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UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez

© Marc Wickert
www.knucklepit.com
February 21, 2010

All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC
Photography by Joshua Hedges

In Earlier Matches

Krzysztof Soszynski def. Stephan Bonnar by TKO (cut due to head clash) – 1.04, Round Three.
CB Dollaway def. Goran Reljic by unanimous decision.
James Te Huna def. Igor Pokrajac by TKO – 3.26, Round Three.

The Battles

Chris Lytle (5’11” 170) vs. Brian Foster (5’10” 170)
Welterweight
Referee:

4.53: Chris hurled a right thunderbolt that Brian dodged before retaliating via a straight right and a high kick taken on Chris’s mitts.
4.45: Brian picked up Chris and slammed him into the canvas.  These guys were banging like a box of lightning.
4.37: They stood.
4.26: Foster leg-kicked.
4.07: He landed a right.
4.02: Lytle caught Foster with a right hook and Foster missed with a leg combo.
3.41: Lytle whiplashed Foster’s head with a left hook.  The pace was off the charts.
3.29: They clashed and became entangled as Brian looked for Chris’s back; however in the tumbling to the ground Chris wrapped on a brutal knee bar.

Result: Chris Lytle by knee bar – 1.41, Round One.

Mirko Cro Cop (6’2” 234) vs. Anthony Perosh (6’3” 216)
Heavyweight
Referee: Herb Dean

Round One
Southpaw Mirko came after Anthony in his usual Terminator style and Anthony kept his guard high, respecting Mirko’s firepower.
4.37: Anthony avoided Mirko’s high kick and they sparred.
4.27: Anthony took Mirko down on one knee and Mirko pounded away with hammer fists before standing and taking Anthony down in a guillotine.
3.58: Cro Cop released Perosh, choosing to fight toe-to-toe.
3.31: Perosh inside-kicked.
3.23: Cro Cop stunned Perosh with a combo; Perosh attempted a takedown, but Cro Cop shrugged him off and called for him to stand.
2.59: Mirko warded off another takedown.
2.15: Anthony was desperate to fight horizontally, but Mirko thwarted the takedown attempts.
2.02: Mirko hurt Anthony with a left and dragged him to the floor before g’n’p-ing, then ordering Anthony up.
0.42: Mirko body-kicked and continued to stalk his opponent.

Round Two
This was a tough bout for Perosh, having taken Ben Rothwell’s spot at the last minute and fighting in a heavier weight division.  But Perosh showed great ticker by stepping up to the plate under such circumstances.  This round was a replay of the previous one with Cro Cop landing more damaging blows.
It was good to see a fighter the caliber of Cro Cop competing Down Under; however the mismatch accomplished little for either combatant.

Result: Mirko Cro Cop by TKO – 5.00, Round Two.

Ryan Bader (6’2” 205) vs. Keith Jardine (6’2” 205)
Light Heavyweight
Referee: Josh Rosenthal

Round One
Keith looked to unsettle Ryan with unorthodox angles of attack and oddball strikes, but Ryan remained methodical and stuck to his game plan.
4.34: Ryan forced Keith’s back into the fence as they clinched.
4.15: The pair parted before Jardine attacked with ballistic fists; however Bader absorbed a lot of the punches with his guard.  They proceeded to broadside whilst exchanging heavy gunfire.
3.01: Bader ducked under Jardine’s blow and took him down, then fought from half guard.  Bader g’n’ped while looking to improve his position.
0.36: Josh Rosenthal stood them up.

Round Two
4.45: Ryan leg-kicked.
4.29: Keith returned it.
4.17: Keith sprawled against Ryan’s shoot and they tied up against the cage.
3.39: They parted.
3.14: Keith warded off another takedown before the pair clinched.
2.28: They broke free.  Jardine was picking off Bader with single shots and calling him to turn up the heat.  Bader tackled Jardine in the dying moments of the round.

Round Three
The sparring resumed with the fight probably being even at this stage.
3.30: Ryan chalked up another takedown; however Keith sprang back up in the clinch.
3.21: Ryan broke free.
2.56: He tagged Keith with a right hook, followed up with a leaping knee, and closed shop with a left hook.

Result: Ryan Bader by KO – 2.10, Round Three.

George Sotiropoulos (5’10” 155) vs. Joe Stevenson (5’7” 155)
Lightweight
Referee: Herb Dean

Round One
They sparred until 4.24 when George seized Joe’s right leg before Joe hopped free and the pair remained clinched.
3.56: Joe collapsed to the canvas and took George with him.
3.36: Sotiropoulos fought from Stevenson’s guard.
3.28: Sotiropoulos passed to half guard.
1.38: George stood and rained down blows, then Joe scored a direct hit with an up-kick and George fell into side control.
1.02: George mounted Joe, then took his back as the furious scrambling continued.
0.19: Sotiropoulos went for a kimura before mounting Stevenson as the first five came to a close.

Round Two
4.46: Joe tested a left hook.
4.25: George buckled Joe with a left.
4.09: Joe inside-kicked.
4.00: And again.
3.58: George put together left-right combos and was getting the better of the knuckle exchange.
2.48: Stevenson shot in and notched up a takedown; Sotiropoulos got the rubber guard – courtesy of Eddie Bravo – as Stevenson pushed him into the wires.
2.20: Sotiropoulos attempted an omoplata; Stevenson avoided the submission as the pair fought furiously for dominance.
1.05: George sought an arm bar.  Again, Joe evaded the submission before falling into George’s guard.
0.19: Joe was unable to catch George with an ankle lock.

Round Three
The toe-to-toe resumed.
4.10: Sotiropoulos scooped up Stevenson’s kick; they scrambled and stood in the clinch.
3.07: The pair broke free and banged.  Sotiropoulos had the edge in the standup and the grappling.
1.44: Joe had half guard.
1.13: George took Joe into full guard.
0.41: They stood.
0.34: Joe scored a takedown but George smothered his offense.

Result: George Sotiropoulos by unanimous decision.

Wanderlei Silva (5’11” 185) vs. Michael Bisping (6’2” 185)
Middleweight
Referee: Josh Rosenthal

Yesterday the Sydney fans showed their support for Wanderlei Silva at the weigh-ins, and today the crowd make it clear they’re behind Wanderlei for this one.  AC/DC played here the night before, but the roar from the cranked-up mob would easily rival any Acca-Dacca show.  After all the big talk, Michael Bisping can’t wait to shake Silva’s hand as Josh Rosenthal brings them together at center ring.  But Wanderlei just wants to fight.

Round One
4.35: Michael inside-kicks.
4.22: He takes Wanderlei’s kick on the mitts.
4.18: Wanderlei leg-kicks.
4.01: Michael takes Wanderlei to the mat; Wanderlei stands and gets taken back down.
3.49: They’re standing.
3.27: Silva blocks a kick and counters with the jab.
3.15: Bisping inside-kicks.
2.41: He scores another takedown before they spring back up.
2.27: Silva leg-kicks.
1.40: He delivers a left and a right to the body.
1.15: Silva cranks it up with a barrage of fists.
1.04: He backs Bisping up with more knuckles.
0.58: Bisping unloads a right.  Silva closes the round punishing Bisping with heavy leather.

Round Two
4.41: Wanderlei inside-kicks.
4.25: He buckles Michael’s lead leg with more inside kicks.
4.10: Wanderlei catches Michael’s kick and sweeps him to the floor, then takes half guard before Michael maneuvers him into full guard.
3.17: Wanderlei stands and blasts a kick into the midsection.  They bang it out.
1.59: Bisping scores a takedown and drops into side control, but Silva easily escapes and stands.
0.51: Silva targets Bisping’s legs with a series of nasty kicks.
0.17: Michael gets the takedown; however Wanderlei is waiting for him with a guillotine.  The bell sounds as Wanderlei ends another round convincingly.

Round Three
4.37: Silva works his kicks again.
4.19: Bisping lands a left hook.
3.38: Silva sends in a right cross.
3.15: He cops a kick in the bearings from Bisping and the crowd boos its disapproval as Josh calls time out.
3.05: Bisping kicks to the body and Silva kicks to Bisping’s lead leg.  They bang it out some more.
1.37: Wanderlei cops a poke in the eye and the crowd boos its disapproval again.
1.11: Wanderlei turns up the heat, like a Brazilian Paris Hilton beer ad, and throws wild haymakers.
0.55: He catches Michael’s left kick and sweeps the other.
0.10: Silva closes yet another round well with a savage right hook that flattens Bisping.  Josh rushes in, but the hooter signals the end of the fight.
Bruce Buffer announces the Wanderlei Silva victory and the crowd goes troppo.  The locals have made Wanderlei an Honorary Aussie.

Result: Wanderlei Silva by unanimous decision.

Cain Velasquez (6’1” 243) vs. Antonio Minotauro Nogueira (6’3” 234)
Heavyweight
Referee: Herb Dean

There’s a tombstone stare down and the action begins.  Big Nog grabs center stage as Cain circles and releases a leg kick.
4.40: Cain inside-kicks and follows up with a left to the body.
4.14: He unleashes a heavy leg kick.
4.07: His crisp hands catch Antonio with a solid combo.
3.54: Cain punishes Antonio with another leg kick.
3.48: And again.  These are heavy blows.
3.38: Nogueira takes a kick on the gloves.
3.29: Velasquez leg-kicks.
3.22: He briefly Thai-clinches and brings up a knee.
3.08: Velasquez inside-kicks.
2.44: He lets go with a lethal package – a right hook blows Nogueira away.

Result: Cain Velasquez by KO – 2.20, Round One.

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