Post by The Sandmen on Nov 26, 2012 18:50:02 GMT -5
HUGE test for Rory.
Georges St-Pierre raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Rory MacDonald doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Georges St-Pierre is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Rory MacDonald comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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GSP and Rory move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rory is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Rory
GSP tries to improve position.
Rory adjusts and closes his guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Rory
Georges St-Pierre tries to better his position on the ground...
GSP breaks the closed guard of Rory MacDonald and moves to half guard
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Georges St-Pierre hovers above Rory
Good punches to Rory's body.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald 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 Rory MacDonald
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Rory MacDonald...
Rory MacDonald sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Rory
Rory tries an armbar from the bottom!
Georges St-Pierre breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Rory MacDonald gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Rory MacDonald's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Georges St-Pierre looks to pass to mount...
Rory creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Rory MacDonald throws a looping left hand...
GSP moves aside and dodges.
Rory clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
GSP is holding Rory MacDonald's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rory MacDonald loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rory's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
GSP tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Rory
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Rory has a small cut in his Forehead
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Rory MacDonald efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory 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.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Rory MacDonald down and prevents his attempts to escape
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory 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 Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald 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 Rory MacDonald
Georges St-Pierre hovers above Rory
Good punches to Rory's body.
Crushing shot to Rory's body! He's holding his side
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of GSP's moves.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
GSP tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in O2 Arena (Prague, Czech Republic) are cheering for the fighters.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
GSP moves backwards and Rory MacDonald is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
GSP launches a furious low kick!
Rory receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rory goes down.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Rory
Rory MacDonald isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
GSP blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Rory's guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Rory
Good looking punches from Georges St-Pierre on the ground
They could take their toll on Rory.
Rory's Left eye is beginning to swell
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Rory
GSP launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Rory MacDonald is not able to stop Rory ground skills and Georges St-Pierre moves to side mount!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald 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 Rory MacDonald
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Rory MacDonald...
Rory MacDonald takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Georges St-Pierre has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Georges St-Pierre is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Rory 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
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rory's side.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rory blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Rory tries to move to full mount!
GSP won't allow him to take this position easily.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Rory MacDonald positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
GSP covers himself well
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Georges St-Pierre takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over GSP
Rory MacDonald launches a few punches to GSP
GSP holds Rory MacDonald's arms and blocks the punches!
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Rory's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rory tries to cover his face,
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Rory
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over GSP
Rory is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rory MacDonald!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald 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.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes GSP's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre tries to close the guard.
GSP put Rory MacDonald in closed guard.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over GSP
Rory MacDonald is looking to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Georges St-Pierre has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
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 O2 Arena (Prague, Czech Republic) are cheering for the fighters.
GSP fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rory MacDonald didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Rory's mid-section, he seems hurt
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Rory
GSP tries to move to full mount
GSP succeeds
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rory struggles and frees his leg!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Rory
Rory MacDonald attempts to move to full guard
Georges St-Pierre keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Rory
Rory is taking this opportunity to rest.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Rory
Georges St-Pierre tries to free his leg...
Georges St-Pierre uses some of his skill by jumping out of Rory's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Rory MacDonald...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald 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 Rory
Rory 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 in rear mount over Rory
Rory 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 Rory with one hook in
GSP leans back...
He clobbers Rory MacDonald's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Rory's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Rory MacDonald's Right cheek
GSP is in rear mount over Rory with one hook in
GSP gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rory MacDonald! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rory MacDonald doesn't defend himself!
GSP is in rear mount over Rory with one hook in
Georges St-Pierre slides his arm under Rory MacDonald's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Rory MacDonald pushes up and slides Georges St-Pierre's arm over his chin.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Georges St-Pierre has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Rory throws a low kick
Georges St-Pierre blocks.
Rory clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Georges St-Pierre!
Rory ducks under...
Rory throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Rory misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
GSP goes to the body...
He punishes Rory's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Rory MacDonald tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
A punch from Rory MacDonald
gets blocked by GSP.
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Georges St-Pierre who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Rory MacDonald 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 Rory MacDonald
GSP is trying to counter now!
GSP is launching some bone breaking punches to Rory's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Rory MacDonald's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
GSP pushes off of Rory MacDonald and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Rory stumbles backwards but Georges St-Pierre chases him and continues the rain of blows!
There is a small laceration on Rory MacDonald's Right eye
The fighters are clinching.
Georges St-Pierre shoots and grab both of Rory MacDonald's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
GSP lifted Rory's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Rory
Rory doesn't stop bleeding.
Rory tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Rory
Georges St-Pierre hovers above Rory
Good punches to Rory's body.
Crushing shot to Rory's body! He's holding his side
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Rory
GSP moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Rory
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Rory MacDonald's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Rory tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald 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 Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
GSP is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
GSP tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
GSP is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Rory MacDonald, who is barely covering up!
Georges St-Pierre turns out the lights for Rory! What an astonishing KO by GSP!
Rory's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Rory MacDonald's Forehead
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by KO (GnP) at 3:10 Round 3
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/10 (80%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 29/34 (85%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 581 s
Statistics: Rory MacDonald
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/10 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 581 s
So Rory didn't embarrass himself, but he didn't really do much to put GSP in danger. Nothing, in fact. GSP got touched, but not even slapped. GSP back in the title picture.
Georges St-Pierre raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Rory MacDonald doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Georges St-Pierre is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Rory MacDonald comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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GSP and Rory move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rory is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Rory
GSP tries to improve position.
Rory adjusts and closes his guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Rory
Georges St-Pierre tries to better his position on the ground...
GSP breaks the closed guard of Rory MacDonald and moves to half guard
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Georges St-Pierre hovers above Rory
Good punches to Rory's body.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald 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 Rory MacDonald
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Rory MacDonald...
Rory MacDonald sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Rory
Rory tries an armbar from the bottom!
Georges St-Pierre breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Rory MacDonald gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Rory MacDonald's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Georges St-Pierre looks to pass to mount...
Rory creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Rory MacDonald throws a looping left hand...
GSP moves aside and dodges.
Rory clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
GSP is holding Rory MacDonald's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rory MacDonald loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rory's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
GSP tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Rory
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Rory has a small cut in his Forehead
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Rory MacDonald efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory 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.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Rory MacDonald down and prevents his attempts to escape
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory 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 Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald 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 Rory MacDonald
Georges St-Pierre hovers above Rory
Good punches to Rory's body.
Crushing shot to Rory's body! He's holding his side
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of GSP's moves.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
GSP tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in O2 Arena (Prague, Czech Republic) are cheering for the fighters.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
GSP moves backwards and Rory MacDonald is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
GSP launches a furious low kick!
Rory receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rory goes down.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Rory
Rory MacDonald isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
GSP blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Rory's guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Rory
Good looking punches from Georges St-Pierre on the ground
They could take their toll on Rory.
Rory's Left eye is beginning to swell
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Rory
GSP launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Rory MacDonald is not able to stop Rory ground skills and Georges St-Pierre moves to side mount!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald 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 Rory MacDonald
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Rory MacDonald...
Rory MacDonald takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Georges St-Pierre has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Georges St-Pierre is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Rory 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
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rory's side.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rory blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Rory tries to move to full mount!
GSP won't allow him to take this position easily.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Rory MacDonald positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
GSP covers himself well
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Georges St-Pierre takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over GSP
Rory MacDonald launches a few punches to GSP
GSP holds Rory MacDonald's arms and blocks the punches!
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Rory's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rory tries to cover his face,
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Rory
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over GSP
Rory is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rory MacDonald!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald 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.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes GSP's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre tries to close the guard.
GSP put Rory MacDonald in closed guard.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over GSP
Rory MacDonald is looking to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Georges St-Pierre has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
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 O2 Arena (Prague, Czech Republic) are cheering for the fighters.
GSP fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rory MacDonald didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Rory's mid-section, he seems hurt
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Rory
GSP tries to move to full mount
GSP succeeds
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rory struggles and frees his leg!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Rory
Rory MacDonald attempts to move to full guard
Georges St-Pierre keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Rory
Rory is taking this opportunity to rest.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Rory
Georges St-Pierre tries to free his leg...
Georges St-Pierre uses some of his skill by jumping out of Rory's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Rory MacDonald...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald 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 Rory
Rory 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 in rear mount over Rory
Rory 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 Rory with one hook in
GSP leans back...
He clobbers Rory MacDonald's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Rory's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Rory MacDonald's Right cheek
GSP is in rear mount over Rory with one hook in
GSP gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rory MacDonald! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rory MacDonald doesn't defend himself!
GSP is in rear mount over Rory with one hook in
Georges St-Pierre slides his arm under Rory MacDonald's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Rory MacDonald pushes up and slides Georges St-Pierre's arm over his chin.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Georges St-Pierre has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Rory throws a low kick
Georges St-Pierre blocks.
Rory clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Georges St-Pierre!
Rory ducks under...
Rory throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Rory misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
GSP goes to the body...
He punishes Rory's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Rory MacDonald tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
A punch from Rory MacDonald
gets blocked by GSP.
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Georges St-Pierre who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Rory MacDonald 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 Rory MacDonald
GSP is trying to counter now!
GSP is launching some bone breaking punches to Rory's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Rory MacDonald's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
GSP pushes off of Rory MacDonald and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Rory stumbles backwards but Georges St-Pierre chases him and continues the rain of blows!
There is a small laceration on Rory MacDonald's Right eye
The fighters are clinching.
Georges St-Pierre shoots and grab both of Rory MacDonald's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
GSP lifted Rory's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Rory
Rory doesn't stop bleeding.
Rory tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Rory
Georges St-Pierre hovers above Rory
Good punches to Rory's body.
Crushing shot to Rory's body! He's holding his side
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Rory
GSP moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Rory
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Rory MacDonald's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Rory tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald 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 Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
GSP is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
GSP tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
GSP is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Rory MacDonald, who is barely covering up!
Georges St-Pierre turns out the lights for Rory! What an astonishing KO by GSP!
Rory's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Rory MacDonald's Forehead
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by KO (GnP) at 3:10 Round 3
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/10 (80%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 29/34 (85%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 581 s
Statistics: Rory MacDonald
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/10 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 581 s
So Rory didn't embarrass himself, but he didn't really do much to put GSP in danger. Nothing, in fact. GSP got touched, but not even slapped. GSP back in the title picture.