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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zephyrus Belenus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George St pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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194 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zephyrus Belenus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St pierre!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belenus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Belenus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from St pierre.
St pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belenus was well out of range. Poor timing from St pierre.
St pierre moves away from the strike by Belenus.
Belenus misses with a hook
and St pierre counters with a nice body shot.
Belenus works St pierre's body with a nice hook.
Zephyrus Belenus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Belenus.
Belenus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but St pierre defends well and Belenus ends up having to push St pierre into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It seemed like St pierre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Belenus misses with a hook
and St pierre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Belenus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St pierre.
Belenus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at TIGER MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Belenus lands a body shot.
Belenus misses with a hook. St pierre ducked under it nicely.
Belenus throws a predictable looking body shot
and St pierre counters with a left and a right that stings Belenus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belenus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St pierre looks to throw the jab but Belenus is out of range.
Belenus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St pierre is looking for the big counter here.
Belenus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling St pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
Belenus lands a nice shot to the body.
Belenus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
St pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belenus.
St pierre is looking for the big counter here.
Belenus scores with a nice strike.
St pierre moves away from the strike by Belenus.
Despite the aggression on St pierre's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Belenus enables St pierre to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Belenus manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Belenus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
St pierre wants to control from the top but Belenus keeps moving.
St pierre drops back looking for a leg! Belenus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Belenus manages to kick St pierre off! St pierre jumps back into Belenus's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St pierre passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St pierre seems to be looking for submissions.
St pierre seems to be working for a kimura but Belenus defends the submission attempt.
St pierre looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
St pierre is thwarting Belenus's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St pierre controlling the pace.
St pierre is keen to just control but Belenus is a slippery customer.
St pierre is trying to work for a kimura but Belenus is defending well.
Still in half guard, St pierre seems content to control.
St pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Belenus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St pierre trying to control from Belenus's half guard. Belenus has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St pierre stops Belenus from standing up.
St pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St pierre trying to control but Belenus is working from the bottom.
Belenus trying to keep a closed guard but St pierre is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Belenus throws a sloppy body shot
and St pierre counters with a three punch combo that has Belenus backing up. Belenus nods at St pierre to acknowledge the strikes.
Belenus looks to clinch
and St pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Belenus fights it but they end up in guard.
St pierre is pushing down on Belenus's leg trying to pass to half guard. Belenus is fighting to maintain full guard but St pierre has managed to sneak the leg through.
St pierre is working for a submission of some sort.
Belenus wants to control but St pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St pierre dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St pierre moves into range and connects with a jab.
St pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Belenus throws a lazy right hand but St pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from St pierre misses its intended target.
Belenus tries to clinch up.
Belenus misses with a series of wild punches.
Belenus lands a really nice looking cross but St pierre seems unphased.
Belenus is looking to clinch but St pierre is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St pierre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
St pierre walks into a jab.
Belenus misses with a hook
and St pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St pierre throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belenus at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belenus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St pierre momentarily.
Belenus throws a hook to the side of St pierre's head but St pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St pierre throws a counter combo.
Belenus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belenus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Belenus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
St pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belenus throws an off balance right hand
and St pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St pierre slips under a jab.
Nice combo by St pierre! Oh, that's hurt him - Belenus falls to the canvas and St pierre follows him into side control.
Belenus is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St pierre has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Oh Belenus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
St pierre blocks Belenus's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
St pierre has control of Belenus's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Belenus regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Belenus has given up his back here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belenus wants to escape the position.
St pierre is looking for the choke from the back position but Belenus is controlling his hands well.
St pierre has managed to slip his arm under Belenus's chin. This could be all over... yep, Belenus is tapping out! Submission win for St pierre.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). George St pierre!
In his post fight interview, George St pierre gave a big smile as he said 'when my contract is fulfilled i will retire!'.
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hype
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