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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Kalandarishvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene St Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Piper is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In The Morning. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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186 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Kalandarishvili !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene St Piper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalandarishvili misses with a hook to the body
and St Piper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kalandarishvili with a poor takedown
and St Piper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kalandarishvili doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Piper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kalandarishvili thinking.
Kalandarishvili shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St Piper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogdan Kalandarishvili . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalandarishvili fails with the takedown
and St Piper counters with a nice body kick.
St Piper pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kalandarishvili back to the cage. St Piper follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kalandarishvili misses with a combination
and St Piper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kalandarishvili tries for a takedown but St Piper circles away easily
and St Piper counters with a nice body kick.
Kalandarishvili is breathing heavily.
Kalandarishvili misses with an uppercut
and St Piper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Piper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kalandarishvili looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St Piper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kalandarishvili shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St Piper counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper lands a jab-cross combination.
St Piper works Kalandarishvili 's body with a nice hook.
St Piper throws a good cross that connects.
St Piper lands with a right hand.
St Piper scores with a shot to the body.
St Piper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kalandarishvili will feel that in the morning.
Bogdan Kalandarishvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Piper moves into range and clinches up with Kalandarishvili .
St Piper lands an elbow just above Kalandarishvili 's eye.
It looks like Bogdan Kalandarishvili has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for St Piper.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of stalling here from St Piper.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Piper obliges.
St Piper scores with a hook to the body.
St Piper avoiding damage.
A short uppercut from St Piper.
St Piper scores a nice knee to the body.
St Piper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St Piper digs a right hand underneath Kalandarishvili 's ribcage. Kalandarishvili let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from St Piper.
St Piper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Piper lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from St Piper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Piper lands an uppercut.
St Piper lands with a right to the head.
St Piper lands a damaging elbow.
St Piper avoiding damage.
St Piper continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Piper.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Piper.
St Piper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from St Piper.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Piper.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kalandarishvili . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St Piper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from St Piper.
A shot in the inside from St Piper.
St Piper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St Piper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Piper lands a nice knee to the body.
St Piper digs a right hand into Kalandarishvili 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kalandarishvili 's gas tank.
St Piper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
St Piper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalandarishvili or not.
St Piper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kalandarishvili .
A right hook to the body lands for St Piper.
A shot in the inside from St Piper.
A short right from St Piper on the inside.
St Piper working Kalandarishvili over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from St Piper.
St Piper lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St Piper presses Kalandarishvili against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St Piper lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from St Piper as the two fighters clinch.
St Piper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Piper pushes Kalandarishvili back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St Piper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kalandarishvili takes a knee to the side of the body.
St Piper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kalandarishvili takes an elbow to the temple.
St Piper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
St Piper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalandarishvili or not.
St Piper lands an elbow just above Kalandarishvili 's eye.
A left hand lands to the body for St Piper.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from St Piper.
St Piper lands a shot to the body.
St Piper leaning against his opponent.
Kalandarishvili is trying to work for a single leg takedown but St Piper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
St Piper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
St Piper taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from St Piper.
St Piper pushes Kalandarishvili back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Piper lands with a left to the head.
St Piper pushes Kalandarishvili back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for St Piper.
St Piper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from St Piper as the two fighters clinch.
St Piper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
St Piper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kalandarishvili s head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piper scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
St Piper lands a nice shot to the body.
St Piper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Piper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from St Piper.
St Piper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
St Piper lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Piper.
St Piper lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from St Piper.
St Piper has Kalandarishvili pushed against the cage.
St Piper lands a body shot.
St Piper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
St Piper scores with a shoulder strike.
St Piper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Piper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Piper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kalandarishvili up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Piper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Piper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Piper.
St Piper lands a good knee to the midsection. Kalandarishvili won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Piper obliges.
Kalandarishvili takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene St Piper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bogdan Kalandarishvili 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
St Piper lands a nice shot to the body.
St Piper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kalandarishvili rather than just go for the knockout.
Kalandarishvili shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St Piper counters with a solid body kick.
Kalandarishvili misses with a left hand
and St Piper counters with a straight right hand.
Gene St Piper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kalandarishvili misses with a lunging right hand
and St Piper counters by clinching up.
St Piper is leaning against Kalandarishvili and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from St Piper.
St Piper looking to stall.
St Piper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from St Piper - that landed with a thud.
St Piper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Piper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kalandarishvili s head.
St Piper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalandarishvili backwards.
Still in the clinch, St Piper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gene St Piper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
St Piper pushes Kalandarishvili back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Piper.
Kalandarishvili looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from St Piper.
A left hand lands to the body for St Piper.
A body shot lands from St Piper.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Piper lands an elbow just above Kalandarishvili 's eye.
St Piper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kalandarishvili backwards.
St Piper lands a shot to the body.
St Piper scores with a shot to the side of Kalandarishvili 's head.
A short uppercut from St Piper.
St Piper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Piper pushes Kalandarishvili back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St Piper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kalandarishvili takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from St Piper - that landed with a thud.
St Piper is struggling to control the position.
Kalandarishvili takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from St Piper.
St Piper lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from St Piper.
St Piper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
St Piper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kalandarishvili s head.
St Piper digs a right hand underneath Kalandarishvili 's ribcage. Kalandarishvili let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Piper.
Nice body punch from St Piper - that landed with a thud.
St Piper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kalandarishvili 's face.
A right handed body shot lands from St Piper.
St Piper scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from St Piper.
St Piper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from St Piper.
Kalandarishvili takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalandarishvili 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St Piper lands an elbow inside.
St Piper digs a right hand into Kalandarishvili 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kalandarishvili 's gas tank.
St Piper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalandarishvili backwards.
St Piper scores with a hook to the body.
St Piper lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Piper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalandarishvili in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
St Piper lands a nice knee to the body.
St Piper lands a nice elbow.
St Piper pushes Kalandarishvili back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kalandarishvili changes levels and goes for a takedown here. St Piper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogdan Kalandarishvili . That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Piper scores with a jab to the jaw.
St Piper has managed to clinch.
Kalandarishvili has St Piper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. St Piper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kalandarishvili takes a shot to the head.
St Piper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St Piper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
St Piper digs a right hand into Kalandarishvili 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kalandarishvili 's gas tank.
Good body shot from St Piper.
Kalandarishvili takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St Piper manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
St Piper scores with a shot to the side of Kalandarishvili 's head.
Kalandarishvili wants a takedown.
St Piper scores with a shot to the side of Kalandarishvili 's head.
A hook to the body from St Piper.
St Piper works on Kalandarishvili 's body with a couple of short punches.
St Piper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kalandarishvili .
A right handed body shot lands from St Piper.
Good body shot from St Piper.
St Piper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Piper scores a nice knee to the body.
St Piper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Piper is working Kalandarishvili over against the cage.
Kalandarishvili wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Piper.
St Piper digs a right hand into Kalandarishvili 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kalandarishvili 's gas tank.
St Piper is pushing Kalandarishvili up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Piper.
A short left from St Piper.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as St Piper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kalandarishvili 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St Piper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Piper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalandarishvili or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piper scores with a shoulder strike.
Kalandarishvili tries for a takedown but St Piper manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Piper.
St Piper lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from St Piper.
St Piper lands a body punch.
St Piper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St Piper digs a right hand into Kalandarishvili 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kalandarishvili 's gas tank.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Come on St Piper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
St Piper trying to control the position but instead, Kalandarishvili has worked for underhooks and has pushed St Piper into the cage.
St Piper lands with a left to the head.
St Piper is looking to control Kalandarishvili 's arms but Kalandarishvili gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Piper has his back to the cage.
St Piper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kalandarishvili wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Piper.
St Piper is leaning against Kalandarishvili and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St Piper digs a right hand underneath Kalandarishvili 's ribcage. Kalandarishvili let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St Piper scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Piper stops a takedown attempt from Kalandarishvili .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Piper obliges.
St Piper lands an elbow inside that Kalandarishvili shrugs off.
St Piper digs a right hand underneath Kalandarishvili 's ribcage. Kalandarishvili let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St Piper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalandarishvili backwards.
Kalandarishvili goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Piper prevents it.
A right hook to the body lands for St Piper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene St Piper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bogdan Kalandarishvili 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
St Piper bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
St Piper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kalandarishvili throws a combination that misses
and St Piper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kalandarishvili doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Piper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kalandarishvili thinking.
Kalandarishvili misses with a hook
and St Piper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kalandarishvili shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St Piper counters with a nice uppercut.
Kalandarishvili misses with a right hand
and St Piper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Piper throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kalandarishvili .
Kalandarishvili misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogdan Kalandarishvili . That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Piper rushes Kalandarishvili and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalandarishvili or not.
St Piper lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Piper.
St Piper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kalandarishvili .
St Piper lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Piper scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, St Piper scores with a nice short uppercut.
St Piper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
St Piper presses Kalandarishvili against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from St Piper.
Kalandarishvili takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from St Piper.
St Piper slowing the pace effectively.
A short body shot lands from St Piper as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from St Piper.
St Piper lands a left hand.
Kalandarishvili letting St Piper take a breather here.
St Piper lands a shot to the body.
St Piper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kalandarishvili .
Kalandarishvili wants a takedown.
Kalandarishvili 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St Piper works on Kalandarishvili 's body with a couple of short punches.
St Piper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
St Piper digs a right hand underneath Kalandarishvili 's ribcage. Kalandarishvili let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St Piper scores with a hook to the body.
St Piper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from St Piper.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Piper.
Bogdan Kalandarishvili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gene St Piper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Piper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kalandarishvili goes for a takedown attempt but St Piper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
St Piper lands with a right hand.
Kalandarishvili misses with a takedown attempt
and St Piper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Piper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Piper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kalandarishvili misses with a takedown
and St Piper counters with an outside leg kick.
Kalandarishvili misses the body punch
and St Piper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kalandarishvili misses with an uppercut
and St Piper counters with a body kick.
St Piper throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalandarishvili falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Piper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Piper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kalandarishvili throws a combination that misses
and St Piper finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kalandarishvili fails with the takedown
and St Piper counters with a straight right hand.
St Piper darts in and clinches Kalandarishvili up against the cage.
Kalandarishvili drops to a knee looking for a takedown but St Piper gets the underhooks and prevents it.
St Piper lands an elbow that stopped Kalandarishvili in his tracks for a moment.
St Piper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalandarishvili in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
St Piper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Piper crunches a lovely knee into Kalandarishvili 's ribcage.
St Piper stops a takedown attempt from Kalandarishvili .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kalandarishvili .
St Piper gets through Kalandarishvili 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kalandarishvili swings wildly with an uppercut but St Piper uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Piper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kalandarishvili .
Kalandarishvili swings wildly with an uppercut but St Piper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalandarishvili has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. St Piper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
St Piper lands a nice uppercut.
Kalandarishvili letting St Piper take a breather here.
St Piper prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Piper pushes Kalandarishvili back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by St Piper.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gene St Piper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Piper 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene St Piper!
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