Rick Story has not had much luck against Thiago Alves, yesterday evening (May 28, 2011) 130 UFC main card.
But apparently someone forgot to say "The horror" that he would lose.
In one remains the most entertaining of the night, truck outwrestled Washington native and surprising outs of his Brazilian colleague to get away with a win by unanimous decision.
How did Southern Oregon University standout wrestler drawing angry?
Our fight is a complete breakdown after the jump.
Star split
The first five seconds, fight, Rick Story Thiago Alves was forced to head a "major takedown. Alves to reach his feet, but the college wrestler, had locked in the clinch and knees, kicked out his legs and short hooks behind the clinch.
Story to continue to wallow in the loop with the hook and pressure from Brazil with efforts to dismantle and melee attacks. This attack method never allowed to settle and bright Alves find his rhythm. It also keeps the fear of withdrawal from the back of mind when Alves was able to throw something important.
Frustrated Alves also tried his takedowns, which is the story behind her temporarily in the second round, but it was not enough to win a round of history has been ruthless in his aggressiveness, sew together the cage and punishing hooks. Alves continued to position themselves badly, when the story to support it in a cage and shoot takedowns along the fence. Clinch disappear completely, "Pitbull" power.
Alves has recovered finally in the third round, but not pull the trigger and move when history was injured and did enough damage to offset the loss of the first two rounds. Perhaps the first two rounds outgrappled were on the back of the head, but was puzzled look. Even UFC president Dana White was disappointed with the performance of American Top Team fighter, saying he "could not believe what Alves is not in the third."
When all is said and done, Story drew a 29-28 unanimous decision all three judges scorecards'.
To Thiago Alves, which must be disappointing. It was really hoping to return to the first division and he looked back on track against John Howard in the UFC 124, but just do not have an answer to the offensive attack and take the pressure history of the impactor. Surprisingly, it was also the fifth fight right to go to a decision for moving forward.
Alves lost his mentality is to finish? He must dig deep within themselves and find. He can not afford a loss, having now lost three of his last four fights. It feeds the average level of a boy his next UFC fight, but Zuffa brass probably will not be affected, unless they can pull off.
Rick Story should be on the roof of the world right now. He gave Johny Hendricks his first career loss to Ultimate Final 12 and now he's gone and taken a consensus among the five welterweight in the world.
History has certainly risen to a higher level in terms of their status in the 170 lbs division. Expect him to be given a serious contender for his next fight to see exactly how it really is. Maybe even a star like Jake Ellenberger increase would be a revenge for his day before the UFC, or someone like BJ Penn, Josh Koscheck and Jake Shields, to see if this fight was a fluke or not.
Regardless, history has made its mark in the division and ready for what is thrown at him next time.
What do you think of "The horror of" performance? Is he a legitimate candidate?
