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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramen Noodles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Noodles might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Have a Dream. Spike St Pierre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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148 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramen Noodles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Spike St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Noodles.
St Pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
Noodles has his foot on St Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
St Pierre stands up over Noodles, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St Pierre trying to move into half guard but instead Noodles has managed to sweep!
Noodles trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre pulls Noodles in close to prevent any damage.
St Pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Noodles manages to get himself to full guard.
St Pierre distracts Noodles with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Noodles is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St Pierre is aware though and is defending well.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Noodles.
St Pierre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
St Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noodles is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noodles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Noodles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Pierre is staying active underneath Noodles, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
St Pierre won't allow Noodles to pass to mount.
Noodles trying to work for an americana but St Pierre has managed to regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Noodles being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Noodles. 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 tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noodles tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.
Noodles preventing the sweep.
St Pierre striking from his own guard.
Noodles looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if St Pierre can do anything to dispel that myth.
St Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Noodles's guard.
Noodles lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Noodles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Pierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Noodles tries to pass.
St Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre working a defensive guard here.
Noodles looking to pass the guard.
Noodles won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
Noodles passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Noodles looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Noodles trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noodles tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
St Pierre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Noodles working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre is looking to reverse the position.
St Pierre regains half guard there - taking advantage of Noodles's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spike St Pierre will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Noodles moves out of range easily.
St Pierre leaves Noodles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Noodles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St Pierre.
It looks like Ramen Noodles has been cut.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Noodles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St Pierre slips a nice elbow through Noodles's hands, connecting with Noodles's forehead.
Noodles moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Noodles trying to control the position.
St Pierre stands up over Noodles, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St Pierre is in close to Noodles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Noodles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spike St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre is in close to Noodles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Noodles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Noodles is on top in guard.
St Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Noodles 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.
Noodles trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noodles looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noodles drops back looking for a leg! St Pierre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and St Pierre manages to kick Noodles off! Noodles jumps back into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
St Pierre working Noodles over with strikes.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Noodles is working from the bottom.
St Pierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Noodles gets full guard.
St Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noodles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Noodles is on top in guard.
Noodles wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for St Pierre. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Noodles is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
St Pierre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Noodles is pushing down on St Pierre's leg trying to pass to half guard. St Pierre is fighting to maintain full guard but Noodles has managed to sneak the leg through.
Noodles moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre manages to get back to half guard.
Noodles is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and St Pierre defends it well.
St Pierre works his way to full guard. Good work.
St Pierre is trying to keep Noodles in close.
Noodles slips nicely into half guard.
St Pierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Noodles is working away from the top position though.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Noodles sits in half guard.
Noodles works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spike St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ramen Noodles's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Noodles is defended easily by St Pierre.
St Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Noodles is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on St Pierre's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
St Pierre prevents Noodles from improving his position.
St Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Pierre works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
St Pierre is putting a hurting on Noodles here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noodles takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Noodles trying to remain calm as St Pierre controls from the top position.
St Pierre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Noodles can't do much from the bottom here.
Noodles takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
St Pierre scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Noodles is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and St Pierre can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spike St Pierre!
Spike St Pierre made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Its great to get redemption in the cage and now to move on to TUF V-MMA Edition with the likes of up and coming Rockstar from Mars Nate Diaz this is truly an honour.'.
Ramen Noodles spoke after the fight, saying 'best two out of three?'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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