Fabio Maldonado vs Igor Pokrajac
These Harley commercials are corny as fuck. Every time I change to the Yankees game my TV goes back to the thing where it shows the giant black frame around the tiny standard definition picture. Does anyone know how to fix this? Please tell me in the bustling comments section below. The people at Fox should be shot. I have fucking Fios. Lasers are shooting this signal to my giant television and I have to watch this shit in standard definition. These light heavyweights are the biggest guys you’re going to see all night as there are no heavyweights on this card. Fabio looks soft as hell, which is never a good thing. Igor is a Cro Cop protege so expect some croatian kickboxing.
Round 1- Fabio throws a punch and is taken down easily. Igor is in half guard and is having a hard time getting the second leg out. Igor seems to be content to land a few punches. Fabio turns out and Igor has his back. Fabio flips and Igor has the full mount. Throws an elbow, but gets bucked off and is in the half guard again. Igor has good position, but isn’t doing much with it. Fabio is hanging on for dear life. Igor is landing some decent shots from the top. Fabio escapes and Igor jumps on his back, but falls off and Fabio lets him stand. Maldonado lands a huge shot and it looks like Igor is hurt. Fabio lands some more shots, but Igor has his wits about him again. Maldonado lands another left hook, but Igor lands a nice knee from the clinch. Fabio is landing some heavy shots up against the cage, but Igor grabs the head again and lands a few more knees. Igor is going to be shitting blood tomorrow. He’s taken a bunch of shots to the stomach.
10-9 Igor due to being on top the whole round although Fabio could have stolen it on some judges’ cards with the more effective striking at the very end.
Round 2- Fabio lands a left. He’s definitely getting the better of the boxing, he just needs to keep his distance and avoid the clinch. Just as I said that the Croat pops Fabio with a one two combo, but then tries for a single leg. I don’t know what the fuck Igor thinks he is going to do with this fight on the ground other than win a decision. He really didn’t look like he had what it takes to finish the fight on the ground. Igor spends a while working for the takedown and doesn’t get shit. Igor has Fabio pushed against the cage and lands a nice knee from the clinch. Maldonado pushes igor against the cage and is landing some heavy punches. these guys are both taking a ton of punishment. Igor looks tired and is getting worked against the cage. Nice body head combo by Fabio there. Wow. Igor is getting popped. The fighters break and Fabio gets another nice knee in from the clinch. Igor lands a terribly slow spinning backfist. He looks really tired. Igor goes for the takedown and Fabio just pushes him over on his back. The bodyshots and the failed takedown attempts have really worn Igor out.
10-9 Fabio for sure. Fabio’s corner tells him he needs this one.
Round 3- Fighters hug to start the round. Haven’t seen that since Cro Cop fought Pat Barry. Fabio pushes Igor up against the cage and they get back down to business trading punches. Igor lands a nice knee. Fabio hasn’t seemed to mind them thus far, but I don’t know how many more of those he can eat. Nice flying knee from the clinch by Igor. Very impressive. Ref breaks them up and they’re back to the center of the cage. Fabio lands a few, but Igor comes back and pops him with a left. Igor lands a huge right and Fabio looks hurt. Both these guys can take a shot. Fabio working the body again and tries for the takedown, but it is stuffed. Igor loses his mouthpiece and they stop fighting while he picks it up. This round is really close. Fabio with a great left. Igor shakes it off. Fabio counters a right kick with a left hook. Igor lands a straight left. Fabio swarming and trying to end it, but Igor takes it and keeps throwing back. Both guys trying to end the fight here. Amazing fight.
10-9 Igor.
Both of them are most likely going to get a fat bonus from Dana for that one.
Judges score it 29-28 30-27 and 29-28 for Igor. I don’t know how they gave Igor the second, but I agree with the other two scores. Now we know that one of the judges is a dumb fuck.
UFC on Fuel TV 3: Jason MacDonald vs. Tom Lawlor
Free card tonight so lots of little guys. Nothing wrong with that though, the little guys usually put on an awesome show. What does suck is that this shit is in standard definition, which is unacceptable in this, the year 2012. Get your shit together Fox. You’re wasting your HD channels on fucking Glee. The Facebook feed is a hundred times better than this piece of shit. It is pathetic.
I didn’t watch the undercard, so scope out mmajunkie.com as they usually have pretty good recaps. Looks like a lot of decisions and Cody McKenzie by guillotine, which is totally unexpected as McKenzie has one of the best guillotines in MMA. The way he explains it is that he gets both sides of the neck or something like that. You’d think people would be ready for it
Jason “the athlete” MacDonald here. What a stupid fucking nickname. I can’t really explain why it is stupid, it is just uncreative and doesn’t roll off the tongue and sort of makes me angry. Filthy Tom Lawlor is going to kill this clown.
Round 1- Lawlor looks like he landed a right. MacDonald tries for a takedown and Lawlor stuffs it easily. Not a very athletic takedown, that. Lawlor catches MacDonald with a left to the chin and a right behind the ear. MacDonald falls on his face and the fight is over. Short and sweet. 50 seconds and a knockout.
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This really stands out from other imperial stouts. It’s fermented at higher temperatures, which gives it a slight tartness that blends smoothly with the toasty malts.
The most impressive male prospect of the night was probably Marcus Browne, 20, who has already qualified for the 2012 Olympic trials. He won the 178-lb. open division by out-boxing the courageous DeVaun Lee, 23, of Queens.
Philly junior welterweight Danny Garcia tells Stiff Jab how his life has changed since beating Mexican legend Erik Morales for the WBC 140-lb strap in March.
Sugar Ray Leonard taunts Roberto Duran during their Nov. 1980 fight at the Superdome in New Orleans. Duran famously gave up in the eighth round when he absorbed an uppercut, walked to his corner and told the ref, “No mas,” giving Leonard the victory. (Manny Millan/SI)
SI VAULT: Duran blames stomach cramps as he quits against Leonard (12.8.80)
Opening Bell: Miguel Cotto Stands Tall In Defeat
by Gautham Nagesh
One of the benefits of working at Washington’s premier policy publication is that I share office space with Tim Starks of TQBR, who scored Saturday night’s main event between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto a draw. I spoke briefly with Starks about the fight and his verdict, which was not far from my card of 115-113 Mayweather. We were both in agreement on one note: the quality of the fight was a credit to Cotto, not an indictment of Floyd.
The fighter that showed up at the MGM Grand on Saturday night was the Miguel Cotto of old, not the man that fought Manny Pacquiao in 2009. Miguel brought pressure and made the fight, but he also used his hard jab beautifully to control Floyd and draw blood early. That Floyd was eventually able to gain control of the fight and finish strong is a testament to his will and hard work in the gym. Cotto has nothing to be ashamed of after giving the world’s best boxer his toughest fight in a decade.
HBO replays the fight this Saturday at 10:15 p.m., followed by the debut of the new boxing studio show “The Fight Game with Jim Lampley.”
Justin Bieber, Lil Wayne, Floyd Mayweather and 50 Cent celebrate Mayweather’s victory over Miguel Cotto Saturday night in Las Vegas. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Floyd Mayweather and Justin Bieber
GRAHAM: Mayweather as good as he’s ever been
UFC on Fox 3: Nate Diaz Submits Jim Miller
by Dr. Octagon, J.D.
Lavar Johnson def. Pat Barry by TKO at 4:38 of Round 1-This is another one of those fights where you wonder what Pat Barry was thinking. I really like the guy and he always puts on an exciting fight, but he had a full mount on Lavar Johnson with plenty of time to spare. Then he switched to side control and went for a kimura. He almost got it too; instead Lavar Johnson was able to get to his feet and knock Barry out. Barry is not known for his BJJ, so I would have preferred to see him work some ground and pound rather than giving up such great position.
Alan Belcher def. Rousimar Palhares via punches at 4:18 in Round 1-No one gave Belcher a shot in this fight. The thing is though, and it seems obvious in hindsight, when you don’t sink a leglock, you put yourself in a very bad position. Palhares started the bout off with a ridiculously explosive shot, but after Belcher was able to defend his submission attempts, he got knocked out from top position. Submission specialists can get pretty far in the sport, but it’s tough to win a fight against a quality opponent when they know exactly what you are going to do. At least Palhares has the ability to get to the ground with the shot, unlike a lot of other BJJ specialists.
Johny Hendricks def. Josh Koschek by split decision-The ref did a crappy job on this one. He missed an eye-poke and also separated Hendricks from the clinch when he was kneeing Koschek. Hendricks definitely won the second and Koschek certainly took the third. I rewatched the first round and think Koschek won it. But at the fight’s end Koschek’s face looked worse, so perhaps Johny’s punches were doing more damage. Hendricks did not look too impressive.
Nate Diaz def. Jim Miller by guillotine at 4:09 in round 2-Given how many emails I’ve received from our readers, it seems as though a lot of you took my advice and bet on Diaz. One thing I didn’t predict was Diaz winning by submission. I didn’t see that coming since Miller is really great on the ground, but Diaz had Miller dazed with a right elbow before he sunk the choke. Miller gamely defended, but Diaz was able to adjust. Another impressive victory against a tough opponent by Nate Diaz, who is getting the winner of Henderson-Edgar 2.
Floyd Mayweather Edges Miguel Cotto, Canelo Wins
by Gautham Nagesh
Floyd Mayweather survived a tough challenge from Miguel Cotto with his unbeaten record intact on Saturday night, winning a unanimous decision at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mexican prodigy Saul “Canelo” Alvarez pummeled Shane Mosley for 12 rounds en route to a points win in the chief support.
Mayweather was the overwhelming favorite against Cotto, Ring Magazine’s top-rated fighter at 154 lbs. But Miguel showed the heart of a champion, repeatedly trapping Mayweather against the ropes and peppering him with shots on the inside. Floyd was bleeding from the nose and mouth early as a result of Cotto’s hard jab, which might have been the most effective punch of the fight. Had Cotto looked to use it a bit more regularly, he would have done better on the final scorecards.
Boxer Leon Spinks is one of many sports figures mentioned in the lyrics of a Beastie Boys song. Adam Yauch (aka - MCA), one of the group’s three members, died on Friday at the age of 47. Spinks is name-checked in the song B-Boys In The Cut with the line, “A-D-R-O-C-K spells relief. There’s holes in my story like Leon Spinks’ teeth.” (Lane Stewart/SI)
GALLERY: Athletes In Beastie Boys Songs
UFC Underdog Pick of the Night: Nate Diaz
by Dr. Octagon, J.D.
Why bet on some big dumb animals in the Kentucky Derby today, when you can bet on savage humans? I picked Nate Diaz before the Don Cerrone fight when he was a bigger underdog, and I’m picking him again. Nick is 9/5 right now on Bovada.lv. I think that he was 2/1 earlier, but the line is moving in his favor, so get on that shit. Here’s why:
Shane Mosley Misses Weight, Needs Second Chance
Photo by Tom Hogan/Golden Boy Promotions
by Gautham Nagesh
Friday’s weigh-in for the Mayweather-Cotto HBO Pay Per View card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas was largely uneventful, with a large crowd and several networks lending themselves to the hype. The solitary sour note came when future Hall of Famer “Sugar” Shane Mosley missed weight on his first attempt, coming in half a pound over the junior middleweight limit.
Mosley passed muster after a second weigh-in, presumably having sweated off the extra weight. Shane seemed genuinely surprised at coming in over 154 lbs., but cutting it so close is surprisingly unprofessional for a veteran ahead of a championship fight. Mosley was already a heavy underdog against Mexican sensation Saul “Canelo” Alvarez tomorrow night, and the perception that Shane is only in it for a paycheck wasn’t helped by today’s events. We didn’t make a prediction for this fight, but the weigh-in has me thinking Canelo stops Mosley for the first time in Sugar Shane’s career.
Weekend Preview: Mayweather vs Cotto
by Gautham Nagesh
There aren’t too many hard-core boxing fans thrilled with tomorrow night’s Pay Per View card headlined by Floyd Mayweather vs Miguel Cotto. That’s because most fight fans wanted to see this fight five years ago, before Cotto suffered brutal beatings at the hands of Antonio Margarito and Manny Pacquiao. But Saturday night’s main event, which pits a battle-scarred Cotto against the still largely untouched Mayweather, features the two biggest draws in boxing not named Pacquiao. Which means it’s all anyone will be talking about in the fight world for the next 48 hours.
Few people give Cotto much of a shot to beat Floyd, and we’re no different. Miguel is a warrior, a boxer-puncher with good skills. But he’s in deep against the best defensive fighter since Pernell Whitaker, and no longer appears to have the speed or self-confidence to trouble Mayweather. Floyd is deadly accurate with his straight right hand, which should be there for the taking all night against the southpaw Cotto.
Michael Reed, Danny Kelly Lose In National Golden Gloves
From left: Michael Reed, Danny Kelly, and Jerry Odom at the 2012 Golden Gloves Regionals last month
by Gautham Nagesh
The latest results from the National Golden Gloves tournament are a mixed bag for Washington-area fight fans: reigning 141-lb national champion Michael Reed of Dream Team Boxing fell in the quarterfinals to Preston Freeman of St. Louis by decision, while super-heavyweight Danny Kelly of Headbangers lost on points to Owen Minor. But four other DMV prospects advanced to the semifinals, including Jerry Odom and D’Mitrius Ballard of No Xcuse Gym.
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