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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan DeAntonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeAntonio has chosen "Psychosocial" by Slipknot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donovan DeAntonio!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeAntonio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from DeAntonio is predictable there
and St Pierre counters with a two punch combo.
DeAntonio looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Pierre!
St Pierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
DeAntonio controlling from mount.
St Pierre wants to control but DeAntonio is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeAntonio looking to control but St Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
DeAntonio tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
DeAntonio goes for an armbar but St Pierre turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from St Pierre.
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.
St Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
St Pierre trying to control but DeAntonio is working from the bottom.
DeAntonio has St Pierre pulled in close to control his posture.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
St Pierre wants to stand and escape but instead DeAntonio has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
DeAntonio wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeAntonio stands and steps away. St Pierre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
St Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and DeAntonio counters with a series of strikes. St Pierre will be more careful next time no doubt.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from St Pierre enables DeAntonio to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. St Pierre manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing DeAntonio from controlling successfully.
DeAntonio won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeAntonio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
DeAntonio trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeAntonio distracts St Pierre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
DeAntonio stands up and waves to St Pierre to follow him.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan DeAntonio dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. DeAntonio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
DeAntonio is trying to improve his position.
St Pierre stands up.
Georges St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DeAntonio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
St Pierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
St Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but DeAntonio won't allow it.
DeAntonio gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
DeAntonio decides to return to a standing position.
DeAntonio scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeAntonio moves to clinch but St Pierre breaks away
and St Pierre counters with a big head kick but DeAntonio shrugs it off.
DeAntonio works the jab nicely.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says DeAntonio as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeAntonio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donovan DeAntonio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeAntonio moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and DeAntonio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
DeAntonio showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeAntonio 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.
DeAntonio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeAntonio trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeAntonio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Donovan DeAntonio.
DeAntonio has a takedown stuffed.
DeAntonio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
DeAntonio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St Pierre pinned against the cage. St Pierre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has DeAntonio pinned against the cage. DeAntonio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but DeAntonio keeps it at a distance.
DeAntonio clinches.
St Pierre working aggressively here.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DeAntonio scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
DeAntonio throws a head kick that misses
and St Pierre makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. DeAntonio really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan DeAntonio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
DeAntonio has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch.
St Pierre fails to pull guard.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. DeAntonio just stands there and leans against the cage.
St Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
DeAntonio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St Pierre's hands.
St Pierre slaps away a takedown attempt from DeAntonio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
DeAntonio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St Pierre counters with a single leg into guard. DeAntonio didn't expect that.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeAntonio manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Donovan DeAntonio has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, DeAntonio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
DeAntonio sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
St Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but DeAntonio has a good base and remains in 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 Pierre is working hard here to advance position.
DeAntonio with the ground and pound from mount.
DeAntonio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
DeAntonio controlling his opponent.
St Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but DeAntonio has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is bucking up trying to escape but DeAntonio cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
DeAntonio landing shots from mount.
DeAntonio punishing his opponent with strikes.
DeAntonio tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
DeAntonio working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Georges St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DeAntonio scoring with strikes but St Pierre is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeAntonio raining down shots from the mount!
DeAntonio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
DeAntonio content just to control the position here.
DeAntonio landing strikes, looking to finish!
Donovan DeAntonio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeAntonio content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donovan DeAntonio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well DeAntonio 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donovan DeAntonio!
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hype
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pop
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