I missed most of the Matt Brown vs. Dong Hyun Kim fight because apparently there were some problems due to the weather and/or Dish Network tonight. From what I saw, Brown was doing a lot better than I expect and really didn’t have a lot to be ashamed of even though Kim took the win via split decision.
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Martin Kampmann up against Nate Marquardt, so the quick ending wasn’t a huge surprise for me. Marquardt dominated Kampann throughout this short fight and forced the Danish fighter to drop out of exasperation at 1:22 of the first round.
Dan Henderson was looking to make his UFC comeback tonight against a very dangerous, and apparently one dimensional, Rousimar Palhares. Even though Palhares was doing everything he could to keep the fight on the ground, including multiple leg submissions, Henderson simply wasn’t allowing himself to get caught. I’m glad Henderson was able to keep the fight standing long enough to pull out a unanimous decision through tremendous sprawl and some very looping punches to the grounded Brazilian. Palhares just didn’t look like he was ready to go up against a striker with a good sprawl. Maybe next time?
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