Marquart got ground on for 15 hard minutes, so I wouldn't say he looked any worse than I'd expected if Sonnen was able to really apply his game, which he did spectacularly. I picked Marquart for the win and was suprised he lost, but I still say he tried hard and got in some good shots and a nice sub attempt or two. Just got beaten up...
Swick and Gracie were the two big disappointments for me. Swick looked very cautious and sloppy with his punches - way too many head-down-and-bowl-a-cricket-ball punches. Thiago looked great, though, and I take nothing away from him. Swick just never looked even close to winning the round/fight. And Gracie? Wow... Hope that was a major adrenaline dump and not that he took the fight lightly. Two more guys I'd picked for the competition - not a good event for me
I thought Torres was robbed in his fight. I gave him two rounds for sure and could understand a 3-0 decision. How all the judges gave it 2-1 Melvin, I wasn't sure at all. Will have to watch it again at some point.
Serra looked excellent, as did Davis and Couture. Danzig also looked good and very crisp - could still do with more punching power though. Sonnen was my performance of the event, although Maia's stand-up was excellent and very suprising, so ran it pretty close.
