Rich Franklin has once again come out on top after dominating his fight against David Loiseau. Loiseau put up an excellent fight, even knocking down Rich Franklin in the third round with a great left hook. The fight went the distance though, and towards the end Loiseau's face was so swollen he looked like he could barely see. David Loiseau certainly earned the respect of anyone watching. The fact that he absolutely refused to give up and still gave his all till the end shows that he is a remarkably tough fighter.
BJ Penn was defeated by Georges St. Pierre in a very close, debatable decision. Many felt that Penn actually won the fight, due to the obvious damage that he inflicted upon St. Pierre, and the seemingly higher number of strikes actually hitting their intended target. St. Pierre was the busier fighter though, a factor that likely got him the win. By winning this fight, St. Pierre will likely get a rematch soon against Matt Hughes, the current welterweight champion.
Full Fight Results
- Tom Murphy defeats Icho Larenas by TKO at 1:59 in round 3.
- Jason Lambert defeats Rob MacDonald with a Kimura at 1:54 in round 1.
- Sam Stout defeats Spencer Fisher via split decision.
- Mark Hominick upsets Yves Edwards with a triangle arm bar at 1:52 in round 2.
- Nathan Marquardt defeats Joe Doerksen via unanimous decision.
- Mike Swick defeats Steve Vigneault with a guillotine choke at 2:09 in round 1.
- Georges St. Pierre defeats BJ Penn via split decision.
- Rich Franklin defeats David Loiseau via unanimous decision.