Post by The Sandmen on Jul 25, 2014 8:50:38 GMT -5
Cung Le is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Georges St-Pierre looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Le wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Le moves forward and holds GSP
The fighters are clinching.
Le launches a few hard punches to Georges St-Pierre's ribs!
Georges St-Pierre's ribs shows the damage! Cung Le is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le takes a break to breathe while holding Georges St-Pierre.
The fighters are clinching.
GSP tries to take Cung Le to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Le is with his back on the ground now.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass to half guard...
Cung Le can't prevent his opponent from passing. GSP looks to work from half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Not a desiderable position that Le is in now. Georges St-Pierre is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Georges St-Pierre throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Le's face with those brutal elbows! Le needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Nose
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Cung Le 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 Le
Le launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
GSP launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
GSP is countered by Cung Le.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
GSP launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
GSP is countered by Cung Le.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre pushes Le's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Le rolls and he's now on half guard over Georges St-Pierre. Nice reversal.
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
Dan Miragliotta 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 Araneta Coliseum (Quezon City, Philippines) are cheering for the fighters.
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Georges St-Pierre
Great move by Le who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le tries to stomp on GSP's feet while in the clinch.
Those hits are more annoying than damaging to GSP
The fighters are clinching.
GSP grapple with Cung Le and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Cung Le falls hard on the mat with Georges St-Pierre on top of him
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre is cooling the fight on the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Le fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Georges St-Pierre's arm and tries an armbar!
GSP hold his own hand and breaks Le's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Cung Le.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Cung Le
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Cung Le...
Cung Le takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
GSP moves on the ground
GSP cannot take advantage in the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
GSP moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Dan Miragliotta 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 Araneta Coliseum (Quezon City, Philippines) are cheering for the fighters.
Good front kick from Le!
GSP stumbles backwards after that one!
Crushing shot to GSP's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over GSP!
Nice move by Le who clinches and pushes GSP against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le pushes away GSP trying to keep the fight at striking range
GSP stumbles backwards and Cung Le circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Le spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
GSP ducks under and hesitates for a moment...
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
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.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Georges St-Pierre shoots and grab Cung Le's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Le sprawl and remain on his feet
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Georges St-Pierre tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Cung Le
well done Le falls hard on the mat
GSP is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Georges St-Pierre opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Le's guard.
Le fights back with his feet, forcing GSP to try something else.
Le is trying to counter now!
Cung Le launches an up-kick intended for Georges St-Pierre's head...
GSP leans out of the way.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
GSP is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Back to the beginning! Cung Le is standing now.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
GSP decides to launch some tentative punches
Cung Le takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Le.
As the fight continues it seems that Cung Le is taking the best of the fight.
Le is holding Georges St-Pierre's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Georges St-Pierre loses balance and goes to the ground.
Cung Le is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Cung Le looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
GSP struggles and frees his leg!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Le tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling GSP from the side mount!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Cung Le is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Le tries to launch a few punches to Georges St-Pierre
GSP is able to achieve closed guard and counter Cung Le's punches.
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.
GSP wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Le wants nothing of that and pushes GSP.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
GSP fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Le sprawls and remains on his feet.
GSP clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
GSP blocks and pushes his opponent.
Lightning fast low kick from Le!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
GSP steps backwards away from Cung Le. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
GSP grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around GSP
He succeeds!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP fires a barrage of punches at Le's head!
This is bad! GSP is just pounding on Cung Le's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Le's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP is looking to end this fight with strikes
Le anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
GSP misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
GSP is in closed guard... Le 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 Le
GSP is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP tries to escape from the full mount...
Cung Le is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Cung Le is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Cung Le looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Georges St-Pierre sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and launches himself over Le!
Nice move by GSP who clinches and pushes Le against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Le's face while in the clinch!
Le can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
GSP's cornermen are worried about his safety if he continues clinching with Cung Le.
after measuring the distance Le jump forward with a flying knee
Cung Le's knee landed perfectly on GSP's chest, from the look of his face that must have really hurt
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le launches a few punches towards GSP's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Georges St-Pierre receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le jump forward with his knee rising
hard impact to the face!!! that strike sents Georges St-Pierre to the mat
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Georges St-Pierre.
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Round 3
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Georges St-Pierre attempts a sweep single...
Georges St-Pierre catches Cung Le's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by GSP.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre aggressively and repeatedly punches Le.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Cung Le's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Le put Georges St-Pierre in closed guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Cung Le doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le launches a few punches to GSP
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Le's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Le works on the ground with his fingers over GSP's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta has seen that!
Dan Miragliotta takes away one point from Cung Le for eye poke.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to give GSP time to recover. Georges St-Pierre seems to be ready to fight again. 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 decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. GSP moves back and takes a deep breath.
GSP moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Le's thigh!
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over GSP!
Georges St-Pierre is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Le and pushes him away!
Cung Le moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to GSP's right thigh
Cung Le takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Le launches a furious low kick!
GSP receives a hard blow on his right leg!
GSP hyper-extended his leg
Cung Le tries to bring the fight to the ground
GSP goes down.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in open guard over GSP
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
Cung Le is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
Cung Le is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Le
He succeeds!
Cung Le is in closed guard over GSP
GSP works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
Le shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in closed guard over GSP
Le is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Cung Le uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
GSP clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Cung Le manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
GSP measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
GSP misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
GSP tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
GSP tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. GSP is clinching with Le.
The fighters are clinching.
GSP grab one of Cung Le's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Le done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
GSP is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch to Cung Le ribs and the tries to trip him
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 4
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Georges St-Pierre moves forward and launches a high kick!
Le ducks under.
GSP tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. GSP is clinching with Le.
The clock says 0:35 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le launches a few hard punches to Georges St-Pierre's ribs!
Georges St-Pierre's ribs shows the damage! Cung Le is working his opponent ribs!
Georges St-Pierre tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Le is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le struggles and launches a few punches to GSP's head
Those punches are hitting! GSP covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
GSP pushes Cung Le againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Le tries to block Georges St-Pierre punches...
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Georges St-Pierre moves forward and launches a high kick!
Le ducks under.
Cung Le moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 1:30 in the 4 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Cung Le!
GSP is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
Le goes down.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass to half guard...
Cung Le's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP tries to escape from the closed guard
Georges St-Pierre any adventage in the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
GSP is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll on the ground...
Le knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Le fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Georges St-Pierre's arm and tries an armbar!
GSP hold his own hand and breaks Le's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Cung Le.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Cung Le
Georges St-Pierre looks to pass to mount...
GSP slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Cung Le.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Cung Le moves to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Cung Le's guard...
Georges St-Pierre passes momentarily but Cung Le regains half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
GSP gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Cung Le! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Cung Le doesn't defend himself!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
GSP tries to free his leg...
Le doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
GSP launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Cung Le rolls over himself and stands up while Georges St-Pierre rolls on his back.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Cung Le jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Le moves back and takes a deep breath.
Cung Le throws a combo
GSP punches back but nobody connects.
Georges St-Pierre gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Nice punches from Cung Le.
GSP staggers backwards. Le wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Cung Le fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Georges St-Pierre! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
GSP fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Le sprawls and remains on his feet.
Le moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to GSP's thigh!
GSP hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 4:45 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre moves forward looking for some grappling action
Le pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Georges St-Pierre and Le engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
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Round 5
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Cung Le goes with a looping right hand while Georges St-Pierre jumps back and jabs
Le only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Le is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Le tries to grapple
GSP moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Lightning fast low kick from Le!
GSP blocks that kick with his leg.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and launches himself over Cung Le
Great move by GSP who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 0:50 in the 5 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le pushes away GSP trying to keep the fight at striking range
GSP stumbles backwards and Cung Le circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 1:00 in the 5 round
A right hand from Cung Le
gets deflected.
The clock says 1:05 in the 5 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.
Le throws some knees to the thighs of Georges St-Pierre while in the clinch
Those hits seems to be causing trouble to Georges St-Pierre
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le takes a break to breathe while holding Georges St-Pierre.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Le is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Le spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
GSP blocks with his arms and leg
GSP is trying to counter now!
Surprise roundhouse punch by GSP.
Cung Le's reflexes save him!
The clock says 1:50 in the 5 round
Cung Le moves forward looking for some grappling action
GSP pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Cung Le goes with a looping right hand while Georges St-Pierre jumps back and jabs
That one hits but GSP seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Solid shot from Cung Le to the body.
GSP didn't like that.
Le steps backwards away from Georges St-Pierre. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and launches himself over Cung Le
Great move by GSP who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 2:35 in the 5 round
The fighters are clinching.
Le throws some knees to the thighs of Georges St-Pierre while in the clinch
Those hits seems to be causing trouble to Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Le is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Georges St-Pierre is an expert in the clinch. This is a bad position for Le.
GSP grab one of Cung Le's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Le done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
The clock says 2:55 in the 5 round
Crisp uppercut by Le followed by a hard jab
GSP deflects the blows.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
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.
Le charge towards Georges St-Pierre with a flying knee
Georges St-Pierre got hit in the chest and the impact sent him to the mat
Le is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Georges St-Pierre kicks his legs trying to keep Cung Le away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 3:30 in the 5 round
Le is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Georges St-Pierre launches an up-kick intended for Cung Le's head...
Le leans out of the way.
Le is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
GSP tries to hit Cung Le with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Le dodges that
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Georges St-Pierre. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
GSP climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Inside leg kick from Le
that lands on Georges St-Pierre's leg.
The clock says 4:00 in the 5 round
Le moves forward looking for some action
Cung Le shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Georges St-Pierre!
That one almost breaks Le's chin! He is knocked down!
GSP is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Cung Le 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
Le climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Georges St-Pierre throws an uppercut
Le slips it.
Le is trying to counter now!
Cung Le moves forward looking for some grappling action
Le has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 4:45 in the 5 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! GSP is throwing a flurry of punches!
Cung Le just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Le catches an ankle and GSP is tripped to the mat!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by Majority decision
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 17/34 (50%)
Kicks 7/11 (64%)
Clinch strikes 20/27 (74%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/10 (20%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/3 (67%)
Damage caused 2341,8
Clinch Damage 775,47
Ground Damage 54,33
Time on the ground 624 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 14/29 (48%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 8/16 (50%)
Takedowns 5/9 (56%)
GnP strikes 24/44 (55%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/4 (75%)
Damage caused 1335,8
Clinch Damage 343,75
Ground Damage 555,05
Time on the ground 627 s
So while I'm never disappointed in a Le-St-Pierre fight, I don't think the judges got this decision right at all (I left damage in so y'all could see my team-bias was a non-issue in that statement). Normally, my go-to as a reason for the judges call would be takedowns, but even those are not that far off, with GSP edging Le 5-3. Le had a lot more health at the end of the fight than GSP, and neither man was anywhere near a finish (5 rounds is not enough to hold a Le-GSP fight). Meh well, what can ya do.
Georges St-Pierre looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Le wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Le moves forward and holds GSP
The fighters are clinching.
Le launches a few hard punches to Georges St-Pierre's ribs!
Georges St-Pierre's ribs shows the damage! Cung Le is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le takes a break to breathe while holding Georges St-Pierre.
The fighters are clinching.
GSP tries to take Cung Le to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Le is with his back on the ground now.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass to half guard...
Cung Le can't prevent his opponent from passing. GSP looks to work from half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Not a desiderable position that Le is in now. Georges St-Pierre is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Georges St-Pierre throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Le's face with those brutal elbows! Le needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Nose
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Cung Le 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 Le
Le launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
GSP launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
GSP is countered by Cung Le.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
GSP launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
GSP is countered by Cung Le.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre pushes Le's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Le rolls and he's now on half guard over Georges St-Pierre. Nice reversal.
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
Dan Miragliotta 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 Araneta Coliseum (Quezon City, Philippines) are cheering for the fighters.
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Georges St-Pierre
Great move by Le who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le tries to stomp on GSP's feet while in the clinch.
Those hits are more annoying than damaging to GSP
The fighters are clinching.
GSP grapple with Cung Le and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Cung Le falls hard on the mat with Georges St-Pierre on top of him
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre is cooling the fight on the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Le fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Georges St-Pierre's arm and tries an armbar!
GSP hold his own hand and breaks Le's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Cung Le.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Cung Le
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Cung Le...
Cung Le takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
GSP moves on the ground
GSP cannot take advantage in the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
GSP moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Dan Miragliotta 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 Araneta Coliseum (Quezon City, Philippines) are cheering for the fighters.
Good front kick from Le!
GSP stumbles backwards after that one!
Crushing shot to GSP's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over GSP!
Nice move by Le who clinches and pushes GSP against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le pushes away GSP trying to keep the fight at striking range
GSP stumbles backwards and Cung Le circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Le spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
GSP ducks under and hesitates for a moment...
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
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.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Georges St-Pierre shoots and grab Cung Le's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Le sprawl and remain on his feet
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Georges St-Pierre tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Cung Le
well done Le falls hard on the mat
GSP is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Georges St-Pierre opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Le's guard.
Le fights back with his feet, forcing GSP to try something else.
Le is trying to counter now!
Cung Le launches an up-kick intended for Georges St-Pierre's head...
GSP leans out of the way.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
GSP is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Back to the beginning! Cung Le is standing now.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
GSP decides to launch some tentative punches
Cung Le takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Le.
As the fight continues it seems that Cung Le is taking the best of the fight.
Le is holding Georges St-Pierre's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Georges St-Pierre loses balance and goes to the ground.
Cung Le is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Cung Le looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
GSP struggles and frees his leg!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Le tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling GSP from the side mount!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Cung Le is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Le tries to launch a few punches to Georges St-Pierre
GSP is able to achieve closed guard and counter Cung Le's punches.
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.
GSP wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Le wants nothing of that and pushes GSP.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
GSP fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Le sprawls and remains on his feet.
GSP clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
GSP blocks and pushes his opponent.
Lightning fast low kick from Le!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
GSP steps backwards away from Cung Le. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
GSP grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around GSP
He succeeds!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP fires a barrage of punches at Le's head!
This is bad! GSP is just pounding on Cung Le's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Le's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP is looking to end this fight with strikes
Le anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
GSP misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
GSP is in closed guard... Le 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 Le
GSP is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP tries to escape from the full mount...
Cung Le is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Cung Le is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Cung Le looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Georges St-Pierre sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and launches himself over Le!
Nice move by GSP who clinches and pushes Le against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Le's face while in the clinch!
Le can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
GSP's cornermen are worried about his safety if he continues clinching with Cung Le.
after measuring the distance Le jump forward with a flying knee
Cung Le's knee landed perfectly on GSP's chest, from the look of his face that must have really hurt
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le launches a few punches towards GSP's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Georges St-Pierre receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le jump forward with his knee rising
hard impact to the face!!! that strike sents Georges St-Pierre to the mat
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Georges St-Pierre.
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Round 3
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Georges St-Pierre attempts a sweep single...
Georges St-Pierre catches Cung Le's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by GSP.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre aggressively and repeatedly punches Le.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Cung Le's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Le put Georges St-Pierre in closed guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
GSP tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Cung Le doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le launches a few punches to GSP
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Le's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Le works on the ground with his fingers over GSP's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta has seen that!
Dan Miragliotta takes away one point from Cung Le for eye poke.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to give GSP time to recover. Georges St-Pierre seems to be ready to fight again. 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 decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. GSP moves back and takes a deep breath.
GSP moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Le's thigh!
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over GSP!
Georges St-Pierre is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Le and pushes him away!
Cung Le moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to GSP's right thigh
Cung Le takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Le launches a furious low kick!
GSP receives a hard blow on his right leg!
GSP hyper-extended his leg
Cung Le tries to bring the fight to the ground
GSP goes down.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in open guard over GSP
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
Cung Le is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
Cung Le is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Le
He succeeds!
Cung Le is in closed guard over GSP
GSP works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
Le shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in closed guard over GSP
Le is in closed guard... GSP tries to roll on the ground!
Cung Le uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
GSP clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Cung Le manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
GSP measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in half guard over GSP
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
GSP misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
GSP tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
GSP tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. GSP is clinching with Le.
The fighters are clinching.
GSP grab one of Cung Le's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Le done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
GSP is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch to Cung Le ribs and the tries to trip him
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 4
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Georges St-Pierre moves forward and launches a high kick!
Le ducks under.
GSP tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. GSP is clinching with Le.
The clock says 0:35 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le launches a few hard punches to Georges St-Pierre's ribs!
Georges St-Pierre's ribs shows the damage! Cung Le is working his opponent ribs!
Georges St-Pierre tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Le is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le struggles and launches a few punches to GSP's head
Those punches are hitting! GSP covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
GSP pushes Cung Le againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Le tries to block Georges St-Pierre punches...
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Georges St-Pierre moves forward and launches a high kick!
Le ducks under.
Cung Le moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 1:30 in the 4 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Cung Le!
GSP is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
Le goes down.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass to half guard...
Cung Le's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Le
GSP tries to escape from the closed guard
Georges St-Pierre any adventage in the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
GSP is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll on the ground...
Le knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Le fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Georges St-Pierre's arm and tries an armbar!
GSP hold his own hand and breaks Le's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Cung Le.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Cung Le
Georges St-Pierre looks to pass to mount...
GSP slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Cung Le.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Cung Le moves to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Cung Le's guard...
Georges St-Pierre passes momentarily but Cung Le regains half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
GSP gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Cung Le! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Cung Le doesn't defend himself!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
GSP tries to free his leg...
Le doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Le
Georges St-Pierre is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
GSP launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Cung Le rolls over himself and stands up while Georges St-Pierre rolls on his back.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Cung Le jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Le moves back and takes a deep breath.
Cung Le throws a combo
GSP punches back but nobody connects.
Georges St-Pierre gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Nice punches from Cung Le.
GSP staggers backwards. Le wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Cung Le fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Georges St-Pierre! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
GSP fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Le sprawls and remains on his feet.
Le moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to GSP's thigh!
GSP hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 4:45 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre moves forward looking for some grappling action
Le pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Georges St-Pierre and Le engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
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Round 5
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Cung Le goes with a looping right hand while Georges St-Pierre jumps back and jabs
Le only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Le is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Le tries to grapple
GSP moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Lightning fast low kick from Le!
GSP blocks that kick with his leg.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and launches himself over Cung Le
Great move by GSP who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 0:50 in the 5 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le pushes away GSP trying to keep the fight at striking range
GSP stumbles backwards and Cung Le circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 1:00 in the 5 round
A right hand from Cung Le
gets deflected.
The clock says 1:05 in the 5 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.
Le throws some knees to the thighs of Georges St-Pierre while in the clinch
Those hits seems to be causing trouble to Georges St-Pierre
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le takes a break to breathe while holding Georges St-Pierre.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Le is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Le spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
GSP blocks with his arms and leg
GSP is trying to counter now!
Surprise roundhouse punch by GSP.
Cung Le's reflexes save him!
The clock says 1:50 in the 5 round
Cung Le moves forward looking for some grappling action
GSP pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Cung Le goes with a looping right hand while Georges St-Pierre jumps back and jabs
That one hits but GSP seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Solid shot from Cung Le to the body.
GSP didn't like that.
Le steps backwards away from Georges St-Pierre. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and launches himself over Cung Le
Great move by GSP who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 2:35 in the 5 round
The fighters are clinching.
Le throws some knees to the thighs of Georges St-Pierre while in the clinch
Those hits seems to be causing trouble to Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Le is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Georges St-Pierre is an expert in the clinch. This is a bad position for Le.
GSP grab one of Cung Le's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Le done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
The clock says 2:55 in the 5 round
Crisp uppercut by Le followed by a hard jab
GSP deflects the blows.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
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.
Le charge towards Georges St-Pierre with a flying knee
Georges St-Pierre got hit in the chest and the impact sent him to the mat
Le is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Georges St-Pierre kicks his legs trying to keep Cung Le away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 3:30 in the 5 round
Le is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
Georges St-Pierre launches an up-kick intended for Cung Le's head...
Le leans out of the way.
Le is standing while GSP is on the ground on his back
GSP tries to hit Cung Le with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Le dodges that
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Georges St-Pierre. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
GSP climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Inside leg kick from Le
that lands on Georges St-Pierre's leg.
The clock says 4:00 in the 5 round
Le moves forward looking for some action
Cung Le shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Georges St-Pierre!
That one almost breaks Le's chin! He is knocked down!
GSP is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Cung Le 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
Le climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Georges St-Pierre throws an uppercut
Le slips it.
Le is trying to counter now!
Cung Le moves forward looking for some grappling action
Le has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 4:45 in the 5 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! GSP is throwing a flurry of punches!
Cung Le just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Le catches an ankle and GSP is tripped to the mat!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by Majority decision
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 17/34 (50%)
Kicks 7/11 (64%)
Clinch strikes 20/27 (74%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/10 (20%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/3 (67%)
Damage caused 2341,8
Clinch Damage 775,47
Ground Damage 54,33
Time on the ground 624 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 14/29 (48%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 8/16 (50%)
Takedowns 5/9 (56%)
GnP strikes 24/44 (55%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/4 (75%)
Damage caused 1335,8
Clinch Damage 343,75
Ground Damage 555,05
Time on the ground 627 s
So while I'm never disappointed in a Le-St-Pierre fight, I don't think the judges got this decision right at all (I left damage in so y'all could see my team-bias was a non-issue in that statement). Normally, my go-to as a reason for the judges call would be takedowns, but even those are not that far off, with GSP edging Le 5-3. Le had a lot more health at the end of the fight than GSP, and neither man was anywhere near a finish (5 rounds is not enough to hold a Le-GSP fight). Meh well, what can ya do.
She needs to stop training with Zoila TBH.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!