UFC 132 Results: Dominick Cruz Defeats Urijah FaberUFC 132 takes place on Saturday, July 2 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV. The main event features the first UFC bantamweight titl…
UFC 132 takes place on Saturday, July 2 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV. The main event features the first UFC bantamweight title fight ever as Dominick Cruz defends his title against the only fighter to ever defeat him, Urijah Faber.
The two fighters have admitted that they do not like each other in the least and a win will surely give one of them ammunition to continue the battle they have waged since first meeting in 2007, a fight that Faber won via first round submission.
Cruz opened things up by connecting with two punches. Faber then worked a takedown that was defended ably by Cruz.
Cruz landed some heavy leg kicks much like Jose Aldo did when he defeated Faber.
The second round began with Cruz again coming out fast and with his hands low, confident that his speed could negate anything that Faber could bring.
WIth 30 seconds left in the round Cruz scored a brief takedown. WIth ten seconds left in the round Cruz scored with a nice combination.
As the third round began it looked as if Faber was struggling to deal with the awkward style of Cruz.
With 2:10 left in the round Faber took Cruz down, but Cruz reversed and Faber was able to get back to his feet quickly.
Cruz opened the fourth coming right out and landing a strike to Faber. Faber dropped Cruz with a big right, but he was able to get right back to his feet.
Cruz started to slow his pace as the round progressed.
AS the final round started Cruz came out with a flying knee. Cruz then went into the clinch forcing Faber to hold his weight against the cage.
Cruz landed a few short takedowns, but he was unable to secure any for a prolonged period of time.
The fight goes to the cards:50-45, 49-46, 48-47 to Cruz
UFC 132 Results: Dennis Siver Defeats Matt WimanUFC 132 takes place on Saturday, July 2 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV. The main event features the first UFC bantamweight title fight…
UFC 132 Results: Dennis Siver Defeats Matt Wiman
UFC 132 takes place on Saturday, July 2 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV. The main event features the first UFC bantamweight title fight ever as Dominick Cruz defends his title against the only fighter to ever defeat him, Urijah Faber.
The co-main event features the long awaited return of Wanderlei Silva, who faces Chris Leben. Also appearing on the main card was Tito Ortiz who faces Ryan Bader.
The third fight on the main card featured Dennis Siver (18-7) against Matt WIman (13-5).
Siver came into the fight after defeating the highly ranked George Sotiropoulos in his last bought, while Wiman was coming off a win over Cole Miller.
Early on these two looked like they were only interested in ending the fight by KO, but Wiman mixed it up about 2:00 in when he landed a brief takedown. Siver’s takedown defense was solid and he kept Wiman at bay.
In the second round the fight went to the ground with Wiman working inside the guard of Siver, opening him up with an elbow.
Siver did a very poor job of controlling Wiman and Siver was bleeding badly from the elbows that Wiman seemed to be landing at will.
The third round was uneventful until Wiman attempted a choke that he could not stick and he then caught a leg from Siver and took the fight to the ground.
Siver was able to stand and he put Wiman to the ground with a leg kick with 15 seconds left, but he could not make anything happen as the horn souned.
This one went to the cards: 29-28 to Siver. WIman ripped his hand from the referee’s grasp, threw his hat and stormed from the cage as the fans booed the call.
LAS VEGAS — UFC president Dana White told Tito Ortiz he needed to win to keep his job, but he also told reporters that Ortiz fights best when his back is against the wall. At UFC 132, Ortiz (16-8-1) did both, dropping fellow light heavyweight Ryan Bader (12-2) with a short right hook and then submitting him with a guillotine choke at 1:56 of the first round.
“Everybody knew that Tito had to win tonight to stay in the UFC, and he did it,” White said at the post-fight press conference. “Not only did he win a fight, he won the fight impressively.”
Coming into Saturday night’s event, the 36-year-old Ortiz hadn’t won a bout since 2006, going 0-4-1 in his previous five efforts. That made the win all the more emotional for Ortiz, who struggled through some very public personal problems in the weeks leading up to the bout, but said he was helped through the hard times by his coaches and training partners, as well as his supporters on Twitter.
“About three and a half months ago it was really hard for me to get into my gym and train. When negativity gets you down, you got to find something to uplift you, make you stronger, and get past those downfalls in life,” said Ortiz.
Ortiz came into the fight as a heavy underdog against Bader — a former All-American wrestler at Arizona State who is eight years his junior — and was counted out by many observers before the bout. But Ortiz surprised everyone by dropping Bader with a punch, which he said felt like “an out-of-body experience.”
“I was just kind of watching myself do it,” Ortiz said. “Everything was in slow-mo. It was kind of like in ‘The Matrix.’ It was weird, really weird.”
After Ortiz finished the fight by forcing Bader to tap out to the choke, he celebrated with the grave-digger pantomime he popularized in the early days of his UFC career — a post-fight celebration that hasn’t graced the Octagon for the better part of five years. It’s a move that Ortiz said he was asked to do when he paid a visit to the contestants on the current season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ recently.
“I told them, ‘I can’t do it. I’ve got to wait until Saturday before I do it,'” he said. “And they looked at me and said, ‘Do you think so?’ I said, ‘I guarantee it.'”
The referee checks on Wanderlei Silva after his knockout loss to Chris Leben at UFC 132 on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Urijah Faber knees Dominick Cruz in their UFC bantamweight championship bout at UFC 132 on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
But while the win keeps Ortiz’s UFC career alive, his relationship with former manager and current boss White is still not entirely harmonious. The two were at odds before this event over what White referred to as “typical Dana-Tito s–t,” and even though White awarded Ortiz with the $75,000 bonus for Submission of the Night, the history between the two isn’t likely to be forgotten so easily.
“Once again I leave my career in Dana’s hands. [13] years ago he came to my apartment and said, ‘Let me manage you, I’ll take care of your career.’ I made some mistakes between now until then, had some people in my ear saying some bad things, and I got lost and I found myself. I kind of reinvented myself.”
As for where his career goes from here, Ortiz told reporters that since he’s finally healthy after years of being plagued by injuries, he now has “no more excuses.” And while many of his contemporaries like Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture have slipped into retirement in recent years, Ortiz thinks his best years as a fighter may still be ahead of him.
“Look at my age,” he said. “I just turned 36. Chuck was in his prime at 36. He was knocking people out left and right. Randy was in his prime at 36, dominating people. I’m still young. I got in the game when I was young. I never fought anywhere else.”
LAS VEGAS — UFC president Dana White told Tito Ortiz he needed to win to keep his job, but he also told reporters that Ortiz fights best when his back is against the wall. At UFC 132, Ortiz (16-8-1) did both, dropping fellow light heavyweight Ryan Bader (12-2) with a short right hook and then submitting him with a guillotine choke at 1:56 of the first round.
“Everybody knew that Tito had to win tonight to stay in the UFC, and he did it,” White said at the post-fight press conference. “Not only did he win a fight, he won the fight impressively.”
Coming into Saturday night’s event, the 36-year-old Ortiz hadn’t won a bout since 2006, going 0-4-1 in his previous five efforts. That made the win all the more emotional for Ortiz, who struggled through some very public personal problems in the weeks leading up to the bout, but said he was helped through the hard times by his coaches and training partners, as well as his supporters on Twitter.
“About three and a half months ago it was really hard for me to get into my gym and train. When negativity gets you down, you got to find something to uplift you, make you stronger, and get past those downfalls in life,” said Ortiz.
Ortiz came into the fight as a heavy underdog against Bader — a former All-American wrestler at Arizona State who is eight years his junior — and was counted out by many observers before the bout. But Ortiz surprised everyone by dropping Bader with a punch, which he said felt like “an out-of-body experience.”
“I was just kind of watching myself do it,” Ortiz said. “Everything was in slow-mo. It was kind of like in ‘The Matrix.’ It was weird, really weird.”
After Ortiz finished the fight by forcing Bader to tap out to the choke, he celebrated with the grave-digger pantomime he popularized in the early days of his UFC career — a post-fight celebration that hasn’t graced the Octagon for the better part of five years. It’s a move that Ortiz said he was asked to do when he paid a visit to the contestants on the current season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ recently.
“I told them, ‘I can’t do it. I’ve got to wait until Saturday before I do it,'” he said. “And they looked at me and said, ‘Do you think so?’ I said, ‘I guarantee it.'”
The referee checks on Wanderlei Silva after his knockout loss to Chris Leben at UFC 132 on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Urijah Faber knees Dominick Cruz in their UFC bantamweight championship bout at UFC 132 on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
But while the win keeps Ortiz’s UFC career alive, his relationship with former manager and current boss White is still not entirely harmonious. The two were at odds before this event over what White referred to as “typical Dana-Tito s–t,” and even though White awarded Ortiz with the $75,000 bonus for Submission of the Night, the history between the two isn’t likely to be forgotten so easily.
“Once again I leave my career in Dana’s hands. [13] years ago he came to my apartment and said, ‘Let me manage you, I’ll take care of your career.’ I made some mistakes between now until then, had some people in my ear saying some bad things, and I got lost and I found myself. I kind of reinvented myself.”
As for where his career goes from here, Ortiz told reporters that since he’s finally healthy after years of being plagued by injuries, he now has “no more excuses.” And while many of his contemporaries like Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture have slipped into retirement in recent years, Ortiz thinks his best years as a fighter may still be ahead of him.
“Look at my age,” he said. “I just turned 36. Chuck was in his prime at 36. He was knocking people out left and right. Randy was in his prime at 36, dominating people. I’m still young. I got in the game when I was young. I never fought anywhere else.”
LAS VEGAS — Watch below as Tito Ortiz, Dominick Cruz, Chris Leben, Dana White, and all the big winners at UFC 132 address the media following Saturday night’s pay-per-view event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
LAS VEGAS — Watch below as Tito Ortiz, Dominick Cruz, Chris Leben, Dana White, and all the big winners at UFC 132 address the media following Saturday night’s pay-per-view event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
(After three days of utter confusion, Arianny finally realizes what ‘Chocolate Al’ means. Photo courtesy of CombatLifestyle. For more photos from this album, click here.)
As you make plans for your various drunken 4th of July celebrations, keep in mind that some of the men you see tonight may be too injured to grill burgers on Monday. Appreciate their sacrifice, ladies and gentlemen. Now then, who wants to see some dudes get kicked in the head and choked unconcious?
Manning the liveblog duties for this evening is CagePotato rising star Jason Moles, who will be providing round-by-round updates from the UFC 132 pay-per-view card beginning at 9 p.m. ET. Travel past the jump to join our little liveblog party, and refresh the page every few minutes for all the latest. Thanks for being here, and may God bless this great nation.
(After three days of utter confusion, Arianny finally realizes what ‘Chocolate Al’ means. Photo courtesy of CombatLifestyle. For more photos from this album, click here.)
As you make plans for your various drunken 4th of July celebrations, keep in mind that some of the men you see tonight may be too injured to grill burgers on Monday. Appreciate their sacrifice, ladies and gentlemen. Now then, who wants to see some dudes get kicked in the head and choked unconscious?
Manning the liveblog duties for this evening is CagePotato rising star Jason Moles, who will be providing round-by-round updates from the UFC 132 pay-per-view card beginning at 9 p.m. ET. Travel past the jump to join our little liveblog party, and refresh the page every few minutes for all the latest. Thanks for being here, and may God bless this great nation.
Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Both guys walk toward the octagon with intensity burning in their eyes. Condit fist bumps at least half a dozen fans on his along the way. Standard bro hugs, mouth guard and cup check after that.
Round 1
Both men play ring around the posie as they feel each other out. Kim is first to strike with a nice head kick followed up by a takedown. Not that it mattered because Condit swept to mouth and immediately followed up with a guillotine attempt. Kim escapes and they stand back up. Condit tries for a head kick and a superman punch off the fence like he’s related to Anthony Pettis or something. Both men trade a fed push kicks and jabs. Then WHAM! Condit buries his flying knee right in Kim’s grill and “It’s all over”!
Winner: Carlos Condit KO 2:02 Round 1.
Ryan Bader vs. Tito Ortiz
Tito comes out to ‘Not Afraid’ by Eminem, Mexi-American flag in tow. Joe and Goldie’s man crush on Tito is in full effect.
Round 1
Bader wastes no time in initiating contact after they touch gloves. From the get-go he is in full attack mode throwing mean kicks and jabs mixed with a few hooks. Tito looking for his opening. Bader continues his pursuit and throws a few and misses a few. Crowd starts chanting “TITO! TITO! TITO!” and like Hulkamaniacs back in the day firing up Hulk Hogan, Tito comes to life. HOLY Firecrackers!!! Tito drops Bader with a solid right punch and jumps on him to finish him with a guillotine. Bader chokes and betters everywhere are cursing everything under the sun.
Love Tito’s Shirt: I’m not the next SOMEBODY – I’m the first TITO ORTIZ.
Winner: Tito Ortiz Sub 3:05 Round 1
Dennis Siver vs. Matt Wiman
Too busy picking my jaw up off the floor to pay attention to what happened as these two guys walked out. Please accept my sincerest apologies.
Round 1
Both throw kicks early. Wiman telegraphs haymakers but utilizes nice leg kicks. Wiman shoots in for a takedown to no avail. A missed headkick by Wiman leads into a frenzied back and forth boxing match for a brief period of time. The fans like this stuff. Wiman gets Siver up against the fence and dirty boxes him a little before the German attempts a guillotine (hey, it worked for the other guys, right?) They take the center of the cage and Siver throws punches in bunches and misses just as many. Wiman gets a takedown and ends the round on top.
Round 2
Wiman shoots in for a takedown – against the fence they go. After what seems like an eternity of minimal action (ok, I’m exaggerating) the crowd boos loud enough and they step it up. Silver stuffs a takedown but then Wiman drops down and rolls him over, winds up in Siver’s guard. Wiman takes the remaining time left in the round to show you how to properly use your elbows in a fight. Siver gets cut so bad and the blood flows so freely he looks like a firework accident victim. Round ends with bloody Siver under confident Wiman.
Round 3
Silver stuffs another Wiman takedown then finally throws his patented spinning back kick but fails to land it. They trade punches then Wiman shoots in again and Siver stuffs it. Against the cage they go, both men working hard. They get back to the center of the cage and Siver clips Wiman and the round ends with Siver trying to sub Wiman.
Winner by Unanimous (29-28) Decision: Dennis Siver.
WTF!!!! What ******* fight were those judges watching?!
Wanderlei Silva vs. Chris Leben
Chris Leben comes out looking like dipped his head in Kool-Aid. Sandstorm hits the speakers filling the crowd with nostalgia. Wanderlei looks calm and ready. I really don’t want to see either of these guys lose.
Round 1
Wand strikes first but it doesn’t even matter. Leben proved all the media types right and placed his big right hand on Silva’s glass chin and he goes down. Leben follows up with several well placed left hands and finishes him off in the first minute of the the very first round. Damn. We still love you Wanderlei.
Main Event: Bantamweight Championship Fight
Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber
As always, ‘California Love’ plays as Faber walks his way to the cage. No braids. No headbands. Just a smile and a pair of black gloves. Cruz is booed before his music even hits. He doesn’t seem to mind, though, the pep in his step never fades.
Round 1
No touch of gloves. I know, you’re really surprised by that one. Right out of the gate Cruz comes out swinging and lands first punch. Faber responds with a kick and moves about. The crowd cheers for Faber minus the Hulkamania effect as he ties up with Cruz. Faber lands short elbow on exit while Cruz lands a switch kick. Faber lands a sold punch – Cruz remains unfazed. Both men go back and forth, neither doing more than the other. Just as the bell sounds, Cruz gets Faber to the ground.
Round 2
Urijah stuffs a couple more takedowns before the pace picks up. These two move so much that Mazagatti can hardly move out of their way . Faber nails a body kick as Cruz answers with a combination of punches. Faber lands big right hand, big pop from he crowd. Cruz attempts a few Superman punches but doesn’t dazzle until he gets Urijah to the ground. Sadly, it didn’t last long. End of round 1.
Round 3
Dominick Cruz is relentlessly attacking Urijah Faber, though it seems he’s choosing his shots wisely. Faber eats a few punches before taking Cruz to the mat who then scrambles to his feet – but not without getting cracked with Faber’s elbows on the way out. Cruz shoots another takedown but Faber catches him and makes him pay for going to the proverbial well one too many times.
The No Longer JUST Championship Rounds
Round 4
Cruz starts off landing a solid right hand followed by a hook and a high kick. Not to be outdone, Faber drops the champ with a big right hand. He pops right back up and they both connect. The idiot fans then start booing as two men continue to go at it with everything they’ve got throwing several combos. Cruz shoots in again with history repeating itself.
Round 5
Dominick Crus comes out with a flying knee, attacking like a rabbid animal. Cruz gets takedown but Faber gets right up. A flying knee by Faber misses but he continues to pursue his arch nemesis. Cruz gets multiple takedowns while Faber scrambles to his feet almost immediately. Then Cruz turns it on and completely dominates Faber the rest of the round.
Winner: Unanimous Descision: Dominick Cruz.
Lloyd Irving gives Cruz his blue belt.
That’s it for me guys. Hope you enjoyed this as much as I have. Please celebrate your independence responsibly and don’t lose any fingers.
UFC 132 Fight Card Features the Return of Wanderlei SilvaUFC 132 features the long awaited return of the Wanderlei Silva. It has been over a year since Silva has taken to the octagon, and he is set to return Saturday night vs. Chris Leben.Silva is one …
UFC 132 Fight Card Features the Return of Wanderlei Silva
UFC 132 features the long awaited return of the Wanderlei Silva. It has been over a year since Silva has taken to the octagon, and he is set to return Saturday night vs. Chris Leben.
Silva is one of the sports all-time greats and most accomplished fighters. He dominated Pride’s middleweight (205lbs) division before switching to the UFC. Silva switched as he seemed to be falling off of his game.
He ended his Pride career with knockout losses to Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Dan Henderson. He then started his UFC career with knockout losses to Chuck Liddell and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.
Silva is hoping the time away did him some good, and he is expecting to put on a good show against Leber. Here is Silva as quoted from an interview on ESPN:
It’s a really good fight for the fans. After I saw his fight with [Yoshihiro] Akiyama, his style was like my style. He’s one exciting fighter. He’s a warrior and has good heart. He doesn’t give a step back. In that fight, it’s good to look at who’s going to be the first to step back.
Part of the reason Silva is optimistic because, after a break, he has been training under Master [Rafael] Cordeiro again. Here is Silva on the subject from the above linked article:
Finally man. I’m an old style student. I need a master. I can’t have just a coach. I need a master.
The difference … the guy knows all about me. He knows my movements. He looks at you training and he knows. “You need to do that. You move that leg here. … ” He knows all. We started working in the gym sparring and he said do this, do this, do this. It’s a different connection.
Saturday night we will all find out if that switch can help him recapture the magic, or if father time has permanently stripped him this legendary fighter of his greatness.
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