UFC on Versus 1 LIVE Play-by-Play Commentary, Results and Discussion
Posted on March 16, 2010, 07:13 AM by Anton GurevichBrandon Vera and Jon Jones will headline Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first event on th Versus Channel in Broomfield, Colorado, on March 21st. While the two Light Heavyweight contenders will seek for a statement that they belong to the top of the UFC 205 food chain, Brazilian knockout phenom Junior Dos Santos will go to war against the more experienced Gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga, in the co-main event of the evening.
The event will also feature a potential slugfest between the former Heavyweight title contender Paul Buentello, and Cheick Kongo, who would like to prove his worth after a submission loss to Frank Mir at UFC 107.
Also, James “The Sandman” Irvin will make his first return to The Octagon since the loss to Anderson Silva at Fight Night 14, against an aggressive Alessio Sakara who will look for another victory in the UFC.
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Preliminary fights results:
Jason Brilz def. Eric Schafer via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Mike Pierce def. Julio Paulino via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Brendan Schaub def. Chase Gormley via TKO (punches) - Round 1, 0:47
John Howard def. Daniel Roberts via knockout (punch) - Round 1, 2:01
Darren Elkins def. Duane Ludwig via TKO (ankle injury) - Round 1, 0:44
Vladimir Matyushenko def. Eliot Marshall via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
Clay Guida def. Shannon Gugerty via submission (arm-triangle choke) - Round 2, 3:40
| Alessio Sakara def. James Irvin via TKO 3:04 Round 1 |
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| Round 1: They touch gloves and the fight is underway. James Irvin throws the first jab, but it clearly looks like Sakara is a sharper fighter here with a good counter. Despite the “cage rust” Irvin controls The Octagon stalking Sakara. The Italian tries some lowkick-spinning elbow combos, but nothing does too much damage. Sakara and Irvin begin to trade; Sakara rocks Irvin with a very good left hand. “The Sandman” looks hurt… Josh Rosenthal jumps in to stop the fight. James Irvin protests to Doctors and the Commission officials saying that he was poked in the eye. After a few minutes of confusion, Alessio Sakara awarded a TKO victory at 3:04 minutes of the very First Round. | |||
| Cheick Kongo def. Paul Buentello via Submission (Strikes) 1:16 Round 3 |
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| Round 1: Quick pace for this fight right from the start! Paul Buentello is jumping around The Octagon, displaying a good movement. Kongo outpowers Buentello and pushes him to the fence, trying to take him ground. He takes him down and begins to work his Ground-and-Pound. Not much damage from Kongo, but Buentello is still trying to stand up. Buentello is looking for a Kimura, but Cheick Kongo shakes it off. The Frenchman drops some knees and right hand punches. They finally stand up and Buentello looks seriously hurt! Something with his thumb as the doctor checks in… some moments of confusion again, as Buentello’s thumb looks broken. The Headhunter displays a tremendous spirit by continuing the fight! After a short trade of punches Kongo takes down Buentello again, not much damage and Herb Dean decides to stand up the fighters. Not much damage on both sides here, but Kongo will take that round. 10-9. | |||
| Round 2: Fantastic start for the second round. Buentello and Cheick Kongo trade punches, as The Frenchman is trying some very good kicks. When the situation gets dangerous, Cheick Kongo decides to take Paul Buentello down, and he does it with ease. Kongo continues to work his way with punches and knees. Kongo knees Buentello to the body and then on the head. Herb Dean is quick to stop that, giving Buentello time for recovery, and deducting one point from Cheick Kongo for illegal knee on the head of downed opponent. Cheick Kongo came here with a very good gameplan, simply outpowering Buentello. Another illegal knee by Cheick Kongo, and Herb Dean decides to continue the fight on the feet. Buentello looks exhausted, but he still manages to catch Cheick Kongo with a very good cross. Second Round ends, probably in Buentello’s favor, due to the one point deduction. | |||
| Round 3: Third round begins in the very same way. Buentello goes toe-to-toe with Cheick Kongo when it comes striking, but the Frenchman takes him down at will. Kongo does some vicious Ground-and-Pound here, fully controlling Buentello. Paul Buentello decides that he had enough, and to disappointment of the local fans he taps out to strikes at 1:16 of the Third Round. | |||
| Junior Dos Santos def. Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO 3:53 Round 1 |
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| Round 1: The fight goes underway with a very cautious approach from both fighters. Gonzaga is the first one with a good kick. Gonzaga controls the cage here, as Junior Dos Santos stays patients. Powerful kicks by Napao! Gonzaga manages to take Junior Dos Santos down, but he quickly stands up. Junior Dos Santos is clearly a counter puncher here, but he still looks very dangerous with his every striking attempt. Junior Dos Santos begins to catch up the pace, he is the one who controls the pace here with some good combinations that clearly disturb Gabriel Gonzaga. Napao is in with a kick, but a good counter left hook rocks him to the ground… Junior Dos Santos begins his onslaught, as Gonzaga is struggling to defend himself… Josh Rosenthal jumps in to stop the fight at 3:53 minutes of the First Round. Fantastic victory for Cigano! |
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| Jon Jones def. Brandon Vera via TKO 3:19 Round 1 |
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| Round 1: The fight starts, and Jon Jones immediately takes Brandon Vera to the ground! Vera is defending himself from Ground and Pound here and finally manages to push Jon Jones away. Stand up. After a short trade Jones takes down Vera again with a very impressive throw. Not much action on the ground, as Brandon Vera illegally kicks Jon Jones, while he was with his knees on the ground. Herb Dean decides to deduct one point from Vera, returning both fighters to the same position. Jon Jones works his way through and catches Vera with a very powerful elbow, right into the eye socket. Brandon Vera looks hurt, as “Bones” goes berserk with a vicious Ground-And-Pound… Herb Dean rushes in and stops the fight, awarding Jon Jones a TKO victory at 3:19 of the First Round. The crowd is booing for some reason, but it was an impressive performance by Jon Bones Jones! | |||
Comments
I need this since Direct TV doesn't have versus anymore . . .
check again i am pretty sure they struck a deal in the last few days.
YES! today just became great!
irvin
kongo
jds
jones
ALL BY KO
I agree with them all!!!
or tko
Irvin
Kongo
JDS
Jones
All by Ko!!!
I have every fight ending by KO or TKO
jones and vera will be a decision i think
how can we watch this in canada? i dont think versus exists here and i cant find a network that runs it here , it would suck to have to wait for somethin thats on TV to download......
UFC Live: Vera vs Jones, available exclusively in Canada on Sportsnet.
(sportsnet.ca) in canada 9pm E channel 22 or 20 (not sure)
however it's only being shown live on Sportsnet East and Ontario because sportsnet likes to drop the ball on these sorts of things. If you are like me and only have west or pacific you have to wait until 9 and 10pm (I think) in your local time zones respectively to see the fights
sorry that's 8 and 9pm locally, got my time zones backwards
The versus network has carried the NHL allstar game for the past few years (not that anyone watches that awful meaningless allstar game where the "stars" half-ass play without hitting)
Jones by KO.
Buentello by KO.
Do Santos by KO.
Hard to say about Irving vs Sakara, no idea what Irving is going to look like when he turns up.
Our television provider has these fights on a channel called RGN I think however it cannot be recorded to the PVR : (
Cheick Kongo by decision
Junior Dos Santos by KO
Jon Jones by TKO
Alessio Sakara by Whatever.
always good to see the play by play thread.....
sakara
kongo
gonzaga
vera
Santos is been submited on the ground we never saw him go to the ground in UFC yet
True, true
A lot of people think that Jones will get this one...not that sure. Vera's striking is superb and Jones is too confident and will probablly stand and bang with him.
Jon Jones - Unanimous Decision
Gabriel Gonzaga
Cheick Kongo - KO
James Irvin - TKO
Clay Guida-Submission Choked
Brendan Schaub
John Howard -TKO
irvin - KO
jones - decision
buenatello just cause i bet on his underdog ass and hes the most likely off all the underdogs..
jds - ko
shaub - ko
Sakara by decision or TKO
Kongo by TKO, maybe decision, Buentello's a tough dude
Dos Santos by KO
Vera by submission (I mostly just want to see him backing up calling that)
Irvin by KO
Kongo by TKO
Dos Santos by TKO
Vera by TKO
Sakara via TKO
Kongo via TKO
Dos Santos via KO
Jones via Decision
Vera with KO knee strikes
Sakara won :) most of you wrong
lol ya, i knew he was goin to be rusty he hasn't fought for like 2 yrs
cause he cheated
lol kongo doesnt want any of the stand up
man kongo is a dirty fighter
man, Irvin got hurt but I bet he was also looking for an easy way out. He's way drained from the weight cut.
kongo is kinda boring nowadays
Dos Santos all the way
Kongo is a kickboxer and he doesn't want to stand with Paul, that says something. gay fight.
F*** too much commercial...
that's how they make there money from comercias
WOW NICE F'IN KNOCKOUT BY JDS
when i said Gonzaga win TKO lots of people clicked funny is not funny any more hahahaaaaaaaa
it was ko
Not to mention that Gonzaga LOST.
I wanted to see JDS's ground skills tested more considering his next fight will be either Carwin, Mir, Lesner or Cain. But f*cking hell he is a badass striker!
3 of 3 not bad guesing
no wonder gonzaga is a glass jaw
my first fight breakdown is tested and passes check it out
http://www.lowkick.com/UFC/Fan-opinionJunior-Dos-Santos-vs-Gabriel-Gonzaga-fight-breakdown-6721
if jones wins by decision i'll b 4 n 4 lol, sick event especially for free
yes :)
im 2 for 2 it was just the wrong round check it out
http://www.lowkick.com/UFC/Fan-opinionBrandon-Vera-vs-Jon-Jones-fight-breakdown-6746
cheers to all the haters who said my fight breakdowns were lame
wow, very impressed with Jon Jones, let's put him up against Thiago Silva.
Jonny " bones" Jones is a beast and Dos Santos is on a mission.
oh thats for sure santos will do good in this div. now what we want to see him get a higher ranked opponent,i say the loser of mir and carwin or cain
nice 1 ninja 4 from 4
Jon Jones i just say good luck to Shogun or Lyoto this guy is good
Dos Santos is the real deal. I actually thought Gonzaga was doing a good job right up until he telegraphed that lowkick with his hands down to his chest.
Anybody know what happened to Vera? seemed like he broke his eye socket....Ouch!! He must have broken something cos he could've done better against Jones.