|
UFC 131
Saturday, Week 2, August 2011
Live from Pennsylvania
Prelims
Bantamweight Division
Chad "Savage" George (11-6) vs Chase "The Rage" Beebe (16-7)
Chad George d. Chase Beebe at 3:14 of the 3rd round (Submission - Guillotine) [Decent]
Featherweight Division
Mark "The Machine" Hominick (19-8-1) vs Tyler Toner (10-4)
Tyler Toner d. Mark Hominick at 1:43 of the 1st round (TKO - Strikes) [Good]
Lightweight Division
Duane "Bang" Ludwig (20-11) vs John "The Bull" Makdessi (8-0)
John Makdessi d. Duane Ludwig (Unanimous Decision) [Good]
Middleweight Division
Brad Tavares (6-1) vs Dave Branch (9-1)
Brad Tavares d. Dave Branch (Unanimous Decision) [Average]
Light Heavyweight Division
Cyrille "The Snake" Diabate (16-7-1) vs Igor Pokrajac (23-9)
Igor Pokrajac d. Cyrille Diabate at 2:40 of the 2nd round (Submission - Armbar) [Good]
Main Card
Lightweight Division
Dennis Siver (17-7) vs Chris "The Polish Hammer" Horodecki (16-2)
Round 1: Siver is the more impressive fighter in round 1. He is going for takedowns, he is throwing better punches and he has Horodecki on his heels. Near the end of the round Siver punctuates his win of the round with a big takedown.
Round 2: A fun round. Horodecki is waiting out the takedowns now. Siver shoots and eats a right hook for his troubles which stuns him. Siver goes right back for the takedown and his knocked down with another big right but Siver pulls half guard before Horodecki can do much. Both men stand and they throw fists. Siver manages to get a takedown but it isn't enough to win him the round.
Round 3: The third round is not up to par as both guys are gassed. They both put in the effort but the punches have nothing on them and the takedowns are useless. Horodecki is the more active of the two and landed more shots and should get the decision.
Chris Horodecki d. Dennis Siver (Split Decision) [Average]
Welterweight Division
Chris "Lights Out" Lytle (31-17-5) vs Dong "Stun Gun" Hyun Kim (13-0-1)
Round 1: Lytle is bringing the fight to Kim right from the bell. Kim attempts some unique offense like a spinning backfist but he misses and ends up tagged by Lytle who drops him. Lytle locks in a guillotine but Kim won't tap and Lytle finally has to give it up. Still he easily wins the round.
Round 2: Lytle once again dominates the round. He takes Kim down and manages an armbar that is in very securely but Kim pops out of it remarkably. Lytle keeps pounding on Kim and goes back to the armbar, once again applying it in deeply but the round ends saving Kim. May have been a 10-8 round.
Round 3: Lytle takes down Kim again and Kim is just gassed. Lytle passes to side control easily and locks on an arm triangle. This time Kim has absolutely nowhere to go and he is forced to tap!
Chris Lytle d. Dong Hyung Kim at 4:26 of the 3rd round (Submission - Arm Triangle) [Decent]
Light Heavyweight Division
"Mr. Wonderful" Phil Davis (9-0) vs Matt "The Hammer" Hamill (10-2)
Round 1: Davis and Hamill begin throwing punches early with Davis getting the advantage. He rocks Hamill with a big right and Hamill stumbles against the cage. Davis keeps throwing bombs and Hamill drops to the ground and the ref steps in!
Phil Davis d. Matt Hamill at 0:50 of the 1st round (TKO - Strikes) [Good]
Co-Main Event/Middleweight Division
Chris "The Crippler" Leben (25-6) vs Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (33-10-1)
Round 1: Surprisingly the first round is fairly boring. Both guys are throwing but it's more jabs then anything and not much is landing. It's hard to find a winner out of this round.
Round 2: Leben's corner tells him to finish this round. Wand comes out and throws a weak leg kick which Leben counters with a huge right followed by more rights. Wand is stunned. Wand collapses down a bloody mess and Leben keeps throwing more shots until the ref finally steps in!
Chris Leben d. Wandereli Silva at 0:25 of the 2nd round (TKO - Strikes) [Poor]
Main Event/Welterweight Division
"The Prodigy" B.J Penn (16-7-1) vs Josh Koscheck (15-5)
Round 1: A very exciting fight from the get go. Both guys throw punches and then Penn explodes for a takedown following a nice 1-2. He gets Koscheck down and passes guard. Penn is able to get behind Koscheck and roll him up enough to slip both hooks in! Penn has a rear naked choke in deep but Koscheck is able to survive over 20 seconds until the round ends.
Round 2: Another fun round. Koscheck rocks Penn against the cage but Penn quickly comes to and ends up locking in a deep standing guillotine but once again he cannot finish Koscheck! He does get Koscheck down but Koscheck actually manages to sweep BJ and fires off some nice punches before standing up. Koscheck lands a few more nice shots as the round ends.
Round 3: A very slow 3rd round. Both guys are gassed. Koscheck has Penn pinned up against the cage for much of the round but Penn begins to throw some punches and ends up taking Koscheck down. He tries another sub but Koscheck doesn't allow it. The fight ends with Penn on top. It should be 2-1 Penn.
Josh Koscheck d. B.J Penn (Split Decision) [Decent]
Show Review
Critical Rating: Decent
Commercial Rating: Good
PPV Buys: 2.1 million
Fight of the Night: Igor Pokrajac vs Cyrille Diabate
KO of the Night: Phil Davis
Submission of the Night: Igor Pokrajac
|