Originally Posted by
LABARINTH
Wow...maybe Craig will consider listening to me from now on. I was rooting for Vera and I thought he was the better fighter but like I said Tim's size WILL be a factor and if Vera loses it will because Time will use his size and win a boring fight.
Also, the Franklin vs. Silva fight was pretty much what I expected. Franklin made it into the second round (barely) so it shows that he made some improvements but ultimately Franklin just isn't going to be able to beat Silva. I think Anderson will eventually lose to a really good wrestler.
I thought Vera would be a lot better than he was. I should have figured Sylvia would win because he doesn't let fights go to the ground and Vera just cant stand up with Tim. I actually think Vera won the fight in a split decision. How Sylvia managed to get a unanimous decision out of it is beyond me. He lost round 1 and was dominated in round 2. Granted Tim won round 3 but still should have lost the fight.
Franklin/Silva went just about how Franklin/Silva 1 went. Rich did look better but he is no match for Anderson's striking abilities. Silva was coming at him with punches, kicks, elbows while delivering knees. Rich was just overwhelmed. As a fighter I give it up to him because he recognizes when he was outmatched and hats off to Anderson for being so classy with the win. I dont see Silva being beaten. He is just a beast