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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julian Balenzano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balenzano comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z - It Was All A Drean. St Pierre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mornier 4 Life by Imposs kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! George St Pierre acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julian Balenzano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balenzano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A left and a right from St Pierre both land. Nice combination.
Balenzano misses with a combination
and St Pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Balenzano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balenzano misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a series of strikes. Balenzano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Julian Balenzano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balenzano shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Pierre, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
St Pierre decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Balenzano, up you get!
Balenzano wants to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Balenzano fights it but they end up in guard.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
Balenzano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Balenzano, up you get!
St Pierre gets a clinch.
St Pierre gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Balenzano regains guard.
St Pierre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Balenzano throws a combination that misses
and St Pierre counters with a low kick, right behind Balenzano 's knee.
Balenzano is breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Balenzano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St Pierre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Pierre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Balenzano throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Pierre makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Balenzano really felt that one!
St Pierre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that Balenzano avoids nicely.
St Pierre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Balenzano slips a jab and a cross from St Pierre.
Balenzano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St Pierre counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from St Pierre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre throws a right hand that Balenzano ducks under and follows up with a left that Balenzano also avoids with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for St Pierre.
St Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Balenzano is just out of range.
Balenzano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from St Pierre finds it's way round the side to connect with Balenzano's head.
Balenzano doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Balenzano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre stands up from Balenzano's guard - St Pierre perhaps looking for a knockout.
Balenzano avoids the body shot from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Balenzano moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Balenzano's guard.
St Pierre cracks Balenzano with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St Pierre content to stall in guard here.
St Pierre stands up from Balenzano's guard - St Pierre perhaps looking for a knockout.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balenzano is working for takedown but St Pierre is calmly controlling the position for now.
St Pierre lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
St Pierre controlling the action here.
Balenzano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
St Pierre passes to side control.
St Pierre working away.
St Pierre stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balenzano looks to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and St Pierre counters with a nice leg kick.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre pulls guard effortlessly.
St Pierre 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Balenzano doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Balenzano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Pierre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balenzano misses with a two punch combination.
St Pierre feints and then cracks Balenzano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balenzano down.
St Pierre clinches up with Balenzano and pushes him back against the cage.
St Pierre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Balenzano pulls his leg out and moves away.
George St Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Pierre lands a head kick!
St Pierre thumps Balenzano with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balenzano looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well.
St Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
Balenzano throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Balenzano wants to clinch but St Pierre slips to the side
and St Pierre counters with a slapping leg kick.
St Pierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balenzano doesn't seem bothered though.
St Pierre cracks Balenzano with a good jab.
St Pierre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St Pierre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
St Pierre decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Balenzano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a right hand that Balenzano ducks under and follows up with a left that Balenzano also avoids with ease.
St Pierre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Balenzano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Pierre counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre trying to control the action but Balenzano is working from the bottom.
St Pierre looks up at the clock and then as Balenzano takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, St Pierre smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
St Pierre lands a nice forearm strike.
St Pierre working the head with strikes.
St Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balenzano tries to escape but St Pierre is in control.
St Pierre wants to control but Balenzano is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balenzano tries to control the position but he's not in luck - St Pierre easily slips into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre controlling the pace for now.
Balenzano wants to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
Balenzano is trying to stand up.
St Pierre looking to finish Balenzano with some ground and pound. This is bad for Balenzano!
St Pierre controlling his opponent.
Balenzano is squirming around, avoiding St Pierre's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Balenzano is looking to improve his position but St Pierre isn't that keen on the idea.
St Pierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Balenzano is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
St Pierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
St Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
St Pierre stops Balenzano from standing up.
St Pierre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Balenzano's guard.
Balenzano wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
St Pierre trying to control but Balenzano is working from the bottom.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Balenzano is trying to keep St Pierre in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Balenzano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Pierre. St Pierre obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balenzano shoots and misses
and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
St Pierre stands up from half guard.
St Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
St Pierre scores a takedown into full mount!
St Pierre controlling the pace for now.
St Pierre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balenzano is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
St Pierre controlling from mount.
Balenzano is desperately trying to improve his position but St Pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
St Pierre content just to control the position here.
Balenzano is wriggling around trying to escape.
George St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
St Pierre postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Balenzano looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balenzano is trying to stand up.
St Pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Balenzano wants to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
St Pierre cracks Balenzano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
St Pierre controlling his opponent.
Balenzano is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by St Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee warns Balenzano that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Balenzano wants to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre controlling the position easily from mount.
Balenzano is trying desperately to improve position.
St Pierre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Julian Balenzano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balenzano flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
George St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Pierre 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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