Post by The Sandmen on Aug 20, 2012 12:41:50 GMT -5
Carlos Newton looks very relaxed.
Georges St-Pierre looks very relaxed.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Newton and GSP move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Solid shot from Carlos Newton to the body.
GSP blocks in time.
Newton grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton is in open guard over GSP
Carlos Newton tries to pass to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over GSP
Newton 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 Carlos Newton's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Newton is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Carlos Newton!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Carlos Newton gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll on the ground...
GSP knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls him over and takes his back!
GSP is in rear mount over Newton
GSP tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Newton! GSP has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
GSP is in rear mount over Newton 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 Newton.
Nicely done! GSP now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
GSP is in rear mount over Newton with two hooks in
Newton is trying to escape from the rear mount.
GSP tries to use some of his tricky moves but GSP's is smart enough to counter him.
Carlos Newton gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
Georges St-Pierre hovers above Newton
Good punches to Newton's body.
GSP is in rear mount over Newton with two hooks in
Newton is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Newton holds Georges St-Pierre's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Newton tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll on the ground...
Newton knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Carlos Newton throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
GSP breaks the lock showing some skills...
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Carlos Newton in his guard...
Carlos Newton keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Herb Dean 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 Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Carlos Newton closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Carlos Newton tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Georges St-Pierre jumps backwards and frees his leg.
GSP is holding Carlos Newton's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Newton loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Carlos Newton...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton 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.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Carlos Newton...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll on the ground...
GSP knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Carlos Newton gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
Newton 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 Carlos Newton
GSP tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton 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.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Carlos Newton moves to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Newton
Newton measures the resilience of GSP's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in GSP's side.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Newton
Newton reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
GSP blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Newton
Newton switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
GSP struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
GSP is trying to counter now!
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Carlos Newton's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Carlos Newton
GSP tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Newton
GSP launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Newton is covering himself! GSP tries to force the situation and Newton clumsily gives his back!
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Solid low kick from Carlos Newton.
GSP deflects it.
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Crisp uppercut by GSP followed by a hard jab
Carlos Newton stumbles back.
Newton's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Newton has a small cut in his Chin
Carlos Newton tries to bring the fight to the ground
GSP won't budge, forcing Newton to pull guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Newton
GSP is in closed guard... Newton tries to roll on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Carlos Newton gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
GSP struggles on the ground and tries to break Carlos Newton's guard...
Georges St-Pierre is in Newton open guard now
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Newton
GSP tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Newton
GSP tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Newton from the side mount!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre keeps control and remains in side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Carlos Newton...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Carlos Newton down and prevents his attempts to escape
GSP is trying to counter now!
Georges St-Pierre throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Newton's face with those brutal elbows! Newton needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Newton's Chin is beginning to swell
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Carlos Newton down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Carlos Newton efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton 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 Carlos Newton
Newton tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Georges St-Pierre tries to open Newton's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Georges St-Pierre. Newton is unable to cover himself now!
Newton's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Carlos Newton
GSP tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Carlos Newton efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Carlos Newton efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Georges St-Pierre throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Georges St-Pierre appears to be unbreakable
GSP is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar from Georges St-Pierre appears to be unbreakable
Newton breaks the lock showing some skills...
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
Herb Dean 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 3:30 in the 2 round
GSP decides to launch some tentative punches
Georges St-Pierre takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Newton's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Lightning fast low kick from GSP!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Newton hyper-extended his leg
GSP looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Carlos Newton's punches
Newton is on the receiving end of a great combo by GSP.
Newton hyper-extended his leg
GSP moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Newton with a double overhooks!
GSP is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Georges St-Pierre moves forward looking for some grappling action
GSP has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Newton doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Georges St-Pierre embrace and tries to move away...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Newton forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Newton doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Georges St-Pierre embrace and tries to move away...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Newton forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
GSP pushes Carlos Newton againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Newton cannot escape Georges St-Pierre's clinch! Georges St-Pierre is just brutalizing Newton with punches time and time again!
Newton's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Carlos Newton's Nose
Newton seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Georges St-Pierre slightly pushes Newton into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 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 Newton
Georges St-Pierre throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Newton's face with those brutal elbows! Newton needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
That brutal impact left Newton laid out on the mat! Georges St-Pierre's corner come in to congratulate him!
Newton's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Newton has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by KO (GnP) at 5:00 Round 2
Statistics: Carlos Newton
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 441 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/4 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/19 (89%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 441 s
The first round for this fight was surprisingly boring Newton is exciting, and in the past, when GSP fought exciting fighters, the fights were exciting. Second round was better, but GSPs takedowns and GnP were definitely the difference maker here. He seemed to be on ground-top forever.
Georges St-Pierre looks very relaxed.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Newton and GSP move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Solid shot from Carlos Newton to the body.
GSP blocks in time.
Newton grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton is in open guard over GSP
Carlos Newton tries to pass to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over GSP
Newton 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 Carlos Newton's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Newton is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Carlos Newton!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Carlos Newton gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll on the ground...
GSP knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls him over and takes his back!
GSP is in rear mount over Newton
GSP tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Newton! GSP has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
GSP is in rear mount over Newton 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 Newton.
Nicely done! GSP now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
GSP is in rear mount over Newton with two hooks in
Newton is trying to escape from the rear mount.
GSP tries to use some of his tricky moves but GSP's is smart enough to counter him.
Carlos Newton gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
Georges St-Pierre hovers above Newton
Good punches to Newton's body.
GSP is in rear mount over Newton with two hooks in
Newton is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Newton holds Georges St-Pierre's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Newton tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll on the ground...
Newton knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Carlos Newton throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
GSP breaks the lock showing some skills...
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Carlos Newton in his guard...
Carlos Newton keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Herb Dean 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 Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Carlos Newton closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Carlos Newton tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Georges St-Pierre jumps backwards and frees his leg.
GSP is holding Carlos Newton's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Newton loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Carlos Newton...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton 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.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Carlos Newton...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll on the ground...
GSP knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Carlos Newton gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
Newton 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 Carlos Newton
GSP tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton 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.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Carlos Newton moves to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Newton
Newton measures the resilience of GSP's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in GSP's side.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Newton
Newton reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
GSP blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Newton
Newton switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
GSP struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
GSP is trying to counter now!
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Carlos Newton's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Carlos Newton
GSP tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Newton
GSP launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Newton is covering himself! GSP tries to force the situation and Newton clumsily gives his back!
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Solid low kick from Carlos Newton.
GSP deflects it.
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Crisp uppercut by GSP followed by a hard jab
Carlos Newton stumbles back.
Newton's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Newton has a small cut in his Chin
Carlos Newton tries to bring the fight to the ground
GSP won't budge, forcing Newton to pull guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Newton
GSP is in closed guard... Newton tries to roll on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Carlos Newton gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
GSP struggles on the ground and tries to break Carlos Newton's guard...
Georges St-Pierre is in Newton open guard now
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Newton
GSP tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Newton
GSP tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Newton from the side mount!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre keeps control and remains in side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Carlos Newton...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Carlos Newton down and prevents his attempts to escape
GSP is trying to counter now!
Georges St-Pierre throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Newton's face with those brutal elbows! Newton needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Newton's Chin is beginning to swell
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Carlos Newton down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Carlos Newton efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton 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 Carlos Newton
Newton tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Georges St-Pierre tries to open Newton's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Georges St-Pierre. Newton is unable to cover himself now!
Newton's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Carlos Newton
GSP tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Carlos Newton efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Carlos Newton efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Georges St-Pierre throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Georges St-Pierre appears to be unbreakable
GSP is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar from Georges St-Pierre appears to be unbreakable
Newton breaks the lock showing some skills...
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
Herb Dean 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 3:30 in the 2 round
GSP decides to launch some tentative punches
Georges St-Pierre takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Newton's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Lightning fast low kick from GSP!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Newton hyper-extended his leg
GSP looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Carlos Newton's punches
Newton is on the receiving end of a great combo by GSP.
Newton hyper-extended his leg
GSP moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Newton with a double overhooks!
GSP is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Georges St-Pierre moves forward looking for some grappling action
GSP has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Newton doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Georges St-Pierre embrace and tries to move away...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Newton forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Newton doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Georges St-Pierre embrace and tries to move away...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Newton forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
GSP pushes Carlos Newton againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Newton cannot escape Georges St-Pierre's clinch! Georges St-Pierre is just brutalizing Newton with punches time and time again!
Newton's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Carlos Newton's Nose
Newton seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Georges St-Pierre slightly pushes Newton into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 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 Newton
Georges St-Pierre throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Newton's face with those brutal elbows! Newton needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
That brutal impact left Newton laid out on the mat! Georges St-Pierre's corner come in to congratulate him!
Newton's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Newton has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by KO (GnP) at 5:00 Round 2
Statistics: Carlos Newton
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 441 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/4 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/19 (89%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 441 s
The first round for this fight was surprisingly boring Newton is exciting, and in the past, when GSP fought exciting fighters, the fights were exciting. Second round was better, but GSPs takedowns and GnP were definitely the difference maker here. He seemed to be on ground-top forever.