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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MacDonald Rory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Paul St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, MacDonald Rory!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by St Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Rory which made him look bad.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rory shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Pierre as he jumps to the side.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rory counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St Pierre controls Rory momentarily but Rory frees himself.
Rory wants to stand but St Pierre has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rory loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Pierre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre is looking for a triangle but Rory pushes his legs off easily.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Rory tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rory gets to his feet. St Pierre looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rory counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Paul St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Rory is working for a submission of some sort.
St Pierre trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rory is working for a kimura but St Pierre is defending it quite comfortably.
St Pierre tries to get to full guard but Rory has control of the leg.
St Pierre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Pierre is staying active underneath Rory, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Pierre trying to control but Rory postures up.
Rory has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rory gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rory tries for a kimura but St Pierre is defending well.
Rory lands an elbow.
St Pierre takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rory is working St Pierre over with some ground and pound from side control.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep.
Rory passes to full mount! That's big trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
St Pierre is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns St Pierre that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
St Pierre is working hard here to advance position.
Rory pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Rory connects with a massive shot to the dome!
St Pierre tries to lock up and control but Rory gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rory cracks St Pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rory looking to finish St Pierre with some ground and pound. This is bad for St Pierre!
Rory is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rory lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MacDonald Rory dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rory tries to keep at a distance but St Pierre has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre stops a takedown attempt from Rory.
St Pierre wants a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.
St Pierre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rory pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rory gets a takedown into half guard.
St Pierre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rory passes the guard and advances to mount!
BOOM! Rory connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rory with good strikes from the mount here!
St Pierre tries to buck Rory off but he can't manage it.
Rory with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Rory.
Rory lands with some strikes.
Rory connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rory landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rory trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
Rory goes for an armbar but he's not got it… St Pierre turns into him and now he's in Rory's guard.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Rory is keeping the position.
St Pierre passes Rory's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rory is pressing down on St Pierre's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rory manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
Rory passes St Pierre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Rory there.
St Pierre tries to get to full guard but Rory has control of the leg.
Rory is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
St Pierre is defending against the submission attempts here by Rory.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rory sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rory is trying to control. St Pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rory wants to work for an arm triangle but St Pierre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rory stands up out of the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MacDonald Rory showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rory counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rory thows a big elbow that misses.
Rory gets to his feet. St Pierre looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rory tries to clinch up but St Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Jean Paul St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre slips under a jab from Rory.
Rory looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
St Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Rory is proving a slippery customer.
Rory throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rory thows a big elbow that misses.
Rory drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but St Pierre manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rory has St Pierre in his guard.
Rory keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Rory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rory scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Rory keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rory is on top in guard.
Rory controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rory won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
Rory is in close to St Pierre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MacDonald Rory has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rory stands and throws St Pierre's legs to the side, diving into side control.
St Pierre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rory off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tightening his grip on Rory, looking for the choke.
St Pierre doesn't have the hooks in and Rory manages to turn into his guard.
Rory throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rory has picked St Pierre up and slammed him! St Pierre can't keep hold of the triangle and Rory manages to pass to side control!
Rory tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rory goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, St Pierre has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rory but great work by St Pierre.
That's four 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.
Rory looks to move to half guard but instead St Pierre has passed into mount! Damn!
MacDonald Rory is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rory bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
St Pierre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jean Paul St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rory preventing the sweep.
Rory slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rory is staying tight to St Pierre's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that's the end of the fight!
MacDonald Rory comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rory winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MacDonald Rory!
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hype
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