UFC 58 Results-USA vs. Canada

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Yves Edwards (USA) vs Mark Hominick (Canada)

Winner: Mark Hominick

How? Triangle choke/arm bar at 1:52 of round 2

My Comments:

Mark Hominick threw some solid liver shots and a knee to the body that hurt Yves Edwards (gotta start practicing those liver shots!). Ended up on the ground and into Hominick’s triangle that transitioned to a triangle arm bar after an attempted pick-up slam by Edwards. (Note to self: if someone tries to slam you while you’re trying to slap on a triangle choke, grab a hold of their legs and try to make them fall)

Joe Doerksen (Canada) vs Nathan Marquardt (USA)

Winner: Nathan Marquardt

How? Unanimous Decision

My Comments:

Pretty exciting fight. I’m not sure how well those Superman punches work, as Bas Rutten always says to have both feet planted on the ground when you punch.

Nathan Marquardt is a former King of Pancrase, and hopefully we see him fight Rich Franklin in the future.

Georges St. Pierre (Canada) vs B.J. Penn (USA)

Winner: Georges St. Pierre

How? Split Decision

My Comments:

GSP won this fight, but his face looked pretty bad after. He was supposedly poked in the eye by Penn, but when you’re punching with MMA gloves and your fingers are free to do as they please, accidents like that are bound to happen. Georges St. Pierre’s also took an uppercut that just clip his nose…ouch.

I don’t think Penn was pressing the action enough in this fight. He tried an omaplata in the final seconds of the last round, but it was too little too late.

Georges St. Pierre gets his title shot with Matt Hughes. Nice!

Steve Vigneault (Canada) vs Mike Swick (USA)

Winner: Mike Swick

How? Guillotine Choke (or what he calls the “Swick-o-tine”) at 2:09 of the first round

My Comments:

This is the longest fight of Mike Swick’s UFC career at 2 minutes and 9 seconds. I think we’re going to see a lot more of this guy in the future.

As he said in his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, check out his MySpace website and his official website:

http://www.myspace.com/mikeswick

http://www.mikeswick.com

Rich Franklin (USA) vs David Loiseau (Canada)

Winner: Rich Franklin

How? Unanimous Decision

My Comments:

Absolutely dominating fight for Rich Franklin, even though he ended up breaking his hand and injuring his foot. I was hoping to see more of a see-saw battle, but this was very one sided.

David Loiseau threw some kicks, did some running and defending…that pretty much sums up what he did the entire fight. I’m not exactly sure what his game plan was coming in, but I was expecting more offence on Loiseau’s part.

The “Crow” Loiseau did land a solid left hook on Franklin…but after that it was more of the same.

Total domination by Rich Franklin.

Summary:

Overall, a solid event for the UFC. The “USA vs. Canada” theme brought some boos from the fans (towards the Canadian fighters, of course), even if they won their fight. I don’t think this would happen in Japan, because generally, they’re more respectful towards MMA athletes (and a lot more knowledgeable about the sport too), and give credit to those who fought well, win or lose.

But even though the American fans were booing Georges St. Pierre after he won, he didn’t take any offence and told everyone that he loves his fans, no matter what nationality they are. He also mentioned that in preparation for this fight, he was training with an American in New York.

He said it best (borrowing from Genki Sudo), that “We Are All One”. That gave me a warm fuzzy inside.