Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Notable Rounds of UFC Fight Night 15

By Diego Penn

JASON BRILZ VS. BRAD MORRIS: Round 1 - Big cheers for the hometown fighter Brilz. We're underway, and Brilz quickly grabs a leg, scoops up his opponent, carried him to the corner and slams Morris to the mat. Brilz then takes his back and secures both hooks. Brilz throws some punches from behind to soften him up. Morris briefly escapes, but Brilz lassos him in and gets side control. A barrage of punches and elbows to the head and body of Morris follows. Morris turtles to avoid damage, but Brilz continues the assault. As the round comes to an end, Brilz tries to secure an arm-bar, but the horn sounds. A huge ocation for Brilz for the dominant round.

KYLE BRADLEY VS. JOE LAUZON: Round 1 - Bradley opens the round with a decent uppercut, which forces Lauzon to clunch. Lauzon drops for a leglock and beautifully makes the transition. Bradley escapes, though, and they're back to their feet. Bradley delivers a nice knee to the body. Lauzon circles out, and Bradley lands some short but powerful punches. Lauzon returns some stiff jabs. Lauzon finds his range and begins to tee off on his opponent, but the fight slows to a crawl in the final 30 seconds. Lauzon took some damage that round -- which turned out to be a very close one.

HOUSTON ALEXANDER VS. ERIC SCHAFER: Round 1 - Alexander opens quickly, landing two heavy knees. Schafer is wobbled, put pulls guard. Alexander steps back to his feet as chants of "Hou-ston" rock the building. Schafer shoots in, but Alexander lands more knees inside. Schafer maintains his strategy of looking for the takedown, but Alexander is defending well and punishing Schafer with knees. Schafer persists, earns the takedown and moves quickly to sidemount. Alexander rolls, but gets caught in a guillotine. Alexander pops his head out, but is mounted by Schafer. Schafer is landing several shots from the top while maintaining mount. Alexander is avoiding heavy damage, but doing little to escape the poor position. Schafer switches to an arm triangle choke, and Alexander is forced to tap with just seconds left in the round. Eric Schafer def. Houston Alexander via submission (arm-triangle choke) -- Round 1, 4:53.

ALAN BELCHER VS. ED HERMAN: Round 2 - The fighters trade punches in the center of the cage before Belcher staggers Herman with a stiff left jab. Herman shakes it off, and the fighters again trade jabs. Belcher sneaks in a right but Herman counters with one of his own. Herman lands a nice body shot-elbow to the head combination. but but Belcher counters with a big punch that staggers Herman. Herman misses with an uppercut before Belcher clinches. After they separate, they return to the center of the cage and trade sporadic punches. Belcher lands a solid leg kick but eats a punch for the effort. Herman checks the next one and sends Belcher to his back. Herman drops into half guard and works punches to the midsection. Herman unsuccessfully tries to pass guard and settles for some short punches to the midsection. Belcher backs out and escapes, but Herman tags him with elbows and knees on the way up. With 30 seconds to go, Herman works punches while Belcher telegraphs a Superman punch that misses its marks. The round ends.

MAC DANZIG VS. CLAY GUIDA: Round 3 - Danzig tries a high kick, but Guida dodges and shoots. Danzig controls Guida's head, but Guida continues to push forward and escapes. Both fighters trade punches on the inside, then Danzig lands a kick and scores a takedown of his own. Danzig moves immediately to secure Guida's arm, but Guida escpaes and moves to Danzig's back. Danzig stands and is breathing very heavily. Chants of "Gui-da" erupt as Guida continues to push for a takedown. Guida take Danzig's back, who is visibly gasping for air. Guida lands a few knees inside, then takes Danzig down yet again. With a minute left, the result seems inevitable. Guida stays close as Danzig pulls guard. Guida finishes with a flurry of punches as the fights ends. Clay Guida def. Mac Danzig via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

NATE DIAZ VS. JOSH NEER: Round 3 - Diaz comes out swinging. Neer answers with a front kick. Diaz looks for a takedown, but Neer ends up on his back. Diaz slips away, and immediately scores a takedown. After a scramble, Diaz ends up in Neer's guard. Diaz stands, then falls into Neer's guard. Neer tries an omoplata, but Diaz is out quickly. On the feet, then back to the mat, and Diaz gets both hooks in on Neer's back. Neer rools, escapes, and again tries an omoplata. Diaz escpaes as easily as before, and pushes back down on Neer. Neer looks for an omopata, Diaz looks for an armbar, Neer ends up on Diaz's back. Amazingly fast transitions. Time running out, and Diaz lands another judo toss. A few blows at the end for Diaz. Nate Diaz def. Josh Neer via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).

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