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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drew Turton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve St pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turton comes into the arena with New Noise blaring out of the sound system. Steve St pierre acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drew Turton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve St pierre!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turton just misses with a punch to the body.
St pierre tries to score with a low kick but Turton moves his leg out of the way.
St pierre tries to clinch up but Turton circles away and keeps his distance.
St pierre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turton tries to clinch
and St pierre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Turton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turton moves into range and clinches up with St pierre.
St pierre stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
St pierre is trying to break free.
St pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Turton won't allow it.
Turton manages to break the clinch.
Turton is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Turton.
St pierre darts in trying to clinch
and Turton counters by moving into the clinch.
Turton prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Turton won't allow it.
St pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Turton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turton closes the distance looking to clinch
and St pierre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Turton thinking.
Turton stuffs the takedown.
Drew Turton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve St pierre.
St pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
St pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from St pierre does no damage.
St pierre clinches up with Turton and pushes him back against the cage.
Turton taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Turton.
Turton breaks the clinch.
Turton forces St pierre back against the cage and clinches.
Turton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St pierre just stands there and leans against the cage.
St pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turton lands a left hand.
Turton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St pierre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Turton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Turton breaks the clinch.
St pierre throws a body kick that misses.
Turton closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Turton.
St pierre avoiding damage as Turton throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turton.
St pierre pulls Turton into guard.
Turton postures up.
St pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St pierre, not yet.
St pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St pierre wants to stand up but Turton is controlling him.
St pierre looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St pierre has a closed guard, preventing Turton from standing up.
Turton stops St pierre from standing up.
St pierre wants to sweep here but Turton controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Turton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Turton darts in trying to clinch
and St pierre moves into the clinch.
Turton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning St pierre up against the cage.
Turton landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turton misses with a knee to the head.
Turton manages to break the clinch.
Turton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turton has closed the distance and engaged St pierre in a clinch.
Turton landing knees to the body.
St pierre prevents the takedown attempt.
Turton breaks from the clinch.
Turton instigates a clinch.
St pierre jumps guard but Turton stands there with St pierre around his waist. St pierre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St pierre wants to break free but Turton has control.
St pierre tries to break the clinch but Turton is controlling the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Turton.
St pierre has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Turton clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
St pierre trying to control.
Turton covering up well and avoiding damage.
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 Drew Turton will probably get the nod.
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.
Turton feints and as St pierre raises his hands in defense, Turton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St pierre wants to control but Turton passes easily into half guard.
Turton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
St pierre trying to get back to full guard but Turton takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
St pierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Turton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St pierre is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turton controlling from the full mount.
St pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Turton stands up from mount. Strange move.
Turton misses with a double jab.
Turton wants to clinch
and St pierre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St pierre shoots in for a takedown but Turton shows good takedown defense.
Turton wants to clinch up but St pierre keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Turton clinches up against the cage.
Turton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Turton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turton clinches but St pierre breaks the clinch
and St pierre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Turton tries to clinch there but St pierre circles away.
Turton forces St pierre back against the cage and clinches.
St pierre wants to break free but Turton has control.
St pierre takes an elbow to the temple.
St pierre tries for a takedown. No joy.
Drew Turton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve St pierre.
Turton scores with a knee to the head.
Turton missing with knees to the body.
St pierre manages to pull guard.
St pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turton won't allow St pierre to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St pierre has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Turton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
St pierre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St pierre throws a wild body kick that Turton sees coming a mile off.
Turton closes the distance looking to clinch
letting St pierre counter with a right hand.
Turton tries to clinch
and St pierre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
St pierre wants to break free but Turton has control.
Turton pulls St pierre into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turton is on top in guard.
St pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turton being controlled here momentarily.
Turton trying to control but St pierre is working from the bottom.
St pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Turton wants to control from the top but St pierre keeps moving.
Turton is looking to work some ground and pound but St pierre has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Turton dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Turton clinches but St pierre breaks the clinch
so St pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
St pierre works over Turton with some ground and pound from guard.
St pierre postures up in Turton's guard and throws a big left but Turton blocks it.
St pierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
St pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turton keeping moving, preventing St pierre from controlling successfully.
St pierre postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turton wants to stand up but St pierre is controlling him.
St pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St pierre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turton. That did some damage!
St pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St pierre circles away from the clinch attempt
and St pierre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turton lands with a kick to the temple. St pierre shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Drew Turton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from St pierre misses
and Turton counters with a leg kick.
Turton fails with an attempt to clinch.
St pierre fails with the takedown
and Turton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St pierre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St pierre moves away.
Turton rushes St pierre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St pierre wants the takedown. Turton is fighting it off but St pierre persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Turton's guard against the cage.
Turton wants to stand but St pierre is controlling the position.
Turton is trying to control the position but St pierre postures up.
Turton pushes St pierre off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Turton tries to clinch
and St pierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turton closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Turton.
Turton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with St pierre, pushing him back against the cage.
Turton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Turton won't allow it.
St pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Turton won't allow it.
St pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turton tries to clinch but St pierre is having none of it.
St pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Turton, looking for a takedown. St pierre pushes Turton against the cage but Turton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Turton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St pierre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turton tries to clinch but St pierre moves away
and St pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St pierre looking to sit in guard and control but Turton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Turton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Turton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St pierre forces Turton back against the cage and clinches.
Turton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turton missing with knees to the body.
St pierre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Turton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Drew Turton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve St pierre.
St pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Turton circles away.
Some wild striking there from St pierre.
St pierre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turton rather than just go for the knockout.
St pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St pierre clinches up against the cage.
Steve St pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A body shot lands from St pierre.
Turton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St pierre has had enough of the clinch but Turton keeps him there for the moment.
St pierre misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve St pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turton 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Turton!
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