UFC 100 RECAP
Sunday, July 12, 2009
UFC 100 RECAP

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Dana White & Co. outdid themselves with this card. The UFC, in my opinion, is doing everything correctly when it comes to marketing and pushing their product. And don't kid yourselves, it is, and always has been a product. But hell, its probably the most true sport out there right now. To watch a UFC event these days can probably be compared to watching a boxing match circa 1920. Before it was untouched and tainted by promoters, bookies and Don King. I digress. The night of fights included notables Dan Henderson Vs. Michael Bisping, Thiago Alves Vs. Georges St. Pierre, and the main event, heavyweight title bout, Frank Mir Vs. Brock Lesnar. As Bruce Buffer says.... IT'S TIIIIIIME!!!!!!


ALAN BELCHER Vs. YOSHIHIRO AKIYAMA

Belcher has the most horrendous Johnny Cash tattoo on his left bicep. Looks more like a bloated Homer Simpson doing an Elvis impression. Akiyama is apparantly the Japanese David Hasselhoff.
GDeViL's Scorecard:
Round 1: 10-10 draw
Round 2: 10-9 Belcher
Round 3: 10-9 Akiyama
GDeViL's Final Score: 29-29 for the draw
Realtime Score: Akiyama by Split decision.
Some people will say Belcher was robbed but Akiyama scored a knockdown at the end of Round 3 that probably pushed him over the edge for the split. Either way it was too close for me to call it.

JON FITCH Vs. PAULO THIAGO

Jon Fitch is one of the UFC's original badasses. I'm hoping he gets another shot at GSP for teh title eventually. Thiago seems to be an up and coming beast.
Round 1: 10-10 Draw
Round 2: 10-8 Fitch
Round 3: 10-8 Fitch
Winner by Unanimous Decision Jon Fitch

Realtime Scorecard: Jon Fitch by Unanimous Decision


DAN HENDERSON vs. MICHAEL BISPING

This is what I paid $44.95 for. Both fighters were coaches in this past season of TUF. Henderson leading Team USA while Bisping lead his countrymen of Brits, Team UK. Suffice to say Team UK pretty much made the bickering Americans look like patsies, so the only one left to save face was Dan Henderson when he takes on Bisping at UFC 100. If you saw the season you saw how Henderson is a really laid back, quiet guy while Bisping is a shit-talking limey. The season ended with Bisping talking his usual smack and Henderson calling Bisping a "douchebag" and having a need to shut his mouth up. Game on.
Round 1

Henderson stalks Bisping from the start of the round. Its clear that Bisping is adopting a stick and move mentality while Hendo is looking for the homerun shot. With :45 left Bisping has a bloddy nose. Clinch game up against the fence where Hendo feels right at home laying on some knees to The Count's midsection. Bisping breaks free of the clinch and attempts to shoot on Hendo. Hendo laughs and ends the round with a strong right.

GDeViL's scorecard: 10-8 Henderson

Round 2

Round opens and both fighters looking to keep it a standup duel. At 3:50 Hendo lands a strong right. Bisping keeps his feet but keeps circling to his left (Hendo's right) which proves not to be such a good idea. Henderson faints a left leg kick followed by a HUUUUGE right which sends Bisping to Howyadoin Land. Henderson adds insult to injury by landing an even bigger right after Bisping went down. Totally legal as the ref didn't make any gesture to indicate fight was over. Total highlight reel material.
Henderson by Knockout


The setting was spectacular. I love anytime a shit-talking punk gets his mouth shut by a crafty veteran. Its gonna take a lot for Bisping to overcome this loss. He was so cocky and arrogant going into this fight and I just don't see him having any humility. I mean he was obliterated by that punch. Seeing him in a daze asking, "What happened?" really put a smile on my face and hearing Dan Henderson say "I think I finally shut his mouth up" was icing on the cake.



WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
GEORGE ST. PIERRE vs. THIAGO ALVES

GSP enters wearing his usual gi and gay-ass spandex underwear. I'm going on record saying GSP is more than likely a gay man. A gay man who can kick my ass, as well as probably most of the earth's population. I also think his "life's partner" is his coach, Greg Jackson. I'm just talking here. But if you heard his inspirational chatter to GSP between rounds, you couldn't help but just feel uncomfortable. Alves enters wearing Brazilian colored board shorts and paces back and forth during the introductions like a mental patient just out of the asylum.

Round 1
Opening jabs and leg kicks traded. GSP scores easy one leg takedown at 3:50. GSP delivers some ground and pound before Alves escapes to standing using sheer power. GSP goes for another takedown but Alves stuffs it. Alves charges in with some fierce Muay Thai kicks, GSP counters with a takedown. Alves again uses brute force to get to standup but suffers cut to right eye to close the round.

GDeViL's Scorecard: 10-9 Georges St. Pierre

Round 2
Alves trying to land some bombs. Both fighters seem a bit hesitant. GSP making great use of the Superman Punch to leg kick combo. GSP scores another takedown seeminly at will. On the ground GSP mauls Alves and almost achieves the mount. Alves bleeding badly from nose due to an elbow or two...or three. GSP is able to maintain great control from teh top position. Alves finally makes great escape to standing with :23 left.

GDeViL's Scorecard: 10-8 Georges St. Pierre

Round 3
Alves scores a good left hook, stuffs another takedown attempt. Lands some decent kicks before GSP takes him down to the ground again. Alves explodes to standing with no dmagae taken by either fighter. Alves lands a good right hand at 1:10. At :40 Alves gets knocked down by GSP. Ground and pound by GSP. Alves holds on and recovers by end of the round.

GDeViL's Scorecard: 10-9 Georges St. Pierre

Round 4
Alves face is welted up pretty badly at this point. GSP explodes to a leg shoot to takedown. Maintains half guard, passes to mount. Looking for an arm triangle. Alves scrambles and achieves top position in full guard, delivers some ground and pound. GSP makes some good defensive moves and escapes to standing. That's teh first time I've seen GSP on his back in a while, maybe even ever but Alves delivered littel to no damage. Leg kick Alves, takedown GSP. Alves gives up back, GSP attempts rear naked choke. Alves survives round.

GDeViL's Scorecard: 10-9 Georges St. Pierre
*GSP states that he has a pulled groin in his corner.

Round 5
Alves strikes first with good leg kick. GSP answers with a shoot takedown. Alves escapes to standing again using pure strength. Both fighters trade some strikes. GSP shoots agin for a takedown. Alves escapes to standing (see the pattern?). GSP shoots again for another take down and maintains half guard till the bell.

GDeViL's Scorecard: 10-9 Georges St. Pierre
GDeViL's Final Score: 50-44 George St. Pierre.

Real Time Decision: Georges St. Pierre by Unanimous Decision
Seriously? Can anyone stop GSP? After the fight he made some hints that he would bump up to middleweight and take on Anderson Silva. When you think about it, there really is nothing left for him to do but that.


MAIN EVENT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP


FRANK MIR Vs. BROCK LESNAR
Referee: Herb Dean

Frank Mir enters to Kanye West wearing Echo Unltd. t-shirt. A hemotoma is noticeable on his right temple, sustained in training. Left leg is very taped up. Brock enters to Enter Sandman (yawn...can someone say "Jock"?) wearing his usual Deathclutch t-shirt.

Round 1
Brock immedscores a takedown and lands into halfguard. Both fighters seem very patient on the ground. Brock fires some short, stout rights which cut Mir on the bridge of his nose. Mir still very patient but receiving lots of damage while on the bottom from Brock's continuous right hands.
GDeViL'S sCORECARD: 10-8 Lesnar

Round 2
Mir lands a great knee but falls on his back. Surpisingly Brock lets him up. I was getting teh feeling that Brock was just going to lay on top of Mir for five rounds if it lasted that long. Mir gets up lands some big knees to Brock and attempts a flying armbar. Attempt stuffed by Brock and lands on top into halfguard. Pushes Mir up againts fence and obtains wrist control over one of Mir's hands. Brock lands a big power right into the face of Mir. Mir is dazed and Brock goes for the kill with more vicious right hands before Herb Dean stops the fight.

Winner by Knockout (TKO) Brock Lesnar

Brock celebrates by giving the middle finger to the crowd and spitting all over the fence and camera during a closeup. Frank Mir's face looks like a Sicillain style pizza pie, bloated and red. In my opinion there is no one strong enough to deal with Lesnar in his division. I can't stand teh way he fights though and I'm definitely not a fan of his antics. Any fatty can just lay on top of someone and pound away with those ridicuous looking short punches. He just looks so uncoordinated. Is he good for MMA? Its a matter of opinion I guess. He brings his WWE persona to the UFC and that could be potentially hazardous for a sport which many still claim to be a joke.







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