Written by Joey G
Sunday, March 28th, 2010
I know it’s late and this event already happened a few hours ago but I just got a chance to watch it thanks to the internet!
I only saw two fights from UFC 111, but man I have an opinion on both of them, so here it is. First of all, Shane Carwin vs Frank Mir. I actually expected Mir to win this fight because of his experience and recent conditioning improvement. Man was I wrong! As I was yelling at the screen because Mir was not fighting aggressively like a championship caliber fighter should, Carwin unloaded a few short punches in a tight clinch against the fence that dropped Mir to the ground in the first round. Wasting no time, Carwin kept connecting with head shots until ref Dan Miragliotta stopped the bout at 3:48 in the first round. Brock Lesnar has some new competition, but even based on tonights performance I still think the former WWE star will remain the champ. However, this is an interesting shakeup for the heavyweight division, which is lacking some real competition in my opinion.
Now for the main event of the evening. George “Rush” St. Pierre vs Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy. While I did not actually see the fight, I heard all about it. I expected St. Pierre to win, as did most, but I heard it was a tough fight. Hardy was hungry to win, and although he didn’t possess the skills necessary to beat a legend like St. Pierre, he did show toughness and resilience. According to UFC President Dana White, among others, Hardy’s main area that he needs to work on is takedown defense. “Rush” earned a unanimous decision (50-43, 50-44, 50-45) after having the Englishmen in some tough positions. No man is unbeatable, but experience and conditioning payed off tonight
ht. See you at the next one. I might actually pay for it this time!
