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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ollie Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ollie Michaels is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ollie Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels misses with a wild body shot.
St Pierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Michaels misses with a straight right.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michaels tries to clinch there but St Pierre circles away.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Michaels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michaels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michaels connects with a high kick.
It looks like George St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Michaels tries to sprawl out of it but St Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Michaels manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by St Pierre!
Michaels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Michaels throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and St Pierre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Michaels's guard now.
St Pierre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Michaels looks to throw the jab but St Pierre is out of range.
Michaels stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Michaels wants it to stay on the feet.
Michaels tries to clinch up
letting St Pierre counter with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St Pierre.
Ollie Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St Pierre.
A slow jab from Michaels misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Michaels misses
and St Pierre counters with a series of strikes. Michaels will be more careful next time no doubt.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses
and St Pierre counters with a takedown into side control.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre throws a strike aimed at the side of Michaels's head but Michaels avoids it well.
Michaels tries to buck St Pierre off but St Pierre is having none of it.
The ground and pound from St Pierre seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
St Pierre sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Michaels is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
St Pierre stands up and we're back to a striking position.
St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Michaels looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
St Pierre 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
St Pierre throwing shots but missing, from side control.
St Pierre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Michaels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Michaels backs up against the cage.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre lands a jab-cross combination.
Ollie Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Michaels enables St Pierre to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Michaels manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Michaels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Michaels is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Michaels's guard.
St Pierre decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt
and St Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George St Pierre's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
St Pierre lands a two punch combo.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick
and St Pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St Pierre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
St Pierre takes the fight into the clinch.
Michaels stalling in the clinch but St Pierre improves position.
Michaels has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Michaels ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Michaels no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
St Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
Michaels has a closed guard, preventing St Pierre from standing up.
St Pierre decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Michaels, up you get!
Michaels defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St Pierre.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses
and St Pierre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Michaels's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michaels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Michaels trying to control the position.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Michaels blocks nicely.
St Pierre decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Michaels, up you get!
St Pierre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Michaels tries to kick St Pierre off but St Pierre keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is in trouble now - St Pierre has advanced to mount!
St Pierre raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by St Pierre.
Michaels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St Pierre thowing shots but they're missing.
St Pierre with the ground and pound from mount.
George St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, St Pierre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
St Pierre thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
St Pierre landing punches.
St Pierre cracks Michaels with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
St Pierre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Michaels is desperately trying to improve his position but St Pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
St Pierre thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Michaels taking shots to the head.
Michaels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Michaels wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is landing with some decent strikes but Michaels is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
St Pierre dominating with strikes here.
St Pierre unloading with bombs!
St Pierre lands a heavy elbow.
St Pierre punching from mount but Michaels doing a good job of avoiding damage.
St Pierre throws a wild left hand from mount and Michaels manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels kicks off St Pierre and gets to his feet.
Michaels clinches but St Pierre breaks the clinch
and St Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George St Pierre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Michaels closes the distance but St Pierre moves to the side
and St Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St Pierre.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Michaels has wrist control.
Michaels has his feet on St Pierre's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Michaels misses with a body punch
and St Pierre counters with a series of strikes. Michaels will be more careful next time no doubt.
St Pierre feints and as Michaels raises his hands in defense, St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michaels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Michaels has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michaels trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Michaels has a closed guard, preventing St Pierre from standing up.
St Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michaels throws a combination that misses
and St Pierre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Michaels's knee momentarily.
Michaels wants to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Michaels!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Michaels hang on?
St Pierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount and Michaels is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by St Pierre.
St Pierre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount.
St Pierre throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Michaels because St Pierre loaded up on that one.
Michaels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Michaels's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Michaels is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels blocking the ground and pound.
St Pierre throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Michaels 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.
Michaels kicks off St Pierre and gets to his feet.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michaels looks to clinch
and Michaels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michaels is looking to land body kicks.
Michaels tries to sprawl but St Pierre drives through with a takedown into half guard.
George St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels kicks off St Pierre and gets to his feet.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt
and St Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Michaels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ollie Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St Pierre.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St Pierre.
Ollie Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Michaels, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes Michaels against the cage but Michaels circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre moves out of range of the body kick from Michaels.
And that's the end of the fight!
George St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got St Pierre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St Pierre!
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energy
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