Post by The Sandmen on Dec 20, 2013 14:49:44 GMT -5
Georges St-Pierre raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Royce Gracie glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Georges St-Pierre and Royce Gracie touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Georges St-Pierre was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Georges St-Pierre who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a few punches and advance towards Royce trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Royce Gracie lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
GSP is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
GSP opts to jump inside Royce's guard.
Royce didn't see that coming. Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Georges St-Pierre hovers above Royce
Good punches to Royce's body.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Georges St-Pierre pushes Royce Gracie against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
GSP jumps and tries to free his leg! Royce doesn't allow this but Georges St-Pierre is able to get half guard here.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Royce
Georges St-Pierre tries to free his leg
Georges St-Pierre uses some of his skill by jumping out of Royce's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Georges St-Pierre wants to finish his opponent on the ground
GSP drills Royce Gracie's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Royce Gracie. 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 1:45 in the 1 round
Royce and GSP circle around the center of the cage.
Low kick by Royce Gracie to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Royce Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Georges St-Pierre jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
Royce goes down.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Georges St-Pierre throws a flurry of punches at Royce...
A lot of them are hitting Royce's face
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Royce moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Georges St-Pierre breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Royce Gracie. 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 shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Royce Gracie is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull GSP into his guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Royce's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like GSP
Georges St-Pierre throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Royce's face with those brutal elbows! Royce needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Nose
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
GSP throws a few hammer fists to the face of Royce Gracie
Solid shots!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
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 Royce
Georges St-Pierre is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
GSP tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Royce
GSP sits over his knees and pushes away Royce's leg!
Georges St-Pierre is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Georges St-Pierre aggressively and repeatedly punches Royce.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Royce Gracie...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Good looking punches from Georges St-Pierre on the ground
They could take their toll on Royce.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Royce Gracie
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 Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls Royce Gracie to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
GSP is in rear mount over Royce
Georges St-Pierre isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Royce locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Georges St-Pierre unil he can pull his arm free! GSP lost his dominant position.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre is cooling the fight on the ground
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce Gracie 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
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Royce Gracie. 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 4:45 in the 1 round
Solid kick to the leg from Georges St-Pierre
that visibly pains Royce.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Georges St-Pierre has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Georges St-Pierre!
Royce is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Good movement from GSP
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Left cheek
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre swings...
hard impact to Royce's face!
Georges St-Pierre fakes a move and moves laterally.
Georges St-Pierre swings...
hard impact to Royce's face!
Herb Dean is asking Royce to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Royce.
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Forehead
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by TKO (Punch) at 0:53 Round 2
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 8/9 (89%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 24/26 (92%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 182 s
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 189 s
Dang
I think we all knew this was coming, but part of me wanted the Gracie upset. One day he will put it all together. That'll be neat.
Royce Gracie glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Georges St-Pierre and Royce Gracie touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Georges St-Pierre was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Georges St-Pierre who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a few punches and advance towards Royce trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Royce Gracie lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
GSP is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
GSP opts to jump inside Royce's guard.
Royce didn't see that coming. Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Georges St-Pierre hovers above Royce
Good punches to Royce's body.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Georges St-Pierre pushes Royce Gracie against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
GSP jumps and tries to free his leg! Royce doesn't allow this but Georges St-Pierre is able to get half guard here.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Royce
Georges St-Pierre tries to free his leg
Georges St-Pierre uses some of his skill by jumping out of Royce's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Georges St-Pierre wants to finish his opponent on the ground
GSP drills Royce Gracie's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Royce Gracie. 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 1:45 in the 1 round
Royce and GSP circle around the center of the cage.
Low kick by Royce Gracie to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Royce Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Georges St-Pierre jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
Royce goes down.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Georges St-Pierre throws a flurry of punches at Royce...
A lot of them are hitting Royce's face
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Royce
Royce moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Georges St-Pierre breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Royce Gracie. 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 shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Royce Gracie is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull GSP into his guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Royce's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like GSP
Georges St-Pierre throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Royce's face with those brutal elbows! Royce needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Nose
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
GSP throws a few hammer fists to the face of Royce Gracie
Solid shots!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Royce
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 Royce
Georges St-Pierre is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
GSP tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Royce
GSP sits over his knees and pushes away Royce's leg!
Georges St-Pierre is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Georges St-Pierre aggressively and repeatedly punches Royce.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Royce Gracie...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Good looking punches from Georges St-Pierre on the ground
They could take their toll on Royce.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Royce Gracie
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 Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls Royce Gracie to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
GSP is in rear mount over Royce
Georges St-Pierre isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Royce locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Georges St-Pierre unil he can pull his arm free! GSP lost his dominant position.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre is cooling the fight on the ground
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over GSP
Royce Gracie 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
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Royce Gracie. 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 4:45 in the 1 round
Solid kick to the leg from Georges St-Pierre
that visibly pains Royce.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Georges St-Pierre has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Georges St-Pierre!
Royce is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Good movement from GSP
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Left cheek
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre swings...
hard impact to Royce's face!
Georges St-Pierre fakes a move and moves laterally.
Georges St-Pierre swings...
hard impact to Royce's face!
Herb Dean is asking Royce to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Royce.
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Forehead
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by TKO (Punch) at 0:53 Round 2
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 8/9 (89%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 24/26 (92%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 182 s
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 189 s
Dang
I think we all knew this was coming, but part of me wanted the Gracie upset. One day he will put it all together. That'll be neat.
lol
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!