Scott's Blog of Doom Presents: The Complete UFC Rants by Scott Keith

Author:Scott Keith [Keith, Scott]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Wrestling, Martial arts, Individual Sports, vl-wrestling, Sports & Outdoors
Amazon: B008FHJBMS
Published: 2012-06-27T07:00:00+00:00

The Ultimate Fighting Championship 24: First Defense!

- Live from Lake Charles, LA

- Your hosts are Mike Goldberg & Jeff Blatnick.

Lightweights: Jens Pulver v. David Velasquez

The big hype here is that Velasquez is trained by Frank Shamrock, but this is a far bigger debut for his opponent. I'd actually recommend Pulver's autobiography "Little Evil", it's quite an interesting read. He went through a lot of crap in his life leading up to this moment. Pulver is the first of many Pat Miletich trainees who went on to dominate.

Velasquez comes in with a leg kick, but Pulver catches a high kick attempt and FLATTENS him with a right, then passes the guard with ease and just unloads with ground and pound. Velasquez survives by getting to the fence and pulling himself up, but Pulver gets him in a clinch and throws. Pulver lets up, then hooks him up again and alternates the devastating hook with muay thai knees. I am astonished that this guy is still standing. Pulver finally runs out of bloodlust and takes it to the ground in side control, then gets full mount and decides to further mess up Velasquez' face. He tries an armbar as the round expires. That's as clear a 10-8 round as you'll ever see.

Round two and Pulver takes him down with a headlock/legsweep combo (with a move that would be called an STO in the world of pro wrestling), hooking in an arm triangle on the mat as a result. He switches to full mount and fires at will, and Big John finally has mercy and stops it at 2:41. Good, fast-paced fight.

Lightweights: Tiki v. Bob Cook

Tiki is a trainee of Tito Ortiz, while Bob Cook is a trainee of Frank Shamrock. So yeah, they're still crossing their fingers and hoping. I don't care how tough someone is, "Tiki" is a fucking stupid name. Tiki charges in and runs into Cook's knees , and they take it to the mat. We get some crazy work there, as Cook tries an armbar from the bottom and Tiki picks him up and swings him around to break. I've never seen that before. They trade more wild shots and it's back to the mat with Tiki on top. They trade knees standing as neither guy has any kind of defense whatsoever. This is like the early UFC fights. Cook pulls guard to get it on the ground again, but they stand it up and throw down again. It's incredibly sloppy fighting but there's a certain entertainment to it, no doubt. How do you even score it? I'll say 10-9 for Cook but I'll be gobsmacked if there's not a decision in this fight.

Round two and they trade wild shots again before Tiki pulls guard, but Cook quickly gets full mount. Great moment as Blatnick notes that full mount is the second-worst position in MMA, with the worst being giving up your back to escape. And sure enough, Tiki rolls over as if on cue and gives up the back, allowing Cook to finish with a rear naked choke at 1:40.

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