UFC 117 Fight Ratings
August 8th, 2010 at 1:25amHeavyweight bout: Roy Nelson vs. Junior dos Santos
Fat vs. muscle usually has fat win because muscle gasses from too much muscle. Nelson takes a bunch of bombs, survives, dos Santos gasses a little, but did prevent a major shutdown by not getting too excited when he got a knockdown to pull a Shane Carwin. Dos Santos survives to win decision. Two big guys punching is alright. **
Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida
I hate Matt Hughes and Almeida’s a 4-time bjj world champ, so you know who *I’m* going for. Joe Rogan knows his shit as he notices Hughes uses an orthodox stance which means Hughes either wants to punch or he expects punching, but last fight he went unorthodox because he expected wrestling. Almeida should be better than shitty Renzo Gracie. Uh oh, Almeida knocked down from a punch. Uh oh, front headlock. Looks tight. WTF ALMEIDA WENT TO SLEEP?! FROM A HEADLOCK? God, WTF. **1/2
Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Guida doesn’t want to tap gloves with dos Anjos which I love because I’m sick of fighters doing that. Takes the intensity off the fight a bit for me. Guida with some monster punches including one to the jaw. Guida on top and does a standard shoulder to dos Anjos’s chin and then using his free foot to pass half guard and…TAP?! W. T. F?????????????!!! Dos Anjos broke his jaw from one of Guida’s punches and the pressure was too much. But on the bright side, Guida tried to shake hands after and dos Anjos said fuck you. That’ll show him. *1/2
Catchweight bout (171.5 Ibs): Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves
Alves decided not to cut a final half pound because he couldn’t so he loses part of his purse. Joe Rogan correctly hypothesizes that he probably didn’t cut that last half pound because what he cut already weakened him so much. It’s pretty obvious that this is the case as Fitch takes down Alves at will and Alves has no energy to sweep out. Basic wrestler just laying on a guy and baby punching to a decision win. Yawn. 1/2
Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva (c) vs. Chael Sonnen
I’m actually believing the hype on Sonnen’s shit talking. Especially the part where Lance Armstrong gave himself cancer. Silva gets a few solid hits standing but Sonnen knocks Silva down, lays on him, and lands a few blows and tap punches the rest of the round. This repeats for four rounds. Silva seems a bit content staying in guard trying to submit Sonnen or butterfly guard sweep him. I think Silva’s trying to avenge his Nogeria brothers black belt that Sonnen talked shit about. Joe Rogan says that Silva is hurt and tired from the big punches and laying on Silva, but Silva doesn’t seem that tired or hurt to me and none of Sonnen’s punches look like they’re hurting him, even the big ones, but they’re scoring points to where Sonnen has clearly won the first four rounds. Meanwhile, Silva is busting elbows from the guard and busted Sonnen’s face open. By the end of the fourth round, Sonnen’s face has a big gash on his upper left eye brow and Silva just has bruises under his eyes. 5th round is more of the same of some stand up punches and then to the ground, and why not. Silva slips by ducking a punch and goes to guard. This shit is over. About four minutes left and Sonnen’s rabbit punching the shit out of Silva, which does nothing damage-wise but scores points like hell. This shit is sooooooooo ov- oh what…shit…Silva with a triangle. It looks deep and long legs makes triangles easy. Sonnen uses one of the three proper escapes to a triangle by putting his own leg over Silva’s stomach and trying to pull out, but Silva looks like gumby. OMFG SONNEN TAPPED. Ha, Sonnen then tried to act like he didn’t tap and tries to keep going but UFC uses instant replay and shows that he did tap. UNBELIEVABLE. Silva wears his gi and Nogeria black belt and says, “Nogeria jiu jitsu!” I wonder if Silva was just trying to submit Sonnen on purpose. I would have given this 5 stars if the ref stood the fights up more. Too much of nothing significant in Silva’s guard, but I can see why the ref didn’t want to stand it up. I would have stood it up at two times per round at most, at least once. Not the fight of the year, but damn close. ****1/2
A mild night with a great finish. I don’t know who you put Silva against next, but I don’t think he cares if he wins or loses anymore. I’m sad he didn’t get to use aikido. People hate Silva, but honestly I’d rather watch a guy run around the ring and bust rabona kicks instead of ANOTHER wrestler laying on a guy and rabbit punching to a decision win. Fuck Sonnen. Next card looks boring, but I REALLY want James Toney to beat up Randy Couture to make Dana White mad.

