Sotiropolous certainly put on a jiu jitsu which was really entertaining but it was a one sided affair. I guess no other fights spring into mind which stand out as all the fights were entertaining.. Bisping/Wand perhaps, as it was more back and fourth with some exciting finishes to two of the rounds.
wtf are you serious? Wand/Bisping should've taken this or Bader/Jardine.
Whatever. There were a lot of good fights tonight. I thought this was a good fight. And the crowd ate it up and was very excited to see their guy win. That's one of the loudest reactions I've ever heard at a UFC event.
Of couse it won sotiropolus had the fans on their feet
It was the most entertaining fight of the night, imo.
I was more pumped for the Wandy fight but way more action in George's victory. I love watching a great ground fight when it happens....which isn't nearly often enough these days.
lets not forget about bonner/kristof. that was a great fight
Peronally, I think Bonnar/Sozynski should have gotten FOTN.
edit: kneestriker beat me to it.
oh yeah Bonnar/ sozynski was awesome too.
They got it right in my books
That fight had intricate ground scrambles the level of which are rarely seen in MMA. This goes up there with the greats like Saku/Carlos Newton. FotN in my mind and an instant classic. George showed some solid standup in this fight as well. I will be disappointed if these two aren't given any bonus.
well deserved IMHO.. i really enjoyed this fight.
I agree with them. I really enjoy watching a good ground battle.
explodin - Joe Daddy should have to give George $49,500 out of the $50,000 he gets for this.
Thats my point. Plenty of exciting fights tonight with this fight included, however, it was all George on offense with Joe Daddy mounting defense. I don't remember one clean sweep from JD. Plenty scrambling though.
TheFuzz - That fight had intricate ground scrambles the level of which are rarely seen in MMA. This goes up there with the greats like Saku/Carlos Newton. FotN in my mind and an instant classic. George showed some solid standup in this fight as well. I will be disappointed if these two aren't given any bonus.
They did, it was confirmed at the press conference. I thought it was great too. However it was all George on offense and Joe Daddy on defense. Not much back and fourth. I don't remember Joe Daddy having one clean sweep or mounting much offense at all. Even standing Georgey boy rocked Daddy a few times.
Ah well, great night of fights so hard to pick a fight of the night.. might as well give it to the Aussie and the guy who's got kids to feed.
KneeStriker - lets not forget about bonner/kristof. that was a great fight
+1 too bad it was stopped that was a great stand up war!
Heh, Joe Daddy gets a 50k bonus for dropping a deuce
maybe they should award a beatdown of the night. marquart got pounded on for 3 rounds and gets a FOTN bonus?? seems bullshit to me. this fight is similar.
KneeStriker - maybe they should award a beatdown of the night. marquart got pounded on for 3 rounds and gets a FOTN bonus?? seems bullshit to me. this fight is similar.
Yeah. Guess it takes two to tango. But its not like the person who gets knocked out gets a part of the KO Bonus.
Excellent grappling war that totally deserved FOTY
Definite FOTN winner, had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. The arena was positively vibrating with energy for the whole fookin fight.