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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chras Watsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 cm
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180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
22
174 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
7 - 2 - 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
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chras Watsky! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! St Pierre gets in close and instigates a clinch. Nice elbow from St Pierre. Watsky avoids a wild elbow strike from St Pierre. Watsky tries to pull guard but St Pierre won't allow it.
St Pierre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Watsky dodges an elbow strike from St Pierre.
Watsky takes an elbow to the forehead. St Pierre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. St Pierre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. St Pierre misses with the head strike.
Watsky blocks an elbow strike. Watsky blocks an elbow strike from St Pierre.
Watsky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow. St Pierre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
St Pierre lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. St Pierre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Watsky dodges an elbow strike from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with an elbow over the top. Watsky blocks an elbow strike. St Pierre misses with an elbow strike.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch. St Pierre throws an elbow that misses.
Watsky avoids the elbow strike from St Pierre, against the cage.
Watsky avoids the elbow strike from St Pierre, against the cage.
Watsky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Pierre looks to throw an elbow but misses. St Pierre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Watsky avoids the elbow strike from St Pierre, against the cage.
St Pierre lands an elbow that stopped Watsky in his tracks for a moment. Watsky dodges an elbow strike from St Pierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round. St Pierre stops a takedown attempt from Watsky.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chras Watsky. Watsky fails to pull the fight into his guard.
St Pierre throws a punch but it's blocked by Watsky. St Pierre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Watsky blocks the elbow strike.
Watsky avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
Watsky avoids the elbow strike from St Pierre, against the cage.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Chras Watsky has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Watsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Pierre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses. St Pierre lands an elbow inside that Watsky shrugs off. Nice elbow from St Pierre. St Pierre lands an elbow just above Watsky 's eye. St Pierre misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Pierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watsky's brow. St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watsky blocks an elbow strike from St Pierre.
Watsky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Pierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watsky's brow. St Pierre throws a head punch that misses. Watsky is trying to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling him. Watsky avoids the elbow strike from St Pierre, against the cage.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch. St Pierre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watsky's defenses. Watsky blocks an elbow strike from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands an elbow just above Watsky 's eye. Watsky blocks an elbow strike. St Pierre throws an elbow that misses.
Watsky blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. St Pierre throws an elbow but it misses.
Watsky ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Watsky no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Watsky is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Watsky is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. St Pierre wanted to stand there but Watsky had control of the position. St Pierre won't allow Watsky to get back to his feet. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Watsky is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up. St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watsky is keeping the position for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round. The cut man is working on Chras Watsky's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
St Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Watsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though. St Pierre tries to clinch there but Watsky circles away.
St Pierre clinches up against the cage. Watsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Pierre has Watsky pressed against the cage, preventing Watsky from circling away and getting back to striking at range. St Pierre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. A nice glancing elbow lands by St Pierre. St Pierre throws an elbow that misses.
Watsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Pierre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Watsky blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from St Pierre.
That's one minute gone in the round. St Pierre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Watsky blocks an elbow strike from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with an elbow over the top. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Pierre. St Pierre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. St Pierre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. St Pierre lands an elbow that stopped Watsky in his tracks for a moment. Watsky blocks an elbow strike. Watsky dodges an elbow strike from St Pierre.
Watsky avoids a wild elbow strike from St Pierre. St Pierre lands an elbow inside. St Pierre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it misses.
Watsky tries for a takedown but St Pierre manages to get underhooks.
St Pierre lands an elbow that stopped Watsky in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. St Pierre lands a damaging elbow. St Pierre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Pierre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. St Pierre prevents the takedown attempt.
St Pierre lands an elbow that stopped Watsky in his tracks for a moment. Watsky wants to break free but St Pierre has control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. St Pierre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Watsky dodges an elbow strike from St Pierre.
Georges St Pierre has scored more points in the clinch so far. A nice glancing elbow lands by St Pierre. St Pierre scores with an uppercut up the middle. St Pierre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Pierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watsky's brow. St Pierre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. St Pierre misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round. St Pierre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. St Pierre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Watsky is rocked! St Pierre looks to throw an elbow but misses. Watsky is still on wobbly legs! Can St Pierre finish him? Watsky avoids the elbow strike from St Pierre, against the cage.
Watsky dodges an elbow strike from St Pierre.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses. St Pierre looks to throw an elbow but misses. St Pierre misses with an elbow over the top. Watsky tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St Pierre just stands there and leans against the cage. Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chras Watsky. Watsky blocks an elbow strike from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with an elbow over the top. With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses. St Pierre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Watsky avoids a wild elbow strike from St Pierre. St Pierre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Pierre scores with a knee to the head.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it misses.
Watsky tries for a takedown. No joy.
St Pierre looks to throw an elbow but misses. St Pierre creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Watsky with a big uppercut! Watsky tries to clinch up but St Pierre pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Watsky to the mat! Watsky covers up and St Pierre unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Georges St Pierre! Georges St Pierre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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