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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tito Valasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bj st pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bj st pierre looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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179 cm
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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 Sydney, Tito Valasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, bj st pierre!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valasquez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
st pierre throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
st pierre is looking to control Valasquez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can st pierre avoid being mounted?
st pierre is looking to improve his position.
st pierre has hold of Valasquez's hands but Valasquez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Valasquez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
st pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Valasquez is nestled in close to st pierre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Valasquez works his way into side control.
st pierre is looking for a sweep.
Valasquez is looking to take a break and control but st pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valasquez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by st pierre, who protects the arm well.
Valasquez is chipping away with strikes.
st pierre is not content to let Valasquez control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
st pierre is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Valasquez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
st pierre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Valasquez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Valasquez's back!
st pierre looks gassed!
Valasquez breaks st pierre's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez wants to control from the top but st pierre keeps moving.
Valasquez looking to pass the guard.
st pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Valasquez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Valasquez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Valasquez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Valasquez is looking to work some ground and pound but st pierre has wrist control.
st pierre is looking for a triangle but Valasquez pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Valasquez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Valasquez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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 moving, preventing Valasquez from controlling successfully.
Valasquez scoring with some ground and pound.
st pierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Valasquez passes st pierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Valasquez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
st pierre gets back to full guard.
Valasquez looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
st pierre working a defensive guard here.
Valasquez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
st pierre trying to control the position.
Valasquez advances position into side control!
st pierre is working to avoid the ground and pound but Valasquez connects with a decent elbow.
st pierre gets back to half guard.
Valasquez wants to free his trapped foot but st pierre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
st pierre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Valasquez trying to control the position from guard on top but st pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Valasquez 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.
st pierre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Valasquez.
Valasquez shoots in for a double leg but st pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valasquez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Valasquez lands in his opponent's guard.
Valasquez throwing strikes but missing.
st pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valasquez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valasquez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
st pierre throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
st pierre keeping moving, preventing Valasquez from controlling successfully.
st pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
st pierre is trying to control the position but Valasquez postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valasquez stands up over st pierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Valasquez chips away with some ground and pound.
st pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Valasquez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Valasquez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
st pierre keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Valasquez wants to take a breather but st pierre is having none of it.
st pierre regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Valasquez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
st pierre trying to control the position.
st pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Valasquez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
st pierre controls Valasquez momentarily but Valasquez frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Valasquez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around st pierre's waist but st pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valasquez off to one side.
Tito Valasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valasquez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Valasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
st pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
st pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - st pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as st pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Valasquez, not yet.
st pierre wants to control from the top but Valasquez keeps moving.
st pierre postures up in Valasquez's guard and throws a big left but Valasquez blocks it.
st pierre passes Valasquez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Valasquez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Valasquez tries to get out of the position.
Valasquez tries to roll over but st pierre keeps him under control.
Valasquez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Valasquez is not content to let st pierre control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Valasquez has his takedown stuffed
and st pierre counters with a solid body kick.
Valasquez misses with a hook. st pierre ducked under it nicely.
st pierre moves into range and connects with a jab.
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.
Valasquez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Valasquez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and st pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Valasquez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and st pierre counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Valasquez has his takedown stuffed
and st pierre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Valasquez's guard now.
Valasquez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
st pierre in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
st pierre is working to get back to half guard.
Valasquez cracks st pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
st pierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bj st pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Valasquez fails with the takedown
and st pierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Valasquez won't be happy with that.
Valasquez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
st pierre in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Valasquez is looking to regain half guard here but st pierre keeps moving and retains side control.
st pierre is looking to take a break and control but Valasquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valasquez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
st pierre looks up at the clock and then as Valasquez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, st pierre smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valasquez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but st pierre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Valasquez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Valasquez with a lazy takedown attempt
and st pierre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Valasquez!
Valasquez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by st pierre.
Valasquez is desperately trying to improve his position but st pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
Valasquez blocking the ground and pound.
Valasquez is desperately trying to improve his position but st pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
Valasquez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez is trying to get back to full guard.
Valasquez looking for submissions off his back.
Valasquez is refusing to be controlled, as st pierre sits in half guard.
Valasquez gets full guard.
st pierre wants to pass the guard but Valasquez is keeping the position.
Valasquez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. st pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
Valasquez wants to pass the guard but st pierre is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez drops back, looking for a kneebar! st pierre looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. st pierre looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from st pierre!
Valasquez is trying to improve his position.
An elbow from st pierre crashes against the mat.
Valasquez is looking for a sweep.
st pierre working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick from st pierre lands but Valasquez takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
st pierre scores with a spinning back kick!
Valasquez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Valasquez lands a few punches from side control.
st pierre is looking to reverse the position.
st pierre gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
st pierre is trying to control but can't.
Valasquez lands with a punch from half guard.
Valasquez thows a huge punch but st pierre dodges it nicely.
Valasquez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Valasquez is pressing down on st pierre's thigh, looking to free his foot. st pierre is holding on for now.
st pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
st pierre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
bj st pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think st pierre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bj st pierre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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