Eddie Alvarez blitzed Toby Imada in the Lightweight tournament final which was not surprising at all. As I mentioned the other day, Alvarez is a legit top 10 fighter and Imada is a journeyman. Although I hadn't realized it, but Imada had been on an 8 fight win streak before last night. But yeah, Alvarez was more aggressive and it was just a matter of time before he landed that right hook that was the beginning of the end. Hector Lombard vs Jared Hess was more one sided than I thought it was going to be. Yes Lombard does have a ton more big fight experience, but I thought Hess was a legit prospect. He may still be, but Lombard walked through him and left him a bloody mess to claim the Middleweight tournament. Hopefully Lombard will face some tougher competition soon an hopefully his VISA issues are all behind him and he can continue to fight in America.
The ShoMMA card was alright. The main even was a tough fight between Joey Villasenor and Evangelista Santos. Side note mini-rant, just once I would like a boxer or mma fighter with the first name of Joe or Joey to not have the nickname "Smokin". Fight went to a split decision. I agreed with the judges and had it 29-28 Villasenor (10-9 Villasenor/10-9 Cyborg/10-9 Villasenor). Each guy however I feel has pretty much reached their limit as a fighter and so I did not have a ton of interest in this bout. Jorge Gurgel/Conor Heun was a very entertaining fight. While Gurgel won clearly and I give him his props for that, that still doesn't mean I like him. Tim Kennedy beating Nick Thompson was a pretty big upset in my eyes. I think the blows that finished the fight where indeed to the back of the head, but I'm not sure if it would have mattered too much in the end. Kennedy was the better fighter last night. And I am very quickly falling in love with Sarah Kaufman. She is an amazing fighter. I can see her fighting the winner of Carano/Cyborg.
Ultimate Fighter Finale tonight.
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