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Results from UFC.com
 

Carwin Vs. Mir for the Interim Heavyweight Belt

GSP Vs. Hardy for the Undisputed Welterweight Belt

Other Interesting Fights

Summary

nice, thanks for results. i was surprised when i read that mire lost. i was expecting him to break his bones. shane is a huge duder. his like 12-0 now? yeah, awesome.

UFC 111 was a solid night of fights. The heel hook Palhares had on Drwal was a thing of beauty! 

Was there ever any question GSP would win? That man is an amazing fighter. Love them Canadian combatants!  GSP baby!!!
 
it was a great night for UFC. The last one was a bit stale but UFC 111 was an excellent rebound. 

Eh, I liked UFC 110 better, but 111 was pretty damn fun to watch IMO. 
 
I also thought Mir was going to win, but fuck I have a TON of respect for Carwin now after seeing how he straight up massacred Mir last night.  Pellegrino's fight was also excellent as well, but the other matches dragged on a bit. I saw the pay-per-view in a movie theater & there was an audible sigh of boredom during the first few fights.

I just wish Fedor and Lesnar would fight so that we could see Lesnar get stomped and then inevitably whine like a 6 year old in a toy store.

Carwin is a beast. I think he's fought in the Octagon for a total of like 16 minutes now, and that's a span of 12 fights. Wow. Excited to see his fight with Lesnar, and it should happen soon; Carwin took no damage in that fight. And it may be my love of Mir, but McCarthy could have easily stopped that fight 10 seconds earlier. There was a point when Mir was no longer in the fetal position, but just lying flat on the mat and Carwin was still beating the shit out of him, and McCarthy was standing there watching. Oh well, Mir's next fight is destined for Ultimate Fight Night 23 on Spike. 
 
And even though Hardy stood no chance, I love his swagger, his attitude and I LOVE his heart. The man is made of fucking rubber. Every other fighter in the UFC would have tapped during the armbar, let alone that kimura; GSP was cranking it as hard as he could and Hardy took it. You could tell he was in a lot of pain, but he was not going to quit and lose his shot at a title and I respect that. You could tell he got in GSP's head a bit after Round 4, and if Hardy can work on his takedown defense and ground game, I could see a rematch with GSP being a very good fight. 
 
A great night of fights, and I'm pumped for UFC 112. A great card yet again. 
 
Oh, and while that heel hook was absolutely beautiful that Palhares pulled, he held on for 5 seconds after Drawl tapped and seriously hurt the guy. Losing is tough enough, but the guy was literally screaming in pain. Palhares is an asshole. 
 
Edit: Oh, and that Pellegrino fight was one of the most entertaining fights I've ever seen in MMA. Ever. And his dance at the end was hilarious.

" McCarthy was standing there watching

" @choffy21 said:

" McCarthy was standing there watching

Big John hasn't called a UFC fight in years. I'm pretty sure Dan Mirgliotta called the co-main event. "

i just watched it this morning, and how the FUCK did Hardy not tap on both occasions I'll never know. GSP has no real competition as a walterweight i'm afraid, and whoever fights him next will just be dominated again... I mean, who do you put him up against? Fitch again? Nothing would change...Koscheck? BJ for the third time? Its common to say I know (especially since people say the same about anderson) but he should just have the dream match with Anderson Silva at middleweight, if not move to to middleweight all together.
 
Carwin vs Lesnar should be good, although Lesnar looked fucking huge next to Carwin.

GSP disappointed many of his fans in this fight.  Hardy lasted 5 rounds with the champ and proved to everyone that he deserved his title shot.  If Hardy can develop takedown defense he'll definitely become a top WW contender.
 
Also GSP is staying at WW.  Everyone wants to see a GSP/Silva fight but it probably won't happen.  GSP's next fight needs to be Fitch or Koscheck and it's more likely going to be Koscheck.
 
And Lesnar vs. Carwin is happening at UFC 116 on July 3.

I was really disappointed with the results from the Bocek fight, I thought he clearly won and I don't think that 5 seconds of back control at the end of the fight won it for Miller.  Bocek clearly won the second round and he controlled the pace for the third round.  Some even argue that he won the first (I don't).  It just appeared throughout the fight that Bocek was the more polished fighter, he completed his takedowns, controlled the action on the ground (excluding round 1), and he was even with Miller standing.  You can argue for a 10-10 third round, but seeing as American judges are completely terrified of giving out a 10-10 round, I think that Bocek should have won it.
 
Oh, and Hardy not tapping from the Kimura was purely because of the sort of poor technique that GSP was using.  He didn't pin down Hardy's body (if you rewatch the fight, you'll see that Hardy's able to move his hips to alleviate the pressure), and GSP didn't lock Hardy's humures to his chest in order to get the best angle with his Kimura.  Some people are flexible, and in order to finish someone like Hardy with a shoulder lock you have to have perfect technique.  GSP said after the fight that he was disappointed with his technique and that he wanted to finish Hardy.  It's scary to think how good GSP would be if he developed better back control and he tightened up his submissions on the ground.

" @fresh2deafbill said:

" @choffy21 said:

" McCarthy was standing there watching

Big John hasn't called a UFC fight in years. I'm pretty sure Dan Mirgliotta called the co-main event. "

Shhhh, every UFC ref is Big John, it's like the matrix. And OP, what the fuck are you talking about, people love GSP. "

"And OP, what the fuck are you talking about, people love GSP. "

and next month, at least title wise, both matches will probably end up being 1-sided just like the GSP-Hardy match. Both Anderson and Penn will eat their opponents up easily. The only weight class with actual competition is the light heavyweight, and to some extent the heavyweight (lets see what carwin does with lesnar). I'm not dissing the UFC, but their champions are just too dominant in their weight classes (hell, if Machida gets a proper win on Shogun, i still dont see who can take the title from him at light heavyweight)

" i still dont see who can take the title from him at light heavyweight "

" @Rhaknar said:

" i still dont see who can take the title from him at light heavyweight "

Kimbo? haha jk jk "

After the first 30 seconds of mir/carwin i said to myself "Mir is looking way too overconfident." And sure enough.....maybe he was trying to psych out carwin? either way his strategy seemed to be let carwin uppercut the piss outta him. Lesnar is still gonna destroy Carwin though, his wrestling is just too good and its gonna look like the second mir fight all over again. I still cant wait though, gonna be crazy!
 
GSP and fitch are boring, go ahead and shit on me all you want but (fitch especially) they need to start finishing fights, they are both impressive fighters with a great all around skill but this is a sport where excitement reigns just as much as wins. Look at wanderlei silva, hes been a losing streak(minus bisping which he still shoulda finished) but he still is one of ufcs top guys cause damn if he doesnt make when hell of an exciting fight. Oh also gsp needs to work on his RNCs he had a few opportunities and he probably would of finished hardy with it.

" @sixghost said:

"And OP, what the fuck are you talking about, people love GSP. "

I'm just saying that a lot of his fans are not happy with his last two fights, but neither is GSP himself. I really want to see GSP finish his next fight, taking three straight title fights the distance in a row is not a good thing.  I did enjoy the fight though, but that's only because I don't like Hardy "

TBH I was massively gutted by the GSP-Hardy fight. For starters, I really wanted Hardy to take the belt, a long shot of course but it would definitely be so sweet, especially for us Brits. Secondly, I felt that GSP defended his title poorly. He essentially neutralised Hardy, kept on top on the ground and wasted time. His submission attempts were too poorly executed for a man with the heart and toughness of Hardy to tap from. Really, I would've wanted to see some skill from GSP beyond knowing how to lay on his opponent long enough to win on points.

" I just wish Fedor and Lesnar would fight so that we could see Lesnar get stomped and then inevitably whine like a 6 year old in a toy store. "

" TBH I was massively gutted by the GSP-Hardy fight. For starters, I really wanted Hardy to take the belt, a long shot of course but it would definitely be so sweet, especially for us Brits. Secondly, I felt that GSP defended his title poorly. He essentially neutralised Hardy, kept on top on the ground and wasted time. His submission attempts were too poorly executed for a man with the heart and toughness of Hardy to tap from. Really, I would've wanted to see some skill from GSP beyond knowing how to lay on his opponent long enough to win on points. "

Oh one more thing, I forget who it was, but one of the earlier fights some dude got the other in a leg lock and didn't let go for roughly 5 seconds after he tapped. What kind of bullshit is that? Instead of letting him win, he should have been disqualified and suspended.

" Oh one more thing, I forget who it was, but one of the earlier fights some dude got the other in a leg lock and didn't let go for roughly 5 seconds after he tapped. What kind of bullshit is that? Instead of letting him win, he should have been disqualified and suspended. "