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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Brashears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Brashears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brashears manages to get an easy takedown there - catching St Pierre on his heels. He'll look to pass St Pierre's guard now, I'm sure.
Brashears postures up in St Pierre's guard and throws a big left but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre is trying to keep Brashears in close.
Brashears controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brashears trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Brashears from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brashears to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brashears trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Brashears tries to pass.
Brashears is working hard here to advance position.
St Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brashears tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.
Brashears 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 pulls Brashears in close to prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. George St Pierre hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brashears shoots in but St Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brashears shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Pierre as he avoids it easily.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brashears as he avoids it easily.
Brashears fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Brashears. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brashears keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
Brashears working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
Brashears working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because St Pierre has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brashears pushes St Pierre off and gets back to his feet.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Brashears moves out of range.
Brashears is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Pierre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Pierre.
Brashears is breathing heavily.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brashears doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
St Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
St Pierre decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre fails to land the takedown.
Brashears is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Pierre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre shoots in but Brashears avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brashears shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
St Pierre has control of Brashears's left arm, preventing Brashears from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Brashears will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brashears is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brashears sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown attempt from Brashears. Brashears gets slowly back to his feet.
Brashears fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre pushes Brashears up against the cage in a clinch.
Brashears has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed St Pierre clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Brashears has St Pierre flattened out and is raining down punches.
St Pierre showing good submission defense here.
St Pierre staying busy and making it hard for Brashears to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to escape the position.
Brashears tries to get the hooks in deep but St Pierre pushed the leg off.
Brashears 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, St Pierre has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
St Pierre wants to control his opponent's hands but Brashears gets his hands free.
Brashears is hanging on to St Pierre's back as he tries to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Brashears go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Brashears tightening his grip on St Pierre, looking for the choke.
St Pierre trying to control but not successfully.
I really don't envy St Pierre right now.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brashears slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Brashears struggling to keep hold of the position.
St Pierre covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Brashears lands strikes to the head.
Brashears landing with strikes.
St Pierre wants to control his opponent's hands but Brashears gets his hands free.
What can St Pierre do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
St Pierre turns into Brashears and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brashears is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brashears sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brashears looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Brashears from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Brashears dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brashears throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brashears swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre dives in and grabs Brashears's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brashears pushes down on St Pierre's head and hops out.
Brashears tries for a takedown but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brashears shoots for a takedown but St Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brashears throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Pierre's waist but St Pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brashears off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Brashears. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Brashears saw that one coming.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brashears defends it nicely.
Brashears will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brashears gets caught napping as St Pierre dives in and scores a takedown. Brashears manages to retain guard.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Brashears is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brashears's guard.
St Pierre looking to sit in guard and control but Brashears gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brashears postures up in St Pierre's guard and throws a big left but St Pierre blocks it.
Brashears trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Brashears is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brashears throws a big right hand that misses.
Brashears throwing strikes from guard but St Pierre blocks nicely.
Brashears wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Brashears controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brashears pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Pierre is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brashears trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Ryan Brashears wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Brashears looks for a takedown but St Pierre sprawls well.
Brashears shoots in and drives through. St Pierre sprawls well.
St Pierre has Brashears up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre breaks from the clinch.
St Pierre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brashears has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brashears showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Pierre.
Brashears closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brashears lands in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brashears wants to sweep but St Pierre has passed to side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brashears is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George St Pierre.
I think Brashears 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... George St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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