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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregory St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre scores a takedown into full mount!
St Pierre throws some wild stikes that Dias manages to avoid easily.
St Pierre throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dias is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
St Pierre thowing shots but they're missing.
St Pierre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
St Pierre throwing strikes here but Dias is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dias is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dias is trying to stand.
Dias avoids a strike by St Pierre and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in St Pierre's guard! Fantastic escape!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
St Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dave Dias just wasn't active enough.
St Pierre misses with a hook
and Dias counters with a stiff right hand.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Dias counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dias counters with a stiff right hand.
St Pierre with a poor takedown
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dias avoids the body shot from St Pierre.
A shot to the body from St Pierre misses
and Dias counters with a straight right hand.
St Pierre fails with the takedown
and Dias counters with a straight right hand.
Dave Dias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory St Pierre.
St Pierre with a poor takedown
and Dias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dias lands a body shot.
St Pierre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Dias counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre misses with a left hand
and Dias counters with a right hand to the body.
Dias is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dias counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dias misses with a combination
so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
St Pierre throws and elbow that misses. Dias uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St Pierre's guard. Nice move by Dias!
Dias would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gregory St Pierre has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
St Pierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dias avoids it really well and circles away.
Gregory St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre fails with the takedown
and Dias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gregory St Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dias counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dias preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre is working Dias over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre throws a strike but Dias rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
St Pierre looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on St Pierre, up you get!
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Dias counters with a stiff right hand.
Dias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Pierre fails with the takedown
and Dias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dave Dias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory St Pierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by St Pierre.
St Pierre in side control, throwing shots but Dias defends.
St Pierre working the ground and pound from side control.
Dias regains half guard, as St Pierre was trying to land strikes.
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dias to regain full guard.
St Pierre throws and elbow that misses. Dias uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St Pierre's guard. Nice move by Dias!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
St Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St Pierre showed some decent athleticism there.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre lands strikes from half guard.
St Pierre controlling the action here.
Gregory St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looks to land a strike but Dias avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
St Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St Pierre throws and elbow that misses. Dias uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St Pierre's guard. Nice move by Dias!
Dias has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of St Pierre is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dias gets to his feet. St Pierre looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gregory St Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Dias's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
St Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Dias counters with a series of strikes. St Pierre will be more careful next time no doubt.
St Pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Dias keeps moving.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Dias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre prevents Dias from getting back to his feet.
Dias preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dias preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 Dias works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dias wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling the position.
Dias preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dias works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dias works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre postures up in Dias's guard and throws a big left but Dias blocks it.
St Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dias working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
Dias utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre won't allow Dias to get back to his feet.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
St Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dias wants to stand and escape but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Dias blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got St Pierre 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory 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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