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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Rosenburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Rosenburger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre looks for a takedown but Rosenburger sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Rosenburger as St Pierre shoots in.
St Pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosenburger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rosenburger manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now St Pierre has Rosenburger in his guard.
Rosenburger wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenburger prevents St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Rosenburger wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
Rosenburger trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rosenburger is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rosenburger with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rosenburger wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Rosenburger 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.
Rosenburger wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rosenburger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adam Rosenburger.
St Pierre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rosenburger's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre won't allow Rosenburger to sweep him here.
St Pierre wants to stand but Rosenburger has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
St Pierre throws a strike but Rosenburger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rosenburger advances to half guard.
Rosenburger throwing shots but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
Rosenburger trying to mount his opponent but St Pierre defends it.
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.
Rosenburger is looking to pass St Pierre's guard but actually St Pierre recovers to full guard.
Rosenburger stands up over St Pierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Rosenburger defends easily.
Rosenburger got a little sloppy there for a moment and St Pierre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rosenburger has managed to get both his arms back between St Pierre's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George St Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rosenburger shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rosenburger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Pierre's guard.
Rosenburger slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rosenburger creates some space and throws a big elbow, but St Pierre sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rosenburger wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
Rosenburger works to advance to full mount. St Pierre defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Rosenburger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Rosenburger raining down shots from the mount!
Rosenburger cracks St Pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
St Pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Pierre is in a horrible position here. Rosenburger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rosenburger with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre taking shots to the head.
Rosenburger landing strikes from the mount and St Pierre is in trouble!
Rosenburger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rosenburger landing punches.
Rosenburger lands with some vicious ground and pound - can St Pierre hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosenburger cracks St Pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rosenburger raining down shots from the mount!
Adam Rosenburger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre can't escape the position.
Rosenburger unloading with bombs!
St Pierre tries to reverse the position but Rosenburger maintains control.
Rosenburger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rosenburger is landing with some decent strikes but St Pierre is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenburger content just to control the position here.
Rosenburger landing strikes from the mount and St Pierre is in trouble!
Rosenburger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rosenburger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosenburger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Rosenburger dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rosenburger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Pierre's guard.
Rosenburger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rosenburger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rosenburger sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre is trying to escape back to his feet but Rosenburger uses the scramble to pass into side control.
St Pierre takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rosenburger scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at St Pierre to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosenburger tries to advance to mount but can't.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenburger cracks St Pierre with a big elbow.
Rosenburger wants to control but St Pierre is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Rosenburger.
Rosenburger working the body and head with strikes.
St Pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here as Rosenburger stalls from top position.
That's two 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 takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rosenburger advances to mount.
St Pierre wants to try and get back to his feet.
The referee warns St Pierre that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenburger controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rosenburger controlling the pace for now.
Rosenburger scoring with strikes but St Pierre is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenburger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rosenburger lands a heavy elbow.
Rosenburger controlling the pace for now.
Rosenburger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Rosenburger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rosenburger 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Rosenburger!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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