Tito Ortiz VS. Chuck Liddell
That fight went pretty much how I thought it would. You could just see the difference in the way they both made their entrance to the ring. Liddell was smilin the whole way and just had a look in his eyes like he was ready. On the otherhand you have Tito Ortiz walkin in with Vargas yellin in his ear tryin to motivate him. So, really for those who are shocked shouldn't be. Even if Tito would've taken Liddell down at any point durin the fight I'm sure Liddell would've gotten right back up and continued on with his strikin. It was only a matter of time until Liddell would land a good shot...and that he did. For that matter he landed about 10 of em.
Arlovski VS. Cabbage
I knew that Cabbage would be able to withstand a number of punches, but there comes a time when enough is enough. Cabbage just couldn't get off through the whole fight. Arlovski was way too quick for him. I understand that people want to see a knockout, but the ref has a duty and that's to protect the fighters. And like many have said...Cabbage wasn't even complainin about the stoppage.
Diaz VS. Lawler
I didn't see this one comin at all. Diaz seemed real confident or even cocky, but I really thought that Lawler would be able to connect with a vicious shot at some point. I give credit to Diaz for not backin down from the challenge. Everyone just needs to remember that both these fighters are young. Lawler 22 and Diaz 20. So, these two have a good future with the U.F.C. or anywhere else they fight.
Edwards VS. Franca
This was a good fight that could've gone either way, but I thought in the end Franca did enough to pull it off. He tried quite a bit of submissions, but never was able to capatolize on them. To Edwards credit he was able to fight off all the submission and stay busy on top. I guess really it could've gone either way, but the fight I saw I thought Franca did enought to pull off the victory.
Sudo VS. Brown
Anytime Sudo fights it's goin to be interestin to watch. I thought Brown did a good job for the most part of not lettin Sudo's antics get to him, but in the end he just didn't do enough. Sudo trapped him and could've either gone for the triangle choke, but instead went for the armbar. I think U.F.C. needs to keep Sudo around. I guess his 3 fight deal is up so we'll see.
Kyle VS. Sims
I had a feelin this fight would be dirty in one way or another, but I wasn't sure who would be the one doin the dirty stuff. Either way a win is a win I guess. I do give Sims credit for steppin up and takin this fight on 1 days notice. It looks like Ricco Rodriguez wants a piece of Kyle next so we'll have to see what happens.
So, that's pretty much my take on most of the fights. I've been a fan of the U.F.C. since the first event so that's why I wrote as much as I did. I look forward to watchin U.F.C 48 where Ken Shamrock takes on Kimo and Barroni takes on Tanner. Tito wants to fight Lee Murray in that one, but it looks like that won't happen till August. So, see ya next time!!!