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Wanderlei “Axe Murderer” Silva VS Chuck “Iceman” Liddell

Well it’s a little off theme, but I’m gonna post anyways. Wanderlei Silva VS Chuck Liddell, Finally! The long awaited Clash of the Titans we have all been waiting for! The match itself did end up being a very good “SlugFest” but I was disappointed with it overall. My reasoning is partly due to the gameplan of the Axe Murderer, and the rules in the UFC.

Firstly Wandy never seemed to do anything further than a few boxing combos. Where were the knees, and Clinch we grown to love over the years? It just didn’t seem like he was the Silva of legend. As for the rules in the UFC, I believe at least in part this had a part to play in Silvas performance. There were a couple of good opportunities for Wandy to close and pounce on Liddell, one slip and one hard face shot. Though, because of the rules in the UFC such as no knees or kicking a downed opponent (that Silva has been famous for) he just backed up and let Chuck back to his feet.

Before people start getting all riled up I know the UFC has to abide by certain Athletic Commissions as well they make their own brand of MMA. Which they have done admirably. Also I am not saying that Silva would have won if the fight had been in a Ring under old Pride rules. I just wish we’d have that question answered.

Also Chuck fought a great fight, had a good game plan and a Solid chin. He fought his fight, even went for a few take downs which further took Wanderlei out of his own game plan. Truth be known I was betting against Chuck but he came out on top and was the better fighter that night. Congrats to him.

Georges “Rush” St. Pierre VS Matt Hughes

Congrats to GSP, I think he was in some of the best shape of his career that night! Stuffing all of Matt Hughes take down attempts and scoring all of his. This was a complete ass raping if I ever saw one. From start to finish.

One thing that pissed me off was all this pre-fight non-sense about GSP not being shape, unprepared and Matt Hughes “Going back to his roots” and his wrestling. Pure UFC hype-machine. Brilliant marketing, but a serious disservice to honest commentating. First I’ll deal with the part about GSP not being in shape, and unprepared. Prior to this match he was helping to train Keith Jardine for his match with Liddell, also Nate Marquardt, Rashad Evans and has always trained with a host of world class athletes. When he got the offer to fight he was training for the Canadian Olympic Wrestling trials. Anyone who has ever wrestled would know that yo don’t go in to anything of that caliber out of shape.

Now on to Matt Hughes going back to his wrestling roots. The last fight saw Hughes frustrated by GSP’s takedown defence and taken down at will by GSP. Even when Matt “The Wrestling Legend” Hughes has both hands around his waist he could not take him down! So what exactly is different in his game plan? He was out-wrestled last time, so how is this argument valid? Not to mention the fact that hardly a word was spoken about GSP’s wrestling ability. Which even without Hughes in the mix, GSP has dominated wrestlers at their own game! Take Josh Koscheck for example. He has been called the best pure wrestler in MMA! I call bullshit! GSP in that fight controlled and won that fight against Kos in the ground game! Overwhelming the blond kid at “His own game”. Now some have said that GSP was MMA Wresling which is different from pure wrestling due to worrying about punches and knees for instance. OK even if that had merit (which is debatable IMO) then let me direct your attention to a man named Otto Olsen. I have had the pleasure of training with him and watching many of his fights live and he is one of the best “Wrestlers” I have ever seen fight. Strong as fuck and incredibly skilled. He also holds an NCAA win over Josh Koscheck. Overall they are 1-1 against each other from what I found out anyway.Link Here

Now look to GSP vs Otto Olsen in the ADCC tournament. The premiere pure submission grappling tournament in the world. GSP with no striking to rely on handled him pretty effectively, as he handled Kos in MMA, and Matt Hughes. So tell me again what is different? There is no debate over who is the better striker, or submission specialist. Though this wrestling thing keeps coming up. I’m gonna say this publicly, Georges St. Pierre is the best Wrestler in MMA right now!

I am also impressed with his show of class at the end of his match, by publicly declaring Matt Serra the true UFC Welterweight Champion. Matt Serra did dethrone him and does hold the current belt and regardless of the debate whether it was a fluke or could never happen again, it did happen. George acknowledge it, and it did happen. Hats off to George and Matt Serra. I can’t wait for this match.

Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida VS Rameau “The African Assassin” Thierry Sokoudjou

This was a fight I was anxiously awaiting. Having not seen much of Machida fight (but have heard plenty) and only seeing Sokoudjou fight twice, beating Ricardo Arona and Rogerio Nogueira in the first round by brutal KO in both matches, I was honestly unsure what to expect. Lets just say Machida made a fanof me that night. I have heard some call him boring but the kid is incredibly talented. Hitting shot after shot with precision, then his ground game played to perfection ultimately submitting the African Assassin via Arm Triangle choke. Honestly Soko looked completely out of his element on the ground and seemed clueless on how to defend this type of choke. That being said he is another gifted young athlete who we will see more of I’m sure of it!

Rich “No Love” Clementi VS Melvin “The Young Assasin” Guillard

I don’t know why but really enjoyed seeing Clementi shut this loud mouth up. All he does is talk shit and does nothing else. Good for Rich!

I could go on but no one needs to read a book. Hope everyone is planning on having a safe and Happy New Year!

Cheers and Beers, peace on earth, and all that!

Lance