UFN 89
The Early Prelims were okay
Not a big fan of Randa Markos but the judge who scored her for all 3 rounds against Jocelyn was blind. I do think Markos earned the win but not only did she lose the third round but she was bloodied a few time in it too. Markos missed weight for the fight so she forfiets twenty percent of her purse to her opponent. If her training and commitment ever catches up to her mouth she might end up to be a decent fighter. I am not betting on that.
Markos is the one with her hair died red:
The Prelims were excellent
The Beal vs Soto fight was a beaut. Joe Soto looked out classed at first and was but pulled out a near win in the 2nd and finsihed it in the third. Good fight.He came in this fight on 3 weeks short notice and you could understand the raw emotions that bought tears to his eyes after his win. This is why I love mma, these guys are all heart.
The Cirkunov vs Cutelaba fight was serious leather, with strikes echoing in the packed stadium. You know the crowd is into a fight by the way the say "ewww" after a big strike. Cirkunov, who was knicked down in the first round, has a beautiful superman punch in the third round against the cage followed by a doubleleg takedown and quickly by an armtriangle. Nice finish.
The Main Card was good
They start off with a womens Flyweight fight, first one of the UFC and hopefully a new womens division mainstay in the UFC. 125lbs would be a popular weight class for females. The fight was Calderwood vs Letourneau and after her fight for the strawweight title she would have been the easy pick here, despite the fact Calderwood is a hard hitter. Valerie got more strikes in the first round but Calderwood, that game Scot, about ended it with a spinning backfist to the jaw sending her opponent to the canvas. Very close to a knockout. Second round was really close, Calderwood scoring multiple takedowns but still getting outstruck by Valerie. Last round was Calderwood with heavy hits and kicks. The best I ever saw her getting the finish with another frontkick to the body. A little controversial as the fight could have been stopped more than once in the third round. Calderwood had been hitting a frontkick to the chest all night but one of those, right after almost finishing the fight with a kick to the stomach, and an apparent equipment malfunction (bullshit, she was hurt) bought a slight pause to the action. Calderwood finished the fight in less than a minute after that. Keeping my eye on Jo-Jo Calderwood.
Calderwoos is the one connecting:
Another good bout with the excellent Canadian wrestler Aubin-Mercer and a French fighter whom I had never seen before by the name Gouti. Love French fighters in general as MMA is not allowed in France but it doesn't stop them from representing across the globe. Gouti looked gassed in the second round after a very good first round and it looked even going into the third. Conditioning was the easy factor in Aubin-Mercers submission early in the third.
O'Connell and Bosse was a nice slobberknocker, two lightheavyweights just giving it all they had. Amazingily it went to a decision with Bosse getting the nod.
Patrick Cote vs the Cowboy Donald Cerrone. Cerrone, who is ranked as a lightweight but was once again fighting at welterweight. Cerrone looked great, I have no idea how he cuts down to lightweight, there wasn't an inch of fat on him. Cote, The Predator, looked his age and Cowboy finished him in the third round. Keeps this up he will be ranked in welterweight too. I was never a huge fan of Cote so I loved this. Cote isn't a good sportsman and Cerrone is and while that might not matter as far as fighting ability it does matter as far as likabilty.
The Main Event: MacDonald vs Thompson. Thompson looked sharper clearly winning all five rounds. It really wasn't even close.
