UFC 79 Nemesis

[Takako]

Anyone follow the world of MMA? Here's your chance to make your prediction:

Hughes vs GSP GSP by KO

Liddell vs Wand Wand by KO

Machada vs Soko Soko by KO

Clementi Vs. Guillard Guillard by Sub

Palelei Vs. Sanchez Sanchez by KO

Cane Vs. Irvin Irvin by Strikes

Mohr Vs. Gamburyan Gamburyan by Sub

Radev Vs. Lister Lister by Strikes

Carneiro Vs. DeSouza Carneiro by Sub

Bocek Vs. Evans Bocek by Strikes

[DougP]

I hope the Liddell and Wand fight is going to be a good one. Liddell pretty much needs this fight. He's already gone from top dog to losing two in a row. One more would put him in a really bad spot. Wand on the other hand is one of my favorites around. I don't want to see him lose either. Is this going to be televised anywhere?

[Takako]

AFN will start broadcasting at 0800 with the Best of 2007, then the fight starts at 0900 or 1000.

If your a Wand fan here's the UFC All Access that aired yesterday:

Video UFC All Access - Wanderlei Silva - silva, wanderlei, ufc, all, access - Dailymotion Share Your Videos

Click on the link above the video.

[DougP]

Pardon me for my stupidity but what day is it on? Tomorrow? Its been a long week.:D

[Takako]

Tomorrow morning.

[DougP]

Damn even White said this is for "Who's going to stick around and who is not." about the Liddell and Wanda fight.:D

[Tempestuous]

We are a house divided on the Liddell/Silva fight.

I THINK we are ordering the Pay Per View, It's $40 and is a MUCH better deal that going to the event!! Cheapest seats were $100 & $500 and there was only a couple of them & the likelihood of being able to see the people in ring was next to non-existent. They were up over $1,000 after that, add to it gas, hotel, food, sitter for the kids, yeah the $40 PPV is a much better deal! :)
Of course hearing it live woulda been neat, drunk a$$holes to deal with wouldn't of been so neat.


Maybe Liddell will lose on purpose to get more attention/ add more drama as he works his way back up?
Or perhaps he lost the last two as a psych-out Silva & put him in a diff mind set?

I dunno, hope it is worth it. Lotta time, money & training goes into these things, always feel bad for the loser when they are OUT in 15 secs. :(

[DougP]

I feel bad for myself because I wont be able to watch it.:(

[Tempestuous]

Ahhh, I sorry!

We will enjoy it enough for you too....does that work?

Hey wait!!! I see opportunity for a black market profit :D......
what if I record it and send you a copy??!?!?!
I mean sure you will know the end all results before ever receiving the copy, but you could still get to see the fights play out.
Eh?!?!
:)

[DoctorP]

lol...I'm buying a slingbox and sending it to Boost and Temp! No more AFN for me!

[TheLastDon]

I thought UFC was played on AFN extra???

[kombu_kid]

I hate to say it, but I think Wanderlei will beat Chuck. He's got a wicked kick and I really don't see Chuck ever use a whole lot of ground game or kicking. But I'd really like to see Chuck win.

Maybe "the good life" is getting him to not train as hard.

[Tempestuous]

lol...I'm buying a slingbox and sending it to Boost and Temp! No more AFN for me!

:D

Anything we can do for a friend in need.
:thumbup:

[Takako]

It doesn't look like the fight starts until 1200. It's the Best of 2007 from 0800-1100. 1100-1200 is the pre-fight intro's. Then the fight at 1200.

[Boost]

Getting pretty psyched! Fight starts in an hour and 15, already ordered through pay per view and have the dvd recorder set up and ready!

I've been a long time Liddell fan, so he's got my vote for the match. Temp can't stand him cause he is "cocky", so she'll be routing for Silva. I will give Silva credit though, he is definitely a dangerous fighter so Liddell better have trained hard!

[Tempestuous]

Round by round update....

you have been warned if you don't wanna know. :) Proceed at your own desire.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Guillard vs Clementi........
ended with 20 odd seconds left in round one......


Clementi won buy tap out in a full body choke out.

(worth seeing for the body language and out outrageous smack talkin. :) Guillard was a SORE loser.)

[TheLastDon]

I was right, it is on AFN extra.

[Tempestuous]

Guess you won't need round by round then. :)

Sokoudjou hardly showed up round one. Kinda bummed.
(shoot even the crowd was booing)

[TheLastDon]

Some people might need it, it is very thoughtful of you.:D:thumbup:

[Tempestuous]

DUDE!!! What a waste of a fight!!
Sokoudjou was barely there!!!

Fight two update:


Machida won by Tapout due to an arm triangle in the second round.

Sad, sad affair man. You wanna see dukin it out....this AIN'T the fight for you!!

[Tempestuous]

Palelei vs Sanchez.......
round one...after delay to a groin shot....

Sanchez had more hits in...one that lacked just a lil' bit of power for a KO close to the end of the round.

Lets see where it goes---- Round TWO

[Tempestuous]

Ok round two....Sanchez dominating still....had a knee buckle outta Palelei

Sanchez ends the round on a high, feeling good & confident

[DougP]

Man this sucks no way for me to watch it. And I have to stay home and wait for the stupid delivery guy to show up.:cursing: All the places to watch online either cost money which I'm not going to pay for half the event. Or require special media players that don't work when you DL them.:argh3: Oh fudge it, I'll wait for someone to tape it and host it somewhere. Its nice that AFN is showing it though for free.:thumbup1:

[Tempestuous]

Round three....

Soa is bloody and battered...
Sanchez landing some great combo's and all Soa does is try and tie it up....survival not winning is the what is seems to be Palelei's goal.....


Ref calls it Round three with a TKO.
Ends with comment from Sanchez "who has a pretty smile now?":confused:

Guess Palelei commented before the fight about Sanchez havin a pretty smile, not about his hands, hits or whatever.....so Sanchez was bringin that up.

Side note-
After the PPV is over you can log on to the UFC site for after fight comments & fighter interviews.


(laptops are awesome :D)

[Tempestuous]

Man this sucks no way for me to watch it. And I have to stay home and wait for the stupid delivery guy to show up.:cursing: All the places to watch online either cost money which I'm not going to pay for half the event. Or require special media players that don't work when you DL them.:argh3: Oh fudge it, I'll wait for someone to tape it and host it somewhere. Its nice that AFN is showing it though for free.:thumbup1:


Clear some PM space Doug! :)

[Tempestuous]

Liddell vs Silva
61% of viewers that voted think Liddell is gonna take it...
we shall see in just a couple moments. :D

[TheLastDon]

Clear some PM space Doug! :)

Yeah Doug, I tired to PM you as well.:D

[Tempestuous]

Round 1 Liddell vs Silvia....
very cautious & slow start.

Liddell's reach proves helpful!!
Jab, jab, jab.
Silva gets some decent pops in return.

[Tempestuous]

Round 2

Silva opens the round with some zing.
First 2 min he keeps Liddell on the defensive.

Had chuck fall two times with more than 2 min in the round...but he doesnt jump on it....trying to prove the point he can "stand" with chuck?

almost had chuck in a submission with just 10 seconds ....

a KO coulda came from either fighter this go!!!! They both were laying some kick ass punches!!!

GOOD FIGHT!

[Tempestuous]

Round THREE
10 secs in Chuck dives in for a clip to the ground....Silva brought it back up!

Silva landing some good combo's crowd NOT happy about it!!

Liddell has silva to the fence and the chance to bomb him....but tired...silva able to duck every other punch.....

TENSE!!!
45 SECS LEFT!

20 seconds left...chuck takes it to the floor to try (pathetically being they are both wiped) for a submission.

[Tempestuous]

Judges decision by score card, 29/28, 30/27, 30/27
Liddell took it.

Good freakin fight. Loads of shots from Liddel, pretty amazin that Silva kept standing & swinging. Even Chuck commented that "he had a pretty amazing chin! I got him good several times & he just kept at it"

[Tempestuous]

Freakin funny.....Hughes entered in to "country Boys can survive" By Hank Williams jr. :)

[Tempestuous]

Hughes vs St Pierre

Slow start....think I am sleeping. :D
Naw, Hughes has gone into the danger zone a couple of times to go in for the take down.
George is aggressive in the first actual take down.
2 min left George is ground and pounding it.
Up against the fence with a min and half left George landing some sweet facial
Matt got several severe head hits to the back of the head, george body slamming Matts head against the mat over and over tryin to get Matt to release a body hold.

Almost got an arm lock in but with only a sec or two left & it was a no go
george totally dominated.

[DougP]

Clear some PM space Doug! :)

Damn little late on that one.:argh3: Gonna keep reading to see the other results

[Tempestuous]

Round two....

not even 1 min in & george has another take down.

NOT good for Matt! He is gettin dominated.

More of the same but Matt is avoidin at least SOME of the hits, but still say George is winning at mid point of the round.

Matt escapes a back mount

But gets stuffed Back up against to the fence.....

Matt gets in with a possible take down with only a min left.... no go!

George comes back with take down and side control.

He gets a Arm on one side and a triangle on the other side......

EIGHT seconds left

Hughes TAPS!!!

[DougP]

Damn!! Matt got pwned!! Wish I could have seen it. Good play by play Temp.:):thumbup:

[Tempestuous]

Damn!! Matt got pwned!!

You aren't kidding!

As for the Play by Play.....not a problem. Like I said laptops are great! :)
Nice an portable and makes for nice compact devices for typing while watching.

[DougP]

You aren't kidding!

As for the Play by Play.....not a problem. Like I said laptops are great! :)
Nice an portable and makes for nice compact devices for typing while watching.

You much more versatile than me.:D I have to watch the keyboard when I type.:)

[Tempestuous]

Mohr vs Gamburyan
Round 1

Dude !
From the first second this one is ON!!!!

Gam is jumpin for a take down within seconds!

Gets a take down the second try & is goin for broke!

333 on the clock Gam gets a leg/ankle lock & at 328 left on the clock Nate Morh taps due to ankle lock.

Gam said he felt Nate's leg pop....thought he got a break in.

[TheLastDon]

Temp, you did a real good job on the play by play. Might want to consider a career change.:D

[Tempestuous]

Temp, you did a real good job on the play by play. Might want to consider a career change.:D

Heh, Funny!

Thanks for the support of me bein a nerd. :D

kinda bummed Silva didn't pull through and win....busy makin a statement tryin to stand to Liddell the whole time. Ah, well. Still was one to watch. Not many land that many punches from Liddell and are still standing, punching and able to speak coherently. So give him kudos for being one tough cookie. :)

[Boost]

That was one hell of a fight between Liddell and Silva! Was well worth watching.

I think if Silva hadn't tried to make a statement by standing toe to toe with Liddell, and tried to take it to the mat, he might have had a chance to beat Liddell with a submission. But he did a damn good job even still and I do look forward to a possible re-match in the future!

[Takako]

I'll post fights as soon as I can find them. I recommend watching them quick, b/c they come off real quick. The UFC doesn't like their content online.

Here's Guillard vs Clementi:

Great Fight, Good Action

MySpaceTV Videos: rc mg by adsads

[Boost]

Here's Guillard vs Clementi:

Great Fight, Good Action


This was a good fight, and I was really happy that Clementi was able to win it! In the prefight interviews, Guillard said some pretty nasty things that were really not necessary and very unsportsmanlike IMHO. If I were Dana White, I would seriously consider removing Guillard from the UFC family. He's already been suspended once and just needs to be kicked to the curb.

[Tempestuous]

Yup they pull em almost as soon as they are posted!

[Takako]

This was a good fight, and I was really happy that Clementi was able to win it! In the prefight interviews, Guillard said some pretty nasty things that were really not necessary and very unsportsmanlike IMHO. If I were Dana White, I would seriously consider removing Guillard from the UFC family. He's already been suspended once and just needs to be kicked to the curb.

I was glad that Guillard got his ass handed to him. He's a great athlete, but his ground game sucks. I don't care much for him either, we'll see if he came coked up to this fight.

[Boost]

I tend to be a fan of the fighters that show a mutual respect for the other fighters and their opponent at the time even though that sounds corny. Yes they are here to fight, yes they want to beat the crud out of each other, but there is no reason that the fighting can't be left in the ring and everyone can't go enjoy a drink afterwards!

[Tempestuous]

But it is a whole diff thing to say you want to end another fighters career so they never fight again.....

[Boost]

But it is a whole diff thing to say you want to end another fighters career so they never fight again.....

Or that your going to slap them around regardless of if it's in the ring or out.

Blah, blah, blah, the ending of the fight proved more then petty words.

To top it off, even after the fight was over, after he lost, he kept running his damn mouth. Look dude, you lost, you got your ass handed to you, now just deal with it like a man and go on.

[Takako]

Machida vs Soko

I was very disappointed in Soko's fight. Especially after his last two upsets. I expected a lot more out of him.

http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x3w94e

[Boost]

What, Soko had a fight tonight? It seemed as though he had the same question. I was pulling for Soko in this match up, and thought for sure he was gonna bring the pain when he entered the arena with a predator mask on. Unfortunetly the alien, or Machida in this case, won. :/

[kombu_kid]

Good fights! I couldn't believe it; Silva barely did any kicking, though. I thought he would go the Keith Jardine route (last guy who beat Chuck) and just keep kicking the hell outa Chuck, wearing him down. Boy, Chuck's reach advantage was pretty evident and almost funny. But I couldn't believe Liddell couldn't finish Silva off at the end.......his cardio must not be that great. Maybe it's his age.

George St. Pierre (GSP) is one class act guy. The dude is just a great guy, and he looks like a freakin' machine. I hope he thrashes Matt Sera in the future. Man, his high kicks are just badass. Seeing such an awesome fighter who's actually humble and gracious.......you just gotta respect him even more.

I didn't hear about all the "bad blood" between Guillard and Clementi, but I noticed that right as Guillard tapped out, with Clementi on his back, Clementi did some kind of little "hip thrust".....kind of like, whoa!! I'd never seen that kind of animosity between fighters in the UFC before. That was pretty entertaining.

[Tempestuous]

I didn't hear about all the "bad blood" between Guillard and Clementi, but I noticed that right as Guillard tapped out, with Clementi on his back, Clementi did some kind of little "hip thrust".....kind of like, whoa!! I'd never seen that kind of animosity between fighters in the UFC before. That was pretty entertaining.


Well I think it was from the crap Guillard was talkin prior to the fight, I wanna end his career, Im gonna smack him around in or out of the ring/where ever I see him.
Then he walks into the ring and starts aggressing before they even intro them. He is talking and flipping the bird on both hands and physically moving in.
Clementi just stood his ground and did that little thrust at the beginning. So he brought it around full circle come the end...kinda funny. Just an in your face "suck it" Mr.Badass!

[Boost]

Seeing such an awesome fighter who's actually humble and gracious.......you just gotta respect him even more.


I agree Kombu, he gets a lot of respect from me for having such a great demeanor about him. These are the fighters I appreciate and enjoy watching the most.

[Takako]

GSP vs Hughes

MySpaceTV Videos: hu-st-3 by Zuffa

Excellent fight and total domination by GSP.

Liddell vs Silvia

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1803232BXRBrh2h

Serious banging. These guys laid it on the table.

[Tempestuous]

The Liddell/Silva fight is off that site already.
Kinda surprised your other links are still workin.

I know the man wanted to show me the Jackson/ Liddell fight and every where it was posted it was removed from.
So I still haven't seen that one personally.
:(

But such is life. They wanna keep it to themselves so they can make $$ off it.

[Takako]

The Liddell/Silva fight is off that site already.
Kinda surprised your other links are still workin.

I know the man wanted to show me the Jackson/ Liddell fight and every where it was posted it was removed from.
So I still haven't seen that one personally.
:(

But such is life. They wanna keep it to themselves so they can make $$ off it.

Better Watch It Quick!

MySpaceTV Videos: lid-sil by Zuffa

[DocTurtle]

Great matches!
I was happy that Chuck won. Like someone already said, he needed it. I think if he would have lost that one, he would have been in the same situation as Hughes and deciding if it's time for him to step down.

[Boost]

I think if he would have lost that one, he would have been in the same situation as Hughes and deciding if it's time for him to step down.

I think so too, but luckily for both of them, I'm sure they will be able to live happily on their earnings and future earnings from the stardom they earned being in the UFC.