Aug 28 2010
UFC 118 Prelims On Spike – Gabe Ruediger Vs. Joe Lauzon
This is the post only for the prelims on Spike. I’ll post the live PPV in a separate post.
There are two scheduled fights for this and if they can fit in another, I’m sure they will.
The first fight is Andre Winner vs. Nik Lentz.
1. Andre Winner vs. Nik Lentz
Lentz spent the entire round trying to take Winner down. Winner’s takedown defense was very good. When they were in the clinch, Winner was able to catch him with short strikes, including a good knee. Winner’s round.
That was Lentz’s round. It was a similar round in that he kept Winner up against the cage, but he was able to close the gap much better. Winner caught him with a couple short shots again, but for the most part Lentz pushed him against the cage and handled him.
If The Korean Zombie vs. Leonard Garcia helped sell some WEC PPVs, this fight is the opposite. Well, unfortunately for the audience, Lentz’s style is going to win this fight. He took Winner down and kept on his back and all Winner did was cover up. This is going to win Worst Fight Of The Year for sure.
Winner: Nik Lentz by unanimous decision
The scores were 30-27, 29-28, and 30-27.
2. Gabe Ruediger vs. Joe Lauzon
That was a tooling. Lauzon immediately took him down, worked for his back and got his back. Rather than work for the choke, he pounded him with uppercuts. Lauzon got an armbar and Ruedigar tapped. It wasn’t even that tight. Gabe wanted to get out of there quickly. Huge difference fighting for the Palace Championships and fighting Joe Lauzon.
Winner: Joe Lauzon by 1st round submission
3. John Salter vs. Dan Miller
Salter scored on two takedowns, both were almost like Miller taking himself down. Miller missed on a kick and got caught on one leg and was taken down. And the second was a guillotine attempt by Miller. Salter’s round pretty easily.
Wow, that was quick and impressive. Salter went for a takedown and Miller grabbed a guillotine again. He went into cradle position with it. Rogan called it a power guillotine.
Winner: Dan Miller by 2nd round submission
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Nik Lentz wasn’t even fighting. That was awful.
It was the only way he was going to win. Terrible fight to put on the prelim show.