UFC 107 Results: BJ Penn Retains Lightweight Title in Dominant Performance
The entire fight revolved around Penn landing counters whenever Sanchez attacked and Diego failing at takedown attempts. Throughout four and a half rounds there was not a second of the fight won by Sanchez. Finally in the fifth and final round the champion was able to land a head kick and a flurry of punches that opened a huge cut on the forehead of Diego and caused the doctor to call a halt to the bout.
Some may express disappointment that it took Penn until the fifth to finish but he engaged whenever Diego wasn’t simply trying to stay out of range and landed power shots all fight long. It was an incredibly impressive performance by BJ and cemented his status as the greatest lightweight fighter in the history of the sport.
Read Article >UFC 107 Results: Frank Mir Chokes Out Cheick Kongo
In the big grudge match of the evening Frank Mir proved a major point. Cheick Kongo and Frank Mir had talked a lot of trash coming into the evening and the two refused to touch gloves during the fighter instructions.
It was only a matter of seconds before Mir dropped Kongo with an overhand left and quickly grabbed Kongo’s neck with a guillotine choke. Kongo refused to tap out and instead went to sleep in the choke.
Read Article >UFC 107 Results: Jon Fitch Defeats Mike Pierce by Decision
From BloodyElbow.com’s post fight analysis:
A win is a win, but this is not the kind of fight that is going to drive up demand for a Jon Fitch rematch against Georges St. Pierre.
Read Article >UFC 107 Results: Kenny Florian Submits Clay Guida In Second Round
The second round was more of the same as a bloody Guida charged forward while Florian peppered him with jabs. Finally, as Clay attempted to close distance Florian threw a left, right combination that dropped “The Carpenter.” After a few punches on the ground Ken-Flo sunk the rear naked choke for the submission win.
It was an impressive showing by Florian who won every category of the fight; even taking down a man who, on paper, was a better wrestler.
Read Article >UFC 107 Results: Stefan Struve Defeats Paul Buentello In Shootout
The first round was all Struve as he got a takedown and worked a body triangle from Buentello’s back for the majority of the round. Buentello was able to defend against the choke but was defending the entire round.
The second was a different story as the fighters stood toe to toe throwing strikes before Stefan attempted a flying knee. In a moment that called back memories of Fedor v. Arlovski, Buentello countered the knee with an overhand right that put Struve down. Stefan was able to survive and by the end of the round the two men were standing and exchanging punches in a shootout.
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