Benson Henderson vs Gilbert Melendez

Henderson vs Melendez was good - I scored it 3-2 Benson

Mir vs Cormier - Mir completely outclassed, his stock is on the wain now i'm afraid

Diaz vs Thompson - wow! Thompson shoots himself into the contenders, Diaz mirroring his brother and struggling with oppo's who won't stand still!

Brown vs. Mein - very impressive from Brown particularly after Mein's devastating outing last time out.

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Think the ref may have stopped it 10secs too early - a few more blows to the head wouldnt have done any more damage to Sonnen and he seemed all right.

One thing i feel they do need to look at though are knees on the ground - go one way or another fully allow them or not. In the Silva fight i still feel the knee that done the damage hit just as much the face as the chest and here we see almost the same thing - and i am sorry no matter how good Silva or Jones are there is a 50/50 chance they will hit head when the fighter was where Sonnen was in both fights.

Maybe and early stoppage so close to the end of the round but it saved him getting a further battering. Sonnen crumbled very quickly against Silva under pressure, same here.

That knee from Jones looked well placed (chest), but I've not re-watched the fight so couldn't be certain.

Fair play to Sonnen for having a go but he must have been surprised at Jones willing to take him on in the clinch so quickly.

Jones continues to impress. I thought he was gonna pass out before JR got him that stool!

Bisping looked good also, was good to see him get a good win after the loss to Belfort.

TBH after Silva Vs Sonnen i thought it quite strange that they then pick Sonnen to fight Jon, but hey ho.

No i agree in this case the knee was fine however it wasnt a controlled knee, if Sonnen puts his head forward JJ would be able to do nothing about it, thats what i am saying, when they are to the side and its clear there is 0% of head hitting then np but propped up on the cage like Sonnen was it would just be a split second and its knee to the head rather than knee to the chest, like i said i feel they need to go one way or another on no knees on the floor or knees allowed on the floor - like the commentators have mentioned a few times though what is the difference between a knee to the head in a clinch or a knee to the head on the ground? In all fairness i would say the one on the ground prob doesnt do as much damage.

Not to sure what happened with Bisping Vs Belfort but yeh he looked really good and what a knock out by Roy Nelson, been really impressed with him and all the work he has done to up his fitness and loose the weight

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I'm all for allowing knees to the head of a grounded fighter, cant see them being any worse than in a clinch or wherever.

Had Nelson actually lost weight? Quick finish and looking forward to seeing his next fight. Lining himself up nicely for a better name/fight.

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Marco

I thought i was the sole survivor on this board

Yep bendo could very well have a rematch with gilbert.Mir needs to retire,diaz has a chin,but when you're fighting with your hands down eventually you will get finished but credit to thompson.
Brown with a solid win.

Did u see jones destroy sonnen?Some of those elbows were vicious.

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VIK

Yeah JBJ is an absolute beast, fair play to Sonnen for giving it a shot but it's going to take someone of immense talent to give JBJ a run for his money. Hope he fights Anderson sometime soon!

What about JBJ's broken toe!! ,