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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between GEORGES STPIERRE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, GEORGES STPIERRE!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zack Williams!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
STPIERRE throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from STPIERRE. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has STPIERRE pinned against the cage. STPIERRE gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
STPIERRE scores with a leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch up but STPIERRE circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams gets a clinch.
STPIERRE stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
STPIERRE escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for STPIERRE, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
STPIERRE pushes Williams off looking to stand but Williams dives back in and keeps control.
STPIERRE tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Williams trying to control from half guard but STPIERRE is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but STPIERRE defends it.
STPIERRE trying to control from the bottom.
Williams landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
STPIERRE is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.
STPIERRE flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Williams controlling the pace.
STPIERRE wants to get back to full guard but Williams has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
STPIERRE in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Williams fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
STPIERRE tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Williams landing strikes from the mount.
STPIERRE is trying to reverse the position but instead Williams has taken his back - oops!
Williams is trying to stick to STPIERRE's back but STPIERRE is turning into Williams. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Williams's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by STPIERRE.
STPIERRE trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams wants to sweep here but STPIERRE controlling him for the moment.
STPIERRE is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams has control of STPIERRE's left arm, preventing STPIERRE from doing any damage.
STPIERRE stands up from Williams's guard - STPIERRE perhaps looking for a knockout.
STPIERRE closes the distance and clinches.
STPIERRE wants a takedown.
STPIERRE has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
STPIERRE looking for a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams can't break the clinch.
STPIERRE pulls guard effortlessly.
Williams connects with a couple of short punches.
STPIERRE avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams cracks STPIERRE with a solid left hand.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Williams won't allow STPIERRE to sweep him here.
Williams wants to control from the top but STPIERRE keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Williams tries to move into range but STPIERRE moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
STPIERRE tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
STPIERRE shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. STPIERRE won't be happy with that.
Williams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. STPIERRE knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Williams tries to move to mount but STPIERRE blocks the move with his legs.
STPIERRE wants to control but Williams postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
STPIERRE has one of Williams's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
STPIERRE struggling a bit here.
Williams lands a nice forearm strike.
Williams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
STPIERRE manages to work his way to half guard, despite Williams's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
STPIERRE is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
STPIERRE gets back to full guard.
STPIERRE is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from STPIERRE.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
STPIERRE keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
STPIERRE is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
STPIERRE trying to control the position.
STPIERRE throws his legs up looking for a submission but Williams uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with punches from side control.
Williams goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, STPIERRE has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Williams but great work by STPIERRE.
STPIERRE working the ground and pound.
STPIERRE in side control, just content to control the action for now.
STPIERRE wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Williams tries to clinch there but STPIERRE circles away.
STPIERRE goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams wants to clinch.
STPIERRE has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. STPIERRE fights it but they end up in guard.
Zack Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams tries to stand but STPIERRE is controlling from the bottom.
STPIERRE is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williams is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break STPIERRE's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Williams wants to control from the top but STPIERRE keeps moving.
Williams wants to pass the guard but STPIERRE is keeping the position.
Williams wants to control from the top but STPIERRE keeps moving.
Williams is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
STPIERRE has his takedown stuffed
and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but STPIERRE keeps him there for the moment.
STPIERRE breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
STPIERRE closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
STPIERRE manages to break the clinch.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams avoids the head kick by STPIERRE.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has STPIERRE pinned against the cage. STPIERRE gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
STPIERRE scores with a kick to the body.
STPIERRE fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for GEORGES STPIERRE. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams wants to take a breather but STPIERRE is having none of it.
STPIERRE has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.
Williams is looking to advance position but STPIERRE won't allow it.
STPIERRE moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
STPIERRE 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.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but STPIERRE keeps moving.
Williams is working STPIERRE over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Williams!
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energy
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hype
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