Here it goes: Still recovering from last week’s BJ Penn robbery, and trying so desperately not to respond to part-time philosopher / part-time troller Doug Crosby’s forum extravaganza, I was eagerly looking forward this weekends MMA platter. Surely, with damn near 6 hours of televised fights there would be something to make up for Anderson’s dance-fest in Abu Dubai at UFC 112.
And this weeks action comes courtesy of two distinct but very different flavors. Bellator was in Chicago for the second stop of their 12-week tournament, featuring young hungry fighters you may or may not know. Strikeforce and company invaded Nashville Tennessee for their second showing on network television, hoping CBS will bring enough eyeballs to compare themselves with the UFC.
For those of you that were downright sick at all the fast and fancy footwork of UFC 112, perhaps you enjoyed the amount ground grindage this week had in store – some good, some bad, and some downright embarrassing. From King Mo’s reign via human blanket, to Shinya Aoki’s humiliating butt scoot, and ending with Shields win by most delicate mount ever, fans old and new were subjected to all sorts of man-on-man positions.
Below are the highlights from both events for those of you who couldn’t sit through all the belly action, or commercials:
We can thank Pat Curran for his big KO of Mike Ricci at Bellator. Other than Hendo’s first round and some flurries in the Reis fight, this was pretty much all of the stand-up action witnessed at both events.
The most controvercial moment of the weekend was when Referee Dave Smith stopped the Ben Askren vs Ryan Thomas fight due to “The Tank Engine” Thomas’ irresponsible opossum impression. Apparently the rules plainly state that you must keep your eyes open for the duration of the bout, or the ref will assume you’re dead and can’t continue. Here’s a gif of the infraction:
Last but certainly not least, was the most shocking moment of the weekend, and possibly what made it all worthwhile. Jason “Mayhem” Miller summoned his inner Kanye West and made a grab at the mic during Jake Shields post fight interview. Unlike Taylor Swift, Jake Shield’s crew ain’t nothing to **** with, and the entire Cesar Gracie camp immediately retaliated. It was Gangland meets Bully Beatdown – fighting it out on network television to represent MMA to the masses…enjoy:
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