UFC Fight Night Results

I got three out of four predictions correct for the main card.

UFC Fight Night

I just looked at the fight card again and realized almost every fight I would like to see is airing on facebook and I’m going to be at work then so I won’t get a chance to see them. I lost almost all interest in this event. Of the four fights I will be able to watch, I’m going to pick Belcher, Brookins, McGee and Ellenberger. I’m not feeling prophetic enough to give rounds or means. And I’m feeling too lazy this morning to give reasons.

UFC 134 / Rio Main Event Results Part 2

The early fights on this card were really good. The later fights weren’t bad but they belt a little anti-climatic. Up until these fights I’d been doing great at predicting how the fights would end and when, but not who would win them. That ‘skill’ went out the window with the Main Events, I have no clue how to score my predictions, half points for partially correct guesses? I broke .500 though, picking four out seven winners from the last two preliminary fights and the main event.

Pearson vs. Barboza

First round I’d give to Pearson, the second round to Barboza, but either round could go for either fighter. It’s been a good stand up fight so far.

Now for the third round.

Another close round. Barboza’s striking is a bit more effective but Pearson is the one pushing forward through the whole fight and keeping the center of the octagon. I’d probably give this to Barboza 29-28, but it all depends on what the judges think, I’m just some idiot on the internet. Pearson’s bloody face will probably help give Barboza the fight.

….and the results….. (everytime Mike Goldberg says “Acaiiiii” I laugh)

And Barboza wins but one judge thought otherwise. A good fight and yet another fight where I predict the way when and how but get the who wrong.
2-3.

Rua vs. Griffin

Damn. This over too quick. It wasn’t a bad stoppage. I just wanted to see more of a fight between these two. Forrest didn’t look too good in this fight at all, it looked like he never got a chance to get comfortable in the fight. I predicted Shogun would win by a knockout but I thought Griffin would hold out a lot longer.

3-3.

Silva vs. Okami

Once again I was too dismissive in my prediction of a fight. Silva looked really good in this fight and he ended it quickly. I should have known there was no chance this would go the distance. I still don’t think Silva’s fight are that exciting though.

4-3

UFC 134 / Rio Main Event Results Part 1

I’m through the first two fights and my Nostradamus like skills have taken a partial blow.

Cane vs. Nedkov

Wow. This is a surprise. The brawler beats the technical striker. Cane was looking good, he had Nedkov bloodied up from some nice combinations, but Nedkov clipped him with an overhand right and was able to finish it in the first round. I did not see this coming, especially form the way the fight had been going up until Nedkov got in that punch. I’d like to see Nedkov fight again, I don’t think that the punch was a fluke or a lucky shot but I would like to see him in a bit longer fight.

I guessed when and how this fight would end, but I got the fighter wrong. Opps.

2-1.

Nogueira vs. Schaub

Opps. Again the fight ended how and when I thought it would but with the wrong guy with his hands raised. I guess I thought a little too much of Schaub’s icon slaying journey. Of course seeing Big Nog fight in this fight he is still more relevant than Cro Cop, I shouldn’t have thought that because Cro Cop could be beaten quickly that Nogueria would be the same way. That’s good though, because I like Nogueria and would love to get to see him fight a few more times.

2-2. 100% on when and how the fights would end but not who would win.

UFC 134 AKA UFC in Rio Spike TV preliminary results.

Palhares vs. Miller

Crazy fucking fight. I’ve been a little dismissive about the Millers but after this fight I’m a fan of Dan Miller. I hate to say something as stupid as this, but the heart he showed in this fight was phenomenal. The fact that Palhares thought he won the fight in the first round and started to celebrate when the fight was still going on, and then that Miller seconds later almost ended the fight. The painful to watch second round where Miller just got brutally beaten. And then the judges scores. It was no surprise that Palhares won the decision but how do three judges come up with 29-27 30-27 30-25. One judge thought Miller won a round, but then must have given in an 8 in the second. One thought it was a clean sweep for Palhares, but thought Miller earned a 9 in the second round when he was being brutalized, and the third must have given Miller a 7 in the second round. A crazy fight. If you want to see two rounds of some non-stop brutal action then go find this and see it (I hate that I said crazy fight, when I was trying to rewind to make sure I heard the judges scores correctly I kept skipping to spots where I’d hear Kenny Florian saying, “crazy fight”. Oh well.

Oh, and guessed this one correctly across the board. 1-0 for me, along with way the fight would end.

Tavares vs. Fisher

My prediction for this fight is barely literate. Maybe my summary of the fight will be too. I should really start proof-reading this shit before posting it on the internets.

Fisher’s looking like spastic Clay Guida. Does he always fight this way, I don’t remember him being so jerky with Guida’s overly caffeinated-esque style.

Ha! One of the search terms that got someone to my predictions was, “fisher tavares fight fucking lame“

Partway through the second round I agree, it’s not the greatest fight ever, but that’s ok, so far all of the fights on this card up until now have been better than average.

Oh, remember how I say bad things about the facebook fights in most of my predictions? That is only because I can’t watch them because I’m at work, but because of the hurricane and the pre-emptive shutting down of the NYC public transportation I was able to watch all of those fights!! An unexpected day off and the chance to see a handful of really good fights. Ok, back to the Tavares / Fisher fight…..

….One minute later……

What the fuck? It’s over? After the beating Miller was given in the last fight and Herb Dean didn’t stop it (rightfully, so), Fisher gets tapped a few times in the head while being mounted and the ref waves off the fight. It wasn’t like Fisher was knocked down and stunned, he was blocking, it didn’t look like he went limp.

There has been some questionable calls on this card (yes, I did say the fights were good, but I think the refs have been less than good, and the judges as seen in the previous fight are as wonky as usual). Mostly, I think the refs have been jumping the gun on standing people up in the facebook fights, I get that some people are bored with ground fighting, but most of the calls to stand the fight up so far tonight have been very very premature.

Back to this fight, bad call I say, but the bad call did get me a second perfect prediction! Yay me! Watching the fight up until it got called I thought it was going to be a boring clinch fight with Tavares winning the decision just because he was holding Fisher down for most of the fight.

2-0 me. 100% across the board so far.

Oh, and as of the end of the Spike preliminaries I’m fairly sure that a Brazilian has won every fight (this isn’t so impressive when you realize about half the fights on facebook were Brazilian vs. Brazilian).