UFC 149 Results: Renan Barao wins Interim title, Tim Boetsch upsets Hector Lombard
Posted on July 22, 2012, 12:40 AM by Mike DrahotaUFC 149 from Calgary, Alberta, Canada is finished and Renan Barao has emerged with the UFC Interim Bantamweight title wrapped around his waist. He got there by using great striking and utilizing great wrestling defense. Faber could never get anything going against Barao, and while he had good movement, his offense was nonexistent at times. He appeared tentative in what may have been his final title bout. Barao will look to unify the belts against Dominick Cruz whenever Cruz is fully recuperated from knee surgery.
Tim Boetsch ruined Hector Lombard's UFC debut and his long winning streak. Lombard did appear to stalk Boetsch and land some powerful punches, but many of them were one at a time. Boetsch peppered Lombard with kicks from the outside, scoring points with counterattacks. Both fighters are known for their aggressiveness, but appeared to be a bit cautious to go all-out headhunting. Boetsch has won four in a row, a top-level Middleweight may be in the cards for his near future.
In other main card action, Cheick Kongo controlled the pace and backed Shawn Jordan up against the cage to win a unanimous decision at Heavyweight. James Head fought a close match against Brian Ebersole and came out on top. Matt Riddle pulled off an impressive submission victory by forcing Chris Clements to tap with a third-round arm triangle.
UFC 149 Full Results:
Main Card:
Renan Barao def. Urijah Faber via unanimous decision
Tim Boetsch def. Hector Lombard via split decision
Checi Kongo def. Shawn Jordan via unanimous decision
James Head def. Brian Ebersole via unanimous decision
Matt Riddle def. Chris Clements via R3 submission (arm triangle)
Preliminary Card:
Nick Ring def. Court McGee via unanimous decision
Francisco Rivera def. Roland Delorme via KO
Ryan Jimmo def. Anthony Perosh via KO
Bryan Caraway def. Mitch Gagnon via submission (rear-naked choke)
Antonio Carvalho def. Daniel Pineda via KO
Anton Kuivanen def. Mitch Clarke by split decision
LowKick.com Awards:
Performance of the Night:
Renan Barao earns the award here for his workmanlike defeat of Urijah Faber for the UFC Interim Bantamweight title.
Finish of the Night:
Matt Riddle earns the nod here after working for a submission against Chris Clements, and finally gaining it with a third-round arm triangle.
Upset of the Night:
Tim Boetsch spoiled Hector Lombard's UFC debut with a split decision victory.
UFC 149 from Calgary, Alberta, Canada is finished and Renan barao has emerged with the UFC Interim Bantamweight title wrapped around his waist. He got there by using great striking and utilizing great wrestling defense. Faber could never get anything going against Barao, and while he had good movement, his offense was nonexistent at times. He appeared tentative in what may have been his final title bout. Barao will look to unify the belts against Dominick Cruz whenever Cruz is fully recuperated from knee surgery.
Tim Boetsch ruined Hector Lombard's UFC debut and his long winning streak. Lombard did appear to stalk Boetsch and land some powerful punches, but many of them were one at a time. Boetsch peppered Lombard with kicks from the outside, scoring points with counterattacks. Both fighters are known for their aggressiveness, but appeared to be a bit cautious to go all-out headhunting. Boetsch has won four in a row, a top-level Middleweight may be in the cards for his near future.
In other action, Cheick Kongo controlled the pace and backed Shawn Jordan up against the cage to win a unanimous decision at Heavyweight. James Head fought a close match against Brian Ebersole and came out on top. Matt Riddle pulled off an impressive submission victory by forcing Chris Clements to tap with a third-round arm triangle.
UFC 149 Full Results:
Main Card:
Renan Barao def. Urijah Faber via unanimous decision
Tim Boetsch def. Hector Lombard via split decision
Checi Kongo def. Shawn Jordan via unanimous decision
James Head def. Brian Ebersole via unanimous decision
Matt Riddle def. Chris Clements via R3 submission (arm triangle)
Preliminary Card:
Nick Ring def. Court McGee via unanimous decision
Francisco Rivera def. Roland Delorme via KO
Ryan Jimmo def. Anthony Perosh via KO
Bryan Caraway def. Mitch Gagnon via submission (rear-naked choke)
Antonio Carvalho def. Daniel Pineda via KO
Anton Kuivanen def. Mitch Clarke by split decision
LowKick.com Awards:
Performance of the Night:
Renan Barao earns the award here for his workmanlike defeat of Urijah Faber for the UFC Interim Bantamweight title.
Finish of the Night:
Matt Riddle earns the nod here after working for a submission against Chris Clements, and finally gaining it with a third-round arm triangle.
Upset of the Night:
Tim Boetsch spoiled Hector Lombard's UFC debut with a split decision victory.
Comments
Lombard won that
not really. he just stand around in the middle of the cage, no foot movement, no variety... imagine he would fight that way against anderson silva. he would get covered with punshes and kicks. boetsch deserve the win.... and the most spectacular is - anton was right with his prediction on this one!
I agree. He could and should have done more, where I think Boetsch wasnt able to do more. Guess its his own fault but I thought it was a clean win after the 3rd.
The highlight of the night was Ryan Jimmo doing his robot dance after his 7 second KO of Anthony Perosh.
I feel that Lombard did infact win that fight! Deffinetly not impressively but he was moving forward while Tim was trying to stick and move and he was landing the counters and the takedowns in all 3 rounds. Boetch did really land much...
didn't*
Tim actually landed more tha Lombard, it takes more than just moving forwardo win a fght.
yeah it was the same in the Condit - Diaz fight and Condit won by stick n move stick n move.
Not really, it was more akin to Maynard vs Guida…
All Boetsch did was backpedal, avoid engagement, and jab Lombard's hand (watch that shit, it was ridiculous).
Can't say Lombard did great either, but he at least dropped Boetsch and took him down… this fight honestly made me wish the yellow cards from Pride were a thing nowadays.
Kinda makes the competition he's been facing in his 25 win streak look not very great if he can't even get past Tim Boetsch.
Don't get me wrong, Boetsch is tough but he's never gonna be top 3 or 4.
Looks like Munoz was right, Lombard has been recycling cans
dont forget Munoz prooved to be a can himself...
Tim Boetch is a beast but he didnt really bring the fight to Lombard.
im looking forward to seeing Lombarts return! 100% he is not gonna let this happen again
Lombard won the fight. He had octagon control and by far the more effective strikes and takedowns. That's what people forget what the judging criteria actually is. Not quantity of strikes.
Tough to give anyone the win in that fight, but it seems like MMA judging is going towards volume of strikes wins regardless, something that could potentially ruin the sport.