("Wait a minute, *Dan* Henderson? I totally thought I was fighting someone else! Well good luck to you, sir!" Photo courtesy of Combat Lifestyle. More photos from the weigh-ins here.)
We’re coming up on 3 p.m. East Coast time, and I gotta tell you, it’s a little weird to be up this early on a Saturday. But no worries, because I’ve got a six of Guinness, a half-bottle of Jameson, Thin Lizzy blasting on the stereo, and I’m pretty much ready to liveblog the crap out of the UFC’s first event in Dublin. We may not all be Old and Bald, but just for one afternoon, can’t we all be a little Irish? Hit that "Read More" link and refresh the page every few minutes to get round-by-round updates and commentary for UFC 93. Sláinte…
Over/under on how long it takes Mike Goldberg to say the phrase "Emerald Isle": 8 seconds.
Fun fact: Chris Lytle has more UFC losses than any other active UFC fighter, with 8. Jeremy Horn is tied for #2 with 6 losses. And we get to see ‘em both tonight!
Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle welcomes the chance to "silence the hometown guy." Damn, Chris, hasn’t Tom Egan suffered enough tonight? Very warm welcome for the Irish Hand Grenade. Davis comes out to House of Pain’s "Jump Around," and the Dublin crowd immediately does so. Chris Lytle gets booed during his introduction. Not a strong Indianapolis contingent in the audience, apparently.
Round 1: Soccer chants immediately. Huge right from Lytle, and Marcus Davis bounces off the fence and dodges the oncoming swarm. Leg kick Lytle, then a body kick. 1-2 from Davis, then a kick. Davis lands some punches moving backwards. Davis slips in a nice left counterpunch. Body kick Davis, who then skips backwards to escape retribution. Leg kicks exchanged. The crowd is INSANE with the chanting. Davis catches a kick but doesn’t capitalize. Lytle lands a nice left hook. Davis catches Lytle with a shot and drops him, but Lytle immediately gets back up. Teep from Lytle. Davis is already cut underneath his left eye. Lytle rushes in but gets nothing. Solid body kick from Lytle. Horn sounds with Lytle rushing in and throwing.
Round 2: Leg kick Lytle. Lytle starts throwing an insane punch barrage at Davis, and Davis has to literally run away to escape it. Then Davis knocks Lytle on his ass, and lets him up. Knee from Davis, who gets in a couple more in the clinch. More wild punches from Lytle, putting Davis on the defensive. Davis shoots in with another knee, then some punches and a body kick. Lytle throws a haymaker and gets hit in the face. Good counterpunching from Davis. Straight right from Lytle. Lytle lands a body kick, Davis comes back with a flying knee. Lytle pushes Davis against the cage, but Davis slips out. High kick Davis. They throw punches until the horn.
Round 3: They hug in the center of the cage to start. Body kick from Lytle, and another. Davis returns it. Davis misses a knee, but lands a left hook. Leg kicks from Davis, and a body kick. They clash with punches but don’t land any big ones. Sharp body kick from Davis. The pace is slowing. This fight isn’t quite as epic as they hoped. Lytle comes forward with punches. Davis is sniping with kicks and counterpunches, then a knee. Lytle swinging at air. Big punch exchange which backs Davis to the fence, but he wisely disengages and moves away. Right hand lands from Lytle. Overhand left from Davis. Lytle slips after a punch exchange and the final horn sounds shortly after.
Close fight, but Davis fought a lot cleaner, and the judges will be kind to him.
29-28 Davis, 29-28 Lytle, 29-28 Davis. Irish Hand Grenade takes the split decision, and Lytle gets his ninth UFC loss, putting him one L away from tying Tank Abbott‘s record of most losses ever in the UFC (10). Davis is overcome with emotion, and thanks everyone from Bangor, Maine, to Bangor, Ireland. He’s got quite a mouse under his left eye. I called it, Fowlkes. You owe me $500.
Davis/Lytle might end up taking Fight of the Night, but Fight of the Year? Not so much.
Denis Kang vs. Alan Belcher
Alan Belcher’s Johnny Cash tattoo is terrifying. Whoa, they shipped Dan Miragliotta all the way out to Dublin? Why?
Round 1: Kang whiffs a straight right, then tries again and lands a punch combo. Kang shoots for the takedown and gets it easily. Kang trying to pass to side control, gets it after a brief stalemate, then moves into Belcher’s full guard. Belcher kicks him off and gets up. Big right hands from Kang. Kang shoots in when Belcher throws a kick and lands in Belcher’s guard again. Belcher pushes him off again, but Kang dives back in. Kang works for a choke but Belcher rolls out and tries for a kimura. Belcher defends it. Kang in side control, throwing knees to the body. The horn sounds, and Denis Kang wins his first round in the UFC.
Round 2: Belcher pushes Kang against the cage after a punch exchange. Kang tries to trip Belcher down, and gets off the fence. Body kick Belcher. Both guys land right hands. Kang shoots and takes down Belcher, and immediately starts slugging Belcher in the ribs. He gets some distance and fires down a couple more punches. Belcher tries to buck but Kang hands on in half-guard. Kang looks for a head-and-arm choke, but Belcher slips out. Miragliotta stands them up after a lull. Belcher misses a kick. The crowd boos heartily. Kang shoots…directly into a guillotine choke, and taps. Belcher def. Kang via submission, 4:36 of round 2.
Belcher actually says that he’d be asking for a title shot if he’d only been more dominant, but he’ll wait for another one or two fights. Smart boy.
Jeremy Horn vs. Rousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares is already crying, during his cage entrance. That’s…interesting. Mike and Joe remind us that Horn has over 100 pro fights under his belt, 50 submission wins, and victories over Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin. And there’s Michael Bisping, who’s identified as a coach on the next season of TUF. As for his opposing coach…
Round 1: Palhares dashes in for a takedown and Horn sets up a butterfly guard. Horn kicks him off, but Palhares shoots back in, takes Horn’s back and starts throwing punches to the side of his head. Horn rolls, Palhares takes side control. Horn rolls again, Palhares takes his back. Horn rolls, and Palahres winds up in his guard. Palhares tries for a leglock, but Horn shakes out. Horn tries for a traingle, then gets to his feet when it doesn’t pan out. Palhares quickly takes him back down, transitions to his back. Horn is turtling under an assault of punches. Horn rolls before the fight is stopped. Palhares sticks on him, and transtitions to a kneebar, but Horn defends. Palhares takes Horn’s back again and Horn covers his head until the round ends.
Round 2: Horn takes a punch to the face while throwing a kick, and Palhares shoots in and body slams Horn. Miragliotta gives Palhares a second warning for fence-grabbing. Palhares takes Horn’s back and throws punches into the side of his head. Horn has no answer. Horn stands up from the position, and trainsitions to the top. Horn in Palhares’s half-guard and sets up the arm triangle, but loses it. Palhares escapes and they go to their feet. Spinning back kick from a gassing Palhares. Horn stalks Palhares. Palhares shoots and Horn stuffs. Horn lands a nice left hook, but Palhares scores a takedown and lands in Horn’s full guard. Horn tries for a traingle but loses it. Palhares throwing punches down from the top as the round ends.
Round 3: Palhares suplexes Horn after a clinch. Horn gets to his knees but Palhares sticks on his back. Horn gets up and Palhares lands a punch and gets another takedown. Palhares is in Horn’s full guard again. Horn rolls and turtles. He tries to get up, but Palhares drags him back down. Horn gets up, takes a knee to the body, and is dragged down yet again. Palhares not making much happen from the top. The ref stands them back up. Horn with a high kick. Horn sprawls a little too early on a takedown and hits the deck. Palhares gets on top and the round ends. Booooooooooo.
30-27×3 for Palhares, and oh look, he’s crying again. Translating for Palhares in the post-fight interview is Brazilian Top Team co-founder Murilo Bustamante. Palhares apparently broke his hand in the first round. And that’s about it. Rogan mercifully ends the telephone-game interview as quickly as possible.
Tom Egan vs. John Hathaway (from the undercard)
Round 1: Hathway slams Egan down and mobs him on the ground. Egan gets to his feet to a roar of applause. Hathaway gets his man down again, but Egan kicks him off. Hathaway jumps back in and fires more punches. Hathway punches the mat as Egan rolls to the side and gets up. Hathaway bulls Egan down with a single-leg, and Egan gets up. Hathway is relentless with the single leg and lands in Egan’s full guard. Punches from top from Hathaway, then some elbows. Hathaway takes Egan’s back and drops elbows into the side of Egan’s skull until the ref stops it.
Does anybody know what Egan said at the end of his interview?
Why are they showing the first five minutes of the UFC Primetime premiere? We already saw this shit, bro. I know, I know, to the death, and you’re not joking about this, I know.
Rua comes out to some fruity dance music. Him and Wandy probably go clubbing together. "Too much girls! Too much party!" I’d imagine them shouting to each other, clinking their capirinhas. Mark Coleman on the other hand, has chosen "Back in Black," which the Irish crowd responds a little better to. Coleman is "The Godfather of Ground and Pound." Coleman is so amped he shoves Stitch Duran aside in the Harley Davidson prep spot, then apologizes. He stalks around the cage, filled with nervous energy. Phil Baroni hangs over the side of the cage screaming "yeah baby yeah!" Shogun doesn’t make eye contact in the face-off.
Round 1: Coleman lands a right hand and scores a takedown, pushing Rua against the cage. Rua gets to his feet, put Coleman grabs a leg and drags him down. Rua is looking for a footlock, but Coleman gets out and Shogun gets to his feet. Shogun lands a punch and a knee, but Coleman gets another takedown. Rua reverses and winds up on top in side control. Rua with a knee to the body and and elbow to the head. Coleman slugs from the bottom and gets to his feet but takes a hard kick, then more leg kicks. Both men land punches. Coleman looks wobbly, and eats a knee. The fight goes to the ground briefly. They’re back up. Rua knocks Coleman down with a big right hand, but Coleman struggles to his feet. Body kick Rua. Both men throw punches in the round’s final seconds. Rua lands some knees as the horn sounds.
Round 2: Coleman looks slow as shit now and takes a couple leg kicks. Nice left hook from Rua. Big takedown from Coleman, but Rua gets up before taking any damage. Rua tries a takedown which doesn’t work out. Close elbow from Rua. Uppercut Coleman. Rua looking slow as well. Rua lands a 1-2 and Coleman is barely keeping his hands up. The crowd chants "Coleman." Good jab from Coleman and Rua answers with a body kick. Knees from Rua in the clinch, but the fighters fall and they get back to their feet. Coleman with the takedown. Rua locks in an omoplata and Coleman is stuck. Rua sits up and Coleman is basically defenseless. Rua throwing punches into Coleman’s face. The horn sounds.
Round 3: Stiff jab from Coleman, and Rua answers with punches and knees. Coleman pushes Rua against the cage, trying for a takedown, and gets it. Coleman lands some punches from the top. Now a big elbow and punches to Rua’s body. Rua rolls and tries to set up the leg lock. Coleman powers out and takes Rua’s back. Coleman with some punches to Rua’s head. Coleman still on Rua’s back. Rua gets out and throws a knee to Coleman’s head while Coleman was on his knees. This ain’t PRIDE, you joker! A replay shows that it actually landed on the body. Ah well. They’re standing again and they both throw some exhaustesd power punches. Coleman gets clocked with an uppercut and sinks to the mat and the ref immediately stops it, while Coleman tries for a single leg takedown. Unfortunate…give the man his dignity and let him get his ass kicked until the round ends. Rua def. Coleman via TKO, 4:36 of round 3. The crowd is furious. Coleman and Rua hug it out after Rua does his interview with Rogan. Coleman is about the lumpiest motherfucker I’ve ever seen. He politely requests a rubber match with Rua. Yeah, we definitely want to see that mess again.
Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson
Stat alert: Henderson throws 3.5 power punches for every jab. And that’s the way it should be. The crowd loves Rich. "For Those About to Rock" never fails to pump my nads, so to speak. Miragliotta gets the honor of fucking up the main event.
Round 1: Leg kick Hendo. Body kick Franklin. Huge right hand from Henderson, who follows it with a head kick, but slips. He manages to wind up on top when the fight goes to the ground. Henderson gets in some short elbows from the top. Franklin tries to get to his feet but Henderson is throwing heavy leather into Rich’s face, and drags him back down. Franklin gets up and out. Body kick from Franklin. A leg kick from Hendo wobbles Rich. Body kick Rich. Rich dashes in with a punch, but doesn’t land. Leg kcik Franklin. Solid left from Franklin, but Henderson answers with a short right hook. Nice body kick from Franklin. Rich charges forward as the round ends. Very even round…
Round 2: Rich has two big gashes on his forehead, at least one from an accidental headbutt. Both men clash with leg kicks and punches. And for the first time they announce that the winner of this one is a TUF coach. Sucks. Franklin gets in a knee. It’s a dogfight, but few strikes are landing cleanly. Glancing right hook from Hendo. They clinch against the fence and Hendo gets the takedown. Henderson in Franklin’s full guard. Lotta blood on Rich’s forehead. Henderson trying to land shots from the top where he can. Hendo riding the round out on top of Rich, and there’s the bell. A clear 10-9 for Henderson.
Round 3: 1-2 from Franklin and then a body kick. Henderson scores a takedown and pushes Franklin against the fence. Franklin trying to walk up the cage. Franklin escapes and they get to their feet. Knees from Rich. Rich punches out of a clinch and slips in a left straight. Body kick and a punch from Franklin. They clinch on the fence, and Franklin lands a knee to the body. Henderson slips while throwing a kick and Franklin tags him once before he gets up. Franklin gets poked in eye badly; Henderson throw his hand out with his fingers completely extended. Bullshit. You get a two minute break for an eye poke, and five minutes for a groin strike? Anyway, they’re back fighting. Hendo with an overhand right. Both guys throw punches as the round ends. That round was Rich’s. It really depends on how the judges score the first round…
29-28 Henderson, 30-27 Franklin, 29-28 Henderson. Hendo gets the split decision. He’ll also be coaching opposite Bisping on TUF 9. And that’s that. Henderson shouts out his daughter, whose 10th birthday he just missed. (Dick!) Alan Belcher gets the sub of the night. No word yet on who took the other bonuses.
I just puked, so I guess this liveblog is over. Between the three decisions, Kang’s failed UFC debut, and the Rua/Coleman shitshow, this was a very unsatisfying main card. And now I’m out of corned beef and cabbage. Can this night get any worse?
So how’d you do in our fight-picking contest? I scored 12 points, Fowlkes edged me out with 13. Surely one of you did better than that…
(BG)
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Comments
Sat, 01/17/09 - 11:44
Can't wait for this ish!
Sat, 01/17/09 - 11:45
Old,Bald, and Irish is officially cage potatoes' Joe the plummer...
Sat, 01/17/09 - 11:49
first!
Sat, 01/17/09 - 11:51
Jameson? You are cooler than I thought. None of this protestant Bushmills crap.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 11:52
LOL
Sat, 01/17/09 - 11:53
It'll be in his 2nd sentence, if he doesn't start with "live fron the Emerald Isle".
Sat, 01/17/09 - 11:59
Are the ben's in Ireland? or are you being a couch potato in your living room?
Sat, 01/17/09 - 12:00
"Fun fact: Chris Lytle has more UFC losses than any other active UFC fighter, with 8. Jeremy Horn is tied for #2 with 6 losses. And we get to see 'em both tonight!" They can headline UFC 98: The Biggest Loser But seriously though, does Horn have wins than the HW divison has fights overall or what?
Sat, 01/17/09 - 12:02
what time does this business start this time change is outta control
Sat, 01/17/09 - 12:03
fuck
Sat, 01/17/09 - 12:03
What the hell is "Sláinte"?????????
Sat, 01/17/09 - 12:04
www.google.com
Sat, 01/17/09 - 12:04
now
Sat, 01/17/09 - 12:05
they dont call it a live blog for nothin lol
Sat, 01/17/09 - 12:05
lol pullin' out the stat books for this one
Sat, 01/17/09 - 12:06
Anybody streaming this live online?
Sat, 01/17/09 - 12:07
slainte is a drinking toast.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 12:10
Goldie - "Welcome Fight Fans to the Emerald Isle" Rogan - "I have a feeling will see a lot of leg kicks, enough to make Michael Flatley jealous!" Goldie - "How long do you think he'd last in the cage" Rogan - "Well I saw him training this week with the Jackson camp, he was the one who started the nipple tweak, so I think he could hold his own"
Sat, 01/17/09 - 12:22
sounds just like they planned
Sat, 01/17/09 - 12:29
FOTN material? or no?
Sat, 01/17/09 - 12:42
Here we go, what i have been waiting for. Kang!....My prediction, First round ref stoppage due to strikes at the 2:20 mark of the first.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 12:48
Thanks shane..shits awesome
Sat, 01/17/09 - 01:06
Awesome! thanks bro.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 01:06
Is OB&I the fucking CP mascot or something?
Sat, 01/17/09 - 01:41
cant wait for RUA fight
Sat, 01/17/09 - 01:43
I know we're not supposed to mention the streaming thing, but I'm stuck laying around because of cracked ribs and didn't want to spend the money...you know, since I'm paying for x rays. I love you guys. Yes, I'm kind of high on Vicodin...jealous?
Sat, 01/17/09 - 01:47
@Wyatt Sell that shit lol.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 01:47
Bah, I ain't winning no figures, fukin Kang.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 01:49
HA! Selling vicodin is a crime...which means I couldn't let it go for less than $8 a pill I am, of course, teasing! As six federal marshals kick down my door
Sat, 01/17/09 - 01:52
does anyone know what song shogun just came out to?
Sat, 01/17/09 - 01:53
Yes I am Wyatt. Yes I am.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 01:56
Coleman and Rua. Holy shit. Fucking slobs. I am severely disappointed. lrn2condition guize
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:00
Coleman has OUTSTANDING cardio
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:02
Jeez, Shogun has great cardio too. Tank Abbot would run circles around these guys.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:02
I thought Rua and Coleman were both gonna throw in the towel after the 1st round because they both gassed.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:03
this is a bonafide shit-show. The war of worst cardio 2009.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:05
Agreed, dominic. How did he not finish that shoulder-lock? Baroni is such a guido. "Ya look fuckin' great!"
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:08
And Coleman was supposed to fight Lesnar? Hmmmm, I think the knee injury saved him from an early retirement...
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:09
anyone just lose their HD feed for the fight? mine froze up right as Rua walked up to the cage.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:10
disappointed of the fight they both look like shit
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:10
is shogun drunk he cant even talk lol
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:10
fucking horrendous stoppage though seriously, and wtf at shogun and coleman having no conditioning whatsoever. they were like unconcious after the first round.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:10
oh great. A semi-contraversial ending. The last thing we need is coleman-hua 3.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:11
The Oldman and Shonutin fight was lame, and it's not even over yet.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:11
Agreed with the crappy stoppage, but what else could the ref do? Coleman couldn't even stand or defend himself. He probably could have taken the punches, but Rogan was right; the ref had no choice.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:11
Two things learned from this fight: -all the excuses I made for Rua after his loss to Forrest (hurt knee and all) I now take back. Rua looked awful. -anyone who paid money for this ppv so far deserves their money back. Thank god the next few events are awesome.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:12
hua looks like shit after the fight. This guy needs to shape-up or some clown like jardine is gonna steal his thunder.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:12
Bad call on the knee to teh body, good call on the stoppage. He was out and it was over, whether he recovered or not. The whole fight was a large disappointment.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:12
Shogun is officially harder to understand than Hellen Keller
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:14
Embarrassing Embarrassing fight for both of them. Terrible cardio displayed I almost threw up.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:15
Fucking great, he calls for a rubber match. I swear to God I will kill something if I have to sit though Coleman/Shogun 3.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:15
as is Coleman
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:15
fucking horrendous stoppage. wtf was with shogan and coleman having no conditioning whatsoever. they were both like unconcious after the first round
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:15
Let's do it again Shogun?!? I would say no way, but Dana seems to love his shitty rematches. Maybe UFC 101 can be Liddell-Couture 4, Ortiz-Shamrock 4, and Coleman-Rua 3.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:17
baronois corner advice: "dude you're winning! just throw punches."
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:18
"I like to go out and bang guys, especially guys that like to bang back"
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:19
Maybe Coleman's daughter is in better shape for the fight...
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:20
C'mon Ben's, what's with your infatuation with OB&I?
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:22
No, lets not see that again. Lets get Shogun in against Alexander, and let's get Coleman crutch.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:23
Ok that Coleman fight was just sad. The only thing more sad could have been if he came out with his walker. Maybe for the next fight, Shogun will fight someone 17 years younger than him - a 10 year old. What a sideshow event that seemed like. Anyhow.. Onto the Ace Ventura / Henderson fight and if Henderson is smart, he'd clench Ace's neck and knee he shit out of his face. "Not this bullshit again.... :( " - Rich Franklin
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:23
Shogun looked like shit.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:23
^ LMAO
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:24
At cronk...good quote
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:35
HA! Bisping dun want none of Hendo or Rich. He would die. Literally.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:35
Too bad Franklin vs. Henderson couldn't have been a five rounder.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:46
franklin won, balogna i say. i picked hendo to win but i really think franklin won at least 2 rounds handily.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:47
30-27?!?! Wtf, I thought Franklin won but whatever, it was damn close. Just hate to see Hendo winning for laying on top of him. I think the 2 accidental illegal blows by Hendo also screwed Franklin a bit.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:48
are you serious i was going for dan but rich got jacked, reminds like the time bisping won againts matt hammill
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:48
30-27 Franklin?!?! That judge should be shot.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:49
what a fluke of an event totally not worth the money first shogun and coleman did shit in there fight and now they rob rich his fight SMFH
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:49
Waste of money
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:50
Franklin had em imo.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:52
Those two accidental illegals probably did screw with Franklin some, but TWO MINUTES FOR AN EYE POKE? SERIOUSLY?
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:53
Hendo's*
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:54
Rich won that fight imo. Hendo's poke was deliberate aswell, very dirty fighter. Not to worry Bisbing will kick Heno's ass bigtime.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:56
I am usually a huge fan of UFC PPV's but this was worse that watching Kimbo get knocked out. What the hell was coleman or shogun thinking coming into the Octagon with no cardio whatsoever? That was stupid. And as for Franklin vs Hendo they definately screwed up on that decision. Franklin won hands down.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:57
MMA Wannabe you are an idiot that has never been hit/poked in the eye, it hurts terribly and you can't see. Similar to a nut shot, an eye poke requires a minute to get yourself together.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:58
hendo - "i didnt wanna blow my load..wad" lol
Sat, 01/17/09 - 02:59
Franklin got robbed
Sat, 01/17/09 - 03:05
Poor Europeans always get the shittiest fucking cards lol
Sat, 01/17/09 - 03:06
I thought Rich won the fight.. and it seems Henderson thought so, too. Of course, he picked up his confidence by the time Joe Rogan interviewed him. Would have liked to have heard the Rich post-fight interview.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 03:06
And the Bens are gay for deleting my great comments. Lets see if this one stays.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 03:06
@ NipGrip - LOL at Ace Ventura reference
Sat, 01/17/09 - 03:16
why did they take off the streaming link? They are just gonna post free vids tomorrow.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 03:18
Hendo and Rich was excellent. Decision had to go to someone. Rich will be fine. Hendo will mop the floor with Bisping and then the unemployed drunken Soccer hooligans that make up his fan base can go back to the pub and stop posting on MMA forums. This fight also goes to show just how deep the 205 division is. Evans, Griffin, Jackson, Machida... I would say this win makes Hendo 5th in that division. That's insane. Then you look at the rest of the top ten you have Silva, Jardine, Liddel floating around there somewhere, Franklin, and probably Hamill. Rua, after tonight, reasonably isn't even in the top 10 in the UFC in his division. Why on earth would any fighter who values his career and wants a championship walk into that mess? You fight 3 or 4 of any of those top ten guys in a year you're going to be looking at probably a loss or two and every fight being an absolute war where you will take the kind of damage that adds up and shortens careers. I'm thinking its time for the UFC to consider a 220 or 225 pound division.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 03:23
Henderson clearly won the first two rounds. You people claiming Franklin was robbed need to get off Rich's Nutz! Coleman asking for another fight was soooooo predictable. This guy is famous for claiming he'll be back after a loss. Who's he gonna fight though. He was gassed after the 3 minute mark in the first round. He's delusional if he thinks the UFC is gonna book a rubber match with him and Shogun. I can't see it even if it's a main event on a Fight Night card. Also the only time we get to see Edith's huge tits is on cards outside the U.S. She needs to get her visa issues worked out so she can get them tits back on display for U.S. events as well.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 03:23
18 points
Sat, 01/17/09 - 03:29
Agreed on the Hendo/Franklin fight decision completely and the Franklin nuthugging comment as well. C'mon, oh he got poked in the eye and only 2 mins to recover. GSP got no recovery time in his first fight with Penn for the half of thumb BJ put in his eye. Oh well, Rich didn't want the coaching job on TUF anyway so good riddance.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 03:31
Eesh, sounds like the show two pay-per-views ago. Thanks for saving me 45 bucks.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 03:36
The play-by-play would be a lot easier to read if you would refer to the fighters by the same name consistently instead of Franklin one time and Rich the next ...etc.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 03:57
wow, i really hate rich "ass" franklin, but he just completely beat the shit out of hendo. terrible decision. dana wants hendo to be coach, only reason i can think of that any judge would score that badly. terrible judging.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 04:17
30-27 Franklin was terrible judging. If this was a 5 round fight, I could see Franlkin finishing, or winning via unanimous decision, but it wasn't. The fight was close, but Hendo controlled a large portion of the first two rounds; performing very well in the third round won't win you the fight. Close, but Hendo won 2 out of 3 and that's how this game rolls.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 04:18
No way Henderson won that fight. No way. Franklin was absolutely robbed. He clearly won rounds one and three, with Hendo winning the second. I looked for Hendo to dominate, and Rich really surprised me. He was on his game tonight and my hat is off to him.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 04:31
I was getting surprised by henderson since he wasnt using hes "hand to the nose of opponents to prevent breed" bitch move till he poked
Sat, 01/17/09 - 04:42
"Ace" Franklin looks like he just got done saying "alrighhhtyyyyy then" to Hendo in that picture...
Sat, 01/17/09 - 04:47
Why is that Dan Migliat--my shirt is too damned small-laita still allowed to ref?!? He fucks Everything up?
Sat, 01/17/09 - 05:43
I honestly thought Franklin won that. But I wasn't as surprised as when I saw how Kang's fight ended. That was some unfortunate shit right there.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 06:11
I think Hendo/Franklin was too close to say someone got robbed of a decision. what they really got robbed of was fight of the night. Lytle/Davis was a let down given all the hype and Rua/Coleman was some sad shit.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 06:23
Best part of this PPV was the return of Ediths Fine Fat Ass... sub par ppv
Sat, 01/17/09 - 06:38
the undercard was better than expected, main card a little worse than expected. hendo and rich was close, glad hendo won though as it will make the next season of the ultimate fighter much more interesting. shogun was the biggest disappointment for me, thought he looked awesome in the old pride videos but terrible against coleman. thought the marcus davies fight was the best of the main card. oh, BG - Tom Egan said "go raibh mile maith agaibh" at the end of his interview, which basically means "Thank you very much"
Sat, 01/17/09 - 06:47
So...who do they feed Shogun to after this? He has to have the obligatory two fights left. One where he plays gate keeper to someone mid-level and they absolutely destroy him, and then some undercard bout to some new guy (probably a wrestler) who fights him to a boring decision loss and then it is kaiser sose time as he just disappears... You owe us this Dana!
Sat, 01/17/09 - 06:59
You serious? What is everyone crying about? Did I just watch the same fight? Dan Henderson Overwhelmed Franklin On the ground round 1 and 2 and landed more punishing shots than the 3 or 4 body kicks Franklin landed.....Time to watch round 3...Might be Franklins but hendo for sure took 1 and 2.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 07:52
Anyone who thought Franklin won is a damn moron. The judge who gave him the 3 rounds is on crack. Either one would beat Bisping anyway, but I am glad that I do not have to see anymore genius coaching from Franklin.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 08:33
I just got fucked on another UFC PPV, whoo- hoo. Why don't they fix lame main cards like this by broadcasting the undercards, at least then it would be worth the $45. Seriously, WEC has better matchups than PPVs like this... I'm glad Davis won, but kinda scripted if you ask me. Rua said that he felt 100%- he should quit. Belcher catching Kang ended up being the fight of the night in my book.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 08:57
is it just me or did it seem like joe rogan had the sound like a retard mic when he was interviewing coleman and shogun?
Sat, 01/17/09 - 09:36
Can we have Coleman vs Wanderlei now? Seriously. I think Wandy would love to take the fight. Who doesn't like beating up an old man?
Sat, 01/17/09 - 10:03
Franklin fight was bs. Franklin definitely had it. Other than that, i was really shocked at how bad Rua looked, especially his conditioning. Doesnt bode well for him.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 10:09
". . . He politely requests a rubber match with Rua. Yeah, we definitely want to see that mess again." - "Mess" is definently an understatement!
Sat, 01/17/09 - 10:27
BAD CARD PERIOD... these fight were crap.. Little and Davis was not even close to a fight of the month. Kang is dumdum Ref got scared in the end of the 3rd round when everybody knows Colman was acting like a Aid patient from 3-30 in the first round. Shoogun .... whats wrong with Shoogun ?? He sucked ass!!! Franklin ---30-27 ?! Sucky Pay per View !! I hate Bisping... (he's the only one who had fun tonight).
Sat, 01/17/09 - 10:29
Well...it's 1:30am EST and I'm old, bald and most certainly drunk...I mean Irish! My cheap ass was watching online. WTF with the Coleman/Rua fight? Props to Coleman, even though he really gassed early. Boos to Rua. Is that the best you can do? GET OUTTA THE UFC! I'm glad to hear Hendo won but whats's with the eyepoke? I'll check out the vid. Big "ups" to the "Bens" for the OBI reference. Much appreciated. Stay Tuned: Might...just might...have some big OBI news comin' soon...I'll let ya know... PS - Were you guys REALLY drinkin' Jamie? I love that stuff. Most people yack on it...don't know why. Must be an Irish thing.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 10:38
I honestly believe that Hendo won that fight. I expected it to go to decision and I gave Hendo the first two rounds. All Franklin had for him was that body kick. Hendo had everything else. The eyepoke sucked but Hendo was trying to block or parry that jab. Hendo never has been a technical fighter. He has always been one to get in there and brawl it out. Even his fights that have gone to decision have been entertaining. But a drawback to his style is going to be the occasional accidental eye poke or low blow or headbutt. I'm not saying that makes them OK but what do you expect? Hendo is willing to get in and mix it up with anybody and that is why I am a Dan Henderson Nuthugger. I can't wait for Hendo to kick the shit out of Bisping. I hate the fucking guy! War Hendo!
Sat, 01/17/09 - 10:48
"Alan Belcher's Johnny Cash tattoo is terrifying." Is that who that is? Maybe if Johnny Cash was an Easter Island statue. If someone would make a coffee table book of bad MMA tats I'll buy it as soon as I can find a table strong enough to support it's weight.
Sat, 01/17/09 - 11:08
OK somebody give both RUA and COleman their fucking walking papers. Coleman, nice time to try and drop 40lbs for the first time in your life at the ripe age of FORTY FUCKING FOUR he looked fiucking terrible he hardly gained a step from the weigh in last night. RUA YOU SUCK. YOU COULDNT FUCKING STOP AN OVER THE HILL OVER EXHAUSTED DEHDRATED WRESTLER WITH NO GROUND GAME WORST FIGHT EVER!!!!! COLEMAN SHOWED HEART THATS ONE THING. HES A DUMB ASS YES, BUT A DUMB ASS WITH HEART. RUA SHOULD BE NO WHERE NEAR THE TOP 10 AFTER YET ANOTHER TERRIBLE OUTTING. WTF HAPPEND TO THE KILLER SHOGUN SHOW????? HOPEFULLY COLEMAN CAN GET RIGHT WITH HIS WEIGHT AND THEN I WOULD ACTUALLY ENJOY A RUBBER MATCH BUT IF NOT EH EH. FIRE BOTH OF THEM. NOW!
Sun, 01/18/09 - 12:15
>> "Is that who that is? Maybe if Johnny Cash was an Easter Island statue." LMAO! ;-D That is a priceless tat burn --- gotta remember that one....
Sun, 01/18/09 - 12:34
i want my fucking money back. Shogun? For shaaaaaaame.
Sun, 01/18/09 - 02:24
Wow Shogun looked so out of shape, since pride his cardio has been shit and franklin shoulda won
Sun, 01/18/09 - 03:07
Franklin got robbed! I've never thought this about Hendo before but what a dick, with the 'accidental' eye poke. Rich clearly won this, oh well, at least Rich gets to stay at 205.
Sun, 01/18/09 - 07:49
Tom Egan said "go raibh mile maith agat",basically means 'thanks a lot' to the Irish fans. and Big Cummin, Big Drummin,slainte means health,so yea its used as a toast.
Sun, 01/18/09 - 07:57
Anyone else think that maybe Coleman went out and saw the movie "The Wrestler" right before his fight?
Sun, 01/18/09 - 07:57
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Sun, 01/18/09 - 08:21
heres a little info for you retards who think Franklin was robbed..fights are scored per round..IMO that was one of the closest fights I've ever seen ..first round could of gone either way..second round was hendos..3rd franklins. after the fight but ,to me, Franklin looked the better fighter..and I think he could pose a problem for anyone @ 205..henderson I think is a middle weight and should stick too it..
Sun, 01/18/09 - 09:00
Wow! I am currently still stunned from last nights shit show performance of Rua and Coleman. Seriously, I was embarrassed for the both of them. At least Coleman is 65 years old and holds an excuse for fighting like he is a geriatric. Then we see that stoppage, come on man.. It just did not feel UFC 'quality' to me, I believe that I have seen better match ups on 'Bum Fights'.
Sun, 01/18/09 - 09:06
The Franklin-Henderson fight went exactly according to Franklin's plan. It was close enough that some people would think he was robbed, but he lost, which he wanted to because he didn't want to coach TUF again.
Sun, 01/18/09 - 09:48
Being a big Franklin fan, I was obv disappointed in the decision...definitely a close fight...surprised no one has brought up the notion that this could have been ruled a draw...i am sure everyone would agree that no one got their ass handed to them.... makes me wish a title was at stake so we would have got at least another round or 2 even
Sun, 01/18/09 - 11:45
Please stop people from beating my boyfriend up, and I really wish he would stop fighting. He keeps getting his ass kicked, and he forced me to pay for the ppv. Shit....
Sun, 01/18/09 - 01:00
Eer...actually I'm wrong, never mind me, go about your business....
Sun, 01/18/09 - 01:03
Sláinte means bye in Irish by the way....just thought I'd point that out.
Sun, 01/18/09 - 03:28
>this was a very unsatisfying main card. I guess your not allowed to say that anything the UFC throws out there sucked. This card looked bad on paper, what did you expect? Coleman not to be an old man? This is par for the course. Hey, anytime you have Chris Leben as a main card, you are selling mediocrity by the bucketful. I guess the gallon of cum White douses you with regularly prevents you from calling it for what it is.
Sun, 01/18/09 - 06:59
lmao at hendo being a dick hahaha
Tue, 01/20/09 - 09:02
Where's the Rua nuthuggers who tried to clown me last week? He looked and fought EXACTLY like I said he would. I speak the truth whether people like it or not. He's just not that good.
Fri, 01/23/09 - 02:26
the franklin henderson decision was BULLSHIT I don't know why sitting on a guy doing nothin compares to getting beat down during the stand up game DANA WHITE YOU JUDGES SUCK!!!! FIRE THEM
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