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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Lunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying St Pierre's choice of entrance music: Dirty House by Rohff.. Georges St Pierre looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Lunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Pierre but St Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
St Pierre scores a takedown into full mount!
Lunn is trying desperately to improve position.
Lunn is working hard here to advance position.
St Pierre thowing shots but they're missing.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lunn sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lunn is trying to control but can't.
Lunn regains full guard. Nicely done.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Lunn is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lunn controlling St Pierre's posture.
St Pierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lunn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunn gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
No luck for Lunn with that takedown attempt.
Lunn tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lunn is breathing heavily.
Lunn takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Billy Lunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lunn fails to land with a series of punches.
St Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Lunn.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
Lunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lunn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Lunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
St Pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lunn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lunn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St Pierre defends it easily.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Lunn blocks nicely.
St Pierre postures up.
Lunn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lunn misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lunn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lunn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Pierre throwing shots but Lunn is blocking nicely.
Lunn is trying is best to control the position here.
Lunn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lunn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre drops back looking for a leg! Lunn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lunn manages to kick St Pierre off! St Pierre jumps back into Lunn's guard.
St Pierre throws and elbow that misses. Lunn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St Pierre's guard. Nice move by Lunn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunn trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lunn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lunn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Lunn from controlling successfully.
Lunn 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
St Pierre tries to keep at a distance but Lunn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lunn has clasped his hands together around St Pierre's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lunn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but St Pierre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lunn wants to control but St Pierre is keeping him busy.
St Pierre takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lunn is staying tight to St Pierre's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Billy Lunn.
Lunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lunn gets a clinch.
Lunn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lunn landing knees to the head.
Lunn lands an elbow inside.
Lunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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.
Lunn is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
Lunn shoots and misses
and St Pierre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lunn's guard now.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
St Pierre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lunn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now St Pierre has Lunn in his guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Lunn from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lunn throwing strikes from guard but St Pierre blocks nicely.
Lunn works over St Pierre with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lunn thows a big elbow that misses.
Lunn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
St Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lunn as he jumps to the side.
Lunn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. St Pierre looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lunn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Lunn 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!
Lunn gets caught flat footed, as St Pierre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lunn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lunn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lunn wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling the position.
Lunn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Pierre!
Lunn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lunn is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but St Pierre is surviving well by controlling Lunn's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunn is trying to take his opponent's back.
Lunn looking to control but St Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lunn controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Pierre is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
St Pierre has given up his back. Will we see Lunn going for some submissions?
Will Lunn go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
St Pierre is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lunn gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunn patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Lunn misses with punches from the back.
Lunn is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but St Pierre has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lunn tries to keep control of the position but St Pierre is staying busy.
Lunn is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. St Pierre is defending well though. Lunn let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lunn is looking to control St Pierre but St Pierre is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lunn has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Lunn missing with punches from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Lunn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lunn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Lunn!
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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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