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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Neilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Neilson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Who Run This- 50 cent. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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178 cm
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180 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Neilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neilson 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 is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neilson throws and elbow that misses. St Pierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Neilson's guard. Nice move by St Pierre!
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
Neilson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St Pierre forces his way into half guard.
Neilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neilson regains full guard. Nicely done.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Neilson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Neilson wants to control the pace but St Pierre is squirming around nicely.
St Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neilson working the ground and pound effectively.
Neilson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… St Pierre turns into him and now he's in Neilson's guard.
Neilson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Neilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is working Neilson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Neilson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Neilson wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
St Pierre postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neilson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Neilson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Neilson keeps moving.
St Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Neilson tries to strike from the bottom.
Neilson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Neilson moves away from the strike by St Pierre.
Neilson gets caught flat footed, as St Pierre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Neilson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neilson working a defensive guard here.
St Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
St Pierre with a nice head shot there.
Neilson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
Neilson looking for a sweep. Not yet Neilson, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre stops Neilson from standing up.
Neilson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Pierre's guard.
Neilson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! St Pierre is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Neilson, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is in close to Neilson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
Neilson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Neilson tries to get out of the position.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Neilson throwing short punches from the bottom.
St Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Neilson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
Neilson trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
St Pierre with a nice head shot there.
St Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neilson is trying to keep St Pierre in close.
Neilson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
St Pierre prevents Neilson from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
St Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kevin Neilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neilson staying out of range there.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Neilson swivels and escapes.
Neilson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neilson wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.
Neilson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Neilson's head.
St Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Neilson's brow.
Neilson trying to strike off his back.
Neilson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neilson throws a couple of heel strikes.
George St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neilson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neilson trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Neilson postures up.
Neilson trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Neilson throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre trying to control the position.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two 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 Pierre keeping moving, preventing Neilson from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Neilson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice defenses there by St Pierre.
St Pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Neilson but Neilson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kevin Neilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St Pierre.
Good exchange - Neilson coming out on top.
St Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Neilson, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes Neilson against the cage but Neilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from St Pierre misses its intended target.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Neilson shoots in looking for a takedown. St Pierre tries to sprawl out of it but Neilson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Pierre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from St Pierre. No joy for Neilson on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a hook but Neilson avoids it easily.
St Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Neilson ducks down to avoid it.
St Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neilson throws out the jab.
Neilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Pierre gets caught flat footed, as Neilson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Neilson trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neilson looking to pass the guard.
Neilson is looking to work some ground and pound but St Pierre has wrist control.
Neilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
St Pierre is controlling Neilson's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Neilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neilson drops back, looking for a kneebar! St Pierre looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. St Pierre looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from St Pierre!
Neilson can't do much from the bottom here.
St Pierre is working Neilson over with some ground and pound from side control.
St Pierre grinds an elbow into Neilson's temple.
Neilson struggling a bit here.
Neilson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
St Pierre lands a decent elbow from side control.
St Pierre is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George St Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
St Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Neilson misses its intended target.
Neilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Pierre.
Neilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Neilson is rocked!
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Oh Neilson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
St Pierre postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Neilson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for St Pierre and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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