Post by The Sandmen on Oct 9, 2012 16:34:14 GMT -5
Georges St-Pierre looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Chael Sonnen looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Georges St-Pierre today.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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GSP and Sonnen move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
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.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sonnen and Georges St-Pierre are cliched up against the cage. Sonnen steps for a throw
GSP stays on his feet
Sonnen misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sonnen goes down.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Sonnen
Sonnen tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Sonnen
GSP moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Sonnen
GSP has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Chael Sonnen's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
GSP tries to move to full mount!
Sonnen won't allow him to take this position easily.
Georges St-Pierre gets sloppy and Chael Sonnen tries to take advantage...
Chael Sonnen 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 Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Sonnen's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Sonnen has a small cut in his Right eye
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
GSP tries to move to full mount!
Sonnen won't allow him to take this position easily.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Deep breaths from Chael Sonnen who tries a hammer punch to GSP's ribs.
That hit GSP who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
GSP ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
1:43 Round 1 and GSP is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Good looking punches from Georges St-Pierre on the ground
They could take their toll on Sonnen.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Chael Sonnen manages to switch to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Sonnen
GSP tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
GSP throws a few hammer fists to the face of Chael Sonnen
Solid shots!
Sonnen's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Chael Sonnen 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 Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of GSP's moves.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Chael Sonnen manages to switch to full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sonnen 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 closed guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen is cooling the fight on the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sonnen 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 Allstate Arena (Rosemont, Il) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Sonnen is holding Georges St-Pierre's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Georges St-Pierre shows great balance while pushing away Chael Sonnen
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Good leg kicks from Chael Sonnen.
GSP winces a bit.
Sonnen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over GSP
GSP measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sonnen's side.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over GSP
GSP sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
GSP tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over GSP
Sonnen use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Georges St-Pierre holds Chael Sonnen and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Sonnen is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Chael Sonnen down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen is taking this opportunity to rest.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre moves to better his position on the ground...
Georges St-Pierre viciously slams hammer blows to Sonnen's face!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for GSP, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Chael Sonnen tries a middle kick
Georges St-Pierre blocks and steps away.
Chael Sonnen throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Chael Sonnen gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
GSP showing excellent timing, blasts Chael Sonnen with a right hand.
Great hook by Georges St-Pierre! Chael Sonnen is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
GSP is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Georges St-Pierre steps back and allows Sonnen to get back to his feet.
Sonnen climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Sonnen wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Sonnen moves forward and holds GSP
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sonnen struggles and launches a few punches to GSP's head
Nothing from this... Chael Sonnen seems frustrated.
The fighters are clinching.
Multiple well placed knees from Sonnen!
Georges St-Pierre is smart enough to block them!
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Georges St-Pierre pushes away Sonnen trying to keep the fight at striking range
Sonnen stumbles backwards and Georges St-Pierre circles to get the center of the cage
GSP fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Chael Sonnen didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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 Sonnen
Deep breaths from Chael Sonnen who tries a hammer punch to GSP's ribs.
GSP blocks those punches
Chael Sonnen gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
GSP tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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 Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre tries to free his leg
Georges St-Pierre uses some of his skill by jumping out of Sonnen's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
GSP breaths deeply while on the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Chael Sonnen...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre hovers above Sonnen
Good punches to Sonnen's body.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
GSP is in rear mount over Sonnen
Sonnen 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 Sonnen with one hook in
GSP has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Sonnen.
Nicely done! GSP now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
GSP is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
GSP tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Sonnen!
Sonnen adopts the turtle defense and GSP is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
GSP is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
Sonnen is trying to escape from the rear mount.
GSP tries to use some of his tricky moves but GSP's is smart enough to counter him.
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Georges St-Pierre throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Sonnen's face with those brutal elbows! Sonnen needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
GSP is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
GSP is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Sonnen, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Sonnen is holding his opponent arms defending well.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
GSP is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
Georges St-Pierre throws his leg over Chael Sonnen's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Georges St-Pierre's rear naked choke attempt!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Sonnen struggles to free himself
Sonnen's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Chael Sonnen frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Georges St-Pierre and ends up on top!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over GSP
Sonnen tries to escape from the closed guard
Chael Sonnen any adventage in the ground.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over GSP
Chael Sonnen tries to open GSP's guard...
GSP breaks the lock and covers himself from Sonnen's punches
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 Allstate Arena (Rosemont, Il) are cheering for the fighters.
Georges St-Pierre takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Good front kick from GSP!
Sonnen stumbles backwards after that one!
Sonnen seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Sonnen stumbles backwards staggered and Georges St-Pierre launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Sonnen is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Sonnen's Left eye is beginning to swell
Sonnen has a small cut in his Left eye
That punishment by Georges St-Pierre has left Sonnen staggered! Georges St-Pierre should try push forward now and finish this!
GSP is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of GSP's moves.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
GSP is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of GSP's moves.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for GSP.
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Round 3
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Sonnen tries to grapple
GSP moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Terrible one sided match... Sonnen was not ready to fight a fighter of Georges St-Pierre caliber.
Georges St-Pierre and Sonnen engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Georges St-Pierre is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Sonnen has a small cut in his Right cheek
Chael Sonnen's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
GSP studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Sonnen jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
GSP sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Chael Sonnen circles around GSP
Sonnen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
GSP sprawls and remains on his feet.
Chael Sonnen gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and launches himself over Chael Sonnen
Great move by GSP who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
GSP and Chael Sonnen are cliched up against the cage. GSP steps for a throw
Chael Sonnen is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sonnen doesn't stop bleeding.
GSP and Chael Sonnen are cliched up against the cage. GSP steps for a throw
Chael Sonnen is flat on his back. great Judo technique shown!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Chael Sonnen...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre tries to better his position on the ground...
GSP is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Sonnen tries to escape from the full mount...
Georges St-Pierre is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre keeps control and remains in side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre is cooling the fight on the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Chael Sonnen...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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.
Chael Sonnen gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Chael Sonnen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
You can see Sonnen's blood making stains in the mat.
Chael Sonnen 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 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Chael Sonnen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
A punch from Chael Sonnen
gets blocked by GSP.
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
GSP grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Georges St-Pierre
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre moves to better his position on the ground...
Georges St-Pierre viciously slams hammer blows to Sonnen's face!
This is over! That impact from Georges St-Pierre has left Sonnen laying flat on the mat!
Sonnen's Forehead is bruised after the punishment he's received!
Sonnen has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by KO (GnP) at 3:38 Round 3
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 24/26 (92%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 493 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 3/25 (12%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 531 s
Georges St. P with the V. Yo.
Chael Sonnen looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Georges St-Pierre today.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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GSP and Sonnen move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
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.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sonnen and Georges St-Pierre are cliched up against the cage. Sonnen steps for a throw
GSP stays on his feet
Sonnen misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sonnen goes down.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Sonnen
Sonnen tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Sonnen
GSP moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Sonnen
GSP has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Chael Sonnen's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
GSP tries to move to full mount!
Sonnen won't allow him to take this position easily.
Georges St-Pierre gets sloppy and Chael Sonnen tries to take advantage...
Chael Sonnen 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 Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Sonnen's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Sonnen has a small cut in his Right eye
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
GSP tries to move to full mount!
Sonnen won't allow him to take this position easily.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Deep breaths from Chael Sonnen who tries a hammer punch to GSP's ribs.
That hit GSP who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
GSP ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
1:43 Round 1 and GSP is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Good looking punches from Georges St-Pierre on the ground
They could take their toll on Sonnen.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Chael Sonnen manages to switch to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Sonnen
GSP tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
GSP throws a few hammer fists to the face of Chael Sonnen
Solid shots!
Sonnen's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Chael Sonnen 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 Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of GSP's moves.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Chael Sonnen manages to switch to full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sonnen 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 closed guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen is cooling the fight on the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sonnen 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 Allstate Arena (Rosemont, Il) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Sonnen is holding Georges St-Pierre's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Georges St-Pierre shows great balance while pushing away Chael Sonnen
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Good leg kicks from Chael Sonnen.
GSP winces a bit.
Sonnen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over GSP
GSP measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sonnen's side.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over GSP
GSP sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
GSP tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over GSP
Sonnen use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Georges St-Pierre holds Chael Sonnen and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Sonnen is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Chael Sonnen down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen is taking this opportunity to rest.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre moves to better his position on the ground...
Georges St-Pierre viciously slams hammer blows to Sonnen's face!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for GSP, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Chael Sonnen tries a middle kick
Georges St-Pierre blocks and steps away.
Chael Sonnen throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Chael Sonnen gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
GSP showing excellent timing, blasts Chael Sonnen with a right hand.
Great hook by Georges St-Pierre! Chael Sonnen is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
GSP is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Georges St-Pierre steps back and allows Sonnen to get back to his feet.
Sonnen climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Sonnen wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Sonnen moves forward and holds GSP
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sonnen struggles and launches a few punches to GSP's head
Nothing from this... Chael Sonnen seems frustrated.
The fighters are clinching.
Multiple well placed knees from Sonnen!
Georges St-Pierre is smart enough to block them!
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Georges St-Pierre pushes away Sonnen trying to keep the fight at striking range
Sonnen stumbles backwards and Georges St-Pierre circles to get the center of the cage
GSP fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Chael Sonnen didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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 Sonnen
Deep breaths from Chael Sonnen who tries a hammer punch to GSP's ribs.
GSP blocks those punches
Chael Sonnen gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
GSP tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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 Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre tries to free his leg
Georges St-Pierre uses some of his skill by jumping out of Sonnen's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
GSP breaths deeply while on the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Chael Sonnen...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre hovers above Sonnen
Good punches to Sonnen's body.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
GSP is in rear mount over Sonnen
Sonnen 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 Sonnen with one hook in
GSP has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Sonnen.
Nicely done! GSP now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
GSP is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
GSP tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Sonnen!
Sonnen adopts the turtle defense and GSP is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
GSP is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
Sonnen is trying to escape from the rear mount.
GSP tries to use some of his tricky moves but GSP's is smart enough to counter him.
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Georges St-Pierre throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Sonnen's face with those brutal elbows! Sonnen needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
GSP is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
GSP is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Sonnen, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Sonnen is holding his opponent arms defending well.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
GSP is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
Georges St-Pierre throws his leg over Chael Sonnen's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Georges St-Pierre's rear naked choke attempt!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Sonnen struggles to free himself
Sonnen's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Chael Sonnen frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Georges St-Pierre and ends up on top!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over GSP
Sonnen tries to escape from the closed guard
Chael Sonnen any adventage in the ground.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over GSP
Chael Sonnen tries to open GSP's guard...
GSP breaks the lock and covers himself from Sonnen's punches
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 Allstate Arena (Rosemont, Il) are cheering for the fighters.
Georges St-Pierre takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Good front kick from GSP!
Sonnen stumbles backwards after that one!
Sonnen seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Sonnen stumbles backwards staggered and Georges St-Pierre launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Sonnen is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Sonnen's Left eye is beginning to swell
Sonnen has a small cut in his Left eye
That punishment by Georges St-Pierre has left Sonnen staggered! Georges St-Pierre should try push forward now and finish this!
GSP is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of GSP's moves.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
GSP is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of GSP's moves.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for GSP.
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Round 3
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Sonnen tries to grapple
GSP moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Terrible one sided match... Sonnen was not ready to fight a fighter of Georges St-Pierre caliber.
Georges St-Pierre and Sonnen engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Georges St-Pierre is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Sonnen has a small cut in his Right cheek
Chael Sonnen's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
GSP studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Sonnen jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
GSP sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Chael Sonnen circles around GSP
Sonnen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
GSP sprawls and remains on his feet.
Chael Sonnen gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and launches himself over Chael Sonnen
Great move by GSP who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
GSP and Chael Sonnen are cliched up against the cage. GSP steps for a throw
Chael Sonnen is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sonnen doesn't stop bleeding.
GSP and Chael Sonnen are cliched up against the cage. GSP steps for a throw
Chael Sonnen is flat on his back. great Judo technique shown!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Chael Sonnen...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre tries to better his position on the ground...
GSP is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Sonnen tries to escape from the full mount...
Georges St-Pierre is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre keeps control and remains in side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre is cooling the fight on the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Chael Sonnen...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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.
Chael Sonnen gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Chael Sonnen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
You can see Sonnen's blood making stains in the mat.
Chael Sonnen 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 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Chael Sonnen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
A punch from Chael Sonnen
gets blocked by GSP.
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
GSP grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Georges St-Pierre
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre moves to better his position on the ground...
Georges St-Pierre viciously slams hammer blows to Sonnen's face!
This is over! That impact from Georges St-Pierre has left Sonnen laying flat on the mat!
Sonnen's Forehead is bruised after the punishment he's received!
Sonnen has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by KO (GnP) at 3:38 Round 3
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 24/26 (92%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 493 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 3/25 (12%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 531 s
Georges St. P with the V. Yo.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!