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10.25.2009

UFC 104 Recap

* Patrick Barry v. Antoni Hardonk

I'm aware there's a prelim in progress but they haven't switched the TV's at BW3 yet. Okay they just switched over and we're two minutes into the first round. Joe Rogan is taling about an impressive half guard and saying Pat Barry is really relaxed in the Octagon, also noting he did the most damage and had the best positions. It seems R1 goes to Barry 10-9. Round two is coming up!

Barry is rocking Hardonk with shots in the first minute of round two! If anybody would have controlled the striking game I would have thought it would be Hardonk.

In the second minute of the fight he wises up and does a little better job of staying out of Barry's range.. until 2:37 left to go.. when BARRY ROCKS HIM AND HARDONK CRUMBLES. He can't put up any kind of defense and the ref waves it off with 2:32 left. PAT BARRY WINS THE OPENING PRELIM FIGHT.

It was a jab that rocked him! A jab right between the left cheekbone and jaw. Bruce Buffer! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN JOSH ROSENTHAL STOPS IT AT 2:32 OF R2 FOR THE WINNER BY TKO: PAT 'HD' BARRY! Rogan notes he got poked in the eye in the first round. "What were you thinking after that?" Barry: "Ouch!" He apologizes for being emotional and the UFC fans in California don't seem to mind one bit. Since they've got time to kill Goldberg throws to a video package for the United States Marine Corps.

* Stefan Struve v. Chase Gormley

Someone at SpikeTV seems to be a little confused, as they showed us an on screen graphic for Bader v. Schafer, but UFC gave us this opening heavyweight bout instead. Both men go for leglocks two minutes into the first round. Struve winds up on top at the halfway point but Gormley stands up almost 10 seconds later. Struve trips him right back down to the ground and starts unloading with hammerfists.

The ref looks very concerned he's not defending himself well enough but lets it continue. 90 seconds to go in R1! Struve tries to take full mount with a minute left but instead switches to a triangle choke and almost immediately gets the tap! STEFAN STRUVE WINS. Bruce Buffer makes it official - FIGHT STOPPED AT 4:04 OF R1 FOR THE WINNER VIA TAPOUT BY TRIANGLE CHOKE: STEFAN 'SKYSCRAPER' STRUVE.

* Ryan 'Darth' Bader v. Eric 'Red' Schafer

Schafer is put over as finishing each of his last four opponents in the first round. Schafer puts Bader over as the favorite and says he's an underdog and happy to be one because he'll surprise him. Bader is noted as coming off rehabbing an injury and says it's time to put everything else aside, get in the Octagon, and do some work! Schafer comes out first, hailing from Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. Bader comes out hailing from Reno, Nevada and his TUF 8 credentials are put over strong by Mike Goldberg, as well as his wrestling acumen.

The screen graphic reminds us he's a division one All American as Rogan notes he'll be very hard to take down in this fight. Tale of the tape is as follows: 26 to 32, 6'2" to 6'3", 205 to 205.5 and 74" to 76" in reach from Bader to Schafer. Schafer is 13-3-2 and fights out of Milwaukee. Bader is 10-0 and fights out of Tempe, Arizona. Josh Rosenthal is our referee. Here we go!

Bader is in the white trunks and Schafer is in the blue. Bader seems willing to stand and bang with Schafer in the opening minute, but he is throwing a leg kick here and there as well. Schafer seems to be swinging a bit wildly. Bader tags him with a good shot 75 seconds in. Schafer is looking a little flatfooted in the cage.

Schafer may be playing rope-a-dope a little here, hoping he can tire Bader out and take him to the ground. That's not working out so well though as Bader takes him to the ground and lands a HUGE bomb with 2:23 to go, a crunchy right that could be heard over the entire bar. Bader takes him down HARD when he pops back up, and when Schafer pops up again he unloads on him on the feet. Miraculously Schafer survives but his bell has clearly been rung.

He's turtled up on his knees with 90 seconds left but slowly seems to be recovering. Bader gets put back into the full guard and Schafer starts looking for a submission. Bader nearly gets into a bad spot for an armbar with 40 seconds left but pulls his way out. Bader backs away with 15 seconds left and Schafer just lays on his back until the horn. Clear 10-9 for Bader, maybe even 10-8 on one card.

Rogan's word of the night seems to be "relaxed" as he notes Schafer is seemingly unconcerned about the damage he took as R2 gets underway. Bader gets poked in the eye 40 seconds into R2 and Schafer is immediately apologetic. The ref stops the fight to give Bader time to recover.

The restart is just seconds later. Goldberg thinks Bader is a little slower in R2, so maybe the rope-a-dope IS paying dividends after all. Schafer is definitely the aggressor so far this round on the feet. We're two minutes in. Rogan: "Bader looks tense and looks like he's winding up for a big punch. Schafer is just slowly plotting, trying to stay technical." Bader fires a strong left with 2:15 to go. Schafer shakes it off quickly and keeps on coming forward, tagging Bader with a right.

Bader lands another solid right as we get to one minute left in R2. In terms of total shots landed plus Octagon control though I'm giving this round to Schafer. Bader shoots for a takedown with seconds left but can't get it. This has got to be one round each going into R3.

Schafer starts R3 the same way, coming forward, until Bader lands a big shot that sends him eeling backwards and to the canvas 45 seconds in. Schafer traps him in the full guard and starts to look for submissions again. Bader backs up to let Schafer stand up and the ref calls time for a cut over Schafers's nose to be cut. It looks like an unintentional headbutt did the damage. The fight is restarted quickly. Bader lands one then eats one as we pass the two minute mark.

Third minute Schafer is jabbing and striking effectively. Bader goes for a takedown and gets it as we approach 75 seconds left. Bader works side control from here, not looking to get back into Schafer's guard. That's probably smart - take dominance for the last 30 seconds and look good at the finish. That's exactly what Bader does. I think Bader takes the decision here unanimously.

Here's Bruce Buffer! AFTER 3 ROUNDS WE GO TO THE SCORECARDS FOR A DECISION. 30-27, 29-26 AND 30-27 FOR THE WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION: RYAN 'DARTH' BADER. No shock there! With 5 minutes to go it's time to preview UFC 104 with Dana White, so they throw us to a pre-taped spot between him and Joe Rogan. See you for the live PPV in a few minutes!

Copyright warning just went up at the bar, which can only mean one thing, IT'S TIME! Throw on that gladiator music. AH AH AHHH, OH OH OHHH OHHH. Rothwell and Velasquez talk smack. Lyoto Machida and Shogun Rua do the same. There's nothing left to do, preview's through, sing the hook for me dude! FACE THE PAIN, RIP HIM INTO PIECES. UFC 104 Shogun v. Machida is on the air! The audio at BW3 seems to be cutting in and out. One minute I hear Goldberg, the next I don't, the next I hear something about "the world's toughest underwear."

What the hell does tough underwear have to do with tough fighters? NOTHING. Rogan and Goldberg are going to kill 5-7 minutes previewing the card regardless though, that's their M.O. Goldberg reminds us we're at the Staples Center and that we'll see Spencer 'King' Fisher v. Joe Daddy on the show tonight. Time for our opening contest!


* Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson v. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (UFC Welterweight Bout)

Technically it's a catch weight fight but since both guys are welterweights I'll call it that anyway. Yoshida comes out first with his chain swangin' around his neck and his Throwdown t-shirt on. On screen graphic reminds us he's a judo black belt. Rumble Johnson gets a good pop from the crowd as he makes his way to the cage. Rogan sells us on the idea that Rumble cuts all the way from 220 for a fight.

If so, maybe he's fighting in the wrong division! He ought to move up to at least middleweight if not light heavyweight. Tale of the tape: 25 to 35, 6'2" to 5'11", 176 to 170 and 78" to 70" in reach from Johnson to Yoshida. Yoshida is introduced first, 11-3 overall, and fighting out of Tokyo, Japan. Johnson is 7-2 overall and fights out of San Jose, California. Our referee in charge for this fight is Steve Mazzagatti. BRING IT ON, C'MON!!

Johnson is in the red trunks, Yoshida is in the white. Johnson throws a left high kick early and Yoshida may be hurt. Johnson tees off on him AND IT IS ALL OVER WITH 4:20 LEFT IN THE FIRST ROUND! Buffer makes it official MAZZAGATTI STOPS THE FIGHT 41 SECONDS INTO R1 FOR THE WINNER: ANTHONY 'RUMBLE' JOHNSON.

Rogan congratulates him on following his gameplan of keeping it on the feet. Rogan wants to know if he'll be staying at this weight class or moving up. Johnson apologizes for not making the weight and says he won't make excuses. We see the right that sent Yoshida reeling and the right that dropped him on the replay. Johnson thanks UFC and the fans! Impressive win.

Anthony Kiedis from RHCP is shown in the crowd. We throw to video of Machida arriving backstage and you can text 1, 2 or 3 if you think the fight will end by KO, sub or decision at 88222. We're thrown to a video of Randy Couture v. Brandon Vera at UFC 105 in the UK. That's November 14th, FREE on SpikeTV! We see Ben Rothwell being taped up backstage. We've killed enough time, let's go to another match!

* Joe 'Daddy' Stevenson v. Spencer 'King' Fisher (UFC Lightweight Bout)

Video package for both men and the fight itself, as you would expect. Fisher comes out first. Whoever loses this fight should be forced to give up their nickname. Stevenson is definitely the hometown favorite and even over the noise in the bar it sounds like he's coming out to I GOTTA FEELING by the Black Eyed Peas. BW3 JUST GAVE US FREE NACHOS. Yeah I think tonight's gonna be a GOOD GOOD NIGHT!!

Biggest news in the tale of the tape is that Stevenson has a 2" reach advantage, 70 to 68. Fisher is introduced first with a record of 24-4 and fighting out of Bettendorf, Iowa. Stevenson is 35-10 and fighting out of Victorville, California. Our referee in charge is Herb Dean. Touch gloves, come out fighting!

R1 is underway! Fisher is in the black trunks, Stevenson the white. Not a whole hell of a lot happens in the first minute. They circle each other finding range. Stevenson and Fisher get into the fence as we get to the halfway point with Stevenson fighting very hard to get a takedown. Fisher gets almost all the way down to his knees but the sprawl keeps him at bay.

Okay I know it's an unfair comparison but this fight seems incredibly slow and dull compared to the first one. Dean separates them with 85 seconds left in the round. Stevenson gets Fisher to the ground and takes his back with under 30 seconds in the round and tees off from behind, making sure not to hit the back of the head. The horn saves Fisher and we go to R2.

Fisher is trying to throw kicks to start the round and Stevenson wisely backs away. Neither man looks the least bit tired. Stevenson goes for the takedown and gets it 80 seconds in. I'm getting the feeling takedowns from Joe-Dad may be the story of this fight. Joe gets him against the fence with 2:55 left and briefly goes for a leg lock then changes his mind and is content to sit down in guard and look to pass. Short elbows seem to be bruising up The King.

I think he's getting CROWNED. 90 seconds left. Joe gets side control and as we near one minute left POURS ON A VICIOUS SERIES OF ELBOWS UNTIL THE FIGHT IS STOPPED. It looks like Fisher may have even tapped to the strikes.

Here's Buffer! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN HERB DEAN STOPS THE CONTEST AT 4:03 OF THE SECOND ROUND FOR THE WINNER VIA TAPOUT: JOE 'DADDY' STEVENSON! Stevenson gets a cheap pop from the California crowd as Rogan throws us to the replay, which is totally unnecessary, because those elbows Stevenson threw did all the talking. It's kind of sad to be Joe Stevenson though - good enough to beat almost everybody in the division EXCEPT the 155 pound champion BJ Penn. Then again, the same can be said of a couple of guys in Anderson Silva's division too, and of Brock Lesnar's. Thems the breaks kid!

* Yushin Okami v. Chael Sonnen (UFC Middleweight Bout)

Clearly a prelim as we skip the introductions and go right to the action. Okami is in the white trunks and Sonnen is in the black. Sonnen gets a takedown 55 seconds in. Okami tries to pop right back up and Sonnen throws him back down again with a vengeance. Rogan can't tell what position Sonnen has but knows it's bad for Okami.

They get back to the feet 90 seconds in and Sonnen pours knees into his thighs, with Okami's head bowed forward right into the cage fence. Sonnen's message to Okami? YOU AIN'T GOIN' NOWHERE SON. Sonnen finally lets him go with 2:38 left in R1. It's the American Flag vs. Tokyo Five! I almost expect the California crowd to start chanting U-S-A but this isn't pro wrestling.

Sonnen is mixing up his strikes nicely, switching between strikes and kicks. 70 seconds left. Double leg takedown with a minute left. Sonnen is pwning Okami in R1. Okami pops back up with 36 seconds left. Sonnen keeps on jabbing and kicking to close a clear 10-9 round in his favor.

Round two is more of the same. One minute in Sonnen has his back and Okami's head is in the fence. This looks to be a very long night for Okami. Sonnen takes him down and he pops back up quickly. I'll be honest - I just took a pee break in the middle of this round. It's not that I don't like Sonnen (I have ever since he first fought Paulo Filho in WEC) but this is such a lopsided fight right now that I felt I could get up and come back and nothing would change.

30 seconds left in the round and nothing has. Sonnen is effectively switching strikes and kicks and Okami is just trying to backpedal and take as little damage as he can. Another 10-9 round for Sonnen.

The most interesting part of R3 is that Sonnen gets into a little bit of danger with about 40 secons to go but quickly escapes and is in mount pouring it on, and unloading with damage from behind for about the 100th time as we go to the horn. This should be an easy 30-27 decision on every single card. Solid, effective, slightly unspectacular, but impressive all in all for Chael Sonnen. Good job Son! BUFFER MAKES IT OFFICIAL - 30-27 ON EVERY CARD FOR CHAEL SONNEN.

* Josh 'The Dentist' Neer v. Gleison Tibau (UFC Lightweight Bout)

I'm a fan of The Dentist, but Tibau is winning me over by coming out to IRONMAN. And here comes Des Moines, Iowa's own Doctor of Pain, the Sultan of Surgery, the Fisticuffs That Remove Bicuspids 'n Stuff, THE DENTIST. Hey if you can't make up your own nicknames like UFC does, why bother?

If Tibau wins I'll come up with one for him - maybe something about not being a QB from Florida. Tale of the tape! 26 each, 5'11" to 5'10", 156.5 to 157 and 72" to 71" from Neer to Tibau. Tibau is 29-6 and fights out of Coconut Creek, Florida. Neer is 25-8-1 and fighting out of Des Moines. Our referee in charge is Josh 'Funny Wisp of Hair' Rosenthal. Here we go!

Neer is in the Condom Depot trunks, otherwise they're both black. TIBAU SLAMS HIM WITH AUTHORITY. Goldberg: "That was almost worth two takedowns!" Neer pops back up and gives chase. Tibau hits another sick takedown 80 seconds in.

I'm not kidding you - the whole bar is popping every single time Tibau throws him - they are a sight to behold! Neer loses his mouthpiece as they break apart and Rosenthal briefly stops the fight to put it back in. Round one is halfway done. Neer checks a head kick with 110 seconds in the round. Neer peppers a few shots in but Tibau takes him down again with a minute to go. Neer gets back up with 30 seconds left and R1 ends on the feet. Good 10-9 round for Tibau.

Turtle from Entourage is shown in the crowd as we move to R2. Not much happens in the first minutes so Goldberg starts to plug everybody's Twitter accounts. Tibau takes him down again and Neer tries a few upkicks before standing back up. The takedowns aren't as pretty this round but they are just as relentless, and Neer's lack of defense for them is very telling. Tibau takes mount, Neer tries to roll to escape and gives up his back. This could be the end or very close to it but Neer is trying to stand up with Tibau on his back and see if he can't slide Tibau off. TIBAU TRANSITIONS TO AN ARMBAR BUT NEER GETS OUT!

Neer is on top for all of a split second and they're both back up with 100 seconds in R2. Neer's getting a little sloppy now, throwing wild shots that have no chance of connecting. He looks tired too. Tibau is timing the shots and jabbing after he ducks under huge looping rights. We're off to round three with Tibau clearly in control on the scorecards.

I'll give Neer some credit here - he usually wins by KO or loses by sumission in the first round, so the fact we're in the third is a testament to his improved ground defense, even though he clearly can't stop Tibau's takedown power. The more you look at Tibau the more you realize how ridiculously big his biceps are - they're Lesnar-iffic - and anybody would have a hard time stopping the kind of strength his arms can generate. The point of all this?

There's not much else to say when Tibau the Concussion Slammaster is having his way. The only way he could drive home the point any more would be a knee to the head. (Told you I'd work in that Florida reference!) We go to the judges as we see Jeremy Piven in the crowd.

Here's Bruce Buffer! SCORES ARE 30-27, 30-27 AND 29-28 FOR THE UNANIMOUS WINNER: GLEISON 'THE FLORIDA SLAMMASTER' TIBAU. Time for the co-main!

* 'Big' Ben Rothwell v. Cain Velasquez (UFC Heavyweight Co-Main Event)

The Kenosha, Wisconsin native Rothwell is the first man out to the Octagon. Rogan reminds us he's been waiting his whole life for this time to shine in UFC. Velasquez is the clear crowd (and bar) favorite, and plays it up more by playing some mariachi music on his way to the Octagon!

Velasquez chyron stats include "two time All American" and "OVERWHELMING ground and pound" - I really can't argue with that. Tale of the tape! 27 to 28, 6'1" to 6'4", 238 to 265 and 77" to 80" reach from Velasquez to Rothwell. Rothwell is 30-6 and fights out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Velasquez is 6-0 and fights out of San Jose! Our referee in charge for this contest is Steve Mazzagatti. BRING IT ON C'MON.

Ben is striking early but Velasquez is like a pitbull when he takes a leg and won't let go - he gets the takedown and backs Rothwell all the way up to the fence 45 seconds in. Rothwell tries to wall walk and Velasquez pulls him back down. Velasquez has his back for a second when he pops up, the two break apart, and some nasty shots go both ways. Velasquez dumps him on his back again as we near the two minute mark and starts throwing elbows.

Rothwell pops back up again at the halfway point and Velasquez takes him right back down and starts getting NASTY with those elbows. Velasquez actually backs off so he can come over the top with some punches, then mounts Rothwell, then backs off again so he can throw hands right down the pipe. ROTHWELL IS IN A WORLD OF HURT NOW.

Velasquez is pounding on him at will, letting him back up, taking him down and pounding on him some more. A big cut has been opened up on Rothwell's forehead and he's leaving a bloody smear on the canvas. Mazzagatti is watching very closely. Rothwell pops back up with ten seconds left and he's gonna survive to the second, but BARELY. That's gotta be a 10-8.

Rothwell is taken down to a knee 15 seconds in and Velasquez is treating him like Lesnar did Mir, throwing uppercuts at him from any position whether it's a traditional striking one or not.

He digs underneath and STILL gets power coming back up. They get into the fence, Velasquez holds him there and hits one straight unchecked left after another right to his face, Rothwell's head bounces like a ball off the cage and MAZAGATTI FINALLY WAVES IT OFF ON THE FENCE AND ROTHWELL IS UPSET. Too bad sucker, you got stopped. You should have fought it off and/or not taken a one-sided beating for six minutes.

Buffer makes it official at 58 SECONDS OF R2 FOR THE WINNER CAIN VELASQUEZ. Total pwnage. What more can be said? Give Velasquez the next fight after Lesnar and Carwin - he's earned it. Velasquez' post fight promo has one simple point: YO SOY AQUI - I AM HERE!!

* Lyoto 'The Dragon' Machida {C} v. Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua (Light Heavyweight Championship)

Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg have to kill some time before the main event goes on, so they're breaking down the fight for the PPV audience 'til we we pass midnight EST, at which point they throw to a video package for both men, with Machida Karate clips drawing pops from the crowd at the bar. Shogun comes out first and he's got what one might colloquially call "heel heat" with the BW3 attendees.

AND HERE COMES THE DRAGON!! The Shogun fans at the bar are retaliating now and trying to out-boo the loudly cheering Machida fans. Good God, I feel like I'm back at UFC 98 all over again. Tale of the tape! 31 to 27, 6'1" each, 202.5 to 204.5 and 74" to 76" in reach from Machida to Rua. Buffer gives the big spiel for the main event like always. Judges scoring are Nelson Hamilton, Cecil Peoples and Marcos Rosales.

Herb Dean is our man in the Octagon for the title fight. Shogun Rua is 18-3 and fights out of Curitiba, Brazil. The champion is 15-0 and fights out of Belem, Brazil. There's nothing more that needs to be said - let's get this shit started!!!

Machida is in the black trunks, Rua the white. Machida is being his usually elusive self in the opening minute of the contest. Rua tries to bull forward into the fence and nearly catches a knee for his trouble. Machida lets Rua exert himself and stays calm as we hit 90 seconds. They break apart with 3:15 to go. Rua nearly gets a takedown at the two minute mark but Machida ties him up.

They break apart halfway into the round. Rua comes forward with kicks and hits nothing but air. Shogun does land one good kick and Machida counters with one of his own. Machida gets one solid head shot that makes Shogun have second thoughts and back off. Shogun lands a good body kick with 20 seconds left. Maybe, JUST maybe you could give Shogun the first round on strikes. It's close though.

David Spade is in the crowd drinking a JD with cola as we start R2 - he's even got the mini bottle in his hand. Goldberg thinks Machida might have lost the last round. Rua is again chasing Machida with kicks in the first 30 seconds. Machida stuns Shogun with another shot at about the 0:55 mark. Shogun goes right after him again. Rogan: "Both of these guys could be posterboys for their respective styles." Shogun eats another shot 100 seconds in and cloeses the distance looking for a takedown. The superior balance of Machida prevails and the two break apart. Good body kick by Machida with two minutes left.

Shogun answers with one too. Machida nails Rua with a hard shot as he comes flying in for a kick - I think he got the worst of that exchange. One minute left in R2. Rua backs Machida into the fence and gets a warning about knees to the groin. Machida is asked if he's okay and he shakes the ref off. Rua keeps firing knees at the legs up until a few seconds before the horn. Very close fight so far.

And here we go with R3! Shogun with another hard body kick. Machida starts firing several of his own and seems to be getting more aggressive striking. Shogun seems content to do nothing BUT fire kicks right now. Two minutes gone. Shogun charges again, decides it's not going to help, and breaks it off at the halfway point. Some of the crowd at the Staples Center seem to be booing. It's not easy to tell over the noise at the bar but I could swear I hear it.

Shogun is snapping off a lot of loud noisy kicks. 90 seconds left in R3. Machida finally unloads with a non-stop flurry of offense for about 30-30 seconds and pops the crowd at the bar. The final 10 seconds feature both men dancing. Time for R4!

Opening seconds of the round have each man reaching a hand out trying to feel the range. Low leg kicks from both men as we near one minute and pass it. Rua checks a left high kick. Machida slips and Rua tries to pounce! They're up against the fence as we near the halfway point.

Rua can't get him down even off the slip and has to let go! Machida is clearly getting more aggressive as the fight gets longer, coming forward much more now. Rua clinches up and throws one forearm. 90 seconds left. More body kicks from Rua as he chases Machida across the Octagon. 40 seconds. 10 seconds. We're going to a fifth and final round!

Is Rua ahead on points? Is Machida going to knock him out this round? Who is going home with the title tonight?

R5 is underway!! Testing the range again. Shogun's corner believes they've taken away Machida's legs. Goldberg thinks Machida should go into desperation mode. "Shogun is looking more and more confident Mike." Machida checks a body kick and throws one of his own. 90 seconds gone.

Two minutes gone. A big exchange of knees and kicks from both men as we hit the halfway point. Dean calls for more work and breaks them apart with 2:20 left. Machida lands a nice shot that pops the bar but it's not enough. 90 seconds left. 40 seconds. No seconds! Both men throw their hands up in victory. It's all up to the judges now.

Here's Bruce Buffer! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AFTER FIVE ROUNDS WE GO TO THE SCORECARDS FOR A DECISION. ALL THREE JUDGES SCORE THIS FIGHT 48-47 FOR THE WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION: LYOTO 'THE DRAGON' MACHIDA. In the post-fight interview Machida says he'd fight Rua again any time. Rogan also interviews Rua and says he's the man many people here believe won the fight. Rua's translator says he trained hard for the fight and he thinks he won the fight.

Rogan talks about how Rua punished Machida's legs with kicks and asks if that was his strategy. Rua says he did a thousand kicks a day to get ready. Rogan says he'd love to see these two fight again and Shogun says "Thank you very much everybody!" That's it for UFC 104!!

PS: For the record the PPV showed Stefan Struve v. Chase Gormley after the main event, which also aired during the prelims on Spike, so there was no need to recap it twice. In unaired prelims Kingsbury beat Al-Hassan via split decision and Rivera TKO'd Kimmons in round three.


2 comments: on "UFC 104 Recap"

Dr. Funkin' said...

Stevie J, Thank you for being the only person not to scream that Shogun was robbed in the decision. It was an incredibly close fight that could have gone either way, and it seems you are the only one that saw that.

Anonymous said...

Anyone who doesn't see that Shogun was robbed is an idiot.