Big D Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Okay, I'm about to start a new game(based on the latest Tap or Snap), and ill be posted the results of fights here. If you guys have any suggestions, or want to see a certain fight, go ahead and let me know. This mod starts at the 1st of December, so The Ultimate 2008 will be my first PPV event. Fight for the Troops will be first though, I will follow the first two cards the way they were booked. UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar / Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira(interim) Top Contenders 2.) Randy Couture 3.) Gabriel Gonzaga 4.) Junior dos Santos 5.) Cheick Kongo 6.) Heath Herring 7.) Frank Mir 8.) Justin McCully 9.) Jake O'Brien 10.) Shane Carwin UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin Top Contenders 2.) Quinton Jackson 3.) Lyoto Machida 4.) Rashad Evans 5.) Chuck Liddell 6.) Wanderlei Silva 7.) Keith Jardine 8.) Thiago Silva 9.) Luis Arthur Cane 10.) Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva Top Contenders 2.) Yushin Okami 3.) Thales Leites 4.) Nate Marquardt 5.) Martin Kampmann 6.) Denis Kang 7.) Patrick Cote 8.) Michael Bisping 9.) Demian Maia 10.) Jeremy Horn UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St Pierre Top Contenders 2.) Thiago Alves 3.) Jon Fitch 4.) Josh Koscheck 5.) Diego Sanchez 6.) Matt Hughes 7.) Matt Serra 8.) Karo Parisyan 9.) Mike Swick 10.) Marcus Davis UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn Top Contenders 2.) Sean Sherk 3.) Kenny Florian 4.) Joe Stevenson 5.) Roger Huerta 6.) Clay Guida 7.) Tyson Griffin 8.) Frank Edgar 9.) Nate Diaz 10.) Josh Neer Top Pound For Pound Fighters 1.) Anderson Silva 2.) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 3.) Georges St. Pierra 4.) Forrest Griffin 5.) Quinton Jackson 6.) BJ Penn 7.) Thiago Alves 8.) Jon Fitch 9.) Lyoto Machida 10.) Rashad Evans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big D Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 UFC Fight for the Troops LIVE on SPIKE TV Friday, December 12th. Josh Koscheck vs Yoshiyuki Yoshida Jonathan Goulet vs Mike Swick Tim Credeur vs Nate Longhran Matt Wiman vs Jim Miller Luigi Fioravanti vs Brodie Farber Ben Saunders vs Brandon Wolff Corey Hill vs Dale Hartt Eddie Sanchez vs Justin McCully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big D Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p60/JonathanGoulet/link_sherdog.jpg UFC in talks with top ranked fighters in the world Word on the street is that UFC president, Dana White is preparing to sit down with numerous top ranked fighters to see if a business relationship could be reached. As of now, it is believed that the recently released #3 ranked Middleweight in the world, Robbie Lawler is one of those who will meet with Dana White a long with 4th ranked Middleweight, Gegard Mousasi. Dana White is making it clear that he wants someone to contend for Anderson Silva's UFC Middleweight title. No word whether Fedor will be one of those to meet with the UFC president, but anything is possible in the world of MMA. Stay tuned for the latest breaking news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big D Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 UFC Fight for the Troops LIVE on SPIKE TV from OHIO. Eddie Sanchez(8-2) vs Justin McCully(8-4-2) Round 1 Very, very slow start to the round. Over a minute has gone before the first meaningful strike connects. It's Sanchez who hits it, scoring with a shot to the chest. McCully 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. McCully suddenly shoots in and goes for a takedown, but Sanchez manages to sprawl long enough to get them all the way back to the cage, which keeps him upright. McCully tries to complete the takedown, but realises that the leverage isn't there and instead stands and clinches. Sanchez hits a couple of shots to the back. McCully hits a stomp. Sanchez lifts his leg to go for a knee, but that gives McCully the opportunity to lift him and slam him down to the ground. That was a hard slam! McCully is on top, almost sitting on top of a balled-up Sanchez. He throws some hard downward punches, Sanchez defends most of them, although one hits hard above the eye. McCully leaves his arm in for a second too long and Sanchez reaches up and almost gets an armbar. McCully gets free though, although the effort puts him off-balance enough for him to stumble, giving Sanchez 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. Sanchez tries one last big attack, swinging for the fences with two bombs, but McCully 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 scores it 10-9 for McCully. Round 2 Sanchez 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. McCully steps in and throws some punches, landing a crisp jab to the shoulder. Sanchez 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 McCully, he is basically controlling the tempo and positioning of this fight through intelligent use of sharp, accurate kicks. Sanchez comes in fast, faking left then going right, and gets close enough to throw some body blows. McCully gets in a right hand of his own, then a beauty of a high kick. It lands right on the ear, causing Sanchez to back off quickly. If that had had more power, it might well have scored a knock out. The round is almost over. McCully has controlled this one, Sanchez is finding it very difficult to find a way around those kicks. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 McCully. Round 3 Sanchez throws a straight right, batted away by McCully. Sanchez goes for a second, but gets beaten to the punch as McCully scores with a kick that catches Sanchez across the outside of the knee. McCully throws another one, and this time it lands just above the same knee. Sanchez backs off slightly. McCully throws a high jab, then head-fakes and comes in with a left hook from low down. Sanchez fires back with a crisp right hand that connects to the shoulder rather than the face. McCully throws another fizzing low kick, again connecting with the knee. Sanchez tried to check it, but couldn't in time. Those strikes are going to add up soon and start reducing his mobility. McCully throws another kick, this time at chest-height, but it's merely a set-up to allow him to come in fast and start throwing a series of jabs. Sanchez covers up, throwing occasional straight rights in return. McCully backs off, but not before cracking another kick into the thigh region. Time is running down, Sanchez has failed to deal with those kicks, and it has definitely cost him this round, and possibly done some damage to his knee. End of round 3. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to McCully. The judges scores are unanimous, and give a score of 30-27 to Justin McCully. Corey Hill(2-1) vs Dale Hartt(5-1) Round 1 Hill comes out fast, but gets hit with a counter right hand strike when he throws a left hand which was too high. Hartt moves in and hits a nice body shot before they clinch. Hill gets in a short, sharp jab to the side of the head, it looked to hit right on the ear. Hartt didn't like that, and scores with two knee strikes and a punch to the cheek. They break apart. Hartt swings and hits a nice right hand. Hill 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! Hartt 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 Hill's part than anything else. It might not look that way to the judges though. Hartt looks more confident after that, and puts together a nice chain of strikes, ending with a scathing low kick that catches Hill on the outside of the calf. He definitely felt that. Time is running out; Hartt will probably take this round on the judges' score cards, primarily due to that one dubious knock down. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Hartt. Round 2 Hartt throws a ragged jab, missing by a mile as Hill simply ducks under and unloads a vicious hook from below. It catches Hartt square on the jaw, and he goes down! Hill mounts and starts firing off punches, rapid-fire. The referee waits to see if Hartt can recover, decides that he can't, and pulls Hill off. The match is over. Hill wins via 2nd round TKO with the official time being 0:45. Ben Saunders(6-0-2) vs Brandon Wolff(7-2) Round 1 Slow start to the round, nearly a minute has gone by without anything but a few jabs finding gloves. Wolff comes in, looking for a grapple it seems, but takes a powerful kick just above the left hip. Saunders really put some venom into that strike. Wolff backs off, clearly stung. Saunders is the one advancing now, using a left hand jab to lead. He steps forward and fires off a big kick, aimed at the head. Wolff ducks and moves out of range, but that was clearly intended to be a match-ender, Saunders was going for the knock out. It's pretty clear that he thinks that kicks are going to do the job in this round, and it has to be said that Wolff is looking to have a hard time countering them. On top of that, the threat of the kicks is keeping Wolff from getting in too close. Saunders stalks Wolff, throwing the occasional high right hand, perhaps range-finding. Wolff is circling, seeking an opening of some kind. He moves in from the left and is quick enough to get into the clinch without taking any shots. Saunders hits a knee, but takes one right back. The kicks aren't a danger from this position, that's for sure. Saunders squirms free, but foolishly lost his concentration for a second and took a hard right hand above the eye in the process. Silly mistake. Wolff comes in, looking more confident now, and gets in a couple of right hands and a lovely hook to the body. Saunders tags him with a jab though, and then hits another fearsome kick to the same spot above the left hip. And another! Wolff backs off, and a huge red mark has appeared in that spot. Saunders advances and throws another head kick, but it is mostly blocked by the hands of Wolff. The round is drawing to a close, and those kicks have certainly proved massively effective for Saunders. The round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Saunders. Round 2 Slow start. Wolff lunges in to hit a punch, but finds nothing. He left himself wide open with that attempt, Saunders should have done better and punished him. Wolff narrowly misses a right cross. Wolff looks like he is still feeling the effects of earlier, like he is still a little rocked. Saunders hits a nice series of straight rights, one seemed to get through the guard and catch Wolff by surprise. Wolff returns fire with a forearm blow, but a follow up right hook misses. For a second it looked like Saunders was about to go for a takedown, but nothing came from it. 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. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Saunders. Round 3 Wolff throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Saunders throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Wolff 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. Saunders hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Wolff. They struggle all the way back, with Wolff ending up backed up against the cage. Saunders hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Wolff stomps downward onto his foot. Wolff manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Saunders gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Wolff ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Wolff tries a high kick to start, but Saunders saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Saunders who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Wolff on the nose. Wolff hits a straight right, enough to stop Saunders 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. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Saunders. The official scores are in; two judges give 30-27, the other 29-28, all for Ben Saunders. Luigi Fioravanti(12-4) vs Brodie Farber(13-4) Round 1 Farber isn't hanging around, right from the start Fioravanti is forced onto the back foot by four hard shots, although none of them get through the gloves. Fioravanti circles, steps in, then unloads a combination of punches, but Farber weaves out of the way and scores with a beauty of a right hand, glancing above the right eye. That was some lovely counter punching from Farber, the timing had to be perfect and it was. Fioravanti is looking a bit frustrated, and uncorks a ragged-looking uppercut that missed by several inches. Farber really should have taken advantage of that mistake, Fioravanti was wide open for a moment there. Farber hits a high kick, catching Fioravanti on the shoulder. Jab from Fioravanti finds the mark, but it didn't have much power behind it as he was leaning backward too much. Farber fires off a couple of straight punches in response, but only finds gloves. They clinch, and the fight enters a lull. Fioravanti scores with a knee from the clinch, it landed around the hip area of Farber, who responds with a couple of shots to the ribs. The time runs out with them still clinched though. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Farber. Round 2 Fioravanti comes in fast and low and takes Farber down to the mat by the legs. Nicely done. He keeps hold of one leg, and applies a leglock. That was all in one motion, Farber got taken by surprise. Fioravanti sits back and wrenches in the hold, and that looks painful. Farber is holding on. He tries to twist free, but it's on tight. Farber gives in and taps out. Fioravanti wins via second round leglock submission at 46 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big D Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 Matt Wiman(10-3) vs Jim Miller(12-1) Round 1 Touch of gloves starts the round. Wiman 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. Miller backs off, only offering a wayward right hand in response. They circle, then Wiman once again comes in with an aggressive rush. They exchange blows in a flurry, with Wiman bobbing and weaving excellently while throwing out crisp jabs. Miller got a leg kick in, but his jabs didn't find their mark. Wiman is relying on his superior striking skills so far, and it is paying dividends, Miller is getting picked apart and is looking increasingly unable to to contend with his opponent's better technique. Wiman throws a low kick, and that is really the first mistake of the round from him, as it is sloppy and allows Miller to move in and grab a clinch. Miller forces Wiman back against the cage, and is clearly happy to have gained a position where Wiman cannot unload with strikes as effectively. Miller hits a knee, then gets three or four small punches in to the side of the head. Not much power in them though. Wiman sneaks in an elbow, and then attempts to get free, to no avail. Miller goes for a trip, but Wiman pushes free and quickly gets back to the center. Miller keeps his distance for a few moments to recover his composure, then gets ready to fight again. Wiman 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 Miller to throw a wild haymaker in response. Wiman tries to capitalise with a further flurry, and hits a nice left hook, but Miller soon has them back in a clinch. That goes on for a while, until the clock runs down. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-8 for Wiman. Round 2 Wiman starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Miller on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Wiman to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Miller, but certainly enough to to make him grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Wiman, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Miller is looking a little lost so far, Wiman is controlling this round by virtue of his crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. A looping left from Miller, but it's wide of the mark. Wiman leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Miller was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Miller 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 Miller is that although Wiman clearly won the round, he didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Wiman. Round 3 Miller starts the round by throwing some low kicks. Wiman checks them, then comes in and clearly wants to trade punches. Miller doesn't seem too bothered by that, and they enter into the first exchange of punches of the round. Difficult to say who came out on top, neither of them did a great deal of damage, most of the shots hit the opponent's gloves. Miller cleverly head-fakes, allowing him the time and angle that he needed to catch Wiman with a beauty of a right hook. Wiman stumbles backward, but doesn't go down. Miller presses the advantage by following in with a kick, then a right hand. Wiman clinches. They remain clinched for a while. Wiman scores with a nice knee, it appeared to catch Miller in the gut. Miller uses a single leg trip and takes the fight to the ground. Miller gets to side control upon impact, and immediately goes for an armbar. Wiman reacts quickly, but is in real danger. Miller has his left arm straightened out, fortunately Wiman has managed to roll and get a good position that is stopping Miller from getting the leverage needed to apply an armlock. Miller tries to step over and fully apply it, but Wiman breaks free and gets him to back off with a couple of up-kicks. Miller steps back and motions for him to stand up. They go back to circling in the center. Wiman hits a nice right hand, but takes one back too. The time runs down; Miller will probably get that round on points, he hit the best punch of the round, and got the only takedown, plus was the one who was working toward a submission. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Miller. The three judges all give the match as 29-27 to Matt Wiman. Tim Credeur(10-2) vs Nate Loughran(9-0) Round 1 Loughran is quickest out, and comes at Credeur with a series of jabs and straight punches. Credeur covered up well, and I don't think anything got through. Credeur hits a body shot, but it didn't connect solidly. They get in close, and it's Loughran who takes it to the ground. Credeur pulls guard. There's a lull, as Loughran tries to pass, and Credeur defends it. Punches get thrown every so often, but it's really a stalemate at the moment. Credeur almost gets a guillotine, but it's blocked and almost leads to a kimura for Loughran, but that too goes nowhere. The referee stands them up, but the time is almost over. End of round 1. Blurcat.com gives that one to Loughran by 10-9. Round 2 Credeur doesn't waste any time and throws two jabs to the face, but Loughran easily side-steps both and circles to the left. Loughran 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. Loughran clinches with Credeur and pushes him back against the cage. Credeur gets in a knee, but a second attempt gets caught. Loughran uses that for leverage, and with only one leg remaining, Credeur has no base left with which to stop Loughran drilling him with a big slam! Credeur landed hard, but pulled guard, and will be thankful that he landed next to the cage, which can be used to his advantage. Loughran moves from the guard and gets side control. He is trying for the mount, but Credeur is defending it. There's a small lull as Loughran continues to try and get the mount. There it is, Credeur finally couldn't stop it. Loughran starts firing off punches, and Credeur has nowhere to go. A big elbow gets through. A right hand lands on the nose of Credeur. The referee is watching intently, I don't think he's going to let this go much longer unless Credeur can come up with some answers. Loughran hits another big elbow. And another. The referee leaps in, it's over! Loughran wins via 2nd round TKO with the official time being 1:47. Jonathan Goulet(22-9) vs Mike Swick(12-2) Round 1 Swick throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Goulet throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Swick 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. Goulet hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Swick. They struggle all the way back, with Swick ending up backed up against the cage. Goulet hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Swick stomps downward onto his foot. Swick manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Goulet gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Swick ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Swick tries a high kick to start, but Goulet saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Goulet who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Swick on the nose. Swick hits a straight right, enough to stop Goulet from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. End of round 1. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Goulet. Round 2 Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Goulet is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Swick blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Goulet is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Swick is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Goulet 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 Goulet some problems later on. Goulet 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. Swick is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Goulet 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 Goulet 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. Goulet goes for a trip, but Swick 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 Swick 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 10-9 Swick. Round 3 The two fighters circle. A series of looping punches from Goulet forces Swick back up against the cage, and he has to cover up to withstand the three strikes that follow. No real damage caused, but Goulet is aggressively chasing this match. A hook finds the body and Swick clinches. They almost lose their balance as they jockey for position, Swick gets in a couple of knees when they regain their footing. Goulet seems to be trying to break the clinch, it's Swick who is holding it tight, perhaps hoping to calm the energetic start that Goulet had. The referee finally does break them up, after nearly a full minute of inactivity. Goulet leads with a right hand, then delivers a brutal uppercut, Swick had to step back quickly to avoid getting caught. He winds up back against the cage, and Goulet doesn't relent, moving in fast to unload with a series of jabs. Swick got some of his own in, but the upper hand is definitely with Goulet. Vicious right hand! Out of nowhere, it caught Swick flush in the face, and he slumps down against the cage. Goulet follows up with more punches, and the referee dives in to break it up. It's all over. Swick wasn't knocked out, but that one punch was a beauty, and it stopped him getting any sort of defence together to stop the following punches. Official time of the TKO is 3:16 of the third. Yoshiyuki Yoshida(10-2) vs Josh Koscheck(11-3) Round 1 Koscheck scores with a straight left, but gets one right back from Yoshida. Tentative opening. Koscheck comes in slowly, faking a straight left, but Yoshida goes for the legs and takes him down to the floor. Koscheck gets guard. Yoshida tries to work free from the guard, but can't. Koscheck reaches up to try and bring Yoshida down into a clinch, but the attempt gets swatted away. Yoshida fires off a couple of punches, leaning forward to get some leverage, and Koscheck is forced to cover up. Yoshida switches and starts firing off some rapid-fire shots to the chest, Koscheck deals with it by pulling the guard tighter and punching upward. Yoshida looks like he is happy to sit there and throw punches at his leisure, with no real effort to pass guard. Koscheck occasionally tries to roll his hips to get free, but it may be that he has realised that this round is beyond saving, and is just making sure that he doesn't put himself into a position to be knocked out or submitted by trying to escape. Indeed, time ticks away with nothing breaking the pattern of occasional strikes and defensive positioning. End of round 1. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Yoshida. Round 2 Koscheck's straight right hand punch finds its mark early, tagging Yoshida below the right eye, leaving a mark. Yoshida throws a couple of strikes in return, but can't find a way past the gloves. Koscheck keeps Yoshida off balance by switching between looping punches, low kicks, and plenty of jabs. Yoshida can't work an angle under the barrage, and backs off. Koscheck tries to press the advantage, but Yoshida is quick to clinch up. Yoshida goes for a trip but Koscheck kicks it away. Yoshida drops down and tries for a single leg, but Koscheck bends down and blocks it. There's an awkward moment as neither can do a great deal. Yoshida eventually releases the leg and gets back into the clinch. Koscheck hits a knee, and they part. Yoshida throws a nice kick. Koscheck gets in close enough to hit a kick to the body, then darts back out of range. He repeats the trick, this time replacing the kick with a hard right hand. It appears that he is using 'hit and run' tactics, and Yoshida isn't coping with it yet. Koscheck goes for it again, and this time almost gets taken down as Yoshida times it well and shoots in. Koscheck sprawls to block the first attempt, then scrabbles free on the second push, getting out from the side. Yoshida was very close then. Koscheck keeps Yoshida back, throwing kicks. The action unfortunately peters out, with Yoshida unable to get in close enough to go for a takedown, Koscheck unwilling to risk the takedown by coming in and throwing strikes. The time eventually runs out on the round. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Koscheck by 10-9. Round 3 Koscheck starts strongly, throwing two hard shots to the body and forcing Yoshida back up against the cage. A couple of jabs find gloves, then Koscheck steps in and tries to throw a scorching right hand. Yoshida ducks under it and goes low, taking one of Koscheck's legs and using it for leverage to complete a takedown. Yoshida tries to work free from the guard, but can't. Koscheck reaches up to try and bring Yoshida down into a clinch, but the attempt gets swatted away. Yoshida fires off a couple of punches, leaning forward to get some leverage, and Koscheck is forced to cover up. Yoshida switches and starts firing off some rapid-fire shots to the chest, Koscheck deals with it by pulling the guard tighter and punching upward. Yoshida looks like he is happy to sit there and throw punches at his leisure, with no real effort to pass guard. Koscheck occasionally tries to roll his hips to get free, but it may be that he has realised that this round is beyond saving, and is just making sure that he doesn't put himself into a position to be knocked out or submitted by trying to escape. Indeed, time ticks away with nothing breaking the pattern of occasional strikes and defensive positioning. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Yoshida. All three judges give a score of 29-28 to Yoshiyuki Yoshida. Fight of the Night - Jonathan Goulet vs Mike Swick(*** Stars) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big D Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 UFC 92 - The Ultimate 2008 LIVE on PPV from Las Vegas, NV. Dan Evensen(10-3) vs Pat Berry(3-0) Round 1 The two fighters circle. Barry flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Evensen easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! He is up quickly, before Barry could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Evensen 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, Barry is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Barry forces Evensen back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. He looks to be keeping Evensen in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Barry does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Evensen saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Barry turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops him to one knee. Barry is up quickly, causing Evensen, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Barry was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Barry throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Evensen to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. The 1st round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Evensen. Round 2 The round begins, and it is Evensen who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. Barry defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. Evensen works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. Barry ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow Evensen 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 Barry. Interesting first minute of action, Evensen is looking particularly sharp. Barry tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Evensen back against the cage with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. Barry tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. Evensen scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. Barry narrowly misses a right cross. They square up to each other in the center. Evensen throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches Barry on the side of the head. Barry got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; Evensen 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. Barry tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but Evensen defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. The 2nd round ends. Blurcat.com gives that one to Evensen by 10-9. Round 3 The fighters come together right in the center. Barry throws out a jab, but Evensen bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Evensen works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Barry covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Evensen is making Barry look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which he is delivering strikes. Barry hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Barry looks to be working an angle. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Evensen got slightly the better of it, he definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Barry slightly. Barry initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Barry looks out of ideas, he is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Evensen is clearly winning them. Barry needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Evensen tries a speculative high kick, but Barry saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Barry tries to work an angle, but Evensen is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep him from stepping in. Comfortable round for Evensen, he will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given his dominance of the striking in this round. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Evensen. All three judges give a score of 30-27 in favour of Dan Evensen. Brad Blackburn(12-9-1) vs Ryp Chonan(15-8) Round 1 Chonan isn't hanging around, right from the start Blackburn is forced onto the back foot by four hard shots, although none of them get through the gloves. Blackburn circles, steps in, then unloads a combination of punches, but Chonan weaves out of the way and scores with a beauty of a right hand, glancing above the right eye. That was some lovely counter punching from Chonan, the timing had to be perfect and it was. Blackburn is looking a bit frustrated, and uncorks a ragged-looking uppercut that missed by several inches. Chonan really should have taken advantage of that mistake, Blackburn was wide open for a moment there. Chonan hits a high kick, catching Blackburn on the shoulder. Jab from Blackburn finds the mark, but it didn't have much power behind it as he was leaning backward too much. Chonan fires off a couple of straight punches in response, but only finds gloves. They clinch, and the fight enters a lull. Blackburn scores with a knee from the clinch, it landed around the hip area of Chonan, who responds with a couple of shots to the ribs. The time runs out with them still clinched though. The first round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Chonan by 10-9. Round 2 They come together, both throwing punches. Blackburn gets a nice clean shot in, and Chonan stumbles backwards and falls to the floor. Blackburn is on top of him quickly, and unloads with two more big punches, both connect solidly. The referee jumps in and pulls him away before a third is thrown, this match is over by TKO. Replays show the referee may have been slightly early. The official time is 0:51. Reese Andy(7-3) vs Matt Hamill(4-2) Round 1 Not much happening at first. Andy is the first to make a move, coming in with a right hand that narrowly misses. Hamill gets in a jab that landed on the left cheek of Andy, and leaves a mark. Quite a slow paced round so far. Andy 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! Andy stumbles but doesn't go down, and has to cover up as Hamill comes in with a series of punches to try and finish the job. Andy somehow manages to hold on long enough to get his senses back, and buys some time by clinching. Hard knee from Andy from the clinch, and Hamill felt that, he looks a little tired from unloading that barrage. They break, and Andy gets in a nice right hand. Andy with a body shot. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Hamill by 10-9. Round 2 Hamill and Andy circle to start. Andy throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Hamill sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Andy comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Hamill to slip a nice jab in, catching Andy just underneath the right eye. Hamill comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Andy misses with a right cross, then backs off. Hamill stalks him, forcing Andy back up against the cage. Hamill doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Andy throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Hamill pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Andy covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Hamill in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Hamill 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. Andy comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Hamill 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 Hamill's favour. End of round 2. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Hamill. Round 3 Brisk start from Hamill, he comes in fast and hard and gets in a couple of nice body blows before sending an uppercut crashing into Andy's gloves. Andy initiates a clinch. Andy is looking a little groggy, it seems that the big strikes he has taken in previous rounds have built up, there's definitely a sluggish quality to him in this round. Hamill breaks free of the clinch and goes straight back on the attack. A jab hits gloves, a second fizzes past them and lands below the right eye, leaving a mark. Hamill goes for broke and swings for the fences, Andy saw it coming at the last second and ducks out of the way. That would have been a knock out. Andy hits an unexpected right hook to the body, then a left handed jab that Hamill parried away. Andy's head seems to be clearing, he is becoming a little more threatening now. Hamill seems to have sensed it too, as he backs off, toning down the slightly reckless attack that he had been employing before those strikes. They meet in the center. Andy sends a right hand wide of the mark and takes a hook to the body as a result. Hamill scores with a meaty left to the body, then moves up and throws three straight punches to the head. The first glances a blow just above the ear, the other two are blocked. Time is running out, the round is coming to a close. Hamill hears that from his corner and goes for one last effort to finish it, throwing two bombs, but Andy parries both, then ties Hamill up in a tight clinch against the cage until the time expires. The third round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Hamill. Matt Hamill wins, with a score of 30-27 from two judges, 29-28 from the other. Antoni Hardonk(7-4) vs Mark Burch(9-2) Round 1 The two fighters circle. Burch flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Hardonk easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! He is up quickly, before Burch could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Hardonk 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, Burch is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Burch forces Hardonk back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. He looks to be keeping Hardonk in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Burch does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Hardonk saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Burch turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops him to one knee. Burch is up quickly, causing Hardonk, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Burch was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Burch throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Hardonk to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. The 1st round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Hardonk. Round 2 The fighters come together right in the center. Burch throws out a jab, but Hardonk bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Hardonk works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Burch covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Hardonk is making Burch look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which he is delivering strikes. Burch hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Burch looks to be working an angle. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Hardonk got slightly the better of it, he definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Burch slightly. Burch initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Burch looks out of ideas, he is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Hardonk is clearly winning them. Burch needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Hardonk tries a speculative high kick, but Burch saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Burch tries to work an angle, but Hardonk is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep him from stepping in. Comfortable round for Hardonk, 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 sees it 10-9 to Hardonk. Round 3 They circle to start, both throwing a few tentative jabs. An uppercut misses its mark from Burch, providing the first moment of real action. Hardonk hits a nice combination of body shots to set up a big right hook, but Burch side-stepped to safety. A few punches get thrown, but there's a lack of real action to talk about. Hardonk is being slightly the more aggressive, but neither fighter is really going for it. They come together again and exchange punches, but no big shots get through, and they end up clinched for a while. The referee separates them, but the time is ticking away and this round looks like it's going to the judges. The third round is over. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Hardonk. All three judges give a score of 30-27 in favour of Antoni Hardonk. Dean Lister(11-5) vs Yushin Okami(21-4) Round 1 Nice fast-paced start from Lister, who gets right in Okami's face from the beginning of the round, throwing some crisp jabs and then a vicious uppercut. The two jabs got parried, the uppercut missed as Okami side-stepped. Okami fires back with a left hand, then a right to the body. Lister steps in, but only into a waist-high kick from Okami. Lister is quick though, and manages to catch it around the knee. Using it as leverage, Lister sweeps Okami's standing leg and takes them to the ground. Okami quickly pulls guard. Lister stands into a half-crouching position, dragging Okami's guard with him. Okami reaches up, parries away a couple of strikes, and tries to grab an arm to apply an armbar to. Lister 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. Okami blocks it. Lister floats over and gets into side control. Okami scrambles to try and get back up, but is too close to the cage, which works against him. Lister lays in a couple of punches to the chest to soften Okami up, then tries to move up and isolate one of the arms. Okami makes sure to bring his body around to give him as much protection as possible. It works, as Lister can't get either arm isolated properly. Lister changes tactics and tries to get into crucifix position. Okami 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 Lister can do anything with the position he has achieved, which will frustrate him enormously. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Lister. Round 2 Okami is the first to score a meaningful blow, tagging Lister with a jab to the cheek. Lister uses a nice straight left to return fire. Okami comes in to work the body, but Lister saw it coming and uses a quick takedown to put Okami onto the floor, falling into guard. Okami tries to push free, but Lister forces him to go back to guard by raining down some jabs. Lister reaches over and tries to apply some sort of neck vice, but Okami breaks it by bringing his arms up. Lister steps through in an effort to mount Okami, but can only get to half guard as one of his legs gets trapped. Lister throws some strikes, then tries to work an armbar on the closest arm. Okami rolls over and uses his free arm to keep that from happening. That goes on for quite a long time, with Lister determined to try and work the arm free and get an armbar, while Okami uses everything at his disposal to block it. The round ends without Lister having made the breakthrough, although he clearly ran away with the round in terms of points. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Lister. Round 3 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. Lister goes for the first takedown, but Okami 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. Okami storms back in almost immediately and takes Lister down, into guard. It's hard to say whether that was just a good takedown or whether Lister just had a lapse in concentration. Okami tries to pass the guard but can't, with Lister employing a rubber guard now. There's a definite stalemate, Lister is defending very well but isn't really offering any attacking threat or really trying to get out of this predicament. Okami makes a big effort to pass, and manages to get to half guard, but Lister 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 Okami on points, the takedown is really the only noteworthy thing that has happened. End of round 3. Blurcat.com gives that one to Okami by 10-9. The official scores are in; two judges give 29-28, the other 30-27, all for Dean Lister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big D Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 Cheick Kongo(12-4-1) vs Mustapha al Turk(6-3) Round 1 Kongo starts fast, squeezing a jab past the guard and catching Mustapha above the right eye. Mustapha swings and misses with a big right hand, which puts him off balance long enough for Kongo to floor him with a hard left. Kongo goes to follow up, but gets caught in the guard position. The replay shows that the punch wasn't actually that powerful, it looked worse than it was because Mustapha was already falling slightly. The fight falls into a lull as a pattern develops; Kongo punctuating attempts to pass guard with some sharp punches to the body and face, while Mustapha parries away any big blows and puts all of his effort into making sure Kongo doesn't get a better position. Things heat up as Kongo manages to break the guard and get through into a half mount. Mustapha hits a nice clean right hand in response. Kongo throws a couple of hard punches to the stomach. He has one leg trapped, and is trying to pull that free so that he can move further up the body and really start pounding away. Mustapha knows that having the leg trapped is his key to not ending up in huge trouble, and so has it locked up tight. Kongo tries a half-hearted attempt at a kimura, but Mustapha defends it well. The round ends with Kongo still unable to transition into side control, although he has landed enough shots to have lit up Mustapha's upper body with red marks, and definitely won the round on points. The first round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Kongo. Round 2 Slow start to the round. Not much happens before they wind up clinched together, struggling for supremacy. Mustapha uses a trip to make a takedown, but doesn't go down himself, instead staying back. He pushes the raised legs away and dives in to get side control, but Kongo scrambles and manages to get up, pushing Mustapha down to the ground. Kongo ends up on top, in guard. Kongo throws out a right hand, parried away by Mustapha. The guard is quite tight, for the moment at least Kongo looks content to stay there and throw some punches. Mustapha isn't offering any sort of attacking threat yet, instead concentrating on keeping the strikes from landing. A big punch is driven into the ribs, Mustapha thought it was going for the face. Another punch lands in the same place, and a red mark starts to develop. Mustapha reaches up and pulls Kongo down into a clinch, and tries to work an armbar from the bottom. Kongo defends it easily, and gets in a sharp jab to the face too. He stands up slightly, leaning forward into the guard, and starts throwing some right hands. One gets through, the others are parried. Mustapha looked like he might be considering trying to apply a triangle then, as Kongo was very exposed, but he didn't get a chance due to the ferocity of the punches. Kongo gets back down to kneeling in the guard. Another right hand lands to the ribs. Mustapha fires off two punches from his back, but Kongo defends them easily by simply leaning backward out of reach. Kongo stands again, the guard remaining tight around him, and throws another couple of bombs. This time Mustapha does try to apply the triangle, and an armbar at the same time, but Kongo breaks free. Time is ticking down, looks like Mustapha will survive this ground and pound attack. The round ends without further note. The second round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Kongo. Round 3 The fighters touch gloves, then circle. Kongo throws a low kick, but it was without any conviction, it seemed designed more to keep Mustapha from coming inside. Kongo works an angle, then comes in with a one-two combination, Mustapha 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. Mustapha 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. Mustapha 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 sees it 10-9 to Kongo. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Cheick Kongo. Wanderlei Silva(32-8-1) vs Quinton Jackson(28-7) Round 1 The two fighters circle. Wanderlei flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Rampage easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! He is up quickly, before Wanderlei could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Rampage 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, Wanderlei is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Wanderlei forces Rampage back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. He looks to be keeping Rampage in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Wanderlei does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Rampage saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Wanderlei turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops him to one knee. Wanderlei is up quickly, causing Rampage, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Wanderlei was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Wanderlei throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Rampage to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Rampage by 10-9. Round 2 Wanderlei comes out fast, but gets hit with a counter right hand strike when he throws a left hand which was too high. Rampage moves in and hits a nice body shot before they clinch. Wanderlei gets in a short, sharp jab to the side of the head, it looked to hit right on the ear. Rampage didn't like that, and scores with two knee strikes and a punch to the cheek. They break apart. Rampage swings and hits a nice right hand. Wanderlei 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! Rampage 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 Wanderlei's part than anything else. It might not look that way to the judges though. Rampage looks more confident after that, and puts together a nice chain of strikes, ending with a scathing low kick that catches Wanderlei on the outside of the calf. He definitely felt that. Time is running out; Rampage will probably take this round on the judges' score cards, primarily due to that one dubious knock down. End of round 2. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Rampage. Round 3 Rampage starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Wanderlei on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Rampage to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Wanderlei, but certainly enough to to make him grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Rampage, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Wanderlei is looking a little lost so far, Rampage is controlling this round by virtue of his crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. Wanderlei throws out a few jabs, nothing too dangerous though, Rampage easily avoided them. Rampage leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Wanderlei was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Wanderlei 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 Wanderlei is that although Rampage clearly won the round, he didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Rampage. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Quinton Jackson. CB Dollaway(7-1) vs Mike Massenzio(11-2) Round 1 Dollaway starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Massenzio on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Dollaway to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Massenzio, but certainly enough to to make him grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Dollaway, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Massenzio is looking a little lost so far, Dollaway is controlling this round by virtue of his crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. About thirty seconds pass without any contact, and the crowd become a little restless. Dollaway leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Massenzio was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Massenzio 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 Massenzio is that although Dollaway 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 Dollaway. Round 2 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 Dollaway, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Dollaway 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. Massenzio covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of his own before moving out of range again. An exchange of punches goes nowhere, and they fall into a clinch. The referee separates them when nothing happens. Low kick from Massenzio, 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 Dollaway will take the round on points. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Dollaway. Round 3 Dollaway starts the round by throwing some low kicks. Massenzio checks them, then comes in and clearly wants to trade punches. Dollaway doesn't seem too bothered by that, and they enter into the first exchange of punches of the round. Difficult to say who came out on top, neither of them did a great deal of damage, most of the shots hit the opponent's gloves. Dollaway cleverly head-fakes, allowing him the time and angle that he needed to catch Massenzio with a beauty of a right hook. Massenzio stumbles backward, but doesn't go down. Dollaway presses the advantage by following in with a kick, then a right hand. Massenzio clinches. They remain clinched for a while. Massenzio scores with a nice knee, it appeared to catch Dollaway in the gut. Dollaway uses a single leg trip and takes the fight to the ground. Dollaway gets to side control upon impact, and immediately goes for an armbar. Massenzio reacts quickly, but is in real danger. Dollaway has his left arm straightened out, fortunately Massenzio has managed to roll and get a good position that is stopping Dollaway from getting the leverage needed to apply an armlock. Dollaway tries to step over and fully apply it, but Massenzio breaks free and gets him to back off with a couple of up-kicks. Dollaway steps back and motions for him to stand up. They go back to circling in the center. Massenzio hits a nice right hand, but takes one back too. The time runs down; Dollaway will probably get that round on points, he hit the best punch of the round, and got the only takedown, plus was the one who was working toward a submission. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Dollaway by 10-9. CB Dollaway wins, with a score of 30-27 from two judges, 29-28 from the other. Frank Mir(11-3) vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira(31-4-1) for the UFC Heavyweight championship Round 1 Mir misses an uppercut and is off balance, which allows Minotauro to get the takedown. Side mount. Minotauro is looking for an armbar, but Mir is defending it well. Mir gets a nice elbow in, that caught Minotauro by surprise. Minotauro fires off several elbows to the ribs, and Mir is left gasping for air. Those were hard, there's a big red patch where they hit. Minotauro takes the left arm, Mir couldn't defend it any longer. The armbar is applied, there's no way out. Minotauro wins by tap out. Official time of the armbar submission is 0:43 of the first. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira retains the UFC Heavyweight title. Rashad Evans(12-0-1) vs Forrest Griffin(16-4) for the UFC Light Heavyweight championship Round 1 Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Griffin puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Evans defended well. Straight right from Evans 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, Griffin probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Evans 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 Griffin. End of round 1. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Griffin. Round 2 Griffin starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Evans on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Griffin to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Evans, but certainly enough to to make him grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Griffin, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Evans is looking a little lost so far, Griffin is controlling this round by virtue of his crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. Evans with a body shot. Griffin leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Evans was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Evans 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 Evans is that although Griffin clearly won the round, he didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Griffin. Round 3 Evans goes to the center, and immediately throws some jabs, looking to engage in a striking battle. Griffin doesn't commit though, instead circling and looking for an angle. Griffin comes in, ducks a right hand, then unleashes a flurry of punches. Evans covers up at first, then throws a scathing right hand, but Griffin is already out of range. Griffin repeats the trick, working a new angle, darting in, then firing off strikes while keeping out of the way of any counter punches. It happens a third time, and Evans is beginning to look frustrated. Griffin's footwork and general movement is looking good, Evans is being made to look very slow and lumbering in comparison. Furthermore, Griffin is being able to launch multiple short bursts of offense without really being in any danger, Evans has yet to hit any sort of meaningful punch, simply because Griffin is too quick. Evans finally gets in close enough to grapple with Griffin, clinching up. Evans scores a nice body punch, then steps back and goes for a vicious right hand, but Griffin bobs out of the way and hits a right hook of his own. Time is ticking away, and Evans is well behind in this round, he needs to do something special. Evans swings for the fences, but Griffin has no problem avoiding it. The round peters out. The third round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Griffin. Round 4 Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Griffin works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when he advances. They clinch, and end up with Evans backed up against the cage. Griffin gets a couple of right hands to the body, but his attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Evans, who uses his legs well to defend. Griffin pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Evans gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Griffin follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Griffin 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. Evans tags him with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Evans 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 fourth round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Griffin. Round 5 Bright start from Griffin, he bounds over and starts unloading with a flurry of jabs and straight rights, bobbing and weaving the entire time to avoid Evans's counter punches. Evans tries to score with a lunging overhand right, but Griffin side-steps it and catches him with a crunching punch to the jaw. Evans backs off quickly, dazed, it's a surprise that he didn't go down from that. Griffin follows up, hoping to capitalise on the situation, and bombards Evans with punches. Evans covers up at first, then grabs Griffin and uses a clinch to prevent the attack from getting worse. They get stuck like that for a while, which works in Evans's favour as it gives him plenty of time to recover properly. They are finally parted. Evans goes looking for revenge, firing off several enormous punches, trying to take Griffin's head off, but Griffin is far too quick at the moment, and almost dances his way out of the way of each strike, tagging Evans with flicked jabs as counters. Griffin's movement is noticeably better than Evans, who is really struggling to generate any sort of meaningful attack simply because he is struggling to hit the constantly moving target that is Griffin. They exchange strikes in the center, and for the first time Evans gets a few blows in, as Griffin looks to be tiring a little. It won't be enough to get Evans the round though, Griffin has clearly won this on points and there's only a few seconds left. The round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Griffin. The judges scores are unanimous, and give a score of 50-45 to Forrest Griffin. Forrest Griffin retains the UFC Light Heavyweight title. Fight of the Night - Wanderlei Silva vs Quinton Jackson & Rashad Evans vs Forrest Griffin(**** four stars) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big D Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 Dana White announces new signings. During UFC 92, Dana White announced that the UFC have come to agreements with 5 top ranked fighters in the world. Agreements have been completed with Robbie Lawler, Fabricio Werdum, Gegard Mousasi, Eddie Alvarez, and Jorge Santiago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big D Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 Rankings as of January 1st, 2009 UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar / Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira(interim) Top Contenders 2.) Randy Couture 3.) Gabriel Gonzaga 4.) Fabricio Werdum 5.) Junior dos Santos 6.) Cheick Kongo 7.) Heath Herring 8.) Frank Mir 9.) Justin McCully 10.) Antoni Hardonk UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin Top Contenders 2.) Quinton Jackson 3.) Lyoto Machida 4.) Chuck Liddell 5.) Keith Jardine 6.) Thiago Silva 7.) Luis Arthur Cane 8.) Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou 9.) Rich Franklin 10.) Wanderlei Silva UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva Top Contenders 2.) Robbie Lawler 3.) Gegard Mousasi 4.) Thales Leites 5.) Nate Marquardt 6.) Jorge Santiago 7.) Martin Kampmann 8.) Yushin Okami 9.) Denis Kang 10.) Dean Lister UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St Pierre Top Contenders 2.) Thiago Alves 3.) Jon Fitch 4.) Diego Sanchez 5.) Matt Huges 6.) Matt Serra 7.) Karo Parisyan 8.) Josh Koscheck 9.) Jonathan Goulet 10.) Marcus Davis UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn Top Contenders 2.) Eddie Alvarez 3.) Sean Sherk 4.) Kenny Florian 5.) Joe Stevenson 6.) Roger Huerta 7.) Clay Guida 8.) Tyson Griffin 9.) Frank Edgar 10.) Nate Diaz Top Pound For Pound Fighters 1.) Quinton Jackson 2.) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 3.) Anderson Silva 4.) Forrest Griffin 5.) Georges St. Pierre 6.) BJ Penn 7.) Thiago Alves 8.) Jon Fitch 9.) Lyoto Machida 10.) Eddie Alvarez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big D Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 UFC 93 - World at War announced. UFC has recently announced that UFC 93 - World at War will take place live at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California live on PPV. UFC 93 will feature a triple header as Georges St. Pierre will put his UFC Welterweight title on the line against the #1 contender Thiago Alves. The other two main events will feature BJ Penn putting his title on the line against Kenny Florian, and Dan Henderson is also set to fight Rich Franklin. UFC 93 kicks off Saturday February 7th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Big D Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 UFC 93 - World at War fight card announced UFC Welterweight championship Thiago Alves vs Georges St. Pierre© UFC Lightweight championship Kenny Florian vs BJ Penn© Rich Franklin vs Dan Henderson Diego Sanchez vs Karo Parisyan Wilson Gouveia vs Nate Marquardt Seah Sherk vs Roger Huerta Eddie Sanchez vs Gabriel Gonzaga Dan Hardy vs Tamdan McCrory Antonio Mendes vs Brandon Vera Jorge Gurgel vs Rob Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big D Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 UFC 93 - World at War Jorge Gurgel(12-5) vs Rob Emerson(8-6) Round 1 Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Gurgel works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when he advances. They clinch, and end up with Emerson backed up against the cage. Gurgel gets a couple of right hands to the body, but his attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Emerson, who uses his legs well to defend. Gurgel pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Emerson gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Gurgel follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Gurgel 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. Emerson tags him with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Emerson leans in to a looping left, but it puts him off balance and it's only at the last second that he gets his chin out of the way of a vicious right cross that comes back. If that had hit, we may have had a knock out. Time runs out with them standing, circling again. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Gurgel. Round 2 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 Gurgel looks to get the better of it, landing with one crisp strike to the face in particular. Emerson backs off, a little shaken. Replays show that it landed right on the nose. Gurgel press the action, forcing Emerson 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. Emerson clinches up. Gurgel is displaying a much more accomplished and confident striking game than Emerson, the technique and speed with which the punches are being delivered is leaving Emerson looking ragged in comparison. The pattern continues once they've been separated, with Gurgel looking the sharper of the two. He isn't overwhelming Emerson by any means, but he is comfortably controlling the pace and tempo of the round, and preventing Emerson from stamping any sort of mark on it. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Gurgel. Round 3 The fighters come together right in the center. Emerson throws out a jab, but Gurgel bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Gurgel works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Emerson covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Gurgel is making Emerson look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which he is delivering strikes. Emerson hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Emerson looks to be working an angle. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Gurgel got slightly the better of it, he definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Emerson slightly. Emerson initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Emerson looks out of ideas, he is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Gurgel is clearly winning them. Emerson needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Gurgel tries a speculative high kick, but Emerson saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Emerson tries to work an angle, but Gurgel is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep him from stepping in. Comfortable round for Gurgel, he will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given his dominance of the striking in this round. The 3rd round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Gurgel. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Jorge Gurgel. Antonio Mendes(14-3) vs Brandon Vera(9-3) Round 1 Mendes starts fast, coming out almost immediately with a three punch combination. None of them get through, and Vera manages to squeeze a jab of his own through and score just above the left cheek. They exchange a flurry of blows right in the center, it's difficult to see who got the best of it, and both of them retreat a few steps to recover. Good start to the round, early indications are that this is going to be all about the striking, neither fighter has even hinted at going for a takedown. Vera uses a low kick to set up a nice right hand, and Mendes is forced back against the cage. Vera picks his shots and gets a big punch to the body in. Mendes uses a couple of looping punches to make Vera keep back, but it doesn't last for long, as Vera bursts forward and hits two big right hands, taking a counter punch to the body though, and they wind up in a clinch. They exchange weak-looking blows from that position, before the referee grows tired of the inactivity and breaks them apart. Mendes scores with a low kick. An exchange of punches goes nowhere, and they fall into a clinch. The referee separates them when nothing happens. Vera unwinds a right hook that narrowly misses. That will be the last action of the round though. End of round 1. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Vera. Round 2 The two competitors start slowly, circling and looking for an opening. Mendes fakes shooting in for a takedown, but Vera didn't buy it for a second. In comes Mendes from an angle to the right, but Vera had it covered all the way, and not only easily steps out of the way of the attempted right hand, but manages to score with a solid right hand to the side of the head. Mendes felt that, and is forced to cover up quickly as Vera steps in quickly and unloads with a flurry of powerful blows, looking to capitalise on the earlier strike. Mendes is forced back against the cage, but to his credit, he did a good job defending those strikes and didn't seem to take any significant damage. Vera doesn't get in too close, realising that it would likely mean getting caught in a clinch, so he stands slightly back instead and throws some low kicks and looping punches. Mendes responds by throwing out some straight jabs, but neither fighter is really doing any damage to their opponent. Vera clearly grows tired of the wait, and moves in to hit a body blow. It connects, but Mendes is quick to tie him up in a clinch. That lasts quite a while, until the referee gets in there and breaks them up, telling them to fight. Vera narrowly misses a right cross. Vera scores with a stiff jab, and bobs and weaves to avoid all three of the rapid-fire punches that come back from Mendes. Nicely done. Mendes, realising that he is losing this round, comes forward with a sense of urgency, throwing right hands to put Vera on the back foot. Vera handles it well though, refusing to let Mendes get an angle, and using some nice counter punches to the body to further cement the fact that this round is going to him on points. Time expires with Mendes throwing increasingly desperate punches. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Vera. Round 3 Vera works an angle and comes in from the side of Mendes, getting two good jabs in before a ragged left misses by quite a margin. Mendes hits a low kick to back Vera against the cage, then works the body with a series of short punches. Vera fights out and the action returns to the center. Vera gets caught with a solid right hand out of nowhere, and is rocked. Mendes follows up with another one, and Vera looks in trouble all of a sudden. He is backed up against the cage and Mendes is unloading. The punches are raining down, Vera is covering up. The referee has seen enough and stops the fight, clearly feeling that Vera was unable to defend himself intelligently. Mendes wins. Mendes wins via 3rd round TKO with the official time being 2:31. Dan Hardy(20-6) vs Tamdan McCrory(9-2) Round 1 An exchange of strikes in the center starts the round, both fighers hit nice jabs amongst the flurry of punches. They end up clinched. McCrory hits a punch to the ribs, and takes one back in return. Hardy pushes forward and the rush causes McCrory to stumble and get taken down, pulling guard as they hit the ground. Hardy immediately tries to pass guard, but McCrory is not allowing it. Hardy fires off some punches, but McCrory blocks them before grabbing a butterfly guard to keep Hardy trapped. They stay like that for a while before Hardy breaks free, but only back into regular guard. McCrory tries a cheeky guillotine attempt, but Hardy easily defends it, I don't think McCrory really thought that was going to work. Hardy tries to get side control, but McCrory defends it. Not the second time though, and Hardy has the side. McCrory has him tied up pretty well though, and the clock is running down. Hardy gets in a firm couple of elbows to the ribs, but the time expires and the referee gets them to part. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Hardy. Round 2 McCrory throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Hardy throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. McCrory 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. Hardy hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from McCrory. They struggle all the way back, with McCrory ending up backed up against the cage. Hardy hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. McCrory stomps downward onto his foot. McCrory manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Hardy gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, McCrory ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. McCrory tries a high kick to start, but Hardy saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Hardy who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught McCrory on the nose. McCrory hits a straight right, enough to stop Hardy 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 sees it 10-9 to Hardy. Round 3 Hardy hits a nice left hook. McCrory felt it, and throws a ragged punch in response, missing by a mile. Hardy comes in close and hits a couple of big body shots, bobbing out of the way of the jabs that were aimed for his jaw. McCrory clinches up, but gets pushed all the way back to the cage, where Hardy uses a trip to send them both down to the ground. It takes a minute, but Hardy's persistence allows him to pass guard and get to side control. McCrory needs to try and get out of this quickly. Hardy seems content to simply control the action at the moment, rather than trying to actually end the fight. He fires an occasional punch to the body, but other than that there's very little going on. McCrory isn't being allowed to do much, and has the added problem of having a 170lb man across his chest, making it difficult to breathe properly. Hardy tries to get an armbar on the far arm, but McCrory links his hands together to stop the elbow getting hyper-extended. Hardy drives a back-fist into the face, hitting right below the left eye, but McCrory shifts his weight and manages to get himself into a better defensive position. The time expires with them in that position, with Hardy having controlled the ground game entirely. The round ends. Blurcat.com gives that one to Hardy by 10-9. All three judges give a score of 30-27 to Dan Hardy. Eddie Sanchez(8-3) vs Gabriel Gonzaga(10-3) Round 1 Sanchez is the first to score a meaningful blow, tagging Gonzaga with a jab to the cheek. Gonzaga uses a nice straight left to return fire. Sanchez comes in to work the body, but Gonzaga saw it coming and uses a quick takedown to put Sanchez onto the floor, falling into guard. Sanchez tries to push free, but Gonzaga forces him to go back to guard by raining down some jabs. Gonzaga reaches over and tries to apply some sort of neck vice, but Sanchez breaks it by bringing his arms up. Gonzaga steps through in an effort to mount Sanchez, but can only get to half guard as one of his legs gets trapped. Gonzaga throws some strikes, then tries to work an armbar on the closest arm. Sanchez rolls over and uses his free arm to keep that from happening. That goes on for quite a long time, with Gonzaga determined to try and work the arm free and get an armbar, while Sanchez uses everything at his disposal to block it. The round ends without Gonzaga having made the breakthrough, although he clearly ran away with the round in terms of points. End of round 1. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Gonzaga. Round 2 They exchange strikes in the center to start, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. Sanchez hits a nice right hand. Big kick from Gonzaga, it caught Sanchez just above the left ear. Sanchez goes down in a heap, but recovers quickly. Gonzaga tries to start pounding away with right hands, but Sanchez covers up well, and manages to bring his legs around and pull guard. Gonzaga stands into a half-crouching position, dragging Sanchez's guard with him. Sanchez reaches up, parries away a couple of strikes, and tries to grab an arm to apply an armbar to. Gonzaga 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. Sanchez blocks it. Gonzaga floats over and gets into side control. Sanchez scrambles to try and get back up, but is too close to the cage, which works against him. Gonzaga lays in a couple of punches to the chest to soften Sanchez up, then tries to move up and isolate one of the arms. Sanchez makes sure to bring his body around to give him as much protection as possible. It works, as Gonzaga can't get either arm isolated properly. Gonzaga changes tactics and tries to get into crucifix position. Sanchez 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 Gonzaga can do anything with the position he has achieved, which will frustrate him enormously. The second round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Gonzaga. Round 3 Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Gonzaga puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Sanchez defended well. Straight right from Sanchez 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, Gonzaga probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Sanchez 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 Gonzaga. The third round is over. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Gonzaga. The official scores are in; two judges give 30-27, the other 29-28, all for Gabriel Gonzaga. Sean Sherk(33-3-1) vs Roger Huerta(20-2-1) Round 1 Sherk is quickest out, and comes at Huerta with a series of jabs and straight punches. Huerta covered up well, and I don't think anything got through. Huerta hits a body shot, but it didn't connect solidly. They get in close, and it's Sherk who takes it to the ground. Huerta pulls guard. There's a lull, as Sherk tries to pass, and Huerta defends it. Punches get thrown every so often, but it's really a stalemate at the moment. Huerta almost gets a guillotine, but it's blocked and almost leads to a kimura for Sherk, but that too goes nowhere. The referee stands them up, but the time is almost over. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Sherk. Round 2 Sherk leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Huerta 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. Huerta uses a knee to the ribs before backing Sherk up against the cage. Right hand from Sherk connects though, that was well timed. Huerta breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Sherk was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Huerta sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Sherk fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. The two fighters clinch up, ending up struggling next to the cage, with the referee watching intently to make sure there are no rules being bent during the grappling match. Huerta gets in a cheeky right hand, but that's all the offence he can generate from the clinch before Sherk sweeps his legs and takes him down to the ground. Sherk moves from the guard and gets side control. He is trying for the mount, but Huerta is defending it. There's a small lull as Sherk continues to try and get the mount. There it is, Huerta finally couldn't stop it. Sherk starts firing off punches, and Huerta has nowhere to go. A big elbow gets through. A right hand lands on the nose of Huerta. The referee is watching intently, I don't think he's going to let this go much longer unless Huerta can come up with some answers. Sherk hits another big elbow. And another. The referee leaps in, it's over! Official time of the TKO is 3:53 of the second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big D Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Wilson Gouveia(11-5) vs Nate Marquardt(27-8-2) Round 1 Marquardt comes out fast, but gets hit with a counter right hand strike when he throws a left hand which was too high. Gouveia moves in and hits a nice body shot before they clinch. Marquardt gets in a short, sharp jab to the side of the head, it looked to hit right on the ear. Gouveia didn't like that, and scores with two knee strikes and a punch to the cheek. They break apart. Gouveia swings and hits a nice right hand. Marquardt 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! Gouveia 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 Marquardt's part than anything else. It might not look that way to the judges though. Gouveia looks more confident after that, and puts together a nice chain of strikes, ending with a scathing low kick that catches Marquardt on the outside of the calf. He definitely felt that. Time is running out; Gouveia will probably take this round on the judges' score cards, primarily due to that one dubious knock down. The round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Gouveia. Round 2 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. Gouveia gets a knee to the ribs in, but it wasn't particularly hard. They break. Gouveia throws a stinging jab, landing just above the left eye. Marquardt steps in and fires off one of his own, but Gouveia bobs out of the way and scores with a pair of solid shots to the body. Marquardt turns and swings, just as Gouveia also unloads...and it's Gouveia who connects first! Marquardt's hands drop and he is on rubbery legs. Gouveia follows up with a beauty of a right hand, and that drops Marquardt. The referee doesn't even wait for Gouveia to dive in to finish, he's seen enough, Marquardt is clearly on Dream Street. This bout is over! Official time of the TKO is 1:39 of the second. Diego Sanchez(19-2) vs Karo Parisyan(18-5) Round 1 Slow start to the round, they're both circling, looking for an opening. Sanchez tries a looping punch from way back, but Parisyan side steps with ease. Jab from Parisyan, gets one back in response. Sanchez comes in, looking for the right hand lead, but Parisyan shoots in and uses a double-leg takedown. He winds up in a closed guard. Parisyan passes guard and gets into side control, but it's an awkward position; Sanchez has the entire right hand side of his body up against the cage, and both his legs wrapped around Parisyan's left arm. Parisyan's attacking options are fairly limited. He uses a couple of back fists to strike away at the face, but Sanchez covers up to defend them. Parisyan tries to pin down one of Sanchez's arms and bring his legs around to trap them fully, but Sanchez uses his free arm to stop that from happening. The ground battle enters a stalemate, as Parisyan 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. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Parisyan. Round 2 Sanchez is the first to score a meaningful blow, tagging Parisyan with a jab to the cheek. Parisyan uses a nice straight left to return fire. Sanchez comes in to work the body, but Parisyan saw it coming and uses a quick takedown to put Sanchez onto the floor, falling into guard. Parisyan passes guard and gets into side control, but it's an awkward position; Sanchez has the entire right hand side of his body up against the cage, and both his legs wrapped around Parisyan's left arm. Parisyan's attacking options are fairly limited. He uses a couple of back fists to strike away at the face, but Sanchez covers up to defend them. Parisyan tries to pin down one of Sanchez's arms and bring his legs around to trap them fully, but Sanchez uses his free arm to stop that from happening. The ground battle enters a stalemate, as Parisyan 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. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Parisyan by 10-9. Round 3 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. Parisyan goes for the first takedown, but Sanchez 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. Sanchez storms back in almost immediately and takes Parisyan down, into guard. It's hard to say whether that was just a good takedown or whether Parisyan just had a lapse in concentration. Sanchez tries to pass the guard but can't, with Parisyan employing a rubber guard now. There's a definite stalemate, Parisyan is defending very well but isn't really offering any attacking threat or really trying to get out of this predicament. Sanchez makes a big effort to pass, and manages to get to half guard, but Parisyan 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 Sanchez on points, the takedown is really the only noteworthy thing that has happened. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Sanchez. The official scores are: 29-28 (twice), 30-27 for Karo Parisyan. Rich Franklin(24-3) vs Dan Henderson(23-7) Round 1 Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Henderson is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Franklin blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Henderson is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Franklin is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Henderson 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 Henderson some problems later on. Henderson 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. Franklin is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Henderson 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 Henderson 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. Henderson goes for a trip, but Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin. Round 2 Henderson throws a low kick early on, although it missed. Franklin flicks out a couple of jabs, trying to work an angle. He steps in to throw a body shot but gets caught with a left hook. Franklin stumbles backwards, falling on his ***, stunned. Henderson charges in and throws a knock out powered right hand, but Franklin parries it and brings his legs around Henderson's waist to pull guard. Henderson immediately tries to pass guard, but Franklin is not allowing it. Henderson fires off some punches, but Franklin blocks them before grabbing a butterfly guard to keep Henderson trapped. They stay like that for a while before Henderson breaks free, but only back into regular guard. Franklin tries a cheeky guillotine attempt, but Henderson easily defends it, I don't think Franklin really thought that was going to work. Henderson tries to get side control, but Franklin defends it. Not the second time though, and Henderson has the side. Franklin has him tied up pretty well though, and the clock is running down. Henderson gets in a firm couple of elbows to the ribs, but the time expires and the referee gets them to part. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Henderson by 10-9. Round 3 Tentative start, neither fighter is willing to commit yet. Henderson fires off a jab, but it was easily blocked. Franklin fakes a kick, then comes in hard and fast with a takedown, sending Henderson to the floor. The momentum causes Franklin to almost go completely over the top though, and Henderson is able to flip him to the side and end up on top, in the guard position. Henderson immediately tries to pass guard, but Franklin is not allowing it. Henderson fires off some punches, but Franklin blocks them before grabbing a butterfly guard to keep Henderson trapped. They stay like that for a while before Henderson breaks free, but only back into regular guard. Franklin tries a cheeky guillotine attempt, but Henderson easily defends it, I don't think Franklin really thought that was going to work. Henderson tries to get side control, but Franklin defends it. Not the second time though, and Henderson has the side. Franklin has him tied up pretty well though, and the clock is running down. Henderson gets in a firm couple of elbows to the ribs, but the time expires and the referee gets them to part. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Henderson. Dan Henderson wins, with a score of 29-28 from two judges, 30-27 from the other. Kenny Florian(11-3) vs BJ Penn(13-4-1) for the UFC Lightweight championship Round 1 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. Florian goes for the first takedown, but Penn 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. Penn storms back in almost immediately and takes Florian down, into guard. It's hard to say whether that was just a good takedown or whether Florian just had a lapse in concentration. Penn tries to pass the guard but can't, with Florian employing a rubber guard now. There's a definite stalemate, Florian is defending very well but isn't really offering any attacking threat or really trying to get out of this predicament. Penn makes a big effort to pass, and manages to get to half guard, but Florian 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 Penn on points, the takedown is really the only noteworthy thing that has happened. The first round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Penn by 10-9. Round 2 Florian hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Penn to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Florian hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Penn tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Florian having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Penn. Florian hits two jabs, then a high kick. It glances off Penn's shoulder, catching him on the top of the head. He stumbles backward, ending up against the cage. Florian charges in and starts unloading, and after several crunching punches have landed the referee has no choice but to jump in and bring the match to the end. The official time is 3:40. Kenny Florian is the new UFC Lightweight champion. Thiago Alves(16-3) vs Georges St. Pierre(17-2) for the UFC Welterweight championship Round 1 Alves starts fast, unleashing a bomb of a right hand, but GSP avoids it without too much trouble. Alves isn't disheartened though, swinging two more huge punches, with GSP getting out the way each time, but being forced all over the place. Alves finally backs off a little, breathing hard. That was quite a frantic start. GSP opts to use that, and comes in to throw some jabs. Alves is backed up against the cage, covering up. GSP clinches. They struggle, and the fight enters a lull. Alves hits a knee strike to the hip. GSP slips one leg behind Alves and uses that as leverage for a big trip. Alves landed hard, with GSP on top. They're in half guard. It's to Alves's advantage that they're right next to the cage, that is blocking GSP from attacking the left hand side of the body. Alves is forced into action to defend a kimura attempt. GSP tries to step over to mount, but Alves keeps his legs in position and ends up almost rolled into a ball. GSP 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. Alves doesn't appear to be trying that though, instead trying to shift his weight so that he can get back up. GSP isn't allowing it though, and gets a couple more punches in before settling back into half guard. Alves ties him up in a snug clinch. The action halts, and time expires before GSP can get free. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to GSP. Round 2 Very, very slow start to the round. Over a minute has gone before the first meaningful strike connects. It's Alves who hits it, scoring with a shot to the chest. GSP 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. GSP suddenly shoots in and goes for a takedown, but Alves manages to sprawl long enough to get them all the way back to the cage, which keeps him upright. GSP tries to complete the takedown, but realises that the leverage isn't there and instead stands and clinches. Alves hits a couple of shots to the back. GSP hits a stomp. Alves lifts his leg to go for a knee, but that gives GSP the opportunity to lift him and slam him down to the ground. That was a hard slam! GSP is on top, almost sitting on top of a balled-up Alves. He throws some hard downward punches, Alves defends most of them, although one hits hard above the eye. GSP leaves his arm in for a second too long and Alves reaches up and almost gets an armbar. GSP gets free though, although the effort puts him off-balance enough for him to stumble, giving Alves 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. Alves tries one last big attack, swinging for the fences with two bombs, but GSP avoids both, adding a nice shot to the stomach after the second dodge. The round ends there. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for GSP. Round 3 Two jabs from the left hand of Alves set up a hard waist-high kick, but GSP steps back to avoid it. Nice attempt though. Alves moves in closer, bobbing and weaving, and looks to score with a looping right hand, but GSP 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. Alves finds himself backed up against the cage briefly, and has to scramble to safety to avoid a flurry of strikes. GSP is working for position, and is currently looking the more composed of the two. Alves seems to be growing in confidence over the past thirty seconds. He has just come up with four good separate straight rights, although I don't think any of them did too much damage. He moves in for another, but takes a wicked kick from GSP. Alves looks wobbly, and his hands drop. GSP sees it, and comes in with a solid right hand that drops Alves to the mat. GSP follows up with more punches, and the referee has to get in there and stop it, Alves was not defending himself properly. I think it's the kick that did the most damage, it seemed to scramble his brains. GSP wins via TKO at 2:38 of the third round. Georges St. Pierre is still the UFC Welterweight champion. Fight of the night - Rich Franklin vs Dan Henderson and Thiago Alves vs GSP(****) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big D Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Rankings as of February 9th, 2009 UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar / Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira(interim) Top Contenders 2.) Randy Couture 3.) Gabriel Gonzaga 4.) Fabricio Werdum 5.) Junior dos Santos 6.) Cheick Kongo 7.) Heath Herring 8.) Frank Mir 9.) Justin McCully 10.) Antoni Hardonk UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin Top Contenders 2.) Quinton Jackson 3.) Lyoto Machida 4.) Chuck Liddell 5.) Keith Jardine 6.) Dan Henderson 7.) Thiago Silva 8.) Luis Arthur Cane 9.) Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou 10.) Wanderlei Silva UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva Top Contenders 2.) Robbie Lawler 3.) Gegard Mousasi 4.) Thales Leites 5.) Jorge Santiago 6.) Martin Kampmann 7.) Yushin Okami 8.) Denis Kang 9.) Dean Lister 10.) Wilson Gouveia UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St Pierre Top Contenders 2.) Jon Fitch 3.) Karo Parisyan 4.) Matt Huges 5.) Matt Serra 6.) Thiago Alves 7.) Diego Sanchez 8.) Josh Koscheck 9.) Jonathan Goulet 10.) Marcus Davis UFC Lightweight Champion Kenny Florian Top Contenders 2.) Sean Sherk 3.) Eddie Alvarez 4.) BJ Penn 5.) Joe Stevenson 6.) Clay Guida 7.) Tyson Griffin 8.) Frank Edgar 9.) Nate Diaz 10.) Josh Neer Top Pound For Pound Fighters 1.) Quinton Jackson 2.) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 3.) Georges St. Pierre 4.) Anderson Silva 5.) Forrest Griffin 6.) Kenny Florian 7.) Jon Fitch 8.) Sean Sherk 9.) Lyoto Machida 10.) Eddie Alvarez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Big D Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 UFC 94 - Nogueira vs Lesnar UFC Undisputed Heavyweight Championship Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Brock Lesnar Chuck Liddell vs Lyoto Machida Robbie Lawler vs Thales Leites Gegard Mousasi vs Jorge Santiago Jon Fitch vs Josh Koscheck Clay Guida vs Eddie Alvarez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big D Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 UFC 94 - Nogueira vs Lesnar Hermes Franca(19-7) vs Joe Lauzon(17-4) Round 1 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. Lauzon goes for the first takedown, but Franca 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. Franca storms back in almost immediately and takes Lauzon down, into guard. It's hard to say whether that was just a good takedown or whether Lauzon just had a lapse in concentration. Franca tries to pass the guard but can't, with Lauzon employing a rubber guard now. There's a definite stalemate, Lauzon is defending very well but isn't really offering any attacking threat or really trying to get out of this predicament. Franca makes a big effort to pass, and manages to get to half guard, but Lauzon 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 Franca on points, the takedown is really the only noteworthy thing that has happened. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Franca. Round 2 A touch of gloves to start the round, and we're underway. Lauzon lets rip with a vicious straight right almost immediately, but it's easily avoided. Franca sneaks a jab through the guard and catches Lauzon 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 Franca manages to get the better position, pushing Lauzon up against the cage. Right hand to the ribs from Franca. Lauzon 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. Franca tries a knee of his own, but that is the opportunity that Lauzon was waiting for and he sweeps the standing leg to take Franca down to the ground, in side control. Excellent takedown. Franca covers up to defend against a pair of back-hand blows, and even manages to sneak a knee strike in. Lauzon hits a big elbow to the ribs, Franca definitely felt that. Lauzon drives a knee to the near side, then attempts to float-over into a mount. Franca brought his legs in though, and manages to pull guard. Lauzon will be disappointed with that. He tries to get a big punch in, but Franca defends it well and gets a hold of both arms. The fight grinds to a halt, with Lauzon unable to generate any attacks, and Franca unwilling to give up a good defensive position. The referee stands them up. Lauzon 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 2nd round ends. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Lauzon. Round 3 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 Franca that almost found its way through the guard is the sole highlight as we reach the minute mark. For a second it looked like Franca was about to go for a takedown, but nothing came from it. Lauzon ducks out of the way of a punch, then back steps quickly, just in time to avoid the uppercut that was coming. Better from Franca, although no damage has actually been done yet. Franca pushes Lauzon up against the cage in a clinch. Franca throws a knee, then a couple of short punches to the side of the head. Lauzon pushes him away and steps in to score with an uppercut. Franca took it flush on the chin and is rocked! Another right hand drops Franca against the cage, and Lauzon follows up by unloading with a barrage of punches. The referee gets in and pulls Lauzon away, he wins the match by TKO. Official time of the TKO is 2:30 of the third round. Michael Bisping(17-1) vs Martin Kampmann(13-2) Round 1 Kampmann throws a right hand, narrowly missing. Bisping almost seems to be inviting him on to throw punches, he could be trying to lure him into over-committing. Kampmann throws a jab that connects, albeit without much power, but it causes Bisping to back up quickly, back toward the cage. Kampmann comes in quickly, throwing looping punches, but gets reckless and Bisping grabs the opportunity by nailing a big right cross! Kampmann collapses in a heap, his left leg buckling underneath him in at an awkward angle. Bisping has knocked him out cold with a killer punch. Bisping wins via 1st round knock out with the official time being 1:27. Clay Guida(24-9) vs Eddie Alvarez(15-1) Round 1 Guida starts strongly, hitting two stiff jabs to the gloves, stinging the hands of Alvarez. The third strike is a meaty left hook that narrowly misses. If that had hit, Alvarez may well have been decapitated. Despite leaning backwards, Alvarez throws a mighty kick that explodes across the chest, Guida staggers back. That was an enormously powerful blow, and Guida didn't see it coming at all. They circle for a moment, sizing each other up. Alvarez throws a flurry of jabs, but Guida blocks them easily. A right hand from Guida lands below the eye, and a straight left glances off the shoulder. Another exchange doesn't see either fighter get an advantage. Guida throws a heavy left, but Alvarez goes underneath it. Another hard kick from Alvarez, this time smashing into the left thigh. Guida almost get knocked down. He throws a left hook in retaliation which misses by a mile, and gives Alvarez 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 Alvarez which have really made a big difference. As the round comes to an end, it looks like those will make sure that Alvarez wins the round on points. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Alvarez by 10-9. Round 2 Guida starts the round by throwing some low kicks. Alvarez checks them, then comes in and clearly wants to trade punches. Guida doesn't seem too bothered by that, and they enter into the first exchange of punches of the round. Difficult to say who came out on top, neither of them did a great deal of damage, most of the shots hit the opponent's gloves. Guida cleverly head-fakes, allowing him the time and angle that he needed to catch Alvarez with a beauty of a right hook. Alvarez stumbles backward, but doesn't go down. Guida presses the advantage by following in with a kick, then a right hand. Alvarez clinches. They remain clinched for a while. Alvarez scores with a nice knee, it appeared to catch Guida in the gut. Guida uses a single leg trip and takes the fight to the ground. Guida gets to side control upon impact, and immediately goes for an armbar. Alvarez reacts quickly, but is in real danger. Guida has his left arm straightened out, fortunately Alvarez has managed to roll and get a good position that is stopping Guida from getting the leverage needed to apply an armlock. Guida tries to step over and fully apply it, but Alvarez breaks free and gets him to back off with a couple of up-kicks. Guida steps back and motions for him to stand up. They go back to circling in the center. Alvarez hits a nice right hand, but takes one back too. The time runs down; Guida will probably get that round on points, he hit the best punch of the round, and got the only takedown, plus was the one who was working toward a submission. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Guida. Round 3 Touch of gloves starts the round. Alvarez 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. Guida backs off, only offering a wayward right hand in response. They circle, then Alvarez once again comes in with an aggressive rush. They exchange blows in a flurry, with Alvarez bobbing and weaving excellently while throwing out crisp jabs. Guida got a leg kick in, but his jabs didn't find their mark. Alvarez is relying on his superior striking skills so far, and it is paying dividends, Guida is getting picked apart and is looking increasingly unable to to contend with his opponent's better technique. Alvarez throws a low kick, and that is really the first mistake of the round from him, as it is sloppy and allows Guida to move in and grab a clinch. Guida forces Alvarez back against the cage, and is clearly happy to have gained a position where Alvarez cannot unload with strikes as effectively. Guida hits a knee, then gets three or four small punches in to the side of the head. Not much power in them though. Alvarez sneaks in an elbow, and then attempts to get free, to no avail. Guida goes for a trip, but Alvarez pushes free and quickly gets back to the center. Guida keeps his distance for a few moments to recover his composure, then gets ready to fight again. Alvarez 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 Guida to throw a wild haymaker in response. Alvarez tries to capitalise with a further flurry, and hits a nice left hook, but Guida soon has them back in a clinch. That goes on for a while, until the clock runs down. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Alvarez. The official scores are: 29-28 (twice), 30-27 for Eddie Alvarez. Jon Fitch(17-3) vs Josh Koscheck(11-4) Round 1 Hardly the most exciting start to the round, as within thirty seconds, and without a single decent strike being thrown, the two competitors end up clinched near the cage. Koscheck hits a jab, landing just above the left eye. Fitch drops and locks his arms around the waist, and manages to scoop up and take down Koscheck. Good move. Fitch tries to work free from the guard, but can't. Koscheck reaches up to try and bring Fitch down into a clinch, but the attempt gets swatted away. Fitch fires off a couple of punches, leaning forward to get some leverage, and Koscheck is forced to cover up. Fitch switches and starts firing off some rapid-fire shots to the chest, Koscheck deals with it by pulling the guard tighter and punching upward. Fitch looks like he is happy to sit there and throw punches at his leisure, with no real effort to pass guard. Koscheck occasionally tries to roll his hips to get free, but it may be that he has realised that this round is beyond saving, and is just making sure that he doesn't put himself into a position to be knocked out or submitted by trying to escape. Indeed, time ticks away with nothing breaking the pattern of occasional strikes and defensive positioning. The first round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Fitch. Round 2 Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Koscheck works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when he advances. They clinch, and end up with Fitch backed up against the cage. Koscheck gets a couple of right hands to the body, but his attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Fitch, who uses his legs well to defend. Koscheck pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Fitch gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Koscheck follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Koscheck 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. Fitch tags him with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Fitch leans in to a looping left, but it puts him off balance and it's only at the last second that he gets his chin out of the way of a vicious right cross that comes back. If that had hit, we may have had a knock out. Time runs out with them standing, circling again. End of round 2. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Koscheck. Round 3 Fitch throws a low kick early on, although it missed. Koscheck flicks out a couple of jabs, trying to work an angle. He steps in to throw a body shot but gets caught with a left hook. Koscheck stumbles backwards, falling on his ***, stunned. Fitch charges in and throws a knock out powered right hand, but Koscheck parries it and brings his legs around Fitch's waist to pull guard. Fitch tries to work free from the guard, but can't. Koscheck reaches up to try and bring Fitch down into a clinch, but the attempt gets swatted away. Fitch fires off a couple of punches, leaning forward to get some leverage, and Koscheck is forced to cover up. Fitch switches and starts firing off some rapid-fire shots to the chest, Koscheck deals with it by pulling the guard tighter and punching upward. Fitch looks like he is happy to sit there and throw punches at his leisure, with no real effort to pass guard. Koscheck occasionally tries to roll his hips to get free, but it may be that he has realised that this round is beyond saving, and is just making sure that he doesn't put himself into a position to be knocked out or submitted by trying to escape. Indeed, time ticks away with nothing breaking the pattern of occasional strikes and defensive positioning. The round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Fitch. Jon Fitch wins, with a score of 29-28 from two judges, 30-27 from the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big D Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Gegard Mousasi(24-2-1) vs Jorge Santiago(20-7) Round 1 Slow start nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Santiago works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when he advances. They clinch, and end up with Mousasi backed up against the cage. Santiago gets a couple of right hands to the body, but his attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Mousasi, who uses his legs well to defend. Santiago pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Mousasi gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Santiago follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Santiago 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. Mousasi tags him with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Mousasi 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 scores 10-9 Santiago. Round 2 Santiago doesn't exactly disguise his intentions for this round, going right to the center and motioning for Mousasi to come and trade blows. Mousasi wisely keeps back for the time being, content to throw long-range jabs. Santiago isn't quite as content though, as he begins to stalk Mousasi. They meet near the cage. Mousasi hits a nice jab, then goes to clinch. Santiago stops that with a powerful right hand to the body, then a fizzing left hook that glances off the side of the head. An attempt at a knock out right hand finds nothing but gloves. It is clear that Santiago believes that he has the power to get a knock out here, his game plan appears to be to look for the one punch finish. Mousasi is trying to keep moving, to not let Santiago get set to throw a bomb. Santiago is controlling this round by virtue of the knock out threat, as Mousasi is being forced to fight somewhat defensively. Santiago throws another big punch, narrowly missing, but does score with a follow up jab, landing just above the right eye. Mousasi returns fire with a pair of jabs, both finding gloves. Time begins to tick away. It hasn't been the most exciting round, but Santiago has controlled it and managed to land the better shots. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Santiago. Round 3 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 Santiago, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Santiago 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. Mousasi covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of his own before moving out of range again. For a second it looked like Mousasi was about to go for a takedown, but nothing came from it. Low kick from Mousasi, 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 Santiago will take the round on points. End of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Santiago. The official scores are in; two judges give 30-27, the other 29-28, all for Jorge Santiago. Robbie Lawler(18-4) vs Thales Leites(14-1) Round 1 There's a few minor exchanges of punches to start the round, and Lawler gets the better of them. Neither fighter is throwing any bombs, but Lawler is showing the better technique, and has hit a few nice body shots. They come together again, and Lawler shows quick hands to get in three nice shots. Leites definitely felt them. Neither fighter seems interested in taking this to the ground, they're just circling, throwing a few punches, then regrouping. Leites is struggling to inflict much damage. He may need to switch tactics, as so far Lawler is looking very comfortable. Leites comes in with left, but Lawler saw it coming and slipped in a great right hand counter punch. Leites is getting frustrated. The remainder of the round is no different, as the occasional exchanges of strikes are clearly go the way of Lawler's superior technique. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Lawler. Round 2 Leites comes out quick and immediately starts pressing Lawler back toward the cage. Leites tries to use the position to his advantage, pinning Lawler in to prevent him from moving freely, but the exchange of punches that follows is clearly won by Lawler, who catches Leites with a wicked right cross during the flurry of blows. Leites tries again, but Lawler is looking sharp and parries away any dangerous shot, getting in a few crisp jabs of his own along the way. Leites finally backs off, realising that this isn't working. Lawler is showing superior ability with his hands, they're fast and accurate, Leites isn't able to cope with them at close quarters, being made to look slow and ragged in comparison. Leites switches to using raking right hands and looping punches, keeping Lawler back, but its effectiveness is limited as Leites's punches are easily parried away, and Lawler can still hit the occasional right hand. The round ends with that being the pattern. Lawler has used his better punching technique and hand speed to confound Leites, and has controlled this round almost entirely. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Lawler. Round 3 Leites starts strongly, immediately rushing in for a takedown. Lawler got taken by surprise a little, but wrestles his way free of the grapple and pulls to safety. Lawler 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. Leites covers up, throwing the occasional jab as a counter. Lawler goes for a vicious uppercut, but gets pulled into a clinch. Leites goes for a takedown via a trip, but Lawler defends it. Another trip attempt, another failure. Leites pushes Lawler up against the cage and tries to wrestle him to the ground, but Lawler keeps his balance and sprawls to stop it. Lawler gets in a hard right hand to the side of the face, taking advantage of the fact that Leites was leaning in too far. Lawler reverses so that Leites 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. Lawler throws a kick, waist-high, but Leites avoids it. That could have been used for a takedown attempt if Leites had been quicker and caught it. Lawler hits two or three punches in a row, stinging the gloves of Leites. The round draws to a close. It'll be interesting to see where the judges go with this, as Lawler clearly got the better strikes in throughout the round, but Leites did probably show more aggression by virtue of his almost constant attempts to get the takedown. The 3rd round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Lawler. All three judges give a score of 30-27 in favour of Robbie Lawler. Chuck Liddell(21-6) vs Lyoto Machida(13-0) Round 1 Liddell isn't hanging around, right from the start Machida is forced onto the back foot by four hard shots, although none of them get through the gloves. Machida circles, steps in, then unloads a combination of punches, but Liddell weaves out of the way and scores with a beauty of a right hand, glancing above the right eye. That was some lovely counter punching from Liddell, the timing had to be perfect and it was. Machida is looking a bit frustrated, and uncorks a ragged-looking uppercut that missed by several inches. Liddell really should have taken advantage of that mistake, Machida was wide open for a moment there. Liddell hits a high kick, catching Machida on the shoulder. Jab from Machida finds the mark, but it didn't have much power behind it as he was leaning backward too much. Liddell fires off a couple of straight punches in response, but only finds gloves. They clinch, and the fight enters a lull. Machida scores with a knee from the clinch, it landed around the hip area of Liddell, who responds with a couple of shots to the ribs. The time runs out with them still clinched though. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Liddell. Round 2 The round begins, and it is Liddell who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. Machida defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. Liddell works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. Machida ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow Liddell 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 Machida. Interesting first minute of action, Liddell is looking particularly sharp. Machida tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Liddell back against the cage with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. Machida tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. Liddell scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. For a second it looked like Liddell was about to go for a takedown, but nothing came from it. They square up to each other in the center. Liddell throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches Machida on the side of the head. Machida got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; Liddell 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. Machida tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but Liddell defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. The round ends. Blurcat.com gives that one to Liddell by 10-9. Round 3 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. Liddell gets a knee to the ribs in, but it wasn't particularly hard. They break. They exchange punches. Machida hits a nice jab just above the left eye, but takes a hard punch to the cheek at the same time. Machida momentarily loses his footing and drops his hands, that shot having really rung his bell. Liddell shoots off another right hand to capitalise, and this time it's the killer blow, Machida falls back and crash-lands on the floor, he was out cold from the instant that punch hit. A knock out victory for Liddell. The official time is 1:38. UFC Undispited Heavyweight Championship Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira(32-4-1) vs Brock Lesnar(3-1) Round 1 Lesnar moves in quickly to begin, trapping Minotauro against the cage. Looks like a statement of intent, Lesnar is going to try and out-wrestle Minotauro. Lesnar works for position, and tries to get in a hard shot to the face, Minotauro turned out of it and got free though, no damage done. Lesnar comes in again, looking for the grapple, but gets sent back with a succession of three crisp jabs and a speculative high kick. Minotauro hits a low kick, then moves in for a jab. Lesnar saw it coming and unloads with an enormous punch to the jaw. Minotauro goes down immediately, he has been knocked clean out by the power of Lesnar. The official time is 2:42. Brock Lesnar is now the UFC Heavyweight champion. Fight of the Night - Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Brock Lesnar(****) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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