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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Zelick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Zelick!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by St Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Zelick which made him look bad.
Zelick tries to clinch up.
Zelick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Zelick. No joy for St Pierre on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zelick closes the distance and clinches.
Zelick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Pierres head.
Zelick breaks the clinch.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Zelick moves into the clinch successfully.
St Pierre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zelick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
St Pierre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zelick scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jesse St Pierre has been cut.
Zelick with a knee to the head.
Zelick prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zelick.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Zelick prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zelick drops down looking for an ankle pick but St Pierre pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Zelick.
St Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zelick is fending him off so far but St Pierre persists. Nope, Zelick circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pierre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
St Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zelick can pounce on him.
St Pierre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zelick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zelick clinches.
Zelick prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zelick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelick lands a body shot.
Zelick scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zelick 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zelick wants to free his trapped foot but St Pierre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zelick prevents St Pierre from improving his position.
Zelick wants to work for an arm triangle but St Pierre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St Pierre wants to get back to full guard but Zelick has passed into side control.
Zelick wants to control the pace but St Pierre is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelick wants to stand but St Pierre is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
St Pierre slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Zelick perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zelick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but St Pierre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
St Pierre trying to hold on to Zelick's head to control him but Zelick postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zelick prevents St Pierre from improving his position.
Zelick is thwarting St Pierre's attempts to control the position.
St Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Pierre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zelick's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zelick's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - St Pierre's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Zelick trying to control the hands but St Pierre breaks the grip.
St Pierre slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
St Pierre lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by St Pierre.
Oooh a big shot gets through from St Pierre. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Zelick looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
St Pierre throwing damaging strikes from the back! Zelick could be in trouble here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre throwing damaging strikes from the back! Zelick could be in trouble here!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to keep control of the position but Zelick is staying busy.
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.
Zelick covers up after that shot from St Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Zelick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse St Pierre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
St Pierre misses with a takedown
letting Zelick counter with a right hand.
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.
St Pierre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
St Pierre scoring with punches and elbows.
Zelick is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
St Pierre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zelick, who protects the arm well.
St Pierre trying to control the position but Zelick is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zelick is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, St Pierre asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelick is looking for a sweep.
St Pierre controls the position from side control.
Zelick tries to bench press St Pierre off him but St Pierre keeps the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zelick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zelick missing with knees to the body.
Zelick prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Zelick on the inside.
St Pierre turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and St Pierre manages to end up in side control.
St Pierre advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zelick trying desperately to get to his feet.
St Pierre working the ground and pound effectively.
St Pierre controlling the position easily from mount.
St Pierre looking to control but Zelick is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Zelick that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
St Pierre trying to control but Zelick is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zelick is bucking up trying to escape but St Pierre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelick wants to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre dominating with strikes here.
Zelick wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
St Pierre controlling the position easily from mount.
Zelick swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Pierre breaks from Zelick's wrist control and lands an elbow.
St Pierre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
St Pierre lands with some strikes.
St Pierre working for a submission but Zelick is keeping him at bay.
St Pierre tries to control but Zelick wriggling away.
St Pierre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zelick's face.
Zelick takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
St Pierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zelick defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from St Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse St Pierre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesse St Pierre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
St Pierre shoots in and bounces Zelick off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Zelick keeps moving.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
Zelick keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre is really struggling to control Zelick but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zelick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre passes Zelick's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
St Pierre passes to full mount!
St Pierre misses with a head shot.
St Pierre with a couple of short strikes.
St Pierre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zelick is in a horrible position here. St Pierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
St Pierre landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control the pace but Zelick is squirming around nicely.
St Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, St Pierre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
St Pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jesse St Pierre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zelick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Zelick counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelick rushes St Pierre and presses him up against the cage.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Zelick manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zelick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zelick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Zelick counters by clinching up.
Zelick breaks the clinch.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zelick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zelick.
St Pierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zelick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelick rushes St Pierre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zelick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
St Pierre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zelick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
St Pierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Zelick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zelick misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Pierre is on top in guard.
St Pierre prevents Zelick from getting back to his feet.
Zelick is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
St Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
St Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Pierre 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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