Kenny Florian Post UFC 101 Interview

KenFlo's view on his own fight.
"The goal was to keep it close the whole time," Florian said. "I definitely thought I won the first round (and) I thought I won the third. I know one judge had me winning all three rounds and I think another judge had me winning 2-1. The goal was to try to get him to the fifth round and drown him. I couldn’t afford to make mistakes at that point."

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I know one judge had me winning all three rounds and I think another judge had me winning 2-1.

My god, BJ choked his brains out. Literally.

Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.

by ufc4 on Aug 10, 2009 10:44 PM EDT reply actions

Did B.J. kick the judges dogs that morning? Sounds like bullshit, judges on acid if they had those scores.

by Patrick Tenney on Aug 10, 2009 11:29 PM EDT reply actions

I know, right?

I was under the impression that BJ was dominating that fight.

Any time Kenny would try to take him down, he easily stuffed it, and then blasted him with a fast/ crisp combo. At no point in time was Florian able to mount any significant offense, and if trying (and failing) to take someone down for 3 minutes was enough to sway the judges minds in Kenflo’s favor, then i’d rather have an audience clap-o-meter to decide who wins fights.

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by ElliotMatheny on Aug 11, 2009 1:58 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

uuhh...

he clearly need more time for the blood flow to come back. at least it’s good he still stayed positive after the loss?

by pop_gun_war on Aug 10, 2009 11:47 PM EDT reply actions

If those judges scores are correct, then I am flat out horrified.

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito Ortiz on Vitor Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on Aug 11, 2009 12:37 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed!

by 05vette on Aug 11, 2009 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions

I second that

Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon...smart too late. - Mike Tyson

by lovingmma25 on Aug 11, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions

Thats how I had it going, 2-1 for Florian. People should take a second watch and try to think like your typical mma judge…

"You guys are jerking eachother off with some pseudo deep bullshit." - Kid Nate

by Kaleb Kelchner on Aug 11, 2009 1:18 AM EDT reply actions

Why?

Because he was holding him against the fence? The only round Kenny even came close was round 5.

Forward Ever, Backward Never...

by Tony NJ on Aug 11, 2009 2:45 AM EDT reply actions

One close round

Round 2 MAYBE. Round 1 was BJ, worked him in the clinch, Round 2 maybe to Florian, but I saw to BJ, round 3 to BJ too

by nbs on Aug 11, 2009 3:36 AM EDT reply actions

Kenny is deluded

I knew that Kenny would come away and attempt to put a positive spin on it. Leading up to the fight Kenny was painting himself into a corner by saying things like “I’m going to beat him skill for skill” and there’s no way he can beat me. In the end he kept it relativedly close by stalling the fight against the cage but there’s no doubt that BJ is far and away the better fighter.

Florian needs to get his ego back in check and take a spoonful of modesty.

by wrens on Aug 11, 2009 4:32 AM EDT reply actions