Which Way Did He Go?

Uhh… think you might want to get that cut checked out Diego!  BJ Penn cemented his place in the Lightweight Division of the UFC.  He will be the man until someone else with the chops brings him down or he decides to do the stupid thing and go back up to Welterweight to face GSP again.  Dana White is talking about this like it will probably happen.  I guess he has a point.  There’s only so many lightweights that we will want to see BJ beat the crap out of.  His biggest test was Sherk and he made him quit.  We also saw Frank Mir put his opponent down.  Will we see a rematch of him and Lesnar?  You bet we will.  We will just have to wait until Brock heals up though.  Here are your results:

No Wanna See You Undercard Fights:

* Welterweight bout:  Kevin Burns vs.  TJ Grant

Grant layed the smack down on Burns via TKO (strikes) at 4:57 of round 1.

* Middleweight bout:  Rousimar Palhares vs.  Lucio Linhares

Palhares choked the fight out of Linhares via submission (heel hook) at 3:21 of round 2.

* Welterweight bout:  Johny Hendricks vs.  Ricardo Funch

Hendricks fooled the judges and beat up Funch via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-25).

* Lightweight bout:  Matt Wiman vs.  Shane Nelson

Wiman fooled the judges and beat up Nelson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Main PPV and/or Drunk at the Pub Fights:

* Heavyweight bout:  Paul Buentello vs.  Stefan Struve

Struve fooled the judges and beat up Buentello via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28).

* Lightweight bout:  Kenny Florian vs.  Clay Guida

Florian choked the fight out of Guida via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:19 of round 2.

* Welterweight bout:  Jon Fitch vs.  Mike Pierce

Fitch fooled the judges and beat up Pierce via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

* Heavyweight bout:  Frank Mir vs. France Cheick Kongo

Mir choked the fight out of Kongo via technical submission (guillotine choke) at 1:12 of round 1.

* Catchweight bout (195 lbs):  Alan Belcher vs.  Wilson Gouveia

Belcher layed the smack down on Gouveia via TKO (strikes) at 3:03 of round 1.

* Lightweight Championship bout:  B.J. Penn (c) vs.  Diego Sanchez

Penn layed the smack down on Sanchez via TKO (cut) at 2:37 of round 5 to retain the UFC Lightweight Championship.

* Welterweight bout:  DaMarques Johnson vs.  Edgar Garcia

Johnson choked the fight out of Garcia via submission (triangle choke) at 4:03 of round 1.

Are You Even Listening? I'm tellin' you it was THIS big!

UFC104 came in with a mighty roar but kind of ended with a whimper.  A LOT of folks are unhappy that Shogun lost on points to Machida but that’s the breaks when you leave your fight results to the judges!  UFC104 was a pay per view event but, like UFC103, SPIKE TV aired a couple of the undercard bouts.  This is an excellent way to get more viewers to the UFC bandwagon and it also helps those of us that are tired of shoveling out $40 a pop for pay per view.  Of course, gas, a pint of suds and some nachos at the local sports bar won’t set you back $40 so that may be the way to go for us cheap skates!  Here are your UFC 104 results:

No Wanna See You Undercard Fights:

* Light Heavyweight bout:  Kyle Kingsbury vs.  Razak Al-Hassan

Kingsbury fooled the judges and beat up Al-Hassan via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

* Middleweight bout:  Jorge Rivera vs.  Rob Kimmons

Rivera put the hurt on Kimmons via TKO (strikes) at 1:53 of round 1.

Spike TV Too Cheap For PPV Fights:

* Heavyweight bout:  Stefan Struve vs.  Chase Gormley

Struve choked the fight out of Gormley via submission (triangle choke) at 4:04 of round 1.

* Heavyweight bout:  Antoni Hardonk vs.  Patrick Barry

Barry put the hurt on Hardonk via TKO (strikes) at 2:30 of round 2.

* Light Heavyweight bout:  Ryan Bader vs.  Eric Schafer

Bader fooled the judges and beat up Schafer via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-26, 30-27).

Main PPV and/or Drunk at the Pub Fights:

* Welterweight (176 lb) bout:  Anthony Johnson vs.  Yoshiyuki Yoshida

Johnson put the hurt on Yoshida via TKO (punches) at 0:41 of round 1.

* Lightweight bout:  Joe Stevenson vs.  Spencer Fisher

Stevenson smashed up Fisher via Submission (elbows) at 4:03 of round 2.

* Middleweight bout:  Yushin Okami vs.  Chael Sonnen

Sonnen fooled the judges and beat up Okami via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

* 157lb Catchweight bout:  Gleison Tibau vs.  Josh Neer

Tibau fooled the judges and beat up Neer via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).

* Heavyweight bout:  Cain Velasquez vs.  Ben Rothwell

Velasquez put the hurt on Rothwell via TKO (punches) at 0:58 of round 2

* Light Heavyweight Championship bout:  Lyoto Machida vs.  Mauricio Rua

Machida fooled the judges and beat up Rua via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) to retain the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

Under Card

* Lightweight fight: Marcus Aurelio vs. Evan Dunham

Dunham got the job done on Aurelio with a split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27).

* Middleweight fight: Nick Catone vs. Mark Muñoz

Muñoz beat up on Catone with a split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28).

* Heavyweight fight: Tim Hague vs. Todd Duffee

Duffee absolutely dominated Hague with a KO (punches) at 0:07 of round 1. Duffee sets a brand new record for the UFC‘s fastest knockout beating the last record of 8 seconds held by Don Frye and James Irvin.[17]

* Heavyweight fight: Justin McCully vs. Mike Russow

Russow beat up McCully with a unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27).

* Heavyweight fight: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Chris Tuchscherer

Gonzaga effed up Tuchscherer with a TKO (punches) at 2:27 of round 1.

* Middleweight fight: Ed Herman vs. Aaron Simpson

Simpson wallopped Herman with a TKO (injury) at 0:17 of round 2.

Main card

* Light Heavyweight fight: Brandon Vera vs. Krzysztof Soszynski

Vera beat up on Soszynski with a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

* Middleweight fight: Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt

Rosholt choked Leben till he passed out with a submission (arm triangle choke) at 1:20 of round 3.

* Middleweight fight: Nate Marquardt vs. Demian Maia

Marquardt destroyed Maia with a KO (punch) at 0:21 of round 1.

* Light Heavyweight fight: Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva

Silva layed the smack down on Jardine with a TKO (punches) at 1:35 of round 1.

* Heavyweight fight: Randy Couture vs. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

Nogueira outlasted Couture with a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n38fLoH540Q

Choking, even by Gina Carano’s beautiful touch sucks much…  But Gina, I’m up for anything if you *REALLY* need a “choking partner!”  Maybe I’ll just let her hit me with one of her “Crush” pugil sticks.

Under Card Results:

* Terry Etim (12-2) defeats Justin Buchholz via Submission (D’arce Choke) – Round 2 @ 2:38
* Dennis Siver (13-6) defeats Dale Hartt via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) – Round 1 @ 3:23
* Paul Taylor (9-4-1) defeats Peter Sobotta by Unanimous Decision
* Paul Kelly (9-1) defeats Rolando Delgado by Unanimous Decision
* Stefan Struve defeats Denis Stojnic via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) – Round 2 @ 2:37
* John Hathaway defeats Rick Story by Unanimous Decision

Main Card Results:

* Rich Franklin defeats Wanderlei Silva by Unanimous Decision
* Cain Velasquez defeats Cheick Kongo by Unanimous Decision
* Mike Swick defeats Ben Saunders by TKO (Strikes) – Round 2 @ 3:47
* Dan Hardy defeats Marcus Davis by Split Decision
* Spencer Fisher defeats Caol Uno by Unanimous Decision
* Mirko Cro Cop defeats Mostapha Al Turk by TKO – Round 1 @ 3:06

Under Card Results:

* Brock Larson defeats Chris Wilson via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) – Round 1
* Tim Hague defeats Pat Barry via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – Round 1
* Kyle Bradley defeats Phillipe Nover by TKO (Strikes) – Round 1
* Krzysztof Soszynski defeats Andre Gusmao by TKO (Strikes) – Round 1
* Yoshiyuki Yoshida defeats Brandon Wolff via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – Round 1
* David Kaplan defeats George Roop by Unanimous Decision

Main Card Results:

* Lyoto Machida (14-0) defeats “Sugar” Rashad Evans (c) by KO (Punches) – Round 2 @ 3:57 – Machida becomes new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
* Matt Hughes defeats Matt Serra by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
* Drew McFedries defeats Xavier Foupa-Pokam by TKO (Strikes) – Round 1 @ 0:37
* Chael Sonnen defeats Dan Miller by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
* Frank Edgar defeats Sean Sherk by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Under Card Results:

Eliot Marshall defeats Vinicius Magalhaes by unanimous decision

Denis Kang defeats Xavier Foupa-Pokum by unanimous decision

Nate Quarry defeats Jason MacDonald by technical knockout

Ed Herman defeats David Loiseau by unanimous decision

Mark Bocek defeats David Bielkheden by submission

TJ Grant defeats Ryo Chonan by split decision

Sam Stout defeats Matt Wiman by unanimous decision

Main Card Results:

Anderson Silva defeats Thales Leites by unanimous decision

Mauricio Rua defeats Chuck Liddell by K.O. rd: 1

Krzysztof Soszynski defeats Brian Stann by submission rd: 2

Cheick Kongo defeats Antoni Hardonk by K.O. round: 2

Luiz Cane defeats Steve Cantwell by unanimous decision

Under Card Results:

Aaron Riley vs.  Shane Nelson
Nelson defeated Riley via TKO (Punches) at 1:44 of round 1.

Brandon Vera vs.  Mike Patt
Vera defeated Patt via TKO (Leg Kicks) at 1:27 of round 2.

Tim Boetsch vs.  Jason Brilz
Brilz defeated Boetsch via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Kendall Grove vs.  Jason Day
Grove defeated Day via TKO (Strikes) at 1:32 of round 1.

Tamdan McCrory vs.  Ryan Madigan
McCrory defeated Madigan via submission (Punches) at 3:35 of round 1.

Main Card Results:

Gray Maynard vs.  Jim Miller
Maynard defeated Miller via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Matt Hamill vs.  Mark Munoz
Hamill defeated Munoz via KO (Head Kick) at 3:53 of round 1.

Pete Sell vs.  Matt Brown
Brown defeated Sell via TKO (Punches) at 1:32 of round 1.

Shane Carwin vs.  Gabriel Gonzaga
Carwin defeated Gonzaga via TKO (Punches) at 1:09 of round 1.

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs.  Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine
Jackson defeated Jardine via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).

Under Card Results:

Junior dos Santos defeats Stefan Struve via TKO (strikes) in Round 1

Evan Dunham defeats Per Eklund via Knockout in Round 1

Mike Ciesnolevicz defeats Neil Grove via submission (Heel Hook) in Round 1

Paul Kelly defeats Troy “Rude Boy” Mandaloniz via Unanimous Decision

Main Card Results:

(155lbs) Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez (21-2) vs. Joe “Daddy” Stevenson (34-9)
Diego Sanchez defeats Joe Stevenson via Unanimous Decision

Dan Hardy (20–6) vs. Rory Markham (16-4)
Dan Hardy defeats Rory Markham via KO in Round 1

Nate Marquardt (27-8-2) vs.Wilson Gouveia (12-5)
Nate Marquardt defeats Wilson Gouveia via TKO (strikes) in Round 3

Demian Maia (9-0) vs. Chael Sonnen (21-9-1)
Demian Maia defeats Chael Sonnen via submission (triangle choke) in round one

Josh Koscheck (12-3) vs. Paulo Thiago (7-0)
Paulo Thiago defeats Josh Koscheck via knockout in round one

Trouble comes in threes people and this month is NO exception. We’ve got major events from the UFC, WEC and EliteXC all happening within a week of each other. UFC 84 is scheduled for Saturday, May 24th. The UFC as well as UFC 84 has lived up to its name “Ill Will” for sure. What with Tito Ortiz doing battle with Dana White taking up all the news. And, Oh yeah, how about Chris Leben violating his parole by getting a DUI and then turning himself into jail? Luckily he wasn’t scheduled to fight in this one. “Ill” is certainly the operative word here. Let’s see what we’ve got…

Thiago Silva(11-0-0) Vs. Antonio Mendes(14-2-0) Here we have two very very tough customers squaring off in the Octagon. I’ll have to give Silva the edge here as Mendes is debuting in the UFC in this event. They both have impressive records but going from a small pond to the big sea is probably the experience that Mendes will have. Silva in 2.

Tito Ortiz(16-5-1) Vs. Lyoto Machida(12-0-0) Ortiz has had it with the UFC and this will be his last fight in the organization… until both he and Dana figure out that they can make more money being mad at each other together than if they we’re happy and apart. Machida is riding quite a win streak. His last fight in the UFC was a somewhat surprising win in UFC 79:Nemesis over Soko who’s fighting the undercard. I’m thinking the fading Ortiz will find his second wind and choke out Lyoto in the 3rd.

Wilson Gouveia(10-4-0) Vs. Goran Reljic(7-0-0) Here is another newcomer with a stellar record going against a salty UFC veteran. This seems to be the theme of this event. I guess, after Dana’s housecleaning this year, the stable had to be refilled with more fighters. I’m going out on a limb here and will predict a shocker win by Reljic over Gouveia in the 1st. Stranger things have happened!

Wanderlei Silva(31-8-1) Vs. Keith Jardine(13-4-1) It’s the “Axe Murderer” versus “The Dean of Mean.” Wanderlei didn’t have quite the fight he expected in UFC79 versus Chuck Liddell i.e. he lost! His days in the fight game are coming to a close so a few wins here and there would probably help his pocketbook as well as his street cred back in Brazil. He didn’t draw a cupcake in Jardine. He has earned his reputation by putting the hurt on both Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin. I thought Wanderlei was going to handle Chuck in UFC79. I was wrong. Well, maybe this time I’ll be right when I say: Silva in 3 by decision.

BJ Penn(13-4-1) Vs. Sean Sherk(35-2-1) This is the main event of the evening and for good reason. BJ, “The Progidy” has proven himself to be one recently in UFC80. Sherk proved himself last in UFC73. Although he also proved to be hopped up on performance enhancing drugs. It was a long battle for him to get reinstated to the UFC. In the mean time BJ has just been piling on the wins and training like a madman. I think Sherk will put up a good fight but then say “night night” once Penn puts a rear naked choke on him and the tappity tappity starts to happen in the 3rd.

This is one big and stacked event. The full fight card really is packed with great fighters and fights. It makes me wonder why on earth some of these fights aren’t on the main card. Oh well, at least if these fights don’t live up to the hype, there will be two more next week to calm our fears or make them worse. Trouble *does* come in threes!

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