UFC 111: St. Pierre
vs. Hardy – Newark, N.J. – Prudential Center – March 27, 2010
Georges St. Pierre routed Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy in the main
event of UFC 111 to retain the welterweight title.
GSP established his dominance before a sellout crowd of
17,000 with an unstoppable ground attack. The judges ruled in the champ's favor by
scores of 50-45, 50-44 and 50-43.
Shane Carwin knocked out Frank Mir at 3:48 to win the
interim heavyweight title. Carwin also earned a shot at heavyweight champion
Brock Lesnar.
Jon Fitch beat Ben Saunders to score his fourth unanimous
decision in a row. Kurt “Batman”
Pellegrino beat Fabricio Camoes with a rear naked choke in Round 2.
Jim Miller thrilled the New Jersey fans with a unanimous
decision over Mark Bocek to open the pay-per-view. Miller improved his record
to 17-2.
Spike TV aired a pair of preliminary fights. Nate Diaz beat
Rory Markham by TKO at the 2:47 mark; and Ricardo Almeida used a rear naked
choke to beat “The Immortal” Matt Brown in Round 2.
In the early prelims, Jared Hamman beat Rodney Wallace by
unanimous decision; and Rousimar Palhares beat Tomasz Drwal of Poland with a
heel hook in 45 seconds.
Greg Soto lost his UFC debut against “The King of Bros”
Matthew Riddle, as Soto was disqualified for an illegal upkick.
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