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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Redflame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying St Pierre's choice of entrance music: Mornier 4 Life by Imposs. The key to victory for Drake Redflame has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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178 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Redflame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redflame scores with a nice body kick.
Redflame tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St Pierre showed some decent athleticism there.
St Pierre gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Redflame tries for a takedown but St Pierre circles away easily
and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Redflame fights it but they end up in guard.
St Pierre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Redflame tries to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Redflame misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St Pierre.
St Pierre stays in close to Redflame's body and controls the position.
Redflame is working an open guard so St Pierre takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Drake Redflame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
St Pierre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Redflame wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
St Pierre stays in close to Redflame's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redflame is looking for a triangle but St Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redflame is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Redflame wants to stand and escape but St Pierre is having none of it.
Redflame looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Redflame isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. St Pierre stacks Redflame on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by St Pierre!
Redflame is breathing heavily.
Redflame being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
St Pierre stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redflame lands with a slapping head kick.
Redflame with a lazy takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Redflame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Redflame's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Pierre moves into range and clinches up with Redflame.
St Pierre wants the takedown. Redflame is fighting it off but St Pierre persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Redflame's guard against the cage.
St Pierre decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Redflame shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Redflame's guard now.
St Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redflame 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.
Redflame can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as St Pierre controls the pace.
St Pierre forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre slips a nice elbow through Redflame's hands, connecting with Redflame's forehead.
Redflame is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redflame is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but St Pierre pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre wants to pass to mount but Redflame is defending the position.
St Pierre postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Redflame to stand up.
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.
Redflame tries a head kick but it misses.
Redflame misses with a takedown
and St Pierre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Redflame wants to break the clinch but can't.
Redflame is fighting off a takedown attempt but St Pierre is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Redflame to the mat. Redflame regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Redflame isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. St Pierre stacks Redflame on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by St Pierre!
St Pierre decides to stand up, so the ref orders Redflame to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Redflame as he checks the leg kick.
Redflame fails with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Redflame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good work by Redflame as he checks the leg kick.
St Pierre swinging wilding here.
Redflame gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Pierre counters by clinching up.
St Pierre is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Redflame can't fight it off and eventually St Pierre manages to take the fight to the floor. Redflame looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
St Pierre decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Redflame has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St Pierre.
Redflame wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redflame wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Redflame wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St Pierre successfully pulls guard.
St Pierre pushes Redflame off and gets back to his feet.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
St Pierre rushes Redflame and presses him up against the cage.
St Pierre has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Redflame is trying to keep an underhook but St Pierre manages to get the takedown into half guard.
George St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
St Pierre stands up and beckons Redflame to join him on the feet.
Redflame gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Pierre counters with a takedown into side control.
St Pierre taking a breather here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
Redflame lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre tries to improve his position but Redflame has taken his back! Redflame has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will St Pierre tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Redflame pushes St Pierre away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Drake Redflame!
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hype
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pop
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