Unaired Prelims - UFC 83
Typically these are up by the time I get home from the bar, but they are just getting to them now. Only 2 are available for download as of now, I'll give my thoughts and continue to update as they become available.
Cain Velasquez vs. Brad Morris - Not much to this one, Cain caught Morris with a left hook early, stayed calm and pounded him out in various positions over the next minute or so. Mazzagati should have stopped it much earlier than he did, Morris took some serious shots. Impressed with Cain so far though.
Demian Maia vs. Ed Herman - All I can say is wow about this one. Maia is brilliant on the ground. Decent takedowns, absolutely seamless transitions from position to position, and sub attempt to sub attempt, a beautiful thing to watch. He began to gas towards the end of the first, and looked a bit sloppy in the second, but that didn't stop him from slapping on an omaplata and transitioning to a failed triangle attempt. Herman was gassed a bit as well from defending, and the 2nd triangle was a winner. If Maia steps up his strength and conditioning program a bit, he'll be damn hard to beat.
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