Maximum Fighting Championship: Vindication
Edmonton Expo Center
Edmonton, Alberta
May 7, 2010
HDNet
This is the 25th show for the MFC promotion. The Main Event tonight is former UFC Middleweight Contender Thales Leites against TUF alum Jesse Taylor. Ryan Jimmo will also fight former UFC fighter Wilson Gouveia on the show. Michael Schiavello is joined by Guy Metzger and former WWE Diva Maria is the backstage interviewer.
Heavyweight Fight- Chase Gormley (6-2) vs. Ryan Fortin (4-2)
Gormley is fresh off of a run in the UFC where he fell to Brenden Schaub and Stefan Struve. Neither fight made it out of the first round. Fortin has dropped 2 of his last 3 fights and lost his last fight to Nick Penner in December of 2009. Somebody will be leaving this fight on a one fight win streak. Fortin has a 5" reach and 4" height advantage.
R1- Gormely immediately went for the take down but was denied and then he ate a combination. Gormley completed his second take down attempt. Gormley took side control and then Fortin turtled up and Gormley was able to land some strikes until Fortin got back to his feet with one minute left in the round. Fortin landed some strikes standing but then got taken down again. Gormley 10-9. Gormley landed 48 strikes in the first round.
R2- Gormley got a take down in the first thirty seconds of this round. The ref stood the fight back up with two minutes left in the round and Gormley promptly took it back to the mat. Not a real exciting fight. Gormley 20-18. Gormley landed 46 strikes in this round.
R3- Fortin landed some knees early in the round. Gormley got a take down with three minutes left in the fight and this one looks like it's all over. This one is officially a snoozer. But for Gormley it's a snoozer that he is going to win. Ref stands up the fight with 40 seconds left. And Gormley gets a take down. zzzzzzzzzzz. Gormley will win this fight 30-27 as he just out wrestled Fortin.
Judges score cards: 29-28 on all score cards. I guess Fortin's 3 knee strikes got him the 3rd round. Metzger and Schiavello are a bit perplexed as well but at least the right guy won.
Winner: Chase Gormley by Decision (Unanimous)
Lightweight Fight- Richie Hightower (8-3) vs. Gavin Neil (7-1)
Hightower was a member of Team Serra on TUF 6. He beat Blake Bowman in his first fight in the house and then fell to current UFC fighter George Sotiropoulos. Hightower won his last fight but is 2-2-1 in his last 5 fights with a loss to Troy Mandaloniz. Gavin Neil comes out to some Weird Al Yankovic. Neil has won 3 in a row and 4 of his last 5 fights. Neil has a 3" height and 4.5" reach advantage.
R1- Neil started off in a defensive stance but clipped Hightower with a left hand. Neil jumped on top and tried to finish but Hightower recovered. Neil took Hightower's back and clamped in a Rear Naked Choke for the submission victory. Good win for Neil.
Winner: Gavin Neil by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 2:52
Welterweight Fight- Luigi Fioravanti (17-6) vs. Pete Spratt (20-17)
Fioravanti is a former UFC fighter who trains at American Top Team. At MFC 22 Fioravanti was finished by John Alessio in the third round. Since the loss to Alessio, Fioravanti has two straight wins including one over TUF alum Shane Primm by decision. Pete Spratt was on that same card and he finished Nathan Gunn in the second round. Spratt also lost to Alessio in 2008 and is coming off of a loss in his last fight. Spratt has a 3.5" reach advantage.
R1- Not much action early. Spratt lands some leg kicks half way through the round. Spratt went to the well one too many times and Luigi took him down and imediately got side control but Spratt got right to his feet. Spratt got a take down at the end of the round and then tried a guillotine but Luigi popped his head out. Spratt 10-9.
R2- Luigi got a quick take down in the first thirty seconds of the round but Spratt got back to his feet. Luigi got another take down. Spratt got back to his feet mid-way through the round. They exchanged strikes and Spratt threw a high kick that was blocked. Spratt landed a kick to the body. Spratt hit a good kick to the stomach. Spratt took Luigi down with a kick at the end of the round. Spratt stole this round and is up 20-18 on my score card.
R3- Spratt landed another kick to the body in the first minute that hurt Luigi. Luigi got a take down a minute and a half into the round but again could not hold Spratt on the mat. Spratt landed another kick. Spratt caught Luigi coming in and then landed some good Ground and Pound and the ref stepped in. Good win for Pete Spratt.
Winner: Pete Spratt by TKO (Strikes) R3 4:02
Light Heavyweight Fight- Dwayne Lewis (11-4) vs. Emanuel Newton (12-6)
Lewis fought on MFC 23 and knocked out Marvin Eastman in the first round of their fight and is currently on a 5 fight win streak. Newton has lost 3 consecutive fights including losses to Ryan Jimmo and Trevor Prangley (both by decision).
R1- Newton got an early take down. Lewis used the rubber guard to tie up Newton's arms and landed some strikes before the fight went back to the feet. Newton got another take down after they exchanged strikes against the ropes. Lewis grabbed a leg with 30 seconds left in the round but couldn't hold it. Lewis then tried for a guillotine but couldn't get it. Good round. Newton 10-9 as he controlled more of the round and landed more strikes.
R2- Newton landed an early kick but then got a take down stuffed. Newton got a take down one minute into the round. Newton stayed on top until the end of the round. Newton 20-18.
R3- Lewis stuffed a take down and then landed a couple of strikes. Lewis landed a couple more strikes and then Newton got a take down to save himself. Newton grinds this one out.
Judges score cards: 30-27 on all score cards
Winner: Emanuel Newton by Decision (Unanimous)
Light Heavyweight Fight- Ryan Jimmo (12-1) vs. Wilson Gouveia (12-7)
This is the Co Main Event. Gouveia came in at 208 lbs and will forfeit 20% of his purse tonight. At MFC 22 Jimmo beat Marvin Eastman by Split Decision and at MFC 23 he defeated Emanuel Newton by Unanimous Decision and he's 5-0 in his last 5 fights. Gouveia is 2-3 in his last five fights and has lost his last two fights (TKO losses to Alan Belcher and Nate Marquardt). Metzger points out that Gouveia usually fights at 185 pounds so not making weight at 205 really shows that his focus is not on this fight.
R1- They basically just exchange leg kicks for three and a half minutes. Gouveia charged in with strikes and Jimmo clinched him and took him down. Jimmo lays on top of him for the rest of the round. Jimmo 10-9.
R2- Not much action in the first half of the round. Gouveia again comes in to push the action and gets clinched and then kneed and then punched. Gouveia was in trouble and Jimmo moved him inot the corner and got him down and started landing Ground and Pound. Jimmo landed soe good elbows and forearms but couldn't finish the fight. Jimmo landed some good right hands. Good round for Jimmo. Jimmo 20-18.
R3- Jimmo landed a good strike that hurt Gouveia early in the round. Gouveia landed some counter strikes that hurt Jimmo but Jimmo grabbed him and took him down. Jimmo doesn't do much in the last half of the round but he did maintain top position and will win the fight.
Judges score cards: 30-27, 30-26, 30-26
Winner: Ryan Jimmo by Decision (Unanimous)
Middleweight Fight- Thales Leites (16-3) vs. Jesse Taylor (14-5)
Leities has a 3.5" reach advantage. The last time I saw TUF alum Jesse Taylor was on DREAM 10 where he defeated Dong Sik Yoon when Yoon could not continue due to injury in the first round. Taylor is 3-2 in his last 5 fights with the losses coming to Luke Rockhold and Jay Hieron. Leites fought at MFC 23 and defeated Dean Lister by Unanimous Decision. Leites is 3-2 in his last 5 fights with decision losses to Anderson Silva and Alessio Sakara. He's 2-0 since leaving the UFC. Taylor comes out to Danzig's "Mother".
R1- Taylor went for an immediate take down and got it. Taylor got cut and he is bleeding near his eye. Leities has a very active guard and almost was able to grab an arm bar. Leites then grabbed a triangle choke and finished the fight. This was pretty much what I was expecting.
Winner: Thales Leites by Submission (Triangle Choke) R1 2:27
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez 12/13/09 Re-Cap
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez
12/13/09
Fedex Forum
Memphis, Tn
Heavyweight Fight- Paul Buentello (25-10) vs. Stefan Struve (22-3)
Buentello has won 5 of his last 6 fights and this is his return to the UFC. Struve is a 6’11” fighter with an 83” reach. Struve won his last fight via submission against Chase Gormley at UFC 104 and beat Denis Stojnic by submission at UFC 99 in a blood bath.
R1- Struve tried to pull guard early but abandoned that and nailed a big uppercut that Buentello ate and then Struve took him down and got a body triangle on Buentello. Struve tried to get in a Rear Naked Choke but couldn’t get it clamped in. With thirty seconds left in the round Buentello was able to turn over and take top position. Buentello really did nothing this round, it could have been a 10-8 round if Struve could have done some significant damage. Struve 10-9.
R2- Buentello hit a good shot as Struve was coming in and Buentello knocked him to the ground but did not attack and let him stand back up. Struve came in again about half way through the round and got destroyed by a right hand that looked like it might have knocked him out. Near the one minute mark Struve hit a good elbow , then Buentello retaliated then they went toe to toe throwing leather. Just seconds later both guys threw toe to toe again. Struve actually came back and made a round of this but I’ve got it going to Buentello. Really fun round and I’ve got the fight scored 19-19.
R3- The beginning of this round had to be delayed because they had to remove a piece of tooth from Struve’s mouth guard. Ouch. Struve landing more strikes in the first part of the round. Buentello was able to catch Struve leaning and landed a strike that knocked him to the ground in the last minute of the fight. Really close fight. I see a split decision. Struve landed more strikes in the third round but Buentello did get the knock down.
Judges score cards say: 29-28, 29-28, 28-28
Winner: Stefan Struve by Decision (Majority)
Lightweight Fight- Kenny Florian (13-4) vs. Clay Guida (25-7)
Guida is coming off of a FOTY Candidate loss to Diego Sanchez and Florian is coming off of a loss to BJ Penn. On paper this looks like it has the ability to steal the show and both guys need a win. Florian has a 3” height and 6” reach advantage. Guida is definitely the fan favorite in this fight.
R1- Kenny partially landed a head kick but it ended with Guida taking top position but Florian was able to get back to his feet quickly. Florian almost got a take down but did land a knee as Guida rose back up. Guida went for a take down but Florian controlled him and opened up a big cut on Guida and then got a slam and landed some strikes against the cage. Florian landed some elbows and the ref stopped the fight so the doctor could look at the cut. Florian won this round in the last minute and is up 10-9 going into round two.
R2- Guida went for a take down early but was stuffed. Florian really started to look comfortable with the stand up this round and he just leveled Guida with a big time right hand that hurt Guida. Florian jumped on top and landed some strikes and then clamped in a Rear Naked Choke and Guida tapped out. Fantastic showing by Florian.
Winner: Kenny Florian by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R2 2:19
Welterweight Fight- Jon Fitch (23-3) vs. Mike Pierce (9-2)
Fitch has a 4” height and 3” reach advantage in this fight.
R1- Fitch caught a kick early and muscled Pierce to the ground and took his back. At the two minute mark Pierce slipped out and got a take down but Fitch got to his feet pretty quickly. Fitch landed some decent strikes at the end of the round. Fitch 10-9.
R2- Fitch caught a leg kick and took Pierce down but Pierce got to his feet without taking any damage. Fitch got another brief take down. This was a typical Fitch round and he’s up 20-18 going into the final round.
R3- Jon Fitch makes me sleepy. Pierce got in some good shots towards the end of the round and almost stole this right but I’ve got Fitch 29-28 on the score cards.
Judges score cards say: 29-28 on all cards
Winner: Jon Fitch by Decision (Unanimous)
Heavyweight Fight- Frank Mir (12-4) vs. Cheick Kongo (24-5-1)
Mir has been talking all kinds of crap about this fight and about Brock Lesnar. It will be interesting to see if Mir overlooks Kongo in this fight. Goldberg tells us Kongo is the 4th most accurate striker in the UFC. Mir has earned more wins by submission than any other Heavyweight fighter in UFC history. Mir has 25 pounds on Kongo.
R1- No touching of the gloves to start the fight. Mir hit a huge left hand 30 seconds into the fight and Kongo went down hard. Mir jumped on top with a guillotine and Kongo tried to hold on but he went limp and the ref stopped the fight. Amazing performance by Mir.
Winner: Frank Mir by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 1:12
Catchweight Fight- Alan Belcher vs. Wilson Gouveia
This is a pre-show fight. There was a lot of talk before the fight that Belcher was upset that he was not on the main card.
R1- We join the fight about one minute into round one. Belcher is wearing some sweet pink tights and has corn rows. Lots of free swinging by both guys. Belcher hurt Gouveia with an uppercut and then finished him on the ground as the ref stepped in and stopped the fight.
Winner: Alan Belcher by TKO (Strikes) R1
Lightweight Title Fight- BJ Penn © (14-5-1) vs. Diego Sanchez (23-2)
The UFC tells me that BJ lands 61% of his total strikes, lands 57% of his lead jabs (tied for 1st in UFC History with Anderson Silva) and he has never been knocked down. Diego has also never been knocked down, he has 56% ground striking accuracy and in his last four fights he has a 79% take down defense rate.
R1- BJ rocked Diego and knocked him down at the thirty second round of the fight. Diego got back up and ate a knee and BJ jumped all over him with punches. Diego fought and survived the onslaught. BJ hit a couple more strikes at the end of the round and looks to be in total control so far. BJ 10-9.
R2- Diego went for an early take down but could not get BJ off his feet. Diego keeps going for the take down but cannot get it. Diego missed a high kick and ate a couple of shots. BJ 20-18.
R3- Sanchez trying hard for the take down but BJ is not letting him. BJ is winning the striking game. BJ 30-27.
R4- BJ hit a good combo at the one and a half minute mark of the round. Diego continues to go for take downs and BJ continues to avoid them. BJ 40-36.
R5- Diego tried hard for a take down but BJ sprawled and ended up on top and then took the fight back to their feet. BJ hit a good kick and then followed it with some good punches before Diego could latch onto BJ’s leg. BJ sprawled out and then landed some punches and opened a huge cut above Diego’s eye and the fight was stopped due to the cut. The high kick is what opened up the big cut on Diego. Great performance by BJ.
Winner: BJ Penn by TKO (Cut) R5 2:37
Welterweight Fight- Damarques Johnson vs. Edgar Garcia
R!- Both guys throwing strikes early. Garcia gets a take down about a minute and a half into the round. Garcia goes for a choke and Damarques survived and Edgar gave up the hold. Garcia hit some good shots against the cage and Damarques seemed to feed off of it. Edgar landed another right that took Damarques off his feet. Edgar landed some Ground and Pound and Damarques trapped him in a triangle and won the fight. Great submission by Damarques and it earned submission of the night.
Winner: Damarques Johnson by Submission (Triangle Choke) R1 4:03
12/13/09
Fedex Forum
Memphis, Tn
Heavyweight Fight- Paul Buentello (25-10) vs. Stefan Struve (22-3)
Buentello has won 5 of his last 6 fights and this is his return to the UFC. Struve is a 6’11” fighter with an 83” reach. Struve won his last fight via submission against Chase Gormley at UFC 104 and beat Denis Stojnic by submission at UFC 99 in a blood bath.
R1- Struve tried to pull guard early but abandoned that and nailed a big uppercut that Buentello ate and then Struve took him down and got a body triangle on Buentello. Struve tried to get in a Rear Naked Choke but couldn’t get it clamped in. With thirty seconds left in the round Buentello was able to turn over and take top position. Buentello really did nothing this round, it could have been a 10-8 round if Struve could have done some significant damage. Struve 10-9.
R2- Buentello hit a good shot as Struve was coming in and Buentello knocked him to the ground but did not attack and let him stand back up. Struve came in again about half way through the round and got destroyed by a right hand that looked like it might have knocked him out. Near the one minute mark Struve hit a good elbow , then Buentello retaliated then they went toe to toe throwing leather. Just seconds later both guys threw toe to toe again. Struve actually came back and made a round of this but I’ve got it going to Buentello. Really fun round and I’ve got the fight scored 19-19.
R3- The beginning of this round had to be delayed because they had to remove a piece of tooth from Struve’s mouth guard. Ouch. Struve landing more strikes in the first part of the round. Buentello was able to catch Struve leaning and landed a strike that knocked him to the ground in the last minute of the fight. Really close fight. I see a split decision. Struve landed more strikes in the third round but Buentello did get the knock down.
Judges score cards say: 29-28, 29-28, 28-28
Winner: Stefan Struve by Decision (Majority)
Lightweight Fight- Kenny Florian (13-4) vs. Clay Guida (25-7)
Guida is coming off of a FOTY Candidate loss to Diego Sanchez and Florian is coming off of a loss to BJ Penn. On paper this looks like it has the ability to steal the show and both guys need a win. Florian has a 3” height and 6” reach advantage. Guida is definitely the fan favorite in this fight.
R1- Kenny partially landed a head kick but it ended with Guida taking top position but Florian was able to get back to his feet quickly. Florian almost got a take down but did land a knee as Guida rose back up. Guida went for a take down but Florian controlled him and opened up a big cut on Guida and then got a slam and landed some strikes against the cage. Florian landed some elbows and the ref stopped the fight so the doctor could look at the cut. Florian won this round in the last minute and is up 10-9 going into round two.
R2- Guida went for a take down early but was stuffed. Florian really started to look comfortable with the stand up this round and he just leveled Guida with a big time right hand that hurt Guida. Florian jumped on top and landed some strikes and then clamped in a Rear Naked Choke and Guida tapped out. Fantastic showing by Florian.
Winner: Kenny Florian by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R2 2:19
Welterweight Fight- Jon Fitch (23-3) vs. Mike Pierce (9-2)
Fitch has a 4” height and 3” reach advantage in this fight.
R1- Fitch caught a kick early and muscled Pierce to the ground and took his back. At the two minute mark Pierce slipped out and got a take down but Fitch got to his feet pretty quickly. Fitch landed some decent strikes at the end of the round. Fitch 10-9.
R2- Fitch caught a leg kick and took Pierce down but Pierce got to his feet without taking any damage. Fitch got another brief take down. This was a typical Fitch round and he’s up 20-18 going into the final round.
R3- Jon Fitch makes me sleepy. Pierce got in some good shots towards the end of the round and almost stole this right but I’ve got Fitch 29-28 on the score cards.
Judges score cards say: 29-28 on all cards
Winner: Jon Fitch by Decision (Unanimous)
Heavyweight Fight- Frank Mir (12-4) vs. Cheick Kongo (24-5-1)
Mir has been talking all kinds of crap about this fight and about Brock Lesnar. It will be interesting to see if Mir overlooks Kongo in this fight. Goldberg tells us Kongo is the 4th most accurate striker in the UFC. Mir has earned more wins by submission than any other Heavyweight fighter in UFC history. Mir has 25 pounds on Kongo.
R1- No touching of the gloves to start the fight. Mir hit a huge left hand 30 seconds into the fight and Kongo went down hard. Mir jumped on top with a guillotine and Kongo tried to hold on but he went limp and the ref stopped the fight. Amazing performance by Mir.
Winner: Frank Mir by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 1:12
Catchweight Fight- Alan Belcher vs. Wilson Gouveia
This is a pre-show fight. There was a lot of talk before the fight that Belcher was upset that he was not on the main card.
R1- We join the fight about one minute into round one. Belcher is wearing some sweet pink tights and has corn rows. Lots of free swinging by both guys. Belcher hurt Gouveia with an uppercut and then finished him on the ground as the ref stepped in and stopped the fight.
Winner: Alan Belcher by TKO (Strikes) R1
Lightweight Title Fight- BJ Penn © (14-5-1) vs. Diego Sanchez (23-2)
The UFC tells me that BJ lands 61% of his total strikes, lands 57% of his lead jabs (tied for 1st in UFC History with Anderson Silva) and he has never been knocked down. Diego has also never been knocked down, he has 56% ground striking accuracy and in his last four fights he has a 79% take down defense rate.
R1- BJ rocked Diego and knocked him down at the thirty second round of the fight. Diego got back up and ate a knee and BJ jumped all over him with punches. Diego fought and survived the onslaught. BJ hit a couple more strikes at the end of the round and looks to be in total control so far. BJ 10-9.
R2- Diego went for an early take down but could not get BJ off his feet. Diego keeps going for the take down but cannot get it. Diego missed a high kick and ate a couple of shots. BJ 20-18.
R3- Sanchez trying hard for the take down but BJ is not letting him. BJ is winning the striking game. BJ 30-27.
R4- BJ hit a good combo at the one and a half minute mark of the round. Diego continues to go for take downs and BJ continues to avoid them. BJ 40-36.
R5- Diego tried hard for a take down but BJ sprawled and ended up on top and then took the fight back to their feet. BJ hit a good kick and then followed it with some good punches before Diego could latch onto BJ’s leg. BJ sprawled out and then landed some punches and opened a huge cut above Diego’s eye and the fight was stopped due to the cut. The high kick is what opened up the big cut on Diego. Great performance by BJ.
Winner: BJ Penn by TKO (Cut) R5 2:37
Welterweight Fight- Damarques Johnson vs. Edgar Garcia
R!- Both guys throwing strikes early. Garcia gets a take down about a minute and a half into the round. Garcia goes for a choke and Damarques survived and Edgar gave up the hold. Garcia hit some good shots against the cage and Damarques seemed to feed off of it. Edgar landed another right that took Damarques off his feet. Edgar landed some Ground and Pound and Damarques trapped him in a triangle and won the fight. Great submission by Damarques and it earned submission of the night.
Winner: Damarques Johnson by Submission (Triangle Choke) R1 4:03
Monday, December 15, 2008
The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale 12/13/08 Re-Cap
The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale 12/13/08 Re-Cap
Lightweight Fight- Junie Browning (2-1) vs. Dave Kaplan (3-1)
Since leaving the house Junie has been training at Xtreme Couture and working on his stand up game and his ability to be a civil person. Kaplan is a former Division 1 wrestler. Kaplan comes out wearing sunglasses and a gold chain and dancing to some pop tune. He gets a laugh out of Joe Rogan. Junie Browning fittingly picks an Eminem song for his entrance. "Without You" is a better song to hype up a fighter but he goes with a song that is more fitting to his personality. Junie has a 3 inch reach and height advantage in this fight.
R1- Junie shows good stand up and Kaplan gets cut early. Kaplan shows a good chin in the first round. Junie takes round one with his stand up and is up 10-9.
R2- Junie got a take down and an arm bar and finished Kaplan pretty quickly in Round Two. Junie looked good in this fight.
Winner: Junie Browning by Submission (Arm Bar) R2 1:32
Light Heavyweight Fight- Eliot Marshall vs. Jules Bruchez
R1- Marshall just imposed his will on Jules in this fight and dominated.
Winner: Eliot Marshall by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 1:27
Middleweight Fight- Jason MacDonald (22-10) vs. Wilson Gouveia (11-5)
MacDonald has a 4 inch reach advantage and a 2 inch height advantage. Gouveia failed to make weight in this fight as he came in 3 pounds over the acceptable threshold. MacDonald chose to take the fight anyway.
R1- Gouveia caught MacDonald coming in early and then hit a ton of elbows, cut MacDonald and finished him.
Winner: Wilson Gouveia by Submission (Strikes) R1 2:18
Welterweight Fight- Kevin Burns (8-1) vs. Anthony Johnson (5-2)
This is a re-match from early this year from a fight that Burns continually poked Johnson in the eye and finally finished him off with a big eye poke and was given the victory. It was one of the worst decision's I've ever seen in MMA. This is the re-match and a chance for Johnson to get his win back. The win was not overturned on the early fight basically because Vegas had already paid out the bets for the Burns win by the time the appeal was heard. AJ trains with Cung Le and Josh Thomson and has a 3 inch height and 4 inch reach advantage in this fight. AJ is a former JUCO wrestler and Burns is a jiu jitsu fighter and taekwondo black belt.
R1- This was a close first round with the stand up being pretty even. AJ got 2 take downs and Burns had 1 submission attempt. AJ took this round 10-9.
R2- AJ got a take down in this round and controlled the action. AJ 20-18.
R3- AJ hit a HUGE big left kick for the KO. Wow! They had just talked about him training with Cung Le and then he Cung Le'd Burns.
Winner: Anthony Johnson by KO (High Kick) R3 0:28
Forrest Griffin and Frank Mir are interviewed and they talk about UFC 92 and the Spike TV Video Game Awards.
Light Heavyweight TUF 8 Finale: Ryan Bader (8-0) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (3-2)
Bader is a two-time All American College wrestler and beat Kingsbury, Lawlor and Eliot Marshall (who won impressively earlier) to get to the finals. Bader is training with CB Dollaway. We'll see if CB can teach him how to avoid an arm bar. Vinny is a 4 time Jiu Jitsu World Champion and a Jiu Jitsu Black Belt. He beat Lance Evans (Rashad's brother), Bruchez (who got destroyed earlier) and Krzysztof Soszynski (who I thought would make the finals) in order to get to the finals. Forrest Griffin has been training with Vinny lately.
R1- Pretty even fight in the first couple of minutes. Bader hit a big right hand shot that put Vinny down. The shot was partially deflected but it put Vinny down and then Bader jumped on top with hammer fists and Herb Dean stepped in to stop the fight.
Winner and TUF 8 Light Heavyweight Winner: Ryan Bader by KO R1 2:18
Light Heavyweight Fight- Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Shane Primm
Dan Henderson is in Krzysztof's corner.
R1- Good first round. Krzysztof controlled as he was the superior striker in the round but Primm did a good job trying take downs and staying close to Krzysztof to avoid a lot of striking opportunities. 10-9 Krzysztof after one round.
R2- Krzysztof got a kimura half way through the round and tapped him out.
Winner: Krzysztof Soszynski by Submission (Kimura) R2 3:27
Lightweight TUF 8 Finale: Phillipe Nover (6-0-1) vs. Efrain Escudero (11-0)
Nover was a relative unknown coming into this season of TUF but has developed into the favorite to win the fight. He defeated Joe Duarte, Kaplan and George Roop to make the finals. Nover has just recently received his jiu jitsu black belt. He is a nurse from Brooklyn. Efrain defeated Pariente, Shane Nelson and Junie Browning to make the finals. He is a former high school and JUCO wrestler and is described as a "free style" fighter.
R1- Escudero got a good shot in on Phillipe early as he was getting up from a take down. Efrain got Phillipe's back and then later got in some good Ground and Pound. Really good first round that was controlled by Efrain to the tune of 10-9. Nover had a couple of near submission attempts.
R2- Efrain controlled this round with his wrestling and goes up 20-18. The round ended with a bang as Nover came at Efrain and hit a kick but Efrain absorbed it and slammed Phillipe to the mat.
R3- Nover's stand up looked better at the beginning of this round but he still got taken down. Nover worked his way into an Omaplata attempt in this round and nearly got it locked in. Phillipe stole this round by working that submission attempt for about two minutes at the end of the round. Efrain wins the fight 29-28 on my score card.
Judges all score the fight 29-28 in favor of Efrain.
Winner and TUF 8 Lightweight Winner: Efrain Escudero by Decision (Unanimous)
Lightweight Fight- Junie Browning (2-1) vs. Dave Kaplan (3-1)
Since leaving the house Junie has been training at Xtreme Couture and working on his stand up game and his ability to be a civil person. Kaplan is a former Division 1 wrestler. Kaplan comes out wearing sunglasses and a gold chain and dancing to some pop tune. He gets a laugh out of Joe Rogan. Junie Browning fittingly picks an Eminem song for his entrance. "Without You" is a better song to hype up a fighter but he goes with a song that is more fitting to his personality. Junie has a 3 inch reach and height advantage in this fight.
R1- Junie shows good stand up and Kaplan gets cut early. Kaplan shows a good chin in the first round. Junie takes round one with his stand up and is up 10-9.
R2- Junie got a take down and an arm bar and finished Kaplan pretty quickly in Round Two. Junie looked good in this fight.
Winner: Junie Browning by Submission (Arm Bar) R2 1:32
Light Heavyweight Fight- Eliot Marshall vs. Jules Bruchez
R1- Marshall just imposed his will on Jules in this fight and dominated.
Winner: Eliot Marshall by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 1:27
Middleweight Fight- Jason MacDonald (22-10) vs. Wilson Gouveia (11-5)
MacDonald has a 4 inch reach advantage and a 2 inch height advantage. Gouveia failed to make weight in this fight as he came in 3 pounds over the acceptable threshold. MacDonald chose to take the fight anyway.
R1- Gouveia caught MacDonald coming in early and then hit a ton of elbows, cut MacDonald and finished him.
Winner: Wilson Gouveia by Submission (Strikes) R1 2:18
Welterweight Fight- Kevin Burns (8-1) vs. Anthony Johnson (5-2)
This is a re-match from early this year from a fight that Burns continually poked Johnson in the eye and finally finished him off with a big eye poke and was given the victory. It was one of the worst decision's I've ever seen in MMA. This is the re-match and a chance for Johnson to get his win back. The win was not overturned on the early fight basically because Vegas had already paid out the bets for the Burns win by the time the appeal was heard. AJ trains with Cung Le and Josh Thomson and has a 3 inch height and 4 inch reach advantage in this fight. AJ is a former JUCO wrestler and Burns is a jiu jitsu fighter and taekwondo black belt.
R1- This was a close first round with the stand up being pretty even. AJ got 2 take downs and Burns had 1 submission attempt. AJ took this round 10-9.
R2- AJ got a take down in this round and controlled the action. AJ 20-18.
R3- AJ hit a HUGE big left kick for the KO. Wow! They had just talked about him training with Cung Le and then he Cung Le'd Burns.
Winner: Anthony Johnson by KO (High Kick) R3 0:28
Forrest Griffin and Frank Mir are interviewed and they talk about UFC 92 and the Spike TV Video Game Awards.
Light Heavyweight TUF 8 Finale: Ryan Bader (8-0) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (3-2)
Bader is a two-time All American College wrestler and beat Kingsbury, Lawlor and Eliot Marshall (who won impressively earlier) to get to the finals. Bader is training with CB Dollaway. We'll see if CB can teach him how to avoid an arm bar. Vinny is a 4 time Jiu Jitsu World Champion and a Jiu Jitsu Black Belt. He beat Lance Evans (Rashad's brother), Bruchez (who got destroyed earlier) and Krzysztof Soszynski (who I thought would make the finals) in order to get to the finals. Forrest Griffin has been training with Vinny lately.
R1- Pretty even fight in the first couple of minutes. Bader hit a big right hand shot that put Vinny down. The shot was partially deflected but it put Vinny down and then Bader jumped on top with hammer fists and Herb Dean stepped in to stop the fight.
Winner and TUF 8 Light Heavyweight Winner: Ryan Bader by KO R1 2:18
Light Heavyweight Fight- Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Shane Primm
Dan Henderson is in Krzysztof's corner.
R1- Good first round. Krzysztof controlled as he was the superior striker in the round but Primm did a good job trying take downs and staying close to Krzysztof to avoid a lot of striking opportunities. 10-9 Krzysztof after one round.
R2- Krzysztof got a kimura half way through the round and tapped him out.
Winner: Krzysztof Soszynski by Submission (Kimura) R2 3:27
Lightweight TUF 8 Finale: Phillipe Nover (6-0-1) vs. Efrain Escudero (11-0)
Nover was a relative unknown coming into this season of TUF but has developed into the favorite to win the fight. He defeated Joe Duarte, Kaplan and George Roop to make the finals. Nover has just recently received his jiu jitsu black belt. He is a nurse from Brooklyn. Efrain defeated Pariente, Shane Nelson and Junie Browning to make the finals. He is a former high school and JUCO wrestler and is described as a "free style" fighter.
R1- Escudero got a good shot in on Phillipe early as he was getting up from a take down. Efrain got Phillipe's back and then later got in some good Ground and Pound. Really good first round that was controlled by Efrain to the tune of 10-9. Nover had a couple of near submission attempts.
R2- Efrain controlled this round with his wrestling and goes up 20-18. The round ended with a bang as Nover came at Efrain and hit a kick but Efrain absorbed it and slammed Phillipe to the mat.
R3- Nover's stand up looked better at the beginning of this round but he still got taken down. Nover worked his way into an Omaplata attempt in this round and nearly got it locked in. Phillipe stole this round by working that submission attempt for about two minutes at the end of the round. Efrain wins the fight 29-28 on my score card.
Judges all score the fight 29-28 in favor of Efrain.
Winner and TUF 8 Lightweight Winner: Efrain Escudero by Decision (Unanimous)
Thursday, June 05, 2008
UFC Wired 5/19 Re-Cap
UFC Wired 5/19 Re-Cap
Light Heavyweight Fight: Jason Lambert (23-6) vs. Wilson Gouveia (9-4)- UFC 80- 1/19/08
R1- Lambert is real aggressive early and is kind of stalking Gouveia but Lambert got himself caught in an early guillotine but he got out of it without any damage. Lambert is in Gouveia’s guard and is getting in some shots but Gouveia is doing a pretty good job avoiding extensive damage. Gouveia got out but Lambert pretty quickly got him back in the guard. Gouvia went for a triangle but got slammed. Gouveia held on but Lambert stepped over to get out of it, nice mat work by Gouveia to turn a defensive position into an offensive position. Lambert takes this round as Gouveia spent the majority of the round on his back and Lambert got in some nice shots.
R2- About 35 seconds into the second round Gouveia got some distance and just destroyed Lambert with a left hook for the KO. What a punch. Gouveia was losing this fight and just came back and Lambert left himself open and bam it’s over.
Winner: Wilson Gouveia by KO R2
Light Heavyweight Fight- Lyoto Machida (11-0) vs. Sokoudjou (4-1)- UFC 79- 12/29/07
This was also on the UFC Unleashed 4/23 TV show.
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
Lightweight Title Fight- Joe Stevenson (33-7) vs. BJ Penn 12-4-1)- UFC 80- 1/19/08
This was also on the 5/14 Unleashed TV show.
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
Light Heavyweight Fight: Jason Lambert (23-6) vs. Wilson Gouveia (9-4)- UFC 80- 1/19/08
R1- Lambert is real aggressive early and is kind of stalking Gouveia but Lambert got himself caught in an early guillotine but he got out of it without any damage. Lambert is in Gouveia’s guard and is getting in some shots but Gouveia is doing a pretty good job avoiding extensive damage. Gouveia got out but Lambert pretty quickly got him back in the guard. Gouvia went for a triangle but got slammed. Gouveia held on but Lambert stepped over to get out of it, nice mat work by Gouveia to turn a defensive position into an offensive position. Lambert takes this round as Gouveia spent the majority of the round on his back and Lambert got in some nice shots.
R2- About 35 seconds into the second round Gouveia got some distance and just destroyed Lambert with a left hook for the KO. What a punch. Gouveia was losing this fight and just came back and Lambert left himself open and bam it’s over.
Winner: Wilson Gouveia by KO R2
Light Heavyweight Fight- Lyoto Machida (11-0) vs. Sokoudjou (4-1)- UFC 79- 12/29/07
This was also on the UFC Unleashed 4/23 TV show.
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
Lightweight Title Fight- Joe Stevenson (33-7) vs. BJ Penn 12-4-1)- UFC 80- 1/19/08
This was also on the 5/14 Unleashed TV show.
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 31, 2008
UFC 84 "Ill Will" Re-Cap/Thoughts
UFC 84: "Ill Will"
Lightheavyweight Fight- Thiago Silva (12-0) vs. Antonio Mendes (14-2)
Mendes is on an 11 fight win streak. Silva is undefeated. Mendes has a height and reach advantage.
David Spade is in the house and looks like he has a bottle of something that he snuck in.
R1- Mendes hits a big kick early that floors Silva but he survives. Mendes with another kick and Silva is down again. Mendes in control early. Mendes slips and allows Silva to get the advantage. Silva is controlling the fight on the ground and gets the win via ref stoppage. This just goes to show you what can happen if you just make one mistake as Mendes was in total control until he slipped doing a judo throw and then Silva just ate him up on the ground.
Winner: Thiago Silva via TKO (strikes) R1
Urijah Faber is in the house and they briefly talk about his fight live on Versus next week in what Mike Goldberg calls "the biggest WEC fight ever."
Lightheavyweight Fight: Tito Ortiz (16-5-1) vs. Lyoto Machida (12-0)
There has been a great pure pro wrestling build to this match that featured a war of the words between Tito and Dana White with Lyoto Machida being the man caught in the middle. Ortiz gets a good pop and Machida gets boo'd.
R1- Big but brief "Tito" chant as they feel each other out in the beginning. Ortiz went for a take down but was denied. Not much action. Ortiz unable to take down Machida. Machida with a couple of leg licks but not many strikes at all in this one so far. Machida hit a nice combo kick but Ortiz blocked it. Machida hitting another kick and then took Tito down and got side control and was really beating up on him until the bell rung. Round goes to Machida due to late take down and dominance once he took Ortiz down. Ortiz didn't do any damage in the round although he did control the ring for the first 3 or so minutes but all of his take downs failed.
Chuck Lidell is in the house and gets a pop.
R2- Ortiz missed a take down and got a kick for his trouble. Machida hitting a couple of punches now. Machida with a nice high kick. Tito just seems a step too slow to catch up with Machida. Tito shoots in for a take down but is denied again and Machida is in Tito's guard. They stand back up. Machida hits a knee. Tito stands back and tells Machida to come on. Machida hits two punches to Tito. Tito tried to come back and may have gotten in a kick. This round also goes to Machida as he got in more strikes and ultimately Tito got very little offense in. Tito is cut open. Machida 20 Ortiz 18.
R3- The ref falls down about 45 seconds into the round and gets pop. They clinch and Tito got a couple of shots in but nothing substantial. Ortiz just too slow to take down Machida so far. Ortiz went for a knee but came up short. Ortiz with a clinch and is getting in a couple of shots but can't take Machida down. With a buck 30 left Machida nails Tito with a knee to the body. Tito buckles and Machida reigns down punches. Tito defends and somehow grabs an arm triangle with about half a minute left. It looks like Machida is going to have to tap but he twists out of it and survives the rest of the fight.
Overall, Machida definitely won this fight. 30-27 on my scorecard and on the judges. Tito just wasn't quick enough to catch up to Machida during the fight and couldn't get any take downs. Good showing for Machida as he beat a big name.
Winner: Lyoto Machida by Decision (Unanimous)
Shaquille O'Neal was spotted during the last fight. Jamie Presley was shown during Tito Ortiz's interview (he went out a lot classier than I thought he would. He definitely took the high road).
Silva and Machida are both Light Heavyweights and are both undefeated. Could be a good match-up.
Light Heavyweight Fight- Goran Reljic (7-0) vs. Wilson Gouveia (10-4)
This is Reljic's first fight in the UFC. Gouveia has won 4 straight in the UFC and 10 straight overall since a loss to Keith Jardine. Reljic has a big reach advantage in this fight.
The Rock is at ringside!
R1- Reljic is throwing some nice high kicks. Gouveia is blocking most of them but they've got to hurt. Other than Reljic's kicks the first round was pretty even through the first 3 minutes of the round. Gouveia is getting in some nice punches and Reljic pounces on him and takes him down into his guard to avoid more punishment. Gouveia is in Reljic's guard. Even first round. Reljic got in a bunch of nice kicks and Gouveia came on strong at the end of the round to even things out.
R2- Reljic hits a nice high kick about a minute into the round. Gouveia hits Reljic as he is going for a kick and gets an advantage and takes him down and is pounding on him up against the fence. Reljic gets back to his feet but took a lot of damage. Reljic caught him and is throwing a ton of punches and trying to finish the fight and the ref stops it. Great comeback for Reljic.
Reljic threw some great kicks in this fight. Took a couple of big flurries and withstood and nailed Gouveia with a left to the temple and then took him out. Great debut for Reljic.
Winner: Goran Reljic by TKO (strikes) R2
Heavyweight Fight: Christian Wellisch (9-2) vs. Shane Carwin (8-0)
This was from the pre-show. This is Carwin's UFC debut.
R1- Carwin hits him with a good square punch a little over a minute in and it crumples Wellisch. Hit him right on the chin and his mouthpiece went flying. Nice knockout as the ref steps in and stops the fight.
Winner: Shane Carwin by TKO (punches) R1
Light Heavyweight Fight: Wanderlei Silva (31-8-1) vs. Keith Jardine (13-4-1)
This would be a huge win for Jardine. This should be a great fight. Jardine gets a mixed reaction and seemed to get mostly boos. Wanderlei gets a good reaction. Both these guys look ready to go.
R1- They trade good to start and Silva is all over Jardine and just destroying him and this is over. Wanderlei Silva just overwhelmed Jardine and looked amazing. Shaq and The Rock are brought to their feet. Jardine is still down. David Spade is shown saying "Holy sh*t". Jardine is a tough guy, he just got caught and then got destroyed. Silva was just an animal.
Winner: Wanderlei Silva by KO R1
Middleweight Fight- Ivan Salaverry (12-5-1) vs. Rousimar Palhares (16-1)
This is a fight from the pre-show.
R1- Salaverry hits a kick to start off but immediately gets taken down by Palhares. Palhares quickly gets a full mount. Salaverry gives up his back. Palhares gets an armbar shortly thereafter and he looks real good. Palhares just showed some great BJJ and took this one easily.
Winner: Rousimar Palhares by Submission (Armbar) R1
Joe Rogan interviews Urijah Faber at ringside and also interviews his opponent Jens Pulver. Then they show a hype video for Faber vs. Pulver.
Lightweight Title Fight: BJ Penn (c) (13-4-1) vs. Sean Sherk (36-2-1)
This is the second fight tonight that had a pro wrestling build to it with both guys jawing back and forth mostly focused on Sherk's earlier suspension due to drugs that cost him the Lightweight belt. The fan poll puts BJ Penn at the winner by 55% to 45%.
Jason Statham's in the crowd.
R1- Sherk goes for a quick take down but is denied. Real quick pace to start compared to a lot of the fights tonight. Big "BJ" chant by the crowd. Both guys are throwing pretty good. BJ jabbing a lot. Sherk is throwing some hard punches but BJ is hitting some nice jabs. BJ really starting to control this first round the longer that it goes. Good first round. Sherk is cut under his eye. I think Penn gets the first round as he was hitting his jabs pretty regularly.
R2- They trade pretty good. Sherk seems more active at the beginning of this fight. Good exchanges in the first minute as both guys landing some punches. BJ seems more controlled and Sherk more wild in terms of punches. BJ still landing some good jabs. Sherk has 2 or 3 cuts that he is bleeding out of. Another good round. I think this one was a little closer than the first but i've still got to give it to BJ due to his jabs and the damage that he's done to Sherk.
R3- A little of the same in this round as Sherk comes out strong and then BJ starts to re-gain the advantage throughout the round. They are throwing really good with BJ looking like the more controlled striker and Sherk throwing wild, hard punches. The announcers pick up on a possible right hand injury for Sherk as he's really just using his left and kicking. BJ opens up with an amazing flurry at the end of Round 3. Sherk came off the cage and BJ nailed him with a running knee and then punches and the horn sounded to end the round. And the ref calls the fight. Great finish by BJ Penn.
Winner: BJ Penn by TKO (Strikes) R3
Welterweight Fight- Jon Koppenhaver (6-1) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (9-2)
Another pre-show match.
Yoshida drilled him early with a nice take down and then clamped on a guillotine. And this one was over before it started.
Winner: Yoshiyuki Yoshida by Submission (Anaconda Choke) R1
Light Heavyweight Fight- Rameau Sokoudjou (4-2) vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura (11-7)
Decent first round and then right at the end of the round Soko nails Nakamura and pounces on him and can't finish him but the match is called during the break as Nakamura can't continue.
Winner: Rameau Sokoudjou by TKO R1
This was a real good show. A very good Main Event in the Penn/Sherk match. I thought Machida/Ortiz was a good fight, Wanderlei put on an amazing performance, and I really enjoyed Silva/Mendes as well. There were some quick fights but I think Mendes and Silva looked really good in their fights. Reljic also looked really good. It will be interesting to see how some of the young guys like Reljic, Thiago Silva and Loyoto Machida can build on these victories. It will also be interesting to see what happens with Ortiz as he left the door open for a possible return to UFC. They teased GSP/Penn after the Penn/Sherk fight.
Lightheavyweight Fight- Thiago Silva (12-0) vs. Antonio Mendes (14-2)
Mendes is on an 11 fight win streak. Silva is undefeated. Mendes has a height and reach advantage.
David Spade is in the house and looks like he has a bottle of something that he snuck in.
R1- Mendes hits a big kick early that floors Silva but he survives. Mendes with another kick and Silva is down again. Mendes in control early. Mendes slips and allows Silva to get the advantage. Silva is controlling the fight on the ground and gets the win via ref stoppage. This just goes to show you what can happen if you just make one mistake as Mendes was in total control until he slipped doing a judo throw and then Silva just ate him up on the ground.
Winner: Thiago Silva via TKO (strikes) R1
Urijah Faber is in the house and they briefly talk about his fight live on Versus next week in what Mike Goldberg calls "the biggest WEC fight ever."
Lightheavyweight Fight: Tito Ortiz (16-5-1) vs. Lyoto Machida (12-0)
There has been a great pure pro wrestling build to this match that featured a war of the words between Tito and Dana White with Lyoto Machida being the man caught in the middle. Ortiz gets a good pop and Machida gets boo'd.
R1- Big but brief "Tito" chant as they feel each other out in the beginning. Ortiz went for a take down but was denied. Not much action. Ortiz unable to take down Machida. Machida with a couple of leg licks but not many strikes at all in this one so far. Machida hit a nice combo kick but Ortiz blocked it. Machida hitting another kick and then took Tito down and got side control and was really beating up on him until the bell rung. Round goes to Machida due to late take down and dominance once he took Ortiz down. Ortiz didn't do any damage in the round although he did control the ring for the first 3 or so minutes but all of his take downs failed.
Chuck Lidell is in the house and gets a pop.
R2- Ortiz missed a take down and got a kick for his trouble. Machida hitting a couple of punches now. Machida with a nice high kick. Tito just seems a step too slow to catch up with Machida. Tito shoots in for a take down but is denied again and Machida is in Tito's guard. They stand back up. Machida hits a knee. Tito stands back and tells Machida to come on. Machida hits two punches to Tito. Tito tried to come back and may have gotten in a kick. This round also goes to Machida as he got in more strikes and ultimately Tito got very little offense in. Tito is cut open. Machida 20 Ortiz 18.
R3- The ref falls down about 45 seconds into the round and gets pop. They clinch and Tito got a couple of shots in but nothing substantial. Ortiz just too slow to take down Machida so far. Ortiz went for a knee but came up short. Ortiz with a clinch and is getting in a couple of shots but can't take Machida down. With a buck 30 left Machida nails Tito with a knee to the body. Tito buckles and Machida reigns down punches. Tito defends and somehow grabs an arm triangle with about half a minute left. It looks like Machida is going to have to tap but he twists out of it and survives the rest of the fight.
Overall, Machida definitely won this fight. 30-27 on my scorecard and on the judges. Tito just wasn't quick enough to catch up to Machida during the fight and couldn't get any take downs. Good showing for Machida as he beat a big name.
Winner: Lyoto Machida by Decision (Unanimous)
Shaquille O'Neal was spotted during the last fight. Jamie Presley was shown during Tito Ortiz's interview (he went out a lot classier than I thought he would. He definitely took the high road).
Silva and Machida are both Light Heavyweights and are both undefeated. Could be a good match-up.
Light Heavyweight Fight- Goran Reljic (7-0) vs. Wilson Gouveia (10-4)
This is Reljic's first fight in the UFC. Gouveia has won 4 straight in the UFC and 10 straight overall since a loss to Keith Jardine. Reljic has a big reach advantage in this fight.
The Rock is at ringside!
R1- Reljic is throwing some nice high kicks. Gouveia is blocking most of them but they've got to hurt. Other than Reljic's kicks the first round was pretty even through the first 3 minutes of the round. Gouveia is getting in some nice punches and Reljic pounces on him and takes him down into his guard to avoid more punishment. Gouveia is in Reljic's guard. Even first round. Reljic got in a bunch of nice kicks and Gouveia came on strong at the end of the round to even things out.
R2- Reljic hits a nice high kick about a minute into the round. Gouveia hits Reljic as he is going for a kick and gets an advantage and takes him down and is pounding on him up against the fence. Reljic gets back to his feet but took a lot of damage. Reljic caught him and is throwing a ton of punches and trying to finish the fight and the ref stops it. Great comeback for Reljic.
Reljic threw some great kicks in this fight. Took a couple of big flurries and withstood and nailed Gouveia with a left to the temple and then took him out. Great debut for Reljic.
Winner: Goran Reljic by TKO (strikes) R2
Heavyweight Fight: Christian Wellisch (9-2) vs. Shane Carwin (8-0)
This was from the pre-show. This is Carwin's UFC debut.
R1- Carwin hits him with a good square punch a little over a minute in and it crumples Wellisch. Hit him right on the chin and his mouthpiece went flying. Nice knockout as the ref steps in and stops the fight.
Winner: Shane Carwin by TKO (punches) R1
Light Heavyweight Fight: Wanderlei Silva (31-8-1) vs. Keith Jardine (13-4-1)
This would be a huge win for Jardine. This should be a great fight. Jardine gets a mixed reaction and seemed to get mostly boos. Wanderlei gets a good reaction. Both these guys look ready to go.
R1- They trade good to start and Silva is all over Jardine and just destroying him and this is over. Wanderlei Silva just overwhelmed Jardine and looked amazing. Shaq and The Rock are brought to their feet. Jardine is still down. David Spade is shown saying "Holy sh*t". Jardine is a tough guy, he just got caught and then got destroyed. Silva was just an animal.
Winner: Wanderlei Silva by KO R1
Middleweight Fight- Ivan Salaverry (12-5-1) vs. Rousimar Palhares (16-1)
This is a fight from the pre-show.
R1- Salaverry hits a kick to start off but immediately gets taken down by Palhares. Palhares quickly gets a full mount. Salaverry gives up his back. Palhares gets an armbar shortly thereafter and he looks real good. Palhares just showed some great BJJ and took this one easily.
Winner: Rousimar Palhares by Submission (Armbar) R1
Joe Rogan interviews Urijah Faber at ringside and also interviews his opponent Jens Pulver. Then they show a hype video for Faber vs. Pulver.
Lightweight Title Fight: BJ Penn (c) (13-4-1) vs. Sean Sherk (36-2-1)
This is the second fight tonight that had a pro wrestling build to it with both guys jawing back and forth mostly focused on Sherk's earlier suspension due to drugs that cost him the Lightweight belt. The fan poll puts BJ Penn at the winner by 55% to 45%.
Jason Statham's in the crowd.
R1- Sherk goes for a quick take down but is denied. Real quick pace to start compared to a lot of the fights tonight. Big "BJ" chant by the crowd. Both guys are throwing pretty good. BJ jabbing a lot. Sherk is throwing some hard punches but BJ is hitting some nice jabs. BJ really starting to control this first round the longer that it goes. Good first round. Sherk is cut under his eye. I think Penn gets the first round as he was hitting his jabs pretty regularly.
R2- They trade pretty good. Sherk seems more active at the beginning of this fight. Good exchanges in the first minute as both guys landing some punches. BJ seems more controlled and Sherk more wild in terms of punches. BJ still landing some good jabs. Sherk has 2 or 3 cuts that he is bleeding out of. Another good round. I think this one was a little closer than the first but i've still got to give it to BJ due to his jabs and the damage that he's done to Sherk.
R3- A little of the same in this round as Sherk comes out strong and then BJ starts to re-gain the advantage throughout the round. They are throwing really good with BJ looking like the more controlled striker and Sherk throwing wild, hard punches. The announcers pick up on a possible right hand injury for Sherk as he's really just using his left and kicking. BJ opens up with an amazing flurry at the end of Round 3. Sherk came off the cage and BJ nailed him with a running knee and then punches and the horn sounded to end the round. And the ref calls the fight. Great finish by BJ Penn.
Winner: BJ Penn by TKO (Strikes) R3
Welterweight Fight- Jon Koppenhaver (6-1) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (9-2)
Another pre-show match.
Yoshida drilled him early with a nice take down and then clamped on a guillotine. And this one was over before it started.
Winner: Yoshiyuki Yoshida by Submission (Anaconda Choke) R1
Light Heavyweight Fight- Rameau Sokoudjou (4-2) vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura (11-7)
Decent first round and then right at the end of the round Soko nails Nakamura and pounces on him and can't finish him but the match is called during the break as Nakamura can't continue.
Winner: Rameau Sokoudjou by TKO R1
This was a real good show. A very good Main Event in the Penn/Sherk match. I thought Machida/Ortiz was a good fight, Wanderlei put on an amazing performance, and I really enjoyed Silva/Mendes as well. There were some quick fights but I think Mendes and Silva looked really good in their fights. Reljic also looked really good. It will be interesting to see how some of the young guys like Reljic, Thiago Silva and Loyoto Machida can build on these victories. It will also be interesting to see what happens with Ortiz as he left the door open for a possible return to UFC. They teased GSP/Penn after the Penn/Sherk fight.
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