UFC 145 Recap

So this past Saturday's UFC 145 PPV was just like I expected. Both Rashard Evans and Jon Jones fought the full twenty five minutes. Jones being the winner by decision (unanimous), I was not surprised by the results at all. Jones was pressuring Evans pretty hard in the cage and also Evans had more significant shots thrown at him. When it comes to the scorecards, a fighter will get more points based on their striking, aggressiveness, grappling, and octagon control. Jones in every round scored points based off this system. At the end he even got a good take down to secure the fight in his favor.



What gives Jon Jones such a great advantage in the octagon is the fact that his reach is by far the largest of any fighter at 84.5 inches and for his division he is fairly taller than most of his competition at six feet four inches. Having a huge wingspan helps because you can attack without being in the other fighters face and increase your chances of not being hit. Although Evans did come with some good shots, this is the first time we have actually seen Jones get tagged in the manner that he did. However, we also saw that Jones has a strong chin meaning the resistance to being knocked out.

After the event, during the post interview, Dana White announced that Dan "Hendo" Henderson is next in line to challenge Jon Jones, although we do not have a date yet. This fight will possibly be the toughest fight "Bones" has even been involved in. If I could describe Dan Henderson I would say complete MMA competitor. His strength is in his wrestling as we he was an Olympic wrestler, however, he has a great clinch, and heavy hands.

This had to of hurt!

The other fights were amazing, Michael McDonald knocked out former WEC Bantamweight champ Miguel Torres in the first round, and other than the Jones fight, the most exciting fight that I did not think was going to be exciting was the bout between Mark Hominick and Eddie Yagin. Both fighters were equally beat up after the fight was said and done, where each fighter had the chance to stop the fight due to strikes. They were feeding off the excitement from the crowd and that is what made the fight so exciting. There were no slow points in the fight, where these fighters could rest. The slowest points of the fight was when the bells rang for the end of the round. Overall, I'm sure that fight will be a contender for the "Fight of the Year". Please everyone post your comments on how you thought the fights were, and also where did you spend your time watching the fights? I know I watched it with my girlfriend and my good friend at Buffalo Wild Wings. Make sure to read this and other posts on Penultimate Round Pick!

UFC 145

Are you ready for the upcoming UFC PPV UFC145 Jones vs. Evans? If you say no then your not a human! This has been a fight that has been in the works for many months. Injuries has held this fight back, which would have happened at the end of last year. Now we are ready for a war between two former teammates. For those who are not educated in the world of MMA or Mixed Martial Arts, fighters train in a group, and there is an un-written law that stops themselves from fighting their teammates. This whole thing started over a year ago as Rashard Evans who at one point was the light-heavyweight champion was scheduled to fight "Shogun" for the title. However, Rashard was injured during training and up and comer Jon "Bones" Jones filled in for the fight, where he won in impressive fashion. Ever since then, Bones has been destroying his opponents, with his last fight ending in a submission over Karate/BJJ master Lyoto Machida. Rashard has since fought in January of this year against Phil Davis, another up and comer in the light heavyweight division where he won by unanimous decision. Now presently we are awaiting a brawl of two great collegiate wrestlers, who will look at proving who is the best fighter.

Also on this great card will be Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills, Brendan Schaub vs. Ben Rothwell, Miguel Torres vs. Michael McDonald, Mark Hominick vs. Eddie Yagin, and to start off the main card will be Mark Bocek vs. John Allessio. Other than the main event and the co-main event, a fight that should be watched will be either the Schaub vs. Rothwell fight or the Torres vs. McDonald fight. Both Brendan Schaub and Ben Rothwell are coming off losses in their previous bouts. For those who are again new to MMA, especially in the UFC which is the biggest promoter of MMA in the world, it is hard to go at a possible two losses and keep your job. The talent especially the talent in the rejuvenated Heavyweight division which is where these fighters are most comfortable at fighting is much better than it was ten years ago. The Torres vs. McDonald fight should also be a very good battle because both of these fighters have something to prove. Miguel Torres was released from the UFC a couple months ago due to a twitter comment that was rather inappropriate, so this is his first fight since Dana White re-signed the former WEC Bantamweight champ. Michael McDonald is coming to take the Bantamweight division by storm since winning his fourth straight WEC/UFC fight beating Alex Soto by way of KO in the first round (56 seconds to be exact).

Everyone, send me your pick as to who is going to win these amazing fights and also how these fights will be won!