With an audience of almost 25 thousand fans, UFC-124 ended the 2010 Ultimate season with a flourish. The event that took place this Saturday (11), in the city of Montreal, Canada, featured very busy fights and proved the absolute reign of Geoges St. Pierre in the welterweight division. The Canadian dominated the North American Josh koscheck in the main fight of the night and successfully defended the organization's 77-kilogram belt. The fight program also featured four Brazilians in action. Acting on the preliminary card, Ricardo Cachorrão derrotou T. J. Grant, while, Rafael Sapo tied with Jesse Bongfeldt. On the main card, Thiago Pitbull rediscovered the path to victory by going through John howard in the unanimous decision of the judges, but Charles “from the Bronx” his unbeaten record was broken when he was submitted by Jim Miller in the first round.
St-Pierre controls the fight and beats Koscheck
Georges St Pierre proved on the night since Saturday that he reigns supreme in the Ultimate welterweight category. The Canadian defeated the North American Josh koscheck in the unanimous decision of the judges and scored his fifth consecutive defense of the belt. Right at the beginning of the fight, GSP started to be more aggressive, working his boxing strikes with speed. Koscheck, visibly stuck, couldn't hit the champion. Knowing his opponent's excellent level of wrestling, St. Pierre kept the fight standing during the five rounds, where he abused left jabs, which caused a large bruise on the American's right eye. In the last round of the duel, GSP controlled the fight in the clinch and even managed to take down Josh on two occasions. In the end, victory Georges St Pierre in the unanimous decision of the judges. (50×45, 50×45, 50×45)
Struve shows race and knocks out McCorkle
Showing a lot of breed and versatility, the Dutchman Stefan struve achieved his fifth victory in the UFC. Facing Sean McCorkle, the 2m10cm tall giant started the fight working better on the feet, but after suffering a beautiful fall, the European athlete was left on bottom and suffering from a locked kimura. However, showing technique and elasticity, Struve managed to defend himself, sweep and from mount punish the North American with punches until the referee interrupted. In the end, victory Stefan struve by technical knockout.
Jim Miller complete Charles “from the Bronx”
After 14 victories in his career, two in Ultimate, Charles “from the Bronx” had the bitter taste of defeat at UFC-124. In the face of hard Jim Miller, the Brazilian started the fight by letting loose with his striking, but after the clinch, the North American managed to take the fight to the ground. Even from below, Charles sought several attacks with kimura, arm-bar and triangle, but when trying to go for a leg-lock, Miller was quick to counterattack and landed a tight kneebar, forcing the Tupiniquim athlete to give up the fight. .
Mac Danzig knocks out Joe Stevenson
In the confrontation between two winners of The Ultimate Fighter, the UFC reality show, Mac Danzig got the better of Joe Stevenson. The fight started evenly, with the fighters measuring the distance, but after Stevenson went on the attack, Danzing counterattacked with a short right hook, which connected on Joe's chin, who was already knocked out after just 1min54sec of the fight.
"Pit bull" fight well and beat Howard
In an interview with the SUPER LUTAS website, Thiago Alves promised that the “Pitbull” of UFC-124 would be the best of all time, and the fighter was not bluffing. Against John Howard, the Brazilian had a first round with vast superiority, using low kicks, punch combinations and dangerous knees. In the second round, in addition to abusing low kicks, Thiago showed that his wrestling is sharp and took down the North American, from where he worked on top, scoring points. Knowing that he was at a disadvantage on the judges' scorecards, Howard tried to change his strategy and take the fight to the ground, but the Brazilian athlete defended himself well and controlled the duel on the feet, from where he still managed to score a knockdown with a powerful straight right. In the end, Thiago “Pitbull” won, unanimous decision from the judges (30×27, 30×27, 30×27)
Rafael Sapo draws due to judges' mistake
Rafael “Sapo” from Minas Gerais entered the octagon this Saturday ready to win his first UFC victory. The Brazilian athlete fought well against Jesse Bongfeldt, where he was superior during the three rounds, dominating his opponent on the ground and standing up. But strangely, the three judges scored 10x10 in all rounds. A few minutes later the sheets were reviewed and the draw was confirmed, with one referee scoring 29×28 for the Brazilian athlete, while the other two scored 28×28.
Ricardo Cachorrão wins T. J. Grant
The first Brazilian to enter the Octagon, Ricardo Cachorrão managed to recover from the setback he suffered to Matt hugs at UFC-117. Against T Grant, the Brazilian black belt controlled the fight during the three rounds, putting the Canadian down and working his efficient jiu-jitsu. At the end of three rounds, Ricardo Cachorrão won the unanimous decision of the judges (30×27, 30×27, 30×27)
main card
Georges St-Pierre defeated Josh koscheck in the unanimous decision of the judges (welterweight belt dispute);
Stefan struve defeated Sean McCorkle via TKO in R1;
Jim Miller finished Charles “from the Bronx” with a leg-lock in R1;
Mac Danzig defeated Joe Stevenson by knockout in R1;
Thiago “Pitbull” defeated John Howard by unanimous decision of the judges;
Preliminary Card
Dan Miller derrotou Joe Doerksen in the judges' split decision;
Mark Bocek submitted Dustin Hazelett with a triangle choke in R1;
Jesse Bongfeldt and Rafael “Sapo” they tied;
Sean Pierson defeated Matt Riddle in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Ricardo “Dog” derrotou TJ Grant in the unanimous decision of the judges;
John makdessi derrotou Pat Audinwood in the unanimous decision of the judges
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