Post by The Sandmen on Jun 16, 2014 19:37:35 GMT -5
Chael Sonnen shifts back and forth nervously.
Georges St-Pierre looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
GSP is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Georges St-Pierre and Sonnen engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
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
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Sonnen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sonnen tries to cover his face,
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over GSP
Chael Sonnen tries to pass to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sonnen looks to work from half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over GSP
Chael Sonnen seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Sonnen tries to open up Georges St-Pierre's defense faking a few punches.
Georges St-Pierre wraps his arms around Sonnen's arms and counters the punches.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over GSP
Chael Sonnen tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Chael Sonnen passes momentarily but Georges St-Pierre regains half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over GSP
Chael Sonnen tries to free his leg...
Chael Sonnen uses some of his skill by jumping out of GSP's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
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 side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre attempts to trap Chael Sonnen in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over GSP
Chael Sonnen throws a lot of punches
with little effect. GSP is doing a great job covering himself up.
Sonnen misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Georges St-Pierre isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Sonnen blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass GSP's guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre attempts to move to full guard
Chael Sonnen keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over GSP
Chael Sonnen is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Sonnen tries to open up Georges St-Pierre's defense faking a few punches.
Georges St-Pierre wraps his arms around Sonnen's arms and counters the punches.
Herb Dean 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 2:20 in the 1 round
Sonnen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
GSP struggles... Chael Sonnen is unable to take him down
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Georges St-Pierre just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Sonnen may be in trouble!
Sonnen's Left eye is beginning to swell
Quick hook by Chael Sonnen
glances off GSP's arms.
The two exchange wildly
Sonnen is connecting with a few punches
Chael Sonnen moves forward looking for some grappling action
GSP pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Sonnen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Georges St-Pierre didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
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.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over GSP
Chael Sonnen aggressively and repeatedly punches GSP.
Good job by GSP blocking and slipping the blows.
GSP is trying to counter now!
GSP tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over GSP
Sonnen is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Sonnen throws a few hammer fists to the face of Georges St-Pierre
Blocked by GSP.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over GSP
Sonnen is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
GSP fires a barrage of punches at Sonnen's head!
This is bad! GSP is just pounding on Chael Sonnen's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
You can see the pain reflected in Sonnen's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Sonnen is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
GSP is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar from Georges St-Pierre appears to be unbreakable
Sonnen breaks the lock showing some skills...
Georges St-Pierre is in full 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 full mount over Chael Sonnen
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.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
GSP goes for an armbar!
Chael Sonnen breaks the lock and pushes away Georges St-Pierre, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Georges St-Pierre. 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.
GSP wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
GSP moves forward and holds Sonnen
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Chael Sonnen fakes a punch and launches himself over Georges St-Pierre
Great move by Sonnen who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
GSP grab one of Chael Sonnen's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Chael Sonnen landed hard on his back
Crushing shot to Sonnen's body! He's holding his side
GSP is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Chael Sonnen kicks his legs trying to keep Georges St-Pierre away.
No damage done by those kicks.
GSP is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Chael Sonnen launches an up-kick intended for Georges St-Pierre's head...
GSP leans out of the way.
GSP is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Chael Sonnen kicks his legs trying to keep Georges St-Pierre away.
No damage done by those kicks.
GSP is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Chael Sonnen launches an up-kick intended for Georges St-Pierre's head...
GSP leans out of the way.
GSP is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Georges St-Pierre opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Sonnen's guard.
Sonnen didn't see that coming. GSP is in open guard over Sonnen now.
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
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass to half guard...
Chael Sonnen can't prevent his opponent from passing. GSP looks to work from half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half 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.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Chael Sonnen's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Herb Dean 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.
Inside leg kick from GSP
that lands on Chael Sonnen's leg.
Sonnen pushes Georges St-Pierre and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chael Sonnen is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull GSP into his guard.
Hard blow to Sonnen's mid-section, he seems hurt
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sonnen cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as GSP can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
GSP is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Chael Sonnen, who is barely covering up!
Sonnen's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Sonnen seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Sonnen
GSP knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Chael Sonnen is having a nightmare! Herb Dean watches for the moment he has to end this!
That brutal impact left Sonnen laid out on the mat! Georges St-Pierre's corner come in to congratulate him!
Sonnen's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Chael Sonnen's Right cheek
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by KO (GnP) at 2:54 Round 2
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 0/23 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 321 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 3/10 (30%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/23 (78%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 267 s
More of the same from GSP. Sonnen needs more TRT.
Georges St-Pierre looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
GSP is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Georges St-Pierre and Sonnen engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
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
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Sonnen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sonnen tries to cover his face,
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over GSP
Chael Sonnen tries to pass to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sonnen looks to work from half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over GSP
Chael Sonnen seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Sonnen tries to open up Georges St-Pierre's defense faking a few punches.
Georges St-Pierre wraps his arms around Sonnen's arms and counters the punches.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over GSP
Chael Sonnen tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Chael Sonnen passes momentarily but Georges St-Pierre regains half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over GSP
Chael Sonnen tries to free his leg...
Chael Sonnen uses some of his skill by jumping out of GSP's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
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 side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre attempts to trap Chael Sonnen in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over GSP
Chael Sonnen throws a lot of punches
with little effect. GSP is doing a great job covering himself up.
Sonnen misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Georges St-Pierre isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Sonnen blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass GSP's guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre attempts to move to full guard
Chael Sonnen keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over GSP
Chael Sonnen is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Sonnen tries to open up Georges St-Pierre's defense faking a few punches.
Georges St-Pierre wraps his arms around Sonnen's arms and counters the punches.
Herb Dean 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 2:20 in the 1 round
Sonnen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
GSP struggles... Chael Sonnen is unable to take him down
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Georges St-Pierre just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Sonnen may be in trouble!
Sonnen's Left eye is beginning to swell
Quick hook by Chael Sonnen
glances off GSP's arms.
The two exchange wildly
Sonnen is connecting with a few punches
Chael Sonnen moves forward looking for some grappling action
GSP pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Sonnen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Georges St-Pierre didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
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.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over GSP
Chael Sonnen aggressively and repeatedly punches GSP.
Good job by GSP blocking and slipping the blows.
GSP is trying to counter now!
GSP tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over GSP
Sonnen is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Sonnen throws a few hammer fists to the face of Georges St-Pierre
Blocked by GSP.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over GSP
Sonnen is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
GSP fires a barrage of punches at Sonnen's head!
This is bad! GSP is just pounding on Chael Sonnen's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
You can see the pain reflected in Sonnen's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Sonnen is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Georges St-Pierre throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
GSP is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar from Georges St-Pierre appears to be unbreakable
Sonnen breaks the lock showing some skills...
Georges St-Pierre is in full 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 full mount over Chael Sonnen
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.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
GSP goes for an armbar!
Chael Sonnen breaks the lock and pushes away Georges St-Pierre, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Georges St-Pierre. 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.
GSP wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
GSP moves forward and holds Sonnen
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Chael Sonnen fakes a punch and launches himself over Georges St-Pierre
Great move by Sonnen who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
GSP grab one of Chael Sonnen's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Chael Sonnen landed hard on his back
Crushing shot to Sonnen's body! He's holding his side
GSP is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Chael Sonnen kicks his legs trying to keep Georges St-Pierre away.
No damage done by those kicks.
GSP is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Chael Sonnen launches an up-kick intended for Georges St-Pierre's head...
GSP leans out of the way.
GSP is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Chael Sonnen kicks his legs trying to keep Georges St-Pierre away.
No damage done by those kicks.
GSP is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Chael Sonnen launches an up-kick intended for Georges St-Pierre's head...
GSP leans out of the way.
GSP is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Georges St-Pierre opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Sonnen's guard.
Sonnen didn't see that coming. GSP is in open guard over Sonnen now.
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
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass to half guard...
Chael Sonnen can't prevent his opponent from passing. GSP looks to work from half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half 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.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Chael Sonnen's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Herb Dean 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.
Inside leg kick from GSP
that lands on Chael Sonnen's leg.
Sonnen pushes Georges St-Pierre and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chael Sonnen is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull GSP into his guard.
Hard blow to Sonnen's mid-section, he seems hurt
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sonnen cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as GSP can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
GSP is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Chael Sonnen, who is barely covering up!
Sonnen's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Sonnen seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Sonnen
GSP knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Chael Sonnen is having a nightmare! Herb Dean watches for the moment he has to end this!
That brutal impact left Sonnen laid out on the mat! Georges St-Pierre's corner come in to congratulate him!
Sonnen's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Chael Sonnen's Right cheek
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by KO (GnP) at 2:54 Round 2
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 0/23 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 321 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 3/10 (30%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/23 (78%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 267 s
More of the same from GSP. Sonnen needs more TRT.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!