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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix St Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Dirty Hous. On his way into the cage it seems that Georges St Pierre has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Georges St Pierre seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phoenix St Laurent!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Laurent stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and St Laurent wants it to stay on the feet.
St Pierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St Laurent tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Laurent darts in and clinches St Pierre up against the cage.
St Laurent connects with a knee to the head.
St Laurent with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
St Laurent crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.
St Laurent missing with knees to the body.
St Laurent lands a nice knee to the body.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Laurent with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
St Laurent looking to throw knees to the head but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
St Pierre has St Laurent pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. St Laurent manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
St Laurent tries to land knees in the clinch but St Pierre avoids the damage to the body.
St Laurent using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
St Laurent tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Laurent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Pierre is defending well for now.
St Laurent lands a knee to the head.
St Laurent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Pierre is defending well for now.
St Laurent lands a knee to the head.
St Laurent tries to land knees in the clinch but St Pierre avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Laurent lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Laurent smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Laurent throws a head kick that half lands.
St Laurent leaves St Pierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St Laurent pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Laurent moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Phoenix St Laurent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Laurent gets a clinch.
St Laurent looking to throw knees to the head but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
St Laurent lands a good knee to the midsection. St Pierre won't want to take too many of those.
St Laurent looking to throw knees to the head but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
St Laurent landing knees to the head.
St Laurent lands a good knee to the midsection. St Pierre won't want to take too many of those.
St Laurent landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Laurent landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Laurent landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from St Laurent.
St Laurent utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
St Laurent lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Laurent misses with a knee strike.
St Pierre avoiding damage as St Laurent throws knees to the body.
St Laurent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
St Laurent tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
St Laurent tries to land a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks with his arms.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Laurent utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
St Pierre stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on St Pierre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
St Laurent stops a takedown attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent landing knees to the body.
St Laurent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Laurent with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from St Laurent.
St Laurent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Pierre is defending well for now.
St Laurent lands a good knee to the midsection. St Pierre won't want to take too many of those.
St Laurent trying to land knees to the body.
St Laurent trying to land knees to the body.
St Laurent working St Pierre over with knees to the body.
St Laurent throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Laurent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
St Laurent landing knees to the body.
St Pierre is working for takedown but St Laurent is calmly controlling the position for now.
St Laurent with a knee to the head.
St Laurent blocking some punches.
St Pierre avoiding damage as St Laurent throws knees to the body.
St Laurent looking to throw knees to the head but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Pierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Laurent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Laurent tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
St Laurent is pressed up against the cage. St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St Laurent down to the mat. St Laurent avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
St Laurent fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. St Laurent tries to sprawl out of it but St Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Laurent manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
St Laurent lands a high kick!
Georges St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Laurent closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
St Laurent trying to land knees to the body.
St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. St Laurent avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
St Laurent tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Laurent scores a nice knee to the body.
St Laurent crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.
St Laurent tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix St Laurent dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St Pierre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
St Pierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but St Laurent sees it coming and defends easily.
St Laurent controlling the position well.
St Pierre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Laurent avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a head shot. St Laurent uses the momentum to regain guard.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Laurent swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but St Laurent blocks nicely.
St Pierre pushes down on St Laurent's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Laurent wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
St Pierre is keen to just control but St Laurent is a slippery customer.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Pierre throwing shots but St Laurent is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Laurent circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Laurent tries a head kick but it misses.
St Laurent fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent drives through and clinches with St Pierre against the cage.
St Laurent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Laurent trying to land knees to the body.
St Pierre wants the takedown. St Laurent is fighting it off but St Pierre persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in St Laurent's guard against the cage.
St Pierre throws and elbow that misses. St Laurent uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St Pierre's guard. Nice move by St Laurent!
St Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent controls from within his opponent's guard.
St Pierre wants to stand up but St Laurent is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
St Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by St Laurent.
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
St Pierre throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. St Laurent was covering up waiting for the punch and St Pierre finishes the takedown easily into guard.
St Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if St Laurent can do anything to dispel that myth.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Laurent works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! St Laurent is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! St Laurent has escaped and now he's on top!
St Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Laurent tries to stand but St Pierre is controlling from the bottom.
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.
St Pierre manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by St Laurent.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Laurent as he jumps to the side.
St Pierre tries to clinch but St Laurent moves away
and St Laurent counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St Laurent.
St Pierre wants a takedown.
St Pierre goes for a takedown attempt but St Laurent pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Laurent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Laurent pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Laurent explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre looks to clinch
and St Laurent moves into the clinch.
St Laurent lands a nice knee to the body.
St Laurent scores with a knee to the head.
St Laurent misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent lands a nice knee to the body.
St Laurent lands a nice knee to the body.
St Laurent with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. St Laurent fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Laurent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Laurent forces St Pierre back against the cage and clinches.
St Laurent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Pierre is defending well for now.
St Laurent landing knees to the head.
St Laurent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre wants a takedown.
St Laurent putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has St Pierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
St Laurent is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Laurent connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Pierre's face.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Phoenix St Laurent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Laurent has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phoenix St Laurent!
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