From what I have seen from him, Florian does not really impress me at all. Granted, it was only a few fights.
From what I have seen from him, Florian does not really impress me at all. Granted, it was only a few fights.
Kenny Florian has very sharp elbows in standup. If he connects those standing up, it will give you massive cuts.Originally Posted by SubwayFanatic
Other than that, that's all from Ken Flo so far.
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round 3:
brad chases seth around the ring for a few seconds and gets the takedown.. advantage imes.. seth does his best to try and lockup brad, but brad is able to land some decent strikes from the guard..
seth did nothing but avoid getting hit by trying to tangle up brad, try to escape the guard and attempt a few feeble strikes from his back..
although imes didn't beat the bejeezus out of seth from the guard, he clearly won the round..
10-9 brad.. 29-28, brad..
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Those ear shots hurt a lot. They are gonna be hurting Seth for a couple weeks, loss of sleep etc. His ear looked aweful, one of the worst I've ever seen. Nice third round for Brad though, he looked good.
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brad wins!
shirley: 29-28, imes
rosales: 29-28, petruzelli
peoples: 29-28, imes
Clearly should have been 29-28 on every card for Imes. He lost the first, but won the second and third, no question. I want some of what that second judge was smoking.
dude, they're gunna have to amputate seths ear...that was the nastiest ear bashing i have ever seen.
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That was I thought too other than submissions, Keith should've charged in and punish Rashad. One punch to the face, may not be enough.
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The Ultimate Fighter 2 - Week 12 Recap via SpikeTV.com
Semi-finals #3 & 4: Countdown
At the UFC Training Center a doctor examines the long cut in the middle of Jason's forehead to see if it has healed enough for him to fight. Marcus gets the news he's been waiting for from Dana. He is told that Jason has been cleared to fight so he won't get the rematch against Joe he was hoping for.
Jason and Joe weigh in for the second welterweight semi-final of the competition. Matt Hughes sees this as an easy fight for Joe unless he tries to stand-up with Jason. Dana thinks Jason's unpredictable fight style makes him a good match for Joe. Jason expects Joe to take him down because he's a monster on the ground. But Joe has a surprise in store for him; he wants to stay on his feet. Even though Joe is known for his formidable ground game he believes he's got heavy hands and a strong chin. He wants to knock out Jason so he can pocket that $5000 bonus and advance to the finals.
In round one Jason and Joe come out and trade punches. Joe slams the "bulls-eye" on Jason's forehead with a left but doesn't manage to open the cut. Three minutes into the first round Joe is the one bleeding and Jason is pushing the pace. Joe's stand-up strategy is clearly not working for him so he goes for the takedown. Jason tries to sprawl but gets caught up against the fence and Joe throws him onto his back. He works to get Jason into a rear naked choke but Jason rolls out it. Before Jason can get back on his feet Joe jumps on him and starts dropping elbows to his face. As Jason tries to roll into a defensive position he gets caught in an arm bar and taps out with just nine seconds left. With another decisive first round victory Joe has bolstered his reputation as a fighter to be feared in the ring and secured his spot in the finals. He will face off against Luke Cummo in the live finale for a six-figure contract with the UFC.
Heavyweights Brad Imes and Seth Petruzelli weigh-in for the last semi-final of the competition. Handicapping the fight, Dana points out that Seth wanted to fight Brad because he likes fighting bigger guys and knows Brad has less experience than the other fighters. It's always tough fighting a giant like Brad but Dana thinks Seth's unorthodox standup gives him an edge in this fight.
Seth displayed some spectacular kicks in his fight with Big Dan and he plans to slam Brad with some new jumping-spin kicks he's been working on. Brad knows he's regarded as the underdog in this fight but everything he's worked for in the last year is on the line. He won't let Seth stop him from making it to the finals.
In the first round Seth delivers on his promise to kick the hell out of Brad. He strikes him with hard kicks to the leg until Brad pushes him against the cage. Brad tries to take the fight to the ground but Seth defends the takedown. Seth's kicks to Brad's legs are doing some damage and Brad is starting to look uncomfortable on his feet. He hits Seth with a few good punches but it appears Brad may have lost the first round. In the corner Matt tells Brad he has to respond with a punch to every one of Seth's kicks.
In round two, Brad comes out swinging but Seth manages to take him to the ground. Brad looks comfortable fighting flat on his back, nailing Seth with punches and elbows until Rich tells him to let Brad back up. Seth doesn't seem to be listening to his corner and takes the fight back to the ground where Brad just beats him up again from the bottom. The round ends with Rich telling Seth he can't sit in the guard on the ground with Brad again.
In the third round Brad takes Seth down and pummels him on the ground. He zeroes in on Seth's ears and his strikes are clearly causing pain. Seth tries to re-position himself away from the cage but Brad drags him back and throws heavy punches to the ribs. After the buzzer sounds the judges' scores are tallied and Dana examines the results. He is shocked to find that it's a split decision.
Dana enters the ring and announces the results of the split decision: Brad Imes is the winner and will be fighting Rashad Evans in the finals. Seth, whose ear as swollen to three times it's normal size, is clearly devastated by the loss. But he gives Brad credit for fighting a great fight and wishes him luck in the finals.
Dana says Brad was the "dark horse" in this competition. He was the least experienced fighter and ended up being the last heavyweight picked. With the expert coaching of both Matt and Rich he learned fast and improved very quickly. Rashad, on the other hand, was someone Dana had doubts about because he felt he didn't show enough heart and only did just enough to get by. But Rashad's performance in defeating Keith Jardine showed that he definitely left it in the octagon and justifiably belongs in the finals.
On November 5th the finalists will fight in a live UFC broadcast event. In the welterweight fight it's Luke Cummo vs. Joe Stevenson. In the heavyweight bout it's Brad Imes vs. Rashad Evans. The winners in each weight class will be awarded the prize they came all this way for: a six-figure contract with the UFC.
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The Ultimate Fighter 2 - Week 12 Broadway's PostMortem
Joe Stevenson is an animal. If he gets you into the ground, you really have your hands full. He tried to beat Jason von Flue standing up, but was bleeding. So, he took Jason down and ground-n-pound him to soften him up and then locked the armbar.
Joe vs. Luke Cummo will be a great fight. Luke's chance is to effectively beat Joe standing up. If Joe takes Luke to the ground and dominates, Joe wins.
In the Brad Imes-Seth Petruzelli fight, Seth won Round 1, but since then, Seth was gassed. My question is why in the world is Seth continually going for the TD's? He seemed superior in the standup, and Brad's doing most of the work/damage from his guard. Stupid on Seth's part IMO.
wow, what another terrible borring let-down of a HW fight. Seth is just hanging out, sleeping on Brads tummy... and Brad who is obviously not a fighter, is looking like the better man... never thought i'd say this, but....Rashad is gunna beat Brad in the finals....
I was thinkin' to myself: If Seth wins this fight soley on TD's I'll be pissed right off. When you use takedowns, follow it up and advance your position. That's what happened to Josh Koscheck against Diego Sanchez, he took Diego down, but never advanced his position.
When Dana White said these two words: Split Decision, I fell on to the bed and mumbled, "You have got to be kidding me."
brad's so tall seth couldn't even reach his face from where he was
Seth deserved the loss for fighting stupid. Rich screamed 50,000 times for him to let Brad up and to keep it standing, where he was winning. Yet he outright refused to listen and kept trying to layNpray his way to a victory. Maybe he was gassed, I don't know. But he still should have kept it standing. I'm glad he lost.
I saw one fight on Friday night fights (or TNF, I don't recall) where the dudes ear was literally seperated from his head. It was flopping around like that for a while, not connected at the top, and everytime he'd get popped it would spray blood. Grim tidings.
Seth's was pretty well ................ed though. That was a nasty scene if you watched Seth's ear after the fight. That was brutally gruesome.
Brad Imes has his hands full with Rashad Evans in the HW fight. Rashad has to win standing up. If he goes to the ground, Rashad needs to drop massive elbows.
Anyways, my predictions for these two championship fights in the finale:
Welterweights: Joe Stevenson over Luke Cummo
Heavyweights: Rashad Evans over Brad Imes
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No, I'm pretty sure Diego is staying at 170 in the Diaz fight.
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Seth had this fight won if he just continued to stand and kick the crap out of Brad. That should have been his strategy and really started out that way; but when he went to the ground and Rich was yelling at him I knew he was going to lose. Why the heck did he continue to try and keep it on the ground? His strength is clearly his kicks; which was and could have continued to neutralize Brad but just a bad decision by Seth. I had the same reaction as Rich; and just shook my head.
The ear was pretty nasty. That is the worst I have seen in a fight.
The Rashad/Brad fight does not seem to me like it's going to be a to borrow a term from Jim Ross a "slobberknocker." I don't know; I just don't like the matchup. I think Seth vs. Rashad would have been a more exciting final. I think the size of Brad might force Rashad into more of a hit and run strategy. He is not going to want to stand with Brad as he is a beast. It will be interesting to see how it turns out.
Here are my predictions:
Joe Stevenson over Luke Cummo ... I will cheer for Luke to win as the underdog here; but these guys were two of my favorite WWs this season so I would not mind either winning the match. I think Joe is the overall better fighter and if it goes to the ground it's probably in his favor. Standing you have to give the advantage to Luke.
Rashad Evans over Brad Imes ... This is really a toss up. I think either could win. I'm just going to give it to Rashad based on he has won three fights going in; I think he has a bit more of the momentum. I think he can frustrate Brad with speed & movement. I guess I'll pick Rashad here.
Any predictions on the Diego/Diaz fight?
Have they announced any other matches for the card with the other TUF2 fighters?
I just checked it out at UFC.tv. Diego Sanchez is at welterweight.
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This is going to be a very tough matchup for Diego. Diaz is a damn good one fighter, one who can strike and submit you. I am honestly a bit surprised that the UFC has given Diego a matchup this tough this early on.
Nick Diaz is one tough fighter. He KO'ed 'Ruthless' Robbie Lawler.
It will be a big test for Diego Sanchez.
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Remember that fight? He was taunting Lawler, and a few times he even put his hands down almost daring him to blast him in the face.
Diaz blasted Lawler a few times.
I saw that and Lawler was livid. Absolutely livid after the fight.
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Here is the TUF2 Live Finale Card via kakutougi.info:
http://kakutougi.info/content/view/235/2/
Diego Sanchez vs. Nick Diaz
Rashad Evans vs. Brad Imes
Luke Cummo vs. Joe Stevenson
Kenny Florian vs. Kit Cope
Keith Jardine vs. Kerry Schall
Marcus Davis vs. Melvin Guillard
Josh Burkman vs. Sammy Morgan
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This Diego vs. Nick Diaz fight is going to be very interesting. I can't wait to see it.
This is a tough fight to call. Diego is stronger, but Diaz seems to have better standup and cardio. Can Diego keep Diaz on the ground and ground and pound him? I really think that is his best chance at winning. Diaz can defend against submissions, and I really don't think Diego wants to stand with him.
I think Diaz is going to KO Diego, but I would not be shocked if Diego won via ground and pound.
Here are TUF 2 Finale Results via Sherdog.com and MMAWeekly (updated):
1 Keith Jardine d. Kerry Schall via TKO (Leg Kicks) 3:28 into Round 2
2 Melvin Guillard d. Marcus Davis via TKO (Cut) 2:55 into Round 2
3 Josh Burkman d. Sam Morgan via KO (Slam) 0:21 into Round 1
4 Kenny Florian d. Kit Cope via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 0:37 into Round 2
5 Joe Stevenson d. Luke Cummo via Decision (Unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
6 Rashad Evans d. Brad Imes via Decision (Split) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
7 Diego Sanchez d. Nick Diaz via Decision (Unanimous) (30-27 on all cards)
Last edited by BroadwayBomber55; 11-05-05 at 11:02 PM.
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Anyone else find the Sanchez vs. Diaz fight very disappointing?
I think Diego Sanchez clearly dominated the fight against Nick Diaz.
The bottom line is that Diego won and nobody can argue that. You would think this would put and end to all the BS about Diego and some of the TUF fighters not being the real deal but knowing some idiots around here it won't. Still won't change the fact that Diego got an unarguable win against a legit top 10 WW and remains undefeated.
Each round was competitive, but it's not "BS" to conclude that Diego won each round...the rounds were close, but then again, Diego was active in all three and was pushing the fight. The decision seemed entirely fair.
Bottom line: great, great fight. Both guys are terrific.
I like to see a rematch between these two.
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Oh, I definitely agree that Diego won fair and square.
When I said it was a bit disappointing I just meant that I would have liked to have seen it end via submission or knockout.
It was still a pretty damn good fight, but I think there was a bit too much "lay and pray" for me.
By the way, Brad could end up being a pretty good fighter.
For a guy who has been training - what, about a year or so? - he definitely showed a ton of heart and guts. Rashad absolutely rocked him a few times and he was able to recover.
His technique is a bit sloppy though. But he has size and heart, and with proper training, he could potentially be a force to be reckoned with.
Here's the The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale Play By Play via. Kakutougi.info:
Fight 1: Kenny Florian vs. Kit Cope
Round 1
Kenny goes for takedown early, but it doesnt happen. Kenny gets tagged with a nice left uppercut, trying to take it down, The two are clinched on fence now. Cope showing good TD defense.
Fighters still clinched leaning on fence.
Kit and Florian continue to clinch with No one getting anyone to the ground. Kit just popped Ken with about 2 elbows in the clinch. They are now on the fence with Ken pressing against Cope trying to take him down.... finally got him down
Kenny takes him down!Cope gets kenny in guard. Cope using elbows effectively.
Cope gets up, then back down into Copes guard again. Kenny gets side control.
55 secs left, kenny gets mount, some gnp as cope holds onkenny gets armbar as bell rings. Cope taps at the horn. Kenny stands up and hold his arms up, I'm not sure if Cope tapped out or not.
Round 1 is over. Cope tapped out at the horn, but fight continues.
Round 2: Florian and Cope fight again, but Cope is fighting with a broken arm from that armbar.
Kenny gets TD right away, Gets RNC, Cope taps out.
Kenny Florian wins via submission: rear naked choke.
I cant believe Cope came out for the second round. You can tell there is heavy muscle strain or a partial broken arm. Good fight.
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Brad vs. Rashad was another great fight. Luke vs. Joe was also a great fight.
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Fight 2: Luke Cummo vs. Joe Stevenson
Round 1:
Joe takes him down, in half guard. gets side mount. Luke gets Joe into full guard, Luke back up!! fast pace fight
Luke trying to get some kicks in. Joe gets single leg and then side mount againpumpin some elbows now, pulls luke away from fenceinto center. Excellent ground control!
More elbows by Joe, luke gets him in half guard again. Jor back out to side mount, back in full guard now, now side control and FULL MOUNT
30 secs left, elbows elbows elbows luke is tough
Bell rings, clearly joe's round
another min and I think luke would have tapped from the elbow shots
Joe had total control on ground. changing position pretty much at will. luke did his best to get guard but couldnt keep it very long
My scorecard after Round 1: Joe Stevenson 10-9
Round 2:
joe gets luke down right away. joe in side mount. joe looking to land some more elbows from 1/2 guard
joe gets full mount again
Joe completely controlling luke on the ground. joe going for armbar, luke gets up on his feet!!
Luke trying to land some kicks, nothing really lands
both fighters look gassed. fight hits the ground, joe goes for leg sub, then rolls over to get side mount. now luke gets full guard
round ends, clearly another round in the bank for joe. luke landed a nice shot at the begining of the round, but that was it.
My scorecard: Joe Stevenson 10-9
Round 3:
fightrers circle, joe shoots and Luke gets side control!! lol
joe looks pretty gassed
Luke landing elbows, joe trying for kneebar
Luke landing some nice elbows!!!
joe looks stunned, they get up and joe takes luke down
luke gets full guard
2 mins left
luke upkicks joe a few times, joe working for ankle lock, lets it go
fighters get to their feet and joe slams luke down, Joe in lukes guard
bell rings, great fight !!!
joe should take dec but I'd give round 3 to Luke.
My scorecard: Luke Cummo 10-9.
My final scorecard: Joe wins via Unaminous Decision: 29-28
Official scoring:
29 -28
29 - 28
30 - 27
joe wins via unanimous decision.
Joe and Luke both left their efforts inside the Octagon. Joe got the contract, but I felt that Dana White should've gave Luke a contract also. Well, IMHO, Luke will be added in the UFC roster anyway.
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Kit really needs a bit of work on his ground game. I have seen some of his Thai boxing fights and he does really well, but he looked pretty bad tonight.
Fight 3: Brad Imes vs. Rashad Evans
Round 1:
rashad lands a few jabs, brad gets body lock and pushes rashad to the fence
brad takes down rashad, gets half guard
fighters back up, brad lands a nice elbow from the clinch, they move apart, rashad lands nice jab
fighters circling in center of ring
not much action,
rashad TAGS brad with some greats punches
BRAD GOES DOWN!!!
fight back up, brad lands nice knee to rashad's face from the clinch
circling
rashads jab looks great
bell rings, clearly rashad's round
brad was almost KO'd
and is in trouble
My scorecard: Rashad Evans 10-8
Round 2:
circling, rashad tags brad with another left jab. brad wide open for it. brad trows a few jabs, nothing lands
still circling, brad keeping his distance, goes for TD, didnt get it
rashad tags brad with some more hard punches
brad pressures, brad has a mouse under his left eye, lil blood from the nose too looks like
they're trading punches,
rashad landing the better punches.
rashad gassing, brad thowing some shots, a couple land.
rashad lands nice right hand over the top.
brad landing some nice punches at the end of the round
round 2 over
Close round.
My scorecard: Rashad Evans 10-9
Round 3:
rashad tags brad with a nice punch,
BRAD GOES DOWN,
rashad in full mount, now side control
they trade punches, both gassed
brad takes rashad down with 2 mins left
fighters back up
trading sloppy punches in center of ring
both totlly gassed
40 secs left
rashad tags brad with left jab
they clinch, lean against fence
bell rings with boths fights trading shots
another great fight
there's no way rashad lost that fight.
He almost KO'd brad on several occasions
brad back up
My scorecard: Rashad Evans 10-9
My final scorecard: Rashad Evans via Unaminous Decision 30-26.
Official Scorecard:
rashad gets the decision! A split decision.
I can't believe there are some people in the crowd booing that dec. That was a clear win for rashad.
Another great fight. Good move by the refs to continue the fight after the knockdowns.
I like to see Rashad drop down to 205 in the Light Heavyweight division.
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Kit had a chance to win the fight standing up, but didn't. Kit's speciality is Muay Thai fighting, standing up.
"Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up." - Jimmy Valvano
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Fight 4: Diego Sanchez vs. Nick Diaz
Round 1:
diego goes for take down, gets it, in diaz's guard now
diaz tring for armbar, lets go, fast fast pace
diaz landing some elbows from bottom
sanchez landing a few shots, sanchez granb diaz arm in keylock, lets it go
they roll around, diego not letting diaz get up
fight gets back up, sanchez takes it back down
sanchez landing some shots while diaz defends from bottom
sanchez standing, diaz lands a nice upkick
sanchez is controlling diaz on the ground
both fighters exchange punches, the bell rings
My scorecard: Diego Sanchez 10-9
Round 2:
diaz throws kick, falls, gets back up
sanchez takes diaz down and is in diaz closed guard
sanchez landing some nice elbows, diaz looking a lil gassed
sanchez keeps up the pressure
still in diaz guard, with sanchez standing up from time to time, to land some punches
sanchez with a nice knee to diaz face,
now DIAZ is in sanchez's guard
sanchez on his back for first time in the fight
30 secs left in round 2
sanchez gets up and then takes diaz down again!!
bell rings
My scorecard: Diego Sanchez 10-9
Round 3:
sanchez going for TD and misses,
they trade punches standing in center of ring
Sanchez takes down diaz and is in his closed guard
Some rabbit punches landing
diego is bleeding from somewhere, quite a bit
diaz takes diego down and is in sanchez's guard
diego tried for armbar, but diaz shook it loose
sanches back in diaz guard now
sanchez bleeding from right eye brow
15 secs left
diaz goind for an arm, bell rings to end the match
dec should go to sanchez
My scorecard: Diego Sanchez 10-9
My final scorecard: Diego Sanchez wins via Unaminous Decision 30-27
Official scorecard: Diego sanchez gets the unaminous dec win!!
Diego clearly dominated the fight and was the most active and effective of the two.
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The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale - Broadway's PostMortem
WOW! I was really chantin' "holy sh*t" and "this is awesome" all night.
This is the best overall UFC event ever since UFC moved to Spike TV.
Kenny Florian is trying to improve his MMA skills with a armbar victory over Kit Cope. He has one of the nastiest elbows in MMA along with Evan Tanner and David Loiseau. Cope had the guts to continue with a broken arm, but you can see it wasn't easy fighting with one healthy arm.
Luke Cummo vs. Joe Stevenson was a great fight all around. Not only Luke survived on the ground, he thrived. It was Stephan Bonnar v. Forrest Griffin on the ground. Both Joe and Luke will thrive in the UFC. Luke will be added to the UFC welterweight roster.
Brad Imes vs. Rashad Evans was another good fight. I agree Subway, Brad showed a lot of heart and guts and with more training, he will be a solid fighter. Rashad did well as a Heavyweight, but IMHO, he can be more explosive if he drops down to 205 in the Light Heavyweight Division.
Diego Sanchez vs. Nick Diaz was clearly dominated by the Nightmare. Diego was more active and had more control than Nick. Pretty unclassy act on Diaz's part as far as his post match thoughts on Diego. Felt bad for Diego when they cut him off as he was about to promote what sounded like a missing child thing, but rules are rules.
In all, a very good event for the UFC on Spike TV.
"Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up." - Jimmy Valvano
One must know pain to be a hero.
The one thing I don't understand is why some people hate all of these fighters from The Ultimate Fighter.
What these people fail to realize is that these guys were legit fighters beforehand. It's not like they just picked a bunch of random scrubs off the streets and gave them a chance to win a contract for the UFC.
Look up the records and check out some of the fighters the guys from the TUF have fought prior to being on the show. Pretty impressive.
I don't like Diego, for instance, because I think he comes off as very arrogant. But the guy can fight. You have to give him credit for that.
Agreed.
Look at Forrest Griffin and how he has been evolved ever since TUF. Chris Leben won his fight with Patrick "The Predator" Cote via Split Decision.
Diego Sanchez is for real. If Matt Hughes defeats Joe Riggs, I like to see that matchup between Sanchez and Hughes. I also want to see Sanchez vs. the Rush, Georges St. Pierre.
"Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up." - Jimmy Valvano
One must know pain to be a hero.
Diego has definitely earned my respect, but I am not sure he is up to the level of a Hughes or St. Pierre.... at least as of yet.
As a reminder for MMA Fans:
UFC 56: Full Force Live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada is this Saturday, November 19th at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT on PPV.
http://www.ufc.tv/index.cfm?fa=Event...htCard&eid=116
The official card:
Middleweight Title Bout: Rich Franklin Vs. Nate Quarry
Welterweight Title Bout: Matt Hughes Vs. Joe Riggs
Georges St. Pierre Vs. Sean Sherk
Jeremy Horn Vs. Trevor Prangley
Kevin Jordan Vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Sam Hoger Vs. Jeff Newton
Nick Thompson Vs. Keith Wisniewski
Thiago Alves Vs. Ansar Chalangov
"Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up." - Jimmy Valvano
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Broadway, did you hear that Riggs vs. Hughes is not a title fight now because Riggs weighed in a few pounds heavier than he should have?
I also saw some pictures of these guys at the weigh-ins. Riggs looks WAY bigger than Hughes.
Should be an interesting fight.
I just read it this morning at Sherdog and Joe "Diesel" Riggs snapped after the weigh-in.
http://www.sherdog.com/videos/videos.asp?v_id=497
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Here are the official weigh-ins from UFC.tv for tonight's UFC 56: Full Force PPV
OFFICIAL WEIGHTS FOR UFC 56
Rich Franklin (183.5) vs Nate Quarry (185)
Matt Hughes (170) vs Joe Riggs (172.5)
Gabriel Gonzaga (255) vs Kevin Jordan (247)
Sean Sherk (170) vs Georges St. Pierre (169)
Trevor Prangley (185) vs Jeremy Horn (186)
Jeff Newton (203) vs Sam Hoger (205)
Ansar Chalangov (169) vs Thiago Alves (169.5)
Keith Wisniewski (170.5) vs Nick Thompson (171)
"Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up." - Jimmy Valvano
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Here are the UFC 56: Full Force PPV results via Sherdog.com
1 Nick Thompson d. Keith Wisniewski via Decision (Unaminous)
2 Thiago Alves d. Ansar Chalangov via TKO (Strikes) 2:25 of Round 1
3 Sam Hoger d. Jeff Newton via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 2:05 of Round 2
4 Jeremy Horn d. Trevor Prangley via Decision (Unaminous)
5 Georges St. Pierre d. Sean Sherk via TKO (Strikes) 2:53 of Round 2
6 Matt Hughes d. Joe Riggs via Submission (Kimura) 3:28 of Round 1
7 Gabriel Gonzaga d. Kevin Jordan via TKO (Strikes) 4:39 of Round 3
8 Rich Franklin d. Nathan Quarry via KO (Punch) 2:34 of Round 1
"Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up." - Jimmy Valvano
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Here's the UFC 56: Full Force summary from MMAWeekly.com
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/...1103&zoneid=13
The first prelim is complete between Nick Thompson and Keith Wisniewski - Official decision: Nick Thompson won by unanimous decision with a 30-27 on all three judges scorecards. After a back and forth first round Thompson showed a little more speed than Wisniewski early. Kieth in the second round took down Thompson, but Thompson reversed went for the armbar, didn't quite land it, but landed some great elbows. Third round some great takedowns as both guys worked hard. Thompson finished the third round strong. MMAWeekly scored it 29-28 for Thompson, judges saw it 30-27.
The second prelim is in the books as Thiago Alves wins by TKO. Alves was in trouble getting caught in a heel hook but reversed and then landed hammer fist after hammer fist to get the TKO win. Alves by TKO at 2:25 of Round 1.
In the third preliminary fight Sam Hoger wins by rear naked choke at 2:59 over Jeff Newton.
In the first fight of the pay-per-view, Jeremy Horn and Trevor Prangley stood for the first half of round 1, content to trade blows. The second half of the round, Horn came close to several submissions, but Prangley defended well to finish out the round.
The second round of Horn-Prangley saw some more great stand-up exchanges to start off the round, but most of the round was spent with Prangley trying to pound Horn while in Horn's guard and ended with another brief exchange to conclude the round.
The third round saw Prangley taking Horn down once again and most of the round was spent with Prangley working a ground and pound attack while Horn worked hard off of his back. In the end, the judges scored the bout unanimously 29-28 for Jeremy Horn.
In between fights, the UFC announced that Frank Mir will fight Andre Arlovski in 2006, Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock will return as coaches for TUF 3 (as reported by MMAWeekly.com), and the re-signing of BJ Penn.
Georges St. Pierre dropped Sean Sherk early in the first round, but Sherk recovered quickly. Most of the round with spent with the two fighters trading strikes, but with 1:30 left, St. Pierre stunned Sherk with a huge double-leg takedown and finished out the round grounding and pounding Sherk.
St. Pierre worked a very effective jab throughout the first couple minutes of round two before sticking a spinning back kick and then taking Sherk to the mat again. Once the fight hit the ground, St. Pierre opened up a ground and pound clinic on Sherk causing referee Herb Dean to stop the fight at 2:53 of the second round.
Following the weigh-in controversy involving Joe Riggs, where he failed to make weight, we're getting ready for the NON-TITLE fight between him and welterweight champion Matt Hughes.
Hughes and Riggs stood and traded blows for the first minute and a half of round one before Hughes took Riggs down. Working out of Riggs' half-guard, Hughes surprisingly gave up the ground and pound and snagged Riggs' arm. Despite Riggs' valiant efforts to defend, Hughes finished the fight at 3:28 of round one, surprisingly, with a Kimura shoulder lock.
In the evening's swing bout, Gabriel Gonzaga dominated Kevin Jordan through the first round, maintaining position and attempting various submissions. He even attained mount towards the end of the round, but couldn't finish.
The second round was sort of a feeling out round, where Jordan and Gonzaga danced around through the entire round, hardly throwing any blows. A tough round for the judges to score.
After two of the most boring rounds in UFC history, even the announcers were having trouble trying to build this one up, Gonzaga made it one of the more exciting finishes of the night so far. At 4:39 of the third round, Gonzaga landed a crushing right hand/forearm blow that turned Jordan's nose into a faucet and brought the fight to an end.
Coming up... the middleweight championship between Rich Franklin and Nate Quarry.
Wow! In the main event, Rich Franklin left no doubt that he is the champion. He appeared to have knocked Nate Quarry out about two minutes into the first round, but referee John McCarthy did not see fit to stop the action and let the fight go. Then, just moments later, Franklin again caught Quarry with a devastating left hand that caused Quarry to go limp and fall to his back on the canvas with no doubts that he was out. Franklin got the win at 2:34 of the first round.
Getting a good look at Quarry's nose after the fight, it was obvious that his nose was broken, as it was out of orientation with the rest of his face.
Rich Franklin was gracious in victory, just hoping that he pleased the fans. Quarry was just as gracious, if not more, in defeat, giving all of the credit in the world to Franklin and stating that he's not done.
"Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up." - Jimmy Valvano
One must know pain to be a hero.
Man, I'll tell you, I can't wait for St. Pierre vs. Hughes Part 2. That is going to be an absolute bloodbath. Those two guys are just incredible fighters.
Broadway, did you hear that Tito Ortiz and BJ Penn are back? That's awesome.
I also can't wait for Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Hughes and also Rich Franklin vs. David Loiseau.
I heard that Tito Ortiz and BJ Penn are back in the UFC.
"Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up." - Jimmy Valvano
One must know pain to be a hero.
Bring in Rickson Gracie. I miss the Gracies. They were great. Not huge and muscular, just like an every day guy getting down and winning. I loved them.
Jeter just keeps getting better.
Melky & Cano = Dynamic Dominican Duo
You can watch the Gracies in PRIDE FC. Some of the Gracies are fighting in Japan.
"Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up." - Jimmy Valvano
One must know pain to be a hero.
I like Franklin a lot, but man, Loiseau is one tough guy. That man has some brutal elbows.
Here's the Fight by Fight Log of UFC 56 via MMAFighting.net
Jeremy Horn vs Trevor Prangley
Round 1
Both guys trading shots to start off. Nice 1-2 combo by Prangley. Nothing much happening right now except for a few light shots on the feet. Prangley rocks Horn with a big right and throws flurry of shots. Prangley rushes Horn against the fence and Horn ties him up. Nice knees from the clinch by Prnagley. Horn with a knee to the face. Both are still clinched against the fence.
Referee Mario Yamasaki breaks them up from the clinch. Horn lands a 1-2. Prangley responds with a counter right. Prangley shoots in and Horn jumps to guard. Horn's got a guillotine locked in on Prang. Prang jumps into half guard and gets out of the guillotine. Horn has him in a butterfly guard. ARMBAR attempt by Horn. It looks good but Prangley is resisting. Prang gets out of it. Nice escape by Trevor Prangley.
Trevor working some GnP from the top. Horn still has him in a butterfly guard and goes for an armbar attempt as the bell rings to end round 1
the first round was pretty much a draw.
Round 2
Prangley comes out throwing strikes. Nice combo ended with a knee by Prangley. Both are clinched up against the fence again. Horn lands a knee to the body. Horn turns the clinch around and now has Prang up against the fence. Two right hands and a knee by Horn. Bothj guys land some shots. Prangley goes low and takes Horn down. Prang is doing pretty much nothing from the top. The fans start to boo as they show Diego Sanchez in the crowd.
Yamasaki stand both fighters back up to the feet. Prangley immediately shoots and takes Horn down again. Prangley is showing us a clinic in Lay n Pray. Horn trying to go for an armbar yet again but Prangley stays in close. Prangley hasn't landed one single shot from the top. Yamasaki brings them back to the feet yet again.
Both guys clinch against the fence again. Prangley gets another takedown on Horn and here we go with some more LnP. Prang starts to get active with some elbows. Horn's not doing much from the bottom either. Both guys not doing anything. Horn pushes off with his legs and gets to his feet. Both guys clinch as the bell rings to end round 2
Boring round. Matt Vasgersian (replacing Mike Goldberg) calls it "fantastic action."
Round 3
Prang starts landing some good strikes and goes for a high kick. Horn with some nice strikes and they're clinched against the fence. Horn goes for the legs but Prang stuffs the takedown. Prangley shoots in and slams Horn to the mat. Some more LnP by Prang. He looks like he just wants to win a decision. Nothing happening on the ground. The crowd starts to boo.
Yamasaki breaks the guys up to re-tape Prang's glove. Both guys put back up to the feet. Prang with some shots. Horn pulls guard and Prang is on top. Horn has a partial guillotine and Prang jumps to side mount.
Two minutes left in the fight.
Very boring fight. Prang is doing nothing. Fans boo profusely. Horn doing nothing from the bottom. Yamasaki stand the fighters back up again. Prang shoots immediately and takes Horn down again. Horn scrambles and gets back to the feet. Horn shoots and gets Prangley down. Prang gets back to his knees and Horn is still trying for the takedown. Prangley gets back up to the feet and they are clinched back against the fence.
The bell rings to end the fight.
That was one BORING fight. It could go either way, but I think Prangley wins by decision.
The judges say:
Jeremy Horn
Jeremy Horn
Jeremy Horn
All 3 judges score it 29-28. Fans boo the decision.
Rogan with Horn for a post-fight interview. Fans are booing the hell out of Horn right now. Horn says he thought Prangley was going to get the decision because the judges reward points for being on top.
"Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up." - Jimmy Valvano
One must know pain to be a hero.
Thank you. I've been out of touch for a little bit. The Gracies are humble in real life. I used to train at their school in L.A. Cool guys.
Jeter just keeps getting better.
Melky & Cano = Dynamic Dominican Duo
Announcement from UFC 56:
Dana White was in the ring with Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture. He hypes up their fight in February. Tickets go on sale tomorrow.
Dana announces that Frank Mir is making his comeback in 2006. He announces Arlovski/Mir and invites both guys into the octagon.
Dana thanks the fans for their support of The Ultimate Fighter. The coaches for season 3 are announced and they are KEN SHAMROCK and TITO ORTIZ.
Both Ken and Tito make their way out. Ken gets cheers, Tito gets a mixed reaction. Pure staged WWE as Ken and Tito get into a mini-brawl in the octagon.
Dana makes another announcement. Dana announces that he has officially signed another welterweight. That man is BJ PENN!!!!!! Penn makes his way out to the octagon.
"Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up." - Jimmy Valvano
One must know pain to be a hero.
Georges St. Pierre vs Sean Sherk
Round 1
Sherk goes for a lowkicks, GSP catches it and slams Sherk to the mat!! Just like that Sherk gets back to his feet and their standing. High kick by GSP blocked by Sherk. Sherk goes for a shot but GSP sprawls nicely. Nice 1-2 by GSP. GSP lands three more shots. Sherk goes for a TD and GSP stuffs it. Both guys clinch. Sherk keeps going for the takedown but GSP is not letting it happen. Two more punches landed by GSP. Low kick is a bit too low by GSP. He gets a warning by Herb Dean.
Both guys clinch in the middle. nice knees by GSP and he pushed Sherik against the fence. more knees by GSP. GSP lets him go and they're standing in the middle again
Round 2
Sherk lands two shots to start off the round. Both guys content to stand for a bit. Sherk goes for a shoot, GSP sprawls it out. Nice high kick by GSP. Both guys trade left hand in the middle. Low kick attempt by GSP, Sherk with a counter right. Nice left hand snaps Sherk's head back. GSP landing some nice jabs. SPINNING BACK KICK by GSP lands solidly. Another high kick by GSP. GSP shoots and slams Sherk to mat yet again!
GSP has him against the fewnce and his POUNDING him with punches and elbows. Sherk just trying to hold on while GSP reigns in the blows. Sherk is bloody. GSP is going nuts with shots! HUGE elbows bys GSP. Herb Dean stops it and it's over!
GSP wins by TKO in Rd 2.
That fight was complete domination by GSP. This guy is incredible. HE IS AN ANIMAL!
GSP takes the mic. HAHAHA this is awesome! GSP gets down on his knees and begs the UFC management for a rematch with hughes for the title. The crowd laughs at GSP because of his accent. GSP responds by saying "sorry for my english."
"Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up." - Jimmy Valvano
One must know pain to be a hero.
Fight #3 - Matt Hughes vs. Joe Riggs
Round 1
Bolth feeling each other out for a bit. They clinch and break. Riggs is clearly far bigger physically than Hughes right now. Hughes shoots in and Riggs stuff it. Matt Hughes goes for a high kick? First time I've seen that from him. Riggs goes for a kick now but it's blocked. Nice liver kick by Hughes. Hughes shoots in and takes Riggs down.
Hughes passes to half guard. Both guys not doing much right now. Hughes with a few body shots. Hughes going for a kimura but Riggs breaks it. Riggs is just holding on and hoping for a stop here. Hughes keeps going for that kimura. He's got it locked in and Joe Riggs taps.
Hughes wins by submission (kimura) in Round 1.
"Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up." - Jimmy Valvano
One must know pain to be a hero.
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