UFC 59 Fights (You pick'em)

[Matt93Cobra]

Preliminary Fights
- Thiago Alves (171) vs Derrek Noble (169)
- Jason Lambert (204) vs Terry Martin (205)
- David Terrell (184) vs Scott Smith (186)
- Karo Parisyan (170) vs Nick Thompson (170)

Main Card
- Jeff Monson (233) vs Pay De Pano Cruz (230)
- Evan Tanner (186) vs Justin Levens (185)
- Sean Sherk (170) vs Nick Diaz (171)
- Tito Ortiz (204) vs Forrest Griffin (203)
- Tim Sylvia (256) vs Andrei Arlovski (235)

I see Monson winning by decision.

Evan Tanner by submission

Sean Sherk by GnP

Tito by TKO (cut)

BTW, this is the fight order according to www.mmaweekly.com
Andrei by whatever he wants.

[JKD]

Preliminary Fights
- Thiago Alves (171) vs Derrek Noble (169)
- Jason Lambert (204) vs Terry Martin (205)
- David Terrell (184) vs Scott Smith (186)
- Karo Parisyan (170) vs Nick Thompson (170)

Main Card
- Jeff Monson (233) vs Pay De Pano Cruz (230)
- Evan Tanner (186) vs Justin Levens (185)
- Sean Sherk (170) vs Nick Diaz (171)
- Tito Ortiz (204) vs Forrest Griffin (203)
- Tim Sylvia (256) vs Andrei Arlovski (235)

I see Monson winning by decision.

Evan Tanner by submission

Sean Sherk by GnP

Tito by TKO (cut)

BTW, this is the fight order according to www.mmaweekly.com
Andrei by whatever he wants.


I agree with your picks mostly.

Except -

1) Tanner, depends which personality shows up. The guy is too inconsistant to say how or if he will win.

2) Tito will win by either KO or submission. I still say he's gonna make an example out of Griffin.

3) I think Andrei wil KO Silva just because Silva has been talkin so much smack. I really hope he does KO him too, because I can't stand watching Silva fight.

[Wario]

The night of the dogs. - Arlovski and Tanner. ;)

[Matt93Cobra]

Well God damn!!! I had every fight picked correctly except for the no brainer (main event). This is truly the year of the upsets.

Here are the full fight results for those interested.

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=4275

[JMAC]

Any vids? :D

[Skidonenko]

yeah, Sylvia really steped it up for this fight. Still couldnt belive he tagged Andre after he got rocked himself. Cant wait for the rematch

[Juiced89lx]

http://www.fightreport.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/sylvia_arlovski.gif

[V8driver]

damn it... :mad:

i hate sylvia...

[Matt93Cobra]

Any vids? :D

www.google.com ya cheap ass.

[Mychael101]

Still wish the decision would have gone to Forrest. It was a great fight and I'm sure the 1st round left a lasting impression with the judges to favor Tito.

[Juiced89lx]

I had Forrest winning at first but after re-watching it, I agree with Tito winning. I had it scored 10-8 in the 1st round for Tito, 2nd round Forrest 10-9, 3rd round Tito 10-9

Forrest took a lot of damage in the 1st round. I think if he would have kept up with the leg kicks, it would have come into play with the ending of the fight. This loss wont hurt Forrest though. He barely lost to a top tier fighter and put on a hell of a fight.

I'm still in shock that Sylvia recovered and got the KO.

Pe de Pano vs Monson was the worst fight on the card. I would have much rather seen the prelim fights shown than this crap. 2 grapplers that are afraid to grapple with each other can make for a very boring fight. lol

I won $20 on sherk. I can't wait to see him at 155 lbs.

Hopefully Tanner vs Jeremy Horn happens soon. It was suppossed to happen last night but Horn got injured a few weeks ago.


All in all it was a good show but not great. You can definitely see the difference between ufc and pride fights.

UFC better step it up for their next show. I hope the undercard is more exciting than this one was.

[SVTVenom]

I just watched the Ortiz/Griffin fight and while it was a close fight, Griffin won that fight. Ortiz definately won the first round 10-9, but Griffin won the second round 10-9 and should have won the thrid round 10-9. Griffin stuffed Ortiz's takedowns multiple times after the first round and scored an escape late in the third round. When Ortiz had him down towards the end he really wasn't doing much other than moving around on top. Griffin tried for a choke, then pulled back and started to land elbows/punches on Ortiz. Ortiz looked VERY gassed after the first round and Griffin looked like he could go another 1-2 rounds. A rematch is definately in order.

[JKD]

I just watched the Ortiz/Griffin fight and while it was a close fight, Griffin won that fight. Ortiz definately won the first round 10-9, but Griffin won the second round 10-9 and should have won the thrid round 10-9. Griffin stuffed Ortiz's takedowns multiple times after the first round and scored an escape late in the third round. When Ortiz had him down towards the end he really wasn't doing much other than moving around on top. Griffin tried for a choke, then pulled back and started to land elbows/punches on Ortiz. Ortiz looked VERY gassed after the first round and Griffin looked like he could go another 1-2 rounds. A rematch is definately in order.


FYI- Ortiz was advised not to even fight last night because he tore his ACL and LL's in his knee, which if you noticed was wrapped sotight he could barely move the leg at all. Notice no kicks from Ortiz? Very slow shoots? ACl's hurt like a mofo. The fight surely wasnt the greatest but Griffin should be greatful.

[SVTVenom]

FYI- Ortiz was advised not to even fight last night because he tore his ACL and LL's in his knee, which if you noticed was wrapped sotight he could barely move the leg at all. Notice no kicks from Ortiz? Very slow shoots? ACl's hurt like a mofo. The fight surely wasnt the greatest but Griffin should be greatful.

So because Ortiz was hurt he wins by default when the fight goes to a decision? I think not. They were just making excuses for the fight going to a decision when everyone thought Ortiz would end it early.

[zora04]

So because Ortiz was hurt he wins by default when the fight goes to a decision? I think not. They were just making excuses for the fight going to a decision when everyone thought Ortiz would end it early.

Watch the fight again! Tito won the third round. He had better striking that Griffin, although it was close. He then scored a take down towards the end. Even though he did not do much with it, it is still scored as a take down.

War Griffin! That guy has more heart and determination than most of the fighters in the UFC. He brings it every fight. I have more respect for him after this fight. He definintely belongs in the UFC.

On a side note, I cannot remember seeing Stephan Bonner WITHOUT a black eye. Everytime I see him he looks beat up.

[4.6 Love]

Good fights... :)

[JMAC]

WOW!! nice comeback.

[bigbirdbryan21]

hey when does 59 go down???

[10sec302]

hey when does 59 go down???



If you hurry and buy the ppv, you'll be 5 days late......

[Matt93Cobra]

hey when does 59 go down???

LMAO. Did you even bother to read the thread?

[TrueBlueGT]

Does anyone have the Tito Forest fight? I still have not been able to find it.

[JKD]

Does anyone have the Tito Forest fight? I still have not been able to find it.


It was here on the board somewhere, but now I can't find it either. :(

[Juiced89lx]

I've got it on my computer at home. i'll see if i can upload it later

[TrueBlueGT]

I've got it on my computer at home. i'll see if i can upload it later
Cool I appreciate it John