Tonight was UFC 87: Seek & Destroy from Minnesota. Overall, it was a good card and had some good fights…I typically am not a big fan of bouts that go to decisions, but despite several of them tonight, they were all entertaining.
Brock Lesnar let Heath Herring do almost nothing for 15 minutes. Brock is just so damn big and strong and if he continues to learn more MMA, he’ll be an absolute beast. I liked Brock in the WWE, but I wasn’t too thrilled when he announced he was headed into MMA. I was even more disappointed when I heard the pay day he received in his loss against Frank Mir. However, he has the size, strength and wrestling ability to make something of himself. He was impressive tonight and with all sorts of outsiders flocking to MMA, I’d have to say I’d rather watch him take on some of the bigger names as opposed to watching Kimbo Slice take on his hand fed opponents.
Roger Huerta and Kenny Florian had the potential to be fight of the night, but it didn’t seem like Huerta was ever really in the match. Florian looked impressive during his unanimous decision win. One would think he’d be next in line to fight BJ Penn, but it looks like Penn has his sights set on moving weight classes to fight GSP.
In the main event, Georges St. Pierre, “GSP”, defended his title successfully against Jon Fitch, who hasn’t lost in several years. GSP looked dominating and easily won his 5 round decision. BJ Penn then got into the cage during GSP’s post fight interview in attempts to promote a GSP/BJ Penn match. Personally, I think BJ should stay where he is and defend his title, as I don’t think he’ll beat GSP.
Results:
1 Ben Saunders defeated Ryan Thomas by Submission (Armbar) Round 2 2:28
2 Chris Wilson defeated Steve Bruno by Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 5:00
3 Jon Jones defeated Andre Gusmao by Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 5:00
4 Cheick Kongo defeated Dan Evensen by TKO (Strikes) Round 1 4:55
5 Tamdan McCrory defeated Luke Cummo by Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 5:00
6 Demian Maia defeated Jason MacDonald by Submission (Rear-naked Choke) Round 3 2:44
7 Kenny Florian defeated Roger Huerta by Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 5:00
8 Robert Emerson defeated Manvel Gamburyan by KO (Punches) Round 1 0:12
9 Brock Lesnar defeated Heath Herring by Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 5:00
10 Georges St. Pierre defeated Jon Fitch by Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 5:00
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Tags: UFC, MMA, 87, Seek and Destroy, Brock Lesnar, Heath Herring, Kenny Florian, Roger Huerta, Georges St. Pierre, GSP, Jon Fitch, BJ Penn