THE UPSET, THE SPIT, THE DRAW.

                                UFC 127 SHORTCAP

     The show kicked off on a Sunday during daylight in Australia just to keep it live in the states on a Saturday night.  The show was speculated weeks in advance to be a weak card, and even appeared sort of weak on paper.  Certainly not for the first time, the majority was wrong, and UFC 127 delivered.  The main event ended in a draw that sets up a very interesting situation, while the surprisingly massed hyped co-main event delivered with some eye candy.  The under cards did not fall short either as underdogs pulled off upsets to keep the lightweight and welterweight divisions up in a steady mix.

            PENN AND FITCH, MAJORITY...DRAW?

     Penn and Fitch had an interesting fight that raised eyebrows and questions from every direction at the end of the fight.  Did Penn just try to take down Fitch after years of fighting without trying to take anyone down?  Did Penn really win the second round?  Did the effort of Fitch in the 3rd round warrant a 10-8 on the scorecards, based on two takedowns, and no position passed the guard?  Was either fighter expecting the decision?  Does Fitch win a 5 round fight?  Who is more motivated in the rematch?  Given the circumstances of the division, is the rematch for the welterweight title?  Was the results of this fight the best case scenario for the fans, the UFC, and Fitch and Penn both?  Fights that raise this many questions are an obvious success.

BISPING SPITS FIRE WITH HANDS, SALIVA WITH MOUTH


     Bisping and Rivera had enough hard talk and smack leading up to it to sell as a headliner, despite the current standings of the fighters.  Rivera came into the fight as quite an underdog, yet he was the leader of the two in the pre fight antics.  Bisping had stated how offended he was of the videos and the mocking of his accent leading up to the fight, but really hid his true emotions until fight night.  Between some aggressive striking and relatively easy takedowns, Bisping dominated the fight up and until the stoppage.  The respectful embrace that occurs in 99 percent of fights after the final bell or a stoppage was the last thing Bisping intended.  He first rushed to Riveras corner and spit at one of the corner men, who Bisping had said was involved with the videos and mocking of his heritage and family.  He then rushed over to Jorge demanding an apology.  This fight was a good one and could lay some leeway for more pre fight hype in the future between fighters.



T3H OTHER RESULTS
Fitch and Penn fight 3 rounds to a majority DRAW
Bisping defeats Rivera via 2nd round TKO
Dennis Siver defeats George Sotiropoulos via Unanimous Decision
Brian Ebersole defeats Brian Ebersole via Unanimous Decision
Kyle Noke defeats Chris Camozzi via 1st round sub (RNC)
Ross Pearson defeats Spencer Fisher via Unanimous Decision
Alexander Gustafsson defeats James Te Huna via 1st round sub (RNC)
Nick Ring defeats Riki Fukuda via Unanimous Decision
Anthony Perosh defeats Tom Blackledge via 1st round sub (RNC)
Tiequan Zhang defeats Jason Reinhardt via 1st round sub (Guillotine Choke)
Mark Hunt defeats Chris Tuchscherer via 2nd round KO
Curt Warburton defeats Maciej Jewtuszko via Unanimous Decision




Prediction record outcomes of UFC 127 via teh Bruiser;
Samuel- 3-4
Beegle- 3-4
Goose- 2-5
Wineland- 1-6
Ray- 0-7

Overall;
Goose- 15-10 
Samuel- 13-9
Travbuc- 10-3
Beegle- 7-6
Chad- 5-0
O.o- 5-2 
Snow- 3-2
Schmit- 2-1
Wineland- 2-8
Ray- 0-7