I just watched the wildest MMA event I've ever seen live. Under normal circumstances, if all but one fight went to a decision and no preliminary bouts were broadcast, I would be inclined to complain or even feel a bit cheated. Tonight's action, however, was certainly not an example of normal circumstances.
*Both of the fights I was looking forward to watching most were every bit as good as I had hoped they would be.
*The other 3 televised fights exceeded my expectations.
*The final 2 fights of the night were tremendous upsets that turned the highly competitive Light Heavyweight Division on it freakin' head:
1) Forrest Griffin chokes out Shogun just before the final bell! Shogun looked completely fatigued after just 5 minutes of action. His lack of cardio may be the main reason he has now plummetted from his previous ranking of #1 in the world at 205 pounds.
2) Keith Jardine wins a Split Decision over former LHW champion Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell. Jardine clearly won the last two rounds, even buckling Chuck's knees with a stiff shot to the jaw in the 2nd. The gameplan his team devised was brilliant. Chuck has now lost 2 fights in a row for the first time ever in his illustrious career. It was also announced at the opening of the program that, if Chuck were to win, then he would fight Wanderlei Silva in December. Jardine's defeat of the Iceman almost certainly means that the long awaited Silva-Liddell showdown has been foiled yet again.
*Jon Fitch won a true split decision over Diego Sanchez. I thought Fitch undoubtedly won the 2nd Round and Diego the 3rd. But the 1st was one of the most tightly contested rounds I've ever witnessed. Fitch's gotta be ranked in the Top 5 at 170 now.
This event can't come out on DVD fast enough in my opinion. And to think, it was completely devoid of title fights.
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