Here is a review for UFC 91 from MidwestsportsfanLast night’s UFC 91 was a solid event. The card was basically built around Brock Lesnar Vs Randy Couture for the UFC Heavyweight Title, but if you watched the event you definitely got your money’s worth with 9 matches televised and the majority of the main card not making it past the first round. I have watched a lot of UFC and I don’t think I can ever remember (this could be due to the booze) a Pay-Per-View which showed me almost the entire undercard.
First off I need to mention a new fighter has broken onto my “Must buy Pay-Per-View” list. We called him “Beard Guy”, but his god given name is Dustin Hazelett. He won me over by coming out to CCR’s Bad Moon Rising, then solidified his spot on my must-watch list by nearly breaking the arm of Tamdam McCroy with a reverse arm bar. Then, in the post fight interview, Hazelett told Joe Rogan his goal is to get the most “Submission of the Night” awards. This kid had me at CCR, but now I’m hooked.
In other awesomeness last night, Jeremy Stephens showed us all why HD is so important to professional fighting. The uppercut he landed on Rafael dos Anjos looked like it was straight out of a movie. The slow motion replay reminded me of that scene in Snatch where Brad Pitt’s character takes the uppercut and almost goes out for the night. Anjos’ face was whipped across his own head, the saliva flowing out his mouth while his eyes rolled a jackpot, and it showed why standard definition has no place in my UFC viewing.
While on the subject of slow motion replays, Garberial Gonzaga’s knockout on Josh Hendricks didn’t look like much until they replayed it. The near side replay it almost looks like Gonzaga’s fist hit Hendricks chin, then slid down to his shoulder and went through his body. It was sick.
Now of course, Kenny Florian fought tonight, and while he is on my “Must Buy PPV” list, it was pretty much by-the-numbers domination by Ken Flo. Nothing too spectacular about that fight.
Best fight of the night, according to my living room, saw Aaron Riley defeat Jorge Gurgel via unanimous decision. This was the only fight all night which went the distance. These two pounded the snot out of eachother and put in a hell of an effort. I’m glad the UFC was able to get this on the telecast.
Now we get to the main event. Brock Lesnar Vs. Randy Couture. For those who don’t know, Brock Lesnar was an NCAA wrestling champion and he held the WWE World Title on many occasions. Couture has been something of a 
Overall this was a solid event. We saw some some great jiu-jitsu, a few spectacular knockouts, and a changing of the guard. If you are at all interested in MMA I would suggest going out and finding a way to see this event.
Here is the match list for UFC 91 from MMA News-Matt Brown def. Ryan Thomas via Submission (armbar) at 0:57 of Round 2.
-Mark Bocek def. Alvin Robinson via Submission (rear naked choke) at 3:16 of Round 3.
-Jeremy Stephens def. Rafael Dos Anjos via KO (punch) at 0:39 of Round 3.
-Aaron Riley def. Jorge Gurgel via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) after 3 Rounds.
-Demian Maia def. Nate Quarry via Submission (rear naked choke) at 2:14 of Round 1.
-Gabriel Gonzaga def. Josh Hendricks via KO (punch) at 1:01 of Round 1.
-Dustin Hazelett def. Tamdan McCrory via Submission (armbar) at 3:59 of Round 1.
-Kenny Florian def. Joe Stevenson via Submission (rear naked choke) at 4:03 of Round 1.
-Brock Lesnar def. Randy Couture via TKO (strikes) at 2:54 of Round 2 to become the new UFC Heavyweight champion.
Here is the direct download for the PPV UFC 91.
