I've highlight a few things: Overall good assessment.
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Originally Posted by Gygax
Due to the quick stoppages, we then saw the prelim fight between Richard Crunkilton and Sergio Gomez. I've always been a fan of Crunkilton, but IMO this was not his best effort.
The co-Main Event was next with Chael Sonnen taking on late replacement Bryan Baker. ... The only thing I didn't like was comments from Chael about being a rare fighter under Zuffa contract who will fight anyone, anytime.
Finally, the WEC light heavyweight championship was on the line between champ Doug Marshall and challenger Brian Stann. ... The left hook that dropped Marshall was nasty.
In a way, this WEC event was a step back in terms of excitement from the previous events under Zuffa management.
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I got home late, so I won't comment on the early match ups.
Crunkilton/Gomez fight was great. One problem I really had is that Gomez could not mount any attack while on his back. You could read it in his face that he was just begging the ref to stand them back up. If Gomez could have prevented the take down I think he would've been able to pull a TKO victory.
Sonnen/Baker - I thought Sonnen was
very humble in victory. He showed a lot of class towards Baker, especially talking about his potential. Overall, the fight really was a lose/lose match up for Sonnen and he still took it.
Marshall/Stann - Awesome fight. Definitely did not disappoint. At first I didn't even see the left hook from Stann. It looked like Marshall dropped for no reason.
Overall, I would have to agree with everything you said. The fights were good, but not as great as some previous cards.
Pulver/Faber is gonna be awesome though.
WEC may be my favorite org as well
