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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silas Monk (ranked 287 p4p, 32 weight class) and Pierre St. Georges (ranked 362 p4p, 44 weight class). Monk comes into the arena with Fucka Bjorn blaring out of the sound system. St. Georges is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jiu Jitsu. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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248 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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193 cm
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265 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silas Monk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Silas Monk has been cut.
Some wild striking there from St. Georges.
Monk ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
Monk swats away the attempt to clinch by St. Georges.
St. Georges tries to clinch but Monk moves away
and Monk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monk needs to keep his hands up - St. Georges had a free shot at his head there.
St. Georges tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges throws a sloppy body shot
letting Monk counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from St. Georges misses
and Monk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Monk avoids the punch easily.
St. Georges gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Monk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Georges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St. Georges swings wildly with an uppercut but Monk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monk blocks a body shot from St. Georges.
Monk blocks an uppercut.
St. Georges tries to work over Monk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monk lands a shoulder strike.
Monk tries a body shot but St. Georges blocks it.
Monk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St. Georges looks winded!
Nice body punch from St. Georges.
Monk throws a head punch that misses.
Monk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from St. Georges. Those never looked like landing.
Monk throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Monk.
St. Georges lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monk misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
St. Georges tries to counter with a clinch but Monk shakes him off and moves away.
St. Georges scores with a crisp jab that stopped Monk in his tracks.
St. Georges misses the jab.
Monk tests St. Georges's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monk misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monk throws a good cross that connects.
St. Georges fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Monk, pushing him back against the cage.
St. Georges lands a body shot in the clinch.
Monk wants to break the clinch but can't.
St. Georges misses with the head strike.
St. Georges blocking some punches.
Good body shot from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a punch but it's blocked by Monk.
St. Georges pushes Monk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St. Georges lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
St. Georges keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monk's efforts to push away.
Monk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monk can't break the clinch.
St. Georges slowing the pace effectively.
St. Georges misses with the head strike.
St. Georges lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Monk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to work over Monk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
Monk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Monk tries to work over St. Georges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges misses with some punches.
St. Georges lands with a short shot to the head.
Monk wants to break free but St. Georges has control.
Come on St. Georges - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Monk breaks the clinch.
Pierre St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St. Georges takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
St. Georges moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
St. Georges keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges throws a hook but Monk blocks it.
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 Silas Monk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St. Georges swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St. Georges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St. Georges tries to clinch there but Monk circles away.
Monk is looking to counter punch.
St. Georges walks into a stiff left hand from Monk.
St. Georges takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silas Monk is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monk blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Monk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Monk is just out of range.
St. Georges tries to clinch up.
It appears Monk was looking to counter with a kick there.
Monk throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and St. Georges counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Monk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Monk tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk lands a jab to the head.
A left lands for St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monk.
Monk jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Monk slips under a jab from St. Georges.
Monk is looking for a counter combo.
St. Georges takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St. Georges scores with a body shot.
Monk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges.
A slow jab from St. Georges misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Monk.
St. Georges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Monk moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
Monk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Monk lands with a straight right. St. Georges didn't see that one coming.
St. Georges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
St. Georges misses with a hook. Monk ducked under it nicely.
Monk throws a big counter combination but St. Georges scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
St. Georges misses with a hook. Monk ducked under it nicely.
Monk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monk.
St. Georges has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Monk.
St. Georges catches Monk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Monk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St. Georges throws a lazy uppercut
and Monk counters with a good low kick that St. Georges was not able to check.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St. Georges throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
St. Georges lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre St. Georges showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Silas Monk's cut.
That's time! Monk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Monk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silas Monk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St. Georges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monk is looking to counter with a body kick.
Monk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St. Georges's hands.
St. Georges takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monk lands with a good body shot.
St. Georges uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monk moves away from the strike by St. Georges.
Monk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Monk fires out a quick counter leg kick but St. Georges just manages to avoid it.
Monk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
Monk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick by Monk misses
and St. Georges counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St. Georges Throws a clean left jab. St. Georges Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Monk's chin! Monk crumbles to the ground and St. Georges follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by St. Georges!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). 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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