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Thought it would be only right to post up some positive Werdum energy after his terrible loss last night.
Background on the fight:
This fight was the second of the two fighters, Werdum had won the first battle via 3rd round TKO (punches).
Both men were coming off of losses.
Werdum lost his UFC debut to Arlovski, where he was out-struck standing for 3 rounds. He was competitive, but Andrei had too much for him. Gabriel had just been finished by Couture in a title bout.
The fight:
Gabriel leg-kicked the hell out of Werdum, dropping him several times with low-kicks. Gonzaga then scored a takedown, but didn't do much with it. Werdum later caught a high-kick from Gabriel and took him down, finishing the round with ground and pound. Razor close first round, but I'd have scored it for Gonzaga.
Werdum in the second round had more of the "bull-rushing", which kind of made me laugh in retrospect. He implemented his clinch and knee'd Gonzaga several times to the head. It appeared that Fabricio had realized this was a really effective way to gain victory, and started to nail him badly.
Before you knew it, Fabricio was pulling Gabriel to the ground, up against the cage. It was a bad spot for Gonzaga and he tried to survive, but unfortunately he was pounded to a stoppage by the ref.
Closing comments:
This is another amazing example of how good of a fighter he is, and depicts how far his striking has come. He had very little way to win this fight, but still found a way to get inside and do damage.
Last night was a bad night for Werdum, the worst of his career, but I hope he'll be back. Guess old habits die hard, as he resorted back to the bull-rush last night, which was so prominent in his early UFC/PRIDE days.
PS: Why does Rogan always say:
"Werdum has improved so much in his striking under Rafael Cordeiro"?
He's been with Rafael the whole time, he was with him in this damn fight and all he had was some knees!?
Anyway, decent fight.
Worth a watch if you're a fan who wants some Fabricio positivity!
Background on the fight:
This fight was the second of the two fighters, Werdum had won the first battle via 3rd round TKO (punches).
Both men were coming off of losses.
Werdum lost his UFC debut to Arlovski, where he was out-struck standing for 3 rounds. He was competitive, but Andrei had too much for him. Gabriel had just been finished by Couture in a title bout.
The fight:
Gabriel leg-kicked the hell out of Werdum, dropping him several times with low-kicks. Gonzaga then scored a takedown, but didn't do much with it. Werdum later caught a high-kick from Gabriel and took him down, finishing the round with ground and pound. Razor close first round, but I'd have scored it for Gonzaga.
Werdum in the second round had more of the "bull-rushing", which kind of made me laugh in retrospect. He implemented his clinch and knee'd Gonzaga several times to the head. It appeared that Fabricio had realized this was a really effective way to gain victory, and started to nail him badly.
Before you knew it, Fabricio was pulling Gabriel to the ground, up against the cage. It was a bad spot for Gonzaga and he tried to survive, but unfortunately he was pounded to a stoppage by the ref.
Closing comments:
This is another amazing example of how good of a fighter he is, and depicts how far his striking has come. He had very little way to win this fight, but still found a way to get inside and do damage.
Last night was a bad night for Werdum, the worst of his career, but I hope he'll be back. Guess old habits die hard, as he resorted back to the bull-rush last night, which was so prominent in his early UFC/PRIDE days.
PS: Why does Rogan always say:
"Werdum has improved so much in his striking under Rafael Cordeiro"?
He's been with Rafael the whole time, he was with him in this damn fight and all he had was some knees!?
Anyway, decent fight.
Worth a watch if you're a fan who wants some Fabricio positivity!
