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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georg St Piere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and We the Weed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We the Weed will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georg St Piere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, We the Weed!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piere shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with the Weed but the Weed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Piere shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says the Weed as he avoids it easily.
the Weed moves into range and clinches up with Piere.
Piere lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
the Weed wants to improve his position but Piere is controlling well.
Piere drops an elbow to the side of the Weed's head.
Piere moves nicely into side control.
the Weed can't do much from the bottom here.
Piere working the head with strikes.
the Weed is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Piere is controlling him well.
Piere 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.
Piere throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Piere landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
the Weed tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Piere wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
the Weed can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
the Weed is looking for a sweep.
Piere landing a few strikes.
Piere lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear the Weed down.
the Weed is looking for a sweep.
Piere working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Piere working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
the Weed regains half guard, as Piere was trying to land strikes.
the Weed wants to improve his position but Piere is controlling well.
the Weed looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
the Weed is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Piere scores with a couple of nice shots.
Piere looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Piere drops an elbow to the side of the Weed's head.
Piere not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Piere works his way into full mount!
the Weed looks gassed!
the Weed is wriggling around trying to escape.
Piere lands a big elbow.
Piere is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. the Weed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Piere in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns the Weed that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Piere landing punches.
Piere lands a heavy elbow.
the Weed keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Piere looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
the Weed is trying desperately to improve position.
Piere breaks from the Weed's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Piere is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. the Weed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Piere lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Piere lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
the Weed is wriggling around trying to escape.
Piere raining down shots from the mount!
Piere prevents the Weed from getting the reversal.
Piere cracks the Weed with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Piere scoring with strikes but the Weed is staying in there.
Piere landing strikes from the mount.
the Weed is looking to get to half guard.
Piere scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Piere with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piere looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georg St Piere dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horrible takedown by Piere or perhaps it was just good defense by the Weed which made him look bad.
Piere looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Piere.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georg St Piere. That's going to take a lot out of him.
the Weed moves into the clinch.
the Weed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from the Weed - that landed with a thud.
Piere lands a hook that snaps the head of the Weed backwards.
Piere throws a punch but it's blocked by the Weed.
A short body shot lands from the Weed as the two fighters clinch.
the Weed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
the Weed scores with a shoulder strike.
the Weed is working Piere over against the cage.
Piere misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from the Weed.
Piere is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
the Weed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from the Weed.
the Weed lands a hook to the side of the head.
the Weed presses Piere against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
the Weed cracks Piere with a nice body shot.
the Weed lands a nice uppercut.
the Weed tries to throw a body punch but Piere avoids it by throwing the Weed back against the cage.
the Weed lands a hook to the side of the head.
the Weed lands with a short shot to the head.
the Weed is trying to maintain a safe position but Piere gets an underhook and turns the Weed into the cage.
the Weed tries to pull guard but Piere holds him up against the cage and eventually the Weed drops back down to his feet.
Piere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piere has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. the Weed avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
the Weed presses Piere against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
the Weed presses Piere against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
the Weed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Piere swings wildly with an uppercut but the Weed uses good head movement to avoid it.
the Weed trying to control the position but instead, Piere has worked for underhooks and has pushed the Weed into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by the Weed.
Piere lands a right hand.
Piere drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
the Weed lands a hook that snaps the head of Piere backwards.
Piere blocking some punches.
Piere wants a takedown but no success here.
Piere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
the Weed lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Piere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piere looking for a takedown.
the Weed tries to stall but Piere uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
the Weed is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Piere drags the fight down to the ground.
the Weed controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as the Weed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Georg St Piere overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Piere has his feet on the Weed's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Piere fails with the takedown.
the Weed fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piere dives in and grabs the Weed's left leg, looking for a takedown. the Weed pushes down on Piere's head and hops out.
the Weed stuffs the takedown attempt from Piere. Piere gets slowly back to his feet.
Piere has his takedown stuffed
and the Weed counters by clinching up.
the Weed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Piere's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Piere lands an uppercut.
the Weed misses with a body punch.
Piere lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Piere lands a left hand.
Piere drags the fight down to the ground.
Piere working a defensive guard here.
the Weed wants to stand but Piere has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piere controlling the position.
Piere wants to stand and escape but the Weed is having none of it.
Piere tries to land a sweep but no joy.
the Weed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Piere on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Piere tries to get out of the position.
the Weed wants to control from the top but Piere keeps moving.
Piere not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
We the Weed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Piere has his takedown stuffed
and the Weed counters with a one-two to the body.
Piere misses with a takedown attempt
and the Weed counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
the Weed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
the Weed lands with a light punch inside.
the Weed misses with a body punch.
the Weed taking a breather.
Piere blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Piere ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Piere no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Piere wants to stand but the Weed is controlling the position.
the Weed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Piere wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piere is working hard here to advance position.
Piere might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Piere utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
the Weed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
the Weed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Piere wants to get back to his feet but the Weed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Piere. No joy for the Weed on that attempt.
Piere has his takedown stuffed
and the Weed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georg St Piere. That's going to take a lot out of him.
the Weed shoots for a double leg takedown but Piere sprawls well. He's pushed the Weed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Piere shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and the Weed counters by clinching up.
Piere pulls the Weed into guard.
the Weed looking to sit in guard and control but Piere gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
the Weed can't keep his opponent in guard - Piere advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Piere winds up and cracks the Weed with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
the Weed is in trouble now - Piere has advanced to mount!
Piere pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Piere in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
the Weed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Piere. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
the Weed is desperately trying to improve his position but Piere has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Piere.
Piere landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
the Weed is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Piere lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
the Weed tries to lock up and control but Piere gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
the Weed trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Piere cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Piere avoids the attempt from the Weed to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Piere cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Piere connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
the Weed tries to lock up and control but Piere gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Piere lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Piere breaks from the Weed's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Piere lands a big shot there that rocks the Weed but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
the Weed is bucking up trying to escape but Piere cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Piere postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. the Weed looks a forlorn figure.
Piere is landing with some decent strikes but the Weed is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
the Weed tries to hold on but Piere pushes him away.
the Weed is trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
the Weed in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Piere working the ground and pound effectively.
the Weed is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georg St Piere showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Piere has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georg St Piere!
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hype
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