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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil St. Georges (ranked 2219 p4p, 2536 weight class) and Jeryl Christ (ranked 133 p4p, 151 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Phil St. Georges has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Phil St. Georges seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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140
14 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeryl Christ!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Christ sprawls well. Christ wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St. Georges gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that St. Georges has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jeryl Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christ throws a right and a left that both miss.
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
St. Georges stops Christ from getting back to his feet.
St. Georges is keen to just control but Christ is a slippery customer.
St. Georges is controlling the pace.
St. Georges is trying to control. Christ wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ looks like he's trying to stand up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Christ can do anything to dispel that myth.
St. Georges wants to free his trapped foot but Christ is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges controlling the pace.
St. Georges stops Christ from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Christ lands with a straight right. St. Georges didn't see that one coming.
Christ looks to land a combination but St. Georges avoids it well.
That kick from Christ tenderised St. Georges's leg. St. Georges is trying to keep his angry face on.
St. Georges goes for a double leg but Christ avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Christ continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil St. Georges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Christ - that landed with a thud.
St. Georges jumps guard and drags Christ to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
St. Georges wants to sweep here but Christ controlling him for the moment.
St. Georges looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Christ really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St. Georges. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St. Georges looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ being controlled here momentarily.
Christ is looking to stand up but St. Georges won't let him.
St. Georges wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Christ wanted to stand there but St. Georges had control of the position.
St. Georges seems keen to control Christ's posture.
St. Georges is working an open guard so Christ takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St. Georges counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St. Georges drops back looking for a leg! Christ is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Christ manages to kick St. Georges off! St. Georges jumps back into Christ's guard.
St. Georges looking to sit in guard and control but Christ gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St. Georges tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St. Georges is looking for a triangle but Christ pushes his legs off easily.
St. Georges is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Christ is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Phil St. Georges will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Christ catches St. Georges with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Christ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Christ finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Christ is looking to clinch.
Christ buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St. Georges moves out of range as Christ strikes.
St. Georges has a takedown stuffed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Christ tries to bum rush St. Georges with a series of wild strikes but St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St. Georges throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Christ's waist but Christ gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St. Georges off to one side.
Christ tries to clinch but St. Georges moves out of range.
Christ throws a low kick, looking for St. Georges's leg but St. Georges calmly moves out of range.
St. Georges half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jeryl Christ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St. Georges looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
St. Georges not doing much here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges trying to control from half guard but Christ is working away.
St. Georges is taking a breather. Christ says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
St. Georges tries to pass the half guard into mount. Christ knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
St. Georges wants to take a breather but Christ is having none of it.
St. Georges perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Christ is trying to stand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
St. Georges shoots in but Christ avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil St. Georges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Christ bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St. Georges's head backwards.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Christ but Christ pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Christ throws a right hand that St. Georges ducks under and follows up with a left that St. Georges also avoids with ease.
Christ scores with a hook.
St. Georges fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Christ releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
St. Georges takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Christ keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
St. Georges dodges the punch combination from Christ.
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches up with Christ, looking for a takedown. St. Georges pushes Christ against the cage but Christ circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Christ is clearly trying to counter these attacks from St. Georges with a body shot.
Christ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St. Georges looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Christ is fending him off so far but St. Georges persists. Nope, Christ circles away and we're back to standing.
Christ has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Christ as St. Georges tries to tie him up.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Georges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ is struggling to control the position.
Christ throws a head punch that misses.
Christ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Christ.
St. Georges tries to pull guard but Christ holds him up against the cage and eventually St. Georges drops back down to his feet.
St. Georges jumps guard but Christ turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
St. Georges jumps guard but Christ stands there with St. Georges around his waist. St. Georges gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St. Georges has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Christ uses from the top position.
Christ stands up and waves to St. Georges to follow him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St. Georges.
St. Georges dives in for a single leg takedown but Christ sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christ! But no joy.
St. Georges is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christ throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Christ has St. Georges pushed against the cage.
St. Georges looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Christ misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges wants a takedown but no success here.
Christ lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St. Georges is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Christ is keeping busy.
Christ lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Christ as St. Georges tries to tie him up.
Christ tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christ tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Christ.
St. Georges stalling in the clinch.
St. Georges taking a breather.
St. Georges blocking some punches.
St. Georges looking to slow down the pace here.
St. Georges's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeryl Christ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Christ is looking to clinch but St. Georges is avoiding it.
Christ slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by St. Georges or perhaps it was just good defense by Christ, which made it look bad.
Christ just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Christ as St. Georges shoots in.
Nice uppercut there from Christ.
St. Georges fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Christ avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil St. Georges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St. Georges fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Christ avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Christ misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Christ. That snapped St. Georges's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
St. Georges avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges.
St. Georges attempts a counter takedown but Christ avoids it well and moves away.
St. Georges takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ stuffs the takedown attempt from St. Georges. St. Georges gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St. Georges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Christ tries to clinch there but St. Georges circles away.
St. Georges darts in looking for a takedown but Christ gets double underhooks and turns St. Georges into the cage.
Christ lands with a short shot to the head.
Christ tries to work over St. Georges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
Christ tries to work over St. Georges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
St. Georges tries to pull guard but Christ won't allow it.
Christ lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Christ fails to land.
Christ throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Christ scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christ.
Christ swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Christ fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges stalling in the clinch but Christ improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
Jeryl Christ seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Christ working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Christ gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from St. Georges.
Christ swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ misses with a body punch.
Christ tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St. Georges's elbow.
Christ misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges has Christ pushed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christ lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
St. Georges jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Christ walks away with a smile on his face. St. Georges gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Christ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christ looks for the body kick but St. Georges saw that one coming.
Christ lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ misses with a few strikes there.
Christ throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
Christ throws a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
Christ stuffs the takedown attempt from St. Georges. St. Georges gets slowly back to his feet.
Christ stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Christ wants it to stay on the feet.
Christ connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St. Georges's hands.
Christ looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Christ takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Christ.
Christ lands a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Christ.
Christ makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Christ lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Christ stops a takedown attempt from St. Georges.
Christ misses with the head strike.
Christ has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ lands a hook that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
Christ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Georges tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Christ smiles and moves away.
Christ closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab lands there for Christ.
Christ wants to slow St. Georges down by chopping away at his legs.
Christ defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St. Georges.
Christ misses the shot to the body.
Christ is looking to score with low kicks.
St. Georges takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Christ closes the distance and clinches.
St. Georges has hold of one of Christ's legs. Christ is fighting the takedown attempt but St. Georges gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
St. Georges engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Christ is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeryl Christ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Christ has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeryl Christ!
Jeryl Christ tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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