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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Jarvis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh St Pierre had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Jarvis!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvis defending well as St Pierre loads up on a big left hand.
St Pierre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jarvis on his heels. He'll look to pass Jarvis's guard now, I'm sure.
Jarvis wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.
Jarvis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Pierre trying to control but Jarvis is working from the bottom.
St Pierre stands up from Jarvis's guard - St Pierre perhaps looking for a knockout.
St Pierre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jarvis on his heels. He'll look to pass Jarvis's guard now, I'm sure.
Jarvis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jarvis looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvis looking to control.
Jarvis keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre pushing down on Jarvis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jarvis is trying to maintain the position but St Pierre is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if St Pierre is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Jarvis is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is keen to just control but Jarvis is a slippery customer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jarvis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St Pierre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
St Pierre goes for a takedown attempt but Jarvis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jarvis missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jarvis.
St Pierre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre jumps guard but Jarvis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jarvis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jarvis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
St Pierre creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jarvis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jarvis tries to improve position but can't.
Jarvis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
St Pierre decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jarvis to his feet.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jarvis's guard.
Jarvis keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Josh St Pierre just wasn't active enough.
Jarvis rushes St Pierre and presses him up against the cage.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh St Pierre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jarvis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Josh St Pierre has been cut.
Jarvis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jarvis.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than St Pierre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jarvis is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
Jarvis is trying to escape the position but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jarvis's legs.
St Pierre trying to control the position but Jarvis is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvis is looking to regain half guard here but St Pierre keeps moving and retains side control.
St Pierre lands an elbow.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jarvis keeps working.
Jarvis can't do much from the bottom here.
St Pierre content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
You can see the frustration on Jarvis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jarvis prevents St Pierre from improving position.
St Pierre stands up.
St Pierre leaves Jarvis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jarvis closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Pierre circles away.
Josh St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Jarvis.
Jarvis is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jarvis's guard.
Josh St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jarvis looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
St Pierre content to stall in guard here.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
St Pierre passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre is looking to advance position but Jarvis won't allow it.
St Pierre decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh St Pierre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh St Pierre's cut.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jarvis.
Jarvis misses with a takedown attempt - St Pierre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Jarvis, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes Jarvis against the cage but Jarvis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St Pierre gets the takedown into side control.
St Pierre controlling the position.
Jarvis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jarvis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jarvis tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
St Pierre trying to control the position but Jarvis is working away.
Jarvis throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
St Pierre stands up.
St Pierre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jarvis.
Josh St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Jarvis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvis shoots for a double leg takedown but St Pierre sprawls well. He's pushed Jarvis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jarvis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Pierre throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
St Pierre feints a jab promting Jarvis to slip. St Pierre then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jarvis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
St Pierre gets a clinch.
St Pierre manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jarvis throwing strikes from guard but St Pierre blocks nicely.
St Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Jarvis is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvis wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Jarvis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jarvis closes the distance and clinches up with St Pierre, looking for a takedown. Jarvis pushes St Pierre against the cage but St Pierre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jarvis is trying to defend but St Pierre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St Pierre in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre works his way into side control.
Jarvis tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre controlling from side mount.
Jarvis tries to bench press St Pierre off him but St Pierre keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Pierre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh St Pierre!
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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