UFC 122 Nate Marquardt vs. Yushin Okami November 13th, 2010 from Oberhausen, Germany
Before the action even starts, Sakara woke up with flu symptoms and will not be fighting, bummer. Just a little note, Bruce Buffer does a pretty got job doing the intro in German, very impressive. Overall it was a pretty impressive night of fights. Some disappointing outcomes but in the end not too shabby.
These first two fights weren't shown but as they were in Germany and long since over I was able to find the results anyway.
Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Alexandre Ferreira - light heavyweight
So I was completely off on this prediction, Matyushenko won by TKO via elbows in the first round.
Kyle Noke vs. Rob Kimmons - middleweight
Noke won by submission via rear naked choke in round two, woop!
I didn't make any prediction about this fight because I don't know the fighters but wow this was a great fight. The first round showed a big turnaround. Ludwig threw some punishing combinations and showed great takedown defense. Osipczak finished the round on top dealing some big ground and pound, which created cuts over both of Ludwig's eyes. By the third round Osipczak has really faded, it becomes Ludwig’s fight to take, he just had to attack and do more damage than what was done to him in the first two rounds. It goes to the judges and they score it and Ludwig wins by split decision. The one judge scored that gave the advantage to Osipczak scored it 30-28, I thought if a round was tied it was 9-9 not 10-10, but obviously I’m wrong. Either way It’s a pretty special win for Ludwig, his baby boy was born just three days before the fight and he hasn’t been able to meet him yet. That will be quite a nice homecoming present.
Kris McCray vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha - welterweight
The fight was pretty even, on the mat almost the whole time, both fighters competing for the better position. As McCray was going for Rocha’s back he didn’t control his legs and Rocha took advantage and won by submission via kneebar in the first round
Krysztof Soszynski vs. Goran Reljic - light heavyweight
Soszynski, the big tatted up Winnipeg boy, learned in his last 2 fight series against Stefan Bonner when you have somebody hurt you have to finish them. In the first round he seemed to be pushing the pace, hurt Reljic a bit and was following him around the ring like a stalked. They ended up against the fence and oops, oil check! Joe Rogan’s commentary is ridiculous, so gross! By the third round Soszynski laid down a good pounding and Reljic is very tired. Soszynski gets a takedown in the last minute and lands some big punches right to Reljics face. Last ten seconds he goes crazy and lands another huge right hand on Reljics head. The fight goes the distance and it goes to judges’ decision. All three judges score it 30-27 and Soszynski wins unanimous decision.
Amir Sadollah vs. Peter Sobotta - welterweight
Sadollah came out strong, throwing a lot and landing more strikes. The hometown German, Sobotta kept trying for takedowns but didn’t really do any damage in the first round. Second round Sadollah is strong again, throwing some big kicks to Sobotta’s head and body. He gets a takedown lands some ground and pound and finishes the round with a big knee to the body. Sobotta did show up in the third to deliver some damage of his own but it definitely wasn’t enough to overcome the first two rounds. All three judges give the win to Sadollah 30-27.
Dennis Siver vs. Andre Winner – lightweight
The round starts off with a lot of action, Winner attacks a lot. Siver comes right back with some really fast combinations. Both guys are throwing a lot of punches and some big kicks. Siver lands a big left hook that puts Winner down, he keeps attacking and ends up with Winner’s back. He gets the rear naked choke and its a win for the German, Siver in the first round.
Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara - middleweight
Fight has been postponed because Sakara is sick.
Nate Marquardt vs. Yushin Okami - middleweight
The first round is very even, both guys got takedowns and did some damage from the top. Marquardt landed some big knees to Okami’s body when they were standing and attempted a guillotine choke. Okami finished the round on top but I think the judges probably gave the round to Marquardt. In the second round Okami had Marquardt against the fence. Marquardt was able to turn it around and got a big takedown. Once they stand up Marquardt shows pretty amazing takedown defence time after time against Okami and lands a really nice right to Okami’s chin. Marquardt seems to have some trouble finding the distance when they’re standing. When Okami initiates Marquardt is able to throw big counters but he didn’t start a lot of the exchanges. Marquardt was able to get a takedown in the third round but Okami controlled the pace of the stand up game and maintained control of the center of the cage. The decision goes to the judges and by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 Okami gets the win. Well shoot that’s pretty upsetting. Marquardt got some pretty big takedowns but he definitely seemed off in this fight. Disappointing this is the second time he has been so close to getting his title shot and just missed out. I’m sure he will come back stronger in his next fight though.
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