GFO: The Special Friday PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Punzo (ranked 5376 p4p, 623 weight class) and Jerry Brown (ranked 6972 p4p, 703 weight class). Lorenzo Punzo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Punzo
vs
Brown

179 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Punzo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerry Brown !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Punzo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard.

Brown kicks Punzo off and gets to his feet.

Brown gets caught napping as Punzo dives in and scores a takedown. Brown manages to retain guard.

Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Punzo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Brown is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Punzo frees his head nicely. Oh but Brown has switched to an armbar! Punzo is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jerry Brown !
Jerry Brown is the new welterweight champion!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ward Rand (ranked 22616 p4p, 744 weight class) and Bob Curt (ranked 7457 p4p, 672 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.

Rand
vs
Curt

186 cm
20
225 lbs
1 - 9 - 0

189 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ward Rand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Curt!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rand circles away.
Curt throws a head kick that misses.
Rand blocks a head kick by Curt.
Curt tries for a takedown but Rand circles away easily
and Rand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rand lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Curt dives in for a single leg takedown but Rand sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ward Rand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Curt.
Curt throws a head kick that misses.
Rand throws a nice inside leg kick.
Curt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Curt throws a series of punches but Rand moves out of range.
Curt looks winded!
Curt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rand's waist but Rand gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Curt off to one side.
Curt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rand counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rand lands a nice looking body kick.
Rand misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rand lands with a kick to the temple. Curt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Rand closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rand throws a shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Rand.
Rand could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Curt gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ward Rand!
The defeated Bob Curt had this to say: 'dammit'.

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FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Gori (ranked 4941 p4p, 523 weight class) and Marco Judt (ranked 5414 p4p, 561 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Gori
vs
Judt

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

187 cm
23
197 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Gori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Judt!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Judt misses with a wild combination.
A cross from Judt lands.
Gori slips a jab and a cross from Judt.
Gori connects with the punch.
Judt throws a right and a left that Gori avoids nicely.
Judt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot by Gori.
Judt lands a glancing blow to the side of Gori's head.

Gori moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gori tries to circle away but Judt has him pinned against the cage.
Gori tries to break the clinch but Judt is controlling the position.

Judt breaks from the clinch.
Judt swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Judt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Judt thuds a left hand into Gori's body.
Judt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Judt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gori is looking to counter punch.
Gori throws a body shot but no joy.
Judt slips under a jab from Gori.
Judt throws a right and a left that Gori avoids nicely.
No joy there for Judt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Judt there.
Judt misses with a two punch combination.
Marco Judt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Gori coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judt.
Judt misses with a two punch combination.
Judt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Judt tries to move into range but Gori moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gori lands an overhand right.
Judt misses with a combination
and Gori counters with a stiff right hand.
Gori lands a nice shot to the body.
Judt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Judt looks to land a combination but Gori avoids it well.
Gori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judt manages to avoid it.
Judt misses with a series of wild punches.
Judt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judt manages to avoid it.
Judt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Judt misses.
Gori is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Judt looks winded!
A lazy left from Gori finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Judt.
Gori was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Judt throws a combination that misses
and Gori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gori lands a jab.
Judt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gori.
Judt misses with a two punch combination.
Gori is looking to counter punch.
Gori looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Judt throws a right hand that Gori ducks under and follows up with a left that Gori also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gori counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Judt swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Judt misses.
Gori tries to counter by clinching up but Judt breaks away and moves out of range.
Gori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gori tried to score with a low kick but Judt checks it.
Gori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judt was well out of range. Poor timing from Gori.
Gori misses with a hook. Judt ducked under it nicely.
Gori just misses with a punch to the body.
Judt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gori makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Gori misses its intended target.
Judt works over Gori's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judt was well out of range. Poor timing from Gori.
Judt tries to counter with a clinch but Gori shakes him off and moves away.
Gori misses with a hook.
Gori throws the left hand but Judt avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marco Judt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Judt misses with the combination.

Gori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Judt manages to break the clinch.
Gori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judt.
Judt dodges the punch combination from Gori.
Judt feints a jab promting Gori to slip. Judt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gori slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gori slips a straight right by Judt.
Judt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gori.
Gori scores with a jab to the head.
Judt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gori lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Judt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gori circles away quickly and effectively.
Judt misses with a double jab
and Gori counters with a nice body shot.
Judt misses with a few strikes there.
Judt is breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gori darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Judt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gori is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Gori rushes Judt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Judt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gori lands a jab to Judt's midsection.
Judt throws a series of strikes that have Gori backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gori goes for a double leg but Judt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Judt continues to drive forward.
Judt throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gori looks to score with a jab to the body but Judt is just out of range.
Judt misses with a two punch combination.
Judt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Judt fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Gori misses the target.
Gori throws a hook but Judt avoids it easily.
Judt defending well as Gori loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Gori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Judt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gori throwing a counter right hand but Judt manages to avoid it.
Marco Judt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gori has Judt up against the cage in a clinch.
Gori is trying to push Judt away but Judt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Judt prevents Gori from breaking the clinch.
Gori is trying to force a seperation but Judt has the dominant position.
Gori is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gori tries to circle away but Judt has him pinned against the cage.
Gori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Judt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Judt misses.
Judt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Gori misses.
Gori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Judt throws a series of punches but Gori moves out of range.
Marco Judt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gori.
Judt misses with the combination.
A combination from Judt does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judt needs to keep his hands up - Gori had a free shot at his head there.
Judt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judt looks to land a combination but Gori avoids it well.
As Judt tries to get set, Gori tries to push him back and clinch up but Judt manages to avoid the attempt.
Gori throws out a loose jab but Judt uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Judt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Judt duly obliges.
Judt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some wild striking there from Judt.
Gori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gori thuds his right hand into Judt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marco Judt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Judt misses with a wild combination.
Judt throws a right and a left that Gori avoids nicely.
Judt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Gori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Judt prevents Gori from breaking the clinch.
Gori is trying to break free.
Judt keeps control of Gori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Judt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gori just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gori lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Judt circles away quickly and effectively.
Gori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Gori misses the target.
Judt misses with a few strikes there.
Marco Judt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judt misses with a series of wild punches.
Judt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from Judt. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Judt misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gori. Judt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judt misses with the combination.
Gori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gori misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Judt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Judt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gori counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gori throws a body punch but Judt moves out of range.
Judt throws a series of punches but Gori avoids them all with ease.
Judt misses with the combination.
Gori scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judt drops his hands momentarily and Gori takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gori looks for a takedown but Judt sprawls well.
Judt throws a right and a left that Gori avoids nicely.
Judt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Judt slips under a jab.
Judt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Gori gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Judt has him pressed against the cage.

Judt breaks from the clinch.
Judt tries to bum rush Gori with a series of wild strikes but Gori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Judt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gori.
Gori misses with an uppercut. Judt saw that one coming.
Gori lands a head shot.
Vlad Gori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judt was well out of range. Poor timing from Gori.
Judt throws a series of punches but Gori avoids them all with ease.
Gori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Judt.
A jab from Judt misses.
A combination from Judt does no damage.

Gori clinches.

Judt manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gori slips a jab and a cross from Judt.
A big right from Gori misses.
Judt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judt unleashes a big counter combination but Gori bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gori on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Judt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Judt misses with a series of wild punches.
Judt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gori.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marco Judt.
I've got Judt 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marco Judt!

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FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neville Southall (ranked 3503 p4p, 387 weight class) and Shinsuke Nakamura (ranked 5868 p4p, 594 weight class). Nakamura has chosen Rising Sun as his entrance music. Shinsuke Nakamura is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Southall
vs
Nakamura

185 cm
19
286 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
229 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neville Southall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinsuke Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Southall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Southall throws a head kick but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura wants to counter the offense by Southall and move into the clinch position.
Nakamura on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Southall.
Nakamura checks a leg kick nicely.
Nakamura tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Southall defends well and Nakamura ends up having to push Southall into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Southall.
Southall misses with a leg kick.
Southall throws a low kick, looking for Nakamura's leg but Nakamura calmly moves out of range.
Southall delivers a nice body kick.
Southall keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick lands from Southall.
A thudding body kick lands there by Southall!
Southall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nakamura looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Southall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nakamura.

It looks like Shinsuke Nakamura has been cut.
Southall scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nakamura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Southall can pounce on him.
Southall throws a leg kick which misses Nakamura's front leg but catches the back leg as Nakamura tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Southall lands with a nice body kick.
Southall feints and then cracks Nakamura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nakamura down.
You can see that Nakamura has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Southall lands a big head kick that sends Nakamura to the canvas! Southall follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neville Southall!
Neville Southall retains his heavyweight title!
In defeat, Shinsuke Nakamura stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm So Sorry Fans For Lost, I Don't Know I Could Quit MMA And Head Back To WWE Or NJPW Or Train Harder Win My Next Fight For You Fans'.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Minobu Kurita (ranked 5505 p4p, 634 weight class) and Pierre St George (ranked 2963 p4p, 405 weight class). Kurita's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Game of Thrones. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kurita
vs
St George

170 cm
28
170 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

178 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Minobu Kurita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre St George!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurita fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
St George keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kurita shoots in and drives through. St George sprawls well.
A countering left hand to the body from St George misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minobu Kurita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurita misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kurita misses with a few strikes there.
St George let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kurita throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting St George counter with a right hand.
St George cracks the inside of Kurita's front leg.
Kurita fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
St George tries to counter with a clinch but Kurita shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurita fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kurita jabs St George right on the nose. St George blinks but takes it well.
St George moves into range and connects with a jab.
St George misses with a few strikes there.
Kurita fails with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from St George on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St George throws a leg kick but Kurita sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kurita darts in looking for a takedown but St George gets double underhooks and turns Kurita into the cage.
St George now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
St George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St George thuds a left hand into Kurita's body.
Minobu Kurita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurita shoots for a takedown but St George saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
St George appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kurita is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by St George there.
Kurita goes for a double leg but St George avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as St George continues to drive forward.
Kurita gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St George.
St George keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kurita darts in looking for a takedown but St George gets double underhooks and turns Kurita into the cage.
Kurita looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St George is fending him off so far but Kurita persists. Nope, St George circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice side step and St George releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
St George scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for St George.
Kurita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

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 cracks a nice hook into Kurita's ribs.
That kick from St George tenderised Kurita's leg. Kurita is trying to keep his angry face on.
St George lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Kurita misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that St George has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
St George swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St George thumps Kurita with a low kick.
Kurita throws a big shot that misses.
St George is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kurita rather than just go for the knockout.
Kurita has his takedown stuffed
and St George counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St George scores with a body shot.
Kurita tries to close the distance and clinch but St George swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St George was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kurita changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St George tries to avoid it but Kurita 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.
Pierre St George is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurita throws a right hand that St George ducks under and follows up with a left that St George also avoids with ease.
St George cracks Kurita with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurita tries to clinch there but St George circles away.
St George chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St George keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurita.
Kurita shoots and misses
and St George counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St George throws a head kick that half lands.
St George tests Kurita's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Kurita is rocked!
St George throws a monster overhand right that drops Kurita! St George follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre St George!
An out of breath Pierre St George thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Minobu Kurita had this to say: 'Sayonara'.

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FIGHT
RATING
54%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eren Jaeger (ranked 4053 p4p, 199 weight class) and Trevor Leo (ranked 3734 p4p, 181 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jaeger
vs
Leo

171 cm
19
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
26
135 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eren Jaeger !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevor Leo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Jaeger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Jaeger fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Leo to the ground. Jaeger is now in Leo's guard.
Jaeger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Leo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jaeger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Jaeger has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Leo to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Jaeger is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Leo pulls down on the head and he's put Jaeger to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Trevor Leo!
Trevor Leo is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Trevor Leo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.