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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton comes into the arena with Voices blaring out of the sound system. George St Pierre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
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 tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Orton is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Pierre punishing his opponent with strikes.
St Pierre with the ground and pound from mount.
St Pierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
St Pierre pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
St Pierre controlling his opponent.
Orton can't escape the position.
St Pierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids the attempt from Orton to control.
St Pierre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
St Pierre controlling his opponent.
St Pierre unloading with bombs!
St Pierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that St Pierre has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, George St Pierre just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Orton!
St Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
I looks like St Pierre might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St Pierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
St Pierre content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre working Orton over with strikes here.
St Pierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Orton tries to reverse the position but St Pierre maintains control.
St Pierre controlling his opponent.
Despite being in the dominant position, George St Pierre just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
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.
St Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Orton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St Pierre won't allow Orton to sweep him here.
St Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St Pierre sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Orton wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
St Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
St Pierre advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
St Pierre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
St Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
St Pierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
St Pierre cracks Orton with a solid left hand.
Orton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
St Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Orton is retaining full guard.
St Pierre content to stall in guard here.
Orton is looking for a triangle but St Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
St Pierre distracts Orton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St Pierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Orton had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. St Pierre is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Orton Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take St Pierre's back instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Orton is trying to stick to St Pierre's back but St Pierre is turning into Orton. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Orton's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by St Pierre.
St Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Orton looking for a sweep. Not yet Orton, not yet.
Orton is working hard here to advance position.
St Pierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Despite being in the dominant position, George St Pierre just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton throws his legs up looking for a submission but St Pierre uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre just content to control the position.
St Pierre's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Orton tries to buck St Pierre off but St Pierre is having none of it.
George St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton can't do much from the bottom here.
St Pierre happy to just control the position for now.
Orton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Orton manages to work his way to half guard, despite St Pierre's best efforts.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Despite being in the dominant position, George St Pierre just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Orton trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
St Pierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Orton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre stays in close to Orton's body and controls the position.
Orton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
St Pierre forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre controlling the pace.
St Pierre slips a nice elbow through Orton's hands, connecting with Orton's forehead.
Well, if St Pierre is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Orton gets back to full guard.
St Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
Orton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Pierre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, George St Pierre just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Orton.
St Pierre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pierre is looking to advance position but Orton won't allow it.
Orton is looking to control St Pierre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Orton avoid being mounted?
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but Orton defending well.
Orton is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St Pierre in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St Pierre in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
St Pierre is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four 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.
Orton wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre is taking a breather. Orton says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Despite being in the dominant position, George St Pierre just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that Orton avoids nicely.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Randy Orton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orton wants to sweep but no luck.
St Pierre works over Orton with some ground and pound from guard.
St Pierre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St Pierre won't allow Orton to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
George 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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