UFC 129
Brazilian party in Toronto, Canada! In a historic event, with record attendance, exciting and closely contested fights, Lyoto Machida e José Aldo They shone and won two victories for the country. First Brazilian to climb into the octagon, Lyoto Machida showed that he can be one of the best in the light heavyweight division and knocked out the legend Randy Couture in the second round. José Aldo dominated Mark hominick during the first four rounds, and despite the suffocation in the last round, he successfully defended the organization's featherweight belt. In the main fight of the night, the Canadian Georges St Pierre made the local public happy, dominated Jake Shields and retained the UFC welterweight title.
GSP controls Shields and defends belt
Georges St Pierre He proved this Saturday why he is considered one of the best fighters in the world. Fighting at home, with the full support of the fans, the Canadian idol controlled the fight in the face of tough Jake Shields during the five robberies. GSP showed the calmness to defend the North American's attacks and work on the counterattack with hard-hitting blows. At the end of the five rounds, victory for Georges St Pierre in the unanimous decision of the judges.
Aldo beats Hominick and keeps belt
In his first title defense, José Aldo faced a resilient Mark Homick and 55 thousand fans who supported the Canadian athlete. With good movement and control of the octagon, Aldo started the fight applying good combinations of low kicks and punches to the opponent's face, while Mark tried to surprise with boxing blows. With the contest open in the stand-up fight, Aldo changed his strategy and managed to take down his opponent, working on top in the ground fight. In the third and fourth rounds, the Brazilian used his speed to dodge several of the Canadian's punches and respond to counterattacks with takedowns or powerful straight shots, which even led to Hominick being knocked down on two occasions. In the last round, Mark, who had a huge disadvantage on the judges' scorecards, went for it all or nothing and surprised the Brazilian with a takedown in the opening moments of the fifth round. Aggressive and with the support of the crowd, Hominick punished Aldo with several punches in the ground fight. But the Nova União black belt managed to absorb the punishment and leave the octagon with the belt.
Lyoto knocks out Couture and puts an end to bad form
Pressured by two consecutive defeats in the UFC, Lyoto Machida He entered the octagon with the responsibility of facing a legend of the sport. Facing Randy Couture, the Brazilian started the fight by measuring the distance and throwing blows on the counterattack. After a first round, without great emotions, Lyoto came back with everything for the second round. With a beautiful front stomp, the Brazilian hit Randy Couture in the face and knocked the North American out, in spectacular fashion. With the setback, the former two-division Ultimate champion and member of the UFC “Hall of Fame” announced his retirement as a professional MMA fighter.
In the other fights on the main card, highlights include the beautiful knockout of
Vladimir Matyushenko over Jason Brilz, just 27 seconds into the fight and for the exciting duel between the North American Ben henderson and Canadian Mark Bocek, with Henderson emerging victorious in the judges' unanimous decision.
Canadians shine on the preliminary card
If the Brazilian athletes did well on the main card, between the preliminary fights the Canadian fighters entertained the local fans. John makdessi, Jason MacDonald, Ivan Menjivar and Rory McDonald defeated Kyle Watson, Ryan Jensen, Charlie Valencia and Nate diaz, respectively and lifted the crowd that arrived earlier at the Rogers Centre.
Check out the full results of the event below:
Main card:
Georges St Pierre derrotou Jake Shields in the unanimous decision of the judges;
José Aldo defeated Mark hominick in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Lyoto Machida defeated Randy Couture by knockout in R2;
Vladimir Matyushenko defeated Jason Brilz by knockout in R1;
Ben henderson defeated Mark Bocek via unanimous decision;
Preliminary card:
Rory McDonald derrotou Nate diaz in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Jake ellenberger defeated Sean Pierson via unanimous decision;
Ivan Menjivar defeated Charlie Valencia via TKO in R1;
Jason MacDonald submitted Ryan Jensen with a triangle choke in R1;
John makdessi defeated Kyle Watson by knockout in R3;
Pablo Garza submitted Yves Jabouin with a triangle choke in R1;
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