Post by The Sandmen on Jul 24, 2012 11:29:12 GMT -5
Kazushi Sakuraba! Kazushi Sakuraba! This is what the people are chanting here.
Georges St-Pierre looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Kazushi Sakuraba looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Kazushi Sakuraba today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Georges St-Pierre and Kazushi Sakuraba touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Georges St-Pierre
Great move by Sakuraba who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to stomp on GSP's feet while in the clinch.
Those hits are more annoying than damaging to GSP
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! GSP is throwing a flurry of punches!
Kazushi Sakuraba just can't get away!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Right cheek
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Sakuraba circles out and slips free of Georges St-Pierre's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
GSP grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Georges St-Pierre
Hard blow to Sakuraba's mid-section, he seems hurt
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba 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!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to close his guard around GSP
He succeeds!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Sakuraba
GSP is in closed guard... Sakuraba 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 Sakuraba
GSP tries to escape from the closed guard
Georges St-Pierre any adventage in the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Georges St-Pierre realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. 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.
Georges St-Pierre goes with a looping right hand while Kazushi Sakuraba jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Sakuraba seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts a sweep single...
Kazushi Sakuraba catches Georges St-Pierre's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sakuraba.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over GSP
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to better his position on the ground...
GSP holds Kazushi Sakuraba's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over GSP
GSP measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sakuraba blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over GSP
Sakuraba is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba 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.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba 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.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba 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.
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.
Georges St-Pierre moves forward looking for some grappling action
GSP has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba slightly pushes GSP into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Kazushi Sakuraba and GSP engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
GSP is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba shows great balance while pushing away Georges St-Pierre
Sakuraba steps forward
Georges St-Pierre catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Georges St-Pierre moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Georges St-Pierre!
Sakuraba is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
A right hand from Kazushi Sakuraba
misses its target.
Kazushi Sakuraba fires an unorthodox punch to GSP's torso
that goes wide.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
Some nice shots from Georges St-Pierre
that stun Sakuraba.
GSP looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Kazushi Sakuraba's punches
GSP measures the resilience of Sakuraba's chin with an uppercut while Sakuraba lands some great crosses.
Sakuraba is out! Sakuraba is out! Georges St-Pierre has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by KO (Punch) at 4:41 Round 1
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 11/12 (92%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 133 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 4/12 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 133 s
Okay, so that was a flash KO. I can't provide any constructive suggestions for a flash KO. They happen to everyone, and I don't think KO resistance affects them. Sometimes you just get caught. Too bad, I would have liked to see how this one played out over 3+ rounds. But a flash KO is still a KO, and make this otherwise even fight a pretty one-wised decisive victory for GSP, as one would have predicted. Interesting.
Georges St-Pierre looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Kazushi Sakuraba looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Kazushi Sakuraba today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
=========================================
Georges St-Pierre and Kazushi Sakuraba touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Georges St-Pierre
Great move by Sakuraba who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to stomp on GSP's feet while in the clinch.
Those hits are more annoying than damaging to GSP
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! GSP is throwing a flurry of punches!
Kazushi Sakuraba just can't get away!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Right cheek
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Sakuraba circles out and slips free of Georges St-Pierre's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
GSP grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Georges St-Pierre
Hard blow to Sakuraba's mid-section, he seems hurt
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba 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!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to close his guard around GSP
He succeeds!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Sakuraba
GSP is in closed guard... Sakuraba 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 Sakuraba
GSP tries to escape from the closed guard
Georges St-Pierre any adventage in the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Georges St-Pierre realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. 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.
Georges St-Pierre goes with a looping right hand while Kazushi Sakuraba jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Sakuraba seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts a sweep single...
Kazushi Sakuraba catches Georges St-Pierre's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sakuraba.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over GSP
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to better his position on the ground...
GSP holds Kazushi Sakuraba's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over GSP
GSP measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sakuraba blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over GSP
Sakuraba is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba 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.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba 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.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba 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.
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.
Georges St-Pierre moves forward looking for some grappling action
GSP has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba slightly pushes GSP into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Kazushi Sakuraba and GSP engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
GSP is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba shows great balance while pushing away Georges St-Pierre
Sakuraba steps forward
Georges St-Pierre catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Georges St-Pierre moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Georges St-Pierre!
Sakuraba is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
A right hand from Kazushi Sakuraba
misses its target.
Kazushi Sakuraba fires an unorthodox punch to GSP's torso
that goes wide.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
Some nice shots from Georges St-Pierre
that stun Sakuraba.
GSP looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Kazushi Sakuraba's punches
GSP measures the resilience of Sakuraba's chin with an uppercut while Sakuraba lands some great crosses.
Sakuraba is out! Sakuraba is out! Georges St-Pierre has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by KO (Punch) at 4:41 Round 1
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 11/12 (92%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 133 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 4/12 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 133 s
Okay, so that was a flash KO. I can't provide any constructive suggestions for a flash KO. They happen to everyone, and I don't think KO resistance affects them. Sometimes you just get caught. Too bad, I would have liked to see how this one played out over 3+ rounds. But a flash KO is still a KO, and make this otherwise even fight a pretty one-wised decisive victory for GSP, as one would have predicted. Interesting.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!