UFC 117
F*cking wow - what a card and what an amazing main event fight between Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva. The best I've seen in ages.
Sonnen backed up every inch of what he promised pre-fight and totally dominated Silva on the ground. Not only that but he caught Silva several times during the stand up battle as well - but after four rounds and three minutes of domination, Silva pulled out a submission and stayed the Champion.
Props to Silva for being battered but winning - I have a new hero in Chael Sonnen though - there must be a RE-MATCH!
One of my favourite fighters, Clay Guida, dragged Rafael dos Anjos into the third round, where the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt submitted to an apparent jaw injury. Dos Anjos, cringing in visible pain tapped out. Guida turned the tide in round two, as he secured his first takedown, controlled the last half of the round from top position and neutralized dos Anjos with ground-and-pound. In between rounds, concern over the injury became evident in dos Anjos’ corner.
Another great fight saw Matt Hughes knock down former middleweight Ricardo Almeida with a ringing left hook and then rendered him unconscious with a modified anaconda choke. The end came 3:15 into round one, as Hughes became the first man to submit the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.
Roy Nelson showed huge balls of steel in his fight with Junior dos Santos. Dos Santos scored repeatedly with uppercuts, knees to the head, punches to the body and even a third-round takedown, as he won a unanimous decision from the former International Fight League heavyweight champion. Scores were 30-26, 30-27 and 30-27 for dos Santos, who secured a title shot with his seventh consecutive victory
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