mdale2k Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 The new sport of mixed martial arts has been trying to break into mainstream. But constant pressures have forced SEG to sell their company the Ultimate Fighting Championship to two brothers, Lorenzo Feritta and Frank Feritta. As of January 1, 2001 they installed their friend Dana White as the UFC President and I was given the task of match maker and day-to-day operations. The mandate of the company is bring the company back to PPV and to profitability. I started with a lucky dip. Negotiating: 4 Eye for Talent: 7 Match Making: 9 Promotion: 5 Current Champions UFC Heavyweight Champion: Randy 'The Natural' Couture UFC Light Heavyweight Champion: 'The Huntington Beach Bad Boy' Tito Ortiz UFC Middleweight Champion: Vacant UFC Welterweight Champion: Pat Miletech UFC Lightweight Champion: Vacant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdale2k Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk Saturday, Week 4, January Main Event For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship Tito Ortiz © vs. Evan Tanner Co-Feature For the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship Jens Pulver vs. Caol Uno Phil Baroni vs. Eugene Jackson Sean Sherk vs. Fabiano Iha Josh Barnett vs. Pedro Rizzo Andrei Arlovski vs. Kenichi Yamamoto Tony DeSouza vs. Matt Hudges Carlos Newton vs. Shonie Carter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdale2k Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk Saturday, Week 4, January Match #1: Carlos Newton vs. Shonie Carter Carlos Newton came in eight pounds over for this fight! He will be penalized part of his purse. Round 1: Newton started off quick with a takedown and after a few strikes he quickly went for an arm triangle and Shonie was able to escape. Newton continues to have top control. He throws a few strikes and then slaps on an armbar! Shonie quickly taps! Official Result: 'The Ronin' Carlos Newton defeats 'Mr. International' Shonie Carter (Submission (Armbar) in 3:59 of round 1). The match was rated as being Decent. Match #2: Matt Hughes vs. Tony DeSouza. Round 1: Matt quickly takes Tony down and gets him in an armbar, DeSouza somehow gets out. He is still in bad position underneath Hughes. Hughes gets an arm triangle, it looks tight but DeSouza gets out. Hughes rolls DeSouza and gets on his back. He gets the hooks in and slaps on an RNC! No chance for Tony to escape and he taps the canvas. Official Result: Matt Hughes defeats Tony DeSouza (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 5:42 of round 1). The match was rated as being Decent. Match #3: Andrei Arlovski vs. Kenichi Yamamoto Round 1: Arlovski comes out like a house on fire tosses strikes and strikes. He hits Yamamoto who collapses to the mat. Andrei fires off some on the downed opponent and the referee stops the fight. Official Result: Andrei 'The Pitbull' Arlovski defeats Kenichi Yamamoto (TKO (Strikes) in 1:37 of round 1). The match was rated as being Good. Match 4: Josh Barnett vs. Pedro Rizzo Round 1: Rizzo hits a quick leg kick but Barnett takes him down. Barnett works to the mount and gets an armbar attempt but Rizzo slips out. Rizzo gets out of danger and gets the fight to the feet. Barnett takes him down again! He does not want the fight on the feet. Barnett works his way to the back and RNC! It's over as Rizzo taps Official Result: 'The Babyface Assassin' Josh Barnett defeats 'The Rock' Pedro Rizzo (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 8:42 of round 1). The match was rated as being Great. Match 5: Sean Sherk vs. Fabiano Iha Round 1: Sherk quickly goes for the takedown but Iha goes for a guillotne as Sherk completes the takedown thus breaking the guillotine. Sherk quickly transitions to the mount and pounds away on Iha and finally the referee has to stop the fight. Official Result: 'The Muscle Shark' Sean Sherk defeats Fabiano Iha (TKO (Strikes) in 2:51 of round 1). The match was rated as being Great. Match 6: Phil Baroni vs. Eugene Jackson Round 1: Both fighters come to the centre and start to swing! Baroni eats a right cross. Baroni is trying to box Jackson but het can't land too many strikes as Jackson has great movement. After more exchanges, Jackson suddenly tries to grab a single leg and takes Baroni down. Baroni gets into half guard and attempts a guillotine, and sinks it in. It's over! Official Result: 'The New York Bad Ass' Phil Baroni defeats 'The Wolf' Eugene Jackson (Submission (Guillotine) in 7:38 of round 1). The match was rated as being Decent. Match 7: Jens Pulver vs. Caol Uno for the vacant UFC Lightweight Title Round 1: Pulver quickly throws a few punches that do not connect. Uno takes him down. Pulver is working well in the 1/2 guard. Uno throws a few punches before moving to an armbar attempt. He gets it! Pulver taps! Uno is the first UFC Lightweight Champion. Official Result: 'Uno Shoten' Caol Uno defeats 'Lil' Evil' Jens Pulver (Submission (Armbar) in 2:26 of round 1). The match was rated as being Poor. MATCH REQUEST: After the match Caol Uno called out Din Thomas as the man he wants to defend against first. Let's see if that will happen! Match 8: Tito Ortiz © vs. Evan Tanner for the UFC Light Heavyweight Title Round 1: The commentators noted that there are rumors circulating that Evan Tanner had a virus during his training camp, hopefully this will not affect him. Ortiz quickly looks for the takedown and gets the single leg. Ortiz quickly passes to side control. He applies it and Tanner taps! Official Result: 'The Huntington Beach Bad Boy' Tito Ortiz defeats Evan Tanner (Submission (Arm Triangle) in 1:52 of round 1). The match was rated as being Good. Fight of the night: Josh Barnett vs. Pedro Rizzo Knockout of the night: Andrei Arlovski Submission of the night: Josh Barnett Critical success: Good Commercial success: Good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdale2k Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 News and Notes Pride FC has announced there next card. A couple of the notable bouts Dan Henderson vs. Kiyoshi Tamura Fedor Emelianenko vs. Gilbert Yvel Heath Herring vs. Gary Goodridge Don Frye vs. Ken Shamrock UFC announced a few new signings - Anderson Silva signed a three fight deal - Frank Trigg signed a two fight deal - Vitor Belfort signed a two fight deal Match Requests - Kenichi Yamamoto asked for a match with Bobby Hoffman - Eugene Jackson asked for Dennis Hallman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdale2k Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 UFC 31: Couture vs. Randleman - The next UFC event will be the Saturday 4th week in February. In the main event of the evening Randy Couture will defend his Heavyweight Title against Kevin Randleman! - In the co-feature, Yves Edwards will battle Din Thomas and the winner will become the #1 contender for the Lightweight Title. Full Card UFC Heavyweight Championship Randy Couture © vs. Kevin Randleman #1 Contender for Lightweight Championship Yves Edwards vs. Din Thomas Chuck Liddell vs. Elvis Sinosic Bobby Hoffman vs. Pete Williams Ricco Rodriquez vs. Matt Lindland Anderson Silva vs. Lance Gibson Antonio McKee vs. Tiki Ghosen Frank Trigg vs. Dennis Hallman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesterx7769 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 UFC Heavyweight Championship Randy Couture © vs. Kevin Randleman #1 Contender for Lightweight Championship Yves Edwards vs. Din Thomas Chuck Liddell vs. Elvis Sinosic Bobby Hoffman vs. Pete Williams Ricco Rodriquez vs. Matt Lindland Anderson Silva vs. Lance Gibson Antonio McKee vs. Tiki Ghosen Frank Trigg vs. Dennis Hallman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokey al Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 UFC Heavyweight Championship Randy Couture © vs. Kevin Randleman #1 Contender for Lightweight Championship Yves Edwards vs. Din Thomas Chuck Liddell vs. Elvis Sinosic Bobby Hoffman vs. Pete Williams Ricco Rodriquez vs. Matt Lindland Anderson Silva vs. Lance Gibson Antonio McKee vs. Tiki Ghosen Frank Trigg vs. Dennis Hallman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BYU 14 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Nice, talk about a some nostalgia! UFC Heavyweight Championship Randy Couture © vs. Kevin Randleman #1 Contender for Lightweight Championship Yves Edwards vs. Din Thomas Chuck Liddell vs. Elvis Sinosic Bobby Hoffman vs. Pete Williams Ricco Rodriquez vs. Matt Lindland Anderson Silva vs. Lance Gibson Antonio McKee vs. Tiki Ghosen Frank Trigg vs. Dennis Hallman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieFnG Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 UFC Heavyweight Championship Randy Couture © vs. Kevin Randleman #1 Contender for Lightweight Championship Yves Edwards vs. Din Thomas Chuck Liddell vs. Elvis Sinosic Bobby Hoffman vs. Pete Williams Ricco Rodriquez vs. Matt Lindland Anderson Silva vs. Lance Gibson Antonio McKee vs. Tiki Ghosen Frank Trigg vs. Dennis Hallman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdale2k Posted December 15, 2010 Author Share Posted December 15, 2010 UFC 31: Couture vs. Randleman Official weigh in results Randy Couture (235) vs. Kevin Randleman (220) Yves Edwards (155) vs. Din Thomas (155) Chuck Liddell (205) vs. Elvis Sinosic (205) Bobby Hoffman (245) vs. Pete Williams (235) Ricco Rodriquez (265) vs. Matt Lindland (206) Anderson Silva (185) vs. Lance Gibson (205) Antonio McKee (170) vs. Tiki Ghosn (170) Frank Trigg (185) vs. Dennis Hallman (185) - Frank Trigg has been talking a lot of trash saying that Hallman cannot stop his takedowns. It will be interesting to see if he can back up the talk. Match #1: Frank Trigg vs. Dennis Hallman Round 1: Hallman quickly circles for a jab but Trigg quickly shoots for the takedown and he succeed. Hallman succeeds in pulling guard and Trigg for the first few moments basically holds the position. Trigg passed into half guard. Trigg continues to move into mount. He mounts Hallman and locks in an armbar attempt. It’s too much for Hallman as he taps. Official Result: 'Twinkle Toes' Frank Trigg defeats 'Superman' Dennis Hallman (Submission (Armbar) in 4:18 of round 1). The match was rated as being Decent. Statistical analysis - No punches thrown by Trigg - No punches landed by Hallman Match #2: Antonio McKee vs. Tiki Ghosn Round 1: Not a lot of action in the first ½ of the round. They clinched once but were broken up. Finally with two minutes left, McKee scores a takedown. McKee eventually gets to a mount and goes for an armbar but as he locks in the round ends. 10-9 McKee. Round 2: They end up with little action in the early going. They clinch again and McKee lifts him up in a Greco roman slam! Nothing comes from that as Tiki has good defense, eventually they are stood back up. 10-9 McKee. Round 3: Tiki finally starts to press the action throwing a lot of strikes, but McKee blocks and gets out of the way, Tiki continued to press the action and throw a big overhand right that was blocked. 10-9 Ghosn. Judges score the fight 30-27 and 29-28 (2) for Antonio McKee Official Result: 'Mandingo' Antonio McKee defeats Tiki Ghosn (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3). The match was rated as being Very Poor. Match #3: Anderson Silva vs. Lance Gibson Round 1: Silva quickly starts with a jab right cross combo and then another jab. After slipping past a jab, Silva hits a big leg kick to the left thigh. Silva hits a three strike combo and forces him up against the cage. Big strikes from Silva and Gibson falls to the mat, but that doesn’t stop the onslaught! The referee jumps in for the save. Official Result: Anderson 'The Spider' Silva defeats 'Fearless' Lance Gibson (TKO (Strikes) in 2:44 of round 1). The match was rated as being Great. Match #4: Ricco Rodriquez vs. Matt Lindland Round 1: The commentators discuss the large weight advantage to Ricco in the bout and wonder if Lindland sound be fighting at 205. Not a lot of action as they trade jabs. Ricco misses a few strikes and Lindland is able to counter nicely. Ricco then takes Lindland down! Ricco moves to side control and knees Lindland in the side. He looks for the mount. He mounts him but time expires. The late rally I give it to Ricco 10-9. Round 2: Not much action in the beginning as they box a bit, Ricco goes for the takedown but Lindland stops it and Ricco eats a right for his trouble. They clinch up and Ricco tries to slam Lindland but to no avail. Lindland hits a few jabs. The round ends. Not much to score on but 10-9 Lindland. Round 3: We hear the corner telling Lindland to hit Ricco with everything he has. Ricco presses with strikes but Lindland avoids and counters with jabs scoring points. They continue to trade jabs and at the end of the round Ricco hits a takedown! That may have won the fight. Ricco 10-9 in my books. All three judges score the fight 29-28 for Matt Lindland! The fans boo believing Ricco was robbed! The commentators call this judging an absolute disgrace! (OCC: I didn’t think it was that outlandish. Ricco has two takedowns and not much else. Lindland landed more strikes) Official Result: Matt 'The Law' Lindland defeats 'Suave' Ricco Rodriguez (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3). The match was rated as being Average. Statistical analysis - Ricco scored 2/4 on takedowns - Lindland landed 18% of his strikes Match #5: Bobby Hoffman vs. Pete Williams Round 1: There have been talks of motivation issues for Williams coming into the fight. They clinch up early and Williams forces him against the cage for a minute but does no damage and they are separated. Hoffman hit a few jabs but Williams clinches and forces him against the cage. Hoffman tries a guillotine but can’t get it and round ends. 10-9 Williams Round 2: The commentators remark that Williams looks really tired. Hoffman worked the jab and Williams kept trying to push him up against the cage but Hoffman is the fresher fighter and stops him. Williams goes for a big KO punch but Hoffman moves and counters with crisp jabs. Hoffman throws a flurry but they are covered up. Hoffman hits a couple of strikes at the end of the round. 10-9 Hoffman. Round 3: Williams is tired and jabs. He misses a left and Hoffman counters with a barrage of rights and Williams can only cover up! Williams collapses, hurt and Hoffman continues to pound. Hoffman is pulled away and he wins it! TKO Official Result: 'The Truth' Bobby Hoffman defeats 'El Duro' Pete Williams (TKO (Strikes) in 2:06 of round 3). The match was rated as being Poor. Statistical analysis - Hoffman landed 58% of his strikes (23/40) including 100% of ground strikes - Pete Williams did not land a strike (0/17) Match 6: Chuck Liddell vs. Elvis Sinosic Round 1: Chuck hits a couple of uppercuts and shots to the body early. Sinosic goes for the takedown but Liddell’s defense is too good. Liddell hits a big strike to the body and Sinosic goes for another takedown and SPRAWL. Liddell fires a right hand right on the button! Sinosic goes down immediately but recovers before Chuck could pounce. 10-9 Liddell Round 2: Sinosic throws a strike and misses and counter with a huge head kick and Sinosic goes down. He follows him to the ground. No much action as both try for position. They stand them up and Sinosic goes for the takedown but Liddell sprawls again. Round ends, 10-9 Liddell. Round 3: Both men look tired. Sinosic attempts two takedowns and fails. The third attempt is blocked. Liddell hits some rights as Sinosic is on his knees and Liddell transfers to the back and pounds away. Liddell goes for a RNC but cant get it. Liddell 10-9 Official Result: 'The Iceman' Chuck Liddell defeats 'The King of Rock n Rumble' Elvis Sinosic (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3). The match was rated as being Average. Statistical analysis - Liddell landed 72% of standing strikes - Sinosic 0% on takedowns (six attempts) Match #7: Yves Edwards vs. Din Thomas Round 1: Edwards hits a barrage of big strikes to start. They continue to circle and Edwards throws a big right hand that is countered by a spinning back roundhouse kick!!!! Edwards is down and Thomas dives in with a HUGE right hand! Edwards is OUT!!! KO! Official Result: 'Dinyero' Din Thomas defeats Yves Edwards (Knock Out (Punch) in 3:25 of round 1). The match was rated as being Good. Statistical analysis - Thomas landed two strikes, the roundhouse kick and the KO punch. Match #8: Randy Couture © vs. Kevin Randleman for the UFC Heavyweight Title. Round 1: Both men throws some strikes and Couture takes Randleman down at 3:17 mark. Randy mounts him and goes for an armbar but Randleman gets out. Randleman gets to his feet but is quickly taken down. Round ends with Couture on top 10-9. Round 2: Couture presses Randleman against the cage. Randy lands a big right hand! Down goes Randleman. Couture seizes the opportunity and pounds away until the referee stops it! Official Result: Randy 'The Natural' Couture defeats 'The Monster' Kevin Randleman (TKO (Strikes) in 1:24 of round 2). The match was rated as being Decent. Fight of the night: Anderson Silva vs. Lance Gibson Knockout of the night: Din Thomas Submission of the night: Frank Trigg Predictions Jesterx7769: 5/8 Smokey al: 6/8 BYU 14: 6/8 EddieFnG: 4/8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdale2k Posted December 15, 2010 Author Share Posted December 15, 2010 News and Notes After UFC 31 a few storylines emerged. - First, Din Thomas destroyed Yves Edwards with two shots to earn a title shot at Caol Uno, who had previously called out Din Thomas. This match will likely happen in June or July as Thomas is out until April. - Randy Couture proved that he is the best heavyweight in the UFC. There are a few challengers who could pose a threat as Josh Barnett, Jeff Monson and Andrei Arlovski to name a few. - Chuck Liddell asked for a title shot at Tito Ortiz but the feeling is he may need another win. - Pride cancelled their first show due to injuries! - Paulo Filho, Joe Scarola both signed contracts. - Next UFC even will be at the end of march and will be UFC 32: The Crowning and will feature a four man tournament to crown the first UFC Middleweight Champion. UFC 32: The Crowning Main Event for the UFC Middleweight Championship Winner of Phil Baroni/Yuki Kondo vs. Winner of Paolo Filho/Ricardo Almeida Co-Feature Jeff Monson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko Phil Baroni vs. Yuki Kondon Paulo Filho vs. Ricardo Almeida Matt Serra vs. Jutaro Nakao Maurice Smith vs. Ibragim Magomedov Kimo Leopoldo vs. Murilo Bustamante Oleg Taktarov vs. Vitor Belfort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieFnG Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Main Event for the UFC Middleweight Championship Winner of Phil Baroni/Yuki Kondo vs. Winner of Paolo Filho/Ricardo Almeida Co-Feature Jeff Monson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko Phil Baroni vs. Yuki Kondon Paulo Filho vs. Ricardo Almeida Matt Serra vs. Jutaro Nakao Maurice Smith vs. Ibragim Magomedov Kimo Leopoldo vs. Murilo Bustamante Oleg Taktarov vs. Vitor Belfort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokey al Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Main Event for the UFC Middleweight Championship Winner of Phil Baroni/Yuki Kondo vs. Winner of Paolo Filho/Ricardo Almeida Co-Feature Jeff Monson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko Phil Baroni vs. Yuki Kondon Paulo Filho vs. Ricardo Almeida Matt Serra vs. Jutaro Nakao Maurice Smith vs. Ibragim Magomedov Kimo Leopoldo vs. Murilo Bustamante Oleg Taktarov vs. Vitor Belfort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BYU 14 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Main Event for the UFC Middleweight Championship Winner of Phil Baroni/Yuki Kondo vs. Winner of Paolo Filho/Ricardo Almeida - Co-Feature Jeff Monson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko Phil Baroni vs. Yuki Kondon Paulo Filho vs. Ricardo Almeida Matt Serra vs. Jutaro Nakao Maurice Smith vs. Ibragim Magomedov Kimo Leopoldo vs. Murilo Bustamante Oleg Taktarov vs. Vitor Belfort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeGood Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Main Event for the UFC Middleweight Championship Winner of Phil Baroni/Yuki Kondo vs. Winner of Paolo Filho/Ricardo Almeida Co-Feature Jeff Monson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko Phil Baroni vs. Yuki Kondon Paulo Filho vs. Ricardo Almeida Matt Serra vs. Jutaro Nakao Maurice Smith vs. Ibragim Magomedov Kimo Leopoldo vs. Murilo Bustamante Oleg Taktarov vs. 'Vitor Belfort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdale2k Posted December 17, 2010 Author Share Posted December 17, 2010 UFC 32: The crowning Weigh-in results Jeff Monson (247) vs. Vladimir Matyushenko (206) Oleg Taktarov (205) vs. Vitor Belfort (205) Phil Baroni (190) vs. Yuki Kondo (185) Paulo Filho (185) vs. Richard Almeida (185) Matt Serra (170) vs. Jutaro Nakao (170) Maurice Smith (225) vs. Ibragim Magomedov (230) Kimo Leopoldo (235) vs. Murilo Bustamante (206) Phil Baroni didn’t make weight!! Interesting to see what happens in the four man tournament. Match #1: Kimo Leopoldo +360 vs. Murilo Bustamante -460 Round 1: A few strike attempts and Murilo goes for a takedown but could not get. He does wrestle him up to the cage. He is able to work the takedown from against the cage. Murilo moves to side control and knees Kimo. Kimo is mounted! Murilo goes for an armbar but can’t get it. They get back to the feet as the round ends Murilo goes for a takedown. 10-9 Bustamante. Round 2: They circle again and Murilo clinches. He goes for a slam, but can’t get it. Kimo throws a lot of big punches, but no damage taken. A couple of leg kicks by MB and goes for another takedown but he cannot get. Kimo is looking tired as Murilo throws a few strikes. Murilo avoids a big right and nails Kimo in the gut with a huge right hook. End of round 10-9 MB. Round 3: They throw strikes again and again they clinch. Murilo goes for a takedown, and he takes down the tired Kimo. He moves to side control and knees Kimo in the hip. MB is looking tired. Murilo transitions and takes Kimo’s back. Hooks in, RNC, TAPOUT! Official Result: Murilo Bustamante defeats Kimo Leopoldo (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:12 of round 3). The match was rated as being Decent. Statistical Anaylsis - Kimo landed 0/23 punches - MB was 2/7 on takedowns. Match #2: Maurice Smith (+190) vs. Ibragim Magomedov (-250) Round 1: Very slow getting going as IM tried to grapple with Smith but he kept him at a distance with his strikes. They clinch but neither gets an advantage and they break. Smith slipped past a left jab and hit a roundhouse kick to the body as the round ends. 10-9 Smith. Round 2: Smith’s corner is telling him to use his counter striking. IM goes for a leg and tries a kneebar but Mo defends it well. IM is in Mo’s guard and throws some punches that are dealt with. Mo backs to the cage and gets up still in a clinch and IM knees the thigh. Mo tightens the clinch as IM hits some short shots to the body. Mo uses dirty boxing before they separate. Tough to call 10-9 IM. Round 3: IM goes for a leg and attempts a heel hook but can’t get it so he trips Mo. They end up in half guard and IM attempts an arm triangle but it is stopped. IM fires some big elbows but no damage to Mo. Another arm triangle attempt but blocked. They clinch back on their feet as Mo gets off his back. The round ends, but I think IM takes in 10-9. Judge 1: 29-28 Smith Judge 2: 29-28 Magomedov Judge 3: 29-28 Magomedov The fans are booing the decision and the commentators are calling it a robbery! Statistical Analysis - IM landed 15/16 ground strikes Official Result: Ibragim Magomedov defeats Maurice 'Mo' Smith (Split Decision in 5:00 of round 3). The match was rated as being Average. Match 3: Matt Serra (-470) vs. Jutaro Nakao (+370) Round 1: Serra gets a takedown! Side control, knees to the midsection, takes his back, RNC. Easy as that. Official Result: 'The Terror' Matt Serra defeats Jutaro Nakao (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:10 of round 1). The match was rated as being Great. Match 4: Paulo Filho (-360) vs. Richard Almeida (+280) Round 1: Almeida throws a lot of strikes early but nothing much comes from them. They clinch and Almeida pushes him against the cage. Almeida tries to take him down but can’t. Almeida continues to force the issue, not a lot of action. 10-9 Almeida. Round 2: Filho is looking tired. Filho hits a left and attempts a takedown but can’t get it. Almeida circles and Filho goes for another takedown but Almeida sees it coming and deals with it. Filho pushes him uge against the cage and knees him in the thigh. Filho is smothering him against the cage and Almeida can’t do much. Filho goes for a double leg and stuffed. Filho 10-9. Round 3: Filho is looking gassed. Filho throws some lazy strikes and Almeida counters nicely with jabs. Filho tries another takedown and fails. Almeida looks tired and the commentators wonder if the weight cut effected him. Filho goes for another failed takedown and the round ends. Not sure who to give it to...10-9 Almeida. Judge 1: 29-28 Filho Judge 2: 29-28 Almeida Judge 3: 29-28 Filho Official Result: Paulo Filho defeats 'Cachorrao' Ricardo Almeida (Split Decision in 5:00 of round 3). The match was rated as being Poor. Statistical Analysis - Filho 2/40 strikes - Filho 2/2 knees - Almeida 2/11 strikes Match 5: Phil Baroni (-540) vs. Yuki Kondo (+430) Round 1: Not of a lot of action in the early going a lot of circling. Kondo his a nice shot to the ribs and Baroni avoids a jab and fires back a series of quick punches. Slow round 10-9 Baroni. Round 2: More of the same until a Kondo jab misses and Baroni hits a HUGE right hand one after another. Kondo collapses and Baroni pounds away until the TKO. Official Result: 'The New York Bad Ass' Phil Baroni defeats Yuki Kondo (TKO (Strikes) in 2:45 of round 2). The match was rated as being Very Poor. Statistical Analysis - Baroni landed 16/34 standing and 5/5 ground strikes Match #6: Oleg Taktarov (-230) vs. Vitor Belfort (+180) Round 1: There are rumours of personal issues with Vitor leading up to this fight. Belfort throws some punches causing Oleg to back off and then Vitor hits a huge left and knocks Oleg to the ground. He quickly gets to his back and Belfort lands a left hook. Belfort allows him to stand. Oleg tries a few takedowns and fails while Belfort his happy to trade in the pocket. Round ends and I give it to Belfort 10-9. Round 2: Taktarov dives for a single leg! He secures a flying heel hock and locks it in! Belfort taps immediately! Official Result: 'The Russian Bear' Oleg Taktarov defeats Vitor 'The Phenom' Belfort (Submission (Heel Hook) in 0:37 of round 2). The match was rated as being Great. Match #7: Jeff Monson (-290) vs. Vladimir Matyushenko (+230) Round 1: Basically Monson tried four times for the take down and couldn’t get it and Vlad kept hitting his jab. Vlad 10-9. Round 2: More trading of strikes as Monson continues to look for a takedown. Vlad is looking tired and Monson secures a takedown with less then two minutes left in the round. Monson eventually gets to his back but not enough time to do anything. 10-9 Monson. Round 3: Monson gets underhooks and trips Vlad. He has almost 4 minutes left in the round. Monson is tired and lays and prays to the end of the round not going for any significant strikes or submission attempts. 10-9 Monson. All three judges score it 10-9 Monson. Official Result: 'Snowman' Jeff Monson defeats 'The Janitor' Vladimir Matyushenko (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3). The match was rated as being Poor. Match #8: Paulo Filho (+230) vs. Phil Baroni (-300) Round 1: Filho quickly gets into a clinch and works for the takedown. He gets it. He gets a leg, heel hook! TAP!! Official Result: Paulo Filho defeats 'The New York Bad Ass' Phil Baroni (Submission (Heel Hook) in 1:31 of round 1). The match was rated as being Good. Paulo Filho wins the UFC Middleweight Title! Fight of the Night: Matt Serra vs. Jutaro Nako Knockout of the Night: Phil Baroni Submission of the Night: Paulo Filho Critical rating: Decent Commercial Rating: Good Predictions: EddieFnG: 3/8 Smokey al: 7/8 BYU 14: 4/8 DeeGood: 4/8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdale2k Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 News and Notes - Paulo Filho won the Middleweight Title after a lacklaster semi-final but submitted Phil Baroni quickly. - Phil Baroni, Oleg Taktarov, Vitor Belfort and Ibragim Magomedov contracts were extended. - Vitor Belfor sustained a facial injury and will be out two to six months. - TKO had a card in which Rickson Gracie defeated Frank Shamrock via UD. - UFC 33 is set with two title fights! - Rumour has it UFC 34 will feature Randy Couture putting his UFC Heavyweight Title on the line against Josh Barnett as well as the grudge match between Lightweight Champion Caol Uno and Din Thomas! UFC 33: Ortiz vs. Lindland UFC Lightheavweight Championship Match Tito Ortiz © vs. Matt Lindland UFC Welterweight Championship Match Pat Miletech © vs. Carlos Newton Andrei Arlovski vs. Pedro Rizzo BJ Penn vs. Fabiano Iha Matt Hughes vs. Shonie Carter Tony Fryklund vs. Eugene Jackson Jens Pulver vs. Sean Sherk Anderson Silva vs. David Menne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BYU 14 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 OK, I gotta do better here!! UFC Lightheavweight Championship Match Tito Ortiz © vs. Matt Lindland UFC Welterweight Championship Match Pat Miletech © vs. Carlos Newton Andrei Arlovski vs. Pedro Rizzo BJ Penn vs. Fabiano Iha Matt Hughes vs. Shonie Carter Tony Fryklund vs. Eugene Jackson Jens Pulver vs. Sean Sherk Anderson Silva vs. David Menne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokey al Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 UFC Lightheavweight Championship Match Tito Ortiz © vs. Matt Lindland UFC Welterweight Championship Match Pat Miletech © vs. Carlos Newton Andrei Arlovski vs. Pedro Rizzo BJ Penn vs. Fabiano Iha Matt Hughes vs. Shonie Carter Tony Fryklund vs. Eugene Jackson Jens Pulver vs. Sean Sherk Anderson Silva vs. David Menne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeGood Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 UFC Lightheavweight Championship Match Tito Ortiz © vs. Matt Lindland UFC Welterweight Championship Match Pat Miletech © vs. Carlos Newton Andrei Arlovski vs. Pedro Rizzo BJ Penn vs. Fabiano Iha Matt Hughes vs. Shonie Carter Tony Fryklund vs. Eugene Jackson Jens Pulver vs. Sean Sherk Anderson Silva vs. David Menne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieFnG Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 UFC 33: Ortiz vs. Lindland UFC Lightheavweight Championship Match Tito Ortiz © vs. Matt Lindland UFC Welterweight Championship Match Pat Miletech © vs. Carlos Newton Andrei Arlovski vs. Pedro Rizzo BJ Penn vs. Fabiano Iha Matt Hughes vs. Shonie Carter Tony Fryklund vs. Eugene Jackson Jens Pulver vs. Sean Sherk Anderson Silva vs. David Menne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdale2k Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 UFC 33: Ortiz vs. Lindland Pre-match hype Tito Ortiz, the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion has been hyping his title defense against Matt Lindland. He taunted Lindland extensively calling him over-rated and a sucker for believing his own hype. It is going to be interesting. Weigh in results Tito Ortiz (209) vs. Matt Lindland (205) Pat Miletech (170) vs. Carlos Newton (170) Andrei Arlovski (238) vs. Pedro Rizzo (228) BJ Penn (155) vs. Fabiano Iha (155) Matt Hughes (170) vs. Shonie Carter (178) Tony Fryklund (185) vs. Eugene Jackson (185) Sean Sherk (155) vs. Jens Pulver (155) Anderson Silva (185) vs. David Menne (185) Match #1: Anderson Silva vs. David Menne Round 1: Silva quickly kicks to the leg and while both exchange strike attempts they get into a clinch. They break apart and Silva knees Menne in the ribs. Silva continues to press the action as the round ends. 10-9 Silva. Round 2: Silva’s corner is telling him to stand and trade with Menne. Silva moves out of the way of Menne’s jabs and continually kicks the body. Not a ton of action as Menne continues to try and press the issue in the fight, but Silva is definitely the quicker fighter and counters easily. 10-9 Silva. Round 3: They get into a clinch and Menne hits some strikes to the head as Silva is looking very tired out there. They are still in the clinch and Menne continues to use some dirty boxing to inflict punishment. Silva tries for a kick but Menne counters with a jab. Silva hits a nice kick to the shin but when Menne goes for a jab Silva counters with a sharp punch to the face. 10-9 Silva. The commentators wonder if the large weight cut Anderson Silva took played a roll in him tiring in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. All three judges give it 30-27 for Anderson Silva. Official Result: Anderson 'The Spider' Silva defeats Dave Menne (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3). The match was rated as being Very Poor. Match #2: Jens Pulver (-170, FW 165) vs. Sean Sherk (+130, FW 173) Round 1: Sherk avoids a kick to the leg and hits a nice jab. Pulver counters the left jab with a barrage of right hands knocking Sherk down to the ground! Pulver is unloading a massive amount of punches!!! It’s over!!! Official Result: 'Lil' Evil' Jens Pulver defeats 'The Muscle Shark' Sean Sherk (TKO (Strikes) in 1:15 of round 1). The match was rated as being Good. Match #3: Tony Fryklund (-270, FW 203) vs. Eugene Jackson (+210, FW 203) Round 1: Fryklund comes out in a flurry of punches and hits a huge right cross and Jackson is knocked down!!! Tony continues to pound! It’s all over!! Official Result: 'The Freak' Tony Fryklund defeats 'The Wolf' Eugene Jackson (TKO (Strikes) in 0:34 of round 1). The match was rated as being Good. Statistical analysis - Fryklund landed 8/11 strikes on the ground before the fight was stopped. Match #4: Matt Hughes (-330, FW 188) vs. Shonie Carter (+260, 192) Round 1: Hughes throws a few jabs and goes for the takedown, and Hughes is successful. Hughes moves for position and Carter tries to throw some shots from his back but they do not do much. Hughes throws bomb and bomb and the referee jumps in to save Carter! Official Result: Matt Hughes defeats 'Mr. International' Shonie Carter (TKO (Strikes) in 3:05 of round 1). The match was rated as being Average. Match #5: BJ Penn (-670, FW 169) vs. Fabiano Iha (+530, FW 169) Round 1: Penn avoids the jab of Iha and hits two nice shots to the body. Penn goes for the takedown and while Iha tries to move out of the way, he is unsuccessful! Penn moves to side control. Arm triangle! Tap tap tap! Official Result: BJ 'The Prodigy' Penn defeats Fabiano Iha (Submission (Arm Triangle) in 4:03 of round 1). The match was rated as being Decent. Match #6: Andrei Arlovski (+130, FW 238) vs. Pedro Rizzo (-170, FW 228) Round 1: Arlovski has some motivation issues going into this fight? That’s the rumour going around. They trade punches the entire round. Rizzo is landing a lot of nice counters from AA’s shots. He takes the round 10-9. Round 2: Rizzo goes for a leg kick, but AA moves and Rizzo hits a jab cross combo. Rizzo continues to throw leg kicks, connecting with AA. Rizzo continues to continue the jabs with kicks to the legs and AA is favouring his right leg. A swift leg kick to the leg and AA is definitely hurt. Great strategy by Rizzo as AA is going to be slow for the third. Rizzo 10-9. Round 3: Rizzo waits for a flurry of punches and counters with more leg kicks. AA goes for a jab, but Rizzo hits a barrage of huge fights! Trapping AA against the cage. Rizzo knocks him down and continues to pound! It’s over! Dominating performance by Pedro Rizzo. Official Result: 'The Rock' Pedro Rizzo defeats Andrei 'The Pitbull' Arlovski (TKO (Strikes) in 0:41 of round 3). The match was rated as being Average. Match #7: Pat Miletich © (-490, FW 191) vs. Carlos Newton (+390, FW 190) UFC Welterweight Championship Bout Round 1: And here we go! Miletich counters a left jab with a massive right hand, knocking Newton down to the ground...he is out cold! Official Result: 'The Croation Sensation' Pat Miletich defeats 'The Ronin' Carlos Newton (Knock Out (Punch) in 0:29 of round 1). The match was rated as being Good. Match #8: Tito Ortiz © (-330, FW 227) vs. Matt Lindland (+260, FW 223) UFC Light Heavyweight Championship was not on the line as Tito Ortiz missed weight. Round 1: Both men will want the takedown as quickly as possible. They throw some shots and it is Ortiz who goes for the first takedown, Ortiz gets the takedown! Lindland has him in his guard. Ortiz is trying to pass, but Lindland keeps him in the guard. Lindland throws some weak shots from the bottom. Ortiz tries to get side control and he finally gets it. He transitions to mount easily. Ortiz throws some big shots! The referee stops the fight with three seconds left.! Official Result: 'The Huntington Beach Bad Boy' Tito Ortiz defeats Matt 'The Law' Lindland (TKO (Strikes) in 4:57 of round 1). The match was rated as being Average. Fight of the night: Jens Pulver vs. Sean Sherk Knockout of the night: Pat Miletich Submission of the night: BJ Penn Press conference notes - Dana White was not happy with Tito Ortiz missing weight. He was asked whether Tito would be stripped of the title, he do not say yes or no and said he will discuss with the rest of UFC. - Shonie Carter was been released after two losses in a row and missing weight twice. - Matt Lindland will get the next shot at the UFC Light Heavyweight Title whether against Tito Ortiz or a new challenger. - Fabiano Iha will not be offered a new contract. He has one fight left and likely will be released.’ - Pedro Rizzo asked for a match with Ibragim Magomedov - Sean Sherk asked for a match with Yves Edwards. BYU 14: 7/8 Smokey al: 5/8 Dee Good: 7/8 EddieFnG: 6/8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdale2k Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 News and Notes - Coming out of UFC 33, the main issue is what is going to happen with the UFC Light Heavyweight Title. Tito Ortiz failed to make weight and still was able to defeat Matt Lindland in the first round. One thing is for sure is that it will be either Tito Ortiz vs. Matt Lindland for the UFC Light Heavyweight Title or Matt Lindland vs. ???? for the title. - With Pat Miletich's quick win, the UFC wants him to have another fight within four months. Antonio McKee, if he wins his next fight, could be in line as well as Matt Serra or Matt Hughes. - Anderson Silva signed a new four fight deal. - Andrei Arlovski signed a new four fight deal. - Sean Sherk signed a new four fight deal. - Matt Lindland signed a new fight fight deal. - Matt Hughes signed a new fight fight deal. - Jens Pulver & Eugene Jackson signed a new four fight deals. - Kurt Angle, Thiago Alves and Jason Lambert signed to four fight contracts! - UFC 34 is the biggest show in Zuffa history as two title fights will be on the line. UFC 34: Couture vs. Barnett UFC Heavyweight Championship Match Randy Couture © vs. Josh Barnett UFC Lightweight Championship Match Caol Uno © vs. Din Thomas Kevin Randleman vs. Bobby Hoffman Antonio McKee vs. Tony DeSouza Alex Reid vs. Dennis Hallman Frank Trigg vs. Lance Gibson Pete Williams vs. Ricco Rodriquez Chuck Liddell vs. Mike Whitehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BYU 14 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 UFC Heavyweight Championship Match Randy Couture © vs. Josh Barnett UFC Lightweight Championship Match Caol Uno © vs. Din Thomas Kevin Randleman vs. Bobby Hoffman Antonio McKee vs. Tony DeSouza Alex Reid vs. Dennis Hallman Frank Trigg vs. Lance Gibson Pete Williams vs. Ricco Rodriquez Chuck Liddell vs. Mike Whitehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokey al Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 UFC Heavyweight Championship Match Randy Couture © vs. Josh Barnett UFC Lightweight Championship Match Caol Uno © vs. Din Thomas Kevin Randleman vs. Bobby Hoffman Antonio McKee vs. Tony DeSouza Alex Reid vs. Dennis Hallman Frank Trigg vs. Lance Gibson Pete Williams vs. Ricco Rodriquez Chuck Liddell vs. Mike Whitehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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