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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Downito Killopopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Downito Killopopo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killopopo pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Killopopo scores with a hook to the body.
St Pierre has Killopopo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. St Pierre pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Killopopo tumbling to the mat - St Pierre dives into Killopopo's guard.
Killopopo has a closed guard, preventing St Pierre from standing up.
Killopopo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
St Pierre stands up and waves to Killopopo to follow him.
Killopopo stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
St Pierre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Killopopo is working for takedown but St Pierre is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killopopo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Killopopo shoots for a takedown but St Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Killopopo throws a push kick but St Pierre slaps the foot to one side.
St Pierre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Killopopo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Killopopo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Killopopo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
George St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Killopopo gets the takedown into side control.
Killopopo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Killopopo gets a clinch.
Killopopo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics St Pierre uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wanted to stand there but Killopopo had control of the position.
St Pierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Killopopo pushes St Pierre off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killopopo stalks St Pierre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into St Pierre's face. St Pierre staggers backwards, shaken.
Killopopo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Killopopo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Killopopo lands a heavy elbow.
St Pierre wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killopopo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Pierre squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Killopopo breaks from St Pierre's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Killopopo content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Killopopo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Downito Killopopo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Killopopo moves out of range.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Killopopo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
St Pierre is trying to break free.
St Pierre has Killopopo pressed against the cage, preventing Killopopo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Pierre stops a takedown attempt from Killopopo.
Killopopo has had enough of the clinch but St Pierre keeps him there for the moment.
Killopopo gets control of St Pierre's arms and successfully pulls guard. Killopopo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St Pierre wants to get up but he can't break Killopopo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killopopo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Killopopo won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killopopo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Killopopo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Killopopo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Killopopo controlling from mount.
Killopopo landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killopopo content just to control the position here.
Killopopo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killopopo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Killopopo content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
BOOM! Killopopo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Killopopo controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Downito Killopopo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Killopopo shows good takedown defense.
Killopopo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Downito Killopopo has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Downito Killopopo.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Killopopo has a takedown stuffed.
Killopopo tries for a takedown but St Pierre circles away easily
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Killopopo has St Pierre pulled in close to control his posture.
St Pierre has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Killopopo is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre wants to stand and escape but instead Killopopo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
St Pierre is wriggling around but Killopopo manages to pass to half guard.
Killopopo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Ground and pound from Killopopo.
Killopopo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but St Pierre sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killopopo stands up out of the half guard.
St Pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Pierre wants to get up but he can't break Killopopo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Killopopo is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Killopopo's guard.
Killopopo is working an open guard so St Pierre takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Killopopo swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre leaves Killopopo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St Pierre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Killopopo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
George St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Killopopo throwing shots but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
Killopopo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Killopopo is trying to work for a kimura but St Pierre is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
George St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Killopopo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Downito Killopopo!
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