Comments on: UFC 99 Review: Great Main Event http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/patsteinberg/2009/06/15/ufc-99-review-great-main-event/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Ty http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/patsteinberg/2009/06/15/ufc-99-review-great-main-event/#comment-1377 Ty Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:29:40 +0000 http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/patsteinberg/2009/06/15/ufc-99-review-great-main-event/#comment-1377 I was extremely disappointed with the Kongo match. His right hand obviously packs some dynamite, but I cannot understand how he is SO bad on the ground. The one good takedown he did have in the 3rd round was quickly reversed by Cain. I question Kongo and Wolfslair's strategy, I don't know what he was trying to do. His inability to maintain space and create distance, proved to be less of a progression in his game and more of a regression perhaps. As I have seen no real addition of a ground game to his skill set, with only minimal spurts, I fear this may be the Kongo we'll see. He's not exactly a spring chicken. He's not even close to the elite in the division. If he can't withstand Cain's ground game, he's sure not going to withstand Brock's or Mir's BJJ. As for Cain, he looked good, but his performance may have been magnified more by the weak performance of Kongo then his extremely superior game. His ineffective power and lack of a finishing game was surprising. He controlled almost the entire 2nd round without being able to finish or submit Kongo. He has some more growing to do too before competing with the division's elite. Disappointed with the Davis match as well. I thought Davis had won this fight actually. The judges scored the bout on appearance I feel. Outside of the 3 big shots that Hardy landed, Davis controlled most of the fight. He had a couple great shots followed by impressive takedowns at in both the 2nd and 3rd rounds. Davis may have had almost TOO MUCH emotion for this bout as he continually left himself open for big shots that did land. It eventually cost him the bout as his face showed the scars of those hits. I LOVED when they showed the close up of Swick and Saunders on the ground in the 1st. Did you catch the trash talk? You definitely don't see much of that. haha I was extremely disappointed with the Kongo match. His right hand obviously packs some dynamite, but I cannot understand how he is SO bad on the ground. The one good takedown he did have in the 3rd round was quickly reversed by Cain. I question Kongo and Wolfslair’s strategy, I don’t know what he was trying to do. His inability to maintain space and create distance, proved to be less of a progression in his game and more of a regression perhaps. As I have seen no real addition of a ground game to his skill set, with only minimal spurts, I fear this may be the Kongo we’ll see. He’s not exactly a spring chicken. He’s not even close to the elite in the division. If he can’t withstand Cain’s ground game, he’s sure not going to withstand Brock’s or Mir’s BJJ. As for Cain, he looked good, but his performance may have been magnified more by the weak performance of Kongo then his extremely superior game. His ineffective power and lack of a finishing game was surprising. He controlled almost the entire 2nd round without being able to finish or submit Kongo. He has some more growing to do too before competing with the division’s elite.

Disappointed with the Davis match as well. I thought Davis had won this fight actually. The judges scored the bout on appearance I feel. Outside of the 3 big shots that Hardy landed, Davis controlled most of the fight. He had a couple great shots followed by impressive takedowns at in both the 2nd and 3rd rounds. Davis may have had almost TOO MUCH emotion for this bout as he continually left himself open for big shots that did land. It eventually cost him the bout as his face showed the scars of those hits.

I LOVED when they showed the close up of Swick and Saunders on the ground in the 1st. Did you catch the trash talk? You definitely don’t see much of that. haha

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