Interesting Rounds During UFC 100
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 3: Alves amps up his energy level and goes on the offensive. However, he walks into punches before sprawling free of a takedown attempt. The fighters return to the center of the cage and trade shots for the next minute. Nothing significant lands until each lands a nice body kick. St-Pierre snaps off two rights and then shoots and again puts Alves on his way back. St-Pierre frees a leg and looks to improve the position while softening Alves with punches. Alves again muscles his way back to his feet by simply overpowering the champ. St-Pierre trips him up with a leg kick. The fighters trade jabs and then an exchange of rapid-fire shots before retreating. Alves wipes the blood from his nose but is then knocked on his back by a left from St-Pierre. The Canadian pounces on his opponent and unload ground and pound as Alves recovers and defends. Alves ties up St-Pierre and avoids any additional damage before the round sounds. Another clear round for St-Pierre, 10-9, who’s up three rounds to none.
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.
JON FITCH (22-3) VS. PAULO THIAGO (11-0): Round 1: The energy has been sapped for this fight. We’re underway, and Fitch works kicks high and low. He then scores a takedown and puts Thiago on his back. Thiago clamps on a guillotine choke, but Fitch continues working shots to the body. Thiago re-tightens it and tries to get to his feet with the submission. Fitch won’t let him, but he’s still trapped. Thiago remains pateient, as does Fitch. Thiago clamps on a second arm and tightens the hold. Fitch squirms with a sense of urgency and torques to create some breathing room. Three minutes in, and Fitch finally pops out of the submission. Fitch unloads punches and then forces the fight back to the mat when Thiago tries to get back to his feet. Fitch works from half guard and looks to pass to mount. Thiago rolls to his knees and gets to his feet, but Fitch keeps him in a hunched-over position while securing an arm and delivering elbows to the side of the head. Thiago gets to his feet briefly, but Fitch sticks on him like glue.
JON FITCH (22-3) VS. PAULO THIAGO (11-0): Round 3: Fitch with a few inside leg kicks and then one to the body. He charges in with a combination and then scoops of Thiago and takes him to the mat. Fitch works his way to Thiago’s back again. (The crowd, though still here, is absolutely dead.) Fitch hops into the mount position to garner seven cheers, and Thiago then rolls to his knees, which again gives Fitch his back from the standing position. Thiago slams backward onto Fitch’s body, but the former Purdue wrestler doesn’t break the hold. However, after a little scramble, Fitch nearly goes into the north-south position with a choke. Instead, he ends up on his back with Fitch standing over him. Thiago rolls to his knees and is tagged with punches to the side of the head. Fitch takes his back and locks in his hooks again, and it’s so quiet you can hear the fighters talking. Fitch secures a body lock and flattens out Thiago and locks in a rear-naked choke. Thiago defends and then rolls into the cage hoping to cut away Fitch’s room to maneuver.
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