GFO 10: St George v Ozolins PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muko Ali (ranked 5964 p4p, 595 weight class) and Stefan Gashi (ranked 25330 p4p, 739 weight class). Ali comes to the cage accompanied by Beast in the East. Muko Ali could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stefan Gashi's chin.

Ali
vs
Gashi

185 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
186 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Muko Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stefan Gashi!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ali looking to score a takedown here. Gashi is defending well but Ali drives through and ends up in Gashi's guard.

Gashi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ali defends it easily.

Ali avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Gashi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ali doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ali manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Ali stands up from Gashi's guard - Ali perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gashi shoots in for a takedown but Ali shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gashi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ali.

Ali decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ali in particular looking to stall.

Ali is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
It looks like Ali is going to stand back up.

Gashi is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Ali is tapping! Great win for Gashi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Stefan Gashi!

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hype
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Sewer Rat (ranked 9662 p4p, 808 weight class) and Minobu Kurita (ranked 23417 p4p, 899 weight class). Kurita has chosen Game of Thrones as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Sewer Rat
vs
Kurita

183 cm
19
180 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

170 cm
27
170 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Sewer Rat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Minobu Kurita!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rat lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rat throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Rat misses.
Kurita moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like The Sewer Rat has been cut.
Kurita fails to land with a series of punches.
Kurita cracks Rat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rat lands with a nice body kick.
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!
Rat misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Rat misses.
Kurita throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rat.
Rat fails to land with a series of punches.
Kurita scores with a sloppy right hand. Rat should have avoided that one.
We've been told by Rat's head coaches at School of Hard Knocks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kurita throws a series of punches but Rat moves out of range.
Rat is aggressively charging in as Kurita backs up avoiding any damage. Kurita tosses out a jab and Rat runs right into it face first! Rat is out cold! Kurita dropped down on all fours and is barking in Rat's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Minobu Kurita!
A victorious Minobu Kurita thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Longstreet (ranked 5598 p4p, 475 weight class) and Dan May (ranked 4614 p4p, 407 weight class). Dan May will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Longstreet
vs
May

172 cm
19
150 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

186 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Longstreet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan May!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and May wants it to stay on the feet.
May lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Longstreet at a distance.
May jabs Longstreet to the body, keeping him at a distance.
May is looking to clinch but Longstreet is avoiding it.
Longstreet half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
May is looking to clinch.
May moves in looking to clinch but Longstreet pushes him off.
Longstreet appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longstreet fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
May scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

May rushes Longstreet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Longstreet is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Longstreet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Longstreet tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice left hand lands by May.
A nice right hand lands inside from May.
May lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Longstreet or not.
May told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A shot in the inside from May.
May is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
May lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Longstreet backwards.
May lands an uppercut.
May lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from May.
Longstreet takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
May gets through Longstreet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
May lands a hook to the side of the head.
May lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
May lands a right hand that snaps the head of Longstreet backwards.
May is working Longstreet over against the cage.
May lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May lands a nice uppercut.
May softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from May as the two fighters clinch.
May lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from May.
May throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longstreets head.
May scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Longstreet tries for a takedown but May manages to get underhooks.
Longstreet changes levels and goes for a takedown here. May fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Longstreet is breathing heavily.
May tries to clinch up but Longstreet circles away and keeps his distance.
Good standup being displayed there by May as he connects with a hook.

Longstreet tries to keep at a distance but May has taken the fight into the clinch.
May lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Longstreet backwards.
Longstreet drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
May lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Longstreet backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longstreet goes for a takedown attempt but May pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

May closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
May makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
May lands with a left to the head.
May lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
May scores with a nice hook to the head.
Longstreet drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
May lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Longstreet backwards.
May pushes Longstreet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
May lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Longstreet backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from May.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longstreet is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short left from May.

Longstreet is rocked!
May scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Longstreet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
May lands with a light punch inside.
Longstreet drops to a knee looking for a takedown but May gets the underhooks and prevents it.
May throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from May.
Longstreet is trying to work for a single leg takedown but May pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Longstreet seems to have got his legs back now.
May lands a body punch in the clinch.
May lands a left hand that snaps the head of Longstreet backwards.
May lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Longstreet goes for a takedown in the clinch but May prevents it.
May makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from May.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from May.
May makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
May scores with a nice hook to the head.
May lands with a short punch from the clinch.
May gets through Longstreet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan May dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Longstreet drops his hands for a split second and May immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Longstreet face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. May follows up with a right hand that knocks Longstreet into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan May!
Dan May is the new featherweight champion!

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Sheedy (ranked 4998 p4p, 429 weight class) and Skylar Roberts (ranked 9074 p4p, 569 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Roberts's choice of entrance music: Audience Of One. Skylar Roberts has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sheedy
vs
Roberts

172 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Sheedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skylar Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sheedy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roberts, pushing him back against the cage.
Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Roberts has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sheedy regains guard immediately.
Roberts postures up and lands a big shot to Sheedy's brow.
Roberts cracks Sheedy with a solid left hand.
Sheedy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Roberts is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sheedy holds on and takes a little breather.
Sheedy trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheedy is controlling Roberts's posture.
Roberts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Sheedy keeps moving.
Sheedy controlling the position.
Roberts trying to control but Sheedy is working from the bottom.
Sheedy pulls Roberts in close to prevent any damage.
Sheedy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Roberts controls the pace.
Roberts is fighting to break Sheedy's control of his arms but Sheedy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Sheedy moves into the clinch successfully.

Roberts lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sheedy is controlling Roberts's trapped leg to prevent Roberts from advancing to side control.
Roberts is looking to advance position but Sheedy won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sheedy has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Roberts is looking for a kimura but Sheedy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Roberts to get the leverage.
Sheedy keeping hold of Roberts's head, controlling as best he can.
Sheedy trying to control here.
Sheedy is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Sheedy tries to roll over but Roberts keeps him under control.
Sheedy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Roberts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sheedy defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sheedy's head.
Roberts thows a huge punch but Sheedy dodges it nicely.
Sheedy is looking to improve his position.
Roberts thows a huge punch but Sheedy dodges it nicely.
Sheedy keeping control of the position.
Sheedy is trying to control but can't.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Roberts trying to control the action but Sheedy is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sheedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roberts.

Sheedy has Roberts up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberts.
Roberts drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sheedy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sheedy is looking to control Roberts's arms but Roberts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sheedy has his back to the cage.
Roberts can't get the takedown.
Sheedy misses with the head strike.
Sheedy misses with some punches.
Roberts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sheedy swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sheedy lands with a good body shot.
Sheedy rushes Roberts and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Roberts is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Sheedy piles on the pressure and Roberts crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Sheedy!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Ferguson (ranked 3318 p4p, 447 weight class) and Sam Micalinni (ranked 8161 p4p, 750 weight class). Duncan Ferguson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ferguson
vs
Micalinni

191 cm
18
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Ferguson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Micalinni!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson connects with a right hand. Micalinni shakes it off.
Micalinni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ferguson throws an off balance right hand

and Micalinni counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Micalinni drops an elbow to the side of Ferguson's head.
Ferguson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Micalinni on the ground.
Micalinni slips a nice elbow through Ferguson's hands, connecting with Ferguson's forehead.

Micalinni maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Ferguson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Micalinni has cracked it and Ferguson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Micalinni!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sam Micalinni!
Sam Micalinni is the new light heavyweight champion!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St George (ranked 4037 p4p, 503 weight class) and Janis Ozolins (ranked 4459 p4p, 539 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

St George
vs
Ozolins

178 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
166 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Sportivité

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre St George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Janis Ozolins!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St George scores with a hook.
Ozolins thuds a left hand into St George's body.
Ozolins wants to slow St George down by chopping away at his legs.
Ozolins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St George looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ozolins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ozolins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St George. St George obviously looking to wear him down.
Ozolins throws a sloppy head kick and St George moves out of range easily.
Ozolins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St George.
Ozolins misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling St George to counter with a crisp jab.
Ozolins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St George.
It looked like St George was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ozolins.
Janis Ozolins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozolins throws a head kick but St George moves out of range.
Ozolins looks to throw a body kick
and St George counters with a nice leg kick.
Ozolins swings for the body but St George moves out of range.
Ozolins throws a series of punches but St George moves out of range.
St George is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozolins throws a combination that misses
letting St George counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolins misses with a low kick as St George jumps back.
St George is looking for a counter combo.
St George blocks the body kick.
Ozolins lands with a straight right. St George didn't see that one coming.
Ozolins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down St George rather than just go for the knockout.
Ozolins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St George looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ozolins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St George is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ozolins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ozolins misses with a leg kick
enabling St George to counter with a crisp jab.
Ozolins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ozolins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
St George fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ozolins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St George connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 George avoids the head kick by Ozolins.
St George showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ozolins.
Ozolins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Ozolins.
St George seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ozolins throws a leg kick
and St George makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ozolins throws a head kick but St George moves out of range.
St George was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ozolins has a takedown stuffed.
Ozolins looks winded!
St George connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolins throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling St George to counter with a crisp jab.
St George fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ozolins.
Ozolins throws a head kick that misses
and St George counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ozolins misses with a kick to the body.
St George on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ozolins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from St George. That one must have hurt.
Ozolins throws a combination that misses
and St George counters with a straight right hand.
Ozolins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St George.
Ozolins throws a head kick that misses.
Ozolins misses with a jab to the body
and St George counters with an inside leg kick.

St George instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from St George.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St George lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A quick uppercut on the inside from St George.

St George manages to break the clinch.
Ozolins throws a head kick but St George moves out of range.
St George dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ozolins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St George pushes Ozolins away with a front kick.
St George throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ozolins's head.
St George connects with a body shot that sends Ozolins's belly button to the back.
Ozolins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ozolins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donk. St George catches Ozolins right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre St George dominated that round.
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.

Ozolins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St George seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ozolins tries to land a front kick but St George steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've been informed that Ozolins has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

St George moves into the clinch successfully.
St George softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St George manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

St George breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St George swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ozolins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St George lands a jab-cross combination.
Ozolins swings away with a body shot that misses
and St George counters with an inside leg kick.
Ozolins throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and St George counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St George is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ozolins can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolins throws a head kick that misses
and Ozolins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ozolins tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozolins is breathing heavily.
Ozolins shoots in looking for a takedown but St George manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ozolins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Ozolins looks to move away, St George throws a big counter combo but Ozolins just gets out of the way.
Ozolins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ozolins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St George takes a swing at Ozolins's ribcage but misses.
Ozolins throws a left and a right that both miss
and St George counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ozolins dodges the punch combination from St George.
Ozolins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ozolins takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St George chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick by Ozolins misses
and St George counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St George punishes Ozolins's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozolins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ozolins misses with an uppercut
and St George counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ozolins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ozolins misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from St George.
St George throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
St George cracks Ozolins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
St George stuns Ozolins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St George lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ozolins's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by St George. That's going to slow Ozolins down.
St George lands with a cross.
St George misses with a wild body shot.
Ozolins misses with a head kick.
St George lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ozolins's sensitive parts.
Ozolins feints a jab promting St George to slip. Ozolins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. St George slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ozolins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ozolins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St George tries to avoid it but Ozolins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St George to the ground. St George escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St George scores with a one two! Ozolins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
St George lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozolins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St George counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St George lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St George buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St George has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
St George thuds his right hand into Ozolins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pierre St George is winning the standup battle so far.
St George stuns Ozolins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St George.
Ozolins throws a sloppy body shot
and St George counters with a nice uppercut.
Ozolins swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting St George counter with a right hand.
Ozolins lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

St George gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St George has Ozolins pushed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre St George dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ozolins thuds his right hand into St George's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St George swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ozolins misses with a kick to the body.
Ozolins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ozolins throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and St George counters with a right hand to the body.
St George lands with a kick to the temple. Ozolins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ozolins throws a lazy head kick
and St George counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozolins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ozolins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ozolins swings widly with a right hand
and St George counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St George blocks the body kick.
Ozolins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St George feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ozolinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ozolins misses with a head kick.
Ozolins throws a low kick but it's checked well by St George.
St George scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ozolins misses with an uppercut. St George saw that one coming.
Ozolins throws a sloppy head kick
and St George counters with a thumping low kick.
St George scores with a punch to the head.
Ozolins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ozolins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ozolins throws a body kick that misses
and St George counters with an inside leg kick.
St George connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozolins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

St George moves into the clinch successfully.

St George breaks from the clinch.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St George.
Ozolins takes one to the chin there.
Pierre St George is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St George throws a series of punches but Ozolins moves out of range.
Ozolins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
St George misses with a few strikes there.
Ozolins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St George was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozolins.
St George lands a high kick!
Ozolins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
St George takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ozolins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ozolins swings for the body but St George moves out of range.
St George went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ozolins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ozolins throws a nice looking combination but St George bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ozolins throws a right and a left that both miss.
St George was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
St George moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ozolins misses with a shot to the body
and St George counters with a head kick.
St George throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St George fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
St George lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St George ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
St George clobbers Ozolins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozolins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like St George was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ozolins.
Ozolins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but St George swivels and escapes.
Ozolins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
St George cracks a nice hook into Ozolins's ribs.
St George lands a jab to Ozolins's midsection.
St George lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ozolins misses with a hook.
A low kick from Ozolins misses
and St George counters with a stiff right hand.
Janis Ozolins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ozolins misses with a kick to the body
and St George counters with a low kick, right behind Ozolins 's knee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre St George showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St George has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre St George!
After winning the bout, Pierre St George thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.