It’s been a prolonged weekend:a late-night sight ride, an early sunrise building wedding, as good as a container of drunks cheering over a fights. So may be it was my more-than-usual curmudgeonry, though outward of Jon Jones undressing Ryan Bader, UFC 126 had let me down heading in to a categorical event. Miguel Torres put upon a single of a many muted as good as weird performances of his career; Jake Ellenberger as good as Carlos Eduardo Rocha mislaid all a movement they built in an sparkling initial round; as good as Rich Franklin as good as Forrest Griffin fought a messy co-main event. (To their credit, my calamity of hugs as good as kisses in a Octagon unsuccessful to come to fruition.)
I wasn’t disturbed which conjunction warrior threw a set upon in a initial notation of a categorical event. That’s something we come to design in an Anderson Silva fight. When a second notation went by, we proposed feeling a small antsy. As we headed in to a third notation though action, we proposed to consternation if Dana White had which feeling in his stomach; which his pound-for-pound climax valuables was about to repeat his settlement of haphazard behavior.
If we blinked, we longed for it. The male who knocked out Tony Fryklund with a behind bend as good as done Forrest Griffin give up with an anchor punch knocked out Vitor Belfort with a front flog to a face.
The rundown:
Belfort came out seeking discreet as good as indeterminate from a start. No idea if which was partial of his gameplan or if nerves played a part, though he never seemed to feel comfortable.
I know Joe Rogan has a purpose to fool around in hyping up fights, though he has to stop revelation me which any middleweight which Anderson fights has a undiluted makeup to improved him. First it was Nate Marquardt. Then Dan Henderson. Then Chael Sonnen. Tonight Vitor Belfort. It’s apropos a “boy who cries wolf” thing. Hype a man as good as his skills all we want, though do not insult my comprehension by slapping a same tab upon any villain.
I never jumped upon residence a “Anderson is aging” train, though tonight’s opening shouldn’t boot which evidence either. We can’t reap many from 4:30 of a slow-paced fight.
Georges St. Pierre, we desperately need we to improved Jake Shields. Thanks.
As for a alternative large headlines of a evening, I’m not a outrageous air blower of inserting Jon Jones in to a pretension quarrel with Mauricio Rua. I’d similar to to see him quarrel Quinton Jackson or Thiago Silva or Forrest Griffin or Lyoto Machida first. That said, this is an exploitable event for him. We saw what happens when “Shogun’s” knees aren’t 100%, as good as Jones is faster, some-more athletic, as good as some-more beautiful than Forrest Griffin.
It looked similar to Bader satisfied flattering early which he didn’t have an answer for Jones. Jones, upon a alternative hand, fought with impassioned confidence. By a center of a initial round, Jones had Bader reacting to all he did. That’s a bad mark to be in either you’re fighting, personification poker, or concerned in a little arrange of funny BDSM play.
Jones continues to urge his standup, though we can’t utterly put my finger upon a expect word we would operate to report it. Patient, refined, as good as worldly come close, though not tighten enough.
More thoughts upon UFC 126 after a jump.
Couple things about a Forrest Griffin-Rich Franklin fight. First, it was sloppy. Second, Forrest used his distance well. Third, after losing a initial turn as decisively as he did, Franklin needs to uncover some-more coercion in a third. Even if Rich as good as his dilemma consider they won a second round, it’s tighten sufficient which we have to quarrel a last turn as if we need to finish.
Carlos Eduardo Rocha as good as Jake Ellenberger put together a unequivocally fun initial round. The rest of a quarrel was flattering grueling. In box a Front Kick of Doom has we forgetting, collect up your pitchfork as good as encounter a host during Adalaide Byrd’s house.
Props to Kim Winslow for we do something some-more than a written notice for grabbing a shorts.
I do not even wish to speak about a Miguel Torres-Antonio Banuelos fight. Someone who knows Miguel good texted me this: “I have seen any quarrel Miguel has ever had. This was by distant a worst.” It will be engaging to see how a UFC reacts to which performance, though Miguel did not do many to ingratiate himself with a UFC audience.
Antonio Banuelos did improved Air by unanimous preference 30-27 upon all 3 judges’ scorecards.
Good upon him for pulling out a victory, though we suspicion Paul Kelly rubbed Donald Cerrone up until a last grappling sequence. This does not bode good for Cerrone’s chances in a UFC, as we have Kelly pegged as a bottom-rung UFC lightweight.
While Michihiro Omigawa fought off takedowns improved than we expected, I’m still uncertain because people were picking a 3-1 loser true up. The Omigawa rebirth story was fun, though Chad Mendes looked similar to a large child contender during 145 pounds prior to this fight.
After a initial round, we tweeted which “KID” Yamamoto mislaid a round, though didn’t demeanour as insufficient as a Warren as good as Kanehara fights. I’m commencement to rethink that. Maybe insufficient is a wrong word, though he never looked in effect during any point. Johnson’s speed was blinding as good as his timing impeccable. Interesting to see where he goes.
I’m not certain because a UFC motionless to reair Cerrone-Kelly instead of a unaired Mike Pierce-Kenny Robertson though props to them for report so many fights upon their assorted mediums.
Fighter of a Night
Photo by Sherdog.com
If neutralizing Ryan Bader for dual rounds wasn’t enough, Jon Jones walked out of Las Vegas tonight with a sheet to encounter Mauricio “Shogun” Rua for a UFC light heavyweight tag during UFC 128. It’s a large step up in foe for Jones, as good as a single wonders if “Shogun” can feat a little of a technical flaws in Jones’ game.
Mike Goldberg Line of a Night
“Tough crowd.” - Said after a initial turn of Torres-Banuelos
I was surrounded by shrill drunks for many of a night, so forgive me if we longed for a some-more bungling gem. This was not a time to admit as good as boot a jeering crowd. At least, not in this manner. The boos were not a outcome of a difficult crowd. It was a walking as good as roughly sparring-like quarrel put in front of them.
Moment of a Night
Photos by James Law for Heavy.com.
Uh, yeah. Dude got knocked out by a front flog to a face. What else were we expecting?
Entrance Song of a Night
Uh, yeah. Dude came out to Vanilla Ice. What else were we expecting?
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