Andy’s Blog

This past Saturday was a witness to another great UFC event as Randy Couture defended his title against Gabriel Gonzaga. I’ve trained with the guy that gave Gabriel his Black Belt in BJJ, Wander Braga, so I knew “Napao” had a good chance if he was able to get the fight on the ground. But as Dana White has said so many times, “Never bet against Randy Couture!”, it came true again. Randy showed why he is probably the only fighter in the world that everyone likes and even though he got hit with some big kicks and elbows, he stuck to the gameplan and took care of business. Should be interesting to see who they bring in next for him to fight! My guess would be Mirko “CroCop” as you don’t keep that kind of talent and payroll on the bench.

The fight that I was very interested in was Koz vs. GSP as this was a glimpse into the future. The days of martial artists fighting is slowly fading away and now it is athletes fighting. If you saw their physiques and conditioning, you know what I mean. GSP is a great example of a guy that has coordinated his fight training along with his strength and conditioning and even though Koz had the more proven wrestling credentials, GSP was so explosive and strong, it would have been hard for anyone to stop him that night. The best part was when they showed Diego Sanchez in the crowd looking very, very sour!

I also was looking forward to the Alberto Crane and Roger Huerta match. Alberto has been in the BJJ scene for years and has one of the best “mooks” in Japan (a book/magazine instructional) and if you train with the dude for even a few minutes, you like him right away. Alberto had some nice reversals off his back, but Roger was constantly chipping away with punches and elbows and earned a victory over a very tough and game Alberto.

Great fights and the level of competition just keeps on rising, which is great for the fans and the competitors alike!

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