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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ginger Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Make Ginger Tap!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ginger Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann misses with a double jab.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mann defends it nicely.
Mann throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre shoots in but Mann avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St Pierre closes the distance and pushes Mann back into the cage.
St Pierre tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ginger Mann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St Pierre.
Mann breaks the clinch.
Mann stuffs the takedown.
Mann gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows St Pierre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
St Pierre passes Mann's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Mann is working from the bottom.
St Pierre stops Mann from getting back to his feet.
St Pierre is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mann doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St Pierre.
St Pierre is trying to control the action in half guard but Mann is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mann is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mann is trying to stand back up but St Pierre is controlling him
Mann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
Mann kicks St Pierre off and gets back to his feet.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mann as he avoids it easily.
St Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mann is fending him off so far but St Pierre persists. Nope, Mann circles away and we're back to standing.
Mann 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.
Mann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mann displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
St Pierre shoots in and bounces Mann off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre stops Mann from standing up.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mann is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mann throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Mann keeps him under control.
Mann keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
St Pierre is looking to control Mann's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Pierre avoid being mounted?
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mann is nestled in close to St Pierre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mann pulls his head out easily.
St Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
St Pierre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mann content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mann postures up in St Pierre's guard and throws a big left but St Pierre blocks it.
Mann is stalling in the full guard.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.
St Pierre is looking for a triangle here but Mann uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mann wants to stand but St Pierre has his arm trapped.
St Pierre is looking to reverse the position.
Mann tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
St Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mann wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
St Pierre trying to control but Mann flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mann struggling to land strikes to the head as St Pierre covers up.
Mann doesn't have the hooks in and St Pierre manages to turn into his guard.
Mann keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mann is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre passes into half guard.
St Pierre seems to be looking for submissions.
St Pierre wants to free his trapped foot but Mann is holding on for dear life with his legs.
St Pierre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mann wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mann actively working from the bottom here.
Mann is defending against the submission attempts here by St Pierre.
Mann is trying to control but can't.
St Pierre throwing shots but Mann is blocking nicely.
St Pierre uses his free foot to push down on Mann's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mann.
St Pierre takes Mann's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Mann is in trouble.
St Pierre is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mann is defending well though. St Pierre let's go of the attempt for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
St Pierre goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Mann escapes and is now in half guard on top.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Mann sits in half guard.
St Pierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mann is working away from the top position though.
St Pierre is looking to get back to full guard here but Mann has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mann tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
St Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Mann has a good base and remains in mount.
Mann landing punches.
St Pierre bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Mann has wrist control.
St Pierre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
St Pierre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mann wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mann is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Pierre won't allow Mann to get back to his feet.
St Pierre postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mann is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of St Pierre, into his guard.
Mann forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George St Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mann throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Mann misses with the combination.
Mann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
St Pierre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mann's head.
Mann slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre passes Mann's left leg - he's now in half guard.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mann defends it well.
St Pierre seems to be looking for submissions.
St Pierre tries to pass to full mount but Mann defends it.
Mann is trying to stand up here but St Pierre is controlling him well.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Mann is defending well.
Mann wants to get back to full guard.
St Pierre works his foot free and advances to mount.
St Pierre quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for St Pierre but it's paid off an Mann is forced to tap! Nice work by St Pierre.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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