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UFC 87 in Review
August 10, 2008 |
Georges St. Pierre over Jon Fitch
GSP secured the first round on the ground and standing. St. Pierre peppered Fitch with lefts and rights, bloodying his face throughout. There were two times when stopping the fight would not have been questioned. Also, St. Pierre is now the first fighter in the UFC to ever pass the guard of Jon Fitch. In the end, Fitch miraculously survived a tremendous beating to make it to round two. The second round brought a standing battle that could be called even, if not for Fitch. Round three found GSP landing a stunning right that dropped Fitch, only to end in Fitch having top mount. With a major beating towards the end of the round, Fitch again escaped to the next round. Round 4 was predominantly a slug-fest with the edge being given to St. Pierre. Round five started with a partial hug of respect by both fighters, but the final round was more of the same with GSP dishing out severe amounts of punishment, while Fitch took every bit of it and continued pushing forward. At the end, GSP wins a unanimous decision over a valiant Jon Fitch and takes a step up the pound for pound ladder.
Kenny Florian over Roger Huerta
In the second televised fight of the night, the first two rounds were a strategic chess match where two
surgeons worked their magic on each other, with Florian gaining a slight advantage in each round. The third round turned into a war. Florian landed two knees to the head and a strong right to the jaw in a great combination, but Huerta, in defiance, dropped his hands, stood flat footed, spat on the ground to his right and with body language and a cold stare told “Kenflo” he didn’t feel any of it. Ironically, instead of instigating things, this calmed things down a bit, but from here Florian methodically dissected Huerta with knees, jabs, and kicks. This third round solidified one of the year’s best fights for Florian. Anyone who watched this fight has to give Florian props, and has to think he’s be best going in the lightweight division right now.
Brock Lesnar over Heath Herring
Right after the starting horn, Lesnar knocked Herring’s block off with a right hook, which sent Herring to his back so hard he flipped over himself. From there Lesnar bull-rushed Herring, trying to take his head off with a flying shoulder tackle that would make Vince McMahon and the WWE proud. The first round was spent with Lesnar dominating Herring on the ground, while Herring bled out from the right side of his face. The second round was much of the same with Lesnar putting on a wrestling clinic. The third round wasn’t anything new as Herring got exposed on the ground. Ultimately, because of Lesnar’s dominance, and Herring’s lack of anything offensive, Lesnar won the fight by unanimous decision. You want to know how lopsided this was? Florian dominated Huerta by a judges score of 30-27. Lesnar won this 30-26.
Rob Emerson over Manny Gamburyan
This fight ended as quickly as it started. Gamburyan charged Emerson, Emerson popped him with a straight right that floored Gamburyan. A spli second later Emerson clocked Gamburyan with a massive left hook that took Manvil’s lights out for the night. In the end, Emerson gains a win in only 12 seconds of work.
Demian Maia over Jason MacDonald
3 rounds of technical Jiu-Jitsu and tons of defense by both fighters led to a very exciting fight that was ultimately won by Maia, who used a rear naked choke to submit Mac at 2:46 in the third.
Cheick Kongo over Dan Evensen
Evensen secured two standing guillotine chokes in the first round, but evidently he wasn’t strong enough to keep Kongo’s head still, so for his efforts, he got knocked out by a right hook with five seconds to go in the first round. Kongo’s moment of the night came after the fight, though, when he told Joe Rogan that he deserves a title shot and he’s tired of wasting his time. On that note, Kongo walked away as Rogan was talking to him. We’re not sure what Kongo was thinking. There’s a slight possibility that Kongo has overrated his skills when he demanded a title shot (pronounced “TIT-L” by Kongo).
Tamdan McCrory over Luke Cummo
Tamdan McCrory wins a unanimous decision
Chris Wilson over Steve Bruno
Chris Wilson wins a unanimous decision.
Ben Saunders over Ryan Thomas
Saunders secures an armbar over Thomas to win in the second round.
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