UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

September 25th in Indianapolis

Main Card:
Frank Mir (13-5) vs Mirko Cro Cop (27-7-2 [1])
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (19-3) vs Ryan Bader (11-0)
Matt Serra (11-6) vs Chris Lytle (29-17-5)
Sean Sherk (33-4-1) vs Evan Dunham (11-0)
Melvin Guillard (24-8-2) vs Jeremy Stephens (18-5)

Free on Spike:
C.B. Dolloway (10-2) vs Joe Doerksen (45-12)
Matt Mitrione (2-0) vs Joey Beltran (12-3)

Prelims:
Thiago Tavares (14-3-1) vs Pat Audinwood (9-0-1)
Steve Lopez (12-2) vs Waylon Lowe (8-3)
TJ Grant (15-4) vs Julio Paulino (17-3)
Mark Hunt (5-6) vs Sean McCorkle (9-0)

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Predictions:
Mir 1st Rnd Sub. I just dont see Mirko pulling off the magic.
Bader decision. I think Bader uses his great wrestling to steal a couple rounds from Lil Nog
Serra decision. I'm going back and forth on this one, tomorrow it will be Lytle.
Dunham decision. Dunham just beat the younger version of Sherk in Tyson Griffin.
Guillard 2nd Rnd TKO. This fight should blow your mind. Both Guillard and Stephens come in to knock heads off.

Dolloway 3rd rnd Sub
Beltran 2nd TKO. Beltran is more experienced and well rounded at this point.

Tavares 1st Rnd Sub. Audinwood is taking a huge step up in competition and it will show.
Lowe decision. Dont know alot about either but Lopez is coming off a bad shoulder injury.
Grant 2nd Sub. Grant very well rounded and has faced tougher competition
Hunt 1st rnd KO. Dont let the record fool you, Hunt has only lost to the best (Fedor, Mousasi, Barnett, Overeem...) and McCorkle is not the best.

Fight of the Night: Guillard/Stephens Lytle/Serra
KO of the Night: Hunt
Sub of the Night: Dolloway

[ACCBiggz]

Main Card:
Mirko Cro Cop
- Honestly, Mir should and will be favored in this match-up. However, Mir has a tendency to wilt when hit and I have a soft spot for Cro Cop.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
- Bader's wrestling will be the key to this fight. His top game could be enough to take the fight on points, but Nogueira's boxing and jiu-jitsu are superior. I think a little too much for Bader at this point. Second or third round submission for Nogueira.

Chris Lytle
Evan Dunham
Melvin Guillard

Free on Spike:
C.B. Dolloway
Joey Beltran

Prelims:
Thiago Tavares
Steve Lopez
TJ Grant
Mark Hunt

[pbuck]

Mir will sub Cro Cop in the second round IMO

[know all]

cop will take his man-hood.

[Tigercannon71]

Cro Cop will hit Mir and Mir will have a flashback of Brock hitting him and he will quit in the 1st round.

[Red_Dog]

I think this fight will end similarly to how Mir's fight with Cheick Kongo ended. Mir will get Cro Cop to the ground and submit him, probably late in the first round. Also, I believe Lil Nog will beat Ryan Bader and show that he is a legitimate contender for the UFC light-heavyweight belt, improving from a disappointing and controversial win against Jason Brillz back at UFC 114.

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Main Card:
Mirko Cro Cop
- Honestly, Mir should and will be favored in this match-up. However, Mir has a tendency to wilt when hit and I have a soft spot for Cro Cop.

I know what you mean, I will be rooting for Cro Cop, but I just dont see him beating Mir

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Prelim Results:
McCorkle via 1st Rnd Sub
Grant via decision
Lowe via decision
Tavares via 1st Rnd Sub

Spike TV Results:
Mitrione via Decision (This fight was awesome)
Dolloway via 1st Rnd Sub

Main Results:
Guillard via Decision (I felt Stephens won the fight)
Sherk via Decision (I felt Dunham won the fight)
Lytle via Decision (Serra can take some serious punishment)
Bader via Decision
Mir via 3rd Rnd KO (Boring until the KO)

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Sub of the Night: C.B. Dolloway
KO of the Night: Not awarded (probably wasnt given to Mir because of how boring the fight was)
Fight Of the Night: Sherk/Dunham and Mitrione/Beltran

[ACCBiggz]

An absolutely horrible card.

Mir v. Cro Cop was 20-20 on my card headed into the third where either guy could win just by throwing anything. Mir landed a knee on Cro Cop who obviously doesn't have the chin or explosiveness in his striking anymore.

Bader v. Nogueira. Close fight, I had it 29-29 draw. But the judges favored a takedown heavily tonight. The only time Bader did anything with the takedown was in the first, Nogueira should have been more offensive from his back - especially late in the third. But he clearly worked Bader on the feet and should have presssed the action in the third as it was obvious Bader's power was gone as he was gassed. I can see it either way but the 30-27 card was poor in my eyes. Either way it's rumored Jon Jones gets Bader and he'll torch him.

Lytle vs. Serra - My scorecard said "Thank god this fight is over." Atrocious fight.

Dunham v. Sherk. A really good fight. I went to the bathroom after the bell sounded thinking it was academic (29-28 for Evan) and heard Sherk's name called. Wow. Absolutely horrible.

Guillard vs. Stephens. Another let down. I had it 30-29 for Guillard. Close fight, but he was out before Stephen could land and did a good job landing throughout the fight. Neither guy had a real power shot or combo anywhere in the fight, hence the 10-10 scoring. Thought Melvin should have set-up the takedown and used his wrestling but they were content on standing. Agreed that Guillard won, but it was close and the win doesn't propel him that far in the division.

CB Dolloway's submission - very nice.

Mitirone - Congrats? Meh, fight.