UFC Unleashed 3/24/2010
On this episode of UFC Unleashed we have 2 preliminary fights from the UFC on Versus show (Clay Guida and TUF alum Brendan Schaub) last Sunday and 2 other fights that have never been aired on TV.
Lightweight Fight- Justin Buchholz (9-3) vs. Jeremy Stephens (16-5)- UFC Fight Night 19- 9/16/2009
R1- Stephens is very aggressive early. Stephens landed some good knees two minutes into the fight but couldn't finish Buchholz. Stephens cut Buchholz with some strikes and the ref stopped the fight to check out his cut. The doctor stopped the fight.
Winner: Jeremy Stephens by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) R1 3:32
Lightweight Fight- Paul Kelly vs. Dennis Siver- 11/14/2009- UFC 105
R1- Both guys stood up and threw for the majority of the first round. Siver did a really good job counter punching. Kelly got a take down right at the end of the round.
R2- Siver hit a good spinning back kick about half way through the round and Kelly got rocked and stayed down for a while but Siver let him get up. When Kelly got up you could tell he was in no condition to fight. Siver hit some more strikes and then the ref stopped the fight. Awesome kick, as he hit him with the back of his heel right in the side.
Winner: Dennis Siver by TKO (Strikes) R2 2:53
Lightweight Fight- Clay Guida vs. Shannon Gugerty- 3/21/2010- UFC on Versus
R1- Guida spent the majority of the time in this round on top of Gugerty. Guida ended the round with a couple of strikes.
R2- Guida got a quick take down in the opening minute of the round. Guida mounted and grabbed an arm triangle and finished the fight.
Winner: Clay Guida by Submission (Arm Triangle) R2 3:40
Heavyweight Fight- Brendan Schaub vs. Chase Gormley- 3/21/2010- UFC on Versus
R1- Gormley came in quick and Schaub landed something that brought Gormley to his knees. Schaub continued to get strikes in on Gormley. Schaub landed a big uppercut and followed with more strikes and Schaub finished the fight. Great showing by Schaub. He looked very good in this fight.
Winner: Brendan Schaub by TKO (Strikes) R1 0:47
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Saturday, March 27, 2010
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
UFC Unleashed 5/10/09 Re-Cap
UFC Unleashed 5/10/09
This show is from 2006.
Light Heavyweight Fight- Forrest Griffin (11-2) vs. Elvis Sinosic (6-7-2)- UFC 55- 10/7/05
You don’t see many guys in the UFC that have a losing record. Forrest is sporting red hair for this fight.
R1- This is a typical early Forrest fight as they are standing up and throwing and Elvis looks like he’s getting the better of it. Forrest fought through and landed a couple of shots and got the finish. Forrest kept leaving himself wide open but he sort of wore down Elvis and then finished him off.
Winner: Forrest Griffin by TKO (punches) R1 3:30
Middleweight Title Fight- Evan Tanner (32-4) vs. David Terrell (9-1)- UFC 51- 2/5/05
Terrell is a Gracie jiu jitsu black belt. They show highlights of Terrell knocking out Matt Lindland in 24 seconds.
R1- Terrell got a good guillotine but Tanner got out of it. After escaping the guillotine Tanner really dominated Terrell with some Ground and Pound. Herb Dean stepped in with 30 seconds left in the round and stopped the fight.
Winner: Evan Tanner by TKO (punches) R1 4:35
Heavyweight Fight- Jeff Monson (21-5) vs. Branden Lee Hinkle (14-6)- UFC 57- 2/4/06
This is Monson’s first fight in the UFC in 4 years since his loss to Ricco Rodriguez. Hinkle has a 6” height advantage but Monson outweighs him by 12 pounds so Monson is going to have a big strength advantage.
R1- Monson overpowered Hinkle in this fight and got a submission near the end of the round. Hinkle had good position at times he just didn’t do anything with it.
Winner: Jeff Monson by Technical Submission (North-South Choke) R1 4:35
Heavyweight Fight- Tim Sylvia (15-0) vs. Wesley “Cabbage” Correira (15-3)- UFC 39- 9/27/02
This is Sylvia’s UFC debut. He is fighting out of the Militech camp. Sylvia has a 6” height advantage. Correira’s hair is striped with red and blue. He looks like a Buffalo Bill.
R1- Sylvia uses his jab well at the beginning of the fight but Cabbage opens up on him and got him on the ropes until Sylvia grabbed a clinch. Sylvia then pushed forward and used a clinch to deliver some good shots and knees. Tim hit a nice Superman punch and is just unloading on Cabbage but Cabbage has a strong chin. Sylvia is hitting some really good shots in this fight. Sylvia wins the first round 10-9. Somehow Cabbage stayed on his feet the entire round.
R2- Sylvia works some punches and knees at the beginning of the round and has really taken over this fight. Cabbage complained about a finger in the eye and the ref doesn’t stop and Sylvia just peppers him and eventually Cabbage’s corner throws in the towel as he just won’t go down. Nice showing by Sylvia.
Winner: Tim Sylvia by TKO (Corner Stoppage) R2 (1:43)
This show is from 2006.
Light Heavyweight Fight- Forrest Griffin (11-2) vs. Elvis Sinosic (6-7-2)- UFC 55- 10/7/05
You don’t see many guys in the UFC that have a losing record. Forrest is sporting red hair for this fight.
R1- This is a typical early Forrest fight as they are standing up and throwing and Elvis looks like he’s getting the better of it. Forrest fought through and landed a couple of shots and got the finish. Forrest kept leaving himself wide open but he sort of wore down Elvis and then finished him off.
Winner: Forrest Griffin by TKO (punches) R1 3:30
Middleweight Title Fight- Evan Tanner (32-4) vs. David Terrell (9-1)- UFC 51- 2/5/05
Terrell is a Gracie jiu jitsu black belt. They show highlights of Terrell knocking out Matt Lindland in 24 seconds.
R1- Terrell got a good guillotine but Tanner got out of it. After escaping the guillotine Tanner really dominated Terrell with some Ground and Pound. Herb Dean stepped in with 30 seconds left in the round and stopped the fight.
Winner: Evan Tanner by TKO (punches) R1 4:35
Heavyweight Fight- Jeff Monson (21-5) vs. Branden Lee Hinkle (14-6)- UFC 57- 2/4/06
This is Monson’s first fight in the UFC in 4 years since his loss to Ricco Rodriguez. Hinkle has a 6” height advantage but Monson outweighs him by 12 pounds so Monson is going to have a big strength advantage.
R1- Monson overpowered Hinkle in this fight and got a submission near the end of the round. Hinkle had good position at times he just didn’t do anything with it.
Winner: Jeff Monson by Technical Submission (North-South Choke) R1 4:35
Heavyweight Fight- Tim Sylvia (15-0) vs. Wesley “Cabbage” Correira (15-3)- UFC 39- 9/27/02
This is Sylvia’s UFC debut. He is fighting out of the Militech camp. Sylvia has a 6” height advantage. Correira’s hair is striped with red and blue. He looks like a Buffalo Bill.
R1- Sylvia uses his jab well at the beginning of the fight but Cabbage opens up on him and got him on the ropes until Sylvia grabbed a clinch. Sylvia then pushed forward and used a clinch to deliver some good shots and knees. Tim hit a nice Superman punch and is just unloading on Cabbage but Cabbage has a strong chin. Sylvia is hitting some really good shots in this fight. Sylvia wins the first round 10-9. Somehow Cabbage stayed on his feet the entire round.
R2- Sylvia works some punches and knees at the beginning of the round and has really taken over this fight. Cabbage complained about a finger in the eye and the ref doesn’t stop and Sylvia just peppers him and eventually Cabbage’s corner throws in the towel as he just won’t go down. Nice showing by Sylvia.
Winner: Tim Sylvia by TKO (Corner Stoppage) R2 (1:43)
Saturday, August 02, 2008
UFC Unleashed 7/19 Re-Cap
UFC Unleashed 7/19 Re-Cap
This was a double shot of UFC Unleashed.
Lightweight Fight- Tyson Griffin (8-0) vs. Frankie Edgar (5-0)- UFC 67- 2/3/07
This was on the 7/13 episode of UFC Wired.
This is Edgar’s UFC debut. Both guys are undefeated coming into this fight.
R1- Edgar gets the first take down but Tyson gets a guillotine but Edgar gets out of it. Tyson picks him up and slams him and they sprawl. The stand up is pretty even in this round. Edgar gets another take down and is in Griffin’s guard. Edgar lands some good shots. Edgar 10-9 in a good first round.
R2- Griffin lands a really nice uppercut early in the round. Edgar gets a take down with about 2 minutes left after Griffin had been winning the round. Back on their feet and Griffin knocks Edgar down with a leg kick and then goes for another but Edgar takes him down. They sprawl and Tyson gets his back but Edgar transitions into a mount. This was a really close round. Edgar finished it really well and Griffin had trouble getting back to his corner and I think that and the take downs ultimately won the round for Edgar. I’ve got Edgar 20-18 in a really close fight so far.
R3- They are pretty even at the stand up at the beginning of the round. Edgar gets some knees and Griffin looks like he complains about a low blow but the ref tells him to fight on. Edgar starts to control the fight and has Griffin in the corner and is hitting him with punches. Edgar gets a take down. Edgar gets some more punches in as they stand up. Edgar gets another take down and is controlling this round. Edgar with more punches as they stand up and then gets another take down. Griffin reverses into a knee bar and Edgar looks like he’s going to hold on for the rest of the fight. Really good fight. Edgar really dominated this round with Griffin almost getting a submission at the end. Really good fight, I’ve got Edgar winning 30-27, but a really close 30-27.
Judges score the fight: 29-28, 30-27 and 29-28 in favor of Edgar.
Winner: Frankie Edgar by Decision (Unanimous)
Light Heavyweight Fight- Michael Bisping (12-0) vs. Eric Schafer (9-1-2)- UFC 66- 12/30/06
Looks like this is pre Bisping/Evans.
R1- First part of the fight is Bisping trying to strike and Schafer trying to take him down. Schafer got a good take down about a minute and a half into the round. Schafer went for Bisping's back and Bisping dropped him on his head but Schafer held on and remained at an advantage. They got back to their feet and Bisping hit a big kick and then grabbed a guillotine but lost it quickly. Bisping hit a couple of nice punches but Schafer got another take down. Bisping turns him over and hit some nice punches. Bisping is starting to lay into Schafer and the ref stops the fight.
Winner: Michael Bisping by TKO (strikes) 4:24
Welterweight Fight- Thiago Alves (13-2) vs. Spencer Fisher (15-1)- UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2- 10/3/05
This should be a good fight. It’s interesting seeing Fisher fight at Welterweight.
R1- Both guys throwing early and providing some exciting action. Fisher gets an early take down. Fisher got an ankle lock on Alves but Alves flips over and gets in half guard. Alves controls the round but Fisher does almost get a couple submissions. Alves hits an illegal knee right at the end of the round and Herb Dean takes a point away from him. Round would have gone to Alves 10-9, instead it’s 9-9.
R2- Alves gets a take down fairly quickly into the round. Alves hits some really nice elbows. Fisher got back to his feet and landed a couple of punches. Alves got another take down with one minute left in the round. Alves lands some good punches in full guard. Fisher gets a triangle with 30 seconds left and Alves taps.
Wow, what a surprising finish. I was expecting Alves to take this one but Fisher got the triangle out of nowhere and won the fight.
Winner: Spencer Fisher by Submission (Triangle)
Light Heavyweight Fight- Jason Lambert (22-6) vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral (27-6)- UFC 68- 3/3/07
This was on the 6/21 UFC Wired show.
R1- Sobral opens up with some early strikes and takes Lambert down quickly. Sobral controls the fight on the ground. Sobral briefly had a Rear Naked Choke but Lambert got out of it. Lambert got back to his feet and got in some nice shots and took Sobral down and did some Ground and Pound to end the round.
R2- Sobral hits some early knees but Lambert gets a take down. Sobral gets back to his feet but gets take down again. The ref stands them up and almost immediately Lambert nails Sobral and just floors him and ends the fight.
Winner: Jason Lambert by KO R2 3:36
Light Heavyweight Fight- Keith Jardine (12-3-1) vs. Houston Alexander (6-1)- UFC 71- 5/26/07
This was on the UFC Wired 4/26 Show.
This is Alexander’s UFC debut and they put Jardine over as being heavily favored coming off of his win against Forrest Griffin.
R1- Jardine starts off with some shots and gets Alexander down. He charges but Alexander catches him and just swarms on him laying down a ton of punches and a knee and more punches and Jardine just crumbles. Alexander takes time to scream at him after he’s knocked out. Just a wild one minute fight. Alexander landed a ton of brutal shots.
Winner: Houston Alexander by KO R1 0:41
Heavyweight Fight- Brandon Vera (5-0) vs. Justin Eilers (9-4-1- UFC 57- 2/4/06
R1- They clinch for about a minute until the ref separates them. Vera starts to try some kicks and hits one and Eilers does what is almost a Flair flop and on the way down Vera hits him with a knee for the KO.
Winner: Brandon Vera KO (Knee Strike) R1 1:25
Heavyweight Fight- Brandon Vera (6-0) vs. Assuerio Silva (30-3)- UFC 60- 5/27/06
R1- Vera slipped and went down about 2 minutes into the fight but quickly got back to his feet. Vera got a guillotine, got slammed but held on and Silva tapped.
Winner: Brandon Vera by Submission (Guillotine) R1 2:39
Heavyweight Fight- Frank Mir (9-2) vs. Brandon Vera (7-0)
R1- Vera hit a nice left and then came back with another good punch that rocked Mir a little bit 30 seconds into the round. Vera then hit a big knee and followed with a smaller knee blow. Vera took half guard and Mir’s nose is bleeding. Vera with some nice right hands and the ref steps in and stops the fight. Impressive showing by Vera.
Winner: Brandon Vera by TKO (strikes) R1 1:09
This was a double shot of UFC Unleashed.
Lightweight Fight- Tyson Griffin (8-0) vs. Frankie Edgar (5-0)- UFC 67- 2/3/07
This was on the 7/13 episode of UFC Wired.
This is Edgar’s UFC debut. Both guys are undefeated coming into this fight.
R1- Edgar gets the first take down but Tyson gets a guillotine but Edgar gets out of it. Tyson picks him up and slams him and they sprawl. The stand up is pretty even in this round. Edgar gets another take down and is in Griffin’s guard. Edgar lands some good shots. Edgar 10-9 in a good first round.
R2- Griffin lands a really nice uppercut early in the round. Edgar gets a take down with about 2 minutes left after Griffin had been winning the round. Back on their feet and Griffin knocks Edgar down with a leg kick and then goes for another but Edgar takes him down. They sprawl and Tyson gets his back but Edgar transitions into a mount. This was a really close round. Edgar finished it really well and Griffin had trouble getting back to his corner and I think that and the take downs ultimately won the round for Edgar. I’ve got Edgar 20-18 in a really close fight so far.
R3- They are pretty even at the stand up at the beginning of the round. Edgar gets some knees and Griffin looks like he complains about a low blow but the ref tells him to fight on. Edgar starts to control the fight and has Griffin in the corner and is hitting him with punches. Edgar gets a take down. Edgar gets some more punches in as they stand up. Edgar gets another take down and is controlling this round. Edgar with more punches as they stand up and then gets another take down. Griffin reverses into a knee bar and Edgar looks like he’s going to hold on for the rest of the fight. Really good fight. Edgar really dominated this round with Griffin almost getting a submission at the end. Really good fight, I’ve got Edgar winning 30-27, but a really close 30-27.
Judges score the fight: 29-28, 30-27 and 29-28 in favor of Edgar.
Winner: Frankie Edgar by Decision (Unanimous)
Light Heavyweight Fight- Michael Bisping (12-0) vs. Eric Schafer (9-1-2)- UFC 66- 12/30/06
Looks like this is pre Bisping/Evans.
R1- First part of the fight is Bisping trying to strike and Schafer trying to take him down. Schafer got a good take down about a minute and a half into the round. Schafer went for Bisping's back and Bisping dropped him on his head but Schafer held on and remained at an advantage. They got back to their feet and Bisping hit a big kick and then grabbed a guillotine but lost it quickly. Bisping hit a couple of nice punches but Schafer got another take down. Bisping turns him over and hit some nice punches. Bisping is starting to lay into Schafer and the ref stops the fight.
Winner: Michael Bisping by TKO (strikes) 4:24
Welterweight Fight- Thiago Alves (13-2) vs. Spencer Fisher (15-1)- UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2- 10/3/05
This should be a good fight. It’s interesting seeing Fisher fight at Welterweight.
R1- Both guys throwing early and providing some exciting action. Fisher gets an early take down. Fisher got an ankle lock on Alves but Alves flips over and gets in half guard. Alves controls the round but Fisher does almost get a couple submissions. Alves hits an illegal knee right at the end of the round and Herb Dean takes a point away from him. Round would have gone to Alves 10-9, instead it’s 9-9.
R2- Alves gets a take down fairly quickly into the round. Alves hits some really nice elbows. Fisher got back to his feet and landed a couple of punches. Alves got another take down with one minute left in the round. Alves lands some good punches in full guard. Fisher gets a triangle with 30 seconds left and Alves taps.
Wow, what a surprising finish. I was expecting Alves to take this one but Fisher got the triangle out of nowhere and won the fight.
Winner: Spencer Fisher by Submission (Triangle)
Light Heavyweight Fight- Jason Lambert (22-6) vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral (27-6)- UFC 68- 3/3/07
This was on the 6/21 UFC Wired show.
R1- Sobral opens up with some early strikes and takes Lambert down quickly. Sobral controls the fight on the ground. Sobral briefly had a Rear Naked Choke but Lambert got out of it. Lambert got back to his feet and got in some nice shots and took Sobral down and did some Ground and Pound to end the round.
R2- Sobral hits some early knees but Lambert gets a take down. Sobral gets back to his feet but gets take down again. The ref stands them up and almost immediately Lambert nails Sobral and just floors him and ends the fight.
Winner: Jason Lambert by KO R2 3:36
Light Heavyweight Fight- Keith Jardine (12-3-1) vs. Houston Alexander (6-1)- UFC 71- 5/26/07
This was on the UFC Wired 4/26 Show.
This is Alexander’s UFC debut and they put Jardine over as being heavily favored coming off of his win against Forrest Griffin.
R1- Jardine starts off with some shots and gets Alexander down. He charges but Alexander catches him and just swarms on him laying down a ton of punches and a knee and more punches and Jardine just crumbles. Alexander takes time to scream at him after he’s knocked out. Just a wild one minute fight. Alexander landed a ton of brutal shots.
Winner: Houston Alexander by KO R1 0:41
Heavyweight Fight- Brandon Vera (5-0) vs. Justin Eilers (9-4-1- UFC 57- 2/4/06
R1- They clinch for about a minute until the ref separates them. Vera starts to try some kicks and hits one and Eilers does what is almost a Flair flop and on the way down Vera hits him with a knee for the KO.
Winner: Brandon Vera KO (Knee Strike) R1 1:25
Heavyweight Fight- Brandon Vera (6-0) vs. Assuerio Silva (30-3)- UFC 60- 5/27/06
R1- Vera slipped and went down about 2 minutes into the fight but quickly got back to his feet. Vera got a guillotine, got slammed but held on and Silva tapped.
Winner: Brandon Vera by Submission (Guillotine) R1 2:39
Heavyweight Fight- Frank Mir (9-2) vs. Brandon Vera (7-0)
R1- Vera hit a nice left and then came back with another good punch that rocked Mir a little bit 30 seconds into the round. Vera then hit a big knee and followed with a smaller knee blow. Vera took half guard and Mir’s nose is bleeding. Vera with some nice right hands and the ref steps in and stops the fight. Impressive showing by Vera.
Winner: Brandon Vera by TKO (strikes) R1 1:09
Saturday, July 12, 2008
UFC Unleashed 7/10 Re-Cap
UFC Unleashed 7/10 Re-Cap
Middleweight Fight- Mike Swick (8-1) vs. Steve Vigneault (11-5)- UFC 58- 3/4/06
R1- Swick shows some good quick hands. Steve clinches a lot to try and stop Swick. Swick lands a nice knee two minutes into the round. Steve grabs him but Swick pulls guard with a guillotine and Steve quickly taps. Nice showing from Swick.
Winner: Mike Swick by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 2:09
Light Heavyweight Fight- Renato “Babalu” Sobral (25-5) vs. Chael Sonnen (15-6-1)- UFC 55- 10/7/05
R1- Babalu hits a big punch right at the beginning of the fight. Babalu gets a couple of take downs and then gets a standing arm triangle. Babalu with another take down and then lands some shots. Babalu really controlling but Chael reverses a Babalu take down. Chael gets in some shots on Bablu but Babalu grabs a heel hook with 30 seconds left. Babalu takes this round 10-9.
R2- Babalu gets a leg kick that takes Chael off his feet and Babalu jumps on top of him in his guard. Chael kicks him off and then gets in Babalu’s guard. Babalu gets a triangle from the guard position and submits Chael.
Winner: Renato “Babalu” Sobral by Submission (Arm Triangle) R2 1:20
Light Heavyweight Fight- Mike Van Arsdale (10-2) vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral (26-5)- UFC 57- 2/4/06
R1- Lots of clinching early in the fight. Mike gets him down but then Babalu takes Mike’s back and finishes him with a rear naked choke.
Winner: Renato “Babalu” Sobral by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 2:21
Kind of weird to me that UFC puts this episode of UFC Unleashed on with Babalu fighting for Affliction on their PPV next weekend.
Light Heavyweight Championship Fight: Chuck Liddell © (17-3) vs. Randy Couture (14-7)- UFC 57- 2/4/06
They show some celebs ringside for the fight including Charles Barkley, Ken Shamrock, and Michael Clarke Duncan. Couture gets a big reaction from the crowd. Liddell gets an equally big reaction from the fans.
R1- Long feeling out process as Liddell moves around Randy and jabs. Both guys really look for their spots. Randy got a good right hand in on Chuck and then Chuck came at his and they exchanged and then Randy got a take down. Randy tried to get a take down but Chuck held onto the cage to avoid it. Looks like Randy is losing blood. Looks like he got a cut on his nose. This was really close but I give the round to Randy to him getting the take down with the offense being somewhat even. Couture 10-9.
R2- Chuck hit a big left hand out of nowhere and Couture crumpled to the mat and then Chuck finished him really quickly. Randy slipped and then ate a big punch from Chuck and then Chuck just drilled him with a bunch of big punches.
Winner: Chuck Liddell by KO (strikes) R2 1:28
Middleweight Fight- Mike Swick (8-1) vs. Steve Vigneault (11-5)- UFC 58- 3/4/06
R1- Swick shows some good quick hands. Steve clinches a lot to try and stop Swick. Swick lands a nice knee two minutes into the round. Steve grabs him but Swick pulls guard with a guillotine and Steve quickly taps. Nice showing from Swick.
Winner: Mike Swick by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 2:09
Light Heavyweight Fight- Renato “Babalu” Sobral (25-5) vs. Chael Sonnen (15-6-1)- UFC 55- 10/7/05
R1- Babalu hits a big punch right at the beginning of the fight. Babalu gets a couple of take downs and then gets a standing arm triangle. Babalu with another take down and then lands some shots. Babalu really controlling but Chael reverses a Babalu take down. Chael gets in some shots on Bablu but Babalu grabs a heel hook with 30 seconds left. Babalu takes this round 10-9.
R2- Babalu gets a leg kick that takes Chael off his feet and Babalu jumps on top of him in his guard. Chael kicks him off and then gets in Babalu’s guard. Babalu gets a triangle from the guard position and submits Chael.
Winner: Renato “Babalu” Sobral by Submission (Arm Triangle) R2 1:20
Light Heavyweight Fight- Mike Van Arsdale (10-2) vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral (26-5)- UFC 57- 2/4/06
R1- Lots of clinching early in the fight. Mike gets him down but then Babalu takes Mike’s back and finishes him with a rear naked choke.
Winner: Renato “Babalu” Sobral by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 2:21
Kind of weird to me that UFC puts this episode of UFC Unleashed on with Babalu fighting for Affliction on their PPV next weekend.
Light Heavyweight Championship Fight: Chuck Liddell © (17-3) vs. Randy Couture (14-7)- UFC 57- 2/4/06
They show some celebs ringside for the fight including Charles Barkley, Ken Shamrock, and Michael Clarke Duncan. Couture gets a big reaction from the crowd. Liddell gets an equally big reaction from the fans.
R1- Long feeling out process as Liddell moves around Randy and jabs. Both guys really look for their spots. Randy got a good right hand in on Chuck and then Chuck came at his and they exchanged and then Randy got a take down. Randy tried to get a take down but Chuck held onto the cage to avoid it. Looks like Randy is losing blood. Looks like he got a cut on his nose. This was really close but I give the round to Randy to him getting the take down with the offense being somewhat even. Couture 10-9.
R2- Chuck hit a big left hand out of nowhere and Couture crumpled to the mat and then Chuck finished him really quickly. Randy slipped and then ate a big punch from Chuck and then Chuck just drilled him with a bunch of big punches.
Winner: Chuck Liddell by KO (strikes) R2 1:28
Sunday, June 29, 2008
UFC Unleashed 6/18 Re-Cap
UFC Unleashed 6/18 Re-Cap
Looks like we’ve got 5 fights on tap night. I’ve already seen a couple of them but I’m looking forward to seeing Brock/Mir again.
Middleweight- Chris Leben (17-4) vs. Alessio Sakara (16-6-1)- UFC 82- 3/1/08
This is from the UFC 82 show and is also on the UFC Wired 6/28 show.
R1- Both guys swinging pretty freely early. Leben seems to be moving forward and in slight control. They are still throwing pretty good at one another with no one with a clear advantage. Leben continues to move forward on Sakara as they exchange. Sakara gets in a couple of good shots but then eats a knee. Leben with a nice inside leg kick and then body kick. They tie up on the cage but then release. Leben gets in some punches and Sakara is rocked on the cage and Leben is on top of him landing punches and the ref stops the fight. Leben has Sakara's blood on him and is the victor. Leben got in some good punches and then rocked Sakara with 2 punches and then got on top and started punching and the ref stopped the fight.
Winner: Chris Leben via TKO Round 1 (3:16)
Lightweight Fight- Ryan Roberts (14-2-1) vs. Marcus Auriello (15-5)- UFC Fight Night 13- 4/2/08
R1- Auriello takes him down quick and then taps him with an arm bar. This one was over before it started. Auriello just dominated. His celebration took longer than the fight did.
Winner: Marcus Auriello by Submission (Arm Bar) R1 0:16
Welterweight- David Bielkheden (12-5) vs Diego Sanchez (19-2)- UFC 82- 3/1/08
Sanchez quickly takes David down and gets in a couple of shots. He’s really working trying to get in position on top to do damage or to pass. Diego is getting in a couple of shots and is really in control early. Diego gets side control and hits some short elbows and is looking for a kimura. Diego moves into full mount and finally starts to get in some good shots on David and then just starts laying it in and gets the win via opponent tap. Diego just controlled this match and won decisively. Real good showing for Diego.
Winner: Diego Sanchez by Submission (punches) R1 4:43
Middleweight Fight- Alan Belcher (9-2) vs. Kendall Grove (9-3)- UFC 69- 4/7/07
This is a fight with some really young fighters as Belcher is only 22 and Grove is 24 as of this fight.
R1- Belcher takes him down about 30 seconds in and gets side control. Grove did a good job getting out and threw some knees. Kendall seems to be the aggressor as he hits some knees and gets a take down. Kendall gets some shots in and then stops a take down at the end of the round. This was a good, close round that I think Kendall took 10-9.
R2- Kendall gets a real nice knee in early in the round and Belcher goes for a take down but gets it stuffed. Grove just starts to nail Belcher with some elbows and he took some skin off of the top of Belcher’s head with those elbows. Kendall hits a really nice combo as he gets a kick and then a punch and follows it with some good looking knees. Grove is getting some big shots in on Belcher and then hits a big slam on Belcher. Kendall has half guard and is getting in some good shots on Belcher. Kendall finishes Belcher with a nice submission from half guard. Kendall just looked great in this fight. This was definitely the best that I’ve seen him look.
Winner: Kendall Grove by Submission (Brabo Choke) R2 4:42
Heavyweight Fight- Frank Mir (10-3) vs. Brock Lesnar (1-0)- UFC 81- 2/2/08
R1- Lesnar takes down Mir immediately. Lesnar gets some nice shots in but the ref calls a timeout due to a shot to the back of the head and they take a point away from Lesnar without a warning. I didn’t see anything bad based on the other MMA fights that I’ve seen. Lesnar hit him in the back of the head a couple of times but I’ve seen a lot worse without points taken away and without even a warning given. Mir was getting overwhelmed at this point so it was a real interesting call by the ref. Brock hits Mir again and starts pounding on him on the ground. Mir almost gets an arm bar. Mir gets to the guard position. Mir caught Lesnar in a knee bar with a very nice wily veteran type move and tapped him. Lesnar let down his guard and it cost him.
This was a real interesting fight, especially watching it again. Lesnar just dominated but made some real mistakes due to his inexperience. Lesnar’s offense looked awesome. I’m very interested in seeing Lesnar fight again. Great job my Mir in holding on and finding Lesnar’s weakness and taping him but I just can’t see Mir beating Noguiera.
Winner: Frank Mir by Submission (Knee Bar) R1 1:30
Looks like we’ve got 5 fights on tap night. I’ve already seen a couple of them but I’m looking forward to seeing Brock/Mir again.
Middleweight- Chris Leben (17-4) vs. Alessio Sakara (16-6-1)- UFC 82- 3/1/08
This is from the UFC 82 show and is also on the UFC Wired 6/28 show.
R1- Both guys swinging pretty freely early. Leben seems to be moving forward and in slight control. They are still throwing pretty good at one another with no one with a clear advantage. Leben continues to move forward on Sakara as they exchange. Sakara gets in a couple of good shots but then eats a knee. Leben with a nice inside leg kick and then body kick. They tie up on the cage but then release. Leben gets in some punches and Sakara is rocked on the cage and Leben is on top of him landing punches and the ref stops the fight. Leben has Sakara's blood on him and is the victor. Leben got in some good punches and then rocked Sakara with 2 punches and then got on top and started punching and the ref stopped the fight.
Winner: Chris Leben via TKO Round 1 (3:16)
Lightweight Fight- Ryan Roberts (14-2-1) vs. Marcus Auriello (15-5)- UFC Fight Night 13- 4/2/08
R1- Auriello takes him down quick and then taps him with an arm bar. This one was over before it started. Auriello just dominated. His celebration took longer than the fight did.
Winner: Marcus Auriello by Submission (Arm Bar) R1 0:16
Welterweight- David Bielkheden (12-5) vs Diego Sanchez (19-2)- UFC 82- 3/1/08
Sanchez quickly takes David down and gets in a couple of shots. He’s really working trying to get in position on top to do damage or to pass. Diego is getting in a couple of shots and is really in control early. Diego gets side control and hits some short elbows and is looking for a kimura. Diego moves into full mount and finally starts to get in some good shots on David and then just starts laying it in and gets the win via opponent tap. Diego just controlled this match and won decisively. Real good showing for Diego.
Winner: Diego Sanchez by Submission (punches) R1 4:43
Middleweight Fight- Alan Belcher (9-2) vs. Kendall Grove (9-3)- UFC 69- 4/7/07
This is a fight with some really young fighters as Belcher is only 22 and Grove is 24 as of this fight.
R1- Belcher takes him down about 30 seconds in and gets side control. Grove did a good job getting out and threw some knees. Kendall seems to be the aggressor as he hits some knees and gets a take down. Kendall gets some shots in and then stops a take down at the end of the round. This was a good, close round that I think Kendall took 10-9.
R2- Kendall gets a real nice knee in early in the round and Belcher goes for a take down but gets it stuffed. Grove just starts to nail Belcher with some elbows and he took some skin off of the top of Belcher’s head with those elbows. Kendall hits a really nice combo as he gets a kick and then a punch and follows it with some good looking knees. Grove is getting some big shots in on Belcher and then hits a big slam on Belcher. Kendall has half guard and is getting in some good shots on Belcher. Kendall finishes Belcher with a nice submission from half guard. Kendall just looked great in this fight. This was definitely the best that I’ve seen him look.
Winner: Kendall Grove by Submission (Brabo Choke) R2 4:42
Heavyweight Fight- Frank Mir (10-3) vs. Brock Lesnar (1-0)- UFC 81- 2/2/08
R1- Lesnar takes down Mir immediately. Lesnar gets some nice shots in but the ref calls a timeout due to a shot to the back of the head and they take a point away from Lesnar without a warning. I didn’t see anything bad based on the other MMA fights that I’ve seen. Lesnar hit him in the back of the head a couple of times but I’ve seen a lot worse without points taken away and without even a warning given. Mir was getting overwhelmed at this point so it was a real interesting call by the ref. Brock hits Mir again and starts pounding on him on the ground. Mir almost gets an arm bar. Mir gets to the guard position. Mir caught Lesnar in a knee bar with a very nice wily veteran type move and tapped him. Lesnar let down his guard and it cost him.
This was a real interesting fight, especially watching it again. Lesnar just dominated but made some real mistakes due to his inexperience. Lesnar’s offense looked awesome. I’m very interested in seeing Lesnar fight again. Great job my Mir in holding on and finding Lesnar’s weakness and taping him but I just can’t see Mir beating Noguiera.
Winner: Frank Mir by Submission (Knee Bar) R1 1:30
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
UFC Unleashed 6/11 Re-Cap
UFC Unleashed 6/11 Re-Cap
Lightweight Fight- Jeffrey Cox (9-4) vs. Manvel Gamburyan (7-2)- UFC Fight Night 13- 4/2/08
R1- Manny hits a side kick at the beginning when it looked like they were going to tap gloves. Gamburyan is Karo Parisyan’s cousin. They clinch for a while and Manny flips Cox over with s judo throw and then chokes him out with a guillotine.
Winner: Manvel Gamburyan by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 1:41
Welterweight Fight- Kyle Bradley(13-4-1) vs. Chris Lytle (34-15-4)- UFC 81- 2/2/08
R1- Lytle opens up on him early and is just pounding Bradley and this one is over very quickly. Lytle just overwhelms Bradley. The ref stops the fight and then Bradley pulls guard on the ref. Great stand up by Lytle.
Winner: Chris Lytle by TKO (punches) R1 0:33
Welterweight Fight- Josh Koshcheck (11-2) vs. Dustin Hazelett (12-3)- UFC 82- 3/1/08
This is from the UFC 82 show.
R1- Haslett takes it right to Koscheck at the beginning and back him up to the cage and then Koscheck comes back after him in an exciting exchange to start the fight. Koscheck looking good early and is throwing a lot of punches and looking to be the aggressor but then Hazelett comes back and gets some good attempts in. Koscheck comes at him and pins him up against the cage. Hazelett goes for the guillotine and looks like he might be able to finish here but Koscheck gets out of it. Hazelett throws a big knee. Koscheck with a good combo. Koscheck takes him down but Hazelett goes for the triangle with 20 seconds left as the round ends. Really good first round with both guys looking real good. This was really even IMO, not sure who really won the fight. If I had to choose I would pick Koscheck because even though he ended the round at a disadvantage he had the most control of the fight throughout and seemed to me to get in more shots on his opponent and also got the only takedown of the round. Really close round, really a toss up.
R2- They are fighting for while pretty evenly but then Koscheck hits a real nice head kick and quickly follows it up with some punches and the ref stops the fight. Really nice finish from Koscheck who has really improved his stand up game since the Ultimate Fighter Season 1.
Winner: Josh Koscheck by TKO (punches) R2 1:24
This is also from UFC 82.
Middleweight Championship- Anderson Silva (c) (20-4) vs. Dan Henderson (22-6)- UFC 82- 3/1/08
Feeling out process in the early going. Henderson finally goes in after about a minute and we start to see some action now. Silva throwing some kicks now but not doing damage with them. Henderson grabs Silva and takes him down. Silva grabs a headlock and Henderson isn't doing anything on top. Henderson starting to get in a couple of punches but Silva still has him in a headlock which is limiting the damage that can be inflicted. Henderson has side control with 30 seconds left but Silva spins out and Henderson is now in full guard. Round One comes to an end with what seems to be little damage inflicted by either fighter. Henderson wins the round due to cage control and his take down. 10-9 Henderson.
R2- They are trading some jabs and kicks early. Silva starting to get some kicks in. Silva takes down Henderson. They are up and against the fence. Henderson is controlling Silva against the cage in a greco clinch. Henderson with a knee. They trade some punches and Silva is dominating with punches and gets on top. Nails an elbow, Henderson grabs Silva and is trying to get out. Silva has half guard. Silva has his back and is throwing punches. Silva is delivering punches and has him in a body triangle. Silva throwing punches. Silva trying to flatten out Henderson but they roll over and Silva's got the rear naked choke clamped on and Henderson taps.
Good fight. Silva really dominated the second round
Winner and still champ: Anderson Silva via tap out from Rear Naked Choke Round 2 4:52
Lightweight Fight- Jeffrey Cox (9-4) vs. Manvel Gamburyan (7-2)- UFC Fight Night 13- 4/2/08
R1- Manny hits a side kick at the beginning when it looked like they were going to tap gloves. Gamburyan is Karo Parisyan’s cousin. They clinch for a while and Manny flips Cox over with s judo throw and then chokes him out with a guillotine.
Winner: Manvel Gamburyan by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 1:41
Welterweight Fight- Kyle Bradley(13-4-1) vs. Chris Lytle (34-15-4)- UFC 81- 2/2/08
R1- Lytle opens up on him early and is just pounding Bradley and this one is over very quickly. Lytle just overwhelms Bradley. The ref stops the fight and then Bradley pulls guard on the ref. Great stand up by Lytle.
Winner: Chris Lytle by TKO (punches) R1 0:33
Welterweight Fight- Josh Koshcheck (11-2) vs. Dustin Hazelett (12-3)- UFC 82- 3/1/08
This is from the UFC 82 show.
R1- Haslett takes it right to Koscheck at the beginning and back him up to the cage and then Koscheck comes back after him in an exciting exchange to start the fight. Koscheck looking good early and is throwing a lot of punches and looking to be the aggressor but then Hazelett comes back and gets some good attempts in. Koscheck comes at him and pins him up against the cage. Hazelett goes for the guillotine and looks like he might be able to finish here but Koscheck gets out of it. Hazelett throws a big knee. Koscheck with a good combo. Koscheck takes him down but Hazelett goes for the triangle with 20 seconds left as the round ends. Really good first round with both guys looking real good. This was really even IMO, not sure who really won the fight. If I had to choose I would pick Koscheck because even though he ended the round at a disadvantage he had the most control of the fight throughout and seemed to me to get in more shots on his opponent and also got the only takedown of the round. Really close round, really a toss up.
R2- They are fighting for while pretty evenly but then Koscheck hits a real nice head kick and quickly follows it up with some punches and the ref stops the fight. Really nice finish from Koscheck who has really improved his stand up game since the Ultimate Fighter Season 1.
Winner: Josh Koscheck by TKO (punches) R2 1:24
This is also from UFC 82.
Middleweight Championship- Anderson Silva (c) (20-4) vs. Dan Henderson (22-6)- UFC 82- 3/1/08
Feeling out process in the early going. Henderson finally goes in after about a minute and we start to see some action now. Silva throwing some kicks now but not doing damage with them. Henderson grabs Silva and takes him down. Silva grabs a headlock and Henderson isn't doing anything on top. Henderson starting to get in a couple of punches but Silva still has him in a headlock which is limiting the damage that can be inflicted. Henderson has side control with 30 seconds left but Silva spins out and Henderson is now in full guard. Round One comes to an end with what seems to be little damage inflicted by either fighter. Henderson wins the round due to cage control and his take down. 10-9 Henderson.
R2- They are trading some jabs and kicks early. Silva starting to get some kicks in. Silva takes down Henderson. They are up and against the fence. Henderson is controlling Silva against the cage in a greco clinch. Henderson with a knee. They trade some punches and Silva is dominating with punches and gets on top. Nails an elbow, Henderson grabs Silva and is trying to get out. Silva has half guard. Silva has his back and is throwing punches. Silva is delivering punches and has him in a body triangle. Silva throwing punches. Silva trying to flatten out Henderson but they roll over and Silva's got the rear naked choke clamped on and Henderson taps.
Good fight. Silva really dominated the second round
Winner and still champ: Anderson Silva via tap out from Rear Naked Choke Round 2 4:52
Sunday, June 08, 2008
UFC Unleashed 6/4 (11 PM) Re-Cap
UFC Unleashed 6/4 (11 PM) Re-Cap
There were two UFC Unleashed shows that aired on 6/14. This is the one that aired at 11 PM.
Lightweight Fight- Roger Huerta (18-1) vs. Leonard Garcia (13-1)- UFC 69- 4/7/07
This was also on the 5/3 UFC Wired show.
I’ve seen this fight before and it’s a good one.
R1- Some good combos by both guys as they go after each other early and some wild swinging. Really action packed first minute. Huerta gets an advantage on the ground and gets his back and then the full mount but Garcia somehow comes back and is swinging hard. Garcia gets a guillotine but Huerta slams him real hard to the mat with Garcia still hanging onto the guillotine. Huerta gets out and is hitting with some good shots. Garcia taking a lot of punches and finally counters by going for a kimura and then they stand up and both guys are just swinging at each other until they go to the match. Huerta again getting a lot of punches in but Garcia is coming back with a couple of shots trying to defend himself. Garcia flips it over to end the round. Great first round, definitely goes to Huerta but Garcia showed a lot of heart and hung in the fight and came back despite taking a lot of punishment.
R2- They got toe to toe to start the round and lots of swinging. Huerta gets a take down and hits some nice elbows. Back to their feet and Garcia hits a knee. Good action on the feet as both guys are really swinging at each other. Huerta hits a nice knee and Huerta getting some combos in with Garcia hitting a couple of shots here and there as well. Garcia is getting hurt bad but he’s taking the punches. Garcia looks to be tiring and Huerta takes him down and is in the mount. They get to their feet again and they are again swinging wildly. Huerta with another takedown. Another really good round that goes to Huerta as he is controlling the fight. Garcia is taking a ton of punishment and is gassed but continues to come back for more.
R3- Garcia went for the take down early but missed it and they really go after each other again. Lots of swings and Huerta eventually takes Garcia down. Huerta is controlling on the mat in this round. Garcia reversed for a while but Huerta got his position back and really delivered some strikes to Garcia. Garcia really on the brink of having the match ended. Huerta runs out of steam a little bit as Garcia just takes a ton of punishment and rides this one out.
Really great fight and a fight that in my opinion puts both guys over, Huerta in victory and Garcia in defeat. This is one that you should definitely watch if you haven’t seen it.
Winner: Roger Huerta via Decision (Unanimous)
Lightweight Fight- Clay Guida (21-5) vs. Marcus Aurelio (14-4)- UFC 74- 8/25/07
R1- Long feeling out process until Guida opens up and hits a couple of shots. Guida pushed forward hard again at the 2 minute mark and hit a good combo. Guida pops Marcus at 1:30 and floors him but Marcus does a good job of kicking Guida off and getting back to his feet. Guida ends the round with some nice shots and a take down. Guida takes round one. Guida 10-9.
R2- Guida knocks Marcus down early in round one but I think it may have been more of a slip. Guida doesn’t follow up and Marcus gets back to his feet. Marcus takes down Guida into his guard and is going to try and work Guida from the bottom. Marcus is trying to work a version of the rubber guard. Guida getting a couple of shots in on Marcus. Guida takes round two so he’s up 20-18 on the score cards.
R3- Not a whole lot happened in round three. Guida controlled the cage but no one really got much damage on the other fighter. I’m gonna say Guida 30-27 in this one and I think the judges will agree with me. Judges score 30-27, 29-28 and 30-27. This was a “split” decision. Kind of odd how two judges can have a fight 30-27 one way and someone else can have it 29-28.
Winner: Clay Guida by Decision (Split)
There were two UFC Unleashed shows that aired on 6/14. This is the one that aired at 11 PM.
Lightweight Fight- Roger Huerta (18-1) vs. Leonard Garcia (13-1)- UFC 69- 4/7/07
This was also on the 5/3 UFC Wired show.
I’ve seen this fight before and it’s a good one.
R1- Some good combos by both guys as they go after each other early and some wild swinging. Really action packed first minute. Huerta gets an advantage on the ground and gets his back and then the full mount but Garcia somehow comes back and is swinging hard. Garcia gets a guillotine but Huerta slams him real hard to the mat with Garcia still hanging onto the guillotine. Huerta gets out and is hitting with some good shots. Garcia taking a lot of punches and finally counters by going for a kimura and then they stand up and both guys are just swinging at each other until they go to the match. Huerta again getting a lot of punches in but Garcia is coming back with a couple of shots trying to defend himself. Garcia flips it over to end the round. Great first round, definitely goes to Huerta but Garcia showed a lot of heart and hung in the fight and came back despite taking a lot of punishment.
R2- They got toe to toe to start the round and lots of swinging. Huerta gets a take down and hits some nice elbows. Back to their feet and Garcia hits a knee. Good action on the feet as both guys are really swinging at each other. Huerta hits a nice knee and Huerta getting some combos in with Garcia hitting a couple of shots here and there as well. Garcia is getting hurt bad but he’s taking the punches. Garcia looks to be tiring and Huerta takes him down and is in the mount. They get to their feet again and they are again swinging wildly. Huerta with another takedown. Another really good round that goes to Huerta as he is controlling the fight. Garcia is taking a ton of punishment and is gassed but continues to come back for more.
R3- Garcia went for the take down early but missed it and they really go after each other again. Lots of swings and Huerta eventually takes Garcia down. Huerta is controlling on the mat in this round. Garcia reversed for a while but Huerta got his position back and really delivered some strikes to Garcia. Garcia really on the brink of having the match ended. Huerta runs out of steam a little bit as Garcia just takes a ton of punishment and rides this one out.
Really great fight and a fight that in my opinion puts both guys over, Huerta in victory and Garcia in defeat. This is one that you should definitely watch if you haven’t seen it.
Winner: Roger Huerta via Decision (Unanimous)
Lightweight Fight- Clay Guida (21-5) vs. Marcus Aurelio (14-4)- UFC 74- 8/25/07
R1- Long feeling out process until Guida opens up and hits a couple of shots. Guida pushed forward hard again at the 2 minute mark and hit a good combo. Guida pops Marcus at 1:30 and floors him but Marcus does a good job of kicking Guida off and getting back to his feet. Guida ends the round with some nice shots and a take down. Guida takes round one. Guida 10-9.
R2- Guida knocks Marcus down early in round one but I think it may have been more of a slip. Guida doesn’t follow up and Marcus gets back to his feet. Marcus takes down Guida into his guard and is going to try and work Guida from the bottom. Marcus is trying to work a version of the rubber guard. Guida getting a couple of shots in on Marcus. Guida takes round two so he’s up 20-18 on the score cards.
R3- Not a whole lot happened in round three. Guida controlled the cage but no one really got much damage on the other fighter. I’m gonna say Guida 30-27 in this one and I think the judges will agree with me. Judges score 30-27, 29-28 and 30-27. This was a “split” decision. Kind of odd how two judges can have a fight 30-27 one way and someone else can have it 29-28.
Winner: Clay Guida by Decision (Split)
UFC Unleashed “Liddell vs. Silva: A Special Presentation” 5/31 Re-Cap
UFC Unleashed “Liddell vs. Silva: A Special Presentation” 5/31 Re-Cap
This show is basically all about the hype, build-up and anticipation of this fight. And then of course they show the fight…
Chuck Liddell (20-5) vs. Wanderlei Silva (31-7-1)- UFC 79- 12/29/07
R1- Very cautious first minute and a half as Chuck seems to be waiting for Silva to come at him and Silva is cautious as well. They start to throw heavily after about two minutes. Not a whole lot of action until Liddell starts to hit some shots at about the 3:30 minute time of the round. Liddell is somewhat the aggressor in round one and seemed to land more shots. Liddell 10 Wanderlei 9.
They have Dana White, Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva talk about the first round after it happens and give their perspective of who won, etc. Then they show some of the corner action with Liddell. Pretty interesting perspective.
R2- They come out and swing like crazy in the first 10 seconds with Silva hitting a couple of shots. Silva seems to be wanting to be more aggressive in this round as he’s throwing some haymakers early. Silva is kind of stalking Chuck in this round and is getting in some shots. Chuck gets knocked down by kind of a push by Silva but he pops back up. Silva’s ear is bleeding but he pops Chuck with a right hand and Chuck falls down and gets right back up again. They clinch for the first time in the fight and Chuck hits a couple of shots and Wanderlei is bleeding from the left eye. Chuck now controlling the fight as Wanderlei is trying to wildly defend himself and he gets out of trouble. Wanderlei comes back and hits some shots. They are really mixing it up and swinging wildly. Great last minute of action in this round. Just fantastic. I actually re-wound the TIVO to check out the last 1:30 of this round again. Both guys just mixing it up and laying it all on the line. It’s amazing how both of these guys take shots and then dish it right back out. I’m gonna give this round to Wanderlei but not by much. Liddell 19 Silva 19.
They show Dana talking about the last round and the fight and also get some quotes from Wanderlei as well as going briefly inside the corners of Wanderlei and Liddell and then letting Chuck talk about the round briefly.
R3- Liddell goes for an immediate take down and gets it but they get back to their feet quickly. Chuck misses with a spinning back fist but then hits a right hand and Wanderlei is pushed back to the cage and then they just start throwing at each other. Chuck is connecting big time but ends up backing off. Chuck has Wanderlei on the cage again and is just picking him apart. Wanderlei backs him off. Wanderlei trying to come back and lands and couple of punches. Liddell takes him down with 15 seconds left and rides him to victory. This was a real good fight with a couple of parts that were just fantastic. 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27 the winner is Chuck Liddell. I had it 29-28.
Winner: Chuck Liddell by Decision (Unanimous)
They also show some post-match interviews/reflection from the fighters. I really liked the presentation of this fight. They took one fight and built it up and then showed the fight with the fighters and Dana talking about each round and Joe Rogan chiming in once in a while. I would really like to see some other fights given this treatment. Really, enjoyable match and show.
This show is basically all about the hype, build-up and anticipation of this fight. And then of course they show the fight…
Chuck Liddell (20-5) vs. Wanderlei Silva (31-7-1)- UFC 79- 12/29/07
R1- Very cautious first minute and a half as Chuck seems to be waiting for Silva to come at him and Silva is cautious as well. They start to throw heavily after about two minutes. Not a whole lot of action until Liddell starts to hit some shots at about the 3:30 minute time of the round. Liddell is somewhat the aggressor in round one and seemed to land more shots. Liddell 10 Wanderlei 9.
They have Dana White, Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva talk about the first round after it happens and give their perspective of who won, etc. Then they show some of the corner action with Liddell. Pretty interesting perspective.
R2- They come out and swing like crazy in the first 10 seconds with Silva hitting a couple of shots. Silva seems to be wanting to be more aggressive in this round as he’s throwing some haymakers early. Silva is kind of stalking Chuck in this round and is getting in some shots. Chuck gets knocked down by kind of a push by Silva but he pops back up. Silva’s ear is bleeding but he pops Chuck with a right hand and Chuck falls down and gets right back up again. They clinch for the first time in the fight and Chuck hits a couple of shots and Wanderlei is bleeding from the left eye. Chuck now controlling the fight as Wanderlei is trying to wildly defend himself and he gets out of trouble. Wanderlei comes back and hits some shots. They are really mixing it up and swinging wildly. Great last minute of action in this round. Just fantastic. I actually re-wound the TIVO to check out the last 1:30 of this round again. Both guys just mixing it up and laying it all on the line. It’s amazing how both of these guys take shots and then dish it right back out. I’m gonna give this round to Wanderlei but not by much. Liddell 19 Silva 19.
They show Dana talking about the last round and the fight and also get some quotes from Wanderlei as well as going briefly inside the corners of Wanderlei and Liddell and then letting Chuck talk about the round briefly.
R3- Liddell goes for an immediate take down and gets it but they get back to their feet quickly. Chuck misses with a spinning back fist but then hits a right hand and Wanderlei is pushed back to the cage and then they just start throwing at each other. Chuck is connecting big time but ends up backing off. Chuck has Wanderlei on the cage again and is just picking him apart. Wanderlei backs him off. Wanderlei trying to come back and lands and couple of punches. Liddell takes him down with 15 seconds left and rides him to victory. This was a real good fight with a couple of parts that were just fantastic. 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27 the winner is Chuck Liddell. I had it 29-28.
Winner: Chuck Liddell by Decision (Unanimous)
They also show some post-match interviews/reflection from the fighters. I really liked the presentation of this fight. They took one fight and built it up and then showed the fight with the fighters and Dana talking about each round and Joe Rogan chiming in once in a while. I would really like to see some other fights given this treatment. Really, enjoyable match and show.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
UFC Unleashed 5/14 Re-Cap
UFC Unleashed 5/14 Re-Cap
This show featured 4 fights from 2008.
Welterweight Fight- George Sotiropoulos (8-2) vs. Roman Mitichyan (9-1)- Fight Night 13- 4/2/08
Both of these guys were in The Ultimate Fighter Season 6. Roman had to drop out before the first right due to injury and George made it to the semis.
R1- Roman looks wild early and George looks more controlled. George takes his back pretty quickly and is in control. Roman to his feet and tries to dump George but instead he gives up position and George has him in a choke. Roman gets out of the choke and flips it over but George goes for the arm bar. Roman finally slips out. George goes after some punches and then takes down Roman and gets his back again. George is now hitting some elbows and is going after the arm. Somebody is cut pretty good, I think George got cut on the back or the neck. George ends the round in full mount. George controlled Round 1 and took it pretty easily. Overall this was a pretty entertaining first round.
R2- George quickly gets control in this round as he takes Roman’s back again. Roman rolls over and George has full mount now and is laying in punches. The ref stops the fight as Roman really wasn’t defending himself. George pretty much dominated this fight and looked good.
Winner: George Sotiropoulos by TKO R2
Lightweight Fight- Clay Guida (22-6) vs. Samy Schiavo (10-4)- Fight Night 13- 4/2/08
R1- Long feeling out process as Schiavo is going for some punches and Guida just kind of trying to get the timing down. Guida moves in and absorb some punches but gets a take down. Guida moves into full mount with a minute and a half left in Round One. Schiavo can’t get out of being pinned against the cage and Guida quickly finished him with strikes on the ground. Schiavo looked good on stand up but just got controlled on the ground.
Winner: Clay Guida by TKO (strikes) R1
Welterweight Fight- Marcus Davis (18-4) vs. Jess Liaduin (12-8)- UFC 80- 1/19/08
R1- Davis has won 10 straight fights going into the one. Jess with some kicks early. Davis just nails Jess with a solid left about one minute into the fight and this one is over. Great punch.
Winner: Marcus Davis by KO R1
Lightweight Title Fight- Joe Stevenson (33-7) vs. BJ Penn 12-4-1)- UFC 80- 1/19/08
R1- BJ Penn comes out and land some punches immediately and quickly takes Stevenson down. BJ is in Joe’s half guard. BJ is just kind of smothering Joe so far. Stevenson gets some shots in from the bottom but BJ nails Stevenson with an elbow and he is a bloody mess with that one shot. Just a ton of blood. That was amazing that this one shot caused so much blood. First round goes to BJ Penn easily.
“That’s like a broken fire hydrant”- Joe Rogan (in reference to Stevenson cut from BJ Penn’s one elbow shot)
R2- Stevenson comes out more aggressive in this round. They fight pretty evenly on their feet for the first couple minutes of the round. Ref calls for a time to check out Stevenson, who has blood dripping down his face. They continue the fight. BJ jumps on Stevenson as he punches him and Stevenson drops into the fetal position. BJ grabs his back and Stevenson rolls over so now BJ is in full mount and blood is everywhere. BJ grabs his back and clamps in the choke and Stevenson taps out. BJ just dominated this fight from start to finish.
Winner and new Lightweight Champion: BJ Penn by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R2
This show featured 4 fights from 2008.
Welterweight Fight- George Sotiropoulos (8-2) vs. Roman Mitichyan (9-1)- Fight Night 13- 4/2/08
Both of these guys were in The Ultimate Fighter Season 6. Roman had to drop out before the first right due to injury and George made it to the semis.
R1- Roman looks wild early and George looks more controlled. George takes his back pretty quickly and is in control. Roman to his feet and tries to dump George but instead he gives up position and George has him in a choke. Roman gets out of the choke and flips it over but George goes for the arm bar. Roman finally slips out. George goes after some punches and then takes down Roman and gets his back again. George is now hitting some elbows and is going after the arm. Somebody is cut pretty good, I think George got cut on the back or the neck. George ends the round in full mount. George controlled Round 1 and took it pretty easily. Overall this was a pretty entertaining first round.
R2- George quickly gets control in this round as he takes Roman’s back again. Roman rolls over and George has full mount now and is laying in punches. The ref stops the fight as Roman really wasn’t defending himself. George pretty much dominated this fight and looked good.
Winner: George Sotiropoulos by TKO R2
Lightweight Fight- Clay Guida (22-6) vs. Samy Schiavo (10-4)- Fight Night 13- 4/2/08
R1- Long feeling out process as Schiavo is going for some punches and Guida just kind of trying to get the timing down. Guida moves in and absorb some punches but gets a take down. Guida moves into full mount with a minute and a half left in Round One. Schiavo can’t get out of being pinned against the cage and Guida quickly finished him with strikes on the ground. Schiavo looked good on stand up but just got controlled on the ground.
Winner: Clay Guida by TKO (strikes) R1
Welterweight Fight- Marcus Davis (18-4) vs. Jess Liaduin (12-8)- UFC 80- 1/19/08
R1- Davis has won 10 straight fights going into the one. Jess with some kicks early. Davis just nails Jess with a solid left about one minute into the fight and this one is over. Great punch.
Winner: Marcus Davis by KO R1
Lightweight Title Fight- Joe Stevenson (33-7) vs. BJ Penn 12-4-1)- UFC 80- 1/19/08
R1- BJ Penn comes out and land some punches immediately and quickly takes Stevenson down. BJ is in Joe’s half guard. BJ is just kind of smothering Joe so far. Stevenson gets some shots in from the bottom but BJ nails Stevenson with an elbow and he is a bloody mess with that one shot. Just a ton of blood. That was amazing that this one shot caused so much blood. First round goes to BJ Penn easily.
“That’s like a broken fire hydrant”- Joe Rogan (in reference to Stevenson cut from BJ Penn’s one elbow shot)
R2- Stevenson comes out more aggressive in this round. They fight pretty evenly on their feet for the first couple minutes of the round. Ref calls for a time to check out Stevenson, who has blood dripping down his face. They continue the fight. BJ jumps on Stevenson as he punches him and Stevenson drops into the fetal position. BJ grabs his back and Stevenson rolls over so now BJ is in full mount and blood is everywhere. BJ grabs his back and clamps in the choke and Stevenson taps out. BJ just dominated this fight from start to finish.
Winner and new Lightweight Champion: BJ Penn by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R2
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)
Sunday, May 04, 2008
4/30 UFC Unleashed Re-Cap
UFC Unleashed 4/30 Re-Cap
Middleweight Fight: Drew McFedries (5-1) vs. Martin Kampmann (11-1)- UFC 68- 3/3/07
McFedries get a shot in early. Kampmann shots a couple of kicks but misses. McFedries hits him with another punch and downs him and then pounces but Kampmann gets back to his feet. McFedries nails another punch. Kampmann looks to be in trouble in this fight as McFedries is just overwhelming him. Kampmann comes back with a couple of shots but McFedries is landing some really strong damaging blows. Kampmann showing a lot of heart and takes McFedries down and has side control but isn’t really doing anything with it. Kampmann with a couple of knees to the side. Kampmann with an arm triangle and gets the win. Great comeback for Kampmann. McFedries was just dominate at the beginning of the match and was overwhelming Kampmann when they were on their feet. Kampmann took a ton of shots and then took McFedries down and eventually got the submission.
Winner: Martin Kampmann by Submission (Arm Triangle) R1 4:06
Welterweight Fight: Jason Tan (5-1) vs. Marcus Davis (16-4)- UFC 72- 6/16/07
This is Jason Tan’s debut in the UFC. Davis has won 9 straight fights prior to this one. Tan missing with some leg kicks early trying to keep Davis at bay. Tan misses a high kick. Davis gets in and lands a couple of shots. Davis gets close again and finishes with punches. Tan tries to continue by grabbing Davis’s leg but the ref stopped the fight. Tan had some nice kicks but just got overwhelmed when Davis got to him and nailed him with a vicious right hook and then pounced for the finish.
Winner: Marcus Davis by KO R1 1:15
Middleweight Fight- Rich Franklin (22-2) vs. Jason MacDonald (19-7)- UFC 68- 3/3/07
This was on the UFC Wired 4/19 Show.
MacDonald is coming off of 2 straight submission of the night awards and Franklin is trying to comeback from his title loss.
R1- McDonald went for an early take down and almost got it but then Franklin peppered him with punches. They battled a lot up against the cage for position. Franklin pretty much controlling when they were on their feet. Franklin gets him to the ground and really goes after him. McDonald got a take down with 20 seconds left but did nothing and Franklin flipped it over and got a couple of elbows in. R1 to Franklin.
R2- The story of the early part of this round is McDonald trying to take down Franklin and Franklin trying to keep it on their feet. McDonald gets him down and gets a submission and is trying to tap Rich but doesn’t quite have a triangle. Franklin escapes and is now in the dominant position. Franklin gets full mount with 2 minutes left and gets in some good punches. With 1 minute left Franklin is again peppering him and is now punching him as he has his back. McDonald not doing much here at all in this round. Franklin dominating. The round ends as Franklin is just dominating McDonald and punching him for the last 10 to 15 seconds of the round in full mount. Franklin wins this round and McDonald actually taps out after the round is over and that’s the fight.
Winner: Rich Franklin via TKO (Corner Stoppage) R2 5:00
Middleweight Fight- Travis Lutter (12-3) vs. Anderson Silva (17-4)- UFC 67- 2/3/07
This was also on the UFC Wired 4/19 show.
R1- This is a non-title match due to Lutter’s inability to make weight. Silva is pretty much the best P4P fighter in the world. This is Silva’s first fight since he won the title. Long feeling out process. Anderson hits a flying knee but Lutter gets in Anderson’s guard. Anderson is a great fighter from the guard and is very hard to take advantage of. Anderson gets up with very little damage if any but Lutter takes him back down. Travis got side control and then got full mount and was pounding on Silva but Silva brilliantly reversed it. Lutter ends the round on the ground. Really close first round. Silva did a great job in fighting and defending from the bottom and Lutter got in the one really good series of punches from the mount but it was quickly reversed. Almost too close to call.
R2- Lutter takes him down but Silva hits an up kick then grabs a triangle and is choking Lutter out from the bottom. Anderson hits elbows and Lutter taps. What a brilliant reversal by Silva. He’s just too tough a defender and counter attacker.
Winner: Anderson Silva by Submission (Triangle Choke) R2 2:12
Middleweight Fight: Drew McFedries (5-1) vs. Martin Kampmann (11-1)- UFC 68- 3/3/07
McFedries get a shot in early. Kampmann shots a couple of kicks but misses. McFedries hits him with another punch and downs him and then pounces but Kampmann gets back to his feet. McFedries nails another punch. Kampmann looks to be in trouble in this fight as McFedries is just overwhelming him. Kampmann comes back with a couple of shots but McFedries is landing some really strong damaging blows. Kampmann showing a lot of heart and takes McFedries down and has side control but isn’t really doing anything with it. Kampmann with a couple of knees to the side. Kampmann with an arm triangle and gets the win. Great comeback for Kampmann. McFedries was just dominate at the beginning of the match and was overwhelming Kampmann when they were on their feet. Kampmann took a ton of shots and then took McFedries down and eventually got the submission.
Winner: Martin Kampmann by Submission (Arm Triangle) R1 4:06
Welterweight Fight: Jason Tan (5-1) vs. Marcus Davis (16-4)- UFC 72- 6/16/07
This is Jason Tan’s debut in the UFC. Davis has won 9 straight fights prior to this one. Tan missing with some leg kicks early trying to keep Davis at bay. Tan misses a high kick. Davis gets in and lands a couple of shots. Davis gets close again and finishes with punches. Tan tries to continue by grabbing Davis’s leg but the ref stopped the fight. Tan had some nice kicks but just got overwhelmed when Davis got to him and nailed him with a vicious right hook and then pounced for the finish.
Winner: Marcus Davis by KO R1 1:15
Middleweight Fight- Rich Franklin (22-2) vs. Jason MacDonald (19-7)- UFC 68- 3/3/07
This was on the UFC Wired 4/19 Show.
MacDonald is coming off of 2 straight submission of the night awards and Franklin is trying to comeback from his title loss.
R1- McDonald went for an early take down and almost got it but then Franklin peppered him with punches. They battled a lot up against the cage for position. Franklin pretty much controlling when they were on their feet. Franklin gets him to the ground and really goes after him. McDonald got a take down with 20 seconds left but did nothing and Franklin flipped it over and got a couple of elbows in. R1 to Franklin.
R2- The story of the early part of this round is McDonald trying to take down Franklin and Franklin trying to keep it on their feet. McDonald gets him down and gets a submission and is trying to tap Rich but doesn’t quite have a triangle. Franklin escapes and is now in the dominant position. Franklin gets full mount with 2 minutes left and gets in some good punches. With 1 minute left Franklin is again peppering him and is now punching him as he has his back. McDonald not doing much here at all in this round. Franklin dominating. The round ends as Franklin is just dominating McDonald and punching him for the last 10 to 15 seconds of the round in full mount. Franklin wins this round and McDonald actually taps out after the round is over and that’s the fight.
Winner: Rich Franklin via TKO (Corner Stoppage) R2 5:00
Middleweight Fight- Travis Lutter (12-3) vs. Anderson Silva (17-4)- UFC 67- 2/3/07
This was also on the UFC Wired 4/19 show.
R1- This is a non-title match due to Lutter’s inability to make weight. Silva is pretty much the best P4P fighter in the world. This is Silva’s first fight since he won the title. Long feeling out process. Anderson hits a flying knee but Lutter gets in Anderson’s guard. Anderson is a great fighter from the guard and is very hard to take advantage of. Anderson gets up with very little damage if any but Lutter takes him back down. Travis got side control and then got full mount and was pounding on Silva but Silva brilliantly reversed it. Lutter ends the round on the ground. Really close first round. Silva did a great job in fighting and defending from the bottom and Lutter got in the one really good series of punches from the mount but it was quickly reversed. Almost too close to call.
R2- Lutter takes him down but Silva hits an up kick then grabs a triangle and is choking Lutter out from the bottom. Anderson hits elbows and Lutter taps. What a brilliant reversal by Silva. He’s just too tough a defender and counter attacker.
Winner: Anderson Silva by Submission (Triangle Choke) R2 2:12
Saturday, April 26, 2008
UFC Unleashed 4/23 Re-Cap
Lightweight Fight- Rich Clementi (37-12-1) vs. Melvin Guillard (39-7-3)- UFC 79- 12/29/07
R1- Both guys feeling each other out. Guillard has a real explosive combo but hasn’t connected yet. Guillard has “Condom Depot” as the ad on his shorts, classy. Clementi grabs Guillard in a bear hug and slams him. Clementi has Guillard’s back and basically has him in a full nelson. Guillard flips it over and they get back to their feet. Guillard nails Clementi with a couple of punches and then slams him down. Clementi reverses and he’s on top. Real back and forth fight, Clementi with more cage control in Round 1. Clementi grabs a choke and it’s over. Clementi then does a classy “crotch chop” while above Guillard after the win.
Winner: Rich Clementi via submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 4:40
Middleweight Fight- Kendall Grove (10-4) vs. Jorge Rivera (14-6)- UFC 80- 1/19/08
Jorge takes him down quickly and is landing some punches against the cage. Jorge has his back and is landing more punches. Kendall to his feet but he’s eating punch after punch and this one is over quickly and impressively. Jorge with a dominating win.
Winner: Jorge Rivera via TKO (punches) R1 1:20
Light Heavyweight Fight- Lyoto Machida (11-0) vs. Sokoudjou (4-1)- UFC 79- 12/29/07
R1- Machida is unbeaten so far. Soko has been training with Dan Henderson. Soko hits a couple of nice punches early and gets a take down but Machida quickly reverses and is on top controlling in the half guard. Machida is going after his arm but gives it up and is trying to get some punches. Soko doing a good job defending but not actively seeming to try and get out. The ref stands them up. Soko with another take down but they are quickly back to their feet. Round goes to Machida but he definitely wasn’t dominating.
R2- Not much going on in this round. Machida is hitting a couple of kicks and then he gets an opening and trips Soku and goes after him in full guard with a bunch of punches. Machida going for a submission now with an arm triangle but losses it. Soko seems to be real winded as he’s really been controlled in this fight and especially this round. Machida on top and throwing some elbows. Machida grabs the arm triangle again and gets the victory. Real good win for Machida. He seems like a real good technical fighter, not exciting but seems like a real good tactician.
Winner: Lyoto Machida by submission (arm triangle) R2 4:20
Welterweight- Interim Welterweight Title Match: Georges St-Pierre (14-2) vs. Matt Hughes (43-5)- UFC 79- 12/29/07
This is the third fight between these two fighters. This was on UFC Wired just a week or so ago.
R1- The first minute is active but both guys real cautious as nothing of note has been hit yet. Hughes tried for an early take down but Georges backed down. Hughes again goes for take down but is denied. Georges going for some kicks and then a Superman punch and Hughes goes for a take down but the clinch and Georges takes Hughes down and is on top in full guard. Georges with some light punches from the top. Georges pushes Hughes up against the cage. Georges with some short elbows. Georges with some punches again. Georges dominating so far but not really close to a stoppage. Hughes needs to find a way out. Georges slams Hughes a couple of times. Georges got his back in the last 10 seconds. Easy round to Georges here as he just dominated. Hughes really didn’t even get any offense at all in.
R2- Georges again takes Hughes down. Georges now in half guard. Hughes trying to get some offense from the bottom as he hits an elbow. Georges with some elbows. He’s in full guard now. Georges back on top in half guard and mounts Hughes and has his back with 1:30 left in the round. They battle and Georges has him up against the cage now. Hughes now with Georges leg but can’t get the takedown. They are tied up and Georges with a great take down into side control. Georges with an arm bar type move and Hughes taps.
Georges St-Pierre just absolutely dominated this fight from start to finish.
Winner: Georges St-Pierre by Verbal Submission (arm bar) R2 4:54.
R1- Both guys feeling each other out. Guillard has a real explosive combo but hasn’t connected yet. Guillard has “Condom Depot” as the ad on his shorts, classy. Clementi grabs Guillard in a bear hug and slams him. Clementi has Guillard’s back and basically has him in a full nelson. Guillard flips it over and they get back to their feet. Guillard nails Clementi with a couple of punches and then slams him down. Clementi reverses and he’s on top. Real back and forth fight, Clementi with more cage control in Round 1. Clementi grabs a choke and it’s over. Clementi then does a classy “crotch chop” while above Guillard after the win.
Winner: Rich Clementi via submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 4:40
Middleweight Fight- Kendall Grove (10-4) vs. Jorge Rivera (14-6)- UFC 80- 1/19/08
Jorge takes him down quickly and is landing some punches against the cage. Jorge has his back and is landing more punches. Kendall to his feet but he’s eating punch after punch and this one is over quickly and impressively. Jorge with a dominating win.
Winner: Jorge Rivera via TKO (punches) R1 1:20
Light Heavyweight Fight- Lyoto Machida (11-0) vs. Sokoudjou (4-1)- UFC 79- 12/29/07
R1- Machida is unbeaten so far. Soko has been training with Dan Henderson. Soko hits a couple of nice punches early and gets a take down but Machida quickly reverses and is on top controlling in the half guard. Machida is going after his arm but gives it up and is trying to get some punches. Soko doing a good job defending but not actively seeming to try and get out. The ref stands them up. Soko with another take down but they are quickly back to their feet. Round goes to Machida but he definitely wasn’t dominating.
R2- Not much going on in this round. Machida is hitting a couple of kicks and then he gets an opening and trips Soku and goes after him in full guard with a bunch of punches. Machida going for a submission now with an arm triangle but losses it. Soko seems to be real winded as he’s really been controlled in this fight and especially this round. Machida on top and throwing some elbows. Machida grabs the arm triangle again and gets the victory. Real good win for Machida. He seems like a real good technical fighter, not exciting but seems like a real good tactician.
Winner: Lyoto Machida by submission (arm triangle) R2 4:20
Welterweight- Interim Welterweight Title Match: Georges St-Pierre (14-2) vs. Matt Hughes (43-5)- UFC 79- 12/29/07
This is the third fight between these two fighters. This was on UFC Wired just a week or so ago.
R1- The first minute is active but both guys real cautious as nothing of note has been hit yet. Hughes tried for an early take down but Georges backed down. Hughes again goes for take down but is denied. Georges going for some kicks and then a Superman punch and Hughes goes for a take down but the clinch and Georges takes Hughes down and is on top in full guard. Georges with some light punches from the top. Georges pushes Hughes up against the cage. Georges with some short elbows. Georges with some punches again. Georges dominating so far but not really close to a stoppage. Hughes needs to find a way out. Georges slams Hughes a couple of times. Georges got his back in the last 10 seconds. Easy round to Georges here as he just dominated. Hughes really didn’t even get any offense at all in.
R2- Georges again takes Hughes down. Georges now in half guard. Hughes trying to get some offense from the bottom as he hits an elbow. Georges with some elbows. He’s in full guard now. Georges back on top in half guard and mounts Hughes and has his back with 1:30 left in the round. They battle and Georges has him up against the cage now. Hughes now with Georges leg but can’t get the takedown. They are tied up and Georges with a great take down into side control. Georges with an arm bar type move and Hughes taps.
Georges St-Pierre just absolutely dominated this fight from start to finish.
Winner: Georges St-Pierre by Verbal Submission (arm bar) R2 4:54.
Monday, April 21, 2008
UFC Unleashed 4/16 TV Re-Cap
UFC Unleashed 4/16
Houston Alexander vs. Alessio Sakara
R1- They really mix it up early and Sakara grabs him and takes him down but Alexander gets back to his feet quickly. They are going after each other pretty good and Alexander nails Sakara and drops him and is now pounding him and the ref stops it in what seemed to be under 2 minutes. Just a real quick aggressive fight. Alexander looked dominant here and not like the same guy that just got dropped at Fight Night.
Winner: Houston Alexander by KO R1 1:01
Rashad Evans vs. Michael Bisping
R1- This is hyped by Mike Goldberg was the battle of Ultimate Fighter 2 and 3. Evans is unbeaten at 15-0-1 (with a draw against Tito Ortiz). Evans is the aggressor early and goes for a take down as he backs Bisping against the cage. Evans works him down against the cage but Bisping gets back to his feet. Evans hits a couple of punches and goes back in after the take down. The ref separates them and Rashad hits some punches and they tie-up again against the cage. Evans seems to be the dominant fighter but not a lot of damage being done by either guy. Bisping goes for a kick and Evans grabs his leg and takes him down and falls into Bisping’s guard. Evans stands up and throws a big punch. Evans has side control now. Bisping slips out and they are up against the cage again. Bisping grabs a clinch and gets a knee. Rashad with some elbows and Rashad takes him down again and is now in half guard. Evans controlled this round and definitely won it. Bisping did a good job in getting out of some bad situations but needs to come off with some offense if he wants to have a chance in this one.
R2- Evans with a takedown attempt and then slams Bisping to the mat. Evans is in Bisping’s guard. Evans tries some punches. Bisping doing a good job on defense. Not much going on right now as they are on the mat and the ref stands them up with 3 minutes left. Bisping gets a jab after a couple of Evans misses. Bisping starting to get some shots in now but he eats a punch from Evans. Pretty even stand up fight going on right now. Evans goes for a take down but Bisping defends with a clinch and a knee. Evans seems to be a little winded here. Bisping grabs a clinch and nails a knee to the mid-section. Evans grabs Bisping and moves him against the cage. Nothing doing and they stand back up in the middle of the ring. Bisping with a knee and then gets a slam after the buzzer. This round was very even. I could see it going either way.
R3- They start out pretty even. Evans grabs a leg and then takes down Bisping. Evans has him up against the cage. Bisping reverses and Evans is up against the cage now and now they stand back up with Bisping having Evans against the cage and now they stand up in the center. Evans with a combo but he looks real winded. Evans shoots in for a take down and has Bisping up against the cage. They stand up and then Evans goes for another take down but it’s defended. Neither guy really going for the win here. Now they start to mix it up again. Evans goes for a take down with 10 seconds left to solidify his win and gets it.
Not a real exciting fight. Both guys looked OK but neither guy looked like a top contender in there. Evans definitely has the tools but he doesn’t have the cardio right now as he was wasted in the last two rounds and just barely hung on here and should pick up a unanimous decision. 29-28 Evans, 29-28 Bisping, 29-28 Evans. Not sure how that one judge got Bisping as the winner but that’s why you have to finish your fights.
Winner: Rashad Evans by Decision (Split)
Middleweight Title Match: Anderson Silva © vs. Rich Franklin
R1- This is the re-match and it’s in Franklin’s hometown of Cincinnati. Long feeling out process to start. Franklin trying to exchange. Anderson going for the clinch. Doesn’t get it but has Franklin against the cage. Anderson with some knees. Franklin gets the takedown and is in Anderson’s guard but Anderson is real active and they are standing up again with Franklin holding one of Anderson’s legs. Franklin has him up against the cage now. Anderson with some knees. They separate. Anderson with a spinning back kick. They are exchanging on their feet now. Anderson with a nice kick and some punches and knees. Anderson is taking it to him now. Franklin looking at the clock and trying to survive. Franklin with a couple knees. Anderson responds with a knee. Franklin is cut. Franklin with an attempted combo and Anderson dances around it. Anderson with a huge knee and some nice punches and Franklin gets destroyed with a punch at the end of the round and needs help getting back to his corner. Round to Silva- period.
R2- Franklin with some jabs, Anderson goes for the Muy Thai Clinch but misses. Anderson destroys Franklin with a knee and is now pelting him with kicks, knees and punches and it’s over.
Anderson Silva is just so impressive. He waits for his spot and when he attacks he’s so overwhelming. He’s got to be the best fighter in the world right now.
Winner: Anderson Silva by TKO R2 1:07
Houston Alexander vs. Alessio Sakara
R1- They really mix it up early and Sakara grabs him and takes him down but Alexander gets back to his feet quickly. They are going after each other pretty good and Alexander nails Sakara and drops him and is now pounding him and the ref stops it in what seemed to be under 2 minutes. Just a real quick aggressive fight. Alexander looked dominant here and not like the same guy that just got dropped at Fight Night.
Winner: Houston Alexander by KO R1 1:01
Rashad Evans vs. Michael Bisping
R1- This is hyped by Mike Goldberg was the battle of Ultimate Fighter 2 and 3. Evans is unbeaten at 15-0-1 (with a draw against Tito Ortiz). Evans is the aggressor early and goes for a take down as he backs Bisping against the cage. Evans works him down against the cage but Bisping gets back to his feet. Evans hits a couple of punches and goes back in after the take down. The ref separates them and Rashad hits some punches and they tie-up again against the cage. Evans seems to be the dominant fighter but not a lot of damage being done by either guy. Bisping goes for a kick and Evans grabs his leg and takes him down and falls into Bisping’s guard. Evans stands up and throws a big punch. Evans has side control now. Bisping slips out and they are up against the cage again. Bisping grabs a clinch and gets a knee. Rashad with some elbows and Rashad takes him down again and is now in half guard. Evans controlled this round and definitely won it. Bisping did a good job in getting out of some bad situations but needs to come off with some offense if he wants to have a chance in this one.
R2- Evans with a takedown attempt and then slams Bisping to the mat. Evans is in Bisping’s guard. Evans tries some punches. Bisping doing a good job on defense. Not much going on right now as they are on the mat and the ref stands them up with 3 minutes left. Bisping gets a jab after a couple of Evans misses. Bisping starting to get some shots in now but he eats a punch from Evans. Pretty even stand up fight going on right now. Evans goes for a take down but Bisping defends with a clinch and a knee. Evans seems to be a little winded here. Bisping grabs a clinch and nails a knee to the mid-section. Evans grabs Bisping and moves him against the cage. Nothing doing and they stand back up in the middle of the ring. Bisping with a knee and then gets a slam after the buzzer. This round was very even. I could see it going either way.
R3- They start out pretty even. Evans grabs a leg and then takes down Bisping. Evans has him up against the cage. Bisping reverses and Evans is up against the cage now and now they stand back up with Bisping having Evans against the cage and now they stand up in the center. Evans with a combo but he looks real winded. Evans shoots in for a take down and has Bisping up against the cage. They stand up and then Evans goes for another take down but it’s defended. Neither guy really going for the win here. Now they start to mix it up again. Evans goes for a take down with 10 seconds left to solidify his win and gets it.
Not a real exciting fight. Both guys looked OK but neither guy looked like a top contender in there. Evans definitely has the tools but he doesn’t have the cardio right now as he was wasted in the last two rounds and just barely hung on here and should pick up a unanimous decision. 29-28 Evans, 29-28 Bisping, 29-28 Evans. Not sure how that one judge got Bisping as the winner but that’s why you have to finish your fights.
Winner: Rashad Evans by Decision (Split)
Middleweight Title Match: Anderson Silva © vs. Rich Franklin
R1- This is the re-match and it’s in Franklin’s hometown of Cincinnati. Long feeling out process to start. Franklin trying to exchange. Anderson going for the clinch. Doesn’t get it but has Franklin against the cage. Anderson with some knees. Franklin gets the takedown and is in Anderson’s guard but Anderson is real active and they are standing up again with Franklin holding one of Anderson’s legs. Franklin has him up against the cage now. Anderson with some knees. They separate. Anderson with a spinning back kick. They are exchanging on their feet now. Anderson with a nice kick and some punches and knees. Anderson is taking it to him now. Franklin looking at the clock and trying to survive. Franklin with a couple knees. Anderson responds with a knee. Franklin is cut. Franklin with an attempted combo and Anderson dances around it. Anderson with a huge knee and some nice punches and Franklin gets destroyed with a punch at the end of the round and needs help getting back to his corner. Round to Silva- period.
R2- Franklin with some jabs, Anderson goes for the Muy Thai Clinch but misses. Anderson destroys Franklin with a knee and is now pelting him with kicks, knees and punches and it’s over.
Anderson Silva is just so impressive. He waits for his spot and when he attacks he’s so overwhelming. He’s got to be the best fighter in the world right now.
Winner: Anderson Silva by TKO R2 1:07
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