2010 Bloody Elbow Reader Awards: Fight of the Mid-Year
by Mike Fagan on Jul 29, 2010 5:00 PM EDT
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I missed the first two rounds of this fight live. The Chicago Blackhawks had defeated the Nashville Predators in game 5 of their quarterfinal series earlier in the day (it was the miracle comeback in which Kane tied the game shorthanded in the third and Hossa put in the winner in overtime). In my hockey rage and an addiction to digital pucks, I hopped on the ol' XBox 360 for a few games of NHL 10 while I waited for the Aldo vs. Faber pay-per-view to start.
Now, to be fair, I loaded up a questionable stream of the prelim fights on my laptop while I played. I am an MMA journalist afterall. I just let my ears passively pick up the action.
Mike and Joe seemed incredibly excited from the get-go. I glanced over to the fight from time-to-time, but still had no intention of putting down my sticks.
I knew I made a mistake when the hyperbole didn't die down through two rounds. I finished my game, checked out the third round, and hoped it would make the pay-per-view show, so I wouldn't look like an asshole.
Fortunately for me, the Zuffa production staff wanted to milk this one for all it was worth.
I won't bore you with a description of the fight. Just go watch it.
Full voting results after the break.
| Fight | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
| Garcia vs. Jung | 30 | 4 | 4 | 166 |
| Leben vs. Akiyama | 8 | 19 | 8 | 105 |
| Lesnar vs. Carwin | 8 | 3 | 6 | 55 |
| Hominick vs. Jabouin | 4 | 5 | 3 | 38 |
| Condit vs. MacDonald | 3 | 5 | 7 | 37 |
| Bonnar vs. Soszynski | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Munoz vs. Grove | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Nogueira vs. Brilz | 3 | 9 | ||
| Varner vs. Shalorus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Rua vs. Machida | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Evans vs. Jackson | 2 | 6 | ||
| Team Gracie vs. Team Mayhem | 1 | 5 | ||
| Aldo vs. Faber | 1 | 5 | ||
| Lawlor vs. Simpson | 1 | 5 | ||
| Werdum vs. Emelianenko | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Filipovic vs. Barry | 4 | 4 | ||
| W. Silva vs. Bisping | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Stephens vs. Stout | 1 | 3 | ||
| Sotiropoulos vs. Stevenson | 1 | 3 | ||
| A. Silva vs. Maia | 1 | 3 | ||
| Imada vs. Vanier | 1 | 1 | ||
| Koscheck vs. Daley | 1 | 1 | ||
| Le vs. Smith | 1 | 1 | ||
| Diaz vs. Zaromskis | 1 | 1 | ||
| Nelson vs. Struve | 1 | 1 | ||
| Doerksen vs. Lawlor | 1 | 1 | ||
| Pellegrino vs. Camoes | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sonnen vs. Marquardt | 1 | 1 | ||
| Franklin vs. Liddell | 1 | 1 | ||
| Leben vs. Simpson | 1 | 1 |
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Lesnar v. Carwin...
That was a god awful fight.
Bob Arum thinks I'm a white Nazi skinhead even though I'm a brown grad student (with hair)
No dudes...
it was an awful fight. It wasn’t particularly exciting, was technically mediocre and one of the fighters gassed/adrenaline dumped/gave up. I don’t see how it’s anywhere on this list.
Bob Arum thinks I'm a white Nazi skinhead even though I'm a brown grad student (with hair)
It was a VERY exciting fight. Comeback of the half year in my opinion without a doubt.
This is like IWC workrate obsessed Snowden-esque opinions.
There's no depth to my shallowness.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 29, 2010 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Man don't you know the MMA online nerds are just like the IWC nerds
in SOOOOOOOOOO many ways
Called it before the fight:
Cardio - The BIG question. Does Shane Carwin have cardio? He's never gone past the first round. His muscle mass is astounding and we all know that with all that muscle comes a need for the heart to pump fresh oxygenated blood to keep them from building lactic acid. He does train up in the thin air of Colorado, so that can't do anything but help. However, we have seen him pretty winded after a 1st round fight. Adrenaline dump or cardio problems? We won't find out the answer to that until someone takes him out of the first round.
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 29, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
The "X" Factor
I thought it was exciting and it was significant even if it was terrible for the reasons you mentioned.
To my knowledge, there was no specific criteria given for us to consider when voting.
The Gargia/Jung fight was sloppy as hell, but it was exciting, and it won the contest.
by RearNakedSpank on Jul 29, 2010 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
this
Seriously, how could anyone not have been on the edge of their seat for those entire 9 minutes?
There's no depth to my shallowness.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 29, 2010 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
if you watched that fight live
you thought it was an awesome fight. end of discussion. if you didn’t you hate puppies, rainbows, and freedom.
AMERICA
by Body Triangle on Jul 30, 2010 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Garcia/Jung was entertaining but not technical
Brock/Lesnar saw Brock stunned for the first time, Carwin going into the 2nd for the first time, and Brock getting a sub win for the first time. That was such a great fight with a dramatic finish.
What sucked about Garcia/Jung was the outcome, as Garcia clearly lost the fight but the judges saw something else.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
I disagree wholeheartedly.
But it’s your opinion, ludakris(nowden)h.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
by SSreporters on Jul 29, 2010 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
beat you to it.
There's no depth to my shallowness.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 29, 2010 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Sloppiness, yes...
but they were exciting as hell. But maybe it’s just me. I didn’t enjoy the fight at all.
Bob Arum thinks I'm a white Nazi skinhead even though I'm a brown grad student (with hair)
everyone bitches about everything
Machida Rua 1? Too technical, bad fight.
Garcia Jung? Too sloppy, bad fight
Lesnar Carwin? Not super technical, not super sloppy, bad fight.
I’m surrounded by a bunch of bitches frankly. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!
by Body Triangle on Jul 30, 2010 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Whose bitching. I’m just surprised it’s on the list and I was wondering what others saw in it. If you can’t deal with the fact that I have an opinion then tough luck buddy boy. Find a hole in which to vent and stay there. That way everybody you know will have exactly the same opinion as your highness.
Bob Arum thinks I'm a white Nazi skinhead even though I'm a brown grad student (with hair)
you're bitching
i mean honestly i didn’t mean the comment to be directed completely at you…sorry about that. But you did say “they were exciting as hell” but “you didn’t enjoy the fight at all”. What the hell…how can a fight be exciting as hell but you didn’t enjoy it. Do you not enjoy being excited?
by Body Triangle on Jul 30, 2010 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
You seem to have misunderstood me. Judonerd said…
The other top two also involved some serious gassing and subsequent sloppiness.
…which is what I was talking about when I said that they were sloppy and exciting as hell. I said I didn’t enjoy the Lesnar/Carwin fight at all. Brock’s comeback was a very commendable performance, but to say it had nothing to do with Carwin’s poor performance is a stretch.
Bob Arum thinks I'm a white Nazi skinhead even though I'm a brown grad student (with hair)
I loved Machida Rua because the technicality. I enjoyed Garcia Jung but wasn’t captivated. Lesnar Carwin was a superb example of heart and the brink of defeat but it wasn’t the bleeding edge of MMA. Regardless, sloppiness isn’t always bad, and gassing isn’t always bad, because we get to see how a fighter reacts when his body is breaking or giving up on him.
Why do you feel so responsible for how everyone else is reacting to these fights? Do you need our approval?
While I understand Sung/Garcia being as high as it is on that list, I don’t see how Carwin/Lesnar is so far above a fight like Machida/Rua.
I do however disagree with you when it comes to gassing. I don’t think a fighter at that level of competition should gas.
I don’t feel responsible for other’s opinions but I do feel that some people are excessively radical in their opinions and reactions. I didn’t enjoy the Carwin/Lesnar fight as much as you guys did and it seems to stoke an almost unbridled hatred which puzzles and somewhat amuses me. I think most of us are of a reasonable age (going by Black Lesnar’s poll) and yet far too many conversations degrade into juvenile mud-slinging. Am I missing something here?
Bob Arum thinks I'm a white Nazi skinhead even though I'm a brown grad student (with hair)
Team Gracie vs. Team Mayhem
To whomever submitted that, well played.
by kid_eh on Jul 29, 2010 5:03 PM EDT reply actions 7 recs
Ha, I missed that. Thanks for pointing it out.
"Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe."
- Frank Zappa
by grizzlyatoms on Jul 29, 2010 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Garcia vs Jung
Will be mentioned on fight on the decade lists, not just fight of the year.
Plus, it gave us this
Jeremiah Johnson, Cageside Seats
@J_JohnsonMMA
by Jeremiah Johnson. on Jul 29, 2010 5:05 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
For name?
Jeremiah Johnson is my real name. I guess my dad was a badass.
Jeremiah Johnson, Cageside Seats
@J_JohnsonMMA
by Jeremiah Johnson. on Jul 29, 2010 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
The movie he named you after was bad ass
When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail." - Jack Burton
by donkeypunch on Jul 29, 2010 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Garcia v Jung reminded me of...
…two junior high kids, blindfolded and boxing.
Funny and entertaining, but not what I would ever call Fight of the Year.
No votes for FOTN at UFC 111, Rodney Wallace vs. Jared Hamman?
Oh yeah, that’s right, that fight fucking sucked. Miller vs. Bocek and Pellegrino vs. Camoes were both so much better and they got screwed because STANDANDBANGSTANDANDBANG pays the bills. “Stand up and do karate you queers!”
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by pdl on Jul 29, 2010 5:11 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
damn
There's no depth to my shallowness.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 29, 2010 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
Miller vs Bocek was an awesome fight, so was Camoes vs Pellegrino. I felt bad that they lost out on that payday, especially to such a mediocre fight.
"Caol Uno was like Mutoh. He developed into a star overseas and then returned to his home country a much bigger deal. Dokojanuse Mishima is like Kobashi because they both do moonsaults. Don Frye is like Stan Hansen because they are both fat dumb rednecks with mustaches." - Jonathan Snowden
by RagingNoodles on Jul 29, 2010 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I won't tell Dana, but he would be very mad.
Now, to be fair, I loaded up a questionable stream of the prelim fights on my laptop while I played. I am an MMA journalist afterall. I just let my ears passively pick up the action.
That fight was free on Spike anyway.
What would he be mad about?
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
Who are some of these people?
Koscheck/Daley? Silva/Maia? Nelson/Struve?
Definition of “FOTY” must be warped.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
Silva/Maia was me.And, yes, I am def warped.
I hope Silva goes out and punks Chael just the same way.
by Gerrymanderer on Jul 29, 2010 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Admittedly
I was entertained for the first couple of rounds, but after pumping Silva up to all the people that were watching with me, I got a little embarassed. Even they knew he was obviously on another level from Maia, but they just kept asking me “If he’s so great, why don’t he just go in for the kill?”
"Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe."
- Frank Zappa
by grizzlyatoms on Jul 29, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Man, I completely forgot...
About the can of awesome that was Hominick vs Jabouin. Honestly, I kinda wish Hominick hadn’t been able to finish – There’s a possibility they could have been higher on the list if it had gone to decision.
"Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe."
- Frank Zappa
That was an absolute war. Sad the main event was a let down.
Varner/Shalorus was marred by a wave of crotch kicks by the latter.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
To me that was card of the year if not for the main event.
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by Worldisart on Jul 29, 2010 8:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I’m also surprised the Sot vs Stevenson didn’t get more votes…WTF?
"Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe."
- Frank Zappa
Too much GROUNDANDGRAPPLE
Not enough STANDANDBANG
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
Don't you mean...
Too much DONGTRIBBING?
"Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe."
- Frank Zappa
by grizzlyatoms on Jul 29, 2010 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't think it was very competitive. It was just Joe getting raped for 3 rounds,
Bonnar/K-Sos is good.
And I have it as a toss up between Garcia/Jung and Leben/Akiama
Ride the Tiger!
by doonerthesooner on Jul 29, 2010 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Sure, but it let us see just how badass Sot really is.
"Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe."
- Frank Zappa
by grizzlyatoms on Jul 29, 2010 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
not at all.
That fight isn’t nearly as one-sided as people act like. Joe won the last round too, if I recall.
by Broke Lesnar on Jul 30, 2010 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Slightly surprised Banuelos vs. Jorgensen did not spring up
I thought that was an excellent fight.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
That was another fight I had kinda forgotten about until I saw a replay on WEC Wrekcage the other day. Too many awesome fights on that card to remember ’em all.
"Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe."
- Frank Zappa
by grizzlyatoms on Jul 29, 2010 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Am I the only one here who likes WEC Wrekcage better than UFC Unleashed?
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
nope.
There's no depth to my shallowness.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 29, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, Wrekcage will show unaired prelims from TV events much, much, much more often than Unleashed.
"Caol Uno was like Mutoh. He developed into a star overseas and then returned to his home country a much bigger deal. Dokojanuse Mishima is like Kobashi because they both do moonsaults. Don Frye is like Stan Hansen because they are both fat dumb rednecks with mustaches." - Jonathan Snowden
by RagingNoodles on Jul 29, 2010 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Korean fighters FTW
Fuck China! Dana needs an office in Korea. The two best fights of the year feature Korean talent.
by Monyo on Jul 29, 2010 5:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
franklin / lidell?
nelson / struve?
etc?etc?etc?
At least Leben/Akiyama was #2. Should have been #1, as it had a wild finish, plenty of STANDANDBANG and GRABANDGRAPPLE…. either way, #2 is close enough.
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by Cory Braiterman on Jul 29, 2010 7:19 PM EDT reply actions
“I am an MMA journalist afterall”
Interesting definition of the term there Fagan.
by ufc4 on Jul 29, 2010 8:26 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
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