GSP's eye filled with blood, but there's no "serious damage"

Just re-watched the video replay of Shields intentionally/unintentionally poking GSP in the eye. Looks pretty bad. Good thing it didn't get too serious.

just in case ayone doesnt know it was a poke (and a pretty bad one at that) that caused the injury not a punch google if you like. as far as it being intentional i think it is highly unlikely jake sheilds just doesnt seem like the type of guy to do that even when he is getting steamrolled

What are you and your sharp friends the ++++ on about? Shields hit GSP clean with his glove - no poke. GSP was awesome to still win atfer such an injury, but credit to Shields - he hurt the champ in a bad way. Why try and make bull**** from factual evidence?

Why don't you actually take the time to look into the matter before you comment so vehemently about it.



http://www.cagepotato.com/video-jake-shields-pokes-georges-st-pierre-in-the-eye-pretty-blatantly-at-ufc-129/



I'm no optometrist, but its pretty obvious that a FINGER went into GSP's eye.

do you ever have anything intelligent to say?!? i know you're a douchebag and all, but that doesn't mean you have to post retarded comments

Good to hear, Eye injuries can be some of the nastiest in the sport... Alan Belcher was out for a year with an eye injury, and it was even career threatening. Then you have Koscheck's broken orbital (courtesy of GSP) and he still has some nerve damage.



None-the-less hope GSP is back soon; and look forward to his next fight (hopefully against Nick).

Awesome.



My belief is that it was a poke, not a punch; so, Shields might have to retract his statement of "I punched him in the eye"; is how he got it.



Also - I'm still trying to figure out how two of the three judges scored rounds 4 and 5 for Shields. And even if they got it right, which there's no way they did, it was a 50 -45 fight (GSP was never in any danger), then is that the best Shields could do; steal a couple of rounds from The Champ, when was operating with seriously impaired vision?



IMO - if anyone should be criticized for that fight, it's Shields. He might have been able to do something, but didn't and made no real effort to lay it on the line. What was he waiting for and where were his much vaunted take-down skills, wrestling and grappling?



As to Diaz - Rush will kill the "I don't talk shit" StrikeForce-UFC WW Champ.

I don't think the word "kill" should be used to describe gsp's approach to fighting his opponents. Hmm....how about..."confuse" instead?

yeah wingchun, GSP is real "killer" compared to Nick Diaz... everybody knows that. lol. your posts are always very long and detailed and well written, almost academic in their essay form. as to the fight, I think Shields honestly tried to get the takedowns early on, could never get a hold of him, and then gave up on it deciding to strike for the rest of the fight. it was a strange thing to watch. he had no entry into GSP's game. i would without a doubt consider Nick Diaz one of the toughest guys in the sport. he has the striking ability to bring the fight to GSP, Shields does not. and if you wanna talk about killer instinct and putting it all out there, well... do i even need to pepper you with more sarcasm?

Sad thing about that is...GSP would pick him up and throw him around, Someone mentioned Nick not having the strength to deal with GSP and thats true, GSP would man handle him everywhere. I love both guys, but Nick has nothing to offer. Of course aside from a pretty strange looking, but effective, striking suite and alright ground game.



Theres a reason why Nick calls his competition "chumps"...they're not elite. The ones he lost to were UFC fighters with the exception of Noons, Hironaka and Jackson. GSP has no losses in my opinion because he avenged them in devastating fashion.



GSP by GNP.

Someone who speaks sense among the monkeys lol

@ mind



What is a killer about GSP - certainly the list of people that he has fought and defeated, is killer; certainly more killer than Diaz's list.



My posts are "always" very long etc. - you obviously have not read the short posts. :-)



Shields take-downs - he tried a...few...and that was it. There was no concentrated militation on Shields behalf, to take that fight to the ground.



Diaz as one of the toughest in the sport - there's no argument there, but there are a lot of tough guys in the sport, particularly @ 170. So, this is neither news, nor hurrah. I am glad, however, that you picked up on that fact. It's very perceptive of you and I am not being sarcastic.



As to Nick fighting GSP - sure, why not. He's beaten the likes of Daley, Santos, Noons, Shamrock, Smith....etc. a veritable whose-who of MMA Welter-weights, the best-of-the-best and has most certainly earned a shot @ the best P4P 170 fighter in the world. I know that his fighting style, which is basically a carbon copy of his brother's, would dominate GSP and in the same manner that Nate dominated Rory MacDonald, in their fight.



...cough, cough.



Cheers,



Wing Chun



Note: No sarcasm was used in the creation of this post; honest.

ok. again nice thorough post. you have a lot of pride my friend. i appreciate your corrections, paragraph by paragraph, of my own observations. but basically, while you may be hugging "nut"; and that's fine (no judgement there), try to relax a little bit. let's enjoy the fights, you are not an authority of any kind, you do not know how the nick fight will go down, and he is not his brother's carbon copy either, that's a gross reduction. if you pretend to be intellectual you have to learn to absorb more ideas. if you really want to preach your mma knowledge why don't you become an analyst, or even something similar, like an anal cyst for example... cheers to you.

You and tour blind sharp acquaintances watch the fight FFS it is as clear as a woman who wnats your c**k.

@wing chung

I disagree there both to blame I said before the fight Sheilds wouldn't be able to do anything against GSP he is one dimensional not to mention his takedowns are all about technique, he has no explosiveness and is not the most athletic. To take down GSP you need both not one or the other. As for GSP WTF was he trying to do with that looping right hand seriously it was awful, the jabs + right cross he was using against Kos would have more than enough to hurt Shelids on the feet. I know his eye got hurt but even before that happened i was really disappointed with his approach.

@mmauk



I believe he saw Shields stand up to be exploited and as for the first 2 rounds, he tagged Shields with those overhand rights. But as soon as his eye got poked, then he was telegraphing those more and so was the spinning back kick. You can tell from that injury, the effect it has on one's perception and timing.

@ mmauk



I don't think I'd refer to Shields as a one dimensional fighter. I don't see the most well-rounded guy out there, but he's far from 1D and hardly a hack at what he is good at; not by a long shot.



I would make the contention - that Jake had all the tools in the world to make an effective effort at earning those two rounds (which he did not) or, more importantly, trying to do something to catch and finish GSP; preferably on the ground. I saw no effort(s). Even Shields himself said after the fight, that he didn't know why he chose to get into a boxing match with Rush and that he should have taken him down; fault Shields and his corner, for that one.



Bad Overhand Rights - I simply put that down to depth perception and the eye and as (the wise) JPG23 said... "he was going for the finish and that is what everyone is bitchin about right?"



As to the first two rounds and your disappointment - I personally thought he was executing a great game-plan and was well on his way to, in-all-likelihood, catching Shields and finishing him.



Was it the fight I (and all) were hoping for - no, but I don't blame The Champ; Shields had an opportunity and did nothing with it.



Cheers,



Wing Chun

Gsp should be the first mma fighter to wear eye goggles from now on, like hakeem, or kareem abdul jabbar before him. Maybe a full on face mask like Richard Hamilton is in order.

Yes those right hands were awful haha! But..... you could clearly see he was going for the finish and that is what everyone is bitchin about right? Hahaha!

YET he was STILL able to tag Shields a couple of times with those overhand rights after that injury. My point is that Shields' stand up IS that horrible.

Hope this clears it up for everyone who says he's using this as an excuse. An excuse for what I'm still not sure but it was definitely an issue. And I believe it was his left eye which is his lead eye. That had to hurt his vision I'm sure. Either way GSP deserves credit for all his title defenses finish or not.

nah... not sure about this one. Still... the image of GSP knocking down Shields with a kick, and not jumping in to finish still crosses my mind. I don't know what you guys think, but for me personally - it was a disappointing performance.

@Anton



It was disappointing performance...for both. BUT as far as that head kick that landed on Shields....



1) GSP (I think - also IMO) sensed that it was not hard enough, only stunned Shields - who quickly got up by the way



2) GSP was not going to the ground (in which I was disappointed in) to take on Shields.....BUT it could have been because of the eye injury.



With those 2 points added with GSP's judgement during the fight (you have to be in the situation to know kind of thing) is why the fight happened the way it did.

Still not sure? Even after a medical suspension and a mandatory clearance from an eye specialist before he can fight again?



Man, that's some opinion you have there. It's so strong, even facts bounce off it.

@Anton



I can tell by just the way you run this site that even you have to agree that you have to do what's best for you no matter what other people think. GSP is not a finisher. I never thought Jake was better than him in any area of MMA but a lot of people thought that Jake had the skills to submit GSP on the ground. I can only assume that GSP was playing it safe knowing that he would never be in danger on the feet. I'm disappointed that he didn't finish him but it's starting to become expected. He is a very smart fighter and that's something I admire. But... I also admire those guys that throw caution to the wind too haha!

if i rmeber right the ref did go to shields coner and tell him to keep his hands closed when he was punching so i guess he did see the poke i didnt notice it and to lazy to go back and look heh

One of Shield's big ass bucky beaver teeth shot out and hit GSP in the eye, much like Aliens when they shoot their smaller jaw out into their prey to kill them.

so basically the only damage shields did in the fight was illegal.

what about gsps nose? i dont think anyone had serious damage if any in that fight.

As a self admitted GSP hated turned fan (hated him in teh early days bc he did those damn backflips after matches, but after the beating Penn put on his face and then coming back to win made me a fan) I have come to really respect not only GSPs physical prowess but also his strategy planning. he has the top people in his corner and you MUST understand the strategy and mentality of GSP!

1st @ mmauk and japanegro23: if you watched shields prev fight against henderson he was completely open to the overhand right, hendersons knockout power punch, he also has a tendency to drop that front left hand ALOT. it made perfect sense to throw that punch, PLUS GSP never used that punch before so Shields corner would not have prepared him for that if they watched film of gsp. So it wasnt awful it was gameplanning and well thought out. The straight jabs and straight srights, effective against KOS would have made GSP more open to a takedown, and the ONLY thing Shields, or so they thought, would have over GSP was ground game/bjj. Infact if you listen between fights melendez (why the hell he was in the corner for shields is still beyond me) was telling shields dont pull guard yet?!?! Horrible advice by melendez, he should stick with fighting and not game planning.

@Anton Gurevich: I too wanted GSP to pounce on him, but he has a great corner and they belived the only threat Shields posed to GSP was ground game and submissions, they knew on the feet shields wasn't a match for GSP. If you watch close he takes a half step towards shields then stops and backs up, he stayed true to the game plan set by a very good corner.

If they was anything i would complain about the fight was that GSP was too restrained, I think he's corner gave shields too much credit and wanted GSP to stay away from any ground game, which is teh most intelligent plan. But if you watch when he connected a few jabs shields when flying back, and the two take down attempts by shields and the few times they locked up GSP threw him off like he was a light weight. No discredit to shields but his corner and training staff failed him, he was no where the match for GSPs power and explosion. You could even see the frustration on GSPs face after the first round when he spit water up in the air and G Jackson was telling him to calm down. GSP wanted to go in there guns blazing and beat the sh*t out of him, his corner seemed to be holding him back to ensure he didnt walk into Shields guard and/or a submission.

As for Diaz, he will get CRUSHED, his unorthodox "boxing" wont fool GSP and he has NO WHERE the power and explosion of GSP. I actually like the Diaz brothers but nate had a HORRIBLE showing, although MacDonald is trained by Firas (GSPs trainer, this kid WILL be awesome) but still looked sloppy and Nick will not be trained as well as GSP!

'Nuff Said!

I must say you are crazy for not loving the standing backflip!!! Hahaha ok I'm just playing. I just thought that was hilarious.

yeah probable a lil hater in me, I keep tryin it and landed on my head lol!

Wow great win for GSP. It confirms he was telling the truth, he was completely blind out of one eye and still won the fight. So with no depth perception and with a restricted field of vision he still won a boxing match with Jake and stayed on his feet.



This to me is like that Chael fight for Anderson. People will talk shit about it cos it pushed him further than usual but after the Sonnen fight what did we learn about Silva? That even with a serious rib injury and put up against an opponent with performance enhancing substances in his system he can still pull off a win at any moment. What have we learned from this fight? That GSP can outbox a fighter even with a huge visionary impairment and that he has impeccable timing and striking rhythm.



GSP is a fantastic mixed martial artist

Aww, poor gsp hasn't been punched in the face for so long, that when it finally happened he thought he had gone blind.

ur a fagget dude

I was just making a joke, but gee calling me a "fagget" is a juvenile response. A response that someone who can't spell, and walks around with a green hornet mask would make.

Here I'll correct your post for you, I think you were trying to out yourself and you really meant to say:



"I'm a "****" dude"

he was actually poked in the eye. Most people who have an eye thrust into their eyeball at high speed would probably suffer some kind of injury.

there was nothin wrong with his eye. Hr used it as an excuse coz he knew he didnt have wat it takes to finish the fight.. POOR GSP

If you want to see GSP in exciting fights, you have to put him in their with well-rounded opponents, simple as that.

Intentional? I doubt it. But from the moment I saw his eye after the fight, I figured it was from a poke. The inside rim of the eye lid doesn't get bloody from a punch. It's just not possible.



Let's see...GSP also beat BJ Penn with only one eye, and Pitbull Alves with one leg. I guess some people were disappointed in him for those wins as well.



I've said it before, I'll say it again...if the most important thing for you in a fight is to see a finish, go watch. The WWE...you'll never be disappointed.

Some people cut easier than others. Simple as that. Their skin is more durable. Like myself, back when I was 12 and had my first legitimate street fight with a neighboring kid, I was hit a hundred times in a second because he came at my nuts and didn't cut. I caught him with a few flush hits and he was out and bleeding profusely.



GSP has been known to cut easily, but since no one can actually hit him, we haven't seen it much. Doesn't make Jake a better striker if anyones making that claim. Just means your skin is frail. You will see this more and more with people who have relatively low body fat.

Their skin is less durable I mean, lmao. I was going to put something else down and forgot to change the line.

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