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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manoj Gowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges 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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manoj Gowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gowan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming St Pierre to the mat! St Pierre manages to get full guard.
St Pierre seems keen to control Gowan's posture.
St Pierre wants to stand and escape but Gowan is having none of it.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gowan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Gowan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gowan throwing strikes but missing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gowan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in St Pierre's guard now.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Gowan tries to pass.
St Pierre throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gowan 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.
Gowan stands and steps away. St Pierre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gowan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gowan keeps control of St Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gowan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
St Pierre can't break the clinch.
St Pierre can't get the takedown.
Gowan looking for a takedown.
St Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gowan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. St Pierre fights it off and pushes away nicely.
St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gowan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gowan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gowan is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Gowan's face as St Pierre controls the position.
Gowan manages to get back to half guard.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gowan trying to control but St Pierre postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gowan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gowan had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. St Pierre is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gowan Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take St Pierre's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is really stuck here.
St Pierre really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Gowan's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Gowan missing with strikes.
St Pierre manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gowan's guard. Nice work there by St Pierre.
Gowan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gowan is out of range.
Gowan gets caught flat footed, as St Pierre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gowan trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
Gowan keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Let's hope that St Pierre has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
St Pierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gowan keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manoj Gowan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gowan is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St Pierre looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gowan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gowan throws his legs up looking for a submission but St Pierre uses it to pass to side control.
St Pierre taking a break here but Gowan is having none of it and regains half guard.
Gowan kicks off St Pierre and gets to his feet.
Gowan with a poor takedown
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
St Pierre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gowan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gowan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Pierre trying to control but Gowan is working from the bottom.
Gowan had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. St Pierre is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gowan Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take St Pierre's back instead.
St Pierre is really stuck here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Pierre turns into Gowan and is now in his guard.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gowan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by St Pierre.
St Pierre wants to control but Gowan is keeping him busy.
St Pierre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Gowan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gowan is looking for a sweep.
St Pierre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Gowan shoots in and bounces St Pierre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St Pierre has momentary wrist control but Gowan slips an elbow through the middle.
Gowan scoring with some ground and pound.
Gowan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Pierre's guard.
Gowan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gowan is nestled in close to St Pierre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St Pierre is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gowan wants to control but St Pierre is keeping him busy.
Gowan is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! St Pierre is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Manoj Gowan!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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