411's UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson Report 1.17.08
Posted by Jeremy Lambert on 01.17.2009
Dan Henderson and Rich Franklin battled to a close decision while Maurcio "Shogun" Rua battled Mark Coleman! Get all the details on the show with 411's full report!
Lineup:
PRELIMINARY BOUTS: Welterweight bout: Martin Kampmann vs. Alexandre Barros Light Heavyweight bout: Eric Schafer vs. Antonio Mendes Light Heavyweight bout: Tomasz Drwal vs. Ivan Serati Welterweight bout: Thomas Egan vs John Hathaway Lightweight bout: Nate Mohr vs. Dennis Siver
MAIN CARD: Middleweight bout: Alan Belcher vs. Denis Kang Welterweight bout: Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle Middleweight bout: Jeremy Horn vs. Rousimar Palhares Light Heavyweight bout: Mark Coleman vs. Mauricio Rua Light Heavyweight bout: Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson
-Mike Goldberg welcomes us and his partner as always is Joe Rogan. They talk about the two main events.
-Video package for Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle
Welterweight Fight: Chris Lytle (36-16-4) vs. Marcus Davis (20-5)
Pre-Fight Notes: Davis is over HUGE. Marc Goddard is the referee.
Round One: Big right by Lytle rocks Davis but he recovers. Lytle using leg kicks. Lytle engaging, Davis countering. Davis getting the better of the exchanges with the counters. Both guys throwing body kicks. Left hook stumbles Davis. Big knee to the body by Davis. Big body kick by Lytle. Flurry by Lytle as the round ends. 10-9 Davis.
Round Two: Lytle pressing forward. Davis covering in the corner and eating punches but he runs away. Big body shot knocks down Lytle. Davis lets him stand. Uppercut followed by two knees by Davis. Davis going to the body with punches, knees, and kicks. Davis countering really well. Good leg kicks by Lytle. Davis scoring a lot with a left counter. Round ends with a good punch by Davis. 10-9 Davis.
Round Three: Lytle pressing forward and Davis countering well. Body kick by Davis. Lytle swinging for the fences but not counting. Davis continuing to pick apart Lytle with counter shots. Big exchange by both men. Knee to the body by Davis. Big exchange as the round ends. 10-9 Davis.
Official Decision: Marcus Davis via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
-Davis has a HUGE mouse under his left eye. Davis says it's a dream come true to fight in Ireland.
-Video of Franklin and Henderson arriving.
-UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn 2 promo.
-Video preview for Alan Belcher vs. Denis Kang.
Middleweight Fight: Alan Belcher (12-4) vs. Denis Kang (31-10-1)
Pre-Fight Notes: This is Denis Kang's UFC Debut. Dan Miragliota in the referee.
Round One: Big shots by Kang in tight. Kang shoots and gets the takedown. Kang passes to half guard. Kang passes to side control but Belcher bucks and gets him back in guard. Belcher pushes him away and gets to his feet. Kang scoring with some big punches. Kang with another takedown. Kang goes for a darce choke but Belcher escapes. Kang ends up in half guard and goes but a kimura. He uses that to pass to side control. Round ends with Kang trying to mount. 10-9 Kang.
Round Two: They clinch against the cage. They break. Kang shoots and gets the takedown. Kang gets to half guard. Kang with some punches from the top. Belcher gets him back in guard. The ref stands them up. Belcher using kicks now. Kang shoots and Belcher catches him in a guillotine. Kang taps.
Official Decision: Alan Belcher via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 4:37 in Round Two
-Belcher wants one or two more fights before he gets a title shot.
-UFC announces UFC 96: Quinton Jackson vs. Keith Jardine
-Video preview for Rousimar Palhares vs. Jeremy Horn.
Middleweight Fight: Jeremy Horn (88-18-5) vs. Rousimar Palhares (17-2)
Pre-Fight Notes: Leon Roberts is the referee.
Round One: Horn keeping a distance. Palhares gets inside and gets the takedown. Palhares gets the back of Horn. Palhares pounding on Horn. Horn sweeps and Palhares gets side control. Palhares gets the back again. Horn sweeps again and gets Palhares in guard. Palahares drops for a leg lock but Horn escapes. Horn goes for a triangle but Palhares escapes. Palhares gets half guard. Horn tries to sweep but Palhares gets the back. Good transitions on the ground. Palhares pounds on Horn as the round ends. 10-9 Palhares.
Round Two: Palhares gets a single leg and slams Horn down. Palhares gets half guard. Palhares gets the back of Horn and continues to punish him with punches. Horn sweeps and ends up in mount. Horn goes for an arm triangle but Palhares bucks out. Palhares bucks up and they get to the feet. Palhares shoots and Horn sprawls out. Horn scores with a left hook. Horn goes for a high kick but Palhares ducks and gets the takedown. Palhares gets half guard and throws some punches as he round ends. 10-9 Palhares.
Round Three: Palhares gets the back on the feet and hits a german suplex. A lot of transitions on the ground with neither man coming close to a submission. Palhares ends up in guard. Palhares gets his back again. Horn is talking to Rogan and Goldberg as Palhares pounds on him. Horn rolls Palhares into guard. The ref stands them up. Horn goes for a headkick. Palhares gets the takedown and rides out the round. 10-9 Palhares.
Official Decision: Rousimar Palhares via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
-Palhares says he broke his hand in the first round.
Preliminary Fight: Tom Egan vs. John Hathaway
Round One: Hathaway scores with a big body lock takedown and gets side control. Egan spins and gets to his feet but Hathaway drags him back to the ground. Egan gets up again and Hathaway gets him back down and into guard. Hathaway landing good punches and elbows. Egan gets back up but Hathaway has a body lock and drops for a single to get the takedown. Egan gets up and goes down again. Hathaway ends up in guard. Hathaway passes to half guard and lands elbows. Egan gives up his back and Hathaway comes down with punches and elbows as the ref stops it.
Official Decision: John Hathaway via TKO at 4:36 in Round One
-Hathaway says the future is bright for him. Egan apologizes for his performance.
-Video package for UFC Primetime.
-Video preview for Mauricio Rua vs. Mark Coleman
Light Heavyweight Fight: Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (16-3) vs. Mark Coleman (15-8)
Pre-Fight Notes: This is a rematch of their 2006 fight that ended when Rua dislocated his elbow. Coleman was credited with the win. Kevin Mulhall is the referee.
Round One: Coleman shoots and eats a knee. Coleman gets the takedown but Rua gets back to his feet. Big right by Rua. Coleman gets another takedown. Rua looking for a knee as Coleman stands. Rua gets the takedown and passes to side control. Rua lets him stand and lands a big body kick. Plum clinch and Rua throws a couple of knees. Coleman looks gassed. Right hand drops Coleman. Rua can't finish though. Body kick by Rua. Knees in the clinch to end the round by Rua. 10-9 Rua.
Round Two: Leg kicks by Rua. Coleman gets the takedown but Rua gets up quickly. Low hands by Coleman. Rua just pawing at him. Plum clinch and big knees by Rua. Coleman trips him up though. Rua is quickly up. Another takedown by Coleman. Rua goes for an omaplata. Rua uses the position to batter Coleman. The round ends. 10-9 Rua.
Round Three: Coleman shoots in and works hard to get the takedown. Coleman passes to half guard. Elbows and body punches by Coleman. Rua rolls for a knee bar. Coleman spins out and gets the back of Rua. Coleman pounding Rua. Rua knees Coleman on the ground and the ref breaks them and stands them up. Rua picks Coleman apart and drops him with an uppercut. The ref stops it. Coleman is not happy about the stoppage.
Official Decision: Mauricio "Shogun" Rua by TKO at 4:36 in Round Three
-Rua says he's now 100%. Coleman and Rua hug and shake hands after the fight. Coleman wants a rubber match against Rua.
-Video preview for Dan Henderson vs. Rich Franklin.
Main Event - Light Heavyweight Fight: Dan Henderson (23-7) vs. Rich Franklin (26-3)
Pre-Fight Notes: Dan Miragliotta is the referee.
Round One: Body kick by Franklin. Big right by Henderson that has Franklin backing up. Henderson throws a headkick and slips but Henderson ends up on top of Franklin and in half guard. Henderson pouding on Franklin on the ground. Henderson has his back in the turtle position. Franklin gets to his feet and the separate. Body kicks by Franklin. Big left by Franklin. Franklin really picking apart Henderson with the body kicks. The round ends. 10-9 Franklin
Round Two: Henderson pressing the action. Henderson trying to clinch and get the takedown but Franklin does a good job avoiding. Franklin scoring a lot with the body kick. They clinch against the cage and Henderson gets the takedown. Henderson in guard. Franklin controlling Henderson from his back. Henderson doing very little damage from the top. Henderson trying to pour it on as the round ends. 10-9 Henderson.
Round Three: Brawling early with neither man getting the better of it. Henderson gets the takedown and ends up in guard. Franklin sweeps and has Henderson in the turtle position. They stand and clinch against the cage. Franklin breaks away. Franklin starting to pick apart Henderson on the feet. They clinch against the cage. Henderson slips on a headkick and Franklin connects on the way up. Henderson accidently pokes Franklin in the eye. Franklin takes time to recover. Big flurry at the end of the round. 10-9 Franklin.
Official Decision: Dan Henderson via Split Decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
-Henderson thought he won the first two and lost the last one. Henderson is looking forward to coaching on TUF.
Posted By: slimjimmy (Guest) on January 17, 2009 at 07:02 PM
Franklin was screwed
This fight is his hands down
and "Henderson" has proved he is no where near "pure class"
Posted By: Guest#0742 (Guest) on January 17, 2009 at 08:44 PM
How did Henderson prove he was no class? Sounds like you are a jilted Franklin fan to me. Henderson is the epitome of a class act. I cant believe a judge scored it 30-27 Franklin. I could see it 29-28 either way but not 30-27. Im glad Hendo won anyway since Franklin didnt want to coach the show and Henderson really wanted to. Cant wait for Penn/St. Pierre.
Posted By: lowe (Guest) on January 18, 2009 at 01:21 AM
Mark Coleman surprised me tonight. I was expecting him to get dicked, yet he looked pretty good. Well done to him.
Posted By: ButchReedMark (Guest) on January 18, 2009 at 02:02 AM
ButchReed, are you serious? Coleman looked good? Did you perhaps watch their PRIDE fight instead?
Posted By: Josh (Guest) on January 18, 2009 at 05:16 AM
Henderson should have lost point for all the eye pokes and nut shots he is dirty.....Mark Coleman is the man even if he did lose...it waas like watching a rocky movie no matter what that man would not stop..rua is overated or coleman just has a huge heart. if that fight had gone to decision i think coleman wins mostly because of the points rua had taken away(that knee was clearly the dirtiest hit of the year) but also because he got fucked up but he took rua to his back alot and he is non stop moving when he is on the ground
Posted By: 411 manias enemy (Guest) on January 18, 2009 at 09:01 AM
I think the judges might have drank to much guinness, passed out for a little while and just rolled the dice on the decision.This is what i think the UFC should do, pay Franklin since he is a math teacher to tudor the judges on how to count and all will be happy!!!
Posted By: Bostonian (Guest) on January 18, 2009 at 09:46 AM
I think Shogun was scared because of how old Coleman looked if he beat on him to hard Coleman might die.I seen his corner giving him ensure between rounds, and why did he bring Phil Baroni to corner him that was his first mistake the New York Dumbass should never give anyone advice on anything.Shogun is overated and Coleman is to old, Dana White what were you thinking?
Posted By: Triangle2 (Guest) on January 18, 2009 at 10:06 AM
Shogun had a gassed out 44-year old (Coleman ain't Randy Couture, who went full-tilt boogie for five rounds with Tim Sylvia) who hadn't fought in TWO YEARS (who was also coming off a knee injury himself) who had to cut at least 25 pounds for a weight class he hadn't fought in before in an omoplata for almost TWO MINUTES and couldn't finish. Weak.
And that stoppage was a gimme. Like almost a Kimbo-worthy gimme. Coleman wasn't knocked out or even close to being knocked out. He was TIRED. Those punches didn't even look painful, Coleman just looked like he was too tired to defend and the punches were barely harming him anyway. He was trying to take a breather. Yeah, I think Shogun would have won by decision anyway, but I don't think that stoppage looked right.
And the way Shogun was eating those slow punches was *embarrassing*. Coleman is not a boxer, and he was gassed. Shogun fights like that against a Top 10 UFC LHW, he'll get knocked out. While Chuck Liddell has been on decline himself, I don't think it'll take more than two rounds for Chuck to put Shogun's lights out since Shogun's going to eat a bunch of decent punches, assuming Chuck tries.
I'm not blaming Coleman for training and trying to win the fight. I'm blaming Shogun for not being able to convincingly finish a fight that was being given to him as a gift.
I think we're finding out which PRIDE guys were juicing and which ones weren't. Rampage has looked good in the UFC except for the Griffin fight (he got lazy after having not fought for nine months), but Wandy has looked horrible in his current UFC run and Shogun has looked horrible so far too. I hate to ascribe to the roid theory of why so many former PRIDE guys are crashing and burning in the UFC, but it's either that or just a coincidence.
Posted By: NDN (Registered) on January 18, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Are you commenters all wrestling fans? Jesus Christ
Posted By: har (Guest) on January 18, 2009 at 11:45 AM
They've gotta do something about the weigh-in's, maybe move them to the day of the fight coz Coleman looked a lot closer to 235 than 205 and sort out the damn judges, 27-30 to Franklin my arse!! was the guy wearing beer goggles or something ?? You could make an argument that it was 28-29 Franklin as it was a close fight but the section I was sitting people were shocked at that announcement, at least the other judges got it right. Overall an entertaining show live, looking forward to Hendo vs "The Count"
Posted By: Guest#0414 (Guest) on January 18, 2009 at 12:20 PM
was at the show no really great fights but coleman should some heart shogun seem ready 4 the taking , strange crowd heard people asking are the fights 4 rounds and which fighter is frank ?
Posted By: freaky funk (Guest) on January 18, 2009 at 12:25 PM
I would have to say that the first and second round was Hendo....but CLOSE! The third totally all Franklin.
It was a good fight...but I wouldnt say that Franklin was screwed.
You just cant leave it to the judges!
Clearly the 30-27 judge was a Franklin fan....lol.
Posted By: clarkie (Guest) on January 18, 2009 at 01:05 PM
I see Coleman sticking around and maybe fighting Matt Hamill(think thats right). Rua vs lidell should be, if nothing else, interesting.
Posted By: fdf (Guest) on January 18, 2009 at 04:56 PM
Hendo won and I'm happy. However, what is the point of having "no head butts" and "no eye poke" rules unless they're never used even when those things clearly happen? Accidental or not, Hendo deserved to get at least the deduction from the eye poke. Looked a little too convenient to be accidental (come on, who throws jabs with his hand open and fingers spread out?)
Posted By: woody (Guest) on January 21, 2009 at 06:52 AM
