Results:
UnderCard
Dominique Steele def. Chris Mierzwiak via unanimous decision
Alexis Davis def. Amanda Nunes via TKO in RD 1 (punches from the back)
Jordan Mein def. Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos via TKO in RD 3 (standing elbows)
Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante def. Yoel Romero via KO in RD 2
Mike Kyle def. Marcos Eduardo Lima via unanimous decision
Some of the videos for these fights are available on Youtube. I suggest you at least watch the Jordan Mein vs. Cyborg fight and the Feijao vs. Romero fight. Jordan Mein is a future star of the sport so you better take notice. Feijao, well, he was just being Feijao and that’s always fun to watch. In fact, I’m going to go ahead and post them because I’m so certain that you’ll enjoy it.
(*disclaimer* - Round 1 of the Feijao vs. Romero fight is extremely boring. I promise you won’t regret it if you can make it to Round 2)
UnderCard
Dominique Steele def. Chris Mierzwiak via unanimous decision
Alexis Davis def. Amanda Nunes via TKO in RD 1 (punches from the back)
Jordan Mein def. Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos via TKO in RD 3 (standing elbows)
Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante def. Yoel Romero via KO in RD 2
Mike Kyle def. Marcos Eduardo Lima via unanimous decision
Some of the videos for these fights are available on Youtube. I suggest you at least watch the Jordan Mein vs. Cyborg fight and the Feijao vs. Romero fight. Jordan Mein is a future star of the sport so you better take notice. Feijao, well, he was just being Feijao and that’s always fun to watch. In fact, I’m going to go ahead and post them because I’m so certain that you’ll enjoy it.
(*disclaimer* - Round 1 of the Feijao vs. Romero fight is extremely boring. I promise you won’t regret it if you can make it to Round 2)
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Main Card
If you read my post from Friday, you’ll know that I went 3 – 2 on my picks last night. That’s not bad considering that one of these fights ended in a major upset. That gives me a lifetime record of 7 – 5. If I was a baseball player, I’d be batting over .500.
Pat “Bam Bam” Healy def Maximo Blanco via Sumbission (RNC) in Round 2
What a nutty fight this turned out to be. A lot of people were expecting Maximo Blanco to show the world why he’s considered one of the fastest rising prospects in the sport. He did, for about two and a half minutes. From then on, it was all Pat Healy. Congratulations to Bam Bam by the way for taking some illegal kicks to the head and not taking the easy way out. Not only did he continue to fight, but he turned it up and brought the fight to Blanco. What was really surprising is that Blanco, who is supposed to be a standout wrestler, was out wrestled by Healy for the majority of the fight. All in all this was a great performance from Pat Healy, who once again shows us why experience and composure is so important in the sport of MMA. He also shows us that he’s tough as nails. Blanco should probably find a Jiu-Jitsu coach very soon and learn how to defend a submission. Seriously.
Muhammed “Kingo Mo” Lawal def. Roger Gracie via KO in RD 1
I’ve said it a hundred times and I’m going to have to say it again! I will never understand the Gracies. Listen, these guys were among the pioneers of modern MMA and without them the sport would never have become what it is today. But why the hell do they refuse to learn how to Box? It is mind boggling for me that a guy like Roger Gracie, who is quite possibly the best BJJ practitioner in the world, would come in to a fight against a fighter as dangerous as King Mo and not be 100% prepared in his standup. King Mo fought most of the fight with his hands down throwing power punches. He wasn’t even looking for counters because of how sure he was that Gracie was outmatched in the standup department. Roger Gracie, and the entire Gracie family for that matter, needs to realize that Jiu-Jitsu alone will not win MMA fights at the highest levels. You have to be good at everything. I say this only because I don’t want to see another Gracie lose like that again.
Luke Rockhold def. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza via Unanimous Decision
If you read my post from Friday, you’ll know that I went 3 – 2 on my picks last night. That’s not bad considering that one of these fights ended in a major upset. That gives me a lifetime record of 7 – 5. If I was a baseball player, I’d be batting over .500.
Pat “Bam Bam” Healy def Maximo Blanco via Sumbission (RNC) in Round 2
What a nutty fight this turned out to be. A lot of people were expecting Maximo Blanco to show the world why he’s considered one of the fastest rising prospects in the sport. He did, for about two and a half minutes. From then on, it was all Pat Healy. Congratulations to Bam Bam by the way for taking some illegal kicks to the head and not taking the easy way out. Not only did he continue to fight, but he turned it up and brought the fight to Blanco. What was really surprising is that Blanco, who is supposed to be a standout wrestler, was out wrestled by Healy for the majority of the fight. All in all this was a great performance from Pat Healy, who once again shows us why experience and composure is so important in the sport of MMA. He also shows us that he’s tough as nails. Blanco should probably find a Jiu-Jitsu coach very soon and learn how to defend a submission. Seriously.
Muhammed “Kingo Mo” Lawal def. Roger Gracie via KO in RD 1
I’ve said it a hundred times and I’m going to have to say it again! I will never understand the Gracies. Listen, these guys were among the pioneers of modern MMA and without them the sport would never have become what it is today. But why the hell do they refuse to learn how to Box? It is mind boggling for me that a guy like Roger Gracie, who is quite possibly the best BJJ practitioner in the world, would come in to a fight against a fighter as dangerous as King Mo and not be 100% prepared in his standup. King Mo fought most of the fight with his hands down throwing power punches. He wasn’t even looking for counters because of how sure he was that Gracie was outmatched in the standup department. Roger Gracie, and the entire Gracie family for that matter, needs to realize that Jiu-Jitsu alone will not win MMA fights at the highest levels. You have to be good at everything. I say this only because I don’t want to see another Gracie lose like that again.
Luke Rockhold def. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza via Unanimous Decision
I’m man enough to admit when I was wrong about something. Boy did I underestimate the abilities of Luke Rockhold. There is now a new Middleweight Champion in StrikeForce. I predicted that Jacare would win this fight in devastating fashion and that Luke Rockhold did not deserve to be in the same building as the champ. These words I’m eating taste surprisingly sour. Not only does Luke Rockhold deserve every second of the recognition he is currently getting from the MMA world, he deserves apologies from all the naysayers. In fact, I’d like to lead this campaign. I’m sorry Luke Rockhold!
I think there’s still a ways to go before Rockhold can be considered among the elite, but he’s well on his way.
(I’d just like to point out that I actually scored this fight in favor of Jacare. He definitely won rounds 1 and 4 and 5 was a tossup. Still, it was so close of a fight that I can’t blame the judges for their decision)
Daniel Cormier def. Antonio “Big Foot” Silva via KO in RD 1
If I’m wrong about everything else in my entire life, please remember that I was 100% right about this. In fewer words, Daniel Cormier is….a….beast. I’ll be the first to say that I had no idea he has so much power in his hands. I saw this fight going completely differently than it actually did. Even so, the end result was basically the same. Daniel Cormier came in to this fight as an alternate and basically dismantled a guy who was considered by most to be a top 10 Heavyweight. No more words, I’ll let the video do the talking. Oh, one more thing…… “Can the man get some respect now please?”
Josh Barnett def. Sergei Kharitonov via Submission (Arm Triangle) in RD 1
Once again Josh Barnett does what everyone expects him to do. He closes the distance while eating some punches, takes his opponent down, and then goes to work. Has anyone else noticed that when Josh Barnett takes someone down he has this crazy ability to land mounted? That’s two fights in a row now where he’s done the exact same thing. Well it turned out to be a really short night for Sergei Kharitonov who was outmatched right from the beginning. I honestly expected the fight to be a bit more competitive than it was. This fight was a testament to Barnett’s skills as a grappler. He’s truly among the elite in the Heavyweight division.
(I still think that he should not have been licensed to fight, but you can’t deny the man’s skills)
The finals of the StrikeForce Heavyweight Grand Prix will now be decided by Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier. In my opinion this will be the most intriguing matchup thus far. Will Josh Barnett be able to take down and Olympic wrestler? I guess we’ll have to wait and see. There are reports that Daniel Cormier injured his hand so it might be a while before we get to see this fight happen. I personally can’t wait. War Cormier!
9 things I learned from StrikeForce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov (Cause I didn’t learn ten)
1. Pat Militech is the only person on the StrikeForce broadcast team that should be allowed anywhere near a microphone. I’ve never missed Mike Goldberg so much in my life.
2. Hearing Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice do commentary on the undercard was fantastic. I’ve never been a big Kenny Rice fan but listening to him say that Yoel Romero has “moves like Jagger” was just priceless.
3. AKA is one of the best MMA gyms in the country. They went 4 – 0 last night and took home the Middleweight Championship in case you didn’t notice.
4. Hype is exactly that, just hype. The two most hyped fighters on the card, Amanda Nunes and Maximo Blanco, both fell to experience. Just goes to show what talk gets you in this sport.
5. (More of a confirmation) You cannot expect to win fights by being really good in one discipline. There’s a reason it’s called Mixed Martial Arts.
6. StrikeForce has some great prospects that are poised to do big things in this sport. Keep an eye out people.
7. Watching the undercard can sometimes be more entertaining than watching the main card. Those guys fight for pride and it always makes for a good show.
8. King Mo gets better every time I watch him fight. He should not be allowed to do interviews though.
9. Josh Barnett should really stop making reporters feel uncomfortable when they interview him. Especially when the reporter is female. Talking about peeling the flesh from someone’s body is less than appropriate Josh.
In other news, Bellator 49 was also last night in case you missed it. I heard it was a really great show, but I haven’t actually had a chance to watch is yet. I did catch Ben Saunders putting on a clinic though. I hope he makes his way back to the UFC at some point. I really enjoy watching him fight. Results are as follows:
Chris Lozano def. Brent Weedman via Unanimous Decision
Ben Saunders def. Chris Cisneros via TKO in RD 3
Luis Santos def. Dan Hornbuckle via Unanimous Decision
Douglas Lima def. Steve Carl via Unanimous Decision
Well that will do it for today. I hope everyone enjoyed the fights last night.
If you didn’t get a chance to watch them, take the liberty of watching them here and tell your friends.
Please feel free to leave any comments you might have. I always welcome criticism or praise. Either or.
Oh, did anyone else notice the bad ass walk out shirts that Cormier and Rockhold were wearing? Anyone know where I can get me one of those?
As always, follow me on Twitter @TheGuardFighter.
Until next time!
If you didn’t get a chance to watch them, take the liberty of watching them here and tell your friends.
Please feel free to leave any comments you might have. I always welcome criticism or praise. Either or.
Oh, did anyone else notice the bad ass walk out shirts that Cormier and Rockhold were wearing? Anyone know where I can get me one of those?
As always, follow me on Twitter @TheGuardFighter.
Until next time!
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