Thread: UFC 109 Prelims ***Spoilers***

Lol

The future of the heavyweight division gasses after one round. I'm actually disapointed, I was rooting for him... seems like Gracie's aren't doing so well in the UFC anymore.

TIM HAGUE VS. CHRIS TUCHSCHERER

Round 1 - Josh Rosenthal calls the action. Tuchscherer jabs in to start the action. Both men finding range, Tuchscherer rushes in and the two hit the cage, with the spiky-haired blond driving for a takedown Tuchscherer struggles with it as Hague throws a couple of knees. Hague sprawls out and drives back and Tuchscherer gives up the attempt. Hauge closes but misses a combination and Tuchscherer backs him up with a jab. Big leg kick for Tuchscherer. Tuchscherer with a punch combo drives in for another takedown. Deja vu as Tuchscherer catches a knee south of the border and the action is stopped. Tuchscherer is okay after a few beats and the action starts again. Tuchscherer nails an uppercut off a punch combo then a big leg kick. A mouse is forming under Tuchscherer's left eye. Tuchscherer throws another punch combo but misses most of his shots. Leg kick for Hague. Tuchscherer lands a nice punch, then another before driving Hague to the cage. Hague's left eye is swelling. Hague gets distance and lands a few short punches. Tuchscherer drives for a single leg and Hague counters with a guillotine attempt. Tuchscherer drives into takedown but can't finish and they're clinched again. Hague motions to his corner in frustration as the two knee in the clinch. Tuchscherer breaks off but storms right back in to clinch as round ends. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Tuchscherer.


Round 2- Tuchscherer wastes little time in getting a takedown after charging in. From half-guard, he postures up with a few elbows as Hague tries to stand against the cage. It doesn't take him long to do so, but he gets caught in a brief guillotine and eats a few punches as he breaks off. Tuchscherer with another combo. Tuchscherer turns his back and walks away briefly to catch his breath before turning to face the action. Pace has slowed. Tuchscherer with a big straight right. Tuchscherer with a jab, then a leg kick. Tuchscherer drives in for another takedown and is stifled against the cage. The two hug briefly before Tuchscherer breaks off. Hague barely misses an uppercut. Tuchscherer with a kick to the body. Both men are fighting exhaustion more than each other. Hague attempts a flying knee out of nowhere and Tuchscherer uses it to drive for a takedown. Again, he is stumped against the cage. Hague with a good short right. Hague pursues and lands another right. He closes with more punches but can't land anything significant before bell rings. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Tuchscherer.

Round 3- Hague comes out guns ablazing and catches Tuchscherer with several bombs before landing a glancing shot that sends Tuchscherer shooting in. Hague throws him off and gets half guard, hinting at mount. Tuchscherer tries desperately to reverse but Hague stays strong and lands in his guard. He stands over Tuchscherer and fires down body shots before moving to half guard and delivering short left elbows to Tuchscherer’s dome. Tuchscherer tries to power out of the position and nearly reverses, but Hague stays at his back and wings a few big rights before Tuchscherer gives up and goes back to half guard. Tuchscherer drives forward at the screams of his coaches and somehow manages to escape out the back door. But Hague re-adjusts and smothers Tuchscherer to stay in half-guard. He lands a few punches before mounting Tuchscherer. Tuchscherer ties up Hague’s torso as the fight comes to an end. MMAjunkie.com scores the final frame 10-9 for Hague. Two judges score the bout 29-28 for Tuchscherer, while one dissents with a 28-28 draw.

Chris Tuchscherer def. Tim Hague via Majority Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28).

PHIL DAVIS VS. BRIAN STANN

Round 1 - Referee Steve Mazzagatti calls the action. The two touch gloves and they're off. Davis nearly catches a straight right after one of his own. Stann with an inside leg kick. Then another. Davis gets air with a kick of his own. Davis ducks under a punch and shoots. Stann fights the takedown and they're clinched against the cage. Davis with a knee. Stann returns. The two struggle for position and Stann breaks off. Davis with a front kick. Stann with another inside leg kick. Davis misses a straight right and again almost catches one. Stann fakes his own shots and goes headhunting. Airball. Stann with a leg kick. Davis lands a right hand. Davis with a jab almost loses footing. Davis with a b ody kick. Davis punches in an gets a trip takedown, landing in side mount. Stann pitches forward and Davis wraps him up as Stann tries to right himself. Davis stays at his back and gets his hooks in, unloading punches. Stann rolls to his back and eats a few punches before giving his back. Davis' base is strong; Stann rolls again but can't buck him off. In the meantime, he eats a few punches. Stann is floundering as Davis punches between back control and mount. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Davis.

Round 2- Both fighters tentative to start second frame, but Stann bursts forth with punches. Davis recovers and throws a couple of nice body kicks. Davis misses with a bolo of an overhand right and gets a lighting fast takedown. Stann pops up in half-guard, but Davis headlocks him and flattens them out. Again, Davis mounts easily. Davis postures up and fires off punches. Stann escapes nicely from the mount and Davis isolates Stann’s right arm hinting at a kimura. He gives it up and passes to mount yet again. It’s the same song and dance as Davis flattens Stann out and punishes him from mount or back control. Stann is having no luck anywhere in this fight. Against the cage, Davis postures up and flurries, but can’t seem to finish the finish the fight. Stann cage walks to escape, but Davis cradles him and knees his torso. Audience cringes as blows land. Stann rolls to his hands and knees and Davis gets a front headlock as the round ends. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 Davis.


Round 3- Touch of the gloves starts final frame. Stann catches a kick and attempts to return with a cross. Davis with a quick one-two and peel-out, no dice. Stann marches forward with punches and finds himself on his back against the cage, in half-guard. Stann attempts to sit his way up, but Davis is all over him. Davis transitions from side mount to mount, a well-worn story by now. Davis with body punches from mount. Stann ties up. Davis breaks free and attempts to unload. Stann can't go anywhere before getting caught in Davis' net. Stann scrambles and winds up defending a choke attempt. He scrambles and ends up mounted....again. You can guess what happens from here. Time ticks away as Stann frantically tries to escape. But in the last ten seconds, Davis leaps for an armbar as Stann rights himself and almost turns it over as the fight comes to an end. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Davis. All three judges give Davis the fight, but no scores are given.

Phil Davis def. Brian Stann via Unanimous Decision (no scores given).

ROB EMERSON VS. PHILLIPE NOVER

Round 1 - Referee Herb Dean calls this lightweight fight. Nover with leg kick. Emerson jams in. Nover slips on a kick and Emerson swarms in, but can't keep Nover down as the two clinch against the cage. Emerson takes the action down with a body lock. Emerson works from guard. Nover with brief mission control. Nover sits up and hints at guillotine. Nover scoots back wall walks up before being taken down. Emerson works to keep Nover down as Nover powers up. Nover grabs a guillotine as the two spring to their feet and rolls Emerson over with it. It's a tense few minutes but Emerson escapes and hints at a heel hook before scrambling and driving Nover back to his butt against the cage. Nover still working for that guillotine, but Emerson having none of it. Nover finally rights himself and they're clinched against the cage. They trade knees against the cage as the frame comes to an end. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Emerson.


Round 2- Emerson with inside leg kick, then another. Both times, Nover fires back with body kick. Nover with body kick. Emerson smiles. Emerson lands an overhand right off a punch exchange and closes quickly, sensing Nover is hurt. He gets the takedown and lands a few big punches that bounce Nover's head off the canvas before coming to rest in half-guard. Emerson with knees to the body. Action stalling. Nover's nose is bleeding. He works mission control before Emerson postures up. Nover scoots back to the cage and rights himself. The two clinch with Emerson throwing knees. Dean breaks them. Emerson's back is bloody from Nover's nose. Emerson with a superman punch. Nover catches a right hand as he charges back and Emerson grabs underhooks for a quick takedown. Action stalls. Emerson lands a right hand in half-guard to end the round. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Emerson.


Round 3- Emerson catches a kick to the cup as the round gets underway. After a brief pause, Dean re-starts the action. Nover lands body kick and nice lunging knee to the face as Emerson counters. Emerson immediately clinches and drives the two to the fence. Emerson works for a double leg, no dice. Nover grabs a plumb off the cage and lands a few knees and a punch before breaking off. Emerson with a left hand. Nover with an uppercut. Emerson ducks under Nover's punch and takes the fight down again, landing in half-guard. Nover again scoots back to the cage and works his way up as Emerson clutches his legs. It's not to be; Nover stands up and grabs a standing guillotine that brings Emerson to the ground. Nover breaks off and fires punches as Emerson pitches forward. Nover lands a knee in the clinch and breaks off. Nover with body kick. Emerson with kick to the body. Nover with return inside leg kick. Nover with lunging knee. Emerson again shoots and takes him down. Nover has his number, though, and Emerson can't keep him down. The two scramble for position as round ends. MMAjunkie.com scores the final frame 10-9 for Nover. Three judges give the fight to Emerson by unanimous decision.

Robert Emerson def. Phillipe Nover via Unanimous Decision (no scores given).

Thanks for the update, Onip.

Yeah, I thought that line for Holles/Beltran was a little much. I didn't think that one would go past round one...figured if Gracie didn't sub him in the first, then Beltran would KO him.

I wanna see that Davis/Stann fight. Nice victory for Phil. Stann has his MMA issues but is still on tough SOB.

Who was the idiot who said Nover is gonna be the next Anderson Silva or GSP.

I wanna be the first to say that Rolles' performance was absolutely pathetic. Did he train AT ALL for this fight?

And it's cool to see Phil Davis get the win, I remember watching him wrestle at Penn State. If he can get his striking skills up to par I think he'll eventually be a force to be reckoned with.

Rolles looked bad. He was in Gi Jiu Jitsu shape, and that's bad shape to be in for an MMA fight esp your UFC debut.

I liked that Swick got choked to sleep.

I liked that Serra KTFO of Trigg.

I liked t hat Randy Couture is still showing that being 100, doesent mean you still can't fight.

A good night of fights IMO

Originally Posted by FF's #1 Vbookier NateRupe

Lol

The future of the heavyweight division gasses after one round. I'm actually disapointed, I was rooting for him... seems like Gracie's aren't doing so well in the UFC anymore.

He didn't gas after one round. He gassed in the first round! That was pathetic. I still don't get the Gracie strategy of thinking that only BJJ will be enough. He didn't look like he'd had a day of striking training. Actually, he didn't look like he'd ever thrown a punch before. He kept lifting his back leg and stumbling forward.

Originally Posted by CounterPuncher

And it's cool to see Phil Davis get the win, I remember watching him wrestle at Penn State. If he can get his striking skills up to par I think he'll eventually be a force to be reckoned with.

I liked all the comparisons to GSP, which I thought were true (and not just in the shorts department ). He has the same physical attributes as GSP, but he needs a hellavu lot of work in the striking/submission area. Basically, he needs a plane ticket to Albuquerque or Montreal to train with GSP.

Originally Posted by CounterPuncher

I wanna be the first to say that Rolles' performance was absolutely pathetic. Did he train AT ALL for this fight?

And it's cool to see Phil Davis get the win, I remember watching him wrestle at Penn State. If he can get his striking skills up to par I think he'll eventually be a force to be reckoned with.

I was wondering when you were gonna mention that.

note...if you did already, I missed it.

Originally Posted by T-Bone

I was wondering when you were gonna mention that.

note...if you did already, I missed it.

Nope, never mentioned it.


The only suggestion I have for him is that next time he should wear longer shorts.

(And that would have been a nice armbar at the end if he could have finished it)