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UFC 98: MAY 23, 2009
venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
Main Card Bouts:
-Rashad Evans (16-0-1; #1 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Lyoto Machida (14-0; #2 Light Heavyweight in the World)*
-Matt Hughes (42-7; #6 Welterweight in the World)* vs. Matt Serra (11-5; #7 Welterweight in the World)*
-Dan Miller (11-1) vs. Chael Sonnen (21-10-1)
-Sean Sherk (33-3-1) vs. Frankie Edgar (9-1)
-Drew McFedries (7-5) vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam (20-10)
Preliminary Card Bouts:
-Brock Larson (25-2) vs. Mike Pyle (17-5-1)
-Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-3) vs. Brandon Wolff (7-3)
-Tim Hague (9-1) vs. Patrick Barry (4-0)
-Phillipe Nover (7-1) vs. Kyle Bradley (13-6)
-Andre Gusmao (5-1) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (17-8-1)
-George Roop (10-5) vs. David Kaplan (3-3)
Round 1
Kaplan lands a decent leg kick. Another. Roop misses a head kick. A jab from Roop opens an existing cut on the bridge of Kaplan's nose. A hard right cross from Kaplan. Both guys are lunging for punches that miss. A stiff right kick from Roop connects with Kaplan's body. Roop is moving well and starting to pick apart Kaplan with jabs and front kicks. Good right uppercut from Roop, but Kaplan's unfazed. Kaplan pins Roop along the fence and drags him down. Roop gets up. Kaplan's “Greatest American Hero” blonde mullet bounces in the wind. 10-9 Roop.
Round 2
Roop jabs well. Roop misses a huge flying knee and falls onto his back. Roop pulls guard. Kaplan wails away to no avail. Roop scrambles up. Kaplan tries a single leg but Roop defends. After about 20 seconds, kaplan scores it. Roop scrambles back up. Some good left jabs from Roop. Kaplan battles for and gets another takedown. Pretty dull fight thus far. Kaplan in Roop's guard. Kaplan, exhausted, is flailing away. Roop alternating between closed and butterfly guard. Very close round. 10-9 Kaplan.
Round 3
Roop looks very fresh. Kaplan? Not so much. Kaplan lands a decent leg kick. And another. Kaplan gets a single-leg takedown after really battling for it. Kaplan moves to side control. Kaplan scores a full mount. Roop scrambles and bucks Kaplan off. They're up. Roop stuffs a takedown. Both guys look very tired now. Kaplan pins Roop into the fence. He's trying another single leg. Roop breaks away 30 seconds later. Meager head kick by Roop. Roop is pinned against the fence again. They both throw wild strikes to close out fight. Very, very close fight. Could go either way. 10-9 Kaplan.
The official judges see the bout 29-28 Kaplan, and 30-27 Roop (twice.) Roop takes the split decision.
Round 1
Wolff misses a wild head kick a minute in. Yoshida pinned against fence. Yoshida switches the position. Four knees from Yoshida. Wolff reverses. Yoshida latches on a standing guillotine during a scramble. Wolff falls and Yoshida scores the mount. The choke is deep. Wolff taps. Referee Steve Mazzagatti doesn't see it. Yoshida rolls him over and closes his guard. Wolff taps again. The official time is 2:24 of the first.
Round 1
Soszynski quickly pins Gusmao into the fence. They separate. Soszynski throws a flurry of punches. Gusmao is kicked in the groin. It was accidental. The fight is on again. Gusmao lands some good leg kicks. Soszynski hurts his foe with a hard left and a right. Gusmao retreats across the cage. Soszynski traps him along the fence and tags him with a hard right straight. Soszynski flurries. A blistering straight right floors Gusmao and referee Herb Dean steps in to stop it at the 3:17 mark.
Round 1
Both are cautious to begin the contest. Nover tries to clinch, but Bradley shoves him to the ground. Bradley lands a huge right hand and hurts Nover. Nover rolls over and Bradley lands some moderately-sharp right hands. Nover slips onto his face, trying to grab a leg. Referee Yves Lavigne steps in and stops it but Nover rolls over again. Yves backs away but then Bradley lands some more glancing blows. Nover springs right up and there is confusion while Lavigne waves his arms at 1:03 of the first. The fight is over and Nover doesn't look hurt. The crowd boos rabidly. Replays show Nover wasn’t hurt. Massive gaffe by Lavigne.
Round 1
Hague comes right at Barry. Barry hurts Hague with a right hand and a glancing head kick. Hague stumbles and is bloody, but scores a frantic takedown. Barry is trapped under Hague's weight. Barry scrambles and gets caught in a guillotine. It's deep. Barry taps out. Hague becomes emotional with his team and cries tears of joy. The official time of the submission is 1:42 of the first frame.
Round 1
Both fighters are very tentative early. Pyle is taken down a minute in. Pyle latches on an armbar. Larson scrambles out, but is caught in a leg lock. Larson escapes and Pyle sucks him into a triangle. Larson breaks away. Larson quickly latches on a guillotine and transitions to a brabo, but Pyle escapes and tries a quick omaplata and Larson easily escapes. After another scramble, Larson secures a perfect arm triangle. It's deep. Pyle taps. Awesome fight. The official time is 3:06 of round one.
Round 1
Edgar starts the action with a head kick that is blocked by Sherk. The former champion stays tight in the pocket and throws a right-hand lead that glances. The fighters exchange punches and nothing lands clean. Sherk ties up with Edgar but backs off to let his hands go. Sherk pumps a double jab and does not follow through. Edgar gets off a nice punching combination: a left to the body and a flurry to the chin from both hands. Edgar lands a sharp right and ducks under a fast Sherk left hook. Edgar drops levels for a single leg and Sherk has none of it. Sherk connects with a low kick but is taken down at the tail end of the blow. Edgar catches the heel and drags him to the canvas. Sherk gets to his knees and fights to get to his feet and succeeds. Now back in the center of the Octagon, both fighters land straight right hands as Sherk stalks his opponent. Edgar lands a nice right hook counter to close the round.
Round 2
Sherk continues to walk toward his lateral-moving opponent. Edgar strikes well from the outside and crushes Sherk with a right kick to the body. Edgar looks for a single-leg takedown and Sherk easily stops it. Edgar knocks the former champion off balance with a knee to the body. Sherk turns into the counter puncher and connects with a right hook. Edgar lands with a jab, right-low kick combo. Edgar gets in a right hook to the temple before using excellent footwork to exit the pocket from his swinging opponent. Edgar uses his jab again to slip in a straight right on the mouth. And another. Edgar shuffles his feet and blasts Sherk with a right hand. Sherk is hanging tough but he’s getting picked apart by a superior striker.
Round 3
Sherk gets a fast double-leg takedown to start the final frame. Edgar shows good defense and quickly gets Sherk off before returning to his feet. The pace slows as a lot of energy has been burned through 12 minutes in the cage. Sherk trades jabs with Edgar and is stuffed on a takedown attempt. Edgar bounces a low kick off the right leg of Sherk. Edgar lunges in with a straight left to the body that connects. Sherk lets his hands go and is scraped by an Edgar right hand. Edgar shows good footwork as he circles away. Edgar sprawls on a Sherk single and moves to a guillotine. Edgar drops down into guard but the horn sounds just as it looked as if the underdog would finish Sherk.
All three judges agree and award 30-27 scores to Frankie Edgar.
Round 1
Sonnen shoots in for a double and is caught in an arm-in guillotine. Miller closes his guard and Sonnen’s face turns purple. Amazingly, Sonnen hangs on and frees his neck after a few moments. Sonnen stands and lunges in with a right hand that blasts Miller’s forehead. Sonnen tees off again. Miller works for a kneebar from the bottom and Sonnen is game. He hangs on tight and moves to side control when Miller gives up the hold. Sonnen connects with elbows to the right eyebrow before Miller gets back to guard. Sonnen stands in Miller’s guard and absolutely blasts his foe with a right hand. From Miller’s closed guard, Sonnen continues to land to the face with elbows and punches. Sonnen dominates the first frame.
Round 2
Sonnen looks for a single and has to fight off another guillotine. Sonnen ducks in and lifts Miller into the air for a slam, but again, Miller locks on a guillotine and this time there is no arm in. Sonnen stays calm and Miller lets it go. Sonnen then picks up right where he left off in the first round, with steady punishment via punches and elbows from his opponent’s guard. Miller opens his guard and goes high with his hips, but Sonnen sees it coming. Miller locks on a slick armbar that just misses. Sonnen gets his elbow above the crotch and rides until Miller goes back to guard. Miller attempt to move to rubber guard and Sonnen postures out. The crowd starts to boo with 20 seconds left in the stage.
Round 3
Miller opens up with his hands and connects with two right straights. Sonnen closes the distance and easily slams Miller to the floor. Miller gets a rubber guard but can’t hold it. Sonnen begins to punch the head and body with his right hand. Sonnen stands and looks to pass. Miller shows good legwork in securing guard. The crowd starts in again and Sonnen stands briefly before sitting back in Miller’s guard. Sonnen has Miller trapped tight against the cage but he can’t secure a better position to strike from. Miller gets a leg around the head of Sonnen but he doesn’t have the energy or leverage to lock on a triangle. The lackluster fight ends.
Round 1
A right hook haymaker knocks the Frenchman flat. McFedries pounces and he’s all over his opponent. McFedries bombs away with both hands. Foupa-Pokam stands and is dropped again with a right uppercut. Referee Yves Lavigne steps in at 0:37 of the first. Foupa-Pokam protests the stoppage but it was warranted.
UFC 98 Results
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