Post by The Sandmen on Dec 6, 2012 16:45:44 GMT -5
ManMMA Middleweight Championship
Anderson Silva looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Georges St-Pierre looks very relaxed.
Now Anderson Silva put his title in contention against GSP.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Anderson Silva today.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Anderson and GSP move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
A bunch of leg kicks from Anderson Silva
are bothering his opponent.
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.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a few punches and tries a quick knee
Anderson blocks it and move a step back
Georges St-Pierre gets sloppy and Anderson Silva tries to take advantage...
Inside leg kick from Anderson
that lands on Georges St-Pierre's leg.
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Anderson Silva is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull GSP into his guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Anderson
GSP is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Anderson
GSP is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Anderson
Georges St-Pierre tries to better his position on the ground...
Anderson holds Georges St-Pierre's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Anderson
Anderson Silva launches a few punches to GSP's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because GSP tries to cover his face,
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Anderson
Deep breaths from Anderson Silva who tries a hammer punch to GSP's ribs.
GSP blocks those punches
Anderson misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
GSP tries to escape from closed guard...
Anderson waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Georges St-Pierre! He is reversed and nor Anderson Silva is on half guard!
Anderson Silva is in half guard over GSP
Anderson Silva tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Anderson Silva manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Anderson Silva is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Anderson Silva 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 2:00 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over GSP
Anderson tries to escape from closed guard...
GSP waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Anderson Silva! He is reversed and nor Georges St-Pierre is on half guard!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Anderson
Anderson Silva attempts to move to full guard
Anderson Silva manages to switch to full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Anderson
GSP is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Anderson Silva pushes Georges St-Pierre down and prevents his attempts to escape
GSP misses a step and Anderson Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Anderson Silva positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
GSP covers himself well
Dan Miragliotta 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 Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Anderson showing excellent timing, blasts Georges St-Pierre with a right hand.
Great hook by Anderson Silva! Georges St-Pierre is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
GSP's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
GSP has a small cut in his Mouth
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Anderson is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to GSP's thigh
Loud pop!
GSP hyper-extended his left leg
Anderson is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Georges St-Pierre kicks his legs trying to keep Anderson Silva away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Anderson is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to GSP's thigh
Loud pop!
GSP hyper-extended his left leg
Anderson is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
GSP tries to hit Anderson Silva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Anderson steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Anderson is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Georges St-Pierre kicks his legs trying to keep Anderson Silva away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Anderson is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Anderson Silva steps back and allows GSP to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Georges St-Pierre is standing now.
Anderson jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Anderson Silva pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
GSP doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anderson Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Anderson Silva pushes GSP forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
both fighters are clinching, Anderson Silva react first trying to hit GSP with a right elbow strike
big elbow!!! that elbow knocks GSP to the mat
Anderson is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
GSP tries to hit Anderson Silva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Anderson steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Anderson is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to GSP's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to GSP's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
GSP tries to hit Anderson Silva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Anderson dodges that
Anderson is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to GSP's thigh
Loud pop!
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Anderson, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Anderson Silva tries to bring the fight to the ground
GSP won't budge, forcing Anderson to pull guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Anderson
Anderson measures the resilience of GSP's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in GSP's side.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Anderson
GSP is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Anderson Silva rolls Georges St-Pierre to his stomach and takes his back!
Anderson is in rear mount over GSP
Anderson tries to open up Georges St-Pierre's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching GSP in the side of the head
Anderson is in rear mount over GSP
GSP has Anderson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Anderson is unable to move under GSP control.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
GSP is holding Anderson Silva's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anderson Silva loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting GSP's ribs.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Anderson Silva...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva 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 Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva was tooling Georges St-Pierre for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Georges St-Pierre lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Anderson Silva tries to roll on the ground...
GSP knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Anderson clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Anderson Silva tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Anderson Silva gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Anderson
GSP tries to launch a few punches to Anderson Silva
Anderson is able to achieve closed guard and counter Georges St-Pierre's punches.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Anderson
Anderson launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Georges St-Pierre tries to better his position on the ground...
GSP breaks the closed guard of Anderson Silva and moves to half guard
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Anderson launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Anderson Silva attempts a sweep single...
Georges St-Pierre was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Anderson Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over GSP!
Nice move by Anderson who clinches and pushes GSP against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Anderson struggles and launches a few punches to GSP's head
Those punches are hitting! GSP covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anderson launches a few hard punches to Georges St-Pierre's ribs!
Georges St-Pierre's ribs shows the damage! Anderson Silva is working his opponent ribs!
GSP doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anderson Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from GSP who put distance between them
Anderson Silva launches a rapid series of punches
taking GSP from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
GSP goes to the body...
He punishes Anderson's ribs with a couple of hooks.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
GSP stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Anderson Silva is coming in again!
Anderson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Anderson moves forward and holds GSP
The fighters are clinching.
Anderson Silva slightly pushes GSP into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
GSP decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. GSP moves back and takes a deep breath.
GSP decides to launch some tentative punches
Anderson Silva takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Anderson pushes Georges St-Pierre and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Brilliant combination from Georges St-Pierre
Anderson is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Anderson pushes Georges St-Pierre and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Anderson Silva fakes a move and moves laterally.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Nice punch by Anderson Silva
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
There is a small laceration on Georges St-Pierre's Chin
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Anderson Silva.
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Round 3
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Lightning fast low kick from Anderson!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Anderson Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Georges St-Pierre
Great move by Anderson who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Terrible one sided match... GSP was not ready to fight a fighter of Anderson Silva caliber.
Anderson Silva is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing GSP with uppercuts!
GSP is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if GSP is unable to escape!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
One, two, three! Anderson doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on GSP's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
There is a small laceration on Georges St-Pierre's Chin
Georges St-Pierre seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Anderson Silva!
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
GSP pushes off of Anderson Silva and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Anderson holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
GSP doesn't stop bleeding.
Brutal knees to GSP's face, followed by knees to the body from Anderson Silva!
Bang! GSP can take many more shots like that!
GSP is out! GSP is out! Anderson Silva has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
GSP's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Anderson Silva by KO (Knees) at 1:05 Round 3
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 17/19 (89%)
Kicks 10/10 (100%)
Clinch strikes 14/20 (70%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 10/23 (43%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 223 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 2/9 (22%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/7 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 345 s
Anderson Silva defends the Middleweight title!
And once again, GSP gets destroyed by Anderson; even after a massive upgrade. I think it's now time to shake things up here at MW. Stay tuned folks. This shit's gonna get interesting over the next week or so.