Post by The Sandmen on Jan 2, 2013 14:53:46 GMT -5
Middleweight Bout
Cung Le vs. Georges St-Pierre
Cung Le 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 doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Le leads with a punch
Georges St-Pierre avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Le throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Cung Le and GSP engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Georges St-Pierre is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Le 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.
Cung Le is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Cung Le looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Georges St-Pierre sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Le's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Cung Le tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Cung Le passes momentarily but Georges St-Pierre regains half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Le tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling GSP from the side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP is taking this opportunity to rest.
Cung Le is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre manages to switch to half guard.
Cung Le 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 2:25 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in open guard over GSP
Cung Le struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Cung Le is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Le
He succeeds!
Cung Le is in closed guard over GSP
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
GSP holds Cung Le's head against his chin in the closed guard.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Georges St-Pierre throws up a triangle attempt!
Cung Le postures up and breaks the triangle.
John McCarthy 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.
GSP avoids a dangerous strike from Le
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Solid jabs from Georges St-Pierre.
Nice punches.
Georges St-Pierre attempts a sweep single...
Georges St-Pierre catches Cung Le's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by GSP.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cung Le 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.
GSP tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Le launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Le is countered by Georges St-Pierre.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Georges St-Pierre decides to jump inside Le's guard.
Le didn't see that coming. GSP is in open guard over Le now.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around GSP
He succeeds!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Le fires low kicks
that fail to land.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Solid kick to the leg from Cung Le
GSP checks it.
Le misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
A left hook from GSP
falls short.
GSP fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cung Le didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
GSP moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
GSP tries to open up Cung Le's defense faking a few punches.
Cung Le wraps his arms around GSP's arms and counters the punches.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
GSP is trying to counter now!
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Cung Le's guard...
Georges St-Pierre passes momentarily but Cung Le sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Cung Le holds Georges St-Pierre and prevents him from moving to a better position!
GSP misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
GSP is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Le tries to launch a few punches to Georges St-Pierre
GSP is able to achieve closed guard and counter Cung Le's punches.
John McCarthy 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.
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
GSP fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cung Le didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre tries to open Le's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Georges St-Pierre. Le is unable to cover himself now!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
GSP doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
GSP tries to jump to side mount.
Cung Le jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in closed guard over GSP
Cung Le positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
GSP covers himself well
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Le is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Cung Le
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Le struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Cung Le
Georges St-Pierre tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
You can see the pain reflected in Le's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Le is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Cung Le
GSP goes for an armbar!
Cung Le breaks the lock and pushes away Georges St-Pierre, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Georges St-Pierre. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Le launches a kick
but Georges St-Pierre avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Cung Le moves forward looking for some grappling action
GSP pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Georges St-Pierre and Le engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Georges St-Pierre is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The two exchange wildly
GSP is connecting with a few punches
Le's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
GSP wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Cung Le 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 Cung Le
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a few punches and advance towards Le trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Cung Le lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
GSP is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Georges St-Pierre steps back and allows Le to get back to his feet.
Le climbs to his feet and is standing now.
GSP grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Georges St-Pierre
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
GSP tries to move to full mount
GSP succeeds
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Cung Le
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Cung Le efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le 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 Cung Le
Le launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good looking punches from Georges St-Pierre on the ground
They could take their toll on Le.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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GSP wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Cung Le 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 Cung Le
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le grapple with Georges St-Pierre and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Georges St-Pierre managed to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
GSP is trying to counter now!
Georges St-Pierre attempts a sweep single...
Georges St-Pierre catches Cung Le's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by GSP.
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP tries to escape from the closed guard
GSP succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
GSP tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to GSP's ribs.
GSP blocks those punches
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
GSP is trying to counter now!
GSP is looking to end this fight with strikes
Le anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Cung Le's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le 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 Cung Le
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Le
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Le's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Cung Le
Le tries to show some ground skills
GSP uses his strength to keep GSP at a disadvantage
Le misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
GSP tries to open up Cung Le's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Le in the side of the head
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Cung Le
Le tries to show some ground skills
GSP uses his strength to keep GSP at a disadvantage
John McCarthy 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.
Le launches a furious low kick!
GSP blocks.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and launches himself over Le!
Nice move by GSP who clinches and pushes Le against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le and Georges St-Pierre are cliched up against the cage. Le hammers GSP face and hooks GSP leg
GSP stays on his feet and fights off the trip
The fighters are clinching.
Le and Georges St-Pierre are cliched up against the cage. Le steps for a throw
GSP stays on his feet
Cung Le gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Le is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
Cung Le is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
GSP is getting frustrated here.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
Le launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
GSP leans back...
He clobbers Cung Le's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Le's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le has a small cut in his Left cheek
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
GSP moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Le launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre tries to free his leg
Georges St-Pierre uses some of his skill by jumping out of Le's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Cung Le
GSP doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Le misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Georges St-Pierre moves to better his position on the ground...
Georges St-Pierre viciously slams hammer blows to Le's face!
That brutal impact left Le laid out on the mat! Georges St-Pierre's corner come in to congratulate him!
Le's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Forehead
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by KO (GnP) at 4:00 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 0/10 (0%)
Kicks 2/7 (29%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/17 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 539 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 16/21 (76%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/35 (63%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 528 s
The first 2 rounds of this fight were great. After that, Cung Le's lack of upgrades recently kicked in and he got dominated.
And if the fight says Le only landed 2 kicks in this fight, then he has some CRAZY power in those kicks, cause he did some big damage in there.
Cung Le vs. Georges St-Pierre
Cung Le 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 doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Le leads with a punch
Georges St-Pierre avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Le throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Cung Le and GSP engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Georges St-Pierre is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Le 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.
Cung Le is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Cung Le looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Georges St-Pierre sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Le's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Cung Le tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Cung Le passes momentarily but Georges St-Pierre regains half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Le tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling GSP from the side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP is taking this opportunity to rest.
Cung Le is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre manages to switch to half guard.
Cung Le 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 2:25 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in open guard over GSP
Cung Le struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Cung Le is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Le
He succeeds!
Cung Le is in closed guard over GSP
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
GSP holds Cung Le's head against his chin in the closed guard.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Georges St-Pierre throws up a triangle attempt!
Cung Le postures up and breaks the triangle.
John McCarthy 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.
GSP avoids a dangerous strike from Le
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Solid jabs from Georges St-Pierre.
Nice punches.
Georges St-Pierre attempts a sweep single...
Georges St-Pierre catches Cung Le's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by GSP.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cung Le 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.
GSP tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Le launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Le is countered by Georges St-Pierre.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Georges St-Pierre decides to jump inside Le's guard.
Le didn't see that coming. GSP is in open guard over Le now.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around GSP
He succeeds!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Le fires low kicks
that fail to land.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Solid kick to the leg from Cung Le
GSP checks it.
Le misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
A left hook from GSP
falls short.
GSP fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cung Le didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
GSP moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
GSP tries to open up Cung Le's defense faking a few punches.
Cung Le wraps his arms around GSP's arms and counters the punches.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
GSP is trying to counter now!
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Cung Le's guard...
Georges St-Pierre passes momentarily but Cung Le sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Cung Le holds Georges St-Pierre and prevents him from moving to a better position!
GSP misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
GSP is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Le tries to launch a few punches to Georges St-Pierre
GSP is able to achieve closed guard and counter Cung Le's punches.
John McCarthy 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.
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
GSP fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cung Le didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre tries to open Le's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Georges St-Pierre. Le is unable to cover himself now!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
GSP doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
GSP tries to jump to side mount.
Cung Le jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in closed guard over GSP
Cung Le positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
GSP covers himself well
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Le is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Cung Le
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Le struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Cung Le
Georges St-Pierre tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
You can see the pain reflected in Le's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Le is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Cung Le
GSP goes for an armbar!
Cung Le breaks the lock and pushes away Georges St-Pierre, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Georges St-Pierre. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Le launches a kick
but Georges St-Pierre avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Cung Le moves forward looking for some grappling action
GSP pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Georges St-Pierre and Le engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Georges St-Pierre is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The two exchange wildly
GSP is connecting with a few punches
Le's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
GSP wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Cung Le 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 Cung Le
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a few punches and advance towards Le trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Cung Le lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
GSP is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Georges St-Pierre steps back and allows Le to get back to his feet.
Le climbs to his feet and is standing now.
GSP grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Georges St-Pierre
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
GSP tries to move to full mount
GSP succeeds
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Cung Le
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Cung Le efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le 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 Cung Le
Le launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good looking punches from Georges St-Pierre on the ground
They could take their toll on Le.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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GSP wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Cung Le 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 Cung Le
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le grapple with Georges St-Pierre and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Georges St-Pierre managed to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
GSP is trying to counter now!
Georges St-Pierre attempts a sweep single...
Georges St-Pierre catches Cung Le's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by GSP.
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP tries to escape from the closed guard
GSP succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
GSP tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to GSP's ribs.
GSP blocks those punches
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
GSP is trying to counter now!
GSP is looking to end this fight with strikes
Le anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Cung Le's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le 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 Cung Le
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Le
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Le's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Cung Le
Le tries to show some ground skills
GSP uses his strength to keep GSP at a disadvantage
Le misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
GSP tries to open up Cung Le's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Le in the side of the head
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Cung Le
Le tries to show some ground skills
GSP uses his strength to keep GSP at a disadvantage
John McCarthy 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.
Le launches a furious low kick!
GSP blocks.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and launches himself over Le!
Nice move by GSP who clinches and pushes Le against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le and Georges St-Pierre are cliched up against the cage. Le hammers GSP face and hooks GSP leg
GSP stays on his feet and fights off the trip
The fighters are clinching.
Le and Georges St-Pierre are cliched up against the cage. Le steps for a throw
GSP stays on his feet
Cung Le gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Le is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
Cung Le is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
GSP is getting frustrated here.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
Le launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
GSP leans back...
He clobbers Cung Le's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Le's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le has a small cut in his Left cheek
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
GSP moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Le launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre tries to free his leg
Georges St-Pierre uses some of his skill by jumping out of Le's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Cung Le
GSP doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Le misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Georges St-Pierre moves to better his position on the ground...
Georges St-Pierre viciously slams hammer blows to Le's face!
That brutal impact left Le laid out on the mat! Georges St-Pierre's corner come in to congratulate him!
Le's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Forehead
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by KO (GnP) at 4:00 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 0/10 (0%)
Kicks 2/7 (29%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/17 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 539 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 16/21 (76%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/35 (63%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 528 s
The first 2 rounds of this fight were great. After that, Cung Le's lack of upgrades recently kicked in and he got dominated.
And if the fight says Le only landed 2 kicks in this fight, then he has some CRAZY power in those kicks, cause he did some big damage in there.