Post by The Sandmen on Apr 15, 2015 19:20:00 GMT -5
Georges St-Pierre glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Diego Sanchez raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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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GSP and Diego move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Diego is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
Diego tries to move on the ground and shows Georges St-Pierre a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Diego's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
Diego attempts a triangle from bottom! Georges St-Pierre slips out. Diego quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Georges St-Pierre slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
GSP cartwheels towards Diego!
Diego fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
GSP tries to jump to side mount.
Diego Sanchez jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over GSP
Diego tries to open up GSP with a few strikes with his right elbow...
GSP blocks a few elbows and now Diego Sanchez will have to look for another option here.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over GSP
GSP tries to move on the ground and shows Diego Sanchez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! GSP's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Georges St-Pierre's Forehead
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over GSP
Diego tries to open up GSP with a few strikes with his right elbow...
GSP blocks a few elbows and now Diego Sanchez will have to look for another option here.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over GSP
GSP measures the resilience of Diego's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diego's side.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over GSP
Diego is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Diego Sanchez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over GSP
Diego is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Diego Sanchez!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll on the ground...
GSP knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
GSP positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diego's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Right eye
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez 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 Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls Diego Sanchez to his stomach and takes his back!
GSP is in rear mount over Diego
Diego has given his back to Georges St-Pierre who is trying to get one hook in!
Diego struggles in the ground trying to break GSP's control
GSP is in rear mount over Diego
Diego 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 Diego with one hook in
GSP positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diego's being punished here!
GSP is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Diego launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
GSP is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Georges St-Pierre aggressively and repeatedly punches Diego.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
GSP is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
GSP positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Diego's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
GSP is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Diego has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Diego is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Diego clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Georges St-Pierre moves to better his position on the ground...
Georges St-Pierre wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
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.
The fighters briefly tie up...
Diego slips out of GSP's hooks.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
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 Diego
GSP tries to move to full mount
GSP's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
Diego launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez is cooling the fight on the ground
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 2
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Diego Sanchez tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Georges St-Pierre swings and Diego has to retreat
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Diego Sanchez fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Georges St-Pierre attempts a sweep single...
Diego Sanchez was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
As the fight continues it seems that Diego Sanchez is taking the best of the fight.
Diego moves forward looking for some action
Diego Sanchez shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
GSP grapple with Diego Sanchez and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Diego Sanchez falls hard on the mat with Georges St-Pierre on top of him
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Diego
Diego switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
GSP struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Diego misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
GSP tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Diego from the side mount!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez 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.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego 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 side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego 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 side mount over Diego Sanchez
GSP sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
GSP is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Diego Sanchez, who is barely covering up!
Diego's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego 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 side mount over Diego Sanchez
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Diego Sanchez takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
GSP positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diego's being punished here!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Diego Sanchez's guard...
Georges St-Pierre passes momentarily but Diego Sanchez regains full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
Diego reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
GSP blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
GSP is trying to counter now!
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 Diego
Diego Sanchez 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.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
Diego tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
John McCarthy 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 Belgrade Arena (Belgrade, Serbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
A left hook from GSP
grazes the chin of Diego.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Diego is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Diego ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
Diego 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 open guard over Diego
Diego tries to move on the ground and shows Georges St-Pierre a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Diego's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
GSP tries to open up Diego Sanchez's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Diego in the side of the head
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
GSP delivers a few accurate elbows!
Diego is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
GSP is in rear mount over Diego
Diego 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 Diego with one hook in
Diego 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 Diego with one hook in
GSP tries to open up Diego Sanchez's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Diego in the side of the head
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for GSP.
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Round 3
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Diego studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Georges St-Pierre tries a middle kick
Diego Sanchez blocks and steps away.
GSP fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diego Sanchez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
Georges St-Pierre pushes Diego Sanchez against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
GSP jumps and tries to free his leg! Diego doesn't allow this but Georges St-Pierre is able to get half guard here.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez 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 Diego
Diego tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Diego
Diego 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 half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez tries to close the guard.
Diego put Georges St-Pierre in closed guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
Diego tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
Georges St-Pierre was tooling Diego Sanchez for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Diego Sanchez lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
GSP is in closed guard... Diego 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 Diego
GSP is in closed guard... Diego tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
GSP is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Diego's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Diego
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Diego Sanchez's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
GSP tries to move to full mount!
Diego won't allow him to take this position easily.
Diego is trying to counter now!
Diego Sanchez 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.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
John McCarthy 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 Belgrade Arena (Belgrade, Serbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Diego steps backwards away from Georges St-Pierre. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Georges St-Pierre!
Diego is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Diego's Left cheek is beginning to swell
GSP wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
GSP moves forward and holds Diego
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... Diego was not ready to fight a fighter of Georges St-Pierre caliber.
Diego pushes off of Georges St-Pierre and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
GSP holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
GSP fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diego Sanchez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
GSP tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Diego
GSP tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Diego from the side mount!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Georges St-Pierre hovers above Diego
Good punches to Diego's body.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego 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 tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
GSP gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Diego Sanchez! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Diego Sanchez doesn't defend himself!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Diego Sanchez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Georges St-Pierre can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Diego tries to move on the ground and shows Georges St-Pierre a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Diego's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego 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.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Georges St-Pierre doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for GSP, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 4
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Georges St-Pierre attempts a sweep single...
Georges St-Pierre catches Diego Sanchez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by GSP.
Hard blow to Diego's mid-section, he seems hurt
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
Diego works on the ground with his fingers over GSP's face
GSP shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
GSP throws a few hammer fists to the face of Diego Sanchez
Solid shots!
Diego's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:55 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
GSP tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Diego
Georges St-Pierre pushes Diego's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by GSP who is in full mount! Diego is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to move on the ground and shows Georges St-Pierre a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Diego's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Georges St-Pierre storms over Diego with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
GSP doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diego's face with his elbows!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Georges St-Pierre work his BJJ game.
GSP goes for an armbar!
That Armbar from Georges St-Pierre appears to be unbreakable
Diego Hyper-extended his left arm
Punishing hold!
Diego struggles to free himself
That Armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Diego struggles to free himself
Diego Sanchez 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.
The clock says 1:40 in the 4 round
Terrible one sided match... Diego was not ready to fight a fighter of Georges St-Pierre caliber.
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Diego Sanchez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull GSP into his guard.
Crushing shot to Diego's body! He's holding his side
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
Georges St-Pierre looks to posture up and open Diego Sanchez's guard...
Georges St-Pierre forces Diego Sanchez to open his guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
Good looking punches from Georges St-Pierre on the ground
They could take their toll on Diego.
Diego has a small cut in his Left eye
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
GSP tries to move to full mount
GSP succeeds
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
GSP positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diego's being punished here!
John McCarthy is asking Diego to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Diego.
Diego's Forehead is beginning to swell
Diego has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by TKO (Elbows) at 2:17 Round 4
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 7/8 (88%)
GnP strikes 57/69 (83%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 770 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/7 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/41 (12%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 770 s
A slow, calculating performance from GSP, getting the job done and shutting Diego down pretty hardcore.
Diego Sanchez raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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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GSP and Diego move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Diego is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
Diego tries to move on the ground and shows Georges St-Pierre a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Diego's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
Diego attempts a triangle from bottom! Georges St-Pierre slips out. Diego quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Georges St-Pierre slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
GSP cartwheels towards Diego!
Diego fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
GSP tries to jump to side mount.
Diego Sanchez jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over GSP
Diego tries to open up GSP with a few strikes with his right elbow...
GSP blocks a few elbows and now Diego Sanchez will have to look for another option here.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over GSP
GSP tries to move on the ground and shows Diego Sanchez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! GSP's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Georges St-Pierre's Forehead
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over GSP
Diego tries to open up GSP with a few strikes with his right elbow...
GSP blocks a few elbows and now Diego Sanchez will have to look for another option here.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over GSP
GSP measures the resilience of Diego's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diego's side.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over GSP
Diego is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Diego Sanchez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over GSP
Diego is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Diego Sanchez!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll on the ground...
GSP knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
GSP positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diego's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Right eye
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez 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 Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls Diego Sanchez to his stomach and takes his back!
GSP is in rear mount over Diego
Diego has given his back to Georges St-Pierre who is trying to get one hook in!
Diego struggles in the ground trying to break GSP's control
GSP is in rear mount over Diego
Diego 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 Diego with one hook in
GSP positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diego's being punished here!
GSP is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Diego launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
GSP is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Georges St-Pierre aggressively and repeatedly punches Diego.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
GSP is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
GSP positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Diego's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
GSP is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Diego has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Diego is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Diego clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Georges St-Pierre moves to better his position on the ground...
Georges St-Pierre wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
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.
The fighters briefly tie up...
Diego slips out of GSP's hooks.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
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 Diego
GSP tries to move to full mount
GSP's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
Diego launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez is cooling the fight on the ground
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 2
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Diego Sanchez tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Georges St-Pierre swings and Diego has to retreat
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Diego Sanchez fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Georges St-Pierre attempts a sweep single...
Diego Sanchez was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
As the fight continues it seems that Diego Sanchez is taking the best of the fight.
Diego moves forward looking for some action
Diego Sanchez shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
GSP grapple with Diego Sanchez and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Diego Sanchez falls hard on the mat with Georges St-Pierre on top of him
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Diego
Diego switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
GSP struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Diego misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
GSP tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Diego from the side mount!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez 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.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego 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 side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego 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 side mount over Diego Sanchez
GSP sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
GSP is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Diego Sanchez, who is barely covering up!
Diego's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego 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 side mount over Diego Sanchez
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Diego Sanchez takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
GSP positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diego's being punished here!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Diego Sanchez's guard...
Georges St-Pierre passes momentarily but Diego Sanchez regains full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
Diego reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
GSP blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
GSP is trying to counter now!
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 Diego
Diego Sanchez 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.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
Diego tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
John McCarthy 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 Belgrade Arena (Belgrade, Serbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
A left hook from GSP
grazes the chin of Diego.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Diego is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Diego ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
Diego 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 open guard over Diego
Diego tries to move on the ground and shows Georges St-Pierre a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Diego's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
GSP tries to open up Diego Sanchez's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Diego in the side of the head
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
GSP delivers a few accurate elbows!
Diego is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
GSP is in rear mount over Diego
Diego 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 Diego with one hook in
Diego 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 Diego with one hook in
GSP tries to open up Diego Sanchez's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Diego in the side of the head
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for GSP.
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Round 3
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Diego studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Georges St-Pierre tries a middle kick
Diego Sanchez blocks and steps away.
GSP fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diego Sanchez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
Georges St-Pierre pushes Diego Sanchez against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
GSP jumps and tries to free his leg! Diego doesn't allow this but Georges St-Pierre is able to get half guard here.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez 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 Diego
Diego tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Diego
Diego 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 half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez tries to close the guard.
Diego put Georges St-Pierre in closed guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
Diego tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
Georges St-Pierre was tooling Diego Sanchez for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Diego Sanchez lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
GSP is in closed guard... Diego 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 Diego
GSP is in closed guard... Diego tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
GSP is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Diego's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Diego
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Diego Sanchez's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
GSP tries to move to full mount!
Diego won't allow him to take this position easily.
Diego is trying to counter now!
Diego Sanchez 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.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
John McCarthy 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 Belgrade Arena (Belgrade, Serbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Diego steps backwards away from Georges St-Pierre. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Georges St-Pierre!
Diego is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Diego's Left cheek is beginning to swell
GSP wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
GSP moves forward and holds Diego
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... Diego was not ready to fight a fighter of Georges St-Pierre caliber.
Diego pushes off of Georges St-Pierre and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
GSP holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
GSP fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diego Sanchez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
GSP tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Diego
GSP tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Diego from the side mount!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Georges St-Pierre hovers above Diego
Good punches to Diego's body.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego 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 tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
GSP gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Diego Sanchez! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Diego Sanchez doesn't defend himself!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Diego Sanchez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Georges St-Pierre can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Diego tries to move on the ground and shows Georges St-Pierre a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Diego's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego 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.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Georges St-Pierre doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for GSP, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 4
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Georges St-Pierre attempts a sweep single...
Georges St-Pierre catches Diego Sanchez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by GSP.
Hard blow to Diego's mid-section, he seems hurt
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
Diego works on the ground with his fingers over GSP's face
GSP shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
GSP throws a few hammer fists to the face of Diego Sanchez
Solid shots!
Diego's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:55 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
GSP tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Diego
Georges St-Pierre pushes Diego's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by GSP who is in full mount! Diego is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to move on the ground and shows Georges St-Pierre a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Diego's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Georges St-Pierre storms over Diego with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
GSP doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diego's face with his elbows!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Georges St-Pierre work his BJJ game.
GSP goes for an armbar!
That Armbar from Georges St-Pierre appears to be unbreakable
Diego Hyper-extended his left arm
Punishing hold!
Diego struggles to free himself
That Armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Diego struggles to free himself
Diego Sanchez 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.
The clock says 1:40 in the 4 round
Terrible one sided match... Diego was not ready to fight a fighter of Georges St-Pierre caliber.
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Diego Sanchez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull GSP into his guard.
Crushing shot to Diego's body! He's holding his side
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
Georges St-Pierre looks to posture up and open Diego Sanchez's guard...
Georges St-Pierre forces Diego Sanchez to open his guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
Good looking punches from Georges St-Pierre on the ground
They could take their toll on Diego.
Diego has a small cut in his Left eye
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diego
GSP tries to move to full mount
GSP succeeds
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
GSP positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diego's being punished here!
John McCarthy is asking Diego to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Diego.
Diego's Forehead is beginning to swell
Diego has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by TKO (Elbows) at 2:17 Round 4
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 7/8 (88%)
GnP strikes 57/69 (83%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 770 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/7 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/41 (12%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 770 s
A slow, calculating performance from GSP, getting the job done and shutting Diego down pretty hardcore.