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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scuba Stevesss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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31
180 lbs
24 - 18 - 1 |
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185 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scuba Stevesss!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevesss scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
St Pierre keeping his opponent close.
Stevesss trying to control the position but St Pierre is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre throws a couple of strikes from the bottom.
St Pierre manages to get back to half guard.
Stevesss wants to control but St Pierre is keeping him busy.
Stevesss seems to be looking for submissions.
St Pierre flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
St Pierre has his hands clasped together around Stevesss's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is pressing down on Stevesss's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
St Pierre has Stevesss pulled in close to control his posture.
Stevesss stopping the sweep attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre pulls Stevesss in to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because George St Pierre wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stevesss shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stevesss was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Stevesss's attempts to control the action.
St Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stevesss on the ground.
St Pierre regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Pierre is not content to let Stevesss control the position.
St Pierre gets full guard.
Stevesss wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Stevesss looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevesss trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stevesss being controlled here momentarily.
Stevesss in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre pulls Stevesss in close to prevent any damage.
Stevesss in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Pierre is on top in guard.
St Pierre won't allow Stevesss to get back to his feet.
St Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
St Pierre stands up over Stevesss, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St Pierre with a nice head shot there.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
St Pierre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
St Pierre won't allow Stevesss to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevesss has momentary wrist control but St Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre distracts Stevesss with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stevesss's head.
Stevesss being controlled here, momentarily.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round 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 passes Stevesss's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stevesss taking some punishment here, with St Pierre in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
St Pierre lands a body shot.
St Pierre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stevesss did well to prevent St Pierre getting side control.
St Pierre is trying to control. Stevesss wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stevesss is looking to control St Pierre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stevesss avoid being mounted?
St Pierre wants to pass to mount but Stevesss is defending the position.
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Stevesss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because George St Pierre just wasn't active enough.
Stevesss shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stevesss is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre controlling the position for now.
St Pierre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Pierre pulls Stevesss in close to prevent any damage.
St Pierre wants to stand but Stevesss is controlling the position.
Stevesss trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevesss landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stevesss!
Stevesss'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.
The referee warns Stevesss that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
St Pierre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stevesss is rocked!
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!
St Pierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stevesss is still in real trouble! Can St Pierre finish him?
St Pierre looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Stevesss covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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
67% |
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