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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dre Still (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Still comes to the cage accompanied by Krayzie Bone - Silent Warrior. This should be a great matchup!
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183 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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178 lbs
13 - 6 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dre Still!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Pedro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Still displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pedro throws out the jab.
Pedro throws a lazy right hand but Still sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Still half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pedro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Still with a poor takedown
and Pedro counters by clinching up.
Pedro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Still.
Pedro closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Still is looking to improve his position.
Still is working hard here to advance position.
Still gets back to full guard.
Pedro working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pedro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pedro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pedro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pedro stopping the sweep attempt from Still.
Still preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pedro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pedro lands a couple of elbows.
Pedro cracks Still with a solid left hand.
Still is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pedro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Still's head.
Still bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pedro's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedro working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Still stopping the sweep attempt from Pedro.
Still is looking to work some ground and pound but Pedro has wrist control.
Pedro keeping moving, preventing Still from controlling successfully.
Pedro pulls Still in close to prevent any damage.
Still in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pedro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pedro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pedro pulls Still in close to prevent any damage.
Pedro is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Still showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Still being controlled here momentarily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pedro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pedro misses the jab.
Pedro misses with a wild body shot.
Dre Still seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Still lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Still avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro throws a series of punches but Still moves out of range.
Pedro throws a sloppy head kick and Still moves out of range easily.
Still throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pedro to counter with a crisp jab.
Still looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pedro.
Pedro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pedro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pedro misses with a wild body shot.
Still scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice shot lands for Still.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedro avoids the body shot from Still.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pedro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pedro throws a right and a left that Still avoids nicely.
Still swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pedro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pedro scores with a jab. Still acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Still misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Pedro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Still misses with a lunging right hand
and Pedro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Still has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pedro finds it's way round the side to connect with Still's head.
Pedro throws a lazy head kick
and Still decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pedro's guard.
Pedro keeping moving, preventing Still from controlling successfully.
Still postures up and lands a big shot to Pedro's brow.
Still being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still wants to pass the guard but Pedro is keeping the position.
Pedro trying to keep a closed guard but Still is proving a slippery customer.
Still sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pedro's guard.
Pedro preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Pedro felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Still wants to pass to mount but Pedro is defending the position.
Pedro is looking for a sweep. Still is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still 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.
Pedro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Still thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pedro's head.
Pedro keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Still seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pedro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pedro trying to control from the bottom.
Pedro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Still.
Pedro manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Still accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pedro is trying to control the position but Still postures up.
Pedro wants to sweep here but Still controlling him for the moment.
Pedro pulls Still in close to his closed guard and prevents Still from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Still shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Still showed some decent athleticism there.
Still throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dre Still overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pedro controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Still stalling.
Pedro taking some punishment here, with Still in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still is trying to control. Pedro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still trying to mount his opponent but Pedro defends it.
Pedro is looking for a sweep. Still is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pedro is trying to control but can't.
Still prevents Pedro from improving his position.
Still trying to control from half guard but Pedro is working away.
Still is looking to advance position but Pedro won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pedro is trying to control but can't.
Pedro wants to improve his position but Still is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dre Still dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Pedro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Still.
Still dives in and grabs Pedro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pedro pushes down on Still's head and hops out.
Pedro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pedro lands with a good body shot.
Still keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pedro takes a swing at Still's ribcage but misses.
Still throws a series of punches but Pedro moves out of range.
Still moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro throws a wild body kick that Still sees coming a mile off.
Still tries to counter with a takedown but Pedro is quick to defend against it.
Still scores with a takedown into Pedro's guard.
Still trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pedro's head.
Still working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pedro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pedro has Still pulled in close to control his posture.
Pedro keeping full guard, as Still tries to pass.
Still with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pedro is trying to control the position but Still postures up.
Pedro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pedro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pedro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Still is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Still postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pedro is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Still, into his guard.
Still looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pedro lands a couple of elbows.
Still keeping moving, preventing Pedro from controlling successfully.
Pedro stopping the sweep attempt from Still.
Pedro looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro stopping the sweep attempt from Still.
Still has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pedro has passed into side control.
Still is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pedro off and has taken his back!
Still doesn't have the hooks in and Pedro manages to turn into his guard.
Still looking for a sweep. Not yet Still, not yet.
Pedro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Still doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pedro connects with a couple of short punches.
Still looking for a sweep. Not yet Still, not yet.
Pedro cracks Still with a solid left hand.
Still is looking for a triangle but Pedro pushes his legs off easily.
Pedro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Still is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pedro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pedro chips away with some ground and pound.
Pedro trying to control the position from guard on top but Still is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Still escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pedro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pedro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pedro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pedro landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pedro won't allow Still to sweep him here.
Pedro cracks Still with a solid left hand.
Pedro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Pedro.
I think Pedro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pedro!
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RATING
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