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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 09, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Rivera gets caught napping as St Pierre dives in and scores a takedown. Rivera manages to retain guard.#SUB#
Rivera looking for a guillotine here but St Pierre defends easily.
St Pierre pushes down on Rivera's leg and manages to get into half guard.
St Pierre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rivera is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rivera could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#SUB2#
St Pierre is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rivera is surviving well by controlling St Pierre's body position as best he can. #T1#
Rivera wants to try and get back to his feet.
St Pierre with good strikes from the mount here!
St Pierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Pierre avoids the attempt from Rivera to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, St Pierre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
St Pierre tries to control but Rivera wriggling away. #T2#
St Pierre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
St Pierre lands a big shot there that rocks Rivera but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
St Pierre breaks from Rivera's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre scores with a couple of good head shots there.
St Pierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rivera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T3#
Rivera tries to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
St Pierre controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that St Pierre has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
St Pierre trying to control but Rivera is having none of it. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
St Pierre has hold of Rivera's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rivera manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rivera is squirming around, avoiding St Pierre's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Rivera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
St Pierre throws a low kick, looking for Rivera's leg but Rivera calmly moves out of range.
St Pierre misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses #CL#
and Rivera counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rivera tries to pull guard but St Pierre holds him up against the cage and eventually Rivera drops back down to his feet.
St Pierre prevents the takedown attempt.
#TD#
Rivera is trying to trip St Pierre. He has hold of a leg but St Pierre is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rivera persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre wants to sweep here but Rivera controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera scoring with some ground and pound.
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.#T1#
Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rivera stopping the sweep attempt from St Pierre.#SUB2#
St Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rivera's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rivera trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom. #T2#
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.
Rivera content to stall in guard here.
St Pierre has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Georges St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Pierre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
St Pierre changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spencer Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Rivera gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows St Pierre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rivera keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass. #T3#
Rivera has momentary wrist control but St Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
Rivera keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
St Pierre forces his way into half guard.
Rivera won't allow St Pierre to pass to mount.
St Pierre trying to control from half guard but Rivera is working away. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rivera is looking to escape.
St Pierre is controlling the pace.
Rivera trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
No joy there for St Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rivera tries to counter by moving into the clinch but St Pierre manages to circle out of the way.
A punch lands to the side of Rivera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
St Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rivera looks for a takedown but St Pierre sprawls well.#TD2#
St Pierre feints and as Rivera raises his hands in defense, St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
St Pierre advances to half guard.
St Pierre is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T1#
St Pierre wants to take a breather but Rivera is having none of it. #SUB#
Rivera with the active half guard here but St Pierre passes nicely into side control.
St Pierre tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
St Pierre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rivera knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
St Pierre wants to stand but Rivera is controlling his arm.
St Pierre tries to get to his feet but Rivera is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with St Pierre in his guard.
St Pierre landing some decent shots from guard. #T3#
Rivera keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rivera's head.
St Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St Pierre is stalling in the full guard.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St Pierre stays in close to Rivera's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Georges St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT2#
It looks like Spencer Rivera has been cut.#TD2#
Rivera tries to sprawl but St Pierre drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
St Pierre is working for a submission of some sort.
St Pierre misses with a head shot. Rivera uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got St Pierre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges St Pierre!
Georges St Pierre was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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