Georges St. Pierre - Watch 'Rush To The Top' PPV Special
By Special Report on Doghouse Boxing (April 14, 2011)
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (April 14, 2011) – Long before Georges “Rush: St. Pierre became a living legend and
achieved rock star status in the mixed-martial-arts world, he learned how to
fight in his native Canada prior to him joining the UFC, and now MMA fans in the
United States have an opportunity to watch the 2-time Canadian Athlete of the
Year before he became “GSP.”
His first five pro MMA fights, plus one other
non-UFC match, are available for viewing through a special one-hour special,
“George St. Pierre: Rush To The Top,” exclusively distributed in the United
States by Integrated Sports Media, ), the undisputed distribution champion of
mixed martial arts and boxing fights in North America.
The special includes St. Pierre’s six non-UFC
fights, including his rarely seen 2002 debut, now available on cable and
satellite pay-per-view via DISH Network, DirecTV, Avail-TVN and iN DEMAND, as
well as via Video On Demand, for only $9.95. Check listings for replays through
the entire month of April and into May.
St. Pierre, who sports an amazing
21-2-0 professional MMA career record (8 KOs, 5 submissions), studied Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), wrestling as well as boxing, and today he holds a third-degree
black belt in Kyokushin, as well as black belts in BJJ and
Gaidojutsu.
“GSP” made his MMA pro debut January 25, 2002,
defeating previously unbeaten (4-0) Ivan Menjivar, in Montreal, by first-round
technical knockout (punches) in UCC 7:
Bad Boyz. Five months later in Gatineau, Canada, Georges captured the UCC
(Canadian) Welterweight Championship, forcing Justin Bruckmann (4-1) to submit
(arm-bar) in the opening round in UCC 10:
Battle for the Belts 2002.His first and only UCC title defense came October
11, 2002 in Montreal, when St. Pierre stopped Travis Galbraith (5-1) in the
first round at UCC11: The Next
Level.
In his next fight, Georges took on Thomas
Denny, who was riding a three-fight win streak January 25, 2003 into UCC12: Adrenaline in Montreal. It took
St. Pierre two rounds to win for the first time as Denny was defeated by
technical knockout on cuts. Denny was a US citizen so the fight wasn’t for St.
Pierre’s UCC title belt.
In his fifth and last pro match before joining
UFC fight, “Rush” took on UFC veteran Pete Spratt, who was coming off of a
victory by submission in UFC 42 against Robbie Lawler, who went on to capture the Elite XC middleweight title.
St. Pierre locked-in a rear naked choke against Spratt (12-6), who tapped-out at
3:40 of the first round in their November 29, 2003 fight in Victoriaville,
Canada on the TKO 14: Road Warriors card.
Three fights after making his UFC debut, GSP
bounced back from his first pro MMA loss (Matt Hughes, 1st round
submission – arm-bar) in his last non-UFC fight at TKO 19: Rage, in which he
defeated Dave Strasser by first-round submission (Kimura) in
Montreal.
GSP’s most notable victims include B.J. Penn
(twice), Matt Serra, Matt Hughes, Dan Hardy, John Fitch, Thiago Alves, and Josh
Koscheck. Georges is scheduled to next defend his title belt April 30 headlining UFC 129 against Jake Shields in
Toronto.
For more information about the “George
St. Pierre: Rush To The Top” PPV special go to www.integratedsportsnet.com. Follow Integrated Sports
Media on Twitter @IntegratedPPV.
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and Closed Circuit sporting events has presented World Championship and
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