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.

The Ultimate Fighter Heavyweights Finale rumbled in on December 5th, 2009 with a whimper and left with a big HONK! er Country. Yes, horror of all horrors, Roy “Big Country” Nelson emerged victorious and is now the newest Ultimate Fighter winner. I keep forgetting and, I think, everyone else keeps forgetting that this is a *GAME SHOW*. So Brendan Shaub getting nailed in the temple shouldn’t have been a surprise. He just doesn’t have the ring experience that Nelson has. At least he didn’t get his face smashed by Roy’s belly like all the other losers on TUF that got schooled by him. “Meathead” Mitrone took down “Big Baby.” I was really pulling for Marcus to redeem himself but he showed his inexperience as well. He’s got a few years to get better though. Kimbo won his first match as a UFC fighter. This shouldn’t have been such a snoozer. You can thank Houston Alexander’s camp for sticking to the most boring gameplan ever: Circle, circle, circle, smack Kimbo in the knee, circle, circle, circle, smack Kimbo on the knee, Oops! get owned by Kimbo Slice’s *ground game*??!?! The headliner fight between Matt Hamill and Jon Jones was easily the most exciting if you remove the win by DQ for Hamill. I’ve won by DQ before. You really feel like a bitch raising your hand in victory while you are bleeding your nose out. Hamill is better than that but Jones is something else. Watch out UFC, Jones is not going away!

Here’s your results in all their inglorious crappitude…

No Wanna See You Undercard Fights:

* Welterweight bout:  John Howard vs.  Dennis Hallman
Howard put the hurt on Hallman via KO (Strikes) at 4:55 of round 3.

* Light Heavyweight bout:  Brian Stann vs.  Rodney Wallace
Stann fooled the judges and beat up Wallace via unanimous decision. (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

* Heavyweight bout:  Jon Madsen vs.  Justin Wren
Madsen fooled the judges and beat up Wren via split decision. (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Main Drunk on the Couch or Pub Spike TV Fights:

* Heavyweight bout:  Marcus Jones vs.  Matt Mitrione
Mitrione put the hurt on Jones via KO (Punches) at 0:10 of Round 2.

* Lightweight bout:  Frank Edgar vs.  Matt Veach
Edgar choked the fight out of Veach via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:22 of Round 2.

* Lightweight bout:  Mark Bocek vs.  Joe Brammer
Bocek choked the fight out of Brammer via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:36 of round one.

* Catchweight (212 lb) bout:  Kimbo Slice vs.  Houston Alexander
Slice fooled the judges and beat up Alexander via unanimous decision. (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

* Light Heavyweight bout:  Matt Hamill vs.  Jon Jones
Hamill dropped his hands and used his unguarded face to win against Jones via DQ (illegal elbow) at 4:14 of Round 1

* Heavyweight bout:  Darrill Schoonover vs.  James McSweeney
McSweeney put the hurt on Schoonover via TKO (Strikes) at 3:20 of Round 3.

* Heavyweight bout:  Roy Nelson vs.  Brendan Schaub
Nelson put the hurt on Schaub via KO (Punch) at 3:25 of Round 1 to become the The Ultimate Fighter 10 Heavyweights Winner.

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 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

It is finally over. UFC 84: Ill Will came and went like a shock to the system. Now it is over and done with. Well… for some of these guys, it is definitely over for the rest of the year. A few may be even considering a new career as StarBucks baristas. It’s definitely safer than letting your face get beat to a pulp. They can at least watch the matches on their iPhones on Yahoo. So, how did it go? Pretty surprising in many ways!

Thiago Silva Vs. Antonio Mendes This one didn’t take too long. It was all Mendes for a while there and it looked as though the UFC newbie was going to get his first win. Of course, Thiago had something to say about that with his fists. He got ground control on Mendes and rained down punches. Ground and pound stopped this fight in the first.

Tito Ortiz Vs. Lyoto Machida Ortiz made a name for himself before this event and was trash talking any and everyone. He made sure to burn every bridge he had in the UFC. I guess he figured a win was guaranteed in this match. The first two rounds of this one went to Machida. Tito did not have any answers for Lyoto. It wasn’t until the third that Ortiz figured out what he had to do. He landed a bunch of punches and a few knees. But Machida was able to take Tito down and work some ground game on him. Tito almost gets Machida in a triangle but couldn’t lock it in. So, what happens to Tito now? Who knows.

Wilson Gouveia Vs. Goran Reljic I said that “Stranger things have happened!” in my last post. Well, this is one of them. Reljic was supposed to go down in a blaze of newbie glory. The first round was a kicking mans dream come true in the Octagon. I really thought that I’d go this whole year without seeing some solid kicking but both Gouveia and Reljic were kicking like wild. In the second round, Gouveia had enough of Goran and was putting him down with some solid punches and kicks. Somehow Reljic took the upper hand and put the hurt on Wilson. The ref gave Wilson the night off and Goran the win.

Wanderlei Silva Vs. Keith Jardine The “Axe Murderer” and “The Dean of Mean” had barely enough time to say hello before it was all over. Jardine stepped in and threw a big right but then Silva countered and then kept pounding until the ref realized the fight was over 30 seconds and change into the match! Jardine wasn’t moving at all and it looked almost like the “Axe Murderer” really axed Keith. Luckily, Jardine eventually woke up. Wanderlei, the PRIDE Champion is back in business for another fight at least. Jardine is dusting off that barista resume.

BJ Penn Vs. Sean Sherk Here was the strange fight. I guess the game plan for Sherk was to keep it standup and try not to fall into one of BJ’s many pins and submissions. Unfortunately for him, he and his fight staff didn’t count on absolutely solid and deadly standup skills on Penn’s part. BJ totally dominated the fight. They traded blow after blow and when Sherk decided that the standup wasn’t working, he’d try to get a takedown on BJ. Sorry dude, no dice on that one! It went like this for three rounds. In the last round Sherk was really looking bloodied up. He was still able to fight but really couldn’t land anything that counted. BJ just took him apart. It was so bad that at the end of the round, the ref had to call it TKO because Sherk was on a different planet! BJ wins by TKO??!? I predicted rear naked choke. That’s like a move invented specifically for Penn. A TKO though… That’s something else entirely. Penn’s next opponent had better game plan everything because that’s what it is going to take to defeat BJ! Add the kitchen sink for good measure.

This first of three troubles really was quite a satisfying event. It’s too bad everyone can’t be televised because there were some good matches in the undercard as well. This will prepare us for what’s to come in the near future. I can’t wait!

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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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