ACCBiggz Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 [center][IMG]http://tew.ithium.net/UFC.jpg[/IMG] [B]Weight Classes[/B] * 146-155 - Lightweight * 156-170 - Welterweight * 171-185 - Middleweight * 186-205 - Light Heavyweight * 206-265 - Heavyweight [B]Event Schedule[/B] * May 24th - UFC 84: Ill Will * June 7th - UFC 85: Bedlam * June 21st - The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale * July 5th - UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin * August 9th - UFC 87 [B]Roster:[/B] [B]UFC Lightweight Champion: B.J. Penn[/B] Alberto Crane Alvin Robinson Clay Guida Cole Miller Corey Hill Dennis Siver Din Thomas Frank Edgar Gleison Tibau Gray Maynard Jeremy Stephens Joe Lauzon Joe Stevenson John Halverson Jorge Gurgel Josh Neer Justin Buchholz Kenny Florian Kurt Pellegrino Mac Danzig Manny Gamburyan Marcus Aurelio Mark Bocek Matt Grice Matt Wiman Melvin Guillard Michihiro Omigawa Nate Diaz Nate Mohr Per Eklund Rich Clementi Rob Emerson Roger Huerta Ryan Roberts Sam Stout Samy Schiavo Sean Sherk Spencer Fisher Steve Bruno Terry Etim Thiago Tavares Tyson Griffin [B]UFC Welterweight Champion: Georges St. Pierre[/B] Akihiro Gono Anthony Johnson Ben Saunders Chris Lytle Chris Wilson David Bielkheden Diego Sanchez Dong Hyun Kim Dustin Hazelett George Sotiropoulos Jared Rollins Jason Tan Jeff Joslin Jess Liaudin Jon Fitch Jon Koppenhaver Jonathan Goulet Josh Burkman Josh Koscheck Karo Parisyan Kuniyoshi Hironaka Kyle Brady Luigi Fioravanti Luke Cummo Marcus Davis Matt Arroyo Matt Hughes Matt Serra Mike Swick Paul Kelly Paul Taylor Roan Carneiro Roman Mitichyan Ryo Chonan Tamdan McCrory Thiago Alves Tommy Speer Troy Mandaloniz Yoshiyuki Yoshida [B]UFC Middleweight Champion: Anderson Silva[/B] Alan Belcher Alessio Sakara Chris Leben Dan Henderson Dean Lister Demian Maia Drew McFedries Ed Herman Evan Tanner Ivan Salaverry Jason Day Jason MacDonald Jeremy Horn Jorge Rivera Kendall Grove Martin Kampmann Marvin Eastman Michael Bisping Nate Marquardt Nate Quarry Patrick Cote Pete Sell Ricardo Almeida Rich Franklin Rob Yundt Rousimar Palhares Thales Leites Yushin Okami [B]UFC Light Heavyweight Champion: Quinton Jackson[/B] Antonio Mendes Chuck Liddell Eric Schafer Forrest Griffin Goran Reljic Houston Alexander James Irvin James Lee Jason Lambert Kazuhiro Nakamura Keith Jardine Luis Arthur Cane Lyoto Machida Matt Hamill Mauricio Rua Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Rashad Evans Stephan Bonnar Thiago Silva Tim Boetsch Tito Ortiz Wanderlei Silva Wilson Gouveia [B]UFC Heavyweight Champion: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira[/B] Antoni Hardonk Brad Morris Brandon Vera Brock Lesnar Cain Velasquez Cheick Kongo Christian Wellisch Eddie Sanchez Fabricio Werdum Frank Mir Gabriel Gonzaga Heath Herring Justin McCully Mark Coleman Neil Wain Randy Couture Shane Carwin [B]UFC 84: Ill Will - May 24th, Las Vegas, Nevada[/B] UFC Lightweight Championship Sean Sherk vs. B.J. Penn(c) Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine Thiago Silva vs. Antonio Mendes Wilson Gouveia vs. Goran Reljic Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura Jon Koppenhaver vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida Rich Clementi vs Terry Etim Rousimar Palhares vs Ivan Salaverry Jason Tan vs Dong Hyun Kim Christian Wellisch vs Shane Carwin[/center] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCBiggz Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 [QUOTE][B]Dana White inks Rogerio Nogueira.[/B] The UFC finished signing Antonio Rogerio Nogueira to a 6 fight deal. He will compete in the Light-Heavyweight division. It is unknown of when he plans to debut inside the Octagon, but he will be an instant contender with a win against a solid opponent.[/QUOTE] [B]UFC 84: Ill Will - Weigh-In Results[/B] [B]UFC Lightweight Championship: Sean Sherk (155) vs. B.J. Penn(c) (155)[/B] [I]Sherdog: B.J. Penn via Decision[/I] Tito Ortiz (205) vs. Lyoto Machida (205) [I]Sherdog: Lyoto Machida via TKO[/I] Wanderlei Silva (205) vs. Keith Jardine (205) [I]Sherdog: Keith Jardine via Decision[/I] Thiago Silva (205) vs. Antonio Mendes (205) [I]Sherdog: Thiago Silva via Decision[/I] Wilson Gouveia (205) vs. Goran Reljic (205) [I]Sherdog: Wilson Gouveia via Decision[/I] Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (205) vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura (205) [I]Sherdog: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou via KO[/I] Jon Koppenhaver (170) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (170) [I]Sherdog: Yoshiyuki Yoshida via TKO[/I] Rich Clementi (155) vs. Terry Etim (155) [I]Sherdog: Rich Clementi via TKO[/I] Rousimar Palhares (185) vs. Ivan Salaverry (185) [I]Sherdog: Ivan Salaverry via TKO[/I] Jason Tan (170) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (170) [I]Sherdog: Dong Hyun Kim via Decision[/I] Christian Wellisch (237) vs. Shane Carwin (265) [I]Sherdog: Shane Carwin via TKO[/I] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCBiggz Posted May 2, 2008 Author Share Posted May 2, 2008 [B]Prelim Bouts[/B] [B]Christian Wellisch vs. Shane Carwin[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Carwin meets Wellisch in the center. They exchange tentative long-range punches. Wellisch steps in to press the action, but gets caught with a right hand. Carwin scores with a left too, then a crisp jab. Wellisch backs off, that exchange did not go in his favour by any means. Carwin presses the advantage and gets in a couple more jabs, forcing Wellisch onto the back-foot, all the way until he is up against the cage. Carwin stands just in range and starts throwing occasional straight rights, forcing Wellisch to try and react in time. Wellisch parries a few shots away, but also gets caught with a couple. He steps forward and tries to get a clinch, but Carwin keeps away from it and continues to flick quick jabs out. Wellisch is really getting schooled so far, Carwin's hand speed and technique have allowed him to completely control everything about this round, Wellisch hasn't been able to generate anything of note. Wellisch tries to change that by coming after Carwin, but Carwin meets him in the center and exchanges punches, again winning the encounter comfortably. The final minute of the round sees Wellisch try two more times, and in neither can he manage to break Carwin's control. The round ends. Blurcat.com gives that one to Carwin by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] Touch of gloves starts the round. Carwin comes in quickly, and unloads with a beauty of a combination, two jabs, a hook, a body punch and an uppercut. One of the jabs and the body shot definitely got through, the others were blocked. Wellisch backs off, only offering a wayward right hand in response. They circle, then Carwin once again comes in with an aggressive rush. They exchange blows in a flurry, with Carwin bobbing and weaving excellently while throwing out crisp jabs. Wellisch got a leg kick in, but his jabs didn't find their mark. Carwin is relying on his superior striking skills so far, and it is paying dividends, Wellisch is getting picked apart and is looking increasingly unable to to contend with his opponent's better technique. Carwin throws a low kick, and that is really the first mistake of the round from him, as it is sloppy and allows Wellisch to move in and grab a clinch. Wellisch forces Carwin back against the cage, and is clearly happy to have gained a position where Carwin cannot unload with strikes as effectively. Wellisch hits a knee, then gets three or four small punches in to the side of the head. Not much power in them though. Carwin sneaks in an elbow, and then attempts to get free, to no avail. Wellisch goes for a trip, but Carwin pushes free and quickly gets back to the center. Wellisch keeps his distance for a few moments to recover his composure, then gets ready to fight again. Carwin works an angle, throwing quick jabs all the time, then switches stance and hits a long looping punch that finds gloves. A right hand follows up though, and that does find the mark, causing Wellisch to throw a wild haymaker in response. Carwin tries to capitalise with a further flurry, and hits a nice left hook, but Wellisch soon has them back in a clinch. That goes on for a while, until the clock runs down. End of round 2. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Carwin. [B]Round 3[/B] Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Wellisch is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Carwin blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Wellisch is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Carwin is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Wellisch can cover up. That landed above the left eye and has left an ugly red mark. No cut, but that will start to swell and could give Wellisch some problems later on. Wellisch moves in for a right hook, but takes a hard kick to the knee, then is forced to retreat so as not to get caught with the two right hands that follow. Carwin is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Wellisch before they wind up in a clinch. That punch above the eye, or maybe the mistake that led to it, seems to have completely thrown Wellisch off, since that moment he has been comprehensively out-struck and is now in danger of losing this round. They struggle in the clinch, neither fighter managing a great deal more than minor blows. Wellisch goes for a trip, but Carwin cleverly spins out of it and the two fighters are back to circling. Not a great round for purists, it has all been a bit disjointed, but that one shot from Carwin may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. End of round 3. Blurcat.com gives that one to Carwin by 10-9. The three judges all give the match as 30-27 to Shane Carwin.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Shane Carwin by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Jason Tan vs. Dong Hyun Kim[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Slow start to the round, there's a lot of circling going on, not much contact though. Kim fakes a kick, then darts in to score with a left hand to the shoulder region. Tan almost catches Kim with a massive left hook. A big arcing kick from Kim catches Tan on the shoulder, it wasn't far away from landing on the side of the jaw. Tan storms in throwing a flurry of blows, but Kim dodges out of the way. A jab catches Tan on the cheek, then another big kick hits home, this time into the ribs. Kim is really using those big kicks well, they're both keeping Tan at bay and hurting him. Tan tries another attack, first working an angle away from the kicks then coming in with a couple of straight rights. Kim defends it well, parrying the punches away and moving to safety before Tan can unload with any bombs. Kim hits another kick, this time to the thigh, setting it up with a couple of raking punches. That's the last significant action of the round, a round that Kim has dominated with kicks. End of round 1. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Kim. [B]Round 2[/B] Kim starts off brightly, firing in a couple of right hands and a fizzing kick that catches Tan across the hip. Tan tries an immediate response by coming in for a big left hook, but is forced to back up by a lightning-like head kick that flashes across his face. Kim storms in and hits a crisp jab and a snap right hand, then ducks out of the way of a counter punch. Tan comes forward, and again takes a kick across the hip, then a second one that slaps across the shin of his front foot. Kim's kicks are allowing him to control this round, Tan has so far had no answer. They meet in the center; Kim comes in from low-down, but misses a right hand. Tan scores with a right hand to the side of the head, then a stinging right hand to the ribs. Kim shoots off a kick to the ribs, then comes back in from an angle. A faked takedown fools Tan, and another kick hits home. Tan clinches up, and must be wondering what on earth he can do to stop these kicks from taking him apart. Time runs down as they engage in a struggle while in the clinch, and the round ends without any further noteworthy action. The round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Kim by 10-9. [B]Round 3[/B] Kim and Tan circle to start. Tan throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Kim sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Tan comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Kim to slip a nice jab in, catching Tan just underneath the right eye. Kim comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Tan misses with a right cross, then backs off. Kim stalks him, forcing Tan back up against the cage. Kim doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Tan throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Kim pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Tan covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Kim in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Kim throws the occasional knee, but can't really do much with his arms tied up like that. The referee finally tells them to break, and they return to the center. That clinch ate up a lot of time though. Tan comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Kim parries them with his gloves and scores with a well-executed counter punch, hitting just above the eye. They come in close again, throwing punches, but wind up clinched again. The time expires with them like that, and that round will definitely go down in Kim's favour. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Kim. All three judges give a score of 30-27 in favour of Dong Hyun Kim.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Dong Hyun Kim by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Rousimar Palhares vs. Ivan Salaverry[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Salaverry starts fast, unleashing a bomb of a right hand, but Toquinho avoids it without too much trouble. Salaverry isn't disheartened though, swinging two more huge punches, with Toquinho getting out the way each time, but being forced all over the place. Salaverry finally backs off a little, breathing hard. That was quite a frantic start. Toquinho opts to use that, and comes in to throw some jabs. Salaverry is backed up against the cage, covering up. Toquinho clinches. They struggle, and the fight enters a lull. Salaverry hits a knee strike to the hip. Toquinho slips one leg behind Salaverry and uses that as leverage for a big trip. Salaverry landed hard, with Toquinho on top. They're in half guard. It's to Salaverry's advantage that they're right next to the cage, that is blocking Toquinho from attacking the left hand side of the body. Salaverry is forced into action to defend a kimura attempt. Toquinho tries to step over to mount, but Salaverry keeps his legs in position and ends up almost rolled into a ball. Toquinho fires some stiff punches to the back, then one to the face. He reaches through and tries to secure an armbar, but has to be careful as he is in danger of getting picked off with a counter armbar too. Salaverry doesn't appear to be trying that though, instead trying to shift his weight so that he can get back up. Toquinho isn't allowing it though, and gets a couple more punches in before settling back into half guard. Salaverry ties him up in a snug clinch. The action halts, and time expires before Toquinho can get free. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Toquinho. [B]Round 2[/B] The fighters come together right in the center. Salaverry throws out a jab, but Toquinho bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Toquinho works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Salaverry covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Toquinho is making Salaverry look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which he is delivering strikes. Salaverry hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. For a second it looked like Toquinho was about to go for a takedown, but nothing came from it. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Toquinho got slightly the better of it, he definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Salaverry slightly. Salaverry initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Salaverry looks out of ideas, he is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Toquinho is clearly winning them. Salaverry needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Toquinho tries a speculative high kick, but Salaverry saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Salaverry tries to work an angle, but Toquinho is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep him from stepping in. Comfortable round for Toquinho, he will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given his dominance of the striking in this round. End of round 2. Blurcat.com gives that one to Toquinho by 10-9. [B]Round 3[/B] The two fighters circle. Salaverry flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Toquinho easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! He is up quickly, before Salaverry could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Toquinho moves in, ducks under a big right hand, and gets two crisp jabs in before getting smothered into a clinch. One of those jabs landed hard, Salaverry is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Salaverry forces Toquinho back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. He looks to be keeping Toquinho in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Salaverry does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Toquinho saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Salaverry turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops him to one knee. Salaverry is up quickly, causing Toquinho, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Salaverry was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Salaverry throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Toquinho to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. The third round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Toquinho. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Rousimar Palhares.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Rousimar Palhares by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Rich Clementi vs. Terry Etim[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Etim puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Clementi defended well. Straight right from Clementi in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Etim probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Clementi gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Etim. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Etim by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Clementi is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Etim blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Clementi is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Etim is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Clementi can cover up. That landed above the left eye and has left an ugly red mark. No cut, but that will start to swell and could give Clementi some problems later on. Clementi moves in for a right hook, but takes a hard kick to the knee, then is forced to retreat so as not to get caught with the two right hands that follow. Etim is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Clementi before they wind up in a clinch. That punch above the eye, or maybe the mistake that led to it, seems to have completely thrown Clementi off, since that moment he has been comprehensively out-struck and is now in danger of losing this round. They struggle in the clinch, neither fighter managing a great deal more than minor blows. Clementi goes for a trip, but Etim cleverly spins out of it and the two fighters are back to circling. Not a great round for purists, it has all been a bit disjointed, but that one shot from Etim may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Etim. [B]Round 3[/B] Clementi doesn't waste any time and throws two jabs to the face, but Etim easily side-steps both and circles to the left. Etim throws a head fake, then comes in fast from an angle with a looping punch, but misses and takes a glancing shot to the shoulder from a left hand counter. They exchange punches. Clementi hits a nice jab just above the left eye, but takes a hard punch to the cheek at the same time. Clementi momentarily loses his footing and drops his hands, that shot having really rung his bell. Etim shoots off another right hand to capitalise, and this time it's the killer blow, Clementi falls back and crash-lands on the floor, he was out cold from the instant that punch hit. A knock out victory for Etim. Official time of the knock out is 1:16 of the third.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Terry Etim via Knock Out in the Third Round[/B] [B]Jon Koppenhaver vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Good start from Yoshida, taking War Machine down almost immediately! War Machine scrambles though, and gets back to his feet without taking any damage at all. Yoshida will be disappointed with that. War Machine comes in and throws two big right hands, but neither connects, and they put him off balance, allowing Yoshida to score with a nice right hook to the side of the head, crunching into the top of the ear. War Machine felt that one for sure. He stalks Yoshida, trying to back him up against the cage. It doesn't work though, Yoshida keeps out of the way. War Machine tries a kick, but Yoshida catches the foot and uses it for a trip. Yoshida gets War Machine down for the second time, and this time is right on top of him in guard position. Yoshida throws some punches, then tries to pass. War Machine doesn't allow it, and tries to grab an armbar in response. Yoshida easily stops that, and throws some more punches. That becomes the pattern, as the fight falls into a predictable pattern; punches from Yoshida followed by a pass attempt, with War Machine blocking the pass and throwing the occasional punch in response. The round ends like that, just as the referee was about to stand them back up. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Yoshida. [B]Round 2[/B] Yoshida and War Machine meet in the center, and both throw looping right hands at the same time. Neither hits home. Yoshida throws a couple of nice jabs that cause War Machine to cover up. He throws a sharp right hand in response which narrowly misses. They clinch in the center. War Machine tries to trip Yoshida, but it is easily dealt with, and Yoshida cheekily does the exact same thing to War Machine, except with more success. War Machine goes crashing to the ground with Yoshida on top. Yoshida fires off a couple of tentative punches, testing out the guard of War Machine. Yoshida tries to pass the guard, but can't, War Machine isn't going to let him get a better position, as he knows that Yoshida will start raining down punches. Yoshida tries a big right hand, but it's easily defended. War Machine gets a punch of his own in, but it didn't connect properly. Yoshida again tries to get past the guard, but again is foiled. It's turned into a bit of a stalemate, although the referee probably won't stand them up as long as the punches continue to flow. Yoshida fakes an elbow before trying to pass the guard for a third time, and briefly has side mount, but War Machine fought it hard and gets back to guard within seconds. Butterfly guard by War Machine, and Yoshida is having trouble generating any attacking threat. He'll probably win the round as he has been more aggressive, but War Machine has defended the danger well. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Yoshida. [B]Round 3[/B] Nice fast-paced start from Yoshida, who gets right in War Machine's face from the beginning of the round, throwing some crisp jabs and then a vicious uppercut. The two jabs got parried, the uppercut missed as War Machine side-stepped. War Machine fires back with a left hand, then a right to the body. Yoshida steps in, but only into a waist-high kick from War Machine. Yoshida is quick though, and manages to catch it around the knee. Using it as leverage, Yoshida sweeps War Machine's standing leg and takes them to the ground. War Machine quickly pulls guard. War Machine has the guard held very high. Yoshida throws a big right hand, but almost puts himself right into a triangle as a result, and he is forced to fight free. War Machine throws a punch and it lands right above the nose. Yoshida throws four massive punches as a response, threatening to try and knock War Machine right through the canvas, War Machine is forced to simply cover up and try to survive. Yoshida is controlling the round from this position, although it has to be said that he hasn't yet truly looked like he can stop the match from here. War Machine moves to butterfly guard and then tries to scramble back up, but Yoshida stops that by throwing another set of big punches, forcing War Machine to go back to the full guard. The round ends with them still like that, with Yoshida having totally controlled the round from the guard. The 3rd round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Yoshida. The three judges all give the match as 30-27 to Yoshiyuki Yoshida.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Yoshiyuki Yoshida by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Wilson Gouveia vs. Goran Reljic[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Gouveia doesn't waste any time, scoring with a big right hook almost immediately. Reljic was caught sleeping, and that really landed hard, if it had been more accurate it might have been a knock out blow. Reljic hits two sharp body shots in return, but it's clear that he is rattled. Reljic narrowly misses a right cross. They get in close and exchange punches, it's not clear who got the better of that. Gouveia hits a good looping punch to the side of the head, that's another one that's rattled Reljic. Gouveia is getting more force behind his punches at the moment, and that's the key difference. Reljic glances at the referee, not sure why. Time ticks away, and Reljic offers nothing that would make you think that he has any chance of winning this round on points. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Gouveia. [B]Round 2[/B] Reljic starts out with a few straight rights, range-finding rather than actually dangerous. Gouveia keeps out of their way. Reljic steps forward and tries to unload with a looping left, but Gouveia moves to the side and fires off a powerful right hand of his own, landing above the left eye. Reljic doesn't go down, but definitely felt that shot. Gouveia moves in closer and fires off two punches to the face and a big hook to the body. Reljic parried the first two, but the third hit home hard. Gouveia begins to stalk Reljic, who may be slightly winded. They meet again in the center and exchange blows. Reljic hits a high jab but gets caught with another hard punch to the side of the head. Reljic clinches up, stopping Gouveia from following up. It looks like Reljic needs to change his game plan, standing up and banging with Gouveia is playing right into his opponent's hands, as Gouveia clearly has the more powerful strikes in his arsenal, and Reljic is going to get floored sooner or later, judging by this round. The referee parts them from the clinch. Gouveia continues to look ready to unleash some big punches. Reljic takes a takedown, then comes in much closer, throws a jab, and clinches back up. Reljic looks like he is going to grapple, stopping Gouveia from throwing bombs. Reljic gets in a few short punches to the ribs. The round ends with them still in the clinch. Gouveia will take that round on points, having used the threat of a knock out to basically control everything about that round except the clinches. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Gouveia. [B]Round 3[/B] Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Reljic is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Gouveia blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Reljic is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Gouveia is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Reljic can cover up. That landed above the left eye and has left an ugly red mark. No cut, but that will start to swell and could give Reljic some problems later on. Reljic moves in for a right hook, but takes a hard kick to the knee, then is forced to retreat so as not to get caught with the two right hands that follow. Gouveia is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Reljic before they wind up in a clinch. That punch above the eye, or maybe the mistake that led to it, seems to have completely thrown Reljic off, since that moment he has been comprehensively out-struck and is now in danger of losing this round. They struggle in the clinch, neither fighter managing a great deal more than minor blows. Reljic goes for a trip, but Gouveia cleverly spins out of it and the two fighters are back to circling. Not a great round for purists, it has all been a bit disjointed, but that one shot from Gouveia may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Gouveia. The official scores are: 30-27 from all three judges for Wilson Gouveia.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Wilson Gouveia by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]UFC 84: Ill Will Main Card[/B] [B]Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Slow start to this round, Sokoudjou is being tentative and Nakamura looks like he is waiting for an angle to appear. The first exchange of strikes doesn't really go anywhere. A second set falls in Sokoudjou's favour, as he gets a nice jab in, hitting right above the nose, and a solid shot to the body. Nakamura goes in for a takedown but only manages to secure one leg. Sokoudjou hammers down two shots to the back, but can't really do a lot else. Nakamura tries to push him over onto his back, but Sokoudjou manages to pull free and back off. Nakamura throws a high left handed jab then goes in for another takedown. Good sprawl from Sokoudjou, and he backs off. Nakamura doesn't get a chance to go for a third, because Sokoudjou takes the fight to him with a barrage of lefts and rights, forcing him back against the cage. Sokoudjou clinches up, only after hitting a hard shot to the stomach though. The clinch seems to go on forever, with Nakamura unable to get a good enough position to try a takedown, and Sokoudjou tied up too much to really throw any decent strikes. Eventually the time runs out and they head back to their corners. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Sokoudjou. [B]Round 2[/B] Nakamura leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Sokoudjou deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Sokoudjou uses a knee to the ribs before backing Nakamura up against the cage. Right hand from Nakamura connects though, that was well timed. Sokoudjou breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Nakamura was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Sokoudjou sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Nakamura fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Sokoudjou leads with a right hand, then delivers a brutal uppercut, Nakamura had to step back quickly to avoid getting caught. He winds up back against the cage, and Sokoudjou doesn't relent, moving in fast to unload with a series of jabs. Nakamura got some of his own in, but the upper hand is definitely with Sokoudjou. Vicious right hand! Out of nowhere, it caught Nakamura flush in the face, and he slumps down against the cage. Sokoudjou follows up with more punches, and the referee dives in to break it up. It's all over. Nakamura wasn't knocked out, but that one punch was a beauty, and it stopped him getting any sort of defence together to stop the following punches. Sokoudjou wins via 2nd round TKO with the official time being 3:11.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou via TKO in the Second Round[/B] [B]Thiago Silva vs. Antonio Mendes[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Mendes scores with a low kick to the outside of the knee, then backs off. Those will take their toll. Silva responds with a right hand that hits gloves, a left hook to the body that stings Mendes, then throws a spectacular head kick that connects! Mendes was backing off after those two punches and didn't see it coming, he goes sailing backward, his body entirely limp. Silva has knocked Mendes out cold with one brutally powerful kick. Silva wins via 1st round knock out with the official time being 0:33.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Thiago Silva via Knock Out in the First Round[/B] [B]Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Wanderlei leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Jardine deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Jardine uses a knee to the ribs before backing Wanderlei up against the cage. Right hand from Wanderlei connects though, that was well timed. Jardine breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Wanderlei was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Jardine sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Wanderlei fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Jardine throws a stinging jab, landing just above the left eye. Wanderlei steps in and fires off one of his own, but Jardine bobs out of the way and scores with a pair of solid shots to the body. Wanderlei turns and swings, just as Jardine also unloads...and it's Jardine who connects first! Wanderlei's hands drop and he is on rubbery legs. Jardine follows up with a beauty of a right hand, and that drops Wanderlei. The referee doesn't even wait for Jardine to dive in to finish, he's seen enough, Wanderlei is clearly on Dream Street. This bout is over! Jardine wins via 1st round TKO with the official time being 3:22.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Keith Jardine by TKO in the First Round[/B] [B]Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Ortiz throws a straight right, batted away by Machida. Ortiz goes for a second, but gets beaten to the punch as Machida scores with a kick that catches Ortiz across the outside of the knee. Machida throws another one, and this time it lands just above the same knee. Ortiz backs off slightly. Machida throws a high jab, then head-fakes and comes in with a left hook from low down. Ortiz fires back with a crisp right hand that connects to the shoulder rather than the face. Machida throws another fizzing low kick, again connecting with the knee. Ortiz tried to check it, but couldn't in time. Those strikes are going to add up soon and start reducing his mobility. Machida throws another kick, this time at chest-height, but it's merely a set-up to allow him to come in fast and start throwing a series of jabs. Ortiz covers up, throwing occasional straight rights in return. Machida backs off, but not before cracking another kick into the thigh region. Time is running down, Ortiz has failed to deal with those kicks, and it has definitely cost him this round, and possibly done some damage to his knee. The first round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Machida. [B]Round 2[/B] Machida meets Ortiz in the center. They exchange tentative long-range punches. Ortiz steps in to press the action, but gets caught with a right hand. Machida scores with a left too, then a crisp jab. Ortiz backs off, that exchange did not go in his favour by any means. Machida presses the advantage and gets in a couple more jabs, forcing Ortiz onto the back-foot, all the way until he is up against the cage. Machida stands just in range and starts throwing occasional straight rights, forcing Ortiz to try and react in time. Ortiz parries a few shots away, but also gets caught with a couple. He steps forward and tries to get a clinch, but Machida keeps away from it and continues to flick quick jabs out. Ortiz is really getting schooled so far, Machida's hand speed and technique have allowed him to completely control everything about this round, Ortiz hasn't been able to generate anything of note. Ortiz tries to change that by coming after Machida, but Machida meets him in the center and exchanges punches, again winning the encounter comfortably. The final minute of the round sees Ortiz try two more times, and in neither can he manage to break Machida's control. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Machida by 10-9. [B]Round 3[/B] Very, very slow start to the round. Over a minute has gone before the first meaningful strike connects. It's Machida who hits it, scoring with a shot to the chest. Ortiz fires back with a couple of jabs, both of which connect with the shoulder rather than the face where they were aimed. The two fighters come together in the center and exchange punches, neither getting the clear advantage. Ortiz suddenly shoots in and goes for a takedown, but Machida manages to sprawl long enough to get them all the way back to the cage, which keeps him upright. Ortiz tries to complete the takedown, but realises that the leverage isn't there and instead stands and clinches. Machida hits a couple of shots to the back. Ortiz hits a stomp. Machida lifts his leg to go for a knee, but that gives Ortiz the opportunity to lift him and slam him down to the ground. That was a hard slam! Ortiz is on top, almost sitting on top of a balled-up Machida. He throws some hard downward punches, Machida defends most of them, although one hits hard above the eye. Ortiz leaves his arm in for a second too long and Machida reaches up and almost gets an armbar. Ortiz gets free though, although the effort puts him off-balance enough for him to stumble, giving Machida the opportunity to scramble back up. There's a nasty mark above the eye where the earlier punch connected though. They go back to circling each other. There's not much time left. Machida tries one last big attack, swinging for the fences with two bombs, but Ortiz avoids both, adding a nice shot to the stomach after the second dodge. The round ends there. The third round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Ortiz by 10-9. All three judges give a score of 29-28 in favour of Lyoto Machida.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Lyoto Machida by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]UFC Lightweight Championship: Sean Sherk vs. B.J. Penn(c)[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Penn is quickest out, and comes at Sherk with a series of jabs and straight punches. Sherk covered up well, and I don't think anything got through. Sherk hits a body shot, but it didn't connect solidly. They get in close, and it's Penn who takes it to the ground. Sherk pulls guard. There's a lull, as Penn tries to pass, and Sherk defends it. Punches get thrown every so often, but it's really a stalemate at the moment. Sherk almost gets a guillotine, but it's blocked and almost leads to a kimura for Penn, but that too goes nowhere. The referee stands them up, but the time is almost over. The first round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Penn. [B]Round 2[/B] An exchange of jabs doesn't go anywhere. Sherk fakes a kick, then darts in to score with a straight left before backing out fast to avoid a left-right combination from Penn. They clinch, and Penn winds up backed against the cage. A couple of minor blows get exchanged, but it's turned into a bit of a stalemate. Sherk tries to push Penn back, but can't. The referee waits a while, then separates them and gets them to resume. Penn gets in close and clinches up with Sherk. They jossle for position. Penn uses a trip to take them both down, and swiftly transitions into a side mount. Sherk blocks an arm bar attempt, but is having trouble keeping the full mount from happening. Penn scores with a nice elbow, and there is the full mount. Sherk is wide open, and takes two hard punches to the face. Penn takes the arm. Sherk is fighting it, but it looks like it's only a matter of time. The kimura is applied, and Sherk has no choice but to tap. Official time of the kimura submission is 3:46 of the second round. BJ Penn successfully retains the UFC Lightweight title.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner and Still UFC Lightweight Champion: B.J. Penn by Submission in the Second Round[/B] [B]UFC 84: Ill Will Notes[/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Jason Tan released from contract. [*]Tito Ortiz leaves the organization. [*]Fight of the Night: B.J. Penn vs. Sean Sherk [*]Submission of the Night: B.J. Penn's Kimura. [*]Knock Out of the Night: Keith Jardine over Wanderlei Silva. [/LIST][/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjhabeeb Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Damn Jardine.....hopefully after that horrible matchup with Soko you get Nakamura some wins......and WAR ROG NOG.....NOG Bros FTW ahhhhh blurcat is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCBiggz Posted May 2, 2008 Author Share Posted May 2, 2008 [center][B]UFC 85: Bedlam - June 7th, London, England[/B] Matt Hughes vs. Thiago Alves Fabricio Werdum vs. Brandon Vera Nate Marquardt vs. Thales Leites Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben Rashad Evans vs. James Irvin Marcus Davis vs. Mike Swick Martin Kampmann vs. Jorge Rivera Paul Kelly vs. Jonathan Goulet Ryo Chonan vs. Roan Carneiro Thiago Tavares vs. Matt Wiman Luis Arthur Cane vs. Jason Lambert Jess Liaudin vs. Paul Taylor Neil Wain vs. Antoni Hardonk[/center] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris caulfield Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 [B]UFC 85: Bedlam - June 7th, London, England[/B] Matt Hughes vs. [B]Thiago Alves[/B] [B]Fabricio Werdum[/B] vs. Brandon Vera Nate Marquardt vs. [B]Thales Leites[/B] [B]Michael Bisping[/B] vs. Chris Leben [B]Rashad Evans[/B] vs. James Irvin Marcus Davis vs. [B]Mike Swick[/B] [B]Martin Kampmann[/B] vs. Jorge Rivera [B]Paul Kelly[/B] vs. Jonathan Goulet Ryo Chonan vs. [B]Roan Carneiro[/B] Thiago Tavares vs. [B]Matt Wiman[/B] Luis Arthur Cane vs. [B]Jason Lambert[/B] Jess Liaudin vs. [B]Paul Taylor[/B] [B]Neil Wain[/B] vs. Antoni Hardonk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCBiggz Posted May 3, 2008 Author Share Posted May 3, 2008 [center][B]UFC 85: Bedlam Weigh-In Results[/B] Matt Hughes (170) vs. Thiago Alves (170) [I]Sherdog: Thiago Alves by TKO[/I] Fabricio Werdum (233) vs. Brandon Vera (220) [I]Sherdog: Fabricio Werdum via Submission[/I] Michael Bisping (185) vs. Chris Leben (185) [I]Sherdog: Michael Bisping by TKO[/I] Rashad Evans (205) vs. James Irvin (205) [I]Sherdog: Rashad Evans by TKO[/I] Nate Marquardt (185)vs. Thales Leites (185) [I]Sherdog: Nate Marquardt by TKO[/I] Marcus Davis (170) vs. Mike Swick (170) [I]Sherdog: Mike Swick by KO[/I] Martin Kampmann (185) vs. Jorge Rivera (185) [I]Sherdog: Martin Kampmann by KO[/I] Paul Kelly (170) vs. Jonathan Goulet (170) [I]Sherdog: Jonathan Goulet by KO[/I] Ryo Chonan (170) vs. Roan Carneiro (170) [I]Sherdog: Ryo Chonan by TKO[/I] Thiago Tavares (155) vs. Matt Wiman (155) [I]Sherdog: Thiago Tavares via Submission[/I] Luis Arthur Cane (205) vs. Jason Lambert (205) [I]Sherdog: Jason Lambert by KO[/I] Jess Liaudin (170) vs. Paul Taylor (170) [I]Sherdog: Jess Liaudin via Submission[/I] Neil Wain (260) vs. Antoni Hardonk (265) [I]Sherdog: Neil Wain by Decision[/I] --------------------------------------------------------- [B]UFC 85: Bedlam - Prelim Bouts[/B] [B]Neil Wain vs. Antoni Hardonk[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Hardonk starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Wain on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Hardonk to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Wain, but certainly enough to to make him grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Hardonk, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Wain is looking a little lost so far, Hardonk is controlling this round by virtue of his crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. For a second it looked like Wain was about to go for a takedown, but nothing came from it. Hardonk leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Wain was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Wain comes back with a leg kick to set up a one-two combination, but the round is coming to a close and it's going to be too little too late. The one bright spot for Wain is that although Hardonk clearly won the round, he didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. The first round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Hardonk. [B]Round 2[/B] Hardonk meets Wain in the center. They exchange tentative long-range punches. Wain steps in to press the action, but gets caught with a right hand. Hardonk scores with a left too, then a crisp jab. Wain backs off, that exchange did not go in his favour by any means. Hardonk presses the advantage and gets in a couple more jabs, forcing Wain onto the back-foot, all the way until he is up against the cage. Hardonk stands just in range and starts throwing occasional straight rights, forcing Wain to try and react in time. Wain parries a few shots away, but also gets caught with a couple. He steps forward and tries to get a clinch, but Hardonk keeps away from it and continues to flick quick jabs out. Wain is really getting schooled so far, Hardonk's hand speed and technique have allowed him to completely control everything about this round, Wain hasn't been able to generate anything of note. Wain tries to change that by coming after Hardonk, but Hardonk meets him in the center and exchanges punches, again winning the encounter comfortably. The final minute of the round sees Wain try two more times, and in neither can he manage to break Hardonk's control. The second round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Hardonk. [B]Round 3[/B] Wain starts fast, coming out almost immediately with a three punch combination. None of them get through, and Hardonk manages to squeeze a jab of his own through and score just above the left cheek. They exchange a flurry of blows right in the center, it's difficult to see who got the best of it, and both of them retreat a few steps to recover. Good start to the round, early indications are that this is going to be all about the striking, neither fighter has even hinted at going for a takedown. Hardonk uses a low kick to set up a nice right hand, and Wain is forced back against the cage. Hardonk picks his shots and gets a big punch to the body in. Wain uses a couple of looping punches to make Hardonk keep back, but it doesn't last for long, as Hardonk bursts forward and hits two big right hands, taking a counter punch to the body though, and they wind up in a clinch. They exchange weak-looking blows from that position, before the referee grows tired of the inactivity and breaks them apart. Wain scores with a low kick. Hardonk looks to be working an angle. Hardonk unwinds a right hook that narrowly misses. That will be the last action of the round though. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Hardonk. The three judges all give the match as 30-27 to Antoni Hardonk.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Antoni Hardonk by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Jess Liaudin vs. Paul Taylor[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Liaudin throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Taylor throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Liaudin steps back, throwing a right hand as he does to buy himself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Taylor hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Liaudin. They struggle all the way back, with Liaudin ending up backed up against the cage. Taylor hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Liaudin stomps downward onto his foot. Liaudin manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Taylor gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Liaudin ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Liaudin tries a high kick to start, but Taylor saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Taylor who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Liaudin on the nose. Liaudin hits a straight right, enough to stop Taylor from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. The first round is over. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Taylor. [B]Round 2[/B] Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Taylor is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Liaudin blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Taylor is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Liaudin is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Taylor can cover up. That landed above the left eye and has left an ugly red mark. No cut, but that will start to swell and could give Taylor some problems later on. Taylor moves in for a right hook, but takes a hard kick to the knee, then is forced to retreat so as not to get caught with the two right hands that follow. Liaudin is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Taylor before they wind up in a clinch. That punch above the eye, or maybe the mistake that led to it, seems to have completely thrown Taylor off, since that moment he has been comprehensively out-struck and is now in danger of losing this round. They struggle in the clinch, neither fighter managing a great deal more than minor blows. Taylor goes for a trip, but Liaudin cleverly spins out of it and the two fighters are back to circling. Not a great round for purists, it has all been a bit disjointed, but that one shot from Liaudin may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. End of round 2. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Liaudin. [B]Round 3[/B] Liaudin leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Taylor deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Taylor uses a knee to the ribs before backing Liaudin up against the cage. Right hand from Liaudin connects though, that was well timed. Taylor breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Liaudin was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Taylor sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Liaudin fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Taylor throws a left, then a right, but neither connects. Liaudin clinches up, and they wind up against the cage. Taylor tries to throw a knee, but Liaudin sweeps his standing leg and is on top on the ground. Liaudin passes guard without too much trouble, and cracks Taylor with a hard punch to the cheek. Taylor tries to scramble into a better position without dropping his guard against another punch, but can't, and Liaudin maneuvers so that he has one knee planted on Taylor's chest, keeping him from rolling. Liaudin quickly secures the left arm and transitions into a tight arm bar. Taylor has no way out, he taps. Official time of the armbar submission is 3:11 of the third.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Jess Liaudin via Submission in the Third Round[/B] [B]Luis Arthur Cane vs. Jason Lambert[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Cane starts off by throwing two excellent low kicks to the leading leg of Lambert. Those will accumulate fast and give Lambert some problems moving. Cane switches it up and throws a big right hand, missing. Lambert, who has been overwhelmed for the first thirty seconds of this round, steps in and throws a bomb of a right hand...and it connects! Cane goes down from the first strike that Lambert has thrown since the round began! Lambert doesn't dive in, instead taking his time. Cane recovered well from the punch, and remains seated on the floor, ready to defend. Lambert throws a pair of kicks to the legs, then gets in closer, looking for a way to get past the guard. Another kick to the legs precedes him trying to swiftly get past the legs, but it is to no avail as Cane is able to pull guard, just, that was close. Lambert throws out a right hand, parried away by Cane. The guard is quite tight, for the moment at least Lambert looks content to stay there and throw some punches. Cane isn't offering any sort of attacking threat yet, instead concentrating on keeping the strikes from landing. A big punch is driven into the ribs, Cane thought it was going for the face. Another punch lands in the same place, and a red mark starts to develop. Cane reaches up and pulls Lambert down into a clinch, and tries to work an armbar from the bottom. Lambert defends it easily, and gets in a sharp jab to the face too. He stands up slightly, leaning forward into the guard, and starts throwing some right hands. One gets through, the others are parried. Cane looked like he might be considering trying to apply a triangle then, as Lambert was very exposed, but he didn't get a chance due to the ferocity of the punches. Lambert gets back down to kneeling in the guard. Another right hand lands to the ribs. Cane fires off two punches from his back, but Lambert defends them easily by simply leaning backward out of reach. Lambert stands again, the guard remaining tight around him, and throws another couple of bombs. This time Cane does try to apply the triangle, and an armbar at the same time, but Lambert breaks free. Time is ticking down, looks like Cane will survive this ground and pound attack. The round ends without further note. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Lambert. [B]Round 2[/B] Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Lambert puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Cane defended well. Straight right from Cane in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Lambert probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Cane gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Lambert. End of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Lambert. [B]Round 3[/B] Exchange of strikes to start. Cane suddenly shoots in and gets a takedown, ending up in guard. Lambert keeps the guard high. Cane half-stands and throws a big right hand, narrowly missing the mark. Another punch connects, but Cane leans into it too much and Lambert brings his legs up and closes them around the arm. It's Cane now on the defensive, trying to get out of the armbar attempt. He gets in close to stop any pressure being applied, but that allows Lambert to sweep him from that position. A scramble for position ends with the situation being completely reversed, with Lambert on top in Cane's guard. Cane has the guard held very high. Lambert throws a big right hand, but almost puts himself right into a triangle as a result, and he is forced to fight free. Cane throws a punch and it lands right above the nose. Lambert throws four massive punches as a response, threatening to try and knock Cane right through the canvas, Cane is forced to simply cover up and try to survive. Lambert is controlling the round from this position, although it has to be said that he hasn't yet truly looked like he can stop the match from here. Cane moves to butterfly guard and then tries to scramble back up, but Lambert stops that by throwing another set of big punches, forcing Cane to go back to the full guard. The round ends with them still like that, with Lambert having totally controlled the round from the guard. End of round 3. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Lambert. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Jason Lambert.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Jason Lambert by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Thiago Tavares vs. Matt Wiman[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Wiman puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Tavares defended well. Straight right from Tavares in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Wiman probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Tavares gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Wiman. The round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Wiman. [B]Round 2[/B] The fighters come together right in the center. Wiman throws out a jab, but Tavares bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Tavares works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Wiman covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Tavares is making Wiman look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which he is delivering strikes. Wiman hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. About thirty seconds pass without any contact, and the crowd become a little restless. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Tavares got slightly the better of it, he definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Wiman slightly. Wiman initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Wiman looks out of ideas, he is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Tavares is clearly winning them. Wiman needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Tavares tries a speculative high kick, but Wiman saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Wiman tries to work an angle, but Tavares is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep him from stepping in. Comfortable round for Tavares, he will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given his dominance of the striking in this round. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Tavares. [B]Round 3[/B] Tavares starts with a high kick, but Wiman was well out of range. Both fighters circle. Tavares steps in and exchanges strikes with Wiman, neither fighter gets a particular advantage from it. Wiman parries away a nice right hand and gets in a crisp counter punch that catches Tavares on the shoulder. The round has been a little flat so far, neither of them is really forcing the issue. They enter into a clinch, which doesn't help matters, and that seems to last for an eternity before the referee separates them and tells them to get on with it. Tavares finally shows some fire, putting together a combination of two jabs, a cross, and an uppercut. Wiman did well to defend it, bobbing and weaving out of the way and using his gloves to parry away anything that was too close. He uses a low kick to the thigh as a response, then steps in and unloads with two fine punches, although Tavares blocked them. Tavares scores the best punch of the round so far, coming in fast, ducking under a dangerous right hand, and catching Wiman square in the face with a lunging overhand right. Wiman backs off and covers up, clearly having felt that one, and unfortunately Tavares's attempts to follow up and thwarted as he gets tied up in a clinch near the cage. The time expires, with Tavares probably having stolen that round thanks to that one big punch. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Tavares. The three judges all give the match as 29-28 to Thiago Tavares.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Thiago Tavares by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Ryo Chonan vs. Roan Carneiro[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Chonan works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when he advances. They clinch, and end up with Jucao backed up against the cage. Chonan gets a couple of right hands to the body, but his attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Jucao, who uses his legs well to defend. Chonan pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Jucao gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Chonan follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Chonan hits a couple of right hands, both hitting gloves, then a left hand to the body that connected. That was the best shot of the round so far. Jucao tags him with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Jucao leans in to a looping left, but it puts him off balance and it's only at the last second that he gets his chin out of the way of a vicious right cross that comes back. If that had hit, we may have had a knock out. Time runs out with them standing, circling again. End of round 1. Blurcat.com gives that one to Chonan by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] Chonan pushes Jucao up against the cage in a clinch. Chonan throws a knee, then a couple of short punches to the side of the head. Jucao pushes him away and steps in to score with an uppercut. Chonan took it flush on the chin and is rocked! Another right hand drops Chonan against the cage, and Jucao follows up by unloading with a barrage of punches. The referee gets in and pulls Jucao away, he wins the match by TKO. Official time of the TKO is 1:57 of the second.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Roan Carneiro by TKO in the Second Round[/B] [B]Paul Kelly vs. Jonathan Goulet[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Exchange of punches to start, nothing really hit though. They go into a clinch, and the pace disappears as both fighters try and get the advantage. Eventually the referee separates them. Jab from Goulet, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Goulet puts on a burst of energy and fires off a big sequence of punches, maybe twelve or thirteen in a row, although not many actually connected. Kelly covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of his own before moving out of range again. An exchange of punches goes nowhere, and they fall into a clinch. The referee separates them when nothing happens. Low kick from Kelly, almost to the groin, although it didn't look intentional. They come together in a clinch again, and it returns to a stalemate. Not a great round by anyone's standard, but that flurry should mean that Goulet will take the round on points. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Goulet. [B]Round 2[/B] Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Goulet works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when he advances. They clinch, and end up with Kelly backed up against the cage. Goulet gets a couple of right hands to the body, but his attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Kelly, who uses his legs well to defend. Goulet pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Kelly gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Goulet follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Goulet hits a couple of right hands, both hitting gloves, then a left hand to the body that connected. That was the best shot of the round so far. Kelly tags him with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Kelly leans in to a looping left, but it puts him off balance and it's only at the last second that he gets his chin out of the way of a vicious right cross that comes back. If that had hit, we may have had a knock out. Time runs out with them standing, circling again. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Goulet. [B]Round 3[/B] Kelly throws a straight right, batted away by Goulet. Kelly goes for a second, but gets beaten to the punch as Goulet scores with a kick that catches Kelly across the outside of the knee. Goulet throws another one, and this time it lands just above the same knee. Kelly backs off slightly. Goulet throws a high jab, then head-fakes and comes in with a left hook from low down. Kelly fires back with a crisp right hand that connects to the shoulder rather than the face. Goulet throws another fizzing low kick, again connecting with the knee. Kelly tried to check it, but couldn't in time. Those strikes are going to add up soon and start reducing his mobility. Goulet throws another kick, this time at chest-height, but it's merely a set-up to allow him to come in fast and start throwing a series of jabs. Kelly covers up, throwing occasional straight rights in return. Goulet backs off, but not before cracking another kick into the thigh region. Time is running down, Kelly has failed to deal with those kicks, and it has definitely cost him this round, and possibly done some damage to his knee. End of round 3. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Goulet. The three judges all give the match as 30-27 to Jonathan Goulet.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Jonathan Goulet by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]UFC 85: Bedlam Main Card[/B] [B]Martin Kampmann vs. Jorge Rivera[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Rivera is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Kampmann blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Rivera is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Kampmann is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Rivera can cover up. That landed above the left eye and has left an ugly red mark. No cut, but that will start to swell and could give Rivera some problems later on. Rivera moves in for a right hook, but takes a hard kick to the knee, then is forced to retreat so as not to get caught with the two right hands that follow. Kampmann is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Rivera before they wind up in a clinch. That punch above the eye, or maybe the mistake that led to it, seems to have completely thrown Rivera off, since that moment he has been comprehensively out-struck and is now in danger of losing this round. They struggle in the clinch, neither fighter managing a great deal more than minor blows. Rivera goes for a trip, but Kampmann cleverly spins out of it and the two fighters are back to circling. Not a great round for purists, it has all been a bit disjointed, but that one shot from Kampmann may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Kampmann. [B]Round 2[/B] Rivera leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Kampmann deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Kampmann uses a knee to the ribs before backing Rivera up against the cage. Right hand from Rivera connects though, that was well timed. Kampmann breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Rivera was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Kampmann sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Rivera fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Rivera throws a right hand, narrowly missing. Kampmann almost seems to be inviting him on to throw punches, he could be trying to lure him into over-committing. Rivera throws a jab that connects, albeit without much power, but it causes Kampmann to back up quickly, back toward the cage. Rivera comes in quickly, throwing looping punches, but gets reckless and Kampmann grabs the opportunity by nailing a big right cross! Rivera collapses in a heap, his left leg buckling underneath him in at an awkward angle. Kampmann has knocked him out cold with a killer punch. The official time of the knock out is 4:24 of round 2.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Martin Kampmann by KO in the Second Round[/B] [B]Nate Marquardt vs. Thales Leites[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Fast start by Leites, who has thrown three crisp jabs in the first twenty seconds, although none of them got past the gloves. Marquardt circles, drawing a lunge from Leites, allowing him to score with a nice low kick to the front leg. Leites ignores that and darts in for a takedown, but only ends up holding one leg, Marquardt hopping on the other to remain vertical. Leites tries to push forward to complete the takedown, but Marquardt manages to pull them all the way back to the cage before ultimately going down. That's a much better position to be in though, he has his corner right there, and can use the cage to effectively cut off any form of attack to the left hand side of his body. Leites has one leg trapped between Marquardt's, and is struggling to get it free. He throws a couple of punches, none of them doing much damage, and then tries to work on one of the arms. It might be a kimura that he looking for. Marquardt defends it well, without fully escaping it, Leites can't really do a lot with it due to how much he is having to stretch to apply it, due to his leg being trapped. Marquardt suddenly releases the leg and scrambles up, looking to take Leites's back. Leites was ready for it though, and blocks it by pinning a half-standing Marquardt up against the cage. It's a precarious position for both fighters. Marquardt throws a couple of short-range punches. Leites gets a leg in and trips Marquardt, putting him back on the ground, albeit this time in full guard. It was a nice escape attempt from Marquardt, at least he can take heart from the fact that it resulted in a better defensive position. Time is running out, it looks like this round will end with them in this position. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Leites. [B]Round 2[/B] The round starts with some tentative striking. Both fighters look to be using their strikes merely to keep the opponent off-balance while they work for an angle for a takedown, rather than actually trying to inflict too much damage. Leites goes for the first takedown, but Marquardt has it well-scouted and they merely end up in a clinch. They tussle, ending up all the way back against the cage. Both fighters try trips, but neither gets anything. Finally, the referee steps in and separates them. Marquardt storms back in almost immediately and takes Leites down, into guard. It's hard to say whether that was just a good takedown or whether Leites just had a lapse in concentration. Marquardt tries to pass the guard but can't, with Leites employing a rubber guard now. There's a definite stalemate, Leites is defending very well but isn't really offering any attacking threat or really trying to get out of this predicament. Marquardt makes a big effort to pass, and manages to get to half guard, but Leites has him tied up pretty well all the same. Time is ticking away, what has been a very tame round looks set to end without much in the way of highlights. It'll have to go to Marquardt on points, the takedown is really the only noteworthy thing that has happened. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Marquardt by 10-9. [B]Round 3[/B] The two fighters meet in the center with an exchange of jabs, but neither gets anything but gloves or air. They go right into a clinch, with only a few seconds of the match gone. Leites gets a knee to the ribs in, but it wasn't particularly hard. They break. Marquardt fires off three straight jabs, none of which connect. Leites is forced up with his back against the cage though. He clearly doesn't like the thought of being trapped there for any length of time though, as he quickly comes forward with a barrage of wild punches. Marquardt bobs and weaves to avoid them, but is literally bundled over in the process. There wasn't really any punch that put him down, it was simply the fact that Leites was advancing at a faster rate than he could back-pedal! Leites follows up with Marquardt down on his back. Marquardt covers up, but Leites is raining down punches from the half mount position. At least two hard shots get through. Leites moves up into side control, briefly looks like he is considering trying to take an arm, then goes back to teeing off on Marquardt's head with fists. Marquardt tries to wriggle free, but isn't really getting anywhere because Leites is lying right across his upper body. Leites uses his legs to ensnare Marquardt's right arm, and then starts firing off more and more punches. With only his left hand to try and block them, Marquardt is taking more punches than he is blocking. The referee is looking very closely at this, unless Marquardt does something dramatic pretty soon, I doubt this will go much longer. Leites stops to take a deep breath, then starts firing off another barrage. Marquardt takes at least three hard shots to the face during the attack, and that's enough for the referee, he calls an end to the match. Official time of the TKO is 1:23 of the third round.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Thales Leites via TKO in the Third Round[/B] [B]Marcus Davis vs. Mike Swick[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Davis comes out fast, but gets hit with a counter right hand strike when he throws a left hand which was too high. Swick moves in and hits a nice body shot before they clinch. Davis gets in a short, sharp jab to the side of the head, it looked to hit right on the ear. Swick didn't like that, and scores with two knee strikes and a punch to the cheek. They break apart. Swick swings and hits a nice right hand. Davis fires off a series of sharp jabs, all hitting gloves. He throws out a looping left, but gets tagged with a punch to the jaw and stumbles to the ground! Swick dives in to finish him off, but he scrambles back up quickly and they end up facing off on their feet again. Replays show that the punch barely connected, it was more of a stumble on Davis's part than anything else. It might not look that way to the judges though. Swick looks more confident after that, and puts together a nice chain of strikes, ending with a scathing low kick that catches Davis on the outside of the calf. He definitely felt that. Time is running out; Swick will probably take this round on the judges' score cards, primarily due to that one dubious knock down. The round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Swick. [B]Round 2[/B] Davis and Swick circle to start. Swick throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Davis sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Swick comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Davis to slip a nice jab in, catching Swick just underneath the right eye. Davis comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Swick misses with a right cross, then backs off. Davis stalks him, forcing Swick back up against the cage. Davis doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Swick throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Davis pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Swick covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Davis in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Davis throws the occasional knee, but can't really do much with his arms tied up like that. The referee finally tells them to break, and they return to the center. That clinch ate up a lot of time though. Swick comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Davis parries them with his gloves and scores with a well-executed counter punch, hitting just above the eye. They come in close again, throwing punches, but wind up clinched again. The time expires with them like that, and that round will definitely go down in Davis's favour. The second round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Davis. [B]Round 3[/B] Dull first sixty seconds to the round, as neither fighter looks willing to commit much to attack. They're both looking for angles to come in from, but they're constantly countering each other. A crisp jab from Swick that almost found its way through the guard is the sole highlight as we reach the minute mark. Davis throws out a few jabs, nothing too dangerous though, Swick easily avoided them. Davis ducks out of the way of a punch, then back steps quickly, just in time to avoid the uppercut that was coming. Better from Swick, although no damage has actually been done yet. Davis misses with a right hand, and leaves himself open to a left hook. Davis goes down, although replays confirm that it was a stumble, Swick was a few inches away from connecting with that left. Swick tries to quickly mount Davis to capitalise, but doesn't get there in time, Davis is already half way back up. They enagage in a fairly ragged scramble for supremacy and Davis slips out and gets his back! Swick tries to fight out of it, but Davis keeps position well. Hard shot to the ribs by Davis. Can he capitalise on this great position though? He tries to apply a choke hold, but Swick defends it. However, in doing so, he leaves his left arm exposed, and Davis is able to float over and trap it inbetween his legs. Davis falls forward and pulls, forcing Swick to tap out rather than have his arm hyper-extended. Davis wins via 3rd round armbar submission with the official time being 2:50.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Marcus Davis via Submission in the Third Round[/B] [B]Rashad Evans vs. James Irvin[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] An exchange of strikes in the center starts the round, both fighers hit nice jabs amongst the flurry of punches. They end up clinched. Irvin hits a punch to the ribs, and takes one back in return. Evans pushes forward and the rush causes Irvin to stumble and get taken down, pulling guard as they hit the ground. Evans fires off a couple of tentative punches, testing out the guard of Irvin. Evans tries to pass the guard, but can't, Irvin isn't going to let him get a better position, as he knows that Evans will start raining down punches. Evans tries a big right hand, but it's easily defended. Irvin gets a punch of his own in, but it didn't connect properly. Evans again tries to get past the guard, but again is foiled. It's turned into a bit of a stalemate, although the referee probably won't stand them up as long as the punches continue to flow. Evans fakes an elbow before trying to pass the guard for a third time, and briefly has side mount, but Irvin fought it hard and gets back to guard within seconds. Butterfly guard by Irvin, and Evans is having trouble generating any attacking threat. He'll probably win the round as he has been more aggressive, but Irvin has defended the danger well. The round ends. Blurcat.com gives that one to Evans by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] Tentative start, neither fighter is willing to commit yet. Evans fires off a jab, but it was easily blocked. Irvin fakes a kick, then comes in hard and fast with a takedown, sending Evans to the floor. The momentum causes Irvin to almost go completely over the top though, and Evans is able to flip him to the side and end up on top, in the guard position. Evans fires off a couple of tentative punches, testing out the guard of Irvin. Evans tries to pass the guard, but can't, Irvin isn't going to let him get a better position, as he knows that Evans will start raining down punches. Evans tries a big right hand, but it's easily defended. Irvin gets a punch of his own in, but it didn't connect properly. Evans again tries to get past the guard, but again is foiled. It's turned into a bit of a stalemate, although the referee probably won't stand them up as long as the punches continue to flow. Evans fakes an elbow before trying to pass the guard for a third time, and briefly has side mount, but Irvin fought it hard and gets back to guard within seconds. Butterfly guard by Irvin, and Evans is having trouble generating any attacking threat. He'll probably win the round as he has been more aggressive, but Irvin has defended the danger well. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Evans. [B]Round 3[/B] Irvin starts brightly by throwing some looping punches. Defended well by Evans. They circle, throwing tentative jabs. Evans goes for a single leg and puts Irvin on the floor, but he is up very quickly, preventing Evans from getting on top. Irvin definitely seems to want to keep this standing. Evans hits a nice jab, avoids a counter left hook, then comes in low and takes down Irvin again. This time Irvin isn't able to get up, and has to pull guard. Times ticking away though, Evans will have to hurry to finish. He goes for an armbar, but Irvin defends. Evans tries to slip past to get side control, but Irvin just about manages to keep guard. A second attempt works though, and Evans has the side. Two big elbows land, and Irvin seems in trouble. Evans goes for the kimura, but can't quite get it. The time expires before he can try again, and the referee separates them. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Evans. The judges scores are unanimous, and give a score of 30-27 to Rashad Evans.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Rashad Evans by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Leben is the first to score a meaningful blow, tagging Bisping with a jab to the cheek. Bisping uses a nice straight left to return fire. Leben comes in to work the body, but Bisping saw it coming and uses a quick takedown to put Leben onto the floor, falling into guard. Bisping tries to move quickly into side control, but Leben isn't letting that happen. Leben reaches up and tries to grab an arm, but takes a right hand to the cheek in response. Bisping tries to power him way through, raining down four or five hammer fists, but Leben covered up well. Bisping pushes a leg down and moves to the side, but Leben spins out. Bisping moves with him though and gets his back! No, Leben scrambled like crazy and manages to turn right back over and pull guard again. That was an exciting sequence though, and the fans enjoyed it. Bisping won't be pleased that he had both side control and the back, but didn't hold onto either for more than a few seconds. The fight unfortunately enters a lull, as Bisping punctuates unsuccessful attempts to pass guard with easily defended jabs. The referee eventually gets them back up to their feet due to inactivity. Not much time left in the round though. Leben will need to do something a bit special to avoid losing the round on points. He tries just that, throwing a big right hand and a high kick, but Bisping backs off, safe in the knowledge that he has won this round. The time expires. End of round 1. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Bisping. [B]Round 2[/B] Leben throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Bisping throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Leben steps back, throwing a right hand as he does to buy himself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Bisping hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Leben. They struggle all the way back, with Leben ending up backed up against the cage. Bisping hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Leben stomps downward onto his foot. Leben manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Bisping gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Leben ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Leben tries a high kick to start, but Bisping saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Bisping who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Leben on the nose. Leben hits a straight right, enough to stop Bisping from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Bisping. [B]Round 3[/B] Tentative start, neither fighter is willing to commit yet. Bisping fires off a jab, but it was easily blocked. Leben fakes a kick, then comes in hard and fast with a takedown, sending Bisping to the floor. The momentum causes Leben to almost go completely over the top though, and Bisping is able to flip him to the side and end up on top, in the guard position. It takes a minute, but Bisping's persistence allows him to pass guard and get to side control. Leben needs to try and get out of this quickly. Bisping seems content to simply control the action at the moment, rather than trying to actually end the fight. He fires an occasional punch to the body, but other than that there's very little going on. Leben isn't being allowed to do much, and has the added problem of having a 185lb man across his chest, making it difficult to breathe properly. Bisping tries to get an armbar on the far arm, but Leben links his hands together to stop the elbow getting hyper-extended. Bisping drives a back-fist into the face, hitting right below the left eye, but Leben shifts his weight and manages to get himself into a better defensive position. The time expires with them in that position, with Bisping having controlled the ground game entirely. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Bisping. The official scores are in; two judges give 30-27, the other 29-28, all for Michael Bisping.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Michael Bisping by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Fabricio Werdum vs. Brandon Vera[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Werdum comes out fast, and looks like he is aiming for a quick takedown, but Vera stops that plan with some looping punches. Solid right hand from Vera connects, and that's the best moment of the opening minute of the round. Werdum is mainly defending against punches, it looks like he is trying to work an angle to try for a takedown. Vera seems to have noticed, as he is purposely positioning against that. Straight left from Vera, then a low kick, then a wicked body shot. Werdum felt that, and backs off. Werdum tries to get in for a clinch, perhaps looking for a takedown from that position, but Vera gets him to back off with some jabs. Vera has really been able to stamp his gameplan on this round, Werdum has been blocked at every turn. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Vera. [B]Round 2[/B] The round starts slowly, with both fighters circling, tentatively throwing out the occasional jab. Werdum is the first to make a positive move, stepping in to throw a right hand, although he probably wishes that he hadn't, as Vera picks him off with a crisp jab to the cheek. Werdum throws a wild punch as a counter, but Vera ducks and backs off out of range. They meet again in the center for an exchange of punches. Werdum gets a clubbing blow to the side of the head in, but takes a hard shot to the stomach in return. The early pattern seems to be that Werdum is looking for big punches, Vera is happy to avoid them and use quick counter punches instead. They clinch up, and Werdum manages to back Vera up against the cage. Werdum takes a half step backward and throws a big right hand to the head, but Vera ducks under at the last second, scores with a pair of punches to the gut, then darts out of trouble before Werdum can unload. Werdum may need to think about changing tactics, Vera is looking far sharper in these striking battles, and is beginning to control the pace and tempo of the round. Werdum fakes a right hand, then shoots out a low kick, catching Vera on the thigh. Vera presses forward for the first time, getting in close and using a couple of jabs to the body. Werdum gets a nice left hook in, glancing off the gloves, and then clinches up. Time ticks away and the round ends just a few seconds after the referee separates them. The round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Vera. [B]Round 3[/B] There's a few minor exchanges of punches to start the round, and Vera gets the better of them. Neither fighter is throwing any bombs, but Vera is showing the better technique, and has hit a few nice body shots. They come together again, and Vera shows quick hands to get in three nice shots. Werdum definitely felt them. Neither fighter seems interested in taking this to the ground, they're just circling, throwing a few punches, then regrouping. Werdum is struggling to inflict much damage. He may need to switch tactics, as so far Vera is looking very comfortable. Werdum comes in with left, but Vera saw it coming and slipped in a great right hand counter punch. Werdum is getting frustrated. The remainder of the round is no different, as the occasional exchanges of strikes are clearly go the way of Vera's superior technique. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Vera. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Brandon Vera.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Brandon Vera by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Matt Hughes vs. Thiago Alves[/B] [QUOTE]Round 1 Alves starts fast, immediately going on the attack with jabs and straight rights. Hughes covers up from the initial burst, then starts throwing some raking rights and lefts. Alves bobs and weaves out of harm's way, countering by flicking off jabs whenever possible, peppering Hughes with strikes. None of them are likely to knock Hughes down, but they will add up over time. Hughes moves in and tries to back Alves up against the cage, but he is too quick, and won't allow himself to get caught. Hughes is having a real problem with Alves's movement, which is allowing him to dart in and out almost at will, hitting quick jabs and avoiding any counters. There's another example, as Alves scores with a sharp left hand to the chest, and is gone before the big right hand of Hughes hits. Hughes looks frustrated, and switches tactics, no longer looking for the big punches but trying to stop Alves getting in close by using low kicks and long, raking punches. Alves is kept from doing any further damage, but Hughes isn't generating any offence either. Alves comes in from an angle, takes a right hand, but scores with a flurry of his own. Hughes tries to hit a low kick, but misses. Time is running down, Alves is going to take this round on points, he has been able to dominate it thanks to his superior movement. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Alves. Round 2 Alves comes out fast and quickly backs Hughes up, all the way up against the cage. Alves throws a series of rights and lefts; none of the strikes to the head got through, but two nice body shots did. He doesn't follow up though, instead keeping a few steps back, clearly not wanting to get tied up in a clinch. Hughes throws a low kick, then advances with some jabs, forcing Alves to back off a little. They meet in the center and exchange strikes, with Alves looking the crisper striker of the two, although without doing any real damage. Hughes shoots in for the takedown, but Alves sprawls and eventually pushes free. Right hand from Alves, then two jabs which both find their mark. Hughes bats away a third, then comes in hard and fast for a second takedown attempt. Alves sprawls again, but gets pushed all the way up against the cage. Hughes has a leg, but is low down to the ground and doesn't have the leverage to complete the takedown. He works to a better standing position, but has to lose the leg and grab a clinch instead. They both fire off some small punches from there. Hughes tries for a trip, but Alves avoids it and works free from the clinch. He returns to the center, clearly wanting a striking battle rather than a grappling match. Hughes follows, hands held high, and throws a couple of jabs. Alves connects with one instead though, and then with a looping right hand that catches Hughes above the eye. He felt that, but doesn't go down. Best strike of the round so far. Hughes throws a low kick. Alves comes in to strike again, but this time cannot sprawl quickly enough and gets taken down. Alves pulls guard. Unfortunately for Hughes, now that he has finally gotten the takedown, there's less than thirty seconds left. He tries to pass guard to get to side control, but Alves comfortably defends it until the round is over. End of round 2. Blurcat.com gives that one to Alves by 10-9. Round 3 Not much happening at first. Hughes is the first to make a move, coming in with a right hand that narrowly misses. Alves gets in a jab that landed on the left cheek of Hughes, and leaves a mark. Quite a slow paced round so far. Hughes takes another jab and moves in to retaliate, but it was a set-up and he gets creamed with a high right kick to the side of the head! Hughes stumbles but doesn't go down, and has to cover up as Alves comes in with a series of punches to try and finish the job. Hughes somehow manages to hold on long enough to get his senses back, and buys some time by clinching. Hard knee from Hughes from the clinch, and Alves felt that, he looks a little tired from unloading that barrage. They break, and Hughes gets in a nice right hand. Hughes with a body shot. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Alves. The official scores are in; two judges give 30-27, the other 29-28, all for Thiago Alves.[/QUOTE] Winner: Thiago Alves by Unanimous Decision [B]UFC 85: Bedlam Notes[/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Fight of the Night: Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben [*]Submission of the Night: Marcus Davis' Armbar [*]Knockout of the Night: Martin Kampmann over Jorge Rivera [/LIST][/QUOTE][/center] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ACCBiggz Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 [center][B]The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale - June 21st, Las Vegas, Nevada[/B] Evan Tanner vs. Kendall Grove Diego Sanchez vs. Luigi Fioravanti [B]TUF7 Finals:[/B] C.B. Dollaway vs. Gerald Harris Josh Burkman vs. Dustin Hazelett Spencer Fisher vs. Jeremy Stephens Marvin Eastman vs. Drew McFedries Dean Lister vs. Jeremy Horn Rob Yundt vs. Lyman Good Matt Arroyo vs. Chris Wilson Jared Rollins vs. Roman Mitichyan[/center] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris caulfield Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Evan Tanner vs. [B]Kendall Grove[/B] [B]Diego Sanchez[/B] vs. Luigi Fioravanti TUF7 Finals: [B]C.B. Dollaway [/B]vs. Gerald Harris [B]Josh Burkman[/B] vs. Dustin Hazelett Spencer Fisher vs. [B]Jeremy Stephens[/B] [B]Marvin Eastman [/B]vs. Drew McFedries Dean Lister vs[B]. Jeremy Horn[/B] Rob Yundt vs. [B]Lyman Good[/B] [B]Matt Arroyo [/B]vs. Chris Wilson Jared Rollins vs. [B]Roman Mitichyan[/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCBiggz Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 [B]UFC News & Notes:[/B] [LIST] [*]UFC will not re-sign Jason Lambert or Thales Leites [*]Marvin Eastman has left the company [*]They have re-signed Martin Kampmann, Ryo Chonan, and Thiago Alves [*]Vitor Belfort has signed a new contract to compete in the Middleweight division [*]Dana White has confirmed bouts, no events specified: Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami, Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch, Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson, Lyoto Machida vs. Keith Jardine, and Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria[/LIST] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babalu Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 [B]Evan Tanner[/B] vs. Kendall Grove [B]Diego Sanchez[/B] vs. Luigi Fioravanti [B]C.B. Dollaway[/B] vs. Gerald Harris [B]Josh Burkman[/B] vs. Dustin Hazelett [B]Spencer Fisher[/B] vs. Jeremy Stephens Marvin Eastman vs. [B]Drew McFedries[/B] [B]Dean Lister[/B] vs. Jeremy Horn [B]Rob Yundt[/B] vs. Lyman Good [B]Matt Arroyo[/B] vs. Chris Wilson Jared Rollins vs. [B]Roman Mitichyan[/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCBiggz Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 [center][B]The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Prelim Bouts[/B] [B]Jared Rollins (155) vs. Roman Mitichyan (155)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Roman Mitichyan by TKO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Dull first sixty seconds to the round, as neither fighter looks willing to commit much to attack. They're both looking for angles to come in from, but they're constantly countering each other. A crisp jab from Mitichyan that almost found its way through the guard is the sole highlight as we reach the minute mark. Mitichyan looks for an opening. J-Roc ducks out of the way of a punch, then back steps quickly, just in time to avoid the uppercut that was coming. Better from Mitichyan, although no damage has actually been done yet. Mitichyan and J-Roc clinch, and struggle up against the cage. J-Roc uses a trip and takes Mitichyan down. He throws a big right but it is easily blocked. J-Roc tries to get an armbar, but isn't going to get it from this position. Mitichyan uses the fact that J-Roc is leaning forward to his advantage, and uses a sweep to turn them over, with Mitichyan now in J-Roc's guard. Mitichyan works through into half guard. J-Roc throws a couple of punches, but it's hard to generate any power from that position. Mitichyan hits a big right hand, but almost regrets it as J-Roc grabs his arm and almost uses it to pull off a surprise armbar; no dice though, as Mitichyan gets free, and manages to get into side control. J-Roc tries to work for another armbar, keeping himself very busy from the bottom. Mitichyan defends it with relative ease, and then unloads with a vicious right handed strike to the jaw! That was out of nowhere, and J-Roc got nailed. He goes limp immediately, knocked out cold. Mitichyan gets the win with a thunderbolt of a punch out of nowhere. Mitichyan wins via knock out at 2:51 of the first round.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Roman Mitichyan by Knock Out in the First Round[/B] [B]Matt Arroyo (155) vs. Chris Wilson (155)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Chris Wilson by TKO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Arroyo throws a straight right, batted away by Wilson. Arroyo goes for a second, but gets beaten to the punch as Wilson scores with a kick that catches Arroyo across the outside of the knee. Wilson throws another one, and this time it lands just above the same knee. Arroyo backs off slightly. Wilson throws a high jab, then head-fakes and comes in with a left hook from low down. Arroyo fires back with a crisp right hand that connects to the shoulder rather than the face. Wilson throws another fizzing low kick, again connecting with the knee. Arroyo tried to check it, but couldn't in time. Those strikes are going to add up soon and start reducing his mobility. Wilson throws another kick, this time at chest-height, but it's merely a set-up to allow him to come in fast and start throwing a series of jabs. Arroyo covers up, throwing occasional straight rights in return. Wilson backs off, but not before cracking another kick into the thigh region. Time is running down, Arroyo has failed to deal with those kicks, and it has definitely cost him this round, and possibly done some damage to his knee. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Wilson. [B]Round 2[/B] The two fighters touch gloves as the round begins. Arroyo starts brightly, throwing out a series of jabs and raking punches, but Wilson is too light on his feet and avoids all of them. Wilson steps in and hits a lovely overhand right, then a low kick to the outside of the thigh. Arroyo throws a vicious right cross, but Wilson goes under it and catches Arroyo with a scathing left hand to the gut. The next few minutes follow a very similar pattern; Wilson using his excellent movement to 'hit and run', coming in from a variety of angles to score with crisp punches, dodging out of the way of Arroyo's counters. Arroyo is being made to look sluggish by comparison, and the amount of punches that Wilson has landed in comparison to him is becoming huge. None of them have been particularly big punches, certainly nothing likely to end a fight, but the sheer number of them must be hurting Arroyo. Arroyo finally hits a meaningful blow, catching Wilson coming in with a low kick. Wilson still gets a crisp jab in though, and is back out of range before Arroyo can apply a second strike. The round comes to an end with Wilson having dominated. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Wilson. [B]Round 3[/B] Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Wilson puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Arroyo defended well. Straight right from Arroyo in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Wilson probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Arroyo gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Wilson. The round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Wilson. The judges scores are unanimous, and give a score of 30-27 to Chris Wilson.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Chris Wilson by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Rob Yundt (185) vs. Lyman Good (185)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Lyman Good by KO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Yundt isn't hanging around, right from the start Good is forced onto the back foot by four hard shots, although none of them get through the gloves. Good circles, steps in, then unloads a combination of punches, but Yundt weaves out of the way and scores with a beauty of a right hand, glancing above the right eye. That was some lovely counter punching from Yundt, the timing had to be perfect and it was. Good is looking a bit frustrated, and uncorks a ragged-looking uppercut that missed by several inches. Yundt really should have taken advantage of that mistake, Good was wide open for a moment there. Yundt hits a high kick, catching Good on the shoulder. Jab from Good finds the mark, but it didn't have much power behind it as he was leaning backward too much. Yundt fires off a couple of straight punches in response, but only finds gloves. They clinch, and the fight enters a lull. Good scores with a knee from the clinch, it landed around the hip area of Yundt, who responds with a couple of shots to the ribs. The time runs out with them still clinched though. End of round 1. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Yundt. [B]Round 2[/B] The round begins, and it is Good who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. Yundt defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. Good works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. Yundt ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow Good down much though, as he swiftly turns and hits a crisp left to the side of the head, followed almost instantly by a mid-level kick that smacks above the hip of Yundt. Interesting first minute of action, Good is looking particularly sharp. Yundt tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Good back against the cage with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. Yundt tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. Good scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. Good gets pinned against the cage, and the referee eventually has to separate them. They square up to each other in the center. Good throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches Yundt on the side of the head. Yundt got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; Good has probably done enough to win the round, but it has turned quite scrappy since the clinch against the cage, both will probably be slightly unhappy with that. Yundt tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but Good defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. The round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Good. [B]Round 3[/B] They come together, both throwing punches. Good gets a nice clean shot in, and Yundt stumbles backwards and falls to the floor. Good is on top of him quickly, and unloads with two more big punches, both connect solidly. The referee jumps in and pulls him away before a third is thrown, this match is over by TKO. Replays show the referee may have been slightly early. The official time is 0:57.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Lyman Good by TKO in the Third Round[/B] [B]Dean Lister (185) vs. Jeremy Horn (185)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Dean Lister via Submission[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Slow start to the round, they're both circling, looking for an opening. Horn tries a looping punch from way back, but Lister side steps with ease. Jab from Lister, gets one back in response. Horn comes in, looking for the right hand lead, but Lister shoots in and uses a double-leg takedown. He winds up in a closed guard. Lister passes guard and gets into side control, but it's an awkward position; Horn has the entire right hand side of his body up against the cage, and both his legs wrapped around Lister's left arm. Lister's attacking options are fairly limited. He uses a couple of back fists to strike away at the face, but Horn covers up to defend them. Lister tries to pin down one of Horn's arms and bring his legs around to trap them fully, but Horn uses his free arm to stop that from happening. The ground battle enters a stalemate, as Lister finds himself unable to do any real damage other than occasional strikes, which he doesn't have the leverage to get much power behind, with virtually no chance of gaining a submission thanks to his left arm being trapped. The referee eventually stands them up, and the time expires before anything interesting can happen with them standing. The round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Lister. [B]Round 2[/B] Horn doesn't hold back, starting by immediately shooting in for a takedown. Lister sprawls and keeps him at bay. Horn pushes harder, but Lister has the much better position and manages to flip him over, putting Horn on his back. Lister gets sucked into his guard though. Lister tries to pass guard, but Horn doesn't allow it. Horn throws a couple of punches, but they're parried away. He breaks his guard to bring a leg across and try to kick Lister in the face, but it's a mistake as Lister pushes the leg aside and gets side control. Lister pushes them closer to the cage, near his own corner so that they can give him instructions. Following what they say, Lister throws some heavy blows to the unprotected stomach of Horn, then tries to isolate the closest arm. Horn frantically tries to stop that happening, but does indeed give it up. He does manage to roll to the side, giving himself some good leverage and preventing Lister from extending the arm. Lister continues trying to apply an armbar, but Horn is not allowing it. Eventually Lister turns and tries to get a crucifix position instead. Horn fights that off too. The round ends with Lister still doggedly trying to get an armbar submission, and Horn tenaciously stopping it. The 2nd round ends. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Lister. [B]Round 3[/B] Good start from Lister, taking Horn down almost immediately! Horn scrambles though, and gets back to his feet without taking any damage at all. Lister will be disappointed with that. Horn comes in and throws two big right hands, but neither connects, and they put him off balance, allowing Lister to score with a nice right hook to the side of the head, crunching into the top of the ear. Horn felt that one for sure. He stalks Lister, trying to back him up against the cage. It doesn't work though, Lister keeps out of the way. Horn tries a kick, but Lister catches the foot and uses it for a trip. Lister gets Horn down for the second time, and this time is right on top of him in guard position. Lister throws some punches, then tries to pass. Horn doesn't allow it, and tries to grab an armbar in response. Lister easily stops that, and throws some more punches. That becomes the pattern, as the fight falls into a predictable pattern; punches from Lister followed by a pass attempt, with Horn blocking the pass and throwing the occasional punch in response. The round ends like that, just as the referee was about to stand them back up. The 3rd round ends. Blurcat.com gives that one to Lister by 10-9. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Dean Lister.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Dean Lister by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Marvin Eastman (185) vs. Drew McFedries (185)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Drew McFedries by KO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] McFedries starts fast, squeezing a jab past the guard and catching Eastman above the right eye. Eastman swings and misses with a big right hand, which puts him off balance long enough for McFedries to floor him with a hard left. McFedries goes to follow up, but gets caught in the guard position. The replay shows that the punch wasn't actually that powerful, it looked worse than it was because Eastman was already falling slightly. McFedries fires off a couple of tentative punches, testing out the guard of Eastman. McFedries tries to pass the guard, but can't, Eastman isn't going to let him get a better position, as he knows that McFedries will start raining down punches. McFedries tries a big right hand, but it's easily defended. Eastman gets a punch of his own in, but it didn't connect properly. McFedries again tries to get past the guard, but again is foiled. It's turned into a bit of a stalemate, although the referee probably won't stand them up as long as the punches continue to flow. McFedries fakes an elbow before trying to pass the guard for a third time, and briefly has side mount, but Eastman fought it hard and gets back to guard within seconds. Butterfly guard by Eastman, and McFedries is having trouble generating any attacking threat. He'll probably win the round as he has been more aggressive, but Eastman has defended the danger well. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 McFedries. [B]Round 2[/B] They circle to start, both throwing a few tentative jabs. An uppercut misses its mark from Eastman, providing the first moment of real action. McFedries hits a nice combination of body shots to set up a big right hook, but Eastman side-stepped to safety. A few punches get thrown, but there's a lack of real action to talk about. McFedries is being slightly the more aggressive, but neither fighter is really going for it. They come together again and exchange punches, but no big shots get through, and they end up clinched for a while. The referee separates them, but the time is ticking away and this round looks like it's going to the judges. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to McFedries. [B]Round 3[/B] McFedries hits the first punch of the round, scoring with a jab to the cheek. Eastman throws a left hook in response, but it's well wide of the mark. McFedries steps in and hits a low kick. Eastman ignores it and shoots in for a takedown. McFedries saw it coming though, and defends it brilliantly, sprawling at first, then pushing Eastman face-down to the ground so that he can take his back. Eastman turtles up. McFedries hits a couple of hard shots to the body, but can't stop Eastman working his way up and turning over, pulling guard. McFedries tries to work free from the guard, but can't. Eastman reaches up to try and bring McFedries down into a clinch, but the attempt gets swatted away. McFedries fires off a couple of punches, leaning forward to get some leverage, and Eastman is forced to cover up. McFedries switches and starts firing off some rapid-fire shots to the chest, Eastman deals with it by pulling the guard tighter and punching upward. McFedries looks like he is happy to sit there and throw punches at his leisure, with no real effort to pass guard. Eastman occasionally tries to roll his hips to get free, but it may be that he has realised that this round is beyond saving, and is just making sure that he doesn't put himself into a position to be knocked out or submitted by trying to escape. Indeed, time ticks away with nothing breaking the pattern of occasional strikes and defensive positioning. End of round 3. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for McFedries. All three judges give a score of 30-27 to Drew McFedries.[/QUOTE] Winner: Drew McFedries by Unanimous Decision [B]Spencer Fisher (155) vs. Jeremy Stephens (155)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Jeremy Stephens by KO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] They circle to start, both throwing a few tentative jabs. An uppercut misses its mark from Fisher, providing the first moment of real action. Stephens hits a nice combination of body shots to set up a big right hook, but Fisher side-stepped to safety. A few punches get thrown, but there's a lack of real action to talk about. Stephens is being slightly the more aggressive, but neither fighter is really going for it. They come together again and exchange punches, but no big shots get through, and they end up clinched for a while. The referee separates them, but the time is ticking away and this round looks like it's going to the judges. The round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Stephens by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] Right hand from Stephens was thrown with power, but bounced off the gloves of Fisher. Stephens follows up by coming in close, but Fisher is ready with a straight right hand that glances off the side of the head. Fisher comes in from the side and hits a right hook, then a left. Stephens ducks down slightly, looking like he might be considering a takedown, but gets a knee to the face and staggers back. That looked more accidental than intentional. Stephens looks unsteady. Fisher quickly moves in and fires away, forcing Stephens back up against the cage desperately covering up. The referee has seen enough and stops the match, feeling that Stephens was in no position to defend himself intelligently. Fisher wins via TKO at 1:10 of the second round.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Spencer Fisher by TKO in the Second Round[/B] [B]The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Main Card[/B] [B]Josh Burkman (170) vs. Dustin Hazelett (170)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Josh Burkman by TKO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Hazelett starts the round by throwing some low kicks. Burkman checks them, then comes in and clearly wants to trade punches. Hazelett doesn't seem too bothered by that, and they enter into the first exchange of punches of the round. Difficult to say who came out on top, neither of them did a great deal of damage, most of the shots hit the opponent's gloves. Hazelett cleverly head-fakes, allowing him the time and angle that he needed to catch Burkman with a beauty of a right hook. Burkman stumbles backward, but doesn't go down. Hazelett presses the advantage by following in with a kick, then a right hand. Burkman clinches. They remain clinched for a while. Burkman scores with a nice knee, it appeared to catch Hazelett in the gut. Hazelett uses a single leg trip and takes the fight to the ground. Hazelett gets to side control upon impact, and immediately goes for an armbar. Burkman reacts quickly, but is in real danger. Hazelett has his left arm straightened out, fortunately Burkman has managed to roll and get a good position that is stopping Hazelett from getting the leverage needed to apply an armlock. Hazelett tries to step over and fully apply it, but Burkman breaks free and gets him to back off with a couple of up-kicks. Hazelett steps back and motions for him to stand up. They go back to circling in the center. Burkman hits a nice right hand, but takes one back too. The time runs down; Hazelett will probably get that round on points, he hit the best punch of the round, and got the only takedown, plus was the one who was working toward a submission. The first round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Hazelett by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] Burkman starts brightly by throwing some looping punches. Defended well by Hazelett. They circle, throwing tentative jabs. Hazelett goes for a single leg and puts Burkman on the floor, but he is up very quickly, preventing Hazelett from getting on top. Burkman definitely seems to want to keep this standing. Hazelett hits a nice jab, avoids a counter left hook, then comes in low and takes down Burkman again. This time Burkman isn't able to get up, and has to pull guard. Times ticking away though, Hazelett will have to hurry to finish. He goes for an armbar, but Burkman defends. Hazelett tries to slip past to get side control, but Burkman just about manages to keep guard. A second attempt works though, and Hazelett has the side. Two big elbows land, and Burkman seems in trouble. Hazelett goes for the kimura, but can't quite get it. The time expires before he can try again, and the referee separates them. The second round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Hazelett. [B]Round 3[/B] Burkman leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Hazelett deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Hazelett uses a knee to the ribs before backing Burkman up against the cage. Right hand from Burkman connects though, that was well timed. Hazelett breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Burkman was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Hazelett sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Burkman fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Hazelett pushes Burkman back against the cage, and is able to use that as a set up to taking Burkman down the mat, landing in side control. Burkman tries to scramble into a better position, but Hazelett grabs an arm and tries to lock a hold in. Burkman bucks him over, and manages to wind up on top, but Hazelett still has the arm, and now has his legs wrapped around it. Burkman hits a flurry of left hands to the back and thighs of Hazelett, who is almost upside down now. It's no good though, as Burkman cannot get his arm free, and as soon as Hazelett starts to sink the hold in fully, there's no choice but to tap out. The official time of the armbar submission is 3:15 of round 3.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Dustin Hazelett via Submission in the Third Round[/B] [B]TUF7 Finals: C.B. Dollaway (185) vs. Gerald Harris (185)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Gerald Harris by Decision[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Harris doesn't hold back, starting by immediately shooting in for a takedown. Dollaway sprawls and keeps him at bay. Harris pushes harder, but Dollaway has the much better position and manages to flip him over, putting Harris on his back. Dollaway gets sucked into his guard though. The fight falls into a lull as a pattern develops; Dollaway punctuating attempts to pass guard with some sharp punches to the body and face, while Harris parries away any big blows and puts all of his effort into making sure Dollaway doesn't get a better position. Things heat up as Dollaway manages to break the guard and get through into a half mount. Harris hits a nice clean right hand in response. Dollaway throws a couple of hard punches to the stomach. He has one leg trapped, and is trying to pull that free so that he can move further up the body and really start pounding away. Harris knows that having the leg trapped is his key to not ending up in huge trouble, and so has it locked up tight. Dollaway tries a half-hearted attempt at a kimura, but Harris defends it well. The round ends with Dollaway still unable to transition into side control, although he has landed enough shots to have lit up Harris's upper body with red marks, and definitely won the round on points. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Dollaway. [B]Round 2[/B] Dollaway starts the round like a house on fire, hitting three quick jabs and a vicious right hook. Harris covered up well, but at least one of the jabs got through and landed above the left eye. Harris backs up to buy some time, but Dollaway keeps coming and lands a right hand to the body. Harris scores with a jab in return, then goes with a kick to the waist. Dollaway catches the leg though and quickly rushes forward with a takedown. Harris pulls guard. The fight falls into a lull as a pattern develops; Dollaway punctuating attempts to pass guard with some sharp punches to the body and face, while Harris parries away any big blows and puts all of his effort into making sure Dollaway doesn't get a better position. Things heat up as Dollaway manages to break the guard and get through into a half mount. Harris hits a nice clean right hand in response. Dollaway throws a couple of hard punches to the stomach. He has one leg trapped, and is trying to pull that free so that he can move further up the body and really start pounding away. Harris knows that having the leg trapped is his key to not ending up in huge trouble, and so has it locked up tight. Dollaway tries a half-hearted attempt at a kimura, but Harris defends it well. The round ends with Dollaway still unable to transition into side control, although he has landed enough shots to have lit up Harris's upper body with red marks, and definitely won the round on points. End of round 2. Blurcat.com gives that one to Dollaway by 10-9. [B]Round 3[/B] Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Dollaway works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when he advances. They clinch, and end up with Harris backed up against the cage. Dollaway gets a couple of right hands to the body, but his attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Harris, who uses his legs well to defend. Dollaway pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Harris gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Dollaway follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Dollaway hits a couple of right hands, both hitting gloves, then a left hand to the body that connected. That was the best shot of the round so far. Harris tags him with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Harris leans in to a looping left, but it puts him off balance and it's only at the last second that he gets his chin out of the way of a vicious right cross that comes back. If that had hit, we may have had a knock out. Time runs out with them standing, circling again. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Dollaway. CB Dollaway wins the match, getting a score of 30-27 from all three judges.[/QUOTE] [B]TUF7 Champion: CB Dollaway by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Diego Sanchez (170) vs. Luigi Fioravanti (170)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Diego Sanchez by KO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Sanchez and Fioravanti circle to start. Fioravanti throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Sanchez sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Fioravanti comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Sanchez to slip a nice jab in, catching Fioravanti just underneath the right eye. Sanchez comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Fioravanti misses with a right cross, then backs off. Sanchez stalks him, forcing Fioravanti back up against the cage. Sanchez doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Fioravanti throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Sanchez pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Fioravanti covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Sanchez in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Sanchez throws the occasional knee, but can't really do much with his arms tied up like that. The referee finally tells them to break, and they return to the center. That clinch ate up a lot of time though. Fioravanti comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Sanchez parries them with his gloves and scores with a well-executed counter punch, hitting just above the eye. They come in close again, throwing punches, but wind up clinched again. The time expires with them like that, and that round will definitely go down in Sanchez's favour. End of round 1. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Sanchez. [B]Round 2[/B] Exchange of punches to start, nothing really hit though. They go into a clinch, and the pace disappears as both fighters try and get the advantage. Eventually the referee separates them. Jab from Sanchez, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Sanchez puts on a burst of energy and fires off a big sequence of punches, maybe twelve or thirteen in a row, although not many actually connected. Fioravanti covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of his own before moving out of range again. Fioravanti narrowly misses a right cross. Low kick from Fioravanti, almost to the groin, although it didn't look intentional. They come together in a clinch again, and it returns to a stalemate. Not a great round by anyone's standard, but that flurry should mean that Sanchez will take the round on points. The round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Sanchez. [B]Round 3[/B] They circle each other. Fioravanti misses with a low kick, and Sanchez darts in to hit a jab before retreating. They come together and exchange punches, both got a few shots in. Sanchez is looking much lighter on his feet, and keeps moving in, hitting a few punches, then getting back out of range. Fioravanti is trying to catch him coming in, but doesn't have the timing quite right. It happens again. Sanchez isn't getting much power on the punches, but he is getting ahead on points. Fioravanti tries to get in close, but Sanchez is keeping moving, and isn't letting himself get cornered. Fioravanti narrowly misses a right cross. Sanchez gets a solid punch in, catching Fioravanti just above the left eye. Fioravanti finally gets a clinch, forcing Sanchez up against the cage, but it's too little, too late as the round ends. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Sanchez. All three judges give a score of 30-27 to Diego Sanchez.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Diego Sanchez by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Evan Tanner (185) vs. Kendall Grove (185)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Evan Tanner by KO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] The round starts with some tentative striking. Both fighters look to be using their strikes merely to keep the opponent off-balance while they work for an angle for a takedown, rather than actually trying to inflict too much damage. Grove goes for the first takedown, but Tanner has it well-scouted and they merely end up in a clinch. They tussle, ending up all the way back against the cage. Both fighters try trips, but neither gets anything. Finally, the referee steps in and separates them. Tanner storms back in almost immediately and takes Grove down, into guard. It's hard to say whether that was just a good takedown or whether Grove just had a lapse in concentration. Tanner tries to pass the guard but can't, with Grove employing a rubber guard now. There's a definite stalemate, Grove is defending very well but isn't really offering any attacking threat or really trying to get out of this predicament. Tanner makes a big effort to pass, and manages to get to half guard, but Grove has him tied up pretty well all the same. Time is ticking away, what has been a very tame round looks set to end without much in the way of highlights. It'll have to go to Tanner on points, the takedown is really the only noteworthy thing that has happened. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Tanner. [B]Round 2[/B] Grove throws a nice series of straight rights from the start, bobbing and weaving to keep Tanner from landing anything in return. None of the punches got through though, Tanner parried them away. Nice crisp start to the round though. Tanner has wound up next to the cage, and Grove comes in with a right hand lead, transitioning into a three punch combination. Tanner covered up well, taking very little damage. Grove steps back to prepare for a second wave of attack, but a thunderous head kick from Tanner catches him on the back-foot! Grove is down and dazed. Tanner mounts and starts firing off rights and lefts. Grove has one arm up to block them, but that's more out of instinct than anything, and it's almost totally ineffective. Some bombs are connecting, and the referee pulls Tanner off, putting an end to the match. Tanner wins via 2nd round TKO with the official time being 1:13.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Evan Tanner by TKO in the Second Round[/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Fight of the Night: Josh Burkman vs. Dustin Hazelett [*]Knock Out of the Night: Roman Mitichyan [*]Submission of the Night: Dustin Hazelett's Armbar [/LIST][/QUOTE][/center] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCBiggz Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 [center][B]UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin - July 5th, Las Vegas, Nevada[/B] [B]UFC Light Heavyweight Championship: Forrest Griffin vs. Rampage Jackson (c)[/B] Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Lytle Joe Stevenson vs. Gleison Tibau Tyson Griffin vs. Marcus Aurelio Patrick Cote vs. Ricardo Almeida Justin Buchholz vs. Corey Hill Melvin Guillard vs. Dennis Siver Ben Saunders vs. Steve Bruno Cole Miller vs. Jorge Gurgel Anthony Johnson vs. Jeff Joslin [QUOTE][B]UFC 87: Lesnar vs. Coleman[/B] Antonio Rogerio Nogueira will make his UFC debut and Vitor Belfort returns to the Octagon as a part of the 185 pound division.[/QUOTE][/center] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris caulfield Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 UFC Light Heavyweight Championship: Forrest Griffin vs. [B]Rampage Jackson (c)[/B] Josh Koscheck vs. [B]Chris Lytle[/B] [B]Joe Stevenson[/B] vs. Gleison Tibau [B]Tyson Griffin [/B]vs. Marcus Aurelio [B]Patrick Cote [/B]vs. Ricardo Almeida Justin Buchholz vs. [B]Corey Hill[/B] Melvin Guillard vs. [B]Dennis Siver[/B] [B]Ben Saunders[/B] vs. Steve Bruno Cole Miller vs. [B]Jorge Gurgel[/B] [B]Anthony Johnson[/B] vs. Jeff Joslin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.O. Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 UFC Light Heavyweight Championship: [B]Forrest Griffin[/B] vs. Rampage Jackson (c) (upset special) [B]Josh Koscheck[/B] vs. Chris Lytle [B]Joe Stevenson[/B] vs. Gleison Tibau [B]Tyson Griffin[/B] vs. Marcus Aurelio [B]Patrick Cote[/B] vs. Ricardo Almeida Justin Buchholz vs. [B]Corey Hill[/B] [B]Melvin Guillard[/B] vs. Dennis Siver [B]Ben Saunders[/B] vs. Steve Bruno [B]Cole Miller[/B] vs. Jorge Gurgel Anthony Johnson vs. [B]Jeff Joslin[/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCBiggz Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 [center][B]UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin Prelim Bouts[/B] [B]Ben Saunders (170) vs. Steve Bruno (170)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Steve Bruno by TKO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Bruno puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Saunders defended well. Straight right from Saunders in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Bruno probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Saunders gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Bruno. The first round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Bruno. [B]Round 2[/B] The two fighters touch gloves to start the round, and almost immediately come together in a clinch. There's a struggle for supremacy, but neither seems to be able to gain the advantage. They struggle all the way to the cage, neither seems to have a clear-cut advantage when it comes to wrestling. Things stall, neither fighter seems willing to risk attempting a takedown. The referee waits thirty seconds, then pulls them apart due to the inactivity. The two fighters are circling. Saunders comes in for a punch, but Bruno countered well by coming in fast and low and using a good solid takedown. Bruno is in Saunders's guard. Bruno manages to push the guard apart, and leans over Saunders, trapping one leg underneath his body. Bad position for Saunders to be in, and Bruno now starts throwing big lefts and rights. Saunders tries to deflect them away but quite a few are hitting home. Saunders tries to bring his free leg in to add some leverage, but Bruno swats it aside and gets the full mount. More punches start raining down, and Saunders is left just covering up to try and weather the storm. It's no use though, as the barrage of punches without answer convince the referee to call a halt to the action. Bruno wins via 2nd round TKO with the official time being 2:41.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Steve Bruno by TKO in the Second Round[/B] [B]Anthony Johnson (170) vs. Jeff Joslin (170)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Jeff Joslin by KO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Johnson works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when he advances. They clinch, and end up with Joslin backed up against the cage. Johnson gets a couple of right hands to the body, but his attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Joslin, who uses his legs well to defend. Johnson pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Joslin gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Johnson follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Johnson hits a couple of right hands, both hitting gloves, then a left hand to the body that connected. That was the best shot of the round so far. Joslin tags him with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Joslin leans in to a looping left, but it puts him off balance and it's only at the last second that he gets his chin out of the way of a vicious right cross that comes back. If that had hit, we may have had a knock out. Time runs out with them standing, circling again. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Johnson. [B]Round 2[/B] Joslin starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Johnson on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Joslin to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Johnson, but certainly enough to to make him grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Joslin, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Johnson is looking a little lost so far, Joslin is controlling this round by virtue of his crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. Johnson looks to be working an angle. Joslin leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Johnson was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Johnson comes back with a leg kick to set up a one-two combination, but the round is coming to a close and it's going to be too little too late. The one bright spot for Johnson is that although Joslin clearly won the round, he didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Joslin. [B]Round 3[/B] Slow start to the round, nearly a minute has gone by without anything but a few jabs finding gloves. Johnson comes in, looking for a grapple it seems, but takes a powerful kick just above the left hip. Joslin really put some venom into that strike. Johnson backs off, clearly stung. Joslin is the one advancing now, using a left hand jab to lead. He steps forward and fires off a big kick, aimed at the head. Johnson ducks and moves out of range, but that was clearly intended to be a match-ender, Joslin was going for the knock out. It's pretty clear that he thinks that kicks are going to do the job in this round, and it has to be said that Johnson is looking to have a hard time countering them. On top of that, the threat of the kicks is keeping Johnson from getting in too close. Joslin stalks Johnson, throwing the occasional high right hand, perhaps range-finding. Johnson is circling, seeking an opening of some kind. He moves in from the left and is quick enough to get into the clinch without taking any shots. Joslin hits a knee, but takes one right back. The kicks aren't a danger from this position, that's for sure. Joslin squirms free, but foolishly lost his concentration for a second and took a hard right hand above the eye in the process. Silly mistake. Johnson comes in, looking more confident now, and gets in a couple of right hands and a lovely hook to the body. Joslin tags him with a jab though, and then hits another fearsome kick to the same spot above the left hip. And another! Johnson backs off, and a huge red mark has appeared in that spot. Joslin advances and throws another head kick, but it is mostly blocked by the hands of Johnson. The round is drawing to a close, and those kicks have certainly proved massively effective for Joslin. End of round 3. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Joslin. The official scores are: 29-28 from all three judges for Jeff Joslin.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Jeff Joslin by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Justin Buchholz (155) vs. Corey Hill (155)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Justin Buchholz via Submission[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Buchholz starts strongly, throwing two hard shots to the body and forcing Hill back up against the cage. A couple of jabs find gloves, then Buchholz steps in and tries to throw a scorching right hand. Hill ducks under it and goes low, taking one of Buchholz's legs and using it for leverage to complete a takedown. The fight falls into a lull as a pattern develops; Hill punctuating attempts to pass guard with some sharp punches to the body and face, while Buchholz parries away any big blows and puts all of his effort into making sure Hill doesn't get a better position. Things heat up as Hill manages to break the guard and get through into a half mount. Buchholz hits a nice clean right hand in response. Hill throws a couple of hard punches to the stomach. He has one leg trapped, and is trying to pull that free so that he can move further up the body and really start pounding away. Buchholz knows that having the leg trapped is his key to not ending up in huge trouble, and so has it locked up tight. Hill tries a half-hearted attempt at a kimura, but Buchholz defends it well. The round ends with Hill still unable to transition into side control, although he has landed enough shots to have lit up Buchholz's upper body with red marks, and definitely won the round on points. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Hill. [B]Round 2[/B] Buchholz scores with a straight left, but gets one right back from Hill. Tentative opening. Buchholz comes in slowly, faking a straight left, but Hill goes for the legs and takes him down to the floor. Buchholz gets guard. Hill throws out a right hand, parried away by Buchholz. The guard is quite tight, for the moment at least Hill looks content to stay there and throw some punches. Buchholz isn't offering any sort of attacking threat yet, instead concentrating on keeping the strikes from landing. A big punch is driven into the ribs, Buchholz thought it was going for the face. Another punch lands in the same place, and a red mark starts to develop. Buchholz reaches up and pulls Hill down into a clinch, and tries to work an armbar from the bottom. Hill defends it easily, and gets in a sharp jab to the face too. He stands up slightly, leaning forward into the guard, and starts throwing some right hands. One gets through, the others are parried. Buchholz looked like he might be considering trying to apply a triangle then, as Hill was very exposed, but he didn't get a chance due to the ferocity of the punches. Hill gets back down to kneeling in the guard. Another right hand lands to the ribs. Buchholz fires off two punches from his back, but Hill defends them easily by simply leaning backward out of reach. Hill stands again, the guard remaining tight around him, and throws another couple of bombs. This time Buchholz does try to apply the triangle, and an armbar at the same time, but Hill breaks free. Time is ticking down, looks like Buchholz will survive this ground and pound attack. The round ends without further note. The 2nd round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Hill. [B]Round 3[/B] Hill throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Buchholz throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Hill steps back, throwing a right hand as he does to buy himself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Buchholz hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Hill. They struggle all the way back, with Hill ending up backed up against the cage. Buchholz hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Hill stomps downward onto his foot. Hill manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Buchholz gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Hill ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Hill tries a high kick to start, but Buchholz saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Buchholz who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Hill on the nose. Hill hits a straight right, enough to stop Buchholz from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. The 3rd round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Buchholz. The three judges all give the match as 29-28 to Corey Hill.[/QUOTE] Winner: Corey Hill by Unanimous Decision [B]Melvin Guillard (155) vs. Dennis Siver (155)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Melvin Guillard by KO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Siver comes out fast, and looks like he is aiming for a quick takedown, but Guillard stops that plan with some looping punches. Solid right hand from Guillard connects, and that's the best moment of the opening minute of the round. Siver is mainly defending against punches, it looks like he is trying to work an angle to try for a takedown. Guillard seems to have noticed, as he is purposely positioning against that. Straight left from Guillard, then a low kick, then a wicked body shot. Siver felt that, and backs off. Siver tries to get in for a clinch, perhaps looking for a takedown from that position, but Guillard gets him to back off with some jabs. Guillard has really been able to stamp his gameplan on this round, Siver has been blocked at every turn. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Guillard. [B]Round 2[/B] Exchange of punches to start, nothing really hit though. They go into a clinch, and the pace disappears as both fighters try and get the advantage. Eventually the referee separates them. Jab from Guillard, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Guillard puts on a burst of energy and fires off a big sequence of punches, maybe twelve or thirteen in a row, although not many actually connected. Siver covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of his own before moving out of range again. For a second it looked like Guillard was about to go for a takedown, but nothing came from it. Low kick from Siver, almost to the groin, although it didn't look intentional. They come together in a clinch again, and it returns to a stalemate. Not a great round by anyone's standard, but that flurry should mean that Guillard will take the round on points. The second round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Guillard. [B]Round 3[/B] Guillard starts with a high kick, but Siver was well out of range. Siver gets pinned against the cage, and the referee eventually has to separate them. Guillard steps in and exchanges strikes with Siver, neither fighter gets a particular advantage from it. Siver parries away a nice right hand and gets in a crisp counter punch that catches Guillard on the shoulder. The round has been a little flat so far, neither of them is really forcing the issue. They enter into a clinch, which doesn't help matters, and that seems to last for an eternity before the referee separates them and tells them to get on with it. Guillard finally shows some fire, putting together a combination of two jabs, a cross, and an uppercut. Siver did well to defend it, bobbing and weaving out of the way and using his gloves to parry away anything that was too close. He uses a low kick to the thigh as a response, then steps in and unloads with two fine punches, although Guillard blocked them. Guillard scores the best punch of the round so far, coming in fast, ducking under a dangerous right hand, and catching Siver square in the face with a lunging overhand right. Siver backs off and covers up, clearly having felt that one, and unfortunately Guillard's attempts to follow up and thwarted as he gets tied up in a clinch near the cage. The time expires, with Guillard probably having stolen that round thanks to that one big punch. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Guillard by 10-9. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Melvin Guillard.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Melvin Guillard by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Cole Miller (155) vs. Jorge Gurgel (155)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Cole Miller via Submission[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Gurgel throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Miller throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Gurgel steps back, throwing a right hand as he does to buy himself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Miller hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Gurgel. They struggle all the way back, with Gurgel ending up backed up against the cage. Miller hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Gurgel stomps downward onto his foot. Gurgel manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Miller gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Gurgel ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Gurgel tries a high kick to start, but Miller saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Miller who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Gurgel on the nose. Gurgel hits a straight right, enough to stop Miller from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. The 1st round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Miller. [B]Round 2[/B] Gurgel comes out fast, but gets hit with a counter right hand strike when he throws a left hand which was too high. Miller moves in and hits a nice body shot before they clinch. Gurgel gets in a short, sharp jab to the side of the head, it looked to hit right on the ear. Miller didn't like that, and scores with two knee strikes and a punch to the cheek. They break apart. Miller swings and hits a nice right hand. Gurgel fires off a series of sharp jabs, all hitting gloves. He throws out a looping left, but gets tagged with a punch to the jaw and stumbles to the ground! Miller dives in to finish him off, but he scrambles back up quickly and they end up facing off on their feet again. Replays show that the punch barely connected, it was more of a stumble on Gurgel's part than anything else. It might not look that way to the judges though. Miller looks more confident after that, and puts together a nice chain of strikes, ending with a scathing low kick that catches Gurgel on the outside of the calf. He definitely felt that. Time is running out; Miller will probably take this round on the judges' score cards, primarily due to that one dubious knock down. The second round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Miller. [B]Round 3[/B] Right hand from Miller was thrown with power, but bounced off the gloves of Gurgel. Miller follows up by coming in close, but Gurgel is ready with a straight right hand that glances off the side of the head. Gurgel fires off three straight jabs, none of which connect. Miller is forced up with his back against the cage though. He clearly doesn't like the thought of being trapped there for any length of time though, as he quickly comes forward with a barrage of wild punches. Gurgel bobs and weaves to avoid them, but is literally bundled over in the process. There wasn't really any punch that put him down, it was simply the fact that Miller was advancing at a faster rate than he could back-pedal! Miller follows up with Gurgel down on his back. Miller has a good position, half-straddling the upper body of Gurgel, and can pick his shots. A hard right thunders into the left cheek of Gurgel, and a left hits the same spot. Gurgel turns his hips, looking to try and shake Miller loose, but gets turned over completely and gives up his back! Miller starts punching again, driving fists into the side of Gurgel's face. Gurgel is trapped, and can barely cover up. A few more punches connect, one vicious one to the ear looking particularly nasty, and that's enough for the referee to pull Miller away. Miller wins via 3rd round TKO with the official time being 1:15.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Cole Miller by TKO in the Third Round[/B] [B]UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin Main Card[/B] [B]Patrick Cote (185) vs. Ricardo Almeida (185)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Patrick Cote by KO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] A fizzing right hand from Cote opens the round; it didn't find its intended target of Almeida's chin, but it did land hard on the left shoulder instead. Almeida fights back with a jab, but takes a hard shot to the body after leaning in too far. Cote pins him to the cage with a quick burst, and unloads with lefts and rights. Almeida looks for a moment like he may be about to get overwhelmed, especially after a right hand appears to hit flush on the chin, but he recovers well and works his way back to the center. Cote is looking the more confident of the two by far. He smells blood, and comes in looking for a big right hand, only to walk right into a takedown. Almeida had to time that perfectly, and did. Cote doesn't pull guard, instead scrambling, ending up onto his knees, with Almeida taking his back! Almeida tries to go for a choke, but Cote bucks and twists, scrambling back to his feet and backing off. A big right hand and a high kick prevent Almeida from following too closely. After that frenetic minute of action, things die down, with the fighters circling. Cote scores with two leg kicks, Almeida hits a tasty right hand to the body, but otherwise nothing much happens for the next couple of exchanges. Indeed, the clock runs down and the round ends without further noteworthy events. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Cote by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] Cote starts fast, unleashing a bomb of a right hand, but Almeida avoids it without too much trouble. Cote isn't disheartened though, swinging two more huge punches, with Almeida getting out the way each time, but being forced all over the place. Cote finally backs off a little, breathing hard. That was quite a frantic start. Almeida opts to use that, and comes in to throw some jabs. Cote is backed up against the cage, covering up. Almeida clinches. They struggle, and the fight enters a lull. Cote hits a knee strike to the hip. Almeida slips one leg behind Cote and uses that as leverage for a big trip. Cote landed hard, with Almeida on top. They're in half guard. It's to Cote's advantage that they're right next to the cage, that is blocking Almeida from attacking the left hand side of the body. Cote is forced into action to defend a kimura attempt. Almeida tries to step over to mount, but Cote keeps his legs in position and ends up almost rolled into a ball. Almeida fires some stiff punches to the back, then one to the face. He reaches through and tries to secure an armbar, but has to be careful as he is in danger of getting picked off with a counter armbar too. Cote doesn't appear to be trying that though, instead trying to shift his weight so that he can get back up. Almeida isn't allowing it though, and gets a couple more punches in before settling back into half guard. Cote ties him up in a snug clinch. The action halts, and time expires before Almeida can get free. End of round 2. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Almeida. [B]Round 3[/B] Cote throws a stinging jab, landing just above the left eye. Almeida steps in and fires off one of his own, but Cote bobs out of the way and scores with a pair of solid shots to the body. Almeida turns and swings, just as Cote also unloads...and it's Cote who connects first! Almeida's hands drop and he is on rubbery legs. Cote follows up with a beauty of a right hand, and that drops Almeida. The referee doesn't even wait for Cote to dive in to finish, he's seen enough, Almeida is clearly on Dream Street. This bout is over! Cote wins via TKO at 1:35 of the third round.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Patrick Cote by TKO in the Third Round[/B] [B]Tyson Griffin (155) vs. Marcus Aurelio (155)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Marcus Aurelio via Submission[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Exchange of strikes to start. Aurelio suddenly shoots in and gets a takedown, ending up in guard. Griffin keeps the guard high. Aurelio half-stands and throws a big right hand, narrowly missing the mark. Another punch connects, but Aurelio leans into it too much and Griffin brings his legs up and closes them around the arm. It's Aurelio now on the defensive, trying to get out of the armbar attempt. He gets in close to stop any pressure being applied, but that allows Griffin to sweep him from that position. A scramble for position ends with the situation being completely reversed, with Griffin on top in Aurelio's guard. Griffin throws out a right hand, parried away by Aurelio. The guard is quite tight, for the moment at least Griffin looks content to stay there and throw some punches. Aurelio isn't offering any sort of attacking threat yet, instead concentrating on keeping the strikes from landing. A big punch is driven into the ribs, Aurelio thought it was going for the face. Another punch lands in the same place, and a red mark starts to develop. Aurelio reaches up and pulls Griffin down into a clinch, and tries to work an armbar from the bottom. Griffin defends it easily, and gets in a sharp jab to the face too. He stands up slightly, leaning forward into the guard, and starts throwing some right hands. One gets through, the others are parried. Aurelio looked like he might be considering trying to apply a triangle then, as Griffin was very exposed, but he didn't get a chance due to the ferocity of the punches. Griffin gets back down to kneeling in the guard. Another right hand lands to the ribs. Aurelio fires off two punches from his back, but Griffin defends them easily by simply leaning backward out of reach. Griffin stands again, the guard remaining tight around him, and throws another couple of bombs. This time Aurelio does try to apply the triangle, and an armbar at the same time, but Griffin breaks free. Time is ticking down, looks like Aurelio will survive this ground and pound attack. The round ends without further note. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Griffin. [B]Round 2[/B] They circle to begin the round. Aurelio throws two short jabs, then a long-range looping right hand. Griffin had to be on his toes to get out of the way, and does. Aurelio goes to follow up, and narrowly avoids walking right into a right cross. He bobs underneath it, then comes in fast with a right hand. Griffin parries it with his gloves, then shoots in and scores with a nice takedown. Aurelio tries to sprawl, but was too late and can only pull guard as he crash-lands to the ground. Aurelio has the guard held very high. Griffin throws a big right hand, but almost puts himself right into a triangle as a result, and he is forced to fight free. Aurelio throws a punch and it lands right above the nose. Griffin throws four massive punches as a response, threatening to try and knock Aurelio right through the canvas, Aurelio is forced to simply cover up and try to survive. Griffin is controlling the round from this position, although it has to be said that he hasn't yet truly looked like he can stop the match from here. Aurelio moves to butterfly guard and then tries to scramble back up, but Griffin stops that by throwing another set of big punches, forcing Aurelio to go back to the full guard. The round ends with them still like that, with Griffin having totally controlled the round from the guard. The round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-8 Griffin. [B]Round 3[/B] Aurelio is quickest out, and comes at Griffin with a series of jabs and straight punches. Griffin covered up well, and I don't think anything got through. Griffin hits a body shot, but it didn't connect solidly. They get in close, and it's Aurelio who takes it to the ground. Griffin pulls guard. There's a lull, as Aurelio tries to pass, and Griffin defends it. Punches get thrown every so often, but it's really a stalemate at the moment. Griffin almost gets a guillotine, but it's blocked and almost leads to a kimura for Aurelio, but that too goes nowhere. The referee stands them up, but the time is almost over. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Aurelio by 10-9. The official scores are: 29-27 from all three judges for Tyson Griffin.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Tyson Griffin by Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Joe Stevenson (155) vs. Gleison Tibau (155)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Joe Stevenson via Submission[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Stevenson is quickest out, and comes at Tibau with a series of jabs and straight punches. Tibau covered up well, and I don't think anything got through. Tibau hits a body shot, but it didn't connect solidly. They get in close, and it's Stevenson who takes it to the ground. Tibau pulls guard. There's a lull, as Stevenson tries to pass, and Tibau defends it. Punches get thrown every so often, but it's really a stalemate at the moment. Tibau almost gets a guillotine, but it's blocked and almost leads to a kimura for Stevenson, but that too goes nowhere. The referee stands them up, but the time is almost over. End of round 1. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Stevenson. [B]Round 2[/B] A touch of gloves to start the round, and we're underway. Stevenson lets rip with a vicious straight right almost immediately, but it's easily avoided. Tibau sneaks a jab through the guard and catches Stevenson on the left cheek, but the follow up right hook only finds gloves. They get close to each other and end up in a clinch, from which Tibau manages to get the better position, pushing Stevenson up against the cage. Right hand to the ribs from Tibau. Stevenson hits a couple of knees to the side. There's a struggle for supremacy going on, it's difficult to see who is winning it. Tibau tries a knee of his own, but that is the opportunity that Stevenson was waiting for and he sweeps the standing leg to take Tibau down to the ground, in side control. Excellent takedown. Tibau covers up to defend against a pair of back-hand blows, and even manages to sneak a knee strike in. Stevenson hits a big elbow to the ribs, Tibau definitely felt that. Stevenson drives a knee to the near side, then attempts to float-over into a mount. Tibau brought his legs in though, and manages to pull guard. Stevenson will be disappointed with that. He tries to get a big punch in, but Tibau defends it well and gets a hold of both arms. The fight grinds to a halt, with Stevenson unable to generate any attacks, and Tibau unwilling to give up a good defensive position. The referee stands them up. Stevenson will likely be very angry that he didn't make more of that takedown. They exchange half-hearted jabs as the round draws to an end. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Stevenson. [B]Round 3[/B] Tibau throws a nice series of straight rights from the start, bobbing and weaving to keep Stevenson from landing anything in return. None of the punches got through though, Stevenson parried them away. Nice crisp start to the round though. Stevenson misses with a right hand, and leaves himself open to a left hook. Stevenson goes down, although replays confirm that it was a stumble, Tibau was a few inches away from connecting with that left. Tibau tries to quickly mount Stevenson to capitalise, but is out-maneuvered almost immediately and Stevenson slips out and gets his back! Stevenson gets one arm in and snakes it around the throat of Tibau, squeezing his wind-pipe shut. Tibau tries to pull the arm free, but can't, and so rolls over in a last-ditch effort to break free. It is to no avail though, as that allows Stevenson to get a body-scissors in too. With no alternatives left, Tibau taps out. Stevenson wins via 3rd round rear choke submission with the official time being 1:45.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Joe Stevenson via Submission in the Third Round[/B] [B]Josh Koscheck (170) vs. Chris Lytle (170)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Chris Lytle by TKO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Lytle doesn't waste any time and throws two jabs to the face, but Koscheck easily side-steps both and circles to the left. Koscheck throws a head fake, then comes in fast from an angle with a looping punch, but misses and takes a glancing shot to the shoulder from a left hand counter. Lytle throws a combination but gets smothered into a clinch. They back up against the cage. Koscheck hits a wicked uppercut, taking Lytle completely by surprise, then starts wailing away with lefts and rights. Lytle can only cover up against the ferocious attack, but that doesn't stop a couple of big shots landing. More shots rain down, and Lytle is getting obliterated, he can't throw any counter punches as he can't move his hands down without getting hit again, and he can't get past Koscheck to safety either. The referee finally sees enough and covers Lytle up. The official time is 1:33.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Josh Koscheck by TKO in the First Round[/B] [B]UFC Light Heavyweight Championship: Forrest Griffin (205) vs. Rampage Jackson (c) (205)[/B] [I]Sherdog: Quinton Jackson by KO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] The two fighters circle. Jackson flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Griffin easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! He is up quickly, before Jackson could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Griffin moves in, ducks under a big right hand, and gets two crisp jabs in before getting smothered into a clinch. One of those jabs landed hard, Jackson is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Jackson forces Griffin back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. He looks to be keeping Griffin in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Jackson does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Griffin saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Jackson turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops him to one knee. Jackson is up quickly, causing Griffin, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Jackson was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Jackson throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Griffin to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Griffin. [B]Round 2[/B] Griffin starts with a high kick, but Jackson was well out of range. Jackson looks to be working an angle. Griffin steps in and exchanges strikes with Jackson, neither fighter gets a particular advantage from it. Jackson parries away a nice right hand and gets in a crisp counter punch that catches Griffin on the shoulder. The round has been a little flat so far, neither of them is really forcing the issue. They enter into a clinch, which doesn't help matters, and that seems to last for an eternity before the referee separates them and tells them to get on with it. Griffin finally shows some fire, putting together a combination of two jabs, a cross, and an uppercut. Jackson did well to defend it, bobbing and weaving out of the way and using his gloves to parry away anything that was too close. He uses a low kick to the thigh as a response, then steps in and unloads with two fine punches, although Griffin blocked them. Griffin scores the best punch of the round so far, coming in fast, ducking under a dangerous right hand, and catching Jackson square in the face with a lunging overhand right. Jackson backs off and covers up, clearly having felt that one, and unfortunately Griffin's attempts to follow up and thwarted as he gets tied up in a clinch near the cage. The time expires, with Griffin probably having stolen that round thanks to that one big punch. The round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Griffin by 10-9. [B]Round 3[/B] Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Jackson works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when he advances. They clinch, and end up with Griffin backed up against the cage. Jackson gets a couple of right hands to the body, but his attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Griffin, who uses his legs well to defend. Jackson pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Griffin gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Jackson follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Jackson hits a couple of right hands, both hitting gloves, then a left hand to the body that connected. That was the best shot of the round so far. Griffin tags him with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Griffin leans in to a looping left, but it puts him off balance and it's only at the last second that he gets his chin out of the way of a vicious right cross that comes back. If that had hit, we may have had a knock out. Time runs out with them standing, circling again. The third round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Jackson. [B]Round 4[/B] Jackson throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Griffin throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Jackson steps back, throwing a right hand as he does to buy himself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Griffin hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Jackson. They struggle all the way back, with Jackson ending up backed up against the cage. Griffin hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Jackson stomps downward onto his foot. Jackson manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Griffin gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Jackson ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Jackson tries a high kick to start, but Griffin saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Griffin who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Jackson on the nose. Jackson hits a straight right, enough to stop Griffin from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. End of round 4. Blurcat.com gives that one to Griffin by 10-9. [B]Round 5[/B] The round starts slowly, with both fighters circling, tentatively throwing out the occasional jab. Jackson is the first to make a positive move, stepping in to throw a right hand, although he probably wishes that he hadn't, as Griffin picks him off with a crisp jab to the cheek. Jackson throws a wild punch as a counter, but Griffin ducks and backs off out of range. They meet again in the center for an exchange of punches. Jackson gets a clubbing blow to the side of the head in, but takes a hard shot to the stomach in return. The early pattern seems to be that Jackson is looking for big punches, Griffin is happy to avoid them and use quick counter punches instead. They clinch up, and Jackson manages to back Griffin up against the cage. Jackson takes a half step backward and throws a big right hand to the head, but Griffin ducks under at the last second, scores with a pair of punches to the gut, then darts out of trouble before Jackson can unload. Jackson may need to think about changing tactics, Griffin is looking far sharper in these striking battles, and is beginning to control the pace and tempo of the round. Jackson fakes a right hand, then shoots out a low kick, catching Griffin on the thigh. Griffin presses forward for the first time, getting in close and using a couple of jabs to the body. Jackson gets a nice left hook in, glancing off the gloves, and then clinches up. Time ticks away and the round ends just a few seconds after the referee separates them. End of round 5. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Griffin. The three judges all give the match as 49-46 to Forrest Griffin. Forrest Griffin is now the UFC Light Heavyweight champion.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner and NEW UFC Light Heavyweight Champion: Forrest Griffin by Unanimous Decision[/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Fight of the Night: Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson [*]Knockout of the Night: Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Lytle [*]Submission of the Night: Joe Stevenson's Rear-Naked Choke [/LIST] Chris Lytle, Jorge Gurgel, Dennis Siver, and Gleison Tibau will not be re-signed.[/QUOTE][/center] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCBiggz Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 [center][B]August 9th - UFC 87: Lesnar vs. Coleman - Minneapolis, Minnesota[/B] Mark Coleman vs. Brock Lesnar Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Justin McCully Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Stephan Bonnar Vitor Belfort vs. Alessio Sakara Frankie Edgar vs. Rich Clementi Din Thomas vs. Rob Emerson Joe Lauzon vs. Michihiro Omigawa George Sotiropoulos vs. Tamden McCrory Dustin Hazelett vs. Tommy Speer [B]September 20th - UFC 88: Ground Zero - Anahiem, California[/B] UFC Heavyweight Championship: Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (c) UFC Welterweight Championship: Jon Fitch vs. Georges St. Pierre (c) Lyoto Machida vs. Keith Jardine Matt Hamill vs. Thiago Silva Heath Herring vs. Eddie Sanchez Manny Gamburyan vs. Terry Etim Nate Diaz vs. Matt Grice Karo Parisyan vs. Akihiro Gono Jon Koppenhaver vs. Luke Cummo [B]October 25th - UFC 89: Spider's Web - Montreal, Quebec, Canada[/B] UFC Middleweight Championship: Yushin Okami vs. Anderson Silva (c) Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans Rameau Theirry Sokoudjou vs. Houston Alexander Clay Guida vs. Spencer Fisher Mac Danzig vs. Melvin Guillard Marcus Davis vs. Diego Sanchez Dong Hyun Kim vs. Paul Kelly Matt Arroyo vs. TJ Grant [B][I]*All cards subject to change[/I][/B][/center] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris caulfield Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 [B][U]August 9th - UFC 87: Lesnar vs. Coleman - Minneapolis, Minnesota[/U][/B] Mark Coleman vs. [B]Brock Lesnar[/B] Kenny Florian vs. [B]Roger Huerta[/B] [B]Gabriel Gonzaga[/B] vs. Justin McCully [B]Antonio Rogerio Nogueira[/B] vs. Stephan Bonnar [B]Vitor Belfort[/B] vs. Alessio Sakara [B]Frankie Edgar[/B] vs. Rich Clementi [B]Din Thomas [/B]vs. Rob Emerson [B]Joe Lauzon[/B] vs. Michihiro Omigawa [B]George Sotiropoulos[/B] vs. Tamden McCrory Dustin Hazelett vs. [B]Tommy Speer[/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 August 9th - UFC 87: Lesnar vs. Coleman - Minneapolis, Minnesota Mark Coleman vs.[B] Brock Lesnar[/B] Kenny Florian vs. [B]Roger Huerta[/B] [B]Gabriel Gonzaga[/B] vs. Justin McCully Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. [B]Stephan Bonnar[/B] Vitor Belfort vs. [B]Alessio Sakara[/B] Frankie Edgar vs. [B]Rich Clementi[/B] [B]Din Thomas[/B] vs. Rob Emerson [B]Joe Lauzon[/B] vs. Michihiro Omigawa [B]George Sotiropoulos[/B] vs. Tamden McCrory [B]Dustin Hazelett[/B] vs. Tommy Speer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combatmedic Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 August 9th - UFC 87: Lesnar vs. Coleman - Minneapolis, Minnesota [b]Mark Coleman[/b] vs. Brock Lesnar [b]Kenny Florian[/b] vs. Roger Huerta Fight Of The Night [b]Gabriel Gonzaga[/b] vs. Justin McCully Knockout Of The Night [b]Antonio Rogerio Nogueira[/b] vs. Stephan Bonnar [b]Vitor Belfort[/b] vs. Alessio Sakara Frankie Edgar vs. [b]Rich Clementi[/b] Submission Of The Night Din Thomas vs. [b]Rob Emerson[/b] [b]Joe Lauzon[/b] vs. Michihiro Omigawa George Sotiropoulos vs. [b]Tamden McCrory[/b] Dustin Hazelett vs. [b]Tommy Speer[/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCBiggz Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 Just a small update/bump.... This isn't dead, I've just been without WMMA since the 11th. Once I get my computer back from my college apartment I'll continue with UFC 87: Seek and Destroy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtCabana Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 August 9th - UFC 87: Lesnar vs. Coleman - Minneapolis, Minnesota Mark Coleman vs. [B]Brock Lesnar[/B] [B]Kenny Florian[/B] vs. Roger Huerta [B]Gabriel Gonzaga[/B] vs. Justin McCully Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. [B]Stephan Bonnar[/B] Vitor Belfort vs. [B]Alessio Sakara[/B] Frankie Edgar vs. [B]Rich Clementi[/B] [B]Din Thomas[/B] vs. Rob Emerson [B]Joe Lauzon [/B]vs. Michihiro Omigawa [B]George Sotiropoulos[/B] vs. Tamden McCrory Dustin Hazelett vs. [B]Tommy Speer[/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCBiggz Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 [center][B]UFC 87: Seek & Destroy Prelim Bouts[/B] [B]Dustin Hazelett (170) vs. Tommy Speer (170)[/B] [I]Sherdog Prediction: Dustin Hazelett via Submission[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] There is some tentative circling to begin with, before they meet in the center for the first action of the round. It's a tight affair, both fighters heavily using the jab, but Hazelett looks to get the better of it, landing with one crisp strike to the face in particular. Speer backs off, a little shaken. Replays show that it landed right on the nose. Hazelett press the action, forcing Speer back against the cage and upping the tempo with rapid-fire lefts and rights, bobbing and weaving at the same time to keep from getting caught with a counter punch. Speer clinches up. Hazelett is displaying a much more accomplished and confident striking game than Speer, the technique and speed with which the punches are being delivered is leaving Speer looking ragged in comparison. The pattern continues once they've been separated, with Hazelett looking the sharper of the two. He isn't overwhelming Speer by any means, but he is comfortably controlling the pace and tempo of the round, and preventing Speer from stamping any sort of mark on it. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-8 to Hazelett. [B]Round 2[/B] The two fighters circle. Speer flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Hazelett easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! He is up quickly, before Speer could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Hazelett moves in, ducks under a big right hand, and gets two crisp jabs in before getting smothered into a clinch. One of those jabs landed hard, Speer is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Speer forces Hazelett back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. He looks to be keeping Hazelett in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Speer does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Hazelett saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Speer turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops him to one knee. Speer is up quickly, causing Hazelett, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Speer was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Speer throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Hazelett to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. The 2nd round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Hazelett. [B]Round 3[/B] Fast start by Hazelett, who has thrown three crisp jabs in the first twenty seconds, although none of them got past the gloves. Speer circles, drawing a lunge from Hazelett, allowing him to score with a nice low kick to the front leg. Hazelett ignores that and darts in for a takedown, but only ends up holding one leg, Speer hopping on the other to remain vertical. Hazelett tries to push forward to complete the takedown, but Speer manages to pull them all the way back to the cage before ultimately going down. That's a much better position to be in though, he has his corner right there, and can use the cage to effectively cut off any form of attack to the left hand side of his body. Hazelett has one leg trapped between Speer's, and is struggling to get it free. He throws a couple of punches, none of them doing much damage, and then tries to work on one of the arms. It might be a kimura that he looking for. Speer defends it well, without fully escaping it, Hazelett can't really do a lot with it due to how much he is having to stretch to apply it, due to his leg being trapped. Speer suddenly releases the leg and scrambles up, looking to take Hazelett's back. Hazelett was ready for it though, and blocks it by pinning a half-standing Speer up against the cage. It's a precarious position for both fighters. Speer throws a couple of short-range punches. Hazelett gets a leg in and trips Speer, putting him back on the ground, albeit this time in full guard. It was a nice escape attempt from Speer, at least he can take heart from the fact that it resulted in a better defensive position. Time is running out, it looks like this round will end with them in this position. The round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Hazelett. The official scores are: 30-26 (twice), 29-27 for Dustin Hazelett.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner by Unanimous Decision: Dustin Hazelett[/B] [B]George Sotiropoulos (170) vs. Tamden McCrory (170)[/B] [I]Sherdog Prediction: George Sotiropoulos by TKO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Slow start to the round, they're both circling, looking for an opening. McCrory tries a looping punch from way back, but Sotiropoulos side steps with ease. Jab from Sotiropoulos, gets one back in response. McCrory comes in, looking for the right hand lead, but Sotiropoulos shoots in and uses a double-leg takedown. He winds up in a closed guard. Sotiropoulos tries to grab an arm to work a submission, but McCrory is defending it well by using short, sharp strikes to keep him back. Sotiropoulos tries to pass the guard, but has no luck. A punch from Sotiropoulos connects, but there was no real power behind it. Sotiropoulos fakes McCrory out cleverly, and slips to a half mount. McCrory manages to hit a firm elbow, then is forced to defend the full mount attempt. Sotiropoulos switches tactics and tries to work a kimura on the other arm, but McCrory blocks it, squirms his leg free, and secures the guard again. Sotiropoulos looks frustrated at losing the half mount after having worked so hard to get it in the first place. McCrory is liable to lose the round on points, but he has done a fine job of defending the submissions attempts so far. Sotiropoulos tries to secure a leglock, but the guard is tight and McCrory is safe. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Sotiropoulos. [B]Round 2[/B] Sotiropoulos comes out fast, but gets hit with a counter right hand strike when he throws a left hand which was too high. McCrory moves in and hits a nice body shot before they clinch. Sotiropoulos gets in a short, sharp jab to the side of the head, it looked to hit right on the ear. McCrory didn't like that, and scores with two knee strikes and a punch to the cheek. They break apart. McCrory swings and hits a nice right hand. Sotiropoulos fires off a series of sharp jabs, all hitting gloves. He throws out a looping left, but gets tagged with a punch to the jaw and stumbles to the ground! McCrory dives in to finish him off, but he scrambles back up quickly and they end up facing off on their feet again. Replays show that the punch barely connected, it was more of a stumble on Sotiropoulos's part than anything else. It might not look that way to the judges though. McCrory looks more confident after that, and puts together a nice chain of strikes, ending with a scathing low kick that catches Sotiropoulos on the outside of the calf. He definitely felt that. Time is running out; McCrory will probably take this round on the judges' score cards, primarily due to that one dubious knock down. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for McCrory. [B]Round 3[/B] McCrory doesn't hold back, starting by immediately shooting in for a takedown. Sotiropoulos sprawls and keeps him at bay. McCrory pushes harder, but Sotiropoulos has the much better position and manages to flip him over, putting McCrory on his back. Sotiropoulos gets sucked into his guard though. Sotiropoulos tries to grab an arm to work a submission, but McCrory is defending it well by using short, sharp strikes to keep him back. Sotiropoulos tries to pass the guard, but has no luck. A punch from Sotiropoulos connects, but there was no real power behind it. Sotiropoulos fakes McCrory out cleverly, and slips to a half mount. McCrory manages to hit a firm elbow, then is forced to defend the full mount attempt. Sotiropoulos switches tactics and tries to work a kimura on the other arm, but McCrory blocks it, squirms his leg free, and secures the guard again. Sotiropoulos looks frustrated at losing the half mount after having worked so hard to get it in the first place. McCrory is liable to lose the round on points, but he has done a fine job of defending the submissions attempts so far. Sotiropoulos tries to secure a leglock, but the guard is tight and McCrory is safe. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Sotiropoulos. George Sotiropoulos wins, with a score of 29-28 from two judges, 30-27 from the other.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner by Unanimous Decision: George Sotiropoulos[/B] [B]Joe Lauzon (155) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (155)[/B] [I]Sherdog Prediction: Joe Lauzon via Submission[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Omigawa works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when he advances. They clinch, and end up with Lauzon backed up against the cage. Omigawa gets a couple of right hands to the body, but his attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Lauzon, who uses his legs well to defend. Omigawa pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Lauzon gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Omigawa follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Omigawa hits a couple of right hands, both hitting gloves, then a left hand to the body that connected. That was the best shot of the round so far. Lauzon tags him with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Lauzon leans in to a looping left, but it puts him off balance and it's only at the last second that he gets his chin out of the way of a vicious right cross that comes back. If that had hit, we may have had a knock out. Time runs out with them standing, circling again. End of round 1. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Omigawa. [B]Round 2[/B] The round starts. They touch gloves. Omigawa throws a rapid-fire series of punches, forcing Lauzon to back off. Lauzon throws a nice kick that thumps into the rib cage. Another kick is thrown, this time aimed at the head, but Omigawa sees it coming and steps back. Lauzon advances and they meet in the center. Omigawa ducks a right hand, scores with a left to the gut. Lauzon throws a one-two combination, neither connecting, but it does allow him to follow up with a stinging kick to the ribs. A big red mark has appeared there. Omigawa bursts forward and goes for a big swing, Lauzon ducks under it, hits a right to the chest, then unloads another kick. This one hits the thigh, causing Omigawa to noticeably wince. It may have caught the very top of the knee judging from the replays. Omigawa tries to come in to get a measure of revenge, but is met with some low kicks that make sure that he can't get close enough to throw any bombs. Lauzon's impressively sharp kicking game is hurting Omigawa and allowing him to take firm control of this round. There's not much time left, and Omigawa is going to have to do something special to win this round now. He doesn't, as time expires without anything interesting happening. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Lauzon. [B]Round 3[/B] Omigawa starts out with a few straight rights, range-finding rather than actually dangerous. Lauzon keeps out of their way. Omigawa steps forward and tries to unload with a looping left, but Lauzon moves to the side and fires off a powerful right hand of his own, landing above the left eye. Omigawa doesn't go down, but definitely felt that shot. Lauzon moves in closer and fires off two punches to the face and a big hook to the body. Omigawa parried the first two, but the third hit home hard. Lauzon begins to stalk Omigawa, who may be slightly winded. They meet again in the center and exchange blows. Omigawa hits a high jab but gets caught with another hard punch to the side of the head. Omigawa clinches up, stopping Lauzon from following up. It looks like Omigawa needs to change his game plan, standing up and banging with Lauzon is playing right into his opponent's hands, as Lauzon clearly has the more powerful strikes in his arsenal, and Omigawa is going to get floored sooner or later, judging by this round. The referee parts them from the clinch. Lauzon continues to look ready to unleash some big punches. Omigawa takes a takedown, then comes in much closer, throws a jab, and clinches back up. Omigawa looks like he is going to grapple, stopping Lauzon from throwing bombs. Omigawa gets in a few short punches to the ribs. The round ends with them still in the clinch. Lauzon will take that round on points, having used the threat of a knock out to basically control everything about that round except the clinches. The 3rd round ends. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Lauzon. Joe Lauzon wins the match, getting a score of 29-28 from all three judges.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner by Unanimous Decision: Joe Lauzon[/B] [B]Din Thomas (155) vs. Rob Emerson (155)[/B] [I]Sherdog Prediction: Din Thomas by Decision[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Thomas puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Emerson defended well. Straight right from Emerson in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Thomas probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Emerson gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Thomas. The round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Thomas. [B]Round 2[/B] Thomas scores with a straight left, but gets one right back from Emerson. Tentative opening. Thomas comes in slowly, faking a straight left, but Emerson goes for the legs and takes him down to the floor. Thomas gets guard. Emerson rains down three big punches, Thomas covers up and doesn't take too much damage. Emerson works one leg free, but Thomas has the other tightly wrapped up between his own. Emerson fires off three rapid-fire elbows to the ribs to try and soften Thomas up, but can't get the leg free. This is not a good position for Thomas though, and Emerson is looking dangerous. Emerson pushes down, then brings his free leg forward to drive a knee into the lower back. Thomas can't do a lot to stop that strike. Emerson hits a further knee, and that is enough to allow him to move into side control. Thomas is in huge trouble here. Elbow to the face, only partially blocked. Emerson briefly gets a forearm across the throat of Thomas, but it is knocked away before it can develop into a choke. Thomas tries to scramble out of it, and almost manages to pull guard again, but Emerson maintains side control. Knee to the ribs again. Thomas is taking a lot of punishment from those knee strikes. Emerson switches tactic and tries to grab an arm lock of some kind, Thomas almost got caught by surprise but not quite. The round is almost over, and there is no question that this round has gone to Emerson, it has been utter dominance. Thomas tries to get a knee strike of his own in, but it misses and Emerson responds with a hard elbow to the chest. That'll be the last action of the round. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Emerson. [B]Round 3[/B] They touch gloves. Emerson begins brightly, putting together several crisp jabs to put Thomas on the back foot early. Thomas parries the final jab, and uses that to move in close and hit two right hands and a vicious uppercut. Emerson got his chin out of the way at the last second, otherwise that could have very well caused a knock out. Thomas keeps up the pressure by coming in swinging, looking for another brutal shot, but Emerson ducks under it and drops Thomas to the ground with a quick takedown. Thomas pulls guard. It takes a minute, but Emerson's persistence allows him to pass guard and get to side control. Thomas needs to try and get out of this quickly. Emerson seems content to simply control the action at the moment, rather than trying to actually end the fight. He fires an occasional punch to the body, but other than that there's very little going on. Thomas isn't being allowed to do much, and has the added problem of having a 155lb man across his chest, making it difficult to breathe properly. Emerson tries to get an armbar on the far arm, but Thomas links his hands together to stop the elbow getting hyper-extended. Emerson drives a back-fist into the face, hitting right below the left eye, but Thomas shifts his weight and manages to get himself into a better defensive position. The time expires with them in that position, with Emerson having controlled the ground game entirely. The 3rd round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Emerson. All three judges give a score of 29-28 in favour of Rob Emerson.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner by Unanimous Decision: Rob Emerson[/B] [B]Frankie Edgar (155) vs. Rich Clementi (155)[/B] [I]Sherdog Prediction: Frankie Edgar by TKO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] The two fighters meet in the center with an exchange of jabs, but neither gets anything but gloves or air. They go right into a clinch, with only a few seconds of the match gone. Edgar gets a knee to the ribs in, but it wasn't particularly hard. They break. Edgar makes Clementi back up against the cage by throwing some looping punches. He comes in closer and hits a right hook to the body, getting a jab to the cheek in return. Edgar throws another two punches, both to the body, then steps back to avoid an uppercut. Clementi lets fly with a scorching punch though, and it catches Edgar by surprise, putting him down! Clementi follows up and starts raining down right hands. Edgar covers up as best he can, but it's not enough as the referee pulls Clementi off, the match is over. The official time of the TKO is 1:24 of round 1.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner by TKO in the First Round: Rich Clementi[/B] [B]UFC 87: Seek & Destroy Main Card[/B] [B]Vitor Belfort (185) vs. Alessio Sakara (185)[/B] [I]Sherdog Prediction: Vitor Belfort by KO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Belfort throws a nice series of straight rights from the start, bobbing and weaving to keep Sakara from landing anything in return. None of the punches got through though, Sakara parried them away. Nice crisp start to the round though. They come together, both throwing punches. Sakara gets a nice clean shot in, and Belfort stumbles backwards and falls to the floor. Sakara is on top of him quickly, and unloads with two more big punches, both connect solidly. The referee jumps in and pulls him away before a third is thrown, this match is over by TKO. Replays show the referee may have been slightly early. Sakara wins via 1st round TKO with the official time being 1:39.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner by TKO in the First Round: Alessio Sakara[/B] [B]Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (205) vs. Eric Schafer (205) [Stephan Bonnar -injured][/B] [I]Sherdog Prediction: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira by TKO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Not much happening at first. Schafer is the first to make a move, coming in with a right hand that narrowly misses. Nogueira gets in a jab that landed on the left cheek of Schafer, and leaves a mark. Quite a slow paced round so far. Schafer takes another jab and moves in to retaliate, but it was a set-up and he gets creamed with a high right kick to the side of the head! Schafer stumbles but doesn't go down, and has to cover up as Nogueira comes in with a series of punches to try and finish the job. Schafer somehow manages to hold on long enough to get his senses back, and buys some time by clinching. Hard knee from Schafer from the clinch, and Nogueira felt that, he looks a little tired from unloading that barrage. They break, and Schafer gets in a nice right hand. Nogueira tries to back Schafer up against the cage wall, but it comes to nothing. End of round 1. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Nogueira. [B]Round 2[/B] The fighters come together right in the center. Schafer throws out a jab, but Nogueira bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Nogueira works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Schafer covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Nogueira is making Schafer look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which he is delivering strikes. Schafer hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Nogueira with a body shot. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Nogueira got slightly the better of it, he definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Schafer slightly. Schafer initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Schafer looks out of ideas, he is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Nogueira is clearly winning them. Schafer needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Nogueira tries a speculative high kick, but Schafer saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Schafer tries to work an angle, but Nogueira is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep him from stepping in. Comfortable round for Nogueira, he will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given his dominance of the striking in this round. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Nogueira. [B]Round 3[/B] Nogueira is quickest out, and comes at Schafer with a series of jabs and straight punches. Schafer covered up well, and I don't think anything got through. Schafer hits a body shot, but it didn't connect solidly. They get in close, and it's Nogueira who takes it to the ground. Schafer pulls guard. There's a lull, as Nogueira tries to pass, and Schafer defends it. Punches get thrown every so often, but it's really a stalemate at the moment. Schafer almost gets a guillotine, but it's blocked and almost leads to a kimura for Nogueira, but that too goes nowhere. The referee stands them up, but the time is almost over. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Nogueira. The official scores are: 30-27 from all three judges for Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner by Unanimous Decision: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira[/B] [B]Gabriel Gonzaga (265) vs. Justin McCully (235)[/B] [I]Sherdog Prediction: Gabriel Gonzaga by Decision[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Gonzaga starts strong, hitting a nice low kick and following in with a shot to the body. McCully backs off, but just gets pushed up against the cage. Gonzaga presses the advantage and works a nice hook to the body. McCully responds with an attempted sweep, and when that doesn't work, a punch that lands behind the ear. Gonzaga gets in a low kick as he backs off, and the fight returns towards the center. Gonzaga throws a stinging jab, landing just above the left eye. McCully steps in and fires off one of his own, but Gonzaga bobs out of the way and scores with a pair of solid shots to the body. McCully turns and swings, just as Gonzaga also unloads...and it's Gonzaga who connects first! McCully's hands drop and he is on rubbery legs. Gonzaga follows up with a beauty of a right hand, and that drops McCully. The referee doesn't even wait for Gonzaga to dive in to finish, he's seen enough, McCully is clearly on Dream Street. This bout is over! Gonzaga wins via TKO at 2:38 of the first round.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner by TKO in the First Round: Gabriel Gonzaga[/B] [B]Kenny Florian (155) vs. Roger Huerta (155)[/B] [I]Sherdog Prediction: Kenny Florian via Submission[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Exchange of punches to start, nothing really hit though. They go into a clinch, and the pace disappears as both fighters try and get the advantage. Eventually the referee separates them. Jab from Florian, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Florian puts on a burst of energy and fires off a big sequence of punches, maybe twelve or thirteen in a row, although not many actually connected. Huerta covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of his own before moving out of range again. An exchange of punches goes nowhere, and they fall into a clinch. The referee separates them when nothing happens. Low kick from Huerta, almost to the groin, although it didn't look intentional. They come together in a clinch again, and it returns to a stalemate. Not a great round by anyone's standard, but that flurry should mean that Florian will take the round on points. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Florian by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] The round starts slowly, with both fighters circling, tentatively throwing out the occasional jab. Huerta is the first to make a positive move, stepping in to throw a right hand, although he probably wishes that he hadn't, as Florian picks him off with a crisp jab to the cheek. Huerta throws a wild punch as a counter, but Florian ducks and backs off out of range. They meet again in the center for an exchange of punches. Huerta gets a clubbing blow to the side of the head in, but takes a hard shot to the stomach in return. The early pattern seems to be that Huerta is looking for big punches, Florian is happy to avoid them and use quick counter punches instead. They clinch up, and Huerta manages to back Florian up against the cage. Huerta takes a half step backward and throws a big right hand to the head, but Florian ducks under at the last second, scores with a pair of punches to the gut, then darts out of trouble before Huerta can unload. Huerta may need to think about changing tactics, Florian is looking far sharper in these striking battles, and is beginning to control the pace and tempo of the round. Huerta fakes a right hand, then shoots out a low kick, catching Florian on the thigh. Florian presses forward for the first time, getting in close and using a couple of jabs to the body. Huerta gets a nice left hook in, glancing off the gloves, and then clinches up. Time ticks away and the round ends just a few seconds after the referee separates them. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Florian. [B]Round 3[/B] The round begins with Florian taking the iniative, coming in quickly with a straight right and a leg kick. Huerta replies with a snap jab and a wild left that misses by a long way. Florian goes for the takedown, but Huerta sprawls. Florian tries to power through, but Huerta uses that against him and turns it into a takedown of his own. They're quite close to the cage, which may help Florian defend this. Huerta is in guard. He throws a couple of half-hearted jabs, then tries to pass, but Florian isn't allowing it. Florian pulls Huerta in tight, locking up both his arms. Huerta pulls free and again tries to pass guard. This has turned into a bit of a stalemate, the referee may be thinking of standing them up if nothing happens soon. Huerta tries a big right hand, which Florian defends well. He has quite a high guard, Huerta has to be wary not to fall into a triangle when leaning in like that. Florian once again drags Huerta down into a clinch, and this time even tries to work a guillotine, but Huerta easily deals with it and hands out two solid right hands to the ribs along the way. We're back to Huerta trying to pass guard. Florian tries to throw a big punch and almost hands an armbar to Huerta, but he realises the danger in time and manages to recover. The referee finally gets them back to their feet due to the lack of progress that has been made. Huerta scores with a jab, then a second. Florian goes for a sweeping kick to the right knee, but it isn't fast enough and gives Huerta enough time to take him down again. Huerta quickly goes to pass guard, looking for side control, but Florian once again defends it. It looks like a frustrating round will end with them on the ground, and almost certainly has to go to Huerta on points due to him being the aggressor and getting two takedowns in. End of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Huerta. The official scores are: 29-28 from all three judges for Kenny Florian.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner by Unanimous Decision: Kenny Florian[/B] [B]Mark Coleman (225) vs. Brock Lesnar (265)[/B] [I]Sherdog Prediction: Brock Lesnar by TKO[/I] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Dull first sixty seconds to the round, as neither fighter looks willing to commit much to attack. They're both looking for angles to come in from, but they're constantly countering each other. A crisp jab from Coleman that almost found its way through the guard is the sole highlight as we reach the minute mark. Coleman looks to be working an angle. Lesnar ducks out of the way of a punch, then back steps quickly, just in time to avoid the uppercut that was coming. Better from Coleman, although no damage has actually been done yet. Lesnar shoots in and tries to take Coleman down, but a good sprawl prevents that from happening. Lesnar has a leg though, and is still trying for it. Coleman gets backed up all the way to the cage, before a trip to his standing leg sends him to the ground. Lesnar goes for side control, but Coleman rolled his hips brilliantly and took him over, although Lesnar pulled guard quickly. Coleman stands slightly, and throws a couple of downward punches, testing Lesnar's guard. He wants to try and move out of this into half guard, but Lesnar is keeping him at bay. Coleman pushes a leg aside, narrowly avoiding an up-kick, and manages to secure side control. Well worked. Coleman gets himself into a good position, a crucifix, pinning both of Lesnar's arms down. Coleman rears back...and plants a monster of an elbow right onto the chin! Lesnar couldn't do anything about it, and got absolutely creamed! The referee sees him go limp briefly as he loses consciousness, and pulls Coleman off, it's going to be a K.O. victory. The official time is 2:18.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner by Knock Out in the First Round: Mark Coleman[/B] [B]UFC 87 Notes:[/B] [QUOTE][LIST] [*]Fight of the Night: Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta [*]Knockout of the Night: Mark Coleman vs. Brock Lesnar [/LIST] Clementi could see himself in a rematch with Etim sooner than later, which would put him back toward the top. The win over Edgar could also see Frankie out of the UFC after his next and final contracted bout. Vitor Belfort's return didn't exactly go as planned. Needless to say it is not very likely to see him remain with the company following his next bouts and may be used as a gatekeeper. Brock Lesnar losing to Coleman is shocking and does not bode well for his future unless he starts to improve quickly. Coleman now puts himself toward the top of the weak division.[/QUOTE][/center] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCBiggz Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 [center][B]September 20th - UFC 88: Ground Zero - Anahiem, California[/B] [B]UFC Heavyweight Championship:[/B] Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (c) [B]UFC Welterweight Championship:[/B] Jon Fitch vs. Georges St. Pierre (c) Lyoto Machida vs. Keith Jardine Matt Hamill vs. Thiago Silva Heath Herring vs. Eddie Sanchez Manny Gamburyan vs. Terry Etim Nate Diaz vs. Matt Grice Karo Parisyan vs. Akihiro Gono Jon Koppenhaver vs. Luke Cummo [I](Since there are a few of you who do predictions, the winner of the UFC 88 Prediction contest can send me a few of their booking ideas, match-up requests, signing requests, etc. and I'll try to work them in as best as I can. Do so via PM if you win and I'll contact you back via PM after UFC 88.)[/I] [B]October 25th - UFC 89: Spider's Web - Montreal, Quebec, Canada[/B] [B]UFC Middleweight Championship:[/B] Yushin Okami vs. Anderson Silva (c) Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans Rameau Theirry Sokoudjou vs. Houston Alexander Clay Guida vs. Spencer Fisher Mac Danzig vs. Melvin Guillard Marcus Davis vs. Diego Sanchez Dong Hyun Kim vs. Paul Kelly Matt Arroyo vs. TJ Grant Nate Mohr vs. Sam Stout [B]*All cards subject to change[/B][/center] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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