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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton comes to the cage accompanied by Voices. George St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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178 cm
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180 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Orton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orton misses with a body shot.
A big right from Orton misses.
St Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Orton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Orton.
Orton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre takes a swing at Orton's ribcage but misses.
Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton lands the left hand.
St Pierre is rocked!
St Pierre misses with the combination.
St Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Orton finish him?
St Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Orton sprawls well initially but St Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Orton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Pierre seems to have recovered his senses.
Orton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
St Pierre looking to control.
Orton passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Orton wants to work for an arm triangle but St Pierre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre trying to hold on to Orton's head to control him but Orton postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
St Pierre wants to get back to full guard but Orton has passed into side control.
Orton moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, St Pierre has worked his arm free - good work by St Pierre!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep.
Orton tries for a kimura but St Pierre is defending well.
Orton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Orton is breathing heavily.
Orton tries for a kimura but St Pierre is defending well.
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Orton has just dragged him back down to the mat.
St Pierre struggling a bit here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Orton.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Pierre shoots in and bounces Orton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St Pierre stands up over Orton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
St Pierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Orton keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St Pierre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
St Pierre advances to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St Pierre lands a nice short elbow.
St Pierre stalling.
Ground and pound from St Pierre.
St Pierre is controlling the pace.
St Pierre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Orton is refusing to be controlled, as St Pierre sits in half guard.
Orton tries to roll over but St Pierre keeps him under control.
Orton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pierre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Orton actively working from the bottom here.
St Pierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
St Pierre is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's six 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 is keen to just control but Orton is a slippery customer.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Orton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from St Pierre.
Orton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Orton.
Orton throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! St Pierre escapes and throws Orton's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Orton is trying to improve his position.
St Pierre moves into full mount!
St Pierre landing punches.
St Pierre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount.
St Pierre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Orton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
St Pierre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
St Pierre lands with some strikes.
Orton is rocked!
Orton takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! St Pierre's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George St Pierre!
George St Pierre is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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