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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Man Ah Bad Man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conner gets a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
St Pierre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Conner slips nicely into half guard.
Conner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Conner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but St Pierre sees it coming and defends easily.
Conner is trying to work for a kimura but St Pierre is defending well.
Conner is trying to control the action in half guard but St Pierre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Conner winds up and cracks St Pierre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control but Conner postures up.
Conner seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if St Pierre can do anything to dispel that myth.
Conner blocks the strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre trying to control from the bottom.
Conner trying to control from St Pierre's half guard. St Pierre has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of St Pierre is proving hard to escape from.
Conner wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
Conner trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre working a defensive guard here.
Conner got a little sloppy there for a moment and St Pierre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Conner has managed to get both his arms back between St Pierre's legs - danger averted.
St Pierre doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
St Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pierre has a closed guard, preventing Conner from standing up.
Conner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre takes the fight into the clinch.
Conner lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Conner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but St Pierre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
St Pierre trying to control from the bottom.
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pierre wants to control but Conner is keeping busy.
St Pierre desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so St Pierre is just riding it out for now. Conner eventually gives up the hold.
St Pierre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mickey Conner will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St Pierre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Conner to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Conner wanted to stand there but St Pierre had control of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Pierre is on top in guard.
St Pierre postures up.
Conner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
Conner wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
Conner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre passes Conner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Conner is trying to maintain the position but St Pierre is very close to passing his half guard.
St Pierre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
St Pierre trying to mount his opponent but Conner defends it.
Conner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St Pierre is working away from the top position though.
St Pierre trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
You can see the frustration on Conner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St Pierre lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Conner tries to buck St Pierre off but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Conner has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner tries to buck St Pierre off but St Pierre is having none of it.
Conner can't do much from the bottom here.
St Pierre creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Conner struggling a bit here.
St Pierre tries to stand but Conner is controlling his head.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Conner has escaped the position, nice work there.
St Pierre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre cracks Conner with an elbow. That is naaassty.
St Pierre controls the position.
St Pierre tries to advance to mount but Conner denies him.
Georges St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Conner is trying to improve his position.
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.
That's time! Conner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Conner.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Pierre misses with a low kick as Conner jumps back.
St Pierre feints and as Conner raises his hands in defense, St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Conner has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. St Pierre is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Conner.
St Pierre working the ground and pound but Conner is defending the strikes.
St Pierre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Conner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Conner is trying to control St Pierre's posture but St Pierre avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre scoring with punches and elbows.
St Pierre trying to control the position but Conner is working away.
St Pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Conner is trying to improve his position.
St Pierre passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Conner!
St Pierre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Conner's face.
Conner is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner is trying desperately to improve position.
St Pierre unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Conner wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! St Pierre celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Georges St Pierre!
Georges St Pierre decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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