WEC 38 live on Versus tonight at 6:30pm PT

SlickFazzer · 01-25-09, 05:33 PM

who many times have pulver and faber fought?

Is this #3?

poetwarrior41 · 01-25-09, 05:36 PM

Originally posted by SlickFazzer

who many times have pulver and faber fought?

Is this #3?

This will be there 2nd meeting, i was surprised they are even having a rematch as "Lil Evil" was pretty much dominated in their first fight.

Bread · 01-25-09, 05:36 PM

O jeezus!!! Many thanks for reminding me Poet. My hangover is just starting to clear up. MORE FIGHTS TO BET ON YAY!

Chi_archie · 01-25-09, 05:44 PM

Originally posted by poetwarrior41

This will be there 2nd meeting, i was surprised they are even having a rematch as "Lil Evil" was pretty much dominated in their first fight.

yeah, it was a long brutal domination....

didn't it go the distance?

Bread · 01-25-09, 05:52 PM

My plays

Varner -155
Campbell +130

Parlay

Varner
Campbell
Faber -550
Aldo -800

GL MEN!

flyingillini · 01-25-09, 05:54 PM

I bet on
HIROMITSU MIURA -290
JAMIE VARNER -160
FRANK GOMEZ +148
DANILLO VILLEFORT -155
PULVER +425

RumpledForeskin · 01-25-09, 06:03 PM

Are you sure this is on Versus? Direct TV shows the All Star game is going to be televised.....

poetwarrior41 · 01-25-09, 06:05 PM

Originally posted by RumpledForeskin

Are you sure this is on Versus? Direct TV shows the All Star game is going to be televised.....

6:30 pacific standard time

Bread · 01-25-09, 06:06 PM

Yea its on Versus...930 ET.

RumpledForeskin · 01-25-09, 06:09 PM

Originally posted by Bread

Yea its on Versus...930 ET.

Ah, got it, thanks

poetwarrior41 · 01-25-09, 09:01 PM

Seth Dikun vs. Charlie Valencia starts us off. (135 pounds)
Valencia is the big time crowd favorite. Valencia more aggressive. Ground with CV in half guard. Big pop for carry slam. SD worked his way up and they ended the round standing. Dikun looks very passive striking. Seems that he wants the fight on the ground but at this point he hasn't made a move to get it there. Let's see how round 2 goes.
Second round was mostly on the ground. Initially, SD looked better standing but then CV hit another slam to go to the ground. SD had a very active guard and really did more work in the round. He almost got Valencia's back when they stood up at one point but the round ended in a stalemate. Probably even going into round 3.
Valencia really put his stamp on the last round. He hit a nasty rib kick that send Dikun down and then did well on the grond, even to the point of getting full mount to end the round. That may very well have won him the decision.
Unanimous decision for Valencia. Also, no Frank Mir on the interview. Looks like he's off commentary. I guess that makes sense, but I always liked his style.
Jesse Lennox vs. Blas Avena is scheduled next. (170 pounds)
Wrestling (JL) vs. Jiu Jitsu (BA) here. Really good round. In fact, you may want to skip these spoilers because I think they may show this fight later if they have time. BA looked good wrestling and got it to the ground but then if was Lennox who controlled things from the mat. He almost had Hughes/Newton and then he even got full mount towards the end of the round. JL then went for a Fujiwara armbar but BA got out of it. Avena hit punches from the standing guard to end the round.
More great stuff in round 2 as Jesse Lennox won by TKO from punches. JL hit a nice straight left to the chin as both men decided to throw punches without caution to start the round. BA ended up getting backed into the cage, where JL hit a series of right uppercuts until the ref stepped in. Todd Martin correctly pointed out that Avena was too aggressive. When he got hit with the big shot he swung back wildly instead of going for a clinch. I'm very impressed with Lennox and I think you'll see more of him.
Our first of four undefeated fighters is up as 6-0 Frank Gomez faces Scott Jorgensen. (135 pounds)
Good, quick win for Jorgensen. He does show potential. He bullied FG into the cage and locked in a guillotine choke. He turned the choke about a minute into the fight and Gomez submitted. Good moment in the interview as SJ was asked about a rear naked choke and had to correct the interviewer that it was more of a guillotine. That's 0-1 for our undefeated fighters.
Ian McCall vs. Dominick Cruz is scheduled next. (135 pounds)
Big pop for Cruz coming out, presumably because he's from San Diego. While I have a minute I'll say that thus far the crowd looks good. 95% plus of the lower bowl is full and the upper bowl is nearly full along the sidelines. They have screens along the baselines so there are only a smattering of fans in the upper bowl of those sections. Wow, huge pop for Cruz during the ring intros.
Action packed first round. Most of the round was standing, though McCall got a brief takedown early and Cruz wall-walked out of it. Cruz was better standing. He is much taller. Late in the round McCall started having problems, as he wasn't countering when Cruz would lunge in with combinations. McCall's boxing seems a bit unpolished. If I were his corner I'd tell him to get the fight to the ground, pronto.
A similar round two, but somewhat less exciting. Early in the round McCall seemed discouraged. Cruz would come in with strikes and McCall was not countering. Later in the round McCall started to come in occasionally, but he was ineffective for the most part. Cruz countered OK, but his real success was when he came in. Let's see if McCall can do anything in round 3.
As a USC football fan, I can only relate this to the fourth quarter of a game against Notre Dame. The score is lopsided, the starters are out and a once enthusiastic crowd struggles to celebrate. McCall was just outclassed here. He did at least get one takedown but Cruz just stood back up immediately and kept up the same rhythm of striking that he worked the entire fight. Hey! He just used the word, "rhythm," in his interview seconds after I wrote it. Hmmm. Change mine to, "tempo."
Our second undefeated fighter, Edgar Garcia (6-0) is scheduled next against Hiromitsu Miura. (170 pounds)
Big win for Garcia by TKO. They exchanged punches early and it was clear that Garcia was seeing Miura's punches from the very first exchange. A few exchanges later Garcia saw Miura coming in for a jab and hit a big left hook to counter. I mean, this was exactly how you learn it in a boxing gym. From there it was a flurry of punches, first from a standing guard and then Miura turned his back before the ref stopped it. Garcia got in the names of his sponsors, which was an interesting throwback to the dark days of UFC.
Our last dark match is scheduled next: Anthony Njokuani vs. Ben Henderson. (155 pounds) Njokuani was born in Enugu, Nigeria. I wonder if he speaks Igbo (pronounced like Eee-boo). Hopefully he at least likes Fufu. If not he should be officially stripped of his citizenship.
Todd Martin says that Frank Mir was super over when he entered. If that's false, blame him.
Boos for Henderson entering to Lovely Day. Maybe a bit too religious for this crowd.

poetwarrior41 · 01-25-09, 09:27 PM

Anthony Njokuani vs. Ben Henderson. (155 pounds) Wild first round. Hard to imagine you'll see a round with more energy and action, but almost no damage done to either fighter and no moment where either fighter looked to be in danger of being caught in a submission. The story of the round was Henderson's limitless energy in shooting for single leg takedowns and Njokuani's efforts to stop them and get out of trouble. I was impressed with Henderson's cardio in going for takedowns constantly as well as Njokuani's technique in getting out of trouble. Plus, Njokuani seems like he has more physical strength.
Well, the fight ended before I could even finish typing up the first round. Early in round two we had another shot by Henderson. This time Henderson maneuvered into a guillotine up against the cage and AN tapped. Very fun match if you ask me. A funny part after the match was the crowd laughing at Henderson when they showed him on the screen wearing eyeglasses in the ring for his interview.

poetwarrior41 · 01-25-09, 11:15 PM

Rolando Perez vs. Jose Aldo starts off the Versus show. (145 pounds) Perez enters to a (heavily edited version of a) song I love, Duffle Bag Boy by Playaz Circle & Lil' Wayne. Aldo enters to a rap song I am unfamiliar with. Man, they really butchered Duffle Bag Boy. Must be due to Versus. In the arena they played an unedited version of CrazyBitch mere minutes ago and that song is far more vulgar. Let's see how the first round goes.
The fight is over. Aldo won by knockout. They stood the entire fight. Aldo seemed to be more precise with his hands and he hit a few good kicks to the leg as well. Perez tried to lunge in for a jab to the body and Aldo his him with a perfect right knee to the temple. Perez collapsed backwards and Aldo went down to fire punches. The fight was stopped soon afterwards. Aldo ran nearly to the top of the lower bowl in the crowd for his celebration, which set off quite the interesting reaction from arena security.

The next scheduled fight is our third undefeated fighter, Mike Campbell (6-0) vs. Danillo Villefort. (170 pounds) Villefort enters to The Game.
Villefort wins in round one and the crowd is ticked. Man, did DV look slick on the ground. This was just really impressive. The fight was active, with both guys having energy the entire time. Campbell got a few good punches in standing, but as soon as they went to the ground it was clear that it was Villefort's world, even on his back. On one takedown attempt Villefort pulled out a nice hip throw (Judo?) into side control. He immediately hopped to mount and the crowd, who had been behind Campbell, knew it was all but over. After a few punches Campbell pulled out some very un-Yvel like mount defense and rolled, giving Villefort his back. Campbell just covered up from there and J. Rosenthal had no choice to stop the fight even through Villefort's punches to the side of Campbell's head from the back were not very hard.
Villefort looked great. The crowd hates him, though. He did act cocky and it was a less than spectacular stoppage. Plus, in this tough economy there's probably a little bit of jingoism happening here. That's 1-2 for the undefeated guys tonight.
Jens Pulver vs. Urijah Faber. (145 pounds)
Pulver enters to **-Tang and Faber enters to Tupac/Dr. Dre. This is the one they came to see. Faber is over to a massive degree in the building. I mean, there are probably less than a dozen MMA fighters in the world who get a reaction like this. I think it's a combination of charisma, looks, home state pride and alcohol. I'm expecting a short fight, one way or another.Pulver lands a hard knee to the body that knocks Faber off balance. Faber twice shoots in to close the distance, but Pulver has none of it. A left hook to the liver sends Pulver reeling. Faber pounces and locks on a tight guillotine choke that prompts a quick tap from the former UFC lightweight champion at 1:34 of the first.

poetwarrior41 · 01-26-09, 12:03 AM

Jamie Varner vs. Donald Cerrone
Round 1
Varner is swinging for the fences early. Cerrone is using good movement to avoid Varner’s power early. After 90 seconds of action, Varner catches Cerrone with a powerful two-punch combo. Cerrone, rocked from the blows, finds himself with his back to the floor in guard. Cerrone goes to a rubber guard that looks dangerous. Varner passes and absolutely tees off with punches. Lefts, rights and elbows rock Cerrone’s world on the floor. Now sporting a huge welt on his forehead above the right eye, Cerrone gets back to guard, but his head swells by the second. Cerrone gets to his feet and delivers a knee to the body. And another.

Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Varner
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-8 Varner
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Varner

Round 2
To the body goes Cerrone with two hard kicks to start the second round. Varner gets a quick takedown. After a brief stay in half guard, elbows from Varner find a home on the face of Cerrone. The fighters stand and Cerrone stalks the champion around the cage. Varner gets a slick single-leg but does little with the position before Cerrone gets to his feet. With 90 seconds left in the second period, Varner clips Cerrone with a left to the body and a right hook to the chin. Cerrone shrugs it off and jabs. Varner is loading up on his punches, looking for a one-punch knockout. With 15 seconds left, Varner gets a takedown and is caught in a triangle. Cerrone pulls the head down to finish the fight, but time expires.

Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Cerrone
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Varner
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Cerrone

Round 3
Varner reaches down with his glove to “draw” a line for Cerrone to cross. Cerrone cracks him with a right cross. Cerrone sets up a beautiful straight right to the body. Varner lands a right hand that opens a cut near the right eye of Cerrone. He’s hurt. Varner rushes in and gets a double-leg. Varner locks on a guillotine and rolls him over, but Cerrone escapes. Both fighters move to the feet and Cerrone misses a head kick. Cerrone’s left eye is in bad shape. A jab to the other eye causes Cerrone to blink both eyes. Cerrone keeps jabbing but he’s having problems with both eyes and it’s painfully obvious. Varner lands a right hand down the pipe and gets another takedown.

Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Varner
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Varner
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Varner

Round 4
Varner bounces his left foot off the face of Cerrone. The Greg Jackson-trained challenger doesn’t even blink. Cerrone lands a hard kick to the body shortly after. Varner circles as Cerrone chases him down with punches and a flying knee. Varner stands his ground with a left kick to the body and a right hand. Cerrone goes to the legs with a lowkick, but is taken down seconds later. Cerrone goes to the rubber guard, where he lands an elbow from the bottom. Cerrone does some damage from his back with a punch and an upkick. Varner passes to half-guard before the horn sounds.

Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Varner
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Varner
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Varner

Round 5
The gentlemen hug before the final round is to begin. Varner shoots in and gets an easy single leg. Cerrone upkicks with both feet until Varner goes back to the guard. The fighters stand and Cerrone gets his first takedown of the fight. Cerrone scrambles to his feet and knees Varner illegally in the head. Time is given for Varner to recover. The foul is ruled unintentional and a point will not be taken. The fight is over. Varner is still down, holding his right eye where the knee connected. Since the foul was unintentional, the fight is going to the scorecards, with the fifth frame being scored.

Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Varner
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Varner
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Varner

The official judges see the bout 49-46 (Varner) 48-47 Cerrone and 49-46 for the winner by split decision, Jamie Varner.

purecarnagge · 01-26-09, 12:07 AM

What was the song that the title guy came out to... Never heard it before... something rapish...something shot caller... Only song I remember was that Lil" Troy song..wanna be a baller... couldn't stop laughing... until the fight started...