UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez
Acer Arena
Sydney, Australia
2/20/2010
This is the debut of the UFC in Australia and we get a big Heavyweight Title Contender fight when Antonio Minotauro Nogueira takes on up and comer Cain Velasquez. There is also a big Middlweight fight with Wanderlei Silva taking on Michael Bisping.
Heavyweight Fight- Mirko Cro Cop (25-7-2) vs. Anthony Perosh (10-5)
Perosh is fighting in his home country but took this fight on short notice. Mirko has been a real disappointment since he came back to the UFC but he still should be able to win a fight when his opponent is an unknown fighting on short notice. Perosh comes out to some Motley Crue “Kick Start My Heart” and a big ovation. Mirko counters with some “Wild Boys” from Duran Duran. We are about to have an 80s hair band throw down! This could get crazy. Perosh is only 216 pounds so he is outweighed by around 20 pounds in this fight.
R1- Cro Cop is the aggressor early. Perosh tried for a take down but Cro Cop did a good just denying him. Cro Cop hit a good left that hurt Perosh but he couldn’t follow up. Perosh has a bloody nose. Cro Cop hit Perosh with another good left. Cro Cop is finding a home for the left whenever he wants it. Cro Cop 10-9.
R2- This round consisted of Perosh continually going for take downs and getting stuffed. Cro Cop landed a big elbow from full guard that busted open Perosh. Cro Cop 20-18 after two rounds.
The doctor’s stop the fight after the second round due to the cut over Perosh’s eye. Perosh tried to hang in there he just didn’t seem like he was a UFC caliber Heavyweight at this point of his career. Good win by Cro Cop as he was dominant. I don’t think he’s as good as the majority of UFC Heavyweights but with this win he’s still a marketable fighter for them at this point of his career. They should try to put him against another young guy or a big name for his next fight.
Winner: Mirko Cro Cop by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) R2 5:00
Randy Couture is at the show and is sitting next to a blonde with large cleavage. Rashad Evans is in the crowd cheering on Jardine. Can’t wait to see him and Rampage hook it up since their fight is back on.
Light Heavyweight Fight- Keith Jardine (14-7-1) vs. Ryan Bader (11-0)
R1- Bader got a big take down two minutes into the round. Jardine has a cut on the top of his head. Bader got some shots in but nothing big and the ref stood them up with thirty seconds left in the round. Bader 10-9.
R2- Jardine stuffed three Bader take downs and Bader looks like he’s starting to wear down a little bit. Bader hit a kick towards the end of the round that caught Jardine off balanced and briefly knocked him down and then Bader got a brief take down. Jardine won the majority of this round except the last thirty seconds and I’ve got it 19-19 going into the final round.
R3- Bader caught Jardine coming in with a jab at the two minute mark and then followed it up with a flying knee and then a blow that knocked Jardine into the fence on the floor and the ref stopped the fight. Bader hit a big left against the cage and Jardine’s legs gave out and he slumped to the mat. Good stoppage. Really good win by Bader against a quality opponent in Jardine.
Winner: Ryan Bader by TKO (Strikes) R3 2:10
Welterweight Fight- Chris Lytle vs. Brian Foster
This is from the pre-show.
R1- Foster got a quick take down but couldn’t keep Lytle down. Foster hit a spinning heel kick to the head but it was mostly blocked. Lytle grabbed a rolling knee bar and Foster tapped out. Really nice move by Lytle as Foster looked like he was winning the fight when Lytle went for that move.
Winner: Chris Lytle by Submission (Knee Bar) R1 1:41
Lightweight Fight- Joe Stevenson (36-10) vs. George Sotiropoulos (11-2)
Sotiropoulos is fighting in his home country so he should have a big home field advantage in this fight. Sotiropoulos comes out to “Iron Man” but doesn’t have any spiked shoulder pads on. Stevenson comes out to some really crappy electronica music that he seems to enjoy. Sotiropoulos is on a 5 fight win streak.
R1- George went for a single but Joe blocked it and then looked like he pulled guard. Joe briefly got an arm triangle from the bottom but couldn’t hold it. George mounted and then took Joe’s back and then took north/south position and went for an arm bar but couldn’t lock it in. George really dominated positioning in the first round but really didn’t inflict much damage. George 10-9. Fans chanted during the break between rounds and continued chanting into the second round.
R2- George hit a strike and Joe briefly went down to a knee but popped back up ready to fight. George landed some good jabs and then Stevenson got a take down. George used an omaplata to escape and take top position. Joe quickly got back on top. Joe went for an ankle lock at the end of the round but George scrambled out of it and grabbed a choke at the end of the round. Really close round. I’ve got George up 20-18 but the last round could have gone either way. George was really active off his back and got 2 different sub attempts off his back.
R3- Joe tried to grab a guillotine and pull guard but George slipped out. Back and forth round. Joe took top position with a minute and a half left in the round. They stand back up with 40 seconds left in the fight and Joe gets another take down. I’ve got Joe taking this round but George taking the fight 29-28. This could be a split decision.
Judges scored cards say: 30-27 on all three score cards. Crowd goes nuts at decision. Big win for Sotiropoulos.
Winner: George Sotiropoulos by Decision (Unanimous)
Royce Gracie is at the show tonight.
Middleweight Fight- Wanderlei Silva (32-10-1) vs. Michael Bisping (19-2)
Bisping comes out to his usual Rock N Jock “WOO HOO” theme. This is a big fight for Bisping. Bisping got KTFO by Dan Henderson but then rebounded by beating up Denis Kang.
R1- Bisping got a take down one minute into the round but Wanderlei quickly gets back up swinging. Really even round, Wanderlei had a flurry at the end of the round that might have stole the round for him as he was the aggressor in the second half of the round after Bisping got two take downs.
R2- Wanderlei caught a Bisping kick and kicked his other leg out from under him and took top position on Bisping. Bisping got a take down with two minutes left in the round but Wanderlei got back to his feet quickly. Bisping got a take down at the end of the round but Wanderlei grabbed a guillotine and Bisping looked like he was going to tap but he held on until the end of the round. Wanderlei took this round so depending on how round one was scored he’s up 20-18 or it’s tied at 19-19.
R3- Wanderlei is starting to land some strikes about half way through the round. Bisping’s most effective offense in this round so far has been a low blow and an eye poke. Wanderlei landed a right hand and started to swing for the fence. Wanderlei grabbed another Bisping kick and swept his leg out from under him again. Wanderlei hit a big right in the closing moments and it looked like the ref was about to stop the fight but he let it go to the bell. Wanderlei definitely took the final two rounds so I’ve got him winning this fight. He didn’t seem as aggressive as usual but definitely picked up the pace at the end of all of the rounds.
Judges score cards say: 29-28 on all score cards
Winner: Wanderlei Silva by Decision (Unanimous)
Heavyweight Fight- Antonio Minotauro Noguiera (32-5-1) vs. Cain Velasquez (7-0)
The UFC tells us that Nogueira has 53 Submission Attempts which is the most in UFC/Pride history, he has a 67% arm bar success rate and his average fight time is 12 minutes and 14 seconds. Cain has a 63% striking accuracy (2nd in UFC), lands 70% of take down attempts and has never been taken down. The winner of this fight should be in line to face Brock Lesnar either before or after the winner of Shane Carwin/Frank Mir. Minotauro comes out to the Stones.
R1- Cain looks good early as he hits some combos and Big Nog absorbs them. Cain hit some wicked shots just after the two minute mark that knocked Big Nog down and then jumped on top and quickly finished the fight. Big Nog came in with a right and Cain countered with a left and then clocked him with a big right uppercut and then floored him with a big left hand. Cain then got on top and immediately struck a big right hand to the chin that ended the fight and before Herb Dean could get in there to break it up Cain landed a couple more shots. Amazing performance by Velasquez.
Winner: Cain Velasquez by TKO (Strikes) R1 2:20
Light Heavyweight Fight- Stephan Bonnar vs. Krzysztof Soszynski
This was from the pre-show. Bonnar needs a win badly.
R1- Soszynski bull rushes at the beginning and they clinched against the cage. Soszynski looks good early and has bloodied Bonnar’s nose. Bonnar grabbed a kick and got a take down but couldn’t do anything with it. Bonnar looked like he started getting more comfortable towards the end of the round but I’ve got Soszynski taking the round 10-9.
R2- Close round. Joe Rogan pointed out that it looked like Soszynski landed the stronger shots but Bonnar landed more shots and I think that’s pretty much how the round went. That was a tough round to judge. Soszynski landed some good shots towards the end of the round that may have stolen the round for him.
R3- Soszynski landed a shot very early that briefly knocked Bonnar to his knees and the shot cut Bonnar. Bonnar has blood all over him. Here is what Joe Rogan had to say about it “Oh My God. He is pouring blood out of his head…This is Crazy…It’s literally leaking out of his head”. The ref stops the fight to look at the cut. The ref stops the fight. In looking at the replays it looked like the cut was caused by a headbutt and that’s why after the cut happened Bonnar looked at the ref.
Winner: Krzysztof Soszynski by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) R3 1:04
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Monday, July 20, 2009
UFC 100 Unaired Fights Re-Cap
UFC 100: Making History Unaired Fights
7/11/09
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
Lightweight Fight- Matt Grice (10-2) vs. Shannon Gugerty (11-3)
Grice fought on the Fight Night in February and lost by TKO in the first round to Matt Veach in a really good fight that had a some what early ref stoppage. The last time I saw Gugerty was on the July of 2008 Fight Night show where he made his UFC debut and choked out Dale Hartt. Gugerty is in the same camp as Brandon Vera and Dean Lister.
R1- Gugerty got a quick take down about 30 seconds into the fight. Grice got to his feet but Gugerty grabbed a guillotine choke and Grice fought to shake him off but he couldn’t and Gugerty gets the submission victory. Impressive showing for Gugerty as he controlled the entire fight.
Winner: Shannon Gugerty by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 2:36
Middleweight Fight- CB Dollaway (9-2) vs.Tom Lawlor (5-1)
CB has a 2” reach and 2” height advantage. Lawlor was on Season 8 of The Ultimate Fighter and was eliminated by eventual champion Ryan Bader. Dollaway was also on The Ultimate Fighter but he was on Season 7. On the show Lawlor fought as a Light Heavyweight when he was on TUF. The last I saw CB was on UFC 92 where he was impressive in his victory over Mike Massenzio.
R1- Don’t Blink! Dollaway went for a take down and Lawlor grabbed CB in a guillotine choke and pulled guard and choked CB out. Lawlor had to basically tell the ref that CB had passed out in the submission. Fantastic showing by Lawlor.
Winner: Tom Lawlor by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 0:55
Welterweight Fight- Dong Hyun Kim (11-0-1) vs. T.J. Grant (14-2)
Kim lost a Split Decision at UFC 94 to Karo Parisyan but the decision was later reversed due to Parisyan testing positive for prescription painkillers.
R1- Grant got an early take down but Kim reversed it and took TJ’s guard. They got back to their feet with two minutes left in the round with neither guy sustaining any damage on the ground but Kim got another take down. Kim won this round by controlling the action but neither guy really did much damage. Grant looks like he did sustain a cut under his right eye during the round.
R2- Kim grabbed a guillotine at the one minute mark of the round but TJ fought out and Kim ended up in TJ’s guard. Kim controlled the rest of the round by staying on top of TJ. Grant hit an illegal upkick to Kim’s head when Kim still had his knee on the mat so they stopped the fight for a minute and Mazzagatti took a point away from Grant. So after three it’s actually 20-17 in favor of Kim. Grant has to finish this fight to win.
R3- Kim got a judo throw about half way through the round to get TJ down to the ground. Kim once again controlled this round. Not an exciting fight but an effective one for Kim as he took this fight 30-26 on my score card.
Judges scores: 30-26 on all score cards
Winner: Dong Hyun Kim by Decision (Unanimous)
Light Heavyweight Fight- Jon Jones (8-0) vs. Jake O’Brien (11-2)
Jon Jones has a huge 8” reach advantage in this fight. Jones last fought on UFC 94 and defeated Stephan Bonnar by Unanimous Decision. Previous to that he beat Andre Gusmao by Decision at UFC 87. Jones is a very exciting fighter that based on his last two decisions needs to work on finishing fights. O’Brien also fought on UFC 94 and also won a Decision by defeating Christian Wellisch. Jones got a good ovation when he was introduced.
R1- O’Brien went for a quick take down but could not get it. O’Brien is landing some jabs but continues to be stuffed when going for take downs in the early part of this fight. Jones starts to land some kicks. Very even round that could have been scored either way. Jones might have taken it by stuffing the take downs and spending the second part of the round landing kicks.
R2- Jones went for a jumping kick and then a high kick early in the round but could not connect on either. Jones again starts to land some kicks. Jones went for a spinning back fist and clipped the top of O’Brien’s head. O’Brien went for a take down but Jones stuffed him and went for a guillotine attempt and Jones finished him. This is the under card of guillotine chokes! Jones moves to 3-0 in the UFC and 9-0 in his career.
Winner: Jon Jones by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R2 2:43
Light Heavyweight Fight- Stephan Bonnar (14-5) vs. Mark Coleman (15-9)
Both of these guys are coming off of unimpressive performances. Bonnar lost to Jon Jones at UFC 94 and Coleman lost to Shogun Rua at UFC 93 by TKO where both guys gassed really badly. Bonnar has a 3” height and 5” reach advantage. Coleman has the strength advantage in this fight.
R1- Coleman got a quick take down within the first minute of the fight. Bonnar is very active from the bottom and is going for multiple submissions but Coleman was able to avoid getting caught. Stephan was able to reverse positions and get Coleman in a crucifix position and landed some elbows. Bonnar continues to land some shots in on Coleman. Bonnar went for a kimura at the end of the round but ran out of time. Bonnar took the first round 10-9.
R2- Bonnar hit a good left hand to start the round. Bonnar went for a spinning back fist and Coleman caught him and took him down and then Coleman busted Bonnar up with a couple of elbows. Coleman hit some more strikes but Bonnar responded with some elbows from the bottom. Bonnar continues to look for submission from the bottom but Coleman rolls out of the attempts and briefly took his back before taking Bonnar’s guard again. Coleman evened this fight up 19-19 going into the final round.
R3- Coleman went for a take down and Bonnar sprawled out of it and grabbed a guillotine but Coleman held on and completed the single leg take down. After the take down Coleman controlled the fight and he’s going to take this decision 29-28. Not a particularly impressive showing but Coleman looked much better here then he did against Shogun. Bonnar really needs a win badly in his next fight as he just got outmuscled in this one.
Judges scores: 29-28 on all 3 score cards in favor of Coleman.
Winner: Mark Coleman by Decision (Unanimous)
Lightweight Fight- Mac Danzig (19-6-1) vs. Jim Miller (13-2)
Danzig is coming off of back to back losses to the likes of Clay Guida and Josh Neer. Miller is coming off of a loss to Gray Maynard. Both guys are in need of a win.
R1- Miller got a take down about a minute into the fight. At about the two and half minute mark Miller hit a good elbow that didn’t look too bad but a big cut opened up on Danzig’s forehead. Danzig got back to his feet but Miller wrestled him back to the mat. Danzig is losing a lot of blood. Miller takes this round 10-9.
“With all that blood, this is like hot oil wrestling”- Joe Rogan
R2- Miller got an early take down and continued his control in this fight. Miller lands some punches from Danzig’s guard. They stand up the fight with one minute left in the round. Danzig got a guillotine choke with about 10 seconds left in the round but the bell rang. Miller is up 20-18.
“Look at this Octagon. It’s like someone threw a bucket of red paint everywhere”- Joe Rogan
R3- Miller again is controlling where the action goes. Miller took Danzig’s back with about a minute left in the fight. Danzig went for a Rear Naked with about 40 seconds left but Danzig slipped out with twenty seconds left and briefly got side control but the fight ended with Danzig in Miller’s guard. I’ve got Miller in this fight 30-27. He did enough to win the fight.
Judges score cards: all three judges scored the fight 30-27
Winner: Jim Miller by Decision (Unanimous)
7/11/09
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
Lightweight Fight- Matt Grice (10-2) vs. Shannon Gugerty (11-3)
Grice fought on the Fight Night in February and lost by TKO in the first round to Matt Veach in a really good fight that had a some what early ref stoppage. The last time I saw Gugerty was on the July of 2008 Fight Night show where he made his UFC debut and choked out Dale Hartt. Gugerty is in the same camp as Brandon Vera and Dean Lister.
R1- Gugerty got a quick take down about 30 seconds into the fight. Grice got to his feet but Gugerty grabbed a guillotine choke and Grice fought to shake him off but he couldn’t and Gugerty gets the submission victory. Impressive showing for Gugerty as he controlled the entire fight.
Winner: Shannon Gugerty by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 2:36
Middleweight Fight- CB Dollaway (9-2) vs.Tom Lawlor (5-1)
CB has a 2” reach and 2” height advantage. Lawlor was on Season 8 of The Ultimate Fighter and was eliminated by eventual champion Ryan Bader. Dollaway was also on The Ultimate Fighter but he was on Season 7. On the show Lawlor fought as a Light Heavyweight when he was on TUF. The last I saw CB was on UFC 92 where he was impressive in his victory over Mike Massenzio.
R1- Don’t Blink! Dollaway went for a take down and Lawlor grabbed CB in a guillotine choke and pulled guard and choked CB out. Lawlor had to basically tell the ref that CB had passed out in the submission. Fantastic showing by Lawlor.
Winner: Tom Lawlor by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 0:55
Welterweight Fight- Dong Hyun Kim (11-0-1) vs. T.J. Grant (14-2)
Kim lost a Split Decision at UFC 94 to Karo Parisyan but the decision was later reversed due to Parisyan testing positive for prescription painkillers.
R1- Grant got an early take down but Kim reversed it and took TJ’s guard. They got back to their feet with two minutes left in the round with neither guy sustaining any damage on the ground but Kim got another take down. Kim won this round by controlling the action but neither guy really did much damage. Grant looks like he did sustain a cut under his right eye during the round.
R2- Kim grabbed a guillotine at the one minute mark of the round but TJ fought out and Kim ended up in TJ’s guard. Kim controlled the rest of the round by staying on top of TJ. Grant hit an illegal upkick to Kim’s head when Kim still had his knee on the mat so they stopped the fight for a minute and Mazzagatti took a point away from Grant. So after three it’s actually 20-17 in favor of Kim. Grant has to finish this fight to win.
R3- Kim got a judo throw about half way through the round to get TJ down to the ground. Kim once again controlled this round. Not an exciting fight but an effective one for Kim as he took this fight 30-26 on my score card.
Judges scores: 30-26 on all score cards
Winner: Dong Hyun Kim by Decision (Unanimous)
Light Heavyweight Fight- Jon Jones (8-0) vs. Jake O’Brien (11-2)
Jon Jones has a huge 8” reach advantage in this fight. Jones last fought on UFC 94 and defeated Stephan Bonnar by Unanimous Decision. Previous to that he beat Andre Gusmao by Decision at UFC 87. Jones is a very exciting fighter that based on his last two decisions needs to work on finishing fights. O’Brien also fought on UFC 94 and also won a Decision by defeating Christian Wellisch. Jones got a good ovation when he was introduced.
R1- O’Brien went for a quick take down but could not get it. O’Brien is landing some jabs but continues to be stuffed when going for take downs in the early part of this fight. Jones starts to land some kicks. Very even round that could have been scored either way. Jones might have taken it by stuffing the take downs and spending the second part of the round landing kicks.
R2- Jones went for a jumping kick and then a high kick early in the round but could not connect on either. Jones again starts to land some kicks. Jones went for a spinning back fist and clipped the top of O’Brien’s head. O’Brien went for a take down but Jones stuffed him and went for a guillotine attempt and Jones finished him. This is the under card of guillotine chokes! Jones moves to 3-0 in the UFC and 9-0 in his career.
Winner: Jon Jones by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R2 2:43
Light Heavyweight Fight- Stephan Bonnar (14-5) vs. Mark Coleman (15-9)
Both of these guys are coming off of unimpressive performances. Bonnar lost to Jon Jones at UFC 94 and Coleman lost to Shogun Rua at UFC 93 by TKO where both guys gassed really badly. Bonnar has a 3” height and 5” reach advantage. Coleman has the strength advantage in this fight.
R1- Coleman got a quick take down within the first minute of the fight. Bonnar is very active from the bottom and is going for multiple submissions but Coleman was able to avoid getting caught. Stephan was able to reverse positions and get Coleman in a crucifix position and landed some elbows. Bonnar continues to land some shots in on Coleman. Bonnar went for a kimura at the end of the round but ran out of time. Bonnar took the first round 10-9.
R2- Bonnar hit a good left hand to start the round. Bonnar went for a spinning back fist and Coleman caught him and took him down and then Coleman busted Bonnar up with a couple of elbows. Coleman hit some more strikes but Bonnar responded with some elbows from the bottom. Bonnar continues to look for submission from the bottom but Coleman rolls out of the attempts and briefly took his back before taking Bonnar’s guard again. Coleman evened this fight up 19-19 going into the final round.
R3- Coleman went for a take down and Bonnar sprawled out of it and grabbed a guillotine but Coleman held on and completed the single leg take down. After the take down Coleman controlled the fight and he’s going to take this decision 29-28. Not a particularly impressive showing but Coleman looked much better here then he did against Shogun. Bonnar really needs a win badly in his next fight as he just got outmuscled in this one.
Judges scores: 29-28 on all 3 score cards in favor of Coleman.
Winner: Mark Coleman by Decision (Unanimous)
Lightweight Fight- Mac Danzig (19-6-1) vs. Jim Miller (13-2)
Danzig is coming off of back to back losses to the likes of Clay Guida and Josh Neer. Miller is coming off of a loss to Gray Maynard. Both guys are in need of a win.
R1- Miller got a take down about a minute into the fight. At about the two and half minute mark Miller hit a good elbow that didn’t look too bad but a big cut opened up on Danzig’s forehead. Danzig got back to his feet but Miller wrestled him back to the mat. Danzig is losing a lot of blood. Miller takes this round 10-9.
“With all that blood, this is like hot oil wrestling”- Joe Rogan
R2- Miller got an early take down and continued his control in this fight. Miller lands some punches from Danzig’s guard. They stand up the fight with one minute left in the round. Danzig got a guillotine choke with about 10 seconds left in the round but the bell rang. Miller is up 20-18.
“Look at this Octagon. It’s like someone threw a bucket of red paint everywhere”- Joe Rogan
R3- Miller again is controlling where the action goes. Miller took Danzig’s back with about a minute left in the fight. Danzig went for a Rear Naked with about 40 seconds left but Danzig slipped out with twenty seconds left and briefly got side control but the fight ended with Danzig in Miller’s guard. I’ve got Miller in this fight 30-27. He did enough to win the fight.
Judges score cards: all three judges scored the fight 30-27
Winner: Jim Miller by Decision (Unanimous)
Thursday, February 05, 2009
UFC 94: "St-Pierre vs. Penn 2" Re-Cap
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2
January 31st, 2009
MGM Grand Garden Arena - Las Vegas, NV
This is one of the most anticipated and hyped shows for UFC. The Penn/St Pierre champion vs. champion re-match is the main draw. We also have what is basically a #1 Contenders fight between Lyoto Machida and Thiago Silva. A potential FOTN on any card is the lightweight fight between Nate Diaz and Clay Guida.
Lightweight Fight- Nate Diaz (10-2) vs. Clay Guida (24-6)
Clay Guida comes out to “Hero” by the Foo Fighters. Jason Guida is in Clay’s corner and Nick Diaz is in Nate’s corner. Maybe we can make this a 4-way brawl! Diaz has a big 5” height advantage and a huge 8” reach advantage. Diaz is undefeated in the UFC.
R1- Nate is doing a good job early with light jabs and keeping Guida at bay. Nate pulled guard and Clay put him in a full nelson after he took his back. Clay really controlled the second half of the round. Diaz stood up and landed a couple of shots as the round ended. About as even a round as there is but probably went to Guida.
“That might be the first full nelson in UFC history”- Joe Rogan
R2- Guida basically just clinched and held Diaz a lot in this round while trying to get better position. Not much damage done in this round. Diaz tried a triangle at the end of the round but couldn’t get it. I’ve got Guida up 20-18 although he’s done very little damage to Diaz at this point. Realistically this fight is either 20-18 Guida or 19-19 at this point. It smells like a split decision to me unless Diaz can get a submission.
R3- Diaz starts this round like the first round by picking apart Guida with jabs. Diaz is hitting some good shots in this round and is mocking Guida. Guida got a clinch and tries to hold on for a win. Diaz definitely won this round.
This was a close fight. If you are judging based on an entire fight (which UFC doesn’t) then Diaz won this fight. But if you are judging each round separately then I think Guida squeaks this one out 29-28.
The judges score the fight: 29-28 Diaz, 29-28 Guida and 29-28 Guida.
Winner: Clay Guida by Decision (Split)
Welterweight Fight- Karo Parisyan (26-5) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (11-0-1)
Both guys are Black Belts in Judo. Parisyan has been battling a panic disorder, a hamstring injury and a back injury. Parisyan has Greg Jackson in his corner and that’s a good thing. Parisyan is coming off a loss to Top Contender Thiago Alves and Kim’s last fight was at UFC 88 where he won a split decision against Matt Brown. Kim has a 3” height advantage and a 4” reach advantage. Frank Mir is in Kim’s corner.
R1- Kim got an early take down and then took Karo’s back. Karo flipped and tried to knock him off but Kim is just latched on like Shinya Aoki. Kim went for an arm bar but Karo slipped out. Karo then almost got caught in a triangle. Kim took this round 10-9. He didn’t do a lot of damage but he really controlled and wore down Karo.
R2- Kim got an early take down and Karo got a kimura on Kim but couldn’t finish. Karo hit a beautiful judo throw half through the round and landed in side control. Karo’s mouthpiece has come out twice and the ref warns him that if it happens again that he is deducting a point. Karo lands strikes towards the end of the round. Karo wins this round and we are at 19-19 after two rounds. Karo still seems like he is having a lot of trouble with the mouth piece.
“Dude, you are kicking his ass now”- Karo’s corner after Round Two
R3- Kim gets an early take down and Karo pushes him off and the ref warns him about up kicks to the face. A minute and a half left in the fight and this is anybody’s fight. Really tough finally round to judge. It was very even. This one is a toss up.
Judges score cards say: 29-28 Karo, 29-28 Kim and 29-28 Karo.
Winner: Karo Parisyan by Decision (Split)
Light Heavyweight Fight- Stephan Bonnar (14-4) vs. Jon Jones (7-0)
Jones is undefeated and looked good in his only UFC fight and win against Andre Gusmao at UFC 87. Bonnar’s last fight was a win against Eric Schaefer at UFC 77. Jones is a JUCO National Wrestling Champion but has most of his wins by KO. On paper this should be a fun fight. Bonnar has moved his camp to Vegas and is now training with Forrest Griffin. Jones has a 4.5” reach advantage. Jones is the 3rd youngest fighter in the UFC.
R1- Jones got a good judo throw take down early in the round but couldn’t hold position. Jones got another take down and Bonnar again got to his feet. Jones hit Bonnar with a belly to back suplex and when Bonnar got up he hit him with a spinning back fist and then jumped on top of Bonnar. Bonnar is cut on his forehead. Jones landed a good knee. Jones ended the round with a take down. Jones looked great in this round. 10-9 in favor of Jones.
R2- This round was a lot closer but Jones landed 3 take downs and the stand up was relatively even. Jones 20-18.
R3- Bonnar is the aggressor in this round and Jones looks to be tiring. Bonnar tried for a take down and got it reversed. Jones almost got caught in a triangle. Bonnar took this round but Jones will win this fight 29-28. The 3rd decision of the night but the first unanimous one. Jones definitely has a lot of talent, I look forward to his next fight.
Judges score cards say: 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28 in favor of Jones.
Winner: Jon Jones by Decision (Unanimous)
Light Heavyweight Fight- Lyoto Machida (13-0) vs. Thiago Silva (13-0)
If Machida wins this he is next in line for a shot at Rashad Evans. If Silva wins then he probably needs 1 more quality win to get a shot. Machida was last seen taking apart Tito Ortiz in a unanimous decision victory and Silva got a Round One TKO victory over Antonio Mendes. Both fights were at UFC 84. Silva has finished all but one of his opponents. Silva looks like he came to fight. Machida is called the “most elusive fighter in UFC history.”
R1- Machida hits some strikes early then they clinch and Machida hits a low blow. Machida got a quick take down after they re-started but he gave up his spot. Lyoto hit a big left hand and Silva went down. Lyoto caught Silva with a big right and knocked him down again. Great counter punching so far for Machida. In the closing seconds of the round Machida pushes Silva down and then jumps on top of him very quickly for a couple of strikes and the bell rings for time and then Silva just lays there and doesn’t get up to go back to his corner. It looked like the first punch from Machida knocked his head back into the canvas and knocked him out. Looks like he was knocked out more from the punch then from his head hitting the mat.
Machida looked great in this fight. He just earned himself a shot at Rashad Evans. Who would have thought that we would have 3 decisions and 1 KO so far and the KO would be for Machida?
Post-match Joe Rogan introduces Machida and his interpreter and then Machida speaks in English for his interview.
Winner: Lyoto Machida by KO R1 4:59
Welterweight Title Fight- Georges St Pierre © (17-2) vs. BJ Penn (13-4-1)
Champion versus Champion. UFC stats say Penn has never been knocked down and that he lands 61% of his lead jabs (UFC average is around 30%). GSP lands 75% of his take down attempts (UFC average is 45%) and he defends 85% of his opponents take downs (UFC average is 55%). BJ is looking to be the first UFC fighter to hold belts at the same time in different weight divisions. Penn gets a big reaction from the crowd as he comes to the ring. GSP gets more of a mixed reaction from the crowd. GSP won their first match-up by Decision after getting dominated in the first round by BJ Penn. GSP has a 6” reach advantage.
R1- Very even as GSP works the first couple of minutes trying to get a take down but BJ continues to deny him. GSP takes the first round by controlling where the fight went and landing a few more strikes. 10-9 GSP but not much damage done on either guy.
R2- Penn hit a good left hand in the first 30 seconds of round two. GSP finally got a take down one minute into the round after struggling the entire first round to try and get one but failing. GSP lands some Ground and Pound and passes guard and lands some more G&P. GSP is hitting some good elbows and the crowd rewards him with a “GSP” chant. GSP dominated this round and is up 20-18 so far.
R3- GSP lands some strikes to start the round and BJs nose is bloodied. GSP powers through another take down. BJ took some offense and some hammer fists and then got back to his feet but GSP got another take down. GSP lands some good strikes towards the end of the round. GSP is in control at 30-27. Penn is going to need a knockout or submission if he wants to win this one.
R4- GSP landed some early strikes and then got another take down. Starting in the second round GSP has done what he wanted to do. GSP is landing some good Ground and Pound. GSP was just all over BJ in this round. This was a 10-8 round for GSP. I’ve got GSP up 40-35 right now with one round left. Herb Dean wants the doctor to look at BJ and Dean stops the fight. It looks like in the replay that BJ’s corner stopped the fight.
What a dominate performance by GSP. This victory quickly catapults GSP into same stratosphere as Fedor and Anderson as the top Pound for Pound fighters in the world right now.
Winner and still Welterweight Champion: Georges St Pierre by TKO R4
Post-fight they interview GSP and bring in Thiago Alves and interview him as well.
The show started out kind of surprisingly with 3 straight decisions but 2 of them were entertaining fights in Diaz/Guida and Jones/Bonner. Lyoto and GSP both looked fantastic. Rashad vs. Lyoto and GSP vs. Alves should both be really good fights. Good show by UFC.
January 31st, 2009
MGM Grand Garden Arena - Las Vegas, NV
This is one of the most anticipated and hyped shows for UFC. The Penn/St Pierre champion vs. champion re-match is the main draw. We also have what is basically a #1 Contenders fight between Lyoto Machida and Thiago Silva. A potential FOTN on any card is the lightweight fight between Nate Diaz and Clay Guida.
Lightweight Fight- Nate Diaz (10-2) vs. Clay Guida (24-6)
Clay Guida comes out to “Hero” by the Foo Fighters. Jason Guida is in Clay’s corner and Nick Diaz is in Nate’s corner. Maybe we can make this a 4-way brawl! Diaz has a big 5” height advantage and a huge 8” reach advantage. Diaz is undefeated in the UFC.
R1- Nate is doing a good job early with light jabs and keeping Guida at bay. Nate pulled guard and Clay put him in a full nelson after he took his back. Clay really controlled the second half of the round. Diaz stood up and landed a couple of shots as the round ended. About as even a round as there is but probably went to Guida.
“That might be the first full nelson in UFC history”- Joe Rogan
R2- Guida basically just clinched and held Diaz a lot in this round while trying to get better position. Not much damage done in this round. Diaz tried a triangle at the end of the round but couldn’t get it. I’ve got Guida up 20-18 although he’s done very little damage to Diaz at this point. Realistically this fight is either 20-18 Guida or 19-19 at this point. It smells like a split decision to me unless Diaz can get a submission.
R3- Diaz starts this round like the first round by picking apart Guida with jabs. Diaz is hitting some good shots in this round and is mocking Guida. Guida got a clinch and tries to hold on for a win. Diaz definitely won this round.
This was a close fight. If you are judging based on an entire fight (which UFC doesn’t) then Diaz won this fight. But if you are judging each round separately then I think Guida squeaks this one out 29-28.
The judges score the fight: 29-28 Diaz, 29-28 Guida and 29-28 Guida.
Winner: Clay Guida by Decision (Split)
Welterweight Fight- Karo Parisyan (26-5) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (11-0-1)
Both guys are Black Belts in Judo. Parisyan has been battling a panic disorder, a hamstring injury and a back injury. Parisyan has Greg Jackson in his corner and that’s a good thing. Parisyan is coming off a loss to Top Contender Thiago Alves and Kim’s last fight was at UFC 88 where he won a split decision against Matt Brown. Kim has a 3” height advantage and a 4” reach advantage. Frank Mir is in Kim’s corner.
R1- Kim got an early take down and then took Karo’s back. Karo flipped and tried to knock him off but Kim is just latched on like Shinya Aoki. Kim went for an arm bar but Karo slipped out. Karo then almost got caught in a triangle. Kim took this round 10-9. He didn’t do a lot of damage but he really controlled and wore down Karo.
R2- Kim got an early take down and Karo got a kimura on Kim but couldn’t finish. Karo hit a beautiful judo throw half through the round and landed in side control. Karo’s mouthpiece has come out twice and the ref warns him that if it happens again that he is deducting a point. Karo lands strikes towards the end of the round. Karo wins this round and we are at 19-19 after two rounds. Karo still seems like he is having a lot of trouble with the mouth piece.
“Dude, you are kicking his ass now”- Karo’s corner after Round Two
R3- Kim gets an early take down and Karo pushes him off and the ref warns him about up kicks to the face. A minute and a half left in the fight and this is anybody’s fight. Really tough finally round to judge. It was very even. This one is a toss up.
Judges score cards say: 29-28 Karo, 29-28 Kim and 29-28 Karo.
Winner: Karo Parisyan by Decision (Split)
Light Heavyweight Fight- Stephan Bonnar (14-4) vs. Jon Jones (7-0)
Jones is undefeated and looked good in his only UFC fight and win against Andre Gusmao at UFC 87. Bonnar’s last fight was a win against Eric Schaefer at UFC 77. Jones is a JUCO National Wrestling Champion but has most of his wins by KO. On paper this should be a fun fight. Bonnar has moved his camp to Vegas and is now training with Forrest Griffin. Jones has a 4.5” reach advantage. Jones is the 3rd youngest fighter in the UFC.
R1- Jones got a good judo throw take down early in the round but couldn’t hold position. Jones got another take down and Bonnar again got to his feet. Jones hit Bonnar with a belly to back suplex and when Bonnar got up he hit him with a spinning back fist and then jumped on top of Bonnar. Bonnar is cut on his forehead. Jones landed a good knee. Jones ended the round with a take down. Jones looked great in this round. 10-9 in favor of Jones.
R2- This round was a lot closer but Jones landed 3 take downs and the stand up was relatively even. Jones 20-18.
R3- Bonnar is the aggressor in this round and Jones looks to be tiring. Bonnar tried for a take down and got it reversed. Jones almost got caught in a triangle. Bonnar took this round but Jones will win this fight 29-28. The 3rd decision of the night but the first unanimous one. Jones definitely has a lot of talent, I look forward to his next fight.
Judges score cards say: 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28 in favor of Jones.
Winner: Jon Jones by Decision (Unanimous)
Light Heavyweight Fight- Lyoto Machida (13-0) vs. Thiago Silva (13-0)
If Machida wins this he is next in line for a shot at Rashad Evans. If Silva wins then he probably needs 1 more quality win to get a shot. Machida was last seen taking apart Tito Ortiz in a unanimous decision victory and Silva got a Round One TKO victory over Antonio Mendes. Both fights were at UFC 84. Silva has finished all but one of his opponents. Silva looks like he came to fight. Machida is called the “most elusive fighter in UFC history.”
R1- Machida hits some strikes early then they clinch and Machida hits a low blow. Machida got a quick take down after they re-started but he gave up his spot. Lyoto hit a big left hand and Silva went down. Lyoto caught Silva with a big right and knocked him down again. Great counter punching so far for Machida. In the closing seconds of the round Machida pushes Silva down and then jumps on top of him very quickly for a couple of strikes and the bell rings for time and then Silva just lays there and doesn’t get up to go back to his corner. It looked like the first punch from Machida knocked his head back into the canvas and knocked him out. Looks like he was knocked out more from the punch then from his head hitting the mat.
Machida looked great in this fight. He just earned himself a shot at Rashad Evans. Who would have thought that we would have 3 decisions and 1 KO so far and the KO would be for Machida?
Post-match Joe Rogan introduces Machida and his interpreter and then Machida speaks in English for his interview.
Winner: Lyoto Machida by KO R1 4:59
Welterweight Title Fight- Georges St Pierre © (17-2) vs. BJ Penn (13-4-1)
Champion versus Champion. UFC stats say Penn has never been knocked down and that he lands 61% of his lead jabs (UFC average is around 30%). GSP lands 75% of his take down attempts (UFC average is 45%) and he defends 85% of his opponents take downs (UFC average is 55%). BJ is looking to be the first UFC fighter to hold belts at the same time in different weight divisions. Penn gets a big reaction from the crowd as he comes to the ring. GSP gets more of a mixed reaction from the crowd. GSP won their first match-up by Decision after getting dominated in the first round by BJ Penn. GSP has a 6” reach advantage.
R1- Very even as GSP works the first couple of minutes trying to get a take down but BJ continues to deny him. GSP takes the first round by controlling where the fight went and landing a few more strikes. 10-9 GSP but not much damage done on either guy.
R2- Penn hit a good left hand in the first 30 seconds of round two. GSP finally got a take down one minute into the round after struggling the entire first round to try and get one but failing. GSP lands some Ground and Pound and passes guard and lands some more G&P. GSP is hitting some good elbows and the crowd rewards him with a “GSP” chant. GSP dominated this round and is up 20-18 so far.
R3- GSP lands some strikes to start the round and BJs nose is bloodied. GSP powers through another take down. BJ took some offense and some hammer fists and then got back to his feet but GSP got another take down. GSP lands some good strikes towards the end of the round. GSP is in control at 30-27. Penn is going to need a knockout or submission if he wants to win this one.
R4- GSP landed some early strikes and then got another take down. Starting in the second round GSP has done what he wanted to do. GSP is landing some good Ground and Pound. GSP was just all over BJ in this round. This was a 10-8 round for GSP. I’ve got GSP up 40-35 right now with one round left. Herb Dean wants the doctor to look at BJ and Dean stops the fight. It looks like in the replay that BJ’s corner stopped the fight.
What a dominate performance by GSP. This victory quickly catapults GSP into same stratosphere as Fedor and Anderson as the top Pound for Pound fighters in the world right now.
Winner and still Welterweight Champion: Georges St Pierre by TKO R4
Post-fight they interview GSP and bring in Thiago Alves and interview him as well.
The show started out kind of surprisingly with 3 straight decisions but 2 of them were entertaining fights in Diaz/Guida and Jones/Bonner. Lyoto and GSP both looked fantastic. Rashad vs. Lyoto and GSP vs. Alves should both be really good fights. Good show by UFC.
Saturday, July 05, 2008
UFC Wired 7/5 Re-Cap
UFC Wired 7/5 Re-Cap
Light Heavyweight Fight- Stephan Bonnar (12-4) vs. Mike Nichols (5-1)- UFC 73- 7/7/07
R1- Nichols comes out firing in this one and hits a shot right after the bell rings and then takes Bonnar down. Nichols gets mount but Bonner scrambles and Bonnar gets his back and then losses it but has Nichols in a hammer lock. Bonner then takes his back again and gets a choke clamped in and Nichols taps. Nice showing by Bonnar.
Winner: Stephan Bonnar by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1
Lightweight Fight- Frankie Edgar (7-0) vs. Spencer Fisher (21-3)- UFC 78- 11/17/07
Frankie gets a big round of applause for this fight and Spencer gets a mixed reaction. Frankie must be from Jersey.
R1- Frankie shoots in about 30 seconds into the fight and gets a take down slam. Frankie is controlling the fight as he’s spending the majority of the round in Spencer’s guard. They stood back up and Spencer tried a high kick but slipped and Frankie jumps down into his guard again. Edgar dominates round 1 for at least a 10-9 round.
R2- Edgar almost immediately takes Spencer down. They stood back up and Frankie avoided a Fisher punch and took him down again. Spencer gets a cut on his forehead, looks to be above his eye. Frankie took his back briefly towards the end of the round but couldn’t do anything with it. Edgar is winning 20-18 after two rounds.
R3- Round 3 is more of the same as Edgar immediately takes Spencer down again. Frankie gets his back and looks to finish. Spencer got to his feet but got taken down again. This was kind of a boring fight as Edgar just dominated on the ground in this one. Edgar easily wins this fight 30-27. 2 judges had it 30-27 and one judge had it 30-26.
Winner: Frankie Edgar by Decision (Unanimous)
Lightweight Fight- Joe Lauzon (14-3) vs. Jason Reinhardt (18-0)- UFC 78- 11/17/07
R1- Lauzon with a clinch and some knees early. Lauzon gets a take down and quickly gets good position and then takes his back and finishes him. Got to wonder who in the world Reinhardt fought to be 18-0. Lauzon just demolished him.
Winner: Joe Lauzon by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 1:14
Lightweight Fight- Kenny Florian (8-3) vs. Alvin Robinson (9-1)- UFC 73- 7/7/07
R1- Alvin Robinson hits a judo like arm throw. Florian answers with a hip throw and gets a take down. They get stood up and Robinson hit a couple of punches but Florian gets another take down. Florian hits some elbows. Florian get a mount and lands some punches but is forced back into the guard. Florian passes guard and hits some elbows but Robinson gets out. They do some dirty boxing and then Florian gets a double leg take down and gets full mount again. Florian is going to town on Robinson and this one is over.
Winner: Kenny Florian by TKO R1 4:30
Light Heavyweight Fight- Stephan Bonnar (12-4) vs. Mike Nichols (5-1)- UFC 73- 7/7/07
R1- Nichols comes out firing in this one and hits a shot right after the bell rings and then takes Bonnar down. Nichols gets mount but Bonner scrambles and Bonnar gets his back and then losses it but has Nichols in a hammer lock. Bonner then takes his back again and gets a choke clamped in and Nichols taps. Nice showing by Bonnar.
Winner: Stephan Bonnar by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1
Lightweight Fight- Frankie Edgar (7-0) vs. Spencer Fisher (21-3)- UFC 78- 11/17/07
Frankie gets a big round of applause for this fight and Spencer gets a mixed reaction. Frankie must be from Jersey.
R1- Frankie shoots in about 30 seconds into the fight and gets a take down slam. Frankie is controlling the fight as he’s spending the majority of the round in Spencer’s guard. They stood back up and Spencer tried a high kick but slipped and Frankie jumps down into his guard again. Edgar dominates round 1 for at least a 10-9 round.
R2- Edgar almost immediately takes Spencer down. They stood back up and Frankie avoided a Fisher punch and took him down again. Spencer gets a cut on his forehead, looks to be above his eye. Frankie took his back briefly towards the end of the round but couldn’t do anything with it. Edgar is winning 20-18 after two rounds.
R3- Round 3 is more of the same as Edgar immediately takes Spencer down again. Frankie gets his back and looks to finish. Spencer got to his feet but got taken down again. This was kind of a boring fight as Edgar just dominated on the ground in this one. Edgar easily wins this fight 30-27. 2 judges had it 30-27 and one judge had it 30-26.
Winner: Frankie Edgar by Decision (Unanimous)
Lightweight Fight- Joe Lauzon (14-3) vs. Jason Reinhardt (18-0)- UFC 78- 11/17/07
R1- Lauzon with a clinch and some knees early. Lauzon gets a take down and quickly gets good position and then takes his back and finishes him. Got to wonder who in the world Reinhardt fought to be 18-0. Lauzon just demolished him.
Winner: Joe Lauzon by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 1:14
Lightweight Fight- Kenny Florian (8-3) vs. Alvin Robinson (9-1)- UFC 73- 7/7/07
R1- Alvin Robinson hits a judo like arm throw. Florian answers with a hip throw and gets a take down. They get stood up and Robinson hit a couple of punches but Florian gets another take down. Florian hits some elbows. Florian get a mount and lands some punches but is forced back into the guard. Florian passes guard and hits some elbows but Robinson gets out. They do some dirty boxing and then Florian gets a double leg take down and gets full mount again. Florian is going to town on Robinson and this one is over.
Winner: Kenny Florian by TKO R1 4:30
Saturday, May 17, 2008
UFC Unleashed 5/7 Re-Cap
UFC Unleashed 5/7 Re-Cap
Lightweight Fight- Clay Guida (21-4) vs. Tyson Griffin (8-1)
R1- Griffin gets him in a guillotine early but Guida eventually escapes. Griffin got Guida’s back, Guida countered with a leg lock and then they scrambled to a clinch against the cage. They exchange some nice shots as they open up and then Guida goes for a take down but it’s denied. Griffin hit a nice combo and then Guida dove in for a take down to save himself. Griffin denied the take down and they exchanged with Guida knocking down Griffin but Griffin sprawling to the top as the round ended. Real good round. Very close. I would probably give a slight, slight advantage to Griffin for Round 1.
R2- They wrestle early. Griffin gets in some shots a little after a minute in. Griffin gives Guida a back suplex but Guida lands on Griffin. Griffin has Guida’s back but not doing any damage. Guida rolls over and gets a knee bar but Griffin rolls over and is hitting shots to Guida’s back. Griffin reverses and grabs a leg lock. Guida gets out and gets Griffin’s back. Griffin face plants Guida but Guida somehow hangs on and still has Griffin’s back. Round 2 was about the same as the first but I think this one was more up in the air than the first round. Guida may have snuck this round.
R3- Griffin attacks early and hits a nice knee. Griffin really trying to take it to Guida and Guida goes in for a take down but is denied. Griffin with jabs. Guida’s take down is denied again. Guida grabbed Griffin’s back but then Griffin rolled through and they are exchanging some punches. Guida on top but struggling to get any sustained damage. Griffin is doing a good job defending from the bottom. Guida ends the fight with a couple of punches. Really close fight. Guida may have won the fight by staying on top for the last 2 minutes.
Winner: Tyson Griffin by Decision (Split)
Light Heavyweight Fight- Stephan Bonnar (12-3) vs. Forrest Griffin (12-3)
This is the re-match from the fantastic fight that they had at the Ultimate Fighter Season 1 Finale that landed both of these guys UFC contracts.
R1- Forrest is the aggressor in the first round as Bonnar seems to be fighting more out of reaction instead of aggression. Both guys land a couple of nice shots and then Griffin catches Bonnar and he falls to the ground and Griffin rushes him but they get back to their feet pretty quickly. Decent first round, pretty much a long feel out process with some good action thrown in. In my estimation Forrest took this round.
R2- This round is pretty even through the first half but Forrest seems to be moving forward more and Bonnar seems to be ducking and moving and counter punching more. Forrest has a cut on his cheek and Bonnar hits a nice combo of several punches about 3 minutes into the round. Bonnar ends the even round nicely by landing a couple of shots. This round could have gone either way, it was very close.
R3- Forrest comes out in this round with a sense of urgency. Both guys are cut but nothing bad. About 2 minutes in and the round has been really even. They clinched for the first time in the fight but Forrest missed a knee. Forrest seems to be coming on towards the end of the fight. They end the fight in the clinch.
Real solid fight. Forrest just seemed to barely get the better of Bonnar and seemed to push the pace more and be in control of the fight. Griffin wins 30-27 on all scorecards but it felt a little closer than that.
Winner: Forrest Griffin by Decision (Unanimous)
Lightweight Fight- Clay Guida (21-4) vs. Tyson Griffin (8-1)
R1- Griffin gets him in a guillotine early but Guida eventually escapes. Griffin got Guida’s back, Guida countered with a leg lock and then they scrambled to a clinch against the cage. They exchange some nice shots as they open up and then Guida goes for a take down but it’s denied. Griffin hit a nice combo and then Guida dove in for a take down to save himself. Griffin denied the take down and they exchanged with Guida knocking down Griffin but Griffin sprawling to the top as the round ended. Real good round. Very close. I would probably give a slight, slight advantage to Griffin for Round 1.
R2- They wrestle early. Griffin gets in some shots a little after a minute in. Griffin gives Guida a back suplex but Guida lands on Griffin. Griffin has Guida’s back but not doing any damage. Guida rolls over and gets a knee bar but Griffin rolls over and is hitting shots to Guida’s back. Griffin reverses and grabs a leg lock. Guida gets out and gets Griffin’s back. Griffin face plants Guida but Guida somehow hangs on and still has Griffin’s back. Round 2 was about the same as the first but I think this one was more up in the air than the first round. Guida may have snuck this round.
R3- Griffin attacks early and hits a nice knee. Griffin really trying to take it to Guida and Guida goes in for a take down but is denied. Griffin with jabs. Guida’s take down is denied again. Guida grabbed Griffin’s back but then Griffin rolled through and they are exchanging some punches. Guida on top but struggling to get any sustained damage. Griffin is doing a good job defending from the bottom. Guida ends the fight with a couple of punches. Really close fight. Guida may have won the fight by staying on top for the last 2 minutes.
Winner: Tyson Griffin by Decision (Split)
Light Heavyweight Fight- Stephan Bonnar (12-3) vs. Forrest Griffin (12-3)
This is the re-match from the fantastic fight that they had at the Ultimate Fighter Season 1 Finale that landed both of these guys UFC contracts.
R1- Forrest is the aggressor in the first round as Bonnar seems to be fighting more out of reaction instead of aggression. Both guys land a couple of nice shots and then Griffin catches Bonnar and he falls to the ground and Griffin rushes him but they get back to their feet pretty quickly. Decent first round, pretty much a long feel out process with some good action thrown in. In my estimation Forrest took this round.
R2- This round is pretty even through the first half but Forrest seems to be moving forward more and Bonnar seems to be ducking and moving and counter punching more. Forrest has a cut on his cheek and Bonnar hits a nice combo of several punches about 3 minutes into the round. Bonnar ends the even round nicely by landing a couple of shots. This round could have gone either way, it was very close.
R3- Forrest comes out in this round with a sense of urgency. Both guys are cut but nothing bad. About 2 minutes in and the round has been really even. They clinched for the first time in the fight but Forrest missed a knee. Forrest seems to be coming on towards the end of the fight. They end the fight in the clinch.
Real solid fight. Forrest just seemed to barely get the better of Bonnar and seemed to push the pace more and be in control of the fight. Griffin wins 30-27 on all scorecards but it felt a little closer than that.
Winner: Forrest Griffin by Decision (Unanimous)
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