Forgotten Brawls

[FEDORFAN44]

Varner vs razor rob in wec

 

[mahavishnunj]

Definitely an obscure one nobody knows.

 

[SeattleFightFan]

The guy in my AV (Jon Hess) vs. Andy Anderson is probably the sloppiest and dirtiest ever with Hess' eyepokes and eye rakes. Hess reminded me of my freshman roommate in college (even looked a bit like him) who was about 6'4" and a flabby 260 pounds. He had a few drunk, sloppy fights in the dorm with windmill punches and similar kicks. Another early brawl was Kevin Rosier (RIP) vs. Zane Frazier. Frazier was the faster and more technical striker and got the upper hand early, but gassed (later claimed it was an asthma attack) then Rosier took over. Afterwards, Rosier said his strategy was to let the other guy hit him until he gassed.

Ya know, I've only seen 2 Rosier fights ever (like most people). Now I'm curious.

And yes, from those 2 fights, it certainly tracks that he's that kind of fighter lol

 

[SeattleFightFan]

I'm gonna throw Leben v Martin out there.

Martin was up 2-0 (probably) and inexplicably decided to trade with Leben in the middle of the cage, phone booth style. He lost.

 

[SuperNerd]

I'm gonna throw Leben v Martin out there.

Martin was up 2-0 (probably) and inexplicably decided to trade with Leben in the middle of the cage, phone booth style. He lost.

 

[SeattleFightFan]

Haha, yes. Thank you for that.

Like I said, inexplicable. He was probably fighting on instinct at that point, not with thought.

 

[Fatback96]

The entire UFC 189 Main Card + Matt Brown vs Tim Means on the Prelims

 

[wwkirk]

Prime Leben, Baby!

 

[Gang Sign Luke]

Matt Brown vs Jordan Mein
Jamie Varner vs Joe Lauzon
Lyman Good vs Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos
Sean Sherk vs Tyson Griffin (Not so much a brawl, just an exciting technical fight)
Cowboy Oliveira vs Yancy Medeiros

 

[ChickenBrother]

I'm gonna throw Leben v Martin out there.

Martin was up 2-0 (probably) and inexplicably decided to trade with Leben in the middle of the cage, phone booth style. He lost.

Yeah that was nuts. I love how Martin holds his arms out and taunts Leben before getting KTFO.

Bethe did the same thing to Holm with same result but that was funnier:

In the spirit of the OP, here's Bethe vs. once in a lifetime Rousey:

 

[oscerthegrouch]

cant believe this wasnt here


3 mins bot h knock each down couple times this was hell of fight or Brawl heh

 

[AngryWeasel]

Matt Brown did fight for the strap ... He got his ass beat, but it was still a fight and Robbie couldn't get too lazy ... plus one had a strong regimen of vitamins, the other didn't

 

[cheachea]

 

[SeattleFightFan]

The entire UFC 189 Main Card + Matt Brown vs Tim Means on the Prelims

Good shout out. That card just got better each fight...and the 7th to last fight was awesome.

I, personally, think it's the best UFC card ever.

 

[mkt]

Ya know, I've only seen 2 Rosier fights ever (like most people). Now I'm curious.

And yes, from those 2 fights, it certainly tracks that he's that kind of fighter lol

Sadly, I read that for a couple of his fights he was either drunk or ate a whole pizza beforehand...like he almost came in with an excuse to lose. Granted, he wasn't well-rounded (except in body shape) even for those days and wouldn't beat Severn, Ken Shamrock, Frye, etc. except by a freak puncher's chance. But he had a Roy Nelson-ish quality that was fun for anyone standing with him. Just dish out everything you can and I'll KO you after you gas or leave a big opening. I don't know the level of his kickboxing, but apparently he had like 60 matches or so in the 1980s.