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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Frederman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen Numero 1 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Frederman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than St Pierre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
St Pierre punishing his opponent with strikes.
St Pierre has control of Frederman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Frederman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Frederman is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Pierre looking to control but Frederman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
St Pierre looking to secure an arm triangle but Frederman defends it well.
Frederman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
Frederman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St Pierre has hold of Frederman's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Frederman manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Frederman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Frederman tries to lock up and control but St Pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre lands with some strikes.
St Pierre wants to control the pace but Frederman is squirming around nicely.
St Pierre controlling from mount.
Frederman is working to get back to half guard.
St Pierre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Frederman?
Frederman is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Frederman tries to hold on but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre scoring with strikes but Frederman is staying in there.
St Pierre dominating with strikes here.
Frederman is in a horrible position here. St Pierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Frederman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a heavy elbow.
Frederman is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
St Pierre trying to control but Frederman is having none of it.
Frederman is trying to escape the mount.
St Pierre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
St Pierre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Frederman?
St Pierre scoring with strikes but Frederman is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frederman defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from St Pierre.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Frederman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
St Pierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
St Pierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederman is trying to stand.
Frederman is trying to escape the mount.
Frederman regains half guard.
Frederman blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Frederman trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Frederman with a poor takedown
and St Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Frederman misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Frederman as he connects with a hook.
Frederman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Frederman's guard.
St Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
Frederman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frederman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Frederman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but St Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St Pierre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
St Pierre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Frederman trying to control but St Pierre postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frederman taking some punishment here, with St Pierre in his half guard.
Frederman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pierre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Frederman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Pierre slips a straight right by Frederman.
St Pierre lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
St Pierre swinging wildly here.
St Pierre with a hook.
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Frederman's waist but Frederman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.
Frederman avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from St Pierre finds it's way through Frederman's defenses.
Frederman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frederman pinned against the cage. Frederman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Frederman wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
Frederman looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Frederman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St Pierre is trying to control. Frederman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Frederman trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
Frederman blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre gets the takedown into side control.
Georges St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frederman throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
Ronald Frederman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
Frederman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Frederman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Frederman duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frederman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Pierre looks for a takedown but Frederman sprawls well.
No joy there for Frederman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ronald Frederman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frederman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frederman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Frederman cracks St Pierre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Frederman digs a good hook to St Pierre's body.
Frederman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St Pierre blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick from Frederman.
Frederman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circle momentarily. Frederman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Frederman's corner calls for a 1-2. Frederman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Frederman throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
Frederman throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederman misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Frederman.
St Pierre feints and as Frederman raises his hands in defense, St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Frederman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St Pierre defends well.
Frederman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St Pierre distracts Frederman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St Pierre connects with a couple of short punches.
Frederman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frederman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frederman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
St Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frederman. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frederman throws a shot from downtown. St Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Frederman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Frederman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre missing with a left hand there. Frederman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frederman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Frederman cracks St Pierre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Frederman misses with a straight left.
Frederman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frederman misses with a double jab
and St Pierre counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes there by St Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Frederman swinging wildly here.
Frederman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frederman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Frederman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre gets to mount! Frederman was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Frederman wants to get back to his feet.
Frederman is bucking up trying to escape but St Pierre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Frederman wants to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Frederman is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederman is looking to get to half guard.
St Pierre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
St Pierre looking to control and managing it successfully.
St Pierre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Frederman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
St Pierre landing strikes, looking to finish!
Frederman is looking to get to half guard.
St Pierre with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount and Frederman is in trouble!
St Pierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
St Pierre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Frederman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
St Pierre jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Frederman manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Frederman is trying to control St Pierre's posture but St Pierre avoids it.
St Pierre misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Frederman pushes St Pierre away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, St Pierre gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
St Pierre lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Frederman down.
Frederman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Frederman bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Frederman's calf.
Frederman fails to land with a series of punches.
Frederman takes one to the chin there.
Frederman tries a head kick but it misses.
Frederman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Frederman misses.
St Pierre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Frederman!
St Pierre scoring with strikes but Frederman is staying in there.
St Pierre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Frederman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids the attempt from Frederman to control.
Frederman is in a horrible position here. St Pierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Frederman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Frederman is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Frederman working to try and regain half guard.
Georges St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ronald Frederman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frederman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Frederman throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
St Pierre breaks from Frederman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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