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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Ca Fait Mal. Ortiz has chosen Young Buck - Let Me In as his entrance music. SergiO Ortiz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SergiO Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. St Pierre tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ortiz is in St Pierre's guard.
Ortiz content to stall in guard here.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Pierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre working for a triangle but Ortiz defends it easily.
Ortiz works over St Pierre with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ortiz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
St Pierre seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Ortiz is proving a slippery customer.
Ortiz landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre looking for subs off his back but Ortiz has passed one foot through into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ortiz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to control. St Pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Pierre looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortiz.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but St Pierre dodges it nicely.
St Pierre trying to control here.
St Pierre is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but St Pierre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz seems to be working for a kimura but St Pierre defends the submission attempt.
Ortiz wants to take a breather but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre is looking to control Ortiz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Pierre avoid being mounted?
St Pierre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ortiz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ortiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.
St Pierre wants to control but Ortiz passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but St Pierre dodges it nicely.
Ortiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Pierre pushes Ortiz off looking to stand but Ortiz dives back in and keeps control.
Ortiz looks to land a strike but St Pierre avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ortiz is working St Pierre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz scoring with some ground and pound.
St Pierre working for a triangle but Ortiz defends it easily.
St Pierre has momentary wrist control but Ortiz slips an elbow through the middle.
St Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ortiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SergiO Ortiz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
St Pierre goes for a double leg but Ortiz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ortiz continues to drive forward.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Ortiz.
A nice left hand lands by Ortiz.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Pierre misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Pierre looking to slow down the pace here.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but St Pierre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ortiz misses with some punches.
St Pierre blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ortiz fails to land.
Ortiz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. St Pierre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
St Pierre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ortiz struggles to land a body shot inside as St Pierre controls his hands.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ortiz.
Ortiz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but St Pierre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of SergiO Ortiz.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortiz blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ortiz fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierre.
Ortiz trying to control the position but instead, St Pierre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ortiz into the cage.
St Pierre with a knee to the head.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Pierre's elbow.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
St Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortiz misses with a punch on the inside.
St Pierre blocking some punches.
Ortiz struggles to land a body shot inside as St Pierre controls his hands.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
St Pierre digs a right hand underneath Ortiz's ribcage. Ortiz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Ortiz misses with some punches.
Ortiz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. St Pierre seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ortiz can turn it around.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
Ortiz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ortiz lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
Come on Ortiz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ortiz lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortiz blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Ortiz.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Pierre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ortiz.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ortiz.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz trying to control the position but instead, St Pierre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ortiz into the cage.
St Pierre can't find room to land a body shot as Ortiz controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as St Pierre controls the action.
Ortiz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but SergiO Ortiz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a nice looking body shot.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Ortiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ortiz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ortiz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A cross from Ortiz lands.
St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of SergiO Ortiz.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as St Pierre controls the action.
Ortiz stalling in the clinch but St Pierre improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortiz.
A short left from Ortiz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre takes a shot to the head.
Ortiz has a couple of punches blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
SergiO Ortiz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Ortiz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
SergiO Ortiz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ortiz misses with a punch on the inside.
St Pierre prevents the takedown attempt.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Pierre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Georges St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ortiz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ortiz scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ortiz.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
St Pierre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Georges St Pierre.
I think Ortiz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... SergiO Ortiz!
SergiO Ortiz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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