Ah....so glad I wasted 40 bucks on that one...it was actually well worth it. (no sarcasm)

I saw Mir get run through, Allessio's wacky loss, and that hometown boy (that I'm not a fan of) pulling through and getting the win.

And let me be the first to say: Sylvia showed what a great fighter he really is. That's right. Despite a boring 5th round, he completely demolished Monson. The worst thing a striker can do against a wrestler is get too confident with his striking. He did exactly what he needed to do to come off with a win. He jabbed Monson, but never overcommitted to his punches. Monson was bloodied and bruised. Tim stuffed takedown after takedown, and made Monson look like an ass when he literally shoved him aside a few times. Tim actually outworked Monson on the ground, with his relatively effective striking from his back, several submission attempts, his ability to COMPLETELY neutralize Monsons GnP using his long legs (I actually laughed out loud when Monson stood in the guard and tried to punch Sylvia in the face, but couldn't even reach him....poor Oompa Loompa).

All in all, there were 4 good rounds, and a fifth where Tim played it smart (albeit boring) and Monson was too afraid to do anything. Maybe Tim should have stepped it up and tried to finish the fight, but a win is a win, be it by TKO or decision. He had nothing to gain and everything to lose by trying to finish Monson in the fifth. So like I said, yeah, its boring, but it's definately smart.

And good lord...I wanted to cry with joy when I saw GSP DEMOLISH Hughes....what a sight. The wait was WELL worth it. GSP looked better than ever, and Hughes looked the same as always. With striking like that and the sprawl and ground game to back it up, GSP is going to a LONG way with this belt.