Mediocre night for all of us point wise, but overall the event was somewhat decent. I am glad I didn't pay for it though. Anyways, to the results we go.
Kyle Noke submitted fellow TUF 11 Chris Camozzi with a rear naked choke in the 1st, UFC newcomer Brian Ebersole pulled out an upset over Chris Lytle via unanimous decision, Dennis Siver also pulled an upset over the hometown hero George Sotiropoulos via unanimous decision, Michael Bisping defeated Jorge Rivera via TKO in the 2nd, and B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch fought to a majority draw.
This night was quite a surprise for some MMA fans, as the Australia native George Sotiropoulos was defeated for the first time in his UFC career. If I was Australian and I had spent 200 bucks on ticket to see the only somewhat successful Australian MMA athlete get his ass kicked for 15 minutes I would be fuckin' pissed. No doubt you would have seen me on the jumbo-tron in between fights throwing my 5 dollar beer and some dudes face and getting the fuck out of there real quick (probably not actually). "Sot" was forced to stand and trade with the German kickboxer Dennis Siver and we all know that the Aussie wanted this one on the ground. Siver's superior striking and excellent takedown defense led to his victory. It was a sad night for many Australians. Whatever, they'll live.
Another surprise was to see veteran and UFC newcomer Brian Ebersole defeat Chris Lytle. If I had to I would have had no problem betting 50 bucks on Lytle, and once again, I would have ended up 50 bucks poorer. Ebersole basically out grappled Lytle the whole fight. Even though Lytle attempted many more submissions, Ebersole controlled most of the fight and this led to his decision victory.
...and then there was the draw. How upsetting is it to hear Bruce Buffer say the words "This fight is a draw." It's pretty damn miserable if you asked me. Although draws can be dreadful, this one might have been well deserved. The reason I say might is because I don't really remember most of the fight. Here are the reasons: 1. I was about 6 deep, and 2. It's hard (for me at least) to remember the fight after a close decision is called. From what I can remember, Penn won Round 1, Round 2 might have been close and Round 3 was all Fitch, possibly being a 10-8 round. But whatever, I could be completely wrong. The judges were inconsistent as always. I'm hoping the two have a rematch in the near future.
As for how we all did point-wise, Vinny takes the event with 3 points, Joe and I (Shawn) had 2 points, and Jon gets a whopping 0 points (don't worry we still love you Jon). The official standings are as follows:
Standings:
Shawn: 13 points
Vinny: 13 points
Joe: 10 points
Jon: 8 points
Be sure to watch UFC Live on Versus 3 this Thursday. Peace out.
SL
Jon sucks
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