Good day for sports

This is an interesting time to be a sports fanatic. Things are really happening, right now.

I just watched the highly anticipated 100-meter duel between Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay and saw a world record. I've been waiting for months to see the mixed martial arts fight between cover girl Gina Carano and the Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos.

I don't have Showtime but, thank goodness for computers. I saw the fight a day later and, I must say, it was impressive.

Cyborg did what most people expected, she beat the pretty girl's butt.

Carano, daughter of former NFL quarterback Glenn Carano, was hoping her technique and stamina would overcome her opponent's size, strength and ferocity.

But, I could tell in the opening introductions she was in trouble. It was a big-time atmosphere as the main event. The crowd was amped up and, as she waited, Carano was taking deep breaths. You could tell she was trying in vain to calm herself down. When you're too hyped, you come out with too much energy, which leaves you winded sooner.

Meanwhile, Cyborg was booed by the crowd as her name was introduced. The Brazilian started to laugh. If she was nervous, I think that loosened her up a bit.

Anyway, the fight was fast paced but, midway in the opening round, Carano was gasping for air. That's when the Cyborg pounced. Once she got Carano on her back, she was helpless. The referee watched as Cyborg pounded her with shot after shot. Carano couldn't fight back. She curled up in a ball and tried to protect herself.

When it was apparent she couldn't even do that, the referee rightfully stopped the fight with one second left in the opening round.

I thought it was a good fight and I would love to see these two go at it again. If Carano gets better on the ground, she might have a shot.

I actually was more impressed with Carano after the fight than before. She was gracious in defeat, even though you could tell she was extremely disappointed.

In the 100-meters, Bolt blazed through the race in a time of 9.58, which beat his own world record. Gay was second, setting a new American record.

At 6-foot-5 and around 200 pounds, Bolt is a freakish athlete. I hate the fact that an ESPN reporter asked a race expert why fans shouldn't be skeptical of Bolt as far as performance enhancing drugs.

The expert pointed out that Bolt has been the best at his age since he was about 15 or 16.

It's a shame that anytime an athlete does something these days, it raises more questions than standing ovations.

Anyway, the expert broke down Bolt's performance and said, with his running start, if the race was broken down. He estimated Bolt ran the final 40 yards in 3.1 seconds. His top speed was about 30 miles per hour.

I don't know, maybe we should be skeptical of something like that.

I'd rather just sit back, mouth open, and just appreciate what an incredible athlete can do.

It's a great time to be a sports fan. I saw a great fight and a great race in less than 24 hours. All that and Tiger is probably making golf fans giddy right now in the PGA Championship. Albert Pujols has baseball fans fully erect and NASCAR fans are probably happy about something, too.