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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cadillac Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). StPierre comes into the arena with Break- Three Days Grace blaring out of the sound system. Cadillac Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges StPierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cadillac Williams!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams shoots for a takedown but StPierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
StPierre scores with a body shot.
Williams wants to clinch.
StPierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - StPierre circles away.
StPierre pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but StPierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. StPierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but StPierre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
StPierre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
StPierre misses with a double jab.
Williams tries to bum rush StPierre with a series of wild strikes but StPierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and StPierre counters with a shoot takedown. Williams fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
StPierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Williams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but StPierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
StPierre postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
StPierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
StPierre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Williams's guard.
StPierre stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
StPierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
StPierre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
StPierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
StPierre drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Williams manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now StPierre has Williams in his guard.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
StPierre throwing short punches from the bottom.
StPierre 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.
StPierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
StPierre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
StPierre is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Williams on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
StPierre wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
StPierre prevents Williams from standing back up.
Williams trying to hold on to StPierre's head to control him but StPierre postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Williams 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.
Williams is trying to keep StPierre in close.
Williams trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Williams 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams instigates a clinch.
StPierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
StPierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
StPierre breaks the clinch.
StPierre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to regain full guard. Instead though, StPierre has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
BOOM! StPierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
StPierre with a couple of short strikes.
Williams is looking to get to half guard.
StPierre landing strikes from the mount and Williams is in trouble!
StPierre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, StPierre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
StPierre looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges StPierre 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.
Williams tries to clinch but StPierre moves away
and StPierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
StPierre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.
StPierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
StPierre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
StPierre drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Williams manages to work his way to half guard, despite StPierre's best efforts.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
StPierre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Williams is not content to let StPierre control the position.
Williams regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre scoring with some ground and pound.
StPierre wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
StPierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
StPierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
StPierre preventing the sweep.
Williams controls StPierre momentarily but StPierre frees himself.
Williams pulls StPierre in close to prevent any damage.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in StPierre's guard.
Georges StPierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
StPierre trying to strike off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but StPierre is retaining full guard.
StPierre striking from his own guard.
StPierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
StPierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
StPierre with a nice head shot there.
StPierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
StPierre is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Williams wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams wants to sweep here but StPierre controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams controls StPierre momentarily but StPierre frees himself.
Williams wants to sweep here but StPierre controlling him for the moment.
StPierre wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
StPierre clinches up against the cage.
StPierre has Williams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Williams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
StPierre avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
StPierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams wants to clinch up but StPierre keeps it at a distance.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
StPierre dodges an elbow strike from Williams.
Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williams is pressed up against the cage. StPierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by StPierre.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Williams tries to clinch up but StPierre circles away and keeps his distance.
StPierre looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
A left and a right from StPierre both land. Nice combination.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - StPierre circles away.
StPierre tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cadillac Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
StPierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams tries to clinch but StPierre is having none of it.
Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
StPierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
StPierre tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges StPierre dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by StPierre. StPierre obviously looking to wear him down.
StPierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - StPierre circles away.
StPierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but StPierre circles away quickly and effectively.
StPierre drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
StPierre is trying to ground and pound but Williams uses the momentary lack of control by StPierre to regain half guard.
StPierre is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time StPierre.
Williams wants to control but StPierre is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but StPierre is staying active.
StPierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
StPierre is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
Williams is pressing down on StPierre's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
StPierre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and StPierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by StPierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping moving, preventing StPierre from controlling successfully.
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
StPierre trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
StPierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
StPierre is working Williams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
StPierre throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
StPierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed StPierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and StPierre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
Williams is working for takedown but StPierre is calmly controlling the position for now.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but StPierre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite StPierre's efforts to push away.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
StPierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
StPierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
StPierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from StPierre, right into the meat.
StPierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
StPierre throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but StPierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Georges StPierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPierre clinches but Williams breaks the clinch
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
StPierre scores a takedown into full mount!
Williams is trying to escape the mount.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
StPierre content just to control the position here.
Cadillac Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
StPierre lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges StPierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for StPierre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges StPierre!
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