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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Numero 1 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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188 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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178 cm
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192 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palmer.
Palmer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.
Palmer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Palmer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Palmer misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick by St Pierre misses
and Palmer counters with a nice body shot.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
St Pierre with a poor takedown
and Palmer counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre scores with a takedown into Palmer's guard.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Palmer has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to sit in guard and control but Palmer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St Pierre wants to stand and escape but Palmer is having none of it.
St Pierre being controlled here, momentarily.
Palmer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palmer is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Palmer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Roy Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
Palmer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Palmer prevents St Pierre from standing back up.
Palmer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Palmer prevents St Pierre from standing back up.
Palmer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Palmer stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
St Pierre misses with a takedown
and Palmer counters with a right hand to the body.
Palmer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Palmer lands in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre can't keep his opponent in guard - Palmer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
St Pierre tries to kick Palmer off but Palmer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Palmer dominated that round.
That's time! Palmer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Palmer counters with a left to the body.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
Palmer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice takedown defense from St Pierre. No joy for Palmer on that attempt.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Palmer counters with a right hand to the body.
St Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Pierre fails with the takedown
and Palmer counters with a right hand to the body.
Roy Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses the body punch
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Palmer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre tries to kick Palmer off but Palmer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Palmer not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is defending against the submission attempts here by Palmer.
Palmer is trying to control. St Pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St Pierre tries to kick Palmer off but Palmer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is trying to control. St Pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Palmer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Palmer digs a good body shot into St Pierre's ribs.
Palmer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierre is fending him off so far but Palmer persists. Nope, St Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
Palmer scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Palmer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots and misses
letting Palmer counter with a right hand.
Palmer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Palmer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Palmer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St Pierre is working an open guard so Palmer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
St Pierre misses with a takedown
enabling Palmer to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Palmer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Palmer wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Palmer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
St Pierre is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Palmer dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Palmer is trying to get an arm triangle but St Pierre is defending well.
St Pierre throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Palmer dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Palmer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St Pierre stops Palmer from getting back to his feet.
St Pierre is looking to pass Palmer's guard but actually Palmer recovers to full guard.
St Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to sit in guard and control but Palmer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
Palmer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Roy Palmer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Palmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Georges St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roy Palmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Palmer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St Pierre is looking to stand back up but Palmer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by St Pierre.
St Pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palmer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roy Palmer.
Well Palmer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Palmer!
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hype
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