Prelims (Facebook):
Bantamweight Division: Yves Jabouin versus Ian Loveland:
Round 1: Half of round 1 missed to connection error. Solid kicks from Yves. Countered by Ian. Combo from Yves followed by a superb switch kick. Loveland storms forward with an uppercut and is stopped by several legkicks. Right hand missed Jabouin. Solid right hand by Ian. Back kick by Yves who then rocks Ian with a right hand and with more kicks and a flying knee. Loveland is rocked and he presses Yves against the cage in defence. End of round 1. Replays show that Ian did solid ground work but a strong end of the round for Yves. Based on that, 10-9 to Jabouin.
Round 2: Early takedown by Ian who lands into side control by Yves reverses and, after a skirmish, lands on top. Elbows by the Canadian. Triangle choke attempt by Ian. Failed but Ian reverses and gets on top of Yves. Punches by Loveland from half guard. Solid work by Ian before Yves bursts back to his feet. Jabs missed by Yves. And an uppercut. Kicks from Yves land. Spinning back kick landed by Yves. Right hand by Ian. Spinning back kick by Yves lands to Ian's groin. Time out. And they continue. Both fighters land combos. Legkick by Yves as he stalks Loveland. Spinning back fist by Jabouin lands. Takedown attempt by Loveland...successful but Yves gets back to his feet. Both fighters swing and miss with hooks. Success for the Canadian in the striking department. Left hook by Ian. Last 30 seconds. Shot to the liver by Jabouin. Takedown by Yves...successful! Strong end to the round again by Jabouin as he steals this round. 10-9 to Yves.
Round 3: They touch gloves at the start of the last round. Legkicks by Yves. Right hand missed by Ian. Yves landing more than Ian right now. Overhand right by Yves lands as he stuffs a takedown attempt by Loveland. Takedown attempt by Yves is successful for 2 seconds. They circle before exchanging combos in the center. Ian is clearly frustrated as Yves is outstriking him. Jab by Ian. Headkick by Yves. More kicks by Yves. Combo missed by the Canadian. Loveland ducks for the takedown but Yves stuffs it. Jabs from by fighters. Final minute of the round as they trade combos. Jabouin gets Ian down once again but for a few seconds. Right hand by Yves. Countered by Loveland as they stand and bang for the final 10 seconds. 10-9 to Yves. 30-27 to the Canadian, maybe 29-28.
Judges scores: Yves Jabouin wins via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28).
Featherweight Division: Yuri Alcantara versus Felipe Arantes:
Round 1: They touch gloves and Yuri lands a front kick early. Side thrust kick missed by Felipe. Solid combo lands by Alcantara followed by knees. Legkick from Felipe but Yuri counters. Solid strikes by Yuri as he pushes Felipe around. Kicks missed by Arantes. Side kick by Yuri who catches a kick in return and takes Felipe down to the ground. Half guard. Punches by Yuri replied by Felipe from the bottom. Shots to the body by Alcantara. Felipe is bloodied and Alcantara drops bombs before passing into side control. Felipe gets away after trying for a leglock but Yuri is still on top. Blood coming from the right eye of Felipe. The referee stands them up for some strange reason (as Yuri was working for a position). Combos from both fighters as 20 seconds remain in the round. Left hand lands by Yuri. Fancy kicks from Felipe but Yuri takes the round. 10-9 Alcantara.
Round 2: Early kicks from Felipe as he looks to take early control of the round. Takedown by Yuri who lands in half guard. Elbows from Yuri as he looks to pass. Punches land by Yuri. Side control Yuri and then switches to full mount with ease. Felipe in 100% defence. Mounted triangle attempt by Yuri...unsuccessful. Felipe gets Yuri back to full guard before referee Mario Yamasaki stands them up. Legkick by Felipe Arantes. Yuri stalks Felipe before they clinch. Felipe lands a knee but Yuri drags him to the ground and against the cage. 30 seconds left of round 2. Yuri ends the round on top. 10-9 to Alcantara.
Round 3: Last round. Yuri catches another kick and gets Felipe down again and takes his back. Alcantara is looking for the rear naked choke. Felipe reverses the position and lands on top. Punches from the bottom by Yuri. Elbows by Arantes. Right hand by Arantes but Yuri defends well. Both fighters land punches as Yuri attempts to control Arantes from the bottom. Felipe has more blood on his face as the ref stand them up. Flying knee by Felipe but Yuri catches it and gets Felipe down. Yuri looking to steal the final round from Arantes. Half guard. Little action results in Yamasaki standing them up again. Arantes looks for the knockout as he knows he is losing but Yuri trips him down to the ground. Round ends with Yuri on top. Close round, Alcantara possibly stole the last round from Arantes but Felipe's early work in the final round results in a 10-9 round for him although 29-28 to Alcantara.
Judges scores: Alcantara wins via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
Welterweight Division: Erick Silva versus Luis Ramos:
Round 1: Early takedown by Silva stuffed. Legkick by Ramos. Solid footwork by Silva before he lands a huge right hand that drops Ramos. Silva rushes in and lands punch after punch before referee Herb Dean stops the fight.
Erick Silva wins via TKO (strikes) at 0:40 of round 1.
Bantamweight Division: Raphael Assuncao versus Johnny Eduardo:
Round 1: Raphael with the early kick. Both fighters testing the waters early on. Combos missed by both fighters before Eduardo lands a big right hand. 1-2 combo by Assuncao. Legkick by Johnny. Eduardo lands punches as Raphael kicks. Takedown attempt by Raphael. Drives him to the fence. Raphael drags Eduardo down with a single leg takedown. Elbows from Assuncao from the top. More elbows from Raphael as he works from inside the guard. They are stood up by the referee (again, for no reason as Raphael was working from the guard). Jabs by Assuncao. Spinning kick by Eduardo missed. End of the round as Raphael lands a right. 10-9 Raphael.
Round 2: Assuncao beating Eduardo to the punch before they clinch and Eduardo gets Raphael down for a second before Raphael reverses the position and gets Johnny's back. Assuncao pushes Eduardo up against the cage. Raphael drops for a takedown but fails. Knee from Assuncao as he takes control of round 2. Legkicks from Johnny. Raphael has another takedown attempt stuffed as Eduardo lands a combo. They clinch as Raphael looks to tire Eduardo. Knees from Assuncao. Right hand from Raphael as they separate. Combo by Raphael. Spinning back kick landed by Johnny. Right hand by Assuncao. Legkick counter by Johnny. They clinch again as they exchange knees. Raphael shuffles and looks to get Eduardo's back. He gets it and gets Eduardo down. Raphael looking for the rear naked choke with secured double under hooks. Punches from Assuncao as he ends the round in control. 10-9 Raphael.
Round 3: Eduardo looking for the knockout early in the round as he knows he is down in this fight. Superman punch by Raphael lands. Legkick by Raphael as he outstrikes Eduardo. Jab by Raphael. Eduardo missing with his punches as Raphael jabs away. Left hook landed by Assuncao followed by a legkick. Takedown attempt by Raphael successful but Eduardo looks for a leglock as does Raphael. Punches from the top by Raphael as he tries to get his leg free. Eduardo warned for holding onto the fence. More punches by Raphael. Referee stands them up with 75 seconds to go. Left hand lands by Johnny but Raphael moves away and resets. Front kick by Assuncao. Eduardo lands a right that drops Raphael who was jumping in with a flying knee strike. Assuncao recovers immediately and gets to his feet before he closes out the round. 10-9 to Assuncao. 30-27.
Judges scores: Raphael Assuncao wins via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Welterweight Division: Paulo Thiago versus David Mitchell:
Round 1: Legkick from Mitchell countered by Thiago. Early right hang landed by Thiago. Superman punch missed by David. Solid combo by Thiago and the takedown. Side control. Paulo looking for the "head-in-arm" choke but stands back up. Jabs missed by Mitchell and the legkick also. Left hook missed by Thiago. Spinning back kick by Paulo. Thiago landing the faster punches. Thiago ducks under and gets Mitchell's back before picking him up and slamming him to the ground and into side control. Knees to the body by Paulo. Crucifix position for Thiago by David defends well. Punches by Paulo from the top. Paulo looking for the D'arce choke but Mitchell defends. They stand several seconds before the round ends. 10-9 Thiago.
Round 2: Kicks and punches landed by Paulo early on. Misses from Mitchell. Spinning kick missed by Thiago. They clinch against the cage. Punches from David. Trip by Paulo and he lands on top in half guard. Side control. Mitchell works his way back into full guard before Thiago allows him to stand. Another takedown by Thiago but Mitchell attempts a triangle choke...failed. They stand once more. Kicks from both fighters. Another takedown by Thiago. Mitchell is bloodied by punches from Paulo. Uppercut by Thiago as he continues to outstrike the American. Lots of misses by David. Headkick by Thiago. The round ends and 10-9 to Thiago.
Round 3: Final round. Combo missed by David. And again,. Right hand landed by Thiago. Mitchell retreats as Paulo keeps landing combos. Left hook landed by Thiago and Mitchell clinches before Thiago trips him once again. Thiago on top and landing punches. Thiago allows him to stand back up. Complete control from Thiago. Right hand landed by David. Headkick by Thiago. Jabs from Mitchell and a legkick. Thiago seens slower but is more accurate. Left hook landed by Paulo. Right hand missed by Mitchell who is pressing forward looking for the KO. Legkick by David and again. Jabs from the American. Combos from both fighters as we enter the final minute. Left hook by Thiago and a right hand hurts David. Thiago takes Mitchell's back and he drags him to the ground. Hooks in and Thiago goes for the rear naked choke but does not get it. Punches from the Brazilian as the round ends. 10-9 Thiago. 30-27.
Judges scores: Paulo Thiago wins via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Prelims (TV):
Middleweight Division: Rousimar Palhares versus Dan Miller:
Round 1: 2 minutes of round 1 missed due to connection error. Solid jabs from Miller before Palhares lands a head kick that drops Miller. Huge takedown by Palhares follows before Miller reverses the position and recovers to drop punches on Rousimar. They both stand and Dan continues to jab. Overhand right by Palhares missed. Right hand by Miller. Countered by Rousimar. Knee landed by Palhares. Final 45 seconds of the first round. Another headkick by Palhares drops Miller and he drops bombs on Miller. Palhares moves away as he celebrates a victory but the referee did not stop the fight. The referee brings Palhares back and explains the situation. They continue the fight with about 25 seconds to go and Miller rocks Palhares! Dan with punches and a choke attempt as he looks to steal the win but Palhares recovers and gets the takedown at the end of the round. 10-9 round for Palhares due to the 2 head kicks that dropped Dan and the takedowns.
Round 2: Palhares lands punches as he looks to rampage through Dan. Miller falls to the ground from knees and punches by the Brazilian. Triangle choke attempt by Dan as Palhares drops bombs from the top. They separate only for Rousimar to charge back in and get Dan to the ground before landing some huge ground and pound to a wounded Dan Miller. Slam by Palhares! Rousimar in complete control. Dan is bloodied up as Palhares continues to land bombs. Miller is trying to survive. More punches from Palhares. Miller turtles up in defence as Rousimar continues to throw punch after punch. Huge cut around the left eye of Dan. End of the round and it has to be a 10-8 round for Rousimar.
Round 3: Both fighters look tired at the start of this epic fight. Combo from Dan as Palhares moves away. More punches thrown but missed by Miller. Jab by Palhares. Countered by Miller. They stand and bang. Both fighters labouring right now. Right hand by Rousimar. And again. Legkick by the Brazilian. Over and over again with the legkicks. Right hand landed by Rousimar followed by a left. Jabs from Dan keep Palhares back. Slow round compared to the first 2. Right hand by Rousimar. Last 60 seconds. Solid jabs from both fighters. Good body shot by Palhares. Overhand right just missed by Rousimar. Miller is too tired to put solid combos together. Both swinging away. Rousimar catches a kick but the round ends. Close round. 10-10 or 10-9 Palhares. 30-27 or 30-26 to the Brazilian.
Judges scores: Rousimar Palhares wins via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-27, 30-25).
Lightweight Division: Thiago Tavares versus Spencer Fisher:
Round 1: They touch gloves. Headkick by Tavares but he misses and slips. Back to his feet, he continues with kicks before shooting for a takedown...and gets it. Elbows from the bottom by Spencer. Punches by Thiago as he looks to improve his position. Fisher tries to get to his feet but Tavares pulls him back down. More punches from Thiago. The referee stands them up and they circle. More kicks from Thiago. Spencer charges forward but Thiago ducks and goes for another takedown but Fisher stuffs it. Thiago presses Fisher against the cage before finally securing the takedown. Punches from Thiago from the top. Last 30 seconds of the first round. All Tavares as he looks to get the full mount. He switches and gets the back, looking for the choke. Spencer defends and gets to his feet but Thiago is still on his back. End of the round. 10-9 Thiago.
Round 2: Thiago continues with the kicks at the start of the round before going for the takedown. Full guard. Punches from Tavares as he looks to control Fisher as soon as possible. Punches and elbows from Thiago land as Spencer tries to defend as much as possible. Body shots by Tavares. Thiago passes into side control and then gets Fisher's back. He flattens him out and lands bombs as Spencer covers up. No replies from Spencer as Thiago continues to unload and the referee stops the fight.
Thiago Tavares wins via TKO (punches) at 2:51 of round 2.
Main Card (Pay-Per-View):
Light Heavyweight Division: Luiz Cane versus Stanislav Nedkov:
Round 1: They touch gloves and begin. Overhand right from Stanislav missed. Legkick lands from Cane. Nedkov continues to push with the overhand punches but Cane moves away well and counters with kicks and combos of his own. Left hook by Cane. And again. Left missed by Nedkov. Headkick missed by Cane and Nedkov charges forward but little lands. Cane lands a few combos that push Nedkov back who continues to throw overhand punches with poor accuracy. Nedkov is dropped but gets back to his feet bloodied. Legkick from Luiz. Nedkov rocks Cane with a right and Cane is down. Punches from the Bulgarian and Cane is in trouble. Referee Yamasaki saves Luiz from further punishment.
Stanislav Nedkov wins via TKO (punches) at 4:13 of round 1.
Light Heavyweight Division: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira versus Brendan Schaub:
Round 1: They circle. Nice combo by Schaub. They clinch but Schaub moves away as they exchange. Big Nog shoots for the takedown but Schaub defends it against the cage. Nogueira lands nice combos as he beats Schaub to the punch. A solid 1-2 rocks Schaub and Big Nog swarms in against the American on the cage. Nogueira decks Schaub and the referee stops the fight.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira wins via KO (punches) at 3:09 of round 1.
Lightweight Division: Ross Pearson versus Edson Barboza:
Fight missed due to connection error.
Judges scores: Edson Barboza wins via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
Light Heavyweight Division: Mauricio Rua versus Forrest Griffin:
Round 1: Co-main event is under way! Forrest takes the centre of the octagon. Legkick by Griffin. Shogun lands a combo as Forrest looks to throw legkicks. Shogun rocks Forrest with an uppercut. Forrest is moving well and landing first but Shogun is landing harder and crisper. Headkick missed by Griffin. Shogun rocks Griffin and swarms in for the kill. Griffin tries to defend but Shogun lands punches and hammerfists to force the referee to step in and stop the fight.
Mauricio Rua wins via TKO (punches and hammerfists) at 1:53 of round 1.
Middleweight Division: UFC Middleweight Championship: Anderson Silva versus Yushin Okami:
Round 1: Okami takes the centre of the octagon. Silva circles. Legkick by Silva. Jabs missed by Okami and Silva evades Okami's 1-2 combo. They clinch and Okami lands several uppercuts before separating. Left hand landed by Silva. Nice jab by Anderson. Okami closes the distance and lands uppercuts and other dirty boxing techniques. Knees by Silva. Answered by Okami. Uppercuts by both fighters but Yushin keeps Anderson pressed against the cage. Okami looks for the single leg takedown but changes his mind. Knee by Okami. Left hook by Silva missed. Jab by Anderson as he bobs and weaves away from Okami's attacks. Last 20 seconds of round 1. Legkick by Silva followed by an uppercut. Headkick rocks Okami but the round ends. Hard round to score. Silva landed better strikes and he wobbled Yushin in the last 3-4 seconds of the round but Okami controlled the centre and pressed Silva against the cage for most of the round. 10-10.
Round 2: Okami comes out looking for Silva's chin and Anderson starts mixing combos up. Legkicks followed by combos. Silva knocks Okami down with a jab but allows Yushin back to his feet. Hands low from Anderson. Silva taunting Okami. Okami misses with a combo and Silva drops him again. Silva gets on top and starts to land strike after strike. Okami is in trouble and is bloodied. Anderson lands more and more and the referee stops the fight.
Anderson Silva wins via TKO (punches) at 2:04 of round 2 to remain the UFC Middleweight Champion.
The End.
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