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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George St Pierre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gordon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gordon tries to clinch up.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Gordon circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre pushes Gordon up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre gets control of Gordon's arms and successfully pulls guard. St Pierre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Gordon from controlling successfully.
Gordon is really struggling to control St Pierre but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as St Pierre holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gordon trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Gordon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gordon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows St Pierre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre postures up in Gordon's guard and throws a big left but Gordon blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gordon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gordon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
St Pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gordon blocks St Pierre's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
St Pierre is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Pierre is in all sorts of trouble here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if St Pierre can do anything to dispel that myth.
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gordon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Pierre flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
St Pierre throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gordon. What's that going to do exactly?
St Pierre is looking to improve his position but Gordon isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Pierre swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gordon looks to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St Pierre is working Gordon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gordon wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
St Pierre stops Gordon from standing up.
St Pierre throws a strike but Gordon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
St Pierre doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Gordon can't handle though.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Gordon from controlling successfully.
St Pierre trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
St Pierre throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
St Pierre punching from the bottom - just letting Gordon know he's still in a fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St Pierre throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
St Pierre throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
St Pierre wants to stand but Gordon is controlling the position.
Gordon wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
St Pierre scores a takedown into full mount!
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.
Gordon tries to buck St Pierre off but he can't manage it.
Gordon is trying desperately to improve position.
St Pierre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gordon hang on?
Gordon taking shots to the head.
St Pierre unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by St Pierre.
Gordon tries to hold on but St Pierre postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the head.
Gordon is squirming around, avoiding St Pierre's attempts to control the action.
St Pierre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
St Pierre raining down shots from the mount!
St Pierre pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gordon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
St Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St Pierre showed some decent athleticism there.
St Pierre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gordon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gordon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
George St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre prevents Gordon from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Gordon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St Pierre prevents Gordon from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St Pierre lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre stands up from half guard.
St Pierre throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gordon was covering up waiting for the punch and St Pierre finishes the takedown easily into guard.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
St Pierre won't allow Gordon to get back to his feet.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
St Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gordon is trying to keep St Pierre in close.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Gordon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre won't allow Gordon to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre scores a takedown into full mount!
Gordon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St Pierre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gordon hang on?
St Pierre prevents Gordon from getting the reversal.
St Pierre looking to finish Gordon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gordon!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gordon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
St Pierre with a couple of short strikes.
St Pierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gordon is working to get back to half guard.
St Pierre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
George St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got St Pierre 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St Pierre!
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