Post by The Sandmen on Jan 3, 2018 1:23:04 GMT -5
Royce Gracie is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Georges St-Pierre raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Royce and GSP move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Georges St-Pierre tries to turn into his oponent...
Royce Gracie tries to sprawl back but he is too slow. GSP scrammbles out and gets back to his feet!
Royce misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Georges St-Pierre moves forward looking for some grappling action
GSP has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Royce launches a few hard punches to Georges St-Pierre's ribs!
Georges St-Pierre's ribs shows the damage! Royce Gracie is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
GSP is launching some bone breaking punches to Royce's ribs while in the clinch.
Royce blocks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
GSP gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
GSP blocks Royce Gracie's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
GSP tries to escape from the closed guard
Georges St-Pierre any adventage in the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
Georges St-Pierre fakes some punches
Royce ties him up.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
GSP tries to open up Royce Gracie's defense faking a few punches.
Royce Gracie wraps his arms around GSP's arms and counters the punches.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
GSP tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Royce leans and gets Georges St-Pierre's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Georges St-Pierre gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce Gracie sits up and gets an arm around GSP's neck!
GSP pushes Royce Gracie back to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Royce
Royce covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Georges St-Pierre realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Georges St-Pierre. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
Royce goes down.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
GSP tries to jump to side mount.
Royce Gracie jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
GSP leans and gets Royce Gracie's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Georges St-Pierre can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce tries to escape from closed guard...
GSP waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Royce Gracie! He is reversed and nor Georges St-Pierre is on half guard!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Georges St-Pierre didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Georges St-Pierre can end the fight with his ground and pound.
GSP tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Royce moves on the ground
Royce Gracie moves to side mount
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP tries to show some ground skills
Royce uses his strength to keep Royce at a disadvantage
GSP clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce Gracie looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Georges St-Pierre sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over GSP
Royce Gracie is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Royce tries to free his leg...
GSP doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over GSP
Royce Gracie hooks GSP's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Georges St-Pierre manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
Royce misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
A right hand from Royce Gracie
makes GSP stumble back!
GSP studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Georges St-Pierre and Royce engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Georges St-Pierre's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
GSP measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce tries to escape from the closed guard
Royce succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
GSP measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce Gracie pushes Georges St-Pierre against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Georges St-Pierre struggles not allowing Royce Gracie improve his position.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Royce works on the ground with his fingers over GSP's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Royce cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as GSP can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
Royce Gracie sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Royce Gracie jumps backwards and frees his leg.
GSP goes to the body...
his punches graze Royce's arm.
GSP misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie leans forwards and tries to grapple with GSP
Royce shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Royce gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
GSP pummels back into position.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Georges St-Pierre pushes away Royce trying to keep the fight at striking range
Royce doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Georges St-Pierre
Royce Gracie pushes away GSP trying to keep the fight at striking range
GSP doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Royce Gracie
The fighters are clinching.
GSP grab one of Royce Gracie's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Royce done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
GSP moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Royce with a double overhooks!
Georges St-Pierre seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Royce Gracie is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull GSP into his guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
GSP tries to open up Royce with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Royce is trying to block them with his hands...
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
GSP struggles on the ground and tries to break Royce Gracie's guard...
Royce doesn't want to free his opponent and GSP continues in closed guard
GSP misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
GSP is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll on the ground...
Royce knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Royce Gracie pushes Georges St-Pierre against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Georges St-Pierre struggles not allowing Royce Gracie improve his position.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
GSP measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
GSP is holding Royce Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Royce Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Hyper-extended his left arm
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Royce Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
GSP is taking this opportunity to rest.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
GSP moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
GSP positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Royce's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
GSP misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
GSP blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Royce's guard.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
A solid combination from Georges St-Pierre
mostly hits air.
Georges St-Pierre gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Royce Gracie
misses its target.
Royce Gracie launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Georges St-Pierre tries a hook to the body
and hits Royce's ribs hard
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Crisp uppercut by GSP followed by a hard jab
Royce deflects the blows.
GSP is holding Royce Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Royce Gracie shows great balance while pushing away Georges St-Pierre
Royce Gracie attempts to cut off GSP with punches
GSP reels from the strikes.
Georges St-Pierre and Royce engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Royce Gracie is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Georges St-Pierre throws a punch
that gets deflected.
GSP misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie throws an uppercut
GSP slips it.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Quick hook by Georges St-Pierre
Good shot! Royce has reasons to be worried.
GSP is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Royce is smart enough to block that one.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Royce is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries an armbar from the bottom!
Georges St-Pierre breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
GSP tries to jump to side mount.
Royce Gracie jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
GSP holds Royce Gracie's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to move on the ground and shows Georges St-Pierre a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Royce uses his forearms to block the impact!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Royce Gracie
GSP is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre tries to better his position on the ground...
GSP is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Royce Gracie
GSP tries to open up Royce with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Royce blocks a few elbows and now Georges St-Pierre will have to look for another option here.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Georges St-Pierre throws an uppercut
Royce slips it.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
GSP is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Royce Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
GSP is able to break the lock.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
GSP is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce Gracie looks to posture up and open Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Georges St-Pierre has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Royce Gracie
GSP leans back...
Royce eyes him warily.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Royce Gracie down and prevents his attempts to escape
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Royce Gracie gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
GSP grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Royce struggles... Georges St-Pierre is unable to take him down
Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
GSP struggles... Royce Gracie is unable to take him down
Royce is holding Georges St-Pierre's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Georges St-Pierre shows great balance while pushing away Royce Gracie
GSP is trying to counter now!
A solid combination from Georges St-Pierre
mostly hits air.
Royce Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Georges St-Pierre is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Royce into his guard.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce Gracie tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Royce Gracie manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre attempts to move to full guard
Georges St-Pierre manages to switch to full guard.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Royce Gracie launches a few punches to GSP
GSP holds Royce Gracie's arms and blocks the punches!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
GSP measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Royce Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce Gracie looks to posture up and open Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Georges St-Pierre has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce struggles on the ground and tries to break Georges St-Pierre's guard...
GSP doesn't want to free his opponent and Royce continues in closed guard
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 4
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GSP is holding Royce Gracie's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Royce Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Royce Gracie
GSP delivers a few accurate elbows!
Royce is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
GSP is in rear mount over Royce
Royce has GSP controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
GSP is unable to move under Royce control.
Royce clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
GSP tries to get a hook in!
Royce rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Royce
GSP is moving on the ground...
Royce tries to counter GSP's moves on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Royce
GSP launches a barrage of elbows over Royce's face!
Royce Gracie blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce Gracie tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Royce
Georges St-Pierre pushes Royce's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Royce wraps his legs while he holds Georges St-Pierre's head... Tight guard!
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
GSP blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
Solid kick to the leg from Royce Gracie
GSP checks it.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
GSP showing excellent timing, blasts Royce Gracie with a right hand.
Royce steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Royce Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Georges St-Pierre is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Royce into his guard.
GSP ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
GSP misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Georges St-Pierre holds Royce Gracie and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Royce tries to cover his face,
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Royce Gracie creates enough space to control Georges St-Pierre's leg.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Royce
Georges St-Pierre tries to free his leg
Royce Gracie moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce steps backwards away from Georges St-Pierre. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
GSP looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Royce Gracie's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre can't prevent his opponent from passing. Royce looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre attempts to move to full guard
Georges St-Pierre manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Georges St-Pierre's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
GSP clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce tries to escape from the closed guard
Royce succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Royce Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
Royce is locking that leglock...
GSP hyper-extended his leg
That leglock looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in GSP's eyes...
GSP is able to break the lock.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Royce tries to move to full mount
Royce succeeds
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Royce tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Royce Gracie controls the situation despite Georges St-Pierre efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Royce Gracie doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
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Round 5
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The clock says 0:10 in the 5 round
GSP grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:30 in the 5 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Georges St-Pierre pushes Royce Gracie against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
GSP jumps and tries to free his leg! Royce doesn't allow this but Georges St-Pierre is able to get half guard here.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Royce
Royce tries to move on the ground and shows Georges St-Pierre a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Royce uses his forearms to block the impact!
Georges St-Pierre gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce Gracie overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
GSP pulls his arm out of danger.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Royce Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 5 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
GSP is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
The clock says 1:25 in the 5 round
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Royce Gracie tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
GSP is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
GSP misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Royce Gracie rolls Georges St-Pierre to his stomach and takes his back!
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and launches himself over Royce Gracie
Great move by GSP who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Royce Gracie pushes away GSP trying to keep the fight at striking range
GSP stumbles backwards and Royce Gracie circles to get the center of the cage
GSP decides to launch some tentative punches
Royce Gracie takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Royce Gracie jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Georges St-Pierre launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Royce Gracie swings and GSP has to retreat
Royce is holding Georges St-Pierre's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Georges St-Pierre loses balance and goes to the ground.
GSP Hyper-extended his left arm
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Royce Gracie looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Royce Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Royce is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Royce suddenly holds Georges St-Pierre's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in GSP's eyes...
GSP can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Royce Gracie!
The clock says 3:45 in the 5 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
GSP struggles on the ground and tries to break Royce Gracie's guard...
Royce doesn't want to free his opponent and GSP continues in closed guard
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
GSP is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
GSP is trying to counter now!
Georges St-Pierre moves to better his position on the ground...
Georges St-Pierre wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
GSP grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Royce struggles... Georges St-Pierre is unable to take him down
Royce is holding Georges St-Pierre's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Georges St-Pierre loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Royce shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
GSP pushes Royce Gracie forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
Royce Gracie sits up and gets an arm around GSP's neck!
GSP pushes Royce Gracie back to the ground.
The clock says 4:50 in the 5 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
Royce Gracie throws up a triangle attempt!
Georges St-Pierre postures up and breaks the triangle.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
GSP tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Royce leans and gets Georges St-Pierre's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Georges St-Pierre, but it's close.
Winner is Royce Gracie by Split decision
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 16/21 (76%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 9/12 (75%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 15/15 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 938 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 2/21 (10%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 7/13 (54%)
GnP strikes 8/75 (11%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 938 s
Close fight. Gracie did a bit more, damage-wise.
Georges St-Pierre raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Royce and GSP move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Georges St-Pierre tries to turn into his oponent...
Royce Gracie tries to sprawl back but he is too slow. GSP scrammbles out and gets back to his feet!
Royce misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Georges St-Pierre moves forward looking for some grappling action
GSP has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Royce launches a few hard punches to Georges St-Pierre's ribs!
Georges St-Pierre's ribs shows the damage! Royce Gracie is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
GSP is launching some bone breaking punches to Royce's ribs while in the clinch.
Royce blocks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
GSP gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
GSP blocks Royce Gracie's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
GSP tries to escape from the closed guard
Georges St-Pierre any adventage in the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
Georges St-Pierre fakes some punches
Royce ties him up.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
GSP tries to open up Royce Gracie's defense faking a few punches.
Royce Gracie wraps his arms around GSP's arms and counters the punches.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
GSP tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Royce leans and gets Georges St-Pierre's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Georges St-Pierre gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce Gracie sits up and gets an arm around GSP's neck!
GSP pushes Royce Gracie back to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Royce
Royce covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Georges St-Pierre realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Georges St-Pierre. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
Royce goes down.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
GSP tries to jump to side mount.
Royce Gracie jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
GSP leans and gets Royce Gracie's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Georges St-Pierre can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce tries to escape from closed guard...
GSP waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Royce Gracie! He is reversed and nor Georges St-Pierre is on half guard!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Georges St-Pierre didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Georges St-Pierre can end the fight with his ground and pound.
GSP tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Royce moves on the ground
Royce Gracie moves to side mount
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP tries to show some ground skills
Royce uses his strength to keep Royce at a disadvantage
GSP clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce Gracie looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Georges St-Pierre sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over GSP
Royce Gracie is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Royce tries to free his leg...
GSP doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over GSP
Royce Gracie hooks GSP's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Georges St-Pierre manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
Royce misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
A right hand from Royce Gracie
makes GSP stumble back!
GSP studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Georges St-Pierre and Royce engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Georges St-Pierre's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
GSP measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce tries to escape from the closed guard
Royce succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
GSP measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce Gracie pushes Georges St-Pierre against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Georges St-Pierre struggles not allowing Royce Gracie improve his position.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Royce works on the ground with his fingers over GSP's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Royce cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as GSP can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
Royce Gracie sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Royce Gracie jumps backwards and frees his leg.
GSP goes to the body...
his punches graze Royce's arm.
GSP misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie leans forwards and tries to grapple with GSP
Royce shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Royce gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
GSP pummels back into position.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Georges St-Pierre pushes away Royce trying to keep the fight at striking range
Royce doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Georges St-Pierre
Royce Gracie pushes away GSP trying to keep the fight at striking range
GSP doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Royce Gracie
The fighters are clinching.
GSP grab one of Royce Gracie's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Royce done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
GSP moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Royce with a double overhooks!
Georges St-Pierre seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Royce Gracie is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull GSP into his guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
GSP tries to open up Royce with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Royce is trying to block them with his hands...
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
GSP struggles on the ground and tries to break Royce Gracie's guard...
Royce doesn't want to free his opponent and GSP continues in closed guard
GSP misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
GSP is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll on the ground...
Royce knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Royce Gracie pushes Georges St-Pierre against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Georges St-Pierre struggles not allowing Royce Gracie improve his position.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
GSP measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
GSP is holding Royce Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Royce Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Hyper-extended his left arm
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Royce Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
GSP is taking this opportunity to rest.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
GSP moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
GSP positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Royce's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
GSP misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
GSP blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Royce's guard.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
A solid combination from Georges St-Pierre
mostly hits air.
Georges St-Pierre gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Royce Gracie
misses its target.
Royce Gracie launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Georges St-Pierre tries a hook to the body
and hits Royce's ribs hard
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Crisp uppercut by GSP followed by a hard jab
Royce deflects the blows.
GSP is holding Royce Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Royce Gracie shows great balance while pushing away Georges St-Pierre
Royce Gracie attempts to cut off GSP with punches
GSP reels from the strikes.
Georges St-Pierre and Royce engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Royce Gracie is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Georges St-Pierre throws a punch
that gets deflected.
GSP misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie throws an uppercut
GSP slips it.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Quick hook by Georges St-Pierre
Good shot! Royce has reasons to be worried.
GSP is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Royce is smart enough to block that one.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Royce is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries an armbar from the bottom!
Georges St-Pierre breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
GSP tries to jump to side mount.
Royce Gracie jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
GSP holds Royce Gracie's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to move on the ground and shows Georges St-Pierre a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Royce uses his forearms to block the impact!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Royce Gracie
GSP is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre tries to better his position on the ground...
GSP is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Royce Gracie
GSP tries to open up Royce with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Royce blocks a few elbows and now Georges St-Pierre will have to look for another option here.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Georges St-Pierre throws an uppercut
Royce slips it.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
GSP is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Royce Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
GSP is able to break the lock.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
GSP is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce Gracie looks to posture up and open Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Georges St-Pierre has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Royce Gracie
GSP leans back...
Royce eyes him warily.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Royce Gracie down and prevents his attempts to escape
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Royce Gracie gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
GSP grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Royce struggles... Georges St-Pierre is unable to take him down
Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
GSP struggles... Royce Gracie is unable to take him down
Royce is holding Georges St-Pierre's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Georges St-Pierre shows great balance while pushing away Royce Gracie
GSP is trying to counter now!
A solid combination from Georges St-Pierre
mostly hits air.
Royce Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Georges St-Pierre is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Royce into his guard.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce Gracie tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Royce Gracie manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre attempts to move to full guard
Georges St-Pierre manages to switch to full guard.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Royce Gracie launches a few punches to GSP
GSP holds Royce Gracie's arms and blocks the punches!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
GSP measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Royce Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce Gracie looks to posture up and open Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Georges St-Pierre has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce struggles on the ground and tries to break Georges St-Pierre's guard...
GSP doesn't want to free his opponent and Royce continues in closed guard
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 4
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GSP is holding Royce Gracie's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Royce Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Royce Gracie
GSP delivers a few accurate elbows!
Royce is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
GSP is in rear mount over Royce
Royce has GSP controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
GSP is unable to move under Royce control.
Royce clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
GSP tries to get a hook in!
Royce rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Royce
GSP is moving on the ground...
Royce tries to counter GSP's moves on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Royce
GSP launches a barrage of elbows over Royce's face!
Royce Gracie blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce Gracie tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Royce
Georges St-Pierre pushes Royce's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Royce wraps his legs while he holds Georges St-Pierre's head... Tight guard!
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
GSP blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
Solid kick to the leg from Royce Gracie
GSP checks it.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
GSP showing excellent timing, blasts Royce Gracie with a right hand.
Royce steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Royce Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Georges St-Pierre is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Royce into his guard.
GSP ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
GSP misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Georges St-Pierre holds Royce Gracie and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Royce tries to cover his face,
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Royce Gracie creates enough space to control Georges St-Pierre's leg.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Royce
Georges St-Pierre tries to free his leg
Royce Gracie moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce steps backwards away from Georges St-Pierre. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
GSP looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Royce Gracie's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre can't prevent his opponent from passing. Royce looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre attempts to move to full guard
Georges St-Pierre manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Georges St-Pierre's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
GSP clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce tries to escape from the closed guard
Royce succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Royce Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
Royce is locking that leglock...
GSP hyper-extended his leg
That leglock looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in GSP's eyes...
GSP is able to break the lock.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over GSP
Royce tries to move to full mount
Royce succeeds
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Royce tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Royce Gracie controls the situation despite Georges St-Pierre efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Royce Gracie doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
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Round 5
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The clock says 0:10 in the 5 round
GSP grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:30 in the 5 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Georges St-Pierre pushes Royce Gracie against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
GSP jumps and tries to free his leg! Royce doesn't allow this but Georges St-Pierre is able to get half guard here.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Royce
Royce tries to move on the ground and shows Georges St-Pierre a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Royce uses his forearms to block the impact!
Georges St-Pierre gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce Gracie overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
GSP pulls his arm out of danger.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Royce Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 5 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
GSP is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
The clock says 1:25 in the 5 round
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Royce Gracie tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
GSP is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
GSP misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Royce Gracie rolls Georges St-Pierre to his stomach and takes his back!
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and launches himself over Royce Gracie
Great move by GSP who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Royce Gracie pushes away GSP trying to keep the fight at striking range
GSP stumbles backwards and Royce Gracie circles to get the center of the cage
GSP decides to launch some tentative punches
Royce Gracie takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Royce Gracie jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Georges St-Pierre launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Royce Gracie swings and GSP has to retreat
Royce is holding Georges St-Pierre's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Georges St-Pierre loses balance and goes to the ground.
GSP Hyper-extended his left arm
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Royce Gracie looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Royce Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Royce is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Royce suddenly holds Georges St-Pierre's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in GSP's eyes...
GSP can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Royce Gracie!
The clock says 3:45 in the 5 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
GSP struggles on the ground and tries to break Royce Gracie's guard...
Royce doesn't want to free his opponent and GSP continues in closed guard
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
GSP is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
GSP is trying to counter now!
Georges St-Pierre moves to better his position on the ground...
Georges St-Pierre wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
GSP grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Royce struggles... Georges St-Pierre is unable to take him down
Royce is holding Georges St-Pierre's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Georges St-Pierre loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Royce shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
GSP pushes Royce Gracie forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
Royce Gracie sits up and gets an arm around GSP's neck!
GSP pushes Royce Gracie back to the ground.
The clock says 4:50 in the 5 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
Royce Gracie throws up a triangle attempt!
Georges St-Pierre postures up and breaks the triangle.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
GSP tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Royce leans and gets Georges St-Pierre's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Georges St-Pierre, but it's close.
Winner is Royce Gracie by Split decision
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 16/21 (76%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 9/12 (75%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 15/15 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 938 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 2/21 (10%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 7/13 (54%)
GnP strikes 8/75 (11%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 938 s
Close fight. Gracie did a bit more, damage-wise.