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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gene St Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everth Cabaret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Piper comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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186 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene St Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everth Cabaret!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabaret will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cabaret fails with a takedown attempt.
St Piper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Piper checks a low kick from Cabaret.
St Piper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabaret was well out of range. Poor timing from St Piper.
St Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabaret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Piper.
St Piper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St Piper misses the jab.
St Piper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabaret tried to score with a low kick but St Piper checks it.
St Piper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St Piper throws a looping overhand right but Cabaret ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Piper. Cabaret does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabaret walks into a straight right hand from St Piper.
Cabaret swats away the attempt to clinch by St Piper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Piper. Cabaret does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Piper misses with a jab to the body
and Cabaret counters with a good, hard body kick but St Piper shrugs it off.
Cabaret thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on St Piper if he has to take too many more of those.
St Piper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabaret moves away.
St Piper throws a hook but Cabaret avoids it easily.
St Piper works Cabaret's body with a nice hook.
Cabaret throws a leg kick that misses.
St Piper throws a lazy uppercut
and Cabaret counters with a leg kick.
St Piper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabaret.
St Piper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cabaret paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Piper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabaret was well out of range. Poor timing from St Piper.
St Piper throws a hook but Cabaret blocks it.
Cabaret on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Piper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cabaret takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabaret tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St Piper is able to avoid easily.
Cabaret tries to land a leg kick but St Piper saw it coming and moves away.
Cabaret gets a takedown into half guard.
St Piper is looking to improve his position.
Cabaret thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St Piper's head.
Cabaret scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cabaret sitting and controlling from the half guard.
St Piper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper tries to roll over but Cabaret keeps him under control.
St Piper manages to get to full guard.
Cabaret tries to free his leg and advance position but St Piper is retaining full guard.
Cabaret with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Piper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
St Piper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cabaret is one step ahead there.
St Piper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cabaret defends it easily.
St Piper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cabaret is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret cracks St Piper with a solid left hand.
St Piper has an active guard here but Cabaret has managed to pass into half guard.
St Piper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cabaret lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabaret throwing shots but St Piper is blocking nicely.
Cabaret lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
St Piper is staying active underneath Cabaret, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Piper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cabaret postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Piper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cabaret is aware though and is defending well.
Cabaret has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Piper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cabaret.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gene St Piper will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St Piper swings for the body but Cabaret moves out of range.
St Piper is looking to clinch.
St Piper is looking to wear down Cabaret with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Piper scores with a sloppy right hand. Cabaret should have avoided that one.
St Piper slaps away a takedown attempt from Cabaret, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cabaret takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cabaret throws a leg kick but St Piper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cabaret circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cabaret slips a straight right by St Piper.
St Piper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cabaret in his tracks.
It looks like Everth Cabaret has been cut.
St Piper throws a wild body kick that Cabaret sees coming a mile off.
St Piper checks the leg kick.
Jab from St Piper.
Cabaret ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Piper checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper misses with a body shot.
Cabaret looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Piper is fending him off so far but Cabaret persists. Nope, St Piper circles away and we're back to standing.
St Piper loads up on a big right hand but Cabaret slips the punch.
St Piper cracks Cabaret with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
St Piper closes the distance but Cabaret moves to the side
and Cabaret counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Piper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cabaret stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cabaret takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Cabaret.
St Piper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St Piper misses with a right hand
and Cabaret counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cabaret misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gene St Piper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Everth Cabaret.
Cabaret takes a swing at St Piper's ribcage but misses.
St Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabaret.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Piper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabaret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Piper.
St Piper lands a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from St Piper.
St Piper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St Piper plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St Piper misses with a straight left.
Cabaret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Piper.
Danga de danga de dang - St Piper scores with a four punch combination!
St Piper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabaret.
St Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabaret gets off balance looking for a body kick
and St Piper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Piper. Cabaret does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret fails with the takedown.
St Piper scores with a nice right hand.
St Piper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabaret.
Cabaret gets a double leg takedown into St Piper's guard.
Cabaret trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Piper looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cabaret passes into half guard.
St Piper is defending against the submission attempts here by Cabaret.
Cabaret lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cabaret scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cabaret working over St Piper with some ground and pound. St Piper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Piper is looking for a sweep. Cabaret is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cabaret scoring with strikes to the body and head.
St Piper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cabaret.
Cabaret scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
St Piper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cabaret trying to control the action but St Piper is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Piper is controlling Cabaret's position as best he can from this difficult position.
St Piper has hold of Cabaret's hands but Cabaret slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene St Piper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Everth Cabaret's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
St Piper throws a shot to the body.
Cabaret looks to land a left hand but St Piper moved out of range nicely.
Cabaret moves away from the strike by St Piper.
Cabaret swats away the attempt to clinch by St Piper.
Cabaret tries to land a front kick but St Piper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St Piper throws out a loose jab but Cabaret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as St Piper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
St Piper loads up on a big right hand but Cabaret slips the punch.
Cabaret shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. St Piper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cabaret working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Piper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cabaret's guard.
Cabaret working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Piper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St Piper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
St Piper wants to control from the top but Cabaret keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper preventing the sweep.
St Piper 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.
Cabaret looking to control.
St Piper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
St Piper drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cabaret manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now St Piper has Cabaret in his guard.
St Piper has his foot on Cabaret's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cabaret works his way back into a safe position though.
Everth Cabaret has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gene St Piper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Everth Cabaret has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Piper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cabaret trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Piper is trying to keep Cabaret in close.
Cabaret postures up in St Piper's guard and throws a big left but St Piper blocks it.
Cabaret won't allow St Piper to sweep him here.
St Piper trying to keep a closed guard but Cabaret is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
St Piper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Piper wants to sweep but no luck.
Cabaret pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Piper is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret trying to control the position from guard on top but St Piper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabaret throwing strikes but missing.
Cabaret throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Piper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cabaret being controlled here momentarily.
Cabaret trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cabaret working some strikes from top position.
St Piper trying to control the position.
Cabaret preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret advances position into side control!
St Piper is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cabaret connects with a decent elbow.
Cabaret cracks St Piper with a big right hand but St Piper just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Piper takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cabaret tries for a kimura but St Piper is defending well.
Cabaret working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cabaret working the ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Piper is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cabaret's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Everth Cabaret comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Piper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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