UFC 109: Relentless
2/6/10
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
Welterweight Fight- Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg
Serra has not fought since he lost a close decision to Matt Hughes. Trigg lost in his last fight at UFC 103 to Josh Koscheck by TKO early in the first round. If Trigg losses this fight he could be out of the UFC. Trigg comes out to LL Cool J’s “Mama Said Knock You Out”. Serra comes out to the Rocky theme.
R1- About half way through the first round Serra landed a good combo and Trigg went down and got finished. Great showing by Serra. Serra landed 3 big time uncontested shots once Trigg was down on the mat.
Winner: Matt Serra by TKO (Strikes) R1 2:23
Middleweight Fight- Demian Miller (11-1) vs. Dan Miller (11-2)
Miller comes out to CCR’s “Run Through the Jungle”. At UFC 98 Miller lost a unanimous decision to Chael Sonnen. So this is a match-up of the guys who lost to the fighters in another fight later tonight (Sonnen vs. Marquardt). Both guys are in a need of a win here to get back on the radar in terms of contenders. Maia last fought at UFC 102 and got clipped by Nate Marquardt via knockout in 21 seconds.
R1- Maia clinched Miller up against the cage trying for a take down but was denied. Maia tried again for a take down and was successful but Miller got back to his feet and got hit with a low blow but the ref didn’t step in and Miller absorbed several punches until Mazzagatti stopped for a break. Maia pushed Miller down again towards the end of the round but Miller popped back up. Maia 10-9.
R2- Maia hit a good left hand about two minutes in to the round. Not a ton of action in this round but Maia landed more strikes. Maia 20-18.
R3- Miller briefly got Maia down when he stuffed a take down but Maia immediately countered and got a take down. Maia landed some light Ground and Pound but Miller got back to his feet with three minutes left in the round. Maia got another take down after Miller initially stuffed him. Not a very exciting fight but Maia is going to take this one by unanimous decision.
Judges score cards: 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 Demian Maia
Winner: Demian Maia by Decision (Unanimous)
Light Heavyweight Fight- Brian Stann vs. Phil Davis
Stann has recently started training with Greg Jackson and is 2-0 since joining his camp. Davis trains with Brandon Vera.
R1- After Maia’s interview in the cage with Joe Rogan we immediately cut to this fight as the bell rings and we are off. Davis got a take down with about two minutes left in the round. Davis kept switching from back position to full mount as Stann tried to get him off. Davis landed some good Ground and Pound but couldn’t finish the fight. Davis 10-9.
R2- Davis got a good take down about a minute into the fight. Davis really just dominated Stann in this round and landed some really nice knees to the body up against cage. Looked like a borderline 10-8 round. Davis is up two rounds to zero so far, either 20-18 or 20-17.
R3- Davis got another take down about a minute in the final round. Davis grabbed an arm bar in the last couple of seconds but the bell rang. Davis is going to take this fight easily when the judges hand in their score cards. Really good debut by Davis.
Judges score cards: no scores announced
Winner: Phil Davis by Decision (Unanimous)
Welterweight Fight- Mike Swick (14-3) vs. Paulo Thiago (12-1)
Swick is coming off of a Unanimous Decision loss to Dan Hardy at UFC 105. Thiago is coming off of a Unanimous Decision win over Jacob Volkmann at UFC 106. Swick is filling in for injured teammate Josh Koscheck in this fight.
R1- Really close round. Swick got a take down in the last 30 seconds of the round which probably nets the round for him. Swick 10-9.
R2- Swick hit a good right hand but Thiago threw two wild defensive punches and one landed and floored Swick. Thiago jumped on top of Swick and grabbed a choke and Swick passed out in the move.
Winner: Paulo Thiago by Submission (Choke) R2 1:54
Middleweight Fight- Nate Marquardt (32-8-2) vs. Chael Sonnen (25-10-1)
Marquardt is next in line for a shot at Anderson Silva (after Vitor Belfort) if he can keep on winning fights. Marquardt quickly disposed of Demian Maia in his last fight. Sonnen last fought at UFC 104 where he defeated Yushin Okami by Unanimous Decision. Sonnen comes out to some horrible music and has Matt Lindland in his corner.
R1- Marquardt pulled guard in the first minute with a guillotine but couldn’t hold it and Sonnen ended up in his guard. Sonnen landed some good Ground and Pound. Marquardt got to his feet and tried a flying knee but got taken down. Sonnen takes this round.
R2- Sonnen goes in and immediately gets a take down. Marquardt went for a kimura but could not get it. Lots of blood in this fight as Sonnen is on top and doing damage but Marquardt caught Sonnen with an elbow which opened up Sonnen. Sonnen is up 20-18 in this fight going into the third round.
R3- Sonnen got an immediate take down to start the final round. Sonnen is just all on over Marquardt in this fight. Marquardt got back to his feet and hit a knee and then Sonnen went for a take down and Marquardt clamped in a deep guillotine but couldn’t quite finish Sonnen off. Marquardt rolled Sonnen over and is on top with one minute left in the fight. Marquardt finished strong and could have stolen this round but he definitely lost the first two and Sonnen scores the upset victory in this one.
Judges score cards: 30-27, 30-27 and 30-27
Winner: Chael Sonnen by Decision (Unanimous)
Light Heavyweight Fight- Randy Couture (17-10) vs. Mark Coleman (16-9)
This is the battle of two of the oldest and decorated fighters in UFC history. Couture is coming off of a close 29-28 Unanimous Decision victory over Brandon Vera. Mark Coleman is coming off a UFC 100 29-28 Unanimous Decision victory over Stephan Bonnar. Both men are UFC Hall of Famers and former UFC Heavyweight Champions. Couture has also held the UFC Light Heavyweight Title.
R1- Randy is landing some good jabs at the opening of the round. Randy landed a good right and then a knee and then clinched Coleman up against the cage two minutes into the round. Randy is landing some good shots in the clinch. Randy lands some really good uppercuts. Couture 10-9.
R2- Randy backed Coleman into the fence and landed some good shots and then got a take down. Randy mounted and landed some Ground and Pound. Coleman gave up his back and Randy clamped in a Rear Naked Choke and Coleman passed out in the hold. Really good dominant showing by Couture.
Winner: Randy Couture by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R2 1:09
Post Fight Mark Coleman is being interviewed Joe Rogan and Tito Ortiz yells out something and Coleman says “F You Tito, Anytime”.
Heavyweight Fight- Rolles Gracie vs. Joey Beltran
This is Gracie’s UFC debut.
R1- Gracie got a take down a little over a minute into the fight. Beltran finished the round strong by stuffing a take down and then getting some shots to the side of Gracie’s head. Both guys looked pretty inexperienced out there when they were on their feet.
R2- Beltran got Gracie down and landed some shots and then left him there as he wanted to stand up. Gracie looks really tired. He’s dove at Beltran feet and whiffed . Beltran is landing some shots and Gracie just looks like he’s given up and Herb Dean finally stops the fight. What a pathetic display by Gracie. He’s going to be cut from UFC after one fight after this performance. Gracie looked worse then some of the TUF guys that can barely go a round and gas.
Winner: Joey Beltran by TKO (Strikes) R2 1:31
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Friday, November 13, 2009
UFC 104 Re-Cap
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun
10/24/09
Los Angeles, Ca
Staples Center
Lyoto Machida makes his first defense of his Light Heavyweight Title tonight against Shogun Rua. Cain Velasquez will try to stay undefeated when he takes on Ben Rothwell.
Welterweight Fight (Catchweight of 176)- Anthony Johnson (7-2) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (11-3)
Yoshida subbed Brandon Wolff at UFC 98. Anthony Johnson TKO’d Luigi Fioravanti at Fight Night 17. Yoshida is a 4th degree Judo Black Belt. Johnson missed weight for this fight by six pounds. Joe Rogan says he’s been rumored to walk around as big as 220 so his days as a Welterweight might be numbered. Johnson has been training with Cung Le and has Le and Josh Thomson in his corner. Johnson has a 3” height, 8” reach and 6 lb weight advantage.
R1- Johnson landed some punches early in the clinch and then decked him with a right hand and this one is over. Rogan pointed out that these guys looked like they were in different weight divisions. Johnson looked great but he missed weight and he has got to move up in weight if he can’t make the cut to 170.
Winner: Anthony Johnson by TKO (Punches) R1 0:41
Post-fight Johnson said that he had gotten heavy because of a knee injury that he sustained in training for Matt Brown previously. He owned up for not making weight but said that he’s not planning on moving up weight classes yet.
Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is in the crowd.
Lightweight Fight- Spencer Fisher (24-4) vs. Joe Stevenson (35-10)
Fisher is coming off of a unanimous decision victory over Caol Uno in a very close fight. Fisher is on a 3 fight win streak. Stevenson is coming off of a win over Nate Diaz by Unanimous Decision at the Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale. Stevenson is currently training with Greg Jackson and has him in his corner for the fight. Stevenson is a jiu jitsu and judo black belt.
R1- Stevenson opened up a cut near Spencer’s eye. Stevenson fights hard for a take down but Spencer stuffs him and the ref breaks up the clinch. Spencer is blinking a lot and having some issues with the blood in his eye. Stevenson finally gets a take down with about half a minute left in the round. Joe lands some good Ground and Pound as Spencer turtled up. Stevenson takes this round and is up 10-9.
R2- Stevenson got a take down in the second minute of the round. Stevenson lands some good elbows in half guard. Stevenson just starts destroying Spencer with elbows and Herb Dean steps in and puts a stop to the fight. Stevenson has looked really good under the direction of Greg Jackson.
They announce the win as tapout due to strikes.
Winner: Joe Stevenson by Submission (Elbow Strikes) R2 4:03
Chris Tucker is at the fights with his sunglasses.
Middleweight Fight- Yushin Okami vs. Chael Sonnen
The Dean of Draws Yushin Okami makes it onto the PPV in a televised pre-PPV fight. Okami’s only loss in UFC is to Rich Franklin. Matt Lindland is in Sonnen’s corner.
R1- Sonnen gets a take down in the first minute. Okami keeps getting up but Sonnen keeps taking him back down. Okami gets back to his feet about half way through the round. Sonnen got another take down with about a minute left in the round. Sonnen takes the first round 10-9.
R2- This was a pretty even round but Sonnen seemed to start getting the better of Okami towards the end of the round.
R3- Sonnen got a take down about half way through the round and landed some Ground and Pound but Okami got back up. Okami grabbed Sonnen with a kimura in full guard but could not keep it as Sonnen landed some body punches. Sonnen is going to win this fight by decision. Really good win for Sonnen.
Judges score cards say:
Winner: Chael Sonnen by Decision (Unanimous) 30-27 on all 3 score cards
Catchweight Fight- Josh Neer (25-8-1) vs. Gleison Tibau (29-6)
Tibau comes out to “Iron Man” but doesn’t have any spiked shoulder pads. Tibau is coming off a decision loss to Melvin Guillard. Tibau is fighting out of American Top Team and is a Jiu Jitsu Black Belt. Neer is coming off a decision loss to Kurt Pellegrino at UFC 101. Neer came in at 156.5 lbs and Tibau at 157 so that’s why this is a catchweight fight.
R1- Tibau got a wicked slam early but Neer got back to his feet. Tibau got another big take down/slam but Neer got up again after a short amount of time on the ground. Tibau got a third take down but Neer pushed him off when he tried to pass. Tibau got a fourth take down. Neer got to his feet and Tibau tried to grab a guillotine but Neer quickly slipped out. Tibau took this round 10-9.
Jerry Ferrera (turtle from Entourage) was shown in the crowd during the intermission between rounds. Jeremy Piven (also from Entourage) was shown a bit later.
R2- Tibau starts off the round with another powerful take down but Neer again gets up quickly. Tibau is taking Neer down at will but is not able to hold him down. Tibau was able to get a mount with half of the round left. Neer gave up his back to get out of mount and Tibau tried to get an arm bar but couldn’t and Neer ended up on top briefly. I’ve got Tibau up 20-18 but he seems to be fading a bit.
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are at the show tonight.
R3- Tibau started off the round with a take down. Neer was able to stuff three take downs. Tibau gets another take down with two minutes left in the fight but couldn’t hold him down. Tibau finishes the fight with yet another take down. Tibau really dominated this fight with take downs. The only round that was close was the final one.
Judges score cards say: 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28
Winner: Gleison Tibau by Decision (Unanimous)
Heavyweight Fight- Cain Velasquez (6-0) vs. Ben Rothwell (30-6)
Rothwell is making his UFC debut and is a former IFL Heavyweight Champion. Velasquez is a Top 10 Heavyweight and is coming off a big unanimous decision win over Cheick Kongo at UFC 99. Rothwell has a 3” height and 3” reach advantage and has a huge weight advantage of 27 lbs. Velasquez is from California and is a big fan favorite in this fight. Rothwell has won 14 of his last 15 fights and was 9-0 in IFL fights.
R1- Cain got a take down in the first 30 seconds but Rothwell stood back up without taking any damage. Cain got another take down at the two minute mark of the round. Cain landed a couple of punches before Rothwell got to his feet. Cain got Rothwell down again and landed some good punches and looked like he opened up a cut on Rothwell. Cain is starting to land some good punches. Cain landed some hammer fists and then peppered Rothwell with several punches. Cain is just dominating Rothwell so far. Somehow Rothwell survives that round but he took a beating in the second part of the round. 10-8 round in favor of Cain.
R2- Cain opens up the round with a take down and lands some good shots. Cain lands some big shots against the cage and Mazzagatti steps in and stops the fight. Rothwell is upset. Definitely an awkward stoppage but Cain was completely dominating the fight up to that point. Not a good time to stop the fight by Mazzagatti as Cain was landing some good punches but Rothwell was in the process of getting back to his feet.
Winner: Cain Velasquez by TKO (Punches) R2 0:58
Chuck Liddell is at the fights as is Michael Clarke Duncan.
Light Heavyweight Title Fight: Lyoto Machida © (15-0) vs. Shogun Rua (18-3)
Lyoto has had 15 career fights and has never been knocked down. He’s also never lost a round in any of his UFC fights and has absorbed fewer strikes than any other fighter in UFC history. Shogun has also never been knocked down in the UFC and has a 46% strike accuracy percentage (versus 35% of the average fighter). Machida gets a really good reception from the crowd.
R1- Machida hits a few knees early. Shogun clinched Machida a couple of times but didn’t land anything significant. Really close round with neither guy really having an advantage. Shogun was the aggressor but in a title fight I’ve got to give the benefit of the scoring to the champion if neither fighter looked like they won the round. So I’ve got 10-9 Machida (it would be a 10-10 if it was allowed to be scored that way).
R2- Machida landed a couple of strikes in the opening minute. Machida landed a punch on Shogun and knocked him off balance and later hit a leg kick that did the same thing. Machida hit a side kick at the two minute mark but Shogun countered with one of his own. Shogun clinched Machida and landed some knees on Machida’s legs. Another close round that I’ve got going to Machida. Machida 20-18 on my score card.
R3- Shogun opens up with a body kick. Machida counters with a combination. They had two good exchanges where it looked like both guys hit what they went for. Shogun is landing some good leg kicks in this round. Machida landed some punches and Shogun hit a counter as well. Really close round that Machida probably stole with that last flurry. Machida 30-27 on my score card.
R4- Shogun is landing some leg kicks early in the round. Machida slipped and Shogun quickly rushed in for a take down but couldn’t get it. Not a lot of action in this round but Shogun definitely got the better of the little strikes that hit in this round. Machida 39-37 so far.
R5- Shogun continues with the onslaught of leg kicks. But I really don’t think leg kicks should win you a championship unless they are devastating and if they are devastating. Machida landed some knees and Shogun responded with a kick. Shogun landed a couple of strikes with about a minute and a half left in the fight. Close round but I think Shogun did enough to win this round. I’ve got this fight as Machida 48 Shogun 47. Really close fight with 5 very competitive and close rounds. Shogun fought a good fight but I don’t think he did enough to unseat the champion. I could definitely see a split decision by the judges.
Judges score cards say: All 3 judges score the fight 48-47 in favor of Machida.
Winner and still champion: Lyoto Machida by Decision (Unanimous)
10/24/09
Los Angeles, Ca
Staples Center
Lyoto Machida makes his first defense of his Light Heavyweight Title tonight against Shogun Rua. Cain Velasquez will try to stay undefeated when he takes on Ben Rothwell.
Welterweight Fight (Catchweight of 176)- Anthony Johnson (7-2) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (11-3)
Yoshida subbed Brandon Wolff at UFC 98. Anthony Johnson TKO’d Luigi Fioravanti at Fight Night 17. Yoshida is a 4th degree Judo Black Belt. Johnson missed weight for this fight by six pounds. Joe Rogan says he’s been rumored to walk around as big as 220 so his days as a Welterweight might be numbered. Johnson has been training with Cung Le and has Le and Josh Thomson in his corner. Johnson has a 3” height, 8” reach and 6 lb weight advantage.
R1- Johnson landed some punches early in the clinch and then decked him with a right hand and this one is over. Rogan pointed out that these guys looked like they were in different weight divisions. Johnson looked great but he missed weight and he has got to move up in weight if he can’t make the cut to 170.
Winner: Anthony Johnson by TKO (Punches) R1 0:41
Post-fight Johnson said that he had gotten heavy because of a knee injury that he sustained in training for Matt Brown previously. He owned up for not making weight but said that he’s not planning on moving up weight classes yet.
Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is in the crowd.
Lightweight Fight- Spencer Fisher (24-4) vs. Joe Stevenson (35-10)
Fisher is coming off of a unanimous decision victory over Caol Uno in a very close fight. Fisher is on a 3 fight win streak. Stevenson is coming off of a win over Nate Diaz by Unanimous Decision at the Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale. Stevenson is currently training with Greg Jackson and has him in his corner for the fight. Stevenson is a jiu jitsu and judo black belt.
R1- Stevenson opened up a cut near Spencer’s eye. Stevenson fights hard for a take down but Spencer stuffs him and the ref breaks up the clinch. Spencer is blinking a lot and having some issues with the blood in his eye. Stevenson finally gets a take down with about half a minute left in the round. Joe lands some good Ground and Pound as Spencer turtled up. Stevenson takes this round and is up 10-9.
R2- Stevenson got a take down in the second minute of the round. Stevenson lands some good elbows in half guard. Stevenson just starts destroying Spencer with elbows and Herb Dean steps in and puts a stop to the fight. Stevenson has looked really good under the direction of Greg Jackson.
They announce the win as tapout due to strikes.
Winner: Joe Stevenson by Submission (Elbow Strikes) R2 4:03
Chris Tucker is at the fights with his sunglasses.
Middleweight Fight- Yushin Okami vs. Chael Sonnen
The Dean of Draws Yushin Okami makes it onto the PPV in a televised pre-PPV fight. Okami’s only loss in UFC is to Rich Franklin. Matt Lindland is in Sonnen’s corner.
R1- Sonnen gets a take down in the first minute. Okami keeps getting up but Sonnen keeps taking him back down. Okami gets back to his feet about half way through the round. Sonnen got another take down with about a minute left in the round. Sonnen takes the first round 10-9.
R2- This was a pretty even round but Sonnen seemed to start getting the better of Okami towards the end of the round.
R3- Sonnen got a take down about half way through the round and landed some Ground and Pound but Okami got back up. Okami grabbed Sonnen with a kimura in full guard but could not keep it as Sonnen landed some body punches. Sonnen is going to win this fight by decision. Really good win for Sonnen.
Judges score cards say:
Winner: Chael Sonnen by Decision (Unanimous) 30-27 on all 3 score cards
Catchweight Fight- Josh Neer (25-8-1) vs. Gleison Tibau (29-6)
Tibau comes out to “Iron Man” but doesn’t have any spiked shoulder pads. Tibau is coming off a decision loss to Melvin Guillard. Tibau is fighting out of American Top Team and is a Jiu Jitsu Black Belt. Neer is coming off a decision loss to Kurt Pellegrino at UFC 101. Neer came in at 156.5 lbs and Tibau at 157 so that’s why this is a catchweight fight.
R1- Tibau got a wicked slam early but Neer got back to his feet. Tibau got another big take down/slam but Neer got up again after a short amount of time on the ground. Tibau got a third take down but Neer pushed him off when he tried to pass. Tibau got a fourth take down. Neer got to his feet and Tibau tried to grab a guillotine but Neer quickly slipped out. Tibau took this round 10-9.
Jerry Ferrera (turtle from Entourage) was shown in the crowd during the intermission between rounds. Jeremy Piven (also from Entourage) was shown a bit later.
R2- Tibau starts off the round with another powerful take down but Neer again gets up quickly. Tibau is taking Neer down at will but is not able to hold him down. Tibau was able to get a mount with half of the round left. Neer gave up his back to get out of mount and Tibau tried to get an arm bar but couldn’t and Neer ended up on top briefly. I’ve got Tibau up 20-18 but he seems to be fading a bit.
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are at the show tonight.
R3- Tibau started off the round with a take down. Neer was able to stuff three take downs. Tibau gets another take down with two minutes left in the fight but couldn’t hold him down. Tibau finishes the fight with yet another take down. Tibau really dominated this fight with take downs. The only round that was close was the final one.
Judges score cards say: 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28
Winner: Gleison Tibau by Decision (Unanimous)
Heavyweight Fight- Cain Velasquez (6-0) vs. Ben Rothwell (30-6)
Rothwell is making his UFC debut and is a former IFL Heavyweight Champion. Velasquez is a Top 10 Heavyweight and is coming off a big unanimous decision win over Cheick Kongo at UFC 99. Rothwell has a 3” height and 3” reach advantage and has a huge weight advantage of 27 lbs. Velasquez is from California and is a big fan favorite in this fight. Rothwell has won 14 of his last 15 fights and was 9-0 in IFL fights.
R1- Cain got a take down in the first 30 seconds but Rothwell stood back up without taking any damage. Cain got another take down at the two minute mark of the round. Cain landed a couple of punches before Rothwell got to his feet. Cain got Rothwell down again and landed some good punches and looked like he opened up a cut on Rothwell. Cain is starting to land some good punches. Cain landed some hammer fists and then peppered Rothwell with several punches. Cain is just dominating Rothwell so far. Somehow Rothwell survives that round but he took a beating in the second part of the round. 10-8 round in favor of Cain.
R2- Cain opens up the round with a take down and lands some good shots. Cain lands some big shots against the cage and Mazzagatti steps in and stops the fight. Rothwell is upset. Definitely an awkward stoppage but Cain was completely dominating the fight up to that point. Not a good time to stop the fight by Mazzagatti as Cain was landing some good punches but Rothwell was in the process of getting back to his feet.
Winner: Cain Velasquez by TKO (Punches) R2 0:58
Chuck Liddell is at the fights as is Michael Clarke Duncan.
Light Heavyweight Title Fight: Lyoto Machida © (15-0) vs. Shogun Rua (18-3)
Lyoto has had 15 career fights and has never been knocked down. He’s also never lost a round in any of his UFC fights and has absorbed fewer strikes than any other fighter in UFC history. Shogun has also never been knocked down in the UFC and has a 46% strike accuracy percentage (versus 35% of the average fighter). Machida gets a really good reception from the crowd.
R1- Machida hits a few knees early. Shogun clinched Machida a couple of times but didn’t land anything significant. Really close round with neither guy really having an advantage. Shogun was the aggressor but in a title fight I’ve got to give the benefit of the scoring to the champion if neither fighter looked like they won the round. So I’ve got 10-9 Machida (it would be a 10-10 if it was allowed to be scored that way).
R2- Machida landed a couple of strikes in the opening minute. Machida landed a punch on Shogun and knocked him off balance and later hit a leg kick that did the same thing. Machida hit a side kick at the two minute mark but Shogun countered with one of his own. Shogun clinched Machida and landed some knees on Machida’s legs. Another close round that I’ve got going to Machida. Machida 20-18 on my score card.
R3- Shogun opens up with a body kick. Machida counters with a combination. They had two good exchanges where it looked like both guys hit what they went for. Shogun is landing some good leg kicks in this round. Machida landed some punches and Shogun hit a counter as well. Really close round that Machida probably stole with that last flurry. Machida 30-27 on my score card.
R4- Shogun is landing some leg kicks early in the round. Machida slipped and Shogun quickly rushed in for a take down but couldn’t get it. Not a lot of action in this round but Shogun definitely got the better of the little strikes that hit in this round. Machida 39-37 so far.
R5- Shogun continues with the onslaught of leg kicks. But I really don’t think leg kicks should win you a championship unless they are devastating and if they are devastating. Machida landed some knees and Shogun responded with a kick. Shogun landed a couple of strikes with about a minute and a half left in the fight. Close round but I think Shogun did enough to win this round. I’ve got this fight as Machida 48 Shogun 47. Really close fight with 5 very competitive and close rounds. Shogun fought a good fight but I don’t think he did enough to unseat the champion. I could definitely see a split decision by the judges.
Judges score cards say: All 3 judges score the fight 48-47 in favor of Machida.
Winner and still champion: Lyoto Machida by Decision (Unanimous)
Monday, May 25, 2009
UFC 98 "Evans vs. Machida" Re-Cap
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
5/23/09
MGM Grand
Las Vegas, Nevada
This show is highlighted by Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans defending against Lyoto Machida. This will be the first time two unbeaten fighters have fought for the belt. Also, on this card in a feature fight is Matt Hughes vs. Matt Serra in what is a grudge match due to their dislike of each other.
Lightweight Fight- Sean Sherk (37-3-1) vs. Frank Edgar (9-1)
Edgar has not fought since last July when he defeated Hermes Franca. Sherk was last seen at UFC 90 when he defeated Tyson Griffin by unanimous decision. If Sherk wins this then he should be right at the top of the list to fight the winner of BJ Penn/Kenny Florian. Edgar is a Jiu-Jitsu Purple Belt who trains with Ricardo Almeida, he also has a strong wrestling base and has fast hands. Sherk is a former UFC Lightweight Champion and has only lost to Matt Hughes, BJ Penn and Georges St-Pierre. Edgar has a big 5” reach advantage.
R1- Lots of stand-up early with Frankie with a slight advantage as he landed a couple of nice combinations. Edgar caught a Sherk leg kick and got a take down about three minutes into the fight and held him down for a minute but didn’t inflict any damage. Good, close first round that I give to Edgar 10-9. Edgar looks like the quicker fighter. Sherk looks like he’s going to need to take this to the ground and grind it out.
R2- Sherk is more aggressive to start off the round. Frankie got a knee to the body and briefly knocked Sherk off his feet. Sherk took the first half of this round but Frankie really started to land some nice shots in the second half of the round. I’ve got Edgar taking this round to go up 20-18. Rogan made a great point in saying that Sherk just keeps doing the same thing and Edgar is doing a much better job of mixing things up and keeping Sherk unbalanced and not knowing what is coming next.
R3- Sherk got a big take down about 45 seconds into the round but Edgar got back to his feet within 20 seconds. Sherk has a small cut over his left eyebrow. Sherk went for a another take down with about 2 minutes left but got stuffed. Sherk went for a shoot right at the end of the round and Edgar grabbed him in a guillotine and pulled guard as the round ended. I think Edgar may have stolen this round. Regardless I’ve got Edgar as the clear winner in this fight although it wasn’t a dominate performance. Frankie fought a really good fight and showed some great conditioning. Big win by Frankie as I had Sherk as a Top 5 Lightweight prior to this fight.
Judges score cards say: 30-27 on all score cards.
Winner: Frank Edgar by Decision (Unanimous)
They show BJ Penn in the crowd after the fight and hype his fight against Kenny Florian.
Middleweight Fight- Chael Sonnen (23-10-1) vs. Dan Miller (11-1)
Miller is 3-0 inside the Octagon and is coming off a February fight against Jake Rosholt that he won in a tad more than a minute by guillotine choke. Miller is a Jiu-Jitsu brown belt and a submission specialist. Sonnen is taking this fight on short notice as he’s filling in for the injured Yushin Okami. Sonnen trains with Team Quest. Sonnen has lost 3 times in the UFC, all by submission, and most recently by Demien Maia.
R1- Sonnen went for a take down early and got caught in a tight guillotine. Sonnen was able to survive the early submission attempt. Sonnen is landing some good Ground and Pound and landed some really hard shots towards the end of the round. Sonnen takes round one 10-9.
R2- Sonnen got a slam but Miller grabbed a guillotine again but this one was not as tight as the first round and Sonnen ends up in his guard. Miller goes for an arm bar but could not clamp it in as Sonnen continues to get some Ground and Pound but nothing at the level of what he got in the first round. Sonnen takes this round and is up 20-18. Miller is going to need to finish this fight if he wants to win.
R3- Miller landed a good combo to start the round but then got taken down. Not a real exciting fight but Sonnen just continues to grind this fight out and is going to take it by decision.
Judges score cards say: 30-27 on all score cards.
Winner: Chael Sonnen by Decision (Unanimous)
Middleweight Fight- Drew McFedries (7-5) vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam (20-10)
After two draws the odds are very strong that we will have a KO or TKO in this fight. Xavier lost to Denis Kang by Decision in his last fight. He is taking this fight on short notice filling in for James Irvin. Xavier is known as “Professor X”. He is explosive, with KO ability and good knees. Drew comes out to some Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre “Nothin’ But a G Thing”. Professor X has a 3” reach advantage.
R1- McFedries caught Xavier with a big punch early and just lays it in and the ref stops the fight. Drew hit him with some good punches and Xavier was trying to hold on but he got hit with several good punches. Great showing by McFedries.
Winner: Drew McFedries by TKO (Punches) R1 0:37
Light Heavyweight Fight- Krzystof Soszynski vs. Andre Gusmao
This is a pre-show fight.
R1- Gusmao caught him with a kick early that knocked Krzystof down but he recovered. Soszynski got him up against the cage and landed some nice shots and hit a big right hand that knocked Gusmao out. Another great showing for Soszynski. I thought early on that he was the favorite to win the TUF season he was on but he just didn’t deliver in the big fight on that show. He’s been delivering big time since getting a shot in the UFC as he is now 3-0 in the Octagon.
Winner: Krzystof Soszynski by KO R1 3:17
Mike Tyson is shown in the crowd.
Welterweight Fight- Matt Hughes (43-7) vs. Matt Serra (16-5)
This is a fight that I’ve been looking forward to for a while. Both guys really want to get in there and beat each other up. The only problem for the fans is that neither guy is a likeable character so you kind of want to see both guys get their asses kicked.
“Matt Hughes. He is a dick. He’s a very talented dick. I’m looking forward to the fight. I feel like a winner already just knowing that I get to hit him in his face.”- Matt Serra
Matt Serra comes out to the theme to Rocky. Alright, so maybe Serra is a little bit likeable. Hughes is coming into this fight on a two fight losing streak (Thiago Alves and GSP). Serra’s last fight was a loss to GSP in defense of his Welterweight Championship. Hughes has a big size advantage in this fight as he is 3” taller and has a reach advantage of 5”.
R1- Serra landed an overhand right on Hughes about a minute into the fight and jumped on top of him. Hughes got back to his feet but his legs looked wobbly and Hughes tried to get a take down and looked like he recovered a bit. Hughes got a take down with a minute thirty left in the round. Hughes took his back but Serra slipped out and didn’t take much damage. Good first round. Serra is up 10-9. Hughes started to go to the wrong corner after the end of the round. It sounded like Matt Hughes asked his corner men if Serra knocked him down in the first round (it sounded like he might have asked if Serra knocked him out). They showed the re-play of Serra’s over hand right and at the same time that Serra hit him with the right his head also connected with Hughes’ chin.
R2- Hughes got a take down about a minute into the round. Serra rolled his eyes while he was in half guard and Hughes was hitting him with some side punches. Hughes basically just smothered Serra in this round but it didn’t look like he hurt him at all. They stood them up at the end of the round due to lack of action. Right now I’ve got this at 19-19.
R3- Hughes rushed him early and got a take down about a minute into the round but Serra landed in a good spot for a possible submission but he wasn’t able to grab anything. Serra went for a triangle but couldn’t grab it. The ref stands them up with one and a half minutes left in the fight. Serra reversed a take down with about 50 seconds left in the fight. Serra hit a good punch on the ground and finished the fight on top. The third round was close. They embraced after the fight and Hughes raised Serra’s arm before the decision came in. I’m thinking Serra 20-19 as Serra did more to try and finish the fight in the final round and neither guy did a significant amount of damage.
Judges score cards say: 29-28 on all score cards for Matt Hughes.
Winner: Matt Hughes by Decision (Unanimous)
Main Event: Light Heavyweight Title Fight: Rashad Evans © (18-0-1) vs. Lyoto Machida (14-0)
This should be an interesting fight as both guys tend to like to counter punch. Evans is coming off big wins against Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin and he has Yoda in his corner (Greg Jackson). Machida has an unorthodox style and is coming off of a decisive win against Thiago Silva. Rashad has never been knocked out, lands 58% of his take down attempts and has yet to attempt a submission in the UFC. Machida is the most elusive fighter in UFC history, he has never lost a round in the UFC, lands 65% of all strikes and has an 84% takedown defense. Machida is actually a favorite in this fight and the fans also texted him in as a 64% favorite. Machida is also a Karate Black Belt. Goldberg says that Machida has never been knocked down and Rogan says that he hasn’t taken a power punch since he fought BJ Penn. Rashad is a great wrestler and also has great power in his punches. Rashad is the third TUF fighter to try and defend a title successfully in the UFC (both Forrest and Serra were unsuccessful in their first title defenses).
The winner of this fight probably gets Rampage Jackson (since he was originally offered this title fight with Rashad but couldn’t go due to the short time needed to rebound from his fight with Jardine). Rashad/Rampage is a big time fight on paper that the UFC could really get behind due to all the trash talking that those guys would put on each other. I also like Rampage/Machida on paper as I think Rampage could be a difficult match-up for Machida since Rampage has solid boxing skills.
R1- No action in the first minute as Machida takes the center of the cage and Rashad dances around him. This is what I thought would happen since we have two counter punchers and Rashad didn’t really bring the action in the Liddell fight until Liddell brought it to him. Machida hits the first shot as he threw a leg kick that Rashad deflected but it sent him back into the cage. Machida landed another kick this one to the side and then Rashad answered with a kick. Machida threw a quick kick and then two quick punches all in a flurry of a second or two and Rashad went down. Machida jumped on top but Rashad recovered to his feet and they stood back up. Machida was lightning quick in that sequence. Machida takes round one 10-9 and looked good but didn’t do much damage.
R2- Machida takes the center of the cage again at the start of the round and the crowd chants “Machida…Machida…Machida”. So much for him being a boring fighter like some have said. Machida clinched Rashad but he got saved by the cage and Machida couldn’t get him down. Rashad threw a punch and missed and Machida came in with a flurry of punches but Rashad fought out of it by throwing some punches of his own. Rashad hit a side kick. Rashad came in for a looping punch but Machida beat him with a quick jab and then Machida caught him with a left hand knocking him down. Machida jumped on top but Rashad got to his feet and Machida chased him to the cage. Machida is now landing some big punches up against the cage. Machida hits Rashad with a wicked left and Rashad just crumbles to the ground as his leg falls underneath him. FANTASTIC showing by Lyoto Machida tonight. He just looked awesome. Rashad never looked comfortable tonight and Machida really just picked him apart in this fight. Machida hit him with 3 or 4 good punches on the cage and finally closed the door with the big left hand. Dana White straps the belt on Lyoto as he is announced as the NEW champion.
Winner and NEW Light Heavyweight Champion: Lyoto Machida by KO R2 3:57
“The Dragon is the champion”- Lyoto Machida
Bring on Lyoto versus Rampage.
Welterweight Fight- Brock Larson vs. Mike Pyle
This is a fight from the pre-show. I like Brock Larson a lot and I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t come out on top in this fight. Pyle is taking this fight on short notice. This is Pyle’s UFC debut. Larson is a very explosive fighter.
R1- Larson took him down but Pyle countered with some submission attempts. Larson stays on top with some Ground and Pound and Larson goes for the arm triangle and gets the win. Good showing by Larson.
Winner: Brock Larson by Submission (Arm Triangle) R1 3:06
Heavyweight Fight- Pat Barry vs. Tim Hague
This is the UFC debut for Tim Hague. This is another pre-show fight.
R1- Barry hit a big right head kick and then hit another but Hague took him down at the one minute mark of the round. Hague got a guillotine and pulled out the upset. Rogan says Barry had this fight won but he just got sloppy.
Winner: Tim Hague by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 1:42
5/23/09
MGM Grand
Las Vegas, Nevada
This show is highlighted by Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans defending against Lyoto Machida. This will be the first time two unbeaten fighters have fought for the belt. Also, on this card in a feature fight is Matt Hughes vs. Matt Serra in what is a grudge match due to their dislike of each other.
Lightweight Fight- Sean Sherk (37-3-1) vs. Frank Edgar (9-1)
Edgar has not fought since last July when he defeated Hermes Franca. Sherk was last seen at UFC 90 when he defeated Tyson Griffin by unanimous decision. If Sherk wins this then he should be right at the top of the list to fight the winner of BJ Penn/Kenny Florian. Edgar is a Jiu-Jitsu Purple Belt who trains with Ricardo Almeida, he also has a strong wrestling base and has fast hands. Sherk is a former UFC Lightweight Champion and has only lost to Matt Hughes, BJ Penn and Georges St-Pierre. Edgar has a big 5” reach advantage.
R1- Lots of stand-up early with Frankie with a slight advantage as he landed a couple of nice combinations. Edgar caught a Sherk leg kick and got a take down about three minutes into the fight and held him down for a minute but didn’t inflict any damage. Good, close first round that I give to Edgar 10-9. Edgar looks like the quicker fighter. Sherk looks like he’s going to need to take this to the ground and grind it out.
R2- Sherk is more aggressive to start off the round. Frankie got a knee to the body and briefly knocked Sherk off his feet. Sherk took the first half of this round but Frankie really started to land some nice shots in the second half of the round. I’ve got Edgar taking this round to go up 20-18. Rogan made a great point in saying that Sherk just keeps doing the same thing and Edgar is doing a much better job of mixing things up and keeping Sherk unbalanced and not knowing what is coming next.
R3- Sherk got a big take down about 45 seconds into the round but Edgar got back to his feet within 20 seconds. Sherk has a small cut over his left eyebrow. Sherk went for a another take down with about 2 minutes left but got stuffed. Sherk went for a shoot right at the end of the round and Edgar grabbed him in a guillotine and pulled guard as the round ended. I think Edgar may have stolen this round. Regardless I’ve got Edgar as the clear winner in this fight although it wasn’t a dominate performance. Frankie fought a really good fight and showed some great conditioning. Big win by Frankie as I had Sherk as a Top 5 Lightweight prior to this fight.
Judges score cards say: 30-27 on all score cards.
Winner: Frank Edgar by Decision (Unanimous)
They show BJ Penn in the crowd after the fight and hype his fight against Kenny Florian.
Middleweight Fight- Chael Sonnen (23-10-1) vs. Dan Miller (11-1)
Miller is 3-0 inside the Octagon and is coming off a February fight against Jake Rosholt that he won in a tad more than a minute by guillotine choke. Miller is a Jiu-Jitsu brown belt and a submission specialist. Sonnen is taking this fight on short notice as he’s filling in for the injured Yushin Okami. Sonnen trains with Team Quest. Sonnen has lost 3 times in the UFC, all by submission, and most recently by Demien Maia.
R1- Sonnen went for a take down early and got caught in a tight guillotine. Sonnen was able to survive the early submission attempt. Sonnen is landing some good Ground and Pound and landed some really hard shots towards the end of the round. Sonnen takes round one 10-9.
R2- Sonnen got a slam but Miller grabbed a guillotine again but this one was not as tight as the first round and Sonnen ends up in his guard. Miller goes for an arm bar but could not clamp it in as Sonnen continues to get some Ground and Pound but nothing at the level of what he got in the first round. Sonnen takes this round and is up 20-18. Miller is going to need to finish this fight if he wants to win.
R3- Miller landed a good combo to start the round but then got taken down. Not a real exciting fight but Sonnen just continues to grind this fight out and is going to take it by decision.
Judges score cards say: 30-27 on all score cards.
Winner: Chael Sonnen by Decision (Unanimous)
Middleweight Fight- Drew McFedries (7-5) vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam (20-10)
After two draws the odds are very strong that we will have a KO or TKO in this fight. Xavier lost to Denis Kang by Decision in his last fight. He is taking this fight on short notice filling in for James Irvin. Xavier is known as “Professor X”. He is explosive, with KO ability and good knees. Drew comes out to some Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre “Nothin’ But a G Thing”. Professor X has a 3” reach advantage.
R1- McFedries caught Xavier with a big punch early and just lays it in and the ref stops the fight. Drew hit him with some good punches and Xavier was trying to hold on but he got hit with several good punches. Great showing by McFedries.
Winner: Drew McFedries by TKO (Punches) R1 0:37
Light Heavyweight Fight- Krzystof Soszynski vs. Andre Gusmao
This is a pre-show fight.
R1- Gusmao caught him with a kick early that knocked Krzystof down but he recovered. Soszynski got him up against the cage and landed some nice shots and hit a big right hand that knocked Gusmao out. Another great showing for Soszynski. I thought early on that he was the favorite to win the TUF season he was on but he just didn’t deliver in the big fight on that show. He’s been delivering big time since getting a shot in the UFC as he is now 3-0 in the Octagon.
Winner: Krzystof Soszynski by KO R1 3:17
Mike Tyson is shown in the crowd.
Welterweight Fight- Matt Hughes (43-7) vs. Matt Serra (16-5)
This is a fight that I’ve been looking forward to for a while. Both guys really want to get in there and beat each other up. The only problem for the fans is that neither guy is a likeable character so you kind of want to see both guys get their asses kicked.
“Matt Hughes. He is a dick. He’s a very talented dick. I’m looking forward to the fight. I feel like a winner already just knowing that I get to hit him in his face.”- Matt Serra
Matt Serra comes out to the theme to Rocky. Alright, so maybe Serra is a little bit likeable. Hughes is coming into this fight on a two fight losing streak (Thiago Alves and GSP). Serra’s last fight was a loss to GSP in defense of his Welterweight Championship. Hughes has a big size advantage in this fight as he is 3” taller and has a reach advantage of 5”.
R1- Serra landed an overhand right on Hughes about a minute into the fight and jumped on top of him. Hughes got back to his feet but his legs looked wobbly and Hughes tried to get a take down and looked like he recovered a bit. Hughes got a take down with a minute thirty left in the round. Hughes took his back but Serra slipped out and didn’t take much damage. Good first round. Serra is up 10-9. Hughes started to go to the wrong corner after the end of the round. It sounded like Matt Hughes asked his corner men if Serra knocked him down in the first round (it sounded like he might have asked if Serra knocked him out). They showed the re-play of Serra’s over hand right and at the same time that Serra hit him with the right his head also connected with Hughes’ chin.
R2- Hughes got a take down about a minute into the round. Serra rolled his eyes while he was in half guard and Hughes was hitting him with some side punches. Hughes basically just smothered Serra in this round but it didn’t look like he hurt him at all. They stood them up at the end of the round due to lack of action. Right now I’ve got this at 19-19.
R3- Hughes rushed him early and got a take down about a minute into the round but Serra landed in a good spot for a possible submission but he wasn’t able to grab anything. Serra went for a triangle but couldn’t grab it. The ref stands them up with one and a half minutes left in the fight. Serra reversed a take down with about 50 seconds left in the fight. Serra hit a good punch on the ground and finished the fight on top. The third round was close. They embraced after the fight and Hughes raised Serra’s arm before the decision came in. I’m thinking Serra 20-19 as Serra did more to try and finish the fight in the final round and neither guy did a significant amount of damage.
Judges score cards say: 29-28 on all score cards for Matt Hughes.
Winner: Matt Hughes by Decision (Unanimous)
Main Event: Light Heavyweight Title Fight: Rashad Evans © (18-0-1) vs. Lyoto Machida (14-0)
This should be an interesting fight as both guys tend to like to counter punch. Evans is coming off big wins against Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin and he has Yoda in his corner (Greg Jackson). Machida has an unorthodox style and is coming off of a decisive win against Thiago Silva. Rashad has never been knocked out, lands 58% of his take down attempts and has yet to attempt a submission in the UFC. Machida is the most elusive fighter in UFC history, he has never lost a round in the UFC, lands 65% of all strikes and has an 84% takedown defense. Machida is actually a favorite in this fight and the fans also texted him in as a 64% favorite. Machida is also a Karate Black Belt. Goldberg says that Machida has never been knocked down and Rogan says that he hasn’t taken a power punch since he fought BJ Penn. Rashad is a great wrestler and also has great power in his punches. Rashad is the third TUF fighter to try and defend a title successfully in the UFC (both Forrest and Serra were unsuccessful in their first title defenses).
The winner of this fight probably gets Rampage Jackson (since he was originally offered this title fight with Rashad but couldn’t go due to the short time needed to rebound from his fight with Jardine). Rashad/Rampage is a big time fight on paper that the UFC could really get behind due to all the trash talking that those guys would put on each other. I also like Rampage/Machida on paper as I think Rampage could be a difficult match-up for Machida since Rampage has solid boxing skills.
R1- No action in the first minute as Machida takes the center of the cage and Rashad dances around him. This is what I thought would happen since we have two counter punchers and Rashad didn’t really bring the action in the Liddell fight until Liddell brought it to him. Machida hits the first shot as he threw a leg kick that Rashad deflected but it sent him back into the cage. Machida landed another kick this one to the side and then Rashad answered with a kick. Machida threw a quick kick and then two quick punches all in a flurry of a second or two and Rashad went down. Machida jumped on top but Rashad recovered to his feet and they stood back up. Machida was lightning quick in that sequence. Machida takes round one 10-9 and looked good but didn’t do much damage.
R2- Machida takes the center of the cage again at the start of the round and the crowd chants “Machida…Machida…Machida”. So much for him being a boring fighter like some have said. Machida clinched Rashad but he got saved by the cage and Machida couldn’t get him down. Rashad threw a punch and missed and Machida came in with a flurry of punches but Rashad fought out of it by throwing some punches of his own. Rashad hit a side kick. Rashad came in for a looping punch but Machida beat him with a quick jab and then Machida caught him with a left hand knocking him down. Machida jumped on top but Rashad got to his feet and Machida chased him to the cage. Machida is now landing some big punches up against the cage. Machida hits Rashad with a wicked left and Rashad just crumbles to the ground as his leg falls underneath him. FANTASTIC showing by Lyoto Machida tonight. He just looked awesome. Rashad never looked comfortable tonight and Machida really just picked him apart in this fight. Machida hit him with 3 or 4 good punches on the cage and finally closed the door with the big left hand. Dana White straps the belt on Lyoto as he is announced as the NEW champion.
Winner and NEW Light Heavyweight Champion: Lyoto Machida by KO R2 3:57
“The Dragon is the champion”- Lyoto Machida
Bring on Lyoto versus Rampage.
Welterweight Fight- Brock Larson vs. Mike Pyle
This is a fight from the pre-show. I like Brock Larson a lot and I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t come out on top in this fight. Pyle is taking this fight on short notice. This is Pyle’s UFC debut. Larson is a very explosive fighter.
R1- Larson took him down but Pyle countered with some submission attempts. Larson stays on top with some Ground and Pound and Larson goes for the arm triangle and gets the win. Good showing by Larson.
Winner: Brock Larson by Submission (Arm Triangle) R1 3:06
Heavyweight Fight- Pat Barry vs. Tim Hague
This is the UFC debut for Tim Hague. This is another pre-show fight.
R1- Barry hit a big right head kick and then hit another but Hague took him down at the one minute mark of the round. Hague got a guillotine and pulled out the upset. Rogan says Barry had this fight won but he just got sloppy.
Winner: Tim Hague by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 1:42
Thursday, November 27, 2008
WEC 36: "Faber vs Brown" 11/5/08
WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown- 11/5/08
This looks like a real good show with Faber/Brown, Filho/Sonnen, Garcia/Pulver and Rosholt and Cerrone on the show. Paulo Filho failed to make weight so this will not be a title fight. Kind of a weird situation where the champ didn’t make weight.
Middleweight Fight- Jake Rosholt (4-0) vs. Nissen Osterneck (5-0)
Rosholt was one of the fighters showcased on the last season of Tapout and he looked very impressive in his fight on that show if my memory serves correct. This is the WEC debut of both fighters and they are both undefeated so far in their professional careers.
R1- Nissen charges early and hit some punches but Jake recovers and slams Nissen to the mat and takes side control. Rosholt threw some punches but then almost got caught in an arm bar and Nissen got back to his feet and delivered some more punches to Rosholt. Nissen is landing some good punches and shots. Rosholt got another take down and again landed some good punches. Rosholt hit a bunch of punches towards the end of the round but Nissen held on as Rosholt attempted a choke at the end of the round. Very good first round. Rosholt owned the fight when it was on the ground and Nissen controlled when it was on the feet. Rosholt 10-9 in my book as he controlled more of the round.
R2- Rosholt went for a take down early but Nissen grabbed a kimura and took the advantage. Jake escaped and took half guard. They got back to their feet and Nissen hit a bunch of good solid shots. Then he went for a spinning back fist and missed and Rosholt took him down and mounted him. Great chin by Rosholt. Rosholt finished him as Nissen just burnt himself out and then Rosholt took advantage.
Really good fight and good showing by Rosholt as he controlled when on the ground and took a bunch of shots. Rosholt showed a really good shin and good conditioning. Rosholt needs a lot of work on his stand up- specifically his defense.
Winner: Jake Rosholt by TKO (Strikes) R2 3:48
Hermes Franca, Miguel Torres, Jamie Varner and Carlos Conduit are all at the show tonight in attendance.
Featherweight Fight- Leonard Garcia (15-3) vs. Jens Pulver (22-9-1)
On paper this looks like the most exciting fight of the night. Jens gets a good response from the fans.
R1- Jens hits a couple of shots early. Garcia answers about a minute into the round and rocks Pulver against the cage. Jens is down and Garcia is nailing him and Garcia gets a quick victory. Very impressive showing for Garcia and it looks like he steps right up in line to face the winner of Faber/Brown.
Winner: Leonard Garcia by TKO (Strikes) R1 1:12
Middleweight Fight- David Avellan (2-0) vs. Aaron Simpson (3-0)
Both of these guys are undefeated.
R1- Aaron Simpson just levels Avellan with a fantastic right hand and knocked Avellan out right at the beginning of the fight. That was a highlight reel knockout.
Winner: Aaron Simpson by KO R1 0:18
NON-TITLE- Middleweight Fight- Paulo Filho (16-0) vs. Chael Sonnen (22-9-1)
Filho is one of the top ranked Middleweight fighters in the world being ranked as high as #2 behind Anderson Silva in some of the rankings. Filho did not make weight. Sonnen gets a good response from the fans. Filho gets a round of boos upon his introduction.
R1- Filho grabs a single leg and fights hard for a take down but Sonnen does a good job of denying. Filho slips going for a punch but stays on his back seeing if Sonnen wants to come down and fight him on the ground. Filho pretty much spends the whole round on his back trying to catch Sonnen with a submission. Round One is slow paced and Sonnen is up 10-9.
R2- Filho missed on a single leg and Sonnen got a take down about one minute into the round but then quickly gave up his position. Sonnen gave Filho a good leg kick when he tried to shoot. Sonnen got a slam in when Filho tried to pull guard. Filho started to get in some offense towards the end of the round but right now it’s Sonnen 20-18.
R3- This is Sonnen’s fight to lose. Sonnen using the jab to keep Filho away. Filho looking like he doesn’t even want to be in the cage tonight. What a boring fight. Filho is just doing and trying to do nothing.
Sonnen is going to win this dud of a fight 30-27. Filho definitely didn’t live up to his hype. Not really looking forward to the re-match for the title either.
All three judges score the fight 30-27
Winner: Chael Sonnen by Decision (Unanimous)
WEC Featherweight Title Fight- Urijah Faber (21-1) © vs. Mike Brown (19-4)
Brown is from Florida so he gets a good reaction from the crowd.
R1- Faber lands some punches early. Brown muscled Faber against the cage and tried for a take down but Faber caught him in a clinch and delivered a big knee. Faber hit a jab and then Brown took Faber down and Faber popped right back up. Faber went for an elbow but got caught with a good clean punch from Brown and knocked down. Brown is just nailing Faber on the ground and this one is in danger of being stopped and the ref stops the fight. Wow. Really good, short fight. Would like to see a re-match as Faber got caught in a weird position and would be very interested to see if Brown can do it again.
Winner and new WEC Featherweight Champion: Mike Brown by TKO (strikes) R1 2:23
Overall, this was a pretty decent show that had only 1 stinker. Leonard Garcia and Mike Brown came up as the biggest winners tonight. They might face each other down the road very shortly.
This looks like a real good show with Faber/Brown, Filho/Sonnen, Garcia/Pulver and Rosholt and Cerrone on the show. Paulo Filho failed to make weight so this will not be a title fight. Kind of a weird situation where the champ didn’t make weight.
Middleweight Fight- Jake Rosholt (4-0) vs. Nissen Osterneck (5-0)
Rosholt was one of the fighters showcased on the last season of Tapout and he looked very impressive in his fight on that show if my memory serves correct. This is the WEC debut of both fighters and they are both undefeated so far in their professional careers.
R1- Nissen charges early and hit some punches but Jake recovers and slams Nissen to the mat and takes side control. Rosholt threw some punches but then almost got caught in an arm bar and Nissen got back to his feet and delivered some more punches to Rosholt. Nissen is landing some good punches and shots. Rosholt got another take down and again landed some good punches. Rosholt hit a bunch of punches towards the end of the round but Nissen held on as Rosholt attempted a choke at the end of the round. Very good first round. Rosholt owned the fight when it was on the ground and Nissen controlled when it was on the feet. Rosholt 10-9 in my book as he controlled more of the round.
R2- Rosholt went for a take down early but Nissen grabbed a kimura and took the advantage. Jake escaped and took half guard. They got back to their feet and Nissen hit a bunch of good solid shots. Then he went for a spinning back fist and missed and Rosholt took him down and mounted him. Great chin by Rosholt. Rosholt finished him as Nissen just burnt himself out and then Rosholt took advantage.
Really good fight and good showing by Rosholt as he controlled when on the ground and took a bunch of shots. Rosholt showed a really good shin and good conditioning. Rosholt needs a lot of work on his stand up- specifically his defense.
Winner: Jake Rosholt by TKO (Strikes) R2 3:48
Hermes Franca, Miguel Torres, Jamie Varner and Carlos Conduit are all at the show tonight in attendance.
Featherweight Fight- Leonard Garcia (15-3) vs. Jens Pulver (22-9-1)
On paper this looks like the most exciting fight of the night. Jens gets a good response from the fans.
R1- Jens hits a couple of shots early. Garcia answers about a minute into the round and rocks Pulver against the cage. Jens is down and Garcia is nailing him and Garcia gets a quick victory. Very impressive showing for Garcia and it looks like he steps right up in line to face the winner of Faber/Brown.
Winner: Leonard Garcia by TKO (Strikes) R1 1:12
Middleweight Fight- David Avellan (2-0) vs. Aaron Simpson (3-0)
Both of these guys are undefeated.
R1- Aaron Simpson just levels Avellan with a fantastic right hand and knocked Avellan out right at the beginning of the fight. That was a highlight reel knockout.
Winner: Aaron Simpson by KO R1 0:18
NON-TITLE- Middleweight Fight- Paulo Filho (16-0) vs. Chael Sonnen (22-9-1)
Filho is one of the top ranked Middleweight fighters in the world being ranked as high as #2 behind Anderson Silva in some of the rankings. Filho did not make weight. Sonnen gets a good response from the fans. Filho gets a round of boos upon his introduction.
R1- Filho grabs a single leg and fights hard for a take down but Sonnen does a good job of denying. Filho slips going for a punch but stays on his back seeing if Sonnen wants to come down and fight him on the ground. Filho pretty much spends the whole round on his back trying to catch Sonnen with a submission. Round One is slow paced and Sonnen is up 10-9.
R2- Filho missed on a single leg and Sonnen got a take down about one minute into the round but then quickly gave up his position. Sonnen gave Filho a good leg kick when he tried to shoot. Sonnen got a slam in when Filho tried to pull guard. Filho started to get in some offense towards the end of the round but right now it’s Sonnen 20-18.
R3- This is Sonnen’s fight to lose. Sonnen using the jab to keep Filho away. Filho looking like he doesn’t even want to be in the cage tonight. What a boring fight. Filho is just doing and trying to do nothing.
Sonnen is going to win this dud of a fight 30-27. Filho definitely didn’t live up to his hype. Not really looking forward to the re-match for the title either.
All three judges score the fight 30-27
Winner: Chael Sonnen by Decision (Unanimous)
WEC Featherweight Title Fight- Urijah Faber (21-1) © vs. Mike Brown (19-4)
Brown is from Florida so he gets a good reaction from the crowd.
R1- Faber lands some punches early. Brown muscled Faber against the cage and tried for a take down but Faber caught him in a clinch and delivered a big knee. Faber hit a jab and then Brown took Faber down and Faber popped right back up. Faber went for an elbow but got caught with a good clean punch from Brown and knocked down. Brown is just nailing Faber on the ground and this one is in danger of being stopped and the ref stops the fight. Wow. Really good, short fight. Would like to see a re-match as Faber got caught in a weird position and would be very interested to see if Brown can do it again.
Winner and new WEC Featherweight Champion: Mike Brown by TKO (strikes) R1 2:23
Overall, this was a pretty decent show that had only 1 stinker. Leonard Garcia and Mike Brown came up as the biggest winners tonight. They might face each other down the road very shortly.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
UFC Unleashed 7/10 Re-Cap
UFC Unleashed 7/10 Re-Cap
Middleweight Fight- Mike Swick (8-1) vs. Steve Vigneault (11-5)- UFC 58- 3/4/06
R1- Swick shows some good quick hands. Steve clinches a lot to try and stop Swick. Swick lands a nice knee two minutes into the round. Steve grabs him but Swick pulls guard with a guillotine and Steve quickly taps. Nice showing from Swick.
Winner: Mike Swick by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 2:09
Light Heavyweight Fight- Renato “Babalu” Sobral (25-5) vs. Chael Sonnen (15-6-1)- UFC 55- 10/7/05
R1- Babalu hits a big punch right at the beginning of the fight. Babalu gets a couple of take downs and then gets a standing arm triangle. Babalu with another take down and then lands some shots. Babalu really controlling but Chael reverses a Babalu take down. Chael gets in some shots on Bablu but Babalu grabs a heel hook with 30 seconds left. Babalu takes this round 10-9.
R2- Babalu gets a leg kick that takes Chael off his feet and Babalu jumps on top of him in his guard. Chael kicks him off and then gets in Babalu’s guard. Babalu gets a triangle from the guard position and submits Chael.
Winner: Renato “Babalu” Sobral by Submission (Arm Triangle) R2 1:20
Light Heavyweight Fight- Mike Van Arsdale (10-2) vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral (26-5)- UFC 57- 2/4/06
R1- Lots of clinching early in the fight. Mike gets him down but then Babalu takes Mike’s back and finishes him with a rear naked choke.
Winner: Renato “Babalu” Sobral by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 2:21
Kind of weird to me that UFC puts this episode of UFC Unleashed on with Babalu fighting for Affliction on their PPV next weekend.
Light Heavyweight Championship Fight: Chuck Liddell © (17-3) vs. Randy Couture (14-7)- UFC 57- 2/4/06
They show some celebs ringside for the fight including Charles Barkley, Ken Shamrock, and Michael Clarke Duncan. Couture gets a big reaction from the crowd. Liddell gets an equally big reaction from the fans.
R1- Long feeling out process as Liddell moves around Randy and jabs. Both guys really look for their spots. Randy got a good right hand in on Chuck and then Chuck came at his and they exchanged and then Randy got a take down. Randy tried to get a take down but Chuck held onto the cage to avoid it. Looks like Randy is losing blood. Looks like he got a cut on his nose. This was really close but I give the round to Randy to him getting the take down with the offense being somewhat even. Couture 10-9.
R2- Chuck hit a big left hand out of nowhere and Couture crumpled to the mat and then Chuck finished him really quickly. Randy slipped and then ate a big punch from Chuck and then Chuck just drilled him with a bunch of big punches.
Winner: Chuck Liddell by KO (strikes) R2 1:28
Middleweight Fight- Mike Swick (8-1) vs. Steve Vigneault (11-5)- UFC 58- 3/4/06
R1- Swick shows some good quick hands. Steve clinches a lot to try and stop Swick. Swick lands a nice knee two minutes into the round. Steve grabs him but Swick pulls guard with a guillotine and Steve quickly taps. Nice showing from Swick.
Winner: Mike Swick by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 2:09
Light Heavyweight Fight- Renato “Babalu” Sobral (25-5) vs. Chael Sonnen (15-6-1)- UFC 55- 10/7/05
R1- Babalu hits a big punch right at the beginning of the fight. Babalu gets a couple of take downs and then gets a standing arm triangle. Babalu with another take down and then lands some shots. Babalu really controlling but Chael reverses a Babalu take down. Chael gets in some shots on Bablu but Babalu grabs a heel hook with 30 seconds left. Babalu takes this round 10-9.
R2- Babalu gets a leg kick that takes Chael off his feet and Babalu jumps on top of him in his guard. Chael kicks him off and then gets in Babalu’s guard. Babalu gets a triangle from the guard position and submits Chael.
Winner: Renato “Babalu” Sobral by Submission (Arm Triangle) R2 1:20
Light Heavyweight Fight- Mike Van Arsdale (10-2) vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral (26-5)- UFC 57- 2/4/06
R1- Lots of clinching early in the fight. Mike gets him down but then Babalu takes Mike’s back and finishes him with a rear naked choke.
Winner: Renato “Babalu” Sobral by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 2:21
Kind of weird to me that UFC puts this episode of UFC Unleashed on with Babalu fighting for Affliction on their PPV next weekend.
Light Heavyweight Championship Fight: Chuck Liddell © (17-3) vs. Randy Couture (14-7)- UFC 57- 2/4/06
They show some celebs ringside for the fight including Charles Barkley, Ken Shamrock, and Michael Clarke Duncan. Couture gets a big reaction from the crowd. Liddell gets an equally big reaction from the fans.
R1- Long feeling out process as Liddell moves around Randy and jabs. Both guys really look for their spots. Randy got a good right hand in on Chuck and then Chuck came at his and they exchanged and then Randy got a take down. Randy tried to get a take down but Chuck held onto the cage to avoid it. Looks like Randy is losing blood. Looks like he got a cut on his nose. This was really close but I give the round to Randy to him getting the take down with the offense being somewhat even. Couture 10-9.
R2- Chuck hit a big left hand out of nowhere and Couture crumpled to the mat and then Chuck finished him really quickly. Randy slipped and then ate a big punch from Chuck and then Chuck just drilled him with a bunch of big punches.
Winner: Chuck Liddell by KO (strikes) R2 1:28
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