Alright, so this liveblog isn’t going to really be a liveblog. I’m not going to be providing play by play on the fights, but rather some ongoing stream-of-consciousness thoughts and analysis on the events of the night. Also, I’m starting a little late, but we’ll play catchup.
- Junie Browning’s footwork looked great. His submission defense did not, however, and we have no way of knowing if his much-maligned conditioning has improved at all because the fight didn’t last very long. This wasn’t a fight that turned Cole Miller into a superstar and it’s not a fight that will end Browning’s career in the UFC; it was just a fight with no implications for the near future, which is why it was placed first on the show.
- I fully expected Tyson Griffin to do two things tonight: A) win a decision and B) put on a boring wrestling match. He won the fight, but it certainly wasn’t boring. The highlight of the fight would have to be the crazy leglock used by Dos Anjos in an attempt to submit Griffin that very likely tore something in Griffin’s knee. Tyson rebounded, however, and beat Dos Anjos with crisp striking despite being on the verge of being caught in a submission on several instances.
- MMA Junkie is a great blog, but they are the absolute KINGS of spoiling stuff. They’ve already posted the prelim results from tonight’s show, so I’d advise you to not visit the main page there if you don’t want to know who won the fights.
- Hey, check out Ryan Bader going for submissions! I had no idea he even knew any submissions.
- Bader can basically execute a takedown at will, apparently.
- The boo birds have appeared. Someday, the majority of UFC fans will understand the ground game. Until then, you’ll continue to hear boos anytime there’s long periods of activity on the ground.
- That being said, this fight hasn’t been terribly exciting.
- Bader came very close to winning with an arm triangle. He can’t seem to finish anything.
- While this boring fight finishes, I’m going to make some food.
- Carlos Condit has an amazing ability to get out of precarious situations, and we’re definitely seeing it in this fight.
- That was a great fight. I expect Condit to take a 29-28 decision.
- Well, that was unexpected. Kampmann took the split decision. I guess it was close enough where you could call it either way, but it sure seemed like Condit took the fight to me.
