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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Doug Conger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Peirre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Conger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georges St Peirre!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conger misses with a two punch combination.
Conger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Conger showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like Conger is going to stand back up.
Conger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conger passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for St Peirre!
St Peirre is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conger controlling his opponent.
St Peirre is squirming around, avoiding Conger's attempts to control the action.
Conger controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
St Peirre is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Conger throwing strikes here but St Peirre is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Conger wants to control the pace but St Peirre is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Peirre is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Conger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. St Peirre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
St Peirre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Conger looking to control and managing it successfully.
Conger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Peirre is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Conger goes for an armbar but St Peirre turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from St Peirre.
Conger is trying to control the position but St Peirre postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Conger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Conger misses with a few strikes there.
Conger misses with a wild combination.
Conger looks to land a combination but St Peirre avoids it well.
A combination from Conger does no damage.
Conger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conger tries to close the distance and clinch but St Peirre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Peirre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Conger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conger throws a nice looking combination but St Peirre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conger misses with the combination.
St Peirre avoids the head kick by Conger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Conger misses.
Conger is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Conger.
St Peirre blocks a head kick by Conger.
St Peirre dodges the punch combination from Conger.
Conger throws a nice looking combination but St Peirre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Conger misses.
Conger looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
St Peirre wants to stand up but Conger is controlling him.
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.
St Peirre has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Conger off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
St Peirre blocks a head kick by Conger.
Conger tries to clinch but St Peirre is having none of it.
Conger fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Peirre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conger misses with a head kick.
Doug Conger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conger shoots in for a double leg but St Peirre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Peirre manages to avoid it.
Conger could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Conger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conger tries to clinch up.
Conger shoots in and bounces St Peirre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St Peirre pushes Conger off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from St Peirre as Conger shoots in.
Conger throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St Peirre pinned against the cage. St Peirre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Conger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Conger working a defensive guard but St Peirre manages to pass into side control anyway.
St Peirre stands up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Peirre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Peirre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Conger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
St Peirre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Peirre ducks under a wild hook from Conger.
Conger misses with the combination.
Conger misses with a few strikes there.
Conger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conger misses with a takedown attempt
and St Peirre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Conger's guard now.
Conger is trying to control the position but St Peirre postures up.
St Peirre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conger clinches but St Peirre breaks the clinch
and St Peirre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Conger won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Peirre stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Conger closes the distance but St Peirre moves to the side
and St Peirre counters with a single leg into guard. Conger didn't expect that.
St Peirre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Conger's guard.
Conger is working an open guard so St Peirre takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A head kick by Conger misses
and St Peirre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Conger's guard.
Conger working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because St Peirre has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conger wants to stand back up but St Peirre manages to pass into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Conger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Georges St Peirre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conger is looking to reverse the position.
Conger gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conger trying to control but St Peirre postures up.
Conger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Conger keeping control of the position.
Conger is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Conger is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St Peirre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Peirre 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges St Peirre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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