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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Territoire Hostile. The key to victory for Matt St Pierre has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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186 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre misses the jab.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Pierre avoids a kick to the body.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
A shot to de liver by St Pierre. Beautiful body shot.
Henderson motions for St Pierre to come forward. Henderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson feints and as St Pierre raises his hands in defense, Henderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henderson trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson content to stall in guard here.
St Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henderson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Henderson has his hands on St Pierre's head, controlling the position.
Henderson trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henderson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Henderson working a defensive guard here.
St Pierre trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Henderson wants to hit a switch here but St Pierre passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Henderson there!
Henderson wants to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
St Pierre tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Henderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
St Pierre controlling the pace for now.
St Pierre with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson holds on for dear life.
St Pierre wants to control the pace but Henderson is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Pierre controlling the position easily from mount.
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 Matt St Pierre will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from St Pierre misses.
Good work by St Pierre as he checks the leg kick.
Henderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but St Pierre blocks nicely.
Henderson won't allow St Pierre to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Henderson preventing the sweep.
Henderson postures up.
St Pierre wants to hit a switch here but Henderson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for St Pierre there!
Henderson controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Henderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
You get the feeling that St Pierre really doesn't like being in this position too much.
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson controlling the pace for now.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Henderson's attempts to control the action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Dan Henderson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
St Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matt St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
Henderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Henderson tries for a takedown but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
St Pierre misses with a looping left.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Pierre counters with an outside leg kick.
Henderson throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henderson throws a lazy head kick
and St Pierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with an outside leg kick.
Henderson throws a sloppy body shot
and St Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from St Pierre.
Matt St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on St Pierre's shoulder, as St Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
St Pierre tries to land a leg kick but Henderson saw it coming and moves away.
Henderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Pierre counters with a good, hard body kick but Henderson shrugs it off.
Matt St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Henderson.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Henderson showed some decent athleticism there.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Henderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Henderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
St Pierre misses with the combination.
Henderson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and St Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
St Pierre scores with a punch to the head.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling St Pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
St Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
St Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson misses with a combination
and St Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a body kick that stops Henderson in his tracks momentarily.
Henderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matt St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Henderson.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Henderson controlling his opponent.
Henderson wants to control the pace but St Pierre is squirming around nicely.
St Pierre tries to reverse the position but Henderson maintains control.
Henderson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Henderson tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
St Pierre tries to lock up and control but Henderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to control the pace but St Pierre is squirming around nicely.
Henderson avoids the attempt from St Pierre to control.
St Pierre is trying desperately to improve position.
Henderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre holds on for dear life.
Henderson controlling his opponent.
Henderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Pierre can't escape the position.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Henderson's attempts to control the action.
St Pierre 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henderson in particular looking to stall.
Despite being in the dominant position, Dan Henderson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson misses with the body kick
and St Pierre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henderson, right into the meat.
St Pierre tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Pierre throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matt St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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