It took just over 1 minute for Anderson Silva to dispose of James Irvin in brutal fashion. The rest of the 205lb division should be on high alert. Irvin did what he said he was going to do, he didn’t back down from Silva and tried to see what he could do. Irvin through some decent leg kicks, but that is what ultimately led to his demise. Anderson Silva caught one of Irvins leg kicks and immediately delivered a right hand to Irvins chin, putting him on the mat. Spider Silva pounced on him and landed a flurry of right hand punches straight down on Irvins dome, sneaking one through that left a huge cut under Irvin’s right eye. Referee stops the fight at 1:01 of the first round. Who’s next for Silva?
CB Dollaway caught Jesse Taylor in a “Peruvian neck tie” submission at 3:58 of the first round.
Tim Credeur TKO’d Cale Yarbrough at 1:54 of the first round.
Shannon Gugerty submitted Dale Hartt in round 1.
Brad Blackburn TKO’d James Giboo in round 2.
Nate Loughran submitted Johnny Rees in round 1 (Triangle Choke).
Rory Markham was getting tagged in the head by Brodie Farber and came back with a HEAVY kick upside Farbers head that put him unconscious immediately.
Kevin Burns was awarded a TKO victory over Anthony Johnson, although the end was due to an eypoke from Burns. He had already been warned by the referee for an earlier poke in Anthony Johnsons eye, but in the final round he got a better one that sent Anthony Johnson screaming and falling to the canvas.
Cain Velasquez defeated Jake O’Brien by TKO in round 1.
Frankie Edgar defeated Hermes Franca by unanimous decision.
Brandon Vera bored us through to a unanimous decision victory over Reese Andy. Brandon Vera still thinks he is going to hold both the UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight championships in the future.
