Mixed Martial B0nes

That might leave a little mark…  Miguel Torres isn’t looking like himself these days and may never again!  I guess it’s kind of a “red badge of courage” thing for fighters to get nasty cuts.  Guys with pretty faces just don’t make it in the pro ranks.  I guess that’s why I never got to the big show…  Anyway, WEC 47 delivered it’s usual high quality fights from the little guys.  I think Torres will bounce back but he needs to get a grip on whatever is making him lose.  I think the rest of the competition has figured him out.  Jens needs to go ahead and retire from fighting already.  He is an AWESOME coach and I think his stable of fighters will dominate for years to come.  His stint on the Ultimate Fighter proved as much.  Still, if Little Evil gets it together and puts some more wins on his record at WEC, it wouldn’t be unwelcome.  Go Jens GO!  Here are your results:

No Wanna SeeYa, Not Even For Free Card

* Featherweight bout:  Chad Mendes vs.  Erik Koch
Mendes fooled the judges and beat up Koch via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

* Featherweight bout:  Leonard Garcia vs.  George Roop
Garcia and Roop flailed around but couldn’t get a win. The judges made it a draw by scoring it 29-27 (Garcia) 29-27 (Roop) and 28-28. A   point was taken away from Roop for a clean shot to the gonads of Garcia.  OUCH!

* Featherweight bout:  Fredson Paixao vs.  Courtney Buck
Paixao choked the fight out of Buck via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:39 of round 1.

* Lightweight bout:  Ricardo Lamas vs. France Bendy Casimir
Lamas layed the smack down on Casimir via KO (knee) at 3:43 of round 1.

Main Free As In Natty ICE Beer Card

* Bantamweight Championship bout:  Brian Bowles vs.  Dominick Cruz
Cruz rained the pain on Bowles via TKO (injury) at 5:00 of round 2 to become the new WEC Bantamweight Champion.

* Bantamweight bout:  Miguel Torres vs.  Joseph Benavidez
Benavidez choked the fight out of Torres via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:57 of round 2.

* Featherweight bout:  Jens Pulver vs.  Javier Vazquez
Vazquez choked the fight out of Pulver via submission (armbar) at 3:41 of round 1.

* Featherweight bout:  Deividas Taurosevičius vs.  LC Davis
Davis fooled the judges and beat up Taurosevičius via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29).

* Lightweight bout:  Bart Palaszewski vs. Armenia Karen Darabedyan
Palaszewski choked the fight out of Darabedyan via submission (armbar) at 4:40 of round 1.

* Bantamweight bout:  Scott Jorgensen vs.  Chad George
Jorgensen choked the fight out of George via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:31 of round 1.

* Lightweight bout:  Danny Castillo vs.  Anthony Pettis
Pettis layed the smack down on Castillo via KO (strikes) at 2:17 of round 1.

Spike TV Too Cheap For PPV Fights:

* Light Heavyweight Bout:  James Te-Huna vs.  Igor Pokrajac
Te-Huna put the hurt on Pokrajac via TKO (strikes) at 3:26 of round 3.

* Middleweight Bout:  C.B. Dollaway vs.  Goran Reljic
Dollaway fooled the judges and beat Reljic via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Main PPV and/or Drunk at the Pub Fights:

* Heavyweight Bout:  Mirko Filipović vs.  Anthony Perosh
Filipović put the hurt on Perosh via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of round 2.

* Light Heavyweight Bout:  Keith Jardine vs.  Ryan Bader
Bader layed the smack down on Jardine via KO (punch) at 2:10 of round 3.

* Welterweight Bout:  Chris Lytle vs.  Brian Foster
Lytle choked the fight out of Foster via submission (kneebar) at 1:41 of round 1.

* Lightweight Bout:  Joe Stevenson vs.  George Sotiropoulos
Sotiropoulos fooled the judges and beat Stevenson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

* Middleweight Bout:  Wanderlei Silva vs.  Michael Bisping
Silva fooled the judges and beat Bisping via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

* Heavyweight Bout:  Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira vs.  Cain Velasquez
Velasquez layed the smack down on Nogueira via KO (punches) at 2:20 of round 1.

* Light Heavyweight Bout:  Stephan Bonnar vs. Krzysztof Soszynski
Soszynski put the hurt on Bonnar via TKO (cut) at 1:04 of round 3.

UFC 109 Relentless came at us on February 6, 2010 and lived up to it’s name:  Relentlessly boring.  OK, maybe not all of it was boring.  Seeing Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman was a good trip back to the olden times.  The Sonnen vs. Marquardt fight was definitely the fight of the night.  I guess you can’t have a really big fight card every time but it seems like these guys have been pulled out from the very back of the closet.  Let’s see some newer shinier “toys” mix it up next time.  I’m sure it will make shelling out the $50 for PPV easier.

No Wanna See You Undercard Fight:

* Heavyweight bout: Tim Hague vs. Chris Tuchscherer
Tuchscherer fooled the judges Hague via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28).

* Lightweight bout: Phillipe Nover vs. Rob Emerson
Emerson fooled the judges Nover via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Spike TV Too Cheap For PPV Fights:

* Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard vs. Ronnys Torres
Guillard fooled the judges Torres via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

* Lightweight bout: Mac Danzig vs. Justin Buchholz
Danzig fooled the judges Buchholz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Main PPV and/or Drunk at the Pub Fights:

* Welterweight bout: Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg
Serra put the hurt on Trigg via KO (punches) at 2:23 of round 1.

* Middleweight bout: Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller
Maia fooled the judges Miller via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

* Light Heavyweight bout: Brian Stann vs. Phil Davis
Davis fooled the judges Stann via unanimous decision. This fight aired on the PPV broadcast following the Maia vs. Miller bout.

* Welterweight bout: Mike Swick vs. Paulo Thiago
Thiago choked the fight out of Swick via submission (d’arce choke) at 1:54 of round 2.

* Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen
Sonnen fooled the judges Marquardt via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

* Light Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman
Couture choked the fight out of Coleman via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:09 of round 2.

* Heavyweight bout: Rolles Gracie vs. Joey Beltran
Beltran put the hurt on Gracie via TKO (punches) at 1:31 of round 2. This fight aired on the PPV broadcast following the Couture vs. Coleman main event bout.