Noons destroys Gurgel but did he land different strokes illegal?

 

Jorge Gurgel has had a bad habit of hitting with strikers. A brilliant Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, he did not suffer devastating consequences until this evening. Gurgel of Noons K.J. game and nearly banged your head off. In the first three minutes of struggle, Gurgel has been marked by 20-of-44 shots. It is only made worse from there. Noons eliminated almost Gurgel with a left hook at the end of the first. Then at the beginning of the second, he finished quickly when he landed a bad combination with right straight, followed by a left hook. Kerry Hatley Referee stopped the fight at 0: 19 of second Noons giving the victory, but was not without controversy.

Once Noons fell Gurgel, tried to Hatley to save Gurgel. The REF hesitated so Noons downloaded with three more left on Gurgel helpless. Then as the official carnage listlessly moved to stop the fight, Noons delivered a right knee. A problem, Gurgel was still on the soil. The blow was clearly illegal.Showtime Mauro Ranallo screeched color entry in protest. Apparently, Texas officials decided the knee was legal or simply not seeing it.

 

When Gus Johnson of Showtime entered the cage he probed Noons with four questions but shied away from him asking the illegal strike (pictured).

"Jorge is great adversary," said Noons (9-1). "He was to stay away from my hands trying to me enter into his gameplan but I instinct killer".

At the end of the first there was also a question about left hook that almost eliminated Gurgel (13-7).Showtime never shown a playback with sound.It seemed that the punch landed as the bell sounded.Ranallo and others thought that it may have come only after the Bell.

In all, 41-Noons landed of-80 strikes while Gurgel was just 21-of-67. Clearly, Noons landed the heaviest blows. Gurgel was bleeding around both the eyes and nose. he could barely stand at the end of the fight was noons of face markings.

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Davis on Boxing MMA: Toney has little shot and not a UFC Fighter Noons

Waiting for UFC 118, Boxer versus grappler was talking all week long. James Toney will try to pull the upset Randy Couture. But don't forget that the Charter has Marcus Davis vs. Nate Diaz. If there's someone who understands how difficult the transition is from ring to the cage, it is Davis.

Once upon a time was in position of Toney Davis.No, he was never on the level that Toney was in boxing, but after 18 attacks pro wearing gloves large, Davis moved to MMA. having a single legitimate weapon, Davis was above her head during season 2 of "The Ultimate Fighter".

"There's nothing that James Toney to Randy Couture can do other than punch him and knocking him out," Davis said hardcore sports radio (audio). "He is basically going into this fight one-dimensional completely."

"Randy will do what he wants to do for him," Davis said."There's five ranges of fight-kicking, punching, abundance, and fight ground grappling. Those are five different ways in which a fight can be fought and all Randy has to do is stop punching range. That's it! And that is easy to do, especially for someone, when this is all they do ever ".

Davis knows first hand what it's like bringing so few weapons to the Octagon. It was so bad for him on 2 TUF and then the final 2 TUF, was close to walk away from the sport.And that was against the prospects MMA. Toney is facing a 13-year veteran of the sport.

"His first professional MMA fight, his first one, is going to be against one of the great," said Davis."Who like me just jump in professional basketball and a game of one-on-one against Michael Jordan.It is not only gonna happen. "

It is a bit of an exaggeration, but you get the point.

Toney spoke also faced Brock Lesnar if he wins on Saturday night and it is said that he is still a boxing career balancing. Davis said it is not possible.Then host Mauro Ranallo threw out Strikeforce fighter as example K.J. Noons. Noons (10-2 MMA) he also boxed professionally 13 times. Davis, wasn't impressed.

"If he came at UFC in Division 155-pound, he'd eaten and spitting out. He didn't make it here," Davis said. "He wouldn't be able to come and fight MMA, box, and won't happen ".

In addition to pro boxing career, Davis and Toney share another thing in common, both celebrated a birthday on Tuesday. Davis, 37 said that he expects a better birthday present on Saturday night that Toney, 42, will always be.

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