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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Clooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clooten comes into the arena with Hot Ride by The Prodigy blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Clooten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from St Pierre misses the target.
St Pierre takes one to the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by St Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Clooten which made him look bad.
Clooten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Pierre throws a hook but Clooten blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Clooten.
St Pierre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clooten in his tracks.
St Pierre misses with a looping left.
Clooten slips a straight right by St Pierre.
Clooten lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clooten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clooten tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clooten lands a body shot.
A jab lands there for Clooten.
St Pierre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clooten counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clooten is defended easily by St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Clooten is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a looping right.
St Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Clooten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pierre looks to land a combination but Clooten avoids it well.
Clooten tries a head kick but it misses.
Clooten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clooten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Clooten counter with a right hand.
Clooten connects with a looping right hand.
Clooten doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
Clooten looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
George St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Clooten moves away and avoids it.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clooten.
St Pierre slips under a jab from Clooten.
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the body.
St Pierre throws a hook but Clooten avoids it easily.
St Pierre looks to throw the jab but Clooten is out of range.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clooten defends it nicely.
Matt Clooten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St Pierre.
Clooten uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Pierre has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clooten slips under a jab from St Pierre.
Clooten with a lazy takedown attempt
letting St Pierre counter with a right hand.
St Pierre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
St Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Pierre scores a takedown into full mount!
St Pierre punching from mount but Clooten doing a good job of avoiding damage.
St Pierre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Clooten tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Pierre throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
St Pierre with the ground and pound from mount.
St Pierre looking to finish Clooten with some ground and pound. This is bad for Clooten!
Clooten holds of for dear life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clooten is wriggling around trying to escape.
Clooten wants to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
St Pierre breaks from Clooten's wrist control and lands an elbow.
St Pierre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Clooten?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre lands with some strikes.
Clooten tries to reverse the position but St Pierre maintains control.
St Pierre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Clooten hang on?
St Pierre working Clooten over with strikes here.
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
St Pierre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Clooten is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount and Clooten is in trouble!
Oh Clooten is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clooten sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Clooten seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Clooten, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Clooten is trying to stand.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clooten defending well though.
St Pierre lands strikes from half guard.
Clooten is trying to defend against the ground and pound but St Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots.
Clooten taking some punishment here, with St Pierre in his half guard.
St Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clooten slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clooten sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten St Pierre somewhat.
A shot to de liver by St Pierre. Beautiful body shot.
St Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clooten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clooten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Pierre's calf.
Clooten throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
St Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clooten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Pierre thinking.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clooten closes the distance and clinches.
Clooten misses with some punches.
Clooten working aggressively here.
St Pierre is working for takedown but Clooten is calmly controlling the position for now.
St Pierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matt Clooten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Clooten shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Clooten misses with a punch on the inside.
Clooten throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on St Pierre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clooten lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
St Pierre looking for a takedown.
St Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clooten taking a breather.
Nice body punch from St Pierre - that landed with a thud.
Clooten works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
St Pierre is trying to control the position but Clooten postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clooten seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Clooten decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on St Pierre, up you get!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clooten wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Clooten gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows St Pierre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Clooten blocks nicely.
St Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Clooten wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
Clooten is working hard here to advance position.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Clooten keeps moving.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
Clooten lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Pierre!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Clooten tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Clooten tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
St Pierre is working to get back to half guard.
St Pierre wants to hold on but Clooten pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Pierre is wriggling around trying to escape.
St Pierre is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Clooten dominating with strikes here.
Clooten is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. St Pierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Clooten wants to control the pace but St Pierre is squirming around nicely.
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Clooten dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
St Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
Clooten wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
St Pierre is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
St Pierre working over Clooten with some ground and pound. Clooten looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Pierre winds up and cracks Clooten with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clooten keeps working.
Clooten is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Pierre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Pierre's back!
Clooten throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Clooten lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Clooten landing with strikes.
Clooten controlling well, preventing St Pierre from escaping the position.
Clooten somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Clooten throwing strikes and St Pierre squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
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 gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Clooten looking to sit in guard and control but St Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Clooten.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Clooten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
Clooten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Clooten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
George St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clooten pulls St Pierre in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Clooten does no damage.
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clooten's waist but Clooten gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.
St Pierre moves out of range as Clooten strikes.
St Pierre misses with a hook.
Clooten slips a straight right by St Pierre.
Clooten misses with a hook.
Clooten loads up on a big right hand but St Pierre slips the punch.
St Pierre misses with a hook.
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.
Clooten throws a looping overhand right but St Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clooten swivels and escapes.
Matt Clooten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St Pierre.
Clooten drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
St Pierre manages to get back to half guard.
Clooten throwing shots but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
St Pierre manages to get to full guard.
Clooten slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Clooten misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George St Pierre.
I think St Pierre 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... George St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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