UFC 76 Results

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For those who are MMA fans.RESULTS:Matt Wiman def. Michihiro Omigawa by Unanimous Decision at 5:00, R3Christian Wellisch def. Scott Junk by Submission (heel hook) at 3:19, RD1Jeremy Stephens def. Diego Saraiva by Unanimous Decision at 5:00, R3Rich Clementi def. Anthony Johnson by Submission (rear naked choke) at 3:05, R2Tyson Griffin def. Thiago Tavares by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) at 5:00, Rd. 3Lyoto Machida def. Kazuhiro Nakamura by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 5:00, Rd 3Jon Fitch def. Diego Sanchez by Split Decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29) 5:00, Rd 3Forrest Griffin def. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 4:45, Rd 3.Keith Jardine def. Chuck Liddell by Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) 5:00, Rd 3.PLAY-BY-PLAY:Matt Wiman vs. Michihiro OmigawaRound One: Omigawa got an early takedown. Wiman reversed and Owigawa caught him in a guillotine choke, but Wiman escaped after about a minute or so. The rest of the round was a grappling match with each fighter reversing and battling for position. MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 Omigawa.Round Two: Omigawa started with a flurry, but Wiman regrouped throwing combinations of punches and knees. Wiman began to turn the tide. MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Wiman.Round Three: Round three was all Matt Wiman with him taking Omigawa down and working ground and pound for most of the ground. As the fight went on, Wiman really picked up steam. MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Wiman.Christian Wellisch vs. Scott JunkRound One: They came out exchanging. Junk looked to hurt Wellisch. They clinched exchanging knees from the clinch. Junk hit him with some nice shots, but Wellisch scored a double leg takedown where he immediately applied a heel hook forcing Junk to tap out.Diego Saraiva vs. Jeremy StephensRound One: They danced around for the first minute before clinching. Diego gets it to the ground and started working ground and pound. Stephens was able to reverse and work some ground and pound of his own. Diego slapped on a triangle choke, but Stephens picked him up and slammed him to the canvas. Diego did not release the triangle, but Stephens lifted him again and slammed him escaping the triangle. The last seconds of the round say Stephens working ground and pound. MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 Saraiva.Round Two: Not too much actions in the first minute or so. Diego went for a takedown but Stephens sprawled and ended in Diego's guard. Most of the round had Stephens working ground and pound. MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Stephens.Round Three: Much like the second round, Jeremy worked ground and pound after taking Diego down off of a Diego leg kick. For the last four plus minutes Stephens worked ground and pound, laying it on as the round came to an end.Rich Clementi vs. Anthony JohnsonRound One: The first part of the round was striking with Johnson showing better hands and Clementi countering with leg kicks. Johnson landed a big punch putting Clementi down, but Rich recovered. Clementi was able to get the fight to the ground and worked to take Johnson's back. Johnson was able to reverse Rich and as the round closed, Johnson was working ground and pound. MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Anthony Johnson.Round Two: They opened with a good exchange. During an exchange, Clementi fell to his back where Johnson immediately started working ground and pound. Clementi reversed him and started with his own ground and pound. Johnson went for a kimura, but Clementi worked out of it and took Johnson's back and applied a rear naked choke. Johnson tapped out and then immediately went out.Thiago Tavares vs. Tyson GriffinRd 1: Round starts off slow with a few exchanges, with Griffin eventually landing a takedown. Great ground work from both fighters as Griffin lands some excellent ground and pound.MMAWeekly scores Rd 1 10-9 for Tyson GriffinRd 2: Taveres opens the round with a flying knee that staggers Griffin and the Brazilian ends up on top. Eventually, Taveres moves in and takes Griffin's back and from there back on the ground almost secures an armbar. Later in the round Taveres takes Griffin's back again but it is reveresed and the round ends with Griffin on top.MMAWeekly scores Rd 2 10-9 for Thiago TavaresRd 3: Both fighters stay very aggressive throughout the round but Tavares goes for multiple takedowns and almost almost lands an oma plata and an armbar late in the round.MMAWeekly scores Rd 3 10-9 for Thiago TavaresTyson Griffin def. Thiago Tavares by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) at 5:00, Rd. 3Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Lyoto MachidaRd 1: Machida lands a few nice body kicks in the round. Nakamura tries a few judo takedowns but slips on the canvas each time. In Nakamura's half guard, Machida controls the action with some solid ground and pound.MMAWeekly scores Rd 1 10-9 for Lyoto MachidaRd 2: Machida dominates the first almost 4 minutes of the round as he controls the ground action and stand-up fight. Towards the end of the round, Nakamura manages a solid punch and a takedown to end the round.MMAWeekly scores Rd 2 10-9 for Lyoto MachidaRd 3: Another solid round for Machida as he peppers Nakamura with punches and knees through the entire round. Not much action in the third.MMAWeekly scores Rd 3 10-9 for Lyoto MachidaLyoto Machida def. Kazuhiro Nakamura by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 5:00, Rd 3Diego Sanchez vs. Jon FitchRd 1: Sanchez charges across the Octagon to start the fight trying to take Fitch down but he defends well. The two fighters exchange takedowns later in the round and Fitch ends up in Diego's guard. Diego tries multiple submission attempts while Fitch reigns down punches. Very close round.MMAWeekly scores Rd 1 10-9 for Diego Sanchez.Rd 2: Another exciting round with both fighters scrambling and reversing positions. Diego maintains a strong ground game while Fitch lands some hammer fists from above.MMAWeekly scores Rd 2 10-9 for Jon FitchRd 3: Back and forth round, Sanchez attempts both a strong guillotine choke as well as a triangle choke towards the end of the round as Fitch defended well.MMAWeekly scores Rd 3 10-9 for Diego SanchezJon Fitch def. Diego Sanchez by Split Decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29) 5:00, Rd 3Mauricio Rua vs. Forrest GriffinRd 1: Great exchanges on the feet and the ground for both fighters. Shogun gets the better of the stand-up and manages a couple of takedowns while Forrest handles himself well with takedowns and ground work as wellMMAWeekly scores Rd 1 10-9 for Shogun RuaRd 2: Shogun gets the fight to the ground where he opens a huge cut over his nose and blood runs quickly down Griffin's face. Late in the round, Shogun looks absolutely gassed as Griffin pushes the pace a bit to end the sessionMMAWeekly scores Rd 2 10-9 for Forrest GriffinRd 3: Griffin controls the entire round from start to finish as he pounds a completely gassed Shogun Rua. With less than :20 seconds left, Griffin sinks in a rear naked choke and submits Shogun.Forrest Griffin def. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 4:45, Rd 3.Keith Jardine vs. Chuck LiddellRd 1: Both fighters exchange during the round with Chuck landing the better punches and JArdine having very effective leg kicks.MMAWeekly scores Rd 1 10-9 for Chuck LiddellRd 2: Jardine hammers Liddell with leg kicks and body kicks and hits a big right that put Liddell on the canvas. Late in the round Liddell becomes more aggressive as Jardine starts to lose wind.MMAWeekly scores Rd 2 10-9 for Keith JardineRd 3: Jardine slams Liddell with body and leg kicks over and over again. Liddell hits a few good jabs but Jardine hits more power punches throughout the round.MMAWeekly scores Rd 3 10-9 for Keith JardineKeith Jardine def. Chuck Liddell by Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) 5:00, Rd 3.

OK ..Thanks..What's MMA?

Mixed Martial Arts

Aw, whatever happened to Kenny Florian?We liked him.

Kenny just won a few nights ago over Din Thomas. He should be in contendership for a title shot.

Stupid sport.

Aw, c'mon now. :laughing: Every activity has its talents.

Really why is that?

i view many sports as strange but not stupid, must help too keep u fit and all so can't be all that bad can it?

I think everything you do has its plusses and minuses. I think when it comes down to it, there's no real good-bad classification of events, but us humans don't like to think a lot about things right away, so most never realize it. :T

Tavares won that fight and all the guys that were watching with me thought so too... I can't believe it ended up being a unanimous decision for Tyson Griffin. Did you notice how the crowd started booing when Joe Rogan mentioned the way the judges score fights during the post fight talk with Tyson Griffin? Reminds me of a recent event... the Bisping decision.

By the way, I like your avatar. I'm a huge Houston Alexander fan. I bet your waiting for the Alexander vs Lidell fight!

Has it been confirmed? If so id say Houston takes it hes a monster and Chuck hasnt looked good in his last 2 fights. He just lost to a guy Houston killed in 48 seconds. And Hammill/Bisping was the biggest BS dec ive ever seen. As for tyson/tavares i would have to rewatch it i was in and out of the room.

Not confirmed. That's just my current "I really wanna see that" type of fight. It's likely to happen sooner or later.It's definitely worth the rewatch. I think the Hammill/Bisping decision was horrible... and I think the Tavares/Tyson decision was even worse.

I know that Tavares got the RNC ike 3 times but Griffon defended it pretty well. I will look for it online tonight and post back.

Just looking at your avatar is enough to make me think it's stupid.I put it in the same catagory as boxing; it's an idiotic game where one of the main goals is to inflict so much brain damage on your opponent that he is knocked unconcious.

Originally Posted By: kmrobins

Just looking at your avatar is enough to make me think it's stupid.

I put it in the same catagory as boxing; it's an idiotic game where one of the main goals is to inflict so much brain damage on your opponent that he is knocked unconcious.

Well you cant judge it when u surely know absolutely nothing about it. Theres more to it than just striking. And since i do it i know what its about, theres alot of respect and maturity involved into it its not just 2 guys beating the shit out of each other like people think. As far as boxing people die and get brain damage in boxing, because its 12 rounds of getting your head knocked in, once a boxer is knocked down they should be done, instead they go for however more rounds taking more of a beating thats why they end up dying or recieving brain damage. In the 15 years MMA has been around there has not been 1 death.

Quote:I put it in the same catagory as boxing; When you say "it", what are you referring to?

Quote: Well you cant judge it when u surely know absolutely nothing about it. Theres more to it than just striking. And since i do it i know what its about, theres alot of respect and maturity involved into it its not just 2 guys beating the shit out of each other like people think. As far as boxing people die and get brain damage in boxing, because its 12 rounds of getting your head knocked in, once a boxer is knocked down they should be done, instead they go for however more rounds taking more of a beating thats why they end up dying or recieving brain damage. In the 15 years MMA has been around there has not been 1 death. Hm. I have a certain respect for Boxing.. I can't say its the smartest thing in the world.. but, I definitely respect boxers.MMA on the other hand.. I am not really so fond of. I personally find it annoying on many levels how many things are banned from UFC. I sit back and sit there and yell "NO NO NO WRONG DON'T DO THAT YOU CAN JUST BREAK HIS ARM YOU HAVE THE CHANCE" wayyyy too much >.<

Originally Posted By: Nny

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Well you cant judge it when u surely know absolutely nothing about it. Theres more to it than just striking. And since i do it i know what its about, theres alot of respect and maturity involved into it its not just 2 guys beating the shit out of each other like people think. As far as boxing people die and get brain damage in boxing, because its 12 rounds of getting your head knocked in, once a boxer is knocked down they should be done, instead they go for however more rounds taking more of a beating thats why they end up dying or recieving brain damage. In the 15 years MMA has been around there has not been 1 death.

Hm. I have a certain respect for Boxing.. I can't say its the smartest thing in the world.. but, I definitely respect boxers.

MMA on the other hand.. I am not really so fond of. I personally find it annoying on many levels how many things are banned from UFC.

I sit back and sit there and yell "NO NO NO WRONG DON'T DO THAT YOU CAN JUST BREAK HIS ARM YOU HAVE THE CHANCE" wayyyy too much >.<

You mean that sometimes fighters have the chance to do something but they dont? If so then yes i know what you mean. Sometimes when ur in a match u dont see the obvious ive been there a few times. Theres alot of things u have to becareful of such as giving up position, not getting caught in a submission, not getting hit or KOed etc. In boxing theres one goal knock the guy out. They only really have one thing to focus on and one thing to defend where in MMA theres many.