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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Del Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Gin and Juice by Snoop Dog as his entrance music. Del Thompson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matt St Pierre's chin.
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185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
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190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Del Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson takes the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Matt St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre lands with a right to the head.
St Pierre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Thompson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows St Pierre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thompson looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
Thompson looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
St Pierre works over Thompson with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre postures up in Thompson's guard and throws a big left but Thompson blocks it.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thompson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
St Pierre stops Thompson from standing up.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
Thompson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Del Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
St Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
St Pierre shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Thompson blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Pierre is thwarting Thompson's attempts to control the position.
St Pierre throws a strike but Thompson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Thompson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
St Pierre wants to stand and escape but Thompson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre pushes Thompson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Thompson instigates a clinch.
St Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Pierre is trying to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson prevents St Pierre from breaking the clinch.
St Pierre has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has St Pierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson looking to stall.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has St Pierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thompson working St Pierre over with knees to the body.
St Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre fails with the takedown.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
St Pierre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thompson scores with a head kick.
St Pierre has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thompson.
Thompson instigates a clinch.
St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thompson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
St Pierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson wants a takedown.
St Pierre tries to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling the position.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thompson as he jumps to the side.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
St Pierre throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Del Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt St Pierre's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
St Pierre throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
Thompson sizes up St Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
St Pierre swinging wildly here.
Thompson tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Thompson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
St Pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thompson lands a jab to St Pierre's midsection.
Thompson tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre misses with a looping right.
Thompson lands with a big left! St Pierre is wobbled badly! Thompson comes in with a flurry of punches and drops St Pierre to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Del Thompson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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