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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pharrel Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St Georges might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to PSG theme song . Dickinson has chosen Queen - The Show Must Go On as his entrance music. Pharrel Dickinson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pharrel Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Georges avoids the body shot from Dickinson.
Dickinson digs a good hook to St Georges's body.
St Georges slips a jab and a cross from Dickinson.
Dickinson thuds a left hand into St Georges's body.
Dickinson lands a right hook to the body.
Dickinson walks into a left hand.
St Georges is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dickinson.
It looks like Pierre St Georges has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Georges dodges the punch combination from Dickinson.
Dickinson throws a nice looking combination but St Georges bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Georges shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dickinson regains half guard.
Dickinson is looking for a sweep. St Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dickinson is trying to stand.
Dickinson trying to control but St Georges postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson is defending against the submission attempts here by St Georges.
St Georges is thwarting Dickinson's attempts to control the position.
Dickinson is not content to let St Georges control the position.
St Georges thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dickinson to regain full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Georges gets a takedown into half guard.
St Georges is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dickinson is just riding it out for now. St Georges eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson wants to improve his position but St Georges is controlling well.
Dickinson is trying to stand.
Dickinson tries to get to full guard but St Georges has control of the leg.
St Georges trying to control from half guard but Dickinson is working away.
St Georges is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges is thwarting Dickinson's attempts to control the position.
St Georges tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dickinson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dickinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dickinson connects with a body shot.
Dickinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dickinson throws a body punch but St Georges moves out of range.
St Georges shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dickinson trying to hold on to St Georges's head to control him but St Georges postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dickinson is looking to improve his position.
Dickinson is trying to stand up here but St Georges is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickinson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
St Georges missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pharrel Dickinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pierre St Georges's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dickinson looks to land a combination but St Georges avoids it well.
St Georges gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Georges is looking to take a break and control but Dickinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dickinson is positioning himself well to prevent St Georges advancing to mount.
St Georges thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dickinson to regain full guard.
St Georges looking to pass the guard.
St Georges seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dickinson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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 Georges preventing the sweep.
Dickinson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St Georges tries to lock up and control but Dickinson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dickinson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
St Georges is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
St Georges can't escape the position.
St Georges flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
St Georges manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dickinson is looking for a kimura but St Georges is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dickinson to get the leverage.
St Georges makes his way to full guard, as Dickinson worked for a kimura.
Dickinson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Georges scrambles and gets back to his feet.
St Georges closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Georges lands in his opponent's guard.
Dickinson keeping moving, preventing St Georges from controlling successfully.
St Georges wants to pass the guard but Dickinson is keeping the position.
Dickinson keeping moving, preventing St Georges from controlling successfully.
St Georges trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Georges throws and elbow that misses. Dickinson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St Georges's guard. Nice move by Dickinson!
St Georges is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St Georges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dickinson lands with a shot to the body.
St Georges has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dickinson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pharrel Dickinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dickinson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Georges closes the distance and clinches up with Dickinson, looking for a takedown. St Georges pushes Dickinson against the cage but Dickinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Dickinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dickinson misses with a body shot.
Dickinson looks to land a combination but St Georges avoids it well.
St Georges shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dickinson defends it nicely.
Dickinson cracks St Georges with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dickinson jabs St Georges right on the nose. St Georges blinks but takes it well.
St Georges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dickinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Georges takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dickinson scores with a jab.
Dickinson scores with a sloppy right hand. St Georges should have avoided that one.
Dickinson looks to land a combination but St Georges avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pharrel Dickinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pierre St Georges's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dickinson throws out a loose jab but St Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pharrel Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Georges showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dickinson.
Dickinson lunges at St Georges with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St Georges's hand.
Dickinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dickinson misses the shot to the body.
St Georges takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
St Georges shoots for a double leg takedown but Dickinson sprawls well. He's pushed St Georges's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Georges looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
St Georges wants to control from the top but Dickinson keeps moving.
St Georges is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dickinson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dickinson has escaped and now he's on top!
Dickinson tries to free his leg and advance position but St Georges is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson wants to get up but he can't break St Georges's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
St Georges throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dickinson trying to control but St Georges is working from the bottom.
Dickinson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
St Georges throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dickinson uses it to pass to side control.
Dickinson is looking to take a break and control but St Georges is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two 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.
St Georges tries to bench press Dickinson off him but Dickinson keeps the position.
St Georges can't do much from the bottom here.
St Georges is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dickinson is controlling him well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dickinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierre St Georges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pharrel Dickinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Dickinson does no damage.
St Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dickinson.
Dickinson throws a shot to the body.
St Georges scores a takedown into full mount!
Dickinson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dickinson because St Georges loaded up on that one.
St Georges scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dickinson?
St Georges prevents Dickinson from getting the reversal.
St Georges looking to finish with strikes here!
St Georges prevents Dickinson from getting the reversal.
St Georges is in the full mount, landing strikes.
St Georges wants to control the pace but Dickinson is squirming around nicely.
St Georges looking to finish with strikes here!
Dickinson tries to lock up and control but St Georges gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Georges tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Georges is working for a guillotine from mount but Dickinson frees his head quite easily.
Dickinson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pharrel Dickinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dickinson holds of for dear life.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dickinson is desperately trying to improve his position but St Georges has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pierre St Georges.
I think Dickinson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pharrel Dickinson!
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hype
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