Mixed Martial B0nes

UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin knocked us down out of our stand up game on June 12, 2010.  This was another in a star studded UFC main events.  However, the main event wasn’t the one we were hoping for as Tito Ortiz ducked out of this one to get his neck hammered by a doctor.  This has become standard for us The Ultimate Fighter fans as far as the coach vs coach battles go.  I fear that by the time Ortiz vs. Liddell happens, they will both be in wheelchairs fighting with an Xbox or Wii controller!  Chuck took a hard one on the chin from Franklin and possibly ended his UFC comeback career although I think Dana White may give him one last shot at the “Doorknob” Ortiz.  I really thought that Chuck would do much better than a 1st round knockout loss but that’s how this crazy fight game works. It makes you wonder if Ortiz could have pulled out a win on this one…

Other stand up guys and honest to goodness favorites fell hard in this event as well:  Big Mac Danzig, Tyson Griffin, Paulo Thiago, and Pat Barry(who I thought was going to lay waste to Mirko) bit the dust.  Good to see Carlos Condit getting a win in the UFC and squashing some of those stupid “WEC fighters can’t compete with the UFC guys” comments I always see in the MMA blogosphere.  Keep on keepin’ on Carlos!  We shall see if Ortiz can score another win from “the grave” when the TUF 11 Finale happens this Saturday, June 19th!

Here are your results…
No Wanna See You (Not Even For FREE!) Card:

* Welterweight bout:  James Wilks vs.  Peter Sobotta
Wilks fooled the judges and beat up Sobotta via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–28, 30–27).

* Middleweight bout:  David Loiseau vs.  Mario Miranda
Miranda put the hurt on Loiseau via TKO (punches) at 4:07 of round 2.

Spike TV Too Cheap For PPV Fights:

* Lightweight bout:  Mac Danzig vs.  Matt Wiman
Wiman choked the fight out of Danzig via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:45 of round 1.

* Welterweight bout:  Ricardo Funch vs.  Claude Patrick
Patrick choked the fight out of Funch via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:48 of round 2.

* Lightweight bout:  Tyson Griffin vs.  Evan Dunham
Dunham fooled the judges and beat up Griffin via split decision (30–27, 28–29, 29–28).

Main PPV and/or Drunk at the Pub Fights:

* Welterweight bout:  Carlos Condit vs.  Rory MacDonald
Condit put the hurt on MacDonald via TKO (strikes) at 4:53 of round 3.

* Heavyweight bout:  Ben Rothwell vs.  Gilbert Yvel
Rothwell fooled the judges and beat up Yvel via unanimous decision. (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)

* Welterweight bout:  Paulo Thiago vs.  Martin Kampmann
Kampmann fooled the judges and beat up Thiago via unanimous decision. (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)

* Heavyweight bout:  Mirko Filipović vs.  Pat Barry
Filipović choked the fight out of Barry via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:30 of round 3.

* Light Heavyweight bout:  Chuck Liddell vs.  Rich Franklin
Franklin layed the smack down on Liddell via KO (punch) at 4:55 of round 1.

* Welterweight bout:  Mike Pyle vs.  Jesse Lennox
Pyle choked the fight out of Lennox via technical submission (triangle choke) at 4:44 of round 3.

Main Card

Welterweight Championship bout:  Carlos Condit vs.  Hiromitsu Miura
* Condit defeated Miura via TKO (strikes) at 4:43 of Round 4 to retain the WEC Welterweight Championship.

Light Heavyweight Championship bout:  Brian Stann vs.  Steve Cantwell
* Cantwell defeated Stann via TKO (punches) at 4:01 of Round 2 to become the new WEC Light Heavyweight Champion.

Lightweight Championship bout:  Jamie Varner vs.  Marcus Hicks
* Varner defeated Hicks via TKO (punches) at 2:08 of Round 1 to retain the WEC Lightweight Championship.

Bantamweight bout:  Brian Bowles vs.  Damacio Page
* Bowles defeated Page via submission (Guillotine Choke) at 3:30 of Round 1.

Undercard

Welterweight bout:  Brock Larson vs.  Carlo Prater
* Larson defeated Prater via TKO (Punches) at :37 of Round 1. Although preliminary, this bout was showed on the Versus broadcast after the bout between Hicks and Varner.

Welterweight bout:  Blas Avena vs.  Dave Terrel
* Avena defeated Terrel via TKO (Strikes) at 1:07 of the Round 1.

Featherweight bout:  Micah Miller vs.  Josh Grispi
* Grispi defeated Miller by TKO (Strikes) at 0:50 of Round 1. Although preliminary, this bout was showed on the Versus broadcast after the bout between Stann and Cantwell.

Lightweight bout:  Shane Roller vs.  Todd Moore
* Roller defeated Moore via submission (Guillotine Choke) at 3:00 of Round 1.

Lightweight bout:  Mike Budnik vs.  Greg McIntyre
* Budnik defeated McIntyre via submission (Triangle Choke) at 3:21 of Round 3.

Bantamweight Bout:  Scott Jorgensen vs.  Kenji Osawa
* Jorgensen defeated Osawa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Main Card

Welterweight Championship bout: Carlos Condit vs. Carlo Prater
* Condit def. Prater via submission (Guillotine Choke) at 3:48 of Round 1 to retain WEC Welterweight Championship.

Lightweight Championship bout: Jamie Varner vs. Rob McCullough
* Varner def. McCullough via TKO (Strikes) at 2:54 of Round 3 to become the WEC Lightweight Champion. This fight, however, was not without controversy. In the third round, McCullough dropped Varner with a looping right hook, and proceeded to land effective ground and pound. The initial right hook knocked Varner’s mouthpiece out, and after both fighters got back up to their feet, Varner signaled to the referee for a time-out for him to retrieve his mouthpiece. Steve Mazzagatti, the referee, granted Varner about 30 seconds to get his mouthpiece, which gave him time to recover.

Bantamweight Championship bout: Miguel Torres vs. Chase Beebe
* Torres def. Beebe via submission (Guillotine Choke) at 3:59 of Round 1 to become the new WEC Bantamweight champion.

Bantamweight bout: Manny Tapia vs. Antonio Banuelos
* Tapia def. Banuelos via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28).
The fight was originally announced as a split draw, Banuelos being awarded the victory 29-28 on referee Cecil Peoples’ scorecard, and the two others being 30-27 for Tapia and a 28-28 draw, though a scorecard error was realized, and corrected to the ultimate outcome of a split decision for Manny Tapia.

Preliminary Fights

Featherweight bout: Leonard Garcia vs. Hiroyuki Takaya
* Garcia def. Takaya via TKO (Strikes) at 1:31 of Round 1.

Featherweight bout: Josh Grispi vs. Mark Hominick
* Grispi def. Hominick via submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:55 of Round 1.

Bantamweight bout: Coty Wheeler vs. Del Hawkins
* Wheeler def. Hawkins via submission (Flying Armbar) at 1:57 of Round 2.

Bantamweight bout: Damacio Page vs. Scott Jorgensen
* Page def. Jorgensen via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

Bantamweight bout: Yoshiro Maeda vs. Charlie Valencia
* Maeda def. Valencia via TKO (Liver Kick) at 2:29 of Round 1.

Featherweight bout: Micah Miller vs. Chance Farrar
* Miller def. Farrar via TKO (Punches) at 1:39 of Round 1.