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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Numero 1. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Heath Hicks!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks scores with a takedown into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hicks is one step ahead there.
Hicks trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Hicks trying to stand up but can't free himself from St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre trying to control the position here.
St Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hicks trying to stand up but can't free himself from St Pierre's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks pushes down on St Pierre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
St Pierre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
St Pierre controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Hicks sits in half guard.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Hicks wants to take a breather but St Pierre is having none of it.
Hicks lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hicks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Pierre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if St Pierre tries to get out of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Hicks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hicks jumps guard but St Pierre stands there with Hicks around his waist. Hicks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hicks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
St Pierre pulls guard successfully.
Hicks looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Hicks from controlling successfully.
St Pierre working a defensive guard but Hicks manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hicks is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to improve position but can't.
Hicks tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Hicks wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
Hicks is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but St Pierre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hicks feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hicks looks gassed!
St Pierre trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to strike from the bottom.
St Pierre throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
St Pierre has his hands on Hicks's head, controlling the position.
St Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hicks's guard.
Hicks seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hicks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hicks dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heath Hicks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hicks tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
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 doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hicks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre wants to control but Hicks passes easily into half guard.
St Pierre works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hicks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
St Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.
St Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hicks.
Hicks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hicks trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Hicks controlling from the top position.
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.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hicks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hicks won't be happy with that.
Hicks manages to get back to half guard.
Hicks is trying to control but can't.
St Pierre decides to stand and escape the position.
Hicks misses with a takedown
and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St Pierre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre breaks the clinch.
Hicks closes the distance but St Pierre moves to the side
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hicks wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy.
St Pierre slows the pace down in half guard.
Hicks manages to get to full guard.
Hicks trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks has his foot on St Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
Hicks had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. St Pierre is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hicks Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take St Pierre's back instead.
Hicks really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for St Pierre.
St Pierre is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hicks controlling the positon.
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! This is the final round!
Hicks rushes St Pierre and presses him up against the cage.
St Pierre wants a takedown.
Hicks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St Pierre is just content to waste time from the top position. Hicks takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hicks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but St Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St Pierre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
St Pierre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Hicks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hicks is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
Hicks lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Hicks's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Pierre manages to regain half guard. Good work.
St Pierre tries to get to full guard but Hicks has control of the leg.
St Pierre is not content to let Hicks control the position.
St Pierre is looking to control Hicks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Pierre avoid being mounted?
St Pierre desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Hicks keeps him under control.
St Pierre is trying to control but can't.
Hicks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hicks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Pierre looks for a takedown but Hicks sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Pierre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hicks's guard.
St Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hicks wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St Pierre controlling from the top position.
St Pierre advances position into side control!
Hicks takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
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 William Peck scores the fight 28:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Georges St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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