UFC 124 Quick Results

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Dec 112010
 

(Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

—PRELIMS—

Pat Audinwood vs. John Makdessi: Makdessi via Unanimous Decision, Round 3, 5:00

TJ Grant vs. Ricardo Almeida: Almeida via Unanimous Decision, Round 3, 5:00

Matt Riddle vs. Sean Pierson: Pierson via Unanimous Decision, Round 3, 5:00

Jesse Bongfeldt vs. Rafael Natal: Draw, Round 3, 5:00

—LIVE ON UFC.COM—

Mark Bocek vs. Dustin Hazelett: Bocek via Submission (Triangle Choke), Round 1, 2:33

Joe Doerksen vs. Dan Miller: Miller via Split Decision, Round 3, 5:00

—MAIN CARD on PPV—

Thiago Alves vs. John Howard: Alves via Unanimous Decision, Round 3, 5:00

Joe Stevenson vs. Mac Danzig: Danzig via KO, Round 1, 1:54

Jim Miller vs. Charles Oliveira: Miller via Submission (Kneebar), Round 1, 1:59

Stefan Struve vs. Sean McCorkle: Struve via TKO, Round 1, 3:55

Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck: St. Pierre via Unanimous Decision, Round 5, 5:00

—BONUSES—

Knockout of the Night: Mac Danzig wins $100,000

Submissions of the Night: Mark Bocek (vs. Dustin Hazelett) and Jim Miller (vs. Charles Oliveira) each win $50,000

Fight of the Night (decided by fans): Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck each win $100,000

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UFC 124 Pre-Fight Breakdown: Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck

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Dec 112010
 

In tonight's rematch, Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck will be a much more even match-up than in their first meeting, but the result will be the same. (Photo courtesy of Sherdog)

Tonight, “Kos” Josh Koscheck (15-4) will step into the Octagon to fight for the welterweight championship for a second time against dominant champion “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (20-2). The card beneath them is filled with several quality match-ups featuring fellow welterweights “The Pitbull” Thiago Alves (16-7) and “Doomsday” John Howard (14-5), lightweights “Mongoose” Jim Miller (18-2), Charles Oliveira (14-0), “Daddy” Joe Stevenson (31-10), and Mac Danzig (19-8-1), and heavyweights “Skyscraper” Stefan Struve (17-4) and “Big Sexy” Sean McCorkle (10-0), but the bout may as well stand alone atop the Pay-Per-View card. The hype surrounding this title fight is of a magnitude unseen since UFC 100, eclipsing even the Chael Sonnen (24-11-1)/”The Spider” Anderson Silva (27-4) fight at UFC 117. This fight is the perfect storm of marketing factors that hits every angle a fight possibly can. GSP is a beloved champion fighting on his home soil against “Kos”, a figure so easy to hate that his presence alone incites the rage of MMA fans – especially Canadian ones. They are fighting a rematch backed not only by the UFC marketing dynamo but by a season’s worth of animosity created by The Ultimate Fighter. It even exploits the international angle by pitting an American against an international opponent. The UFC could easily have raised their PPV price another 10 bucks and scrapped every other bout on the card and still set buy rate records with this fight, and the fact that these two athletes truly are the best two welterweights in the world ensures that the fight will live up to what should be the UFC’s crowning marketing achievement. Continue reading »

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MMA Gospel Presents Spilled Bag of Chat: “Danny Boy” Downes

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Dec 112010
 

So, it started with Spilled Bag of Ice (yours truly) and then there was Spilled Bag of Fights, my weekly MMA Wrap-up column, and now: Spilled Bag of Chat! This is a new feature where I’ll be interviewing fighters and MMA personalities as I continue my attempt to take over the world – Or as it will soon be renamed: The Spilled Bag of Earth. Continue reading »

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UFC 124 Pre-Fight Breakdown: Stefan Struve vs. Sean McCorkle

 Posted by at 2:52 AM  MMA News  1 Response »
Dec 112010
 

Stefan Struve (red trunks) pushed through a punishing bloody battle to submit his opponent Denis Stojnic (5-2) at UFC 99 via Rear Naked Choke in the second round. His long limbs and submission skills give him a distinct advantage on the mat. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

UFC 124 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada will be the stage for the final scene in one of MMA’s more interesting subplots. In addition to the super-hyped main event between “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (20-2) and “Kos” Josh Koscheck (15-4) and appearances from “The Pitbull” Thiago Alves (16-7), “Doomsday” John Howard (14-5), Mac Danzig (19-8-1), “Daddy” Joe Stevenson (31-10), “Mongoose” Jim Miller (18-2), and Charles Oliveira (14-0), the UFC has billed the last fight before the main event as a bout between “Skyscraper” Stefan Struve (17-4) and “Big Sexy” Sean McCorkle (10-0). From a rankings and divisional importance standpoint, this fight has absolutely no business being on the main card at all, let alone filling the spot usually reserved for a co-main event. In fact, it was originally slated as a preliminary fight. Then came the Twitter media blitz from McCorkle that created such a buzz amongst the MMA community that essentially made the fight a viable match-up for a Pay-Per-View card. The fight is interesting purely in that it shows the genius that is in the timing of McCorkle’s torrent of shameless self-promotion. He has proven through fate or design that just because the UFC hasn’t put any marketing behind a fight doesn’t mean that some well placed insults and boastful comments can’t hype a fight well beyond any attention it rightfully deserves. Continue reading »

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