#ufcboston

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Yair Rodriguez takes UD over Jeremy Stephens

What a crazy ass fight. Stephens gets his ass beat for something like the first 9 minutes of the fight. Like he was down 20-17 in my book. Almost got stopped several times in round 2 after getting absolutely crumbled by a body kick. Somehow he rallies at the end of the round and comes back and wins the third round by taking Rodriguez down. If THIS fight had been 5 rounds, there’s a good chance that Stephens could have won. Doesn’t mean we’d get a similar outcome in a 5 rounder but damn, we’ll never know.

The main event is next: Reyes vs Weidman

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I consistently forget that Court McGee, in fact, still fights. Also, he’s only 34.

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Dominick Reyes KOs Chris Weidman in the 1st Round!

Weidman is able to secure an early takedown but it is all for naught. Reyes gets back up and counters a right hand from Weidman with a back-stepping left cross. It basically puts Weidman’s lights out but Reyes has to follow up with a couple shots because Weidman flies into autopilot on the ground.

Kind of feel for Weidman. Finally at the right weight class and he did it 3 fights too late. Plus he got a terrible stylistic match up.

Hard to say that Reyes fixed the problems that plagued him against Oezdemir but if he is next for Jones, he probably won’t face the same issues.

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Joe Lauzon stops Jonathan Pearce in the 1st round!

Lauzon oscillates between looking completely shot and having the power of a middleweight. Every time he touched Pearce, Pearce either got rocked or his face started swelling up. Once he got to Pearce’s back, he had a reverse half nelson locked in that left Pearce open for GnP to the right side of his face. He got lit up before the fight was stopped.

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Sean Woodson takes a UD over Kyle Bochniak

I like Woodson. Anyone that counters takedown attempts with knees like that is worth following. He’s got a great frame for his style of fighting. Seems to have picked up on defensive wrestling and throwing knees really quickly for a guy with only a handful of fights to his name and a boxing background. Has some boxer tendencies he’s gonna need to work on (can’t hang with that back to the fence my guy).

Another vet gets taken out by a newcomer. Good night for the debutants. Not expcting that for Belbiţă against McCann though.

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Maycee Barber stops Gillian Robertson in the 1st round

Another stoppage from Maycee Barber. Hurts Robertson along the cage and just pours it on until the ref decides to stop the fight. Finishing sequence starts with an elbow to a left hook. That was a boxing style stoppage.

Favorite part of the fight is when they cut to Din Thomas in the corner and he’s completely silent as Barber starts unloading on Robertson. Not sure if I’d say this tells us that Barber is growing as a fighter as Robertson is a not good striker and wrestler, but she’s putting the women away that she should if she wants to fight for the belt. That’s got to count for a bit.

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Randy Costa knocks out Boston Salmon in the 1st

Wild ass fight. Costa spans the right hand on the southpaw Salmon and puts him down repeatedly. Caught him reaching with the lead hand and everything.

Shame about Salmon man. Dude had so much potential but them injuries really stalled his growth.

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Brendan Allen submits Kevin Holland in the 2nd!

RNC. A fun messy affair at 185lbs. Allen and Holland have a grappling match of sorts with Allen trying to get it to the ground and Holland obliging. I kind of love that Kevin Holland’s entire game isn’t really about being good at anything, so much as it is being difficult. He’s so wiry and long that dealing with him is awkward. Think you got a choke locled on? He’ll just kind of slide out. He’s got some nasty elbows from the top though. Cut Allen open in the 1st while he was fishing for a leg lock. Allen bounced back though in round two, locking that RNC in tight.