We do our best to find the Bay Area or California ties here at SB Nation Bay Area, and there were five fighters with ties to California in action tonight at the Ultimate Fighting Championship "UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort "card. But first, a quick summary of the main explosive event because I'm a sucker for MMA. Vitor Belfort is supposed to be the man who entered and serious to Silva in the standup. It was the first great striker that Silva will face at some point.
Yes about that.
In fact, it was pretty close. Belfort actually looked at first like you're going to give Silva a run for their money. They have not been involved for about two minutes, and when they did, Belfort seems to make the best of it. Belfort connected with a kick, and then actually pulled off a coup before Silva combined reversed. The two stood in front of us and then ... Silva movies leg in the air and lands of the most profane front kick to the face I've ever seen. Belfort falls and Silva as he no longer going to wait to get up but then drops a bit more Belfort and Silva realizes the fight is over. The swarm, land a few blows and removed.
All I can say is "Wow!" I've never seen a front kick, someone unaware they basically do well, especially someone like Vitor Belfort. That is the strength of Anderson Silva, however, striking is its unconventional way, I do not know where something is coming. Just brutal.
Star split
Kyle Kingsbury, a native of Sunnyvale, California, and fighting out of San Jose, won his fight in the domain of fashion. Dropped a beautiful Ricardo Romero left hand while trying to escape being pinned against the cage, and was surrounded immediately before the fight was stopped. It was the third straight Kingsbury, all in the UFC.
Things are not going so well for Gabe Ruediger although in his fight with the British striker Paul Taylor. Rueda, a native of Topanga Canyon, CA (fighting out of Van Nuys, CA) was completely dominated by the impressive Taylor ultra-precise, and in the second round succumbed to a vicious one-two combo with a missing head to finish things.
Antonio Banuelos, a native of Tulare, California, and the struggle of Arroyo Grande, CA was completely frustrated by the remarkable style based on a reach advantage crazy former champion Miguel Angel Torres. Banuelos was unable to obtain a short distance from the most fought and lost a unanimous decision.
The most impressive victory for a California wine for Chad Mendes Sacramento, CA. Michihiro Omigawa Mendes faced a highly touted fighter from Japan, and dominated it through three rounds. Mendes used to clear, beating Omigawa hurt in the second round and never seemed to recover. Add to that a fighting game top Japanese fighters have yet to overcome, and Mendes now I approach a future titleshot against featherweight champion Jose Aldo.
2-2 for children in California tonight, folks.
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