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MiketheSnow

UFC Fight Night 110
Auckland, NZ

Some cracking finishes and a fabulous, fan loving finale

Pichel v Brown
Goodnight Mr Brown

Cutelaba v da Silva
Goodnight Mr da Silva

Hooker v Pearson
Goonight Mr Pearson

Brunson v Kelly
Goodnight Mr Kelly

Hunt v Lewis
Hunt with the TKO victory would have been Goodnight Mr Lewis if the ref hadn't stepped in

Duluth

@MiketheSnow said in UFC:

Some cracking finishes and a fabulous, fan loving finale

Yeah, some brutal finishes. This fight night was so much better than the last one they had in Auckland. Incredible noise for the kiwi fighters

3 from 3 for the NZers was impressive. None of them were easy fights to boost up the locals

First up Luke Jumeau. He got better the longer the fight went

https://twitter.com/UFCONFOX/status/873715380891525120

Next kiwi was Dan Hooker. I thought he had the performance of the night. Pearson is on the decline but he can still throw a great punch.
Hooker had to eat a few of those punches before getting the finish and he took it well.

I'm excited by how comfortable he looks since moving up a weight class.

https://twitter.com/UFCONFOX/status/873747239482425344

Hunt was smart in the main event. Lots of people were complaining in the crowd that Hunt wasn't forcing the pace when Lewis was hurt/tired. However Lewis showed against Travis Browne in his last fight what he can do when he looks out of it.
I was predicting an early Lewis victory but the longer it went the more in the odds went in Hunts favour

Hopefully Lewis doesn't follow through on that retirement announcement

Of the non Kiwis, Cutelaba was a beast. He should have a decent run in the light heavyweight division.
He did this in 22 seconds against a solid opponent

https://twitter.com/UFCONFOX/status/873739631958794241

Plenty of finishes on this card

https://twitter.com/UFCONFOX/status/873718036343083008

https://twitter.com/UFCONFOX/status/873726296710197249

https://twitter.com/UFCONFOX/status/873734287878533121

..and poor Dan Kelly got run over by Brunson. He normally finds a way to stay in the battle and grind out results but this time he only lasted a minute

https://twitter.com/UFCONFOX/status/873752964585762817

MiketheSnow

Cutelaba reminded me of Arlovski in his Champion days, esp the fight against Paul Buentello

Duluth

Holly Holm finally gets her first win since beating Rousey way back in Nov 2015

A dull fight until the KO finish, both fighters looking to counter strike.

Correia taunts Holm just before the kick arrives

https://streamable.com/ynjzb

MiketheSnow

@Duluth said in UFC:

Holly Holm finally gets her first win since beating Rousey way back in Nov 2015

A dull fight until the KO finish, both fighters looking to counter strike.

Correia taunts Holm just before the kick arrives

https://streamable.com/ynjzb

The timing was priceless

Arlovski made a big mistake trying to take Tybura down. Should have continued to box. Tybura was ready to go.

Unco

NZ gets its first (interim) UFC champion, outlasting and outsmarting Yoel Romero, even though Yoel fucked his knee up in the first round. Yoel has no stamina, looked like a zombie by the fourth round. Pity Whittaker's a Russell Crowe NZer, even has a f'n Aussie flag tattoo... Both fighters would've crushed Bisping, though at least he's pretty funny.

Awesome card, except for the second fight on the main card which was a bit of a bathroom break. Disappointed Werdum fucked up and took Overeem down right after breaking Reem's glass jaw, he would've won if he'd just stayed on his feet.

Duluth

Great fight from Whittaker. Scrambled well early, took some hard shots, worked through an injury and then clearly won the last 3 rounds

I like Bisping but I can't see him competing with Whittaker for the real belt

Bisping adding some bullshit WWE hype:

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/883916107655954432

MiketheSnow

@Unco said in UFC:

NZ gets its first (interim) UFC champion, outlasting and outsmarting Yoel Romero, even though Yoel fucked his knee up in the first round. Yoel has no stamina, looked like a zombie by the fourth round. Pity Whittaker's a Russell Crowe NZer, even has a f'n Aussie flag tattoo... Both fighters would've crushed Bisping, though at least he's pretty funny.

Awesome card, except for the second fight on the main card which was a bit of a bathroom break. Disappointed Werdum fucked up and took Overeem down right after breaking Reem's glass jaw, he would've won if he'd just stayed on his feet.

Yep to all that.

Dumb from Werdum.

MiketheSnow

Fight of the weekend, and possibly year so far, was Johnson v Gaethje in the Ultimate Fighter Finale.

Duluth

Manuwa's chances of getting a title fight are pretty much done after today. He had managed to talk his way into contention but that jaw is dodgy

Strange career. He looks unbelievable and smashes everyone outside the top five but cannot beat any real contender

Duluth

Jones is scary

I thought DC was striking surprisingly well and might have even edged the first two rounds. Then that head kick and brutal punches. Wow.

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MiketheSnow

EARLY PRELIMS

Burkman v Dober
Cracking finish from Dober
Great way to start the evening

Brooks v Shelton
Tough for Shelton on the split decision

Curran v Albu
Barnstormer. Toe to toe for 15 mins. Tough as.
Tough on Curran.

PRELIMS

Fili v Kattar
Solid win for Kattar on the back of a crisp jab

Ortega v Moicano
Round 1 a great 'boxing' match. Crisp, crisp punch and counter punch in each others faces.
Round 2 more of the same. Great chins from both fighters.
Round 3 more of the same, and then Moicano takes it to the ground and gets guilotteined. Should have stayed standing.
Cracking contest.

Barao v Sterling
Good back and forth and deserved decision for Sterling

Knight v Lamas
Great patience from Lamas, great heart from Knight but big finish from Lamas.

MAIN CARD

Manuwa v Oezdemir
WOW. What a finish from Oezdemir.

Cerrone v Lawler
Great first round, Cerrone showed his mettle against a blitzing Lawler.
Cerrone in charge in round 2.
Round 3 a war.
No way was that a unanimous decision for Lawler.

Cyborg v Evinger
Fair play Evinger was game, but Cyborg in a different class.

Woodley v Maia
Woodley too - insert word - for Maia

Cormier v Jones
Round 1 both tough as fuck. So quick
Round 2 ditto, DC on top
Round 3. WOW. Brutal.

A good big 'un will invariably beat a good little 'un
Disappointing from DC bitching to Big John.

Anik, Rogan, Cruz are a fantastic commentary team

Milk

@MiketheSnow said in UFC:

Disappointing from DC bitching to Big John.

He was knocked out and didn't even remember getting kicked. Probably not fair to judge him on it:

https://streamable.com/6xmvi

MiketheSnow

@Milk said in UFC:

@MiketheSnow said in UFC:

Disappointing from DC bitching to Big John.

He was knocked out and didn't even remember getting kicked. Probably not fair to judge him on it:

https://streamable.com/6xmvi

Quite possibly, but where the fuck were his team to manage the situation?

Milk

@MiketheSnow said in UFC:

Quite possibly, but where the fuck were his team to manage the situation?

Yeah, spot on. I actually found the above scene really uncomfortable to watch and part of the reason is how isolated he is. Apparently Dana White was trying to convince Cormier he was knocked out and it wasn't until Cormier saw that footage that everything started to click into place for him. And this is the result:

Rogan has since apologised for interviewing him as he is no longer supposed to interview fighters who have been knocked out.

DC's statement:

First off, thank you all for the kind words. I have felt the support. Congratulations to Jon Jones and his team. They did a phenomenal job and got the victory. Also, to Big John McCarthy, I would like to apologize for acting up with you. I am thankful for the time you gave me to try and defend myself and stay in the fight. You are the best in the business for a reason. I also wanna thank my team and my coaches. I love you all from the bottom of my heart. Your time and energy is greatly appreciated. You guys did a wonderful job, I was ready. It's a fist fight and things happen. Dana White and the @ufc, thank you for being the premiere organization in all of MMA. Again, congrats to Team Jones and JacksonWink. Love you all. I'll see you soon. DC

Big John's response:
https://i.redd.it/xncsud95hwcz.jpg

MiketheSnow

@Milk said in UFC:

@MiketheSnow said in UFC:

Quite possibly, but where the fuck were his team to manage the situation?

Yeah, spot on. I actually found the above scene really uncomfortable to watch and part of the reason is how isolated he is. Apparently Dana White was trying to convince Cormier he was knocked out and it wasn't until Cormier saw that footage that everything started to click into place for him. And this is the result:

Rogan has since apologised for interviewing him as he is no longer supposed to interview fighters who have been knocked out.

DC's statement:

First off, thank you all for the kind words. I have felt the support. Congratulations to Jon Jones and his team. They did a phenomenal job and got the victory. Also, to Big John McCarthy, I would like to apologize for acting up with you. I am thankful for the time you gave me to try and defend myself and stay in the fight. You are the best in the business for a reason. I also wanna thank my team and my coaches. I love you all from the bottom of my heart. Your time and energy is greatly appreciated. You guys did a wonderful job, I was ready. It's a fist fight and things happen. Dana White and the @ufc, thank you for being the premiere organization in all of MMA. Again, congrats to Team Jones and JacksonWink. Love you all. I'll see you soon. DC

Big John's response:
https://i.redd.it/xncsud95hwcz.jpg

Great to see all round.

Unco

Yeah, um, about that main event... Jones failed a steroid test...

So I guess DC gets the title back and Jones gets banned for four years because it's his second failed test?

Duluth

FFS the LHW division is a mess now

Jones won't come back. The fans won't look at Cormier as the real champ. The UFC tried to pretend Manuwa was a contender and he got exposed. Rumble had a chance against Cormier and fucked it up, then retired..

Hopefully Gustafsson gets the next challenge and wins the belt

MiketheSnow

@Duluth said in UFC:

FFS the LHW division is a mess now

Jones won't come back. The fans won't look at Cormier as the real champ. The UFC tried to pretend Manuwa was a contender and he got exposed. Rumble had a chance against Cormier and fucked it up, then retired..

Hopefully Gustafsson gets the next challenge and wins the belt

What an idiot.

But possibly shows that Jones didn't feel he could beat DC clean.

Ban him for life.

There are some good LH coming through.

raznomore

He'll end up in Bellator in no time.

He was my guy, based purely on ability, but what an utter piston wristed gibbon. That speech at the end of the fight is so slimey now. I actually thought he showed some class for once in his life.

Cormier probably Knew and so did White.

The Silver Fern

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