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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danilo Shadow!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St Pierre tries to avoid it but Shadow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St Pierre to the ground. St Pierre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St Pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
St Pierre 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shadow's guard.
Shadow working for a triangle but St Pierre defends it easily.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shadow's head.
Shadow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shadow's head.
St Pierre could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Shadow is looking to stand up but St Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
St Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Shadow has wrist control.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Shadow blocks nicely.
Shadow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St Pierre is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shadow is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shadow has escaped and now he's on top!
Shadow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
St Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
St Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shadow trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Shadow defends easily.
St Pierre is looking for a triangle but Shadow pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Shadow from controlling successfully.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Shadow tries to pass.
Shadow trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shadow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Shadow is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. St Pierre Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Shadow's back instead.
St Pierre biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
St Pierre has the hooks in. Shadow is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Shadow fending off the submission attempt from St Pierre.
Shadow biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Shadow trying to control the hands but St Pierre breaks the grip.
St Pierre controlling well, preventing Shadow from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shadow tries for a takedown but St Pierre circles away easily
and St Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St Pierre.
St Pierre advances to half guard.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Shadow is defending well.
St Pierre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura but Shadow is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Pierre to get the leverage.
St Pierre is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shadow doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St Pierre.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shadow does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shadow wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy.
St Pierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shadow sees it coming and defends easily.
Shadow actively working from the bottom here.
Shadow trying to control here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shadow doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Shadow fights it but they end up in guard.
Georges St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow trying to control the position.
St Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
St Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shadow keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shadow dives on top into guard.
St Pierre working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking for a triangle but Shadow pushes his legs off easily.
Shadow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shadow 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 avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre is looking for a triangle here but Shadow uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
St Pierre is trying to control Shadow's posture but Shadow avoids it.
Shadow thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St Pierre gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
St Pierre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Pierre is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Shadow frees his head nicely. Oh but St Pierre has switched to an armbar! Shadow is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Georges St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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