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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bubbles Ticklepants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ticklepants's entrance music is Liquor & Whores. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Dangerous knees
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubbles Ticklepants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre throws a leg kick but Ticklepants sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick misses from Ticklepants.
Ticklepants throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St Pierre tries to land a front kick but Ticklepants steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ticklepants slips under a jab.
Ticklepants closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
St Pierre is trying to break the clinch but Ticklepants has him pressed against the cage.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ticklepants has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ticklepants using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Pierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by St Pierre.
Ticklepants with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside that Ticklepants shrugs off.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ticklepants avoids it.
Ticklepants throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ticklepants throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St Pierre lands with a light punch inside.
Ticklepants putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has St Pierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
St Pierre blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ticklepants tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
St Pierre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ticklepants has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ticklepants stops a takedown attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre can't break the clinch.
Ticklepants lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut.
Ticklepants with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre tries to break the clinch but Ticklepants is controlling the position.
Ticklepants missing with knees to the body.
Ticklepants is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Pierre is defending well for now.
St Pierre lands a damaging elbow.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ticklepants with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ticklepants utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ticklepants using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Pierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ticklepants with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre has Ticklepants pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ticklepants manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Ticklepants.
St Pierre trying to land knees to the body.
Ticklepants misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Pierre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ticklepants lands a knee to the body.
Ticklepants connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Pierre's face.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ticklepants avoids it.
Ticklepants tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
Ticklepants looking to throw knees to the head but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ticklepants misses with a knee strike.
Ticklepants scores with a knee to the head.
Ticklepants landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ticklepants tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ticklepants clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
St Pierre struggling to land strikes to the head as Ticklepants covers up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control momentarily.
St Pierre misses with a punch to the head.
St Pierre punches the canvas rather than the man.
Ticklepants might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
St Pierre is controlling the position but Ticklepants somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
St Pierre wants to pass to mount but Ticklepants is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from St Pierre there.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Pierre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ticklepants makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ticklepants.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre won't allow Ticklepants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre trying to control but Ticklepants is working from the bottom.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Georges St Pierre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Ticklepants.
Ticklepants tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ticklepants.
Ticklepants checks the leg kick nicely there.
St Pierre missing with a left hand there. Ticklepants was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ticklepants!
Ticklepants misses with an uppercut.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Ticklepants saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ticklepants tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
Ticklepants scores with a leg kick.
Ticklepants moves out of range of the body kick.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ticklepants thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on St Pierre if he has to take too many more of those.
Ticklepants tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Ticklepants.
St Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
Ticklepants throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ticklepants throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ticklepants misses with the body kick
and Ticklepants takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Pierre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St Pierre swings for the body but Ticklepants moves out of range.
Ticklepants misses with a straight left.
Ticklepants 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.
A left and a right from St Pierre both land. Nice combination.
Ticklepants throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St Pierre looks for the body kick but Ticklepants saw that one coming.
Ticklepants moves out of range as St Pierre throws a body kick.
St Pierre checks a low kick from Ticklepants.
St Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Ticklepants.
Ticklepants is looking to chop away at St Pierre's legs.
Ticklepants avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ticklepants.
St Pierre wants to slow Ticklepants down by chopping away at his legs.
Ticklepants tries to land a front kick but St Pierre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ticklepants has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ticklepants lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre avoids a wild elbow strike from Ticklepants.
Bubbles Ticklepants has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ticklepants misses with a knee strike.
Ticklepants swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Pierre tries to circle away but Ticklepants has him pinned against the cage.
St Pierre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ticklepants tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ticklepants keeps the fight in the clinch, despite St Pierre's efforts to push away.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Ticklepants throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from St Pierre.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Ticklepants blocks it.
Ticklepants misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Pierre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ticklepants using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Pierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Pierre is trying to push Ticklepants away but Ticklepants has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
St Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ticklepants fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ticklepants looks to land a body kick but St Pierre moved away.
St Pierre shoots in and bounces Ticklepants off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ticklepants manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ticklepants stands and steps away. St Pierre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ticklepants has managed to clinch.
Ticklepants is pressed up against the cage. St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ticklepants down to the mat. Ticklepants avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bubbles Ticklepants has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
St Pierre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ticklepants's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ticklepants misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ticklepants dodges the punch combination from St Pierre.
Ticklepants delivers a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ticklepants blocks the body kick.
Ticklepants goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubbles Ticklepants dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
That's time! Ticklepants's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ticklepants throws a push kick but St Pierre slaps the foot to one side.
St Pierre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St Pierre is looking to score with low kicks.
St Pierre gets the takedown into side control.
St Pierre in side control, throwing shots but Ticklepants defends.
St Pierre swings around for an armbar but Ticklepants sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into St Pierre's guard.
Ticklepants being controlled here momentarily.
St Pierre wants to hit a switch here but Ticklepants passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for St Pierre there!
St Pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ticklepants controlling from the full mount.
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is in all sorts of trouble here.
Georges St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ticklepants controlling from the full mount.
St Pierre is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to lock up and control but Ticklepants gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
St Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
St Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ticklepants tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ticklepants's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Pierre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Georges St Pierre!
A relieved looking Georges St Pierre thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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