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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George St Tierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Furlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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178 cm
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167 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George St Tierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Furlong!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Tierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Furlong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Furlong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Tierre moves away.
Furlong looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
St Tierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furlong is trying to control. St Tierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Furlong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. St Tierre defending well though.
St Tierre tries to roll over but Furlong keeps him under control.
St Tierre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Furlong scores with a couple of nice shots.
St Tierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Furlong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Tierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St Tierre is looking for a sweep. Furlong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furlong uses his free foot to push down on St Tierre's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for St Tierre.
Furlong looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Furlong landing shots from mount.
St Tierre is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furlong working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. St Tierre looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Furlong! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joe Furlong!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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