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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre's entrance music is Ca Fait Mal. A fine choice. Santiago has chosen Asesinos - Los Crudos as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santiago gets a double leg takedown into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Pierre seems keen to control Santiago's posture.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Santiago from controlling successfully.
Santiago throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre wants to stand up but Santiago is controlling him.
We're going to have a standup here because Georges St Pierre wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
St Pierre connects with a high kick.
Santiago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Pierre clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Santiago blocks it.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Santiago is blocking nicely.
Santiago has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by St Pierre after a bit of a struggle.
St Pierre stalling the fight.
Santiago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
St Pierre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Santiago is working for takedown but St Pierre is calmly controlling the position for now.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Santiago.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside that Santiago shrugs off.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
Santiago takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Santiago blocks with his arms.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Santiago is blocking nicely.
St Pierre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Pierre prevents it.
St Pierre lands an elbow that stopped Santiago in his tracks for a moment.
Santiago misses with some punches.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santiago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Pierre wants to stall.
St Pierre connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santiago's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by St Pierre.
St Pierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Santiago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santiago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Pierre prevents a takedown attempt there.
Santiago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a straight right.
Santiago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Pierre.
St Pierre swinging wildly here.
St Pierre moves out of range of the body kick from Santiago.
Santiago blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre blocks a jab.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense.
Antonio Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santiago throws a solid leg kick but St Pierre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Santiago.
Santiago getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Santiago pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a hook
and St Pierre counters with a head kick.
St Pierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santiago doesn't seem bothered though.
St Pierre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Santiago moves out of range.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Santiago moves out of range.
St Pierre leaves Santiago with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago shoots in but St Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santiago closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Pierre circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santiago.
St Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Pierre misses with a shot to the body
and Santiago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre 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.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Pierre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santiago.
St Pierre slips a straight right by Santiago.
Santiago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Santiago moves out of range.
St Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santiago.
Santiago looks to land a right hand but St Pierre moved out of range.
St Pierre scores with a nice right hand.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santiago closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming St Pierre to the mat! St Pierre manages to get full guard.
Santiago throwing strikes from guard but St Pierre blocks nicely.
Santiago controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Santiago wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Santiago has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre is trying to control the position but Santiago postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Georges St Pierre.
St Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Georges St Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Santiago blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
Santiago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St Pierre counters with a big head kick but Santiago shrugs it off.
Santiago shoots in but St Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Santiago.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago looks to land a left hand but St Pierre moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Santiago.
Nice takedown defense from St Pierre. No joy for Santiago on that attempt.
Santiago misses with a body shot.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago with a poor takedown
and St Pierre counters with a three punch combo that has Santiago backing up. Santiago nods at St Pierre to acknowledge the strikes.
Santiago cracks a nice hook into St Pierre's ribs.
Santiago might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Santiago scores with a body shot.
St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Santiago.
Santiago takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a body shot.
Santiago connects with a body shot.
Santiago misses with a takedown
and St Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
St Pierre catches Santiago with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Santiago slips the punch.
Santiago scores with a hook to the body. St Pierre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Pierre moves forwards but Santiago connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Georges St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Santiago moves out of range easily.
Santiago looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierre is fending him off so far but Santiago persists. Nope, St Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
Santiago tries for a takedown but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A big right from St Pierre misses.
Santiago throws a shot from downtown. St Pierre moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre connects with a single shot there.
St Pierre misses with a double jab.
St Pierre lands a head kick!
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!
A slow jab from St Pierre misses its intended target.
Santiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santiago catches St Pierre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from St Pierre.
The fighters circling - Santiago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santiago throws a right hand that misses
and St Pierre counters with a head kick.
Santiago misses with an uppercut. St Pierre saw that one coming.
Georges St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santiago slips under a jab from St Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Georges St Pierre 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. This is the final round!
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santiago.
Nice takedown defense from St Pierre. No joy for Santiago on that attempt.
Santiago throws a jab but it's blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a head kick.
St Pierre shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santiago eats them both and turns towards St Pierre to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No joy there for Santiago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santiago misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
Santiago throws an off balance right hand
and St Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santiago thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Santiago circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Santiago misses.
Santiago fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre avoids it really well and circles away.
St Pierre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Santiago lands an overhand right.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Pierre as he avoids it easily.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Santiago.
A jab lands there for St Pierre.
Santiago avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santiago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santiago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Pierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre staying out of range there.
A left and a right from St Pierre both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago shoots in but no luck this time.
St Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santiago circles away quickly and effectively.
Santiago misses with a wild combination.
St Pierre has closed the distance and engaged Santiago in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Pierre obliges.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Santiago blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from St Pierre.
St Pierre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Pierre has Santiago pressed against the cage.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Santiago blocks with his arms.
Antonio Santiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre is pressed up against the cage. Santiago has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St Pierre down to the mat. St Pierre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Santiago moves out of range easily.
St Pierre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santiago getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Santiago throws a hook but St Pierre blocks it.
Santiago closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Santiago is proving a slippery customer.
Santiago throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago stops St Pierre from standing up.
Santiago trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Santiago passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Santiago working away.
St Pierre is trying to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago is trying to ground and pound but St Pierre uses the momentary lack of control by Santiago to regain half guard.
St Pierre works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santiago prevents St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Santiago with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Pierre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges St Pierre!
A very excited looking Georges St Pierre made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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