UFC 85: Bedlam Live Results

June 6, 2008 · Filed Under 85, Results, UFC · 1 Comment 

UFC 85 Matt Hughes Thiago Alves

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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

May 29, 2008 · Filed Under 85, UFC, Video · Comment 

UFC 85: Bouts Confirmed - Hughes Vs. Alves Main Event

April 25, 2008 · Filed Under 85, Changes, Events, UFC, Upcoming Fights · Comment 

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