UFC 100 – Noteworthy Rounds
MICHAEL BISPING (18-2) VS. DAN HENDERSON (25-7): Round 2: Henderson takes to the center of the cage, misses on an overhand right and takes a jab to the nose. Bisping follows with a body kick before the two misses with simultaneous power shots. Henderson uses the right to charge in, but Bisping answers with a quick knee from the clinch. Henderson's next overhand right finds its mark, though, but Bisping shakes it off. Bisping lands a nice left before sidestepping Henderson. Both fighters then miss on big looping right hands. Bisping works a combination but is out of reach to do much damage. Henderson charges in, blocks a knee to the body but can't avoid Bisping's right. After an inside leg kick, Henderson scores a massive overhand right that knocks Bisping out cold. Henderson winds up and drops a huge right to the face of his unconscious opponent before the referee can stop him.
CHAMP GEORGE ST-PIERRE (19-2) VS. THIAGO ALVES (22-5) - welterweight title fight: Round 1: A touch of gloves from two classy fighters gets us started. St-Pierre shoots early, scoops up Alves and takes him to the mat. Alves nearly gets back to his feet before St-Pierre picks him up again and takes him down for better position. The powerful Alves, though, gets back to his feet. St-Pierre takes him back down, Alves lands on his knees, and St-Pierre takes his back. St-Pierre locks in his hooks and works the rear-naked choke, but Alves miraculously gets back to his feet. We restart in the center of the cage, and Alves lands a leg kick. St. Pierre fakes a Superman punch and set up a low kick of his own. The fighters trade inside leg kicks before St-Pierre shoots. Alves successfully sprawls and lands a knee to the body before they seperate. Back to the center of the cage, and Alves lands two nice rights before St. Pierre shoots and again easily puts him on his back. Alves tries to kick his way free and successfully gets back to his feet before the round ends.
CHAMP GEORGE ST-PIERRE (19-2) VS. THIAGO ALVES (22-5) - welterweight title fight: Round 4: A huge ovation gets the championship fourth round underway. Alves shakes off an inside leg kick and continues pushing forward. St-Pierre pops him with jabs and then shoots and again easily secures the double-leg takedown. With one leg free, St-Pierre looks to make it two. St-Pierre flattens out his opponent and holds him tight to his body. Alves backs out and gets to his feet at St-Pierre remains on his back. Alves swarms on top and throws punches to the head and body. A couple get through and connect flush. St-Pierre, though, again pulls him tight, but Alves postures up to rain down a punch and then a series of them. However, St-Pierre kicks his way free and gets back to the standing position. St-Pierre still looks extremely fresh, though Alves is far from tired. Alves telegraphs and misses an uppercut before St-Pierre again scores a takedown at will. St-Pierre moves to half guard, Alves rolls to his knees, and St-Pierre takes his back with 25 seconds to go. Alves fends off the rear-naked choke and waits out the round.
CHAMP BROCK LESNAR (4-1) VS. FRANK MIR (12-4) - heavyweight title fight: Round 2: Mir throws a leg kick, and Lesnar easily throws him to the mat and then waits for him to get back up. Mir charges in with kicks and punches, and even throws in a jumping knee, but Lesnar throws him to the mat. Back in half guard, Lesnar pushes Mir into the side of the cage and continues his ground-and-pound assault. The crowd yells for a stand up even though Lesnar remains active. Mir rolls to his knees, and Lesnar continues a rapid-fire succession of blows that completely batter Mir. The referee jumps in to award the TKO victory for Lesnar. A melee breaks out as some cornermen try to charge in the cage after Lesnar, who continued yelling at Mir even after the stoppage, but they're held back.
T.J. GRANT (14-3) VS. DONG HYUN KIM (12-0-1): Round 2: Kim connects a left hed kick. Grant quickly defends and regains hos composure before landing a right and charging in. With Kim pinned against the cage, Grant works for the single leg. Kim defends, reverses the position and puts Grant in the guillotine submission from top position. Three in a row? Nope. Grant escapes but is now on his back as Kim works from full guard. Grant goes high with his guard but eats a right and a few elbow strikes. Grant is looking frustrated on his back as Kim continues a dominant top games that includes some pretty nasty shots. Grant, though, ties up Kim and has him stretched out in an odd position, but Kim backs out and stands over his opponent. He missed when raining down a shot but quickly returns to full guard. Grant works for an arm, but Kim gives up an effort to free a leg and puts Grant back into guard before posturing up and just missing with a huge right hand from the standing position. A timeout is called when Grant connects on a kick to the face while Kim still has a knee on the mat. A point may have been deducted for the illegal blow. The fighters restart from the standing position as the round expires.
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