UFC 89 Results: SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS

by Luke Thomas on Oct 18, 2008 1:12 PM EDT in News Comment 20 comments

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MMA Weekly has nice reporting on the undercard fights.

Quick undercard results from MMA Mania are in the full entry.

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Michael Bisping def. Chris Leben via Decision (Unanimous; 30-27 twice, 29-28)
Keith Jardine def. Brandon Vera via Decision (Split; 29-28 Jardine twice, 29-28 Vera)
Luis Cane def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou via TKO (Strikes) at 4:15 of Round 2
Chris Lytle def. Paul Taylor via Decision (Unanimous; 30-27, 29-28 twice)
Marcus Davis def. Paul Kelly via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 2:16 of Round 2

Undercard results via MMA Mania

Dan Hardy defeats Akihiro Gono via split decision
Shane Carwin defeats Neil Wain via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
David Bielkheden defeats Jess Liaudin via unanimous decision
Terry Etim defeats Sam Stout via unanimous decision
Per Eklund defeats Samy Schiavo via submission (rear naked choke) in round three
Jim Miller defeats David Baron via submission (rear naked choke) in round three

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Shane Carwin defeats Neil Wain via technical knockout (strikes) in round one

Shocker!

by Chris Nelson on Oct 18, 2008 2:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Is the main card starting in five minutes or an hour and five minutes/

by SamCupitt on Oct 18, 2008 2:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Right now. Paul Kelly vs. Marcus Davis is about to start.

by Chris Nelson on Oct 18, 2008 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kelly got sloppy and dove right into a guillotine after a nice takedown. After the fight, he told Joe Rogan that he “shouldn’t have tapped, I should have gone out like a man.” Marcus Davis is ecstatic for the win and says he made a friend in Kelly before the fight even started, then begs Dana to put him on the Dublin card.

by Chris Nelson on Oct 18, 2008 3:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Questionable decision on the Lytle/Taylor scrap, which was a Fight of the Night quality slugfest.

After the fight, Lytle asked to fight Marcus Davis in Dublin.

by Chris Nelson on Oct 18, 2008 4:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’m really upset at the idea that Lytle intentionally kept it standing (most of the fight) only to get fight of the night bonus.
I think it’s also the same reason he’s calling out Davis, so he has a good shot at the bonus on that card too.
It’s infuriating that MMA as kickboxing is supposedly the best form of a fight.

by Simco on Oct 19, 2008 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think it’s difficult to question the manner in which he fought when he came out with the victory.

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by Richard Wade on Oct 19, 2008 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is there only one way to win?

by Simco on Oct 19, 2008 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Of course not. My point is just that it seems wrong to criticize him for fighting a certain way when that way led to victory.

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by Richard Wade on Oct 19, 2008 3:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Victory is irrelevant when the foundation of the observation is that a fighter may be reducing the capacity of the sport for money.

by Simco on Oct 19, 2008 3:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That is insane...

Lytle’s boxing was crisp for most of the fight….and he won. Obviously he gameplanned to stand and trade, which he would not have done if it were going to get him the loss. He played the right game to get the win.

Contributing Editor - BloodyElbow.com - SBNation's mixed martial arts headquarters.

by Brent Brookhouse on Oct 19, 2008 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Most being the first round and the beginning minute of each round after. But I never suggested he couldn’t strike.
He gameplanned to win the fight of the night bonus moreso than to win, which is my point, when he very likely could have had a much easier time collecting his victory on the ground.
But since ground fighting is discouraged by so many fans, refs and promoters as being boring Lytle adjusted his style for money, removing half of the mix of mixed martial arts to appease the powers behind the cash.

by Simco on Oct 19, 2008 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs