So I couldn't find an actual kimura trophy, so this standing guillotine is going to have to do as we hand out the Keyboard Kimura Awards for 2009. In addition to distributing hardware for all the usual suspects - Fight of the Year, Submission of the Year, etc. - we'll also mix in some awards for the best of the worst of 2009.

Let's get started...

Fighter of the Year: Jose Aldo

Four fights. Four wins. Four opponents utterly dominated.

Beginning with his January destruction of Rolando Perez at WEC 38 and culminating with his capturing the WEC Featherweight title at WEC 44 in November, Jose Aldo cut through the competition in the 145-pound division in 2009. In addition to claiming the belt and becoming a part of the pound-for-pound discussion, Aldo earned three Knockout of the Night bonuses, including one for his Knockout of the Year candidate against Cub Swanson. The scary things about Jose Aldo is that he's only getting better and as good as 2009 was, 2010 could be even better.

Honorable Mentions: Lyoto Machida, Marius Zaromskis, Gegard Mousasi

Worst Fighter of the Year: Jose Canseco

The former steroid slugger also takes home the prize for "Worst Promotional Idea" as part of the DREAM Super Hulk Tournament, as the presence of Canseco could have easily set the sport back several thousands of years. Now, of course the expectations were pretty low for Canseco heading into his bout with Hong Man Choi, yet Canseco managed to come in below them, starting with his entrance where he was accompanied by... his girlfriend. No coaches, no corner man; just the missus. From there, the spectacle that this was supposed to be ensued and thankfully only lasted 77 seconds before Canseco feigned injury and submitted to strikes.

Event of the Year: UFC 100

This one is not up for debate. In addition to being a pretty loaded card featuring some highly-entertaining fights, the historical implications of this event make it a unanimous winner as Event of the Year. While it wasn't actually the 100th event in UFC history, the fact that a company and sport that was once banned from pay-per-view and forced underground reached their centennial show is outstanding. When we look back in a few years to determine where and when Mixed Martial Arts finally cracked the barrier into the mainstream, UFC 100 will go down as one of the defining moments and key events.

Honorable Mentions: Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers, WEC 41, DREAM 11

Worst Event of the Year: UFC 97

Here me out on this one. First off, we had the province of Quebec coming in and trying to change the rules at the last minute. While a major crisis was averted, small concessions (no foot stomps) had to be made and the province certainly didn't come out looking very good. Secondly, the main event was horrible. It's not Anderson Silva's fault that Thales Leites didn't want to engage; very few people want to engage "The Spider," but that doesn't mean it wasn't painful to watch. Finally, the remaining fights on the card were just okay. We saw Chuck Liddell get knocked out again and sent to dance with pseudo-stars, a handful of not-overly-exciting decisions, and a 4-3 night for the Canadians on the card, including the final UFC appearances (for now) of Jason MacDonald and David Loiseau.

Submission of the Year: Toby Imada, Reverse Inverted Triangle on Jorge Masvidal, Bellator 5

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