WEC: BROWN vs GARCIA (REVIEW)
By John Gagne
Last night we saw an amazing performance by Mike Brown. He has now defeated a top contender and may be called a true champion now. However, the show put on by Leonard Garcia was anything but impressive. He looked over confident and left himself open for that huge right hand the sent him to the mat. I am sure he will learn from this and become a much stronger fighter, just as he did after losing to Roger Huerta in the UFC.
Ricardo Lamas put on a great show with amazing wrestling skills and top control that led him to a decision vicorty over Bart Palaszewski. This should jump Lamas up in the WEC ranks, one or two more fights at this level he should get a title shot.
Jose Aldo looked great in his fight, as did Damacio Page. Both guys came out throwing heavy leather and ended up landing big shots. Hopefully we will see another step up in competition for these two,
With the worst fight of the night going to Rob McCullough and Marcus Hicks, both men looked lazy. There was about 3 minutes of actual action in this fight, then a lot of moving around the ring with nothing much more to add. I think they need to put Rob in a fight with a more aggressive fighter first. If the WEC wants to give him another title shot. With his performance last night he is not ready.
As for my picks I went 8 for 10 bringing me back up in to the high 70% range. While my betting advice stayed the same with 77%, I will look to the next UFC to improve on both of my averages.
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UFN 17: THE REVIEW
By John Gagne
Last night we saw Joe Lauzon take a little bit of damage on route to a second round submission win. His ground game looked amazing. The transitions were flawless, and he changes up his attacks. Going for leg locks, arm bars and chokes, with versatility like that Lauzon will be a game opponent for anyone.
Jeremy Stephens looked decent last night. Now that he is working with Hermes Franca. We can assume his ground game will be ever improving. If he can step up his submission defense, I think Stephens can play the roll of gatekeeper for new lightweights.
In my pick of the night Josh Neer submitted Ultimate Fighter winner Mac Danzig After I watched the Clay Guida fight again. I realized that Mac has a hard time with guys that move forward. And that is all Neer did. Neer showed decent boxing and a much-improved BJJ game. I think Josh Neer need to fight a guy like Clay Guida or Frankie Edger and see if he can be a true contender.
Cain Velazquez has kept his winning streak alive with an impressive performance. This guy is definitely going to be a threat in the heavyweight division once he has a few more fights under his belt.
In the nights biggest upsets Rich Clementi was submitted in the very first round via guillotine. That win may have saved Gleison Tibau from his pink slip. While Rich Clementi falls back down the over populated, talent rich lightweight division.
Overall my picks went very well. Winning 8 of 10 picks, I was hoping for a perfect night, but the loss by Rich Clementi and Matt Grice kept me at 80%.
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WEC 38: FIGHT REVIEW AND JOHN’S RESULTS
By John Gagne
Last night was a night the MMA world will not soon forget. The main event ended in controversial fashion. The Champ Jaime Varner won a split decision. When an “illegal” blow to a downed opponent caused the fight to stop prematurely. Apparently when this happens in California. The CSAC has rules in place. These rules stop the fight, then the fight judged on the completed rounds. The judging is another problem I had with this situation. I, along with 90% of the MMA world scored Varner 10’s all four rounds, and Cerrone 9’s. A win is a win and I am sure Varner was still happy leaving with a belt, even with a broken hand.
Jens Pulver looked unimpressive in his second straight fight. It really upsets me to see a legend like that, get taken out so quickly by Urijah Faber. Not taking anything from Faber at all. I just know Jens has more fight than he displayed.
A pretty big upset also took place on this WEC card. We saw Hiromitsu Miura get TKO’s by heavy underdog Edgar Garcia. After Miura’s decent showing against WEC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit, a lot more was expected from him.
For this card John had six correct picks out of ten fights. Now bringing his winning percentage to 68% down three percentage points. Check back for John’s latest picks, and his UFC 94 fight predictions and betting advice.
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