Sam Stout led off the affair with a decision win over Per Eklund. I really expected Shammy to dominate this fight and end it quick. Instead, we got a slow lackluster fight and a lot of boo's from the Newcastle, England fans. Its a win but its not going to help Stout much in the Lightweight rankings.
Sakara defeats James Lee in a bout handed to him by the UFC for a win. Sakara has had 7 fights now in the UFC for some odd reason. He isn't the "great" striker we all heard about and he has a 3-3-NC record against all weak opponents. His only "name" fight was a loss to Dean Lister and I continue to wonder why this guy has a job. Even in his wins, like this one, he doesn't look impressive and his opponent seemed to have hurt his back causing the eventual loss here as well. They seem to like the Roman overseas, but I hope he stays there.
Paul Kelly and Paul Taylor had a great fight of stand up exchanges but it was the wrestling of Kelly that would earn him the nod from the judges. Pretty good fight overall and I guess we should have listened to the "insiders" who were saying the Wolfslair Academy fighter (Michael Bisping, etc.) would out work the fellow Brit.
Antoni Hardonk came out with his deadly leg kicks and a couple of punches to TKO Colin Robinson in just 17 seconds! It would have been more impressive against a decent opponent. Keep in mind Hardonk was tooled by Frank Mir and Justin McCully for christ's sake. Hardonk moves right up in the Heavyweight Division to the top 100.
El Conquistador delivers "my upset pick" with a complete dismantling of the overrated Kendall Grove. It took 1:20 for Jorge Rivera to takedown Kenny and pound the living shit out of him with an unyielding barrage of punches forcing the ref to step in and stop the fight. Listen, Jorge came off an embarrassing loss to Terry Martin who has Tyson like power and KO'd him flat. Evens so, Rivera took Rich Franklin to the brink, has fought Champ Anderson Silva, as well as Travis Lutter, David Loiseau, Lee Murry, and Mark Weir to name a few, garnering him much knowledge and experience at a higher level than glass chin Grove. Don't count the old man out yet as he took out the odd bodied and quite overrated Kendall. I say again, Kendall is oooooverrated!
Sakara defeats James Lee in a bout handed to him by the UFC for a win. Sakara has had 7 fights now in the UFC for some odd reason. He isn't the "great" striker we all heard about and he has a 3-3-NC record against all weak opponents. His only "name" fight was a loss to Dean Lister and I continue to wonder why this guy has a job. Even in his wins, like this one, he doesn't look impressive and his opponent seemed to have hurt his back causing the eventual loss here as well. They seem to like the Roman overseas, but I hope he stays there.
Paul Kelly and Paul Taylor had a great fight of stand up exchanges but it was the wrestling of Kelly that would earn him the nod from the judges. Pretty good fight overall and I guess we should have listened to the "insiders" who were saying the Wolfslair Academy fighter (Michael Bisping, etc.) would out work the fellow Brit.
Antoni Hardonk came out with his deadly leg kicks and a couple of punches to TKO Colin Robinson in just 17 seconds! It would have been more impressive against a decent opponent. Keep in mind Hardonk was tooled by Frank Mir and Justin McCully for christ's sake. Hardonk moves right up in the Heavyweight Division to the top 100.
El Conquistador delivers "my upset pick" with a complete dismantling of the overrated Kendall Grove. It took 1:20 for Jorge Rivera to takedown Kenny and pound the living shit out of him with an unyielding barrage of punches forcing the ref to step in and stop the fight. Listen, Jorge came off an embarrassing loss to Terry Martin who has Tyson like power and KO'd him flat. Evens so, Rivera took Rich Franklin to the brink, has fought Champ Anderson Silva, as well as Travis Lutter, David Loiseau, Lee Murry, and Mark Weir to name a few, garnering him much knowledge and experience at a higher level than glass chin Grove. Don't count the old man out yet as he took out the odd bodied and quite overrated Kendall. I say again, Kendall is oooooverrated!
Wilson Gouveia just got outworked non-stop by the juggernaut Jason Lambert in the 1st round. Lambert just did everything right and dominated. Then came the 2nd round and the phrase, "everyone gets caught." Wilson just landed a left hook that had Jason out cold before he hit the mat. Ouch, tough loss for Lambert but a great win for Wilson.
"The Irish Hand Grenade" Marcus Davis do what he do and dropped those cannon fired punches into the grill of Jess Liaudin, dropping him and winning the bout to continue his now 11 fight winning streak in just 1:04!! I heard a lot of talk that Jess was going to win the bout and I just laughed. Liaudin is a nice crazy fighter, but Davis is for real and is training and learning at a faster pace than about anyone I've seen in years. He has completely changed himself from a one trick pony to an MMA knowledge sponge. Sho you right!
Fabricio Werdum's Chute Boxe training pays off as he wins again in the rematch with Gabriel Gonzaga by TKO of all things. Gonzaga's game plan was to attack the legs with kicks and actually try to fight the fight on the ground. Did not work. Werdum, not wanting an ugly performance like his last bout with Andrei Arlovski, wanted action and delivered the punches and elbows brilliantly. In the 2nd round, Gabe continued the leg assault but seemed fatigued already! Werdum moves in with the patented Chute Boxe knees and punishes the big man before dropping him to the canvas for a decimating attack of elbows and punches in rapid fire succession forcing the ref to save Gonzaga. Wow, not only because of the upset, but how dominate and greatly improved Werdum has become in a short time with the stand up game. Was Gabe out of shape for this, or did the training at Chute Boxe just help Werdum out pace the odd game plan of Napao? Strange goings on.
"The Irish Hand Grenade" Marcus Davis do what he do and dropped those cannon fired punches into the grill of Jess Liaudin, dropping him and winning the bout to continue his now 11 fight winning streak in just 1:04!! I heard a lot of talk that Jess was going to win the bout and I just laughed. Liaudin is a nice crazy fighter, but Davis is for real and is training and learning at a faster pace than about anyone I've seen in years. He has completely changed himself from a one trick pony to an MMA knowledge sponge. Sho you right!
Fabricio Werdum's Chute Boxe training pays off as he wins again in the rematch with Gabriel Gonzaga by TKO of all things. Gonzaga's game plan was to attack the legs with kicks and actually try to fight the fight on the ground. Did not work. Werdum, not wanting an ugly performance like his last bout with Andrei Arlovski, wanted action and delivered the punches and elbows brilliantly. In the 2nd round, Gabe continued the leg assault but seemed fatigued already! Werdum moves in with the patented Chute Boxe knees and punishes the big man before dropping him to the canvas for a decimating attack of elbows and punches in rapid fire succession forcing the ref to save Gonzaga. Wow, not only because of the upset, but how dominate and greatly improved Werdum has become in a short time with the stand up game. Was Gabe out of shape for this, or did the training at Chute Boxe just help Werdum out pace the odd game plan of Napao? Strange goings on.
BJ Penn came out and sent Joe Stevenson to the floor with a great uppercut. He looks like the young BJ of old. Penn tries to finish but pulls back sensing Joe has recovered. In Stevenson's guard, Penn drops a cutting elbow opening a bad gash on Joe's head to end round 1. Joe is bleeding badly. Stevenson tries to get to work quickly in the 2nd but BJ is just a much better striker and the blood continues to flow. Cut checked, fight continues with Joe getting dazed and seeking refuge on the floor. Penn gets mount landing brutal punches forcing Stevenson to give his back and Penn immediately puts on the rear naked choke to become the new Lightweight Champion in dominating fashion! A focused in shape BJ, is a monster MMA fighter.
6-3 on my picks here with one upset correct and Gouveia getting lucky and Werdum's vast improvment the surprises for me.
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