UFC Fight Night 21
Bojangles Arena
Charlotte, North Carolina
March 31, 2010
Big fight tonight between the UFC’s #2 Lightweight Fighter Kenny Florian and Japanese legend Takanori Gomi. Gomi’s best days are behind him but if he can beat Florian tonight it will provide a huge boost for the UFC’s Lightweight division as Florian is currently clearly the #1 challenger to BJ Penn but has already lost to him.
Lightweight Fight- Ross Pearson (12-3) vs. Denis Siver (15-6)
You should know, but if you don’t Ross Pearson was the Lightweight winner of TUF 9. Siver is a German kick boxer who has 3 straight wins. Should be fun.
R1- A Pearson strike cut Siver under his eye. Pearson looks good so far and landed a good left that hurt Siver but Siver did a good job shaking off the strike. Pearson unloaded with a left kick to the face. Pearson took Siver’s back with a minute left in the round. Siver is bleeding on the God of War III logo. Pearson briefly took full mount and Siver started to really bleed but Siver got back to his feet and landed some strikes. Great first round with Pearson taking it 10-9.
R2- Siver went for a spinning back kick but Pearson was able to back off and deflect most of the kick. Pearson responded with a flying knee that looked like it partially connected. Siver got a take down with two minutes left in the round but Pearson slipped out when Siver tried to take his back. Siver looks to be running out of steam a bit towards the end of the round. This was a close round but I gave it to Pearson as it looked to me like he landed more strikes. Pearson 20-18.
R3- Pearson hit a good right but left himself open and Siver got a take down but couldn’t do anything with it. Pearson took Siver’s back and took him down and mounted but Siver slipped out without sustaining any damage. Another fairly close round but I’ve got Pearson taking this fight 30-27. Good opening fight.
Judges score cards: 30-27 on all score cards
Winner: Ross Pearson by Decision (Unanimous)
Mike Goldberg interviews BJ Penn via satellite about his upcoming title defense against Frankie Edgar.
Former WWE wrestler Jeff Hardy is in the house for the show tonight.
Middleweight Fight- Nate Quarry (18-3) vs. Jorge Rivera (17-7)
Rivera is on a two fight win streak and Quarry has won 4 of his last 5. These guys should stand up and bang so this should be fun. It will be the anti-Jon Fitch fight. Both of these guys are TUF alum. Quarry won on the inaugural season of TUF and Rivera was on the Comeback season.
R1- Rivera hit a couple of good clean right hands that Quarry absorbed. Rivera’s fist are finding a home on Quarry’s face. Rivera landed a good right that floored Quarry. Quarry got up and answered with an elbow. Rivera had Quarry up against the cage and landed some shots and Quarry dropped down to try and clinch. Quarry’s nose got busted open. Rivera landed some more good shots up against the cage. Quarry to his knees but was fighting hard to stay in the fight. Quarry barely survived the round. Rivera 10-9.
R2- Quarry came out to fight in this round but Rivera landed some solid shows and dropped Quarry and then jumped on top and finished. Another good fight. Quarry just left too many openings and Rivera did a great job capitalizing.
Winner: Jorge Rivera by TKO (Strikes) R2 0:29
Joe Rogan and Dana White shoot the shit about the debut episode of TUF. Dana says there are “great fights this season”. Rogan floats out there that he’s hearing rumors of lots of crazy stuff happening on this season and Dana confirms this but doesn’t give any details.
Lightweight Fight- Caol Uno vs. Gleison Tibau
This is from the pre-show.
R1- Tibau hit a good left early that pushed Uno back to the cage. Tibau blocked a kick and took Uno down and then stood up with Uno and tried to take his back but Uno got separated. Tibau hit a couple of good strikes and Uno went down and Tibau tried to finish but Uno recovered. Tibau landed a big right to the side of Uno’s head from behind. Tibau landed some good strikes and then flattened Uno out and landed strikes to the side of the head and the ref stepped in and stopped the fight. Really good win for Tibau.
Winner: Gleison Tibau by TKO (Strikes) R1
Heavyweight Fight- Roy Nelson (15-4) vs. Stefan Struve (23-3)
Nelson was the Heavyweight winner of TUF 9. Struve has a huge 11″ height advantage (yes that’s not a typo) and a 10″ reach advantage. Nelson has a 15 pound weight advantage. The game plan for Nelson should be to take down Struve and smother him with his belly. Struve is only 22. Nelson comes to the ring to Weird Al’s classic tune “I’m Fat”. While Bruce Buffer is introducing Stefan Struve the lights go out and cut off Buffer in mid intro and the camera cuts to KenFlo in the locker room and they take a break to get the lights turned back on. Nelson is introduced as a “Kung Fu” fighter.
R1- Wow the height difference in this fight is amazing. Nelson landed a big time right hand that rocked Struve, buckled his legs and brought him to the mat. Nelson jumped on top with Ground and Pound and the ref stopped the fight. Big time showing for Nelson. Dana must have told Nelson to finish up quick so they didn’t run over due to the blackout.
“That guy gets his ass into those punches…There is a lot of muscle behind all that fat.”- Joe Rogan
Winner: Roy Nelson by TKO (Strikes) R1 0:39
Lightweight Fight- Kenny Florian (14-4) vs. Takanori Gomi (31-5)
Gomi was 13-1 from 2004-2007 and was the last Pride Lightweight Champion. Gomi is a power puncher with knockout capability. Florian was a finalist from Season 1 of TUF. He has 10 wins in the UFC and is 10-2 since losing to Diego Sanchez at the TUF finale. Florian has won 7 of his last 8 fights and has finished 6 of those fight. The one loss was to BJ Penn. He had a big win over Clay Guida in his last outing. If Gomi can win this then he probably catapults to the top of the contenders list since Gray Maynard seems to be waiting for BJ Penn to lose. Florian has a 2″ height and 4″ reach advantage.
R1- Florian scored with some jabs and then a straight left after about a two minute feeling out process. Florian is finding a home for his jab. Florian really has Gomi back on his heels. Gomi went for a take down but got stuffed. Florian looks really good early. Florian 10-9.
R2- Florian is still working the jab effectively. Gomi is starting to land some strikes in the middle of this round. This was a much closer round. Tough round to score but it probably went to Florian for landing more strikes.
R3- Gomi hit a good left about a minute in but Florian absorbed it and got an immediate take down. Florian landed some strikes to the side. Florian looked like he was going for an arm triangle but instead took mounted and started landing some good punches and Gomi gave up his back. Florian clamped in a Rear Naked Choke and Gomi tapped out. Great showing by Florian on the ground as he just dominated Gomi once the fight went to the ground.
Winner: Kenny Florian by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R3 2:52
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Sunday, April 04, 2010
Thursday, April 01, 2010
UFC Fight Night 21 Re-Cap
UFC Fight Night 21
Bojangles Arena
Charlotte, North Carolina
March 31, 2010
Big fight tonight between the UFC's #2 Lightweight Fighter Kenny Florian and Japanese legend Takanori Gomi. Gomi's best days are behind him but if he can beat Florian tonight it will provide a huge boost for the UFC's Lightweight division as Florian is currently clearly the #1 challenger to BJ Penn but has already lost to him.
Lightweight Fight- Ross Pearson (12-3) vs. Denis Siver (15-6)
You should know, but if you don't Ross Pearson was the Lightweight winner of TUF 9. Siver is a German kick boxer who has 3 straight wins. Should be fun.
R1- A Pearson strike cut Siver under his eye. Pearson looks good so far and landed a good left that hurt Siver but Siver did a good job shaking off the strike. Pearson unloaded with a left kick to the face. Pearson took Siver's back with a minute left in the round. Siver is bleeding on the God of War III logo. Pearson briefly took full mount and Siver started to really bleed but Siver got back to his feet and landed some strikes. Great first round with Pearson taking it 10-9.
R2- Siver went for a spinning back kick but Pearson was able to back off and deflect most of the kick. Pearson responded with a flying knee that looked like it partially connected. Siver got a take down with two minutes left in the round but Pearson slipped out when Siver tried to take his back. Siver looks to be running out of steam a bit towards the end of the round. This was a close round but I gave it to Pearson as it looked to me like he landed more strikes. Pearson 20-18.
R3- Pearson hit a good right but left himself open and Siver got a take down but couldn't do anything with it. Pearson took Siver's back and took him down and mounted but Siver slipped out without sustaining any damage. Another fairly close round but I've got Pearson taking this fight 30-27. Good opening fight.
Judges score cards: 30-27 on all score cards
Winner: Ross Pearson by Decision (Unanimous)
Mike Goldberg interviews BJ Penn via satellite about his upcoming title defense against Frankie Edgar.
Former WWE wrestler Jeff Hardy is in the house for the show tonight.
Middleweight Fight- Nate Quarry (18-3) vs. Jorge Rivera (17-7)
Rivera is on a two fight win streak and Quarry has won 4 of his last 5. These guys should stand up and bang so this should be fun. It will be the anti-Jon Fitch fight. Both of these guys are TUF alum. Quarry won on the inaugural season of TUF and Rivera was on the Comeback season.
R1- Rivera hit a couple of good clean right hands that Quarry absorbed. Rivera's fist are finding a home on Quarry's face. Rivera landed a good right that floored Quarry. Quarry got up and answered with an elbow. Rivera had Quarry up against the cage and landed some shots and Quarry dropped down to try and clinch. Quarry's nose got busted open. Rivera landed some more good shots up against the cage. Quarry to his knees but was fighting hard to stay in the fight. Quarry barely survived the round. Rivera 10-9.
R2- Quarry came out to fight in this round but Rivera landed some solid shows and dropped Quarry and then jumped on top and finished. Another good fight. Quarry just left too many openings and Rivera did a great job capitalizing.
Winner: Jorge Rivera by TKO (Strikes) R2 0:29
Joe Rogan and Dana White shoot the shit about the debut episode of TUF. Dana says there are "great fights this season". Rogan floats out there that he's hearing rumors of lots of crazy stuff happening on this season and Dana confirms this but doesn't give any details.
Lightweight Fight- Caol Uno vs. Gleison Tibau
This is from the pre-show.
R1- Tibau hit a good left early that pushed Uno back to the cage. Tibau blocked a kick and took Uno down and then stood up with Uno and tried to take his back but Uno got separated. Tibau hit a couple of good strikes and Uno went down and Tibau tried to finish but Uno recovered. Tibau landed a big right to the side of Uno's head from behind. Tibau landed some good strikes and then flattened Uno out and landed strikes to the side of the head and the ref stepped in and stopped the fight. Really good win for Tibau.
Winner: Gleison Tibau by TKO (Strikes) R1
Heavyweight Fight- Roy Nelson (15-4) vs. Stefan Struve (23-3)
Nelson was the Heavyweight winner of TUF 9. Struve has a huge 11" height advantage (yes that's not a typo) and a 10" reach advantage. Nelson has a 15 pound weight advantage. The game plan for Nelson should be to take down Struve and smother him with his belly. Struve is only 22. Nelson comes to the ring to Weird Al's classic tune "I'm Fat". While Bruce Buffer is introducing Stefan Struve the lights go out and cut off Buffer in mid intro and the camera cuts to KenFlo in the locker room and they take a break to get the lights turned back on. Nelson is introduced as a "Kung Fu" fighter.
R1- Wow the height difference in this fight is amazing. Nelson landed a big time right hand that rocked Struve, buckled his legs and brought him to the mat. Nelson jumped on top with Ground and Pound and the ref stopped the fight. Big time showing for Nelson. Dana must have told Nelson to finish up quick so they didn't run over due to the blackout.
"That guy gets his ass into those punches...There is a lot of muscle behind all that fat."- Joe Rogan
Winner: Roy Nelson by TKO (Strikes) R1 0:39
Lightweight Fight- Kenny Florian (14-4) vs. Takanori Gomi (31-5)
Gomi was 13-1 from 2004-2007 and was the last Pride Lightweight Champion. Gomi is a power puncher with knockout capability. Florian was a finalist from Season 1 of TUF. He has 10 wins in the UFC and is 10-2 since losing to Diego Sanchez at the TUF finale. Florian has won 7 of his last 8 fights and has finished 6 of those fight. The one loss was to BJ Penn. He had a big win over Clay Guida in his last outing. If Gomi can win this then he probably catapults to the top of the contenders list since Gray Maynard seems to be waiting for BJ Penn to lose. Florian has a 2" height and 4" reach advantage.
R1- Florian scored with some jabs and then a straight left after about a two minute feeling out process. Florian is finding a home for his jab. Florian really has Gomi back on his heels. Gomi went for a take down but got stuffed. Florian looks really good early. Florian 10-9.
R2- Florian is still working the jab effectively. Gomi is starting to land some strikes in the middle of this round. This was a much closer round. Tough round to score but it probably went to Florian for landing more strikes.
R3- Gomi hit a good left about a minute in but Florian absorbed it and got an immediate take down. Florian landed some strikes to the side. Florian looked like he was going for an arm triangle but instead took mounted and started landing some good punches and Gomi gave up his back. Florian clamped in a Rear Naked Choke and Gomi tapped out. Great showing by Florian on the ground as he just dominated Gomi once the fight went to the ground.
Winner: Kenny Florian by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R3 2:52
Bojangles Arena
Charlotte, North Carolina
March 31, 2010
Big fight tonight between the UFC's #2 Lightweight Fighter Kenny Florian and Japanese legend Takanori Gomi. Gomi's best days are behind him but if he can beat Florian tonight it will provide a huge boost for the UFC's Lightweight division as Florian is currently clearly the #1 challenger to BJ Penn but has already lost to him.
Lightweight Fight- Ross Pearson (12-3) vs. Denis Siver (15-6)
You should know, but if you don't Ross Pearson was the Lightweight winner of TUF 9. Siver is a German kick boxer who has 3 straight wins. Should be fun.
R1- A Pearson strike cut Siver under his eye. Pearson looks good so far and landed a good left that hurt Siver but Siver did a good job shaking off the strike. Pearson unloaded with a left kick to the face. Pearson took Siver's back with a minute left in the round. Siver is bleeding on the God of War III logo. Pearson briefly took full mount and Siver started to really bleed but Siver got back to his feet and landed some strikes. Great first round with Pearson taking it 10-9.
R2- Siver went for a spinning back kick but Pearson was able to back off and deflect most of the kick. Pearson responded with a flying knee that looked like it partially connected. Siver got a take down with two minutes left in the round but Pearson slipped out when Siver tried to take his back. Siver looks to be running out of steam a bit towards the end of the round. This was a close round but I gave it to Pearson as it looked to me like he landed more strikes. Pearson 20-18.
R3- Pearson hit a good right but left himself open and Siver got a take down but couldn't do anything with it. Pearson took Siver's back and took him down and mounted but Siver slipped out without sustaining any damage. Another fairly close round but I've got Pearson taking this fight 30-27. Good opening fight.
Judges score cards: 30-27 on all score cards
Winner: Ross Pearson by Decision (Unanimous)
Mike Goldberg interviews BJ Penn via satellite about his upcoming title defense against Frankie Edgar.
Former WWE wrestler Jeff Hardy is in the house for the show tonight.
Middleweight Fight- Nate Quarry (18-3) vs. Jorge Rivera (17-7)
Rivera is on a two fight win streak and Quarry has won 4 of his last 5. These guys should stand up and bang so this should be fun. It will be the anti-Jon Fitch fight. Both of these guys are TUF alum. Quarry won on the inaugural season of TUF and Rivera was on the Comeback season.
R1- Rivera hit a couple of good clean right hands that Quarry absorbed. Rivera's fist are finding a home on Quarry's face. Rivera landed a good right that floored Quarry. Quarry got up and answered with an elbow. Rivera had Quarry up against the cage and landed some shots and Quarry dropped down to try and clinch. Quarry's nose got busted open. Rivera landed some more good shots up against the cage. Quarry to his knees but was fighting hard to stay in the fight. Quarry barely survived the round. Rivera 10-9.
R2- Quarry came out to fight in this round but Rivera landed some solid shows and dropped Quarry and then jumped on top and finished. Another good fight. Quarry just left too many openings and Rivera did a great job capitalizing.
Winner: Jorge Rivera by TKO (Strikes) R2 0:29
Joe Rogan and Dana White shoot the shit about the debut episode of TUF. Dana says there are "great fights this season". Rogan floats out there that he's hearing rumors of lots of crazy stuff happening on this season and Dana confirms this but doesn't give any details.
Lightweight Fight- Caol Uno vs. Gleison Tibau
This is from the pre-show.
R1- Tibau hit a good left early that pushed Uno back to the cage. Tibau blocked a kick and took Uno down and then stood up with Uno and tried to take his back but Uno got separated. Tibau hit a couple of good strikes and Uno went down and Tibau tried to finish but Uno recovered. Tibau landed a big right to the side of Uno's head from behind. Tibau landed some good strikes and then flattened Uno out and landed strikes to the side of the head and the ref stepped in and stopped the fight. Really good win for Tibau.
Winner: Gleison Tibau by TKO (Strikes) R1
Heavyweight Fight- Roy Nelson (15-4) vs. Stefan Struve (23-3)
Nelson was the Heavyweight winner of TUF 9. Struve has a huge 11" height advantage (yes that's not a typo) and a 10" reach advantage. Nelson has a 15 pound weight advantage. The game plan for Nelson should be to take down Struve and smother him with his belly. Struve is only 22. Nelson comes to the ring to Weird Al's classic tune "I'm Fat". While Bruce Buffer is introducing Stefan Struve the lights go out and cut off Buffer in mid intro and the camera cuts to KenFlo in the locker room and they take a break to get the lights turned back on. Nelson is introduced as a "Kung Fu" fighter.
R1- Wow the height difference in this fight is amazing. Nelson landed a big time right hand that rocked Struve, buckled his legs and brought him to the mat. Nelson jumped on top with Ground and Pound and the ref stopped the fight. Big time showing for Nelson. Dana must have told Nelson to finish up quick so they didn't run over due to the blackout.
"That guy gets his ass into those punches...There is a lot of muscle behind all that fat."- Joe Rogan
Winner: Roy Nelson by TKO (Strikes) R1 0:39
Lightweight Fight- Kenny Florian (14-4) vs. Takanori Gomi (31-5)
Gomi was 13-1 from 2004-2007 and was the last Pride Lightweight Champion. Gomi is a power puncher with knockout capability. Florian was a finalist from Season 1 of TUF. He has 10 wins in the UFC and is 10-2 since losing to Diego Sanchez at the TUF finale. Florian has won 7 of his last 8 fights and has finished 6 of those fight. The one loss was to BJ Penn. He had a big win over Clay Guida in his last outing. If Gomi can win this then he probably catapults to the top of the contenders list since Gray Maynard seems to be waiting for BJ Penn to lose. Florian has a 2" height and 4" reach advantage.
R1- Florian scored with some jabs and then a straight left after about a two minute feeling out process. Florian is finding a home for his jab. Florian really has Gomi back on his heels. Gomi went for a take down but got stuffed. Florian looks really good early. Florian 10-9.
R2- Florian is still working the jab effectively. Gomi is starting to land some strikes in the middle of this round. This was a much closer round. Tough round to score but it probably went to Florian for landing more strikes.
R3- Gomi hit a good left about a minute in but Florian absorbed it and got an immediate take down. Florian landed some strikes to the side. Florian looked like he was going for an arm triangle but instead took mounted and started landing some good punches and Gomi gave up his back. Florian clamped in a Rear Naked Choke and Gomi tapped out. Great showing by Florian on the ground as he just dominated Gomi once the fight went to the ground.
Winner: Kenny Florian by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R3 2:52
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez 12/13/09 Re-Cap
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez
12/13/09
Fedex Forum
Memphis, Tn
Heavyweight Fight- Paul Buentello (25-10) vs. Stefan Struve (22-3)
Buentello has won 5 of his last 6 fights and this is his return to the UFC. Struve is a 6’11” fighter with an 83” reach. Struve won his last fight via submission against Chase Gormley at UFC 104 and beat Denis Stojnic by submission at UFC 99 in a blood bath.
R1- Struve tried to pull guard early but abandoned that and nailed a big uppercut that Buentello ate and then Struve took him down and got a body triangle on Buentello. Struve tried to get in a Rear Naked Choke but couldn’t get it clamped in. With thirty seconds left in the round Buentello was able to turn over and take top position. Buentello really did nothing this round, it could have been a 10-8 round if Struve could have done some significant damage. Struve 10-9.
R2- Buentello hit a good shot as Struve was coming in and Buentello knocked him to the ground but did not attack and let him stand back up. Struve came in again about half way through the round and got destroyed by a right hand that looked like it might have knocked him out. Near the one minute mark Struve hit a good elbow , then Buentello retaliated then they went toe to toe throwing leather. Just seconds later both guys threw toe to toe again. Struve actually came back and made a round of this but I’ve got it going to Buentello. Really fun round and I’ve got the fight scored 19-19.
R3- The beginning of this round had to be delayed because they had to remove a piece of tooth from Struve’s mouth guard. Ouch. Struve landing more strikes in the first part of the round. Buentello was able to catch Struve leaning and landed a strike that knocked him to the ground in the last minute of the fight. Really close fight. I see a split decision. Struve landed more strikes in the third round but Buentello did get the knock down.
Judges score cards say: 29-28, 29-28, 28-28
Winner: Stefan Struve by Decision (Majority)
Lightweight Fight- Kenny Florian (13-4) vs. Clay Guida (25-7)
Guida is coming off of a FOTY Candidate loss to Diego Sanchez and Florian is coming off of a loss to BJ Penn. On paper this looks like it has the ability to steal the show and both guys need a win. Florian has a 3” height and 6” reach advantage. Guida is definitely the fan favorite in this fight.
R1- Kenny partially landed a head kick but it ended with Guida taking top position but Florian was able to get back to his feet quickly. Florian almost got a take down but did land a knee as Guida rose back up. Guida went for a take down but Florian controlled him and opened up a big cut on Guida and then got a slam and landed some strikes against the cage. Florian landed some elbows and the ref stopped the fight so the doctor could look at the cut. Florian won this round in the last minute and is up 10-9 going into round two.
R2- Guida went for a take down early but was stuffed. Florian really started to look comfortable with the stand up this round and he just leveled Guida with a big time right hand that hurt Guida. Florian jumped on top and landed some strikes and then clamped in a Rear Naked Choke and Guida tapped out. Fantastic showing by Florian.
Winner: Kenny Florian by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R2 2:19
Welterweight Fight- Jon Fitch (23-3) vs. Mike Pierce (9-2)
Fitch has a 4” height and 3” reach advantage in this fight.
R1- Fitch caught a kick early and muscled Pierce to the ground and took his back. At the two minute mark Pierce slipped out and got a take down but Fitch got to his feet pretty quickly. Fitch landed some decent strikes at the end of the round. Fitch 10-9.
R2- Fitch caught a leg kick and took Pierce down but Pierce got to his feet without taking any damage. Fitch got another brief take down. This was a typical Fitch round and he’s up 20-18 going into the final round.
R3- Jon Fitch makes me sleepy. Pierce got in some good shots towards the end of the round and almost stole this right but I’ve got Fitch 29-28 on the score cards.
Judges score cards say: 29-28 on all cards
Winner: Jon Fitch by Decision (Unanimous)
Heavyweight Fight- Frank Mir (12-4) vs. Cheick Kongo (24-5-1)
Mir has been talking all kinds of crap about this fight and about Brock Lesnar. It will be interesting to see if Mir overlooks Kongo in this fight. Goldberg tells us Kongo is the 4th most accurate striker in the UFC. Mir has earned more wins by submission than any other Heavyweight fighter in UFC history. Mir has 25 pounds on Kongo.
R1- No touching of the gloves to start the fight. Mir hit a huge left hand 30 seconds into the fight and Kongo went down hard. Mir jumped on top with a guillotine and Kongo tried to hold on but he went limp and the ref stopped the fight. Amazing performance by Mir.
Winner: Frank Mir by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 1:12
Catchweight Fight- Alan Belcher vs. Wilson Gouveia
This is a pre-show fight. There was a lot of talk before the fight that Belcher was upset that he was not on the main card.
R1- We join the fight about one minute into round one. Belcher is wearing some sweet pink tights and has corn rows. Lots of free swinging by both guys. Belcher hurt Gouveia with an uppercut and then finished him on the ground as the ref stepped in and stopped the fight.
Winner: Alan Belcher by TKO (Strikes) R1
Lightweight Title Fight- BJ Penn © (14-5-1) vs. Diego Sanchez (23-2)
The UFC tells me that BJ lands 61% of his total strikes, lands 57% of his lead jabs (tied for 1st in UFC History with Anderson Silva) and he has never been knocked down. Diego has also never been knocked down, he has 56% ground striking accuracy and in his last four fights he has a 79% take down defense rate.
R1- BJ rocked Diego and knocked him down at the thirty second round of the fight. Diego got back up and ate a knee and BJ jumped all over him with punches. Diego fought and survived the onslaught. BJ hit a couple more strikes at the end of the round and looks to be in total control so far. BJ 10-9.
R2- Diego went for an early take down but could not get BJ off his feet. Diego keeps going for the take down but cannot get it. Diego missed a high kick and ate a couple of shots. BJ 20-18.
R3- Sanchez trying hard for the take down but BJ is not letting him. BJ is winning the striking game. BJ 30-27.
R4- BJ hit a good combo at the one and a half minute mark of the round. Diego continues to go for take downs and BJ continues to avoid them. BJ 40-36.
R5- Diego tried hard for a take down but BJ sprawled and ended up on top and then took the fight back to their feet. BJ hit a good kick and then followed it with some good punches before Diego could latch onto BJ’s leg. BJ sprawled out and then landed some punches and opened a huge cut above Diego’s eye and the fight was stopped due to the cut. The high kick is what opened up the big cut on Diego. Great performance by BJ.
Winner: BJ Penn by TKO (Cut) R5 2:37
Welterweight Fight- Damarques Johnson vs. Edgar Garcia
R!- Both guys throwing strikes early. Garcia gets a take down about a minute and a half into the round. Garcia goes for a choke and Damarques survived and Edgar gave up the hold. Garcia hit some good shots against the cage and Damarques seemed to feed off of it. Edgar landed another right that took Damarques off his feet. Edgar landed some Ground and Pound and Damarques trapped him in a triangle and won the fight. Great submission by Damarques and it earned submission of the night.
Winner: Damarques Johnson by Submission (Triangle Choke) R1 4:03
12/13/09
Fedex Forum
Memphis, Tn
Heavyweight Fight- Paul Buentello (25-10) vs. Stefan Struve (22-3)
Buentello has won 5 of his last 6 fights and this is his return to the UFC. Struve is a 6’11” fighter with an 83” reach. Struve won his last fight via submission against Chase Gormley at UFC 104 and beat Denis Stojnic by submission at UFC 99 in a blood bath.
R1- Struve tried to pull guard early but abandoned that and nailed a big uppercut that Buentello ate and then Struve took him down and got a body triangle on Buentello. Struve tried to get in a Rear Naked Choke but couldn’t get it clamped in. With thirty seconds left in the round Buentello was able to turn over and take top position. Buentello really did nothing this round, it could have been a 10-8 round if Struve could have done some significant damage. Struve 10-9.
R2- Buentello hit a good shot as Struve was coming in and Buentello knocked him to the ground but did not attack and let him stand back up. Struve came in again about half way through the round and got destroyed by a right hand that looked like it might have knocked him out. Near the one minute mark Struve hit a good elbow , then Buentello retaliated then they went toe to toe throwing leather. Just seconds later both guys threw toe to toe again. Struve actually came back and made a round of this but I’ve got it going to Buentello. Really fun round and I’ve got the fight scored 19-19.
R3- The beginning of this round had to be delayed because they had to remove a piece of tooth from Struve’s mouth guard. Ouch. Struve landing more strikes in the first part of the round. Buentello was able to catch Struve leaning and landed a strike that knocked him to the ground in the last minute of the fight. Really close fight. I see a split decision. Struve landed more strikes in the third round but Buentello did get the knock down.
Judges score cards say: 29-28, 29-28, 28-28
Winner: Stefan Struve by Decision (Majority)
Lightweight Fight- Kenny Florian (13-4) vs. Clay Guida (25-7)
Guida is coming off of a FOTY Candidate loss to Diego Sanchez and Florian is coming off of a loss to BJ Penn. On paper this looks like it has the ability to steal the show and both guys need a win. Florian has a 3” height and 6” reach advantage. Guida is definitely the fan favorite in this fight.
R1- Kenny partially landed a head kick but it ended with Guida taking top position but Florian was able to get back to his feet quickly. Florian almost got a take down but did land a knee as Guida rose back up. Guida went for a take down but Florian controlled him and opened up a big cut on Guida and then got a slam and landed some strikes against the cage. Florian landed some elbows and the ref stopped the fight so the doctor could look at the cut. Florian won this round in the last minute and is up 10-9 going into round two.
R2- Guida went for a take down early but was stuffed. Florian really started to look comfortable with the stand up this round and he just leveled Guida with a big time right hand that hurt Guida. Florian jumped on top and landed some strikes and then clamped in a Rear Naked Choke and Guida tapped out. Fantastic showing by Florian.
Winner: Kenny Florian by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R2 2:19
Welterweight Fight- Jon Fitch (23-3) vs. Mike Pierce (9-2)
Fitch has a 4” height and 3” reach advantage in this fight.
R1- Fitch caught a kick early and muscled Pierce to the ground and took his back. At the two minute mark Pierce slipped out and got a take down but Fitch got to his feet pretty quickly. Fitch landed some decent strikes at the end of the round. Fitch 10-9.
R2- Fitch caught a leg kick and took Pierce down but Pierce got to his feet without taking any damage. Fitch got another brief take down. This was a typical Fitch round and he’s up 20-18 going into the final round.
R3- Jon Fitch makes me sleepy. Pierce got in some good shots towards the end of the round and almost stole this right but I’ve got Fitch 29-28 on the score cards.
Judges score cards say: 29-28 on all cards
Winner: Jon Fitch by Decision (Unanimous)
Heavyweight Fight- Frank Mir (12-4) vs. Cheick Kongo (24-5-1)
Mir has been talking all kinds of crap about this fight and about Brock Lesnar. It will be interesting to see if Mir overlooks Kongo in this fight. Goldberg tells us Kongo is the 4th most accurate striker in the UFC. Mir has earned more wins by submission than any other Heavyweight fighter in UFC history. Mir has 25 pounds on Kongo.
R1- No touching of the gloves to start the fight. Mir hit a huge left hand 30 seconds into the fight and Kongo went down hard. Mir jumped on top with a guillotine and Kongo tried to hold on but he went limp and the ref stopped the fight. Amazing performance by Mir.
Winner: Frank Mir by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 1:12
Catchweight Fight- Alan Belcher vs. Wilson Gouveia
This is a pre-show fight. There was a lot of talk before the fight that Belcher was upset that he was not on the main card.
R1- We join the fight about one minute into round one. Belcher is wearing some sweet pink tights and has corn rows. Lots of free swinging by both guys. Belcher hurt Gouveia with an uppercut and then finished him on the ground as the ref stepped in and stopped the fight.
Winner: Alan Belcher by TKO (Strikes) R1
Lightweight Title Fight- BJ Penn © (14-5-1) vs. Diego Sanchez (23-2)
The UFC tells me that BJ lands 61% of his total strikes, lands 57% of his lead jabs (tied for 1st in UFC History with Anderson Silva) and he has never been knocked down. Diego has also never been knocked down, he has 56% ground striking accuracy and in his last four fights he has a 79% take down defense rate.
R1- BJ rocked Diego and knocked him down at the thirty second round of the fight. Diego got back up and ate a knee and BJ jumped all over him with punches. Diego fought and survived the onslaught. BJ hit a couple more strikes at the end of the round and looks to be in total control so far. BJ 10-9.
R2- Diego went for an early take down but could not get BJ off his feet. Diego keeps going for the take down but cannot get it. Diego missed a high kick and ate a couple of shots. BJ 20-18.
R3- Sanchez trying hard for the take down but BJ is not letting him. BJ is winning the striking game. BJ 30-27.
R4- BJ hit a good combo at the one and a half minute mark of the round. Diego continues to go for take downs and BJ continues to avoid them. BJ 40-36.
R5- Diego tried hard for a take down but BJ sprawled and ended up on top and then took the fight back to their feet. BJ hit a good kick and then followed it with some good punches before Diego could latch onto BJ’s leg. BJ sprawled out and then landed some punches and opened a huge cut above Diego’s eye and the fight was stopped due to the cut. The high kick is what opened up the big cut on Diego. Great performance by BJ.
Winner: BJ Penn by TKO (Cut) R5 2:37
Welterweight Fight- Damarques Johnson vs. Edgar Garcia
R!- Both guys throwing strikes early. Garcia gets a take down about a minute and a half into the round. Garcia goes for a choke and Damarques survived and Edgar gave up the hold. Garcia hit some good shots against the cage and Damarques seemed to feed off of it. Edgar landed another right that took Damarques off his feet. Edgar landed some Ground and Pound and Damarques trapped him in a triangle and won the fight. Great submission by Damarques and it earned submission of the night.
Winner: Damarques Johnson by Submission (Triangle Choke) R1 4:03
Sunday, October 25, 2009
UFC 104 Spike TV Preliminary Fights Re-Cap
UFC 104: Preliminaries
10/24/09
Los Angeles, Ca
Staples Center
This is live on Spike TV before the UFC 104 PPV. 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. We will have two live fights on the preliminary show. TUF Champ Ryan Bader will take on Eric Schafer and in a Heavyweight Fight we will see Antoni Hardonk versus Pat Barry.
Heavyweight Fight- Antoni Hardonk (8-5) vs. Pat Barry (4-1)
These guys are former training partners. Hardonk has a 5” height, 3.5” reach and 12 lb weight advantage.
R1- Hardonk doesn’t want to touch gloves to start out. Barry lands some strikes to start the fight. Hardonk lands some leg kicks. Lots of striking from both guys. Hardonk poked Barry in the eye a couple of times. Hardonk went for a take down and got stuffed and Barry jumped on top but Hardonk got up without taking any real damage. Hardonk’s nose has been bloodied. Good first round. I’ve got Barry taking it 10-9.
R2- Barry hit a good combo to start the round and then landed another good punch. Barry hits another punch and hits a leg kick and Hardonk briefly went down. Hardonk went for a take down but got stuffed. Barry is landing some really good strikes in this round and Hardonk looks to be fading. Barry landed a big right hand and Hardonk went down. Barry followed him to the canvas and quickly finished him. Really good showing by Pat Barry.
Winner: Pat Barry by TKO (Strikes) R2 2:30
Pat Barry gets a little choked up in his post-fight interview and then ends the interview with a back flip.
Heavyweight Fight- Chase Gormley vs. Stefan Struve
The broadcast kind of awkwardly moves into this fight as they were talking about Bader and Schafer and all of a sudden this fight (which was taped previously) is starting on my TV.
R1- Struve is 6’11” and has a huge height advantage. Gormley got a take down and landed some Ground and Pound. Struve went for a leg lock and Gormley grabbed an ankle lock. Struve rolled over and went for a heel hook. Struve is able to turn Gormley over and takes his guard. Struve landed some good Ground and Pound. Struve got a triangle choke and Gormley tapped out. Good fight and finish from Struve.
Winner: Stefan Struve by Submission (Triangle Choke) R1 4:04
Light Heavyweight Fight-Ryan Bader (10-0) vs. Eric Schafer (13-3-2)
Schafer is a BJJ Black Belt and will be Bader’s toughest fight to date. Bader is coming off of some leg injuries from his last fight. CB Dollaway is in Bader’s corner. Hopefully he hasn’t been helping him with submission defense. Bader was the winner of TUF 8.
R1- Bader couldn’t quite find the range for the first half of the round but was swinging with bad intentions on a lot of his punches. Bader connected solidly with a big right hand and Schafer went down and Bader connected with a couple of punches on the way down and followed Schafer to the mat. Schafer tried to catch Bader in his guard but Bader picked him up and slammed him and then landed some punches from behind. They got to their feet and Bader continued to land some good shots and Schafer went down again. Schaefer recovered well and went for a kimura but could not get it and Bader took his guard. Schafer grabbed another submission but couldn’t clamp it in. Very impressive first round for Bader but he would be wise to stay off the ground with Schafer. Borderline 10-8 round but Schafer did pull off a couple of submission attempts.
R2- Bader looks like he expended a lot of energy in the first round and Schafer has his wits back. Schafer is landing some punches and could take this round. Close round, Schafer probably took this round.
R3- Bader hit a big right hand about half way through the first minute. Bader jumped on top and tried to finish but Schafer clinched him up in his guard. Bader gets out and gets back to his feet. Schafer has blood running down his face and the ref stops to have the doc look at the cut. Bader got a take down with about a minute left in the fight. Bader takes this round and will take the fight 29-28 in my book. Good fight. Bader is very explosive but definitely needs to work on expanding his offense past just the overhand right.
Judges score cards say: 30-27, 29-26 and 30-27. 29-26 is a really interesting score. That means that judge gave Bader two 10-8 rounds.
Winner: Ryan Bader by Decision (Unanimous)
Joe Rogan and Dana White talk about the PPV tonight to close out the show.
10/24/09
Los Angeles, Ca
Staples Center
This is live on Spike TV before the UFC 104 PPV. 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. We will have two live fights on the preliminary show. TUF Champ Ryan Bader will take on Eric Schafer and in a Heavyweight Fight we will see Antoni Hardonk versus Pat Barry.
Heavyweight Fight- Antoni Hardonk (8-5) vs. Pat Barry (4-1)
These guys are former training partners. Hardonk has a 5” height, 3.5” reach and 12 lb weight advantage.
R1- Hardonk doesn’t want to touch gloves to start out. Barry lands some strikes to start the fight. Hardonk lands some leg kicks. Lots of striking from both guys. Hardonk poked Barry in the eye a couple of times. Hardonk went for a take down and got stuffed and Barry jumped on top but Hardonk got up without taking any real damage. Hardonk’s nose has been bloodied. Good first round. I’ve got Barry taking it 10-9.
R2- Barry hit a good combo to start the round and then landed another good punch. Barry hits another punch and hits a leg kick and Hardonk briefly went down. Hardonk went for a take down but got stuffed. Barry is landing some really good strikes in this round and Hardonk looks to be fading. Barry landed a big right hand and Hardonk went down. Barry followed him to the canvas and quickly finished him. Really good showing by Pat Barry.
Winner: Pat Barry by TKO (Strikes) R2 2:30
Pat Barry gets a little choked up in his post-fight interview and then ends the interview with a back flip.
Heavyweight Fight- Chase Gormley vs. Stefan Struve
The broadcast kind of awkwardly moves into this fight as they were talking about Bader and Schafer and all of a sudden this fight (which was taped previously) is starting on my TV.
R1- Struve is 6’11” and has a huge height advantage. Gormley got a take down and landed some Ground and Pound. Struve went for a leg lock and Gormley grabbed an ankle lock. Struve rolled over and went for a heel hook. Struve is able to turn Gormley over and takes his guard. Struve landed some good Ground and Pound. Struve got a triangle choke and Gormley tapped out. Good fight and finish from Struve.
Winner: Stefan Struve by Submission (Triangle Choke) R1 4:04
Light Heavyweight Fight-Ryan Bader (10-0) vs. Eric Schafer (13-3-2)
Schafer is a BJJ Black Belt and will be Bader’s toughest fight to date. Bader is coming off of some leg injuries from his last fight. CB Dollaway is in Bader’s corner. Hopefully he hasn’t been helping him with submission defense. Bader was the winner of TUF 8.
R1- Bader couldn’t quite find the range for the first half of the round but was swinging with bad intentions on a lot of his punches. Bader connected solidly with a big right hand and Schafer went down and Bader connected with a couple of punches on the way down and followed Schafer to the mat. Schafer tried to catch Bader in his guard but Bader picked him up and slammed him and then landed some punches from behind. They got to their feet and Bader continued to land some good shots and Schafer went down again. Schaefer recovered well and went for a kimura but could not get it and Bader took his guard. Schafer grabbed another submission but couldn’t clamp it in. Very impressive first round for Bader but he would be wise to stay off the ground with Schafer. Borderline 10-8 round but Schafer did pull off a couple of submission attempts.
R2- Bader looks like he expended a lot of energy in the first round and Schafer has his wits back. Schafer is landing some punches and could take this round. Close round, Schafer probably took this round.
R3- Bader hit a big right hand about half way through the first minute. Bader jumped on top and tried to finish but Schafer clinched him up in his guard. Bader gets out and gets back to his feet. Schafer has blood running down his face and the ref stops to have the doc look at the cut. Bader got a take down with about a minute left in the fight. Bader takes this round and will take the fight 29-28 in my book. Good fight. Bader is very explosive but definitely needs to work on expanding his offense past just the overhand right.
Judges score cards say: 30-27, 29-26 and 30-27. 29-26 is a really interesting score. That means that judge gave Bader two 10-8 rounds.
Winner: Ryan Bader by Decision (Unanimous)
Joe Rogan and Dana White talk about the PPV tonight to close out the show.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
UFC 99: "The Comeback" Unaired Fights Re-Cap
UFC 99: “The Comeback” Unaired Fights
6/13/09
Cologne, Germany
Lanxess Arena
Lightweight Fight- Terry Etim (12-2) vs. Justin Buchholz (9-2)
The last time I saw Buchholz was at UFC 86 where Buchholz beat Corey Hill via Rear Naked Choke in the second round. Buchholz trains with Urijah Faber. Etim has won two straight in the UFC after losing to Rich Clementi and Gleison Tibau in consecutive fights.
R1- Both guys are actively throwing strikes in the first minute of the fight. Buchholz caught an Etim kick and landed a good punch that floored Etim. Buchholz jumped on top and landed some Ground and Pound. Etim attempted an arm bar and Buchholz powered out of it and went back to trying to finish with Ground and Pound. Etim switched positions with two minutes left in the round but Etim is bleeding. Etim tried to take the back but slid off. Etim grabbed a knee bar but couldn’t finish. This was a really good first round that went to Buchholz 10-9. Rogan is saying Etim broke his nose in the first round.
R2- Etim looked like he hurt Buchholz with a leg kick to the shin or knee. Etim is landing some good strikes in this round and grabs a clinch and lands some knees. Etim got Buchholz to the ground and finished him with a choke. Good fight.
Winner: Terry Etim by Submission (Choke) R2 2:38
Welterweight Fight- John Hathaway (11-0) vs. Rick Story (7-2)
At UFC 93 Hathaway defeated Tom Egan by first round TKO and looked very good in the process. This is Story’s debut in the UFC.
R1- Hathaway worked a take down from the beginning of the fight and got a brief mount but was quickly turned over by Story. Hathaway sprawled back to mount and then Story reversed again and then they went back to their feet. Story slammed Hathaway to the mat. Hathaway tried a kimura from the guard position but the cage and the bell saved Story. Good, competitive first round.
R2- Hathaway got a take down and Story grabbed a guillotine but could not hold on to the submission. Lots of mat work in this round. Looks like Hathaway is up going into the final stanza.
R3- Hathaway got a takedown but Story over powered him and got a kimura but lost it and ended up on top of Hathaway. Both guys got really tired toward the end and Story was opened up by an elbow. I’ve got Hathaway 29-28 in this fight.
Judges score cards: all judges score the fight unanimous for Hathaway.
Winner: John Hathaway by Decision (Unanimous)
Lightweight Fight- Paul Kelly (9-1) vs. Roli Delgado (8-3-1)
Delgado has a 7” reach and 6” height advantage. This should also mean that Kelly is going to be the much stronger fighter. Kelly has fought the majority of his fights at 170 pounds.
R1- Roli was able to take Kelly down in the first couple minutes of the fight but Kelly was able to turn Roli onto his back without taking any damage. Not a lot of action in the first round, pretty much a toss up.
R2- Kelly hit a left and then grabbed a guillotine. Delgado took Kelly down and Kelly eventually released the submission attempt. Roli controlled Kelly by taking his back but Kelly was able to turn him over without taking any damage. Delgado went after a knee but didn’t get it. Kelly lands some Ground and Pound. Kelly won this round 10-9. I’m scoring Round One 10-10 (since no one stood out) so I’ve got Kelly up 20-19 going into the third.
R3- Kelly hit a couple punches and then swept Roli down to the ground up against the cage but then let him up. Roli went in for a take down but Kelly countered by mounting him and landed some good Ground and Pound but Roli locked him up and Kelly let him to his feet again. Roli went for another take down and Kelly stuffed it again. Roli went for an arm bar but couldn’t lock it in place and Kelly lets him to his feet again. Roli went for another take down and was stuffed again with Kelly landing on top. Kelly landed some Ground and Pound and brought Roli to his feet again. Roli pulled guard and Kelly went for a choke but couldn’t get it. Kelly clearly dominated this round. Kelly took this round 10-9 and I’ve got him winning 30-28.
Judges score cards say: all judges score the fight for Paul Kelly (but they don’t list the scores)
Winner: Paul Kelly by Decision (Unanimous)
Lightweight Fight- Dennis Siver (13-6) vs. Dale Hartt (6-1)
Siver is from Germany so he’s the crowd favorite for this one. Hartt trained with Greg Jackson before this fight and Siver trained for a month with Xtreme Couture before the fight. Siver is a German Kick Boxing Champion.
R1- Siver hit a good combo that stunned Hartt about a minute and a half into the fight. Hartt got a take down right after the combo since Siver didn’t follow up. Siver went for an arm bar but Hartt slammed him to get out of the submission but Siver ended up in Hartt’s guard. Siver took his back and submitted him with a Rear Naked Choke. Good showing from Siver.
Winner: Dennis Siver by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 3:23
Welterweight Fight- Paul Taylor (9-4-1) vs. Peter Sobotta (8-1)
Sobotta has a 3” reach advantage in this fight. Sobotta is another German fighter so obviously he’s the fan favorite.
R1- Sobotta went for a take down but was stuffed. Taylor got a take down after some stoppages due to low blows. Taylor landed some strikes, got take down but quickly rolled it over and took Sobotta’s guard. Taylor took the first round 10-9.
R2- Sobotta got an early take down but Taylor got up before any damage could be done. Taylor hit some good shots and then avoided a take down. Taylor landed a leg kick that tripped up Sobotta. Taylor looked really good in this round and is up 20-18 going into the final stanza.
R3- Not much action in round three but Taylor does end with a flurry. Taylor clearly takes this fight.
Winner: Paul Taylor by Decision (Unanimous)
Heavyweight Fight- Denis Stojnic (12-2) vs. Stefan Struve (20-3)
Struve is 6’11” and has a 1 foot height and 9 inch reach advantage. Struve is only 21 years old. Both fighters are fighting out of The Netherlands.
R1- Struve went for a take down but ended up on his back and Stojnic landed some Ground and Pound. Struve went for a triangle but Stojnic popped out. Stojic spends the majority of the round on top and really started to land some good Ground and Pound with about 30 seconds in the round. Struve starting bleeding like crazy. Stojnic clearly took this round.
R2- Stojnic immediately took Struve down and started hitting him with hammer fists again and his wound opened but he was able to reverse and get on top of Stojnic. Struve grabbed a Rear Naked Choke and Struve was just bleeding all over the mat and couldn’t hold the move but he clamped it on again and Stojnic got out. Struve clamped in another Rear Naked and won the fight.
“Oh my god, this is a horror movie. This is crazy…We’ve got to get this fight over before Struve bleeds to death.”- Joe Rogan
Winner: Stefan Struve by Submission R2 2:37
6/13/09
Cologne, Germany
Lanxess Arena
Lightweight Fight- Terry Etim (12-2) vs. Justin Buchholz (9-2)
The last time I saw Buchholz was at UFC 86 where Buchholz beat Corey Hill via Rear Naked Choke in the second round. Buchholz trains with Urijah Faber. Etim has won two straight in the UFC after losing to Rich Clementi and Gleison Tibau in consecutive fights.
R1- Both guys are actively throwing strikes in the first minute of the fight. Buchholz caught an Etim kick and landed a good punch that floored Etim. Buchholz jumped on top and landed some Ground and Pound. Etim attempted an arm bar and Buchholz powered out of it and went back to trying to finish with Ground and Pound. Etim switched positions with two minutes left in the round but Etim is bleeding. Etim tried to take the back but slid off. Etim grabbed a knee bar but couldn’t finish. This was a really good first round that went to Buchholz 10-9. Rogan is saying Etim broke his nose in the first round.
R2- Etim looked like he hurt Buchholz with a leg kick to the shin or knee. Etim is landing some good strikes in this round and grabs a clinch and lands some knees. Etim got Buchholz to the ground and finished him with a choke. Good fight.
Winner: Terry Etim by Submission (Choke) R2 2:38
Welterweight Fight- John Hathaway (11-0) vs. Rick Story (7-2)
At UFC 93 Hathaway defeated Tom Egan by first round TKO and looked very good in the process. This is Story’s debut in the UFC.
R1- Hathaway worked a take down from the beginning of the fight and got a brief mount but was quickly turned over by Story. Hathaway sprawled back to mount and then Story reversed again and then they went back to their feet. Story slammed Hathaway to the mat. Hathaway tried a kimura from the guard position but the cage and the bell saved Story. Good, competitive first round.
R2- Hathaway got a take down and Story grabbed a guillotine but could not hold on to the submission. Lots of mat work in this round. Looks like Hathaway is up going into the final stanza.
R3- Hathaway got a takedown but Story over powered him and got a kimura but lost it and ended up on top of Hathaway. Both guys got really tired toward the end and Story was opened up by an elbow. I’ve got Hathaway 29-28 in this fight.
Judges score cards: all judges score the fight unanimous for Hathaway.
Winner: John Hathaway by Decision (Unanimous)
Lightweight Fight- Paul Kelly (9-1) vs. Roli Delgado (8-3-1)
Delgado has a 7” reach and 6” height advantage. This should also mean that Kelly is going to be the much stronger fighter. Kelly has fought the majority of his fights at 170 pounds.
R1- Roli was able to take Kelly down in the first couple minutes of the fight but Kelly was able to turn Roli onto his back without taking any damage. Not a lot of action in the first round, pretty much a toss up.
R2- Kelly hit a left and then grabbed a guillotine. Delgado took Kelly down and Kelly eventually released the submission attempt. Roli controlled Kelly by taking his back but Kelly was able to turn him over without taking any damage. Delgado went after a knee but didn’t get it. Kelly lands some Ground and Pound. Kelly won this round 10-9. I’m scoring Round One 10-10 (since no one stood out) so I’ve got Kelly up 20-19 going into the third.
R3- Kelly hit a couple punches and then swept Roli down to the ground up against the cage but then let him up. Roli went in for a take down but Kelly countered by mounting him and landed some good Ground and Pound but Roli locked him up and Kelly let him to his feet again. Roli went for another take down and Kelly stuffed it again. Roli went for an arm bar but couldn’t lock it in place and Kelly lets him to his feet again. Roli went for another take down and was stuffed again with Kelly landing on top. Kelly landed some Ground and Pound and brought Roli to his feet again. Roli pulled guard and Kelly went for a choke but couldn’t get it. Kelly clearly dominated this round. Kelly took this round 10-9 and I’ve got him winning 30-28.
Judges score cards say: all judges score the fight for Paul Kelly (but they don’t list the scores)
Winner: Paul Kelly by Decision (Unanimous)
Lightweight Fight- Dennis Siver (13-6) vs. Dale Hartt (6-1)
Siver is from Germany so he’s the crowd favorite for this one. Hartt trained with Greg Jackson before this fight and Siver trained for a month with Xtreme Couture before the fight. Siver is a German Kick Boxing Champion.
R1- Siver hit a good combo that stunned Hartt about a minute and a half into the fight. Hartt got a take down right after the combo since Siver didn’t follow up. Siver went for an arm bar but Hartt slammed him to get out of the submission but Siver ended up in Hartt’s guard. Siver took his back and submitted him with a Rear Naked Choke. Good showing from Siver.
Winner: Dennis Siver by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 3:23
Welterweight Fight- Paul Taylor (9-4-1) vs. Peter Sobotta (8-1)
Sobotta has a 3” reach advantage in this fight. Sobotta is another German fighter so obviously he’s the fan favorite.
R1- Sobotta went for a take down but was stuffed. Taylor got a take down after some stoppages due to low blows. Taylor landed some strikes, got take down but quickly rolled it over and took Sobotta’s guard. Taylor took the first round 10-9.
R2- Sobotta got an early take down but Taylor got up before any damage could be done. Taylor hit some good shots and then avoided a take down. Taylor landed a leg kick that tripped up Sobotta. Taylor looked really good in this round and is up 20-18 going into the final stanza.
R3- Not much action in round three but Taylor does end with a flurry. Taylor clearly takes this fight.
Winner: Paul Taylor by Decision (Unanimous)
Heavyweight Fight- Denis Stojnic (12-2) vs. Stefan Struve (20-3)
Struve is 6’11” and has a 1 foot height and 9 inch reach advantage. Struve is only 21 years old. Both fighters are fighting out of The Netherlands.
R1- Struve went for a take down but ended up on his back and Stojnic landed some Ground and Pound. Struve went for a triangle but Stojnic popped out. Stojic spends the majority of the round on top and really started to land some good Ground and Pound with about 30 seconds in the round. Struve starting bleeding like crazy. Stojnic clearly took this round.
R2- Stojnic immediately took Struve down and started hitting him with hammer fists again and his wound opened but he was able to reverse and get on top of Stojnic. Struve grabbed a Rear Naked Choke and Struve was just bleeding all over the mat and couldn’t hold the move but he clamped it on again and Stojnic got out. Struve clamped in another Rear Naked and won the fight.
“Oh my god, this is a horror movie. This is crazy…We’ve got to get this fight over before Struve bleeds to death.”- Joe Rogan
Winner: Stefan Struve by Submission R2 2:37
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