Post by The Sandmen on Mar 1, 2013 19:26:18 GMT -5
Franklin enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Georges St-Pierre looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Rich Franklin doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Georges St-Pierre and Rich Franklin touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and launches himself over Rich Franklin
Great move by GSP who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Franklin takes a break to breathe while holding Georges St-Pierre.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Franklin fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
GSP sprawls and remains on his feet.
GSP is trying to counter now!
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and launches himself over Franklin!
Nice move by GSP who clinches and pushes Franklin against the cage
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Franklin grab one of Georges St-Pierre's arm and tries a Hip Throw
GSP done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Georges St-Pierre is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Franklin doesn't let GSP get in on his legs.
Franklin is trying to counter now!
Rich Franklin locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Georges St-Pierre brings Rich Franklin down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Franklin
GSP throws a few hammer fists to the face of Rich Franklin
Solid shots!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Franklin
Franklin 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.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
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 Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Franklin
GSP tries to move to full mount
GSP succeeds
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin 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 full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls Rich Franklin to his stomach and takes his back!
GSP is in rear mount over Franklin
Georges St-Pierre tries to get his arm under Rich Franklin's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Rich Franklin's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Rich Franklin easily defends the attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Franklin has GSP controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
GSP is unable to move under Franklin control.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Franklin
Georges St-Pierre tries to better his position on the ground...
GSP breaks the closed guard of Rich Franklin and moves to half guard
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Rich Franklin...
Rich Franklin takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Franklin
GSP use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin tries to show some ground skills
GSP uses his strength to keep GSP at a disadvantage
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin measures the resilience of GSP's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in GSP's side.
Crushing shot to GSP's body! He's holding his side
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Rich Franklin...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin 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 4:05 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to GSP's cheek from the guard.
Georges St-Pierre uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rich Franklin gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
Rich Franklin tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Rich Franklin creates enough space to control Georges St-Pierre's leg.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Franklin
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Rich Franklin can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Rich Franklin attempts to move to full guard
Georges St-Pierre keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
GSP is connecting with a few punches
Franklin moves backwards and Georges St-Pierre is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Georges St-Pierre takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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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.
Franklin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Georges St-Pierre embrace and tries to move away...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Franklin forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Georges St-Pierre slightly pushes Franklin into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
GSP moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Franklin with a double overhooks!
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 Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around GSP
He succeeds!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Franklin
Franklin 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.
Rich Franklin gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
Georges St-Pierre looks to posture up and open Rich Franklin's guard...
Rich Franklin has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Franklin
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Rich Franklin's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Franklin
GSP tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rich Franklin
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Georges St-Pierre work his BJJ game.
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Rich Franklin...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Rich Franklin gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Franklin
Deep breaths from Rich Franklin who tries a hammer punch to GSP's ribs.
GSP blocks those punches
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around GSP
He succeeds!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Franklin
Georges St-Pierre tries to better his position on the ground...
GSP breaks the closed guard of Rich Franklin and moves to half guard
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rich Franklin
GSP is getting frustrated here.
Franklin clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Georges St-Pierre isolates Rich Franklin's right arm looking for an armbar...
Rich Franklin manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Georges St-Pierre lost his dominant position.
Josh Rosenthal 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 is holding Rich Franklin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rich Franklin loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Rich Franklin manages to switch to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Franklin
Georges St-Pierre positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Franklin's ribs
Rich Franklin seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Georges St-Pierre!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin 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.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to GSP's cheek from the guard.
Georges St-Pierre uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Franklin misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rich Franklin 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 Franklin
Franklin launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
GSP is in rear mount over Franklin
GSP tries to open up Rich Franklin's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Franklin in the side of the head
GSP is in rear mount over Franklin
Georges St-Pierre moves to better his position on the ground...
Georges St-Pierre viciously slams hammer blows to Franklin's face!
Franklin has a small cut in his Forehead
GSP is in rear mount over Franklin
Franklin has given his back to Georges St-Pierre who is trying to get one hook in!
Georges St-Pierre has one hook in!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
GSP is in rear mount over Franklin 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 Franklin.
Nicely done! GSP now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
GSP is in rear mount over Franklin with two hooks in
GSP tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Franklin!
GSP has one of his arm over Rich Franklin's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
GSP is in rear mount over Franklin with two hooks in
GSP tries to end this with a RNC!
Franklin manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Franklin has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Franklin is unable to find a way to escape from this.
GSP is in rear mount over Franklin with two hooks in
Franklin is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Franklin has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Franklin is unable to find a way to escape from this.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
GSP fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rich Franklin didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Georges St-Pierre.
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Round 3
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Franklin launches a hook to the body
Georges St-Pierre moves aside looking for a counter...
GSP is trying to counter now!
A left hook from GSP
grazes the chin of Franklin.
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
Franklin goes down.
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin is moving on the ground...
GSP tries to counter Franklin's moves on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Franklin
GSP moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Franklin misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Georges St-Pierre pushes Franklin's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by GSP who is in full mount! Franklin is in trouble now!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin 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.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin 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 Rich Franklin
Franklin launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
Franklin clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Rich Franklin efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Franklin
GSP fires a barrage of punches at Franklin's head!
This is bad! GSP is just pounding on Rich Franklin's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Franklin
Georges St-Pierre positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Franklin's abdomen
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
GSP suddenly holds Rich Franklin's arm and tries an armbar!
Franklin can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Georges St-Pierre!
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Franklin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Franklin tries to cover his face,
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over GSP
Franklin is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rich Franklin!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin 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.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
GSP catch Rich Franklin's left arm and tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Franklin's eyes...
GSP is locking that kimura...
Rich Franklin holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Georges St-Pierre tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Punishing hold!
Franklin struggles to free himself
That armbar from Georges St-Pierre appears to be unbreakable
Franklin struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
GSP secures the lock while Rich Franklin refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by Submission (armbar) at 2:59 Round 3
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 21/27 (78%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 570 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/25 (16%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%
Time on the ground 570 s
What's with the damned armbars??? Anyways, yeah, good show from GSP in this record-capacity SkyDome, yay Canada. Hey, does anyone remember the World Series in 1992, when the U.S. Color Guard flew the Canadian Flag upside-down? Brutal. This fight wasn't that kind of brutal, but for a guy who once walked through Anderson on this site to get this badly destroyed by a guy Anderson walked through many, many times...yeah. Kinda blows. Franklin neglected? Lets go with yes, cause its the easy answer.
Georges St-Pierre looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Rich Franklin doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Georges St-Pierre and Rich Franklin touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and launches himself over Rich Franklin
Great move by GSP who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Franklin takes a break to breathe while holding Georges St-Pierre.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Franklin fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
GSP sprawls and remains on his feet.
GSP is trying to counter now!
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and launches himself over Franklin!
Nice move by GSP who clinches and pushes Franklin against the cage
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Franklin grab one of Georges St-Pierre's arm and tries a Hip Throw
GSP done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Georges St-Pierre is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Franklin doesn't let GSP get in on his legs.
Franklin is trying to counter now!
Rich Franklin locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Georges St-Pierre brings Rich Franklin down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Franklin
GSP throws a few hammer fists to the face of Rich Franklin
Solid shots!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Franklin
Franklin 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.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
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 Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Franklin
GSP tries to move to full mount
GSP succeeds
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin 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 full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls Rich Franklin to his stomach and takes his back!
GSP is in rear mount over Franklin
Georges St-Pierre tries to get his arm under Rich Franklin's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Rich Franklin's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Rich Franklin easily defends the attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Franklin has GSP controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
GSP is unable to move under Franklin control.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Franklin
Georges St-Pierre tries to better his position on the ground...
GSP breaks the closed guard of Rich Franklin and moves to half guard
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Rich Franklin...
Rich Franklin takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Franklin
GSP use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin tries to show some ground skills
GSP uses his strength to keep GSP at a disadvantage
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin measures the resilience of GSP's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in GSP's side.
Crushing shot to GSP's body! He's holding his side
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Rich Franklin...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin 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 4:05 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to GSP's cheek from the guard.
Georges St-Pierre uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rich Franklin gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
Rich Franklin tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Rich Franklin creates enough space to control Georges St-Pierre's leg.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Franklin
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Rich Franklin can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Rich Franklin attempts to move to full guard
Georges St-Pierre keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
GSP is connecting with a few punches
Franklin moves backwards and Georges St-Pierre is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Georges St-Pierre takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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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.
Franklin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Georges St-Pierre embrace and tries to move away...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Franklin forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Georges St-Pierre slightly pushes Franklin into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
GSP moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Franklin with a double overhooks!
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 Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around GSP
He succeeds!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Franklin
Franklin 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.
Rich Franklin gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
Georges St-Pierre looks to posture up and open Rich Franklin's guard...
Rich Franklin has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Franklin
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Rich Franklin's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Franklin
GSP tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rich Franklin
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Georges St-Pierre work his BJJ game.
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Rich Franklin...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Rich Franklin gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Franklin
Deep breaths from Rich Franklin who tries a hammer punch to GSP's ribs.
GSP blocks those punches
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around GSP
He succeeds!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Franklin
Georges St-Pierre tries to better his position on the ground...
GSP breaks the closed guard of Rich Franklin and moves to half guard
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rich Franklin
GSP is getting frustrated here.
Franklin clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Georges St-Pierre isolates Rich Franklin's right arm looking for an armbar...
Rich Franklin manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Georges St-Pierre lost his dominant position.
Josh Rosenthal 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 is holding Rich Franklin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rich Franklin loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Rich Franklin manages to switch to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Franklin
Georges St-Pierre positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Franklin's ribs
Rich Franklin seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Georges St-Pierre!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin 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.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to GSP's cheek from the guard.
Georges St-Pierre uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Franklin misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rich Franklin 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 Franklin
Franklin launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
GSP is in rear mount over Franklin
GSP tries to open up Rich Franklin's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Franklin in the side of the head
GSP is in rear mount over Franklin
Georges St-Pierre moves to better his position on the ground...
Georges St-Pierre viciously slams hammer blows to Franklin's face!
Franklin has a small cut in his Forehead
GSP is in rear mount over Franklin
Franklin has given his back to Georges St-Pierre who is trying to get one hook in!
Georges St-Pierre has one hook in!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
GSP is in rear mount over Franklin 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 Franklin.
Nicely done! GSP now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
GSP is in rear mount over Franklin with two hooks in
GSP tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Franklin!
GSP has one of his arm over Rich Franklin's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
GSP is in rear mount over Franklin with two hooks in
GSP tries to end this with a RNC!
Franklin manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Franklin has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Franklin is unable to find a way to escape from this.
GSP is in rear mount over Franklin with two hooks in
Franklin is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Franklin has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Franklin is unable to find a way to escape from this.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
GSP fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rich Franklin didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Georges St-Pierre.
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Round 3
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Franklin launches a hook to the body
Georges St-Pierre moves aside looking for a counter...
GSP is trying to counter now!
A left hook from GSP
grazes the chin of Franklin.
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
Franklin goes down.
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin is moving on the ground...
GSP tries to counter Franklin's moves on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Franklin
GSP moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Franklin misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Georges St-Pierre pushes Franklin's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by GSP who is in full mount! Franklin is in trouble now!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin 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.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin 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 Rich Franklin
Franklin launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
Franklin clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Rich Franklin efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Franklin
GSP fires a barrage of punches at Franklin's head!
This is bad! GSP is just pounding on Rich Franklin's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Franklin
Georges St-Pierre positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Franklin's abdomen
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
GSP suddenly holds Rich Franklin's arm and tries an armbar!
Franklin can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Georges St-Pierre!
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Franklin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Franklin tries to cover his face,
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over GSP
Franklin is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rich Franklin!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin 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.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
GSP catch Rich Franklin's left arm and tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Franklin's eyes...
GSP is locking that kimura...
Rich Franklin holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Georges St-Pierre tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Punishing hold!
Franklin struggles to free himself
That armbar from Georges St-Pierre appears to be unbreakable
Franklin struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
GSP secures the lock while Rich Franklin refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by Submission (armbar) at 2:59 Round 3
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 21/27 (78%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 570 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/25 (16%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%
Time on the ground 570 s
What's with the damned armbars??? Anyways, yeah, good show from GSP in this record-capacity SkyDome, yay Canada. Hey, does anyone remember the World Series in 1992, when the U.S. Color Guard flew the Canadian Flag upside-down? Brutal. This fight wasn't that kind of brutal, but for a guy who once walked through Anderson on this site to get this badly destroyed by a guy Anderson walked through many, many times...yeah. Kinda blows. Franklin neglected? Lets go with yes, cause its the easy answer.