pierre.
A thudding body kick lands there by St Pierre!
Gracie is breathing heavily.
St Pierre scores with a kick to the body.
St Pierre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
St Pierre lands a right hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
St Pierre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St Pierre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Pierre.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Pierre can pounce on him.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
St Pierre throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands with a kick to the ribs.
St Pierre thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
Royce Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie tries to move into range but St Pierre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
St Pierre works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
St Pierre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie 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 lands a head kick!
Gracie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St Pierre moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
St Pierre throws a head kick that half lands.
St Pierre throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
St Pierre lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Vaino St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
St Pierre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
St Pierre looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
St Pierre lands with a thumping leg kick.
St Pierre connects with a high kick.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Pierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
St Pierre lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into rage.
St Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
St Pierre getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from St Pierre. That one must have hurt.
Gracie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from St Pierre tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
St Pierre throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
St Pierre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
St Pierre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gracie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from St Pierre - the referee stops the clock and Gracie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says St Pierre. Gracie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Pierre.
St Pierre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
St Pierre lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaino St Pierre dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
St Pierre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St Pierre. Gracie shrugs it off though.
St Pierre throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Pierre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St Pierre connects with an inside leg kick.
St Pierre throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
St Pierre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St Pierre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St Pierre lands with a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from St Pierre.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pierre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Pierre pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with a kick to the midsection.
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from St Pierre.
That kick from St Pierre tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
St Pierre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St Pierre connects with a high kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for St Pierre.
St Pierre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St Pierre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
St Pierre digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gracie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from St Pierre - the referee stops the clock and Gracie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says St Pierre. Gracie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw.
St Pierre moves into range and connects with a jab.
St Pierre throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
St Pierre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Royce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
St Pierre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by St Pierre as he connects with a hook.
St Pierre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by St Pierre.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Pierre.
St Pierre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and St Pierre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
St Pierre scores with a kick to the midsection.
St Pierre throws a head kick that half lands.
St Pierre scores with a head kick.
St Pierre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but St Pierre sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre connects with a crisp jab.
A solid body kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St Pierre cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
St Pierre scores with a head kick. Gracie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Pierre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
St Pierre lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
St Pierre throws out a powerful jab.
St Pierre scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
St Pierre keeps Gracie at a distance using the push kick.
St Pierre lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Pierre, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Pierre, right into the meat.
Nice uppercut there from St Pierre.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and St Pierre counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
St Pierre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from St Pierre - that will leave a mark!
St Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gracie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre lands with a slapping head kick.
St Pierre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
St Pierre connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vaino 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaino St Pierre!
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