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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gaston St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grigori Rasputin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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180 cm
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160 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gaston St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin 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 Rasputin off to one side.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
St Pierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Rasputin circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Pierre looks to land a body kick but Rasputin moved away.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Rasputin pushes him off.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
St Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin shoots in but St Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gaston St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Rasputin.
St Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rasputin.
St Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rasputin circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Rasputin circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaston St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre lands with a kick to the temple. Rasputin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
St Pierre scores with a kick to the midsection.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Rasputin pushes him off.
Rasputin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheers as St Pierre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rasputin doesn't seem phased though.
St Pierre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rasputin takes a step back to recover.
A punch combination from St Pierre misses.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
St Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Rasputin moves out of range.
St Pierre lands the left hand.
St Pierre thuds his right hand into Rasputin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rasputin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Rasputin tries to pass.
St Pierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
St Pierre trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rasputin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierre is fending him off so far but Rasputin persists. Nope, St Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
St Pierre misses with a double jab.
Rasputin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from St Pierre as Rasputin shoots in.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Rasputin circles away.
St Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Pierre scores with a jab.
Rasputin circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four 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.
St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Rasputin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
St Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rasputin.
Rasputin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St Pierre clinches.
St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St Pierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Rasputin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston St Pierre 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 clinches up with Rasputin and pushes him back against the cage.
Rasputin is trying to drag St Pierre to the mat but St Pierre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
St Pierre dodges an elbow strike from Rasputin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage.
Rasputin trying to stall but St Pierre improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin successfully pulls guard.
Rasputin is working an open guard so St Pierre takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre has Rasputin up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
St Pierre clinches.
Rasputin avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rasputin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rasputin goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Pierre prevents it.
St Pierre tries to break the clinch but Rasputin is controlling the position.
Rasputin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gaston St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Rasputin.
St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Rasputin keeps him there for the moment.
Rasputin lands a knee to the body.
St Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage.
St Pierre breaks the clinch.
St Pierre throws the kick towards the body but Rasputin avoids it.
St Pierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but St Pierre won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but St Pierre won't allow it.
Rasputin jumps guard but St Pierre stands there with Rasputin around his waist. Rasputin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Rasputin keeps him there for the moment.
St Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rasputin just leaning against St Pierre, taking a breather.
St Pierre can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston St Pierre dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rasputin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rasputin keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Rasputin circles away.
Rasputin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
St Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Pierre.
Rasputin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Pierre.
No joy there for St Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
St Pierre connects with a looping right hand.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rasputin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Pierre lands with a kick to the ribs.
St Pierre darts in and clinches Rasputin up against the cage.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Rasputin keeps him there for the moment.
St Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rasputin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
St Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but St Pierre holds him up against the cage and eventually Rasputin drops back down to his feet.
St Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Rasputin won't allow it.
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.
St Pierre breaks the clinch.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Rasputin is having none of it.
Rasputin shoots for a takedown but St Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gaston St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Rasputin.
St Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rasputin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown attempt from Rasputin. Rasputin gets slowly back to his feet.
Rasputin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Rasputin circles away.
St Pierre pushes Rasputin away with a front kick.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaston St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St Pierre throws a nice head kick!
Rasputin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
Rasputin avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Pierre's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and St Pierre duly obliges.
Rasputin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St Pierre.
Gaston St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre lands with a kick to the temple. Rasputin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
St Pierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grigori Rasputin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St Pierre.
Rasputin is rocked!
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rasputin is still on wobbly legs! Can St Pierre finish him?
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
Rasputin seems to have recovered his senses.
St Pierre clinches up with Rasputin and pushes him back against the cage.
Rasputin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rasputin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaston St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Pierre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Gaston St Pierre!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Gaston St Pierre!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Gaston St Pierre!
Gaston St Pierre wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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