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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between george st pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Karhula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). st pierre kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Untouchable 2Pac. george st pierre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yrjo Karhula's chin.
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179 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Dangerous GnP
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, george st pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yrjo Karhula!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
st pierre shoots in but Karhula avoids the takedown attempt easily.
st pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
st pierre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Karhula looking for submissions off his back.
Karhula is trying to get back to full guard.
st pierre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
st pierre winds up and cracks Karhula with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Karhula keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Karhula actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. st pierre connects with a nice short shot to Karhula's temple.
Karhula looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhula has hold of st pierre's hands but st pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
st pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Karhula actively working from the bottom here.
st pierre wants to control but Karhula is keeping him busy.
Karhula looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Karhula looks gassed!
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 nestled in close to Karhula, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Karhula actively working from the bottom here.
Karhula looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
st pierre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karhula with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhula has hold of st pierre's hands but st pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
st pierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Karhula actively working from the bottom here.
Karhula is staying active underneath st pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
st pierre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
st pierre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Karhula is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but st pierre pulls his head out easily.
Karhula is looking to improve his position.
st pierre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
st pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from st pierre there.
Karhula is defending against the submission attempts here by st pierre.
st pierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
st pierre wants to pass the guard but Karhula is defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karhula shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
st pierre tries to roll over but Karhula keeps him under control.
Karhula maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! st pierre could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Karhula has cracked it and st pierre is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Karhula!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yrjo Karhula!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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