Topic: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks
Who won, GSP or Hendricks?
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11.17.2013 | 1:03 AM ET
Prediction: correct St-Pierre correct Decision
DOWN vote me if you scored it for Hendricks.
Let's see the tally, folks.
"I live, I die, I live again."
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11.17.2013 | 4:07 PM ET
Prediction: wrong Hendricks wrong KO/TKO wrong Round 2
Anyway watching now properly as i fell asleep in places the first time. Scoring it as I watch it, dont remember enough of first view to have any prior view on who won each round.
Round 1: Hendricks probably.
Round 2: Hendricks clearly.
Round 3: I was edging towards gsp just, then the takedown, make it close, Id give it 10-10
Round 4: gsp had the edge the first minute, then hendricks had over a minute of control, quite a few elbows on the ground and when they got up took the momentum in the stand up in the middle section. Last 90 seconds nothing significant went either way. Hendricks 10-9
Round 5: GSP
So I give it Hendricks 49-47, allowing for the fact almost no judges give 10-10 I wouldnt argue with leaning the 3rd to GSP making it 49-48.
But given I think theres not much question about 1, 2, 4 the 3rd shouldnt matter, hendricks shouldve done enough.
"Demons run when a good man goes to war."
11.17.2013 | 4:28 PM ET
Prediction: wrong Hendricks wrong KO/TKO wrong Round 1
I think the reason it was such a good fight was because Hendricks made it a fight, and GSP was able to fight back. Most of GSP's opponents are dismantled over 5 rounds. That's not very entertaining to me unless you like watching people get dominated, I suggest you hire a dominatrix.
To see GSP actually have to face some adversity and himself fight back, was very entertaining and made for finally a great fight. When they are in the clinch fighting for position in, those were classic moments and it brought out the best in both men.
"For no particular reason beat up everyone"
11.17.2013 | 7:27 PM ET
Prediction: correct St-Pierre wrong Submission wrong Round 3
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset
11.17.2013 | 7:31 PM ET
Prediction: wrong Hendricks wrong KO/TKO wrong Round 1
"It might be tainted logic, but you have to decisively defeat the champion to take his belt. Did Hendricks really do enough to put a stamp on the win?"
Being a Champion shouldn't mean you start every defense with a score card advantage.
"30-26 Tim Boetsch"
11.17.2013 | 7:35 PM ET
Prediction: wrong Hendricks wrong KO/TKO wrong Round 3
"I would drink Lyoto Machida's urine." --- Forrest Griffin
11.17.2013 | 7:42 PM ET
Prediction: wrong Hendricks wrong KO/TKO wrong Round 1
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
11.17.2013 | 7:55 PM ET
Prediction: wrong Hendricks wrong KO/TKO wrong Round 1
"here I come to save the day"
11.17.2013 | 8:04 PM ET
Prediction: wrong Hendricks wrong KO/TKO wrong Round 1
Not sure if this has been addressed, but there's a strong contingency of GSP nuthuggers who believe Hendricks tapped to this. They need to remove his nuts from their eye sockets and retry viewing.
11.17.2013 | 8:10 PM ET
Prediction: correct St-Pierre correct Decision
But it would have been nuts if GSP got hold of that choke tighter and finished in the first minute of the fight. Think of all the drama we'd have missed out on.
"I live, I die, I live again."
11.17.2013 | 8:12 PM ET
Prediction: wrong Hendricks wrong KO/TKO wrong Round 1
"here I come to save the day"
11.17.2013 | 8:13 PM ET
Prediction: correct St-Pierre correct Decision
"Send anyone you want, just don't send anyone you want back"
11.17.2013 | 8:14 PM ET
Prediction: correct St-Pierre correct Decision
11.17.2013 | 8:16 PM ET
Prediction: wrong Hendricks wrong KO/TKO wrong Round 1
"30-26 Tim Boetsch"
11.17.2013 | 8:18 PM ET
we all know what the deal is here i feel like
close fight. the fight as a whole goes to johny Hendricks. but as we know it goes by rounds. now anyone who says it wasn't rounds 2 and 4 for Hendricks and 3 and 5 for gsp was not watching closely or doesn't know how to score a fight. I will say hendricks' rounds were more dominant but neither were 2 pointers. so what are we left with... go back and watch the first round and then you know who the winner was. the problem was no one could really say who won the first round it was dead even. takedowns and strikes from the clinch for both guys. I think Hendricks might've won it, but to call it a robbery is preposterous. I think it was one of the most competitive fights of all time that Hendricks might've won but it was nearly impossible to call. the question of the day. WHO WON ROUND ONE?
"Be water my freind"
11.17.2013 | 8:20 PM ET
Prediction: wrong Hendricks wrong KO/TKO wrong Round 1
11.17.2013 | 8:22 PM ET
Prediction: wrong Hendricks wrong KO/TKO wrong Round 2
"The one who doesn't fall, doesn't stand up. -Fedor Emelianenko"
11.17.2013 | 8:23 PM ET
Prediction: correct St-Pierre correct Decision
as for the first round, gsp landed 1 more significant strike than johnny.
"Send anyone you want, just don't send anyone you want back"
11.17.2013 | 8:26 PM ET
Prediction: wrong Hendricks wrong KO/TKO wrong Round 1
"30-26 Tim Boetsch"
11.17.2013 | 8:26 PM ET
Prediction: correct St-Pierre correct Decision
Hendricks clearly deserved 2 and 4. GSP deserved 3 and 5 in my book. I had the first for GSP, especially on a rewatch on mute, but it was super close.
I encourage ppl to rewatch the fight on mute. It may not sway you away from Hendricks, but I think you'll see it as closer.
How fighters look or act after a fight means nothing. It's all about what they do during it.
As I said a few times, GSP looked horrible after the Condit fight despite clearly winning 4 rounds. He didn't look good after the Diaz fight either and won that one 5-0.
I think this was a coin toss of a decision, but hope they rematch and we get a more decisive result. If we do, I think people will move on from this one instantly.
"When a game cannot be won, change the game."
11.17.2013 | 8:26 PM ET
Prediction: correct St-Pierre correct Decision
And Hendricks and his fans can shut the hell up.... cause for one thing, he let off the gas in rnd 5 and admitted it, so he let it go to the judges and paid for it. And secondly, he has won his share of questionable decisions in the past, one being against Koscheck who a ton of people including me thought beat him.
The instant rematch is the best choice for all parties involved. I bet they do it in Montreal and promote it as GSP's retirement fight. He'll win that too. Cause Hendricks will talk a whole lotta **** now and get under GSP's skin which will bring out the best in him.