UFC on FX: Maynard vs. Guida

[DixieDestroyer]

FYI, here's the card for tomorrow night's UFC on FX card from ACNJ...

Card	Weight Class	Red Corner		Blue Corner
Fuel TV	Bantamweight bout	Edwin Figueroa	vs	Ken Stone
Fuel TV	Welterweight	Dan Miller	vs	Ricardo Funch
Fuel TV	Middleweight	Nick Catone	vs	Chris Camozzi
Fuel TV	Welterweight	Rick Story	vs	Brock Jardine
Fuel TV	Welterweight	Matt Brown	vs	Luis Ramos
Fuel TV	Featherweight	Steven Siler	vs	Joey Gambino
Fuel TV	Lightweight bout	Ramsey Nijem	vs	C.J. Keith
Fuel TV	Featherweight	Hatsu Hioki	vs	Ricardo Lamas
Main	Featherweight	Ross Pearson	vs	Cub Swanson
Main	Welterweight	Brian Ebersole	vs	TJ Waldburger
Main	Lightweight	Sam Stout	vs	Spencer Fisher
Main	Lightweight	Gray Maynard	vs	Clay Guida

http://www.ufc.com/event/FX4#/fight


***The ol' Dixie outlaw will be pullin for Maynard, Fisher, Pearson & Brown (vs. mestizo Ramos).

 

[Liverlips]

Thanks Dixie. Should be a good card. Better than the PPV on Saturday filled with Brazilian TUF fighters nobody has ever heard of.

 

[Liverlips]

Good to see Matt Brown KO Ramos. 3 fights, 3 wins in 2012 for Matt, who proudly calls himself a redneck.

 

[DixieDestroyer]

Also, good to see Dan Miller (Jim's brother) get a win (over Funch via sub).

 

[DixieDestroyer]

Dadgum premature stoppage for Swanson vs. Pearson. :thumbdown: Ross was NOT out, just a little staggered. Pearson was foolish to stand with Swanson, as Cub has quicker hands & better boxing. Ross didn't utilize his wrestling advantage enough, as he should have sought to keep it on the mat. :icon_confused:

 

[DixieDestroyer]

Good scrap w/ Ebersole and Waldburger. Next is the rubber match with "King" Fisher & Sam Stout.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Spencer Fischer is someone who even though he live in Iowa, he refuses to wrestler. I think I've seen him attempt a takedown once in his whole career. If he didn't retire, he most likely would have been cut anyways.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Ebersole/ Waldberger should get fight of the night.

 

[Hawkeye2]

I had Maynard winning the last three rounds, but I think the judges will give it to Guida.

 

[DixieDestroyer]

Hawk, I had it scored the same. Maynard had more effective strikes and better aggression. Clay's (poor man's) Machida/Cruz schtick didn't work beyond the 1st two rounds. My wife's a fan of Clay and thought he won, but I thought Gray did (w/ his Diaz brothers' routine in the latter rounds :icon_wink as Clay only landed a few effective strikes.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Guida generally doesn't fight that way, but Maynard had the better wrestling. Demetrious Johnson does that in every fight he's in, and no one calls him out on it.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Jon Dodson, Jay Herion, and Alex Caceres are also know for that.

 

[Liverlips]

Glad Maynard won but neither guy overly impressive.

 

[Anak]

Hawk, I had it scored the same. Maynard had more effective strikes and better aggression. Clay's (poor man's) Machida/Cruz schtick didn't work beyond the 1st two rounds. My wife's a fan of Clay and thought he won, but I thought Gray did (w/ his Diaz brothers' routine in the latter rounds :icon_wink as Clay only landed a few effective strikes.

I've never understood how Clay Guida is a fan favorite. He is annoying as all get out.

I am so happy that Gray Maynard won that fight, the last couple of minutes of the 4th round were awesome. I thought Maynard won the last 4, definitely last 3 rounds due to aggression and "octagon control," even if Guida did manage to land more strikes. Some great poetic justice after Guida's showboating/taunting in the second round, what a putz.

 

[Anak]

Glad Maynard won but neither guy overly impressive.

What could Gray do? He was lunging at him, running at him and Guida would run away. Guida should have received the warning for timidity much earlier.

 

[Hawkeye2]

In Clay's defense rarely does this, other Fan Favorites like the guys I mentioned do it in every fight.

 

[DixieDestroyer]

Clay had the size, strength & wrestling disadvantage....plus he (like fellow "fan favorite" Forrest Griffin) doesn't have heavy hands. Maynard should have been more aggressive in the earlier rounds as Guida didn't have much to offer in the way of power punches.

I respect Clay's awesome cardio, intensity and takedowns (in other fights), but his dancing schtick irritated me a tad. I think Clay may want to look at moving down to 145. :dodgy: