I finished watching the fights a few hours ago, and I really liked the Torres v. Maeda fight, and the Faber v. Pulver match. Torres and Maeda was an entertaining striking match. Maeda had some really nice takedowns but didn't want to have anything to do with Torres's guard. Maeda seemed to be playing it safe while inside of the guard. Unfortunately, his right eye was swollen shut and the fight had to be stopped. Torres won all rounds in my opinion, but it would have been fun to see the fight continue. It was an awesome match--at one point they had each other in toe holds and neither would tap.
The Faber v. Pulver fight was quite a surprise. I chose Faber to win. What I didn't expect was that the match would go to a decision. Faber clearly out fought Pulver and it seemed like Faber wasn't even tired at the end of the fight. Pulver, who showed clear signs of fatigue (i.e. he was moving slow, had no power in his punches, etc.), still managed to finish the fight and not get tapped or knocked out! Pulver did a good job of defending takedowns and getting out of bad positions. I liked how Pulver was able to defend well while on his back. Usually, Uriah messes up all his opponents from within the guard. Another awesome fight.
Mark Munoz won his match by TKO. His opponent was playing guard and attempting a leglock. Mark was able to pin his opponent down in a bad position and threw down some heavy blows. The ref had to stop the match. I was a little worried Mark was going to have a rough time dealing with his opponent, Chuck Grigsby, because Mark had some difficulty with his initial takedown attempts. But after Mark managed to get in deep and secure a leg to takedown Chuck, it was pretty clear that Mark had the advantage on the ground. Chuck didn't really have a good guard and was just taking blows. I was surprised he didn't even try to stand back up on his feet. I think Mark has great takedown/grappling skills, and after working on his striking more, he will be a major threat. He has some creative moves by the way: cart-wheel passing but leading in with a punch (guess you have to watch the match to know what I mean).
If you guys have a chance to check out the two title fights, Torres v. Maeda, and Faber v. Pulver, check them out. Good action.
I'll be heading out of town for a little while and am not sure how busy I'll be, but I will definitely post some entries when I get the time. Ali Sulit, Ralph Go, and Carlos Bergante from New Breed Philippines are coming over to Cali for the Mundials. I was originally planning to go to LA to watch the matches. I'll be in Las Vegas during the competition, but will try to go. I hope they all do well and show that Pinoys have good jiu jitsu.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Great Fights at WEC; Heading to San Francisco, Las Vegas, and New York
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