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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Delo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delo Santos has chosen Last Resort as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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178 cm
27
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
25
179 lbs
8 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Georges St Pierre! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Delo Santos! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! St Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delo Santos circles away quickly and effectively. Delo Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. St Pierre wants to clinch. Delo Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut. St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Delo Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away. St Pierre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Delo Santos, pushing him back against the cage. St Pierre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Delo Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Pierre walks away with a smile on his face. Delo Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch. St Pierre is looking to clinch but Delo Santos is avoiding it.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Delo Santos is having none of it. Delo Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Delo Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two. Delo Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch. Delo Santos circles away from the clinch attempt and Delo Santos counters with a series of strikes. St Pierre will be more careful next time no doubt.
St Pierre is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Delo Santos shoots in but St Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily. Oh St Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Georges St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. St Pierre tries to clinch but Delo Santos is having none of it. St Pierre seems to have got his legs back now. Delo Santos lands with a right that hurts St Pierre. St Pierre looks to clinch but Delo Santos throws a short knee that drops St Pierre. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Diego Delo Santos! An out of breath Diego Delo Santos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
88% |
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