Post by The Sandman on Oct 30, 2021 0:42:21 GMT -5
Khabib Nurmagomedov shifts back and forth nervously.
Georges St-Pierre glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Nurmagomedov is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Georges St-Pierre comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Nurmagomedov 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.
Pierre St-George's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Nurmagomedov's cheek from the guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Nurmagomedov is trying to counter now!
Khabib Nurmagomedov looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Georges St-Pierre takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George tries to close his guard around Nurmagomedov
He is not able to do it
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George tries to close his guard around Nurmagomedov
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov tries to open up Georges St-Pierre's defense faking a few punches.
Georges St-Pierre wraps his arms around Nurmagomedov's arms and counters the punches.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George is taking this opportunity to rest.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts a sweep single...
Khabib Nurmagomedov catches Georges St-Pierre's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Nurmagomedov.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Khabib Nurmagomedov aggressively and repeatedly punches Pierre St-George.
Good job by Pierre St-George blocking and slipping the blows.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Nurmagomedov is in closed guard... Pierre St-George tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George works on the ground with his fingers over Nurmagomedov's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Khabib Nurmagomedov creates enough space to control Georges St-Pierre's leg.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Khabib Nurmagomedov's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov 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 side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre keeps control and remains in side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Deep breaths from Khabib Nurmagomedov 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 Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George goes for an armbar!
Khabib Nurmagomedov breaks the lock and pushes away Georges St-Pierre, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Peterborough Memorial Centre (Peterborough, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
A bad move from Khabib Nurmagomedov
allows Pierre St-George to land a solid head kick.
Pierre St-George moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Nurmagomedov's thigh!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Pierre St-George studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Nurmagomedov is holding Georges St-Pierre's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Georges St-Pierre loses balance and goes to the ground.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Nurmagomedov's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Nurmagomedov tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to open Pierre St-George's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Khabib Nurmagomedov. Pierre St-George is unable to cover himself now!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Nurmagomedov gets a good position on the ground. ..
Pierre St-George holds Khabib Nurmagomedov arms and counters his opponent punches.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Not a desiderable position that Pierre St-George is in now. Khabib Nurmagomedov is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Nurmagomedov tries to launch a few punches to Georges St-Pierre
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Pierre St-George's defense
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre attempts to trap Khabib Nurmagomedov in his guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov keeps control and remains in side mount.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Nurmagomedov tries to move to full mount!
Pierre St-George won't allow him to take this position easily.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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A high kick from Georges St-Pierre
grazes Nurmagomedov's head, but he seems okay.
Middle kick from Pierre St-George.
Nurmagomedov receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and launches himself over Nurmagomedov!
Nice move by Pierre St-George who clinches and pushes Nurmagomedov against the cage
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Pierre St-George gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Pierre St-George gets hold of a leg and trips Nurmagomedov to the mat!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George tries to escape from closed guard...
Pierre St-George struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre pushes Nurmagomedov's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Pierre St-George who is in full mount! Nurmagomedov is in trouble now!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nurmagomedov struggles and frees his leg!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
1:11 Round 2 and Nurmagomedov is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Khabib Nurmagomedov 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.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Pierre St-George blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Georges St-Pierre breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Khabib Nurmagomedov. 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.
Good leg kicks from Georges St-Pierre.
Nurmagomedov winces a bit.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Nurmagomedov grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Khabib Nurmagomedov
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George is taking this opportunity to rest.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov moves on the ground
Nurmagomedov cannot take advantage in the ground
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George measures the resilience of Nurmagomedov's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Nurmagomedov's side.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Pierre St-George... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Pierre St-George rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Khabib Nurmagomedov. 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 Peterborough Memorial Centre (Peterborough, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Nurmagomedov moves backwards and Georges St-Pierre is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Pierre St-George moves backwards and Khabib Nurmagomedov is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Pierre St-George launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Nurmagomedov's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Georges St-Pierre is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Nurmagomedov into his guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov is in closed guard... Pierre St-George tries to roll on the ground!
Khabib Nurmagomedov uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Khabib Nurmagomedov looks to counter!
Pitty-pat punches from Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre doesn't flinch.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Nurmagomedov's ribs.
Hard blow to Nurmagomedov's mid-section, he seems hurt
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov is in closed guard... Pierre St-George tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov tries to escape from the full mount...
Georges St-Pierre is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Khabib Nurmagomedov...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov 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 Khabib Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Nurmagomedov's ribs
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Georges St-Pierre is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Pierre St-George is holding Khabib Nurmagomedov's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Khabib Nurmagomedov loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov 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 side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov 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 0:45 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Nurmagomedov's ribs
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls him over and takes his back!
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov 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.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov has given his back to Georges St-Pierre who is trying to get one hook in!
Georges St-Pierre has one hook in!
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov with one hook in
Pierre St-George has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Nurmagomedov.
Nicely done! Pierre St-George now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov with two hooks in
Nurmagomedov has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Nurmagomedov is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov with two hooks in
Nurmagomedov is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Pierre St-George tries to use some of his tricky moves but Pierre St-George's is smart enough to counter him.
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov with two hooks in
Pierre St-George tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Nurmagomedov!
Pierre St-George has one of his arm over Khabib Nurmagomedov's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov with two hooks in
Deep breaths from Khabib Nurmagomedov who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks those punches
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Peterborough Memorial Centre (Peterborough, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Georges St-Pierre is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Nurmagomedov into his guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Khabib Nurmagomedov aggressively and repeatedly punches Pierre St-George.
Good job by Pierre St-George blocking and slipping the blows.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov works on the ground with his fingers over Pierre St-George's face
Pierre St-George shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov is in closed guard... Pierre St-George tries to roll on the ground!
Khabib Nurmagomedov uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov is in closed guard... Pierre St-George tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Khabib Nurmagomedov efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Khabib Nurmagomedov gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Deep breaths from Khabib Nurmagomedov who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks those punches
Pierre St-George is trying to counter now!
Georges St-Pierre pushes Khabib Nurmagomedov against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Pierre St-George jumps and tries to free his leg! Nurmagomedov doesn't allow this but Georges St-Pierre is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov tries an armbar from the bottom!
Georges St-Pierre breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Deep breaths from Khabib Nurmagomedov who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks those punches
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to roll on the ground...
Pierre St-George knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
Nurmagomedov studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Pierre St-George pushes Khabib Nurmagomedov and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The two exchange wildly
Pierre St-George is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Khabib Nurmagomedov is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Pierre St-George into his guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Nurmagomedov fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Pierre St-George sprawls and remains on his feet.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Khabib Nurmagomedov is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Pierre St-George into his guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George is in closed guard... Nurmagomedov 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 Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov 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 closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Deep breaths from Khabib Nurmagomedov who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks those punches
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Khabib Nurmagomedov's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre pushes Nurmagomedov's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Pierre St-George who is in full mount! Nurmagomedov is in trouble now!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls Khabib Nurmagomedov to his stomach and takes his back!
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov has given his back to Georges St-Pierre who is trying to get one hook in!
Nurmagomedov struggles in the ground trying to break Pierre St-George's control
Poorly executed technique. Khabib Nurmagomedov looks to counter!
Nurmagomedov 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 Nurmagomedov control.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Nurmagomedov's face!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Good looking punches from Georges St-Pierre on the ground
They could take their toll on Nurmagomedov.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George tries to open up Khabib Nurmagomedov's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Nurmagomedov in the side of the head
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre looks to posture up and open Khabib Nurmagomedov's guard...
Georges St-Pierre forces Khabib Nurmagomedov to open his guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov 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.
The clock says 2:30 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George tries to jump to side mount.
Khabib Nurmagomedov closed his guard around Georges St-Pierre.
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre is cooling the fight on the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov 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 side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:05 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov 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 side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Khabib Nurmagomedov...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov 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.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Georges St-Pierre tries a middle kick
Nurmagomedov blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
The clock says 3:45 in the 4 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Georges St-Pierre is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Nurmagomedov into his guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Nurmagomedov is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks Khabib Nurmagomedov's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George measures the resilience of Nurmagomedov's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Nurmagomedov's side.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Georges St-Pierre gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Nurmagomedov spins out, but Georges St-Pierre was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Nurmagomedov is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Pierre St-George misses a step and Khabib Nurmagomedov sees an opportunity to counter him!
Khabib Nurmagomedov opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Pierre St-George's guard.
Pierre St-George fights back with his feet, forcing Nurmagomedov to try something else.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George measures the resilience of Nurmagomedov's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Nurmagomedov's side.
Hard blow to Nurmagomedov's mid-section, he seems hurt
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov is in closed guard... Pierre St-George tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Khabib Nurmagomedov efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 5
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Pierre St-George moves backwards and Khabib Nurmagomedov is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Nurmagomedov studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 0:40 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Georges St-Pierre closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Tremendous strikes from Pierre St-George!
Some big punches are landing!
Pierre St-George goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
A high kick from Georges St-Pierre
grazes Nurmagomedov's head, but he seems okay.
Pierre St-George is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds Nurmagomedov's thigh
The clock says 1:40 in the 5 round
Pierre St-George fires low kicks
punishing Nurmagomedov's legs repeatedly.
Nurmagomedov hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 1:45 in the 5 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pierre St-George won't budge, forcing Nurmagomedov to pull guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre tries to better his position on the ground...
Pierre St-George breaks the closed guard of Khabib Nurmagomedov and moves to half guard
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Deep breaths from Khabib Nurmagomedov who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks those punches
Pierre St-George tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Khabib Nurmagomedov...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Pierre St-George is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar looks tight...
Pierre St-George is locking that Armbar...
That's more than Nurmagomedov can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by Submission (Armbar) at 2:24 Round 5
Statistics: Khabib Nurmagomedov
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 7/9 (78%)
GnP strikes 9/67 (13%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 888 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 15/15 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/31 (71%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 888 s
What a huge upset! Georges St-Pierre is the winner!
GSP brought vintage GSP to this fight. Khabib is upset.
Georges St-Pierre glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Nurmagomedov is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Georges St-Pierre comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Nurmagomedov 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.
Pierre St-George's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Nurmagomedov's cheek from the guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Nurmagomedov is trying to counter now!
Khabib Nurmagomedov looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Georges St-Pierre takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George tries to close his guard around Nurmagomedov
He is not able to do it
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George tries to close his guard around Nurmagomedov
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov tries to open up Georges St-Pierre's defense faking a few punches.
Georges St-Pierre wraps his arms around Nurmagomedov's arms and counters the punches.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George is taking this opportunity to rest.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts a sweep single...
Khabib Nurmagomedov catches Georges St-Pierre's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Nurmagomedov.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Khabib Nurmagomedov aggressively and repeatedly punches Pierre St-George.
Good job by Pierre St-George blocking and slipping the blows.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Nurmagomedov is in closed guard... Pierre St-George tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George works on the ground with his fingers over Nurmagomedov's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Khabib Nurmagomedov creates enough space to control Georges St-Pierre's leg.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Khabib Nurmagomedov's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov 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 side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre keeps control and remains in side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Deep breaths from Khabib Nurmagomedov 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 Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George goes for an armbar!
Khabib Nurmagomedov breaks the lock and pushes away Georges St-Pierre, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Peterborough Memorial Centre (Peterborough, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
A bad move from Khabib Nurmagomedov
allows Pierre St-George to land a solid head kick.
Pierre St-George moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Nurmagomedov's thigh!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Pierre St-George studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Nurmagomedov is holding Georges St-Pierre's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Georges St-Pierre loses balance and goes to the ground.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre launches a few punches to Nurmagomedov's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Nurmagomedov tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to open Pierre St-George's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Khabib Nurmagomedov. Pierre St-George is unable to cover himself now!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Nurmagomedov gets a good position on the ground. ..
Pierre St-George holds Khabib Nurmagomedov arms and counters his opponent punches.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Not a desiderable position that Pierre St-George is in now. Khabib Nurmagomedov is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Nurmagomedov tries to launch a few punches to Georges St-Pierre
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Pierre St-George's defense
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre attempts to trap Khabib Nurmagomedov in his guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov keeps control and remains in side mount.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Nurmagomedov tries to move to full mount!
Pierre St-George won't allow him to take this position easily.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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A high kick from Georges St-Pierre
grazes Nurmagomedov's head, but he seems okay.
Middle kick from Pierre St-George.
Nurmagomedov receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and launches himself over Nurmagomedov!
Nice move by Pierre St-George who clinches and pushes Nurmagomedov against the cage
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Pierre St-George gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Pierre St-George gets hold of a leg and trips Nurmagomedov to the mat!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George tries to escape from closed guard...
Pierre St-George struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre pushes Nurmagomedov's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Pierre St-George who is in full mount! Nurmagomedov is in trouble now!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nurmagomedov struggles and frees his leg!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
1:11 Round 2 and Nurmagomedov is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Khabib Nurmagomedov 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.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Pierre St-George blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Georges St-Pierre breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Khabib Nurmagomedov. 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.
Good leg kicks from Georges St-Pierre.
Nurmagomedov winces a bit.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Nurmagomedov grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Khabib Nurmagomedov
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George is taking this opportunity to rest.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov moves on the ground
Nurmagomedov cannot take advantage in the ground
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George measures the resilience of Nurmagomedov's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Nurmagomedov's side.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Pierre St-George... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Pierre St-George rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Khabib Nurmagomedov. 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 Peterborough Memorial Centre (Peterborough, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Nurmagomedov moves backwards and Georges St-Pierre is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Pierre St-George moves backwards and Khabib Nurmagomedov is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Pierre St-George launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Nurmagomedov's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Georges St-Pierre is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Nurmagomedov into his guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov is in closed guard... Pierre St-George tries to roll on the ground!
Khabib Nurmagomedov uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Khabib Nurmagomedov looks to counter!
Pitty-pat punches from Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre doesn't flinch.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Nurmagomedov's ribs.
Hard blow to Nurmagomedov's mid-section, he seems hurt
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov is in closed guard... Pierre St-George tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov tries to escape from the full mount...
Georges St-Pierre is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Khabib Nurmagomedov...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov 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 Khabib Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Nurmagomedov's ribs
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Georges St-Pierre is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Pierre St-George is holding Khabib Nurmagomedov's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Khabib Nurmagomedov loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov 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 side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov 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 0:45 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Nurmagomedov's ribs
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls him over and takes his back!
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov 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.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov has given his back to Georges St-Pierre who is trying to get one hook in!
Georges St-Pierre has one hook in!
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov with one hook in
Pierre St-George has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Nurmagomedov.
Nicely done! Pierre St-George now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov with two hooks in
Nurmagomedov has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Nurmagomedov is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov with two hooks in
Nurmagomedov is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Pierre St-George tries to use some of his tricky moves but Pierre St-George's is smart enough to counter him.
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov with two hooks in
Pierre St-George tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Nurmagomedov!
Pierre St-George has one of his arm over Khabib Nurmagomedov's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov with two hooks in
Deep breaths from Khabib Nurmagomedov who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks those punches
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Peterborough Memorial Centre (Peterborough, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Georges St-Pierre is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Nurmagomedov into his guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Khabib Nurmagomedov aggressively and repeatedly punches Pierre St-George.
Good job by Pierre St-George blocking and slipping the blows.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov works on the ground with his fingers over Pierre St-George's face
Pierre St-George shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov is in closed guard... Pierre St-George tries to roll on the ground!
Khabib Nurmagomedov uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov is in closed guard... Pierre St-George tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Khabib Nurmagomedov efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Khabib Nurmagomedov gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Deep breaths from Khabib Nurmagomedov who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks those punches
Pierre St-George is trying to counter now!
Georges St-Pierre pushes Khabib Nurmagomedov against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Pierre St-George jumps and tries to free his leg! Nurmagomedov doesn't allow this but Georges St-Pierre is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov tries an armbar from the bottom!
Georges St-Pierre breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Deep breaths from Khabib Nurmagomedov who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks those punches
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to roll on the ground...
Pierre St-George knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
Nurmagomedov studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Pierre St-George pushes Khabib Nurmagomedov and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The two exchange wildly
Pierre St-George is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Khabib Nurmagomedov is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Pierre St-George into his guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Nurmagomedov fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Pierre St-George sprawls and remains on his feet.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Georges St-Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Khabib Nurmagomedov is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Pierre St-George into his guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George is in closed guard... Nurmagomedov 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 Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov 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 closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Deep breaths from Khabib Nurmagomedov who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks those punches
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass Khabib Nurmagomedov's guard...
Georges St-Pierre manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre pushes Nurmagomedov's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Pierre St-George who is in full mount! Nurmagomedov is in trouble now!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls Khabib Nurmagomedov to his stomach and takes his back!
Pierre St-George is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov has given his back to Georges St-Pierre who is trying to get one hook in!
Nurmagomedov struggles in the ground trying to break Pierre St-George's control
Poorly executed technique. Khabib Nurmagomedov looks to counter!
Nurmagomedov 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 Nurmagomedov control.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Nurmagomedov's face!
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Good looking punches from Georges St-Pierre on the ground
They could take their toll on Nurmagomedov.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George tries to open up Khabib Nurmagomedov's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Nurmagomedov in the side of the head
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre looks to posture up and open Khabib Nurmagomedov's guard...
Georges St-Pierre forces Khabib Nurmagomedov to open his guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov 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.
The clock says 2:30 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George tries to jump to side mount.
Khabib Nurmagomedov closed his guard around Georges St-Pierre.
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre is cooling the fight on the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov 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 side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:05 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov 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 side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Khabib Nurmagomedov...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov 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.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Georges St-Pierre tries a middle kick
Nurmagomedov blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
The clock says 3:45 in the 4 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Georges St-Pierre is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Nurmagomedov into his guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Nurmagomedov is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks Khabib Nurmagomedov's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George measures the resilience of Nurmagomedov's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Nurmagomedov's side.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Georges St-Pierre gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Nurmagomedov spins out, but Georges St-Pierre was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Nurmagomedov is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Pierre St-George misses a step and Khabib Nurmagomedov sees an opportunity to counter him!
Khabib Nurmagomedov opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Pierre St-George's guard.
Pierre St-George fights back with his feet, forcing Nurmagomedov to try something else.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Pierre St-George measures the resilience of Nurmagomedov's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Nurmagomedov's side.
Hard blow to Nurmagomedov's mid-section, he seems hurt
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pierre St-George
Nurmagomedov is in closed guard... Pierre St-George tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pierre St-George tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Georges St-Pierre controls the situation despite Khabib Nurmagomedov efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 5
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Pierre St-George moves backwards and Khabib Nurmagomedov is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Nurmagomedov studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 0:40 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Georges St-Pierre closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Tremendous strikes from Pierre St-George!
Some big punches are landing!
Pierre St-George goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
A high kick from Georges St-Pierre
grazes Nurmagomedov's head, but he seems okay.
Pierre St-George is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds Nurmagomedov's thigh
The clock says 1:40 in the 5 round
Pierre St-George fires low kicks
punishing Nurmagomedov's legs repeatedly.
Nurmagomedov hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 1:45 in the 5 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pierre St-George won't budge, forcing Nurmagomedov to pull guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre tries to better his position on the ground...
Pierre St-George breaks the closed guard of Khabib Nurmagomedov and moves to half guard
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Deep breaths from Khabib Nurmagomedov who tries a hammer punch to Pierre St-George's ribs.
Pierre St-George blocks those punches
Pierre St-George tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Khabib Nurmagomedov...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Georges St-Pierre throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Pierre St-George is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar looks tight...
Pierre St-George is locking that Armbar...
That's more than Nurmagomedov can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by Submission (Armbar) at 2:24 Round 5
Statistics: Khabib Nurmagomedov
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 7/9 (78%)
GnP strikes 9/67 (13%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 888 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 15/15 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/31 (71%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 888 s
What a huge upset! Georges St-Pierre is the winner!
GSP brought vintage GSP to this fight. Khabib is upset.
