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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brock Catherins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Georges St Pierre was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Catherins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catherins misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters by clinching up.
St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
Catherins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from St Pierre as Catherins shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Catherins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre has Catherins up against the cage in a clinch.
Catherins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but St Pierre is defending well.
St Pierre has Catherins pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. St Pierre pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Catherins tumbling to the mat - St Pierre dives into Catherins's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre wants to stand but Catherins is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catherins is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Catherins has wrist control.
St Pierre is working Catherins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Catherins wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and St Pierre is now in half guard.
St Pierre passes to side control.
St Pierre tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Catherins keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Catherins prevents St Pierre from moving into mount.
St Pierre advances nicely into full mount.
St Pierre is landing with some decent strikes but Catherins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Catherins manages to avoid the submission attempt.
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Catherins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre stands up.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Pierre fails to land the takedown.
St Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Catherins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten St Pierre somewhat.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Brock Catherins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Catherins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Pierre working for a triangle but Catherins defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Catherins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice sprawl there from St Pierre as Catherins shoots in.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
St Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Catherins is fending him off so far but St Pierre persists. Nope, Catherins circles away and we're back to standing.
Catherins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
St Pierre looking to control.
St Pierre is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Georges St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Catherins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Catherins controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Catherins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
St Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Catherins's guard.
St Pierre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brock Catherins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Catherins shoots in but St Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Catherins on his heels. He'll look to pass Catherins's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Catherins misses with the combination.
St Pierre misses with a takedown
and Catherins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brock Catherins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Catherins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Catherins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
St Pierre pulls Catherins in to control the position.
Catherins tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Catherins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
St Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Catherins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Catherins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
St Pierre controls Catherins momentarily but Catherins frees himself.
St Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
St Pierre is pulling down on Catherins's head to control his posture.
St Pierre wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catherins wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Catherins moves into the clinch.
St Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Catherins.
Catherins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Catherins is fighting off a takedown attempt but St Pierre is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Catherins to the mat. Catherins regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Catherins wants to control the position but St Pierre says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
St Pierre controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Catherins throws a lazy right hand but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Catherins misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre throws a sloppy body shot
and Catherins counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. St Pierre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Catherins fails with a takedown attempt.
Catherins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Pierre sprawls well. St Pierre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Catherins gets slowly back to his feet.
St Pierre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Catherins's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Catherins misses with a takedown attempt - St Pierre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Catherins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre drives through and clinches with Catherins against the cage.
St Pierre manages to pull guard.
St Pierre lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Catherins!
St Pierre controlling his opponent.
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
St Pierre landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catherins'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 with shots to the head and body - Catherins looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Pierre stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
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!
St Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre 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.
St Pierre controlling from the top position.
Catherins wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
St Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St Pierre's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Georges St Pierre.
Catherins stuffs the takedown.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Catherins tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Catherins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Catherins stuffs the takedown.
St Pierre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
St Pierre decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Catherins defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Catherins leaves St Pierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Pierre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov 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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pop
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RATING
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