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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Squirtle Blastoise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blastoise comes to the cage accompanied by The Rolling Stones: Sympathy For The Devil. St Pierre has chosen Ca Fait Mal as his entrance music. Georges St Pierre told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Squirtle Blastoise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blastoise has a takedown stuffed.
Blastoise avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre with a nice cross.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blastoise misses with a takedown
and St Pierre counters with a flying knee. Nice.
St Pierre scores with a head kick. Blastoise tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blastoise throws a leg kick but St Pierre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blastoise throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Pierre clinches up with Blastoise and pushes him back against the cage.
St Pierre scores with a knee to the head.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre lands an elbow that stopped Blastoise in his tracks for a moment.
Blastoise takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Pierre lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blastoise up against the cage.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blastoise changes levels and goes for a takedown here. St Pierre fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Squirtle Blastoise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blastoise shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Pierre as he jumps to the side.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Blastoise moves out of range easily.
Blastoise avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
A head kick by St Pierre misses
and Blastoise counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A leg kick checked by St Pierre.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Blastoise circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids a kick to the body.
Blastoise misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a head kick.
Blastoise shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St Pierre pinned against the cage. St Pierre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blastoise.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blastoise throws the kick towards the body but St Pierre avoids it.
Blastoise fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging St Pierre to the ground. Blastoise is now in St Pierre's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre wants to stand up but Blastoise is controlling him.
Blastoise wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blastoise trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blastoise with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre working a defensive guard here.
St Pierre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blastoise won't allow St Pierre to get back to his feet.
Blastoise tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.
St Pierre managing to control the position.
Blastoise chips away with some ground and pound.
Blastoise won't allow St Pierre to get back to his feet.
Blastoise is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blastoise trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blastoise passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Blastoise has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blastoise working the ground and pound but St Pierre is defending the strikes.
Blastoise tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Blastoise wants to control but St Pierre is keeping him busy.
St Pierre is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blastoise has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for St Pierre!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
St Pierre holds on for dear life, controlling Blastoise's posture momentarily.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position but Blastoise isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blastoise misses with a leg kick
and St Pierre counters with a head kick. That will keep Blastoise thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Blastoise has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blastoise has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick by St Pierre misses
and Blastoise counters with an inside leg kick.
Blastoise misses with a leg kick
letting St Pierre counter with a right hand.
Blastoise throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Pierre's waist but St Pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blastoise off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Squirtle Blastoise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre slaps away a takedown attempt from Blastoise, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blastoise shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Pierre sprawls well. St Pierre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blastoise gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blastoise is defended easily by St Pierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blastoise 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.
St Pierre blocks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blastoise is defended easily by St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Blastoise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Blastoise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
A low kick from Blastoise is predictable there
and St Pierre counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! St Pierre looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre wants to stand but Blastoise is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blastoise 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 Pierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Blastoise wants to sweep but no luck.
St Pierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
St Pierre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blastoise has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St Pierre has managed to get both his arms back between Blastoise's legs - danger averted.
Blastoise looking to control.
St Pierre has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blastoise is proving hard to escape from.
Squirtle Blastoise overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blastoise looking for a sweep. Not yet Blastoise, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Blastoise thumps St Pierre with a low kick.
Georges St Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Blastoise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre clinches up with Blastoise and pushes him back against the cage.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blastoise jumps guard but St Pierre stands there with Blastoise around his waist. Blastoise gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St Pierre connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blastoise's face.
Blastoise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre landing knees to the body.
St Pierre taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blastoise managing to block the knees to the body from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands an elbow that stopped Blastoise in his tracks for a moment.
Blastoise misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre landing knees to the head.
Blastoise is trying to force a seperation but St Pierre has the dominant position.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Blastoise blocks with his arms.
St Pierre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blastoise's defenses.
Blastoise tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre lands a knee to the head.
Blastoise fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blastoise takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blastoise has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Blastoise shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense.
Blastoise shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Blastoise moves out of range easily.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blastoise feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
St Pierre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blastoise wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
Blastoise looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blastoise trying to control from the bottom.
St Pierre stands up out of the half guard.
A bone on bone clash there as St Pierre blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blastoise shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Pierre as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Squirtle Blastoise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blastoise bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blastoise keeps the fight on the outside.
Blastoise throws a low kick but St Pierre moves out of range easily.
Blastoise shoots in looking for a takedown but St Pierre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blastoise's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Georges St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Pierre trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blastoise jumps guard but St Pierre stands there with Blastoise around his waist. Blastoise gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Blastoise is blocking nicely.
St Pierre is pushing Blastoise up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blastoise is looking for a takedown.
Blastoise fails to pull the fight into his guard.
St Pierre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blastoise blocks it with crossed arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre lands a knee to the head.
Blastoise effectively controlling the action here.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside that Blastoise shrugs off.
St Pierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blastoise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blastoise is trying to stall.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blastoise letting St Pierre take a breather here.
Blastoise can't get the takedown.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre trying to stall but Blastoise improves his position.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Blastoise blocks it.
Blastoise stalling in the clinch but St Pierre improves position.
Blastoise tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St Pierre just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blastoise missing with knees to the body.
Blastoise takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blastoise takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Blastoise blocks it.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Blastoise jumps guard.
Blastoise has his foot on St Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blastoise, up you get!
St Pierre throws a head kick but Blastoise moves out of range.
Blastoise avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
Blastoise thuds his shin into the meat of St Pierre's side.
Blastoise connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blastoise tries to score with a low kick but St Pierre moves his leg out of the way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blastoise motions for St Pierre to come forward. Blastoise throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blastoise with a poor takedown
and St Pierre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges St Pierre!
Georges St Pierre thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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