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Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A welterweight bout between Patrick Cote (23-9 MMA) and Ben Saunders (19-7-2 MMA) took place during tonight’s ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ card in Boston. Cote starts off by chopping at the legs of Ben. Saunders responds with a body kick before earning an early takedown. “The Predator” throws up an armbar and almost locks it in from guard. The fighters scramble and Cote ends up in top position. Excellent ground and pound from the Canadian. Cote lands some more shots from top position to close out round one.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

Former middleweights Tim Boetsch (18-10 MMA) and Ed Herman (23-11 MMA) squared off in a light heavyweight bout at Boston’s ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ event. Round one begins and Boetsch is finding a home for his overhand right early. Herman responds with a stiff jab. Boetsch tags Herman with a big left that puts “Short Fuse” on rubber legs. Some solid uppercuts land for Boetsch while in the clinch. Herman seems to have recovered and lands a couple of decent shots of his own. Both men stand and trade shots to end round one.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A lightweight tilt between Medhi Baghdad (11-4 MMA) and Chris Wade (11-1 MMA) took place on the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ prelims tonight in Beantown. Baghdad came out swinging but Chris Wade was able to use the forward pressure to drag his opponent to the floor. At first Baghdad was doing a good job of defending but Wade was eventually able to sink in his hooks and lock up the rear-naked choke. It’s all over

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

Featherweights Maximo Blanco (12-7-1 MMA) and Luke Sanders (11-0 MMA) squared off as part of the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ prelims in Boston. Blanco opens with a high kick. He follows with a good kick to the body. Sanders answers with a few punches of his own. Big shots from both fighters. Sanders throws a couple of big left hands. Blanco smiles and returns fire. Sanders with low kicks. Sanders drops Blanco with a counter left. Blanco immediately recovers and locks in an arm-triangle choke as Sanders attempted to follow him to the floor. Sanders squirms loose and gets back to his feet. Sanders with another big left hand and Blanco hits the floor. Sanders moves in and locks up a rear-naked choke. It is deep and Blanco has to tap.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

The fourth bout of the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ card in Boston featured Ilir Latifi taking on Sean O’Connell at light heavyweight. Latfi opens up with a big right hand that rocks Sean O’Connell. Sean begins to fall over and Ilir lands another right hand while he’s on the way down. The referee has seen enough and calls an end to the fight.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

Featherweights Kyle Bochniak (6-1 MMA) and Charles Rosa (11-2 MMA) squared off in the third bout of ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ in Boston. Round one begins and Rosa throws a side kick and then another. Kyle is trying to pressure forward but Rosa is frustrating him with kicks. Kyle scores with a big right and Rosa hits the deck. Bochniak rushes in but almost gets caught in a leg lock. Both men scramble to their feet. Rosa shoots in and scores a takedown but it is short lived. Bochniak back to his feet to land a decent left before round one ends.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A bantamweight scrap between Rob Font and Joey Gomez served as the second bout of “UFC Fight Night 81′ in Boston. Rob Font was able to use some slick footwork to set up an early takedown on Gomez. Joey immediately gets back to his feet. Font is able to slip in and score a second takedown but once again Gomez is able to scramble back to his feet in mere seconds. Good uppercut followed by a left hand for Font. Gomez pushes forward but misses with his punches. Good combo from Font. Rob Font with a solid combo. Gomez returns a nice right from the clinch. Good jab from Gomez. Font returns fire with a right. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A light heavyweight bout between Francimar Barroso (18-4 MMA) and Elvis Mutapcic (15-4 MMA) kicked off the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ prelims tonight in Boston. Barroso opens up with a big overhand right to start. Barroso switches his stance. Mutapcic misses with a front kick. Barroso lands a good left hand. Barroso slips a punch and brings the fight to the ground. Mutapcic landing elbows from his back. Right hands to the body for Barroso. The round ends with Barroso in top position.

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

I love these old videos of  the stars that shine bright on UFC fight nights that come from modest beginnings with trials and tribulations and  overcome adversity in the end.

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

Eagle Creek slip n slide Clumsily destroyed my last phone but getting the new one I came upon this gem with the restore. Good ole days. @tgerbasi1 @nipdunne @poogh A video posted by Patrick Healy (@bambamhealy) on Jan 16, 2016 at 3:42pm PST

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3mogle_ufc-197-conor-mcgregor-vs-rafael-dos-anjos-promo-superfight_sport Just a little teaser to one of the largest events in history.  UFC 197 should be everything and more with all eyes on Conor McGregor as he attempts to be only the third fighter in history to win two titles, behind BJ Penn being the most recent fighter.

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

Say what you want about Dominick Cruz, the former champ may be skilled in things other than fighting but man, “The Dominator” has such a high fight IQ it would be a waste to see him only on FOX as an analyst.   He’ll have plenty of time for that years from now.

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3mv52n_freddie-roach-on-holly-holm-she-better-not-fight-cyborg_sport Freddie Roach is waiting to see if he’ll be training Miguel Cotto in a possible bout against Juan Manuel Marquez this year.

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

https://youtu.be/EedBKPqfwqM I don’t know about you but if this fighting thing doesn’t work out for Jones and that Irish guy McGregor, {sarcasm} they always can follow Ronda Rousey and stroll hand in hand down the streets of Hollywood making fist full of cash.   But how fun would that be?

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

Weight cutting is one of the more grueling aspects of the sport of MMA.   Amateur wrestlers for example have one of the bigger advantages in MMA due to most of them having years of training and conditioning to cut weight.

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

https://youtu.be/8mIZ7N3ZK3c Eddie Alvarez has the biggest test in his career in front of him tonight against former champ Anthony  “Showtime” Pettis  in the co-main event tonight.

bjpenndotcom - January 16, 2016

Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz vs Random Ninja

bjpenndotcom - January 16, 2016

Conor McGregor and his camp kick back and enjoy a night of fights at the infamous McMansion house in Las Vegas that McGregor used to prepare himself for UFC 189.