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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tex Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rohff - Dirty House. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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260 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tex Anderton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
Anderton cracks St Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Thiago St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Pierre. That's going to slow Anderton down.
Anderton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderton misses the jab.
Anderton blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Anderton misses its intended target.
St Pierre lands with a straight right. Anderton didn't see that one coming.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Pierre.
St Pierre swings for the body but Anderton moves out of range.
St Pierre scores with a jab.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton throws a jab but it's blocked by St Pierre.
Anderton blocks a leg kick.
St Pierre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderton to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderton walks into a straight right hand from St Pierre.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Pierre, right into the meat.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Anderton circles away.
St Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
A cross from Anderton lands.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.
St Pierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderton is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Pierre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderton looking to slow down the pace here.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre lands a body punch.
Anderton looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Anderton.
Anderton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Pierre missing with knees to the body.
Anderton managing to block the knees to the body from St Pierre.
Nice body punch from Anderton.
St Pierre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderton avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
Anderton avoids a wild elbow strike from St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
St Pierre tries to throw a body punch but Anderton avoids it by throwing St Pierre back against the cage.
St Pierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderton avoids the damage to the body.
Anderton presses St Pierre against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St Pierre misses with a punch to the body.
Anderton stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Pierre's elbow.
Nice body punch from Anderton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderton at a distance.
Anderton is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre throws a head kick that half lands.
St Pierre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderton.
Anderton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderton.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.
St Pierre misses with an elbow strike.
St Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre missing with knees to the body.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderton blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago St Pierre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Anderton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Pierre.
St Pierre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Anderton moves out of range.
Anderton misses with an uppercut.
Anderton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from St Pierre finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderton's head.
St Pierre slips a jab from Anderton.
St Pierre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Pierre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anderton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St Pierre throws a right hand that Anderton ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderton also avoids with ease.
Anderton swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
Anderton checks a low kick from St Pierre.
A shot to de liver by Anderton. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - St Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Anderton.
St Pierre scores with a nice right hand.
Anderton keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre tests Anderton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderton swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderton.
St Pierre takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Anderton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thiago St Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Pierre rushes Anderton and presses him up against the ropes.
St Pierre prevents a body shot from Anderton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderton's face.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it misses.
St Pierre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from St Pierre in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
St Pierre pushes Anderton back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderton.
St Pierre has a couple of punches blocked by Anderton.
Anderton blocks an elbow strike.
Anderton lands a body punch.
Anderton blocking some punches.
St Pierre misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderton avoids it.
St Pierre has Anderton pressed against the ropes.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Anderton blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderton avoids the damage to the body.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderton avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Anderton is blocking nicely.
St Pierre stalling in the clinch but Anderton improves position.
Anderton leaning against his opponent.
St Pierre prevents a body shot from Anderton.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Anderton is blocking nicely.
Anderton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
St Pierre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A hook to the body from Anderton.
Anderton blocks an elbow strike.
Anderton managing to block the knees to the body from St Pierre.
Anderton managing to block the knees to the body from St Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Pierre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
St Pierre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St Pierre is leaning against Anderton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderton breaks the clinch.
St Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderton.
Anderton keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre misses with a body kick.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
Anderton misses with a straight left.
Anderton checks a leg kick nicely.
Anderton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Pierre counters with a good, hard body kick but Anderton shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Anderton circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago St Pierre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderton thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Anderton.
St Pierre delivers a nice body kick.
St Pierre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderton ducks right into an uppercut from St Pierre.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderton connects with a looping right hand.
That has opened up Thiago St Pierre's cut even more.
St Pierre is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anderton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderton slips a straight right by St Pierre.
Anderton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Anderton saw that one coming.
St Pierre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderton, pushing him back against the ropes.
Anderton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Pierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderton.
Anderton avoids the elbow strike from St Pierre, against the ropes.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderton avoids it.
Anderton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Pierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderton avoids the damage to the body.
St Pierre misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Anderton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderton.
St Pierre trying to land knees to the body.
St Pierre working aggressively here.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderton avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
Anderton misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderton.
Anderton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderton tries to throw a body punch but St Pierre avoids it by throwing Anderton back against the cage.
Anderton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Pierre can't find room to land a body shot as Anderton controls the action.
Anderton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Pierre's elbow.
St Pierre working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Anderton.
Anderton blocks an uppercut.
Anderton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Pierre throws an elbow that misses.
St Pierre is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderton is trying to maintain a safe position but St Pierre gets an underhook and turns Anderton into the ropes.
St Pierre is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Anderton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
St Pierre lands a body punch.
St Pierre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderton.
Good body shot from St Pierre.
Tex Anderton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
St Pierre connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderton's face.
A hook to the body from Anderton.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, St Pierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderton's brow.
Anderton blocks a body shot from St Pierre.
Anderton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
St Pierre working aggressively here.
St Pierre lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Anderton.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
St Pierre just leaning against Anderton, taking a breather.
St Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderton loads up on a big right hand but St Pierre slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tex Anderton.
Well St Pierre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago St Pierre!
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