**Official WEC 29 Thread**

[dallaskd]

WEC 29: AUGUST 5, 2007 LIVE ON VERSUS NETWORK
-Paulo Filho (#3 MW) vs. Joe Doerksen
-Carlos Condit (#10 WW) vs. Brock Larson
-Jeff Curran vs. Stephen Ledbetter
-Eric Schambari vs. Logan Clark
-Tiki Ghosn vs. Blas Avena
-Hiromitsu Miura vs. Fernando Gonzalez
-Antonio Banuelos vs. Justin Robbins
-Steven Cantwell vs. Justin McElfresh

(Post by Leonard)

I was gonna let someone else make this but no one did and its in a couple days so i did...

[LEONARD]

Live, Free, and in HD on Sunday night on the Versus channel... :fro

WEC 29: AUGUST 5, 2007 LIVE ON VERSUS NETWORK
-Paulo Filho (#3 MW) vs. Joe Doerksen - rd 2 armbar
-Carlos Condit (#10 WW) vs. Brock Larson - rd 1 KO
-Jeff Curran vs. Stephen Ledbetter
-Jamie Varner vs. Sherron Leggett

-Eric Schambari vs. Logan Clark
-Tiki Ghosn vs. Blas Avena
-Hiromitsu Miura vs. Fernando Gonzalez
-Antonio Banuelos vs. Justin Robbins
-Steven Cantwell vs. Justin McElfresh

Joe Doerksen discusses Filho
http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=4438

Doerksen video interview
http://www.sherdog.com/videos/videos.asp?v_id=1230

Filho's last fight was against Misaki in the Pride WW (183 lb) Grand Prix. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x111bf_kazuo-misaki-vs-paulo-filho_street
http://bloodyelbow.com/story/2007/8/2/115739/2270

He pulled out due to a knee injury after this fight and Misaki took his place in the finals that same night and beat an injured Denis Kang. Misaki had beaten Dan Henderson earlier in the tourny...but then he lost to Frank Trigg earlier this year. MMAmath doesn't work too well, but Misaki is still a solid fighter anyway you slice it...

Luke at bloodyelbow talks about why Filho may not be a big hit in the US, despite being a great fighter.
http://bloodyelbow.com/story/2007/8/2/114556/7457

I see what he's saying, but he's a lot like Matt Hughes IMO. Hughes is a dominant wrestler but lackluster striking. Filho has dominant BJJ and but lackluster striking. Filho pulls armbars from all over the mat...which I'd prefer to see than Hughes' slams...

Joe's only chance is to land a big shot standing IMO...I think he'll get dominated on the ground (and he's no joke on the ground!). Joe is tough to submit, but I think Filho will do it via armbar in the 2nd.

Larson vs Condit should be a great fight too...Larson via 1st round KO :ihit

[Evan]

A couple of those fights...I have no clue about the fighters and I just went by records and opponant records.

Carlos Condit Vs. Brock Larson
Paulo Filho Vs. Joe Doerksen
Stephen Ledbetter Vs. Jeff Curran
Sherron Leggett Vs. Jamie Varner
Fernando Gonzalez Vs. Hiromitsu Miura
Justin Robbins Vs. Antonio Banuelos
Logan Clark Vs. Eric Schambari
Blas Avena Vs. Tiki Ghosn
Steve Cantwell Vs. Justin McElfresh



This is going to be a great co-main event.

Here is the play by play for the undercard.

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4440&zoneid=13

[LEONARD]

Condit interview
http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=8483

Larson interview
http://www.mmamadness.com/insight.html?newsitem_id=41

Filho interview
http://cbs.sportsline.com/mmaboxing/story/10278675

Odds are out...haven't placed my bets yet...
http://www.zewkey.com/mma_betting_super_page.htm

[dallaskd]

Carlos Condit Vs. Brock Larson
Paulo Filho Vs. Joe Doerksen
Stephen Ledbetter Vs. Jeff Curran
Sherron Leggett Vs. Jamie Varner

I dont think it would be fair to decide on the others. I have no clue about them.

[LEONARD]

Banuelos was featured on Tapout...you might remember him as Chuck Liddell's "bitch" since he lives with him and Chuck pays him to clean the house and do laundry... :lol


Sherdog Preview
http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=8501

Weigh-ins are today at 6:00 Central time today
http://www.wec.tv/index.cfm?fa=eventdetail.home&eid=814

[Evan]

Weigh-ins are today at 6:00 Central time today
http://www.wec.tv/index.cfm?fa=eventdetail.home&eid=814

yeah, not 3. lol

[LEONARD]

Good night of fights...

2/4 on my bets (-$2).

I think Larson's elbow is screwed.

Filho looked a little slow and lethargic...he wasn't breathing hard at all after the fight either.

What a punch from Curran...props to Ledbetter for staying on his feet!!

[Evan]

Filho looked dispassionate until he won.

[LEONARD]

I think he took Joe lightly, although he did look in shape and he made weight easily (I read in an interview about 6 wks ago that he was 210 lbs)...

It looks like he'll get the winner of Joe Riggs vs Mayhem Miller... :fro

[Evan]

I am tired of Riggs in his current state, bring on Miller.

[LEONARD]

or not...
http://www.mmahq.com/2007/08/06/jason-miller-denies-fight-with-joe-riggs/

damn, you're think when Loretta Hunt posts something it would be pretty solid.

[dallaskd]

Carlos Condit is a FAG!

[Evan]

Carlos Condit is a FAG!

whoah! why?

[IX_Equilibrium]

Fuck Joe Riggs

[dallaskd]

whoah! why?

haha did you see him walking to the cage? All his facial expressions are so stupid. He's trying to be something he's not. Shut up and fight.

[dallaskd]

Fuck Joe Riggs

whoah! why?

[Evan]

haha did you see him walking to the cage? All his facial expressions are so stupid. He's trying to be something he's not. Shut up and fight.

Ah I see. Thought he made some post fight comments I missed.

[dallaskd]

I like Mirko and Liddell, they get the job done. Im fine with Rampage's anticts, thats who he is. It just seemed Condit was trying to pretend to be some badass he's not.