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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St Pierre might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Make Smash Ya Tap!. Rodrigues is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Reno. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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180 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues connects with a leg kick. St Pierre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rodrigues.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rodrigues stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodrigues throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Rodrigues, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Rodrigues circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodrigues throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodrigues tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Pierre misses with a takedown
enabling Rodrigues to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rodrigues's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rodrigues has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but St Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rodrigues is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Rodrigues keeps moving.
Rodrigues is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodrigues is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St Pierre trying to control but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Rodrigues is keeping the position.
Rodrigues keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looks up at the clock and then as Rodrigues takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, St Pierre smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
St Pierre trying to control the action but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
St Pierre cracks Rodrigues with a big elbow.
St Pierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
St Pierre working away.
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!
Rodrigues is looking for a sweep.
Rodrigues can't do much from the bottom here.
Rodrigues is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre landing strikes.
Rodrigues tries to bench press St Pierre off him but St Pierre keeps the position.
St Pierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rodrigues is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rodrigues manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues tries to get to full guard but St Pierre has control of the leg.
St Pierre looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rodrigues is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Pierre moves nicely into side control.
St Pierre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rodrigues is trying to improve his position.
St Pierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre working away.
Rodrigues is looking for a sweep.
Rodrigues is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
St Pierre tries for a kimura but Rodrigues is defending well.
Rodrigues is trying to get back to half guard.
Rodrigues is being controlled here.
St Pierre sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rodrigues is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rodrigues, who protects the arm well.
St Pierre taking a break here but Rodrigues is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues actively working from the bottom here.
Rodrigues is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Pierre is working for a kimura but Rodrigues is defending it quite comfortably.
St Pierre is working for a kimura but Rodrigues is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigues looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodrigues does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rodrigues looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rodrigues is looking to improve his position.
St Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
Rodrigues looking for submissions off his back.
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 is looking for a kimura here.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Pierre wants to control but Rodrigues is keeping him busy.
St Pierre is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rodrigues doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St Pierre.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodrigues looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is looking to control St Pierre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rodrigues avoid being mounted?
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
St Pierre looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rodrigues looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rodrigues looking for submissions off his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues actively working from the bottom here.
St Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rodrigues is trying to maintain the position but St Pierre is very close to passing his half guard.
St Pierre wants to control but Rodrigues is keeping him busy.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Rodrigues, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St Pierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rodrigues tries to roll over but St Pierre keeps him under control.
St Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rodrigues has hold of St Pierre's hands but St Pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. St Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Rodrigues's temple.
St Pierre looks to land a strike but Rodrigues avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rodrigues working for a triangle but St Pierre defends it easily.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodrigues is retaining full guard.
St Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
St Pierre passes into half guard.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodrigues keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigues makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rodrigues.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
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.
Rodrigues looking for a guillotine here but St Pierre defends easily.
Rodrigues throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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 avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rodrigues is pulling down on St Pierre's head to control his posture.
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.
Rodrigues keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
St Pierre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodrigues keeps working.
St Pierre is really struggling to control Rodrigues but he's trying to hold on to the position.
St Pierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Pierre trying to control from half guard but Rodrigues is working away.
Rodrigues works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rodrigues is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rodrigues looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodrigues, not yet.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rodrigues's head.
Rodrigues working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rodrigues throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rodrigues throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodrigues is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre forces his way into half guard.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura but Rodrigues is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Pierre to get the leverage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues trying to control from the bottom.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura here.
St Pierre seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
St Pierre is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rodrigues is just riding it out for now. St Pierre eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is looking to improve his position.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura but Rodrigues is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Pierre to get the leverage.
Rodrigues is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Pierre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rodrigues controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
St Pierre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rodrigues regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodrigues has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St Pierre has managed to get both his arms back between Rodrigues's legs - danger averted.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
George St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Rodrigues keeps moving.
Rodrigues escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
St Pierre pushes down on Rodrigues's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rodrigues tries to reverse the position but St Pierre maintains control.
St Pierre looking to control but Rodrigues is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
St Pierre working the ground and pound effectively.
Rodrigues is squirming around, avoiding St Pierre's attempts to control the action.
Rodrigues is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, St Pierre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rodrigues is rocked!
St Pierre wants to control the pace but Rodrigues is squirming around nicely.
Rodrigues is still in real trouble! Can St Pierre finish him?
Rodrigues is trying desperately to improve position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigues has given up his back. Will we see St Pierre going for some submissions?
Rodrigues seems to have recovered his senses.
St Pierre is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Rodrigues is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). George St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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