UFC 117 Results: Silva vs. Sonnen

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Clay Guida def. Rafael Dos Anjos via submission at 1:51 of round three.

Joe Rogan said in the post-fight interview that Guida broke Dos Anjos' jaw. No way he could know for sure though until a doctor looks at it.

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Up next is Fitch vs. Alves and this is a rematch from UFC Fight Night 5 in June 2006 where Fitch won by TKO. The winner of this fight will face the winner of Josh Koscheck vs. Georges St-Pierre. So hopefully they will be facing Georges St-Pierre - lol.

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Jon Fitch def. Thiago Alves via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3).

No redemption for Alves this night...

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Up next is the main event Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen. If Silva wins this will be the 7th time he sucessfully defended his title. Sonnen is a former WEC middleweight champion trying to dethrone Silva. Truth be told I don't really like either of these guys personally so I could really care less who wins and I am pretty tired so I hope this is over fast...

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Matt Hughes def. Ricardo Almeida via technical submission at 3:15 of round one.

Well Ricardo Almeida didn't do so well - lol. He did look quick but it didn't help him.

Don't snooze dude. BG needs his play by play since he aint watching.

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Don't snooze dude. BG needs his play by play since he aint watching.

Round 1: No glove touching here. Sonnen comes straight after Silva and eats a right hand. He tries for a takedown but it isn't there. Sonnen flicks out a leg kick and Silva catches his foot, prompting Sonnen to cartwheel away A right hand from Sonnen stuns Silva. Several more punches from Sonnen also find their mark. The champ actually looks a little bit worried. Sonnen lands a couple punches that Silva doesn't even bother trying to defend, then follows with a takedown. Sonnen works some elbows from the top and Silva rolls to try and escape. Sonnen is all over him on the mat, and most of these shots are getting through. Sonnen steps back and then dives in with a left hand that lands flush. The first round is almost over, and Silva has done nothing so far. The rounds ends with Sonnen in Silva's guard, thoroughly in control. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 Sonnen.

Round 2: Silva comes out looking more active to start the second. He chops at Sonnen with a leg kick, but when he tries for another kick Sonnen uses it to put him down again. Silva is holding on in the half-guard, while Sonnen is doing a double ear-box manuever with both his palms. Silva continues holding on and Sonnen uses his body to lift him up and slam his head on the mat several times. Sonnen stays busy in Silva's gull guard now, alternating between covering his mouth and peppering him with short blows. Silva has no answer right now. Sonnen's getting a little careless from the top, and Silva thinks about a triangle choke for a second before relinquishing it. Silva tries to work to his feet against the fence and Sonnen nearly gets caught in a kimura before the round ends. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 for Sonnen.

Round 3: Sonnen tries for a single-leg right away, but no dice. Silva fires off a spinning back kick to the midsection. Sonnen shoots in against the fence and Silva goes down rather easily before rolling over and giving up his back. This is by far the most vulnerable we've ever seen Silva look in a UFC fight. Silva rolls and recovers full guard. Sonnen bounces his head off the mat with some hammer fists, and Silva looks almost indifferent about the whole thing. Sonnen continues mauling him on into the final minute. Silva has no response. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 for Sonnen.

Written by Ben Fowlkes

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Round 4: Sonnen comes jogging out to meet Silva and catches a left hand in the face that backs him up. Silva adds a jumping head kick that staggers him, and suddenly the tables have turned. Silva is coming after Sonnen now and takes him to the mat, working some elbows to the body from the top. Sonnen wraps his arms around Silva's waist and reverses him, planting Silva on his back again. Sonnen is back to work now, doing exactly what he did for the first three rounds, and Silva seems as helpless off his back now as he was then. Silva slips in an elbow strike from the bottom, and Sonnen's face is covered in blood as he gets up at the end of the round. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 for Sonnen. Let's hope that cut isn't cause for a stoppage.
Written by Ben Fowlkes

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Round 5: Sonnen fires off a left and a right and Silva's legs go wobbly right at the start of the final round. Sonnen wastes no time jumping on him and trying for an arm triangle choke. Silva escapes, but it still stuck on his back again. Sonnen appears to be three minutes from becoming the new middleweight champ. Sonnen postures up in Silva's guard and throws some lazy body shots. Silva opens his guard and latches on a triangle choke. It's in there tight, and Sonnen falls to his back to defend. Silva starts to add an armbar to the submission, and Sonnen appears to tap once. The referee moves in to stop it, but neither Silva nor Sonnen are acting like it's over. And yet, in bizarre fashion, it is.

Anderson Silva def. Chael Sonnen via submission (triangle choke) at 4:10 of round five.

Written by Ben Fowlkes

Complete results of UFC 117 are:

Pay-Per-View Bouts
Anderson Silva def. Chael Sonnen via submission (triangle choke)
Jon Fitch def. Thiago Alves via unanimous decision
Clay Guida def. Rafael Dos Anjos via submission
Matt Hughes def. Ricardo Almeida via submission
Junior dos Santos def. Roy Nelson via unanimous decision

Preliminary Bouts
Rick Story def. Dustin Hazelett via second-round TKO
Phil Davis def. Rodney Wallace via unanimous decision
Johny Hendricks def. Charlie Brenneman via second-round TKO
Tim Boetsch def. Todd Brown via unanimous decision
Stefan Struve def. Christian Morecraft via second-round TKO
Dennis Hallman def. Ben Saunders via unanimous decision

Good night everybody

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Dana has gotta be happy and praying he wins.

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Was typing when you did. Looks like there will be a rematch. BG doubts Silva took this fight seriously, but he will in the next one.