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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Beerly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Beerly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beerly stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Beerly tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Beerly's guard.
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 stopping the sweep attempt from Beerly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Beerly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre prevents Beerly from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beerly controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beerly scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like George St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Beerly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Beerly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beerly.
Beerly misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Beerly.
St Pierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beerly avoids it really well and circles away.
Anderson Beerly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St Pierre.
Beerly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Pierre staying out of range there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by St Pierre.
St Pierre working away.
Beerly is looking to regain half guard here but St Pierre keeps moving and retains side control.
St Pierre fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Beerly is trying to get back to his feet.
St Pierre working the head with strikes.
Beerly gets back to half guard.
Beerly wants to get back to his feet.
Beerly is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from St Pierre there.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beerly is trying to control but can't.
Beerly preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Beerly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
St Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Beerly has his hands on St Pierre's head, controlling the position.
Beerly has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beerly wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Beerly holds on and takes a little breather.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Beerly 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 trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
St Pierre is working an open guard so Beerly takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Beerly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beerly misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beerly throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Beerly trying to control here.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beerly defending well though.
Beerly works his way to full guard. Good work.
Beerly wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre postures up in Beerly's guard and throws a big left but Beerly blocks it.
St Pierre stops Beerly from standing up.
St Pierre won't allow Beerly to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
St Pierre slips under a jab.
St Pierre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anderson Beerly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George St Pierre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Beerly thuds his right hand into St Pierre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beerly fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St Pierre is defended easily by Beerly.
Anderson Beerly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beerly lands with a right that hurts St Pierre. St Pierre looks to clinch but Beerly throws a short knee that drops St Pierre. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Anderson Beerly!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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