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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sirodom Kingchanklao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingchanklao comes to the cage accompanied by Irigy HónaljMirigy - Irigy Oszkármirigy (Titanic song parody in Hungarian) . St Pierre has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 cm
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158 lbs
15 - 11 - 1 |
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176 cm
30
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sirodom Kingchanklao! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus St Pierre! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! St Pierre checks a leg kick. St Pierre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kingchanklao momentarily.
Kingchanklao looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for St Pierre! St Pierre tries to improve position but can't. St Pierre is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. St Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kingchanklao pulls his head out easily. St Pierre gets full guard. St Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Kingchanklao chips away with some ground and pound. Kingchanklao postures up.
Kingchanklao is looking to advance position but St Pierre has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! St Pierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kingchanklao in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. St Pierre looking to control but Kingchanklao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. St Pierre working the ground and pound effectively.
Kingchanklao can't escape the position.
St Pierre working Kingchanklao over with strikes here. St Pierre landing punches. St Pierre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Kingchanklao can't escape the position.
Kingchanklao 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. St Pierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are battling for position here. Kingchanklao manages to regain full guard. Nice work. St Pierre is in close to Kingchanklao's body, working some short punches and elbows. St Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kingchanklao is on top in guard.
St Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kingchanklao doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kingchanklao manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Kingchanklao throws a big right hand that misses. St Pierre is trying to control the position but Kingchanklao postures up. Kingchanklao postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! St Pierre is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kingchanklao, into his guard. St Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kingchanklao controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself. St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kingchanklao's head. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kingchanklao is on top in guard.
St Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kingchanklao is aware though and is defending well. St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Kingchanklao is in close to St Pierre's body, working some short punches and elbows. St Pierre working for submissions but it's allowed Kingchanklao to get to half guard.
Kingchanklao working over St Pierre with some ground and pound. St Pierre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. St Pierre wants to get back to full guard. St Pierre regains full guard. Nicely done. Kingchanklao stands and throws St Pierre's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kingchanklao throwing strikes but missing, from side control. St Pierre is looking to regain half guard here but Kingchanklao keeps moving and retains side control. St Pierre taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kingchanklao is trying to get an arm triangle but St Pierre is defending well. Kingchanklao connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused St Pierre some visible discomfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. St Pierre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kingchanklao off and has taken his back! St Pierre lands an elbow to the side of the head. St Pierre softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Oooh a big shot gets through from St Pierre. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
You can see the frustration on Kingchanklao's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus St Pierre dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good exchange - St Pierre coming out on top. A telegraphed right hand from St Pierre misses the target. Kingchanklao throws a front kick aimed at St Pierre's knee but St Pierre avoids it well. Kingchanklao takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses. St Pierre has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kingchanklao is landing a low percentage of strikes. St Pierre on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kingchanklao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! St Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingchanklao was well out of range. Poor timing from St Pierre. Kingchanklao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Kingchanklao. St Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. The fight moves into the clinch position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kingchanklao scores with a nice hook to the head. St Pierre avoiding damage as Kingchanklao throws knees to the body.
Kingchanklao trying to land knees to the body.
St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jab by St Pierre. Kingchanklao throws an overhand right that lands on St Pierre's shoulder, as St Pierre tries to avoid the shot. St Pierre connects with a crisp jab. St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Kingchanklao fails in his attempt to clinch. Kingchanklao swings and misses with a shot to the body and St Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kingchanklao loads up on a big right hand but St Pierre slips the punch. St Pierre misses with a right hand enabling Kingchanklao to counter with a crisp jab. Kingchanklao shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches St Pierre napping and manages to drive through into side control! Kingchanklao working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kingchanklao looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. St Pierre tries to bench press Kingchanklao off him but Kingchanklao keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. St Pierre manages to get back to half guard. Kingchanklao working St Pierre over with strikes. St Pierre regains full guard. Nicely done. St Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kingchanklao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Kingchanklao throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Jesus St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far. St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Kingchanklao from controlling successfully. St Pierre controlling Kingchanklao's posture. Kingchanklao wants to stand but St Pierre has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round. St Pierre working for a triangle but Kingchanklao defends it easily.
Kingchanklao pushing down on St Pierre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. St Pierre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. St Pierre working for a triangle but Kingchanklao defends it easily.
Kingchanklao throwing strikes from guard but St Pierre blocks nicely. Kingchanklao working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kingchanklao trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Kingchanklao with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Kingchanklao is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Kingchanklao is sitting in close to St Pierre's body. St Pierre has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kingchanklao is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kingchanklao is tapping! That was a very nice submission by St Pierre.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jesus St Pierre! Jesus St Pierre was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. The defeated Sirodom Kingchanklao had this to say: 'best 2 of 3?'.
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energy
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hype
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