packerman120 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Oh my, Cung Le winning ain't good. Watch him go on a streak until he forces you to make him fight Weidman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBackFist Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 Oh my, Cung Le winning ain't good. Watch him go on a streak until he forces you to make him fight Weidman I'd love it. He has huge international appeal and big time knockout power. Problem is if he doesn't land one huge one early he'll get bullied (See: Le vs. Bisping) I'm actually happy it was Dollaway he crushed. Keeps Le relevant enough as a draw with besting a ranked opponent. But Dollaway is ass so I don't mind sacrificing his popularity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBackFist Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 <img src=http://411mania.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/BEC-RAWLINGS-150x150.jpg> <img src=http://www.mmarising.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lisa-ellis-replaces-lena-ovchynnikova-in-2012-sb-girls-s-cup-150x150.jpg> Bec Rawlings Stuns Aisling Daly by Knockout in TUF Finale Well, what else did you expect? In a season that has been full of upsets from the beginning, Bec Rawlings knocks out Aisling Daly in the season finale. Daly had been one of the favorites to win the whole tournament since it began, and unlike many of the other favorites she made it to the semifinal..inches away from fulfilling that prophecy. But underdog, Bec Rawlings had other plans. Rawlings, a character to say the least, was not one of the oddsmakers favorites to make it this far in the competition and with a left hook she both figuratively and literally punched her ticket to a title shot. Bec Rawlings will take on Lisa Ellis for The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned final and to claim the first Women's Strawweight title. The bout was supposed to happen at UFC 182: Pettis vs. Melendez but due to an injury to Lisa Ellis' hand the bout will be pushed back. Replacing it on the card is a bantamweight duel between Sergio Pettis and Erik Perez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBackFist Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 <img src=http://i.imgur.com/lN61Bet.jpg> Round 1 An exchange hits in the middle of the cage. Melendez tags Pettis a few times, looking more energized. Melendez hits him with a harsh right cross that staggers Pettis. Melendez tries to follow up with more swarming blows but Pettis is able to evade quickly and takes no damage. Another exchange that Pettis gets the better of. Pettis smacks Melendez with a hard right uppercut that drops him hard. Pettis dives on top and roughs him up a little. Pettis is trying to grab a kneebar but Melendez doesn't make easy. Pettis is able to finish the round in top control 10-9 Pettis Round 2 Equal damage in loose exchanges all round. No real damage being done, then suddenly near the end of the round Pettis cracks Melendez with a stiff right hook. Down goes Melendez. Pettis finishes on top, doing no damage. 10-9 Pettis Round 3 A series of exchanges sees Pettis consistently beating Melendez to the punch. Melendez initiates a grapple and tries to bully Pettis. He gets Pettis to the cage but the second Anthony's back touches the fence he slaps on a guillotine. He drags Melendez to the mat, but isn't able to finish the guillotine. Melendez finishes on top but may have done less damage on the ground then he did on the feet...somehow. 10-9 Pettis Round 4 Pettis blasts Melendez with a left high kick that wobbles him and a right head kick follows that seats him. The next four and a half minutes leaves Pettis rolling around on top of Melendez and getting nowhere. Not that, that matters. 10-9 Pettis Round 5 Pettis walks around the ring, throwing the occasional jab. Playing it safe. Melendez is either too gassed, too discouraged or too overmatched to do anything about it. Maybe a combination of the three. 10-9 Pettis Judge's Decision - 50-45 times three for your winner...Anthony Pettis <img src=http://i.imgur.com/tDzFnh4.jpg> John Howard vs. Carlos Condit Carlos Condit outstrikes Howard, but Howard does more damage. Condit's leg kicks didn't do enough to convince the judge's he deserved to win. Howard hit his fair share of hooks and kicks to Condit's dome. Carlos now falls into Welterweight obscurity. Andrei Arlovski vs. Frank Mir Arlovski clowns Mir. Mir looked lost in the cage. He's just past it. On the other hand, Arlovski is having a career resurgence and with another exciting knockout victory he has three straight in the octagon. In the weak heavyweight division, he's quickly climbing a sad, sad ladder. Cole Miller vs. Edmilson Souza I'm sorry for booking this. It was a super mismatch that shouldn't've happened. It had the most farfetched odds on the card. Howard was a severe underdog against Condit, but at least he had a puncher's chance. Souza was never in it. Miller embarrassed him on the feet and the ground. He nearly submitted Souza several times, and finally puts him out of his misery in Round 3. Sergio Pettis vs. Erik Perez Not even supposed to be on the card, they took the fight with two weeks notice after the injury to Lisa Ellis for the Women's Strawweight co-main event. They made no waste of their main card exposure. Perez and Pettis went round and round blasting each other with crisp strikes and despite the fact that he was an unranked underdog at only 21, he beat him in a clear cut 29-28 decision on all three cards. ----Prelims---- <img src=http://i.imgur.com/Otyw98t.jpg> Fight of the Night - Sergio Pettis vs. Erik Perez Knockout of the Night - Andrei Arlovski / Adriano Martins Submission of the Night - N/A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBackFist Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 <img src=http://www.bjjheroes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/arlovski-garcia-150x150.jpg> Andrei Arlovski No. 1 Contender? Owner of the most impressive winning streak at 265, not named Cain Velasquez, is Andrei Arlovski. The 35 year old Belarussian and former UFC Heavyweight champion is at it again. Rattling off three victories against Brendan Schaub, Antonio Silva and Frank Mir, the last two by knockout, there is strong reason to believe he is next in line for a chance at Cain Velasquez's belt. While many would doubt his chances against the reigning 265lbs force, most would have doubted he have any success at all in his return to the cage. Instead Arlovski is looking sharper and sharper in his appearances and the number of contenders in front of him are slim. In fact, they are just one. The latest UFC rankings feature Velasquez in his familiar spot atop the board and Junior Dos Santos sitting at #2. But JDS has two losses already to Velasquez and number three on the board is Arlovski. With Dos Santos scheduled to meet Soa Palelei later in the year a matchup for the fourth showdown with Cain wouldn't be possible for a long time presumably. Nor would a fourth match up be desirable. Arlovski however is currently in the public mind after yet another knockout, this one over a former UFC champion. While the knockout of Mir may leave a bit to be desired, it's a wonder how Mir is even still in the UFC, he knocked out Frank in significant fashion. He took care of a lesser opponent as you'd expect a contender to do so. Arlovski may very well have already punched himself into a date with a title shot. Alistair Overeem may be another name floating about, but 'Reem still has to get past Roy Nelson and even that would only put him on a two fight win streak after losing two in a row prior. As for marquee matchups, there aren't many at 265 right not. The division is thin. Mark Hunt, 40, has an outside rumored chance at a title shot with more speculators suggesting he fight Arlovski for the #1 contendership. A thinning 265lbs weightclass may give the Pitbull one last shot at UFC glory. <img src=http://kalapakijoes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Condit-150x150.jpg> Carlos Condit Says Bicep Had Nothing to do with Loss In his postfight press conference, Carlos Condit turned away suggestions that the upper bicep injury he suffered in training had anything to do with his loss to John Howard. Condit admitted he didn't fight his best and although he thought he did enough to win, he congratulated John Howard on the victory and said he shouldn't've left the decision to the judge's. Condit has now squandered a few opportunities at 170lbs gold. He now has a significant slip-up to Howard and finds himself ranked at #12 according to the UFC rankings. Curiously, Howard doesn't appear at all in the top 25. Condit's position on the roster is now in limbo. Still obviously talented, Condit has faced many of the top contenders and with losses to Hendricks, Woodley and now Howard there aren't a variety of options for Condit. A weight change may be required, or a shake up at the top of the class, for Condit to regain a clear path to the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBackFist Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 UFC on Fight Pass 3 <img src=http://i.imgur.com/duFzr8E.jpg> Fight of the Night - Masanori Kanehara vs. Royston Wee Knockout of the Night - Caio Magalhaes Submission of the Night - Jessica Andrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celuwyn Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 That fight would end in less then 30 seconds. Brock was not a good fighter at all but he is literally like 2.5 times bigger then Punk. Lesnar was a HUGE heavyweight and Punk is fighting at welterweight or middleweight Yeah of course.. You guys cannot recognize that Lesnar was great. He beat Heath Herring, He beat Frank mir, he beat Shane Carwin, he beat Randy Couture. I'm not sure that 90% of the UFC heavyweight can do the same. his only flaw was that he doesn't like get punched in the face. He coud beat JDS and Velasquez and you still say that he's bad. BTW, i want that CM punk vs Salaverry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBackFist Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 <img src=http://img.mixedmartialarts.com/method=get&rs=80&q=75&x=237&y=77&w=150&h=150&ro=0&s=anthony-johnson-04-25-2014-7-39-52-546.jpg> Anthony "Rumble" Johnson Weighs-In 3 Pounds Over Anthony Johnson weighed in at 208lbs ahead of his UFC 183 bout with Alexander Gustafsson. 3lbs over the 205lb limit. As a result 'Rumble' will sacrifice 25% of his purse for the event. Johnson's done well to reemerge onto the Light Heavyweight scene, and has even vaulted himself into title contention after a dominating victory over Phil Davis in his last outing. This failed weightcut will not endear him to the UFC and he will be hoping to win in dominating fashion to obfuscate any concerns about his seriousness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBackFist Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 UFC 183: Weidman vs. Belfort Results <img src=http://i.imgur.com/Ah6wkaV.jpg> Round 1 They engage in a few exchanges, Weidman is getting better than he's giving. Weidman finally dives in for a takedown but Belfort is able to fall against the cage. Weidman leans against Belfort chest-to-chest and swipes him with a stiff right elbow across the face. Belfort goes down but the bell sounds. Vitor lives for another five minutes. 10-9 Weidman Round 2 Weidman is crushing Vitor in the stand up for most of the round before taking him down with a minute left. Chris postures up in half guard and rains atomic bombs on Vitor's chin but again, Belfort is saved by the bell. 10-9 Weidman Round 3 Weidman rattles Belfort with a jab-hook combo and as Weidman presses forward Belfort leaps in for a takedown. He surprises Weidman and actually manages to get him to the mat with a single leg. Weidman attempts a guillotine from bottom, but that gets nowhere other than stalling for time. Weidman keeps control of the back of Belfort's head, not allowing him to posture up. In fact Weidman is doing more damage from his back than Belfort is from top control. 10-9 Weidman Round 4 Belfort is a little rejuvenated. He's landing some more punches and leg kicks and oh shit Weidman takes him down. So much for his momentum. Weidman begins pummeling the living shit out of Belfort, but Vitor hangs on. Weidman's attack slows, and the round eventually closes with Vitor clinging to life. 10-9 Weidman Round 5 His corner are trying to fire him up, but Vitor is just staring at the floor. The round begins. A jab-cross combo seats Vitor and Weidman starts to annihilate him. Chris Weidman is just pounding away and Vitor has stopped providing any resistance. Chris Weidman TKOs(Punches) Vitor Belfort at 1:46 of Round 5 <img src=http://i.imgur.com/zks8F6m.jpg> Round 1 Rousey quickly grapples Zingano, who couldn't stay at range. Rousey is able to force Zingano into the cage. Rousey and Zingano exchange soft blows for awhile in the clinch, Rousey in a bit more control. Finally after Rousey's stifling clinch control gets too boring, Yamasaki separates them. Nothing of note happens afterward. 10-9 Rousey Round 2 Rousey ducks a right hook and goes for a takedown that Zingano stuffs. Rousey is able to force Cat into the cage though. Rousey slashes Zingano with a sharp elbow. Yamasaki is about to separate them when Rousey rips Zingano from the cage wall and slams her with a belly-to-belly slam. Rousey ends the round in Cat's guard. 10-9 Rousey Round 3 Cat Zingano rushes Rousey and tosses a left hook that Rousey avoids. She grasps Zinagno around the hips and drives her into the cage again. Ronda is going to wall and stall her way to victory. They rub against one another, and nothing about it is entertaining nor sexy, for the remainder of the round. 10-9 Rousey Round 4 Same deal. Rousey has Zingano against the cage wall. Eventually Ronda slams Zingano to the floor and falls into her guard. The fight ends, no damage done. 10-9 Rousey Round 5 Rousey goes for a takedown and plants Zingano on her back. Rousey transitions into side control and then into mount. Zingano is just overmatched. Rousey slaps on an armbar and Zingano has to tap. At least Rousey got a finish to a horribly boring fight. Ronda Rousey Submits (Armbar) Cat Zingano at 4:20 of Round 5 Main Card <img src=http://i.imgur.com/XCWBKOq.jpg> Anthony Johnson vs. Alexander Gustafsson Johnson beat the hell out of Gustafsson. Outstruck him on the feet with seeming ease, took him down occasionally. Really disheartening for those that were hoping for Gus-JJ II. Instead it looks like Rumble will get Jones. Nate Diaz vs. Rafael Dos Anjos Round 1 nearly ended three times. RDA hit Diaz with a spinning back fist that sent him down and rained bombs on him. Nate survived and RDA transitioned to side control where he slapped on an arm triangle that almost put Nate to sleep. Diaz survives, they get up and then RDA hits him with a head kick. The round ends here but it could have been a 10-6 for chrissake. The second round begins and Diaz spends the round running away from RDA and then about halfway through it catches RDA leaning in with a stiff right hook. RDA is immediately unconcious. What...the....f@#$ Renan Barao vs. Takeya Mizugaki Best. Fight. Ever. Barao cracks Mizugaki with a jab early in the round and immediately breaks Mizugaki's nose. Now they continue to go at it with strikes galore, head kicks and everything. Clattering each other the whole fight through, Barao suffers a massive gash above his right eye. The doctor comes in twice to make sure he can still fight. He can. Barao and Mizugaki roll a little exchanging time in top control, but most of the fight is an exciting slugfest. 29-28 times three for Barao. Mizugaki's right eye is completely shut due to the broken nose. ----Prelims---- <img src=http://i.imgur.com/CkquV2p.jpg> Fight of the Night - Barao vs. Mizugaki Knockout of the Night - Nate Diaz Submission of the Night - Ronda Rousey UFC Announces New Upcoming Cards UFC 186: Aldo vs. Edgar II Third Saturday in April, 2015: Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma UFC Featherweight Championship - #1 © Jose Aldo vs. #2 Frankie Edgar UFC Women's Strawweight Championship - #6 Lisa Ellis vs. #11 Bec Rawlings UFC Featherweight Title Eliminator - #3 Chad Mendes vs. #4 Conor McGregor Woman's Bantamweight - #13 Sara McMann vs. #20 Holly Holm Welterweight - #9 Rick Story vs. #24 Tarec Saffiedine ----Prelims---- Featherweight - #7 Dennis Bermudez vs. #22 Jeremy Stephens Lightweight - #10 Josh Thomson vs. Rodrigo Damm Welterweight - George Sullivan vs. Edgar Garcia Women's Bantamweight - #5 Amanda Nunes vs. #23 Elizabeth Phillips Lightweight - James Krause vs. Justin Salas UFC 187: Hendricks vs. Lombard First Saturday in May, 2015: MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, NV UFC Welterweight Championship: #1 © Johny Hendricks vs. #2 Hector Lombard Heavyweight - #5 Mark Hunt vs. #16 Stipe Miocic Lightweight - #8 Eddie Alvarez vs. #9 Benson Henderson Bantamweight - #6 Michael McDonald vs. #13 Johnny Eduardo Flyweight - #8 Chris Cariaso vs. #18 Scott Jorgensen ----Prelims---- Lightweight - #11 Gray Maynard vs. Francisco Trevino Middleweight - Rafael Natal vs. Ricardo Abreu Women's Bantamweight - #2 Sarah Kaufman vs. #13 Valerie Letorneau Lightweight - Roger Bowling vs. Wagner Silva Flyweight - #16 Wilson Reis vs. Shane Howell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdandy Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Great reports! Love the summaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celuwyn Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 UFC 186 is gonna be good ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBackFist Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 I really hope so. Two title fights and a title eliminator. Plus the much anticipated Holly Holm debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBackFist Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 UFC 184: Dillashaw vs. Cruz Results <img src=http://i.imgur.com/lPBPODf.jpg> Round 1 A stand up battle, Dillashaw stuffs two Cruz takedowns and outstrikes him 10-9 Dillashaw Round 2 A series of striking exchanges again and Cruz downs Dillashaw with a right cross. 10-9 Cruz Round 3 Nothing of power has been thrown by either man to this point, at least nothing that's landed. But the flurry of strikes continues with both men focusing on volume. Cruz out struck Dillashaw and took his body quite often. Dillashaw was breathing heavier at the round's end. 10-9 Cruz Round 4 Dillashaw was badly outgunned in that round. He not only has taken a lot of damage to his ribcage but a number of shots to his legs has left him breathing heavy and limping. Cruz only seems fresher. Dilly needs a knockout 10-9 Cruz Round 5 Really really tight round. Cruz definitively out landed Dillashaw but Dillashaw went for broke and struck the Domin8r with a ton of powerful blows. Pick your fancy, volume or damage. 10-9 Dillashaw Judge's Decision - 48-47 Dillashaw. 48-47 Cruz. 49-46 for your winner by split decision....AND NEW UFC BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD! DOMINICK "THE DOMIN8R" CRUZZZZZZZ Post Fight Interview Dominick Cruz is choking back tears. The manliest of tears. He explains how hard his road back has been and how he never lost sight of his title. He exclaims he couldn't be happier with the outcome and Dillashaw fought a great fight. Cruz mentions he'd be happy to give TJ a rematch if the UFC deemed it appropriate. He's really just overcome by emotion. Main Card <img src=http://i.imgur.com/fLMD0oc.jpg> Phil Davis vs. Ryan Bader Davis couldn't take down Bader in round one and thing looked lost already for Mr. Wonderful. But the next two round Davis abandoned his ground plans and struck with Ryan, he outstruck him badly and embarassed Bader on the feet. By the end of round three Bader was trying to take down Phil, but couldn't do so. 28-27 times three and Phil Davis is right back in the thick of title contention. Junior Dos Santos vs. Soa Palelei JDS beat the ever-loving hell out of Palelei for three rounds. Things got interesting with twenty seconds to go in round three though, Soa drilled JDS with a right uppercut that put him down and then Palelei was able to launch many unanswered strikes that almost ended the whole fight. JDS barely survived the onslaught and won 30-27/30-27/29-28. Luke Rockhold vs. Ed Herman Wall and stall snoozefest that saw Herman win round two but lose the other two convincingly. Raphael Assuncao vs. Anthony Birchak Birchak stunningly steals round one and then starts his way towards winning round two before submission specialist Assuncao lands a stunning head kick that renders Birchak unconscious. ----Prelims---- <img src=http://i.imgur.com/mZZdQt1.jpg> Fight of the Night - Dillashaw vs. Cruz Knockout of the Night - Raphael Assuncao / Nikita Krylov Submission of the Night - N/A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBackFist Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 UFC on Fox Sports 1: Nogueira vs. Mitrione <img src=http://i.imgur.com/A4j6CK2.jpg> Round 1 Mitrione cracks Big Nog with a colossal right hand that nearly puts him down. Mitrione runs in to finish him but Nog grabs him around the waist in a clinch. Boom! Mitrione gets slammed. Big Nog climbs into side control. Mitrione initiates a scramble and gets to his feet but Nog grabs him by the back and pushes him into the cage. Big Nog begins to climb Mitrione's back and Mitrione tries to drop to the ground to throw him off, but all it's done is allow Nog to get into better control. Big Nog slaps on the RNC and Mitrione taps near immediately. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Submits (Rear Naked Choke) Matt Mitrione at 3:24 of Round 1 Main Card <img src=http://i.imgur.com/TNqcvAL.jpg> Michael Bisping vs. Nate Marquardt In a middleweight division that's becoming harder to make matches for, Bisping keeps the glimmer of a title shot alive. Marquardt got stuffed in a takedown attempt and on his way up ate a Bisping right hook that put him to sleep before his back found the mat. Edson Barboza vs. Gleison Tibau Edson Barboza and Gleison Tibau engaged in an exciting affair that saw Barboza outstrike Tibau to the win. Dan Hardy vs. Jordan Mein Hardy beats Jordan Mein 29-28 with a good ole dullard strategy of wrestle****ing. Ali Bagautinov vs. Jussier Formiga da Silva One of the greatest matches I've ever 'seen'. da Silva and Bagautinov engaged in a match worthy of an ADCC finals. The two of them rolled for three rounds attempting submissions and throwing out sweeps. Hardly any striking between the two and when it did happen, Bagautinov got the better. The submissions and the sweeps were plenty and the judges were left amazed and confused. 30-27 for Bagautinov / 30-27 for da Silva and 29-28 da Silva were the cards. Jussier da Silva now has a 5-2 record in the octagon and has won 3 straight. He's likely the #1 contender as long as DJ defends. ----Prelims---- <img src=http://i.imgur.com/YNrfRLd.jpg> Fight of the Night - Ali Bagautinov vs. Jussier da Silva Knockout of the Night - Michael Bisping Submission of the Night - Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira UFC on Fight Pass 4 <img src=http://i.imgur.com/g8LXRdl.jpg> Fight of the Night - Brandon Thatch vs. Michael Prazeres Knockout of the Night - Brandon Thatch Submission of the Night - Jason Saggo <img src=http://www.sixthminute.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://www.sixthminute.com/wp-content/uploads/anthonyjohnson-150x150.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1> <img src=http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID26928/images/minnesota_martial_arts_academy.jpg> Anthony Johnson Leaves the Blackzillians Anthony "Rumble" Johnson seems to be the next contender for Jon Jones' 205lbs crown. Nothing has been made official as to who Jon Jones will face next but the crowd consensus seems to be Johnson, and Johnson is training with that thought in mind. Johnson has recently switched camps, no longer training with the Blackzillians but instead has started to train with Minnesota Mixed Martial Arts Academy. Rumble has had success in his recent second stint in the UFC, so much so that he's staring a potential title shot in the eye. That entire run was under the guidance of the Blackzillians camp. Instead, looking ahead Rumble thinks his future would better be spent at Minnesota Mixed Martial Arts Academy (MMMA). MMMA specializes in wrestling as well as general ground and pound but the largest specialization of the camp is there raw physical training. They are known as one of the more intense training camps and have turned out the Greek gods, Brock Lesnar and Sean Sherk. Seeing as Rumble weighed in three pounds too heavy for his bout with Alexander Gustafsson, it makes sense he'd be looking for a camp to reign in his weight issues. While that was no issue in his performance versus Alexander Gustafsson, Dana White certainly would not tolerate another weight issue with Rumble and maybe this move is a step to reassure Dana that he won't have problems. It would probably be fair to assume we'd be seeing a much more muscled and on weight Anthony Johnson for his next fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBackFist Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 UFC on Fox Sports 1: MacDonald vs. Pierce Results <img src=http://i.imgur.com/rmJcVig.jpg> Round 1 Pierce runs out and feints an uppercut which he doesn't throw but MacDonald fell for. As a result MacDonald is vulnerable to a successful Pierce double leg. MacDonald has Pierce in guard and is grasping for an arm, but can't get it. Boring round, but the upset is off to a good start. 10-9 Pierce Round 2 Several stand-up exchanges as Pierce can't close the distance. Rory is landing volume and keeping distance but not doing a ton of damage. Near the round's end, Pierce lands a takedown but doesn't have time to do anything. 10-9 MacDonald Round 3 MacDonald hits some punches but Pierce drags him to the dirt and practices some Lay and Pray. 10-9 Pierce Round 4 MacDonald blasts Pierce with a few stiff shots. A tough right cross lands that plants Pierce. MacDonald spends the rest of the round on top landing shots. 10-9 MacDonald Round 5 This round should be for all the marbles. MacDonald puts on a clinic, just embarrassing Pierce with strikes. He's faster then Pierce and the shots he's landing are hurting. Pierce finally grabs a takedown with a minute left, but his time on the mat is spent avoiding a MacDonald triangle attempt. 10-9 MacDonald Judge's Decision - 48-47 times three...for your winner Rory MacDonald MacDonald's tune up fight didn't go as smoothly as he hoped, and it almost ended in a stunning disaster. He'll still be the #1 contender for the Lombard-Hendricks winner. ----Main Card---- <img src=http://i.imgur.com/gQEqUzD.jpg> Ryan Jimmo vs. Rashad Evans Well this is a booking nightmare. Evans was slowly positioning himself for a possible second title shot, or at leas ta couple of interesting contender bouts. Instead Ryan Jimmo sends him into 205lb limbo. Jimmo is now jockeying himself for a 205 run. Jimmo was able to beat Rashad by keeping it on the feet and using his range. He out struck and outpointed Rashad in a dull, cagey stand up bout. 30-27 times three. Lyoto Machida vs. Tim Boetsch Machida looked surprisingly stale against Boetsch. Not a good sign for a man striving for a second chance at the 185lbs champ. Boetsch was able to consistently take down and smother Machida, unfortunately for him he didn't do any damage. Every round starts standing and Machida was able to ring Boetsch's bell for some damage with his striking. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Gegard Mousasi Another booking disaster. Mousasi's UFC career is nearly dead before it's begun. After struggling to a loss against Jacare Souza, Mousasi found himself on the receiving end of a short, stiff and crushing left hook. Lil Nog has now won 3 of his last 4 and is trying to stay a relavent gatekeeper in the 205lb weightclass. Dennis Siver vs. Clay Guida And the disastrous UFC on Fox Sports 1: MacDonald vs. Pierce continues. All the potential marketing favorites lost and the two that did win looked far less than convincing. The story is the same here. The fan favorite personality, if not somewhat boring fighter, Clay Guida succumb to a unanimous decision loss at the hands of Dennis Siver. Siver kept Guida on the feet and punished his body with powerful kicks and hooks. Guida never had an answer and the man with the never ending cardio was near gassed by the end by the German's body blitzkrieg. Siver is now the owner of three straight wins and 5 of his last 6 at 145. A shot at a real contender could be next for Siver. ----Prelims---- <img src=http://i.imgur.com/NklMCbg.jpg> Fight of the Night - Dennis Siver vs. Clay Guida Knockout of the Night - Antonio Rogeria Nogueira / Efrain Escudero Submission of the Night - N/A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celuwyn Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I was hoping for a quick Mcdonald victory I'm pretty happy that Bisping won, one of the best fighter for me. Bisping vs the Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBackFist Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 UFC 185: Johnson vs. Dodson II Results <img src=http://i.imgur.com/N5fAcOk.jpg> Round 1 The round begins, they touch gloves with a smile. Dodson flips the script and dives in for a takedown that catches DJ off guard. Dodson has half guard but gets wrenched back my DJ's legs and they get standing. A few even exchanges fly by before DJ uses the clinch to bully Dodson into the cage and he unloads with some dirty boxing. 10-9 Johnson Round 2 They trade hands for most of the round. With about 1:30 to go Johnson crushes Dodson with a quick right uppercut in close and he follows it up with steady ground and pound. Dodson survives but doesn't get back up. 10-9 Johnson Round 3 A few striking exchanges before Dodson eventually grapples Johnson into the cage. The rounds spends all its time here with, Dodson beating up DJ in the clinch. 10-9 Dodson Round 4 Dodson cracks Johnson with a right cross that sends him reeling. Johnson responds by tossing up a right head kick that catches Dodson unawares! DJ follows it up with a powerful right hook and Dodson is out before he hits the floor. Demetrius Johnson Knocks Out (Punch) John Dodson at 2:31 of Round 4 <img src=http://i.imgur.com/LiKAoKo.jpg> Round 1 Salaverry rushes Punk who immediately backpedals. Salaverry misses with his punches though and Punk slaps him with a few timid jabs and a leg kick or two. Salaverry dives for a takedown that Punk is able to partially stuff, Salaverry shoves Punk into the cage. Salaverry gets turned against the cage by Punk who is able to rip Salaverry to the ground with a decided thud. Punk is having trouble keeping Salaverry down, but did pass into half guard. No damage done to either fighter this round, but Punk did more stuff. 10-9 Punk Round 2 Punk again is able to hit Salaverry with a bunch of timid blows, they really don't seem to be doing damage. The first significant strike of the fight comes as Salaverry rushes in to close distance and is met by a roundhouse kick to the body from Punk. Salaverry rushes in for a takedown and plants Punk. He hits some strikes but Punk pulls out a surprising sweep as Salaverry got lazy with position in guard. Punk begins working on a kneebar from Salaverry's full guard but the round ends. 10-9 Salaverry? Round 3 A few striking exchanges as Salaverry just seems too tired to keep going. Punk is landing nothing significant or damaging but he is landing. Salaverry on the other hand just can't get his hands up. It appears that Salaverry has far less a tank than Punk. 10-9 Punk Judge's Decision - 30-27/29-28/29-28 for your winner...CM Punk Post Fight Interview CM Punk says he is incredibly overwhelmed by the support he's received. The crowd is cheering loudly for him. He gives a tremendous amount of respect to Ivan Salaverry and tells Dana White to bring him his next opponent, he's not done fighting yet. ----Main Card---- <img src=http://i.imgur.com/Tl3WYFp.jpg> Donald Cerrone vs. TJ Grant Petitioning for a second chance at Anthony Pettis, Donald Cerrone put on a striking master class by just out pointing and out striking TJ Grant for three round. Alistair Overeem vs. Roy Nelson Well the first round was full of flare and bombs. Both men knocked each other down once and the fists were a'flyin'. The next two rounds were an embarrassment in comparison. Both men came out in round two incredibly gassed and Overeem was able to hit Nelson with lazy strikes and he leaned on Nelson against the cage when possible. Went from fight of the year to worst fight of the night in a blink. Tyron Woodley vs. Thiago Alves A super fun striking bout that saw Woodley almost blow his title aspirations. Thiago Alves was a tough opponent and the win will only help keep his hype train rolling. ----Prelims---- <img src=http://i.imgur.com/uEx64hZ.jpg> Fight of the Night - Demetrius Johnson vs. John Dodson Knockout of the Night - Demetrius Johnson Submission of the Night - David Michaud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packerman120 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Wow, he actually won. Son of a gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBackFist Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 Wow, he actually won. Son of a gun. Thank. God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBackFist Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 Merry Christmas to anyone reading this, who celebrates the holiday. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBackFist Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 UFC Announces New Cards UFC on Fight Pass 6 Third Wednesday in May 2015: Larson Ice Arena in Brookings, South Dakota Light Heavyweight - #21 Lorenz Larkin vs. #22 Patrick Cummins Middleweight - Andrew Craig vs. Krzysztof Jotko Lightweight - Garett Whiteley vs. James Moontarsi Middleweight - Clint Hester vs. Collin Hart Welterweight - Ildemar Alcantara vs. Gunnar Nelson Featherweight - Ernest Chavez vs. Aaron Phillips Flyweight - Patrick Holohan vs. Phil Harris Women's Bantamweight - #8 Bethe Correia vs. #25 Sarah Moras UFC 188: Pettis vs. Nurmagomedov First Saturday in June 2015: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN UFC Lightweight Championship - #1 © Anthony Pettis vs. #4 Khabib Nurmagomedov Middleweight - #5 Ronaldo Souza vs. #8 Yoel Romero Heavyweight - #9 Antonio Silva vs. #19 Oleksiy Oliynyk Light Heavyweight - #4 Dan Henderson vs. #20 Fabio Maldonado Welterweight - #6 Martin Kampmann vs. #11 Dong Hyun Kim ----Prelims---- Women's Bantamweight - #4 Miesha Tate vs. #9 Shayna Baszler Light Heavyweight - #19 Igor Pokrajac vs. Francimar Barroso Middleweight - #20 Caio Magalhaes vs. Josh Samman Women's Strawweight - #5 Joanne Calderwood vs. #20 Alex Chambers Flyweight - #13 Dustin Ortiz vs. Jon Delos Reyes UFC on Fight Pass 7 Third Wednesday in June 2015: Everett Arena in Concord, New Hampshire Women's Strawweight - #7 Juliana Carneiro Lima vs. #11 Felice Herrig Welterweight - Dan Miller vs. Hector Urbina Featherweight - Estevan Payan vs. Hacran Dias Flyweight - #11 John Moraga vs. #20 Alptekin Ozkilic Middleweight - #25 Luke Barnatt vs. Kevin Casey Women's Bantamweight - #7 Rin Nakai vs. #22 Lauren Murphy Bantamweight - Hugo Viana vs. Kyung Ho Kang Light Heavyweight - Andy Enz vs. Daniel Spohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celuwyn Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 That was CLOOOOSE for Punk But i don't think he will win his next match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjmc Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Punk lost in my game, I put him in with a vet with a terrible MMA record, Punk knocked him down three times but couldn't get the finish and then got submitted by armbar Great to see him get a win here, will be interesting to see who is up next for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBackFist Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 <img src=https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R6oWhnST-58/UKjZoJP2NDI/AAAAAAAAADk/ahEfR09bJqk/s150-c/photo.jpg> <IMG SRC=http://i.imgur.com/xMWof0D.jpg> CM Punk Makes Marriage with Millennia MMA Official CM Punk trained with several camps en route to his victory in his UFC debut against Ivan Salaverry. And the tactic worked as CM Punk outpointed Salaverry to a unanimous decision victory. After that performance however, CM Punk had made his MMA home official. CM Punk spent time training with Roufusport as well as some time with the American Kickboxing Academy as he prepped for his first fight with some of the most well known mixed martial artists in the world. But it was at the suggestion of UFC Flyweight, Darrel Montague that Punk traveled to Southern California to train with Millennia MMA. Montague and Punk met at a few UFC events and at a stint where Montague was training with AKA for two weeks during the same time Punk was. Montague complimented Punk's BJJ skills and encouraged him to travel to SoCal to work with Montague's regular team. Punk said the place felt like home and he really made advancements in his game. Having just fought we'd imagine it'd be some time before we hear of CM Punk's next opponent, but what is for certain is that he will be training for that opponent with Milennia MMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBackFist Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 UFC on Fight Pass 5 Results <img src=http://i.imgur.com/cMkKMiM.jpg> Fight of the Night - Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Neil Seery Knockout of the Night - Francisco Trinaldo Submission of the Night - Hatsu Hioki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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