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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 3083 p4p, 345 weight class) and Sultan Yusupov (ranked 565 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Georges St Pierre has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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175 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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208 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sultan Yusupov!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yusupov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yusupov clinches up against the cage.
Yusupov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
St Pierre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yusupov's guard.
Yusupov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St Pierre defends it easily.
Yusupov working a defensive guard here.
Yusupov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yusupov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Pierre wanted to stand there but Yusupov had control of the position.
Yusupov 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 one minute gone in the round.
Yusupov passes into half guard.
Yusupov seems to be working for a kimura but St Pierre defends the submission attempt.
St Pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.
St Pierre is kicking away at Yusupov from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Yusupov grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with St Pierre trying to push Yusupov off... St Pierre taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Sultan Yusupov!
A very excited looking Sultan Yusupov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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FIGHT
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