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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ayotunde St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Button (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ayotunde St Pierre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexandre Button's chin.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ayotunde St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexandre Button!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St Pierre showed some decent athleticism there.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Button is defending well.
St Pierre working over Button with some ground and pound. Button looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Button has hold of St Pierre's hands but St Pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Button's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre prevents Button from standing back up.
St Pierre is keen to just control but Button is a slippery customer.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Button is trying to maintain the position but St Pierre is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control but Button is keeping him busy.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
St Pierre with the ground and pound but Button uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Button pulls St Pierre in close to his closed guard and prevents St Pierre from doing any damage or advancing position.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
Button looking to control.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Button works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Button tries for a takedown but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Button looks for a takedown but St Pierre sprawls well.
Button scores with a takedown into St Pierre's guard.
Button looks winded!
Button tries to stand but St Pierre is controlling from the bottom.
St Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Button's guard.
St Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Button has wrist control.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Button utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
St Pierre distracts Button with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
St Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Button's head.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Button works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Button is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ayotunde St Pierre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Button defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St Pierre.
Button clinches.
St Pierre lands a takedown into guard.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Button avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Button has wrist control.
Ayotunde St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Button has wrist control.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre cracks Button with a solid left hand.
St Pierre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Button preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Button's head.
Button has momentary wrist control but St Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
St Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Button can do to turn this around?
Button controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
Button working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre distracts Button with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St Pierre works over Button with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Button utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre is working Button over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Button's brow.
St Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Button is breathing heavily.
Button working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre is in close to Button's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Button is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
Button is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is working Button over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Button is still in real trouble! Can St Pierre finish him?
Button working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
Button seems to have recovered his senses.
St Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Button blocks nicely.
St Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
St Pierre trying to control but Button is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Button's head.
Button keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
Button utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Button preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre with a nice head shot there.
St Pierre pushes down on Button's leg and manages to get into half guard.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ayotunde St Pierre dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
St Pierre goes for a double leg but Button avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Button continues to drive forward.
St Pierre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
St Pierre is stalling here. Button is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! St Pierre seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Button has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
St Pierre struggling a bit here.
Button wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on St Pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Button felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Button trying to control here.
Button is refusing to be controlled, as St Pierre sits in half guard.
St Pierre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Button's head.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Button dodges it nicely.
St Pierre working over Button with some ground and pound. Button looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. St Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Button's temple.
Button is looking to improve his position.
Button takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice strikes from St Pierre there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St Pierre lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. St Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Button's temple.
St Pierre wants to take a breather but Button is having none of it.
St Pierre prevents Button from standing back up.
St Pierre is thwarting Button's attempts to control the position.
Button on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre working over Button with some ground and pound. Button looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Button, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Button has hold of St Pierre's hands but St Pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Button is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
St Pierre winds up and cracks Button with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. St Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Button's temple.
St Pierre seems to be looking for submissions.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Button, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Button!
St Pierre raining down hammerfists from mount.
St Pierre postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Button badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of St Pierre around the waist but St Pierre pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! St Pierre is the winner by TKO! St Pierre jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ayotunde St Pierre!
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hype
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RATING
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