Lesnar the undisputed king…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
I had to cover an arenafootball2 game, so I missed UFC 100. But when I got home, it was just about time for Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir.
So like any other person who wasn’t able to see it, I was hitting refresh on Sherdog.com every five minutes. Didn’t have to go that long.
Lesnar sounds like he dominated Mir in getting a second-round stoppage to be named the undisputed heavyweight champion.
Sounds like Mir tried to get the kneebar again in the first round, but this time Lesnar was ready and countered it.
From reading, a bludgeoning in the second round of unanswered strikes led to referee Herb Dean calling it off.
Lesnar, showing he still has some of that WWE bravado, played himself off as the villain. He can do whatever he wants right now because he is officially the man in the UFC.
In other bouts, Georges St. Pierre earned a unanimous decision against Thiago Alves. All scores were 50-45. GSP said he pulled his groin after the third round, but he stuck it out and prevailed.
In a minor upset (to me, anyway), Dan Henderson turned back the clock and knocked Michael Bisping out cold with a right hook. And an old favorite, Mark Coleman, won a unanimous decision vs. Stephan Bonnar.
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Did get home to see the replay of Showtime’s boxing event, highlighted by Joseph Agbeko defeating Vic Darchinyan by unanimous decision.
Agbeko got into Vic’s head a little during the week, and Darchinyan didn’t fight with the same discipline he has in his last couple of fights.
A questionable knockdown call against Agbeko didn’t hurt him on the card, winning 116-111 and 114-113 (twice). I was right in the middle at 115-112.
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My body slumped a little on hearing the news of Arturo Gatti’s death Saturday. The “blood and guts warrior” was only 37 and died while vacationing in Brazil with his family.
Worse yet, foul play is suspected. Don’t like where this one is going.
My first Gatti memories were his two battles with Ivan Robinson in 1998. Though I wanted Robinson to win both times, Gatti definitely had the “it” factor.
All but done, his career was resurrected by being paired with trainer Buddy McGirt. Few fights (if any) can compare to the drama and action of his triloy of with Micky Ward. After losing the first fight in what is definitely one of the five best fights I’ve seen live, Gatti would win the second and third bouts.
More on this as it develops. As for the Boneman, time for vacation. Going back home to Ohio for a week. But if anything happens big or that I feel I want to chime in, I won’t hesitate to do so.
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