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[zanos]

I just saw Franklin vs. Silva 2 and I got to say I don't think I've ever seen a top contender much less a former champion take such a beating 2 times in a row. It was just pure domination. That wasn't even a fight. It was a beatdown. Silva is NOT THAT GOOD!

 

[CrypticOne]

I just saw Franklin vs. Silva 2 and I got to say I don't think I've ever seen a top contender much less a former champion take such a beating 2 times in a row. It was just pure domination. That wasn't even a fight. It was a beatdown. Silva is NOT THAT GOOD!

Silva is actually an amazing fighter, as you can tell from that fight.

 

[Mr. Vengeance]

I just saw Franklin vs. Silva 2 and I got to say I don't think I've ever seen a top contender much less a former champion take such a beating 2 times in a row. It was just pure domination. That wasn't even a fight. It was a beatdown. Silva is NOT THAT GOOD!

Are you ******ed? Anderson Silva is a wrecking ball.

 

[TBadora]

UFC 79 was great!

 

[CrypticOne]

UFC 79 was great!

Hell yeah, friend.

I went 4-1 tonight. I only called the Guillard/Clementi fight wrong.

 

[Golgo-13]

Could someone post the fight results plz..?

 

[Badger]

Preliminary bouts

Mark Bocek v. Doug Evans
Mark Bocek defeated Doug Evans via unanimous 29-28 decision in the opener. Evans got the better of early standing exchanges. Bocek took down Evans and utilized ground and pound for the remainder of the fight.

Roan Carneiro v. Tony DeSouza
Roan Carneiro beat Tony DeSouza via TKO at 3:33 of the second round. The first round was even, with both men attempting submissions. In the second round, Carneiro took DeSouza's back and fired down punches until the referee stopped the fight.

Dean Lister v. Jordan Radev
Dean Lister won a loudly booed fight against Jordan Radev. The wrestler Radev and submission specialist Lister engaged in a mediocre kickboxing bout. Lister performed slightly better to earn a 30-27 unanimous decision.

Manny Gamburyan v. Nate Mohr
Manny Gamburyan defeated Nate Mohr via tapout at 1:31 of the first round. Gamburyan scored a takedown and then pulled back into an ankle lock that forced Mohr to tap. Mohr needed assistance in leaving the octagon.

James Irvin v. Luis Cane
James Irvin won via disqualification over Luis Cane. Irvin and Cane traded hard blows early. Cane caught an Irvin kick for a takedown. As Irvin was attempting to stand up, Cane landed an illegal knee. Irvin was unable to continue, and won via DQ.

Rich Clementi v. Melvin Guillard
In a bout filled with bad blood, Rich Clementi scored a first-round tapout victory over Melvin Guillard. The two men engaged in a war of words prior to the bout, and Guillard gave Clementi the finger before the bout began. Clementi and Guillard traded blows, and both scored takedowns. Clementi took Guillard's back and locked in a rear naked choke to win. The combatants continued to talk trash after the fight, and had to be separated by security.

Lyoto Machida v. Sokoudjou
Undefeated Brazilian Lyoto Machida scored another victory over a name opponent, tapping out highly regarded Sokoudjou with a second-round arm triangle. Machida got the better of Sokoudjou standing and on the ground. He dropped Sokoudjou with a left punch in the second round, and finished him with the choke. The victory places Machida in contention for the light-heavyweight title.

Eddie Sanchez v. Soa Palelei
Eddie Sanchez beat Soa Palelei via third-round referee stoppage. The fight was relatively even early, but Sanchez utilized his better conditioning late in the fight. Sanchez landed better blows on the tired Palelei, and the referee stopped the fight.

Main Events

Chuck Liddel v. Wanderlei Silva
For 15 minutes, Liddell and Silva traded blows. The crowd alternated chants for each man, and roared when the fighters swung wild punches with bad intentions.

Liddell had the reach advantage, but when he moved in for the kill Silva would fire back with hard punches. Liddell opened up cuts on Silva's face, and Silva bled heavily. In the second round, Silva appeared to have Liddell timed and landed the better blows. He knocked down Liddell with a punch.

In the third round, Liddell took control, landing flurries of punches. Liddell's aggressive offense often results in the ending of the fight, but Silva would not go down. At the end of three hard-fought rounds, the crowd gave both men a thunderous reaction. Liddell was awarded the decision, 30-27, 29-28, 30-27.

Georges St. Pierre v. Matt Hughes
Georges St. Pierre dominated Matt Hughes en route to a second-round submission victory. It was the third fight between Hughes and St. Pierre, with Hughes winning the first fight and St. Pierre the second. It was evident early in this fight that St. Pierre is now the superior fighter.

St. Pierre blocked Hughes' takedown attempts with ease, and connected with better blows standing. St. Pierre took Hughes down, secured a full mount and went for an arm bar as the first round ended.

In the second round, it was more of the same. St. Pierre took Hughes down and again gained mount. He went for a rear naked choke, but Hughes escaped. St. Pierre then took Hughes right back down with a judo throw. St. Pierre went for a kimura, and transitioned into an arm bar that caused Hughes to verbally tap.

http://www.sportsline.com/mmaboxing/story/10549560

 

[TBadora]

Hell yeah, friend.

I went 4-1 tonight. I only called the Guillard/Clementi fight wrong.

I had a 4-1 too. I called the Liddell/Silva fight wrong. But man was that one heck of a fight. Kudos to both fighters.

 

[Golgo-13]

Manny Gamburyan v. Nate Mohr
Manny Gamburyan defeated Nate Mohr via tapout at 1:31 of the first round. Gamburyan scored a takedown and then pulled back into an ankle lock that forced Mohr to tap. Mohr needed assistance in leaving the octagon.

Main Events

Chuck Liddel v. Wanderlei Silva
For 15 minutes, Liddell and Silva traded blows. The crowd alternated chants for each man, and roared when the fighters swung wild punches with bad intentions.

Liddell had the reach advantage, but when he moved in for the kill Silva would fire back with hard punches. Liddell opened up cuts on Silva's face, and Silva bled heavily. In the second round, Silva appeared to have Liddell timed and landed the better blows. He knocked down Liddell with a punch.

In the third round, Liddell took control, landing flurries of punches. Liddell's aggressive offense often results in the ending of the fight, but Silva would not go down. At the end of three hard-fought rounds, the crowd gave both men a thunderous reaction. Liddell was awarded the decision, 30-27, 29-28, 30-27.

Georges St. Pierre v. Matt Hughes
Georges St. Pierre dominated Matt Hughes en route to a second-round submission victory. It was the third fight between Hughes and St. Pierre, with Hughes winning the first fight and St. Pierre the second. It was evident early in this fight that St. Pierre is now the superior fighter.

St. Pierre blocked Hughes' takedown attempts with ease, and connected with better blows standing. St. Pierre took Hughes down, secured a full mount and went for an arm bar as the first round ended.

In the second round, it was more of the same. St. Pierre took Hughes down and again gained mount. He went for a rear naked choke, but Hughes escaped. St. Pierre then took Hughes right back down with a judo throw. St. Pierre went for a kimura, and transitioned into an arm bar that caused Hughes to verbally tap.

http://www.sportsline.com/mmaboxing/story/10549560

Thanks. These fights sound amazing!

 

[zanos]

The problem in that fight for Hughes is GSP can outwrestle anybody. You can't beat him by trying to take him down. It was an exciting fight but you could see this coming. This is why Serra is doomed. Being a black belt in juisitsu should not be a deterent for GSP. He should take him down and give him a beat down. After that I really feel he should move up in weight class because he's already fought the best. How many times can he fight the same guys over and over again?

The Silva and Liddell fight was a bit of a surprise. I consider Silva to be really good but man alot of these Pride guys just don't have what it takes to win fights in the UFC. I mean it's just embarrassing.

 

[Badger]

The problem in that fight for Hughes is GSP can outwrestle anybody. You can't beat him by trying to take him down. It was an exciting fight but you could see this coming. This is why Serra is doomed. Being a black belt in juisitsu should not be a deterent for GSP. He should take him down and give him a beat down. After that I really feel he should move up in weight class because he's already fought the best. How many times can he fight the same guys over and over again?

The Silva and Liddell fight was a bit of a surprise. I consider Silva to be really good but man alot of these Pride guys just don't have what it takes to win fights in the UFC. I mean it's just embarrassing.

GSP's wrestling ability is exceptional, he made Hughes look like a joke, and that was Hughes' 'bread and butter'. That fight was completely one-sided. GSP moving up to Middleweight won't happen, plus there's more up and coming fighters in the Welterweight division.

The Silva and Liddell fight was an excellent fight, Liddell was the better fighter that night. Silva didn't stick to his normal gameplan by softening up oppenents with heavy inside and mid kicks. He decided to trade with the best counter-puncher in the game, which made for a exciting fight, though it was a mistake. Either way, Silva will be around .

As far as Pride being an embarrasement, the Middleweight and Light-Heavyweight Champs are from Pride. The only disappointments have been CroCop and maybe Shogun. I say 'maybe' because Shogun had limited mobility due to a bum knee and Forest is a proven fighter.

 

[TBadora]

GSP's wrestling ability is exceptional, he made Hughes look like a joke, and that was Hughes' 'bread and butter'. That fight was completely one-sided. GSP moving up to Middleweight won't happen, plus there's more up and coming fighters in the Welterweight division.

The Silva and Liddell fight was an excellent fight, Liddell was the better fighter that night. Silva didn't stick to his normal gameplan by softening up oppenents with heavy inside and mid kicks. He decided to trade with the best counter-puncher in the game, which made for a exciting fight, though it was a mistake. Either way, Silva will be around .

As far as Pride being an embarrasement, the Middleweight and Light-Heavyweight Champs are from Pride. The only disappointments have been CroCop and maybe Shogun. I say 'maybe' because Shogun had limited mobility due to a bum knee and Forest is a proven fighter.

Mirko Cro Cop is a mystery for me. He just seemed to die off after entering the UFC.

Let's not forget that Minotauro almost got knocked out in his first UFC fight. And that fight was supposed to be an easy win for him. Then there's Royce Gracie Vs Hughes from a while back. That was one of the fights that turned Hughes into a UFC legend. For Gracie fan's it was a total pooch screw.

As far as Silva's recent fight goes... I was cheering for Silva in the Liddell Vs Silva fight. But I am glad Chuck won. He was always one of my favorites and I would have hated for him to step out after three back to back losses. I wouldn't say Silva's fight against Liddell was a total disaster. He showed everyone that he can stand and exchange punches against a tough mofo like Chuck and still make it to the decision (unlike Ortiz, who's been bragging about his win against Wanderlei from ages ago). Chuck was so taken my Silva that he even tried to go for some take downs too. He hasn't had to resort to that with ANYONE recently. That alone speaks volumes.

 

[zanos]

GSP's wrestling ability is exceptional, he made Hughes look like a joke, and that was Hughes' 'bread and butter'. That fight was completely one-sided. GSP moving up to Middleweight won't happen, plus there's more up and coming fighters in the Welterweight division.

Like who? Current lightweights are already better than anyone "coming up." Who's better than Parisyan, Penn, Hughes, etc? I don't see why GSP can't gain 15 lbs to move to middleweight. Let's not be ridiculous. That's not a huge jump by any means. I believe I once even heard him say he would do it eventually.

As far as Pride being an embarrasement, the Middleweight and Light-Heavyweight Champs are from Pride. The only disappointments have been CroCop and maybe Shogun. I say 'maybe' because Shogun had limited mobility due to a bum knee and Forest is a proven fighter.

Watch Pride. Guys who couldn't make it in the UFC went over there and beat the very top contenders. It's no surprise a second tier fighter like Forrest beat Shogun and it had nothing to do with his knee. Stop making silly excuses. The only guy who has made a good transition is Jackson. All Silva has proven is he can beat a couple second tier guys and he's got Franklin's number. Let's see him fight ANOTHER proven middleweight.

 

[TBadora]

I'd say that Anderson Silva hasn't fought a real challenge yet. But I will also say that Anderson Silva is an incredible fighter, so I wouldn't be surprised if he did fight some heavy hitters and emerged victorious.

 

[Warhammer]

It sucks that Hughes lost, but since I also love GSP, I'm not that upset. Now, we won't see Hughes/Serra anytime soon, though. With that said, if GSP murdered Hughes, I wonder how GSP/Serra will be. It's definitely interesting, and I'll be waiting for it.

That Liddell fight sounded great.

 

[TBadora]

It sucks that Hughes lost, but since I also love GSP, I'm not that upset. Now, we won't see Hughes/Serra anytime soon, though. With that said, if GSP murdered Hughes, I wonder how GSP/Serra will be. It's definitely interesting, and I'll be waiting for it.

That Liddell fight sounded great.

I personally think the Silva/Liddell was better than the Stephan Bonner/Forrest Griffen fight.

Spoiler: [blackout] The spinning backfist made an appearance too! [/blackout]

Also, if Serra loses to GSP, he will likely have to fight Hughes sometime afterwards.

 

[Badger]

Like who? Current lightweights are already better than anyone "coming up." Who's better than Parisyan, Penn, Hughes, etc? I don't see why GSP can't gain 15 lbs to move to middleweight. Let's not be ridiculous. That's not a huge jump by any means. I believe I once even heard him say he would do it eventually.



Watch Pride. Guys who couldn't make it in the UFC went over there and beat the very top contenders. It's no surprise a second tier fighter like Forrest beat Shogun and it had nothing to do with his knee. Stop making silly excuses. The only guy who has made a good transition is Jackson. All Silva has proven is he can beat a couple second tier guys and he's got Franklin's number. Let's see him fight ANOTHER proven middleweight.

You're a stooge.

 

[Badger]

I personally think the Silva/Liddell was better than the Stephan Bonner/Forrest Griffen fight.

Spoiler: [blackout] The spinning backfist made an appearance too! [/blackout]

Also, if Serra loses to GSP, he will likely have to fight Hughes sometime afterwards.

If Hughes doesn't retire, I think it's pretty much a sure thing.

 

[SouLeSS]

It's kind of stupid for Hughes to even consider that fight, considering he had a shot at the title and now he doesn't cause he wanted to fill in for Serra.

 

[Badger]

GSP filled in for Serra.

 

[TBadora]

GSP filled in for Serra.

Yeah dude. Serra hurt is back in training and had to give up the championship title. GSP was chosen as Serra's replacement, and the title was set to go to the winner of the GSP vs Hughes fight (in UFC 79). GSP is now the title holder. Although, if you watched the end of UFC 79 you'd see that something happened there that makes the situation a little more complicated.

 

[Badger]

I know this.

And, I'm assuming your talking about Hughes thinking about retiring. That's why I said if he doesn't retire it's probably I sure thing; because Serra would want that fight, win or lose against GSP.

 

[TBadora]

And, I'm assuming your talking about Hughes thinking about retiring.

Yup, I meant both Hughes thinking about retirement and [BLACKOUT]GSP kissing ass by refusing the Championship title. He has no choice but to hold on to it or lose his UFC contract.[/BLACKOUT]

 

[Badger]

[blackout]Yeah, that was all for show. But it does show how hungry GSP is going to be going into that fight.[/blackout]

 

[SouLeSS]

I know this.

And, I'm assuming your talking about Hughes thinking about retiring. That's why I said if he doesn't retire it's probably I sure thing; because Serra would want that fight, win or lose against GSP.

Serra already said he wants to beat Hughes ass, so you can bet that if he loses the championship fight, theres gonna be a killer Hughes vs Serra match.

But seriously, Hughes was hurrrrrrrrrrting when he 'tapped' out. I don't think I've ever seen someone be 'verbally tapped out'. Dude was in massive pain.