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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St. Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Benedez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierre and Harold Benedez. St. Pierre comes to the ring accompanied by UFC - Face the Pain. Harold Benedez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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179 cm
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 St Petersburg, Georges St. Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harold Benedez!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Pierre looks for a takedown but Benedez sprawls well.
Benedez misses with the combination.
Benedez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St. Pierre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
St. Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St. Pierre moves into full mount! Benedez won't be happy about that!
St. Pierre tries to control but Benedez wriggling away.
St. Pierre misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Benedez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St. Pierre sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
St. Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
St. Pierre looking to secure an arm triangle but Benedez defends it well.
St. Pierre thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Benedez wants to hold on but St. Pierre pushes him away.
St. Pierre controlling from mount.
St. Pierre throws some wild stikes that Benedez manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Pierre goes for an armbar but Benedez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Benedez.
St. Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benedez is controlling him.
Benedez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St. Pierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St. Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Benedez tries to stand but St. Pierre is controlling from the bottom.
St. Pierre manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Pierre tries for a takedown but Benedez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Benedez closes the distance but St. Pierre moves to the side
and St. Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St. Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 throwing strikes but missing.
St. Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Benedez can do anything to dispel that myth.
St. Pierre drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Benedez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now St. Pierre has Benedez in his guard.
St. Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St. Pierre, not yet.
Benedez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benedez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St. Pierre manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benedez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedez is looking to clinch.
Benedez closes the distance but St. Pierre moves to the side
and St. Pierre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Benedez!
St. Pierre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Benedez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
St. Pierre with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St. Pierre wants to finish this one by submission but Benedez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from St. Pierre.
St. Pierre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St. Pierre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St. Pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
St. Pierre won't allow Benedez to get back to his feet.
Benedez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benedez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St. Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St. Pierre won't allow Benedez to get back to his feet.
St. Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Benedez wants to stand and escape but St. Pierre is having none of it.
St. Pierre works over Benedez with some ground and pound from guard.
Benedez wants to get back to his feet but St. Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St. Pierre trying to control but Benedez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benedez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benedez keeping moving, preventing St. Pierre from controlling successfully.
St. Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benedez keeping full guard, as St. Pierre tries to pass.
St. Pierre won't allow Benedez to get back to his feet.
St. Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St. Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Benedez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Pierre wants to control from the top but Benedez keeps moving.
St. Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St. Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benedez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St. Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St. Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
St. Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Benedez has wrist control.
St. Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
St. Pierre wants to control from the top but Benedez keeps moving.
St. Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Benedez wants to stand but St. Pierre is controlling the position.
St. Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
St. Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
St. Pierre cracks Benedez with a solid left hand.
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 is looking to work some ground and pound but Benedez has wrist control.
St. Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benedez's head.
St. Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Benedez blocks nicely.
St. Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benedez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St. Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St. Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Benedez blocks nicely.
St. Pierre advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Pierre scores with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St. Pierre taking a break here but Benedez is having none of it and regains half guard.
St. Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St. Pierre dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
St. Pierre dives in and grabs Benedez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benedez pushes down on St. Pierre's head and hops out.
St. Pierre with a poor takedown
and Benedez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harold Benedez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedez fails with the takedown.
St. Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benedez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St. Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St. Pierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St. Pierre has Benedez pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Benedez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
St. Pierre wants to take the fight to the mat but Benedez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
St. Pierre is trying to pull guard but Benedez turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Benedez jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedez wants to get back to his feet but St. Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St. Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St. Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benedez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St. Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St. Pierre working some strikes from top position.
St. Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
St. Pierre is looking to advance position but Benedez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
St. Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Benedez has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of St. Pierre's face.
St. Pierre is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Harold Benedez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St. Pierre avoids a series of strikes thrown by Benedez.
St. Pierre'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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Benedez loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have St. Pierre scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Benedez land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Benedez stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Benedez!
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energy
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hype
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