Post by The Sandman on Feb 13, 2024 1:53:23 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Georges St-Pierre chants all around the place!
Kamaru Usman looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Georges St-Pierre looks very relaxed.
Kamaru Usman has fight Georges St-Pierre 2 times. He has won 2 of them.
Kamaru Usman is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mike Beltran.
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Round 1
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The Nigerian Nightmare and Pierre St-George move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The Nigerian Nightmare and Pierre St-George circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Kamaru Usman chases Pierre St-George and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Pierre St-George steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
There is a small laceration on Georges St-Pierre's Right cheek
Pierre St-George is holding Kamaru Usman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kamaru Usman loses balance and goes to the ground.
The Nigerian Nightmare Hyper-extended his left arm
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Kamaru Usman
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Kamaru Usman...
Kamaru Usman takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to close his guard around Pierre St-George
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George tries to move to full mount
Pierre St-George's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
The Nigerian Nightmare is trying to counter now!
The Nigerian Nightmare launches a few weak punches
Pierre St-George blocks them effectively.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to close his guard around Pierre St-George
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George tries to improve position.
The Nigerian Nightmare adjusts and closes his guard.
Mike Beltran stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Nigerian Nightmare goes down.
Hard blow to The Nigerian Nightmare's mid-section, he seems hurt
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to close his guard around Pierre St-George
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Deep breaths from Kamaru Usman who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
That hit Pierre St-George who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Georges St-Pierre looks to posture up and open Kamaru Usman's guard...
Kamaru Usman has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare launches a few weak punches
Pierre St-George blocks them effectively.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George tries to escape from closed guard...
The Nigerian Nightmare waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Georges St-Pierre! He is reversed and nor Kamaru Usman is on half guard!
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
The Nigerian Nightmare launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Georges St-Pierre is not able to stop Pierre St-George ground skills and Kamaru Usman moves to side mount!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre attempts to trap Kamaru Usman in his guard.
Kamaru Usman keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre attempts to trap Kamaru Usman in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman launches a few punches to Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George holds Kamaru Usman's arms and blocks the punches!
Mike Beltran 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 move and launches a liver kick!
The Nigerian Nightmare blocks and pushes his opponent.
Not a desiderable position that Pierre St-George is in now. Kamaru Usman is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Some counter punches against Georges St-Pierre
almost hit him as he moves away.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Georges St-Pierre launches a body shot
The Nigerian Nightmare dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
The Nigerian Nightmare fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Georges St-Pierre didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Pierre St-George's body! He's holding his side
Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Pierre St-George
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to move to full mount
The Nigerian Nightmare succeeds
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Pierre St-George launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The Nigerian Nightmare's ribs.
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
The Nigerian Nightmare goes for an armbar!
Georges St-Pierre breaks the lock and pushes away Kamaru Usman, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mike Beltran halts the fight to stand up Kamaru Usman. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Mike Beltran tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for The Nigerian Nightmare, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Georges St-Pierre fakes a move and moves laterally.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Pierre St-George throws a body kick.
Blocked by The Nigerian Nightmare.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Kamaru Usman attempts a sweep single...
Kamaru Usman catches Georges St-Pierre's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Nigerian Nightmare.
Kamaru Usman is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Kamaru Usman passes momentarily but Georges St-Pierre regains full guard.
Kamaru Usman is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to escape from closed guard...
The Nigerian Nightmare struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Kamaru Usman manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Kamaru Usman looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Georges St-Pierre sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to open up Pierre St-George with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Pierre St-George blocks a few elbows and now Kamaru Usman will have to look for another option here.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman aggressively and repeatedly punches Pierre St-George.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Kamaru Usman manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Kamaru Usman looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Kamaru Usman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
The Nigerian Nightmare gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Georges St-Pierre! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Georges St-Pierre doesn't defend himself!
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to open up Pierre St-George with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Pierre St-George is trying to block them with his hands...
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Kamaru Usman in his guard...
Kamaru Usman keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to open up Pierre St-George with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Pierre St-George is trying to block them with his hands...
Pierre St-George's Left eye is beginning to swell
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Kamaru Usman tries to better his position on the ground...
The Nigerian Nightmare is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
The Nigerian Nightmare catch Georges St-Pierre's right arm and tries a kimura
Georges St-Pierre holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Kamaru Usman tries to better his position on the ground...
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll on the ground...
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Deep breaths from Kamaru Usman who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
That hit Pierre St-George who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare measures the resilience of Pierre St-George's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pierre St-George's side.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mike Beltran halts the fight to stand up Georges St-Pierre. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Every time Kamaru Usman attempts to get inside
Pierre St-George fires a low kick.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Pierre St-George throws a body kick.
Blocked by The Nigerian Nightmare.
The Nigerian Nightmare is trying to counter now!
Tremendous strikes from The Nigerian Nightmare!
Some big punches are landing!
Pierre St-George moves backwards and Kamaru Usman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The Nigerian Nightmare moves backwards and Georges St-Pierre is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Pierre St-George cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as The Nigerian Nightmare can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Nice punches from Kamaru Usman.
Even nicer blocks from Pierre St-George.
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
The Nigerian Nightmare is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare launches a few weak punches
Pierre St-George blocks them effectively.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for The Nigerian Nightmare, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Kamaru Usman is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Pierre St-George into his guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George is in closed guard... The Nigerian Nightmare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Kamaru Usman in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre moves to half guard.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Kamaru Usman manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Kamaru Usman looks to pass to mount...
Pierre St-George creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
The Nigerian Nightmare is connecting with a few punches
The Nigerian Nightmare and Pierre St-George circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Pierre St-George launches a flurry of punches
The Nigerian Nightmare slips out of danger.
Pierre St-George launches a furious low kick!
The Nigerian Nightmare blocks.
Georges St-Pierre is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Pierre St-George pushes Kamaru Usman and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Kamaru Usman jabs at Pierre St-George
hitting his chest.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The Nigerian Nightmare 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.
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Body shots by Kamaru Usman
Solid blows to Pierre St-George's abdomen.
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Kamaru Usman looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Kamaru Usman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Kamaru Usman in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre moves to half guard.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Georges St-Pierre attempts to move to full guard
Kamaru Usman keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Georges St-Pierre tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman was tooling Georges St-Pierre for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Georges St-Pierre lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Kamaru Usman throws a flurry of punches at Pierre St-George...
Pierre St-George is defending himself well. None of them connect.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Georges St-Pierre attempts to move to full guard
Kamaru Usman keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
The Nigerian Nightmare is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman launches a few punches to Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George holds Kamaru Usman's arms and blocks the punches!
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Kamaru Usman manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Pierre St-George tries to show some ground skills
The Nigerian Nightmare uses his strength to keep The Nigerian Nightmare at a disadvantage
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre attempts to trap Kamaru Usman in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre manages to switch to half guard.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Georges St-Pierre tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Mike Beltran 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 Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 4
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Nigerian Nightmare goes down.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to close his guard around Pierre St-George
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:40 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare launches a few weak punches
Pierre St-George blocks them effectively.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare measures the resilience of Pierre St-George's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Pierre St-George blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Pierre St-George's ribs.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to close his guard around Pierre St-George
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare measures the resilience of Pierre St-George's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Pierre St-George blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass to half guard...
Kamaru Usman can't prevent his opponent from passing. Pierre St-George looks to work from half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George sits over his knees and pushes away The Nigerian Nightmare's leg!
The Nigerian Nightmare closes his legs around Georges St-Pierre's leg. Pierre St-George is not able to move away now!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Kamaru Usman attempts to move to full guard
Kamaru Usman manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George is in closed guard... The Nigerian Nightmare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Pierre St-George struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
The clock says 2:20 in the 4 round
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Pierre St-George is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Kamaru Usman pushes Georges St-Pierre down and prevents his attempts to escape
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Kamaru Usman tries to better his position on the ground...
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll on the ground...
Pierre St-George tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Kamaru Usman in his guard...
Kamaru Usman keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Mike Beltran 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 Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Georges St-Pierre takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Kamaru Usman shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Georges St-Pierre is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Nigerian Nightmare into his guard.
Crushing shot to Pierre St-George's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Kamaru Usman is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
The Nigerian Nightmare is in closed guard... Pierre St-George tries to roll on the ground!
Kamaru Usman uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The Nigerian Nightmare is trying to counter now!
Pitty-pat punches from The Nigerian Nightmare
Georges St-Pierre doesn't flinch.
Kamaru Usman is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman tries to better his position on the ground...
Pierre St-George holds Kamaru Usman's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
The Nigerian Nightmare is in closed guard... Pierre St-George tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kamaru Usman!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kamaru Usman
Georges St-Pierre tries to better his position on the ground...
Pierre St-George is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kamaru Usman
The Nigerian Nightmare has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Kamaru Usman launches a few punches to Pierre St-George's cheek from the guard.
Georges St-Pierre uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare has given his back to Georges St-Pierre who is trying to get one hook in!
The Nigerian Nightmare struggles in the ground trying to break Pierre St-George's control
The clock says 4:00 in the 4 round
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over The Nigerian Nightmare
Kamaru Usman is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
The Nigerian Nightmare has Pierre St-George controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Pierre St-George is unable to move under The Nigerian Nightmare control.
Mike Beltran stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Kamaru Usman!
Pierre St-George ducks under...
Kamaru Usman fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:40 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for The Nigerian Nightmare.
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Round 5
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Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Here comes Georges St-Pierre with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on The Nigerian Nightmare's ribs!
The Nigerian Nightmare and Pierre St-George circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Kamaru Usman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Nigerian Nightmare goes down.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Deep breaths from Kamaru Usman who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks those punches
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass to half guard...
Kamaru Usman can't prevent his opponent from passing. Pierre St-George looks to work from half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare launches a few weak punches
Pierre St-George blocks them effectively.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Pierre St-George's ribs.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Pierre St-George is countered by Kamaru Usman.
The clock says 1:40 in the 5 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Kamaru Usman's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Kamaru Usman
The Nigerian Nightmare measures the resilience of Pierre St-George's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Pierre St-George blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:55 in the 5 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Kamaru Usman
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Kamaru Usman...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kamaru Usman
Deep breaths from Kamaru Usman who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks those punches
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kamaru Usman
Pierre St-George catch Kamaru Usman's right arm and tries a kimura
Kamaru Usman holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 2:30 in the 5 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Kamaru Usman creates enough space to control Georges St-Pierre's leg.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Deep breaths from Kamaru Usman who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks those punches
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Middle kick from Pierre St-George.
The Nigerian Nightmare receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Pierre St-George throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
The clock says 3:15 in the 5 round
Pierre St-George studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Pierre St-George steps backwards away from Kamaru Usman. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Pierre St-George moves backwards and Kamaru Usman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Pierre St-George fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Kamaru Usman didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Georges St-Pierre throws a flurry of punches at The Nigerian Nightmare...
A lot of them are hitting The Nigerian Nightmare's face
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass to half guard...
Kamaru Usman can't prevent his opponent from passing. Pierre St-George looks to work from half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Kamaru Usman 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 The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George tries to launch a few punches to Kamaru Usman
The Nigerian Nightmare is able to achieve closed guard and counter Georges St-Pierre's punches.
Pierre St-George misses a step and Kamaru Usman sees an opportunity to counter him!
Deep breaths from Kamaru Usman who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks those punches
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George sits over his knees and pushes away The Nigerian Nightmare'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 Kamaru Usman
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Kamaru Usman...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
Winner is Kamaru Usman by Majority decision
Statistics: Kamaru Usman
Punches 11/22 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/80 (31%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 1098,3
Time on the ground 893 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 5/9 (56%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 7/7 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/11 (55%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 669,74
Time on the ground 893 s
OOOoo, close one. Shockingly little done, really.
Kamaru Usman looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Georges St-Pierre looks very relaxed.
Kamaru Usman has fight Georges St-Pierre 2 times. He has won 2 of them.
Kamaru Usman is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mike Beltran.
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Round 1
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The Nigerian Nightmare and Pierre St-George move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The Nigerian Nightmare and Pierre St-George circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Kamaru Usman chases Pierre St-George and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Pierre St-George steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
There is a small laceration on Georges St-Pierre's Right cheek
Pierre St-George is holding Kamaru Usman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kamaru Usman loses balance and goes to the ground.
The Nigerian Nightmare Hyper-extended his left arm
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Kamaru Usman
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Kamaru Usman...
Kamaru Usman takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to close his guard around Pierre St-George
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George tries to move to full mount
Pierre St-George's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
The Nigerian Nightmare is trying to counter now!
The Nigerian Nightmare launches a few weak punches
Pierre St-George blocks them effectively.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to close his guard around Pierre St-George
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George tries to improve position.
The Nigerian Nightmare adjusts and closes his guard.
Mike Beltran stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Nigerian Nightmare goes down.
Hard blow to The Nigerian Nightmare's mid-section, he seems hurt
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to close his guard around Pierre St-George
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Deep breaths from Kamaru Usman who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
That hit Pierre St-George who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Georges St-Pierre looks to posture up and open Kamaru Usman's guard...
Kamaru Usman has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare launches a few weak punches
Pierre St-George blocks them effectively.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George tries to escape from closed guard...
The Nigerian Nightmare waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Georges St-Pierre! He is reversed and nor Kamaru Usman is on half guard!
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
The Nigerian Nightmare launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Georges St-Pierre is not able to stop Pierre St-George ground skills and Kamaru Usman moves to side mount!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre attempts to trap Kamaru Usman in his guard.
Kamaru Usman keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre attempts to trap Kamaru Usman in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman launches a few punches to Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George holds Kamaru Usman's arms and blocks the punches!
Mike Beltran 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 move and launches a liver kick!
The Nigerian Nightmare blocks and pushes his opponent.
Not a desiderable position that Pierre St-George is in now. Kamaru Usman is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Some counter punches against Georges St-Pierre
almost hit him as he moves away.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Georges St-Pierre launches a body shot
The Nigerian Nightmare dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
The Nigerian Nightmare fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Georges St-Pierre didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Pierre St-George's body! He's holding his side
Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Pierre St-George
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to move to full mount
The Nigerian Nightmare succeeds
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Pierre St-George launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The Nigerian Nightmare's ribs.
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
The Nigerian Nightmare goes for an armbar!
Georges St-Pierre breaks the lock and pushes away Kamaru Usman, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mike Beltran halts the fight to stand up Kamaru Usman. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Mike Beltran tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for The Nigerian Nightmare, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Georges St-Pierre fakes a move and moves laterally.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Pierre St-George throws a body kick.
Blocked by The Nigerian Nightmare.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Kamaru Usman attempts a sweep single...
Kamaru Usman catches Georges St-Pierre's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Nigerian Nightmare.
Kamaru Usman is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Kamaru Usman passes momentarily but Georges St-Pierre regains full guard.
Kamaru Usman is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to escape from closed guard...
The Nigerian Nightmare struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Kamaru Usman manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Kamaru Usman looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Georges St-Pierre sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to open up Pierre St-George with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Pierre St-George blocks a few elbows and now Kamaru Usman will have to look for another option here.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman aggressively and repeatedly punches Pierre St-George.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Kamaru Usman manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Kamaru Usman looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Kamaru Usman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
The Nigerian Nightmare gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Georges St-Pierre! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Georges St-Pierre doesn't defend himself!
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to open up Pierre St-George with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Pierre St-George is trying to block them with his hands...
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Kamaru Usman in his guard...
Kamaru Usman keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to open up Pierre St-George with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Pierre St-George is trying to block them with his hands...
Pierre St-George's Left eye is beginning to swell
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Kamaru Usman tries to better his position on the ground...
The Nigerian Nightmare is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
The Nigerian Nightmare catch Georges St-Pierre's right arm and tries a kimura
Georges St-Pierre holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Kamaru Usman tries to better his position on the ground...
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll on the ground...
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Deep breaths from Kamaru Usman who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
That hit Pierre St-George who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare measures the resilience of Pierre St-George's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pierre St-George's side.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mike Beltran halts the fight to stand up Georges St-Pierre. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Every time Kamaru Usman attempts to get inside
Pierre St-George fires a low kick.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Pierre St-George throws a body kick.
Blocked by The Nigerian Nightmare.
The Nigerian Nightmare is trying to counter now!
Tremendous strikes from The Nigerian Nightmare!
Some big punches are landing!
Pierre St-George moves backwards and Kamaru Usman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The Nigerian Nightmare moves backwards and Georges St-Pierre is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Pierre St-George cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as The Nigerian Nightmare can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Nice punches from Kamaru Usman.
Even nicer blocks from Pierre St-George.
Georges St-Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
The Nigerian Nightmare is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare launches a few weak punches
Pierre St-George blocks them effectively.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for The Nigerian Nightmare, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Kamaru Usman is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Pierre St-George into his guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George is in closed guard... The Nigerian Nightmare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Kamaru Usman in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre moves to half guard.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Kamaru Usman manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Kamaru Usman looks to pass to mount...
Pierre St-George creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
The Nigerian Nightmare is connecting with a few punches
The Nigerian Nightmare and Pierre St-George circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Pierre St-George launches a flurry of punches
The Nigerian Nightmare slips out of danger.
Pierre St-George launches a furious low kick!
The Nigerian Nightmare blocks.
Georges St-Pierre is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Pierre St-George pushes Kamaru Usman and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Kamaru Usman jabs at Pierre St-George
hitting his chest.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The Nigerian Nightmare 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.
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Body shots by Kamaru Usman
Solid blows to Pierre St-George's abdomen.
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Kamaru Usman looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Kamaru Usman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Kamaru Usman in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre moves to half guard.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Georges St-Pierre attempts to move to full guard
Kamaru Usman keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Georges St-Pierre tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman was tooling Georges St-Pierre for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Georges St-Pierre lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Kamaru Usman throws a flurry of punches at Pierre St-George...
Pierre St-George is defending himself well. None of them connect.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Georges St-Pierre attempts to move to full guard
Kamaru Usman keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
The Nigerian Nightmare is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman launches a few punches to Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George holds Kamaru Usman's arms and blocks the punches!
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman tries to pass Georges St-Pierre's guard...
Kamaru Usman manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Pierre St-George tries to show some ground skills
The Nigerian Nightmare uses his strength to keep The Nigerian Nightmare at a disadvantage
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre attempts to trap Kamaru Usman in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre manages to switch to half guard.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Pierre St-George
Georges St-Pierre tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Mike Beltran 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 Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 4
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Nigerian Nightmare goes down.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to close his guard around Pierre St-George
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:40 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare launches a few weak punches
Pierre St-George blocks them effectively.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare measures the resilience of Pierre St-George's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Pierre St-George blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Pierre St-George's ribs.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to close his guard around Pierre St-George
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare measures the resilience of Pierre St-George's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Pierre St-George blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass to half guard...
Kamaru Usman can't prevent his opponent from passing. Pierre St-George looks to work from half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George sits over his knees and pushes away The Nigerian Nightmare's leg!
The Nigerian Nightmare closes his legs around Georges St-Pierre's leg. Pierre St-George is not able to move away now!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Kamaru Usman attempts to move to full guard
Kamaru Usman manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George is in closed guard... The Nigerian Nightmare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Pierre St-George struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
The clock says 2:20 in the 4 round
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Pierre St-George is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Kamaru Usman pushes Georges St-Pierre down and prevents his attempts to escape
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Kamaru Usman tries to better his position on the ground...
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll on the ground...
Pierre St-George tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Kamaru Usman in his guard...
Kamaru Usman keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Mike Beltran 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 Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Georges St-Pierre takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Kamaru Usman shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Georges St-Pierre is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Nigerian Nightmare into his guard.
Crushing shot to Pierre St-George's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Kamaru Usman is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
The Nigerian Nightmare is in closed guard... Pierre St-George tries to roll on the ground!
Kamaru Usman uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The Nigerian Nightmare is trying to counter now!
Pitty-pat punches from The Nigerian Nightmare
Georges St-Pierre doesn't flinch.
Kamaru Usman is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Kamaru Usman tries to better his position on the ground...
Pierre St-George holds Kamaru Usman's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
The Nigerian Nightmare is in closed guard... Pierre St-George tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kamaru Usman!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kamaru Usman
Georges St-Pierre tries to better his position on the ground...
Pierre St-George is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kamaru Usman
The Nigerian Nightmare has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Kamaru Usman launches a few punches to Pierre St-George's cheek from the guard.
Georges St-Pierre uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare has given his back to Georges St-Pierre who is trying to get one hook in!
The Nigerian Nightmare struggles in the ground trying to break Pierre St-George's control
The clock says 4:00 in the 4 round
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over The Nigerian Nightmare
Kamaru Usman is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
The Nigerian Nightmare has Pierre St-George controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Pierre St-George is unable to move under The Nigerian Nightmare control.
Mike Beltran stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Kamaru Usman!
Pierre St-George ducks under...
Kamaru Usman fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:40 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for The Nigerian Nightmare.
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Round 5
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Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Here comes Georges St-Pierre with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on The Nigerian Nightmare's ribs!
The Nigerian Nightmare and Pierre St-George circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Kamaru Usman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Nigerian Nightmare goes down.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Deep breaths from Kamaru Usman who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks those punches
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass to half guard...
Kamaru Usman can't prevent his opponent from passing. Pierre St-George looks to work from half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare launches a few weak punches
Pierre St-George blocks them effectively.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Pierre St-George's ribs.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Pierre St-George is countered by Kamaru Usman.
The clock says 1:40 in the 5 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Kamaru Usman's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Kamaru Usman
The Nigerian Nightmare measures the resilience of Pierre St-George's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Pierre St-George blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:55 in the 5 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Kamaru Usman
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Kamaru Usman...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kamaru Usman
Deep breaths from Kamaru Usman who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks those punches
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kamaru Usman
Pierre St-George catch Kamaru Usman's right arm and tries a kimura
Kamaru Usman holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 2:30 in the 5 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Kamaru Usman creates enough space to control Georges St-Pierre's leg.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Deep breaths from Kamaru Usman who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks those punches
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Middle kick from Pierre St-George.
The Nigerian Nightmare receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Pierre St-George throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
The clock says 3:15 in the 5 round
Pierre St-George studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Pierre St-George steps backwards away from Kamaru Usman. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Pierre St-George moves backwards and Kamaru Usman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Pierre St-George fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Kamaru Usman didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Georges St-Pierre throws a flurry of punches at The Nigerian Nightmare...
A lot of them are hitting The Nigerian Nightmare's face
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass to half guard...
Kamaru Usman can't prevent his opponent from passing. Pierre St-George looks to work from half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Kamaru Usman 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 The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George tries to launch a few punches to Kamaru Usman
The Nigerian Nightmare is able to achieve closed guard and counter Georges St-Pierre's punches.
Pierre St-George misses a step and Kamaru Usman sees an opportunity to counter him!
Deep breaths from Kamaru Usman who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks those punches
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Pierre St-George sits over his knees and pushes away The Nigerian Nightmare'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 Kamaru Usman
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Kamaru Usman...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
Winner is Kamaru Usman by Majority decision
Statistics: Kamaru Usman
Punches 11/22 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/80 (31%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 1098,3
Time on the ground 893 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 5/9 (56%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 7/7 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/11 (55%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 669,74
Time on the ground 893 s
OOOoo, close one. Shockingly little done, really.
