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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Georges kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is PSG theme song . St Pierre has chosen Mornier 4 Life by Imposs as his entrance music. Pierre St Georges could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George St Pierre's chin.
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180 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Georges shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
St Pierre punching from the bottom.
St Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Georges.
St Pierre trying to control but St Georges postures up.
St Georges perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
St Georges is sneakily working for an arm triangle but St Pierre sees it coming and defends easily.
St Pierre trying to control but St Georges postures up.
St Pierre 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 for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
St Pierre wants to improve his position but St Georges is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control here.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St Georges is sneakily working for an arm triangle but St Pierre sees it coming and defends easily.
St Georges working the head and body with strikes.
St Georges is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St Pierre moves into full guard.
St Pierre working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Georges is one step ahead there.
That's two 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 is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Georges shoots in and drives through. St Pierre sprawls well.
St Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but St Georges is just out of range.
St Georges looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Pierre misses with a double jab.
St Georges gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges gets underhooks to prevent St Pierre's takedown attempt.
St Georges is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. St Pierre can't fight it off and eventually St Georges manages to take the fight to the floor. St Pierre looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Georges.
St Georges prevents St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
St Pierre controls St Georges momentarily but St Georges frees himself.
St Georges won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre looks gassed!
St Georges thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
St Georges working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Georges working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St Georges landing with the ground and pound.
St Georges keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of St Pierre's head.
St Georges scoring with some ground and pound.
St Georges looking to sit in guard and control but St Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St Georges wriggles free and stands up.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Georges shoots for a takedown but St Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre St Georges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Georges has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre St Georges dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St Pierre looks to clinch
so St Georges counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
St Pierre looking to control.
St Georges trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Georges pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Pierre is keeping the position for now.
St Georges makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
St Georges won't allow St Pierre to get back to his feet.
St Pierre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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 Georges wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
St Pierre wants to free his trapped foot but St Georges is holding on for dear life with his legs.
St Georges is trying to maintain the position but St Pierre is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Georges actively working from the bottom here.
St Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
St Georges is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St Pierre pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for St Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pierre St Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Georges instigates a clinch.
St Georges prevents a takedown attempt there.
St Georges has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. St Pierre avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
St Georges turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and St Georges manages to end up in side control.
St Pierre is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
St Pierre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pierre St Georges overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Georges passes to full mount!
St Georges tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Georges raining down shots from the mount!
St Pierre bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but St Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Georges bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Georges landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Georges drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Georges jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
St Pierre tries to strike from the bottom.
St Georges lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St Georges working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Georges prevents St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
St Georges slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
St Georges lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Georges landing strikes.
St Georges thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
St Georges has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
St Pierre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St Georges tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. St Georges fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Georges working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Georges is looking for a triangle but St Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
St Pierre postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre St Georges dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
St Pierre clinches up with St Georges and pushes him back against the cage.
St Pierre looking for a takedown.
St Pierre looking for a takedown.
St Georges wants the takedown. St Pierre is fighting it off but St Georges persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in St Pierre's guard against the cage.
St Georges wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
St Georges drops back looking for a leg! St Pierre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and St Pierre manages to kick St Georges off! St Georges jumps back into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre wants to sweep here but St Georges controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Georges scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
St Pierre doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
St Pierre throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but St Georges puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
St Georges lands with a punch from half guard.
St Georges trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Georges is working for a submission of some sort.
St Georges is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St Georges lands a nice short elbow.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
St Georges is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Georges is sneakily working for an arm triangle but St Pierre sees it coming and defends easily.
St Georges 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.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St Georges is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Pierre trying to control here.
St Georges wants to work for an arm triangle but St Pierre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control but St Georges passes into side.
St Georges tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
St Georges has hold of St Pierre's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! St Pierre tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - St Georges cranks the arm and St Pierre screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from St Pierre, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Pierre St Georges!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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