Well we are into Sunday morning now, and that can mean a lot of things. One thing that it means, and something I am not fond of, is that the weekend is almost over. As sad as that is, at least Saturday made for a great sporting day.
WEC 48: Aldo vs Faber turned out to be a success. The debut Pay-Per-View event for UFC's sister company lived up to its expectations. In my opinion anyway. The headline bout for the featherweight title went the distance, with Jose Aldo getting the decision over Urijah Faber. Faber the former champ, and WEC legend was dominated by the 23 year old Brazilian phenom for the entire fight. Aldo landed his leg kicks at will and basically chopped Faber down until he could barely walk. The leg kicks were so devastating that after the third round was over, Faber was carried into his corner. Then in the fourth Aldo caught Faber in a crucifix and pounded him with strikes for over a minute. Urijah Faber, as always, showed his heart and stuck it out before his hometown Sacramento crowd. I think many expected Aldo to win, but maybe not that convincingly. The win however just went to show how dominant the Brazilian truly is.
Also on the card, the Lightweight title was up for grabs with the rematch between Ben Henderson and Donald Cerrone. Henderson (the champion) won via submission from a guiotene choke early in the first round. The first matchup between these two was a five round war that resulted in being MMA's fight of the year in 2009. Many believed Donald Cerrone should have been awarded that fight, but tonight's outcome left little doubt. Cerrone, the former bull rider, and nicknamed the Cowboy, will be going back to his New Mexico ranch wondering what went wrong, as I am sure after the first fight he felt that the title could have been well within his reach tonight. Instead, Henderson remains the champion.
As shocking as the quick finish in the Henderson/Cerrone fight was, the most shocking moment of the night came not from the Pay-Per-View card, but instead the nationally telivised preliminary fight card aired on Spike TV. After numerous entertaining fights on the free card, the last before the Pay-Per-View event started was without question the fight of the night, and could be one of the greatest fights of all time. Leonard Garcia and Korean, Chan Sung Jung put on a show for the capacity crowd in Sacramento's Arco Arena. More importantly, they put on a show for millions watching at home for free on Spike TV. After basically exchanging blow for blow for all three five minute rounds, Garcia ended up being the winner by split decision. Garcia actually suffered a broken hand during the fight, but fought through it to earn the victory. Both fighters were caught with several vicious shots, but neither would quit until the final bell sounded. Even though Leonard Garcia was declared the winner, there were truly no losers in this one, as MMA fans can agree, they put on a show for the ages. That being the most shocking thing of the night to me, being one of the pre-lim fights ended up outshining the several big name Main Card acts.
Also rounding out the day....
Kevin Durant and the Thunder even the series with the Lakers back at two games apiece behind a strong bench performance. Final score being 110-89.
Brandon Roy made his return late for the Trailblazers, who ended up getting the win over the Phoenix Suns, and tying the series 2-2.
The Orlando Magic once again outlast the Charlotte Bobcats, setting them up for a potential sweep. They lead the series 3-0.
Also around the NBA, the surprising young Milwaukee Bucks win their first playoff game against the Atlanta Hawks, but still trail 2-1 in the series.
In football news, the biggest being the wrap up of the NFL Draft. This year was the first year of the new three day draft format, and for the first time in years the draft will not conclude on Sunday evening. For a complete run down of the draft you can see the picks here... http://www.nfl.com/draft/2010
In the Bluegrass, the most important football news without a doubt was today's Spring Blue-White game, and former Wildcats going in the draft. Among those to hear their names called were Corey Peters, Trevard Lindley, and John Conner. Not drafted, but signing free agent deals were running back Alfonso Smith, and O-Lineman Justin Jefferies. As for the Blue-White game, RB Donald Russell impressed with his 118 yards and two touchdowns. Thus showing Cat fans that Locke and Cobb may not be the only playmakers we see on offense next season. As for the defense, as expected, Danny Trevathan stepped up and did what we expect Danny Trevathan to do. After the loss of Micah Johnson, his play will be crucial in continuing the success Kentucky's defense saw last year. As stated earlier, to no surprise the race for the starting QB job will venture on into the summer. Some may consider Redshirt freshman Ryan Mossakowski to be the dark horse, but I look for him to at least see the field if not win the starting job. Kids got a great arm, and a great feel for the game.
Of course there was some playoff hockey and baseball going on today, but if your on here looking for hockey updates you may not want to come back. As far as baseball goes, I love it, but in a sport that sees 162 regular season games, not much to really say. You want the scores? Well look to your Sunday paper in the morning. :) Although seeing that cat from the Reds chuck the ball into the stands with only two outs was pretty funny, not too mention seeing two base runners get picked off by the pitcher. But with the way the Cubs have played this season, I really cannot say much.
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