If you missed last nights co-promotion between EliteXC and Strikeforce, then I feel bad for you. I’ve been telling you for weeks to buy this PPV and if you didn’t, thats your problem. For those of us with half a brain that bought the card, we were treated to one of the best events in a while.
- Frank Shamrock vs Phil Baroni - I don’t really know how to express how disappointed I am with the end result of last nights main event, almost tetering on the verge of depression. The only difference between disappointment and depression is your level of committment and while I was whole-heartedly rooting for Phil Baroni to put Frank Shamrock in a coffin, realistically I knew Frank would most likely win the fight. Either way this fight was EXCELLENT. From first second of the fight until Phil went to sleep in the second round, there is no denying that this was the type of fight that we all hope every main event will be.
- Cung Le vs Tony Fryklund - Cung Le looked spectacular last night. He looked like some kind of kickboxing technician (which I guess he is in a way) and it was awesome watching him just pick his spots and dominate this fight. Why Fryklund chose to stand and try to trade blows with Le, I’ll never know, but I’m glad he did because we saw something special in that fight. Give him another few fights and Cung Le could be ready for the big time.
- Murilo Rua vs Joey Villaseneor - Ninja Rua looked on top of his game last night and I think we are all glad that he was cleared by the California State Athletic Commission and allowed to fight.
- It’s too bad that Josh Thomson isn’t in the UFC because I think he would easily be the champ at 155. Don’t agree with me, that’s fine, but that’s what I think. Thomson is, in my opinion, top 5 in the world at 155 and I wish we could see him fight some of the top UFC and PrideFC guys and see where he stands.
- Its nice to see a fight card where every single fight ends in some kind of stoppage and doesn’t go to a judges scorecard.
- As much as I loved last nights PPV, I must say I much prefer the way the UFC does their fighter entrances more in the traditional “boxing” style instead of the WWE or PrideFC “fireworks, glitz and glamour” style. I know the UFC used to do the same type of entrances, but I’m glad they moved away from them. I don’t think we need to see Richie Rich Boy or whatever his name was wrapping before a fighter comes out.
- Did anyone else find it a little confusing that Shamrock and Baroni fought for the Strikeforce middleweight belt while Murilo Rua and Joey Villaseneor fought for the EliteXC middleweight title. I mean, I knew the difference, but I don’t think the casual fan would have picked up on it considering they didn’t really differentiate which fights were Strikeforce fights and which fights were EliteXC fights. Then again, the “casual fan” probably didn’t buy this PPV in the first place, so they wouldn’t really care.
- I found it funny how Jay Glazer and Bill Goldberg kept taking personal, sarcastic verbal jabs at each other all night. It seemed like Glazer was trying his hardest to keep Goldberg from saying something totally stupid, and Goldberg didn’t like being talked over. And don’t get me started on Mauro and his borderline idiotic catch-phrases and analogies.
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(via MMA HQ - Mixed Martial Arts News and Analysis)