Tonight from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida makes his first defense of the light heavyweight title against a surging Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. This could be one of the more exciting fights of the year, with two prolific strikers doing battle in the Octagon. Rua will no doubt be the aggressor, with his devastating Muay Tai skills contrasting the patient, elusive yet explosive striking of "The Dragon", who has knocked his last two opponents out cold. The co-main event is decent, with rising heavyweight prospect Cain Velasquez taking on savvy veteran Ben Rothwell. Velasquez was supposed to be taking on Shane Carwin in a #1 contender spot, but they needed Carwin to step in and face Brock Lesnar at UFC106. This will be a good test for the young Mexican fighter. Here are my picks for tonight's card:
Main card
Machida over Rua via (T)KO in the 3rd round
Velasquez over Rothwell via decision
"Rumble" Johnson over Yoshida via KO in the 1st round
*Note that Johnson's unprofessionalism brought him in at 176 pounds, 5 pounds over the 171 contracted weight. While he's probably reeling from cutting down from 220 pounds, he'll probably weigh almost 190 in the cage tonight.
Tibau over Neer via submission (guillotine choke) in the 2nd round
Stevenson over Fisher via decision
Preliminary bouts
Okami over Sonnen via decision
Hardonk over Barry via (T)KO in the 1st round
Bader over Schafer via decision
Rivera over Kimmons via (T)KO in the 2nd round
Kingsbury over Al-Hassan via decision
Struve over Gormley via submission (rear-naked choke) in the 1st round
Enjoy the fights.
-Bess
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
UFC 97 Results
Undercard:
Eliot Marshall beat Vinny Magalhaes by unanimous decision
T.J. Grant beat Ryo Chonan by split decision
Mark Bocek beat David Bielkheden by first-round submission (rear-naked)
Ed Herman beat David Loiseau by unanimous decision
Nate Quarry beat Jason MacDonald by first-round TKO (strikes)
Denis Kang beat Xavier Foupa-Pokam by unanimous decision
Main Card:
Luiz Cane beat Steve Cantwell by unanimous decision
Cheick Kongo beat Antoni Hardonk by second-round TKO (strikes)
Krzysztof Soszynski beat Brian Stann by first-round submission (kimura)
Mauricio Shogun Rua beat Chuck Liddell by first-round TKO (strikes)
Sam Stout beat Matt Wiman by unanimous decision
Anderson Silva beat Thales Leites by unanimous decision
Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg certainly seem to believe its the last time we've seen Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell, after getting knocked the hell out by Shogun. Who knows. I've seen Ken Shamrock and Tank Abbott far to many times, and speaking of that Matt Hughes battles Matt Serra next month at UFC 98. That one actually should be decent, but still, you can't ever say in MMA that a guy is done. Dudes come back faster than Brett Favre.
Quick comments from the fights, Kang and Quarry get important wins on the undercard. Could they see each other in the future? Luiz Cane is the real deal at light heavyweight, add him to the ridiculous list of talented 205 pound fighters the UFC has to offer. Kongo is enormous. Shogun will be champ, it's just a matter of time.
Finally, Anderson Silva was frustrated by the "effort" put forth by Leites. Bottom line Leites just didn't want to be embarrassed, so he just layed around and did not attack. Meanwhile the fans in the Bell Centre were chanting "GSP, GSP!" Is that next for the Spider? He just broke the record for most consecutive wins in the UFC (9), the previous record of 8 was held by Jon Fitch and Hall of Famer Royce Gracie. Check out Silva's 9 victories: Chris Leben, Rich Franklin (2), Travis Lutter, Nate Marquardt, Dan Henderon, James Irvin (at 205), Patrick Cote, and Thales Leites. Not a gimmie on that list. But what should he do next? There's not a sinlge 185 pound guy who should be in the ring with him. It's either GSP or one of the many great light heavys. We'll have to wait and see.
-Keefe
Eliot Marshall beat Vinny Magalhaes by unanimous decision
T.J. Grant beat Ryo Chonan by split decision
Mark Bocek beat David Bielkheden by first-round submission (rear-naked)
Ed Herman beat David Loiseau by unanimous decision
Nate Quarry beat Jason MacDonald by first-round TKO (strikes)
Denis Kang beat Xavier Foupa-Pokam by unanimous decision
Main Card:
Luiz Cane beat Steve Cantwell by unanimous decision
Cheick Kongo beat Antoni Hardonk by second-round TKO (strikes)
Krzysztof Soszynski beat Brian Stann by first-round submission (kimura)
Mauricio Shogun Rua beat Chuck Liddell by first-round TKO (strikes)
Sam Stout beat Matt Wiman by unanimous decision
Anderson Silva beat Thales Leites by unanimous decision
Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg certainly seem to believe its the last time we've seen Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell, after getting knocked the hell out by Shogun. Who knows. I've seen Ken Shamrock and Tank Abbott far to many times, and speaking of that Matt Hughes battles Matt Serra next month at UFC 98. That one actually should be decent, but still, you can't ever say in MMA that a guy is done. Dudes come back faster than Brett Favre.
Quick comments from the fights, Kang and Quarry get important wins on the undercard. Could they see each other in the future? Luiz Cane is the real deal at light heavyweight, add him to the ridiculous list of talented 205 pound fighters the UFC has to offer. Kongo is enormous. Shogun will be champ, it's just a matter of time.
Finally, Anderson Silva was frustrated by the "effort" put forth by Leites. Bottom line Leites just didn't want to be embarrassed, so he just layed around and did not attack. Meanwhile the fans in the Bell Centre were chanting "GSP, GSP!" Is that next for the Spider? He just broke the record for most consecutive wins in the UFC (9), the previous record of 8 was held by Jon Fitch and Hall of Famer Royce Gracie. Check out Silva's 9 victories: Chris Leben, Rich Franklin (2), Travis Lutter, Nate Marquardt, Dan Henderon, James Irvin (at 205), Patrick Cote, and Thales Leites. Not a gimmie on that list. But what should he do next? There's not a sinlge 185 pound guy who should be in the ring with him. It's either GSP or one of the many great light heavys. We'll have to wait and see.
-Keefe
Monday, January 19, 2009
UFC 93 Results
Sorry for the delay, but in case you missed the latest UFC ppv, here you go:
Undercard:
Dennis Siver beat Nate Mohr by third-round TKO (strikes)
Tomasz Drwal beat Ivan Serati by first-round TKO (strikes)
Eric Schafer beat Antonio Mendes by first-round TKO (strikes)
Martin Kampmann beat Alexandre Barros by second-round TKO (strikes)
John Hathaway beat Thomas Egan by first-round TKO (strikes)
Main card:
Marcus Davis beat Chris Lytle by split decision
Alan Belcher beats Denis Kang by second-round submission (guillotine)
Rousimar Palhares beat Jeremy Horn by unanimous decision.
Shogun Rua beats Mark Coleman by third-round TKO
Dan Henderon beats Rich Franklin by split decision.
Undercard:
Dennis Siver beat Nate Mohr by third-round TKO (strikes)
Tomasz Drwal beat Ivan Serati by first-round TKO (strikes)
Eric Schafer beat Antonio Mendes by first-round TKO (strikes)
Martin Kampmann beat Alexandre Barros by second-round TKO (strikes)
John Hathaway beat Thomas Egan by first-round TKO (strikes)
Main card:
Marcus Davis beat Chris Lytle by split decision
Alan Belcher beats Denis Kang by second-round submission (guillotine)
Rousimar Palhares beat Jeremy Horn by unanimous decision.
Shogun Rua beats Mark Coleman by third-round TKO
Dan Henderon beats Rich Franklin by split decision.
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