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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grease St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Panzram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Saigon - Desperado. The crowd seem to be enjoying Panzram's choice of entrance music: Thrash 'Till Death . Carl Panzram has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grease St Pierre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Panzram!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Panzram is looking to slow St Pierre down with leg kicks.
Panzram throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
St Pierre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Panzram counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Pierre's knee momentarily.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Panzram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St Pierre.
St Pierre avoids a kick to the body.
St Pierre fails with the takedown.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grease St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre scores with a nice strike.
Panzram lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Panzram jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carl Panzram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Panzram misses the target.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
St Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Panzram.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Panzram jabs at St Pierre's body.
Panzram misses with a two punch combination.
Panzram tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Panzram lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Panzram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grease St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Panzram at a distance.
Panzram misses with a hook to the body
and St Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Pierre moves forwards but Panzram connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from St Pierre misses.
Panzram throws a leg kick which misses St Pierre's front leg but catches the back leg as St Pierre tries to avoid it.
St Pierre misses the jab.
Panzram thuds a left hand into St Pierre's body.
St Pierre slips a jab from Panzram.
Panzram throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Panzram misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzram scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
St Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Panzram counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Panzram slips the punch.
St Pierre throws a jab when Panzram was well out of range.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Panzram shows good takedown defense.
A big right from St Pierre misses.
Nice defenses there by Panzram.
St Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Panzram moves into range and connects with a jab.
Panzram showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Pierre.
Panzram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a poor cross that misses
and Panzram makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panzram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Panzram misses with a wild body shot.
Panzram throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Panzram misses with a looping right.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre moves out of range as Panzram strikes.
Nice uppercut there from St Pierre.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
Panzram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Panzram dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Panzram as he avoids it easily.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Panzram.
Panzram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
Panzram connects with the punch.
Panzram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Panzram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Panzram.
St Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Panzram connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grease St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panzram slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzram lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St Pierre at a distance.
Panzram tries to score with a low kick but St Pierre moves his leg out of the way.
St Pierre clinches with his opponent.
St Pierre goes for a takedown attempt but Panzram pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Panzram.
Panzram moves out of range of the strikes.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panzram.
St Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Panzram circles away from the clinch attempt.
Panzram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Panzram sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pierre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Panzram on his heels. He'll look to pass Panzram's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
Panzram seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Panzram avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Panzram trying to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Carl Panzram wasn't active enough on the ground.
Panzram lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with a poor takedown
and Panzram counters with a nice leg kick.
Panzram stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Panzram.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Panzram misses with an uppercut.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Panzram circles away.
St Pierre slips a straight right by Panzram.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panzram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre missing with a left hand there. Panzram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Pierre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Panzram circles away.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Panzram scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
St Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Panzram's shoulder, as Panzram tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panzram slips a jab from St Pierre.
St Pierre has closed the distance and engaged Panzram in a clinch.
Panzram stops a takedown attempt from St Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carl Panzram will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Panzram pinned against the cage. Panzram gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Panzram as he jumps to the side.
Panzram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Pierre throws out the jab.
Panzram throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Pierre counters by clinching up.
Panzram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Panzram.
St Pierre misses with a hook. Panzram ducked under it nicely.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Panzram saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grease St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Panzram but Panzram pushes him off and we're back to square one.
St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panzram.
St Pierre throws the left hand but Panzram avoids the punch easily.
St Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carl Panzram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Pierre misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Panzram displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Pierre.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panzram throws a looping overhand right but St Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
Panzram takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Panzram throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzram throws a shot from downtown. St Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Panzram misses with a looping left.
Panzram moves forwards but St Pierre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St Pierre blocks a jab.
St Pierre is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Panzram's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Panzram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Panzram blocks a jab.
Panzram misses with a looping right.
Panzram throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Panzram misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Pierre throws a hook to the side of Panzram's head but Panzram sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Pierre cracks Panzram with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St Pierre throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Panzram tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. St Pierre is in Panzram's guard.
Panzram controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
St Pierre stays in close to Panzram's body and controls the position.
St Pierre 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Panzram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre passes Panzram's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Panzram is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre uses his free foot to push down on Panzram's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Panzram.
Panzram is trying desperately to improve position.
Panzram tries to lock up and control but St Pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Panzram tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Pierre wants to take Panzram's back but he can't do it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panzram is desperately trying to improve his position but St Pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
Panzram tries to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
St Pierre has control of Panzram's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Panzram regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grease St Pierre clearly takes that round.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good work by St Pierre as he checks the leg kick.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Panzram.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Panzram defends it nicely.
St Pierre misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Panzram.
St Pierre misses with a hook. Panzram ducked under it nicely.
Panzram throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzram gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Panzram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Panzram is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Panzram is keeping the position.
Panzram is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Carl Panzram hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Panzram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre connects with a right hand. Panzram shakes it off.
Panzram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre connects with a nice looking jab.
Panzram scores with a jab. St Pierre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
St Pierre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Panzram on his heels. He'll look to pass Panzram's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panzram managing to control the position.
Panzram wants to hit a switch here but St Pierre passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Panzram there!
Panzram avoids a series of strikes thrown by St Pierre.
Panzram tries to hold on but St Pierre postures up.
Panzram defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from St Pierre.
Panzram really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Pierre looking to control but Panzram is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzram is desperately trying to improve his position but St Pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
St Pierre with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
St Pierre thowing shots but they're missing.
St Pierre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Panzram tries to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control but Panzram is having none of it.
St Pierre landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre avoids the attempt from Panzram to control.
St Pierre misses with a head shot.
Panzram tries to improve his position but instead St Pierre has taken his back!
St Pierre just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Panzram is defending well but eventually St Pierre manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Panzram has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Grease St Pierre!
Grease St Pierre retains his welterweight title!
Grease St Pierre tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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