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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Georges StPierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guzman looks for a takedown but StPierre sprawls well.
Guzman lands a two punch combo.
Guzman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. StPierre manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
StPierre scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guzman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Guzman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. StPierre defends it nicely.
Georges StPierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Guzman.
Guzman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Guzman looks gassed!
Guzman moves in looking to clinch but StPierre pushes him off.
StPierre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guzman's guard.
StPierre is working Guzman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
StPierre gets to his feet - Guzman follows without any prompting.
StPierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
StPierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre is stalling in the full guard.
StPierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
StPierre is in close to Guzman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
StPierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
StPierre sitting in guard, not really doing much.
StPierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
StPierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guzman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. StPierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. StPierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Guzman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
StPierre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
StPierre gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
StPierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
StPierre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
StPierre postures up and lands a big shot to Guzman's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
StPierre sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Guzman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but StPierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
StPierre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
StPierre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Guzman trying to control from the bottom.
StPierre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
StPierre trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
StPierre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
StPierre throws a strike but Guzman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
StPierre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Georges StPierre.
Guzman fails with the takedown
and StPierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
StPierre passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Guzman!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
StPierre scoring with strikes but Guzman is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges StPierre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick by Guzman misses
so StPierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
StPierre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as StPierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guzman has his foot on StPierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. StPierre works his way back into a safe position though.
Georges StPierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
StPierre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
StPierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
StPierre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
StPierre scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre stands up from Guzman's guard - StPierre perhaps looking for a knockout.
StPierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Guzman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
StPierre landing shots from mount.
Guzman wants to control but StPierre is having none of it.
StPierre working the ground and pound effectively.
StPierre raining down shots from the mount!
StPierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman tries to hold on but StPierre postures up.
Guzman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Guzman tries to lock up and control but StPierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
StPierre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Guzman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
StPierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
StPierre seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Guzman for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre'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.
Guzman tries to hold on but StPierre pushes him away.
Guzman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
StPierre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Guzman?
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.
StPierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
StPierre controlling the pace for now.
StPierre lands a nice shot to the head.
StPierre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Guzman?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges StPierre dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
StPierre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Guzman!
StPierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
StPierre controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Guzman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
StPierre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Guzman wants to hold on but StPierre pushes him away.
The referee warns Guzman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
StPierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
StPierre landing strikes from the mount and Guzman is in trouble!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
StPierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Guzman can't escape the position.
StPierre lands a nice shot to the head.
Guzman is in a horrible position here. StPierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
StPierre controlling from the full mount.
Guzman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this 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.
StPierre lands a nice shot to the head.
Guzman tries to lock up and control but StPierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
StPierre looking to finish Guzman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Guzman!
StPierre scoring with strikes but Guzman is staying in there.
Guzman is in a horrible position here. StPierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
StPierre landing strikes from the mount.
StPierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
StPierre punishing his opponent with strikes.
StPierre controlling from mount.
Guzman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, StPierre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
StPierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
StPierre lands a big shot there that rocks Guzman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
StPierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
StPierre is landing with some decent strikes but Guzman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
StPierre postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Guzman looks a forlorn figure.
StPierre controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Guzman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
StPierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by StPierre.
StPierre dominating with strikes here.
StPierre prevents Guzman from getting the reversal.
StPierre lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by StPierre.
Guzman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johan Guzman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Georges StPierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guzman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges StPierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for StPierre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges StPierre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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