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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PIng Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Make Smash Ya Tap!. PIng Guerrero will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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197 cm
26
185 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
16 - 10 - 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
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, PIng Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero slips a jab and a cross from St Pierre.
Guerrero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Guerrero moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
St Pierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guerrero avoids it really well and circles away.
Guerrero wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
St Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guerrero misses with a two punch combination.
Guerrero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guerrero tries to clinch there but St Pierre circles away.
Guerrero is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guerrero.
Guerrero moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
Guerrero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guerrero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Guerrero misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from St Pierre misses its intended target.
Guerrero throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
Guerrero tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Guerrero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guerrero wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Guerrero, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes Guerrero against the cage but Guerrero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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 is breathing heavily.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.
St Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Guerrero.
No joy there for St Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guerrero.
Sloppy strikes from Guerrero. Those never looked like landing.
PIng Guerrero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Guerrero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guerrero throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guerrero tries to clinch up but St Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Guerrero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre swings for the body but Guerrero moves out of range.
Guerrero throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guerrero as he avoids it easily.
Guerrero misses with a two punch combination.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Guerrero but Guerrero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
PIng Guerrero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerrero wants to clinch.
St Pierre is looking to wear down Guerrero with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Guerrero throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
Guerrero doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
Guerrero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Guerrero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guerrero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerrero misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guerrero was well out of range. Poor timing from St Pierre.
Guerrero moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
St Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Guerrero.
St Pierre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown but Guerrero manages to keep the fight standing, pushing St Pierre's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
St Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guerrero looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well.
St Pierre scores with a nice right hand.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Guerrero circles away and keeps his distance.
Guerrero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Guerrero is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Guerrero misses.
Guerrero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Pierre.
Guerrero has taken the fight to the clinch.
St Pierre has picked Guerrero up - he's going for a ride! St Pierre dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guerrero's head.
Guerrero 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre is looking for a kimura here.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Guerrero dodges it nicely.
Guerrero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guerrero is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerrero is looking to escape.
St Pierre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Guerrero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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 George St Pierre will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Guerrero tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
Guerrero misses with the combination.
Guerrero misses with a wild combination.
St Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre shoots in but Guerrero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guerrero was well out of range. Poor timing from St Pierre.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Guerrero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guerrero misses with a two punch combination.
Guerrero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guerrero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre gets the takedown into side control.
Guerrero pushes St Pierre away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, St Pierre gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
St Pierre lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Guerrero down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre in side control, throwing shots but Guerrero defends.
St Pierre tries to score with some ground and pound. Guerrero controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Guerrero is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
St Pierre stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Guerrero throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guerrero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guerrero's waist but Guerrero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Guerrero. Those never looked like landing.
Guerrero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guerrero lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guerrero.
Guerrero scores with a one two! St Pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
St Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
St Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guerrero was well out of range. Poor timing from St Pierre.
Guerrero tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Guerrero. Those never looked like landing.
Guerrero darts in trying to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a two punch combo.
Guerrero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Pierre tries to bum rush Guerrero with a series of wild strikes but Guerrero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
PIng Guerrero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero misses with a two punch combination.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Guerrero moves out of range.
Guerrero wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
St Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guerrero throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
Guerrero is looking to clinch.
Guerrero tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
Guerrero tries to clinch up but St Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown but Guerrero manages to keep the fight standing, pushing St Pierre's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Guerrero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
St Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Guerrero.
Guerrero is pressed up against the cage. St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Guerrero down to the mat. Guerrero avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guerrero scores with a three punch combo!
Guerrero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Guerrero gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from St Pierre.
Guerrero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guerrero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guerrero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guerrero wants it to stay on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guerrero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St Pierre looks to land a left hand but Guerrero moved out of range nicely.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerrero tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
Guerrero is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
George St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guerrero throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
St Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but PIng Guerrero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Guerrero tries to clinch up.
Guerrero misses with a series of wild punches.
Guerrero tries to clinch up but St Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Guerrero doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
Guerrero misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Guerrero.
St Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guerrero.
Guerrero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St Pierre counters with a takedown into side control.
George St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guerrero takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
St Pierre throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
St Pierre wants to stand but Guerrero has his arm trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero pushes St Pierre away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, St Pierre gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A lull in the action here as St Pierre stalls from top position.
St Pierre in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Guerrero is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George St Pierre!
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hype
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