NEWARK, NJ — People who watched last night’s UFC action at the Prudential Center may very well have been surprised or disappointed by the outcomes of the co-main events.
Welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre put his title at stake against top ranked challenger Dan Hardy of the U.K., while Frank Mir and undefeated Shane Carwin squared off for the interim heavyweight title. The heavyweight title was vacated earlier this year by Brock Lesnar after he was diagnosed with a life threatening hole in his stomach in November of 2009.
To my surprise, Dan Hardy didn’t win a single round and was dominated the entire fight by St-Pierre, who pressured him every round with take downs, superior grappling ability and blurring speed. St-Pierre handily earned a 5 round decision victory. The final scorecard was 50-43, 50-44, 50-45.
As a UFC fight fan, I had hoped Hardy would keep it competitive but it was clear he was outclassed by a superior tactician.
In the other main event, Shane Carwin knocked out (TKO) top ranked contender and former 2 time Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir at 3:48 of the first round.
After all the hype leading up to the fight and factoring in Carwin’s undefeated status in the UFC with Mir’s impressive recent track record, I thought it would be a war. Quick KO’s are exciting for the moment but you soon feel deflated. Maybe UFC 112 will have some real wars. We will just have to see. ~
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