UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 2 Live Chat and Results

Damn... this one is off to a bad start for us !

I've got round 1 :

10-9 Villante

Villante is looking a bit tired in round 2

I've got round 2 :

10-9 Maldonado

I've got the fight even going into the final round... whoever wins the 3rd, wins the fight on my scorecard.

Villante is totally gassed at the end of the 2nd round.

Maldonado started putting it on him. Those body shots are brutal.

Villante is gassed... Maldonado should be able to win the 3rd round easily.

Wow... Villante is just going through the motions and trying to survive the 3rd round now.

I've got round 3 :

10-9 Maldonado

Making this one 29-28 Maldonado... and this should be a UD win for Maldonado.

One judge gave Maldonado a 10-8 round in the 3rd... that's reasonable.

Maldonado wins the UD with the judges scorecards reading 29-28, 29-27, 29-28

FABIO MALDONADO VS. GIAN VILLANTE

ROUND 1
Villante opens with a leg kick and then clinches up with Maldonado as the Brazilian comes forward throwing punches. A quick takedown goes for Villante, who pulls Maldonado away from the fence and sets up in side control on his opponent’s right side. Maldonado rolls to his knees and puts his right side to the fence, so Villante wraps up his waist and drives knees into Maldonado’s leg. Maldonado gets to his feet and is immediately tossed back down, and Villante passes to side control with just under two minutes left in the round. Maldonado works to regain guard and does well to avoid punishment from Villante’s elbows, but nonetheless he remains stuck underneath for the final 90 seconds.
SHERDOG SCORES
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Villante
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Villante
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Villante

ROUND 2
Villante hits Maldonado with a clean right hook at the start of round three, but Maldonado reclaims some ground in the next 30 seconds by walking forward on the American with combinations. One minute into the round, Maldonado has his jab working, flashing his left hand in Villante’s face three times in quick succession. Villante grabs a rear waistlock and pulls Maldonado to the ground. Maldonado works his way out of the bad position but eats three hard knees from Villante on the way up. Maldonado comes back with some hard body shots and hooks upstairs, moving Villante around the cage. Maldonado is leaking blood from his hairline, covering his face, but he’s getting the better of the exchanges now, inside the last two minutes of the round. Villante is on his back foot, but he manages to stuff a shot. Both guys look exhausted as they stand up from the takedown attempt. Maldonado keeps walking forward, rocking Villante with three- and four-punch combos to the body and head. By the end of the round, Villante is standing with his hands on his hips while he absorbs more punches.
SHERDOG SCORES
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Maldonado
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Maldonado
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Maldonado

ROUND 3
Maldonado follows a leg kick with a three-piece combo that finishes with a hard left hook. Villante shoots in and winds up on the canvas in the middle of the cage as Maldonado limp-legs away. More body-head combinations score for Maldonado, who easily thwarts another takedown try. Maldonado sprawls on yet another shot, hits Villante with a couple shots to the body and shrugs as he stands up. Villante’s hands are by his side and Maldonado is on the move, keeping the pressure on the New Yorker as they move around the outside. When Villante finally connects with a clean right, Maldonado points at his face and waves him forward. A combination drops Villante near the fence, and Maldonado walks off with his hands raised, only to realize that referee Herb Dean is not stepping in. Villante shoots a desperate takedown, gets stuffed and has his head snapped back with a violent uppercut. More punches have Villante out on his feet, but he looks to the ref as if to ask him to allow the fight to go on. Dean is watching closely as a near-unconscious Villante eats more punches and shoots one last shot. Villante is saved by the bell, and this one is going to the judges.

SHERDOG SCORES
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-8 Maldonado (29-27 Maldonado)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-8 Maldonado (29-27 Maldonado)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-8 Maldonado (29-27 Maldonado)

THE OFFICIAL RESULT

Fabio Maldonado def. Gian Villante via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27) R3 5:00

Up next :

Norman Parke vs. Leonardo Santos

That was a close round.

I've got round 1 :

10-9 Parke

Wow... Parke is given a point deduction for grabbing the shorts with no warning !

Rich Davie wrote:

Wow... Parke is given a point deduction for grabbing the shorts with no warning !

Bullshit call!!!

With the point deduction...

I've got round 2 :

9-9

I've got Parke up by 1 point, but round 1 might have gone to Santos... Parke probably needs to finish this one to win it to avoid it going to the judges.

I've got round 3 :

10-9 Parke

Making this one 29-28 Parke, but it might even be a draw if round 1 was scored for Santos... but it is in Brazil, so it might go to Leonardo Santos on the judges scorecards.

This one is a majority draw !

We all got this one wrong on the predictions show.

Rich Davie wrote:

We all got this one wrong on the predictions show.

I would never pick a draw.

LEONARDO SANTOS VS. NORMAN PARKE

ROUND 1
Parke flashes front kicks up the center while Santos throws at his opponent’s legs in the opening moments. A few moments later, Parke catches a finger in the eye from the outstretched hand of Santos. It doesn’t take long for Parke to recover, and the lightweights get back to work. Santos lands a loud kick to Parke’s body and follows with an uppercut, and now Parke wants to put the fight on the fence. Santos won’t stay there, and Parke has to chase after him. Parke, now sporting some swelling around the left eye, shoves Santos against the cage. There’s not enough action for referee Wernei Cardoso, who breaks up the fighters. Santos connects with another hard body kick and gets clinched up. Again, the ref separates the fighters for inactivity. Down to the last 30 seconds of the round, and Parke is getting through with some of the kicks he’s been throwing all round. He shoots for one last takedown but can’t finish it.
SHERDOG SCORES
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Santos
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Santos
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Santos

ROUND 2
Santos strikes with an uppercut and takes a hard left hook counter from Parke. A few seconds later, another uppercut from Santos has Parke looking for the clinch on the fence. Santos waits it out the fighters are separated. Parke zaps Santos with an overhand left and then goes back to the familiar position up against the cage. Parke lifts up Santos, trying for a takedown, but he’s stopped midway. Referee Cardoso takes one point from Parke for grabbing Santos’ shorts during the takedown attempt. When the fight resumes, Santos stuffs the next shot, and then another. Parke keeps hold of the Brazilian, though, and holds Santos on the fence for a minute, throwing sporadic punches. Santos circles out, only to be clinched with again. This time, Parke drills Santos with a hard knee up the center and a standing elbow. Santos is defending the takedown but not throwing much offense in Parke’s direction as they work on the cage. Parke is still trying for the takedown when the horn sounds.
SHERDOG SCORES
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 9-9
TJ De Santis scores the round 9-9
Chris Nelson scores the round 9-9
ROUND 3
Parke brings the fight back to the fence almost immediately with another clinch. He’s doing just enough to keep the position, peppering Santos with punches and knees to the body as referee Cardoso stands nearby. Two minutes go by with Santos unable to escape Parke’s grip. Parke scores with a hard uppercut just before the fighters are separated. Straight back to the clinch goes Parke, nearly dragging Santos to the mat. When Parke changes levels for a double-leg, Santos stands him up and lands a few knees to the body. The lightweights are split up again and both men begin throwing and landing punches in the center of the cage. It lasts only a few seconds, as Parke soon shoves Santos to the fence. They spend the final minute there, with Parke on the outside, trying to complete a single-leg.

SHERDOG SCORES
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Parke (28-28 Draw)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Parke (28-28 Draw)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Parke (28-28 Draw)

THE OFFICIAL RESULT

Leonardo Santos vs. Norman Parke is a Majority Draw (28-28, 28-28, 29-27 Santos) R3 5:00

I'm chatting with Chris Tickle and his friends on FaceBook, and they confirmed what Damon said... Hendo does have a TUE for this fight.

If Hendo has a TUE, I think he wins this one... I made my pick thinking he wasn't going to have the TUE.

Up next :

C.B. Dollaway vs. Cezar Ferreira

I think I was the only one to pick this one. Too bad it is only 4 points.

Holy shit !

C.B. Dollaway lands a few big shots early on, and winds-up dropping Cezar Ferreira, he follows him to the ground, and gets the TKO stoppage in round 1 !