by: BadVibesWith all the work on the new web-site, I’ve hardly had a chance to post the Fight Night recap, so here it comes.
Fight night was kicked off with Nebraska’s own Houston Alexander in a do-or-die bout with Eric “Ravishing Red” Shafer. Dana White said, leading up to the fight, that this was a must win for Alexander who had been stopped in his last 2 appearances in the octagon. Alexander came out strong, and looked to have the fight under control, stuffing “Red’s” takedowns and dishing out punishment, but the BJJ expert eventually got him to the ground, and it was all over. Alexander succumbed to an arm triangle with 7 seconds left in the first round… back to the minor leagues with Alexander.
Ed Herman and Alan Belcher were up next in a middleweight bout. Both were coming off big losses and looking to reestablish themselves in the division. Belcher looked crisp on his feet, but Herman hung in there and dished out some leather of his own. Herman was able to get the fight to the ground 3 times where he dominated the action. In the end Belcher won a narrow split decision. I saw the fight as 29-28 Herman, but what the hell do I know. I continue to be unimpressed with Belcher, and Herman is tough as nails, but his record now drops to under .500 and he needs to right the ship or he might be joining Alexander on the way out.
In a lightweight tilt perennial fan favorite Clay Guida took on TUF winner Mac Danzig. Danzig looked to have things under control in the first round. His striking was crisp and accurate, and he was definitely getting the better of the exchanges on the feet. However, he wore down under “the carpenters” ferocious pace, and lost the last 2 rounds, unable to avoid the takedown late in the fight. Guida improves his record to 4-3 in the octagon via unanimous decision victory.
“Will someone stop being a pussy and fight my brother,” those were the words of the victorious Nate Diaz, and how true they are. EiteXC lightweight champ KJ Noons has been ducking Nate’s older brother since beating him by stoppage due to a cut in their first meeting. All I want to know is why did the UFC ever get rid of Nick Diaz? Sure he’s brash and cocky, but him and his brother come out to fight every time. The world of MMA needs more guys like them. Nate Diaz looked spectacular in his bout with Josh Neer, so much so that Neer was even surprised that it was a split decision. Diaz keeps stepping up his game as the UFC ups the ante with tougher opponents, and put on a BJJ clinic against Neer. I’d love to see him and Guida fight.
As for my picks: I went 8-2. I was off to a smoking start predicting the Massenzio upset over Drew McFedries, and went 6 for 6 in the prelims, but Houston Alexander had to come and ruin my fun. He broke my perfect streak and took a dump on my parlay. Thank you very much “Collapsin’ assassin.” The other fight that I missed was the Herman/Belcher fight, which in all honesty, could have gone either way. So I ended the night up 1.2 units thanks to Mike Massenzio, and all-in-all the fights were pretty good. Hell, I really can’t complain when the UFC keeps giving us quality free fights on Spike.
Fight night was kicked off with Nebraska’s own Houston Alexander in a do-or-die bout with Eric “Ravishing Red” Shafer. Dana White said, leading up to the fight, that this was a must win for Alexander who had been stopped in his last 2 appearances in the octagon. Alexander came out strong, and looked to have the fight under control, stuffing “Red’s” takedowns and dishing out punishment, but the BJJ expert eventually got him to the ground, and it was all over. Alexander succumbed to an arm triangle with 7 seconds left in the first round… back to the minor leagues with Alexander.
Ed Herman and Alan Belcher were up next in a middleweight bout. Both were coming off big losses and looking to reestablish themselves in the division. Belcher looked crisp on his feet, but Herman hung in there and dished out some leather of his own. Herman was able to get the fight to the ground 3 times where he dominated the action. In the end Belcher won a narrow split decision. I saw the fight as 29-28 Herman, but what the hell do I know. I continue to be unimpressed with Belcher, and Herman is tough as nails, but his record now drops to under .500 and he needs to right the ship or he might be joining Alexander on the way out.
In a lightweight tilt perennial fan favorite Clay Guida took on TUF winner Mac Danzig. Danzig looked to have things under control in the first round. His striking was crisp and accurate, and he was definitely getting the better of the exchanges on the feet. However, he wore down under “the carpenters” ferocious pace, and lost the last 2 rounds, unable to avoid the takedown late in the fight. Guida improves his record to 4-3 in the octagon via unanimous decision victory.
“Will someone stop being a pussy and fight my brother,” those were the words of the victorious Nate Diaz, and how true they are. EiteXC lightweight champ KJ Noons has been ducking Nate’s older brother since beating him by stoppage due to a cut in their first meeting. All I want to know is why did the UFC ever get rid of Nick Diaz? Sure he’s brash and cocky, but him and his brother come out to fight every time. The world of MMA needs more guys like them. Nate Diaz looked spectacular in his bout with Josh Neer, so much so that Neer was even surprised that it was a split decision. Diaz keeps stepping up his game as the UFC ups the ante with tougher opponents, and put on a BJJ clinic against Neer. I’d love to see him and Guida fight.
As for my picks: I went 8-2. I was off to a smoking start predicting the Massenzio upset over Drew McFedries, and went 6 for 6 in the prelims, but Houston Alexander had to come and ruin my fun. He broke my perfect streak and took a dump on my parlay. Thank you very much “Collapsin’ assassin.” The other fight that I missed was the Herman/Belcher fight, which in all honesty, could have gone either way. So I ended the night up 1.2 units thanks to Mike Massenzio, and all-in-all the fights were pretty good. Hell, I really can’t complain when the UFC keeps giving us quality free fights on Spike.
