UFC 124 Results: Georges St-Pierre decisions Josh Koscheck
Georges St-Pierre will defend his UFC welterweight title against Josh Koscheck. St-Pierre defeated Koscheck in their previous meeting via a unanimous decision at UFC 74 on Aug. 25, 2007.
Main Card
Georges St-Pierre def. Josh Koscheck via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
Stefan Struve def. Sean McCorkle via first-round TKO
Jim Miller def. Charles Oliveira via submission (kneebar)
Mac Danzig def. Joe Stevenson via first-round KO
Thiago Alves def. John Howard via unanimous decision
Undercard Results
Dan Miller def. Joe Doerksen via split decision
Mark Bocek def. Dustin Hazelett via submission (triangle)
Jesse Bongfeldt vs. Rafael Natal ruled a majority draw
Sean Pierson def. Matt Riddle via unanimous decision
Ricardo Almeida def. TJ Grant via unanimous decision
John Makdessi def. Pat Audinwood via unanimous decision
Georges St-Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck Round-by-Round
by Mike Chiappetta | mmafighting.com
Round 1: St. Pierre explodes for a takedown in the opening 20 seconds. Koscheck gets right back to his feet. St. Pierre tags Koscheck with an overhand right. Koscheck dives in for a hook, St. Pierre goes low for a takedown, but Koscheck stays on his feet. Koscheck already has redness around his left eye. St. Pierre shoots in again, Koscheck stops it and scores with a knee to the head before St. Pierre retreats. St. Pierre doubles up on the jab. St. Pierre's jab is connecting consistenly. Koscheck threws a right hook that misses and goes after St. Pierre's legs, moving him against the fence. Koscheck stayed at it and put GSP on his back with :15 left, not enough to steal it. 10-9 St. Pierre.
Round 2: St. Pierre keeps throwing out the jab, and Koscheck's left eye is already swelling badly. St. Pierre looks comfortable on his feet, digging into Koscheck's thigh with a kick. St. Pierre is more active, moving around the cage and initiating. Koscheck looking for the big right. St. Pierre lands a pair of hard rights. Beautiful combinations from the champion, who throw a superman punch/leg kick, landing both ends. St. Pierre punctuates the round with a right hand before the final horn, 10-9 GSP.
Round 3: St. Pierre lands a big right behind the ear in the opening 10 seconds. St. Pierre tries a takedown but Koscheck stops it. From the clinch, St. Pierre lands knees to the legs. St. Pierre digs low for a takedown again, but Koscheck's base is too wide, and he can't secure it. They break at the middle of the round. St. Pierre fires off a few jabs. Koscheck has a hard time avoiding them. Koscheck head-hunts with a kick that misses. Koscheck whiffs on a shoot, St. Pierre punishes him with a right hand and kick. Another round in the books for the champ, 10-9.
Round 4: The doctor looked at Koscheck's eye between rounds and let the fight continue. St. Pierre took Koscheck down quick. Koscheck tried to get up and St. Pierre took his back against the cage, delivering a knee to the head. Koscheck got his back to the fence and GSP held him there until ref Herb Dean restarted them. Koscheck slipped down after a miss. It's the second time he's looked at his foot during the fight. A big left hook landed for St. Pierre. GSP continued to ahammer Koscheck with jabs, and scored witha right hook. Koscheck's eye looks completely shut.
Round 5: Koscheck comes back for the fifth. A huge left hook early for GSP. Koscheck is a tough guy, but this is a dismantling. Koscheck is mostly a punching bag now. Another left hook. Koscheck can't possibly see anything coming from that side. GSP ducks under a punch and lands a sharp right. Crowd starts singing Koscheck off with half the round remaining. Much of the crowd is standing as St. Pierre's takes Koscheck down twice in a row. The game Koscheck is back to his feet in no time, however. The crowd builds a wave of applause with 30 seconds left and the fighters break. Koscheck tries a spinning back kick. St. Pierre lands a hard right. St. Pierre to the end, and the champion and his antagonist share an embrace after the final horn.
OFFICIAL RESULT:
Winner: Georges St. Pierre via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
.jpeg)
