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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Millar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millar tries to clinch up.
Millar misses with a takedown attempt - St Pierre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've been hearing reports that Millar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Millar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St Pierre checks it well.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Millar.
St Pierre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Millar tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
Millar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Millar frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Millar's attempts to control the action.
St Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Millar has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
Millar dominating with strikes here.
Millar with good strikes from the mount here!
Millar controlling from mount.
St Pierre is just holding on here. Millar manages to take his back.
Millar 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millar struggling to keep hold of the position.
Millar trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure St Pierre doesn't escape.
Millar is hanging on to St Pierre's back as he tries to escape.
Millar working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
St Pierre staying busy and making it hard for Millar to control.
Millar looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millar lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can St Pierre hold on?!
St Pierre breaks Millar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Millar keeps moving.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
Millar is breathing heavily.
Millar wants to control the position but St Pierre says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
St Pierre passes the guard and advances to mount!
St Pierre content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Millar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from St Pierre enables Millar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. St Pierre manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Millar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Millar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Millar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from St Pierre - the referee stops the clock and Millar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says St Pierre. Millar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
St Pierre instigates a clinch.
St Pierre manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Millar isn't so interested in that idea.
Millar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Millar defends easily.
Millar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Millar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on St Pierre, up you get!
St Pierre moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to pull guard but Millar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Millar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Pierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Millar tries to pull guard but St Pierre won't allow it.
St Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Millar has him pressed against the cage.
St Pierre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Millar fails to pull guard.
Millar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Millar fails to land.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but Millar holds him up against the cage and eventually St Pierre drops back down to his feet.
Michael Millar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St Pierre.
Millar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but St Pierre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millar jumps into guard, dragging St Pierre to the mat.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Millar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Millar is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
Millar looking for a sweep. Not yet Millar, not yet.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Millar is keeping the position.
Millar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
St Pierre sitting in guard, not really doing much.
St Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Millar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Millar is keeping the position for now.
Millar working a defensive guard but St Pierre passes into half guard.
St Pierre tries to pass the half guard into mount. Millar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Millar is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Millar will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
St Pierre misses with a body kick.
Michael Millar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Millar. No joy for St Pierre on that attempt.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Millar swivels and escapes.
Millar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Pierre blocks the body kick.
Millar misses with the combination.
Millar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Millar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Millar showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre pushes Millar off and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Millar is defended easily by St Pierre.
Millar moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
St Pierre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
St Pierre moves into the clinch.
St Pierre manages to pull guard.
St Pierre is pulling down on Millar's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Millar from controlling successfully.
St Pierre throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
St Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Millar is looking to stand up but St Pierre won't let him.
St Pierre is looking for a triangle but Millar pushes his legs off easily.
Millar passes St Pierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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!
Millar passes into side control, despite St Pierre's attempt to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millar 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.
St Pierre is looking to regain half guard here but Millar keeps moving and retains side control.
St Pierre throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Millar moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from St Pierre.
St Pierre trying to land knees to the body.
Millar jumps guard but St Pierre turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Millar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Millar clinches up with St Pierre and pushes him back against the cage.
Millar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Millar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St Pierre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Millar keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Millar wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George St Pierre.
I think Millar 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Millar!
Michael Millar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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