UFC - Division by division

[Dublin Sky]

What i've done is erased all the competition there is only UFC a company owned by me. What I've done is took the best fighters in the world and signed them to the UFC. I take the best fighters from every division and face them off against eachother to see who is the best. i'm currently in the year 2009 a couple top fighters have retired (Liddel, Couture, Henderson) also we have signed some new fresh talent (Newbies who were generated in their place) If there are any fighters whose name you do not see on the roster feel free to post and let me know i'll do my best to sign them. I currently have 2 TV shows UFC Fight Night which gets the fighters who are in the process of rebuilding themselves.....and UFC Rising for the fighters who are trying to make a name.

[Dublin Sky]

MAIN EVENT

Matt Hughes (42-9) VS Dan Lauzon (10-2)

Matt Hughes

Matt Hughes is already a certified legend in any MMA circle you enter wheather it be in America or anywhere else in the world. With an impressive (42-9) record he has fought the best and beaten them. Matt Hughes is a 2 time UFC Welterweight champion and is looking to win the Lightweight title before father time gets the best of him. Hughes however has lost a step many say and is currently on a 4 fight losing streak. His last fight was a UD loss to another UFC veteran Rich Clementi. Hughes is looking to silence his critics that say his best years are behind him can he get the W?

Dan Lauzon

Dan Lauzon is a hungry fighter who recently signed with the UFC. At the age of 21 Dan has an impressive record of (10-2). Lauzon is 1-1 inside the octagon losing by TKO to Spencer Fisher back in 2006. His most recent fight was against Cole Miller where he TKO'ed Miller at 1:51 in the 3rd round. Lauzon is looking to make a name for himself and with a win over Matt Hughes it is guaranteed he will.

[Dublin Sky]

Jeff Curran (30-10-1)

Jeff Curran is a veteran in the fight game with a combined total number of fights at 41. Curran was picked up by the UFC last week and hasn't fought for them since 2004 (he lost a tough fight to Matt Serra via UD). He is currently on a 2 fight losing streak, and has won once in his last 5 fights. His opponant? Another veteran in the fight game.............


BJ Penn (13-7-1)

BJ Penn is another legend that will be on UFC Rising's fight card this comming sunday. BJ Penn has held both UFC Lightweight and welterweight belts at one time in his career. Since Penn's win over Sean Sherk at UFC 84 he has not only lost the title but also lost another 2 times after. He is currently on a 3 fight losing streak and many believe he has to win this fight in order to turn things around. His most recent loss was to Tatsuya Kawajiri where he was TKO'ed in the third round at 3:23.

[Dublin Sky]

Nick Diaz (18-8)

Nick Diaz has fought some of the best Lightweights in the world and he is only 26 years old. This is Diaz 2nd tour with the UFC on his first he went 6-4 with the promotion. Since his return he has fought once.....His first fight he fought Joe Stevenson to a win via UD....His second fight however he lost to Mark Hominick via UD. Diaz is looking to get the win this sunday and climb up the ranks towards a title shot can he do it?

Clay Guida (25-10)

Prior to signing with the UFC Guida held the Strikeforce lightweight title. Since signing with the UFC in January 2007 he has had mixed success. Guida has a record of (3-4) inside the octagon. His last 3 fights have all gone to UD with wins over Corey Hill and Din Thomas his loss came from contender Vitor Ribeiro.

[Dublin Sky]

Joe Stevenson (29-11)

"Big Daddy" may have the record of a veteran but he is only 27 years old. Joe has seen his stock fall recently as he is currently on a 3 fight losing streak his last a UD loss to Kurt Pellegrino. Many say that Stevenson had his 15 minutes of fame and he was over rated as a fighter. Stevenson is now 6-5 inside the octagon can he get the win this sunday and begin his climb back into a contender's position?


Melvin Guillard (23-9-2)

Guillard is one of the hardest hitting Lightweights in the division. He has a record inside the octagon of 4-5. He has 2 losses in his last three fights, however his last fight he beat Dominic Cruz in a UD battle. Guillard is looking to put another L to the name of Stevenson this sunday.

[Dublin Sky]

Manvel Gamburyan (10-3)

Manvel is one of the most under rated fighters in the UFC. Many point out the height disadvantage he faces versus many other taller Lightweights. Manvel holds a record of (3-2) since joining the UFC he has won 2 of his last 3 fights....His last however was a loss to a tough Eddie Alvarez at UFC 97.


Nate Mohr (9-6)

Nate Mohr was one loss away from being cut from the UFC. The 26 year old had lost 2 fights back to back when he faced Kurt Pellegrino in a rematch at UFC Rising in January of 2009. Pellegrino had gotten the best of Mohr via submission back in 2006 in their first meeting. With a new camp behind him Mohr was able to get the win in their next match 3 years later. Mohr has also faced Gamburyan before the outcome? Manvel won via submission in 2007.

[Dublin Sky]

KJ Noons (7-3)

KJ Noons has fought once since joining the UFC in May the result? A knockout loss to Jeremy Stephens. Noons is looking to get his first win inside the octagon this sunday.

Jim Miller (13-2)

Jim Miller is 3-1 in his last 4 fights. since comming to the UFC in August of 2008 he has gained wins over David Baron and Matt Grice. He however lost his last fight via Submission to Joe Lauzon. Miller is looking to get back to his winning ways this sunday.

[Dublin Sky]

Kurt Pellegrino (12-6)

Pellegrino is a tough lightweight who whenever seems to be losing always makes a rebound. Prior to his last fight which was a UD win over Joe Stevenson he had lost 3 in a row. Since joining the UFC he has garnered a record of 4-5 he is looking to get his winning percentage in the octagon to 500 this sunday VS...........


Terry Etim (11-2)

Etim has fought 4 times since 2007 he holds a record of 2-2 inside the cage. His 2 loses come from inside the cage....however his last fight against Matt Grice went his way as he was victorious in a UD battle.

[Dublin Sky]

Gray Maynard (6-1)

Maynard lost his most recent fight by way of knockout versus Luigi Fioravanti. Prior to that he had a 3 fight win streak going for him. Luigi dealt Maynard his first loss how will that effect him this sunday when he takes on.........


Justin Buchholz (9-3)

Justin is 2-2 inside the octagon in his last fight he avenged a loss versus Matt Wiman at UFC 92. Justin is looking to get his 10th win this sunday and move up the ladder.

[Dublin Sky]

Matt Veach (9-1)

Matt Veach is comming off a winning streak as he lost his last bout to a tough Thiago Tavares. Many felt Veach was outmatched but he held Thiago to a UD win and showed a lot of heart.


Abel Cullum (12-3)

Since Joining the UFC Cullum is 1-2 his last fight was against Nate Diaz where Cullum got the win via UD. If Cullum can really be taken serious in the UFC has yet to be seen. Perhaps this sunday will give us an answer.

[Dublin Sky]

Alvin Robinson (10-5)

Alvin Robinson was once considered a bright prospect by many UFC fans. As of recent he has simply looked horrible. He has lost his last 2 fights to Matt Fiodirosa and Sam Stout.

Carlos Quinlon (7-1)

Carlos is 1-1 inside the octagon his win came versus Abel Cullum via Knockout. Many actually thought Carlos was going to beat Josh Thompson when they met at June's UFC Fight Night but Thompson handled Carlos with ease. If Carlos can make a splash in the UFC has yet to be seen but after this sunday we will see where he stands among the competition

[Dublin Sky]

In breaking news Lyoto Machida has been suspended for one year for failing a drug test. The 31 year old was a shoe in to get the next LHW title shot, when UFC Owner Dublin Sky was asked to comment all he could say was " F*cking S*it......it's all son of a b*tch I can't believe it"

[Dublin Sky]

Brad Morris has dropped a weight class if anyone cares...... he will now compete in the LHW division where he will most likely get his ass kicked some more.....

[Gabriel]

This couldn't all have been one post?

[Dublin Sky]

Does it really matter? you must be a picky person....You prob don't like when your coffee is to hot or your water is to cold or when there is to much bacon on your pizza.....But if you want it all in one post next time sure I can do that for ya bud :D

[samuricex]

I wouldn't consider most of those guys the "best fighters in the world". And it seems like you got rid of all the competition to put on a UFC-only card anyways.

[Dublin Sky]

Sorry I didn't make things very clear this is the card for the "has beens" the bottom of the barrel fighters..in this case lightweights....After this card comes the Fight Night card which has the could be contenders.....and then finally the Pay per view with the Champion right now (Urijah Faber) all these happen within a month......next month I move onto Welterweights....You have to remember I have signed all of the best.....I have a huge roster.....I'm new at this gimme a break if there are any questions I will answer them.....I'm just playing a game I love....I find the results to be interesting so I choose to share.

[Dublin Sky]

Results will be posted tomarrow I was wondering if there was a way to paste the results play by play onto here instead of typing it all word for word? any help would be appreciated.

[Dustin]

Results will be posted tomarrow I was wondering if there was a way to paste the results play by play onto here instead of typing it all word for word? any help would be appreciated.

Click on insider, it will allow you to do so.

[selkeurti84]

how come we don't get to see the events that led up to 2009? It's a pretty empty post really, not bashing just saying look at caulfield's he has a full breakdown for each even. Come on give a reason to read.

[Dublin Sky]

To be honest there are a lot of events.....I hold 3 events a month. I wasn't going to make a thread but I find it to be exciting and I want to share my results I don't care about making things fancy. I wasn't even thinking about making a thread until 2009 i'm not good at this sort of stuff. I enjoy reading the results of other's universes but to be honest I simply just don't have the time to go back on the past year and type out all the past results i'm sorry. Once again if there is a way I can just copy and paste the old results I will, but if I can't and this frustrates you then don't read I don't really care to be honest.

[selkeurti84]

hmm, you're kind of a jerk, in no way was I attacking or anything, just questioning, you come off somewhat defensive at the end of your post. Methinks you're a retard and simply can't find the proper keys on the keyboard.

[Dublin Sky]

Welcome everyone and thanks for watching UFC Rising.....We have an attendance of 1,432 here tonight in Delaware.

The first fight of the evening is

Alvin Robinson VS Carlos Quinlon


Round 1
Robinson starts strongly, hitting two stiff jabs to the gloves, stinging the hands of Quinlon. The third strike is a meaty left hook that narrowly misses. If that had hit, Quinlon may well have been decapitated. Despite leaning backwards, Quinlon throws a mighty kick that explodes across the chest, Robinson staggers back. That was an enormously powerful blow, and Robinson didn't see it coming at all. They circle for a moment, sizing each other up. Quinlon throws a flurry of jabs, but Robinson blocks them easily. A right hand from Robinson lands below the eye, and a straight left glances off the shoulder. Another exchange doesn't see either fighter get an advantage. Robinson throws a heavy left, but Quinlon goes underneath it. Another hard kick from Quinlon, this time smashing into the left thigh. Robinson almost get knocked down. He throws a left hook in retaliation which misses by a mile, and gives Quinlon the chance to hit another big kick, this time to the ribs. The round has been pretty even, with the exception of those kicks by Quinlon which have really made a big difference. As the round comes to an end, it looks like those will make sure that Quinlon wins the round on points. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Quinlon by 10-9.

Round 2
Tentative circling to begin with. They meet in the center, but quickly fall into a clinch. Quinlon gets a nice shot in to the ribs. Robinson gets a pair of punches to the side of the head, but they lacked power. The referee breaks them up eventually. Quinlon presses forward, flicking out straight rights. Robinson leans in to throw a looping left hand. Quinlon avoids it, and it allows him to throw a powerful counter punch that catches Robinson right above the ear. Great punch. Quinlon moves in and throws a devastating right hand. Robinson just about manages to parry it, but it still caught him on the shoulder. Robinson throws a right hand counter, but Quinlon swats it aside and lands a big left to the chest. Robinson clinches up again. So far, Quinlon's power is allowing him to control this round, Robinson is simply being out-gunned thus far. They end up next to the cage. Robinson gets in a couple of nasty right hands to the chest. That's the first time this round that he looks to have actually hurt Quinlon. Quinlon pushes Robinson up against the cage and unloads with three big right hands. One got through and caught Robinson above the left eye, the other two hit home across the chest. Robinson clinches up again to avoid getting obliterated, and the round ends before they are broken up. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Quinlon.

Round 3
Good start from Robinson, taking Quinlon down almost immediately! Quinlon scrambles though, and gets back to his feet without taking any damage at all. Robinson will be disappointed with that. Quinlon comes in and throws two big right hands, but neither connects, and they put him off balance, allowing Robinson to score with a nice right hook to the side of the head, crunching into the top of the ear. Quinlon felt that one for sure. He stalks Robinson, trying to back him up against the cage. It doesn't work though, Robinson keeps out of the way. Quinlon tries a kick, but Robinson catches the foot and uses it for a trip. Robinson gets Quinlon down for the second time, and this time is right on top of him in guard position. Robinson throws some punches, then tries to pass. Quinlon doesn't allow it, and tries to grab an armbar in response. Robinson easily stops that, and throws some more punches. That becomes the pattern, as the fight falls into a predictable pattern; punches from Robinson followed by a pass attempt, with Quinlon blocking the pass and throwing the occasional punch in response. The round ends like that, just as the referee was about to stand them back up. End of round 3. Blurcat.com gives that one to Robinson by 10-9. The judges scores are unanimous, and give a score of 29-28 to Carlos Quinlon. **

Notes - Carlos Quinlon gets the win and improves to 8-1 (2-1) in the octagon


Match 2

Matt Veach VS Abel Cullum

Round 1
The fighters come together right in the center. Cullum throws out a jab, but Veach bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Veach works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Cullum covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Veach is making Cullum look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which he is delivering strikes. Cullum hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Cullum looks to be working an angle. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Veach got slightly the better of it, he definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Cullum slightly. Cullum initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Cullum looks out of ideas, he is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Veach is clearly winning them. Cullum needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Veach tries a speculative high kick, but Cullum saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Cullum tries to work an angle, but Veach is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep him from stepping in. Comfortable round for Veach, he will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given his dominance of the striking in this round. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Veach.

Round 2
Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Cullum puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Veach defended well. Straight right from Veach in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Cullum probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Veach gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Cullum. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Cullum.

Round 3
The two fighters circle. Cullum flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Veach easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! He is up quickly, before Cullum could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Veach moves in, ducks under a big right hand, and gets two crisp jabs in before getting smothered into a clinch. One of those jabs landed hard, Cullum is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Cullum forces Veach back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. He looks to be keeping Veach in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Cullum does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Veach saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Cullum turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops him to one knee. Cullum is up quickly, causing Veach, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Cullum was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Cullum throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Veach to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Veach by 10-9. The three judges all give the match as 29-28 to Matt Veach. **

Notes - Veach gets the win in a close fight and is back to his winning ways


Match 3

Gray Maynard VS Justin Buchholz

Round 1
Buchholz comes out fast, but gets hit with a counter right hand strike when he throws a left hand which was too high. Maynard moves in and hits a nice body shot before they clinch. Buchholz gets in a short, sharp jab to the side of the head, it looked to hit right on the ear. Maynard didn't like that, and scores with two knee strikes and a punch to the cheek. They break apart. Maynard swings and hits a nice right hand. Buchholz fires off a series of sharp jabs, all hitting gloves. He throws out a looping left, but gets tagged with a punch to the jaw and stumbles to the ground! Maynard dives in to finish him off, but he scrambles back up quickly and they end up facing off on their feet again. Replays show that the punch barely connected, it was more of a stumble on Buchholz's part than anything else. It might not look that way to the judges though. Maynard looks more confident after that, and puts together a nice chain of strikes, ending with a scathing low kick that catches Buchholz on the outside of the calf. He definitely felt that. Time is running out; Maynard will probably take this round on the judges' score cards, primarily due to that one dubious knock down. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Maynard.

Round 2
Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Maynard works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when he advances. They clinch, and end up with Buchholz backed up against the cage. Maynard gets a couple of right hands to the body, but his attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Buchholz, who uses his legs well to defend. Maynard pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Buchholz gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Maynard follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Maynard hits a couple of right hands, both hitting gloves, then a left hand to the body that connected. That was the best shot of the round so far. Buchholz tags him with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Buchholz leans in to a looping left, but it puts him off balance and it's only at the last second that he gets his chin out of the way of a vicious right cross that comes back. If that had hit, we may have had a knock out. Time runs out with them standing, circling again. The round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Maynard by 10-9.

Round 3
Maynard pushes Buchholz up against the cage in a clinch. Maynard throws a knee, then a couple of short punches to the side of the head. Buchholz pushes him away and steps in to score with an uppercut. Maynard took it flush on the chin and is rocked! Another right hand drops Maynard against the cage, and Buchholz follows up by unloading with a barrage of punches. The referee gets in and pulls Buchholz away, he wins the match by TKO. Buchholz wins via 3rd round TKO with the official time being 1:44. **

Notes - Buchholz surprises many with the turn around win in a devastating fashion


Match 4

Kurt Pellegrino VS Terry Etim

Round 1
Etim is the first to score a meaningful blow, tagging Pellegrino with a jab to the cheek. Pellegrino uses a nice straight left to return fire. Etim comes in to work the body, but Pellegrino saw it coming and uses a quick takedown to put Etim onto the floor, falling into guard. The fight falls into a lull as a pattern develops; Pellegrino punctuating attempts to pass guard with some sharp punches to the body and face, while Etim parries away any big blows and puts all of his effort into making sure Pellegrino doesn't get a better position. Things heat up as Pellegrino manages to break the guard and get through into a half mount. Etim hits a nice clean right hand in response. Pellegrino throws a couple of hard punches to the stomach. He has one leg trapped, and is trying to pull that free so that he can move further up the body and really start pounding away. Etim knows that having the leg trapped is his key to not ending up in huge trouble, and so has it locked up tight. Pellegrino tries a half-hearted attempt at a kimura, but Etim defends it well. The round ends with Pellegrino still unable to transition into side control, although he has landed enough shots to have lit up Etim's upper body with red marks, and definitely won the round on points. The first round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Pellegrino by 10-9.

Round 2
Quick start to the round from Etim, he comes storming in with a flurry of jabs. Pellegrino defends it well, parrying them away. Nice straight right from Pellegrino connects. Etim gets in close and hits a pair of nice body shots, then they clinch up. Etim pushes Pellegrino back against the cage and goes for a trip, but Pellegrino blocks it. Pellegrino suddenly pushes forward off the cage and uses the momentum to take Etim down to the ground, into guard. Pellegrino fires off a couple of tentative punches, testing out the guard of Etim. Pellegrino tries to pass the guard, but can't, Etim isn't going to let him get a better position, as he knows that Pellegrino will start raining down punches. Pellegrino tries a big right hand, but it's easily defended. Etim gets a punch of his own in, but it didn't connect properly. Pellegrino again tries to get past the guard, but again is foiled. It's turned into a bit of a stalemate, although the referee probably won't stand them up as long as the punches continue to flow. Pellegrino fakes an elbow before trying to pass the guard for a third time, and briefly has side mount, but Etim fought it hard and gets back to guard within seconds. Butterfly guard by Etim, and Pellegrino is having trouble generating any attacking threat. He'll probably win the round as he has been more aggressive, but Etim has defended the danger well. The round ends. Blurcat.com gives that one to Pellegrino by 10-9.

Round 3
Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Etim is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Pellegrino blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Etim is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Pellegrino is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Etim can cover up. That landed above the left eye and has left an ugly red mark. No cut, but that will start to swell and could give Etim some problems later on. Etim moves in for a right hook, but takes a hard kick to the knee, then is forced to retreat so as not to get caught with the two right hands that follow. Pellegrino is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Etim before they wind up in a clinch. That punch above the eye, or maybe the mistake that led to it, seems to have completely thrown Etim off, since that moment he has been comprehensively out-struck and is now in danger of losing this round. They struggle in the clinch, neither fighter managing a great deal more than minor blows. Etim goes for a trip, but Pellegrino cleverly spins out of it and the two fighters are back to circling. Not a great round for purists, it has all been a bit disjointed, but that one shot from Pellegrino may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. The third round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Pellegrino. The three judges all give the match as 30-27 to Kurt Pellegrino. *

Notes - Boring fight Pellegrino with an easy win here, his winning % in the UFC is now at 500.

Match 5

KJ Noons VS Jim Miller

Round 1
The two fighters meet in the center with an exchange of jabs, but neither gets anything but gloves or air. They go right into a clinch, with only a few seconds of the match gone. Miller gets a knee to the ribs in, but it wasn't particularly hard. They break. They clinch. Noons hits a knee. Body shot from Miller. Noons goes for a second knee, but gets shoved away. He seems to stumble as he steps backward, and falls to the floor in an awkward moment. Miller is on him fast, and scores with a big punch that landed sweetly. Miller presses the advantage and starts wailing away, although most of the punches aren't landing very well. A few are though, and Noons can't do much more than cover up. An elbow finds its way through, and looked like it landed on the bridge of the nose. Big right hand from Miller, who is expending a lot of energy on this attack. Noons tries to grab a guillotine, but can't get it. Left hand, connects, from Miller. That landed hard on the chin, and that convinces the referee to get in and stop the match. A controversial decision. Miller wins via first round TKO at 1:49.

Notes - The referee has been fired as the match was stopped way to early in my eyes and many others. Noons has been a huge disappointment he really needs to step his game up. Miller has been performing well, we'll see how he can do against tougher competition. **


Maincard matches..........Match 6

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Manvel Gamburyan VS Nate Mohr

Round 1
There is some tentative circling to begin with, before they meet in the center for the first action of the round. It's a tight affair, both fighters heavily using the jab, but Gamburyan looks to get the better of it, landing with one crisp strike to the face in particular. Mohr backs off, a little shaken. Replays show that it landed right on the nose. Gamburyan press the action, forcing Mohr back against the cage and upping the tempo with rapid-fire lefts and rights, bobbing and weaving at the same time to keep from getting caught with a counter punch. Mohr clinches up. Gamburyan is displaying a much more accomplished and confident striking game than Mohr, the technique and speed with which the punches are being delivered is leaving Mohr looking ragged in comparison. The pattern continues once they've been separated, with Gamburyan looking the sharper of the two. He isn't overwhelming Mohr by any means, but he is comfortably controlling the pace and tempo of the round, and preventing Mohr from stamping any sort of mark on it. The round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Gamburyan.

Round 2
Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Gamburyan works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when he advances. They clinch, and end up with Mohr backed up against the cage. Gamburyan gets a couple of right hands to the body, but his attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Mohr, who uses his legs well to defend. Gamburyan pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Mohr gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Gamburyan follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Gamburyan hits a couple of right hands, both hitting gloves, then a left hand to the body that connected. That was the best shot of the round so far. Mohr tags him with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Mohr leans in to a looping left, but it puts him off balance and it's only at the last second that he gets his chin out of the way of a vicious right cross that comes back. If that had hit, we may have had a knock out. Time runs out with them standing, circling again. End of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Gamburyan.

Round 3
Gamburyan meets Mohr in the center. They exchange tentative long-range punches. Mohr steps in to press the action, but gets caught with a right hand. Gamburyan scores with a left too, then a crisp jab. Mohr backs off, that exchange did not go in his favour by any means. Gamburyan presses the advantage and gets in a couple more jabs, forcing Mohr onto the back-foot, all the way until he is up against the cage. Gamburyan stands just in range and starts throwing occasional straight rights, forcing Mohr to try and react in time. Mohr parries a few shots away, but also gets caught with a couple. He steps forward and tries to get a clinch, but Gamburyan keeps away from it and continues to flick quick jabs out. Mohr is really getting schooled so far, Gamburyan's hand speed and technique have allowed him to completely control everything about this round, Mohr hasn't been able to generate anything of note. Mohr tries to change that by coming after Gamburyan, but Gamburyan meets him in the center and exchanges punches, again winning the encounter comfortably. The final minute of the round sees Mohr try two more times, and in neither can he manage to break Gamburyan's control. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Gamburyan. Manvel Gamburyan wins the match, getting a score of 30-27 from all three judges. **

Notes - Manvel is a bit impressive here tonight while Mohr was a little reminesint of Kalib Starnes. I don't see Mohr being resigned when his contract is up but we'll see.

Match 7

Joe Stevenson VS Melvin Guillard

Round 1
Guillard doesn't hold back, starting by immediately shooting in for a takedown. Stevenson sprawls and keeps him at bay. Guillard pushes harder, but Stevenson has the much better position and manages to flip him over, putting Guillard on his back. Stevenson gets sucked into his guard though. Stevenson throws out a right hand, parried away by Guillard. The guard is quite tight, for the moment at least Stevenson looks content to stay there and throw some punches. Guillard isn't offering any sort of attacking threat yet, instead concentrating on keeping the strikes from landing. A big punch is driven into the ribs, Guillard thought it was going for the face. Another punch lands in the same place, and a red mark starts to develop. Guillard reaches up and pulls Stevenson down into a clinch, and tries to work an armbar from the bottom. Stevenson defends it easily, and gets in a sharp jab to the face too. He stands up slightly, leaning forward into the guard, and starts throwing some right hands. One gets through, the others are parried. Guillard looked like he might be considering trying to apply a triangle then, as Stevenson was very exposed, but he didn't get a chance due to the ferocity of the punches. Stevenson gets back down to kneeling in the guard. Another right hand lands to the ribs. Guillard fires off two punches from his back, but Stevenson defends them easily by simply leaning backward out of reach. Stevenson stands again, the guard remaining tight around him, and throws another couple of bombs. This time Guillard does try to apply the triangle, and an armbar at the same time, but Stevenson breaks free. Time is ticking down, looks like Guillard will survive this ground and pound attack. The round ends without further note. The first round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Stevenson by 10-9.

Round 2
Guillard comes out fast, but gets hit with a counter right hand strike when he throws a left hand which was too high. Stevenson moves in and hits a nice body shot before they clinch. Guillard gets in a short, sharp jab to the side of the head, it looked to hit right on the ear. Stevenson didn't like that, and scores with two knee strikes and a punch to the cheek. They break apart. Stevenson swings and hits a nice right hand. Guillard fires off a series of sharp jabs, all hitting gloves. He throws out a looping left, but gets tagged with a punch to the jaw and stumbles to the ground! Stevenson dives in to finish him off, but he scrambles back up quickly and they end up facing off on their feet again. Replays show that the punch barely connected, it was more of a stumble on Guillard's part than anything else. It might not look that way to the judges though. Stevenson looks more confident after that, and puts together a nice chain of strikes, ending with a scathing low kick that catches Guillard on the outside of the calf. He definitely felt that. Time is running out; Stevenson will probably take this round on the judges' score cards, primarily due to that one dubious knock down. End of round 2. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Stevenson.

Round 3
They circle to begin the round. Guillard throws two short jabs, then a long-range looping right hand. Stevenson had to be on his toes to get out of the way, and does. Guillard goes to follow up, and narrowly avoids walking right into a right cross. He bobs underneath it, then comes in fast with a right hand. Stevenson parries it with his gloves, then shoots in and scores with a nice takedown. Guillard tries to sprawl, but was too late and can only pull guard as he crash-lands to the ground. Stevenson fires off a couple of tentative punches, testing out the guard of Guillard. Stevenson tries to pass the guard, but can't, Guillard isn't going to let him get a better position, as he knows that Stevenson will start raining down punches. Stevenson tries a big right hand, but it's easily defended. Guillard gets a punch of his own in, but it didn't connect properly. Stevenson again tries to get past the guard, but again is foiled. It's turned into a bit of a stalemate, although the referee probably won't stand them up as long as the punches continue to flow. Stevenson fakes an elbow before trying to pass the guard for a third time, and briefly has side mount, but Guillard fought it hard and gets back to guard within seconds. Butterfly guard by Guillard, and Stevenson is having trouble generating any attacking threat. He'll probably win the round as he has been more aggressive, but Guillard has defended the danger well. End of round 3. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Stevenson. The official scores are in; two judges give 30-27, the other 29-28, all for Joe Stevenson. **

Notes - Good match, some good first round action....Joe Stevenson looking like his old self here tonight......Melvin showed some promise.


Match 8

Nick Diaz VS Clay Guida

Round 1
The round starts with some tentative striking. Both fighters look to be using their strikes merely to keep the opponent off-balance while they work for an angle for a takedown, rather than actually trying to inflict too much damage. Diaz goes for the first takedown, but Guida has it well-scouted and they merely end up in a clinch. They tussle, ending up all the way back against the cage. Both fighters try trips, but neither gets anything. Finally, the referee steps in and separates them. Guida storms back in almost immediately and takes Diaz down, into guard. It's hard to say whether that was just a good takedown or whether Diaz just had a lapse in concentration. Guida tries to pass the guard but can't, with Diaz employing a rubber guard now. There's a definite stalemate, Diaz is defending very well but isn't really offering any attacking threat or really trying to get out of this predicament. Guida makes a big effort to pass, and manages to get to half guard, but Diaz has him tied up pretty well all the same. Time is ticking away, what has been a very tame round looks set to end without much in the way of highlights. It'll have to go to Guida on points, the takedown is really the only noteworthy thing that has happened. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Guida.

Round 2
Guida hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Diaz to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Guida hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Diaz tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Guida having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Diaz. Guida forces Diaz back against the cage, where they clinch up. Guida has the better position, all the leverage is with him. He uses that to lift Diaz up onto his shoulder, turns...and hits a running slam that gets the crowd going crazy! Big power takedown from Guida. Diaz pulls guard, but he has to be stunned from that. Guida fights his way out into half guard. Big clubbing blow from Guida, Diaz dealt with it well. Guida half-stands, his right leg still trapped between Diaz's, and starts unloading with a barrage of bombing right hands. Diaz takes one right to the jaw, then another smashes hard into his nose. More devastating punches rain down, and the referee pulls Guida off, preventing Diaz from taking any more damage. Official time of the TKO is 4:09 of the second round. **

Notes - I thought Diaz would recover after round 1 but Guida came prepared and ended the fight ground and pound style nice win.

Match 9

Jeff Curran VS BJ Penn

Round 1
Fast start by Curran, who has thrown three crisp jabs in the first twenty seconds, although none of them got past the gloves. Penn circles, drawing a lunge from Curran, allowing him to score with a nice low kick to the front leg. Curran ignores that and darts in for a takedown, but only ends up holding one leg, Penn hopping on the other to remain vertical. Curran tries to push forward to complete the takedown, but Penn manages to pull them all the way back to the cage before ultimately going down. That's a much better position to be in though, he has his corner right there, and can use the cage to effectively cut off any form of attack to the left hand side of his body. Curran has one leg trapped between Penn's, and is struggling to get it free. He throws a couple of punches, none of them doing much damage, and then tries to work on one of the arms. It might be a kimura that he looking for. Penn defends it well, without fully escaping it, Curran can't really do a lot with it due to how much he is having to stretch to apply it, due to his leg being trapped. Penn suddenly releases the leg and scrambles up, looking to take Curran's back. Curran was ready for it though, and blocks it by pinning a half-standing Penn up against the cage. It's a precarious position for both fighters. Penn throws a couple of short-range punches. Curran gets a leg in and trips Penn, putting him back on the ground, albeit this time in full guard. It was a nice escape attempt from Penn, at least he can take heart from the fact that it resulted in a better defensive position. Time is running out, it looks like this round will end with them in this position. The 1st round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Curran.

Round 2
Curran throws two high punches, then steps in for a hook to the body. Nice combination, but Penn defended with ease. They clinch up next to the cage, but a short struggle only ends with them separating and coming back in. They come together, both throwing punches. Curran gets a nice clean shot in, and Penn stumbles backwards and falls to the floor. Curran is on top of him quickly, and unloads with two more big punches, both connect solidly. The referee jumps in and pulls him away before a third is thrown, this match is over by TKO. Replays show the referee may have been slightly early. The official time of the TKO is 1:21 of round 2. ***

Notes - BJ Penn is washed up it's official......only last year he was world LW champion and now he is at the bottom of the food chain.

Main Event

Matt Hughes VS Dan Lauzon

Round 1
They circle to begin the round. Lauzon throws two short jabs, then a long-range looping right hand. Hughes had to be on his toes to get out of the way, and does. Lauzon goes to follow up, and narrowly avoids walking right into a right cross. He bobs underneath it, then comes in fast with a right hand. Hughes parries it with his gloves, then shoots in and scores with a nice takedown. Lauzon tries to sprawl, but was too late and can only pull guard as he crash-lands to the ground. Hughes throws out a right hand, parried away by Lauzon. The guard is quite tight, for the moment at least Hughes looks content to stay there and throw some punches. Lauzon isn't offering any sort of attacking threat yet, instead concentrating on keeping the strikes from landing. A big punch is driven into the ribs, Lauzon thought it was going for the face. Another punch lands in the same place, and a red mark starts to develop. Lauzon reaches up and pulls Hughes down into a clinch, and tries to work an armbar from the bottom. Hughes defends it easily, and gets in a sharp jab to the face too. He stands up slightly, leaning forward into the guard, and starts throwing some right hands. One gets through, the others are parried. Lauzon looked like he might be considering trying to apply a triangle then, as Hughes was very exposed, but he didn't get a chance due to the ferocity of the punches. Hughes gets back down to kneeling in the guard. Another right hand lands to the ribs. Lauzon fires off two punches from his back, but Hughes defends them easily by simply leaning backward out of reach. Hughes stands again, the guard remaining tight around him, and throws another couple of bombs. This time Lauzon does try to apply the triangle, and an armbar at the same time, but Hughes breaks free. Time is ticking down, looks like Lauzon will survive this ground and pound attack. The round ends without further note. End of round 1. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Hughes.

Round 2
The round starts with some tentative striking. Both fighters look to be using their strikes merely to keep the opponent off-balance while they work for an angle for a takedown, rather than actually trying to inflict too much damage. Lauzon goes for the first takedown, but Hughes has it well-scouted and they merely end up in a clinch. They tussle, ending up all the way back against the cage. Both fighters try trips, but neither gets anything. Finally, the referee steps in and separates them. Hughes storms back in almost immediately and takes Lauzon down, into guard. It's hard to say whether that was just a good takedown or whether Lauzon just had a lapse in concentration. Hughes tries to pass the guard but can't, with Lauzon employing a rubber guard now. There's a definite stalemate, Lauzon is defending very well but isn't really offering any attacking threat or really trying to get out of this predicament. Hughes makes a big effort to pass, and manages to get to half guard, but Lauzon has him tied up pretty well all the same. Time is ticking away, what has been a very tame round looks set to end without much in the way of highlights. It'll have to go to Hughes on points, the takedown is really the only noteworthy thing that has happened. The round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Hughes.

Round 3
An exchange of strikes in the center starts the round, both fighers hit nice jabs amongst the flurry of punches. They end up clinched. Lauzon hits a punch to the ribs, and takes one back in return. Hughes pushes forward and the rush causes Lauzon to stumble and get taken down, pulling guard as they hit the ground. The fight falls into a lull as a pattern develops; Hughes punctuating attempts to pass guard with some sharp punches to the body and face, while Lauzon parries away any big blows and puts all of his effort into making sure Hughes doesn't get a better position. Things heat up as Hughes manages to break the guard and get through into a half mount. Lauzon hits a nice clean right hand in response. Hughes throws a couple of hard punches to the stomach. He has one leg trapped, and is trying to pull that free so that he can move further up the body and really start pounding away. Lauzon knows that having the leg trapped is his key to not ending up in huge trouble, and so has it locked up tight. Hughes tries a half-hearted attempt at a kimura, but Lauzon defends it well. The round ends with Hughes still unable to transition into side control, although he has landed enough shots to have lit up Lauzon's upper body with red marks, and definitely won the round on points. End of round 3. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Hughes. All three judges give a score of 30-27 to Matt Hughes. **

Notes - Hughes was definitly the more dominant fighter and it proved with an easy win over a young Dan Lauzon.

The general feeling amonst the fans was that the show wasn't that bad it was decent.

Matt Hughes suffered a Knee Injury and will be out for 2-6 months

Kurt Pellegrino suffered an ankle injury and will be out 1-2 months

Justin Buchholz suffered a knee injury he will miss 1-2 months

Jeff Curran and Matt Hughes were the 2 big earners making $50,000 each.

Gray Maynard, Abel Cullum and Matt Veach were all Resigned

[Dublin Sky]

Well i'm not to good at this and I knew that I was just trying to have a lil fun contribute something to the forum. I wasn't being defensive I was just simply saying that if the way I do things doesn't attract you to the thread then so be it. You don't need to act like a lil hoe about things if you had something negative to say to me you coulda PMed me and said it instead of being a punk. i'm not going to continue this thread so selkeurti84 you can go back to playing with yourself.

[selkeurti84]

so wait i'm being a punk my posting for everyone to see rather than pm? wouldn't it be more of a punk move if i pm'd you? Also how does one define a punk move when it comes to these internet wars? Is it even possible to be a punk in this case, I stand my initial prognosis. Retard it is...this is fun

[Dublin Sky]

If you were going to call me a retard it could have been private. I wasn't trying to sound bitter from your comments I could care less what you had to say. You didn't have to come into MY thread and give your 2 cents I wasn't looking for "Gee I wonder how many subscribers I can get" I was doing it for myself more or less. Like I said I enjoy the game I wanted to contribute to the forums, not contribute to your hunger for attention. You are a punk and it's clear it would have been better to just wrote to eachother through private rather than causing a scene so everyone could see. i'll end it say what you must and then that will be the end I apoligize to everyone on the forum this thread was a mistake.

[ACCBiggz]

If you were going to call me a retard it could have been private. I wasn't trying to sound bitter from your comments I could care less what you had to say. You didn't have to come into MY thread and give your 2 cents I wasn't looking for "Gee I wonder how many subscribers I can get" I was doing it for myself more or less. Like I said I enjoy the game I wanted to contribute to the forums, not contribute to your hunger for attention. You are a punk and it's clear it would have been better to just wrote to eachother through private rather than causing a scene so everyone could see. i'll end it say what you must and then that will be the end I apoligize to everyone on the forum this thread was a mistake.

I always find that line funny because if you were doing it for yourself then you would simply play the game, and not post it in the Dynasty forum so others could comment on it.

As for the dynasty itself, I agree with what Gabriel said. It's annoying to see a new post, come to check it, and it's a small post that says Brad Morris dropped a weight class. Those types of things can be condensed into one post instead of 20 in a row. It becomes cumbersome to read the dynasty in that manner. Just a suggestion.

[RyanMMA09]

There are plenty of things that need to be said here, but I'm going to start off by saying, Dan Lauzon vs. Matt Hughes should and will never and I repeat NEVER main event a UFC Pay-Per-View. If anything it would be an undercard fight, maybe a main card on UFN! I mean, no offense or anything, but that is the worst UFC card I have ever seen. If it was free on Spike I wouldn't have watched that ****.

[Dublin Sky]

This is where I made the mistake of starting to late......Dan Lauzon has potential and I wanted to give him a shot. Matt Hughes is well....washed up in my game he lost 4 fights in a row not including him losing to St.Pierre and Alves so that's 6. Matt Hughes is only competition for the younger guys who have something to prove and until he can (which I doubt work his way up) this is where he will stay until he retires. This is supposed to be a lousy card it's supposed to build fighters and that's what it's doing...it's also showing me who gets cut I have a whole **** load of lightweights I couldn't even fit them all on 3 cards!!!! Also once again I apoligize for my lack of knowledge on this sort of stuff i'm new at doing this. I just had a great idea of signing the best fighters around the world and squaring them off....I guess I shoulda put more thought into how I was going to go about doing all of this.

[RennikKain076]

Man why do all you guys keep talking trash about his dynasty? If you dont like what you see then dont read. It's his dynasty let him run it how he wants to. He's got fight results up thats good enough for me but if it's not for you then read one of the many other dynastys.

[petecrimson00]

i cant believe you *******s that are bashing him, it takes time to get good at posting a dynasty. I went like a month without getting any comments, then i was better and got fans. okay so give him a break hes just trying to have fun it will get better with time. lets see u ****ers try a dynasty

[selkeurti84]

he said I was in a circle jerk with my friends

[crazedfan]

he said I was in a circle jerk with my friends

Who cares. Shut up.

[petecrimson00]

Who cares. Shut up.

hell yea lol

[RyanMMA09]

I am going to do a dynasty, I'm going to make up my own promotion and call it EliteXC. I'll hire guys like Kimbo Slice and put on crappy fixed fights! In all seriousness though, he answered my questions well, so I don't mind it. Honestly, I'm trying to give you decent feedback, by telling you that a Matt Hughes that lost six out of his last seven fights probably shouldn't be in a main event. But if that's your reason, well at least you have one. Good luck with it, I'll try and provide decent feedback, considering you're new with it. Let me start off by asking, how high level of a fight was Dan Lauzon vs. Matt Hughes? Like Average, Above Average, High, Very High, etc.

[Dublin Sky]

Thank you for the support it was an average fight they were all Average on this card. I see your point about the main event and with Hughes losing I just like Hughes he's one of my fav fighters so I was kinda biased there :D

[RyanMMA09]

I hear ya, I'm a Hughes fan myself, I couldn't get a win out of him, so I finally fed Dan Barrera to him. Then I put Dan Hardy against him, Hardy won and I was so mad, I exited out and resimulated the results. See, that's my problem, if my favorites lose, I redo it =D. See, the thing is, I could be way off, but I'm pretty sure I'm correct here, but my first piece of advice is, the main event and the one below it keep above Average. So at minimum have the main event be High and the fight under it be Above Average, then if you want, make the rest of the fights Average. Personally, what I do is have the main event hopefully at Extremely High, sometimes I have to have it Very High and adjust, but that's what I want. I make the fight under it Very High and then the one after that High, and the last two on the main card Above Average. Then on the undercard I have all the fights Average, but keep it up, try different stuff. The only problem with Average fights all across is that the fans aren't going to like the show and it'll lose popularity in the UFC.

[Dublin Sky]

Ya I see your point My other 2 cards went like this

UFC Fight Night

Jost Thomson Beat Frankie Edgar - UD **
Sean Sherk Beat Tyson Griffin - UD ** (wasn't higher cuz bother were on losing streaks)
Brian Bowles Beat Mike Brown - UD **
Waggney Fabiano Draw Kenny Florian - UDraw - ***
Josh Neer Beat Spencer Fisher - UD
Per Eklund Beat Chris Hordecki - TKO 1:42 Rd 2 ***
Miguel Torres Beat Luigi Fioravanti - UD ***
Shinya Aoki Beat Eddie Alvarez - Submission Rd 1 2:24 ***
Mark Hominick Beat Hermes Franca - UD ***
Main Event
Roger Huerta Beat Mac Danzig - UD *** Held in Conneticut Fans 3,501

UFC 102

Matt Grice Beat Matt Wiman - UD **
Jeremy Stephens Beat Cole Miller - UD *
Joachim Hanson Beat Rory Markham - UD **
Sam Stout Beat Jens Pulver - KO 51 Secs Rd 3 - ***
Mitsuhiro Ishida Beat Dominic Cruz - UD **
Jose Aldo Beat Gleison Tibau - UD - **
Jorge Madival Beat Matt Fiordirosa - TKO 3:39 Rd 1 **
Thiago Tavares Beat Rich Clementi - UD **
Tatsuya Kawajiri Beat Gesias Calvancante - TKO 2:22 Rd 3 ****
Norifumi Yamamoto Beat Joe Lauzon - SD ***
Takanori Gomi Beat Vitor Ribeiro UD ****
Gilbert Melendez Beat Urijah Faber to Win LW Title TKO 4:47 Rd 4 ****
Held In Kanto 14,059 in attendance

[Dublin Sky]

Welterweight fights

UFC Rising

Isao Hiyama Beat Keita Nakamura - UD - * (Isao is a newbie created in game he's 2-0 now i'm really excited about him)
Chris Lytle Beat Josh Burkman - UD - *
Din Thomas Beat Jesse Taylor - UD **
Tony Desouza Beat Steve Bruno UD *
Dong Hyun Kim Beat Brad Blackburn TKO 1:31 Rd 2 - **
Jess Liaudin Beat Paul Taylor - UD *
Chad Reiner Beat Anthony Johnson - UD *
Matt Makowski Beat Marcus Aurelio TKO 1:18 Rd 3 - **
Ed Ratcliff Beat Fabricio Nascimento - UD ***
Held In Kinki Attendance 2,213

UFC Fight Night

John Alessio Beat Caol Uno - UD *
Mike Swick Beat Jarrod Rollins - UD **
Daniel Weichel Beat Paul Kelly - Submission 56 Secs Rd 3 - **
Pedro Santos Beat Tamdon Mccrory - UD **
George Sotiropoulous Beat Chris Wilson - Submission 3:56 Rd 3 - **
Hayato Sakurai Beat Brock Larson - UD **
Kuniyoshi Hironaka Beat Marcus Davis - Submission 47 secs rd 3 - ***
Roan Carneiro Beat Josh Koshcheck - UD **
Carlos Condit Beat Diego Sanchez - UD ***

Held In California Attendance - 3,735

UFC 103

Rob Kimmons Beat Dale Hartt - UD *
David Bielkhaden Beat Nate Diaz - UD **
Dustin Hazlett Beat Dante Rivera - UD **
Jason Tan Beat Jonathan Goulet - UD **
Corey Hill Beat Nick Thompson - SD **
Thiago Alves Beat Katsuya Inoue - UD ***
Dan Hardy Beat Drew Ficket - UD **
Jake Shields Beat Luke Cummo Submission 48secs Rd 1 - **
Karo Parisyan Beat Yoshiyuki Yoshida - UD ***
Jon Fitch Beat GSP to Win WW title - *****

Held In California Attendance was - 12,319

[Dublin Sky]

January Week 2 2010

UFC RISING

Show is Held In Quebec Canada In Front of 2,924 fans Estimated Live gate of $888,960
(Wins and loses are since I have started my universe)

Haranobu Ashida (0-1) VS Vinicius Silva (0-0)

Round 1
Silva and Ashida circle to start. Ashida throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Silva sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Ashida comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Silva to slip a nice jab in, catching Ashida just underneath the right eye. Silva comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Ashida misses with a right cross, then backs off. Silva stalks him, forcing Ashida back up against the cage. Silva doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Ashida throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Silva pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Ashida covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Silva in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Silva throws the occasional knee, but can't really do much with his arms tied up like that. The referee finally tells them to break, and they return to the center. That clinch ate up a lot of time though. Ashida comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Silva parries them with his gloves and scores with a well-executed counter punch, hitting just above the eye. They come in close again, throwing punches, but wind up clinched again. The time expires with them like that, and that round will definitely go down in Silva's favour. The round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Silva.

Round 2
Dull first sixty seconds to the round, as neither fighter looks willing to commit much to attack. They're both looking for angles to come in from, but they're constantly countering each other. A crisp jab from Ashida that almost found its way through the guard is the sole highlight as we reach the minute mark. Silva glances at the referee, not sure why. Silva ducks out of the way of a punch, then back steps quickly, just in time to avoid the uppercut that was coming. Better from Ashida, although no damage has actually been done yet. Ashida hits a low kick, then moves in for a jab. Silva saw it coming and unloads with an enormous punch to the jaw. Ashida goes down immediately, he has been knocked clean out by the power of Silva. Silva wins via second round knock out at 2:53.

Notes Ashida Drops to 0-2 as the rookie Silva gets the impressive KO victory in his first fight. *

Juzaburo Joshuyo (0-0) VS Calvin Thompson (1-0) His win was over Ashida

Round 1
Tentative start to the round, the fighters are circling. Joshuyo throws out a couple of range-finding jabs, but they aren't anything that will trouble Thompson. Kick to the thigh from Thompson, but it lacked power. Other than a few half-hearted jabs, there's been a definite lull over the past minute. Joshuyo throws a combination but gets smothered into a clinch. They back up against the cage. Thompson hits a wicked uppercut, taking Joshuyo completely by surprise, then starts wailing away with lefts and rights. Joshuyo can only cover up against the ferocious attack, but that doesn't stop a couple of big shots landing. More shots rain down, and Joshuyo is getting obliterated, he can't throw any counter punches as he can't move his hands down without getting hit again, and he can't get past Thompson to safety either. The referee finally sees enough and covers Joshuyo up. The official time is 1:16.

Notes Thompson Improves to 2-0 while Joshuyo loses in his UFC debut.....Thompson's first 2 fights are wins by KO *


Cristobal Fernandez (0-1) VS Matthew Riddle (2-2) Wins - (Evan Tanner) (Loses - Gilbert Smith, Jason Miller)

Round 1
Nice fast-paced start from Fernández, who gets right in Riddle's face from the beginning of the round, throwing some crisp jabs and then a vicious uppercut. The two jabs got parried, the uppercut missed as Riddle side-stepped. Riddle fires back with a left hand, then a right to the body. Fernández steps in, but only into a waist-high kick from Riddle. Fernández is quick though, and manages to catch it around the knee. Using it as leverage, Fernández sweeps Riddle's standing leg and takes them to the ground. Riddle quickly pulls guard. Fernández rains down three big punches, Riddle covers up and doesn't take too much damage. Fernández works one leg free, but Riddle has the other tightly wrapped up between his own. Fernández fires off three rapid-fire elbows to the ribs to try and soften Riddle up, but can't get the leg free. This is not a good position for Riddle though, and Fernández is looking dangerous. Fernández pushes down, then brings his free leg forward to drive a knee into the lower back. Riddle can't do a lot to stop that strike. Fernández hits a further knee, and that is enough to allow him to move into side control. Riddle is in huge trouble here. Elbow to the face, only partially blocked. Fernández briefly gets a forearm across the throat of Riddle, but it is knocked away before it can develop into a choke. Riddle tries to scramble out of it, and almost manages to pull guard again, but Fernández maintains side control. Knee to the ribs again. Riddle is taking a lot of punishment from those knee strikes. Fernández switches tactic and tries to grab an arm lock of some kind, Riddle almost got caught by surprise but not quite. The round is almost over, and there is no question that this round has gone to Fernández, it has been utter dominance. Riddle tries to get a knee strike of his own in, but it misses and Fernández responds with a hard elbow to the chest. That'll be the last action of the round. The round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Fernández.

Round 2
Riddle is the first to score a meaningful blow, tagging Fernández with a jab to the cheek. Fernández uses a nice straight left to return fire. Riddle comes in to work the body, but Fernández saw it coming and uses a quick takedown to put Riddle onto the floor, falling into guard. Fernández rains down three big punches, Riddle covers up and doesn't take too much damage. Fernández works one leg free, but Riddle has the other tightly wrapped up between his own. Fernández fires off three rapid-fire elbows to the ribs to try and soften Riddle up, but can't get the leg free. This is not a good position for Riddle though, and Fernández is looking dangerous. Fernández pushes down, then brings his free leg forward to drive a knee into the lower back. Riddle can't do a lot to stop that strike. Fernández hits a further knee, and that is enough to allow him to move into side control. Riddle is in huge trouble here. Elbow to the face, only partially blocked. Fernández briefly gets a forearm across the throat of Riddle, but it is knocked away before it can develop into a choke. Riddle tries to scramble out of it, and almost manages to pull guard again, but Fernández maintains side control. Knee to the ribs again. Riddle is taking a lot of punishment from those knee strikes. Fernández switches tactic and tries to grab an arm lock of some kind, Riddle almost got caught by surprise but not quite. The round is almost over, and there is no question that this round has gone to Fernández, it has been utter dominance. Riddle tries to get a knee strike of his own in, but it misses and Fernández responds with a hard elbow to the chest. That'll be the last action of the round. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Fernández.

Round 3
Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Riddle is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Fernández blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Riddle is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Fernández is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Riddle can cover up. That landed above the left eye and has left an ugly red mark. No cut, but that will start to swell and could give Riddle some problems later on. Riddle moves in for a right hook, but takes a hard kick to the knee, then is forced to retreat so as not to get caught with the two right hands that follow. Fernández is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Riddle before they wind up in a clinch. That punch above the eye, or maybe the mistake that led to it, seems to have completely thrown Riddle off, since that moment he has been comprehensively out-struck and is now in danger of losing this round. They struggle in the clinch, neither fighter managing a great deal more than minor blows. Riddle goes for a trip, but Fernández cleverly spins out of it and the two fighters are back to circling. Not a great round for purists, it has all been a bit disjointed, but that one shot from Fernández may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Fernández. All three judges give a score of 30-27 to Cristóbal Fernández.

Notes - Riddle Is now 2-3 but still a good young fighter......Cristobal is 1-1 and the newbie fighters are working their way up the ladder. *


Dean Lister (11-8) (Lost to - Bahadurzada, Alessio Sakara, Jorge Santiago)
VS Jorge Rivera (15-10) (Lost to Rob Yundt, Nate Quarry, Alan Belcher)

Round 1
Rivera starts fast, unleashing a bomb of a right hand, but Lister avoids it without too much trouble. Rivera isn't disheartened though, swinging two more huge punches, with Lister getting out the way each time, but being forced all over the place. Rivera finally backs off a little, breathing hard. That was quite a frantic start. Lister opts to use that, and comes in to throw some jabs. Rivera is backed up against the cage, covering up. Lister clinches. They struggle, and the fight enters a lull. Rivera hits a knee strike to the hip. Lister slips one leg behind Rivera and uses that as leverage for a big trip. Rivera landed hard, with Lister on top. They're in half guard. It's to Rivera's advantage that they're right next to the cage, that is blocking Lister from attacking the left hand side of the body. Rivera is forced into action to defend a kimura attempt. Lister tries to step over to mount, but Rivera keeps his legs in position and ends up almost rolled into a ball. Lister fires some stiff punches to the back, then one to the face. He reaches through and tries to secure an armbar, but has to be careful as he is in danger of getting picked off with a counter armbar too. Rivera doesn't appear to be trying that though, instead trying to shift his weight so that he can get back up. Lister isn't allowing it though, and gets a couple more punches in before settling back into half guard. Rivera ties him up in a snug clinch. The action halts, and time expires before Lister can get free. The first round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Lister.

Round 2
Rivera starts brightly by throwing some looping punches. Defended well by Lister. They circle, throwing tentative jabs. Lister goes for a single leg and puts Rivera on the floor, but he is up very quickly, preventing Lister from getting on top. Rivera definitely seems to want to keep this standing. Lister hits a nice jab, avoids a counter left hook, then comes in low and takes down Rivera again. This time Rivera isn't able to get up, and has to pull guard. Times ticking away though, Lister will have to hurry to finish. He goes for an armbar, but Rivera defends. Lister tries to slip past to get side control, but Rivera just about manages to keep guard. A second attempt works though, and Lister has the side. Two big elbows land, and Rivera seems in trouble. Lister goes for the kimura, but can't quite get it. The time expires before he can try again, and the referee separates them. End of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Lister.

Round 3
Rivera leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Lister deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Lister uses a knee to the ribs before backing Rivera up against the cage. Right hand from Rivera connects though, that was well timed. Lister breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Rivera was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Lister sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Rivera fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Lister gets in close and clinches up with Rivera. They jossle for position. Lister uses a trip to take them both down, and swiftly transitions into a side mount. Rivera blocks an arm bar attempt, but is having trouble keeping the full mount from happening. Lister scores with a nice elbow, and there is the full mount. Rivera is wide open, and takes two hard punches to the face. Lister takes the arm. Rivera is fighting it, but it looks like it's only a matter of time. The kimura is applied, and Rivera has no choice but to tap. The official time is 3:31.

Notes - Lister just dominates this fight Rivera didn't even have a chance. *


Siyar Bahadurzada (14-5-1) (Beat dean Lister)( Lost to Yushin Okami and Thales Leites) VS Nate Marquardt (27-10-2) (Lost to Trever Prangley, Jason Day) (Beat Jeremy Horn)

Round 1
The round begins with Marquardt taking the iniative, coming in quickly with a straight right and a leg kick. Bahadurzada replies with a snap jab and a wild left that misses by a long way. Marquardt goes for the takedown, but Bahadurzada sprawls. Marquardt tries to power through, but Bahadurzada uses that against him and turns it into a takedown of his own. They're quite close to the cage, which may help Marquardt defend this. Bahadurzada is in guard. He throws a couple of half-hearted jabs, then tries to pass, but Marquardt isn't allowing it. Marquardt pulls Bahadurzada in tight, locking up both his arms. Bahadurzada pulls free and again tries to pass guard. This has turned into a bit of a stalemate, the referee may be thinking of standing them up if nothing happens soon. Bahadurzada tries a big right hand, which Marquardt defends well. He has quite a high guard, Bahadurzada has to be wary not to fall into a triangle when leaning in like that. Marquardt once again drags Bahadurzada down into a clinch, and this time even tries to work a guillotine, but Bahadurzada easily deals with it and hands out two solid right hands to the ribs along the way. We're back to Bahadurzada trying to pass guard. Marquardt tries to throw a big punch and almost hands an armbar to Bahadurzada, but he realises the danger in time and manages to recover. The referee finally gets them back to their feet due to the lack of progress that has been made. Bahadurzada scores with a jab, then a second. Marquardt goes for a sweeping kick to the right knee, but it isn't fast enough and gives Bahadurzada enough time to take him down again. Bahadurzada quickly goes to pass guard, looking for side control, but Marquardt once again defends it. It looks like a frustrating round will end with them on the ground, and almost certainly has to go to Bahadurzada on points due to him being the aggressor and getting two takedowns in. The round ends. Blurcat.com gives that one to Bahadurzada by 10-9.

Round 2
Marquardt hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Bahadurzada to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Marquardt hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Bahadurzada tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Marquardt having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Bahadurzada. Bahadurzada misses with a right hand, and leaves himself open to a left hook. Bahadurzada goes down, although replays confirm that it was a stumble, Marquardt was a few inches away from connecting with that left. Marquardt tries to quickly mount Bahadurzada to capitalise, but doesn't get there in time, Bahadurzada is already half way back up. They enagage in a fairly ragged scramble for supremacy and Bahadurzada slips out and gets his back! Bahadurzada gets one arm in and snakes it around the throat of Marquardt, squeezing his wind-pipe shut. Marquardt tries to pull the arm free, but can't, and so rolls over in a last-ditch effort to break free. It is to no avail though, as that allows Bahadurzada to get a body-scissors in too. With no alternatives left, Marquardt taps out. The official time of the rear choke submission is 3:32 of round 2.

Notes - Bahadurzada Gets the submission win and now has 15 wins as a pro fighter, While Nate is on a 3 fight losing streak as of now. **


Amir Sadollah (4-0) (Beat C.B Dollaway, Gilbert Smith, Alan Belcher, Marvin Eastman) VS Demian Meia (9-1) (Beat Chris Leben, Nate Loughran) Lost to (Alessio Sakara)

Round 1
Maia hits a nice left hook. Sadollah felt it, and throws a ragged punch in response, missing by a mile. Maia comes in close and hits a couple of big body shots, bobbing out of the way of the jabs that were aimed for his jaw. Sadollah clinches up, but gets pushed all the way back to the cage, where Maia uses a trip to send them both down to the ground. Maia tries to pass guard, but Sadollah doesn't allow it. Sadollah throws a couple of punches, but they're parried away. He breaks his guard to bring a leg across and try to kick Maia in the face, but it's a mistake as Maia pushes the leg aside and gets side control. Maia pushes them closer to the cage, near his own corner so that they can give him instructions. Following what they say, Maia throws some heavy blows to the unprotected stomach of Sadollah, then tries to isolate the closest arm. Sadollah frantically tries to stop that happening, but does indeed give it up. He does manage to roll to the side, giving himself some good leverage and preventing Maia from extending the arm. Maia continues trying to apply an armbar, but Sadollah is not allowing it. Eventually Maia turns and tries to get a crucifix position instead. Sadollah fights that off too. The round ends with Maia still doggedly trying to get an armbar submission, and Sadollah tenaciously stopping it. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Maia.

Round 2
Maia is forced onto the backfoot almost immediately, having to retreat to avoid a series of sharp jabs. He ends up with his back to the cage, with Sadollah advancing. A sharp right misses, and Maia takes the opportunity to pull Sadollah in to a tight clinch against the cage. Sadollah tries to break free, but cannot. It looks like we know the strategies for this round already; Sadollah wants to stand and bang, Maia wants to keep things at close quarters. Sadollah tries for an elbow, but only succeeds in getting turned around so that he is now the one against the cage. Trip from Maia, and we're down to the ground. Maia has side control, but Sadollah has landed with his left hand side against the cage, so that side of the body is basically safe for now. Maia will have to try to work the right-hand side, and starts by ramming a knee into the ribs. Sadollah tries to squirm into a better position, but Maia puts a stop to that with a stiff elbow to the stomach. Maia tries to work a kimura on the right arm, but Sadollah defends it. Sadollah manages to bring a knee up and catch Maia in the side, something of a cheeky move given his position. Maia responds with five or six rapid-fire right hands to the face, but Sadollah covers up and doesn't take any serious damage at all. Time is ticking away though, and so far Maia may be easily winning the round, but he is not taking full advantage of this great position. Maia tries to float over into a mount, but Sadollah uses the cage to push away and manages to unbalance Maia enough to get to a kneeling position, then standing, albeit back into a clinch. A knee from Maia is the last action of the round. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Maia.

Round 3
Exchange of strikes to start. Sadollah suddenly shoots in and gets a takedown, ending up in guard. Maia keeps the guard high. Sadollah half-stands and throws a big right hand, narrowly missing the mark. Another punch connects, but Sadollah leans into it too much and Maia brings his legs up and closes them around the arm. It's Sadollah now on the defensive, trying to get out of the armbar attempt. He gets in close to stop any pressure being applied, but that allows Maia to sweep him from that position. A scramble for position ends with the situation being completely reversed, with Maia on top in Sadollah's guard. Maia tries to grab an arm to work a submission, but Sadollah is defending it well by using short, sharp strikes to keep him back. Maia tries to pass the guard, but has no luck. A punch from Maia connects, but there was no real power behind it. Maia fakes Sadollah out cleverly, and slips to a half mount. Sadollah manages to hit a firm elbow, then is forced to defend the full mount attempt. Maia switches tactics and tries to work a kimura on the other arm, but Sadollah blocks it, squirms his leg free, and secures the guard again. Maia looks frustrated at losing the half mount after having worked so hard to get it in the first place. Sadollah is liable to lose the round on points, but he has done a fine job of defending the submissions attempts so far. Maia tries to secure a leglock, but the guard is tight and Sadollah is safe. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Maia. The official scores are in; two judges give 30-27, the other 29-28, all for Demian Maia.

Notes - Maia Gets the easy win and is now 3-1 since beginning my universe, while Amir Sadollah is now 4-1 and still a promising young fighter. **


Main Event

Rousimar Palhalles (9-2) Beat (Trever Prangley, Michael Bisbing) Lost to (Robbie Lawler) VS Jorge Santiago (18-9) Lost to (Matt Lindland, Chris Leben) Beat (Dean Lister)

Round 1
They circle to begin the round. Santiago throws two short jabs, then a long-range looping right hand. Palhales had to be on his toes to get out of the way, and does. Santiago goes to follow up, and narrowly avoids walking right into a right cross. He bobs underneath it, then comes in fast with a right hand. Palhales parries it with his gloves, then shoots in and scores with a nice takedown. Santiago tries to sprawl, but was too late and can only pull guard as he crash-lands to the ground. Palhales stands into a half-crouching position, dragging Santiago's guard with him. Santiago reaches up, parries away a couple of strikes, and tries to grab an arm to apply an armbar to. Palhales knocks the attempt away and nails a hard shot to the ribs before reaching over and trying to nail a downward punch to the chin. Santiago blocks it. Palhales floats over and gets into side control. Santiago scrambles to try and get back up, but is too close to the cage, which works against him. Palhales lays in a couple of punches to the chest to soften Santiago up, then tries to move up and isolate one of the arms. Santiago makes sure to bring his body around to give him as much protection as possible. It works, as Palhales can't get either arm isolated properly. Palhales changes tactics and tries to get into crucifix position. Santiago fights it for as long as he possibly can, but eventually gets caught. The length of struggle is, in itself, a good defence though, as the round ends before Palhales can do anything with the position he has achieved, which will frustrate him enormously. End of round 1. Blurcat.com gives that one to Palhales by 10-9.

Round 2
A touch of gloves to start the round, and we're underway. Palhales lets rip with a vicious straight right almost immediately, but it's easily avoided. Santiago sneaks a jab through the guard and catches Palhales on the left cheek, but the follow up right hook only finds gloves. They get close to each other and end up in a clinch, from which Santiago manages to get the better position, pushing Palhales up against the cage. Right hand to the ribs from Santiago. Palhales hits a couple of knees to the side. There's a struggle for supremacy going on, it's difficult to see who is winning it. Santiago tries a knee of his own, but that is the opportunity that Palhales was waiting for and he sweeps the standing leg to take Santiago down to the ground, in side control. Excellent takedown. Santiago covers up to defend against a pair of back-hand blows, and even manages to sneak a knee strike in. Palhales hits a big elbow to the ribs, Santiago definitely felt that. Palhales drives a knee to the near side, then attempts to float-over into a mount. Santiago brought his legs in though, and manages to pull guard. Palhales will be disappointed with that. He tries to get a big punch in, but Santiago defends it well and gets a hold of both arms. The fight grinds to a halt, with Palhales unable to generate any attacks, and Santiago unwilling to give up a good defensive position. The referee stands them up. Palhales will likely be very angry that he didn't make more of that takedown. They exchange half-hearted jabs as the round draws to an end. End of round 2. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Palhales.

Round 3
Santiago is the first to score a meaningful blow, tagging Palhales with a jab to the cheek. Palhales uses a nice straight left to return fire. Santiago comes in to work the body, but Palhales saw it coming and uses a quick takedown to put Santiago onto the floor, falling into guard. Santiago tries to push free, but Palhales forces him to go back to guard by raining down some jabs. Palhales reaches over and tries to apply some sort of neck vice, but Santiago breaks it by bringing his arms up. Palhales steps through in an effort to mount Santiago, but can only get to half guard as one of his legs gets trapped. Palhales throws some strikes, then tries to work an armbar on the closest arm. Santiago rolls over and uses his free arm to keep that from happening. That goes on for quite a long time, with Palhales determined to try and work the arm free and get an armbar, while Santiago uses everything at his disposal to block it. The round ends without Palhales having made the breakthrough, although he clearly ran away with the round in terms of points. End of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Palhales. Rousimar Palhales wins the match by split decision, getting 30-27 from two judges, the other giving 29-28 to Jorge Santiago.

Notes - Palhales gets the Split Decision victory although I thought he won is a pretty convincing fashion. **

UFC Rising Fighter Payments ($53,500) Top Earners - Demien Maia ($15,000) Nate Marquardt ($7,500)

Marvin Eastman and Jeff Monson to Retire

Kyle Bradley Released