Welterweight Championship- Georges "Rush" St. Pierre v.s. Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy
While Dan Hardy talked the talk, it was apparent Saturday night that he would be unable to walk the walk with Georges St. Pierre in Newark, NJ.GSP put on a dominating, yet uninspiring, performance against the young Brit to post his seventh victory in a row. Hardy has absolutely no answer for GSP's takedowns as St.Pierre took Hardy down nine times in the fight and passed his guard with ease.
Hardy, a brilliant striker, was forced to work from his back and did not have much success from round 1 on. GSP rained down elbows and fists yielding Hardy utterly useless. Despite earning a unanimous decsion, GSP was disappointed in his performance, saying that it was not how he had hoped he would win. "I wanted to have a finish and have a clean win. For me, like this, it's not clean..." GSP said after the fight. And it's not like GSP wasn't looking to finish the fight. GSP caught Hardy in two of the most painful looking submissions I have seen to date.
In the first round, GSP set up an armbar on Hardy and was looking to take that arm home with him. In a moment where many probably closed their eyes, Hardy's arm was hyper-extended and it looked like his arm was going to pop into two separate pieces.
Although Hardy was in obvious pain, he refused to tap, and slipped out of the armbar, only to remain on the bottom. After the fight, Hardy was asked about the sumbissions, "The one thing that I do have above everything else … I might lack in technicality, I might lack in strength, but there's no quit in me," Hardy said. "I don't give up. I don't know the meaning of 'tap.'"
Hardy, a brilliant striker, was forced to work from his back and did not have much success from round 1 on. GSP rained down elbows and fists yielding Hardy utterly useless. Despite earning a unanimous decsion, GSP was disappointed in his performance, saying that it was not how he had hoped he would win. "I wanted to have a finish and have a clean win. For me, like this, it's not clean..." GSP said after the fight. And it's not like GSP wasn't looking to finish the fight. GSP caught Hardy in two of the most painful looking submissions I have seen to date.
In the first round, GSP set up an armbar on Hardy and was looking to take that arm home with him. In a moment where many probably closed their eyes, Hardy's arm was hyper-extended and it looked like his arm was going to pop into two separate pieces.
Although Hardy was in obvious pain, he refused to tap, and slipped out of the armbar, only to remain on the bottom. After the fight, Hardy was asked about the sumbissions, "The one thing that I do have above everything else … I might lack in technicality, I might lack in strength, but there's no quit in me," Hardy said. "I don't give up. I don't know the meaning of 'tap.'"
Interim Heavyweight Championship- Frank Mir v.s. Shane Carwin
And Shane Carwin has still not seen the second round of a UFC fight...
The now 12-0 Carwin knocked out Frank Mir 3 minutes and 48 seconds into the first round. The two danced around for a while before locking up in the clinch. Mir looked lazy and nonchalant, and Carwin made the former Champion pay, 3 uppercuts worth. Carwin landed a barrage of punches, starting with those 3 brutal uppercuts that brought Mir to his knees. Mir fought valiantly to defend himself, but Carwin was not to be denied. After being given every opportunity to regain composure, the referee stopped the fight, sealing the fate of Shane Carwin. He now has a date with the gargantuan Brock Lesnar for the unification of the two titles. Lesnar entered the ring after the fight to jaw with Carwin saying that Carwin is holding the make believe belt, and that it means nothing until the two fight in July. Lesnar has been battling a severe case of diverticulitis but is expected to make a full recovery.
thank you for having articles on the UFC! MMA is an awesome sport, and needs to be recognized more by the major networks.
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