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Yes 3 and 5 rounds going for GSP lines up exactly with Sherdog play by play. All three had round 1 for Hendricks
Also all media scores where for Hendricks 47-48 from what I know
ROUND 1
Referee Mario Yamasaki is the third man in the cage for tonight’s main event, with judges Sal D’Amato, Glenn Trowbridge and Tony Weeks scoring at cageside. St. Pierre ducks a punch and takes down Hendricks in the center of the cage in the first 15 seconds, then tries for a quick guillotine. Hendricks powers back to his feet and the wrestlers clinch with over-unders before Hendricks pushes the champion against the cage. They trade knees inside before being broken up by ref Yamasaki. Hendricks clips the shooting GSP with an uppercut, then keeps the punches coming as St. Pierre digs for a takedown against the fence. Hendricks switches to elbows, forcing St. Pierre to give up the shot. When the champion raises his head, he’s cut above the right eye from Hendrick’s hard elbow strikes. They separate and Hendricks catches St. Pierre shooting in again, this time with a step-in knee. The fighters clinch up and it’s the challenger scoring with knees inside. Hendricks slips a straight left, counters St. Pierre with a left hand and a leg kick.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
ROUND 2
Hendricks emerges from his corner for round two with a wide smile. St. Pierre tries to take the grin of his challenger’s face with a Superman punch, but Hendricks comes back harder and knocks a glob of spit from GSP’s mouth with a cracking left hand. Another left uppercut follows, and St. Pierre’s face is marked up now. The champion is stumbling and tries to wrap up with Hendricks, who loses his mouthpiece and a bit of momentum with it. He gets it right back as the fight resumes, drilling GSP with another left hand, then working knees to the thigh as he muscles the French Canadian against the fence. St. Pierre shoves him off and comes forward with a left hook, then a jab to Hendricks’ ample beard. Another jab connects for the champ, and another after he dodges a knee from Hendricks in the clinch. They tangle up in the pocket and Hendricks scores with a left on the temple. St. Pierre comes back with a jab, then a slapping head kick which draws an eye roll from Hendricks. They finish the round in the clinch, trading knees inside.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
ROUND 3
St. Pierre sticks a jab in the face of Hendricks, who gets one back with a knee to the body. Two more jabs connect for the champ, then a leg kick outside and an overhand left. Hendricks has a left hook go off GSP’s gloves and just misses with a murderous uppercut. St. Pierre goes to the body with a hook, then steps off and counters a Hendricks left hook with one of his own. Hendricks’ hands are dropping a bit now as he circles the outside, eating jab after jab from the champ. With less than one minute to go, Hendricks shoots a double-leg against the fence and pulls St. Pierre to the ground. Hendricks gets in a couple short hammer fists before St. Pierre explodes to his feet at the end of the period.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 St. Pierre
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 St. Pierre
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 St. Pierre
ROUND 4
Hendricks comes out jabbing, but St. Pierre slips them and slaps the challenger with a hard inside leg kick. St. Pierre snaps back Hendricks’ head with a jab. Hendricks tries to clinch and load up on his right hand, but GSP slips and falls to the ground, pulling the American into his guard about 90 seconds into the first championship round. Hendricks lands a couple punches on top before standing and allowing St. Pierre to do the same. GSP has even more blood on the right side of his face now, streaming from a horizontal cut of a few inches on his cheek. Hendricks pops the champion with a jab, then a slow uppercut behind it. A right hook gets St. Pierre into range for a double-leg on the fence, but Hendricks stuffs it and turns him around. Now it’s Hendricks working for a single-leg which GSP sprawls on. St. Pierre pushes Hendricks on the cage, gets reversed, and again they trade knees in the clinch, this time with Hendricks getting the higher volume.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
ROUND 5
Hendricks tries to keep GSP on the outside, double- and triple-pumping his jab in the champ’s face, but St. Pierre grabs hold of a single-leg anyway. Hendricks defends by hopping on one leg clear across the fence, socking St. Pierre in the face with short punches as he does. St. Pierre releases the leg and gets bullied against the fence, where both men briefly attempt standing kimuras before separating. St. Pierre lands a kick to the challenger’s body and moves in behind to finish a takedown at the base of the cage with just over three minutes on the clock. Hendricks gets to a knee, then to his feet, and then reverses St. Pierre in the clinch on the fence. They trade positions two more time before ref Yamasaki splits them up. Hendricks steps in with a short right hook and dips out. St. Pierre shoots another single-leg on the fence with 65 seconds on the clock, but the shot is defended by Hendricks. GSP keeps after it, pulling Hendricks off the fence and completing the single, but the “Bigg Rigg” stands back up. St. Pierre goes for one last takedown and finishes the fight hunting for a kimura.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 St. Pierre (48-47 Hendricks)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 St. Pierre (48-47 Hendricks)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 St. Pierre (48-47 Hendricks)
