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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henri Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgie Sainte Piere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georgie Sainte Piere!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker fails to land the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Baker scores with a four punch combination!
Baker shoots in but no luck this time.
Baker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sainte Piere at a distance.
Baker throws a combination. Sainte Piere tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Baker doesn't manage to clinch there - Sainte Piere circles away.
Baker shoots in for a double leg but Sainte Piere sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henri Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sainte Piere stuffs the takedown.
Baker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sainte Piere is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Baker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sainte Piere content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker trying to control the position.
Sainte Piere trying to control but Baker is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sainte Piere slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sainte Piere scores with punches from side control.
Sainte Piere working the ground and pound.
Sainte Piere is looking to take a break and control but Baker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sainte Piere tries to advance to mount but Baker denies him.
Baker gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainte Piere seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Baker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baker has hold of Sainte Piere's hands but Sainte Piere slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sainte Piere slows the pace down in half guard.
Sainte Piere missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baker tries to roll over but Sainte Piere keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sainte Piere lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker is pressing down on Sainte Piere's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Baker is trying to control the position but Sainte Piere postures up.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Sainte Piere wants to pass the guard but Baker is keeping the position.
Sainte Piere distracts Baker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baker is trying to keep Sainte Piere in close.
Sainte Piere lands a couple of digs.
Sainte Piere is looking to work some ground and pound but Baker has wrist control.
Baker looking to control.
Sainte Piere must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baker looking for a guillotine here but Sainte Piere defends easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sainte Piere moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sainte Piere jumps guard but Baker stands there with Sainte Piere around his waist. Sainte Piere gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Baker can't find room to land a body shot as Sainte Piere controls the action.
Baker jumps guard but Sainte Piere stands there with Baker around his waist. Baker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Baker jumps guard but Sainte Piere stands there with Baker around his waist. Baker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sainte Piere is trying to drag Baker to the mat but Baker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sainte Piere fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sainte Piere has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Baker regains guard immediately.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Georgie Sainte Piere will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baker shoots and misses
and Sainte Piere counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sainte Piere wants to control from the top but Baker keeps moving.
Sainte Piere throws a big right hand that misses.
Sainte Piere stopping the sweep attempt from Baker.
Sainte Piere looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sainte Piere working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sainte Piere loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sainte Piere can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainte Piere pushing down on Baker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Baker wants to get back to his feet.
Sainte Piere controlling the action here.
Baker is refusing to be controlled, as Sainte Piere sits in half guard.
Sainte Piere wants to work for an arm triangle but Baker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sainte Piere gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
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.
Baker shoots and misses
and Sainte Piere counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sainte Piere is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sainte Piere trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sainte Piere controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sainte Piere chips away with some ground and pound.
Baker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainte Piere looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sainte Piere trying to control the position from guard on top but Baker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baker looking to control.
Sainte Piere chips away with some ground and pound.
Sainte Piere looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Baker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sainte Piere is squirming around, avoiding Baker's attempts to control the action.
Baker is trying to control here but Sainte Piere has managed to regain half guard.
Baker throwing shots but Sainte Piere is blocking nicely.
Sainte Piere makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sainte Piere.
Baker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sainte Piere is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgie Sainte Piere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Baker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sainte Piere scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Baker is trying to get back to half guard.
Sainte Piere working away.
Sainte Piere slows the pace down.
Sainte Piere working the ground and pound from side control.
Sainte Piere staying calm.
Baker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sainte Piere wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainte Piere tries for a kimura but Baker is defending well.
Baker is looking for a sweep.
Baker trying to remain calm as Sainte Piere controls from the top position.
Sainte Piere scoring with punches from side control.
Sainte Piere slows the pace down.
Baker struggling a bit here.
Baker seems a little lost for a moment, as Sainte Piere dominates the positioning.
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.
Baker is trying to improve his position.
Sainte Piere lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Baker down.
Sainte Piere just content to control the position.
Baker takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Baker struggling a bit here.
Sainte Piere working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Baker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sainte Piere working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker seems a little lost for a moment, as Sainte Piere dominates the positioning.
Baker is trying to buck Sainte Piere off.
Sainte Piere landing strikes.
Baker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sainte Piere connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Baker some visible discomfort.
Sainte Piere cracks Baker with a big elbow.
Baker tries to buck Sainte Piere off but Sainte Piere is having none of it.
Georgie Sainte Piere has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baker is trying to control Sainte Piere's posture but Sainte Piere avoids it.
Sainte Piere landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Georgie Sainte Piere is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker bucks up and tries to throw Sainte Piere off but instead Sainte Piere has got his back!
Sainte Piere throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Baker!
Baker is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Sainte Piere.
Sainte Piere's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Henri Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baker can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sainte Piere is riding his opponent, not letting Baker buck him off.
Sainte Piere scores with punches to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georgie Sainte Piere comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sainte Piere winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgie Sainte Piere!
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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
RATING
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