UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch

[DixieDestroyer]

Here's the card for tonight's UFC 127 in Sydney, Australia (Oy!)...

Preliminary card

Lightweight bout: Maciej Jewtuszko vs. Curt Warburton
Heavyweight bout: Mark Hunt vs. Chris Tuchscherer

Preliminary card (Facebook)
Featherweight bout: Zhang Tie Quan vs. Jason Reinhardt
Light Heavyweight bout: Anthony Perosh vs. Tom Blackledge

Preliminary card (TV Card)
Middleweight bout: Nick Ring vs. Riki Fukuda
Light Heavyweight bout: James Te-Huna vs. Alexander Gustafsson
Lightweight bout: Ross Pearson vs. Spencer Fisher

Main card
Middleweight bout: Chris Camozzi vs. Kyle Noke
Welterweight bout: Chris Lytle vs. Brian Ebersole
Lightweight bout: George Sotiropoulos vs. Dennis Siver
Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera
Welterweight bout: B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch

UFC 127

***The ol' Dixie outlaw will be pullin' for Fitch (vs. half asian Penn), Bisping (vs. latino afflete Rivera), Siver, Gustafsson (vs. poly Te-Huna), Ring (vs. jap Fukada), Reinhardt (vs. oriental Quan), Tuchscherer (vs. poly Hunt). ***With Penn vs. Fitch, BJ's got the BJJ & striking edge and Jon has the wrestling, size & strength advantage.



Edited by: DixieDestroyer

 

[Liverlips]

Good start to the night as Ring and Gustafsson both won. Gustafsson has really improved over the last year and could be a serious contender at 205. He has awesome BJJ and weathered an early storm by Te Huna.

I thought the Japanese guy won a close decision but it went to Ring. Nick is undefeated but had issues with stopping the takedown.

 

[Liverlips]

Good win for Ross Pearson as well over a fellow white fighter. Pearson is younger and has more upside than Fisher so glad to see it.

 

[hawkeye]

Not many fights on this card I care about, besides Fitch.

 

[Liverlips]

Wow - Siver has some power. Almost finished Sotiropoulos. Would be a huge upset if that happens.

 

[Liverlips]

I am shocked Siver beat Sotiropoulos so easily. I really thought Sotiropoulos was a future champ. He might still be but he needs to work on those takedowns. If he gets anyone to the ground he will win.

 

[Liverlips]

Bisping beat the hell out of Rivera, who now looks pretty foolish for having talked all types of trash about The Count.

 

[Liverlips]

War Fitch!

 

[Liverlips]

Fitch not looking as strong as usual though it is 1-1 going into the third.

I think he picked the wrong time to do that vegetarian diet as he should be just overpowering Penn.

 

[Liverlips]

Fitch has BJ mounted!

 

[Liverlips]

Big round for Fitch! He should take it 2-1.

 

[Liverlips]

Can make a case for the last round being 10-8 for John.

 

[Liverlips]

A majority draw. Oh well - Fitch got screwed but even BJ admitted it. Will be a rematch most likely.

 

[hawkeye]

I had the Penn/Fitch fight 10-9 round 1 Penn, 9-10 round 2 Fitch, and the last round 9-10 Fitch. Fitch dominated Penn in the last round. From the way the Nick Ring fight was scored I'm guessing the judges don't like the ground game. Fitch should have won two rounds to 1. instead of a bs draw.

 

[hawkeye]

Fitch got a majority draw one judge had him winning the other two had it a draw. I think round two was too close to call.

 

[DixieDestroyer]

Here's the full card results from UFC 127...

Preliminary card (Facebook)

* Featherweight bout: Zhang Tie Quan vs. Jason Reinhardt

Zhang defeated Reinhardt via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:48 of round 1.

* Light Heavyweight bout: Anthony Perosh vs. Tom Blackledge

Perosh defeated Blackledge via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:45 of round 1.

Preliminary card (TV Card)

* Middleweight bout: Nick Ring vs. Riki Fukuda

Ring defeated Fukuda via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

* Light Heavyweight bout: James Te-Huna vs. Alexander Gustafsson

Gustafsson defeated Te-Huna via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:27 of round 1.

* Lightweight bout: Ross Pearson vs. Spencer Fisher

Pearson defeated Fisher via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

Main card

* Middleweight bout: Kyle Noke vs. Chris Camozzi

Noke defeated Camozzi via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:35 of round 1.

* Welterweight bout: Chris Lytle vs. Brian Ebersole

Ebersole defeated Lytle via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

* Lightweight bout: George Sotiropoulos vs. Dennis Siver

Siver defeated Sotiropoulos via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-28, 30-27).

* Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera

Bisping defeated Rivera via TKO (strikes) at 1:54 of round 2.

* Welterweight bout: B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch

Penn and Fitch fought to a majority draw (29-28 Fitch, 28-28, 28-28)

***My "half-cent"...Fitch got screwed & should've had the decision. Good victories from Gustafsson & Bisping. Siver & Ring showed some promise.

Edited by: DixieDestroyer

 

[JReb1]

The UFC needs to do away with scoring even rounds which often negates having 3 judges (supposedly to prevent draws) in the 1st place, since draws are bad for ANY sport, it's such an unfulfilled ending for the fans who pay good money to see a winner! Fitch won the fight clear as day and most of press row scored the fight 29-27 for Fitch...

 

[guest301]

The Japanese fighter Riki Fukuda clearly beat Nick Ring and that was a joke of a decision to anybody that saw the fight. Yes Ring is a white fighter and I was rooting for him but no way in hell he won that fight.