Classless

Don't get me wrong...I love a little bad blood in the cage. It makes for interesting pre-fight hype and post-fight pressers. I am usually the last person to condemn a fighter for dirty moves. In fact, I'm a fan of Pele and Gilbert Yvel...I think a little Brock Lesnar/Frank Mir tension is entertainment at its best...but come on Ariel Gandulla.

The guy puts his thumb in Mike Bernhard's eye. You can let it slide once. It happens with open fingered gloves. Then he hits his opponent low. Careful now...one more and you're a dirty fighter. But, fair enough...it happens pretty frequently. If you can throw inside leg kicks, it will happen eventually. I'll let it slide. He gets taken down, Bernhard takes side control and then Ariel puts his thumb in the opponents eye AGAIN! And not even in a sly way. Just blatantly.

Troy Waugh makes a good call on waving it off. Ariel decides to climb the cage and kick at Mike Bernhard's corner men. (Classy) And then squares up with Bernhard again once he gets back into the cage.

This guy ought to have his license revoked. Having people like this in the cage is not only bad for the sport but it increases the danger of an already dangerous sport. One of the aspects of MMA that I truly admire is the comradary fighters show one another after a well-fought contest.

Check it out. I liked how Bernhard tried to time the punch when Gandulla was about to land and how Troy Waugh got the hell out of there when they squared up.