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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (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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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 Montreal, Jamal Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre stuffs the takedown.
St Pierre moves into the clinch successfully.
St Pierre blocks an uppercut.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jamal Johnson has been cut.
St Pierre jumps into guard, dragging Johnson to the mat.
St Pierre kicks Johnson off and gets to his feet.
St Pierre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
St Pierre shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
St Pierre had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Johnson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. St Pierre Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Johnson's back instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's two 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 looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Johnson passes St Pierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and St Pierre defends it well.
St Pierre tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Pierre is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
St Pierre is trying to stand.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. St Pierre defending well though.
Johnson moves nicely into side control.
Johnson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
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.
Johnson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
St Pierre gets back to half guard.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St Pierre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but St Pierre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamal Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson fails with the takedown
and St Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
St Pierre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre decides to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but St Pierre pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries for a takedown but St Pierre circles away easily
and St Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St Pierre.
St Pierre cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Pierre's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson 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!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson regains half guard.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets full guard.
St Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but St Pierre defends easily.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. St Pierre is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Johnson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take St Pierre's back instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is taking damage to the body and head.
Johnson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
St Pierre is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Johnson working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but St Pierre is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Johnson has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! St Pierre taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jamal Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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