WEC 41
At a glance:
MAIN CARD
Mike Brown def. Urijah Faber via Uni Dec R5 (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
Jose Aldo def. Cub Swanson via TKO R1 M0:08
Donald Cerrone def. James Krause via Sub(RNC) R1 M4:38
Josh Grispi def. Jens Pulver via Sub (Guillotine)R1 M0:33
PRELIMINARY CARD
Manny Gamburyan def. John Franchi via Uni Dec R3 (30-27)
Rafael Rebello def. Kyle Dietz via Sub(RNC) R1 M2:55
Anthony Pettis def. Mike Campbell via Sub (Triangle) R1 M1:49
Antonio Banuelos def. Scott Jorgensen via Split Dec R3 (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Frank Gomez def. Noah Thomas via Sub (Side Choke) R2 M3:12
Seth Dikun def. Rolando Perez via Sub (Triangle) R1 M2:30
Though most all of these fights were fantastic we'll just cover the main card bouts.
Josh Grispi - Jens Pulver
PHOTO CREDIT: WEC.TV
Heartbreak! Jens was so ready, he looked so good.. but alas, Grispi got the better of him. Sinking in a tight Guillotine that Lil' Evil could not escape. In his post-fight interview Pulver made fans' hearts skip a beat when he initially sounded like he was announcing his retirement,
"It's tough. I started right here. I'm not going to be that guy who keeps saying I'm retiring but i think I just ended in the same place I started... [ed. note NOOOOOOOOOO!]... I'm not saying I'm done yet, but it's been incredible."
You can listen to Jens talk his defeat and his future tonight (Tuesday) at 6:30 PT, 9:30 ET on the Ground and Pound Radio Show, hosted on www.fightjungle.com .
Donald Cerrone - James Krause
Few people knew who James Krause was going into this fight. He was 10-0 professionally, but against no one of recognition. Krause opened the bout with a leg kick, followed shortly by a take down. During a third take down attempt Cerrone caught his head in a guillotine which the two take to the ground. While on the ground the "Cowboy" took Krauses back and quickly ended the match with a Rear Naked Choke.
Jose Aldo - Cub Swanson
Amazing KO.... and that's about how quick the fight was. Taken out in all of 8 seconds Swanson wont be quick to forget Aldo.
PICTURE CREDIT: Zuffa, LLC
Mike Brown - Urijah Faber
What a war!! Faber broke his right hand in the second round (pictures below) but continued for the final 3 rounds. It wasn't the K.O. we saw last time, but this fight was a fight! Who knows if we'll see a 3rd meeting after Urijah's hand is healed... but with this match drawing record attendence AND profits for the WEC I wouldn't doubt it.
Urijah's hand after the fight and him going into surgery.
PHOTO CREDIT: URIJAHFABER.COM
STRIKEFORCE
I don't think I picked any fight correctly.
At a glance:
MAIN CARD
Jake Shields def. Robbie Lawler via Sub(Guillotine) R1 M2:02
Brett Rogers def. Andrei Arlovski via KO (Punches) R1 M0:22
Nick Diaz def. Scott Smith via Sub (RNC) R3 M1:41
Joe Riggs def. Phil Baroni via Uni Dec (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Mike Whitehead def. Kevin Randleman via Uni Dec (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Jesse Finney def. Josh Baumgartner via Sub (Kimura) R1 M1:55
Mike Kyle def. Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante via TKO (Strikes) R2 M4:05
Booker DeRousse def. James Wade via TKO R1 M4:06
Tyron Woodley def. Sal Woods via Sub (Anaconda Choke) R1 M4:20
Lucas Lopes def. Scott Ventimiglia via DQ (Illegal Knee) R1 M3:26
Pat Benson def. Dave Cochran via Sub (Armbar) R1 M2:18
Mike Whitehead - Kevin Randleman
Good fight by both guys... Mike Whitehead was just he better guy that night. Both guys work out at great gyms and it showed. I'm not a fan of "stepping stone" fights, but with Randleman being out for a while and all he had going on Whitehead was not an easy opponent.
Nick Diaz - Scott Smith
What can I say, Smith was just out-matched that night. Diaz has a great ground game and a equally as good stand up. Smith is no push over, he is a great muay thai guy and has KO power; however, Satuday night Diaz beat him on every field. Congratulations to him, but I can't wait to see Smith back in the cage.
Brett Rogers - Andrei Arlovski
This fight ended exactly opposite of how it should have. Don't misunderstand, I don't want to take anything away from Rogers. He's one of the up-and-coming heavyweights to watch for... but Andrei is the ex-champ and should have had a better showing. Rogers' finish was impressive though. Is there any way to work on Andrei's jaw. He's been boxing with one of the top coaches for over a year but keeps showing the only thing that seems to be constant is his glass jaw.
Andrei is supposed to have his professional boxing debut in 3 weeks (if he's medically cleared), we'll see how he performs then.
Jake Shields - Robbie Lawler
Again, picked this one wrong. I thought Lawler's hands would take care of things for him... apparently not! Shields used his impecible ground game to choke out Lawler half way through the first round.
Miss something? Questions? Comments? E-mail me:
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