The card has already started i will keep you guys updated for the undercard and than for the actual ppv if you cant order it this thread is also for just disscusing the fights in general.
Note:Most of the updates im getting from other websites.
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The card has already started i will keep you guys updated for the undercard and than for the actual ppv if you cant order it this thread is also for just disscusing the fights in general.
Note:Most of the updates im getting from other websites.
Cole Escovedo vs. Renan Barao
Round 1: Barao comes forward early, clinches and lands a big slam. He then starts working for ground-and-pound from the top, working for position for a full minute from the top before finally moving back to his feet. He lets Escovedo up and the two restart. Barao throws a left body shot, then a right kick that has Escovedo backing up. As Barao clinches, Escovedo jumps guard and Barao slams him again. With two minutes left, he again works from on top, throwing body shots as Escovedo defends. With 1:10 left in the round, Steve Mazzagatti stands them up. A pair of nice exchanges from each is answered when Barao again is able to get a slam. From the top, he throws a tight left elbow, then fends off Escovedo's brief thoughts of a triangle. It's a good first round for Barao, and MMA Fighting scores the round for him 10-9.
Round 2: A touch of gloves starts the second. A hard left from Barao has Escovedo backing up, but he answers with a big shot that wobbles Barao. And then he throws a knee that lands to Barao's head – a knee that was dangerously close to coming with Barao grounded. Barao survives a brief offensive surge from Escovedo and gets back to his feet. Escovedo's corner yells for him to not stand in the middle, and he tries to back out. Barao throws a pair of decent kicks to the body, but Escovedo answers with a smacking one of his own. But as they clinch along the cage, Barao again moves the fight to the mat. When the action sort of stalls after a minute, Mazzagatti again stands them up. When Escovedo again tries to jump guard and pull Barao's neck in for a choke attempt, Barao takes the fight to the ground, and that's where the round ends. It's another 10-9 round for Barao on our card.
Round 3: More of the same, as Barao has a quick barrage, then gets the fight to the ground. He's been able to do very little of note on the ground, but he's scoring points with the judges. Escovedo stumbles Barao as he kicks his way to his feet, but it's of little consequence. Barao lands a nice outside leg kick, but Escovedo answers with a strike. Barao then lands a spinning back elbow, then a big teep kick. Escovedo begins looking for the kind of kicks and uppercuts that could end the fight with one shot, but Barao is blocking well. Big spinning back kick for Barao, and then he just misses a flying kick. One-two combo from Escovedo misses, and Barao catches him with a jab that wobbles him. He follows that up with another pretty big slam takedown with 1:30 left, and that is probably going to be enough to seal the deal. Escovedo will have to look for a miracle submission from here. With 40 seconds left, Barao gets out of there, then throws a pair of big kicks – he's still trying to finish it though he's ahead on points. Escovedo throws a kick, Barao catches it, and again we hit the mat. Barao wraps it up with one final slam at the horn. He gets the third 10-9 and the fight 30-27 on the MMA Fighting card.
Result: Renan Barao def. Cole Escovedo, unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Next fight-Michael McDonald vs. Chris Cariaso
Round 1: Cariaso opens with a left kick that is blocked by McDonald, who then throws a right to knock him off balance. After a brief slip and scrum, the fight goes to the fence with McDonald pushing, then Cariaso pushing back and switching position. After they break, Cariaso throws a nice kick. Then another that McDonald checks. Then a high left kick that McDonald again counters with a punch. Right high kick from Cariaso is blocked, and then McDonald just misses what would've been a fight-ending kick to the head – I mean, an inch away. McDonald latches on for a guillotine, but there's not much there. Cariaso is staying in the pocket and throwing nicely, but McDonald rocks him, knocks him from his feet and pounces. Cariaso recovers and goes into guard with McDonald on top looking for ground-and-pound ops. They stand up with about a minute left in the round. They trade near-misses in the center of the cage. McDonald again just misses a high kick. McDonald catches Cariaso with seconds left in the round, knocks him to the ground – and literally with a couple seconds left steals the round.
so far so good :):):) come one mcdonald capitalize on it!!!!
wait what? how? its only 430................
Round 2: A couple kicks from McDonald are blocked, and then Cariaso just misses a high kick, then another. They briefly clinch, but then split. A Cariaso body kick has him slipping, but McDonald lets him up. A little kickboxing scramble has Cariaso delivering a big left kick right to that one place fighters don't like to be kicked in, and Josh Rosenthal gives McDonald time. They reboot, and each miss high kicks. Cariaso puts together some nice scrambles, but he's not landing anything of consequence. They clinch and McDonald looks for a takedown against the fence. They break with 45 seconds left, but soon after a big shot from McDonald scores him the takedown, and he passes briefly to mount.
The undercard man, the prelims on spike dont start till 8 and the actual ppv is at 9Quote:
Originally Posted by Anderson Silva
who are your picks for the fight Ashley?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashley Woods
Round 3: Each fighter looks for some inside leg kicks in the first 30 seconds. Cariaso continues to work for kicks, but they don't seem to be doing a ton of damage to McDonald, who who either blocks them or is checking them sufficiently, for the most part. Cariaso catches McDonald with a shot to the chin when they're in tight, and he falls back into guard. Cariaso isn't doing much on top, but he passes to half-guard and McDonald eats a shot. Halfway through the round, McDonald will be trying to work his way out. He throws his legs up for a triangle, though, which is enough to scare Cariaso back to his feet. McDonald shoots and gets a takedown, but Cariaso gets his right arm and starts working for an armbar. McDonald stays calm, checks the monitors, then wriggles his way out. Back on the feet with a minute left, it's a close round. We'll see if McDonald can again punctuate the end of the frame with something that breaks the tie, so to speak. Cariaso misses a big punch, then a kick. Nothing much to end the fight
i'm hoping for wins for the following fighters...
Quinton Jackson
Frank Mir
Stefan Struve
Brian Stann
Thiago Alves
Miguel Torres
Kendall Grove
Renan Barao
Michael McDonald
Gleison Tibau
no dude for me they start at 5
im watching unleashed and it says prelims are next
and its only 440
Michael McDonald def. Chris Cariaso, split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
damn that was close... from the breakdown it sounded like mcdonald had it in the bag... the pre-lims are on free tv in australia in about 20 minutes then i'll run down the pub for the main event!
Lets just say the prelims start in 20 minutes, its different depending on where u live... this is the undercard (fights that are not shown on tv though)Quote:
Originally Posted by Anderson Silva
The first and 3rd round were pretty close... Next fight-Gleison Tibau vs. Rafaello OliveiraQuote:
Originally Posted by Ashley Woods
My perdictions are... Quinton Jackson vs. Matt Hamill - Hamill via 3rd round submissionQuote:
Originally Posted by Ashley Woods
Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson - Nelson via decision
Travis Browne vs. Stefan Struve - Struve via decision
Brian Stann vs. Jorge Santiago - Stann via 1st round ko
Rick Story vs. Thiago Alves - Story via 3rd round submission
Miguel Torres vs. Demetrious Johnson - Johnson via 2nd round ko
Kendall Grove vs. Tim Boetsch - Grove via 2nd round tko
Renan Barao vs. Cole Escovedo - Esccovedo via decision
Chris Cariaso vs. Michael McDonald - Mcdonald via 2nd round tko
Gleison Tibau vs. Rafaello Oliveira- Oliveira via decision
Round 1-Inside leg kick from Oliveira to open. He's returning after going 4-0 outside the promotion after getting cut last year. Good left-right from Oliveira, who is staying busy circling outside. Teep kick from Oliveira briefly pushes Tibau back. But soon, Tibau shoots and ges the takedown. Oliveira has a nice scramble back to his feet, though. They trade strikes as Oliveira's corner tells him to stay busy. As Oliveira throws some kicks and jabs, Tibau catches him with a nice left. Then another that stuns Oliveira, allowing Tibau to get another takedown. He works from the top out of half guard and looks for ground and pound. He gets back to his feet, but eats a left for his troubles. With 30 seconds left, Oliveira's corner tells him to "get exciting." But Tibau lands another nice shot.
Pretty close round but i think that Tibau won that one.
Round 2: Tight little shot from Tibau has Oliveira briefly on his knees, but then back to his feet with his corner calling for a 1-4 combo. Tibau shoots 90 seconds in, and again scores a takedown. Oliveira works from guard. Tibau passes to half guard and nearly takes Oliveira's back. But he gets back to his feet and grabs Tibau's right leg looking for a single-leg. Tibau almost out of nowhere lands a big shot, though, and pounces on Oliveira. He lands some ground and pound and takes his back, looking to finish as Kim Winslow moves in for a closer look. And it doesn't take long. Tibau cinches up a rear naked choke, it's tight, and Oliveira quickly taps.
Result: Gleison Tibau def. Rafaello Oliveira, submission (rear naked choke), 3:28 Round 2
im 0-1 for perdictions on the winner of fights
The prelims on Spike are about to begin!
i'm 3-0 and the pre-lims just started for the first time for free on australian television.... ONE HD for all my aussies out there
lmao Joe Rogan blazed again hahahahaha
i like time boetsch but c'mon Kendall JIU JITSUUUUUUUUUUUUU
a little backround on the next fight/fighters-
Grove (12-8, 1 NC, 7-5 UFC), the Season 3 middleweight winner of "The Ultimate Fighter," is coming off a December unanimous decision loss to former middleweight title challenger Demian Maia. The Hawaiian looks to avoid consecutive losses for the first time in more than three years. Boetsch (12-4, 3-3 UFC) is making his debut at middleweight. In his last fight, he was submitted by Phil Davis at UFC 123 in November, the first submission loss of his career.
LolQuote:
Originally Posted by Ashley Woods
Round 1: Boetsch closes the distance quickly, looking for a single-leg. Grove offers minimal resistance and soon ends up on his back. Boetsch tries a little ground-and-pound, but Grove gets back to his feet without absorbing much damage. Moments later Boetsch gets Grove down again and briefly works from side control before Grove replaces guard. Boetsch stands up out of Grove's guard, but this only succeeds in getting him kicked in the knee. Grove gets back to his feet and immediately ends up in the clinch. Boetsch keeps Grove pressed against the fence well into the final minute of the round. Grove breaks out, but with no time to work
boetch is dominating Kendall it's ridiculous...Tim is going to be a monster @ 185
Round 2: Grove tries to work the jab early on, but Boetsch does a good job of staying just out of range until it's time to close the distance and clinch. They're back up against the fence, but this time with Boetsch's back to the cage. Boetsch gets another takedown and works short elbows from side control. Grove defends well and doesn't take much damage before getting to his feet, but Boetsch puts him right back down and goes back to work. Again Grove rolls to his stomach, giving up his back just to get to his feet. Again it's successful, but Grove is starting to look a little weary in the clinch. Another takedown for Boetsch, and Grove is bloodied around the nose. Grove gets back up in the final seconds, but can't get close enough to Boetsch to unleash any offense
Yeah Grove needs to finesh him if he wants to winQuote:
Originally Posted by Ashley Woods
Round 3: Ten seconds in and Boetsch gets another takedown, but can't keep Grove down. Grove doesn't have much trouble getting back to his feet, but every time he does he ends up stuck in the clinch, where Boetsch is quick to put him down again. Grove gamely gets back to his feet again and stops a Boetsch takedown attempt cold. Signs of life for the Hawaiian. Boetsch is starting to look a little worn, but he gets another takedown moments later. Grove continues to battle back, but Boetsch's takedowns are relentless. He puts Grove on his back again, but Grove manages to get up and actually takes Grove down. Impressive, but it doesn't help him much here. He has to know he's done on the scorecards and in need of a finish. They end the round on ground, up against the fence, both looking exhausted
Tim Boetsch def. Kendall Grove via unanimous decision
Im 0-3 for perdictions lmao this is the most ive ever perdicted wrong in a single night of fights in the ufc and the main card hasnt even started lmao i think Grove has lost his "groove" if u will haha.
Next fight is- Miguel Torres vs. Demetrious Johnson
Torres (39-3, 1-0 UFC) has won back-to-back fights after suffering the first back-to-back losses in his career. The former WEC bantamweight champion, who is in his third fight under the tutelage of Firas Zahabi from Tristar Gym in Montreal, boxed his way to a unanimous decision win over Antonio Banuelos in his UFC debut at UFC 126 in February. Johnson (9-1, 1-0 UFC) won his UFC debut at the same event, dominating Japanese legend Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto with 10 takedowns. Johnson stepped in five weeks ago for Torres' original opponent, Brad Pickett, and is looking for his fourth straight victory.
lmao^^ i'm 3-1 and that was the only fight i was unsure of i wasn't confident about tim's cardio in regards to the weight cut... but i guess i was proven wrong lol... what is the final pre-lim before the main event starts? i've got to run to the pub to finish watching lol
Miguel Torres vs. Demetrious JohnsonQuote:
Originally Posted by Ashley Woods
What a sweep from torres beautiful jiu jitsu
Round 1: Johnson bounces around and snaps out a leg kick to start. They both look to change levels, but it's Johnson who gets the first takedown. Torres quickly sweeps him to go from bottom the top. Johnson recovers half-guard, but fails in his attempt to push Torres off and get to his feet. Johnson has Torres in his open guard now. Torres tries to pass and this time it's Johnson who goes from bottom to top. Torres tries to for a leg lock, but Johnson defends and eventually regains top position in the final minute. Torres stays active from the bottom, looking for a submission, but Johnson stays safe and rides out the round on top.
Fantastic Jiu jitsu in the entire round im still sticking with Johnson.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashley Woods