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Preliminary Card
Matt Grice vs Shannon Gugerty
-Gugerty Wins by 1st Rd Submission (Guillotine)
Tom Lawlor vs CB Dollaway
-Lawlor Wins by 1st Rd Submission (Guillotine)
TJ Grant vs Dong Hyun Kim
-Kim Wins by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Jake O'Brien vs Jon Jones
-Jones Wins by 2nd Rd Submission (Guillotine)
Jim Miller vs Mac Danzig
-Miller Wins by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Stephan Bonnar vs Mark Coleman
-Coleman Wins by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- This chick won the UFC's Octagon Girl Competition at the Fan Expo. I'd say 97% of you just had the same reaction, which was, "Really?" The other 3% said, "Ehhh."
-Preliminary card was quite good. Miller/Danzig was a classic. Near the end of the 1st Rd, Danzig got cut and for the final two rounds it was a blood bath. Miller controlled most of the action, but there were a couple scary moments for him when Danzig went for submissions.
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs Alan Belcher
-Rogan and Goldberg discussing how pretty Akiyama is. Seriously.
-Holly Madison is the ring girl for the opening bout. She looks hot. She might as well do this full time. Not like she has anything else going on.
Round 1
Belcher throwing leg kicks to start things off. Akiyama lands a soft right. Follows it with a snapping kick. Belcher runs forward and gets caught with a punch. Akiyama takes a kick to the balls and is down in pain. Fans let out an enormous "AHHHHHH!" when they see the replay. Second replay and another, "AHHHHHHHH!" Fight starts back up. A right lands for Akiyama. He lands a left and then throws a wicked combo that partially lands. It looked really nice, though. Belcher lands a leg kick. Akiyama connects with a body kick and a punch to the face. Leg kick by Akiyama. Lots of action. A big left drops Akiyama. He gets right back up. It landed solid, but he seems ok. Akiyama counters with a right. Straight jab by Akiyama. A left head kick followed by a right by Akiyama. Great combo. Belcher responds with a leg kick. Superman punch by Akiyama. Both fighters land some big shots during an exchange. Akiyama seemed to get the best, but Belcher came right back. Akiyama catches a kick and sends Belcher to the floor. RNN Scores it 10-9 Akiyama.
-Excellent round. I gave it to Akiyama because he landed much more. He did get dropped, but he got right back up. Action from start to finish.
Round 2
Akiyama gets a trip takedown following a kick by Belcher. Belcher reverses position and drops down for a leg lock, but gives up side control in the process. Short punches and elbows by Akiyama. Belcher scrambles back to full guard. Akiyama looks up to clock then rains down a couple good punches to the face. He's having a little trouble reaching Belcher's head with his strikes. He also looks a little tired. Back to their feet. Good job by Belcher to avoid damage and get it back to standing. Uppercut by Akiyama. Inside leg kick by Belcher. Big leg kick by Belcher. A left connects for Belcher. Another big leg kick for Belcher. Nice short left connects for Belcher. Both looking tired. A right comes over the top and lands for Belcher. He follows it with a leg kick. Straight right for Akiyama. RNN Scores it 10-9 Akiyama.
-Kind of a tough round to score. Akiyama had the takedown and controlled most of the round. Belcher rebounded late and did some damage with his leg kicks.
Round 3
Belcher coming forward with more leg kicks. They've definitely slowed Akiyama. He's limping and grimacing whenever he gets hit. Nice right-left combo by Akiyama. Body shot by Belcher. A left hooks Belcher to the head. Goldberg decides it's a good time to talk about Belcher's Johnny Cash tattoo. Jab lands for Belcher. Akiyama's left eye is closed. He might have been poked. Leg kick for Belcher. Spinning back kick by Akiyama lands to the body. Good counters from both. Solid right lands for Akiyama. They trade shots. Belcher briefly down. He got hit after throwing a leg kick that was partially blocked. Superman punch by Belcher. Akiyama gets a late takedown and goes into side control. Belcher gets up. Akiyama lands a big right. RNN Scores it 10-9 Belcher.
Yoshihiro Akiyama Wins by Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
-Rogan and Goldberg think Belcher got robbed. It was a difficult one to score because both landed tons of strikes. I've seen much worse decisions over the years.
Dan Henderson vs Michael Bisping
-Michael Jackson's father has some advice for Dan Henderson. -Bisping was voted the 12th Biggest Sports Personality by the BBC. Thanks Goldberg. I don't know what we'd do without your in-depth analysis.
Round 1
Bisping up on his toes and moving side to side. Henderson stalking. Bisping counters two early big rights from Henderson. Henderson connects with a couple solid shots that stagger Bisping slightly. Another right lands for Henderson. Bisping seems recovered. A right lands for Bisping. A left counter scores for Bisping. Henderson basically loading up and throwing huge rights every forty seconds. Right connects over the top for Bisping. Bisping is moving in the wrong direction. He's gonna get hit hard if he keeps going left. Henderson blocked most of its strength, though. Tie-up near the cage. Knees to the body by Henderson. They break free. Bisping goes for a lame takedown attempt. Henderson shrugs it off and smiles. A right lands for Henderson to end the round. RNN Scores it 10-9 Henderson.
-Goldberg takes timeout to remind everyone Dana White is on Twitter. Who knew?!!
Round 2
Henderson connects with a right and a left hook. Bisping throwing light stuff. Leg kick followed by a left lands for Henderson. Straight right lands for Bisping. Henderson dives forward with a right. Bisping circles towards his left and walks into a brutal right that ends the fight. Bisping is out cold. One of the biggest knockout punches I've ever seen. Bisping was out immediately, but Henderson also landed another right as he jumped on top of him for good measure. He stayed asleep for two minutes or so.
Dan Henderson Wins by 2nd Rd TKO
-Bisping fought like a total idiot. He circled towards his left all fight and into Henderson's big right. It was only a matter of time.
-Henderson's post-fight interview was awesome. He basically said, "Yeah, I knew he was out, but I hit him with the second shot anyway."
Thiago Alves vs Georges St-Pierre (Welterweight Title)
-Alves pacing back and forth like a maniac.
-Officials are standing over St-Pierre as if he's gonna whip out a jar of vaseline at any moment.
Round 1
"G-S-P!" chant breaks out to start the action. St-Pierre gets a takedown a minute in. Alves stands back up and St-Pierre throws him right back down. That looked easy. St-Pierre in half guard. Alves back up briefly before getting taken down again. St-Pierre transitions to his back and has both legs in. Alves rolls over and gets up. Looked bad for a second. Nice job by Alves to regain his composure. Leg kick by Alves. Combo of a superman punch and leg kick by St-Pierre. Didn't do much damage, but it looked cool. Inside leg kick by St-Pierre. He shoots in and Alves stuffs it. St-Pierre has a six inch reach advantage and I'll bet his legs are a good 8 inches longer. Alves can't get close enough to land much yet. He presses forward and St-Pierre takes him down. Alves gets up again. RNN Scores it 10-9 St-Pierre.
-Alves had a strange round. He was taken down at will, but he did get up each time. You don't see guys get up once St-Pierre has them down.
-Goldberg, "I'm guessing Alves is 208 lbs tonight." Seconds later they got word from someone who said Alves came into the cage at 190lbs. Goldberg is on fire. He should win an Emmy for this performance.
Round 2
St-Pierre gets another takedown. St-Pierre working to get out of Alves' guard. Blood coming out of Alves's nose. Lots of blood. Big elbow lands directly on the nose. St-Pierre starting to surge and land strikes. Another elbow to the face. A left connects. Alves having all sorts of trouble. St-Pierre moves to half guard. Back to full. Left-right combo by St-Pierre. Alves scrambles to his feet. Showed some heart right there. St-Pierre backs him into the cage and leans on him. RNN Scores it 10-9 St-Pierre.
Round 3
Alves connects with a left hook. St-Pierre goes for a takedown but can't get him down. Alves tries a leg kick and misses by a foot. His strikes remind me of when you hold a little kid's head and they keep swinging and missing. He's just not long enough to land with regularity. St-Pierre gets another takedown. St-Pierre working from half guard. He's throwing light stuff to try to break free and into side control. Alves gets up yet again. Inside leg kick by St-Pierre. Both land some strikes inside. Alves connects with a leg kick. Body kick by St-Pierre. A strike drops Alves. St-Pierre follows him to the ground. He's throwing elbows and punches, but Alves gets through it and the round ends. RNN Scores it 10-9 St-Pierre.
-Machida shown cageside and gets huge ovation.
Round 4
St-Pierre takes him down easily. He moves into mount. Alves gets back to half guard without taking any damage. St-Pierre went for his back and gave up control. Alves on top now. He's landing some strikes. St-Pierre working butterfly guard. Alves lands a couple, but St-Pierre got up while he was throwing. Short left connects for St-Pierre. Alves misses a big uppercut. St-Pierre catches a leg kick and takes him down. St-Pierre rolls to his back and looks for a choke. Time runs out before he can sink it in. RNN Scores it 10-9 St-Pierre.
-St-Pierre tells Greg Jackson he pulled his groin. Jackson replies, "I don't care. Hit him with your groin!"
Round 5
Lets see how St-Pierre is moving without his groin. Leg kick by Alves. St-Pierre does look a little slower. Right lands for Alves. St-Pierre gets a takedown. Alves gets up. St-Pierre presses him into the cage. Alves pushes him off. Leg kick by St-Pierre. Yet another takedown by St-Pierre. Alves gets up, again. Alves stalking him, but he walks into a takedown. St-Pierre mostly holding on. Joe Silva tells Rogan that the winner of Swick/Kampmann gets a shot at the Welterweight Title. RNN Scores it 10-9 St-Pierre.
Georges St-Pierre Wins by Unanimous Decision (50-45, 50-44, 50-45)
-St-Pierre limping after the fight. Says it happened in the 3rd Rd. Thinks it's his "Abbbb-Duck-Terrrrr Muss-Sell".
-Rogan asks him about moving up to fight Anderson Silva. St-Pierre downplays it saying he's not really that big.
-The Fitch/Thiago fight will happen after the main event. They want to make sure they don't run out of PPV time.
Frank Mir vs Brock Lesnar (Heavyweight Title)
-Two inch reach advantage for Lesnar.
-Lesnar walks away without touching gloves.
Round 1
Mir's left leg is completely taped up. From below the knee to above it. Lesnar landed a right and gets a takedown. Half guard for Mir. Lesnar grabs him by the neck and stays patient. Lesnar landing short rights to the head. He's holding Mir's neck in a sort of headlock and landing the short rights. More rights. Mir's nose is bleeding. Some shots to the body and then back to the face. A solid right connects. Mir gets out of the headlock and tries to scramble. Hammerfists by Lesnar. RNN Scores it 10-9 Lesnar.
-Mir's face is cut up a little. He has a hematoma on his forehead from sparring with Forrest Griffin and it's not looking too hot after all the punches he ate in Round 1.
Round 2
Mir pressing forward. He lands a left hook and a knee to the head. He tries a jumping knee and ends up down on the mat with Lesnar on top. It landed, but probably not the best move to try against a wrestler. Lesnar not working much. He's very methodical. Fans chanting, "Stand Them Up!" Lesnar starts throwing and landing solid shots. Mir is in trouble. He rolls over onto his stomach and he's eating big rights from Lesnar. He's not moving and referee is looking to stop it. Lesnar keeps pouring it. Mir is out. Fight over.
Brock Lesnar Wins by 2nd Rd TKO
-When Mir got up, Lesnar walked over to him and said, "Talk all the shit you want now." The fans were booing and he gave them a double finger. He's trying way too hard to be a bad guy. It seems forced to me.
-During the post-fight interview, Lesnar used his "Horseshoe" line again. He needs to put that one to rest. Ended things with, "I'm gonna go home tonight, drink a Coors Light. That's a Coors Light because Bud Light won't pay me nothing. I might even get on top of my wife tonight."
Jon Fitch vs Paulo Thiago
-Well, this is a very strange way to end the biggest PPV in UFC history.
Round 1
Takedown by Fitch. Thiago has a guillotine. Fitch seems calm so far. He might be trying to tire his arms out. Thiago lets go of it. Lots of grappling and Thiago still working for a choke. Fitch now totally out. Fitch going for his back, but Thiago holding onto a leg and stops him. Short elbows to the side of the head by Fitch. Rogan is going nuts describing the technical details of this grappling stalemate. It's thrilling, guys. Totally thrilling. RNN Scores it 10-9 Thiago.
Round 2
Fitch lands a right and ties him up. Fitch gets a takedown. Light strikes to the body by Fitch. Thiago going for another guillotine. Can't get it hooked. Fitch shifts to Thiago's back. He moves to the side and it's another stalemate as they both look for position while standing. Fitch takes him down. He's got Thiago's back. One hook in. Both in. Throwing punches to side of Thiago's head. This is like the worst fight I've ever seen. RNN Scores it 10-9 Fitch.
Round 3
Fitch gets him down. More positioning from both. Fitch gets his back again then shifts to mount. Thiago rolls and gives up his back. Fitch throwing punches to side of head. Thiago standing and slams Fitch down, but he won't let go. Thiago rolls and is on top. Fitch transitions to top. Landing punches as Thiago turns over to side and back. Fitch takes his back. He's got a body triangle and peppering him with punches. Looking for a choke. More punches. RNN Scores it 10-9 Fitch.
Jon Fitch Wins by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
All right, that's it for me. Thanks for following along, GOODNIGHT.
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