Post by The Sandmen on Nov 18, 2015 13:06:06 GMT -5
Matt Hughes glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Georges St-Pierre looks very relaxed.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Matt Hughes and Georges St-Pierre touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
GSP wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Matt Hughes 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 Matt Hughes
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Matt Hughes fakes a few punches and advance towards GSP trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
GSP pushes Matt Hughes and circle away keeping himself within striking range
GSP is holding Matt Hughes's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Hughes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes tries to move on the ground and shows Georges St-Pierre a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hughes's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Hughes's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Matt Hughes
GSP leans back...
He clobbers Matt Hughes's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Matt Hughes
GSP has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Matt Hughes...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls Matt Hughes to his stomach and takes his back!
GSP is in rear mount over Hughes
Hughes tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Matt Hughes. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Hughes is holding Georges St-Pierre's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Georges St-Pierre loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Matt Hughes throws down elbows...
He's tearing up GSP's face with those brutal elbows! GSP needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Hughes is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Matt Hughes looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Matt Hughes slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Matt Hughes pushes Georges St-Pierre down and prevents his attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. Matt Hughes looks to counter!
Matt Hughes hovers above GSP
Georges St-Pierre stops him from throwing strikes.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
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
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Georges St-Pierre. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Hughes launches a furious low kick!
Georges St-Pierre blocks
GSP is trying to counter now!
GSP wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes and Georges St-Pierre are cliched up against the cage. Hughes hammers GSP face and hooks GSP leg
Georges St-Pierre is on his back after that trip
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over GSP
Hughes is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Georges St-Pierre isolates Matt Hughes's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Matt Hughes is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to GSP's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because GSP tries to cover his face,
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Georges St-Pierre storms over Hughes with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
GSP doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Hughes's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Nose
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes tries to move on the ground and shows Georges St-Pierre a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hughes's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Matt Hughes
GSP goes for an armbar!
Matt Hughes breaks the lock and pushes away Georges St-Pierre, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Georges St-Pierre. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Georges St-Pierre swings...
hard impact to Hughes's face!
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 Hughes
Georges St-Pierre storms over Hughes with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
GSP doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Hughes's face with his elbows!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Hughes
Hughes tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Hughes
Hughes tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Hughes
Hughes 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 Hughes
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass to half guard...
Matt Hughes can't prevent his opponent from passing. GSP looks to work from half guard.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Matt Hughes goes with a looping right hand while Georges St-Pierre jumps back and jabs
GSP seems staggered and Matt Hughes runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Hughes looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Georges St-Pierre's punches
Hughes is on the receiving end of a great combo by GSP.
Matt Hughes tries to bring the fight to the ground
GSP won't budge, forcing Hughes to pull guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Hughes
Hughes launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting GSP's ribs.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Hughes
Hughes tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
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 have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Solid shot from Georges St-Pierre to the body.
Hughes didn't like that.
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Matt Hughes is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull GSP into his guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Hughes
Georges St-Pierre tries to better his position on the ground...
Hughes holds Georges St-Pierre's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Hughes
GSP leans back...
He clobbers Matt Hughes's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough! The fight is over! Hughes was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by TKO (GnP) at 1:54 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 9/16 (56%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 253 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/19 (74%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 253 s
GSP in quality form. Call this a tune-up fight for Zenith? We'll see. Hughes is sad though. He tried and just did not have the succeeding he hoped 4.
Georges St-Pierre looks very relaxed.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Matt Hughes and Georges St-Pierre touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
GSP wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Matt Hughes 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 Matt Hughes
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Matt Hughes fakes a few punches and advance towards GSP trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
GSP pushes Matt Hughes and circle away keeping himself within striking range
GSP is holding Matt Hughes's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Hughes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes tries to move on the ground and shows Georges St-Pierre a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hughes's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Hughes's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Matt Hughes
GSP leans back...
He clobbers Matt Hughes's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Matt Hughes
GSP has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Matt Hughes...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls Matt Hughes to his stomach and takes his back!
GSP is in rear mount over Hughes
Hughes tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Matt Hughes. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Hughes is holding Georges St-Pierre's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Georges St-Pierre loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Matt Hughes throws down elbows...
He's tearing up GSP's face with those brutal elbows! GSP needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Hughes is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Matt Hughes looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Matt Hughes slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Matt Hughes pushes Georges St-Pierre down and prevents his attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. Matt Hughes looks to counter!
Matt Hughes hovers above GSP
Georges St-Pierre stops him from throwing strikes.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
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
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Georges St-Pierre. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Hughes launches a furious low kick!
Georges St-Pierre blocks
GSP is trying to counter now!
GSP wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hughes and Georges St-Pierre are cliched up against the cage. Hughes hammers GSP face and hooks GSP leg
Georges St-Pierre is on his back after that trip
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over GSP
Hughes is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Georges St-Pierre isolates Matt Hughes's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Matt Hughes is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to GSP's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because GSP tries to cover his face,
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Georges St-Pierre storms over Hughes with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
GSP doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Hughes's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Nose
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes tries to move on the ground and shows Georges St-Pierre a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hughes's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Matt Hughes
GSP goes for an armbar!
Matt Hughes breaks the lock and pushes away Georges St-Pierre, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Georges St-Pierre. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Georges St-Pierre swings...
hard impact to Hughes's face!
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 Hughes
Georges St-Pierre storms over Hughes with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
GSP doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Hughes's face with his elbows!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Hughes
Hughes tries to stand up!
GSP doesn't allow him!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Hughes
Hughes tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Hughes
Hughes 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 Hughes
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass to half guard...
Matt Hughes can't prevent his opponent from passing. GSP looks to work from half guard.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Matt Hughes goes with a looping right hand while Georges St-Pierre jumps back and jabs
GSP seems staggered and Matt Hughes runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Hughes looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Georges St-Pierre's punches
Hughes is on the receiving end of a great combo by GSP.
Matt Hughes tries to bring the fight to the ground
GSP won't budge, forcing Hughes to pull guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Hughes
Hughes launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting GSP's ribs.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Hughes
Hughes tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
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 have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Solid shot from Georges St-Pierre to the body.
Hughes didn't like that.
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Matt Hughes is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull GSP into his guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Hughes
Georges St-Pierre tries to better his position on the ground...
Hughes holds Georges St-Pierre's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Hughes
GSP leans back...
He clobbers Matt Hughes's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough! The fight is over! Hughes was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by TKO (GnP) at 1:54 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 9/16 (56%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 253 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/19 (74%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 253 s
GSP in quality form. Call this a tune-up fight for Zenith? We'll see. Hughes is sad though. He tried and just did not have the succeeding he hoped 4.