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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St George (ranked 4037 p4p, 503 weight class) and Janis Ozolins (ranked 4459 p4p, 539 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre St George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Janis Ozolins!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St George scores with a hook.
Ozolins thuds a left hand into St George's body.
Ozolins wants to slow St George down by chopping away at his legs.
Ozolins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St George looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ozolins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ozolins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St George. St George obviously looking to wear him down.
Ozolins throws a sloppy head kick and St George moves out of range easily.
Ozolins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St George.
Ozolins misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling St George to counter with a crisp jab.
Ozolins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St George.
It looked like St George was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ozolins.
Janis Ozolins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozolins throws a head kick but St George moves out of range.
Ozolins looks to throw a body kick
and St George counters with a nice leg kick.
Ozolins swings for the body but St George moves out of range.
Ozolins throws a series of punches but St George moves out of range.
St George is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozolins throws a combination that misses
letting St George counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolins misses with a low kick as St George jumps back.
St George is looking for a counter combo.
St George blocks the body kick.
Ozolins lands with a straight right. St George didn't see that one coming.
Ozolins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down St George rather than just go for the knockout.
Ozolins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St George looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ozolins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St George is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ozolins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ozolins misses with a leg kick
enabling St George to counter with a crisp jab.
Ozolins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ozolins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
St George fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ozolins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St George connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 George avoids the head kick by Ozolins.
St George showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ozolins.
Ozolins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Ozolins.
St George seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ozolins throws a leg kick
and St George makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ozolins throws a head kick but St George moves out of range.
St George was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ozolins has a takedown stuffed.
Ozolins looks winded!
St George connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolins throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling St George to counter with a crisp jab.
St George fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ozolins.
Ozolins throws a head kick that misses
and St George counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ozolins misses with a kick to the body.
St George on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ozolins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from St George. That one must have hurt.
Ozolins throws a combination that misses
and St George counters with a straight right hand.
Ozolins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St George.
Ozolins throws a head kick that misses.
Ozolins misses with a jab to the body
and St George counters with an inside leg kick.
St George instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from St George.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St George lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A quick uppercut on the inside from St George.
St George manages to break the clinch.
Ozolins throws a head kick but St George moves out of range.
St George dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ozolins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St George pushes Ozolins away with a front kick.
St George throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ozolins's head.
St George connects with a body shot that sends Ozolins's belly button to the back.
Ozolins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ozolins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donk. St George catches Ozolins right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre St George dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ozolins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St George seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ozolins tries to land a front kick but St George steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've been informed that Ozolins has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
St George moves into the clinch successfully.
St George softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St George manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
St George breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St George swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ozolins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St George lands a jab-cross combination.
Ozolins swings away with a body shot that misses
and St George counters with an inside leg kick.
Ozolins throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and St George counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St George is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ozolins can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolins throws a head kick that misses
and Ozolins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ozolins tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozolins is breathing heavily.
Ozolins shoots in looking for a takedown but St George manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ozolins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Ozolins looks to move away, St George throws a big counter combo but Ozolins just gets out of the way.
Ozolins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ozolins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St George takes a swing at Ozolins's ribcage but misses.
Ozolins throws a left and a right that both miss
and St George counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ozolins dodges the punch combination from St George.
Ozolins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ozolins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St George chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick by Ozolins misses
and St George counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St George punishes Ozolins's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozolins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ozolins misses with an uppercut
and St George counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ozolins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ozolins misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from St George.
St George throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
St George cracks Ozolins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
St George stuns Ozolins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St George lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ozolins's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by St George. That's going to slow Ozolins down.
St George lands with a cross.
St George misses with a wild body shot.
Ozolins misses with a head kick.
St George lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ozolins's sensitive parts.
Ozolins feints a jab promting St George to slip. Ozolins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. St George slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ozolins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ozolins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St George tries to avoid it but Ozolins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St George to the ground. St George escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St George scores with a one two! Ozolins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
St George lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozolins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St George counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St George lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St George buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St George has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
St George thuds his right hand into Ozolins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pierre St George is winning the standup battle so far.
St George stuns Ozolins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St George.
Ozolins throws a sloppy body shot
and St George counters with a nice uppercut.
Ozolins swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting St George counter with a right hand.
Ozolins lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St George gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St George has Ozolins pushed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre St George dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ozolins thuds his right hand into St George's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St George swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ozolins misses with a kick to the body.
Ozolins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ozolins throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and St George counters with a right hand to the body.
St George lands with a kick to the temple. Ozolins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ozolins throws a lazy head kick
and St George counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozolins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ozolins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ozolins swings widly with a right hand
and St George counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St George blocks the body kick.
Ozolins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St George feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ozolinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ozolins misses with a head kick.
Ozolins throws a low kick but it's checked well by St George.
St George scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ozolins misses with an uppercut. St George saw that one coming.
Ozolins throws a sloppy head kick
and St George counters with a thumping low kick.
St George scores with a punch to the head.
Ozolins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ozolins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ozolins throws a body kick that misses
and St George counters with an inside leg kick.
St George connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozolins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St George moves into the clinch successfully.
St George breaks from the clinch.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St George.
Ozolins takes one to the chin there.
Pierre St George is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St George throws a series of punches but Ozolins moves out of range.
Ozolins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
St George misses with a few strikes there.
Ozolins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St George was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozolins.
St George lands a high kick!
Ozolins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
St George takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ozolins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ozolins swings for the body but St George moves out of range.
St George went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ozolins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ozolins throws a nice looking combination but St George bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ozolins throws a right and a left that both miss.
St George was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
St George moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ozolins misses with a shot to the body
and St George counters with a head kick.
St George throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St George fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
St George lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St George ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
St George clobbers Ozolins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozolins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like St George was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ozolins.
Ozolins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but St George swivels and escapes.
Ozolins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
St George cracks a nice hook into Ozolins's ribs.
St George lands a jab to Ozolins's midsection.
St George lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ozolins misses with a hook.
A low kick from Ozolins misses
and St George counters with a stiff right hand.
Janis Ozolins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ozolins misses with a kick to the body
and St George counters with a low kick, right behind Ozolins 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre St George showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St George has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre St George!
After winning the bout, Pierre St George thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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RATING
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