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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus St Pierre (ranked 1894 p4p, 210 weight class) and Algot Uggla (ranked 1738 p4p, 197 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St Pierre might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. Jesus St Pierre has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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159 lbs
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165 cm
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157 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Algot Uggla!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uggla.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Uggla avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Uggla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Uggla has taken the fight to the clinch.
Uggla is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but St Pierre is defending well.
Uggla blocking some punches.
St Pierre is pressed up against the cage. Uggla has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St Pierre down to the mat. St Pierre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Uggla. Those never looked like landing.
Uggla shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Pierre as he avoids it easily.
Jesus St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Algot Uggla.
St Pierre lands with a hook. Uggla tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Uggla gets caught napping as St Pierre dives in and scores a takedown. Uggla manages to retain guard.
Uggla lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uggla controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Uggla looking to sit in guard and control but St Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uggla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre stands and throws Uggla's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Uggla 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.
St Pierre scores with punches from side control.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uggla keeps working.
St Pierre working away.
St Pierre lands a decent elbow from side control.
Uggla is trying to improve his position.
St Pierre creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
St Pierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Uggla wants to get back to his feet.
Uggla is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from St Pierre are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Pierre is chipping away with strikes.
Uggla is looking to reverse the position.
St Pierre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
St Pierre working the ground and pound.
Uggla tries to buck St Pierre off but St Pierre is having none of it.
Uggla is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on St Pierre's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
St Pierre stops Uggla from getting back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Uggla with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Uggla is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uggla gets back to full guard.
Uggla is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Uggla prevents St Pierre from improving his position.
St Pierre is working hard here to advance position.
Uggla looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Uggla sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control here.
St Pierre looking for submissions off his back.
Uggla trying to pass the guard but St Pierre defending well.
Uggla is looking for a kimura here.
St Pierre tries to get to full guard but Uggla has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus St Pierre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St Pierre misses with a looping left.
Uggla gets a takedown into half guard.
Uggla not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Uggla is working for a submission of some sort.
Uggla wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
St Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uggla can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre works his way to full guard. Good work.
St Pierre working for submissions but it's allowed Uggla to get to half guard.
Uggla is keen to just control but St Pierre is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uggla looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St Pierre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
Uggla wants to work for an arm triangle but St Pierre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Uggla tries to pass to full mount but St Pierre defends it.
Uggla trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is pressing down on Uggla's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
St Pierre is trying to keep Uggla in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Uggla preventing the sweep.
Uggla distracts St Pierre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Uggla trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uggla avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
St Pierre has his foot on Uggla's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Uggla works his way back into a safe position though.
St Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Uggla from controlling successfully.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uggla trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but St Pierre manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Uggla is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Uggla 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 distracts Uggla with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Uggla keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
Uggla looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
St Pierre is in close to Uggla's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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.
St Pierre works over Uggla with some ground and pound from guard.
Uggla working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
Uggla keeps trying to improve his position.
St Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre is stalling in the full guard.
Uggla is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jesus St Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown but Uggla manages to keep the fight standing, pushing St Pierre's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Uggla changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. St Pierre looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
St Pierre dodges the ground and pound from Uggla.
St Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Uggla wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
St Pierre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Uggla off and has taken his back!
St Pierre is punishing Uggla with some ground and pound.
St Pierre is trying to stick to Uggla's back but Uggla is turning into St Pierre. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in St Pierre's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Uggla.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uggla forces his way into half guard.
St Pierre tries to get to full guard but Uggla has control of the leg.
Uggla winds up and cracks St Pierre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Uggla wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St Pierre gets full guard.
St Pierre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Uggla doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Uggla manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
St Pierre is trying to keep Uggla in close.
Jesus St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Uggla got a little sloppy there for a moment and St Pierre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Uggla has managed to get both his arms back between St Pierre's legs - danger averted.
Uggla pushes down on St Pierre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
St Pierre trying to control from the bottom.
Uggla thows a huge punch but St Pierre dodges it nicely.
Jesus St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uggla is thwarting St Pierre's attempts to control the position.
Uggla is keen to just control but St Pierre is a slippery customer.
St Pierre makes his way to full guard, as Uggla worked for a kimura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uggla passes St Pierre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Uggla sits in half guard.
Uggla is looking for a kimura here.
Uggla is controlling the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Uggla not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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 trying to control from the bottom.
Uggla trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Uggla shoots in and bounces St Pierre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Uggla controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Algot Uggla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uggla makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
St Pierre working for a triangle but Uggla defends it easily.
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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Algot Uggla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus St Pierre!
Jesus St Pierre decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Algot Uggla spoke after the fight, saying 'I should not of eaten at the buffet after the hooker left last night. I am weak when it comes to buffets.'.
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energy
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