Georges St. Pierre did what he said he would do, bullying the bully and pulling out a methodical unanimous-decision victory over bitter rival Josh Koscheck on Saturday to retain his welterweight title in the main event of UFC 124 at a noisy Bell Centre.
St. Pierre pumped a jab in Koscheck’s face, closing Koscheck’s eye late in the first round. Koscheck had very little vision in the right eye over the final four rounds, and referee Herb Dean looked at it closely several times. Koscheck pleaded with Dean to allow him to go on, but all it did was extend the beating.
All three judges had it 50-45 in favor of St. Pierre, who won his eighth straight fight. St. Pierre was completely dominant, though he never came close to finishing Koscheck. He ran his UFC record for consecutive round victories to 30, dating back to St. Pierre’s first victory over Koscheck in 2007.
St. Pierre had several takedowns, but Koscheck managed to get to his feet fairly quickly. However, St. Pierre didn’t throw many combinations and so Koscheck, although his face was battered and beaten, was never in trouble of being stopped.
Koscheck had talked trash throughout the promotion of the fight, enraging the St. Pierre camp and his fans, and the result was a mammoth and boisterous crowd well in excess of 20,000.
After the fight, though, St. Pierre and Koscheck embraced in the ring and St. Pierre credited Koscheck with a good job of hyping the fight.
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