Spoiler alert: GSP wins, as just about everyone expected. The pre-fight commentary on the 'tubes was so one-sided, I felt bad for Matt Serra. He's too experienced and too good a fighter to be written off like that. I still thought St. Pierre would win, but I thought that Serra's grappling skill might allow him to win via submission or decision if he got the fight to the ground. So I was a bit surprised when St. Pierre immediately took down Serra at the start of the match. GSP was able to use his superior wrestling ability to control the ground game and end the fight with some brutal knees with seconds left in the second round.
GSP's takedown makes sense considering that he lost their first meeting when Serra clipped him with a punch from one of his short, thick arms. I once knew a man who boxed in the Navy. He was a big guy, and he said that the worst beating he ever took was from a little guy who got inside his reach and pummeled him with arms that he described as "like hams." Matt Serra always reminded me of that story. Short, brawny arms with knockout power.
