UFC Replay: Friday's Jackson Vs. Jardine, Brown Vs. Sell, And Carwin Vs. Gonzaga

I actually missed the first time this was shown. I had to work, and that sucked. But I caught the replay today...I finally had time three days after the event originally aired to catch it, which is extremely unheard of.

There were some things that really got my attention here. I found out that I had greatly underestimated Shane Carwin. I knew he was good, and I knew that he could beat Gonzaga. I honestly thought this fight was so closely matched that it would go to decision.

I was shocked that Rampage did not knock out Jardine, but I think Jardine is a joke. He does have a crazy style that is hard to time, but he has a chin made of recycled Christmas ornaments. I'm sure everyone has dropped one of those on the carpet and watched it shatter.

Jason Day took the pacifist route again and got pounded, so maybe he didn't throw the fight against Bisping. In any case, he just doesn't belong.

And finally, Matt Brown gave me the biggest surprise of the night. When I think of Brown, I think about the guy that made a big deal about a $5 can of Skoal getting ruined. If the TUF house provides alcohol for him, I am sure they would pick up a new can of dip for you. I admit I thought he was an a-hole redneck.

Redneck, yes. A-hole, not quite. Not only did Matt Brown want the fight stopped once he noticed that Pete Sell was not quite there anymore, he went to the extent of throwing his arms out to show referee Yves Levigne that the fight is over, so stop it.

He even showed a blend of disgust and anger after the fight was stopped, confronting Yves and yelling "come on" at him.  Then, during the interview, he kept talking about how tough his opponent was and how he didn't want to punish Sell any more than he deserved...which was enough to stop the fight. 

The turning point in my mind that actually turned me to a fan was when he said "When you train with the guys I do...". This took the spotlight off of himself and gave it to the rest of his camp, a group of nice guys that only want to do enough damage to win the fight.

Matt Brown is officially a nice guy now who had enough of the childish antics at the TUF house and had a bad night. On this competition, though, he had a good night, and I'm only sorry I missed it the first time.