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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Witcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Witcher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Witcher!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Witcher misses.
Witcher tries for a takedown but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Witcher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
St Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Witcher controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
Witcher has an active guard here but St Pierre has managed to pass into half guard.
St Pierre is taking a breather. Witcher says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Witcher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Witcher trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre is pressing down on Witcher's thigh, looking to free his foot. Witcher is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Witcher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre slips a nice elbow through Witcher's hands, connecting with Witcher's forehead.
Witcher wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from St Pierre there.
St Pierre prevents Witcher from improving his position.
Witcher is trying to maintain the position but St Pierre is very close to passing his half guard.
Witcher looks gassed!
St Pierre seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
St Pierre prevents Witcher from improving his position.
Witcher gets back to full guard.
St Pierre throws and elbow that misses. Witcher uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St Pierre's guard. Nice move by Witcher!
Witcher slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
St Pierre is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if St Pierre tries to get out of the position.
Witcher is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. St Pierre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Pierre tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Witcher moves into full mount!
Witcher with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
St Pierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
St Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St Pierre is working hard here to advance position.
Witcher moves to the back position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Witcher's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Witcher is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Witcher is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and St Pierre taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Witcher.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcus Witcher!
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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
53% |
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