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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elvaka Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen 50 cent Many Men as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elvaka Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
St Pierre digs a good body shot into Drago's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from St Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
St Pierre swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drago moves into the clinch.
Drago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Pierre throws the kick towards the body but Drago avoids it.
St Pierre throws a sloppy body shot
and Drago decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Pierre's guard.
Drago stopping the sweep attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.
St Pierre working a defensive guard here.
St Pierre looks gassed!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Georges St Pierre wasn't active enough on the ground.
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drago counters with a nice body kick.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Drago counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Drago.
Drago will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Pierre's guard.
Drago takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Drago has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Elvaka Drago wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Drago is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
St Pierre looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Drago has closed the distance and engaged St Pierre in a clinch.
Drago has St Pierre pressed against the cage, preventing St Pierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drago manages to pull guard.
Drago manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvaka Drago dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Drago counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in St Pierre's guard now.
Drago controls from within his opponent's guard.
Drago sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Drago moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to reverse the position.
Drago advances to mount.
Drago sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Elvaka Drago wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Drago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Pierre.
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.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drago counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre tries to hold on but Drago postures up.
Drago content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvaka Drago dominated that second round.
That's time! Drago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
St Pierre misses with a combination
and Drago counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Drago.
Drago sitting in guard here, content to control.
St Pierre working a defensive guard but Drago passes into half guard.
Drago has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Drago takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down St Pierre for as long as he can get away with.
St Pierre has left one of his arms exposed and Drago doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. St Pierre screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elvaka Drago!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
58% |
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