I am a big Reem fan, but based on this performance, Cain would run through him. Reem couldnt keep the pace that Cain would push. As I felt all along: Werdum is awful. He fell into the Fedor win, and really has few impressive victories outside of that.
I was surprised with how good Barnett still is, and I believe he will destroy Kharitonov and then possibly beat Reem in the finals
I've been saying this for ages, but Overeem's accomplishments in K-1 doesn't mean a damn thing in MMA. The difference in his stance was night and day as he was never able to get his feet planted and it showed. The scary part for Overeem is that Werdum was able to land a decent amount of punches and knees that he should have seen coming. I will say that I was really wrong about the cardio factor, though, as it was Werdum that actually gassed out before Overeem did, but they both still looked really bad in the 3rd round.
Barnett looked as I expected him to look. His grappling was just too good for Rogers and, unlike Fedor, Barnett is roughly the same size as Rogers, too. Him v Kharitonov I think will decide the winner of the tournament. Kharitonov already beat the hell out of Overeem (the last person to beat Overeem in MMA) and Barnett should be smart enough to mix his game up and use roughly the same gameplan that he used against Rogers: press him against the cage, tire him out, and then go for a submission.
Griggs may be one of my favorite fighters now. He's only marginally gifted when it comes to physical attributes, but, damn, there is not a more game fighter out there. Granted, Valentijn has never had the biggest heart, but to manage to only incur one leg kick as the only damage against him was really impressive.