UFC Fight Night 29

[Liverlips]

MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1, 7 p.m. ET)

• Demian Maia vs. Jake Shields
• Dong Hyun Kim vs. Erick Silva
• Matt Hamill vs. Thiago Silva
• Joey Beltran vs. Fabio Maldonado
• Rousimar Palhares vs. Mike Pierce
• Raphael Assuncao vs. T.J. Dillashaw

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 5 p.m. ET)

• Igor Araujo vs. Ildemar Alcantara
• Yan Cabral vs. David Mitchell
• Chris Cariaso vs. Iliarde Santos
• Alan Patrick vs. Garett Whiteley

 

[Liverlips]

Nice work by Dillashaw. He took rounds 1 and 3. Hope they don't screw him with a hometown decision.

 

[Old Scratch]

I think Dillashaw won rounds 1 and 3, the third was close but round 1 clearly went to Dillashaw and 2 to Assuncao. I fully expect at least two of the judges to give it 30-27 to Assuncao.

 

[Liverlips]

Hahaha .. white guy gets screwed again with a BS decision.

 

[Liverlips]

This is why I NEVER get too upset the few times when a white gets a gift decision in boxing or MMA. Our guys always get screwed in close fights.

 

[Liverlips]

Sherdog and MMAJunkie had it 29-28 Dillashaw.

 

[Liverlips]

Ugh ... horrible loss for Pierce. He should have beaten Palhares easily but got tapped.

Not a good night for our fighters at all.

 

[Old Scratch]

Cage grabbing seems to be something that non-Whites get away with so often but the refs are quick to slap a White fighter's hand and pull their hand off the cage.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Dillashaw got screwed over. I had him winning both the 1st and the third.

 

[Liverlips]

Another close fight goes to the Brazilian. I'm glad Maldonado (actually a white Argentine who fights out of Brazil) won but you can make an argument for Beltran. Close fights in Brazil always go to the Brazilian - unless they are fighting a black. EVERY close decision ANYWHERE in the world will go to the black fighter 100% of the time.

 

[Hawkeye2]

This is why I hate Brazil. I was rooting for Maldonado, but no way did he win that fight. This is the second fight with a B.S. decision, in favor of the Brazilian fighter.

 

[Liverlips]

Thiago Silva is going to smash Hamill back into retirement. He looked horrible in his last three fights.

 

[Hawkeye2]

I fully expect Maia to win by B.S. decision.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Hamill has had injury and cardio problems, I don't see him winning.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Hamill is not a very good wrestler either. He won a bronze medal in the deaf games, which isn't all that impressive in my opinion. He should have moved to Jackson's a long time ago and addressed his cardio. Either way I think he gets cut.

 

[Liverlips]

Hamill did better than I thought but he was more gassed than Silva at the end. I hope he retires again. Florian is correct. He could have won that fight with his wrestling but he mostly stood and traded with a superior striker.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Silva is a bit of acan crusher though. His biggest win is against Keith Jardine, not counting his steriod wins.

 

[Liverlips]

30-27 !?! Hamil won the first round easily!

Yeah, Matt's wrestling is not all that great considering his background.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Hamill did better than I thought but he was more gassed than Silva at the end. I hope he retires again. Florian is correct. He could have won that fight with his wrestling but he mostly stood and traded with a superior striker.

The problem is he doesn't have the cardio for wrestling, and what happens is he goes for the takedown and gasses himself out. He doesn't have a legit wrestling, background so he doesn't have the conditioning.

 

[Liverlips]

He did get two takedowns but he is nowhere near the wrestler of a guy like GSP, Hendricks or Chandler. I have noticed he gasses in his fights. He really didn't bring it after the first round either.

 

[Liverlips]

I hope the Korean wins as the Brazilians are undefeated tonight. Though everyone who saw the Dillashaw fight knows he got screwed.

 

[Old Scratch]

Way to go DHK. Derailed the Indian hype train.

 

[Liverlips]

I thought he killed him for a second.

 

[Liverlips]

Get ready for a grapple fest. I am one of the few who likes grappling. I also like both guys a lot. I see Maia maybe edging it (especially with the way the judges are scoring for Brazilians.

 

[Hawkeye2]

I gave Shields the first three rounds.