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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh St Pierre will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
St Pierre gets caught flat footed, as Summers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Summers thows a big elbow that misses.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Summers throws and elbow that misses. St Pierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Summers's guard. Nice move by St Pierre!
Summers wants to stand and escape but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Summers trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre wanted to stand there but Summers had control of the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Pierre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Summers is having none of it.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Summers.
Summers shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense.
Summers closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Pierre circles away.
Summers throws a head kick that misses.
Summers shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Summers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Summers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Summers keeps it at a distance.
Summers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Pierre.
Summers 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 Summers off to one side.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
St Pierre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers wants to control but St Pierre passes into side.
St Pierre takes a little break here. Summers wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
St Pierre looks up at the clock and then as Summers takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, St Pierre smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Summers tries to bench press St Pierre off him but St Pierre keeps the position.
Summers is breathing heavily.
St Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Summers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
St Pierre tries to move to mount but Summers blocks the move with his legs.
St Pierre in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Summers is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers wants to control but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre taking a breather here.
Summers prevents St Pierre from moving into mount.
Summers is trying to control St Pierre's posture but St Pierre avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre stands up and beckons Summers to his feet.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Summers circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh 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.
Summers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a left to the body.
Summers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Summers wants to improve his position but instead St Pierre has moved into half guard.
St Pierre is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Summers trying to get back to full guard but St Pierre takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
St Pierre looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
St Pierre controlling the position easily from mount.
Summers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Pierre has control of Summers's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Summers regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Summers has given up his back here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is hanging on to Summers's back as he tries to escape.
St Pierre is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
St Pierre avoiding Summers 's attempts to control his hands.
Summers is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by St Pierre.
St Pierre gets his hands free as Summers looks to control.
Summers is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
St Pierre gets his hands free as Summers looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers holding both St Pierre 's hands and preventing any damage.
Summers is trying to break free.
St Pierre is looking for the choke from the back position but Summers is controlling his hands well.
St Pierre is trying to stick to Summers's back but Summers is turning into St Pierre. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in St Pierre's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Summers.
Summers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Summers pushes him off.
St Pierre misses with the combination.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
Summers has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St Pierre.
A bit of stalling here from St Pierre.
St Pierre breaks the clinch.
Summers throws a head kick that misses
and St Pierre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Summers's guard now.
Summers keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
St Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Summers working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because St Pierre has passed into half guard!
St Pierre keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Summers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Summers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Summers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Summers wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St Pierre content to stall in guard here.
Summers throws his legs up looking for a submission but St Pierre uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sloppy strikes there by St Pierre.
St Pierre just content to control the position.
St Pierre stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Summers!
Josh St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Summers is looking to get to half guard.
Summers tries to improve his position but instead St Pierre has taken his back!
Summers manages to reverse the position and now he's in St Pierre's guard. Nice work there by Summers.
Summers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Summers forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Summers is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Summers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Summers has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Summers's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Summers is keeping the position for now.
Summers trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
Summers is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
Jason Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Summers can't keep his opponent in guard - St Pierre advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
St Pierre is pressing down on Summers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Summers is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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