This past Saturday the UFC brought the Octagon to Indianapolis, Indiana for the first time with UFC 119. The main event, Cro Cop versus Mir, was 14 minutes of two guys hugging against the fence. In the final minute, Frank Mir landed a fight-ending knee but by then most people were headed for the exits. The co-main event, Rogerio Nogueira versus Ryan Bader, was also a strange fight. No one really landed anything substantial except the short amount of punches Bader landed in the first round. Nog was winning the stand up for most of the fight but Bader would steal the round with takedowns and wound up with the decision. The only solid fight, Sherk versus Dunham, was tarnished with a pretty bad judge's decision. Sherk was able to win the first round with his powerful wrestling and opened up a nasty gash on Dunham's right eyebrow that would leak blood for the rest of the fight. Dunham utilized his superior striking to pepper Sherk for the final two rounds. So it was surprising when the judges came back with a split decision for the "Muscle Shark."
To wash the bad taste out of my mouth from UFC 119, Strikeforce announced they will be returning to St. Louis on December 4th. My brother and I have been at both of the previous St. Louis Strikeforce shows and we are definitely going to be at this one. There is only one fight that is official so far but it will be an awesome fight. Renato "Babalu" Sobral will be taking on Dan Henderson in the main event. I am a huge fan of both fighters and I can't wait to see how the fight plays out. Tickets went on sale this morning for Strikeforce insiders and the general public can purchase tickets this Friday. See you at the fights.
Daaamn, I didn't get to see that fight. =/ I love UFC though! We always have mini-parties and all my dude friends and me get-together to watch and scream at the TV. Great times. :]
ReplyDeleteSo, Is this what I should be expecting for my birthday? I would highly appreciate it. Im just kidding I think i have plans that night. ANYWAY I wasn't able to watch the fights either even though we bought it, but i hate the fact Cro Cop lost. I thought for sure he would be able to land a few solid head kicks to Mir's head, but i guess not. As for the Sean Sherk fight, I am glad he won. He is an insanely muscular guy, its crazy. Think we need to get on his training regimen? Well keep up the UFC and Strikeforce news, I'll be looking for it.
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