Elsalvajeloco Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 UFC Fight Night 68: Boetsch vs. Henderson June 6, 2015 New Orleans, LA (Smoothie King Center) Tim Boetsch (185.5) vs. Dan Henderson (186) - Henderson, KO (punches), R1 (0:28) Ben Rothwell (265) vs. Matt Mitrione (255) - Rothwell, SUB (modified guillotine choke), R1 (1:54) Dustin Poirier (156) vs. Yancy Medeiros (159.5)** - Poirier, TKO (strikes), R1 (2:38) Thiago Tavares (146) vs. Brian Ortega (146) - Ortega, TKO (punches), R3 (4:10) Joe Soto (136) vs. Anthony Birchak (136) - Birchak, KO (punches), R1 (1:37) Francisco Rivera (136) vs. Alex Caceres (136) - Rivera, KO (punches), R1 (0:21) Fox Sports 1 Preliminary Card: Shawn Jordan (263.5) vs. Derrick Lewis (254.5) - Jordan, TKO (punches), R2 (0:48) Brian Ebersole (170.5) vs. Omari Akhmedov (171) - Akhmedov, TKO (injury corner retirement), R1 (5:00) Chris Wade (155.5) vs. Christos Giagos (155.5) - Wade, DEC (unanimous) Joe Proctor (156) vs. Justin Edwards (156) - Proctor, SUB (guillotine choke), R3 (4:58) Fight Pass Preliminary Card: Ricardo Abreu (183) vs. Jake Collier (185.5) - Collier, DEC (split) José Alberto Quiñónez (135) vs. Leonardo Morales (137)* - Quiñónez, SUB (rear naked choke), R1 (2:34) *Reweighed after weighing 140 on first attempt; forfeits 20% of purse for missing weight **Chose not to reweigh; forfeits 20% of purse for missing weight Event Bonuses ($50,000): Performance of the Night: Shawn Jordan Performance of the Night: Dustin Poirier Fight of the Night: Thiago Tavares vs. Brian Ortega Attendance: 6,231 Gate: $621,523 Rating: 950,000 viewers Cancelled Bouts: Alan Jouban vs. Brian Ebersole - Injury to Jouban Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Thiago Tavares - Injury to Tukhugov Daniel Cormier vs. Ryan Bader - Cormier Moved to Another Card Daniel Sarafian vs. Ricardo Abreu - Injury to Sarafian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 ebersole! this looks like my kinda card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 Maybe it's due to card space, but they probably should've put Quinonez vs. Morales on the Mexico City show next week. I had to make sure that wasn't a typo or bizarre Wikipedia edit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 If Hendo loses this one, it's really got to be it for him. Even if he wins, not sure he should continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 I'm surprised he settled for an opponent with a profile much lower than his. Boetsch is the first person he as faced since Bisping that wasn't a MMA champ at some point. Bisping talked that fight up and helped get eyeballs on it so you probably have to go back to Toquinho. I think that says a lot about what he is willing to do now versus what he would do prior to leaving for Strikeforce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Yeah well, Boetsch is still ranked in the top 15 if you can believe that. So he's basically higher up the food chain now than Hendo is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Joe Proctor with a surefire submission of the year candidate. Just straight up flatlined Justin Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Did Brian Ebersole get abducted by aliens or something? Because a few years back, I thought he was a fairly decent fighter. Now he just looks horrendous and stinks up the joint whenever he fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Did Shawn Jordan just tune up the band and hit some sweet chin music? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Did Brian Ebersole get abducted by aliens or something? Because a few years back, I thought he was a fairly decent fighter. Now he just looks horrendous and stinks up the joint whenever he fights. Part of that is a combination of fighting so infrequently and already having seventy fights. In my opinion, this was just a tough matchup. Akhmedov isn't a world beater by any means, but I expected him to beat up Ebersole for three rounds. If you don't fall into his awkward style, you will beat him. Edit: Looks like that is it for him anyway Jeremy Botter @jeremybotter 1m Brian Ebersole announces his retirement after his loss tonight. That’s a guy who I figured would never, ever retire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Did Shawn Jordan just tune up the band and hit some sweet chin music? That is the second SCM I've seen in the last six or so months. Louis Smolka on Richie Vaculik, one of my favorite KOs of last year, is the other. Normally, I wouldn't post videos from non-official accounts but this one has JR so fuck it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 HI ALEX CACERES BYE ALEX CACERES So Faber vs. Rivera II? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 I'll accept Rivera vs. Birchak though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 You can add Brian Ortega to the legit featherweight prospect list. He grabbed an awesome come-from-behind win in a situation where many would've folded up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 That was a fantastic fight and he showed so much in that performance. In Canada, the prelims were tucked away on the Fight Network but the main show has been a blast so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Matt Mitrione gonna Matt Mitrione, ya know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I don't know if Ben Rothwell was trying to cut a promo or did he go into "That dark place inside him" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 The gimmick after you say you have nothing left to say is to abruptly walk away. People gotta learn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Dan Henderson put a man into suspended animation in less than 30 seconds. His career will roll on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 He almost knocked Tim "Cabeza de Piedra" Boetsch out while backing up. I once heard that knocking a guy out backing up is like a pitcher throwing a fastball backing up. That isn't supposed to happen, especially when you are 44 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 He almost knocked Tim "Cabeza de Piedra" Boetsch out while backing up. I once heard that knocking a guy out backing up is like a pitcher throwing a fastball backing up. That isn't supposed to happen, especially when you are 44 years old. If you walk into the punch ala Forrest against Anderson, you're virtually doing all the work for your opponent. All your momentum is coming forward and into the strikes. Even if you're backing up, you can still sidestep it from an angle at the last second or just plain throw back. It works pretty good in an octagon if you're half decent at boxing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Lots of fast finishes all night which makes a card like this, that looks like a lesser card on paper, a lot more fun and exciting to watch. Especially when the two heavyweight fights end quickly . I am happy for Dan Henderson. He got a great moment, and I think it would be a perfect moment for his career to end on, but he just isn't wired that way. The problem is no fighter wants to go out on a losing streak, but if they are winning, it makes no sense to retire either. Henderson got matched up against a lesser middleweight tonight and looked great, but I am not sure he looks that good against the killers of the division. Eh who knows. Doubt Henderson hangs it up after this. Also FYI, Dominick Cruz and Kenny Florian just burying the performances of Mitrione and Boetsch tonight on FS1 was absolutely hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 I would bet they try to book Henderson vs. the winner of Marquardt vs. Gastelum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Not such a bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 The Main Card was lots of quick fights which was very nice and could be a contender for show of the year in our awards later this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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