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Matt Hughes is a One Trick Pony
“This fight should happen. A lot has been said by both sides, and I don’t plan on talking without walking. I plan on fighting. I would love to be the nail in his coffin…. Matt Hughes is a one trick pony, but he’s very good at that one trick. Top position is his thing, both submission wise and ground-and-pound. That’s what he’s the master of, and I know that. I feel that my jujitsu is going to have to be where it should be, and I plan on doing more wrestling.”
The fight between Matt Serra and Matt Hughes should come sometime in 2009. Hopefully sooner rather than later as this feud between the two keeps growing and banter continues to be thrown by both. The fight was originally scheduled for December of 2007 but due to an injury to Matt Serra GSP was left to fill in on short notice. Ever since then the two have been going at it.
UFC 85: Bedlam Live Results
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Tomorrow the UFC is live from the 02 Arena London, England. You can find all the live results right here as the fight ends. The main card will feature in depth analysis for all those that didn’t get to watch the event or simply chose not too. You can also see the official weigh in results right here too. So remember… bookmark this post to get MMA-Live’s outlook on all these fights.
Quick Results
Thiago Alves defeats Matt Hughes via TKO in round two.
Michael Bisping defeats Jason Day by TKO (strikes) in round one.
Mike Swick defeats Marcus Davis via unanimous decision
Thales Leites defeats Nate Marquardt via split decision.
Fabricio Werdum defeats Brandon Vera with 20 seconds remaining in the first round due to TKO (Strikes)
Martin Kampmann defeats Jorge Rivera via submission (guillotine choke) in round one
Matt Wiman defeats Thiago Tavares via knockout in round two
Kevin Burns defeats Roan Carneiro via submission in round two
Luis Cane defeats Jason Lambert via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Paul Taylor defeats Jess Liaudin via split decision
Antoni Hardonk defeats Eddie Sanchez via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Thiago Alves (174) VS Matt Hughes (170)
Round 1: Hughes tries the take down but doesn’t get it. Matt throws him up against the cage then pulls guard. Alves throws some punches and goes back to standing. They get back to the ground with Alves getting Hughes in guard. Thiago Alves holds Matt Hughes in place on the ground. Hughes tries to pass but only gets into half guard. Alves stands but Hughes keeps control of the knee. Alves spins out and ends up once again in Hughes’ guard. Thiago gets high and does some ground ‘n’ pound. This round goes to Thiago Alves in my opinion.
Round 2: Matt Hughes takes a big knee at the start of the round but manages to pull guard over Thiago Alves. Alves escapes and gives another huge knee to Hughes. Referee Herb Dean stops the fight due to TKO
Result: Thiago Alves defeats Matt Hughes via TKO in round two.
Jason Day (184) VS Michael Bisping (184)
Round 1: Both fighters come out punching and throwing a few leg kicks. Bisping gets day on the ground and throws some huge punches to the face of Day. Bisping gets side control but Day gets up only to be took back into side control. Bisping gets mount and then spins round to back control delivering punches. Michael Bisping wins by TKO (Strikes)
Result: Michael Bisping defeats Jason Day by TKO (strikes) in round one.
Mike Swick (170) VS Marcus Davis (170)
Round 1: Swick throwing some big head kicks but gets caught be a fist. Both fighters get up against the cage and Swick gets the take down. Swick has pretty much remained in the guard of Davis all the way through the round getting a few passes here and there. End of round one.
Round 2: Swick throws some huge punches and knees to get Davis to the ground and into Davis’ guard. Swick gets the pass from the guard into side control. The fight gets back to standing with two minutes remaining. Davis throws a few combinations and attempts a take down but fails. Davis manages to get Swick down. Swick attempts triangle but can’t get it. The fight goes back to it’s feet where Swick slammed Davis hard into the mat. In my opinion Swick took the round.
Round 3: Both fighters throwing some good punches and keep getting up against the cage with each other, throwing some knees while they are there. One point deducted from Swick for holding the cage. Swick gave some huge punches while in the guard of Davis. I give the round to Swick once again even with the point deduction
Result: All 3 judges 29-27 for Mike Swick
Thales Leites (185) VS Nate Marquardt (185)
Round 1: Leites gets a huge puch about two minutes in knocking Marquardt down and getting mount. Marquardt escapes and gets the fight back on it’s feet. Marquardt gets a good combination of punches and rocks Leites close to the end of round one. Round ended pretty even from both fighters. Maybe 10-9 to Leites
Round 2: Marquardt has a nice combination and puts in an illegal knee to Leites’ face while he is on the ground. Leites continued to fight. Leites is bleeding a lot from the mouth midway through the round. Marquardt is putting in some huge punches to his downed opponent. Marquardt continues to throw the elbows with a minute remaining. Herb Dean stands the fight up with 30 seconds remaining. Leites mounts Marquardt and gets a few punches in. End of round two. Clearly the round has to go to Marquardt even with the illegal knee he kept control afterwards.
Round 3: Both fighters come out and touch gloves. Leites puts in a flying knee attempt but Marquardt takes him down. Leites goes for the triangle. Marquardt hits the back of the head and he gets a second point deducted. Marquardt throws a huge right hand. 3 minutes remain and both fighters remain standing. Leites keeps attempting the rubber guard. Marquardt comes in with a pile driver. It looked very illegal due to landing on the neck.
Result: 28-27 Leitis, 28-27 Marquardt, 28-27 Leitis. The two points deducted allowed Leitis to win the fight by split decision
Fabricio Werdum (247) VS Brandon Vera (228)
Round 1: UFC 85 gets underway and the two guys do a lot of grappling. Vera gets Werdum in guard but Werdum continues to deliver the puches to the face. Vera releases the guard and gets back to standing. Vera got a huge punch and Werdum looked hurt for a few seconds. Werdum gets a good takedown but right into Vera’s Guard. Werdum gets mount and begins the ground and pound process. Vera keeps his hand up with the face covered. He is not defenseless but the referee stopped the fight much to the dislike of the English crowd.
Result: Fabricio Werdum defeats Brandon Vera with 20 seconds remaining in the first round due to TKO (Strikes)
UFC 85: Matt Hughes vs. Thiago Alves Preview
The UFC’s Best Fights EVER!! [Part 1 of 2]
I’m going to tell you right now some of the fights I think deserve to be recognized as the best fights from the UFC. Don’t agree? Well Leave us a comment and put me in my place…
These fights are in no particular order and some of them will have videos so you can watch the fight if you happened to have missed it.
Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg II - UFC 52 on 4/16/05
For the welterweight championship. Matt Hughes the champion vs. Frank Trigg. A very short but action packed fight. Starts out with Frank Trigg striking Matt Hughes to the groin, Hughes looks across at referee Yamasaki to complain but Trigg keeps punching him to the head getting an advantage.
Trigg giving out some huge punches can’t finish the fight. He then gets into mount Hughes tries to escape and Trigg puts him in the choke. Could it be the end…. No, Hughes escapes picks Trigg up runs across the ring and slams him straight down! Then shortly after comes a rear naked choke from Hughes for the win.
To see all the drama of the fight unfold heres a link for a video
Tito Ortiz vs Frank Shamrock - UFC 22
Only the forth round is worth mentioning. Frank Shamrock is defending his title against Tito Ortiz. The fight stays standing for the first couple of minutes but Tito takes shamrock down midway through. This proves to be a bad move from him as he is slowly losing energy trying to hold Shamrock down. Shamrock escapes though and gets the best burst of energy I have ever seen. Then Shamrock tries the guillotine but fails, so what better way to win a fight than to get a TKO over your exhausted opponent?
Check this fight out here.
Stephan Bonnar vs. Forrest Griffin - TUF 1 FINALE
The current host of this seasons Ultimate Fighter took on Stephan Bonnar to see who would become The Ultimate Fighter. These two showed the most determination to win I have ever seen in a UFC fight before. The whole fight they looked like two untrained brawlers but that’s what makes the UFC.
This is one of my most favorite fights ever. Mainly due to the fact that never fighter wanted to give up. Forrest was rocked with a huge knee at one point but got right back in there even with all the blood dripping from his face.
Neither of the two wanted to give up and both were showing immense courage. Without a doubt the most entertaining round of fighting in UFC history. Forrest Griffin won the fight on decision, both fighters deserved it but Forrest emerged on top.
Heres the second round
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UFC 85: Bouts Confirmed - Hughes Vs. Alves Main Event
The UFC has now confirmed what was released on Matt Hughes’ website earlier today. The new main event for UFC 85 will be Matt Hughes Vs. Thiago Alves. There is also a co main event featuring recently turned middleweight Michael Bisping Vs. Chris Leben. Although rumors have been flying about that UFC 85 will be on Spike TV for Americans this was not confirmed by the UFC’s website, which still has it down as PPV.
Heres a snippet from Matt Hughes’ website earlier today:
June 7th, in England, I fight Thiago Alves. The fight is confirmed, it will be the main event for the card. Dana just called me with the news. Chuck got hurt and couldn’t fight, so he needed a replacement and called me and I said yes. More news as I get it. No matter what happens in this fight, I’ve got Serra next. -matt
Full list of confirmed fights at UFC 85:
Matt Hughes vs. Thiago Alves
Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben
Marcus Davis vs. Mike Swick
Rashad Evans vs. James Irvin
Fabricio Werdum vs. Brandon Vera
Martin Kampmann vs. Jorge Rivera
Thiago Tavares vs. Matt Wiman
Nate Marquardt vs. Thales Leites
Luis Arthur Cane vs. Jason Lambert
Neil Wain vs. Antoni Hardonk
Dana White: Not ruling Serra Vs. Hughes out
In a post event press conference for UFC 83 Dana White mentioned that he would not rule out the possibility of a Serra Vs. Hughes fight.
The two fighters originally had a fight scheduled for after the Ultimate Fighter Six Finale. Unfortunately for Serra he got injured and a cancellation was forced. With all the money that was spent on this event and the rivalries that got started between the two throughout the season of TUF, this could be a great fight for upcoming PPV.
This fight is yet to be confirmed as ‘Happening’ by UFC President Dana White, as well as the other possible fight for Serra. A title shot in New York. The State has yet to allow MMA to regulate there but as soon as it does we could see a Serra St.Pierre 3.
What do you guys think of the Serra Vs. Hughes possible match-up? Who would win?