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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maik Taison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaino St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taison has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maik Taison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaino St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre delivers a nice body kick.
St Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Pierre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taison's sensitive parts.
Taison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Pierre as he jumps to the side.
Taison is breathing heavily.
St Pierre scores with a nice body kick.
Taison dives in and grabs St Pierre's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes down on Taison's head and hops out.
St Pierre cracks Taison with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for St Pierre.
Taison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre lands with a nice combination. Taison backs away looking to recover.
St Pierre tries to bum rush Taison with a series of wild strikes but Taison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taison takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Taison takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Maik Taison has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from St Pierre lands but Taison takes it in his stride.
Taison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by St Pierre.
Taison walks forward, straight into a front kick from St Pierre.
Taison walks forward, straight into a front kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taison takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Taison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Pierre.
Taison throws the left hand but St Pierre avoids the punch easily.
St Pierre lands a head kick. Taison smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
St Pierre throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre thumps Taison with a low kick.
A left lands for St Pierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taison misses with a hook
and St Pierre counters with a nice kick to the body.
Taison has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taison there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Pierre.
St Pierre lets loose with a powerful body kick. Taison will feel that in the morning.
St Pierre throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Taison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taison takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
St Pierre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
St Pierre scores with a push kick.
Taison will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That kick from St Pierre tenderised Taison's leg. Taison is trying to keep his angry face on.
St Pierre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre thuds his shin into the meat of Taison's side.
Taison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taison crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from St Pierre - the referee stops the clock and Taison gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says St Pierre. Taison manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Taison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
St Pierre throws a head kick that Taison semi-blocks.
St Pierre lands a nice hook to Taison's body. Taison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a front kick that sends Taison stumbling back into the cage.
St Pierre delivers a nice body kick.
Nice cross by St Pierre.
St Pierre lands with a nice body kick.
St Pierre lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - St Pierre finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taison misses with a hook
and St Pierre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taison's calf.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from St Pierre - that will leave a mark!
St Pierre lands with a slapping head kick.
Taison takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A solid body kick from St Pierre.
Taison throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
St Pierre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Pierre can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre lands a leg kick that knocks Taison off balance momentarily.
St Pierre scores with a shot to the body.
St Pierre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaino St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maik Taison's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
St Pierre scores with a hook to the body. Taison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taison. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from St Pierre tenderised Taison's leg. Taison is trying to keep his angry face on.
St Pierre moves away from the strike by Taison.
St Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by St Pierre.
Taison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taison misses with a left hand
and St Pierre counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Taison is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Taison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Pierre can pounce on him.
Taison throws a hook but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Taison.
St Pierre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre scores with a kick to the midsection.
St Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taison at a distance.
St Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Pierre. That's going to slow Taison down.
St Pierre connects with a leg kick. Taison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Pierre lands a head kick. Taison smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
St Pierre pushes Taison away with a front kick.
A head kick from St Pierre lands but Taison takes it in his stride.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from St Pierre - that will leave a mark!
Taison takes a head kick and keeps coming.
St Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St Pierre. Taison shrugs it off though.
St Pierre lands with a kick to the ribs.
Taison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Pierre can pounce on him.
Taison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by St Pierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Pierre.
Taison swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
Vaino St Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taison crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from St Pierre - the referee stops the clock and Taison gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says St Pierre. Taison manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Taison 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 with an overhand left.
St Pierre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from St Pierre tenderised Taison's leg. Taison is trying to keep his angry face on.
A shot to the liver by St Pierre. Beautiful body shot.
Maik Taison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre lands a leg kick that knocks Taison off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Pierre.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scoring well with a low kick there.
St Pierre scoring well with a low kick there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Taison might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vaino St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from St Pierre.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taison crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from St Pierre - the referee stops the clock and Taison gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says St Pierre. Taison manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
St Pierre lands with a kick to the temple. Taison shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
St Pierre scores with a head kick.
Taison misses the shot to the body.
St Pierre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Taison's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taison momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from St Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre connects with a leg kick. Taison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
St Pierre lands with a thumping leg kick.
St Pierre lands a high kick!
That kick from St Pierre tenderised Taison's leg. Taison is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre is looking to slow Taison down with leg kicks.
Taison missing with a left hand there. St Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Pierre slips under a jab from Taison.
St Pierre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taison.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Pierre connects with a high kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Pierre.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaino St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maik Taison's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Taison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St Pierre at a distance.
Taison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Pierre.
Taison throws a hook to the side of St Pierre's head but St Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
St Pierre lands a front kick.
St Pierre defending well as Taison loads up on a big left hand.
St Pierre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taison. That did some damage!
Taison takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That kick from St Pierre tenderised Taison's leg. Taison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Pierre, right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taison misses with a lunging right hand
enabling St Pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
St Pierre keeps Taison at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
St Pierre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taison's sensitive parts.
St Pierre scores with a kick to the body.
St Pierre throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Taison throws a lazy right hand but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pierre scores with a nice body kick.
St Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taison has time to react.
The fighters circling - Taison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Pierre works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taison on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
St Pierre lands with a kick to the temple. Taison shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
St Pierre scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Taison.
St Pierre delivers a nice body kick.
Taison sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Taison swings widly with a right hand
and St Pierre finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
St Pierre stuns Taison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Pierre feints and then cracks Taison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taison down.
Taison takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taison throws a looping overhand right but St Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
Taison tries to land a body kick
and St Pierre counters with a nice body kick.
St Pierre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Taison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
St Pierre pushes Taison away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
St Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taison cracks St Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taison misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
St Pierre scores with a kick to the body.
Taison throws a hook but St Pierre avoids it easily.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
Taison walks into a left hand.
St Pierre scores with a nice right hand.
Taison misses the jab.
St Pierre scores with a sloppy right hand. Taison should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Pierre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taison misses with a looping left.
St Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maik Taison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taison looks to land a left hand but St Pierre moved out of range nicely.
Taison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taison misses with a hook to the body
and St Pierre counters with a thumping low kick.
St Pierre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vaino St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Pierre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaino St Pierre!
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energy
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RATING
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