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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phal Um (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Clair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phal Um!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Clair!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Um scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
St Clair shoots in for a takedown but Um shows good takedown defense.
Um throws a hook to the side of St Clair's head but St Clair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Clair gets caught flat footed, as Um shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Um knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Clair on the ground.
St Clair looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Clair throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
St Clair is looking for a triangle but Um pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Um looking to pass the guard.
Um controls from within his opponent's guard.
St Clair looking for a guillotine here but Um defends easily.
Um stopping the sweep attempt from St Clair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair is looking for a triangle here but Um uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
St Clair is looking to regain half guard here but Um keeps moving and retains side control.
St Clair being controlled for a moment.
St Clair is looking to reverse the position.
That's two 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.
Um controlling from side mount.
St Clair is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Um's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
St Clair regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair tries to get to full guard but Um has control of the leg.
St Clair looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Clair looks gassed!
St Clair gets full guard.
St Clair looking to hit a scissor sweep but Um is one step ahead there.
Um will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Um is stalling in the full guard.
St Clair throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Um escapes and throws St Clair's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Um takes a little break here. St Clair wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
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.
St Clair is looking for a sweep.
Um takes a little break here. St Clair wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
St Clair looks to move to half guard but instead Um has passed into mount! Damn!
St Clair can't escape the position.
Um controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phal Um dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Um scores with a takedown into St Clair's guard.
St Clair looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
St Clair tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Clair being controlled here, momentarily.
St Clair throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
St Clair is breathing heavily.
St Clair throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Um escapes and throws St Clair's legs to the side, diving into side control!
St Clair is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Um controlling the position from side mount.
St Clair is looking to regain half guard here but Um keeps moving and retains side control.
St Clair manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
St Clair seems to be looking for submissions.
St Clair frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Um is working to get back to half guard.
St Clair is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Um is surviving well by controlling St Clair's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Um tries to lock up and control but St Clair gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
St Clair moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Um has worked his arm free - good work by Um!
St Clair tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Clair has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Um wants to control but St Clair postures up.
Um isn't going anywhere.
St Clair tries for a kimura but Um is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Um, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Um's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St Clair advances to mount.
St Clair looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Um really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
St Clair is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Um is surviving well by controlling St Clair's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Clair jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Um is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Um and St Clair has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Um prevents St Clair from moving into mount.
Um is looking to reverse the position.
Phal Um overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Clair is working to tighten is grip on Um's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Um has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but St Clair is really squeezing tight and eventually Um passes out! St Clair breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Georges St Clair!
Georges St Clair is the new welterweight champion!
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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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