Chicks Heart Fights

First impressions, sort of influenced by the High Life. The Champagne of Beers. Anyway. I have a new bar to watch the fights. It’s the Tap Room and it rocks. Good beer, good prices, good crowd, no cover, I’m sold. Onto the fights…

Mendes vs. Thiago Silva: I’m naming my first child Thiago. Though Mendes had some pretty, baseball bat like kicks, Silva got on top and threw down some lovely punches and got the TKO in the first round. Thiago started out the good night for Brazilians.

Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida: Tito’s first bad sign was that his entrance music was “Mama Said Knock You Out.” For the record, that was the first CD that I ever bought, when I was ten. Enough said. Machida’s kicks were beautiful, as is to be expected. The end of the first round was a flurry, and Tito was quite literally saved by the bell. (Much like Zach Morris.) This fight had lots of stand up, and Yves Lavigne tripping over air. Machida escaped a triangle choke near the end of the third, and won 30-27. Good job, Mr. Brazilian! Tito was very classy in his post fight interview, and thanked the Fertittas. Where will we see Tito fight next? I was expecting to find out tonight.

Gouveia vs. Relijic: Do all Croatians go to the Cro Cop school of kicking? Because Relijic put up some pretty kicks. Relijic wins by TKO in the 2nd.

Jardine vs. Silva: I thought Silva was done. I thought he was ready to retire. I underestimated the night of Brazilians. Silva by KTFO over Jardine.

Salaverry vs. Palhones: How great was that sub? Salaverry was so focused on avoiding the rear naked choke that he didn’t notice the arm bar coming from ten miles away.

Sean Sherk vs. BJ Penn: BJ comes out to Bali Hai. (Not really, but it sounded like that.) Sherk did not come out to Happy Talk . The stand up in this fight was excellent, and Sherk clearly planned on standing up. It’s not a good idea to go to the ground with a BJJ expert like BJ. My notes say about the first round: WOWZA. Lots of jabbing, lots of punch exchanges. In the third round, BJ threw a beautiful knee, and finished with some great punches. BJ wins and keeps his title.

A fantastic night of fights-huzzah! I will write more when I have had a night of sleep.

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