UFC 132 Results: Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber Post-Fight Recap and Analysis
by Mike Fagan on Jul 3, 2011 1:55 AM EDT
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On a night where two light heavyweight legends took divergent career paths, it was the bantamweight at the top of the card that stole the show. Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber battled for five rounds in a fight that will challenge the New Year's war between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard for Fight of the Year.
The two bantamweights established a pace that seemed impossible to maintain for your standard three-round affair, let alone a five-round main event. Yet, there we were in round five, Cruz dancing around, Faber standing his ground, and a litany of scrambles in between.
Cruz won the fight -- 50-45, 49-46, and 48-47 on the scorecards, but a case could be made for Faber in any number of rounds. The win avenges Cruz's loss to Faber in 2007, a swift 90 second submission for the then-featherweight champion.
The question now, however, is whether we see a rubber match. Rumors on Twitter indicated that Brian Bowles would become the number one contender with a victory over Takeya Mizugaki (and that came to fruition), but Cruz/Faber 3 seems much more palatable to my tastes.
- This is what five-round fights are for. Had this been three rounds, we would have seen a fun scrap between two high-level bantamweights. Instead, we witness a fight that transcends and inspires and excites and reminds us of why we watch MMA. This is the fight that you hope your non-MMA friends are around to see. And yes, five-round fights will elongate some stinkers, but the tradeoff is the masterpiece that we witnessed tonight (and the first of the year).
- Cruz and Faber's styles mesh well together. Faber rocked Cruz on more than one occasion, but the champion regained his composure quickly and got back in the fight. Cruz pushed takedowns on Faber all night, and Faber defended or scrambled back to his feet. Faber remained patient and looked for openings while Cruz took his usual Roadrunner route.
- Give me a rubber match, and make it seven rounds, Dana White.
- Chris Leben knocked out Wanderlei Silva. In 27 seconds. I figured Chris Leben would give "The Axe Murderer" problems, but I did not expect Silva to faceplant while "Sandstorm" still echoed throughout the arena.
- The Silva retirement talk is going to start now, and that's something Wanderlei's going to have to figure out for himself. Despite being a middling fight, Chris Leben does hit with power. And Wanderlei's knockout losses over the last 5 years have come to guys who share that trait. He's done as a top fighter, but I wouldn't be against one last swan song against with measured matchmaking.
- While Wanderlei's legend died, Tito Ortiz reinvigorated his. Ortiz landed a right hook that landed on an incoming Ryan Bader's chin, putting the latter on queer street. The ensuing scramble led to Ortiz locking on a guillotine, and unleashing a serious roar from the Las Vegas crowd. Dana White demanded a victory for Ortiz to hold on to his job, and Ortiz delivered. I'm interested to see who the UFC matches Ortiz up with. My immediate instinct is the winner of Nogueira/Franklin.
- Ryan Bader's got a long night ahead of him.
- I scored Siver/Wiman 29-28, but a lot of respectable sources agreed with the actual decision, so I'm not sure what to think of the judging. Siver took a close first round, Wiman grabbed a bloody second, and I thought Wiman did enough to take the third. I'll have to rewatch and see if I missed anything.
- Dear Bruce Buffer, the "Mann" in "Mannheim" is not pronounced like "Manhattan."
- Knockout of the Night may go to the absurdity and swiftness of Chris Leben trucking Wanderlei Silva, but I give it to Carlos Condit's flying knee mashup of Dong Hyun Kim's face.
- Melvin Guillard continued his resurgence in the lightweight division, faceplanting Shane Roller in 2:12 of round one. Speed kills, and Guillard had it in his hands and footwork tonight.
- And if you didn't get enough brutal knockout love, Rafael dos Anjos splayed George Sotiropoulos on the at mat just before the one minute mark in the fight. Sotiropoulos goes from a guy one win away from a title shot, who now has two convincing losses under his belt. That's parity in the lightweight division for you.
- Only a couple things to note from the Facebook fights. Brian Bowles took a convincing win over Takeya Mizugaki, but it might not have been the impressive performance he needed to lock up the #1 contender spot at 135 pounds. And Anthony Njokuani put a four-limb lambasting on Andre Winner in the first five minutes, only to slow down in the third en route to a unanimous decision.
- One more thing from the Bowles fight: Mario Yamasaki restarted a fight from standing back mount. That is completely inappropriate. It's bad enough that we reward fights on the bottom for wrapping up the man on stop instead of working his (or her) way up, and it's even worse when we award a fighter with his back taken because the crowd isn't happy with the pace of the fight.
FIGHTER OF THE NIGHT
Photos by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
Tito Ortiz overcame a mountain of adversity -- winless since 2006, his job on the line, a very public troubled relationship -- and submitted Ryan Bader in round one. It was his first stoppage (of someone not named Shamrock) in the Octagon since pounding out Elvis Sinosic (remember him?) in June of 2001.
MOMENT OF THE NIGHT
Photos by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
Perhaps the most emotional reaction from a UFC crowd since the thirty minute standing ovation for Randy Couture at UFC 68. America loves to build up and tear down our celebrities, but nothing plays at our hearts more than a story of redemption. Everyone was a Tito Ortiz fan tonight, if only for a single moment.
MIKE GOLDBERG LINE OF THE NIGHT
"Expect hands, feet, knees, and elbows to be thrown!" - Before the Njokuani/Winner fight
Yeah, thanks for explaining how MMA striking works, Goldie.
ENTRANCE SONG OF THE NIGHT
It may not be the last time we hear Wanderlei Silva's MMA anthem during a UFC event, but it's probably the last time it strikes fear in the heart of his opponent. Honorable mention to Dong Hyun Kim for the Pride theme and Brian Bowles for Johnny Cash's "The Man Comes Around."
CHOPPING BLOCK
Despite Dana White's assurance that Zuffa needs more fighters, there's no margin for error in the UFC. It only takes one loss to find a pink slip waiting for you on Monday morning. Who's on the Chopping Block?
Donny Walker
Andre Winner
Shane Roller
Wanderlei Silva
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I don't think Wanderlei will ever get cut.
What the fuck is Tito doing in that picture?
That's harsh
Noone would like to get buried under a Bud Light Lime sign
by IRodC on Jul 3, 2011 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions 11 recs
whats going to be even harsher are the interviews
where tito will say that he finished a guy quicker than jon jones therefore he deserves a shot at the title :’(
Wow
i’m surprised he still knows how to do that. It’s been years since he’s had the opportunity to do it.
Half a decade
The last time Tito won a fight Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith was number #1 at the box office…..ya
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by KingAtRock on Jul 3, 2011 2:13 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Nope
That’s just what he looks like
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"Problem, Bader?"
"With gold thou boughtest Gýmir's daughter,
and so gavest away thy sword:
but when Muspell's sons through the dark forest ride,
thou, unhappy, wilt not have wherewith to fight."
~ Lokasenna
Tito should be reprimanded for not letting go when the ref tried to stop the fight.
I guess Tito couldn’t believe it.
I thought so too, but look closer
The ref tries to break it up by touching Bader a bunch – can’t blame Ortiz for not letting go when he’s not being touched by the ref.
BOOSH
Deserves more than 10 recs.
Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature. - Albert Camus
Didn't get to watch the fights last night, and i'm not a huge fan of his
…. but that’s a great moment for him. Thanks for the gif.
Missed the fights eh?
BOOSH!
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by RolloTomasi on Jul 3, 2011 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I was thinking Guillard/Guida for next shot after Jim Miller (if he beats Benderson), but Melvin said he wouldn’t fight Guida and wanted to fight Siver again, so there’s that.
Wanderlei, :(
Let’s start Condit vs. GSP talk. :D
Did he really?
I remember them saying that they would fight if it meant a title shot. Maybe it was just Guida.
As others have said
Condit v Diaz PLEASE
"Well, whatever you do, however terrible, however hurtful, it all makes sense, doesn't it, in your head. You never meet anybody that thinks they're a bad person."
I'm hoping
that Condit fights Nick because that would be pure dynamite
"Well, whatever you do, however terrible, however hurtful, it all makes sense, doesn't it, in your head. You never meet anybody that thinks they're a bad person."
I really think Fitch needs to be after Diaz though.
"Who are you and how the hell did you get in here?"
"I'm a locksmith... and i'm a locksmith."
Because I'm sure he won't get worked. Again.
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by lowellthehammer on Jul 3, 2011 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions
So that's it for Fitch then?
He never gets another shot as long as GSP is champ? All the people he beat should jump him and get shots instead? Should he just retire?
The only substitute for victory is overkill.
by Underhand Left on Jul 3, 2011 5:16 AM EDT up reply actions
he has not developed a single gahddamn new skill as a fighter since he faced GSP.
when he learns to fight, he may get another title shot. until then, he can keep laying on top of whomever he faces and should not expect another shot at the title.
"A guy in Texas came up to me and told me ‘Frye you're not mixed martial arts, you're no holds barred’, and I said you're god damn right partner." ~ Don Frye
I'd be
pretty surprised if he didn’t beat Ellenberger so then he’d be coming off a win
"Well, whatever you do, however terrible, however hurtful, it all makes sense, doesn't it, in your head. You never meet anybody that thinks they're a bad person."
No
that was fantasy matchmaking on my part, but I do think it would be agood fight if either Ellenberger or Shields won
"Well, whatever you do, however terrible, however hurtful, it all makes sense, doesn't it, in your head. You never meet anybody that thinks they're a bad person."
I get the feeling that GSP fans
are calling for a Fitch rematch because they think that maybe GSP will actually look really good for the first time since the Penn fight.
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by lowellthehammer on Jul 3, 2011 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't know what you're on about
GSP looked great against Alves and Koscheck. Hardy, less so, and vs shields there was a reason he didn’t preform optimally.
I called for Fitch because he deserved it. Or i thought he did, but i sort of forgot about the draw. Probably because i remember thinking Fitch won the Penn fight at the time. With that in mind i’m fine with Condit after Diaz actually. I don’t think you should be going into a title fight coming off of anything other than a win.
"Who are you and how the hell did you get in here?"
"I'm a locksmith... and i'm a locksmith."
Fitch/GSP II just isn't interesting at all.
Fitch is exactly the same fighter he was the first time and it’s not like GSP’s gotten any worse. There’s no point in setting that fight up just to reaffirm what we already know.
lol @ looking good in the Kos fight. Reminds me of the Europeans who have deluded themselves into thinking that Wladdy Klitschko jabbing away for 36 minutes at a time is amazing to watch.
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by lowellthehammer on Jul 3, 2011 3:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
But it's not so much a matter of whether it's interesting or not
Imo, at least. Fitch deserves (or deserved) it. That’s what’s most important. I know it doesn’t always work like that, but it should.
And he looked great against Kos in the sense that it was a great performance. I enjoyed the fight a lot and think it was a pretty great fight to watch, but if you think it wasn’t so great in terms of entertainment value i can understand that. If that’s the point you were making, never mind than.
But it’s funny you should mention the Klitschko’s. SC at Bad Left Hook, after the stinker of that fight tonight, was making the case that it’s not them, but everyone else to blame for the lameness that is HW division.
It’s somewhat the same case for GSP i think. One sided fights don’t often get FOTN bonuses.
"Who are you and how the hell did you get in here?"
"I'm a locksmith... and i'm a locksmith."
He 'deserves' nothing.
What makes you think that fight would be any different AT ALL from their first match-up? It’s the least compelling title match I can think of in any UFC division besides maybe Cain/Brock II (but at least then the fight would actually end quickly). When I’m paying $50 for an event I want the headliner to be a fight that is meaningful and isn’t a rematch of a relatively recent one-sided beatdown just for the hell of it.
That changes nothing. The question was never if GSP is good but if he has looked good in victory as of late, which seems like a fairly obvious ‘no’, same as it is for Klit. Blame whoever you want, it doesn’t make the fights any more aesthetically appealing.
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by lowellthehammer on Jul 3, 2011 3:31 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I hope Fitch gets to fight you next.
The only substitute for victory is overkill.
by Underhand Left on Jul 3, 2011 5:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Valid argument
Your logic is fantastic.
Let the fighters fight, let the referees ref, but dear God, don't let the judges judge.
by halitosis on Jul 3, 2011 9:37 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Reminds me of the Europeans who have deluded themselves into thinking that Wladdy Klitschko jabbing away for 36 minutes at a time is amazing to watch.
Eerily similar to the MMA fans who enjoy “grinders”.
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-Joell Ortiz
by The Lethal Haze on Jul 3, 2011 3:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Or...
Maybe you guys should stop quantifying a subjective and let people enjoy what they enjoy instead of acting like ass hats. Because you seem like total douches when you define what’s entertaining and call anyone who doesn’t conform deluded. Just sayin’.
"Who are you and how the hell did you get in here?"
"I'm a locksmith... and i'm a locksmith."
lol @ ass hats
Someone’s upset.
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by lowellthehammer on Jul 3, 2011 3:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Good article
Roller should be fine, but I agree the rest are gone. Winner especially. He can’t beat high level strikers or grapplers so he doesn’t belong in the UFC.
Dana gave Winner praise on twitter about being tough
That might be enough to keep him
I really like 7 round
championship fights. I feel like with main events now being made five rounds that a title fight should be special and go longer. I certainly think that Cruz and Faber have the stamina to go all 7 and I think it would lead to more finishes. I thought Faber won tonight but it would’ve been interesting to see two more rounds
"Well, whatever you do, however terrible, however hurtful, it all makes sense, doesn't it, in your head. You never meet anybody that thinks they're a bad person."
I think all main events (including title fights) should stay at 5 rounds, 7 would be great for BW, FW & LW. But it’ll produce some stinkers in the higher weight classes.
Hopefully
the fight would be finished by the seventh in the upper weight classes. Not too many decisions in HWT championship bouts
"Well, whatever you do, however terrible, however hurtful, it all makes sense, doesn't it, in your head. You never meet anybody that thinks they're a bad person."
Mir v Cro Cop
didn’t even go to decision, but I wouldn’t blame you if you were asleep by then. That fight wasn’t very good. at all
"Well, whatever you do, however terrible, however hurtful, it all makes sense, doesn't it, in your head. You never meet anybody that thinks they're a bad person."
7 round title fights in the HW division would be the worst thing to ever happen to combat sports.
So close and yet so far. The story of my sports fandom.
They'd probably be finished by then though
But a seven round fight where both guys are gassed is rather unappealing
"Well, whatever you do, however terrible, however hurtful, it all makes sense, doesn't it, in your head. You never meet anybody that thinks they're a bad person."
It was his first stoppage in the Octagon since pounding out Elvis Sinosic (remember him?) in June of 2001.
Weren’t the Shamrock wins all stoppages?
Yeah, but no one really counts Kenny I guess...
or atleast he is easy to forgett/dismiss
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i was 0 for whatever tonight
And I’m about to kill myself having seen Chris leben knock out wanderlei silva…
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by Discman2 on Jul 3, 2011 12:56 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
What a night
Congrats to Tito, I was one of the billions who counted him out, he did not waste any movements in the ground securing that guillotine, that was the veteran in him he knew exactly what to do and not try to blow his load g and p’ing, bader would have recovered by then.
Tito is a tricky match up now, with losses to Forrest and Machida, and a Draw to Rashad. They can either ask the Janitor to face him for a rematch, a fight against lil nog will also be valid at this point. If Tito faces Franklin I believe Franklin will beat Tito.
Tito shouldnt fight once a year though and pick up this momentum and start fighting more often, I still think he should retire, infact retiring on a wonderful win like this would atleast maintain his reputation.
crazy idea . . . Tito vs. Hendo for SF LHW Title
its not like that title means anything anyways, might as well get some money out of it.
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by mason_beer on Jul 3, 2011 1:01 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Fights I want to see, realistically
Cruz vs. Bowles II (unfinished fight)
Faber vs. Torres (let’s finally do this)
Leben vs. Munoz
Silva vs. Santiago
Siver vs Guillard
Wiman vs. Pettis
Tito vs. Bonnar
Bader vs. Hamill
Condit vs. Penn
Kim vs. Rumble Johnson
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by mason_beer on Jul 3, 2011 1:03 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Silva vs Santiago is a good call
Munoz is too chinny for Leben, he will get flattened, even grove rocked Munoz badly during 112
Cruz vs. Bowles unfinished?
You see the first 2 rounds of the first fight? Repeat that for the next fight and Cruz def. Bowles via TKO (broken hand).
So close and yet so far. The story of my sports fandom.
yeah but I think Bowles deserves a full shot
Cruz didn’t actually beat him beat him, so I think Bowles has earned the right to win (or lose) that title full on rather than because of injury. He’s done enough.
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no two fights are the same
except Liddell-Couture 2 and 3
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From Bowles' own record:
Win 6–0 Damacio Page Submission (guillotine choke) Round 1 3:30
Win 9–1 Damacio Page Technical submission (guillotine choke) Round 1 3:30
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by lowellthehammer on Jul 3, 2011 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions
What's a technical submission?
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choked unconcious
Damacio didnt tap, he went to sleep
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 3, 2011 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions
I aways found it ironic
A KO = Guy is OUT
A TKO = Ref Saved guy from going OUT
A sub = guy tapped
A technical Sub= Guy is OUT or SCREAMING
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Siver already got KTFO'd by Guillard
And he’d lose again.
Leben vs. Munoz is only interesting if Munoz keeps it standing.
Wiman vs. Pettis? I think Stephens vs. Pettis is better.
Tito vs. Bonnar good, Bader vs. Hamill good, Condit vs. Penn good, Kim vs. Rumble = RIP Stun Gun.
So close and yet so far. The story of my sports fandom.
Leben vs. Munoz is only interesting if Munoz keeps it standing.
I totaly disagree.
Chris is good off his back, and is good at getting to his feet.
He doesn’t get wrestlefucked, like, ever.
Learn JiuJitsu.
Try someone who has a license
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That I like
Obv. Leben wants to keep it on the feet.
It will really be a battle decided on Leben’s TDD and Maia’s wrestling
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All Sonnen has to do is go to the Cal AC and say sorry
and he get’s it back.
His suspension is over.
Learn JiuJitsu.
That's what I expected at his last hearing
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Watch, they can't hold his licence hostage anymore.
He’s served his suspension, I know he’s an asshat, but if they continue to hold him up he’ll have real legal recourse.
Learn JiuJitsu.
Tell that to Josh Barnett. He went in asking to be re-licensed and they basically ripped him saying he needs to show evidence of being reformed. Therapy, counseling, etc.
Barnett's a three time loser though
This is Sonnen’s first
by Cunny on Jul 3, 2011 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I totally expect him to just Barnett the whole situation
and just say fuck you to CSAC and wait till the UFC goes to texas.
Texas will become the sanctuary of CSAC/NSAC banned fighters
Which is fine by me, I live and TExas and I love Sonnen and BArnett
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Mark my words
It’ll be Munoz vs Sonnen.
by Luffmania on Jul 3, 2011 7:26 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Agreed
he threatened Sexyama with an armbar in the first before pulling off the triangle late in the 3rd. Leben is solid off his back for sure.
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Yeah, Siver/Guillard II is a waste of time.
Guillard should fight the loser of Edgar/Maynard IMO. Only big win that could set him up for a title shot besides Guida, who’s a teammate, and Miller who’s already set up for a shot. If Bendo wins you could do Bendo/Guillard for a shot too.
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by lowellthehammer on Jul 3, 2011 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I like Guillard vs Maynard/Edgar loser
I think I would like Siver vs Guida or Miller/Bendo loser. He has god TDD, but I wanna see atleast one more fight againt a good wrestler.
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and Leben proved against Akiyama and Simpson
he can handle top-flight wrestlers/grapplers
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Those are some sweet match-ups
But I think Tito deserves a bigger name, something with a little more history to it. Either Franklin/Nogueira, or, if they can send him over to Strikeforce, Sobral or Henderson.
I’m sure most won’t, but I’d also like to see a Siver vs. Guillard rematch. They’re paths have mirrored each other so much.
"You son of a bitch, give me my plunger back."
- welterweight contender Josh Koscheck
Babalu/Tito needs to be made
The verbal heat would make it a free TV ratings dynamo. Bad blood that needs to be finished. 2nd generation fighter style!
" Tell me something Steve, How does a guy from Puerto Rico loose a ball in the Sun? "
Leben vs. Maia. Munoz is actually on a streak whereas Leben just has a single win, big as it is.
by Thomas Benjamin on Jul 3, 2011 4:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Wanderlei, Randy, Chuck and Sakuraba are all done, but Tito Ortiz is top 10 LHW. He rope-a-doped the MMA world for five years then brought it crashing down in sections like Foreman in the 8th.
by smoogy2 on Jul 3, 2011 1:03 AM EDT reply actions 6 recs
Told you that picking a Leben decision was idiocy.
Over decent competition Leben scores KOs or loses, and Wandy’s all out style and shot chin made the former far more likely.
Wiman did not beat Siver. No way. He did absolutely nothing effective in that third frame and Siver scored enough points standing to edge the round given that draw rounds are non-existant in MMA.
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Some great fights
The Faber Cruz fight was pretty awesome. Wandy lost but I was not remotely surprised as I had said in several posts before the fight. Tito looked absolutely ripped in this fight, as fit as I have ever seen him. He did well, gotta give him props. Bader is now on the chopping block with another loss methinks. Condit is the man, love watching him fight…
If heavyweight isn't the toughest division in the UFC, then why doesn't someone that can kick their asses move to it? They don’t even have to cut weight!!
Bader is fine
usually TUF winners get a longer leash than others (look at how long it took for Kendall Grove to get the ax) . . . unless your a dummy who can’t make weight.
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He's only on a 2 fight loss streak
and one of those is the champ. They’ll prolly feed him somebody to get him going tho
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like someone washed up, winless in 5 years and looking like they dont belong in the sport anymore?
by hewsdaddy on Jul 3, 2011 1:11 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Tito had a point
that he didn’t look bad in most of his losses. He’s not chuck who was getting KOed by a strong breeze.
I was thinking of someone more like Bonnar.
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This is a fun post fight recap master fagan
Thank you UFC fans. My name Stun Gun. I want GSP
This card was fucking nuts man.
These fights all delivered one way or another.
Goldmember: A shmoke und a pancake. You know, a flapjack und a shigarette? No? Shigar und a waffle? No? Pipe und a crepe? No? Bong und a blintz? No? Well, then there ish no pleashing you.
the facebook fights were alright
But everything else was awesome
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by sitnam90 on Jul 3, 2011 10:09 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Redemption for Bowles
For all the criticism he received for the way he lost to Cruz to lose his title, Brian Bowles has to feel good about toughing out the broken hand for the win tonight.
Didn't they sign Sinosic again?
for the Australian card but he got injured.
"Well, whatever you do, however terrible, however hurtful, it all makes sense, doesn't it, in your head. You never meet anybody that thinks they're a bad person."
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 3, 2011 1:17 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I can't not be happy for that
Good timing on hitting Bader coming in followed by good fight IQ in going for the sub instead of throwing his arms out on a turtled opponent.
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Like him or not (I really don’t) he deserved to get his hand raised one more time.
Bader needs to get something else going. Maybe a new camp or travel around to different camps.
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 3, 2011 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions
totally agree. He needs to quit playing pattycake with his buddies and go train to fight with some top talent
by troyd on Jul 3, 2011 1:37 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
On an unrelated note
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 3, 2011 1:25 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Sometimes Bader and G-Sot will bone you hard. This is MMA and these things happen
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 3, 2011 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought G-sot would lose and I got it right. Did anyone see the fight? Was it bad. Dos Anjos is fucking ‘City of Men’ personified
G Sot got cliped early with a wild punch
Boom fight over
No real set up, no real gameplan, just a wild exchange and done
WTF right?
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i have yet to figure out how to see their scores.
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 3, 2011 1:53 AM EDT up reply actions
“Expect hands, feet, knees, and elbows to be thrown!” – Before the Njokuani/Winner fight
Yeah, thanks for explaining how MMA striking works, Goldie.
You say that with a conceited sarcasm normally reserved for instances where a person has done something completely unnecessary; yet it was Winner’s ignorance of the full spectrum of striking that led to his loss.
Critiquing Goldberg works a lot better when you don’t choose a quote that is uniquely relevant to the fight he was calling.
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by Simco on Jul 3, 2011 2:03 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
There’s plenty of other ways to express what he was trying to say without sounding like a five-grader.
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by Mike Fagan on Jul 3, 2011 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
fifth grader?
But yeah Goldberg says so fairly retarded things. Didn’t he say people have 8 limbs today or some shit?
Holy crap, the irony.
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by Mike Fagan on Jul 3, 2011 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
no, its the art of eight points
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by The Lethal Haze on Jul 3, 2011 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Carlos Condit is really really accurate. I didn’t realie how accurate until I went back and watched some of his fights again, but his punches rarely miss the mark.
Guillard is something else. With his refined style it’s hard to see him losing to anyone. Time for him to fight only guys at the top. He just toyed with Roller tonight.
Cruz is an Android, after 4 rounds of moving and attacking that way, I couldnt believe he was able to turn it up in the 5th like that and seal the deal. He had one combination that was so unreal I couldn’t believe it. Two leg kicks on both sides, then body, uppercut, and hook (I think). It looked preternatural.
Faber lost pretty convincingly to me. It was a great fight, and he never really looked in serious trouble until the 5th, surely he didn’t ever feel like he won that fight with how many times he got hit??
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“Cruz is an Android, after 4 rounds of moving and attacking that way, I couldnt believe he was able to turn it up in the 5th like that and seal the deal.”
He did the same thing in the Jorgensen fight. He threw more strikes in the fifth than in any other round.
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He seemed to be slowing down in the 4th
but seemed to gut it out in the 5th.I think cruz will be champ at 135 for quite awhile.
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I swear half the people shocked by Cruz' gas tank
have never watched him fight till last night.
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Out of curiosity
Faber-Cruz II or Edgar-Maynard II, which was better?
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I’d say Faber/Cruz 2, but there’s recency bias. I nutted over Edgar/Maynard 2 as well.
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by Mike Fagan on Jul 3, 2011 2:33 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
here ya go
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 3, 2011 2:41 AM EDT up reply actions
That's what sucks about fights early in the year
They are more at risk of being forgotten. But for mid year rewards, the contest is gonna be all Edgar/Maynard 2 and Faber/Cruz 2 in my opinion. Great year of fights so far, but those two stand out to me.
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Easily Edgar/Maynard II.
Not even a competition.
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by lowellthehammer on Jul 3, 2011 2:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I feel the same way
Edgar Maynard II was the bees knees
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by Earl Montclair on Jul 3, 2011 2:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
The insanity of round 1, the drama in Edgars come-from-behind-performance and the open-endedness of the decision were way above Faber vs Cruz.
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IMO the Cruz/Faber fight is one of the hardest fights to score
Cruz implemented his game plan and got the better of the exchanges, but Faber hurt Cruz in three of the five rounds. Amazing fight and extremly fun to watch.
oh and 50-45 for Cruz is rediculous
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by KingAtRock on Jul 3, 2011 2:31 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
That’s what I thought at first, but if someone is leaning heavily on # of strikes landed, which makes sense since the takedowns pretty much went nowhere, neither guy got any decent submissions, and, though Faber got to Cruz a couple of times, Cruz recovered very quickly. So in that respect, I can see a 50-45. If Faber is going to walk through a barrage of punches and kicks the way he did, you either knock the guy out or lose, you aren’t going to win that, or any round through connecting on a few power punches when the other guy is connecting the Cruz does.
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I agree, but high level striking in mma is difficult to score
Anthony Njo didn’t drop winner but seriously hurt him, Faber dropped Cruz multiple times but didn’t seem to have savaging effects.
You blast a guy and put him on his as and he hops back up and goes back to his previous attack and ends up landing more strikes in the round…its hard to score but when nobody gets rocked, stunned or seriously damaged and the fight stays standing you have to go with who was more effective. And Cruz takes it imo.
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by The Blackula on Jul 3, 2011 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m really unsure hwo much Faber really “hurt” or even “rocked” Cruz. Due to his in&out-style, Cruz was almost always caught moving backwards. Seeing how he got up immediately and went right back at Faber most of the times he was supposedly “rocked”, I find it hard to believe he was in significant trouble.
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Yeah
There’s dropping from balance, and then there’s dropping from ‘OMG WTF how did he survive?!?!’ Cruz was suffering from type A in my opinion
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by sitnam90 on Jul 3, 2011 9:46 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
What do you mean "This is what 5 rounds are for"? It's a TITLE FIGHT.
The whole main event thing being 5 rounds is ridicules 5 rounds should only be for title fights!
Believe in the sport not he spectacle. I think this is the worst decision the UFC brass as made in a while. If it goes to a draw there should be a sudden death round, but you must be a champion or fighting for the belt to get the honor of fighting 5 rounds.
I totally agree, he did got rocked in 4th and he slowed down a bit but he did so much more then faber. i find it strange ppl question this result cos cruz won imho dominant and brutally outclassed faber.
by STEVENvanGEEL on Jul 3, 2011 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Great writeup but I have beef with your musical taste...
Other than bringing a little nostalgia, Wand’s entrance music is just some generic 90’s techno. Poor choice for entrance song of the night, Dallas :(
No sir, I don't like it.
The 2 casuals I texted
saying “great fight, who ya got” before the judging decision replied back
casual 1 “FABER! he dropped the dancing retard”
casual 2 “who gives a shit i stopped watching after 3rd round”
This may be because they were rewarded with brutality in 4/5 fights before hand (condit, guillard, ortiz, leben).
I think Edgar/Maynard was infinitely better due to the drama of the fight. There was no real drama in this fight it was the same fight in the first that it was in the 5th. Edgar/Maynard was dripping drama.
I would just like to to add an LOL
…to everyone that cited Condit being taken down so many times in fights he won as a reason that he would lose last night.
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Hindsight is 20/20
but when Condit got taken down and IMMEDIATELY swept Kim, I had already put my crow in the microwave.
Kim completely abandoned his grappling after he wound up mounted by Carlos, wonder how he will bounce back from this or how he will fare fighting another grappler. Stun Gun vs Story anyone.
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by The Blackula on Jul 3, 2011 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, because it’s not the reason he lost to Martin Kampmann or Jake Shields.
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The Kampmann fight was probably the closest fight I've ever seen
And he’s won most of the fights in which its happened. Way to go.
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Ryan Bader did not look right
I watched the fight and his entrance twice last night, and he had a really strange, quizzical look on his face, like he had zero confidence. Not trying to jumpstart conspiracy theories here or take anything away from Tito, but I have a feeling we’re going to eventually find out that all wasn’t what it seemed somehow last night.
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Bad night for Pride fanboys
One their gods gets demolished. Even the UFC guy who comes out to their theme song gets pulverized.
Bad year, really. Pride’s king and last emperor got beaten up. Pride’s best hope tapped to strikes. Only Rampage and Hendo are still holding it down, and even that won’t last long (interest and desire in Rampage’s case and father time in Dan’s case).
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