August 9, 2009

If there was any doubt in the abilities of champion Anderson The Spider Silva being one of the top pound for pound fighters in the world, there gone now. He took apart Forrest Grifith as if he was fighting a 2 year old child. He was towing him, sticking he's head out and ducking, as if he was playing with a child. He landed pin point accurate strikes with ease, and was calling out to Forrest to engage.

At 3:23, he served Forrest Grifith a clean, straight punch that put him away. The guy is at the top of his game. The UFC has to scour the globe to find a worthy opponent for Anderson. If he chooses, he can dominate both the 185 lbs and 205 pound weight class and will only give up the belt when he retires.

I think most people knew Forrest was going to lose. Dana just thought Forrest would put up a brawl for Anderson. He just under-estimated the speed and absolute accurate strikes of the champ Silva.

The Punch that ko'd Forrest

BJ Penn Vs. Kenny Florian

It was a good fight. Kenny tried to wear out BJ Penn and caught caught with a few stiff uppercuts. He didn't manage to get any definitive strikes against BJ. In the end, BJ clearly overpowered Kenny, taking his back and unleashing heel hooks to the stomach. He choked him out and Kenflo was forced to tap. Baby BJ Penn remains the light-weight UFC champion. He really does deserve it the way he dominated and controlled Kenny Florian.

In other news, we've probably seen one of the worst early stoppages in UFC/MMA history. Amir Sadollah wasn't even rocked in his fight against Johny Hendricks. As he was trying to get up, the ref steps in and stops the fight. DANA, please fire this guy.

Here are the official results:

BJ Penn Vs. Kenny Florian
BJ Penn Wins by Submission (Choke) at 3:54 in the 4th round by rear naked.

Anderson Silva Vs. Forrest Griffin
Anderson Silva Wins by Knock Out at 3:23 in the 1st round .

Amir Sadollah Vs. Johny Hendricks 
Hendricks Wins by Technical Knock Out at 0:29 in the 1st round .

Kendall Grove Vs. Ricardo Almeida 
Ricardo Almeida Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round .

Josh Neer Vs. Kurt Pellegrino 
Kurt Pellegrino Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round .

Shane Nelson Vs. Aaron Riley 
Aaron Riley Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round .

Tamdan McCrory Vs. John Howard 
John Howard Wins by Split Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round .

Thales Leites Vs. Alessio Sakara 
Alessio Sakara Wins by Split Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round .

Matthew Riddle Vs. Dan Cramer 
Matthew Riddle Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round .

George Sotiropoulos Vs. George Roop
George Sotiropoulos Wins by Submission (Arm Lock) at 1:59 in the 2nd round by kimura.

Jesse Lennox Vs. Danillo Villefort 
Jesse Lennox Wins by Technical Knock Out at 3:37 in the 3rd round by cut.