UFC 79: Preview and Predictions...By Jay Graziani

[Oddessa]

James Irvin +155 LOSE.... IMO the worst striker and luckiest fighter to ver enter teh Octagon...
^ did I ever fuking call this...Irvin is biggest bum and luckiest prick on the planet..


Luis Arthur Cane vs. James Irvin
Round 1
Cane came out rocking with two hard left hooks that stunned Irvin. Not one to back down from a brawl, Irvin answered with a hard left hook of his own, which prompted Cane to retreat against the fence. Irvin rushed forward and tried a guillotine, but Cane escaped and kneed Irvin in the head while he was still on the ground. Irvin, who was knocked out by the illegal maneuver, is awarded the win via DQ at 1:51 of the first.

[Oddessa]

Complete UFC 79 MMA Prelim Results 12-29-2007

Mark Bocek beat Douglas Evans
Roan Carneiro beat Tony DeSouza
Dean Lister beat Jordan Radev
Manvel Gamburyan beat Nate Mohr
James Irvin beat Luis Arthur Cane




Early IFL MMA Results 12-29-2007

Roy Nelson def. Antoine Jaoude - TKO (Ref Stoppage - Strikes) 0:20 R2
Wagnney Fabiano beat LC Davis by Sub in Round 1

[Oddessa]

Wagnney Fabiano beat LC Davis by Sub in Round 1
Jay Hieron BEAT Delson Heleno by TKO in Round 1

[Oddessa]

Rich Clementi vs. Melvin Guillard
Round 1
A hard inside low kick from Clementi starts the first televised bout. Guillard opened up with his hands and cracked Clementi with a right hand. Clementi answered with a stiff kick to the body and another inside leg kick. Guillard landed a right hand as Clementi picked his foe up into the air and slammed him to the canvas. Clementi briefly had Guillard's back with a full-nelson applied, but Guillard escaped to his feet. Guillard slipped and ended up on the top position after Clementi tried to pounce. Clementi twisted around and took Guillard's back with a body-triangle before forcing him to tap with a rear-naked choke at 4:40 of the first.

[Don King's Barber]

I LOVE it! Guillard still a classless piece of shit...Guy will be in prison in 10 years...

[Oddessa]

IFL FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: L.C. Davis vs. Wagnney Fabiano

R1 - The featherweight title fight starts with Fabiano ducking in for a takedown attempt and getting it from a body clinch. Fabiano tries to break Davis' guard by lifting him. Fabiano passes and deliberately works for mount. Fabiano spins with Davis, gets the full mount and shoots for an armbar. Davis escapes to his feet, but Fabiano pounces with another clinch against the ropes that results in a takedown. Fabiano gets side control and catch an errant arm for the armbar and tapout.

Wagnney Fabiano def. L.C. Davis (R1 3:38 Tapout -Armbar)

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IFL WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Jay Hieron vs. Delson Heleno

R1 - This welterweight title fight starts with Hieron trying strikes and avoiding Heleno's rush for a takedown. Hieorn lands a strong hook and pressures Heleno, stuffing a takedown and swinging. Heleno keeps his
distance and draws boos, apparently spooked by Hieron's game. Hieron lands a leg kick and pushes the pace with punches, eventually catching Heleno with a big right hook that drops him. Hieron pounds until the round ends, and a
rocked Heleno is having trouble getting up. The fight is over and Hieron wins the IFL Welterweight Championship.

Jay Hieron def. Delson Heleno - TKO (Ref Stoppage - Fighter Can't Continue) 5:00 R1

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IFL MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Matt Horwich vs. Benji Radach


R1- This middleweight title fight starts with Horwich trying to sneak in with takedowns but Radach clips him with punches. Radach wrestles Horwich down, but Horwich charges back. Both men clinch in the corner until the ref
separates them. Horwich closes in but can't get anuyting going. Horwich lands a light head kick and throws punches while cornering Radach. Ref separates them again but Hrowich continues to close the distance and clinch as the round ends.

R2- The second round starts with slugging as Horwich seeks a takedown. They're back to the clinch. Radach gets off a punch and takes Horwich down. Horwich angles for submissions with Radach inside his guard. Radach lets him up but gets rocked by Horwich strikes. Horwich hits some heavy punches and brings down Radach, punching until the ref stops it. Horwich becomes IFL Middlewieght Champion. Radach is disputing he was out.

Matt Horwich def. Benji Radach - TKO (Ref Stoppage) 1:58 R2

[Oddessa]

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Lyoto Machida
Round 1
Sokoudjou entered the cage wearing a mask from "The Predator." Sokoudjou rocked Machida with a right hand in the opening minute. Sokoudjou scored a takedown but was quickly swept by Machida. Machida, from top in half-guard, looked for a Kimura but Sokoudjou escaped. Machida elbowed from the top position but landed nothing flush. Referee Mario Yamasaki stood close and stood the fighters up just as Machida worked for an arm-triangle. A body kick landed for Machida. Sokoudjou judo-tripped Machida to the canvas but Machida quickly got to his feet. Close, but uneventful round.

Josh Gross score: 10-9 Machida.
Mike Fridley score: 10-9 Machida.

Round 2
The fighters exchange sloppy strikes as Machida showed superior footwork as he circled away. Machida caught Sokoudjou with a punch that dropped him to the canvas. With a strand of Sokoudjou's dreadlocks detached and laying on the ground, Machida looked for an arm-triangle before moving to the mount. Another arm-triangle try from Machida, but the Octagon newcomer had none of it. After passing to side-control, Machida again went for the arm-triangle, but this time the improved position forced Sokoudjou to tapout at 4:20 of the second.

[Oddessa]

Ryan Schultz vs. Chris Horodecki
Round 1
Both fighters feel each other out on the feet. Schultz gathers up Horodecki into the ropes and begins to unload but the match is moved to the center with Schultz in Hordoecki's guard. Schultz makes some space and lands a punch and elbows from the top. Schultz lands vicious blows to the face of Horodecki, who absorbed a lot of punishment in trying to keep fighting, but eventually the referee stepped in to save the IFL poster boy at 2:51 of the first. Schultz takes the lightweight belt in the main event and hands the face of the IFL his first loss in MMA, capping an exciting night of fights.

[Oddessa]

God the talent level of this UFC is horrid..

[Oddessa]

Soa Palelei vs. Eddie Sanchez
Round 1
Palelei came out swinging for the fences before he clinched with Sanchez and drug him to the floor. Sanchez used his back against the fencing to get to his feet. Sanchez then accidently kneed Palelei in the groin. He was given time to recover.Sanchez backed Palelei against the cage and hit him with annoying punches to the face. Palelei turned Sanchez around and returned the favor. Mario Yamasaki separated the fighters but they clinched again immediately. Sanchez threw some straight punches down the pipe and landed an outside low kick. Palelei taunted in return.

Josh Gross score: 10-9 Sanchez.
Mike Fridley score: 10-9 Sanchez.

Round 2
A brisk uppercut landed for Sanchez. Palelei, who is showing little in his UFC debut, landed a superman punch. The fighters exchanged jabs and went back to the clinch. The crowd is growing restless. Sanchez then connected with an uppercut, the best of the fight. A tired Sanchez put his head down and landed another uppercut.

Josh Gross score: 10-9 Sanchez.
Mike Fridley score: 10-9 Sanchez.

Round 3
Palelei, bleeding from his mouth, again ran in to clinch with Sanchez. Having found his range, Sanchez lands more leather followed with -- you guessed it -- an uppercut.

[Oddessa]

Round 3
Palelei, bleeding from his mouth, again ran in to clinch with Sanchez. Having found his range, Sanchez lands more leather followed with -- you guessed it -- an uppercut. Blood is pouring from the mouth of the now badly swollen Palelei. He complains about his eye; which is swollen, and the fight is stopped. Sanchez is awarded the victory via TKO at 3:24 of the third frame.

[Oddessa]

here comes the big fight...5 yrs in the making.....Liddell vs Silva starts next

[Oddessa]

Liddel just beat the snot outa Silva . Wins UD

[drunkguy]

FIGHT OF THE CENTURY from Liddell


best fight i have seen in awhile


gotta give Wanderlai credit for taking that punishment, wish chuck could have finished it though

[Oddessa]

Wanderlei Silva vs. Chuck Liddell
Round 1
The fighters circled in the center of the Octagon, patiently waiting for the other man to strike. Silva got off first with a low kick and a left hook. Solid low kick landed for Silva. Chuck rushed forward and teed off with a flurry. Silva was hurt but he recovered quickly. Right straight landed for Liddell. One-two landed for Liddell. Silva countered with a right hook and smiled. Another right landed for Liddell. Chuck then went to the inside of Wanderlei's left leg with a low kick.

Josh Gross score: 10-9 Liddell.
Mike Fridley score: 10-9 Liddell.

Round 2
Silva swung for the fences to start round two. Silva, bleeding from his right ear, looks wilder with his striking tonight then usual. Two body kicks found their target for Silva. Wanderlei picked up the pace and landed a right hand. Silva then sent Liddell to the canvas with another glancing right hand. Liddell stepped forward in the pocket and got hit with a left hook. Silva is cut above his right eye. A brawl insues, with both fighters getting tagged, but Liddell got the best of the exchange. Silva cracked Liddell again but Liddell landed the best punch of the fight and then scored a lazy takedown. Incredible action in the second round.

Josh Gross score: 10-9 Liddell.
Mike Fridley score: 10-9 Silva.

Round 3
At the start of the round, Liddell dropped levels and scored a quick single-leg takedown. Silva got right back to his feet, looking for a knockout blow. The winded fighters echanged left hooks in the center of the cage. After landing a spinning-back fist, Liddell crushed Silva with a right hand that sent him retreating to the cage. Liddell followed with a flurry of punches that rocked Silva. A right hand landed for Silva. Liddell dropped down and took Wanderlei Silva to the ground just before time expired. Great fight.

Josh Gross score: 10-9 Liddell.
Mike Fridley score: 10-9 Liddell.

The judges see it 29-28 and 30-27 (twice) for Chuck Liddell.

[Oddessa]

Great job on the picks. You should have cleaned house. Now lets get Hughes in.

[Oddessa]

Wow, GSP is damn good. Best WW in the world.

Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre
Round 1
Hughes shot in for a takedown but St. Pierre used footwork to avoid danger. St. Pierre landed a kick to the body and tripped Hughes to the mat. St. Pierre struck the body with his left hand from the top position in full guard. Hughes went high with his hips looking for an armbar, but St. Pierre postured up and punched Hughes away. Now trapped against the fence in half-guard, Hughes ate several hard right hands on the chin. St. Pierre moved to the mount, where he punished Hughes by punching the head and slamming his weight down on Hughes. Complete domination by GSP.

Josh Gross score: 10-9 St. Pierre.
Mike Fridley score: 10-9 St. Pierre.

Round 2
The fighters' heads collided seconds before St. Pierre muscled Hughes to the canvas with a single-leg takedown. Both athletes were lucky not to have gotten cut. The action slowed to a crawl as St. Pierre looked to elbow from Hughes' full-guard. St. Pierre moved to half-guard and mount seconds after. Hughes gave up his back, but escaped quickly to his feet. Hughes looked for a single-leg, but GSP had none of it. St. Pierre threw Hughes to the mat and went immediately to a Kimura from side-control. Hughes tried to muscle out, but was caught in an armbar. Hughes submitted verbally to the technique at 4:54 of the second frame. A superb performance by Georges St. Pierre.

[drunkguy]

great fight. even though I had Hughes, GSP dominated from start to finish. Had a bunch of people over for the fights and ended up losing a few bills on last minute bets on Hughes


How the fuck was Liddell-Silva not the main event?

[Oddessa]

Angry Matt Hughes fans exit the arena.....



while outside the arena ....Melvin G peeps wait to bust a cap in Rich Clementi's cracka ass....