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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonor Jasrai (ranked 3699 p4p, 327 weight class) and Dywane St Pierre (ranked 5172 p4p, 436 weight class). Jasrai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Khusugtun Batzorig - Chinggis Khaan. St Pierre has chosen Money Team Fyrie as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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240 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm
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260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonor Jasrai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dywane St Pierre !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jasrai stuffs the takedown.
We've been hearing reports that Jasrai has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jasrai fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging St Pierre to the ground. Jasrai is now in St Pierre 's guard.
Jasrai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Jasrai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
Jasrai 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!
St Pierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jasrai looking for a sweep. Not yet Jasrai, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre stands and throws Jasrai's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jasrai manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
St Pierre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jasrai's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jasrai's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Jasrai!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jasrai is in bad spot here.
Jasrai breaks St Pierre 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jasrai passes St Pierre 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Jasrai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jasrai wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
Jasrai tries to pass to full mount but St Pierre defends it.
St Pierre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jasrai looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasrai is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jasrai 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!
Jasrai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Pierre 's guard.
St Pierre is trying to control the position but Jasrai postures up.
Jasrai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jasrai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
St Pierre is looking for a triangle but Jasrai pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasrai 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 Jasrai, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jasrai looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but St Pierre puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jasrai manages to get to full guard.
St Pierre won't allow Jasrai to sweep him here.
Jasrai looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but St Pierre puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Jasrai is working from the bottom.
Jasrai is pressing down on St Pierre 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
St Pierre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jasrai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St Pierre has managed to get both his arms back between Jasrai's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Jasrai.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Jasrai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jasrai wants to sweep but no luck.
Jasrai trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
Jasrai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jasrai is working hard here to advance position.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Jasrai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
Jasrai keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sonor Jasrai will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jasrai decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jasrai tries to pass the half guard into mount. St Pierre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
St Pierre is trying to control but can't.
Jasrai tries to pass the half guard into mount. St Pierre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St Pierre is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jasrai is keen to just control but St Pierre is a slippery customer.
St Pierre is defending against the submission attempts here by Jasrai.
St Pierre is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jasrai is trying to control. St Pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jasrai trying to mount his opponent but St Pierre defends it.
St Pierre gets full guard.
Jasrai tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.
Jasrai trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jasrai sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Pierre 's guard.
Jasrai is looking to advance position but St Pierre won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jasrai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. St Pierre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jasrai.
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasrai is thwarting St Pierre 's attempts to control the position.
St Pierre is defending against the submission attempts here by Jasrai.
Jasrai tries to pass to full mount but St Pierre defends it.
St Pierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jasrai is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasrai wants to advance to full mount but St Pierre doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
St Pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jasrai defends well.
Jasrai trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre controls Jasrai momentarily but Jasrai frees himself.
Jasrai stands and throws St Pierre 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
St Pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jasrai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jasrai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jasrai tries to advance to mount but St Pierre instead regains half guard.
Sonor Jasrai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jasrai uses his free foot to push down on St Pierre 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for St Pierre .
Jasrai controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Pierre tries to hold on but Jasrai postures up.
Jasrai content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonor Jasrai dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
St Pierre has Jasrai up against the cage in a clinch.
Jasrai is looking to take this one to the mat.
St Pierre has hold of one of Jasrai's legs. Jasrai is fighting the takedown attempt but St Pierre gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jasrai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jasrai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jasrai is looking to sweep but instead, St Pierre has passed into half guard.
Jasrai wants to sweep but St Pierre has passed to side control!
St Pierre trying to control the position but Jasrai is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jasrai defending against the ground and pound.
Jasrai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jasrai gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jasrai knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jasrai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jasrai wants to sweep but St Pierre has passed to side control!
Jasrai tries to improve position but can't.
Jasrai gets back to half guard.
St Pierre trying to control from half guard but Jasrai is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jasrai is trying to get back to full guard.
Jasrai trying to get back to full guard but St Pierre takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jasrai sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jasrai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jasrai looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and St Pierre pushes past his half guard into mount!
Jasrai is looking to improve his position but St Pierre isn't that keen on the idea.
Jasrai in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by St Pierre .
St Pierre prevents Jasrai from getting the reversal.
St Pierre landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jasrai is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jasrai gets back to half guard.
St Pierre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
St Pierre working Jasrai over with strikes.
Jasrai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jasrai tries to get to full guard but St Pierre has control of the leg.
St Pierre works his way into side control.
St Pierre trying to control the position but Jasrai is working away.
St Pierre lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasrai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
St Pierre is trying to get an arm triangle but Jasrai is defending well.
St Pierre in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dywane St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jasrai is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre is trying to get an arm triangle but Jasrai is defending well.
Jasrai trying his best to control but St Pierre has mounted him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dywane St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jasrai 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonor Jasrai!
Sonor Jasrai spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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