Post by The Sandmen on Aug 13, 2012 13:30:50 GMT -5
Georges St-Pierre glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Ferocious staredown by Wanderlei while John McCarthy recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Wanderlei Silva today.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Georges St-Pierre and Wanderlei Silva touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Wanderlei jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Wanderlei Silva pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei struggles and launches a few punches to GSP's head
Nothing from this... Wanderlei Silva seems frustrated.
GSP doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Wanderlei Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from GSP who put distance between them
Not a desiderable position that Wanderlei is in now. Georges St-Pierre is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Wanderlei Silva seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Wanderlei Silva fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
GSP blocks that. He made it look easy!
Solid kick to the leg from Wanderlei Silva
GSP checks it.
GSP is holding Wanderlei Silva's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Wanderlei Silva loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Wanderlei Silva manages to switch to full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to GSP's cheek from the guard.
Georges St-Pierre uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Wanderlei clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass to half guard...
Wanderlei Silva can't prevent his opponent from passing. GSP looks to work from half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Wanderlei
Good looking punches from Georges St-Pierre on the ground
They could take their toll on Wanderlei.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Wanderlei
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Wanderlei Silva's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Wanderlei
Georges St-Pierre aggressively and repeatedly punches Wanderlei.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Wanderlei Silva doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Wanderlei Silva. 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 Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
GSP shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
GSP is holding Wanderlei Silva's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Wanderlei Silva loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei tries to show some ground skills
Wanderlei Silva put GSP in half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei measures the resilience of GSP's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
GSP blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
GSP is trying to counter now!
GSP tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Wanderlei from the side mount!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Wanderlei Silva manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Wanderlei
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Wanderlei Silva...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
GSP tries to open up Wanderlei Silva's defense faking a few punches.
Wanderlei Silva wraps his arms around GSP's arms and counters the punches.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Georges St-Pierre doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Wanderlei misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Georges St-Pierre aggressively and repeatedly punches Wanderlei.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Georges St-Pierre positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Wanderlei's abdomen
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei tries to escape from the full mount...
Georges St-Pierre is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Wanderlei Silva...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls Wanderlei Silva to his stomach and takes his back!
GSP is in rear mount over Wanderlei
Wanderlei has given his back to Georges St-Pierre who is trying to get one hook in!
Georges St-Pierre has one hook in!
GSP is in rear mount over Wanderlei with one hook in
GSP has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Wanderlei.
Nicely done! GSP now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
GSP is in rear mount over Wanderlei with two hooks in
GSP throws a few hammer fists to the face of Wanderlei Silva
Solid shots!
Georges St-Pierre turns out the lights for Wanderlei! What an astonishing KO by GSP!
Wanderlei has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by KO (GnP) at 4:33 Round 1
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/25 (68%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 193 s
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 193 s
This was a good back and forth fight. The end came suddenly, and makes suggesting areas of improvement hard. Perhaps some KO resistance for Wandy?
Ferocious staredown by Wanderlei while John McCarthy recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Wanderlei Silva today.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Georges St-Pierre and Wanderlei Silva touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Wanderlei jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Wanderlei Silva pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei struggles and launches a few punches to GSP's head
Nothing from this... Wanderlei Silva seems frustrated.
GSP doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Wanderlei Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from GSP who put distance between them
Not a desiderable position that Wanderlei is in now. Georges St-Pierre is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Wanderlei Silva seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Wanderlei Silva fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
GSP blocks that. He made it look easy!
Solid kick to the leg from Wanderlei Silva
GSP checks it.
GSP is holding Wanderlei Silva's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Wanderlei Silva loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Wanderlei Silva manages to switch to full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to GSP's cheek from the guard.
Georges St-Pierre uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Wanderlei clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass to half guard...
Wanderlei Silva can't prevent his opponent from passing. GSP looks to work from half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Wanderlei
Good looking punches from Georges St-Pierre on the ground
They could take their toll on Wanderlei.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Wanderlei
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Wanderlei Silva's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Wanderlei
Georges St-Pierre aggressively and repeatedly punches Wanderlei.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Wanderlei Silva doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Wanderlei Silva. 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 Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
GSP shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
GSP is holding Wanderlei Silva's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Wanderlei Silva loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei tries to show some ground skills
Wanderlei Silva put GSP in half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei measures the resilience of GSP's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
GSP blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
GSP is trying to counter now!
GSP tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Wanderlei from the side mount!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Wanderlei Silva manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Wanderlei
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Wanderlei Silva...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
GSP tries to open up Wanderlei Silva's defense faking a few punches.
Wanderlei Silva wraps his arms around GSP's arms and counters the punches.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Georges St-Pierre doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Wanderlei misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Georges St-Pierre aggressively and repeatedly punches Wanderlei.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Georges St-Pierre positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Wanderlei's abdomen
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei tries to escape from the full mount...
Georges St-Pierre is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Wanderlei Silva...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls Wanderlei Silva to his stomach and takes his back!
GSP is in rear mount over Wanderlei
Wanderlei has given his back to Georges St-Pierre who is trying to get one hook in!
Georges St-Pierre has one hook in!
GSP is in rear mount over Wanderlei with one hook in
GSP has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Wanderlei.
Nicely done! GSP now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
GSP is in rear mount over Wanderlei with two hooks in
GSP throws a few hammer fists to the face of Wanderlei Silva
Solid shots!
Georges St-Pierre turns out the lights for Wanderlei! What an astonishing KO by GSP!
Wanderlei has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by KO (GnP) at 4:33 Round 1
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/25 (68%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 193 s
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 193 s
This was a good back and forth fight. The end came suddenly, and makes suggesting areas of improvement hard. Perhaps some KO resistance for Wandy?