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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Georges comes into the arena with Sandsnake by Skream & Cluekid blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Georges misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Georges tries to clinch but Kazama moves out of range.
Kazama clinches with his opponent.
St Georges lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kazama backwards.
St Georges taking a breather.
St Georges manages to break the clinch.
St Georges looks to clinch
and Kazama counters with a takedown into side control.
Kazama working the ground and pound from side control.
Kazama lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear St Georges down.
Kazama trying to control the action but St Georges is working from the bottom.
Kazama controlling the position.
St Georges can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama wants to control for a moment but St Georges uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
St Georges is looking to stall here but Kazama recovers full guard.
St Georges throws a big right hand that misses.
St Georges tries to free his leg and advance position but Kazama is retaining full guard.
St Georges with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Georges wants to control from the top but Kazama keeps moving.
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.
Kazama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Georges.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Georges closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
St Georges landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kazama is looking for a sweep.
St Georges postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Georges taking a break here but Kazama is having none of it and regains half guard.
Kazama tries to get to full guard but St Georges has control of the leg.
St Georges missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ground and pound from St Georges.
St Georges trying to control from Kazama's half guard. Kazama has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kazama is pulling down on St Georges's head. It's preventing any offense from St Georges, at least for the moment.
St Georges won't allow Kazama to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Georges throws a strike but Kazama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
St Georges wants to stand but Kazama is controlling the position.
Kazama won't allow St Georges to sweep him here.
Kazama is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St Georges trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
St Georges looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Georges is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazama working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Kazama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kazama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St Georges shoots and misses
and St Georges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kazama shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kazama was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kazama controlling from the full mount.
St Georges is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kazama looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kazama tries to control but St Georges wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Georges is looking to improve his position but Kazama isn't that keen on the idea.
Kazama in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
St Georges is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kazama connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kazama lands a nice shot to the head.
Kazama looking to control and managing it successfully.
St Georges is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama blocks St Georges's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kazama controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Kazama 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 Georges is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama controlling from the full mount.
Kazama scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four 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.
Kazama controlling from mount.
St Georges is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Georges is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Kazama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kazama closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kazama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kazama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Georges defending well as Kazama loads up on a big left hand.
St Georges fails with the takedown
and Kazama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Georges's guard.
St Georges wants to sweep but no luck.
St Georges wants to stand but Kazama is controlling the position.
St Georges will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kazama controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kazama stopping the sweep attempt from St Georges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Georges throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kazama takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St Georges misses with a takedown
and Kazama counters with a nice uppercut.
Pierre St Georges is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kazama 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.
Kazama stays in close to St Georges's body and controls the position.
Kazama scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Georges keeping moving, preventing Kazama from controlling successfully.
Kazama won't allow St Georges to sweep him here.
Kazama postures up.
St Georges looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kazama is one step ahead there.
Kazama trying to control but St Georges is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St Georges tries for a takedown but Kazama circles away easily
letting Kazama counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre St Georges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Georges.
Kazama looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kazama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Georges trying to control the position.
Kazama trying to control but St Georges is working from the bottom.
Kazama not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pierre St Georges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Georges is trying to control the position but Kazama postures up.
St Georges with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Kazama can't handle though.
St Georges manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St Georges avoids the attempt from Kazama to control.
St Georges dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Kazama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kazama 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Kazama!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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