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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Francia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George St Pierre has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, 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 Montreal, Archie Francia!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francia misses with a takedown
and Francia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Francia moves out of range as St Pierre strikes.
St Pierre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Francia quickly recovers to half guard.
Francia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Pierre .
Francia wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Francia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Francia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Francia from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Archie Francia hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
St Pierre throws a lazy head kick
and Francia counters with a single leg into guard. St Pierre didn't expect that.
Francia won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
Francia wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Archie Francia was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Francia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. St Pierre was covering up waiting for the punch and Francia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Francia from controlling successfully.
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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Archie Francia wasn't active enough on the ground.
Francia with a lazy takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St Pierre is trying to control the action in half guard but Francia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Francia is trying to maintain the position but St Pierre is very close to passing his half guard.
St Pierre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nice strikes from St Pierre there.
Francia pushes St Pierre off and gets back to his feet.
Francia misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a three punch combo that has Francia backing up. Francia nods at St Pierre to acknowledge the strikes.
George St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archie Francia.
Francia looks gassed!
St Pierre gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francia can't do much from the bottom here.
Francia manages to get back to half guard.
Francia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pierre is trying to control. Francia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St Pierre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Francia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Francia wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Francia is staying active underneath St Pierre , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. St Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Francia's temple.
Francia trying to control here.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
St Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Francia on the ground.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Francia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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.
St Pierre tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Francia.
Francia is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Francia is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Pierre controlling the pace.
St Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
Francia wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre working the head and body with strikes.
Francia trying to control but St Pierre postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francia is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Francia trying to control here.
St Pierre working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that George St Pierre will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from St Pierre .
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.
Francia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St Pierre defends well.
Francia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre just holding on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Francia looking to control but St Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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 Pierre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if St Pierre tries to get out of the position.
Francia blocks St Pierre 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
St Pierre is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archie Francia has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Francia misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a takedown into side control.
St Pierre looks up at the clock and then as Francia takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, St Pierre smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
St Pierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Francia sneaks out the side door and pushes St Pierre away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Francia moves out of range.
Francia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a left and a right that stings Francia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
George St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archie Francia.
St Pierre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
St Pierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Francia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Francia is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Pierre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. Francia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Francia has momentary wrist control but St Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
St Pierre working some strikes from top position.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Francia keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Francia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
St Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Francia won't allow it.
Francia keeps control of St Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Francia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Francia breaks the clinch.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from St Pierre .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francia has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Francia fails with the takedown
so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
George St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archie Francia.
Francia wants to sweep but no luck.
St Pierre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
St Pierre with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
Francia has momentary wrist control but St Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
Francia managing to control the position.
Francia is looking to stand up but St Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Francia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
St Pierre stops Francia from standing up.
St Pierre postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Francia's head.
St Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Francia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St Pierre is aware though and is defending well.
Francia looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
St Pierre trying to control but Francia is working from the bottom.
Francia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Francia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Francia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Francia controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
Francia wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.
Francia has control of St Pierre 's left arm, preventing St Pierre from doing any damage.
Francia is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
George St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Francia blocks a head kick by St Pierre .
Francia plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Francia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St Pierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
George St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pierre wants to control but Francia is keeping him busy.
Francia trying to control from the bottom.
Francia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pierre stalling.
Archie Francia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Francia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
George St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Pierre 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St Pierre !
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energy
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RATING
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