World Sport News

September

George Pierre makes another title defense in 25 minutes of dull action, Lyoto Machida sends Randy Couture retired in transit through the knockout, and Wladimir Klitschko David Haye can not look back, will fight or not. The most interesting thing a week from the world of boxing and mixed martial arts in our material.

Battle of two of the greatest fighters of our time, and even for the championship belt, a priori can not be boring. Fighting peer competitors are usually not amenable to logic, can end unexpectedly at any moment, they are spectacular and are kept in suspense until the last second. This happens almost always.

UFC championship fight between George September Pierre and Jake Shields before leaving rivals in the Octagon promised to be an incredibly sad sight and fully justified “expectation”. Despite the fact that Saint Pierre one of the three best fighters in the world, and the most titled Shields Strikeforce representative in the history of the organization and one of the few who actually could qualify for Time GSP, the battle scenario was clear, did not promise dramatic plot twists and unexpected solutions.

September

Pierre pragmatist pragmatists and of too cherishes the championship to take risks. Shields could beat Pierre in September only on the ground or accidental release. Actually, these two proposals lined up 25 minutes of boredom. The main thing is if the UFC round lasted an hour, George would not risk an hour, if two hours – then two o'clock gloom.

“in September of Pierre pragmatist pragmatists too cherishes the championship to take risks”

Course, Shields could not move the fight to the ground, of course commonplace in September Pierre scored in a construction site, where it is clearly stronger. Jeb, side, steps back, kick to the body, roundhouse kicks to diversity retreat. Well, one single haykik. Spreading these phrases a dozen times at random, will receive all of September Pierre for 25 minutes.

With all that has managed to knock out George Shields and his eyes bleed from the nose. Here are just two strokes but nothing interesting showed no Jake. He was not allowed.

Belt remained at St. Pierre. It seems that if UFC will not be able to arrange a fight between Anderson Silva and George, to wait for something interesting to welterweight in the next couple of years, it is not necessary.

Fight Randy Couture, and Lyoto Machida intrigued a lot more than in September Pierre Shields. There were two former champion UFC, and Couture for this was the last out in the octagon, in any case, while Machida third consecutive failure would mean dismissal. But before meeting with Mauricio Rua Lyoto had exemplary stats: 16 wins, 0 losses. In general, a loss would mean an ignominious withdrawal for a nice fighter. Machida for more.

Motivation and the age difference, or rather the age of Couture (47 years), took their toll. Machida was much faster in the first round well met Randy deuce, after his knee hit the hull, but at the very beginning of the second and effectively ended the fight without question. Couture bought into a false move, and Machida left foot was in the right jaw. Fashion now frontkik again decided the outcome of the fight.

Couture defeated in its thirtieth anniversary this fight in the UFC and is now able to engage in peaceful activities, and Machida, after almost a year of oblivion begins a new upward path.

“Couture has lost in its thirtieth anniversary in the fight UFC ”

***

Wladimir Klitschko David Haye met face to face on the TV channel HBO and habitually insulted each other. Hay said he was more interesting to look at paint drying than fighting a Ukrainian Klitschko called a coward and a Briton said he did not believe in the reality of the upcoming fight, until he sees David in the ring.

Couple of days later, Nikolai Valuev suggested that Klitschko is afraid for good reason: “I believe that this fight will not take place, including for financial reasons. Haye is well aware of the danger situation. Since he agreed to box Klitschko only on very favorable for his conditions. It may be his last fight Haye in the rank of world champion “.

And two days later appeared in the press with news headlines “Fight Klitschko, David Haye in jeopardy.” The fact is that scheduled for last week's press conference was canceled. Representatives of Klitschko did not comment on it. Only a spokesman for the British said that the parties “necessary to clarify some issues”, and the Hay on Twitter wrote that he does not believe in the abolition of the battle.

In general, or this is another PR stunt, or indeed any battle will not be. Neither one nor the other not surprised.

Vasily Bogachev, Down-the-line.com

http://www.down-the-line.com