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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and North Dakota Wrestler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). North Dakota Wrestler will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, North Dakota Wrestler!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice combo by Wrestler! Oh, that's hurt him - St Pierre falls to the canvas and Wrestler follows him into side control.
St Pierre is rocked!
It looks like George St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre tries to escape but Wrestler is in control.
Oh St Pierre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wrestler lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear St Pierre down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrestler throws an elbow but St Pierre slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wrestler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
St Pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Wrestler drags him back down.
Wrestler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by St Pierre, who protects the arm well.
Wrestler wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
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.
St Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wrestler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestler prevents St Pierre from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre is not content to let Wrestler control the position.
St Pierre tries to escape but Wrestler is in control.
Wrestler lands a nice forearm strike.
Wrestler 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.
Wrestler is trying to get an arm triangle but St Pierre is defending well.
St Pierre is not content to let Wrestler control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is being controlled here.
St Pierre sneaks back into half guard.
St Pierre looking for submissions off his back.
Wrestler wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control St Pierre kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wrestler seems to be looking for submissions.
St Pierre is not content to let Wrestler control the position.
Wrestler controlling the action here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. North Dakota Wrestler hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wrestler swivels and escapes.
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.
Wrestler darts in trying to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a single leg into guard. Wrestler didn't expect that.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wrestler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Wrestler's brow.
Wrestler looking for a guillotine here but St Pierre defends easily.
St Pierre tries to stand but Wrestler is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrestler keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
North Dakota Wrestler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George St Pierre's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wrestler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wrestler struggling a bit here.
St Pierre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wrestler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
St Pierre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wrestler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wrestler is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Wrestler is working from the bottom.
Wrestler wants to control but St Pierre postures up.
Wrestler tries to improve position but can't.
St Pierre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wrestler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wrestler is trying to improve his position.
St Pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wrestler tries to buck St Pierre off but St Pierre is having none of it.
Wrestler takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wrestler tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but St Pierre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wrestler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control the position but Wrestler is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre tries for a kimura but Wrestler is defending well.
Wrestler tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but St Pierre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wrestler managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by St Pierre.
Wrestler is pushing St Pierre's head away, looking to escape. St Pierre manages to hold on to the position though.
Wrestler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wrestler is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St Pierre cracks Wrestler with a big right hand but Wrestler just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
St Pierre tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
St Pierre lands a few punches from side control.
Wrestler can't do much from the bottom here.
St Pierre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wrestler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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.
Wrestler has his foot on St Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George St Pierre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
St Pierre gets the takedown into side control.
Wrestler is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wrestler is trying to stand back up but St Pierre is controlling him
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wrestler pushes St Pierre off and gets back to his feet.
Wrestler tries to clinch but St Pierre moves away
and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Pierre is keen to just control but Wrestler is a slippery customer.
Wrestler trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura here.
Wrestler is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wrestler has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wrestler misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wrestler looks like he's trying to stand up.
St Pierre uses his free foot to push down on Wrestler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wrestler.
Wrestler is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two 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 looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wrestler tries to hold on but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre landing shots from mount.
St Pierre is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Wrestler has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Wrestler!
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Wrestler from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wrestler trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
George St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wrestler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wrestler trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wrestler stands up over St Pierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wrestler trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wrestler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wrestler trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Wrestler is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wrestler lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
George St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Pierre 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St Pierre!
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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
57% |
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