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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St Pierre might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ca Fait Mal. Georges St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spencer missing with a left hand there. St Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a wild body kick that Spencer sees coming a mile off.
Spencer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
Spencer throws a hook but St Pierre avoids it easily.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spencer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spencer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling St Pierre to score with a decent uppercut.
Spencer lands a nice looking body shot.
St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spencer.
Spencer looks to throw the jab but St Pierre is out of range.
Spencer works St Pierre's body with a nice hook.
A big left from Spencer misses.
St Pierre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spencer to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Spencer.
Shawn Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer misses with a looping left.
Spencer connects with the punch.
St Pierre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St Pierre. Spencer shrugs it off though.
Spencer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces St Pierre back to the cage. Spencer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spencer gets tackled into the cage by St Pierre. St Pierre maintains the clinch.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spencer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
St Pierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spencer is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre lands a nice knee to the body.
St Pierre is stalling here.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Spencer can't break the clinch.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
Spencer managing to block the knees to the body from St Pierre.
St Pierre leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has Spencer pressed against the cage, preventing Spencer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Spencer is blocking nicely.
Spencer tries to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre has Spencer pressed against the cage, preventing Spencer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spencer jumps guard but St Pierre turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from St Pierre.
A knee to the head by St Pierre.
Spencer tries to pull guard but St Pierre holds him up against the cage and eventually Spencer drops back down to his feet.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spencer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Pierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from St Pierre.
Spencer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
St Pierre just leaning against Spencer, taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spencer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
St Pierre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spencer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spencer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Pierre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spencer throws a shot to the body.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Spencer misses.
Spencer throws a poor cross that misses
and St Pierre counters by clinching up.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Georges St Pierre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
St Pierre controlling the action here for a moment.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Pierre obliges.
Spencer tries to score a body lock takedown but St Pierre shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Spencer blocks it.
St Pierre landing knees to the head.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Spencer is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has Spencer pressed against the cage, preventing Spencer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spencer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Spencer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spencer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
St Pierre scores a nice knee to the body.
Spencer avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
St Pierre controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spencer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spencer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
Spencer wants to break free but St Pierre has control.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
St Pierre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Spencer.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Spencer.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
St Pierre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre stalling.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spencer managing to block the knees to the body from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre stalls.
Spencer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre with a knee to the head.
Spencer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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.
Spencer misses with an uppercut. St Pierre saw that one coming.
Spencer lands a nice looking body shot.
Spencer misses with a straight left.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre needs to keep his hands up - Spencer had a free shot at his head there.
Shawn Spencer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Spencer connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Pierre. St Pierre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
St Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spencer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Spencer misses its intended target.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Spencer circles away.
Spencer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Pierre has time to react.
St Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spencer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spencer throws a shot to the body.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Spencer misses.
St Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spencer.
Donk. St Pierre catches Spencer right on the button with a cross.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Spencer slips a jab from St Pierre.
Spencer jabs St Pierre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St Pierre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spencer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St Pierre scrambles back to his feet.
Shawn Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
St Pierre cracks Spencer with an open hand slap.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
Spencer throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spencer throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for St Pierre.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Pierre lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre takes the fight into the clinch.
Spencer is trying to break free.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Spencer blocks it.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Georges St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
Spencer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre trying to land knees to the body.
Spencer wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer breaks from the clinch.
Spencer misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
Spencer blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spencer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St Pierre momentarily.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
Spencer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spencer jabs St Pierre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spencer misses with an uppercut.
Spencer takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Spencer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Pierre 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges St Pierre!
An out of breath Georges St Pierre 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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hype
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