Post by The Sandmen on Jul 20, 2018 2:31:36 GMT -5
Georges St-Pierre looks very relaxed.
Diego Sanchez doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
GSP steps forward
Diego Sanchez catches him with an uppercut to the face!
There is a small laceration on Georges St-Pierre's Nose
Diego Sanchez and GSP engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
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.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed 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.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
GSP tries to open up Diego Sanchez's defense faking a few punches.
Diego Sanchez wraps his arms around GSP's arms and counters the punches.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
GSP launches a barrage of elbows over Diego's face!
Diego Sanchez blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
GSP clumsily fails here and it's time for Diego Sanchez to fight back!
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 closed guard over Diego
GSP use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Diego Sanchez holds Georges St-Pierre and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
GSP is in closed guard... Diego tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Diego Sanchez takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Georges St-Pierre shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Georges St-Pierre breaks that americana attempt!
Steve Mazzagatti 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez attempts a sweep single...
Georges St-Pierre was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Diego tries to grapple
He puts GSP in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
GSP doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Diego Sanchez embrace and tries to move away...
Diego Sanchez pushes GSP forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
GSP misses a step and Diego Sanchez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diego doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Georges St-Pierre embrace and tries to move away...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Diego forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
GSP grab one of Diego Sanchez's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Diego done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
GSP dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Lightning fast low kick from Diego!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Diego looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Georges St-Pierre's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Solid kick to the leg from Georges St-Pierre
Diego checks it.
The two exchange wildly
GSP is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez throws a looping left hand...
That lands on GSP's chin! That stops GSP in his tracks!
GSP's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
GSP has a small cut in his Right eye
Shovel hook by Diego Sanchez
tags GSP.
GSP's Nose is beginning to swell
GSP leads with a punch
Diego Sanchez avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
GSP's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
GSP has a small cut in his Left eye
You can see GSP's blood making stains in the mat.
Georges St-Pierre attempts a sweep single...
Diego Sanchez was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Georges St-Pierre gets sloppy and Diego Sanchez tries to take advantage...
Diego Sanchez fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Georges St-Pierre! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Diego throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Georges St-Pierre is a bloody mess!
A left hook from GSP
falls short.
Georges St-Pierre continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
A punch from Diego Sanchez
grazes GSP's right cheek.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Diego Sanchez!
GSP is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Diego Sanchez throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of GSP.
GSP's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez has found an opening in the defense of GSP, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break GSP's ribs.
Diego launches a kick
but Georges St-Pierre avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Georges St-Pierre's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Nice punches from Diego Sanchez.
GSP staggers backwards. Diego wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
GSP's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Diego Sanchez, but it's close.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Georges St-Pierre.
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Round 2
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Georges St-Pierre continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Diego Sanchez and GSP engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Diego Sanchez is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Diego Sanchez throws a looping right hand...
That lands on GSP's chin! That stops GSP in his tracks!
GSP has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
GSP leads with a punch
Diego Sanchez avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
GSP has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Good movement from Diego
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
GSP looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Diego Sanchez's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Diego Sanchez tries a hook to the body
and hits GSP ribs hard
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is a bloody mess!
Diego Sanchez is opening up on GSP and raining down combinations!
GSP's corner looks worried!
You can see GSP's blood making stains in the mat.
Diego showing excellent timing, blasts Georges St-Pierre with a right hand.
Great hook by Diego Sanchez! Georges St-Pierre is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Diego is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Diego moves backwards and gestures for Georges St-Pierre to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Georges St-Pierre is standing now.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is a bloody mess!
Crisp uppercut by Diego followed by a hard jab
Georges St-Pierre stumbles back.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! GSP was not intelligently defending himself!
There is a small laceration on Georges St-Pierre's Left cheek
Winner is Diego Sanchez by TKO (Punches) at 1:48 Round 2
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 10/17 (59%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/9 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 46 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 30/40 (75%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 39 s
All Diego. Huge win for him, and a huge fall/fail performance from GSP. Perhaps his new team can fix him.
Diego Sanchez doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
GSP steps forward
Diego Sanchez catches him with an uppercut to the face!
There is a small laceration on Georges St-Pierre's Nose
Diego Sanchez and GSP engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
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.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed 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.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
GSP tries to open up Diego Sanchez's defense faking a few punches.
Diego Sanchez wraps his arms around GSP's arms and counters the punches.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diego
GSP launches a barrage of elbows over Diego's face!
Diego Sanchez blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
GSP clumsily fails here and it's time for Diego Sanchez to fight back!
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 closed guard over Diego
GSP use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Diego Sanchez holds Georges St-Pierre and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
GSP is in closed guard... Diego tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Diego Sanchez takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Georges St-Pierre shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Georges St-Pierre breaks that americana attempt!
Steve Mazzagatti 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez attempts a sweep single...
Georges St-Pierre was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Diego tries to grapple
He puts GSP in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
GSP doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Diego Sanchez embrace and tries to move away...
Diego Sanchez pushes GSP forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
GSP misses a step and Diego Sanchez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diego doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Georges St-Pierre embrace and tries to move away...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Diego forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
GSP grab one of Diego Sanchez's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Diego done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
GSP dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Lightning fast low kick from Diego!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Diego looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Georges St-Pierre's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Solid kick to the leg from Georges St-Pierre
Diego checks it.
The two exchange wildly
GSP is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez throws a looping left hand...
That lands on GSP's chin! That stops GSP in his tracks!
GSP's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
GSP has a small cut in his Right eye
Shovel hook by Diego Sanchez
tags GSP.
GSP's Nose is beginning to swell
GSP leads with a punch
Diego Sanchez avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
GSP's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
GSP has a small cut in his Left eye
You can see GSP's blood making stains in the mat.
Georges St-Pierre attempts a sweep single...
Diego Sanchez was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Georges St-Pierre gets sloppy and Diego Sanchez tries to take advantage...
Diego Sanchez fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Georges St-Pierre! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Diego throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Georges St-Pierre is a bloody mess!
A left hook from GSP
falls short.
Georges St-Pierre continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
A punch from Diego Sanchez
grazes GSP's right cheek.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Diego Sanchez!
GSP is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Diego Sanchez throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of GSP.
GSP's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez has found an opening in the defense of GSP, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break GSP's ribs.
Diego launches a kick
but Georges St-Pierre avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Georges St-Pierre's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Nice punches from Diego Sanchez.
GSP staggers backwards. Diego wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
GSP's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Diego Sanchez, but it's close.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Georges St-Pierre.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Georges St-Pierre continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Diego Sanchez and GSP engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Diego Sanchez is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Diego Sanchez throws a looping right hand...
That lands on GSP's chin! That stops GSP in his tracks!
GSP has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
GSP leads with a punch
Diego Sanchez avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
GSP has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Good movement from Diego
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
GSP looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Diego Sanchez's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Diego Sanchez tries a hook to the body
and hits GSP ribs hard
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is a bloody mess!
Diego Sanchez is opening up on GSP and raining down combinations!
GSP's corner looks worried!
You can see GSP's blood making stains in the mat.
Diego showing excellent timing, blasts Georges St-Pierre with a right hand.
Great hook by Diego Sanchez! Georges St-Pierre is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Diego is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Diego moves backwards and gestures for Georges St-Pierre to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Georges St-Pierre is standing now.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is a bloody mess!
Crisp uppercut by Diego followed by a hard jab
Georges St-Pierre stumbles back.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! GSP was not intelligently defending himself!
There is a small laceration on Georges St-Pierre's Left cheek
Winner is Diego Sanchez by TKO (Punches) at 1:48 Round 2
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 10/17 (59%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/9 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 46 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 30/40 (75%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 39 s
All Diego. Huge win for him, and a huge fall/fail performance from GSP. Perhaps his new team can fix him.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!