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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horatio Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs has chosen Guns In the Sky - INXS as his entrance music. Horatio Jacobs will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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147 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
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160 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horatio Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs clinches up with St Pierre and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jacobs.
Jacobs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacobs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jacobs wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Jacobs as St Pierre shoots in.
Jacobs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacobs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jacobs.
Jacobs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows St Pierre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
St Pierre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jacobs wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre won't allow Jacobs to get back to his feet.
Jacobs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
St Pierre with a nice head shot there.
St Pierre stops Jacobs from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre advances position into side control!
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jacobs keeps working.
St Pierre working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
St Pierre working the strikes but Jacobs uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jacobs is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Jacobs dodges it nicely.
Jacobs is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Pierre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Pierre's back!
St Pierre tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs avoids the attempt from St Pierre to control.
Jacobs get's back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jacobs throws a wild body kick that St Pierre sees coming a mile off.
St Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jacobs sprawls well initially but St Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jacobs tries to get to full guard but St Pierre has control of the leg.
St Pierre 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.
Jacobs gets back to full guard.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jacobs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
Jacobs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jacobs holds on and takes a little breather.
Jacobs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jacobs wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
Jacobs tries to strike from the bottom.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jacobs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Jacobs is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
Jacobs is looking to stand up but St Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
St Pierre is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jacobs is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jacobs has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs stands and steps away. St Pierre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice sprawl there from Jacobs as St Pierre shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jacobs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs lands with an uppercut that bounces St Pierre off the cage and back into range.
Jacobs throws a jab when St Pierre was well out of range.
St Pierre slips a jab from Jacobs.
Jacobs tries a head kick but it misses.
Jacobs misses with a hook.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jacobs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jacobs doesn't seem bothered though.
Decent striking displayed by St Pierre there.
St Pierre slips a jab from Jacobs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Horatio Jacobs will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St Pierre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jacobs thows a body shot but no joy.
Jacobs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre takes a swing at Jacobs's ribcage but misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St Pierre.
Jacobs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Pierre's calf.
Jacobs scores with a spinning back kick!
Jacobs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jacobs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Jacobs connects with a jab.
Jacobs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jacobs misses with a combination
and St Pierre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jacobs's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs has his feet on St Pierre's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jacobs misses with a head kick.
Jacobs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jacobs throws an off balance right hand
and St Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
St Pierre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jacobs to the mat! Jacobs manages to get full guard.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jacobs looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
Jacobs pulls St Pierre in to control the position.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre won't allow Jacobs to sweep him here.
St Pierre works over Jacobs with some ground and pound from guard.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobs wants to sweep but no luck.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jacobs is looking to stand up but St Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jacobs is keeping the position for now.
Jacobs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs pulls St Pierre in to control the position.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jacobs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St Pierre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jacobs's guard.
St Pierre works over Jacobs with some ground and pound from guard.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jacobs is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jacobs has escaped and now he's on top!
St Pierre has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jacobs doesn't defend quickly enough and St Pierre has managed to lock this one up! Can Jacobs escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to St Pierre on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Felix St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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