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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John The Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Pitbull comes into the arena with Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight blaring out of the sound system. St Pierre has chosen Territoire Hostile as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, John The Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Pitbull has managed to clinch.
St Pierre jumps into guard, dragging The Pitbull to the mat.
The Pitbull with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Pitbull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Pitbull can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Pitbull passes St Pierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
St Pierre trying to control here.
The Pitbull passes to side control.
St Pierre is trying to improve his position.
The Pitbull tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The Pitbull 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.
St Pierre gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
St Pierre lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
The Pitbull wants to control but St Pierre is keeping him busy.
The Pitbull is looking for a kimura but St Pierre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Pitbull to get the leverage.
St Pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.
St Pierre looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Pitbull lands with a punch from half guard.
St Pierre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The Pitbull looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Pitbull working St Pierre over with strikes.
The Pitbull throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Pierre is in trouble now - The Pitbull has advanced to mount!
St Pierre gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Pitbull gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
St Pierre avoids the head kick by The Pitbull.
St Pierre defending well as The Pitbull loads up on a big left hand.
The Pitbull forces St Pierre back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but The Pitbull won't allow it.
St Pierre manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Pitbull counters with a left to the body.
The Pitbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
St Pierre defending well as The Pitbull loads up on a big left hand.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Pitbull pinned against the cage. The Pitbull gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Pitbull swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Pitbull.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pitbull scores with a takedown into St Pierre's guard.
The Pitbull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John The Pitbull dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slow jab from The Pitbull misses its intended target.
St Pierre defending well as The Pitbull loads up on a big left hand.
The Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Pierre cracks The Pitbull with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Pitbull as he avoids it easily.
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from The Pitbull misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre slips a jab from The Pitbull.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Pitbull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Pitbull misses with a left hand
and St Pierre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Pitbull is pressed up against the cage. St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Pitbull down to the mat. The Pitbull avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Pitbull shoots in but no luck this time.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and The Pitbull counters with a two punch combo.
John The Pitbull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt St Pierre.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Pitbull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Pitbull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Pitbull misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
The Pitbull misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Pitbull is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St Pierre misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull shoots in for a double leg but St Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Pierre scores with a takedown into The Pitbull's guard.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but The Pitbull keeps moving.
The Pitbull is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Pitbull is trying to keep St Pierre in close.
The Pitbull manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull landing strikes from the mount and St Pierre is in trouble!
St Pierre'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.
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Pitbull lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
The Pitbull with good strikes from the mount here!
St Pierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St Pierre is bucking up trying to escape but The Pitbull cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The Pitbull cracks St Pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The Pitbull lands a heavy elbow.
St Pierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pitbull in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
St Pierre wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
John The Pitbull overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Pitbull scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish St Pierre?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John The Pitbull dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Pitbull moves into the clinch.
The Pitbull is looking for a takedown up against the cage. St Pierre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The Pitbull has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
St Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Pitbull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Pitbull defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St Pierre.
The Pitbull keeps the fight on the outside.
The Pitbull manages to get an easy takedown there - catching St Pierre on his heels. He'll look to pass St Pierre's guard now, I'm sure.
The Pitbull stands up over St Pierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St Pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Pitbull defends well.
St Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Pitbull is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pitbull drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Pitbull jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Pitbull makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Pitbull working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Pitbull is in close to St Pierre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The Pitbull lands a couple of elbows.
The Pitbull landing with the ground and pound.
The Pitbull trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
The Pitbull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Pitbull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre looking for a guillotine here but The Pitbull defends easily.
The Pitbull avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull wants to get up but he can't break St Pierre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The Pitbull is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Pitbull defends well.
St Pierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Pitbull defends it easily.
The Pitbull thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on St Pierre, up you get!
John The Pitbull is winning the standup battle so far.
St Pierre leaves The Pitbull with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The Pitbull gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The Pitbull wants to control but St Pierre passes into side.
St Pierre working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull is pushing St Pierre's head away, looking to escape. St Pierre manages to hold on to the position though.
St Pierre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The Pitbull throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
John The Pitbull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt St Pierre.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pitbull swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John The Pitbull clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No luck for The Pitbull with that takedown attempt.
The Pitbull shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Pierre as he jumps to the side.
St Pierre moves into range and clinches up with The Pitbull.
St Pierre is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. The Pitbull can't fight it off and eventually St Pierre manages to take the fight to the floor. The Pitbull looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but The Pitbull has wrist control.
The Pitbull 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Pitbull has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes St Pierre off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The Pitbull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Pitbull circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Pitbull counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre darts in and clinches The Pitbull up against the cage.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Pitbull just stands there and leans against the cage.
St Pierre jumps guard but The Pitbull stands there with St Pierre around his waist. St Pierre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Pitbull wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.
The Pitbull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Pitbull as he avoids it easily.
John The Pitbull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt St Pierre.
The Pitbull misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Pierre shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Pitbull manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The Pitbull is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St Pierre is aware though and is defending well.
The Pitbull manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The Pitbull wants to get up but he can't break St Pierre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as The Pitbull tries to pass.
St Pierre working for a triangle but The Pitbull defends it easily.
The Pitbull trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull passes easily into side control. Nice work.
St Pierre manages to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Pitbull is nestled in close to St Pierre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St Pierre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Pitbull scores with a couple of nice shots.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as The Pitbull sits in half guard.
St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre pushes The Pitbull off and gets back to his feet.
St Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Matt St Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
St Pierre avoids the head kick by The Pitbull.
St Pierre tries to keep at a distance but The Pitbull has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Pitbull walks away with a smile on his face. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Pitbull throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but The Pitbull avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Pitbull moves away.
The Pitbull tries to clinch there but St Pierre circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre walks into a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Pitbull.
St Pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
The Pitbull 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 pushes down on The Pitbull's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The Pitbull taking some punishment here, with St Pierre in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Pitbull is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Pitbull wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre is trying to control the action in half guard but The Pitbull is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St Pierre stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Pitbull sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Pitbull as he jumps to the side.
John The Pitbull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt St Pierre.
The Pitbull lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Pitbull lands the left hand.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Pitbull as he jumps to the side.
The Pitbull tries to clinch there but St Pierre circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Pitbull is keeping the position for now.
The Pitbull looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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!
St Pierre won't allow The Pitbull to get back to his feet.
Matt St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Pitbull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
The Pitbull has momentary wrist control but St Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pitbull wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.
The Pitbull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt St Pierre.
Well The Pitbull 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for John The Pitbull!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for John The Pitbull!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for John The Pitbull!
John The Pitbull wins by unanimous decision!
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