UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba 07/20

[jipped genes]

Women's Strawweight	Amanda Lemos	vs.	Virna Jandiroba
Featherweight	Steve Garcia	vs.	Choi Seung-woo
Lightweight	Kurt Holobaugh	vs.	Kaynan Kruschewsky
Flyweight	Cody Durden	vs.	Bruno Gustavo da Silva
Featherweight	Choi Doo-ho	vs.	Bill Algeo
Featherweight	Lee Jeong-yeong	vs.	Hyder Amil

A very underwhelming card. Cody Durden vs BGDS will be good. Ho vs Algeo should be a good one. Lemos vs Jandiroba will also be good. Both these gals fight with heart and both have power.

 

[MR. BMJ]

Guys, this card starts earlier than normal, as a heads up! I believe the main card starts at 8pm eastern.

 

[jipped genes]

Underwhelming? Nope there were some bangers on this card baby!

Women's Strawweight	Virna Jandiroba	def.	Amanda Lemos	Submission (armbar)	2	4:48
Featherweight	Steve Garcia	def.	Choi Seung-woo	TKO (punches)	1	1:36
Lightweight	Kurt Holobaugh	def.	Kaynan Kruschewsky	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Bruno Gustavo da Silva	def.	Cody Durden	TKO (punches)	2	2:58
Featherweight	Choi Doo-ho	def.	Bill Algeo	TKO (submission to punch)	2	3:38
Featherweight	Hyder Amil	def.	Lee Jeong-yeong	TKO (punches)	1	1:05

• Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
• Performance of the Night: Virna Jandiroba, Steve Garcia, Bruno Gustavo da Silva, and Hyder Amil

1 decision on the main card and it deserved a fight of the night bonus. Those guys went to war. I am surprised it did not get it. In fact, i am so surprised I feel they got robbed.

Virna deserves the title shot. Lemos is a beast and she took her best shots and Virna's grappling is CRAZY good. She made me wanna go up to the gym and work transitions and control to set up subs. Her stock was high and it skyrocketed! I know, she is not marketable like some of the pretty gals with her crazy eyes but dammit she won me over with this fight, her humility and sportsmanship and that hat she wears. I am a fan.

Garcia vs Woo both guys landed in the exchanges but Garcia is a sniper with this long arms and that POWER! He got a chin too!

Kurt vs Kaynan was a great fight on the feet but there were reversals and action on the ground too. Great fight. They guys stood and took each others shots, At one point Kurt got cracked, in the slo-mo between rounds you could see his eyes roll a bit. But he just went right back to fighting like nothing happened. Great battle.

BGDS vs Cody was all Cody, he was tearing up BGDS, clowning a little and was just a full step ahead in the striking. It was all fun and games for Cody until he got clipped with a perfectly timed, HEAVY uppercut! I did think the ref should have stepped in faster as he was out.

Ho vs Algeo: Ho is a great boxer with fast strikes, Bill is a sub guy, he is so slow compared to many folk that is his weakness but he a monster on the ground. He got caught with a hard strike right on the outside of the eye and crumbled. Bill is tough as they come so that had to be bad.

Amil vs Yeong dude this was a slugfest! I bet you cannot give me an example of a longer punch combo in high level pro MMA than what Amil did. 38 consecutive punches, you read that right. Yes, Yeong was throwing back, but Amil just kept throwing bolos! I was hollering at the TV! If you missed it, this is the one to check out!

All in all I had no expectations for this one, but I was so happy I watched.

 

[Trip]

watched till 8pm, fell asleep, enjoyed early ones though

only one fight was maaaahhhhh

 

[SAD]

It’s been a minute since I had to send out group texts multiple times on a UFC card saying “holy shit, are y’all seeing this?!”

Some really incredible wars for as long as they lasted. In my opinion you can just skip to the main card and watch em all. The undercard didn’t do it for me but the first 4 on the main card were fantastic.

Side note, Algeo is a bitch quitter.

 

[MR. BMJ]

I don't understand why they allow Rojas to fight in both men and women's fights in the UFC? He beat Lemos fairly easy, and Lemos is manly as well!

 

[MR. BMJ]

Okay i'm officially a dick and will go to hell


On a serious note, i'm a Virna fan as well. She seems like a very nice woman. I can't imagine the tough road she has undergone in life with her looks alone. She is a badass though, and I feel she deserves a shot at the title as well. She has actually downsized some in her overall muscle tone. A few years back she was yoked! She seems to have found a better balance now so that it doesn't hamper her performance. Her transition from a body triangle was beautiful. Even her takedown was awesome on how she got initial position. I missed the 1st round because I was making the kids dinner lol. The thing she has going for her is her size and strength if she were to fight Weili. I guess they are both 5'3".

 

[jipped genes]

Side note, Algeo is a bitch quitter.

Bro, Algeo has been in some WARS, he has shown he has heart for days. I have fought then trained and continue to train, almost 2 decades. I have never been hit with MMA gloves but you get hit right on the outside of your orbital it feels like your eye caved in, horrible shooting pain shuts your body down and your legs go out. Just like a liver shot. Get hit with a good liver shot, no matter how badass and tough you are, you will fall. Legs won't respond. The pain overwhelms your brain and it shuts down. I have nothing but respect for the dude. He has never looked for "outs" in his fights. Best liver shot ever recovery was Scott Smith vs Pete Sell, see vid below.

Look at Algeo vs Nelson, he was getting the shit beat out of him. Never went down and fought even though he was half gone. Nelson got a standing TKO as Algeo was so tough.

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