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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cook has chosen Lifeless by 12 Stones as his entrance music. George St pierre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dane Cook's chin.
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156 lbs
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181 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Cook!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cook.
St pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
St pierre looks to land a combination but Cook avoids it well.
St pierre moves forwards but Cook connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St pierre misses with a combination
and Cook counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cook lands a nice shot that snaps St pierre's head back.
St pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cook.
Cook avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cook throws a head kick but St pierre moves out of range.
St pierre throws out a leg kick but Cook moves out of range and St pierre only half commits.
Cook 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 series of wild punches.
Cook fails to land with a series of punches.
Cook tries to clinch up.
St pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St pierre lunges at Cook with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cook's hand.
St pierre needs to keep his hands up - Cook had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for St pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from St pierre misses its intended target.
St pierre tries to score with a low kick but Cook moves his leg out of the way.
St pierre connects with a body shot that sends Cook's belly button to the back.
St pierre shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cook eats them both and turns towards St pierre to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St pierre.
St pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St pierre.
Cook shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. St pierre eats them both and turns towards Cook to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A slow jab from Cook misses its intended target.
St pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cook looks to land a combination but St pierre avoids it well.
St pierre misses with a combination
and Cook counters with a straight right hand.
St pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook has his hands on St pierre's head, controlling the position.
Cook tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cook trying to control the position here.
St pierre trying to move into half guard but instead Cook has managed to sweep!
Cook wants to control from the top but St pierre keeps moving.
St pierre being controlled here, momentarily.
Cook postures up and lands a big shot to St pierre's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St pierre wants to stand and escape but Cook is having none of it.
Cook passes into half guard.
Cook is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. St pierre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cook.
St pierre wants to control the action here but instead Cook manages to pass to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St pierre squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cook wants to control the pace but St pierre is squirming around nicely.
Cook cracks St pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
St pierre is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cook unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that St pierre really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook controlling from mount.
Cook trying to control but St pierre is having none of it.
Cook with shots to the head and body - St pierre looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cook controlling from the full mount.
St pierre wants to hold on but Cook pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St pierre is wriggling around trying to escape.
St pierre is working hard here to advance position.
Cook moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, St pierre has worked his arm free - good work by St pierre!
St pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Cook dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cook misses with a series of wild punches.
St pierre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
St pierre misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from St pierre.
St pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cook tries to avoid it but St pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cook to the ground. Cook escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St pierre misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from St pierre.
St pierre lunges at Cook with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cook's hand.
Cook thuds a left hand into St pierre's body.
St pierre misses with the combination.
Cook ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Cook. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cook.
St pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cook circles away.
St pierre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cook finds it's way round the side to connect with St pierre's head.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up but St pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from St pierre misses its intended target.
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.
Cook keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cook avoids a punch combination nicely.
St pierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cook lands a jab to the nose.
Cook avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cook throws a nice looking combination but St pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cook manages to avoid it.
St pierre throws a hook but Cook blocks it.
St pierre misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook throws an overhand right that lands on St pierre's shoulder, as St pierre tries to avoid the shot.
George St pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dane Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook takes a swing at St pierre's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Cook.
Cook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St pierre.
Dane Cook seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cook connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St pierre is defended easily by Cook.
Cook throws a jab but it's blocked by St pierre.
St pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cook lands a jab to St pierre's midsection.
Cook fails to land with a series of punches.
St pierre misses with a low kick.
Cook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St pierre throws a solid leg kick but Cook takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St pierre.
St pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cook.
Cook throws a hook but St pierre avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St pierre.
A swing and a miss from Cook.
Cook's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cook duly obliges.
St pierre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St pierre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
St pierre scores with a body shot.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but St pierre is just out of range.
Cook scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
St pierre throws a right hand that Cook ducks under and follows up with a left that Cook also avoids with ease.
Cook bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St pierre's head.
St pierre looks to land a combination but Cook avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cook fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
St pierre tries for a takedown but Cook circles away easily
and Cook makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch combination from St pierre misses.
St pierre shoots for a takedown but Cook saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cook connects with the punch.
St pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
St pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Cook to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cook tries to clinch up.
Cook throws a lazy body kick
and St pierre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cook's guard now.
Cook pulls St pierre in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Cook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
St pierre digs a good body shot into Cook's ribs.
Cook misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Cook misses the target.
Cook looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St pierre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
St pierre ducks under a wild hook from Cook.
St pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from St pierre misses.
St pierre shoots for a takedown but Cook saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cook misses with a wild combination.
Cook throws a jab but it's blocked by St pierre.
Cook connects with a nice looking jab.
Cook scores with a punch to the head.
Cook scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
St pierre is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
St pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cook moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh St pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
St pierre throws a combination that misses
and Cook counters with a left to the body.
Cook stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cook wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cook moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
Cook scores with a jab to the body.
St pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cook throws a right and a left that St pierre avoids nicely.
St pierre throws an off balance right hand
and Cook counters with a leg kick.
St pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Cook tries to sprawl out of it but St pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cook manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cook thows a body shot but no joy.
Cook lunges at St pierre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St pierre's hand.
St pierre thuds his right hand into Cook's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries to clinch but St pierre is having none of it.
St pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cook scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cook scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St pierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
St pierre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
St pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
Cook moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
St pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from St pierre. Those never looked like landing.
St pierre slips a straight right by Cook.
No joy there for St pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cook throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Cook misses.
St pierre with a jab.
Cook throws an overhand right that lands on St pierre's shoulder, as St pierre tries to avoid the shot.
Cook keeps St pierre at a distance using the push kick.
A left and a right from St pierre both land. Nice combination.
Cook misses with a hook.
A big right from Cook misses.
Dane Cook is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cook uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cook throws out a powerful jab.
Cook rushes St pierre and presses him up against the cage.
Cook gets underhooks to prevent St pierre's takedown attempt.
St pierre is trying to push Cook away but Cook has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
St pierre is trying to pull guard but Cook has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St pierre jumps guard but Cook turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
St pierre jumps guard but Cook turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cook swinging wildly here.
Cook fails with an attempt to clinch.
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!
Cook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cook's corner calls for a 1-2. Cook obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cook closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cook misses with a wild combination.
George St pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dane Cook comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cook has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dane Cook!
A victorious Dane Cook thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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