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A Brief History of the UFC

 

The Early Years

 

The Ultimate Fighting Championship was the brainchild of Rorion Gracie, an expert in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ), and Arthur Davie, an ad man. Gracie wanted to promote his family's martial arts school, which focused on techniques that would work in a real fight and discarded any that were meant more for show or style. Before working on the UFC, the Gracie family had become legendary for "the Gracie Challenge," an open invitation for experts in any fighting technique to face off against a member of the Gracie family or one of their students in a real fight.

 

Davie pitched the idea of a martial arts tournament to Semaphore Entertainment Group (SEG). In this tournament, experts in different martial arts disciplines would face off against one another to determine which style was best. Reportedly, it was an SEG employee named Michael Abramson who coined the name "The Ultimate Fighting Championship." On November 12, 1993, the SEG debuted the first UFC event. Later, the event would be called UFC 1.

 

The event was in a tournament format (most early UFC events followed suit). The winner of a match moved up in the tournament to face another opponent. Davie designated some fighters as alternates in case a fighter was unable to continue. The tournament featured masters in karate, kickboxing, boxing, jiu-jitsu and even Sumo wrestling. Royce Gracie, Rorion's younger brother, eventually won the tournament after he caught Gerard Gordeau in a rear naked choke in the final bout.

 

The event was a success, and immediately SEG began to plan more tournaments. SEG decided to keep the Ultimate Fighting Championship name and would designate almost all future events by numbering them sequentially (UFC 2, UFC 3, et cetera).

 

Early UFC events were very different from modern ones. There were no weight classes -- a smaller fighter might find himself facing a Sumo wrestler. Weight classes would be defined for the UFC 12 tournament (though they would be refined several times). Fighters could wear clothing traditional to their fighting style (such as a gi for jiu-jitsu). The UFC experimented with how long rounds should last, and a few early events had no limit on how many rounds could be fought -- they wanted fights to last until a clear winner emerged.

 

The style versus style format faded away gradually. Most fights would end up on the ground, and many of the disciplines represented in early UFC events had no focus or training in ground fighting. Royce Gracie won three of the first four UFC tournaments and proved that a ground game was necessary to be successful. Fighters began to adapt, expanding their repertoire of styles to include elements of wrestling and submissions. Events featured fewer black belt martial artists - the UFC quickly discovered a black belt didn't necessarily mean the wearer was a good fighter.

 

In the early days, the UFC held events in states that didn't have athletic commissions to avoid regulation. There were no judges, either. Even after judges were added to events, there were no clear parameters on how to judge a fight. Referees could not stop a fight; their job was to make sure the few rules that did exist were enforced, and to witness any submissions. Fortunately, the UFC gave referees the authority to stop fights after the first few events.

 

Apart from UFC 9, which featured a series of single fights, all UFC events used the tournament format until UFC 18. From that point on, with the exception of UFC 23, events featured single matches - fighters no longer had to worry about multiple fights in one night.

 

According to Dana White, the evolution of the UFC was haphazard because it was never meant to happen. "That show [the first Ultimate Fighting Championship event] was only supposed to be a one-off. Well, it did so well on pay-per-view they decided to do another, and another. Never in a million years did these guys think they were creating a sport."

 

Gradually, the UFC introduced more rules and restrictions, both as a means to appease critics and to shape mixed martial arts into a legitimate sport. Unfortunately, by this time SEG was in trouble financially. From UFC 23 to UFC 29, SEG faced the risk of bankruptcy. As a result, SEG could not afford to release these events to home video.

 

Courting Controversy

The SEG promoted early UFC events as brutal fights between martial arts experts. They claimed the fights were no holds barred, and that all fights would end with a clear winner. In the end, they said, the superior martial arts style would emerge. By trumpeting the fights as brutal exhibitions of force, they invited scrutiny from critics.

 

One such critic was United States Senator John McCain. McCain, a boxing fan, thought UFC fights were akin to "human ****fighting." He urged state governors and city governments to ban UFC events. Several planned fights had to change venues at the last moment when arenas told the UFC they were no longer allowed to hold their fights there.

 

For a long time, the UFC resisted taking steps to partner with state athletic commissions. Instead, SEG continued to promote the UFC as a primal sport, which only invited more trouble. Some cable companies refused to carry UFC pay-per-views. SEG's options became more and more limited. By the time the UFC adopted rules established by the New Jersey Athletic Control Board, it was too late for SEG to recover.

 

The New UFC

 

In 2000, SEG promoted UFC 29: Defense of the Belts. It was the last UFC event SEG would produce. The company faced bankruptcy and political pressure had crippled its ability to book and promote shows. Two brothers, Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta, formed Zuffa, LLC (zuffa means "to fight" or "to scrap" in Italian) and bought the UFC. Former amateur boxer and fight promoter Dana White became president of the new organization.

 

Lorenzo Fertitta was a former member of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, and soon the commission oversaw UFC events. This gave the UFC some much needed credibility, and soon cable companies began to carry their pay-per-view events again.

 

Injuries in the UFC

 

Despite the perception of Ultimate Fighting as a brutal sport, injuries are relatively minor and rare. "We've never had a serious injury," says Dana White, "and what I consider a serious injury is something that changes the quality of your life. We've had cuts and broken hands. I think the most serious injury we had was a broken forearm." Most injuries occur during training rather than in the Octagon -- some fighters train six to eight hours a day for several weeks leading up to a fight.

 

In 2001, the first Zuffa-promoted UFC event, UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk, premiered. UFC 30 saw not only the return to wider pay-per-view coverage, but also a return to home video production. Since that event, Dana White has concentrated on increasing the popularity of the UFC and shedding its historically brutal image. Mr. White is quick to point out, "At the end of the day, these guys aren't barbarians the way they were sold early on. These guys are all good guys . . . they come in to compete to find out who's the best fighter in the world."

 

The Ultimate Fighter & Spike TV

In 2005, Spike TV aired the first season of a reality television series called "The Ultimate Fighter." The show followed a group of UFC hopefuls as they competed for a contract with the organization. Fighters divided into different training camps, and at the end of each episode a member from one team fought someone from the other team. The winner would stay in the competition; the loser would go home. The show marked the first time viewers could watch a UFC fight on a cable station outside of pay-per-view, and it helped to educate views about the UFC.

 

But Now We Enter a New Era...

 

The UFC isn't just a styles make fights type of promotion any more. You're not going to see these idiotic street fights anymore. It's going to be the best athletic spectacle you've ever seen in your life, and the best fights too...

 

This Is...

The Merrick Era

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UFC RANKINGS RELEASED

 

The New Rankings according to Christian Merrick have been released, as they will after every month. Christian has big plans for the UFC and the public who want to know more about the UFC. The Rankings are as listed below.

 

Pound For Pound

Anderson Silva (24-4)

Georges St. Pierre (19-2)

Lyoto Machida (15-0)

BJ Penn (13-5-1)

Quinton Jackson (30-7)

Rashad Evans (13-1-1)

Thiago Alves (16-4)

Jon Fitch (19-3)

Forrest Griffin (16-5)

Frank Mir (12-4)

 

Heavyweight

Frank Mir (12-4)

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (31-5-1)

Brock Lesnar (4-1)

Randy Couture (16-9)

Shane Carwin (11-0)

Junior Dos Santos (8-1)

Gabriel Gonzaga (10-4)

Mirko Filipovic (25-6-2)

Cheick Kongo (14-5-1)

Heath Herring (28-14)

 

Light-Heavyweight

Lyoto Machida (15-0)

Quinton Jackson (30-7)

Rashad Evans (13-1-1)

Forrest Griffin (16-5)

Mauricio Rua (18-3)

Luiz Arthur Cane (10-1)

Rich Franklin (25-4)

Keith Jardine (14-5-1)

Thiago Silva (13-1)

Chuck Liddell (21-7)

 

Middleweight

Anderson Silva (24-4)

Yushin Okami (23-4)

Nate Marquardt (28-8-2)

Thales Leites (14-2)

Demian Maia (10-0)

Dan Henderson (25-7)

Chael Sonnen (23-10-1)

Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-1)

Patrick Cote (13-5)

Michael Bisping (17-2)

 

Welterweight

Georges St. Pierre (19-2)

Thiago Alves (16-4)

Jon Fitch (19-3)

Martin Kampmann (15-2)

Josh Koscheck (12-4)

Karo Parisyan (18-5)

Carlos Condit (22-5)

Mike Swick (14-2)

Dan Hardy (22-6)

Marcus Davis (16-5)

 

Lightweight

BJ Penn (13-5-1)

Kenny Florian (11-3)

Gray Maynard (7-0)

Frankie Edgar (10-1)

Joe Stevenson (30-10)

Sean Sherk (33-4-1)

Caol Uno (25-12-4)

Roger Huerta (20-2-1)

Diego Sanchez (21-2)

Tyson Griffin (13-2)

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UFC 101 & 102 Cards Announced !

 

Dana White, Joe Silva, The Fertittas and New President Christian Merrick arrived at a press conference to announce not one, but two UFC events. Merrick also had the pleasure to announce the contract renewal of Demian Maia, Roger Huerta, Sam Stout and New Signee Evan Dunham. Merrick also had the pleasure of announcing they've now gotten in contact with Tito Ortiz. The former 5-Time Defending Light-Heavyweight Champion, could very well be on his way back to the UFC after a falling out with Dana White and the Fertittas in May of 2008, but has apparently buried the hatchet, so to speak, in a potential signing, that could make the UFC a lot of money, due to the controversy presented in each and every one of his fights. These next two cards should be action packed in each match, and should present some great battles each time. Let's get to them :

 

UFC 101 : Declaration

 

Lightweight Championship

BJ Penn © vs Kenny Florian

 

Anderson Silva vs Forrest Griffin

Amir Sadollah vs Johny Hendricks

Kendall Grove vs Ricardo Almeida

Josh Neer vs Kurt Pellegrino

 

Aaron Riley vs Shane Nelson

John Howard vs Tamdan McCrory

Thales Leites vs Alessio Sakara

Matthew Riddle vs Dan Cramer

George Sotiropoulos vs George Roop

Jesse Lennox vs Danillo Villefort

 

UFC 102 : Couture vs Nogueira

 

Randy Couture vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

 

Keith Jardine vs Thiago Silva

Jake Rosholt vs Chris Leben

Nate Marquardt vs Goran Reljic

Brandon Vera vs Krzysztof Soszynski

 

Mark Burch vs Chris Tuscherer

James Irvin vs Wilson Gouveia

Justin McCully vs Mike Russow

Tim Hague vs Todd Duffee

Nick Catone vs Mark Munoz

Matt Veach vs Matt Grice

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UFC 101 : Declaration

 

Lightweight Championship

BJ Penn © vs Kenny Florian

 

Anderson Silva vs Forrest Griffin

Amir Sadollah vs Johny Hendricks

Kendall Grove vs Ricardo Almeida

Josh Neer vs Kurt Pellegrino

 

Aaron Riley vs Shane Nelson

John Howard vs Tamdan McCrory

Thales Leites vs Alessio Sakara

Matthew Riddle vs Dan Cramer

George Sotiropoulos vs George Roop

Jesse Lennox vs Danillo Villefort

 

UFC 102 : Couture vs Nogueira

 

Randy Couture vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

 

Keith Jardine vs Thiago Silva

Jake Rosholt vs Chris Leben

Nate Marquardt vs Goran Reljic

Brandon Vera vs Krzysztof Soszynski

 

Mark Burch vs Chris Tuscherer

James Irvin vs Wilson Gouveia

Justin McCully vs Mike Russow

Tim Hague vs Todd Duffee

Nick Catone vs Mark Munoz

Matt Veach vs Matt Grice

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UFC 101 : Declaration

 

Lightweight Championship

BJ Penn © vs Kenny Florian

 

Anderson Silva vs Forrest Griffin

Amir Sadollah vs Johny Hendricks

Kendall Grove vs Ricardo Almeida

Josh Neer vs Kurt Pellegrino

 

Aaron Riley vs Shane Nelson

John Howard vs Tamdan McCrory

Thales Leites vs Alessio Sakara

Matthew Riddle vs Dan Cramer

George Sotiropoulos vs George Roop

Jesse Lennox vs Danillo Villefort

 

UFC 102 : Couture vs Nogueira

 

Randy Couture vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

 

Keith Jardine vs Thiago Silva

Jake Rosholt vs Chris Leben

Nate Marquardt vs Goran Reljic

Brandon Vera vs Krzysztof Soszynski

 

Mark Burch vs Chris Tuscherer

James Irvin vs Wilson Gouveia

Justin McCully vs Mike Russow

Tim Hague vs Todd Duffee

Nick Catone vs Mark Munoz

Matt Veach vs Matt Grice

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UFC 101 : Declaration

 

Lightweight Championship

BJ Penn © vs Kenny Florian

 

Anderson Silva vs Forrest Griffin

Amir Sadollah vs Johny Hendricks

Kendall Grove vs Ricardo Almeida

Josh Neer vs Kurt Pellegrino

 

Aaron Riley vs Shane Nelson

John Howard vs Tamdan McCrory

Thales Leites vs Alessio Sakara

Matthew Riddle vs Dan Cramer

George Sotiropoulos vs George Roop

Jesse Lennox vs Danillo Villefort

 

UFC 102 : Couture vs Nogueira

Randy Couture vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

 

Keith Jardine vs Thiago Silva

Jake Rosholt vs Chris Leben

Nate Marquardt vs Goran Reljic

Brandon Vera vs Krzysztof Soszynski

 

Mark Burch vs Chris Tuscherer

James Irvin vs Wilson Gouveia

Justin McCully vs Mike Russow

Tim Hague vs Todd Duffee

Nick Catone vs Mark Munoz

Matt Veach vs Matt Grice

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BJ Penn (13-5-1, Jiu-Jitsu) vs Kenny Florian (11-3, Jiu-Jitsu)

BJ Penn is the current Lightweight Champion. Kenny Florian is the Challenger. Enough Said, BJ has enough momentum, just by being the champion, to beat anybody in the division. There are multiple questions though, around BJ's training. BJ's Cardio has always been one of those questions, and after an uninspiring display of it in the St. Pierre Fight, it has been called up more than once. Kenny Florian, could easily use that to his advantage. Kenny's Muay Thai was never something he used in his early days. But, after some serious training with Sityodtong MMA in his hometown of Boston, Massachussets, he's become a serious threat to anybody on his feet. He also possesses a very underated ground game, which can be used to his advantage if played correctly. Should BJ keep the fight on the feet, he would have to use his great jab, and his grappling, to avoid clinching up, or getting close up with Kenny.

 

Odds and Predictions

Should Kenny Win, it would probably be by TKO, with some brutal Knees and Elbows. Should BJ however, it would probably be by some kind of choke.

 

I'm calling it Kenny Florian via TKO in Round 4

 

Odds

Kenny Florian : 10:1

BJ Penn : 3:1

 

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Anderson Silva (24-4, Muay Thai) vs Forrest Griffin (16-5, Wrestling)

Anderson Silva is quite the success story. The UFC brought him in, to fight Chris Leben, a tough brawler who has KO Power in both hands. However, Anderson had other plans, Knocking out the Knock Out artist, in just 46 seconds. He then racked up 8 straight wins, to add to his legendary UFC streak, that is unmatched by anybody else in the UFC. Forrest Griffin, is also a success story, but not in the same manner. He doesn't have a huge win streak, or bone crushing Knock Out victories, but he put the UFC on the map. After beating out Stephan Bonnar in a huge victory, that brought Blood from both men, and some brutal brawling, Forrest was declared not only the victor, but the very first Ultimate Fighter. He then continued his victories until he was stopped in his rise by Tito Ortiz, the controversial former Light-Heavyweight Champion, in a close split decision. He won a rematch over Stephan Bonnar, before once again being stopped, this time by a brutal Knock Out courtesy of Keith Jardine. After that, he hadn't lost a match, until becoming the UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion. But lost it quickly, to Rashad Evans. This is what brings him to this position. A Superfight, with another Champion.

 

Odds and Predictions

Should Anderson Win, I would see a KO early in the fight. Should it be Forrest, I would see a dominant Unanimous Decision.

 

I'm Calling Anderson Silva via TKO in Round 1

 

Odds

Anderson Silva : 2:1

Forrest Griffin : 5:1

 

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Amir Sadollah (1-0, Muay Thai) vs Johny Hendricks (5-0, Wrestling)

This could be justified as both men's respective debuts. Johny Hendricks has never fought in the UFC, but is a familiar face to Zuffa. Having a 2 Fight Undefeated streak in the WEC, he was brought over in the Light-Heavyweight, Middleweight and Welterweight Merger of 2008-2009. Hendricks is an excellent wrestler, with some good ground and pound. Amir Sadollah, on the other hand, is a dangerous man, having been the 7th Ultimate Fighter, beating out CB Dollaway, but Injuries plagued his career, halting his rise up the Middleweight Ranks. Both men should put on a great bout, and it should be action packed from start to finish.

 

Odds and Predictions

Should Amir win, it's a tough one to call, but I would see it being a TKO. Should Hendricks, it would be the same outcome, a TKO.

 

I'm Calling it Johny Hendricks via TKO in Round 3

 

Odds

Amir Sadollah : 6:1

Johny Hendricks : 8:1

 

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Kendall Grove (10-5, Freestyle) vs Ricardo Almeida (10-3)

Almeida is an excellent jiu-jitsu practitioner, but however, so is Grove. Almeida is coming off a decisive victory over Matt Horwich, but Grove is coming off a two fight winning streak, over the likes of Evan Tanner and Jason Day, both men, being contenders at the time. It should be a dangerously tactical fight, with Grove and Almeida knowing they cannot leave anything out there to be taken from them, an arm, leg or their neck.

 

Odds and Predictions

Both men will probably take this match via Submission, some kind of choke more precisely.

 

I'm Calling it Almeida via Submission in the 2nd Round

 

Odds

Ricardo Almeida : 7:1

Kendall Grove : 6:1

 

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Josh Neer (25-7-1, Muay Thai) vs Kurt Pellegrino (13-4, Jiu-Jitsu)

This match should be full of ground fighting, and the stand up game should be explosive, as Josh Neer and Kurt Pellegrino are two never say die warriors who won't stop coming until the fight is over. Pellegrino has so far, had a 5-3 record in the octogon, as Neer carries a 4-4 record. Both men have fought the same set of opponents at least twice, so it should be a very even bout.

 

Odds and Predictions

If Josh will win this fight, it will be via a very slick submission, same goes for Pellegrino.

 

I'm calling Josh Neer via Submission in Round 1

 

Odds

Josh Neer : 3:1

Kurt Pellegrino : 6:1

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UFC 101 : Declaration

 

Lightweight Championship

BJ Penn © vs Kenny Florian - Sub Round 2

 

Anderson Silva vs Forrest Griffin - U. Dec

Amir Sadollah vs Johny Hendricks - U. Dec

Kendall Grove vs Ricardo Almeida - U. Dec

Josh Neer vs Kurt Pellegrino - U. Dec

 

Aaron Riley vs Shane Nelson - TKO Round 1

John Howard vs Tamdan McCrory - TKO Round 1

Thales Leites vs Alessio Sakara - Sub Round 2

Matthew Riddle vs Dan Cramer - U. Dec

George Sotiropoulos vs George Roop - Sub Round 1

Jesse Lennox vs Danillo Villefort - Sub Round 3

 

UFC 102 : Couture vs Nogueira

 

Randy Couture vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - U. Dec

 

Keith Jardine vs Thiago Silva - TKO Round 2

Jake Rosholt vs Chris Leben - U. Dec

Nate Marquardt vs Goran Reljic - TKO Round 3

Brandon Vera vs Krzysztof Soszynski - TKO Round 1

 

Mark Burch vs Chris Tuscherer - TKO Round 1

James Irvin vs Wilson Gouveia - Sub Round 2

Justin McCully vs Mike Russow - Sub Round 1

Tim Hague vs Todd Duffee - U. Dec

Nick Catone vs Mark Munoz - U. Dec

Matt Veach vs Matt Grice - U. Dec

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Odds are pretty stupid. It's a video game so you could actually take the AI stats for each fighter and mathematically compute them against each other and come up with real solid odds for which electronic video game representation of the fighter would win if he fought another video game representation of another fighter. If you catch my drift.

 

But instead of doing stupid crap like odds and whatnot why don't you run the card and post the results?

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Preliminary Action

Danillo Villefort (10-2) def Jesse Lennox (10-2) via Submission (Arm-Bar) in Round 1

George Sotiropoulos (10-2) def George Roop (9-5) via Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) in Round 2

Matthew Riddle (3-0) def Dan Cramer (1-1) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in Round 2

Thales Leites (15-2) def Alessio Sakara (13-8) via Unanimous Decision in Round 3

Tamdan McCrory (12-2) def John Howard (11-5) via Submission (Straight Arm-Bar) in Round 1

Aaron Riley (28-11-1) def Shane Nelson (12-4) via Unanimous Decision in Round 3

 

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Josh Neer (25-7-1) vs Kurt Pellegrino (13-4)

 

Next up, Josh 'The Dentist' Neer fights 'Batman' Kurt Pellegrino in the UFC Lightweight division.

And here we go!

A couple of quick punches are used to set up a takedown attempt from Pellegrino.

Neer sprawls to stop the takedown, then pulls Pellegrino up close into a clinch.

Neer is aiming to get Pellegrino into a Muay Thai clinch.

Pellegrino doesn't let himself get caught, and slips out of the grapple.

Neer avoids a jab and scores with a nice punch.

Pellegrino throws a couple of jabs, then chooses to shoot in on Neer.

Neer tries to avoid Pellegrino.

Pellegrino can't get the takedown, Neer was too quick to back away.

Pellegrino moves in closer but takes a crisp jab to the face.

Pellegrino slips out of the way of a jab.

We pass the halfway mark of this round.

Neer avoids a flurry of punches and hits a nice jab.

Neer bobs and weaves.

Pellegrino doesn't let Neer settle, stepping in closer to impose himself.

Pellegrino comes in with a couple of jabs, using them as cover so that he can shoot in.

Pellegrino can't complete the takedown, and has to settle for pushing Neer up against the cage.

Pellegrino attempts to wrestle Neer to the ground.

Neer digs in and manages to defend the takedown.

We're into the final minute of the round.

With the cage trapping Neer, Pellegrino looks to try and take him down.

Neer does a great job defending the takedown, and eventually manages to work it so that it is Pellegrino who winds up pinned to the cage.

Neer steps back to achieve some separation from Pellegrino and gets ready to strike.

Neer gets Pellegrino with a nice jab.

Round one is brought to an end as time runs out.

I have to give that round to Neer, but only a 10-9.

And here we go, round two!

Pellegrino takes a jab.

Neer catches Pellegrino with a solid jab.

Neer avoids a quick jab and hits a crisp jab.

Neer waits for a flurry of punches to stop, then hits a punch.

Neer snaps off a crisp jab.

Pellegrino moves in closer but takes a crisp jab to the face.

We've now passed the halfway mark in this round.

Neer counters a flurry of punches by hitting a jab.

A straight punch from Neer fails to land.

Pellegrino presses in closer to attack.

Pellegrino comes in, looking for a quick takedown.

The takedown is unsuccessful, Neer blocked Pellegrino.

There's under a minute left in this round.

Neer glances a right hand strike off the side of the left shoulder.

Not letting up, Pellegrino quickly steps in closer to attack Neer.

Neer catches an oncoming Pellegrino with a crisp jab.

Time expires and we come to the end of round two.

I think Neer took that round, 10-9 on my score card.

We are back underway!

Neer keeps Pellegrino from advancing with a crisp jab.

Neer counters a missed punch with a jab to the cheek.

Neer avoids a straight right and hits a crisp punch.

Pellegrino avoids a jab.

Neer keeps Pellegrino back with a crisp jab.

Neer scores with a jab.

We move into the second half of this round.

Neer jabs Pellegrino as he advances.

Neer misses with a punch.

Pellegrino quickly gets in closer, looking to attack.

There's a takedown attempt from Pellegrino.

Neer snaps off a strong jab as a counter, but it only finds the gloves.

Neer counters a punch by hitting a crisp jab.

We're into the final minute of the round.

A couple of quick punches are used to set up a takedown attempt from Pellegrino.

Neer stuffs the takedown attempt.

Neer counters a punch by hitting a crisp jab.

The fight comes to an end as the time limit expires.

That round goes to Neer, 10-9 on my card.

The judges have given their scores, which are about to be announced.

Judge #1 gives a score of 30-27 in favour of Neer.

Judge #2 gives a score of 30-27 in favour of Neer.

Judge #3 has scored it 30-27 Neer.

So the winner, by unanimous decision, is Josh 'The Dentist' Neer!

 

Official Result: Josh 'The Dentist' Neer defeats 'Batman' Kurt Pellegrino (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3). The match was rated as being Decent.

 

Kendall Grove (10-5) vs Ricardo Almeida (10-3)

 

Next up is a match in which Kendall 'Da Spyder' Grove squares off with 'Cachorrao' Ricardo Almeida in the UFC Middleweight division.

Round one begins!

Almeida chooses to shoot in on Grove.

Almeida is forced to use his gloves to deflect a sudden counter punch.

Almeida catches an attempted body kick and goes for a takedown, and gets it! Grove pulls guard.

Grove is controlled against the ground, unable to shift Almeida off of him.

Almeida tries to pass the guard.

Almeida isn't able to pass guard on this attempt.

Using his leg strength to push Almeida back a bit, Grove looks to scramble for position.

Neither fighter manages to impose himself in the scramble, and they both end up standing.

We move into the second half of this round.

Grove attacks Almeida with a series of quick jabs.

Grove counters a missed punch with a kick to the ribs.

Grove avoids a punch and scores with a series of quick punches.

There's under a minute left in this round.

Almeida takes a kick to the ribs.

Grove misses with a punch.

Almeida doesn't let Grove settle, stepping in closer to impose himself.

Round one ends as time expires.

I think Grove took that round, 10-9 on my score card.

There's the bell for the start of the round!

Grove keeps Almeida from advancing with a crisp jab.

Grove scores with a jab.

Grove slams a crisp punch into the gloves of Almeida, but can't follow up.

Not letting up, Almeida quickly steps in closer to attack Grove.

Almeida comes in closer, looking to wrestle with Grove.

Grove ends up grappling for supremacy with Almeida.

Almeida attempts to take down Grove from the grapple.

The takedown doesn't work, Grove blocked it and then takes control of the grapple.

Grove and Almeida separate and we're back to a stand-off.

Grove catches Almeida with a crisp jab.

We've now passed the halfway mark in this round.

Grove hits a jab.

Almeida comes in with a couple of jabs, using them as cover so that he can shoot in.

Almeida can't get the takedown, Grove defends it well and pulls them into a clinch.

Using his wrestling skills, Grove is trying to push Almeida up against the cage.

Grove doesn't manage it though, as Almeida slips out of the grapple and gets away.

Grove catches an oncoming Almeida with a crisp jab.

We have one minute of the round remaining.

Grove stings Almeida with a series of quick punches.

Grove catches Almeida with a crisp jab.

Grove throws three punches in quick succession, but Almeida was out of range.

Not letting Grove settle at all, Almeida comes in closer.

Round two ends as time expires.

That round goes to Grove, 10-9 on my card.

Round three begins!

Grove scores with a series of quick punches.

Grove kicks Almeida to the side of the ribs.

They come together and strike, but neither can get past the gloves of the other.

Backing out of range, Grove circles tentatively.

Almeida doesn't let Grove settle, stepping in closer to impose himself.

Ricardo Almeida is breathing very hard.

A tired Almeida moves forward, looking for a takedown.

Almeida walks into a big jab, landing right on the cheek.

Almeida catches an attempted body kick and goes for a takedown, and gets it! Grove pulls guard.

We've now passed the halfway mark in this round.

Almeida begins trying to pass the guard.

He can't quite manage to get past guard on this attempt.

Almeida gets pulled in tight, stopping him from posturing up or launching any attacks.

Kendall Grove looks very tired out there.

Almeida begins trying to pass the guard.

He can't quite manage to get past guard on this attempt.

Ricardo Almeida looks like he doesn't have a lot left to give.

Grove attempts a guillotine choke from the bottom.

Almeida stops Grove from applying it.

We move into the final sixty seconds of this round.

Almeida attempts to pass guard and gain a better position.

Grove is ready for the attempt though, and keeps Almeida firmly in guard.

Time runs out and that's the end of the fight.

I think Grove took that round, 10-9 on my score card.

The official scores are being reported now.

Judge #1 scores the match as 30-27 to Grove.

Judge #2 has scored it 30-27 Grove.

Judge #3 scores the match as 30-27 to Grove.

Grove wins by unanimous decision!

 

Official Result: Kendall 'Da Spyder' Grove defeats 'Cachorrao' Ricardo Almeida (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3). The match was rated as being Average.

 

Johny Hendricks (5-0) vs Amir Sadollah (1-0)

 

Next up is a match in which Amir Sadollah battles Johny Hendricks in the UFC Middleweight division.

And here we go!

Hendricks steps back to avoid a jab.

Hendricks is looking to turn this into a wrestling match, and is getting in closer to Sadollah.

They start grappling, Sadollah looks happy to engage Hendricks at close quarters.

Hendricks tries to wrestle Sadollah backward and up against the cage.

Hendricks achieves it, pinning Sadollah to the cage.

Sadollah is trapped against the cage and held there by Hendricks for almost a minute.

Hendricks breaks the grapple and prepares to launch some strikes at Sadollah.

Sadollah counters a jab with a sequence of quick punches.

We go past the halfway point of this round.

A straight punch from Hendricks fails to land.

Not letting up, Sadollah quickly steps in closer to attack Hendricks.

Sadollah moves in quickly after a wayward punch and hits a nice jab.

Sadollah counters a missed punch with a flurry of quick punches to sting Hendricks.

We have one minute of the round remaining.

Sadollah uses a big kick to the outside of the thigh.

Both fighters go to exchange blows, but neither gets past the gloves of the other.

They wind up in a tight clinch.

Hendricks is trying to muscle Sadollah up against the cage.

He does so, and now has Sadollah pinned to the cage.

The time runs out on round one.

I have to give that round to Hendricks, but only a 10-9.

Round two begins!

Hendricks walks into a hard leg kick.

Sadollah steps in and unloads with a nice sequence of jabs.

Hendricks tries for a series of strikes but Sadollah moves out of range.

Sadollah circles, looking for an opening.

Hendricks seems to be waiting for Sadollah to make a move.

Sadollah hits Hendricks with a nice jab.

An exchange of strikes doesn't really lead to anything.

We pass the halfway mark of this round.

Sadollah snaps off a crisp jab.

Sadollah circles, looking for an opening.

Hendricks doesn't press the issue, allowing Sadollah to circle.

Both fighters come in and throw strikes, there is no real damage done by either.

We're into the final minute of the round.

Sadollah gets Hendricks with a right hand to the ribs, but it lacked power.

Time slips away as Hendricks doesn't press Sadollah, allowing him to circle.

Sadollah steps back to avoid a flurry of punches.

Round two ends as time expires.

That round goes to Sadollah, 10-9 on my card.

There's the bell for the start of the round!

From what we could hear of his corner, it sounds like Hendricks has been instructed to wrestle Sadollah in this round.

Hendricks throws a combination but doesn't do any damage.

Sadollah seems to be waiting for Hendricks to make a move.

Moving in closer, Hendricks looks like he may want to wrestle Sadollah.

Sadollah is pulled into a grapple.

Hendricks is trying to muscle Sadollah up against the cage.

Hendricks does it, Sadollah is stuck with his back to the cage.

Sadollah is controlled up against the cage for about thirty seconds.

Breathing very hard, Johny Hendricks is looking ragged.

Hendricks keeps Sadollah up against the cage with wrestling, getting thirty seconds or more of solid control.

We've now passed the halfway mark in this round.

Sadollah is trapped against the cage and held there by Hendricks for roughly thirty seconds.

Hendricks smothers Sadollah against the cage, keeping solid control for about thirty seconds.

Sadollah is controlled up against the cage for about thirty seconds.

The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left.

Hendricks smothers Sadollah against the cage, keeping solid control for the remainder of the round.

Johny Hendricks looks like he is on the verge of exhaustion.

We reach the time limit and this fight is over.

That has to go down as a 10-9 round to Hendricks.

The official scores are being reported now.

Judge #1: 29-28 Sadollah.

Judge #2 has scored it 29-28 Hendricks.

Judge #3 gives a score of 29-28 in favour of Hendricks.

Hendricks wins by split decision!

 

Official Result: Johny Hendricks defeats Amir Sadollah (Split Decision in 5:00 of round 3). The match was rated as being Poor.

 

Anderson Silva (24-4) vs Forrest Griffin (16-5)

 

The co-main event is up next. Anderson 'The Spider' Silva fights Forrest Griffin in the UFC Light Heavyweight division.

There's the opening bell!

Silva snaps off a jab that catches Griffin coming in.

Griffin sneaks a glance at his corner.

Silva comes in closer to press the issue.

Silva comes in, looking for a quick takedown.

The takedown is stuffed, so Silva has to go to settle for pushing Griffin up against the cage.

Silva attempts to wrestle Griffin to the ground.

Griffin tries hard to block it, but Silva isn't going to be denied and eventually gets the takedown.

Silva fires off a few punches as he catches his breath.

We are now at the halfway point of the round.

Silva throws a few strikes, but they are without venom.

Silva tries to smother Griffin, but he squirms free.

Griffin tries to move toward the cage, but Silva maintains control and doesn't allow it.

Griffin doesn't allow Silva to smother him against the ground.

Griffin grabs Silva and draws him in close, smothering him.

Silva unloads with some big punches, but Griffin deals with them comfortably.

Silva gets pushed back thanks to a butterfly guard, and Griffin quickly scrambles.

We're into the final minute of the round.

As they scramble, Silva sees an opportunity and dives for a leg.

Silva is left turtled up after failing in his attempt to grab a leg, facing Griffin.

Silva takes a few punches on the way, but manages to get back to standing.

The time runs out on round one.

I'd say that was definitely 10-9 in favour of Silva.

And here we go, round two!

Between rounds we could hear the corner of Griffin telling him to be wary of Silva trying takedowns.

A straight jab by Silva keeps Griffin from advancing.

Griffin doesn't press the issue, allowing Silva to circle.

Silva stings Griffin with a kick to the ribs.

Silva hops around from foot to foot, looking for an opening.

Time slips away as Griffin doesn't press Silva, allowing him to circle.

Griffin is knocked off his feet by a barrage of big punches!

Quickly, Silva moves in for the kill, looking to secure an arm.

Silva gets an armbar...and it is full applied, Griffin has to tap out!

Anderson Silva takes the victory by way of Submission!

 

Official Result: Anderson 'The Spider' Silva defeats Forrest Griffin (Submission in 2:35 of round 2). The match was rated as being Good.

 

BJ Penn (13-5-1) vs Kenny Florian (11-3)

The Main Event is up next, a Highlight video of BJ Penn's numerous UFC match-ups are shown. The Sean Sherk KO, the Stevenson and Pulver Submissions, and the submission of Matt Hughes. Kenny Florian's Razor Sharp Elbows are highlighted, his brutal knees, submissions, and speed are showcased in the victories over Mishima, Stevenson, Huerta and Lauzon. The Video Fades to Black, and BJ Penn's trademark entrance music hits.

 

If just for a day our king and queen

would visit all these islands and saw everything

How would they 'bout the changing of our land

Could you just imagine if they were around

and saw highways on their sacred grounds

How would they feel if they 'bout this modern city life

 

BJ steps into the octogon, and paces back and forth throughout his corner, and glances back at his trainers, as the familiar music hits.

 

Deliver Me From My Enemies

Defend me from those who rise up against me

Deliver me from the work of inequities

The Saviour, from the blood of me...

 

Kenny is greeted in amazing fashion, and as he entered the ring, people were already standing up, preparing for a great bout. It was time. For the Main Event. Bruce Buffer entered the ring with the referee, and started his announcement.

 

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ! IT'S TIME ! FOR THE MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING ! Intoducing first ! The Challenger, from the Blue Corner !

 

This man is a Jiu-Jitsu fighter, with a professional record of 11 Wins and 3 Losses, with 2 Knock Out Victories. He has fought the best of the best the Lightweight division has to offer, and he is at a billed height, of 5'10", and 155 lbs. At 33 Years Old, he is The Challenger ! KENNY 'KENFLO' FLORIAN !

 

And Now, The Champion, fighting out of the Red Corner !

 

This Man is a Jiu-Jitsu fighter, with a professional record of 13 Wins, 5 Losses and 1 Draw, with 5 Professional Knock Outs. He is a One-Time Welterweight Champion, and comes in at a billed height of 5'9", and 155 lbs. At 30 Years Old, He is the Champion ! BJ 'THE PRODIGY' PENN !

 

It's time for the main event of the evening! 'The Prodigy' BJ Penn fights Kenny 'Ken Flo' Florian in the UFC Lightweight division.

This contest is for the UFC Lightweight title.

There's the opening bell!

Penn is looking to turn this into a wrestling match, and is getting in closer to Florian.

Florian ends up grappling for supremacy with Penn.

From the grapple, Penn tries a takedown.

Penn can't get the takedown, as Florian wrestles his way into a dominant position.

The grappling doesn't go anywhere, and they break apart.

Florian throws three punches in quick succession, but Penn was out of range.

Not letting Florian settle at all, Penn comes in closer.

Penn is looking to turn this into a wrestling match, and is getting in closer to Florian.

He pulls Florian into a grapple.

Penn tries to take Florian down from the grapple.

The takedown is completed, Florian is on his back and pulls guard.

Florian is controlled against the ground, unable to shift Penn off of him.

We pass the halfway mark of this round.

Penn begins trying to pass the guard.

Florian is ready for the attempt though, and keeps Penn firmly in guard.

Florian tries to pull Penn in close and smother him, but doesn't get anywhere with it.

Penn looks to get past the guard.

Florian comfortably blocks the attempt and keeps Penn in guard.

Penn leans back to avoid a couple of wild swings from Florian.

We move into the final sixty seconds of this round.

Penn tries to pass the guard.

After a struggle, he gets to half guard.

Time expires and we come to the end of round one.

I'd say that was definitely 10-9 in favour of Penn.

We are back underway!

Judging from what we heard from his corner, Penn is looking to avoid strikes and take it to the ground in this round.

Moving in closer, Florian looks like he may want to wrestle Penn.

They start grappling, Penn looks happy to engage Florian at close quarters.

Penn looks to scoop his opponent up for a slam.

Florian doesn't allow himself to be lifted, and he gets away from Penn.

Florian slips out of the way of a jab.

Florian comes in closer, looking to wrestle with Penn.

Florian can't get near enough to engage, Penn uses strikes to keep him out of range.

Florian is looking to turn this into a wrestling match, and is getting in closer to Penn.

Penn tries to counter Florian with a punch, but it only thumps into the gloves.

Penn chooses to shoot in on Florian.

The takedown is successful, Florian pulls guard.

BJ Penn is looking really tired.

We go past the halfway point of this round.

Penn throws a few weak-looking punches as he decides on his next move.

Penn fires off a few punches as he catches his breath.

Florian is controlled against the ground, unable to shift Penn off of him.

The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left.

Penn throws a few weak-looking punches as he decides on his next move.

Penn throws a few punches, but they appear to be more of a prelude to something bigger.

Penn fires off a few punches, but they aren't thrown with any great force.

Round two ends as time expires.

That has to go down as a 10-9 round to Penn.

There's the bell for the start of the round!

Florian comes in closer, looking to wrestle with Penn.

Penn finds himself pulled into a grappling contest.

Florian is trying to muscle Penn up against the cage.

Penn ends up backed against the cage.

Florian tries some dirty boxing, but Penn wrestles his way out of trouble and manages to turn it around so that Florian ends up backed against the cage instead.

Penn attempts to wrestle Florian to the ground.

Penn doesn't find it easy, but he does eventually get Florian to the ground.

BJ Penn looks like he doesn't have a lot left to give.

Penn throws a few punches, but they appear to be more of a prelude to something bigger.

Florian brings his legs up and tries to lock Penn in a triangle choke.

Penn blocks the attempt.

Penn fires off a few punches, but they aren't thrown with any great force.

We go past the halfway point of this round.

Penn fires off a few punches as he catches his breath.

Florian tries to pull Penn into a guillotine choke from the bottom of the guard.

Penn isn't caught tight enough to tap, but does get swept over into side control.

Florian tries to get into the mount position.

Penn doesn't let Florian get the mount, and so he remains at side control.

Penn tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it.

We move into the final sixty seconds of this round.

Florian tries to lock Penn in an armbar.

Penn doesn't allow the armbar to be applied.

Penn tries to move to guard, but Florian doesn't allow it.

The time runs out on round three.

I have to give that round to Penn, but only a 10-9.

There's the bell and round number four begins!

Florian is looking to turn this into a wrestling match, and is getting in closer to Penn.

Penn finds himself pulled into a grappling contest.

Florian is trying to push Penn so that his back is up against the cage.

Florian achieves it, pinning Penn to the cage.

With the cage trapping Penn, Florian looks to try and take him down.

Penn digs in and manages to defend the takedown, but Florian does manage to get behind him.

The gas tank looks empty on BJ Penn.

Penn is controlled up against the cage for almost an entire minute, unable to break free.

Florian smothers Penn against the cage, keeping solid control from behind for almost a full minute.

We pass the halfway mark of this round.

With Penn stuck against the cage, Florian tries to complete a takedown from behind.

Penn will not go down, he blocks the takedown despite the best efforts of Florian.

Florian tries to take Penn down from behind.

Penn shows stubborn resistance and Florian cannot complete the takedown.

The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left.

With the cage trapping Penn, Florian, holding him from behind, looks to try and take him down.

Penn keeps his composure, and Florian cannot get past his takedown defence.

Kenny Florian doesn't look like he has much left in the tank.

Florian tries to get up onto the back of Penn and apply a choke.

Florian cannot get the choke applied, Penn fought him off.

The time runs out on round four.

That has to go down as a 10-9 round to Florian.

Round five begins!

Florian, who looks drained, throws a couple of slow jabs as cover so that he can go for a takedown.

Florian can't get the takedown, Penn defended it well.

Florian counters a weak leg kick with a crisp jab.

Looking tired, Florian comes in closer, attempting to wrestle with Penn.

Penn ends up grappling for supremacy with Florian.

Florian tries to wrestle Penn backward and up against the cage.

He does so, and now has Penn pinned to the cage.

Kenny Florian looks like he is on the verge of exhaustion.

Florian attempts to wrestle Penn to the ground.

Penn shows stubborn resistance and Florian cannot complete the takedown.

We are now at the halfway point of the round.

Florian looks for a trip takedown.

Penn shows stubborn resistance to the takedown, but Florian does manage to slip behind him so that he has the back.

Florian tries to take Penn down from behind.

Florian tries hard but cannot get Penn off of his feet.

We have one minute of the round remaining.

Florian tries to keep Penn up against the cage for some dirty boxing, but Penn reverses so that he is the one in control.

Penn smothers Florian against the cage, keeping solid control for the remainder of the round.

Kenny Florian looks like he is almost out on his feet with exhaustion.

Time runs out and that's the end of the fight.

That was a close round, but I'm giving it to Penn, 10-9.

The judges' scores are now being announced.

Judge #1 scores the match as 49-46 to Penn.

Judge #2 has scored it 48-47 Penn.

Judge #3 gives a score of 49-46 in favour of Penn.

The winner, by unanimous decision, is BJ Penn!

 

Official Result: 'The Prodigy' BJ Penn defeats Kenny 'Ken Flo' Florian (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 5). The match was rated as being Average.

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Odds are pretty stupid. It's a video game so you could actually take the AI stats for each fighter and mathematically compute them against each other and come up with real solid odds for which electronic video game representation of the fighter would win if he fought another video game representation of another fighter. If you catch my drift.

 

But instead of doing stupid crap like odds and whatnot why don't you run the card and post the results?

 

You're coming off as demanding in that last line. You're pretty much telling me to run the card RIGHT this very second, but some people have lives they live, and I'm currently on my VACATION right now. I already said I'm not going to do odds, and I'd like to make this dynasty as good as can be, instead of just posting cards right away. Don't you think that would make it kind of bland ?

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