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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geordie St Pearce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Tal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Stevie Tal enters the cage!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie St Pearce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Tal!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Pearce's waist but St Pearce gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tal off to one side.
St Pearce closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tal quickly recovers to half guard.
Tal is looking to improve his position.
Tal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Pearce's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Pearce's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pearce tries to roll but Tal sticks to his back.
St Pearce trying to control the hands but Tal won't let him.
Tal looking for the choke from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pearce is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Tal gets his way!
You can see the frustration on St Pearce's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pearce showing good submission defense here.
St Pearce tries to break free.
Tal trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
St Pearce trying to control the action but Tal just sinks the hooks in.
Tal is looking for the choke from the back position but St Pearce is controlling his hands well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tal controlling well, preventing St Pearce from escaping the position.
St Pearce staying busy and making it hard for Tal to control.
St Pearce wants to control his opponent's hands but Tal gets his hands free.
St Pearce is trying to break free.
St Pearce knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tal on the ground.
Tal doesn't have the hooks in and St Pearce manages to turn into his guard.
St Pearce postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Pearce doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St Pearce manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
St Pearce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pearce with a nice head shot there.
St Pearce working some strikes from top position.
St Pearce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pearce distracts Tal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St Pearce's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St Pearce cracks Tal with a solid left hand.
St Pearce postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St Pearce keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tal's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pearce is in close to Tal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Pearce controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tal has momentary wrist control but St Pearce slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pearce is in close to Tal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Pearce works over Tal with some ground and pound from guard.
Tal is rocked!
St Pearce arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Tal's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Geordie St Pearce!
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