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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel comes to the ring accompanied by Pray For Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorge Samuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuel instigates a clinch.
St Pierre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Samuel tries to land knees in the clinch but St Pierre avoids the damage to the body.
Samuel prevents a body shot from St Pierre.
St Pierre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Samuel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
St Pierre leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Samuel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. St Pierre avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
St Pierre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Pierre stalling against the ropes.
St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Pierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Samuel actively working from the bottom here.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Samuel trying to control but St Pierre postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Samuel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Samuel keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
Samuel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to sit in guard and control but Samuel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Pierre is on top in guard.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Samuel keeps moving.
Samuel wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samuel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Samuel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Samuel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Samuel fails with a takedown attempt.
Samuel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Samuel is stalling here. St Pierre is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Samuel seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and St Pierre has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Samuel can't do much from the bottom here.
Samuel tries to control but St Pierre manages to take his back.
Samuel wants to control his opponent's hands but St Pierre gets his hands free.
St Pierre is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
St Pierre connects with a big shot to the side of Samuel's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samuel is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Samuel has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
St Pierre struggling to land strikes to the head as Samuel covers up.
St Pierre wants to control but Samuel manages to buck him off and is now in St Pierre's guard! Nice work there by Samuel!
Samuel wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Samuel tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.
St Pierre wants to stand but Samuel is controlling the position.
Samuel trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has a closed guard, preventing Samuel from standing up.
Samuel pushes down on St Pierre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Samuel sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Greg St Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Samuel fails with a takedown attempt.
Samuel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samuel looking to score a takedown here. St Pierre is defending well but Samuel drives through and ends up in St Pierre's guard.
Samuel trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Samuel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Samuel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
St Pierre wants to stand and escape but Samuel is having none of it.
Samuel won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jorge Samuel.
Samuel shoots for a double leg takedown but St Pierre sprawls well. He's pushed Samuel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Samuel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Samuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Pierre.
Jorge Samuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pierre drives through and clinches with Samuel against the ropes.
St Pierre trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Samuel.
St Pierre prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Samuel is keeping busy.
Samuel jumps guard and drags St Pierre to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samuel is keeping the position for now.
Samuel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Samuel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samuel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jorge Samuel did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Samuel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Samuel is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
Samuel gets the takedown into side control.
Samuel decides to stand back up.
St Pierre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
St Pierre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Samuel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Samuel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Samuel is having none of it.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown.
Samuel has closed the distance and engaged St Pierre in a clinch.
Samuel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Samuel obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel breaks the clinch.
St Pierre moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from St Pierre fails to land.
Samuel tries to pull guard but St Pierre holds him up against the ropes and eventually Samuel drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Samuel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
St Pierre wants to stall.
St Pierre jumps guard but Samuel stands there with St Pierre around his waist. St Pierre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St Pierre is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but Samuel won't allow it.
St Pierre can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel lands a good knee to the midsection. St Pierre won't want to take too many of those.
St Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Samuel smiles and moves away.
Samuel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre is staying active underneath Samuel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Pierre tries to get to full guard but Samuel has control of the leg.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samuel escapes and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Samuel had his way with Greg St Pierre in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Samuel throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
Samuel shoots in and drives through. St Pierre sprawls well.
Greg St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samuel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Pierre as he jumps to the side.
Samuel tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre scores with a nice right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Samuel. St Pierre shrugs it off though.
Samuel throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre throws a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Samuel shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Samuel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for St Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre moves away from the strike by Samuel.
St Pierre scores with a jab. Samuel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Samuel leaves St Pierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Samuel shoots in but St Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Samuel avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
Samuel shoots for a takedown but St Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
St Pierre fails with the takedown.
Samuel has taken the fight to the clinch.
St Pierre struggles to land a body shot inside as Samuel controls his hands.
Samuel jumps guard and drags St Pierre to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Samuel keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
Samuel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre shoots in and drives through. Samuel sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Samuel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Samuel 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Samuel!
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