Posted on Nov 16, 2009 under UFC News |
We got a taste of some MMA UK style this weekend on Saturday, November 15 at UFC 105. There were many great great fights that ended in some terrific beatdowns. The Bisping fight was easily one of the best.
Now the ultra-hyped Couture vs. Vera fight… hmmmm if I didn’t know better I’d say the fix was in. But hey, what do I know. I’ve never stepped into the Octagon myself much less sat in judgment of two world class UFC fighters, but I know what I saw from many many angles on SPIKE and that was a Brandon Vera victory. This is the crap that happens when you “leave it to the judges.” Takes me back to some of my worst days on the tournament floor… At least it was free!!! Any way, here are your results:
No Wanna See You Undercard Fights:
* Lightweight bout: Paul Kelly vs. Dennis Siver
Siver put the hurt on Kelly via TKO (strikes) at 2:53 of round 2.
* Welterweight bout: Nick Osipczak vs. Matthew Riddle
Osipczak put the hurt on Riddle via TKO (punches) at 3:53 of round 3.
* Lightweight bout: Terry Etim vs. Shannon Gugerty
Etim choked the fight out of Gugerty via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:24 of round 2.
* Welterweight bout: Paul Taylor vs. John Hathaway
Hathaway fooled the judges and beat up Taylor via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).
Main Freebies are Cool Fights:
* Lightweight bout: Andre Winner vs. Rolando Delgado
Winner layed the SMACK down on Delgado via KO (punch) at 3:22 of round 1.
* Light Heavyweight bout: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jared Hamman
Gustafsson layed the SMACK down on Hamman via KO (punches) at 0:41 of round 1.
* Lightweight bout: Ross Pearson vs. Aaron Riley
Pearson put the hurt on Riley via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 4:34 of round 2.
* Welterweight bout: James Wilks vs. Matt Brown
Brown put the hurt on Wilks via TKO (punches) at 2:26 of round 3.
* Middleweight Bout: Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang
Bisping put the hurt on Kang via TKO (punches) at 4:24 of round 2.
* Welterweight bout: Mike Swick vs. Dan Hardy
Hardy fooled the judges and beat up Swick via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
* Light Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera
Couture fooled the judges and beat up Vera via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Posted on Jun 11, 2008 under News, UFC News |
UFC 85: Bedlam came and went this weekend. Then something disgusting happened: Work!!! I guess you have to do some work in order to pay for the pay per view or the Yahoo or the bar. Day jobs just kill your blogging hours. I know, WAH!. We see that poor refereeing will be the theme of the show. Did Matt deliver on his promise or will he get on that big train to Palooka-ville? We’re about to find out.
MATT HUGHES VS. THIAGO ALVES Matt Hughes, arguably a Hall Of Famer in the UFC if there is such a thing is NOT the real deal anymore. He’s too slow vs. the younger competition he faced in Thiago Alves. The first round of this fight saw some good ground work by Hughes go wasted because he didn’t do anything except lay there for a while. Maybe a few punches here and there but not enough to make a difference. Alves just overpowered Hughes with his legs. Indeed, the second and last round was ended with a kick/punch combination that put Matt *on* the mat! Maybe NOW he can be matched up with his slow “brother” Matt Serra so they can settle TUF6 once and for all!
MICHAEL BISPING VS. JASON DAY I was thinking that a 10 win streak by the hungry Jason Day would seal a victory over Bisping. I was really really wrong. They exchanged a few punches in the short stand up game of this match. Then Bisping took it to the ground and just wailed on Day. There was no more Day after that as the Night that is known as Michael Bisping rained darkness in a ground and pound fury.
FABRICIO WERDUM VS. BRANDON VERA The theme of this UFC event seems to be “controversy.” In this match, Werdum did some fine standup while Vera kept going for the takedown. When Wedum was done clobbering Vera he took him to the ground and started with the ground and pound. Vera just was not making progress in the match. At this point the ref took pity on Brandon Vera and stopped it. It was all Fabrico Werdum. Don’t believe Vera’s protests. He claimed he could have continued. I’m thinking he meant continue on to Sunny San Diego and reflect on a fight that he could have won.
THALES LEITES VS NATHAN MARQUARDT These two guys actually delivered a “war.” The first round could have easily been Nathan’s last as Leites really landed a great right that took Narquardt out of commission for a while. He actually was able to come back and beat the stuffing out of Leites. From then on, it appeared that Nate was not going to let this fight get away from him. The ref, however, was driving this match and he assigned a penalty to Nathan a couple of times. By the third, we see that Nate is really going to win this battle. Of course, the judges saw it differently. Lesson for the kiddies: Never leave it up to the Judges!
MARCUS DAVIS VS MIKE SWICK I predicted fight of the night for these two. I think I was right. They really got to banging away at each other in some stand up in the first round. As the fight went on there was an awful lot of ground game being displayed. It was surprising to see Swick do a lot of his damage on the ground. He was really dominating the whole fight with only a bit of trouble coming from Davis. The last round featured lots of good solid strikes by both of these guys. Swick got the upper hand, however and he managed to get a takedown on Davis and then just mercilessly punched Davis until the ref said “Stop! Hey, that color red gushing out your face may work in the den!” The Judges saw fit to award the fight to Swick.
This turned out to be a pretty good event. Maybe it didn’t have quite the star power that other events, like UFC79 and UFC84 but it featured some very good matches. Hopefully we see more of the same when UFC 86 rolls around!
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