Review of UFC 81 Breaking Point

Over the weekend, UFC 81 Breaking Point took place, and Im sure that many would agree with me that many lessons were learnt by most of the fighters.

Firstly there was one technique that became the king of the night, and that’s the Guillotine Choke. A very dangerous choke if caught in, as the chances of escape are minimal. Having your opponent wrap his arm around the back of your neck and digging his forearm bone into the throat has proved that its enough to take out anyone. Even submission grappling veteran and expert Jeremy Horn got caught in the technique. Im sure over the next couple of months his going to practice taking down opponents while not dipping his head to much.

Then there was the Tim Sylvia, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira fight. Sylvia looked the dominant one through the whole fight, with some good boxing skills, opening up the Brazilians face with cuts, except for the last minute or so when they were on the ground. With his grappling finesse, “Minotauro” (Nogueira) easily swept big Tim onto his back, and whilst attempting an arm lock, transitioned it into, yes you’ve guessed, a guillotine choke, proving that “it aint over until the fat lady sings”

Lastly, what many people saw as the main event of the evening, WWE star Brock Lesnar vs Frank Mir. From the opening bell, Brock looked powerful and vicious, using his strength to wrestle Mir to the floor. From there he pummelled away with hammer fist strikes to Mir, and Im sure this must have been a shock to the system for the very much experienced MMA star. But after a short while, Mir proved that just strength alone is not enough and caught Brock with an awesome knee bar, winning the fight. Brock is a great wrestler, and now, surly he will go away, think about the fight, and come to the conclusion, that he must use his strength wisely, and mix it up with technique which he certainly does have, and maybe he could be one of the greatest heavyweights MMA has ever seen.

Marks

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