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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Georges kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sandsnake by Skream & Cluekid. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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186 cm
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182 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
8 - 5 - 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asher Morris!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Georges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morris fails to land the takedown.
Morris swats away the attempt to clinch by St Georges.
Morris defending well as St Georges loads up on a big left hand.
St Georges tries to clinch but Morris moves out of range.
St Georges tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morris fails with the takedown.
St Georges doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Georges throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Georges tries to clinch but Morris moves out of range.
Morris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Georges tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Georges misses with a series of wild punches.
St Georges fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morris looks gassed!
Morris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pierre St Georges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asher Morris.
St Georges is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.
St Georges closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
St Georges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Georges is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.
St Georges fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morris shoots in looking for a takedown. St Georges tries to sprawl out of it but Morris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Georges manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pierre St Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Georges tries to clinch up but Morris circles away and keeps his distance.
St Georges has closed the distance and engaged Morris in a clinch.
St Georges effectively controlling the action here.
St Georges lands with a right to the head.
St Georges breaks from the clinch.
Morris dodges the punch combination from St Georges.
St Georges wants to clinch.
Morris tries for a takedown but St Georges sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges tries to clinch up but Morris circles away and keeps his distance.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Georges tries to clinch up.
St Georges drives through and clinches with Morris against the cage.
St Georges working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morris looking for a takedown.
St Georges lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
St Georges lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morris or not.
St Georges taking a breather.
St Georges lands a left hand.
It looks like Asher Morris has been cut.
St Georges lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Georges lands an uppercut.
St Georges lands with a light punch inside.
St Georges scores with a shot to the side of Morris's head.
St Georges is pressed up against the cage. Morris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St Georges down to the mat. St Georges avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
St Georges is looking to clinch.
Pierre St Georges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Georges tries to clinch but Morris moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Morris.
St Georges forces Morris back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from St Georges.
Morris can't get the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Georges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Georges doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
St Georges scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morris doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Georges is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre St Georges dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asher Morris's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Georges wants to clinch.
Pierre St Georges is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Georges is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.
St Georges tries to clinch but Morris moves out of range.
St Georges tries to clinch there but Morris circles away.
St Georges keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Georges tries to close the distance and clinch but Morris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Georges wants to clinch up but Morris keeps it at a distance.
St Georges fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Georges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Georges fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morris swats away the attempt to clinch by St Georges.
St Georges stuns Morris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Georges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morris swats away the attempt to clinch by St Georges.
St Georges tries to clinch there but Morris circles away.
St Georges moves into the clinch.
St Georges presses Morris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morris is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Georges is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morris tries for a takedown. No joy.
St Georges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Georges wants to clinch up but Morris keeps it at a distance.
St Georges tries to clinch but Morris moves out of range.
St Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morris.
St Georges lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for St Georges, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Georges tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Georges tries to clinch there but Morris circles away.
St Georges is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.
St Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. St Georges looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
St Georges is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
St Georges wants to control but Morris is keeping busy.
Morris is looking for a kimura here.
St Georges wants to get back to his feet.
Morris wants to stand but St Georges has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
St Georges makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
St Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Georges misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris swats away the attempt to clinch by St Georges.
St Georges throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morris avoids the body shot from St Georges.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morris.
Pierre St Georges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asher Morris.
St Georges throws a hook to the side of Morris's head but Morris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Georges has closed the distance and engaged Morris in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Georges.
St Georges breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre St Georges dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Asher Morris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
St Georges tries to clinch but Morris moves out of range.
Morris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morris stopping the sweep attempt from St Georges.
St Georges is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
St Georges is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Morris is squirming around, avoiding St Georges's attempts to control the action.
St Georges controlling from mount.
Morris is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris gets back to half guard.
St Georges is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Morris has managed to free his arm - good work.
Morris with the active half guard here but St Georges passes nicely into side control.
Morris takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Georges working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
St Georges decides to stand back up. St Georges steps back and let's Morris get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris slips a jab and a cross from St Georges.
St Georges fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pierre St Georges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asher Morris.
Morris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Georges.
Pierre St Georges is winning the standup battle so far.
St Georges tries to clinch up but Morris circles away and keeps his distance.
St Georges tries to clinch up but Morris circles away and keeps his distance.
St Georges tries to clinch up.
St Georges wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morris fails with the takedown.
St Georges tries to clinch up but Morris circles away and keeps his distance.
Morris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Georges.
Morris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St Georges tries to avoid it but Morris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St Georges to the ground. St Georges escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Georges takes the fight into the clinch.
St Georges manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
St Georges wants to clinch.
St Georges fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Georges tries to close the distance and clinch but Morris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morris drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
St Georges 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.
St Georges is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morris is controlling him.
Asher Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Georges lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Morris!
Pierre St Georges is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre St Georges showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Georges, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre St Georges!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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