Filed under: UFC, NewsMILWAUKEE – It’s really no surprise at all, is it, that Chris Lytle, in his swan song, would steal the show and take home not just one, but two post-fight bonus awards?
Lytle, who was a bonus machine in his time with the UFC, at …
MILWAUKEE – It’s really no surprise at all, is it, that Chris Lytle, in his swan song, would steal the show and take home not just one, but two post-fight bonus awards?
Lytle, who was a bonus machine in his time with the UFC, at one time winning four straight and seven in eight fights, added to his record total on Saturday night at UFC on Versus 5 in Milwaukee with a pair of bonuses – Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night.
UFC president Dana White made the bonuses official after the card at the Bradley Center. For his TKO win over Charles Oliveira on the main card, Donald Cerrone won Knockout of the Night. Each of the bonuses was worth $65,000 – a record for a UFC event on free TV.
Lytle announced late Saturday that his main event against Dan Hardy would be his final fight, electing to hang up the gloves after more than 50 career fights. Though he entered the fight with Hardy with a sub-.500 UFC record at 9-10, it was his propensity to always deliver exciting fights that endeared him to the fans, fellow fighters and his UFC bosses.
With the two bonuses, Lytle ends his career with 10 in 20 UFC fights, pulling ahead of middleweight champion Anderson Silva, who was tied with him at eight going into Sunday night. Lytle also won a new 2012 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, which had been promised to the winner of the main event. MIlwaukee is home to Harley, one of the UFC’s top-tier sponsors.
Lytle and Hardy both promised to stand and trade throughout the fight – and they did for 14 minutes, until Hardy inexplicably shot for a takedown. Lytle used that takedown to latch on to a guillotine, and Hardy was forced to tap.
Earlier on the main card, Cerrone, who has been down on himself for what he claims are notoriously slow starts, finally got out to a fast start against Oliveira. He pounded the highly touted prospect out just about three minutes into the first round.
Filed under: UFC, NewsMILWAUKEE – It’s really no surprise at all, is it, that Chris Lytle, in his swan song, would steal the show and take home not just one, but two post-fight bonus awards?
Lytle, who was a bonus machine in his time with the UFC, at …
MILWAUKEE – It’s really no surprise at all, is it, that Chris Lytle, in his swan song, would steal the show and take home not just one, but two post-fight bonus awards?
Lytle, who was a bonus machine in his time with the UFC, at one time winning four straight and seven in eight fights, added to his record total on Saturday night at UFC on Versus 5 in Milwaukee with a pair of bonuses – Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night.
UFC president Dana White made the bonuses official after the card at the Bradley Center. For his TKO win over Charles Oliveira on the main card, Donald Cerrone won Knockout of the Night. Each of the bonuses was worth $65,000 – a record for a UFC event on free TV.
Lytle announced late Saturday that his main event against Dan Hardy would be his final fight, electing to hang up the gloves after more than 50 career fights. Though he entered the fight with Hardy with a sub-.500 UFC record at 9-10, it was his propensity to always deliver exciting fights that endeared him to the fans, fellow fighters and his UFC bosses.
With the two bonuses, Lytle ends his career with 10 in 20 UFC fights, pulling ahead of middleweight champion Anderson Silva, who was tied with him at eight going into Sunday night. Lytle also won a new 2012 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, which had been promised to the winner of the main event. MIlwaukee is home to Harley, one of the UFC’s top-tier sponsors.
Lytle and Hardy both promised to stand and trade throughout the fight – and they did for 14 minutes, until Hardy inexplicably shot for a takedown. Lytle used that takedown to latch on to a guillotine, and Hardy was forced to tap.
Earlier on the main card, Cerrone, who has been down on himself for what he claims are notoriously slow starts, finally got out to a fast start against Oliveira. He pounded the highly touted prospect out just about three minutes into the first round.
Filed under: UFCMILWAUKEE – This is the UFC on Versus 5 live blog for Dan Hardy vs. Chris Lytle, the main event of tonight’s UFC card at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
This will be the final fight in the career of Lytle (30-18-5, 9-10 UFC), who anno…
MILWAUKEE – This is the UFC on Versus 5 live blog for Dan Hardy vs. Chris Lytle, the main event of tonight’s UFC card at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
This will be the final fight in the career of Lytle (30-18-5, 9-10 UFC), who announced late Saturday he will hang up the gloves following this bout. After a four-fight winning streak had his name being talked about for a possible welterweight title shot, Lytle suffered an upset loss to Brian Ebersole at UFC 127 in February that prompted his thoughts of retirement. Hardy (23-9, 1 NC, 4-3 UFC) is in desperate need of a victory, having dropped three straight starting with a welterweight title loss to Georges St-Pierre.
Round 1: Chris Lytle touches gloves to open things up for the last time. He’ll retire after this fight. And he comes forward first with a left, then a left and a body shot. These two have promised to stand and bang, and that’s what we’re getting early as Hardy lands a few nice shots. Lytle is working nice shots to the body. The crowd starts a “USA!” chant, but it doesn’t last long. Nice combo from Lytle, and then another one. He blocks a high Hardy kick. Hardy then lands a nice right. Big bombs from both, and they both smile. Another to the body from Lytle. And another. Lytle swings hard, but misses and stumbles as he does. Then he eats a pair of lefts from Hardy. The crowd starts a “Let’s go Lytle!” chant, and he catches Hardy with a few punches. But hardy is coming forward. Lytle lands a nice left hook that bounces Hardy’s head back a little. It’s a fun first round, and we’ll give it 10-9 to Lytle in his swan song.
Round 2: Lytle comes forward immediately and lands two nice rights. They stand and trade some more, with Lytle getting the better, but Hardy landing some, too. Hardy does a little damage, then hits Lytle with one that buckles his knees. Lytle clinches up in defense, and Hardy lands a knee before they break. On the break, Lytle paws a left jab and Hardy gets a finger in the eye. He’ll take a break for a second, and then they start right back up. Lytle lands big shots, and Hardy smiles them off. Hardy lands a big right, and Lytle buckles again. But he stays on his feet and they go to the ground. But it’s right back up again. Left-right-left from Lytle rocks Hardy, but Hardy keeps pushing forward. A great big right from Lytle lands. But Hardy stays right in the pocket. Hardy stops to check the clock at 30 seconds, and they keep trading leather, including a nice left from Lytle as the round comes to a close. Despite the two from Hardy that landed flush, we’ll give the round to Lytle 10-9.
Round 3: Lytle walks out for the last time to start a round. But he gets right back to scrapping. Hardy lands a few good knees and some punches. A couple to the body, then head for Lytle. Both fighters are showing the effects of 12 minutes of slugging it out, but they’re not gassed. Both are landing decent shots – but none big enough to put any kind of finishing touch on. When Hardy covers up, Lytle goes to the body, then pops him in the mouth after that. Nice knee from Hardy is followed by a right that pushes Lytle back. Both guys throw haymakers that just miss. With a minute left, thy start really throwing down. And Hardy pulls a stunner and shoots. Not a good idea. Lytle wraps him up, locks in a choke … and Hardy taps! Lytle wins his finale – and there’s a very good likelihood he’s going to get a double bonus for Sub of the Night and Fight of the Night.
Result: Chris Lytle def. Dan Hardy, submission (guillotine), 4:16 Round 3
Filed under: UFCMILWAUKEE – This is the UFC on Versus 5 live blog for Ben Henderson vs. Jim Miller, a lightweight bout on tonight’s UFC card at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
Miller (20-2, 9-1 UFC) comes into the fight with one of the promotion’s mo…
Miller (20-2, 9-1 UFC) comes into the fight with one of the promotion’s most impressive winning streaks. His seven straight wins almost certainly have him in line to be the next lightweight title challenger, should he get past Henderson. The only two losses of Miller’s career have come to champion Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard, whose rematch is in October. Henderson (13-2, 1-0 UFC), the former WEC lightweight champ, won his UFC debut in April and is looking to spoil Miller’s streak and his chances for a UFC title shot.
Round 1: Very important fight for the lightweight class. We touch ’em up and get swinging. Miller lands biggest first witha right-left. He seems aggressive, but Henderson clips him with a short uppercut to get his attention. They clinch up and trade some knees, and Miller is looking for a choke. He jumps onto Henderson and locks his legs around him. Henderson has an arm in, and Miller is likely to wind up on the ground from this. And he does. Henderson stays patient and takes him down. But Miller is still working for that choke – and Henderson slips out of it and looks for some short elbows. Miller pushes out from guard, but now Henderson has a chance to look for a choke. As Miller pops up, Henderson throws a great high kick that Miller partially blocks, and they tie up along the fence. Henderson drops Miller down again, and Miller looks for a triangle while holding on to Henderson’s right arm. But Henderson pops out, lands a couple shots from his feet, then dives in looking for a guillotine. It’s not there, and now MILLER gets a chance to work on another one. Henderson pops his head out pretty quickly, though, and lands some ground and pound from half guard. It’s a highly entertaining first round, and we’ll give it to Henderson 10-9.
Round 2: We’re back to more of the same, trading big punches and kicks. They clinch up around a minute in, and Henderson bullies Miller to the ground again. Looks like Miller is cut above his right eye. Henderson has hiim on the ground and is landing some good shots there. Miller tries to roll out, and his head is leaving a lot of blood on the canvas. Henderson sees it and goes to work, landing strikes as Miller reaches for an ankle. HE’s got it. He’s twisting, but Henderson tells Josh Rosenthal he’s OK. He stays calm, and he works right out of it. Back on the ground, Miller looks for a guillotine, but Henderson pops out of that and Miller again looks for an ankle. Henderson makes him pay, landing big shots. He then starts teeing off, then shootsin and slams MIller back down. He’s absolutely dismantling him. Miller survives, and he again looks for any submission he can find. But Henderson is just not having it. It’s another 10-9 round for Henderson, and the crowd goes absolutely ballistic for the former WEC champ.
Round 3: Henderson gestures to the crowd for support, and it responds. He touches gloves with Miller and Round 3 is underway. Miller has got to think he’ll need a finish to send his winning streak to eight. The two trade strikes, and Henderson checks a kick and counters with a big shot that drops Miller. Miller pops back up and lands a short elbow that has Henderson wincing. A Miller left is timed perfectly with what appears to be a Henderson slip, more than a real knockdown. Miller pounces, but Henderson gets up and bullies him back to the canvas, where he then postures up and lands some heavy hands right in front of his own corner. Miller is covering up, giving his back, in defense mode Miller tries to slam him, drops him on his head … and Henderson sinks in a rear naked choke. Miller survives it for now, but with two minutes left he’s in a lot of trouble and eating Henderson ground and pound like crazy. Rosenthal watches closely. Henderson gets to side control, then pushes Miller to the fence and lands some more big blows. Miller is pretty bloody, and he’s holding on for dear life. It looks like he’s gassed, and with 30 seconds the crowd goes nuts for Henderson and his impending victory. Henderson flips Miller over and has a guillotine and is still looking to finish. He can’t, but back on the feet he still swings for the fences. It’s a 10-9 for Henderson, a huge wrench in the lightweight division, and a 30-27 win for him on our card.
Result: Ben Henderson def. Jim Miller, unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-26)
Filed under: UFC, NewsDonald Cerrone put on an absolutely sensational show at Sunday night’s UFC event, winning a first-round technical knockout over a very good opponent in Charles Oliveira.
Cerrone, who moved to the UFC this year after fighting in W…
Donald Cerrone put on an absolutely sensational show at Sunday night’s UFC event, winning a first-round technical knockout over a very good opponent in Charles Oliveira.
Cerrone, who moved to the UFC this year after fighting in World Extreme Cagefighting, is now 3-0 inside the Octagon, and he’s rising up the ranks in the welterweight division.
“This was a perfect fight for me to show my skills,” Cerrone said afterward.
After a couple minutes of Cerrone and Oliveira feeling each other out on their feet, Cerrone began to push the pace of his striking, and he landed a hard punch to Oliveira’s midsection. That hurt Oliveira, and Cerrone followed up with a hard knee just as Oliveira was falling onto his back.
Mindful that Oliveira is an excellent Brazilian jiu jitsu practitioner, Cerrone at first hesitated to follow Oliveira to the ground. But after a moment Cerrone stood over Oliveira and rained down punches, and when Oliveira did nothing more than cover up his head, the referee stepped in to stop the fight, 3 minutes and 1 second into the first round.
For Oliveira, the last several months have been a huge disappointment: Not long ago he was 14-0 and considered one of the sport’s truly elite young fighters, but in his last three fights he has two losses and a no contest. But Cerrone is on a five-fight winning streak and looking better than ever.
Cerrone (15-3, 1 NC, 2-0 UFC) comes into the fight riding a four-bout winning streak, including his first two in the UFC following its merger with Cerrone’s old home base, the WEC. In his last four, Cerrone has cruised past Jamie Varner and Vagner Rocha by decision and has submitted Paul Kelly and Chris Horodecki. Oliveira (14-1, 1 NC, 2-1, 1 NC UFC) is looking to turn his fortunes around. After starting his UFC career 2-0, and winning the first 14 fights of his career, he has a loss and a no contest in his last two fights.
Round 1: Crowd is behind Cerrone here. And both fighters throw some nifty little kicks and jabs to star. Cerrone lands a nice knee to the body and tells Oliveira to come forward. But Cerrone throws a right kick, and it lands right in the mommy-daddy parts. Oliveira instantly covers up, and Mario Yamasaki gives him time and then sends him to a neutral corner. They have a nice moment in the middle on the restart where they have a peace offering. But it lasts only 1 second beore they kick each other some more. Inside leg kick from Cerrone, who has been saying he’s a slow starter. He seems to be off to a little quicker start tonight, and he pushes forward with a couple lefts and a leg kick. Cerrone lands a big body shot, then a knee while Oliveira is falling backward. Oliveira crumples to his back, Cerrone pounces and lands right-lefts over and over again until Oliveira can’t stop it and Yamasaki waves it off. So much for slow starts for the Cowboy.
Result: Donald Cerrone def. Charles Oliveira, TKO, 3:01 Round 1
Cerrone (15-3, 1 NC, 2-0 UFC) comes into the fight riding a four-bout winning streak, including his first two in the UFC following its merger with Cerrone’s old home base, the WEC. In his last four, Cerrone has cruised past Jamie Varner and Vagner Rocha by decision and has submitted Paul Kelly and Chris Horodecki. Oliveira (14-1, 1 NC, 2-1, 1 NC UFC) is looking to turn his fortunes around. After starting his UFC career 2-0, and winning the first 14 fights of his career, he has a loss and a no contest in his last two fights.
Round 1: Crowd is behind Cerrone here. And both fighters throw some nifty little kicks and jabs to star. Cerrone lands a nice knee to the body and tells Oliveira to come forward. But Cerrone throws a right kick, and it lands right in the mommy-daddy parts. Oliveira instantly covers up, and Mario Yamasaki gives him time and then sends him to a neutral corner. They have a nice moment in the middle on the restart where they have a peace offering. But it lasts only 1 second beore they kick each other some more. Inside leg kick from Cerrone, who has been saying he’s a slow starter. He seems to be off to a little quicker start tonight, and he pushes forward with a couple lefts and a leg kick. Cerrone lands a big body shot, then a knee while Oliveira is falling backward. Oliveira crumples to his back, Cerrone pounces and lands right-lefts over and over again until Oliveira can’t stop it and Yamasaki waves it off. So much for slow starts for the Cowboy.
Result: Donald Cerrone def. Charles Oliveira, TKO, 3:01 Round 1
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