The categorical eventuality of UFC 130 upon May twenty-eight in Las Vegas, Nevada was ostensible to be a classical striker vs. grappler match-up, Quinton Rampage Jackson vs. Matt Hamill.
And whilst both fighters did what they could to levy their diversion upon a other, it was in conclusion Rampage Jackson who was means to keep a quarrel station with a small of a most appropriate takedown invulnerability he’s shown in years.
It helped which Hamill was telegraphing his shots … as good as not environment them up with punches.
He did stay in parsimonious as good as sell with a clumsy Jackson, though paid for it mightily. By a finish of a opening frame, Hamill was cut as good as obviously overmatched.
Wrestling might be a most appropriate bottom for MMA, though it won’t assistance a flicker over if it’s a saved fighting match.
Heading in to a event, a light heavyweight pretension design was pale as good as unclear. Speculation was prevalent which possibly Lyoto Machida or Jackson would be a subsequent male to plea 205-pound kingpin Jon Jones.Then Dana White put an finish to all that, creation transparent prior to a categorical label went live which if “Rampage” was to better Hamill — as good as come divided full of health — he would be awarded a pretension shot.
Mission achieved … upon both ends.
Hamill was game, eating copiousness of punches as good as knees upon a approach to a judges scorecards. But he mounted subsequent to no offense as good as offering really small in a approach of defense, as well.
The subject right away becomes — will White have a shift of heart as good as confirm to give Machida a pretension shot over Jackson? The disapprove birds which done their voice listened in a loss seconds of this quarrel had to have been listened by Dana White, shrill as good as clear.
Who deserves it more? “Rampage” or “The Dragon?”
