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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Howard Jones!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jones is working for a kimura but St Pierre is defending it quite comfortably.
St Pierre is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones passes into side control, despite St Pierre's attempt to control the position.
St Pierre takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
St Pierre is being controlled here.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep.
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.
St Pierre is working hard here to advance position.
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom here.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
St Pierre is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
St Pierre sneaks back into half guard.
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones passes to full mount!
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of St Pierre's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and St Pierre is in trouble!
St Pierre can't escape the position.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns St Pierre that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones prevents St Pierre from getting the reversal.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
Jones prevents St Pierre from getting the reversal.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
St Pierre in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. St Pierre looks a forlorn figure.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones avoids the attempt from St Pierre to control.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. St Pierre looks a forlorn figure.
Jones looking to control but St Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
St Pierre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and St Pierre is in trouble!
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St Pierre sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones is thwarting St Pierre's attempts to control the position.
Jones works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jones wants to control the pace but St Pierre is squirming around nicely.
Jones looking to finish St Pierre with some ground and pound. This is bad for St Pierre!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Jones wants to control the pace but St Pierre is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big left from Jones misses.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a hook but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones misses with a combination
and St Pierre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones lands with a straight right. St Pierre didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St Pierre at a distance.
St Pierre checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but St Pierre seems unphased.
Jones lands a jab.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones is working St Pierre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones is in close to St Pierre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Pierre can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
St Pierre is trying to stand.
Jones decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in St Pierre's half guard.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Jones might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control St Pierre kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones winds up and cracks St Pierre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones is nestled in close to St Pierre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones working over St Pierre with some ground and pound. St Pierre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is trying to control. St Pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St Pierre manages to get to full guard.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones advances to half guard.
St Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones passes to side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
St Pierre gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. St Pierre looks a forlorn figure.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
St Pierre sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
St Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones wants to control but St Pierre is keeping him busy.
Jones is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. St Pierre moves away and avoids it.
St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
St Pierre misses with a takedown
and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Pierre's guard.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
St Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jones throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches St Pierre napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jones in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
St Pierre taking punishment in the form of punches.
St Pierre taking a bit of punishment here - Jones scoring with strikes.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
St Pierre struggling a bit here.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep.
St Pierre wants to control but Jones postures up.
St Pierre is not content to let Jones control the position.
St Pierre stops Jones from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
St Pierre struggling a bit here.
Jones landing strikes.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Dave St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jones winds up and cracks St Pierre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
St Pierre is trying to control but Jones manages to pass to mount!
St Pierre is wriggling around trying to escape.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jones. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
St Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones looking to control but St Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
St Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
Jones cracks St Pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. St Pierre looks a forlorn figure.
Howard Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones with shots to the head and body - St Pierre looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Pierre can't escape the position.
Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but St Pierre is surviving well by controlling Jones's body position as best he can.
Howard Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Howard Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 24:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howard Jones!
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energy
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