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UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy

© Marc Wickert
 www.knucklepit.com
March 27, 2010

All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC
Photography by Joshua Hedges

In Earlier Matches

Nate Diaz def. Rory Markham by TKO – 2.47, Round One.
Ricardo Almeida def. Matt Brown by RNC – 3.30, Round Two.
Jared Hamman def. Rodney Wallace by unanimous decision.
Rousimar Palhares def. Tomasz Drwal by leg lock – 0.45, Round One.
Matthew Riddle def. Greg Soto by disqualification – 1.30, Round Three.

The Battles

Jim Miller (5’8” 155) vs. Mark Bocek (5’8” 154)
Lightweight
Referee: Yves Lavigne

Round One
Jim was in southpaw stance and Mark in orthodox.
4.49: They exchanged, with Mark landing a right cross before shooting in.  Jim sprawled and they clinched against the cage.
3.58: The pair collapsed to the canvas, Mark latched onto Jim’s right leg and Jim applied a guillotine.
3.54: Mark’s head was free.
3.35: They stood clinched.
2.57: They parted.
2.31: Bocek shot in and slammed Miller to the floor before fighting from half guard.
1.29: Miller attempted a kimura, Bocek grimaced in pain, but toughed it out and pulled Miller into full guard.

Round Two
They traded till 4.43 when Mark forced Jim back down and returned to half guard.
4.03: Mark momentarily took side control, only to have Jim shove him back into half guard.
2.43: Jim attempted an ankle lock that Mark rolled out of.
2.19: Mark got the mount.
2.03: Miller rolled and Bocek latched onto his back.
1.43: Bocek wrapped Miller in an anaconda which included Miller’s right arm.  Fortunately for the southpaw his left arm was free.  In the dying seconds, Miller stood with Bocek on his back and dumped him.  It was a tough round for Miller, but not as tough as the beating he copped from his corner.

Round Three
They thrashed it out toe-to-toe until 3.55, when Jim warded off an incoming shoot.  The banging resumed.
2.55: They clinched as both men looked for the takedown.
1.20: The pair fell to the mats, then stood tied up at 1.09.
0.36: Mark took Jim down.  They fought for dominance until the hooter sounded.
This match could easily have gone the other way.

Result: Jim Miller by unanimous decision.

Jon Fitch (6’0” 171) vs. Ben Saunders (6’3” 169)
Welterweight
Referee: Dan Miragliotta

Round One
4.53: Ben leg-kicked.
4.50: Jon inside-kicked, sweeping Ben to his left knee.
4.41: They clinched and exchanged knees before Ben forced Jon’s back to the wires.
4.10: Jon reversed positions.
3.50: He took Ben down and progressed from butterfly guard to half guard, then back, with Ben pressed into the fence.
2.37: Fitch moved to half guard and began g’n’p-ing.
2.00: He was in full guard, but remained relentless with his g’n’p as Saunders worked from below.

Round Two
4.55: Jon leg-kicked.
4.52: He high-kicked.
4.27: They locked up.
4.09: Jon hoisted Ben into the air and dumped him before moving into Ben’s guard, with Ben shoved against the cage and Jon g’n’p-ing.
1.22: Dan Miragliotta stood the pair up, probably as a result of crowd pressure.
1.02: Ben rushed Jon before they tied up.

Round Three
4.53: Fitch met Saunders with a straight right.
4.50: They clinched.
4.43: Saunders broke away and the stand-up continued.
4.34: Fitch inside-kicked.
4.28: They tied up.
3.25: Dan separated them.
3.14: Jon let go with a volley of fists and a knee to the body before the pair clinched.
2.15: They traded.
2.07: Jon caught Ben’s kick and tugged him down, then g’n’ped Ben up to the bell.
 

Result: Jon Fitch by unanimous decision.

Kurt Pellegrino (5’8” 155) vs. Fabricio Camoes (5’10” 155)
Lightweight
Referee: Yves Lavigne

Round One
Fabricio immediately latched onto Kurt’s left leg; however Kurt resisted the takedown and they clinched.
4.25: Fabricio grabbed Kurt’s left arm and threw him over his shoulder, onto the canvas.
4.15: Kurt stood with Fabricio riding his back and seeking a RNC.
3.08: Pellegrino dropped Camoes on his head.
2.58: Pellegrino had Camoes’s back, then mounted him at 2.52.
2.46: Camoes rolled and took Pellegrino into guard.
2.09: Pellegrino assumed side control.
1.37: He took Camoes’s back.
1.20: Camoes pulled Pellegrino into guard.
0.55: Pellegrino worked his way into half guard and g’n’ped.

Round Two
They exchanged kicks.
4.41: They tied up.
4.39: Fabricio swept Kurt, but the fall favored Kurt, who took Fabricio’s back before they stood and separated.
4.11: Kurt notched up a takedown and Fabricio tugged him into guard.
3.12: Kurt claimed half guard, then the mount.
2.31: Fabricio forced Kurt into half guard.
2.01: Pellegrino had Camoes pressed into the fence.
1.25: They were standing, clinched.
1.14: They collapsed to the floor and Pellegrino adopted side control.
0.47: Pellegrino locked onto Camoes’s back and fitted him with a RNC.  Camoes tapped.

Result: Kurt Pellegrino by RNC – 4.20, Round Two.

Shane Carwin (6’2” 265) vs. Frank Mir (6’3” 265)
Heavyweight Interim Title
Referee: Dan Miragliotta

Shane Carwin’s height is listed as 6’5” by UFC, but Frank Mir appears to be slightly taller at 6’3”, and Shane’s website has him at 6’2”.
They face off, with Frank in southpaw and Shane in orthodox.
They dance and feel each other out.
4.24: Frank steps in to close the gap whilst throwing a left and a right fist as Shane locks onto Frank’s body and bulldozes him back to the other side of the Octagon.  Frank has Shane’s left arm tied up in the clinch; however Shane is able to deliver short, powerful shots with his right fist, and attacks Frank’s head and midsection.
4.02: Carwin clinches Mir’s right side and looks for the takedown.
3.42: Carwin commences knee strikes to Mir’s thighs and hurls right hooks to his head.
2.50: Carwin is working hard with knees and hooks when, amazingly, Dan Miragliotta separates the pair.  Randy Couture has based whole fights on these tactics and not had them pulled up.
2.30: They exchange blows and Frank comes forward, landing a big left elbow to Shane’s jaw; however Shane just shrugs it off and turns Frank’s back to the fence before resuming his knee strikes to the thighs.
1.37: Shane launches a HUGE left hook, then a salvo of bone-rattling left uppercuts that concertina Frank.  Shane follows with a spurt of lefts and rights; he switches to right knuckles and pummels his downed opponent.  Frank tries to roll, but the right sledgehammers keep coming.  Shane’s fists are like lightning and he’s delivering heavy-duty thunderbolts. 
The new breed of UFC heavyweight has definitely arrived.  What a ferocious display of firepower!

Result: Shane Carwin by KO – 3.48, Round One.

Shane Carwin g’n’ps Frank Mir

Georges St-Pierre (5’11” 170) vs. Dan Hardy (6’0” 170)
Welterweight Title
Referee: Kevin Mulhall

Round One
Dan smiles and tells Georges he’s going down.  Kevin Mulhall introduces the pair as Dan grins at Georges like they’re about to visit an amusement park. 
St-Pierre takes center ring and Hardy circles.
4.42: St-Pierre jabs and Hardy counters with a right.
4.38: Georges shoots in and takes Dan down before slipping into half guard.
4.13: Dan pulls Georges into guard; however Georges gets straight back into half guard, then side control.
3.24: He snatches Dan’s back and has his hooks in.
2.43: “The Outlaw” rolls and they stand – only to have GSP take Dan back down and resume the attack from Dan’s guard.
2.25: St-Pierre is in half guard, suffocating Hardy’s game.
1.29: St-Pierre secures the mount.
1.40: Hardy twists and St-Pierre grabs his back.
0.24: GSP locks an arm bar in deep, but Hardy lives up to his name and weathers the pain before jumping to his feet with a smile from ear to ear.

Round Two
Dan grins at Georges.  They spar and trial jabs.
4.23: Georges inside-kicks.
3.46: He shoots out Dan’s left leg and takes him down before grabbing half guard, then side control.
2.30: Dan sacrifices his back to avoid being mounted.
2.12: He maneuvers into GSP’s guard.
1.48: They scramble and stand.
1.37: St-Pierre side-kicks.
1.04: He lands a straight right and Hardy laughs it off.
0.42: St-Pierre shoots in and downs Hardy before moving into half guard.
0.29: Hardy pulls St-Pierre into full guard.

Round Three
4.46: Georges ducks under Dan’s right hook before taking him down.
4.15: Dan has Georges in guard.
2.57: Georges gets half guard.
2.39: Dan pulls Georges into guard and Georges claims side control.
1.10: Hardy stands, but gets pulled back down.
0.26: St-Pierre takes Hardy’s back, they scramble, and the round ends with GSP in half guard.

Round Four
4.48: St-Pierre shoots Hardy down, then falls into half guard.
4.29: He mounts Hardy, Hardy rolls, and GSP clamps his back.
3.37: They scramble and Georges winds up in Dan’s guard.  There’s not much g’n’p; it’s more competing for position and Georges attempting submissions.
2.40: Georges is in side control.
1.50: He whacks on a kimura, the hold is in deep and nasty, but miraculously Dan hangs tough and Georges aborts the mission.  There’s no one harder than Dan Hardy.

Round Five
4.42: St-Pierre takes Hardy down and fights from his guard.  The Canadian dominates the fight, but there’s no way the brave Brit can be stopped.
4.14: St-Pierre has side control.
3.47: He grabs Dan’s back.
3.25: GSP is in half guard.
2.38: He goes for a kimura; however Dan is as immune to submissions as the honey badger is to snake bites.

This is a victory for both men: GSP dominates the fight, but Dan Hardy wins plenty of admiration and will come back a stronger competitor.

Result: Georges St-Pierre by unanimous decision.

Georges St-Pierre tries to submit Dan Hardy

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