Dustin Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r197/Dustin1-8-7/UFC-1.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [SIZE="6"][B]Dana White: Mind-blowing UFC announcement coming soon[/B][/SIZE] [QUOTE] “There’s something no one else has heard. You have no idea some of the stuff that we have planned. I’m going to make an announcement next week that is going to blow people’s minds. That deal is done, but my employees don’t even know yet. I’m renting out a place next Thursday and I’m going to tell them. Then we’ll make the announcement later that day.”[/QUOTE] Many fans figured it was just White overhyping the announcement of next TUF coaches as he had done in the past. Still, some remained optimistic. Rumors came in from every direction: Did the UFC sign Floyd Mayweather? Did the UFC get MMA legalized in New York? Will the UFC do co-promotions? Did the UFC get a TV deal? Will the UFC and WEC combine? Did Vince McMahon buy the UFC? The possibilities were endless. Next Thursday came and a website learned that the possible legalization of Mixed Martial Arts in the state of New York was the planned announcement, but the bill was voted down in overwhelming fashion. Dana White quickly shot down the rumors that this was his "big announcement" and pushed the announcement back to the following Tuesday. On Tuesday, the announcement was finally revealed and it was the one thing no MMA fan in the world expected: Dana White's resignation from the UFC, no reason was given. UFC Matchmaker Joe Silva quickly stepped in to fill the vacant position. Joe Silva got straight to work as he signed top MMA prospects Antonio Silva, Dave Herman, Brett Rogers, Cory Devela, Ryan Ford, Paul Daley, Jorge Santiago, Tony Bonello and Jim Miller. He also managed to get Mirko Cro Cop to return from his "tune-up tour" in DREAM to help strengthen the UFC heavyweight division. The month is now August, The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale and UFC 86 have come and gone, here's what went down: [B]TUF 7 Finale:[/B] Evan Tanner defeated Kendall Grove via TKO at 1:16 of round two Diego Sanchez defeated Luigi Fioravanti via Unanimous Decision Spencer Fisher defeated Jeremy Stephens via Unanimous Decision CB Dollaway defeated Jesse Taylor via TKO at 3:11 of round one to win TUF 7 Josh Burkman defeated Dustin Hazelett via Unanimous Decision Drew McFedries defeated Marvin Eastman via TKO at 0:43 of round two Dean Lister defeated Jeremy Horn via Unanimous Decision Rob Kimmons defeated Rob Yundt via Submission at 3:22 of round one Matt Arroyo defeated Matt Brown via Submission at 0:45 of round one Dante Rivera defeated Matthew Riddle via Unanimous Decision Matthew Riddle and Marvin Eastman have been released from the UFC. [B]UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin[/B] Quinton Jackson defeated Forrest Griffin via KO at 3:16 of round one Josh Koscheck defeated Chris Lytle via Unanimous Decision Joe Stevenson defeated Gleison Tibau via Unanimous Decision Tyson Griffin defeated Marcus Aurelio via Unanimous Decision Ricardo Almeida defeated Patrick Cote via Submission at 1:57 of round two Corey Hill defeated Justin Buchholz via Unanimous Decision Melvin Guillard defeated Dennis Siver via TKO at 2:50 of round one Ben Saunders defeated Jared Rollins via Unanimous Decision Cole Miller defeated Jorge Gurgel via Unanimous Decision Gabriel Gonzaga defeated Justin McCully via Submission at 1:10 of round one Justin McCully and Jared Rollins have been released from the UFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r197/Dustin1-8-7/UFC-1.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] UFC has announced the finalized card for UFC 87: Seek and Destroy. The event will be brought to you live from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota exclusively on PPV. Main Card Bouts: UFC Welterweight Title: Georges St. Pierre (16-2) vs Jon Fitch (22-2) Roger Huerta (22-1-1) vs Kenny Florian (9-3) Hermes Franca (18-6) vs Frankie Edgar (8-1) Brock Lesnar (1-1) vs Heath Herring (28-13) Karo Parisyan (25-5) vs George Sotiropoulos (9-2) Mac Danzig (19-4-1) vs Clay Guida (23-9) Preliminary Bouts: Cheick Kongo (11-4-1) vs Dan Evensen (10-2) Chris Wilson (13-4) vs Steve Bruno (11-3) Andre Gusmao (5-0) vs Tim Boetsch (7-2) Cory Devela (9-2) vs Rory Singer (11-7) Ryan Ford (6-0) vs Ross Pointon (6-10) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share Posted June 14, 2008 [CENTER][CENTER][IMG]http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r197/Dustin1-8-7/UFC-1.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [SIZE="6"][CENTER][B]UFC 87: Seek and Destroy[/B][/CENTER][/SIZE] Live from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota [CENTER][B]Preliminary Bouts:[/B][/CENTER] [B]Ryan Ford vs Ross Pointon[/B] [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. Ford gets a knee to the ribs in, but it wasn't particularly hard. They break. Pointon gets a quick takedown, and is in guard. He is trying to get past into a side mount, but Ford is defending it well. Pointon gets slightly off balance with another attempt, and Ford capitalises by sweeping him and getting side control. Pointon takes a hard shot to the mouth. And another. Pointon tries to fight back, but Ford gets the right arm and applies an armbar for the tap out victory. Ford wins via 1st round armbar submission with the official time being 1:31. [/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Ryan Ford via Submission at 1:31 of the first round[/B] [B]Cory Devela vs Rory Singer[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Right hand from Singer was thrown with power, but bounced off the gloves of Devela. Singer follows up by coming in close, but Devela is ready with a straight right hand that glances off the side of the head. Devela hits two body shots, then comes in low under an attempted right cross and uses a single leg to take Singer down. Nicely done. Singer pulls guard. Singer is forced to cover up as Devela starts hammering away with enormous strikes from the guard, trying to simply power the shots through. Some do cause some damage, landing as Singer tries unsuccessfully to throw some counters. Devela transitions to side control without any issues and starts finding the punches down again, this time with more leverage and therefore more power. Singer tries to defend them, but a lot of them are getting through. The referee finally has enough and calls an end to the match, feeling that Singer was getting overwhelmed. The official time is 1:42. [/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Cory Devela via TKO at 1:42 of the first round[/B] [B]Andre Gusmao vs Tim Boetsch[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Slow start to the round. We're nearly a minute in before Gusmao throws the first meaningful punch, trying to squeeze a fizzing jab through to Boetsch's jaw, but it is parried. Boetsch steps in, but has to quickly side-step to avoid a straight right. Gusmao moves in to throw some body punches but gets clipped with a big right hand. It was partially blocked, it would have been a potential knock out if that had hit home on the chin, Boetsch put a lot of weight behind it. Gusmao hits a nice jab, then clinches. Boetsch hits a knee, takes a punch to the ribs, then breaks free. Gusmao hits a low kick to the leg. Boetsch bursts forward and scores with a big right hand to the body, then a left hook. Gusmao goes down! Good shot from Boetsch! He tries to follow up and pound on Gusmao, but Gusmao is up really quickly and covers up to block the two jabs that come in. Boetsch, sensing that Gusmao is rattled, starts coming forward with more urgency. Gusmao ends up backed up against the cage. Boetsch gets within range, fakes a left, then lunges in with a huge right hand. It is partially parried by Gusmao, who wisely clinches up tightly to get some time to recover. The power that Boetsch has in his hands is really posing Gusmao some problems. The clinch drags on, with Boetsch unable to break free, and the round ends like that. End of round 1. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Boetsch. [B]Round 2[/B] Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Boetsch works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when he advances. They clinch, and end up with Gusmao backed up against the cage. Boetsch gets a couple of right hands to the body, but his attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Gusmao, who uses his legs well to defend. Boetsch pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Gusmao gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Boetsch follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Boetsch 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. Gusmao tags him with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Gusmao 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 sees it 10-9 to Boetsch. [B]Round 3[/B] Boetsch scores the first meaningful blow of the round, hitting a powerful overhand right that thumped past the gloves. Gusmao shakes it off though, and scores with a nice low kick to the outside of the thigh. He steps in to throw some strikes, but Boetsch moves to a new angle and scores with a series of jabs. Gusmao turns and swings a heavy right hand, but Boetsch goes underneath it and hits a wicked kick to the gut. That exchange really showed the difference between the two fighters; Boetsch looks light on his feet and very agile, Gusmao looks slow and sluggish by comparison. Gusmao will need to find a way to nullify Boetsch's footwork, perhaps by getting in close, as he has been picked apart for the first half of this round. Boetsch darts in again, and gets in a nice flurry. Gusmao manages to hit a crisp jab in return, but one of Boetsch's punches caught him above the eye, leaving a mark, so he came off the worse from that exchange. The round ends without any further big strikes happening, Boetsch controlling the round with his superior movement. The 3rd round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Boetsch. All three judges give a score of 30-27 to Tim Boetsch.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Tim Boetsch via Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Chris Wilson vs Steve Bruno[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] They meet in the center. Bruno hits a nice jab, a second misses. Wilson steps in close and hits a brutal body shot, causing Bruno to back up quickly. That was a really powerful shot. Wilson stalks Bruno, flicking occasional jabs. It looks like Wilson wants to stand and trade punches with Bruno. Wilson gets within striking distance and throws a bomb of a right hand, narrowly missing. Bruno fires off a raking left hook in response, but that is off target too. They meet and exchange punches. Bruno goes for the body, but gets tagged with a left hand to the side of the head. Bruno is rattled by it, but doesn't step off, instead throwing a couple of crisp jabs. Wilson throws another big punch, this time thundering it into Bruno's shoulder. They clinch. So far it looks like Bruno simply can't live with the power that Wilson has in his hands, you get the sense that if this continues, Bruno is going to wind up knocked out sooner or later. The clinch is broken, but within thirty seconds they are right back in it, this time leaning against the cage. By the time that is broken, the round only has a few seconds left. The 1st round ends. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Wilson. [B]Round 2[/B] Slow start. Bruno lunges in to hit a punch, but finds nothing. He left himself wide open with that attempt, Wilson should have done better and punished him. Wilson looks for an opening. Bruno looks like he is still feeling the effects of earlier, like he is still a little rocked. Wilson hits a nice series of straight rights, one seemed to get through the guard and catch Bruno by surprise. Bruno returns fire with a forearm blow, but a follow up right hook misses. A looping left from Bruno, but it's wide of the mark. They end up clinched, which seems to go on forever. Indeed, the time runs down to the extent that there's only a few seconds left by the time they are parted. The second round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Wilson by 10-9. [B]Round 3[/B] Wilson and Bruno circle to start. Bruno throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Wilson sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Bruno comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Wilson to slip a nice jab in, catching Bruno just underneath the right eye. Wilson comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Bruno misses with a right cross, then backs off. Wilson stalks him, forcing Bruno back up against the cage. Wilson doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Bruno throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Wilson pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Bruno covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Wilson in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Wilson 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. Bruno comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Wilson 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 Wilson's favour. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Wilson. The three judges all give the match as 30-27 to Chris Wilson.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Chris Wilson via Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Cheick Kongo vs Dan Evensen[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] The fighters touch gloves, then circle. Kongo throws a low kick, but it was without any conviction, it seemed designed more to keep Evensen from coming inside. Kongo works an angle, then comes in with a one-two combination, Evensen responds with a crisp uppercut that wasn't far off from connecting. Kongo backs off slightly, maybe a bit relieved not to have taken that one on the chin. Neither fighter appears to be looking for any sort of takedown or grapple, this is all about the striking. Evensen circles and throws a series of high jabs, but Kongo blocked them with ease, using the gloves. Kongo fakes a high kick, then storms in with a wild looking right hand and a series of body shots. Evensen covers up and rides out the storm, clinching to stop any further blows. It was a nice attack from Kongo though, best action of the round. They stay clinched for a while, exchanging occasional punches to the ribs, then are separated by the referee. It looks like this round is going to the judges though, as there's only a few seconds remaining. Kongo throws a leg kick that connects, albeit without too much force, and the round is done. End of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Kongo. [B]Round 2[/B] The round starts. They touch gloves. Evensen throws a rapid-fire series of punches, forcing Kongo to back off. Kongo throws a nice kick that thumps into the rib cage. Another kick is thrown, this time aimed at the head, but Evensen sees it coming and steps back. Kongo advances and they meet in the center. Evensen ducks a right hand, scores with a left to the gut. Kongo 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. Evensen bursts forward and goes for a big swing, Kongo ducks under it, hits a right to the chest, then unloads another kick. This one hits the thigh, causing Evensen to noticeably wince. It may have caught the very top of the knee judging from the replays. Evensen 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. Kongo's impressively sharp kicking game is hurting Evensen and allowing him to take firm control of this round. There's not much time left, and Evensen 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 Kongo. [B]Round 3[/B] The two fighters circle. Evensen flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Kongo easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! He is up quickly, before Evensen could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Kongo 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, Evensen is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Evensen forces Kongo back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. He looks to be keeping Kongo in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Evensen does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Kongo saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Evensen turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops him to one knee. Evensen is up quickly, causing Kongo, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Evensen was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Evensen throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Kongo to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. The third round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Kongo. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Cheick Kongo.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Cheick Kongo via Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Main Card Bouts:[/B] [B]Mac Danzig vs Clay Guida[/B] [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 Danzig that almost found its way through the guard is the sole highlight as we reach the minute mark. A looping left from Guida, but it's wide of the mark. Guida ducks out of the way of a punch, then back steps quickly, just in time to avoid the uppercut that was coming. Better from Danzig, although no damage has actually been done yet. They clinch. Danzig hits a knee. Body shot from Guida. Danzig goes for a second knee, but gets shoved away. He seems to stumble as he steps backward, and falls to the floor in an awkward moment. Guida is on him fast, and scores with a big punch that landed sweetly. Danzig covers up, but Guida is raining down punches from the half mount position. At least two hard shots get through. Guida moves up into side control, briefly looks like he is considering trying to take an arm, then goes back to teeing off on Danzig's head with fists. Danzig tries to wriggle free, but isn't really getting anywhere because Guida is lying right across his upper body. Guida uses his legs to ensnare Danzig's right arm, and then starts firing off more and more punches. With only his left hand to try and block them, Danzig is taking more punches than he is blocking. The referee is looking very closely at this, unless Danzig does something dramatic pretty soon, I doubt this will go much longer. Guida stops to take a deep breath, then starts firing off another barrage. Danzig 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. The official time of the TKO is 4:28 of round 1.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Clay Guida via TKO at 4:28 of round one[/B] [B]Karo Parisyan vs George Sotiropoulos[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Parisyan is quickest out, and comes at Sotiropoulos with a series of jabs and straight punches. Sotiropoulos covered up well, and I don't think anything got through. Sotiropoulos hits a body shot, but it didn't connect solidly. They get in close, and it's Parisyan who takes it to the ground. Sotiropoulos pulls guard. There's a lull, as Parisyan tries to pass, and Sotiropoulos defends it. Punches get thrown every so often, but it's really a stalemate at the moment. Sotiropoulos almost gets a guillotine, but it's blocked and almost leads to a kimura for Parisyan, but that too goes nowhere. The referee stands them up, but the time is almost over. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Parisyan. [B]Round 2[/B] The round begins with Sotiropoulos taking the iniative, coming in quickly with a straight right and a leg kick. Parisyan replies with a snap jab and a wild left that misses by a long way. Sotiropoulos goes for the takedown, but Parisyan sprawls. Sotiropoulos tries to power through, but Parisyan uses that against him and turns it into a takedown of his own. They're quite close to the cage, which may help Sotiropoulos defend this. Parisyan is in guard. He throws a couple of half-hearted jabs, then tries to pass, but Sotiropoulos isn't allowing it. Sotiropoulos pulls Parisyan in tight, locking up both his arms. Parisyan 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. Parisyan tries a big right hand, which Sotiropoulos defends well. He has quite a high guard, Parisyan has to be wary not to fall into a triangle when leaning in like that. Sotiropoulos once again drags Parisyan down into a clinch, and this time even tries to work a guillotine, but Parisyan easily deals with it and hands out two solid right hands to the ribs along the way. We're back to Parisyan trying to pass guard. Sotiropoulos tries to throw a big punch and almost hands an armbar to Parisyan, 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. Parisyan scores with a jab, then a second. Sotiropoulos goes for a sweeping kick to the right knee, but it isn't fast enough and gives Parisyan enough time to take him down again. Parisyan quickly goes to pass guard, looking for side control, but Sotiropoulos once again defends it. It looks like a frustrating round will end with them on the ground, and almost certainly has to go to Parisyan on points due to him being the aggressor and getting two takedowns in. The round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Parisyan. [B]Round 3[/B] Parisyan leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Sotiropoulos 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. Sotiropoulos uses a knee to the ribs before backing Parisyan up against the cage. Right hand from Parisyan connects though, that was well timed. Sotiropoulos breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Parisyan was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Sotiropoulos sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Parisyan fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Parisyan gets caught with a solid right hand out of nowhere, and is rocked. Sotiropoulos follows up with another one, and Parisyan looks in trouble all of a sudden. He is backed up against the cage and Sotiropoulos is unloading. The punches are raining down, Parisyan is covering up. The referee has seen enough and stops the fight, clearly feeling that Parisyan was unable to defend himself intelligently. Sotiropoulos wins. The official time of the TKO is 3:21 of round 3.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: George Sotiropoulos via TKO at 3:21 of round three[/B] [B]Brock Lesnar vs Heath Herring[/B] [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. Lesnar gets a knee to the ribs in, but it wasn't particularly hard. They break. They come together, both throwing punches. Herring gets a nice clean shot in, and Lesnar stumbles backwards and falls to the floor. Herring 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. Official time of the TKO is 1:33 of the first round. [/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Heath Herring via TKO at 1:33 of round one[/B] [B]Hermes Franca vs Frankie Edgar[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Edgar puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Franca defended well. Straight right from Franca 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, Edgar probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Franca 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 Edgar. End of round 1. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Edgar. [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. Edgar is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Franca blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Edgar is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Franca is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Edgar 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 Edgar some problems later on. Edgar 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. Franca is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Edgar 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 Edgar 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. Edgar goes for a trip, but Franca 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 Franca 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 gives that one to Franca by 10-9. [B]Round 3[/B] Right hand from Edgar was thrown with power, but bounced off the gloves of Franca. Edgar follows up by coming in close, but Franca is ready with a straight right hand that glances off the side of the head. Edgar throws an uppercut, Franca easily steps back to avoid it. Edgar follows him but gets blasted with a right hand! Edgar falls to the ground! Franca leaps into action, mounting him and raining down punches. The referee stops the match, seeing that Edgar was getting overwhelmed. Replays show that the punch that originally dropped Edgar was a complete swing for the fences by Franca, he even looks like he has his eyes closed when it was thrown! Franca wins via TKO at 1:25 of the third round.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Hermes Franca via TKO at 1:25 of round three[/B] [B]Roger Huerta vs Kenny Florian[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] The round begins with Huerta taking the iniative, coming in quickly with a straight right and a leg kick. Florian replies with a snap jab and a wild left that misses by a long way. Huerta goes for the takedown, but Florian sprawls. Huerta tries to power through, but Florian uses that against him and turns it into a takedown of his own. They're quite close to the cage, which may help Huerta defend this. Florian is in guard. He throws a couple of half-hearted jabs, then tries to pass, but Huerta isn't allowing it. Huerta pulls Florian in tight, locking up both his arms. Florian 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. Florian tries a big right hand, which Huerta defends well. He has quite a high guard, Florian has to be wary not to fall into a triangle when leaning in like that. Huerta once again drags Florian down into a clinch, and this time even tries to work a guillotine, but Florian easily deals with it and hands out two solid right hands to the ribs along the way. We're back to Florian trying to pass guard. Huerta tries to throw a big punch and almost hands an armbar to Florian, 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. Florian scores with a jab, then a second. Huerta goes for a sweeping kick to the right knee, but it isn't fast enough and gives Florian enough time to take him down again. Florian quickly goes to pass guard, looking for side control, but Huerta once again defends it. It looks like a frustrating round will end with them on the ground, and almost certainly has to go to Florian on points due to him being the aggressor and getting two takedowns in. End of round 1. Blurcat.com gives that one to Florian by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] Right hand from Huerta was thrown with power, but bounced off the gloves of Florian. Huerta follows up by coming in close, but Florian is ready with a straight right hand that glances off the side of the head. Huerta gets caught with a solid right hand out of nowhere, and is rocked. Florian follows up with another one, and Huerta looks in trouble all of a sudden. He is backed up against the cage and Florian is unloading. The punches are raining down, Huerta is covering up. The referee has seen enough and stops the fight, clearly feeling that Huerta was unable to defend himself intelligently. Florian wins. Official time of the TKO is 1:41 of the second round.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Kenny Florian via TKO at 1:41 of round two[/B] [B]Main Event: Georges St. Pierre vs Jon Fitch[/B] UFC Welterweight Championship [QUOTE] [B]Round 1[/B] Not the most interesting of starts to the round, it's mainly a lot of circling. The referee apparently gets bored, as he tells them to get on with it and fight. Fitch complies, firing off a dangerous right cross, narrowly missing. GSP throws a couple of stiff jabs, but they only find gloves. Fitch fakes left, then comes in from the right, hitting a nice body blow. GSP steps forward and unleashes a big kick, thundering it into Fitch's ribs. He felt that one for sure. GSP follows up by hitting a right hand too. Fitch finds himself backed up against the cage. GSP advances, and throws a scythe-like kick to the legs. Fitch can't get out of the way, and almost gets felled by the impact. GSP steps in and scores with a high head kick. Fitch partially blocked it with his hands, which was probably the only thing stopping it from being a knock out blow. Fitch gets a right hand jab out in response, then pulls GSP into a clinch. Knee strike from GSP. They break. Fitch still looks hurt from that first kick. GSP gets in close and gives a receipt for that earlier body blow, nailing a right hand to the gut. Fitch hits a jab to the cheek in response, then clinches again. Time runs down, the round will end before anything more can happen. GSP has used those powerful kicks to dominate this round. End of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 GSP. [B]Round 2[/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 GSP looks to get the better of it, landing with one crisp strike to the face in particular. Fitch backs off, a little shaken. Replays show that it landed right on the nose. GSP press the action, forcing Fitch 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. Fitch clinches up. GSP is displaying a much more accomplished and confident striking game than Fitch, the technique and speed with which the punches are being delivered is leaving Fitch looking ragged in comparison. The pattern continues once they've been separated, with GSP looking the sharper of the two. He isn't overwhelming Fitch by any means, but he is comfortably controlling the pace and tempo of the round, and preventing Fitch from stamping any sort of mark on it. The round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 GSP. [B]Round 3[/B] Fast start by GSP, who has thrown three crisp jabs in the first twenty seconds, although none of them got past the gloves. Fitch circles, drawing a lunge from GSP, allowing him to score with a nice low kick to the front leg. GSP ignores that and darts in for a takedown, but only ends up holding one leg, Fitch hopping on the other to remain vertical. GSP tries to push forward to complete the takedown, but Fitch 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. GSP has one leg trapped between Fitch'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. Fitch defends it well, without fully escaping it, GSP 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. Fitch suddenly releases the leg and scrambles up, looking to take GSP's back. GSP was ready for it though, and blocks it by pinning a half-standing Fitch up against the cage. It's a precarious position for both fighters. Fitch throws a couple of short-range punches. GSP gets a leg in and trips Fitch, putting him back on the ground, albeit this time in full guard. It was a nice escape attempt from Fitch, 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 is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 GSP. [B]Round 4[/B] They start the round with an exchange of strikes, all from fairly long range as they circle and try to work angles. None of the blows did any damage, either missing or being straight into the opponent's gloves. Fitch is the first to land a worthwhile blow, hitting a straight right that catches GSP on the side of the cheek. Fitch follows up by backing him up against the cage, throws a couple of big punches, but gets pulled into a clinch without doing any serious damage. GSP goes for a trip and almost gets it, but Fitch is able to regain his footing at the last moment. GSP has Fitch against the cage, and hits three right hands to the side of the ribs. Fitch reaches down and picks up a leg, using that as leverage to topple GSP, who pulls guard. Fitch starts pounding away and does some damage before GSP grapples and pulls him down into a clinch. GSP has both of Fitch's arms tied up, preventing much in the way of attacking action. Fitch uses some shoulder shrugs to the face, but GSP isn't going to be too bothered by that. Fitch pulls one arm free. GSP still has tight control of the other, and brings his legs up, trying to apply an armbar. Fitch sees it coming and blocks it easily, getting in a couple of punches for good measure. Fitch steps through the legs and forces GSP to release the arm so that he can cover up against a series of strikes. GSP manages to ensare one leg though, and so Fitch has to make do with being in half guard instead of getting the full mount that he wanted. Fitch hits a couple of punches, takes one back, then attempts to get side control. GSP keeps him at bay. Time is ticking away, if Fitch is going to use this position to finish the match, it had better be done soon. Fitch pulls GSP's left arm to one side and straightens it out, perhaps looking to turn it into an armbar. GSP rolls over to stop the arm getting trapped. Fitch continues to work for it though. Time expires though, the round is over. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Fitch. [B]Round 5[/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 GSP, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. GSP 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. Fitch covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of his own before moving out of range again. About thirty seconds pass without any contact, and the crowd become a little restless. Low kick from Fitch, 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 GSP will take the round on points. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to GSP by 10-9. The official scores are: 49-46 from all three judges for Georges St. Pierre. Georges St. Pierre successfully retains the UFC Welterweight title.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Georges St. Pierre via Unanimous Decision[/B][/CENTER] [QUOTE]Fight of the Night: Kenny Florian/Roger Huerta in a four star contest Knockout of the Night: Heath Herring's TKO over Brock Lesnar Submission of the Night: Ryan Ford's Armbar Ross Pointon and Rory Singer will not be brought back.[/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share Posted June 14, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r197/Dustin1-8-7/UFC-1.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] UFC 88 card takes shape with a total of 11 bouts. Lightning fast and razor sharp UFC Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva steps into the octagon to defend his title against the always dangerous and methodical Yushin "Thunder" Okami. Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell looks to get back into title contention as he takes on unbeaten "Sugar" Rashad Evans. Rising lightweight contender Nate Diaz will look to continue his winning streak as he takes on the dangerous Miletich product, Josh Neer. Light Heavyweight contender Thiago Silva takes his undefeated record into the octagon as he takes on former PRIDE sensation Kazuhiro Nakamura. The middleweight division's dark horse, Jason MacDonald looks to destroy the undefeated submission master, Demian Maia. After quickly knocking out the very tough Tommy Speer, Anthony Johnson is set to return against the jiu-jitsu blue belt sensation that submitted world-class black belt Roan Carneiro, 6-1 Kevin Burns. Heavy-handed Houston Alexander has been knocked out in his last two outings, he will look to snap his losing streak as he steps into the octagon with the dangerous jiu-jitsu ace, Eric "Ravishing Red" Schafer. Luke Cummo looks to give a rude welcome to UFC newcomer Tamdan McCrory. Heavyweight prospects Cain Velasquez, Brett Rogers and Dave Herman will look to continue their rise through the ranks as they take on journeymen Wes Sims, Mustapha al Turk and Chris Guillen respectively. [B]UFC 88: Thunder & Lightning[/B] Main Card Bouts: UFC Middleweight Title: Anderson Silva (21-4) vs Yushin Okami (21-4) Chuck Liddell (21-5) vs Rashad Evans (16-0-1) Nate Diaz (9-2) vs Josh Neer (24-6-1) Thiago Silva (13-0) vs Kazuhiro Nakamura (11-8) Jason MacDonald (20-9) vs Demian Maia (7-0) Anthony Johnson (5-1) vs Kevin Burns (6-1) Preliminary Bouts: Houston Alexander (8-3) vs Eric Schafer (9-3-2) Luke Cummo (9-5) vs Tamdan McCrory (8-1) Cain Velasquez (3-0) vs Wes Sims (19-12-1) Brett Rogers (7-0) vs Mustapha al Turk (5-3) Dave Herman (10-0) vs Chris Guillen (11-6) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSelfDestruct Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Main Card Bouts: UFC Middleweight Title: [B]Anderson Silva (21-4) [/B]vs Yushin Okami (21-4) Chuck Liddell (21-5) vs [B]Rashad Evans [/B](16-0-1) [B]Nate Diaz[/B] (9-2) vs Josh Neer (24-6-1) [B]Thiago Silva[/B] (13-0) vs Kazuhiro Nakamura (11-8) Jason MacDonald (20-9) vs [B]Demian Maia [/B](7-0) [B]Anthony Johnson[/B] (5-1) vs Kevin Burns (6-1) Preliminary Bouts: [B]Houston Alexander[/B] (8-3) vs Eric Schafer (9-3-2) [B]Luke Cummo[/B] (9-5) vs Tamdan McCrory (8-1) [B]Cain Velasquez[/B] (3-0) vs Wes Sims (19-12-1) [B]Brett Rogers[/B] (7-0) vs Mustapha al Turk (5-3) [B]Dave Herman [/B](10-0) vs Chris Guillen (11-6) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris caulfield Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Main Card Bouts: UFC Middleweight Title: [B]Anderson Silva (21-4)[/B] vs Yushin Okami (21-4) [B]Chuck Liddell (21-5)[/B] vs Rashad Evans (16-0-1) [B]Nate Diaz (9-2)[/B] vs Josh Neer (24-6-1) [B]Thiago Silva (13-0) [/B]vs Kazuhiro Nakamura (11-8) Jason MacDonald (20-9) vs [B]Demian Maia (7-0)[/B] [B]Anthony Johnson (5-1)[/B] vs Kevin Burns (6-1) Preliminary Bouts: [B]Houston Alexander (8-3[/B]) vs Eric Schafer (9-3-2) [B]Luke Cummo (9-5)[/B] vs Tamdan McCrory (8-1) [B]Cain Velasquez (3-0)[/B] vs Wes Sims (19-12-1) [B]Brett Rogers (7-0) [/B]vs Mustapha al Turk (5-3) [B]Dave Herman (10-0)[/B] vs Chris Guillen (11-6) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted June 15, 2008 Author Share Posted June 15, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r197/Dustin1-8-7/UFC-1.jpg[/IMG] [B][SIZE="6"]UFC 88: Thunder & Lightning[/SIZE][/B] Live from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia in front of a crowd of 18,362 [B]Preliminary Bouts:[/B] [B]Dave Herman vs Chris Guillen[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Guillen doesn't waste any time and throws two jabs to the face, but Herman easily side-steps both and circles to the left. Herman 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. Herman clinches with Guillen. A quick trip sends Guillen falling backward, pulling guard to take Herman down with him. Guillen is trying to turn. Herman fires off a big punch, and it connects right on the point of the chin. Guillen goes limp, he is out cold from one brutal shot, Herman manages to get the knock out from the guard position. The referee leaps in and makes sure that Herman doesn't throw any more bombs. Official time of the knock out is 1:41 of the first.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Dave Herman via KO at 1:41 of round one[/B] [B]Brett Rogers vs Mustapha al Turk[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Rogers throws a stinging jab, landing just above the left eye. Mustapha steps in and fires off one of his own, but Rogers bobs out of the way and scores with a pair of solid shots to the body. Mustapha turns and swings, just as Rogers also unloads...and it's Rogers who connects first! Mustapha's hands drop and he is on rubbery legs. Rogers follows up with a beauty of a right hand, and that drops Mustapha. The referee doesn't even wait for Rogers to dive in to finish, he's seen enough, Mustapha is clearly on Dream Street. This bout is over! Rogers wins via 1st round TKO with the official time being 1:36.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Brett Rogers via TKO at 1:36 of round one[/B] [B]Cain Velasquez vs Wes Sims[/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 Sims, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Sims 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. Velasquez covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of his own before moving out of range again. Velasquez looks to be working an angle. Low kick from Velasquez, 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 Sims will take the round on points. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Sims. [B]Round 2[/B] Sims starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Velasquez on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Sims to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Velasquez, but certainly enough to to make him grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Sims, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Velasquez is looking a little lost so far, Sims is controlling this round by virtue of his crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. Velasquez gets pinned against the cage, and the referee eventually has to separate them. Sims leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Velasquez was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Velasquez 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 Velasquez is that although Sims clearly won the round, he didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Sims. [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. Sims is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Velasquez blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Sims is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Velasquez is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Sims 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 Sims some problems later on. Sims 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. Velasquez is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Sims 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 Sims 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. Sims goes for a trip, but Velasquez 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 Velasquez 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 gives that one to Velasquez by 10-9. The official scores are: 29-28 from all three judges for Wes Sims.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Wes Sims via Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Luke Cummo vs Tamdan McCrory[/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. Cummo is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but McCrory blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Cummo is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. McCrory is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Cummo 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 Cummo some problems later on. Cummo 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. McCrory is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Cummo 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 Cummo 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. Cummo goes for a trip, but McCrory 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 McCrory may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. The round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 McCrory. [B]Round 2[/B] Cummo hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces McCrory to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Cummo hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. McCrory tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Cummo having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from McCrory. Cummo forces McCrory back against the cage and comes in close to try and unload. McCrory pushes him away with a shove, palm across the face, and Cummo loses his balance and is dumped onto the ground. McCrory leaps into action to follow up. McCrory starts raining down punches, and Cummo is forced to cover up and simply try to weather the storm. McCrory traps Cummo's left arm between his legs, and has him in crucifix position. Cummo is wide open. McCrory starts smashing down on him with elbows and fists, using his left arm to keep Cummo from bringing his own right arm in to cover up. More punches connect, and Cummo can't do anything at all. The referee tells him to defend himself, but Cummo simply can't. McCrory fires off a brutal elbow with venom, and Cummo took it full on the chin. He's out like a light, the referee pulls McCrory off, the match is over. McCrory wins via 2nd round knock out with the official time being 3:25.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Tamdan McCrory via KO at 3:25 of round two[/B] [B]Houston Alexander vs Eric Schafer[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Slow start to the round, they're both circling, looking for an opening. Alexander tries a looping punch from way back, but Schafer side steps with ease. Jab from Schafer, gets one back in response. Alexander comes in, looking for the right hand lead, but Schafer shoots in and uses a double-leg takedown. He winds up in a closed guard. Schafer stands into a half-crouching position, dragging Alexander's guard with him. Alexander reaches up, parries away a couple of strikes, and tries to grab an arm to apply an armbar to. Schafer knocks the attempt away and nails a hard shot to the ribs before reaching over and trying to nail a downward punch to the chin. Alexander blocks it. Schafer floats over and gets into side control. Alexander scrambles to try and get back up, but is too close to the cage, which works against him. Schafer lays in a couple of punches to the chest to soften Alexander up, then tries to move up and isolate one of the arms. Alexander makes sure to bring his body around to give him as much protection as possible. It works, as Schafer can't get either arm isolated properly. Schafer changes tactics and tries to get into crucifix position. Alexander fights it for as long as he possibly can, but eventually gets caught. The length of struggle is, in itself, a good defence though, as the round ends before Schafer can do anything with the position he has achieved, which will frustrate him enormously. The first round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Schafer. [B]Round 2[/B] Quick start to the round from Alexander, he comes storming in with a flurry of jabs. Schafer defends it well, parrying them away. Nice straight right from Schafer connects. Alexander gets in close and hits a pair of nice body shots, then they clinch up. Alexander pushes Schafer back against the cage and goes for a trip, but Schafer blocks it. Schafer suddenly pushes forward off the cage and uses the momentum to take Alexander down to the ground, into guard. Schafer stands into a half-crouching position, dragging Alexander's guard with him. Alexander reaches up, parries away a couple of strikes, and tries to grab an arm to apply an armbar to. Schafer knocks the attempt away and nails a hard shot to the ribs before reaching over and trying to nail a downward punch to the chin. Alexander blocks it. Schafer floats over and gets into side control. Alexander scrambles to try and get back up, but is too close to the cage, which works against him. Schafer lays in a couple of punches to the chest to soften Alexander up, then tries to move up and isolate one of the arms. Alexander makes sure to bring his body around to give him as much protection as possible. It works, as Schafer can't get either arm isolated properly. Schafer changes tactics and tries to get into crucifix position. Alexander fights it for as long as he possibly can, but eventually gets caught. The length of struggle is, in itself, a good defence though, as the round ends before Schafer can do anything with the position he has achieved, which will frustrate him enormously. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Schafer. [B]Round 3[/B] Alexander starts fast, unleashing a bomb of a right hand, but Schafer avoids it without too much trouble. Alexander isn't disheartened though, swinging two more huge punches, with Schafer getting out the way each time, but being forced all over the place. Alexander finally backs off a little, breathing hard. That was quite a frantic start. Schafer opts to use that, and comes in to throw some jabs. Alexander is backed up against the cage, covering up. Schafer clinches. They struggle, and the fight enters a lull. Alexander hits a knee strike to the hip. Schafer slips one leg behind Alexander and uses that as leverage for a big trip. Alexander landed hard, with Schafer on top. They're in half guard. It's to Alexander's advantage that they're right next to the cage, that is blocking Schafer from attacking the left hand side of the body. Alexander is forced into action to defend a kimura attempt. Schafer tries to step over to mount, but Alexander keeps his legs in position and ends up almost rolled into a ball. Schafer 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. Alexander doesn't appear to be trying that though, instead trying to shift his weight so that he can get back up. Schafer isn't allowing it though, and gets a couple more punches in before settling back into half guard. Alexander ties him up in a snug clinch. The action halts, and time expires before Schafer can get free. The round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Schafer. The official scores are: 30-27 (Eric Schafer), 29-28 (Houston Alexander), 30-27 (Eric Schafer). Eric Schafer wins by split decision.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Eric Schafer via Split Decision[/B] [B]Main Card Bouts:[/B] [B]Anthony Johnson vs Kevin Burns[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] The fighters come together right in the center. Burns throws out a jab, but Johnson bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Johnson works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Burns covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Johnson is making Burns look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which he is delivering strikes. Burns hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Burns narrowly misses a right cross. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Johnson got slightly the better of it, he definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Burns slightly. Burns initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Burns looks out of ideas, he is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Johnson is clearly winning them. Burns needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Johnson tries a speculative high kick, but Burns saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Burns tries to work an angle, but Johnson is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep him from stepping in. Comfortable round for Johnson, he will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given his dominance of the striking in this round. End of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Johnson. [B]Round 2[/B] Johnson starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Burns on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Johnson to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Burns, but certainly enough to to make him grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Johnson, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Burns is looking a little lost so far, Johnson is controlling this round by virtue of his crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. Johnson with a body shot. Johnson leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Burns was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Burns 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 Burns is that although Johnson clearly won the round, he didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. The second round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Johnson by 10-9. [B]Round 3[/B] Burns starts strongly, immediately rushing in for a takedown. Johnson got taken by surprise a little, but wrestles his way free of the grapple and pulls to safety. Johnson doesn't hang around for a second attempt, he uses a looping left to set himself up to come in close and score with a series of strikes, two or three nice body shots included. Burns covers up, throwing the occasional jab as a counter. Johnson goes for a vicious uppercut, but gets pulled into a clinch. Burns goes for a takedown via a trip, but Johnson defends it. Another trip attempt, another failure. Burns pushes Johnson up against the cage and tries to wrestle him to the ground, but Johnson keeps his balance and sprawls to stop it. Johnson gets in a hard right hand to the side of the face, taking advantage of the fact that Burns was leaning in too far. Johnson reverses so that Burns is against the cage. They remain clinched, with nothing more than minor strikes being thrown, for a long time. The referee finally breaks them apart and gets them back to the center. Johnson throws a kick, waist-high, but Burns avoids it. That could have been used for a takedown attempt if Burns had been quicker and caught it. Johnson hits two or three punches in a row, stinging the gloves of Burns. The round draws to a close. It'll be interesting to see where the judges go with this, as Johnson clearly got the better strikes in throughout the round, but Burns did probably show more aggression by virtue of his almost constant attempts to get the takedown. End of round 3. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Johnson. Anthony Johnson wins the match, getting a score of 30-27 from all three judges.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Anthony Johnson via Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Jason MacDonald vs Demian Maia[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Fast start by Maia, who has thrown three crisp jabs in the first twenty seconds, although none of them got past the gloves. MacDonald circles, drawing a lunge from Maia, allowing him to score with a nice low kick to the front leg. Maia ignores that and darts in for a takedown, but only ends up holding one leg, MacDonald hopping on the other to remain vertical. Maia tries to push forward to complete the takedown, but MacDonald 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. Maia has one leg trapped between MacDonald'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. MacDonald defends it well, without fully escaping it, Maia 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. MacDonald suddenly releases the leg and scrambles up, looking to take Maia's back. Maia was ready for it though, and blocks it by pinning a half-standing MacDonald up against the cage. It's a precarious position for both fighters. MacDonald throws a couple of short-range punches. Maia gets a leg in and trips MacDonald, putting him back on the ground, albeit this time in full guard. It was a nice escape attempt from MacDonald, 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 1st round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Maia. [B]Round 2[/B] Maia throws a nice series of straight rights from the start, bobbing and weaving to keep MacDonald from landing anything in return. None of the punches got through though, MacDonald parried them away. Nice crisp start to the round though. Maia misses with a right hand, and leaves himself open to a left hook. Maia goes down, although replays confirm that it was a stumble, MacDonald was a few inches away from connecting with that left. MacDonald tries to quickly mount Maia to capitalise, but is out-maneuvered almost immediately and Maia slips out and gets his back! MacDonald turtles up, and takes a few heavy shots to the ribs. Maia gets his legs around MacDonald and uses them to roll him over. Exposed, MacDonald tries to turn so that he is on top, but Maia has already rammed one arm around his throat and has a tight choke-hold applied. MacDonald is in big trouble, and obviously can't see a way out as he taps out pretty quickly. Official time of the rear choke submission is 1:46 of the second.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Demian Maia via Submission at 1:46 of round two[/B] [B]Thiago Silva vs Kazuhiro Nakamura[/B] [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 Silva looks to get the better of it, landing with one crisp strike to the face in particular. Nakamura backs off, a little shaken. Replays show that it landed right on the nose. Silva press the action, forcing Nakamura 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. Nakamura clinches up. Silva is displaying a much more accomplished and confident striking game than Nakamura, the technique and speed with which the punches are being delivered is leaving Nakamura looking ragged in comparison. The pattern continues once they've been separated, with Silva looking the sharper of the two. He isn't overwhelming Nakamura by any means, but he is comfortably controlling the pace and tempo of the round, and preventing Nakamura from stamping any sort of mark on it. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Silva. [B]Round 2[/B] Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Silva works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when he advances. They clinch, and end up with Nakamura backed up against the cage. Silva gets a couple of right hands to the body, but his attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Nakamura, who uses his legs well to defend. Silva pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Nakamura gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Silva follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Silva 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. Nakamura tags him with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Nakamura 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 the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Silva. [B]Round 3[/B] Touch of gloves starts the round. Silva 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. Nakamura backs off, only offering a wayward right hand in response. They circle, then Silva once again comes in with an aggressive rush. They exchange blows in a flurry, with Silva bobbing and weaving excellently while throwing out crisp jabs. Nakamura got a leg kick in, but his jabs didn't find their mark. Silva is relying on his superior striking skills so far, and it is paying dividends, Nakamura is getting picked apart and is looking increasingly unable to to contend with his opponent's better technique. Silva throws a low kick, and that is really the first mistake of the round from him, as it is sloppy and allows Nakamura to move in and grab a clinch. Nakamura forces Silva back against the cage, and is clearly happy to have gained a position where Silva cannot unload with strikes as effectively. Nakamura hits a knee, then gets three or four small punches in to the side of the head. Not much power in them though. Silva sneaks in an elbow, and then attempts to get free, to no avail. Nakamura goes for a trip, but Silva pushes free and quickly gets back to the center. Nakamura keeps his distance for a few moments to recover his composure, then gets ready to fight again. Silva 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 Nakamura to throw a wild haymaker in response. Silva tries to capitalise with a further flurry, and hits a nice left hook, but Nakamura soon has them back in a clinch. That goes on for a while, until the clock runs down. The third round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Silva. All three judges give a score of 30-27 to Thiago Silva.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Thiago Silva via Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Nate Diaz vs Josh Neer[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Diaz starts strong, hitting a nice low kick and following in with a shot to the body. Neer backs off, but just gets pushed up against the cage. Diaz presses the advantage and works a nice hook to the body. Neer responds with an attempted sweep, and when that doesn't work, a punch that lands behind the ear. Diaz gets in a low kick as he backs off, and the fight returns towards the center. They come together, both throwing punches. Diaz gets a nice clean shot in, and Neer stumbles backwards and falls to the floor. Diaz 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. Official time of the TKO is 2:21 of the first round.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Nate Diaz via TKO at 2:21 of round one[/B] [B]Chuck Liddell vs Rashad Evans[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Liddell works an angle and comes in from the side of Evans, getting two good jabs in before a ragged left misses by quite a margin. Evans hits a low kick to back Liddell against the cage, then works the body with a series of short punches. Liddell fights out and the action returns to the center. Liddell hits a solid left, then a right. Evans felt both of them, and backs off a little. Liddell charges right in to follow up though, and unleashes a powerful right hook, and Evans took it flush on the chin! Liddell doesn't even bother following up on that, because Evans was out cold from the instant that that hit. Incredible punch. Liddell wins via knock out at 2:50 of the first round.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Chuck Liddell via KO at 2:50 of round one[/B] [B]Main Event: Anderson Silva vs Yushin Okami[/B] UFC Middleweight Championship [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Two jabs from the left hand of Silva set up a hard waist-high kick, but Okami steps back to avoid it. Nice attempt though. Silva moves in closer, bobbing and weaving, and looks to score with a looping right hand, but Okami uses the gloves to parry it away, then counter-strikes with a crisp jab and a kick to the knee. Good opening to the round, both fighters are looking lively. Silva finds himself backed up against the cage briefly, and has to scramble to safety to avoid a flurry of strikes. Okami is working for position, and is currently looking the more composed of the two. They are circling, then come in close. Both fighters are tentatively looking for the chance to strike. Okami is the first to go for it, throwing a three-punch combination. Silva covered up well, taking very little damage. Okami goes to throw a bomb, but gets clipped with a right hand before it can connect. He felt that. Silva steps in and throws a bomb of his own, and it crunches into the side of the cheek of Okami, who goes down! Replays show the shock wave passing through his entire body as that powerful punch connected. What a strike! Silva wins this by a brutally clean knock out. The official time is 2:30. Anderson Silva successfully retains the UFC Middleweight title.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Anderson Silva via KO at 2:30 of round one[/B][/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r197/Dustin1-8-7/UFC-1.jpg[/IMG] [B]UFC 88 Notes: [/B] KO of the Night: Brett Rogers over Mustapha al Turk Submission of the Night: Demian Maia over Jason MacDonald Fight of the Night: Chuck Liddell/Rashad Evans Yushin Okami suffered a knee injury and is expected to be sidelined for one month. Cain Velasquez suffered a foot injury and is expected to be on the sidelines for 45 days. Kazuhiro Nakamura will drop down to fight in the middleweight division following his third defeat in a row in the light heavyweight division. Houston Alexander, Luke Cummo, Chris Guillen and Mustapha al Turk have all been released following their defeats.[/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r197/Dustin1-8-7/UFC-1.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] UFC has announced the final card for the next UFC Fight Night on Spike TV, live from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. [B]UFC Fight Night:[/B] Main Card Bouts: Chris Leben (18-4) vs Tony Bonello (16-0-1) Dean Lister (11-5) vs Falaniko Vitale (26-8) Jeremy Horn (79-18-5) vs Rob Kimmons (21-3) CB Dollaway (7-0) vs Edwin Dewees (34-12) Alan Belcher (12-5) vs Dante Rivera (11-2) Preliminary Bouts: Jorge Rivera (15-7) vs Gerald Harris (6-2) Ed Herman (15-6) vs Jesse Taylor (6-3) Alessio Sakara (18-7) vs Rob Yundt (6-2) Jim Miller (11-1) vs Mark Bocek (5-2) Luigi Fioravanti (14-4) vs Matt Brown (5-7) UFC has announced the final card for UFC 89, which will be live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on PPV. [B] UFC 89: Too Close To Call[/B] Main Card Bouts: Dan Henderson (22-7) vs Rich Franklin (25-3) Thales Leites (13-1) vs Nate Quarry (15-2) Mirko Cro Cop (23-6-2) vs Antoni Hardonk (7-4) Sean Sherk (32-3-1) vs Rich Clementi (40-12-1) Martin Kampmann (16-2) vs Evan Tanner (33-7) Sokoudjou (5-2) vs Antonio Mendes (14-3) Preliminary Bouts: Chris Lytle (25-16-5) vs Jonathan Goulet (22-9) Rousimar Palhales (17-1) vs Jason Day (17-6) Goran Reljic (8-0) vs Jason Lambert (23-8) Jorge Santiago (17-7) vs Kendall Grove (10-6) Antonio Silva (10-1) vs Eddie Sanchez (10-2) Shane Carwin (9-0) vs Marcus Vanttinen (7-0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSelfDestruct Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 UFC Fight Night: Main Card Bouts: Chris Leben (18-4) vs Tony Bonello (16-0-1) Dean Lister (11-5) vs Falaniko Vitale (26-8) Jeremy Horn (79-18-5) vs Rob Kimmons (21-3) CB Dollaway (7-0) vs Edwin Dewees (34-12) Alan Belcher (12-5) vs Dante Rivera (11-2) Preliminary Bouts: Jorge Rivera (15-7) vs [B]Gerald Harris (6-2)[/B] Ed Herman (15-6) vs [B]Jesse Taylor (6-3)[/B] Alessio Sakara (18-7) vs [B]Rob Yundt (6-2)[/B] [B]Jim Miller[/B] (11-1) vs Mark Bocek (5-2) [B]Luigi Fioravanti (14-4)[/B] vs Matt Brown (5-7) UFC has announced the final card for UFC 89, which will be live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on PPV. UFC 89: Too Close To Call Main Card Bouts: Dan Henderson (22-7) vs [B]Rich Franklin [/B](25-3) Thales Leites (13-1) vs[B] Nate Quarry[/B] (15-2) [B]Mirko Cro Cop[/B] (23-6-2) vs Antoni Hardonk (7-4) [B]Sean Sherk[/B] (32-3-1) vs Rich Clementi (40-12-1) Martin Kampmann (16-2) vs [B]Evan Tanner[/B] (33-7) [B]Sokoudjou[/B] (5-2) vs Antonio Mendes (14-3) Preliminary Bouts: Chris Lytle (25-16-5) vs [B]Jonathan Goulet (22-9)[/B] Rousimar Palhales (17-1) vs [B]Jason Day (17-6)[/B] [B]Goran Reljic (8-0)[/B] vs Jason Lambert (23-8) Jorge Santiago (17-7) vs [B]Kendall Grove (10-6)[/B] [B]Antonio Silva (10-1)[/B] vs Eddie Sanchez (10-2) [B]Shane Carwin (9-0)[/B] vs Marcus Vanttinen (7-0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.O. Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 UFC Fight Night: Main Card Bouts: [B]Chris Leben (18-4)[/B] vs Tony Bonello (16-0-1) [B]Dean Lister (11-5)[/B] vs Falaniko Vitale (26-8) Jeremy Horn (79-18-5) vs [B]Rob Kimmons (21-3)[/B] [B]CB Dollaway (7-0)[/B] vs Edwin Dewees (34-12) [B]Alan Belcher (12-5)[/B] vs Dante Rivera (11-2) Preliminary Bouts: [B]Jorge Rivera (15-7) [/B]vs Gerald Harris (6-2) [B]Ed Herman (15-6)[/B] vs Jesse Taylor (6-3) [B]Alessio Sakara (18-7)[/B] vs Rob Yundt (6-2) [B]Jim Miller (11-1)[/B] vs Mark Bocek (5-2) [B]Luigi Fioravanti (14-4)[/B] vs Matt Brown (5-7) UFC 89: Too Close To Call Main Card Bouts: [B]Dan Henderson (22-7)[/B] vs Rich Franklin (25-3) [B]Thales Leites (13-1)[/B] vs Nate Quarry (15-2) [B]Mirko Cro Cop (23-6-2)[/B] vs Antoni Hardonk (7-4) [B]Sean Sherk (32-3-1)[/B] vs Rich Clementi (40-12-1) [B]Martin Kampmann (16-2)[/B] vs Evan Tanner (33-7) [B]Sokoudjou (5-2)[/B] vs Antonio Mendes (14-3) Preliminary Bouts: [B]Chris Lytle (25-16-5)[/B] vs Jonathan Goulet (22-9) [B]Rousimar Palhales (17-1)[/B] vs Jason Day (17-6) Goran Reljic (8-0) vs [B]Jason Lambert (23-8)[/B] [B]Jorge Santiago (17-7)[/B] vs Kendall Grove (10-6) [B]Antonio Silva (10-1)[/B] vs Eddie Sanchez (10-2) [B]Shane Carwin (9-0)[/B] vs Marcus Vanttinen (7-0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r197/Dustin1-8-7/UFC-1.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="4"]UFC Fight Night Wednesday, Week 3, October 2008 Live from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California Attendance: 7,026[/SIZE] [B]Preliminary Bouts:[/B] [B]Luigi Fioravanti vs Matt Brown[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] The two fighters circle. A series of looping punches from Fioravanti forces Brown back up against the cage, and he has to cover up to withstand the three strikes that follow. No real damage caused, but Fioravanti is aggressively chasing this match. A hook finds the body and Brown clinches. They almost lose their balance as they jockey for position, Brown gets in a couple of knees when they regain their footing. Fioravanti seems to be trying to break the clinch, it's Brown who is holding it tight, perhaps hoping to calm the energetic start that Fioravanti had. The referee finally does break them up, after nearly a full minute of inactivity. The two fighters engage with a set of strikes. Brown leads with the straight right. Fioravanti catches him right on the chin with an uppercut! That was out of nowhere, delivered with stunning power and accuracy, and Brown is out before his body hits the floor. Fioravanti dives in to finish the job, but the referee is in there right away to stop the match. One awesome punch from Fioravanti has ended this match in a split-second. Fioravanti wins via knock out at 3:52 of the first round.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Luigi Fioravanti via KO at 3:52 of round one[/B] [B]Jim Miller vs Mark Bocek[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Slow start to the round, there's a lot of circling going on, not much contact though. Miller fakes a kick, then darts in to score with a left hand to the shoulder region. Bocek almost catches Miller with a massive left hook. A big arcing kick from Miller catches Bocek on the shoulder, it wasn't far away from landing on the side of the jaw. Bocek storms in throwing a flurry of blows, but Miller dodges out of the way. A jab catches Bocek on the cheek, then another big kick hits home, this time into the ribs. Miller is really using those big kicks well, they're both keeping Bocek at bay and hurting him. Bocek tries another attack, first working an angle away from the kicks then coming in with a couple of straight rights. Miller defends it well, parrying the punches away and moving to safety before Bocek can unload with any bombs. Miller 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 Miller has dominated with kicks. The first round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Miller. [B]Round 2[/B] Miller is quickest out, and comes at Bocek with a series of jabs and straight punches. Bocek covered up well, and I don't think anything got through. Bocek hits a body shot, but it didn't connect solidly. They get in close, and it's Miller who takes it to the ground. Bocek pulls guard. There's a lull, as Miller tries to pass, and Bocek defends it. Punches get thrown every so often, but it's really a stalemate at the moment. Bocek almost gets a guillotine, but it's blocked and almost leads to a kimura for Miller, but that too goes nowhere. The referee stands them up, but the time is almost over. The second round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Miller. [B]Round 3[/B] Not much happening at first. Bocek is the first to make a move, coming in with a right hand that narrowly misses. Miller gets in a jab that landed on the left cheek of Bocek, and leaves a mark. Quite a slow paced round so far. Bocek 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! Bocek stumbles but doesn't go down, and has to cover up as Miller comes in with a series of punches to try and finish the job. Bocek somehow manages to hold on long enough to get his senses back, and buys some time by clinching. Hard knee from Bocek from the clinch, and Miller felt that, he looks a little tired from unloading that barrage. They break, and Bocek gets in a nice right hand. Miller tries to back Bocek up against the cage wall, but it comes to nothing. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Miller. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Jim Miller.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Jim Miller via Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Alessio Sakara vs Rob Yundt[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Sakara and Yundt circle to start. Yundt throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Sakara sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Yundt comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Sakara to slip a nice jab in, catching Yundt just underneath the right eye. Sakara comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Yundt misses with a right cross, then backs off. Sakara stalks him, forcing Yundt back up against the cage. Sakara doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Yundt throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Sakara pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Yundt covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Sakara in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Sakara 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. Yundt comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Sakara 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 Sakara's favour. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Sakara. [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 Sakara, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Sakara 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. Yundt covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of his own before moving out of range again. Yundt narrowly misses a right cross. Low kick from Yundt, 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 Sakara will take the round on points. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Sakara. [B]Round 3[/B] The fighters come together right in the center. Yundt throws out a jab, but Sakara bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Sakara works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Yundt covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Sakara is making Yundt look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which he is delivering strikes. Yundt hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. A looping left from Yundt, but it's wide of the mark. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Sakara got slightly the better of it, he definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Yundt slightly. Yundt initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Yundt looks out of ideas, he is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Sakara is clearly winning them. Yundt needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Sakara tries a speculative high kick, but Yundt saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Yundt tries to work an angle, but Sakara is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep him from stepping in. Comfortable round for Sakara, he will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given his dominance of the striking in this round. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Sakara. The official scores are: 30-27 from all three judges for Alessio Sakara.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Alessio Sakara via Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Ed Herman vs Jesse Taylor[/B] [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 Herman looks to get the better of it, landing with one crisp strike to the face in particular. Taylor backs off, a little shaken. Replays show that it landed right on the nose. Herman press the action, forcing Taylor 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. Taylor clinches up. Herman is displaying a much more accomplished and confident striking game than Taylor, the technique and speed with which the punches are being delivered is leaving Taylor looking ragged in comparison. The pattern continues once they've been separated, with Herman looking the sharper of the two. He isn't overwhelming Taylor by any means, but he is comfortably controlling the pace and tempo of the round, and preventing Taylor from stamping any sort of mark on it. End of round 1. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Herman. [B]Round 2[/B] They meet in the center. Taylor hits a nice jab, a second misses. Herman steps in close and hits a brutal body shot, causing Taylor to back up quickly. That was a really powerful shot. Herman stalks Taylor, flicking occasional jabs. It looks like Herman wants to stand and trade punches with Taylor. Herman gets within striking distance and throws a bomb of a right hand, narrowly missing. Taylor fires off a raking left hook in response, but that is off target too. They meet and exchange punches. Taylor goes for the body, but gets tagged with a left hand to the side of the head. Taylor is rattled by it, but doesn't step off, instead throwing a couple of crisp jabs. Herman throws another big punch, this time thundering it into Taylor's shoulder. They clinch. So far it looks like Taylor simply can't live with the power that Herman has in his hands, you get the sense that if this continues, Taylor is going to wind up knocked out sooner or later. The clinch is broken, but within thirty seconds they are right back in it, this time leaning against the cage. By the time that is broken, the round only has a few seconds left. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Herman. [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. Taylor is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Herman 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. Herman 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. Herman 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 Herman 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 Herman 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 sees it 10-9 to Herman. All three judges give a score of 30-27 to Ed Herman.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Ed Herman via Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Jorge Rivera vs Gerald Harris[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Harris throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Rivera throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Harris 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. Rivera hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Harris. They struggle all the way back, with Harris ending up backed up against the cage. Rivera hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Harris stomps downward onto his foot. Harris manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Rivera gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Harris ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Harris tries a high kick to start, but Rivera saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Rivera who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Harris on the nose. Harris hits a straight right, enough to stop Rivera 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 the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Rivera. [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. Harris is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Rivera blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Harris is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Rivera is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Harris 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 Harris some problems later on. Harris 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. Rivera is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Harris 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 Harris 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. Harris goes for a trip, but Rivera 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 Rivera may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Rivera. [B]Round 3[/B] An exchange of jabs doesn't go anywhere. Harris fakes a kick, then darts in to score with a straight left before backing out fast to avoid a left-right combination from Rivera. They clinch, and Rivera winds up backed against the cage. A couple of minor blows get exchanged, but it's turned into a bit of a stalemate. Harris tries to push Rivera back, but can't. The referee waits a while, then separates them and gets them to resume. Rivera with a jab. Rivera tries to back Harris up against the cage wall, but it comes to nothing. Big kick from Rivera! That was out of nowhere, and hit Harris on the jaw. I don't think anyone saw that coming, least of all Harris, and he has been laid out cold with one massively powerful kick. Rivera wins via 3rd round knock out with the official time being 3:45.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Jorge Rivera via KO at 3:45 of round three[/B] [B]Main Card Bouts:[/B] [B] Alan Belcher vs Dante Rivera[/B] [QUOTE] [B]Round 1[/B] They meet in the center. Rivera hits a nice jab, a second misses. Belcher steps in close and hits a brutal body shot, causing Rivera to back up quickly. That was a really powerful shot. Belcher stalks Rivera, flicking occasional jabs. It looks like Belcher wants to stand and trade punches with Rivera. Belcher gets within striking distance and throws a bomb of a right hand, narrowly missing. Rivera fires off a raking left hook in response, but that is off target too. They meet and exchange punches. Rivera goes for the body, but gets tagged with a left hand to the side of the head. Rivera is rattled by it, but doesn't step off, instead throwing a couple of crisp jabs. Belcher throws another big punch, this time thundering it into Rivera's shoulder. They clinch. So far it looks like Rivera simply can't live with the power that Belcher has in his hands, you get the sense that if this continues, Rivera is going to wind up knocked out sooner or later. The clinch is broken, but within thirty seconds they are right back in it, this time leaning against the cage. By the time that is broken, the round only has a few seconds left. The first round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Belcher. [B]Round 2[/B] Slow start. Rivera lunges in to hit a punch, but finds nothing. He left himself wide open with that attempt, Belcher should have done better and punished him. They both seem to be looking for an opening, and it's creating a stalemate at the moment. Rivera looks like he is still feeling the effects of earlier, like he is still a little rocked. Belcher hits a nice series of straight rights, one seemed to get through the guard and catch Rivera by surprise. Rivera returns fire with a forearm blow, but a follow up right hook misses. Rivera looks to be working an angle. They end up clinched, which seems to go on forever. Indeed, the time runs down to the extent that there's only a few seconds left by the time they are parted. The second round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Belcher by 10-9. [B]Round 3[/B] Rivera comes out fast, and looks like he is aiming for a quick takedown, but Belcher stops that plan with some looping punches. Solid right hand from Belcher connects, and that's the best moment of the opening minute of the round. Rivera is mainly defending against punches, it looks like he is trying to work an angle to try for a takedown. Belcher seems to have noticed, as he is purposely positioning against that. Straight left from Belcher, then a low kick, then a wicked body shot. Rivera felt that, and backs off. Rivera tries to get in for a clinch, perhaps looking for a takedown from that position, but Belcher gets him to back off with some jabs. Belcher has really been able to stamp his gameplan on this round, Rivera has been blocked at every turn. The third round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Belcher. The official scores are in; two judges give 30-27, the other 29-28, all for Alan Belcher.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Alan Belcher via Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]CB Dollaway vs Edwin Dewees[/B] [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. Dewees goes for the first takedown, but Dollaway 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. Dollaway storms back in almost immediately and takes Dewees down, into guard. It's hard to say whether that was just a good takedown or whether Dewees just had a lapse in concentration. Dollaway tries to pass the guard but can't, with Dewees employing a rubber guard now. There's a definite stalemate, Dewees is defending very well but isn't really offering any attacking threat or really trying to get out of this predicament. Dollaway makes a big effort to pass, and manages to get to half guard, but Dewees 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 Dollaway on points, the takedown is really the only noteworthy thing that has happened. End of round 1. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Dollaway. [B]Round 2[/B] A touch of gloves to start the round, and we're underway. Dollaway lets rip with a vicious straight right almost immediately, but it's easily avoided. Dewees sneaks a jab through the guard and catches Dollaway 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 Dewees manages to get the better position, pushing Dollaway up against the cage. Right hand to the ribs from Dewees. Dollaway 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. Dewees tries a knee of his own, but that is the opportunity that Dollaway was waiting for and he sweeps the standing leg to take Dewees down to the ground, in side control. Excellent takedown. Dewees covers up to defend against a pair of back-hand blows, and even manages to sneak a knee strike in. Dollaway hits a big elbow to the ribs, Dewees definitely felt that. Dollaway drives a knee to the near side, then attempts to float-over into a mount. Dewees brought his legs in though, and manages to pull guard. Dollaway will be disappointed with that. He tries to get a big punch in, but Dewees defends it well and gets a hold of both arms. The fight grinds to a halt, with Dollaway unable to generate any attacks, and Dewees unwilling to give up a good defensive position. The referee stands them up. Dollaway 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. The round ends. Blurcat.com gives that one to Dollaway by 10-9. [B]Round 3[/B] Dollaway starts strong, hitting a nice low kick and following in with a shot to the body. Dewees backs off, but just gets pushed up against the cage. Dollaway presses the advantage and works a nice hook to the body. Dewees responds with an attempted sweep, and when that doesn't work, a punch that lands behind the ear. Dollaway gets in a low kick as he backs off, and the fight returns towards the center. They clinch, although it's an ugly-looking one. Dollaway forces his way to the side, still grappling for supremacy, and then manages to get all the way behind. Dewees gave up his back quite easily. Dollaway takes Dewees down with a variation on the suplex, but Dewees keeps his wits and makes sure that he is able to pull guard pretty quickly upon landing. Dollaway fights his way out into half guard. Big clubbing blow from Dollaway, Dewees dealt with it well. Dollaway half-stands, his right leg still trapped between Dewees's, and starts unloading with a barrage of bombing right hands. Dewees takes one right to the jaw, then another smashes hard into his nose. More devastating punches rain down, and the referee pulls Dollaway off, preventing Dewees from taking any more damage. Official time of the TKO is 2:34 of the third round.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: CB Dollaway via TKO at 2:34 of round three[/B] [B]Jeremy Horn vs Rob Kimmons[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Kimmons is quickest out, and comes at Horn with a series of jabs and straight punches. Horn covered up well, and I don't think anything got through. Horn hits a body shot, but it didn't connect solidly. They get in close, and it's Kimmons who takes it to the ground. Horn pulls guard. There's a lull, as Kimmons tries to pass, and Horn defends it. Punches get thrown every so often, but it's really a stalemate at the moment. Horn almost gets a guillotine, but it's blocked and almost leads to a kimura for Kimmons, but that too goes nowhere. The referee stands them up, but the time is almost over. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Kimmons. [B]Round 2[/B] A touch of gloves to start the round, and we're underway. Kimmons lets rip with a vicious straight right almost immediately, but it's easily avoided. Horn sneaks a jab through the guard and catches Kimmons 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 Horn manages to get the better position, pushing Kimmons up against the cage. Right hand to the ribs from Horn. Kimmons 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. Horn tries a knee of his own, but that is the opportunity that Kimmons was waiting for and he sweeps the standing leg to take Horn down to the ground, in side control. Excellent takedown. Horn covers up to defend against a pair of back-hand blows, and even manages to sneak a knee strike in. Kimmons hits a big elbow to the ribs, Horn definitely felt that. Kimmons drives a knee to the near side, then attempts to float-over into a mount. Horn brought his legs in though, and manages to pull guard. Kimmons will be disappointed with that. He tries to get a big punch in, but Horn defends it well and gets a hold of both arms. The fight grinds to a halt, with Kimmons unable to generate any attacks, and Horn unwilling to give up a good defensive position. The referee stands them up. Kimmons 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. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Kimmons. [B]Round 3[/B] Horn hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Kimmons to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Horn hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Kimmons tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Horn having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Kimmons. Kimmons makes Horn 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. Kimmons throws another two punches, both to the body, then steps back to avoid an uppercut. Horn lets fly with a scorching punch though, and it catches Kimmons by surprise, putting him down! Horn follows up and starts raining down right hands. Kimmons covers up as best he can, but it's not enough as the referee pulls Horn off, the match is over. The official time is 3:33.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Jeremy Horn via TKO at 3:33 of round three[/B] [B]Dean Lister vs Falaniko Vitale[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] They start the round with an exchange of strikes, all from fairly long range as they circle and try to work angles. None of the blows did any damage, either missing or being straight into the opponent's gloves. Lister is the first to land a worthwhile blow, hitting a straight right that catches Vitale on the side of the cheek. Lister follows up by backing him up against the cage, throws a couple of big punches, but gets pulled into a clinch without doing any serious damage. Vitale goes for a trip and almost gets it, but Lister is able to regain his footing at the last moment. Vitale has Lister against the cage, and hits three right hands to the side of the ribs. Lister reaches down and picks up a leg, using that as leverage to topple Vitale, who pulls guard. Lister starts pounding away and does some damage before Vitale grapples and pulls him down into a clinch. Vitale has both of Lister's arms tied up, preventing much in the way of attacking action. Lister uses some shoulder shrugs to the face, but Vitale isn't going to be too bothered by that. Lister pulls one arm free. Vitale still has tight control of the other, and brings his legs up, trying to apply an armbar. Lister sees it coming and blocks it easily, getting in a couple of punches for good measure. Lister steps through the legs and forces Vitale to release the arm so that he can cover up against a series of strikes. Vitale manages to ensare one leg though, and so Lister has to make do with being in half guard instead of getting the full mount that he wanted. Lister hits a couple of punches, takes one back, then attempts to get side control. Vitale keeps him at bay. Time is ticking away, if Lister is going to use this position to finish the match, it had better be done soon. Lister pulls Vitale's left arm to one side and straightens it out, perhaps looking to turn it into an armbar. Vitale rolls over to stop the arm getting trapped. Lister continues to work for it though. Time expires though, the round is over. End of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Lister. [B]Round 2[/B] Lister starts tentatively, and scores with a few sharp leg kicks. A straight left connects, and Vitale is forced backward to avoid an uppercut. Good start from Lister. Vitale tries to come inside, but eats a kick to the thigh. They clinch briefly, but it goes nowhere. Looping right hand from Vitale, but it only caught Lister on the shoulder. Another kick connects from Lister, and that sets up a nice combination to the body. The accuracy of his kicks has been excellent so far, and is keeping Vitale from doing very much. A looping left from Vitale, but it's wide of the mark. Right hand from Vitale, that one definitely registered, but I don't think it had much power behind it. The time ticks away without anything further of interest happening. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Lister. [B]Round 3[/B] Vitale starts strongly, hitting two stiff jabs to the gloves, stinging the hands of Lister. The third strike is a meaty left hook that narrowly misses. If that had hit, Lister may well have been decapitated. Despite leaning backwards, Lister throws a mighty kick that explodes across the chest, Vitale staggers back. That was an enormously powerful blow, and Vitale didn't see it coming at all. They circle for a moment, sizing each other up. Lister throws a flurry of jabs, but Vitale blocks them easily. A right hand from Vitale lands below the eye, and a straight left glances off the shoulder. Another exchange doesn't see either fighter get an advantage. Vitale throws a heavy left, but Lister goes underneath it. Another hard kick from Lister, this time smashing into the left thigh. Vitale almost get knocked down. He throws a left hook in retaliation which misses by a mile, and gives Lister the chance to hit another big kick, this time to the ribs. The round has been pretty even, with the exception of those kicks by Lister which have really made a big difference. As the round comes to an end, it looks like those will make sure that Lister wins the round on points. The third round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-8 Lister. Dean Lister wins, with a score of 30-26 from two judges, 29-27 from the other.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Dean Lister via Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Chris Leben vs Tony Bonello[/B] [QUOTE] [B]Round 1[/B] They meet in the center. Bonello hits a nice jab, a second misses. Leben steps in close and hits a brutal body shot, causing Bonello to back up quickly. That was a really powerful shot. Leben stalks Bonello, flicking occasional jabs. It looks like Leben wants to stand and trade punches with Bonello. Leben gets within striking distance and throws a bomb of a right hand, narrowly missing. Bonello fires off a raking left hook in response, but that is off target too. They meet and exchange punches. Bonello goes for the body, but gets tagged with a left hand to the side of the head. Bonello is rattled by it, but doesn't step off, instead throwing a couple of crisp jabs. Leben throws another big punch, this time thundering it into Bonello's shoulder. They clinch. So far it looks like Bonello simply can't live with the power that Leben has in his hands, you get the sense that if this continues, Bonello is going to wind up knocked out sooner or later. The clinch is broken, but within thirty seconds they are right back in it, this time leaning against the cage. By the time that is broken, the round only has a few seconds left. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Leben. [B]Round 2[/B] Bonello comes out fast, but gets hit with a counter right hand strike when he throws a left hand which was too high. Leben moves in and hits a nice body shot before they clinch. Bonello gets in a short, sharp jab to the side of the head, it looked to hit right on the ear. Leben didn't like that, and scores with two knee strikes and a punch to the cheek. They break apart. Leben swings and hits a nice right hand. Bonello 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! Leben 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 Bonello's part than anything else. It might not look that way to the judges though. Leben looks more confident after that, and puts together a nice chain of strikes, ending with a scathing low kick that catches Bonello on the outside of the calf. He definitely felt that. Time is running out; Leben will probably take this round on the judges' score cards, primarily due to that one dubious knock down. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Leben. [B]Round 3[/B] Slow start. Bonello lunges in to hit a punch, but finds nothing. He left himself wide open with that attempt, Leben should have done better and punished him. Bonello gets pinned against the cage, and the referee eventually has to separate them. Bonello looks like he is still feeling the effects of earlier, like he is still a little rocked. Leben hits a nice series of straight rights, one seemed to get through the guard and catch Bonello by surprise. Bonello returns fire with a forearm blow, but a follow up right hook misses. Leben is looking the slightly more fit of the two fighters. They end up clinched, which seems to go on forever. Indeed, the time runs down to the extent that there's only a few seconds left by the time they are parted. The 3rd round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Leben. All three judges give a score of 30-27 to Chris Leben.[/QUOTE] [B] Winner: Chris Leben via Unanimous Decision[/B][/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r197/Dustin1-8-7/MMAjunkieHdrLogo.jpg[/IMG] Jorge Rivera suffered a knee injury at UFC Fight Night and is expected to be out for around three months. Gerald Harris, Jesse Taylor, Rob Yundt, Mark Bocek and Matt Brown have all been released from their UFC contracts following their defeats at UFC Fight Night. David Baron, Chase Gormley and Jake O'Brien have all signed contracts with the UFC.[/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r197/Dustin1-8-7/UFC-1.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="4"]UFC 89: Too Close To Call Saturday, Week 4, October 2008 Live from the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada Attendance: 18,024[/SIZE] [B]Preliminary Bouts:[/B] [B]Shane Carwin vs Marcus Vanttinen[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Tentative circling to begin with. They meet in the center, but quickly fall into a clinch. Carwin gets a nice shot in to the ribs. Vanttinen gets a pair of punches to the side of the head, but they lacked power. The referee breaks them up eventually. Carwin presses forward, flicking out straight rights. Vanttinen leans in to throw a looping left hand. Carwin avoids it, and it allows him to throw a powerful counter punch that catches Vanttinen right above the ear. Great punch. Carwin moves in and throws a devastating right hand. Vanttinen just about manages to parry it, but it still caught him on the shoulder. Vanttinen throws a right hand counter, but Carwin swats it aside and lands a big left to the chest. Vanttinen clinches up again. So far, Carwin's power is allowing him to control this round, Vanttinen is simply being out-gunned thus far. They end up next to the cage. Vanttinen gets in a couple of nasty right hands to the chest. That's the first time this round that he looks to have actually hurt Carwin. Carwin pushes Vanttinen up against the cage and unloads with three big right hands. One got through and caught Vanttinen above the left eye, the other two hit home across the chest. Vanttinen clinches up again to avoid getting obliterated, and the round ends before they are broken up. The 1st round ends. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Carwin. [B]Round 2[/B] Vanttinen comes out quick and immediately starts pressing Carwin back toward the cage. Vanttinen tries to use the position to his advantage, pinning Carwin in to prevent him from moving freely, but the exchange of punches that follows is clearly won by Carwin, who catches Vanttinen with a wicked right cross during the flurry of blows. Vanttinen tries again, but Carwin is looking sharp and parries away any dangerous shot, getting in a few crisp jabs of his own along the way. Vanttinen finally backs off, realising that this isn't working. Carwin is showing superior ability with his hands, they're fast and accurate, Vanttinen isn't able to cope with them at close quarters, being made to look slow and ragged in comparison. Vanttinen switches to using raking right hands and looping punches, keeping Carwin back, but its effectiveness is limited as Vanttinen's punches are easily parried away, and Carwin can still hit the occasional right hand. The round ends with that being the pattern. Carwin has used his better punching technique and hand speed to confound Vanttinen, and has controlled this round almost entirely. End of round 2. Blurcat.com gives that one to Carwin 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 Carwin who hits it, scoring with a shot to the chest. Vanttinen 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. Vanttinen suddenly shoots in and goes for a takedown, but Carwin manages to sprawl long enough to get them all the way back to the cage, which keeps him upright. Vanttinen tries to complete the takedown, but realises that the leverage isn't there and instead stands and clinches. Carwin hits a couple of shots to the back. Vanttinen hits a stomp. Carwin lifts his leg to go for a knee, but that gives Vanttinen the opportunity to lift him and slam him down to the ground. That was a hard slam! Vanttinen is on top, almost sitting on top of a balled-up Carwin. He throws some hard downward punches, Carwin defends most of them, although one hits hard above the eye. Vanttinen leaves his arm in for a second too long and Carwin reaches up and almost gets an armbar. Vanttinen gets free though, although the effort puts him off-balance enough for him to stumble, giving Carwin 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. Carwin tries one last big attack, swinging for the fences with two bombs, but Vanttinen avoids both, adding a nice shot to the stomach after the second dodge. The round ends there. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Vanttinen. The official scores are: 29-28 (twice), 30-27 for Shane Carwin.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Shane Carwin via Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Antonio Silva vs Eddie Sanchez[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Silva doesn't waste any time and throws two jabs to the face, but Sanchez easily side-steps both and circles to the left. Sanchez 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. Sanchez throws a right hand, narrowly missing. Silva almost seems to be inviting him on to throw punches, he could be trying to lure him into over-committing. Sanchez throws a jab that connects, albeit without much power, but it causes Silva to back up quickly, back toward the cage. Sanchez comes in quickly, throwing looping punches, but gets reckless and Silva grabs the opportunity by nailing a big right cross! Sanchez collapses in a heap, his left leg buckling underneath him in at an awkward angle. Silva has knocked him out cold with a killer punch. Official time of the knock out is 1:21 of the first round.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Antonio Silva via KO at 1:21 of round one[/B] [B] Jorge Santiago vs Kendall Grove[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Fast start by Santiago, who has thrown three crisp jabs in the first twenty seconds, although none of them got past the gloves. Grove circles, drawing a lunge from Santiago, allowing him to score with a nice low kick to the front leg. Santiago ignores that and darts in for a takedown, but only ends up holding one leg, Grove hopping on the other to remain vertical. Santiago tries to push forward to complete the takedown, but Grove 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. Santiago has one leg trapped between Grove'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. Grove defends it well, without fully escaping it, Santiago 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. Grove suddenly releases the leg and scrambles up, looking to take Santiago's back. Santiago was ready for it though, and blocks it by pinning a half-standing Grove up against the cage. It's a precarious position for both fighters. Grove throws a couple of short-range punches. Santiago gets a leg in and trips Grove, putting him back on the ground, albeit this time in full guard. It was a nice escape attempt from Grove, 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 has it down as 10-9 Santiago. [B]Round 2[/B] Tentative start to the round, the fighters are circling. Santiago throws out a couple of range-finding jabs, but they aren't anything that will trouble Grove. Kick to the thigh from Grove, but it lacked power. Grove narrowly misses a right cross. Santiago throws a stinging jab, landing just above the left eye. Grove steps in and fires off one of his own, but Santiago bobs out of the way and scores with a pair of solid shots to the body. Grove turns and swings, just as Santiago also unloads...and it's Santiago who connects first! Grove's hands drop and he is on rubbery legs. Santiago follows up with a beauty of a right hand, and that drops Grove. The referee doesn't even wait for Santiago to dive in to finish, he's seen enough, Grove is clearly on Dream Street. This bout is over! Official time of the TKO is 1:53 of the second round.[/QUOTE] [B] Winner: Jorge Santiago via TKO at 1:53 of round two[/B] [B] Goran Reljic vs Jason Lambert[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Reljic starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Lambert on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Reljic to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Lambert, but certainly enough to to make him grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Reljic, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Lambert is looking a little lost so far, Reljic is controlling this round by virtue of his crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. Lambert looks to be working an angle. Reljic leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Lambert was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Lambert 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 Lambert is that although Reljic clearly won the round, he didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. The 1st round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Reljic. [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. Lambert is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Reljic blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Lambert is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Reljic is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Lambert 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 Lambert some problems later on. Lambert 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. Reljic is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Lambert 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 Lambert 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. Lambert goes for a trip, but Reljic 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 Reljic may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Reljic. [B]Round 3[/B] Not the most interesting of starts to the round, it's mainly a lot of circling. The referee apparently gets bored, as he tells them to get on with it and fight. Lambert complies, firing off a dangerous right cross, narrowly missing. Reljic throws a couple of stiff jabs, but they only find gloves. Lambert fakes left, then comes in from the right, hitting a nice body blow. Reljic steps forward and unleashes a big kick, thundering it into Lambert's ribs. He felt that one for sure. Reljic follows up by hitting a right hand too. Lambert finds himself backed up against the cage. Reljic advances, and throws a scythe-like kick to the legs. Lambert can't get out of the way, and almost gets felled by the impact. Reljic steps in and scores with a high head kick. Lambert partially blocked it with his hands, which was probably the only thing stopping it from being a knock out blow. Lambert gets a right hand jab out in response, then pulls Reljic into a clinch. Knee strike from Reljic. They break. Lambert still looks hurt from that first kick. Reljic gets in close and gives a receipt for that earlier body blow, nailing a right hand to the gut. Lambert hits a jab to the cheek in response, then clinches again. Time runs down, the round will end before anything more can happen. Reljic has used those powerful kicks to dominate this round. The third round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Reljic by 10-9. Goran Reljic wins the match, getting a score of 30-27 from all three judges.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Goran Reljic via Unanimous Decision[/B] [B] Rousimar Palhales vs Jason Day[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Palhales is forced onto the backfoot almost immediately, having to retreat to avoid a series of sharp jabs. He ends up with his back to the cage, with Day advancing. A sharp right misses, and Palhales takes the opportunity to pull Day in to a tight clinch against the cage. Day tries to break free, but cannot. It looks like we know the strategies for this round already; Day wants to stand and bang, Palhales wants to keep things at close quarters. Day tries for an elbow, but only succeeds in getting turned around so that he is now the one against the cage. Trip from Palhales, and we're down to the ground. Palhales has side control, but Day has landed with his left hand side against the cage, so that side of the body is basically safe for now. Palhales will have to try to work the right-hand side, and starts by ramming a knee into the ribs. Day tries to squirm into a better position, but Palhales puts a stop to that with a stiff elbow to the stomach. Palhales tries to work a kimura on the right arm, but Day defends it. Day manages to bring a knee up and catch Palhales in the side, something of a cheeky move given his position. Palhales responds with five or six rapid-fire right hands to the face, but Day covers up and doesn't take any serious damage at all. Time is ticking away though, and so far Palhales may be easily winning the round, but he is not taking full advantage of this great position. Palhales tries to float over into a mount, but Day uses the cage to push away and manages to unbalance Palhales enough to get to a kneeling position, then standing, albeit back into a clinch. A knee from Palhales is the last action of the round. The 1st round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Palhales. [B]Round 2[/B] Day starts brightly by throwing some looping punches. Defended well by Palhales. They circle, throwing tentative jabs. Palhales goes for a single leg and puts Day on the floor, but he is up very quickly, preventing Palhales from getting on top. Day definitely seems to want to keep this standing. Palhales hits a nice jab, avoids a counter left hook, then comes in low and takes down Day again. This time Day isn't able to get up, and has to pull guard. Times ticking away though, Palhales will have to hurry to finish. He goes for an armbar, but Day defends. Palhales tries to slip past to get side control, but Day just about manages to keep guard. A second attempt works though, and Palhales has the side. Two big elbows land, and Day seems in trouble. Palhales goes for the kimura, but can't quite get it. The time expires before he can try again, and the referee separates them. The round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Palhales by 10-9. [B]Round 3[/B] An exchange of jabs doesn't go anywhere. Palhales fakes a kick, then darts in to score with a straight left before backing out fast to avoid a left-right combination from Day. They clinch, and Day winds up backed against the cage. A couple of minor blows get exchanged, but it's turned into a bit of a stalemate. Palhales tries to push Day back, but can't. The referee waits a while, then separates them and gets them to resume. They come together, both throwing punches. Palhales gets a nice clean shot in, and Day stumbles backwards and falls to the floor. Palhales 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. Palhales wins via 3rd round TKO with the official time being 4:32.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Rousimar Palhales via TKO at 4:32 of round three[/B] [B]Chris Lytle vs Jonathan Goulet[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Goulet leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Lytle 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. Lytle uses a knee to the ribs before backing Goulet up against the cage. Right hand from Goulet connects though, that was well timed. Lytle breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Goulet was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Lytle sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Goulet fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Goulet makes Lytle 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. Goulet throws another two punches, both to the body, then steps back to avoid an uppercut. Lytle lets fly with a scorching punch though, and it catches Goulet by surprise, putting him down! Lytle follows up and starts raining down right hands. Goulet covers up as best he can, but it's not enough as the referee pulls Lytle off, the match is over. Official time of the TKO is 3:16 of the first.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Chris Lytle via TKO at 3:16 of round one[/B] [B]Main Card Bouts:[/B] [B]Sokoudjou vs Antonio Mendes[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Sokoudjou starts the round like a house on fire, hitting three quick jabs and a vicious right hook. Mendes covered up well, but at least one of the jabs got through and landed above the left eye. Mendes backs up to buy some time, but Sokoudjou keeps coming and lands a right hand to the body. Mendes scores with a jab in return, then goes with a kick to the waist. Sokoudjou catches the leg though and quickly rushes forward with a takedown. Mendes pulls guard. Sokoudjou passes guard and gets into side control, but it's an awkward position; Mendes has the entire right hand side of his body up against the cage, and both his legs wrapped around Sokoudjou's left arm. Sokoudjou's attacking options are fairly limited. He uses a couple of back fists to strike away at the face, but Mendes covers up to defend them. Sokoudjou tries to pin down one of Mendes's arms and bring his legs around to trap them fully, but Mendes uses his free arm to stop that from happening. The ground battle enters a stalemate, as Sokoudjou 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 sees it 10-9 to Sokoudjou. [B] Round 2[/B] The round begins, and it is Mendes who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. Sokoudjou defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. Mendes works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. Sokoudjou ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow Mendes 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 Sokoudjou. Interesting first minute of action, Mendes is looking particularly sharp. Sokoudjou tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Mendes back against the cage with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. Sokoudjou tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. Mendes scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. Sokoudjou throws out a few jabs, nothing too dangerous though, Mendes easily avoided them. They square up to each other in the center. Mendes throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches Sokoudjou on the side of the head. Sokoudjou got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; Mendes 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. Sokoudjou tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but Mendes defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. The second round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Mendes. [B] Round 3[/B] Tentative start to the round by both fighters, neither looks willing to commit themselves and make the first mistake. Mendes stalks Sokoudjou, working him back toward the cage. There's an exchange of strikes...and Mendes is down! Sokoudjou goes to finish it, but gets sucked into the guard position. Replays show that Sokoudjou stunned Mendes with a nice straight right to the cheek during the earlier flurry, and that's what dropped him. Sokoudjou tries to pass guard, but Mendes doesn't allow it. Mendes throws a couple of punches, but they're parried away. He breaks his guard to bring a leg across and try to kick Sokoudjou in the face, but it's a mistake as Sokoudjou pushes the leg aside and gets side control. Sokoudjou pushes them closer to the cage, near his own corner so that they can give him instructions. Following what they say, Sokoudjou throws some heavy blows to the unprotected stomach of Mendes, then tries to isolate the closest arm. Mendes 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 Sokoudjou from extending the arm. Sokoudjou continues trying to apply an armbar, but Mendes is not allowing it. Eventually Sokoudjou turns and tries to get a crucifix position instead. Mendes fights that off too. The round ends with Sokoudjou still doggedly trying to get an armbar submission, and Mendes tenaciously stopping it. The round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Sokoudjou. Sokoudjou wins, with a score of 29-28 from two judges, 30-27 from the other.[/QUOTE] [B] Winner: Sokoudjou via Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Martin Kampmann vs Evan Tanner[/B] [QUOTE][B] Round 1[/B] Tanner tries to work an angle from the start, but is kept back by some sharp kicks, one landing painfully across the outside of the calf. Kampmann steps in and throws some punches, landing a crisp jab to the shoulder. Tanner lands a jab of his own, but gets hit with a vicious waist-high kick when stepping in to follow up. Good tactics so far from Kampmann, he is basically controlling the tempo and positioning of this fight through intelligent use of sharp, accurate kicks. Tanner comes in fast, faking left then going right, and gets close enough to throw some body blows. Kampmann gets in a right hand of his own, then a beauty of a high kick. It lands right on the ear, causing Tanner to back off quickly. If that had had more power, it might well have scored a knock out. The round is almost over. Kampmann has controlled this one, Tanner is finding it very difficult to find a way around those kicks. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Kampmann. [B]Round 2[/B] The two fighters touch gloves as the round begins. Tanner starts brightly, throwing out a series of jabs and raking punches, but Kampmann is too light on his feet and avoids all of them. Kampmann steps in and hits a lovely overhand right, then a low kick to the outside of the thigh. Tanner throws a vicious right cross, but Kampmann goes under it and catches Tanner with a scathing left hand to the gut. The next few minutes follow a very similar pattern; Kampmann 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 Tanner's counters. Tanner is being made to look sluggish by comparison, and the amount of punches that Kampmann 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 Tanner. Tanner finally hits a meaningful blow, catching Kampmann coming in with a low kick. Kampmann still gets a crisp jab in though, and is back out of range before Tanner can apply a second strike. The round comes to an end with Kampmann having dominated. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Kampmann by 10-8. [B] Round 3[/B] The round begins with Tanner taking the iniative, coming in quickly with a straight right and a leg kick. Kampmann replies with a snap jab and a wild left that misses by a long way. Tanner goes for the takedown, but Kampmann sprawls. Tanner tries to power through, but Kampmann uses that against him and turns it into a takedown of his own. They're quite close to the cage, which may help Tanner defend this. Kampmann is in guard. He throws a couple of half-hearted jabs, then tries to pass, but Tanner isn't allowing it. Tanner pulls Kampmann in tight, locking up both his arms. Kampmann 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. Kampmann tries a big right hand, which Tanner defends well. He has quite a high guard, Kampmann has to be wary not to fall into a triangle when leaning in like that. Tanner once again drags Kampmann down into a clinch, and this time even tries to work a guillotine, but Kampmann easily deals with it and hands out two solid right hands to the ribs along the way. We're back to Kampmann trying to pass guard. Tanner tries to throw a big punch and almost hands an armbar to Kampmann, 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. Kampmann scores with a jab, then a second. Tanner goes for a sweeping kick to the right knee, but it isn't fast enough and gives Kampmann enough time to take him down again. Kampmann quickly goes to pass guard, looking for side control, but Tanner once again defends it. It looks like a frustrating round will end with them on the ground, and almost certainly has to go to Kampmann on points due to him being the aggressor and getting two takedowns in. The third round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Kampmann. The judges scores are unanimous, and give a score of 30-26 to Martin Kampmann.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Martin Kampmann via Unanimous Decision[/B] [B]Sean Sherk vs Rich Clementi[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] A touch of gloves to start the round, and we're underway. Sherk lets rip with a vicious straight right almost immediately, but it's easily avoided. Clementi sneaks a jab through the guard and catches Sherk 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 Clementi manages to get the better position, pushing Sherk up against the cage. Right hand to the ribs from Clementi. Sherk 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. Clementi tries a knee of his own, but that is the opportunity that Sherk was waiting for and he sweeps the standing leg to take Clementi down to the ground, in side control. Excellent takedown. Clementi covers up to defend against a pair of back-hand blows, and even manages to sneak a knee strike in. Sherk hits a big elbow to the ribs, Clementi definitely felt that. Sherk drives a knee to the near side, then attempts to float-over into a mount. Clementi brought his legs in though, and manages to pull guard. Sherk will be disappointed with that. He tries to get a big punch in, but Clementi defends it well and gets a hold of both arms. The fight grinds to a halt, with Sherk unable to generate any attacks, and Clementi unwilling to give up a good defensive position. The referee stands them up. Sherk 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. The round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Sherk by 10-9. [B]Round 2[/B] The two fighters circle. A series of looping punches from Sherk forces Clementi back up against the cage, and he has to cover up to withstand the three strikes that follow. No real damage caused, but Sherk is aggressively chasing this match. A hook finds the body and Clementi clinches. They almost lose their balance as they jockey for position, Clementi gets in a couple of knees when they regain their footing. Sherk seems to be trying to break the clinch, it's Clementi who is holding it tight, perhaps hoping to calm the energetic start that Sherk had. The referee finally does break them up, after nearly a full minute of inactivity. Sherk throws a stinging jab, landing just above the left eye. Clementi steps in and fires off one of his own, but Sherk bobs out of the way and scores with a pair of solid shots to the body. Clementi turns and swings, just as Sherk also unloads...and it's Sherk who connects first! Clementi's hands drop and he is on rubbery legs. Sherk follows up with a beauty of a right hand, and that drops Clementi. The referee doesn't even wait for Sherk to dive in to finish, he's seen enough, Clementi is clearly on Dream Street. This bout is over! The official time of the TKO is 4:36 of round 2.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Sean Sherk via TKO at 4:36 of round two[/B] [B]Mirko Cro Cop vs Antoni Hardonk[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Cro Cop hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Hardonk to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Cro Cop hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Hardonk tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Cro Cop having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Hardonk. Hardonk throws a combination but gets smothered into a clinch. They back up against the cage. Cro Cop hits a wicked uppercut, taking Hardonk completely by surprise, then starts wailing away with lefts and rights. Hardonk can only cover up against the ferocious attack, but that doesn't stop a couple of big shots landing. More shots rain down, and Hardonk 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 Cro Cop to safety either. The referee finally sees enough and covers Hardonk up. The official time is 3:07.[/QUOTE] [B] Winner: Mirko Cro Cop via TKO at 3:07 of round one[/B] [B]Thales Leites vs Nate Quarry[/B] [QUOTE][B]Round 1[/B] Leites is forced onto the backfoot almost immediately, having to retreat to avoid a series of sharp jabs. He ends up with his back to the cage, with Quarry advancing. A sharp right misses, and Leites takes the opportunity to pull Quarry in to a tight clinch against the cage. Quarry tries to break free, but cannot. It looks like we know the strategies for this round already; Quarry wants to stand and bang, Leites wants to keep things at close quarters. Quarry tries for an elbow, but only succeeds in getting turned around so that he is now the one against the cage. Trip from Leites, and we're down to the ground. Leites has side control, but Quarry has landed with his left hand side against the cage, so that side of the body is basically safe for now. Leites will have to try to work the right-hand side, and starts by ramming a knee into the ribs. Quarry tries to squirm into a better position, but Leites puts a stop to that with a stiff elbow to the stomach. Leites tries to work a kimura on the right arm, but Quarry defends it. Quarry manages to bring a knee up and catch Leites in the side, something of a cheeky move given his position. Leites responds with five or six rapid-fire right hands to the face, but Quarry covers up and doesn't take any serious damage at all. Time is ticking away though, and so far Leites may be easily winning the round, but he is not taking full advantage of this great position. Leites tries to float over into a mount, but Quarry uses the cage to push away and manages to unbalance Leites enough to get to a kneeling position, then standing, albeit back into a clinch. A knee from Leites is the last action of the round. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Leites. [B] Round 2[/B] Good start from Leites, taking Quarry down almost immediately! Quarry scrambles though, and gets back to his feet without taking any damage at all. Leites will be disappointed with that. Quarry comes in and throws two big right hands, but neither connects, and they put him off balance, allowing Leites to score with a nice right hook to the side of the head, crunching into the top of the ear. Quarry felt that one for sure. He stalks Leites, trying to back him up against the cage. It doesn't work though, Leites keeps out of the way. Quarry tries a kick, but Leites catches the foot and uses it for a trip. Leites gets Quarry down for the second time, and this time is right on top of him in guard position. Leites throws some punches, then tries to pass. Quarry doesn't allow it, and tries to grab an armbar in response. Leites easily stops that, and throws some more punches. That becomes the pattern, as the fight falls into a predictable pattern; punches from Leites followed by a pass attempt, with Quarry 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 round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Leites. [B]Round 3[/B] Quarry gets caught with a solid right hand out of nowhere, and is rocked. Leites follows up with another one, and Quarry looks in trouble all of a sudden. He is backed up against the cage and Leites is unloading. The punches are raining down, Quarry is covering up. The referee has seen enough and stops the fight, clearly feeling that Quarry was unable to defend himself intelligently. Leites wins. Official time of the TKO is 0:43 of the third round.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Thales Leites via TKO at 0:43 of round three[/B] [B]Dan Henderson vs Rich Franklin[/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 Henderson, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Henderson 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. Franklin covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of his own before moving out of range again. Both fighters circle. Low kick from Franklin, 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 Henderson will take the round on points. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Henderson. [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. Franklin is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Henderson blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Franklin is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Henderson is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Franklin 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 Franklin some problems later on. Franklin 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. Henderson is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Franklin 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 Franklin 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. Franklin goes for a trip, but Henderson 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 Henderson may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Henderson. [B] Round 3[/B] The round starts slowly, with both fighters circling, tentatively throwing out the occasional jab. Franklin is the first to make a positive move, stepping in to throw a right hand, although he probably wishes that he hadn't, as Henderson picks him off with a crisp jab to the cheek. Franklin throws a wild punch as a counter, but Henderson ducks and backs off out of range. They meet again in the center for an exchange of punches. Franklin 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 Franklin is looking for big punches, Henderson is happy to avoid them and use quick counter punches instead. They clinch up, and Franklin manages to back Henderson up against the cage. Franklin takes a half step backward and throws a big right hand to the head, but Henderson ducks under at the last second, scores with a pair of punches to the gut, then darts out of trouble before Franklin can unload. Franklin may need to think about changing tactics, Henderson is looking far sharper in these striking battles, and is beginning to control the pace and tempo of the round. Franklin fakes a right hand, then shoots out a low kick, catching Henderson on the thigh. Henderson presses forward for the first time, getting in close and using a couple of jabs to the body. Franklin 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 the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Henderson. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Dan Henderson.[/QUOTE] [B]Winner: Dan Henderson via Unanimous Decision[/B][/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r197/Dustin1-8-7/MMAjunkieHdrLogo.jpg[/IMG] Kendall Grove has been released from the UFC after suffering four straight (T)KO defeats. Sean Sherk, Jorge Santiago and Evan Tanner all suffered injuries at UFC 89, each are expected to recover within two months. Middleweights David Loiseau and Alexander Shlemenko have both signed UFC contracts. UFC Heavyweight Champion, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will defend his title at UFC 90 against Frank Mir. Also inked for UFC 90 will be the man that destroyed Matt Hughes, Thiago "Pitbull" Alves taking on Josh Koscheck. UFC Champions, Georges St. Pierre and BJ Penn have signed to meet at UFC 91 in a rematch of their epic March 2006 battle which saw St. Pierre walk away will a razor-thin split decision victory. The rematch will be for St. Pierre's welterweight title; with a victory, Penn would vacate his lightweight title in order to compete solely in the welterweight division. In the co-main event of the evening, former champions and sworn enemies, Matt Hughes and Matt Serra will finally square off.[/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r197/Dustin1-8-7/UFC-1.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] UFC has announced the final card for UFC 90, which will be brought to you live from The O2 Arena in London, England exclusively on PPV. [B]UFC 90: Destiny[/B] Main Card Bouts: UFC Heavyweight Title: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (31-4-1) vs Frank Mir (11-3) Thiago Alves (21-3) vs Josh Koscheck (11-2) Diego Sanchez (22-2) vs Mike Swick (12-2) Michael Bisping (16-1) vs David Loiseau (16-8) Gray Maynard (5-0) vs Manvel Gamburyan (8-2) Paul Daley (17-6-2) vs Paul Kelly (7-0) Preliminary Bouts: Dan Hardy (19-6) vs Paul Taylor (9-3-1) Matt Wiman (10-3) vs Kurt Pellegrino (17-4) Marcus Davis (14-4) vs Kyle Bradley (13-5) Luiz Cane (8-1) vs Wilson Gouveia (10-5) Chase Gormley (6-0) vs Neil Wain (4-0) Joe Lauzon (16-4) vs Terry Etim (10-2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris caulfield Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Main Card Bouts: UFC Heavyweight Title: [B]Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (31-4-1) [/B]vs Frank Mir (11-3) [B]Thiago Alves (21-3)[/B] vs Josh Koscheck (11-2) [B]Diego Sanchez (22-2) [/B]vs Mike Swick (12-2) [B]Michael Bisping (16-1)[/B] vs David Loiseau (16-8) [B]Gray Maynard (5-0)[/B] vs Manvel Gamburyan (8-2) Paul Daley (17-6-2) vs [B]Paul Kelly (7-0)[/B] Preliminary Bouts: [B]Dan Hardy (19-6[/B]) vs Paul Taylor (9-3-1) [B]Matt Wiman (10-3) [/B]vs Kurt Pellegrino (17-4) [B]Marcus Davis (14-4) [/B]vs Kyle Bradley (13-5) [B]Luiz Cane (8-1)[/B] vs Wilson Gouveia (10-5) [B]Chase Gormley (6-0)[/B] vs Neil Wain (4-0) [B]Joe Lauzon (16-4)[/B] vs Terry Etim (10-2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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