Prelims (Fuel TV):
Heavyweight Division: Joey Beltran versus Lavar Johnson:
Round 1: Here we go! Lavar takes the centre of the octagon. Body shot by Johnson sends Joey up against the cage. Early pressure from Johnson. Knees from Lavar as they work the dirty boxing. Johnson lands stiff jabs as he stuffs a Beltran takedown. Legkicks from Lavar as he stalks Joey who swings away but misses. Right hand by Johnson pushses Joey back as he pours it on! Beltran is retreating. Good combos from Johnson. Joey misses with an overhand right. 2 minutes of the round to go.Takedown by Joey failed again. They clinch once more. Knees from Lavar. Right hand from Joey answered by Johnson. Solid jabs from Lavar.More missed punches from Joey. They stand and exchange combos as we enter the last minute. Uppercuts and combos from Johnson rock Beltran! He is in trouble! More uppercuts and Beltran is out!
Lavar Johnson wins via KO (uppercuts) at 4:24 of round 1.
Lightweight Division: Michael Johnson versus Shane Roller:
Round 1: They touch gloves and circle. Left hand by Johnson. Left missed by Shane as he shoots for the takedown. Michael stops it and they separate. Double left hand by Michael. And again as he stuffs another takedown attempt. Good combo by Johnson. They clinch against the cage and exchange punches and knees before reversing several times. They separate before throw bombs and clinching once again. Good pressure from Johnson. They separate once more and Johnson lands more combos and kicks. Jabs from both fighters. Johnson the more accurate as he stops another takedown attempt. Last 70 seconds of the round. Knees from Johnson up against the cage. Good combos from Michael as he is taking this round with his movement and striking. Good 1-2 from Johnson. They exchange combos for a few moments as we approach the end of the round. Flying knee from Johnson and a combo to end the round. 10-9 Michael Johnson.
Round 2: Left hand to start the round by Michael. Good striking by Michael as he closes the distance and presses Shane up against the cage. They separate. Right hand by Roller lands as Michael throws more combos. Knee from Roller. Constant pressure from Johnson as they clinch against the cage. Trip attempt by Shane. Michael lands on top. Full guard and Johnson lands punches from the top. They stand and Shane lands a few punches. Some pressure from Roller as we enter the final 90 seconds. They clinch and work the dirty boxing as we enter the final minute. Knee by Johnson, elbows by Shane. Right hand by Roller, left hook by Johnson pushes Shane back. Trip attempt by Roller fails. Double underhooks by Roller but he cant get Michael down! End of the round! Tough round to score. 10-10 or 10-9 Michael Johnson.
Round 3: Final 5 minutes of this fight. Jabs from Johnson miss early on. Legkick. Johnson's combos are much more fluid then Shane's. Takedown attempt by Roller fails but he gets Johnson's back and down to the ground. He flattens Michael out looking for the choke but he starts throwing punches. Johnson is defending but Shane is hitting him in the back of the head. The referee warns him and they continue in the same position. Elbows from Roller. Johnson is in trouble. Michael tries to get out but Shane goes for the choke! Last 2 minutes of the round. More punches from Roller as he has the triangle locked around Michael's waist. He goes for the choke once more but Johnson has great defence. Johnson escapes and gets on top! Punches from Michael from full guard. Elbows from the top by Johnson. Last 40 seconds. Good shots by Michael. They stand and Michael lands a knee and good punches but the referee stops him. Low blow. Time out. They continue. 10 seconds to go. Combos exchanged. They swing to the finish! 10-9 to Roller for the ground control and submissions for most of the round. Fight score: 29-28 Johnson or 29-29.
Judges scores: Michael Johnson wins via unanimous decision (all 3 judges score the fight 29-28).
Featherweight Division: Charles Oliveira versus Eric Wisely:
Round 1: They touch gloves and Charles lands a legkick. And again. Midkick by Wisely answered with another legkick by Oliveira. He catches a kick and gets on top. Nice shots from the top by Charles who is looking to pass the guard. More shots from Charles. Heel hook by Charles! Well defended by Eric but has his foot still trapped. They roll and as Oliveira holds a kneebar, he takes Eric's back forcing him to tap with an awkward "calf slicer" from the back! Impressive win for the Brazilian!
Charles Oliveira wins via submission (calf slicer) at 1:43 of round 1.
Featherweight Division: Cub Swanson versus George Roop:
Round 1: Early kicks from both fighters. Right hand by Roop as he misses with a knee. Front kick by George. Headkick missed. Both fighters land kicks before Cub lands a good combo. They chase after each other. Right hand by Swanson. They continue to land combos. Wheel kick attempt by Cub. He lands a few punches and rock Roop. Cub swarms on Roop but George survives and replies. They clinch and Roop lands a good midkick. More variety in kicks from George as he looks to have recovered. Last 100 seconds. Takedown attempt by Roop but Cub flips him over and into full guard. They stand and circle. Headkick by Roop. Wheel kick by Cub once again! Last 45 seconds. Right hand by Roop. Cub catches his leg and gets him down. Kicks from the top by Cub. Upkicks by Roop. Last 10 seconds. More punches from Swanson. End of the round. 10-9 Swanson due to the ground control and rocking Roop once.
Round 2: More pressure from Cub as Roop continues with the kicks. Legkick by Cub. Good combo. Trip attempt by Cub fails. They clinch and land knees. They separate and continue to throw combos and kicks. Roop seems to be more accurate by Swanson is putting pressure on him. Big right hand by Cub drops Roop! He swarms in and stops Roop! Wow!
Cub Swanson wins via TKO (punches) at 2:22 of round 2.
Heavyweight Division: Mike Russow versus John-Olav Einemo:
Round 1: Right hand by Russow and Einemo goes down by pulling guard. Full guard. Upkick by Einemo as they stand by Russow charges in with the takedown attempt. They clinch and land body shots. Jab misses by Russow. Legkick by John-Olav. Russow charges forward with a combo and takedown by it fails again and they clinch. Knees from Einemo. Left hand by Russow as he misses the takedown. Uppercut by Einemo. They exchange punches against the cage. Takedown by Russow! Full guard. Good control by Einemo as he controls the wrists. Kimura attempt for a second by Einemo but he decides to land elbows from the bottom. Last minute of round 1. Upkicks from Einemo as they separate. Russow not letting him up and he attempts to pass the guard. Last 30 seconds. Einemo reverses just as the round ends. 10-9 to Russow for the pressure and the takedown although it was a close round with Einemo defending well on the ground.
Round 2: They circle. Left hand by Russow but he eats a knee. Takedown by Russow who escapes a guillotine choke attempt for a second. Full guard. Hip control by Einemo who is looking for a submission. Punches from the top by Russow. Upkicks from Einemo as they separate for a moment. And again as the referee warns them to get busy. Russow goes down and into half guard. Last 2 minutes of the round. Punches from top by Russow answered by John-Olav from the bottom. 90 seconds. Russow postures up for a moment and lands a shot. Russow is taking this round due to the ground control. Punches from both fighters as the referee warns them again. More ground and pound from Russow. 30 seconds left. The referee stands them up. Einemo lands a combo but Russow goes for a leg and gets Einemo to the ground. John-Olav is bloodied up. End of the round. 10-9 Russow and Einemo is tired.
Round 3: Knee by Einemo but Russow continues to come forward. Takedown stuffed by Einemo but Russow tries again and gets him down. Triangle attempt by Einemo but it is weak. More control from the top by Russow but little action. Punches occasionally from Russow. Reversal! Einemo almost gets Russow's back. Back to full guard. Ground and pound from Russow as he looks to finish but they are both tired. The referee stands them up. Last 90 seconds. Jab missed by Einemo but he lands a knee and another. Takedown by Russow once again. Punches from Einemo answered by harder ones from Russow. Last minute and Russow is cruising to a decision victory.They scramble for the last few seconds but the fight ends and it is clear who is the winner. 10-9 and 30-27 Russow.
Judges scores: Mike Russow wins via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
Lightweight Division: Evan Dunham versus Nik Lentz:
Round 1: They circle and Evan lands a kick and left hand. They exchange combos and Lentz lands a headkick and legkick in succession. Takedown but they scramble and Nick gets a hold of Evan's neck. More combos from both fighters as they stand and separate. Left hand combo by Evan. They stand and exchange more combos. Pressure from Nick. Takedown by Lentz and into half guard, deep half. He takes Evan's neck as they stand. They exchange punches after Nick loses the neck. Left hand by Dunham. And a right. Standing guillotine by Evan as he stuffed a choke. Nick gets out, they scramble. Nick tries his own guillotine but nothing comes of it. Elbows and knees from the clinch for both fighters. Last minute of an interesting first round. Takedown by Evan! Full guard. 45 seconds left of round 1. Hard round to score. End of the round and I score it 10-10.
Round 2: Evan charges out with a combo and a takedown. Nick is down. Omoplata shoulder lock attempt by Nick fails. Side control for Dunham. Nick gets Evan back to full guard. Great defence. Upkicks from Nick. Punches from the bottom by Lentz. They stand as Nick bursts. Dirty boxing from Lentz as he lands solid right hands up against the cage. Good pressure from Lentz. Heavy breathing from Evan but he bursts forward and lands solid combinations. Lentz answers with his own! Evan gets on top as Lentz misses with a takedown attempt. 2 minutes of the round to go. Great fight so far. Upkick by Nick. Guillotine choke attempt by Evan but Nick gets out only to receive more ground and pound from Evan. Last minute. They stand but Evan drags him down. Knee by Dunham. Lentz is cut. They swing away for the last few seconds of the round. Takedown attempt by Nick as they round ends. 10-9 Evan Dunham for the takedowns and the cut although Nick did good in the some bursts.
Round 3: The fight is over. Nick's cut is too bad and the swelling got worse in between rounds. The doctor stopped the fight.
Evan Dunham wins via TKO (doctor's stoppage) at 5:00 of round 2.
Main Card (Fox/ESPN):
Middleweight Division: Demian Maia versus Chris Weidman:
Round 1: They touch gloves. Right hand missed by Weidman. Front kick missed as well. Left hand just misses Maia as he trips over. Jabs from Chris. Kneed by Maia as they closed the distance for a moment. Jabs by Chris as Maia land a left. Knee by Maia as they exchange combos. Legkick by Weidman. Answered by Maia. Superman punch missed by Chris. Knee lands. Right hand by Maia. Solid combo by Maia. Legkick by Chris who seems more loose. Legkicks exchanged by both fighters. More close combos from the middleweights. Weidman gets the double leg takedown but they stand moments later. Maia slips after landing a punch-kick combo. They clinch for a moment before exchanging more combos. Kick by Maia. Last few seconds. Close round by Weidman edges it with the takedown. 10-9 Chris Weidman.
Round 2: Weidman gets the takedown after Maia misses with an overhand left hook. They stand once more moments later. Jabs from Chris. Weidman keeps countering Maia's kicks with his own. Good head movement from the American. Right hook from Demian. Left hand by the Brazilian. Combo lands for Maia. Right hand missed by Weidman but he lands a combo afterwards. Inside legkick by Chris. Muay Thai clinch for a moment as they land knees. Left hand straight by Maia. And again. Close round as both fighters take it in turn to land shots. Right hand by Maia. Takedown by Weidman stuffed. They grapple against the cage. Knee and a kick by Maia. Another knee-kick combo from Demian. Weidman gets the takedown with 20 seconds to go! Punches from the bottom by Maia but Chris tries to take his back. He attempts a guillotine choke but the round ends. 10-9 Weidman as he stole the round late on.
Round 3: Final round. Jab from Weidman. Punches from Maia and a knee. Right hands by Weidman as he drags Maia down. They scramble on the ground before standing back up. Solid combo from Maia after his takedown is stuffed. Weidman misses a left hook. Sloppy takedown attempt by Maia. Knee from the Brazilian as they clinch. Slow takedown from Maia and Weidman tries to take his back. They stand. Half the round to go. They exchange combos but both fighters are exhausted. Swinging away. Headkick attempt by Maia. They clinch and Maia lands a body shot. Right hand by Maia answered by knees from Weidman. Final minute of the fight, it could be anybodies fight. Jabs from Chris as Maia comes in with left hand hooks. Jab combo by Maia. Pressure from Weidman as the fight ends. 10-10 final round as both fighters were tired. 30-28 Weidman.
Judges scores: Chris Weidman wins via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
Middleweight Division: Chael Sonnen versus Michael Bisping:
Round 1: Co-main event of the evening! Here we go! Chael takes the centre. Good punches from Bisping but Chael gets him down. Bisping gets to his feet and they separate. Bisping got pointed in the eye but they continue. Chael goes for another takedown but does not get it. Good defence from Bisping. Trip from Chael Sonnen. Punches from the top by Sonnen. Upkicks from Bisping as he bursts to his feet. Knee from Bisping as they work the clinch. Bisping drops for a takedown but doesn't get it. They reverse against the cage. Constant pressure from Sonnen. Reversal against the cage by the Brit. Last 2 minutes of the round. Right hand by Bisping. Spinning kick by Bisping. Takedown attempt by Chael. Elbows from both fighters as they clinch against the cage. Knees from both fighters as Bisping gets Chael against the cage again. They separate. Uppercut by Bisping missed. Solid combos by Bisping. Body shots by Bisping. They separate and Bisping tries the spinning kick again. The round ends. Chael was pressing early on and got the takedowns but did little with them. Bisping had lots of reversals and did better in the striking. 10-10 round.
Round 2: Fast start to round 2 again. Sonnen looks for the takedown but good combos from Bisping and he gets Chael against the cage. Dirty boxing from both fighters. Good jabs from both fighters as they separate. Takedown by Sonnen and he has Bisping down into full guard. Punches from the bottom by Bisping. Good left hand by Sonnen. And a right. They stand after Bisping bursts. Right hand and a left by Bisping. They stand and exchange punches and knees before Bisping gets Chael against the cage. Good knee by Bisping. Takedown attempt by Michael fails. Dirty boxing from both fighters. Elbow from Bisping. Weak punches in reply from Chael. Combo from Bisping. Uppercut by Sonnen answered by a knee. Spinning knee missed by Bisping and the round ends as they throw down once more. Again, Sonnen got the takedown but did little with it. Bisping, however, did effect striking and had the octagon control so I give round 2 to the Brit. 10-9 Bisping.
Round 3: Final round! Left hand by Sonnen. Takedown by Sonnen is complete! Bisping works to get to his feet but Sonnen is holding him in place. Leglock attempt by Bisping for a moment but Sonnen lands some ground and pound. Bisping gets to his feet but gives up his back and is dragged down. Double hooks in for Sonnen and Bisping is in trouble. Sonnen, looking for the choke, switches to an arm-triangle and then to a full mount. Punches from Chael from the the top. Bisping hip escapes to half guard. Punches from the bottom by Bisping. Good elbow from the bottom by Bisping. Last minute. Good defence from Michael but Chael is winning this final round. They stand and Chael lands a knee. Bisping reverses Chael and gets him down! Elbows from Bisping but the fight ends! Great fight! 10-9 for Chael Sonnen in the final round but overall I score the fight 29-29. Round 1 will decide the winner.
Judges scores: Chael Sonnen wins via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
Light Heavyweight Division: Rashad Evans versus Phil Davis:
Round 1: The 1st round of a possible 5 has begun. They circle. Right hand missed by Davis. Kick added. Rashad misses a hook and Davis coves forward with kicks. Jabs miss from Rashad and Phil lands more kicks. Elbow from Davis on the break after they clinched. Davis ducks under a punch and Rashad as a front choke but lets it go. Right hand from Davis as his takedown is stuffed. Solid combo from Rashad. Takedown stuffed by Rashad. Headkick missed by Davis. Right hand misses as well. Rashad catches a kick and gets Davis down. Half guard. Punches from the top by Rashad who frees his leg and gets into side control. Mounted crucifix for Rashad! Punches from Evans but Phil escapes back to side control. He gets to his knees as the round ends. Decent start from both fighters but Rashad took the round with the takedown and solid ground work. 10-9 Evans.
Round 2: Huge headkick missed by Davis early on. Right hand by Evans. He misses another. Davis ducks a punch and clinches. Legkick by Phil. And again after a combo. Jab added. Rashad not throwing much. Another legkick from Davis. They clinch for a moment before separating and throwing more combos. Legkicks from Davis land. Pressure from Evans as he grabs Davis against the cage. Dirty boxing from Evans and they separate. Jab from Evans. They exchange more combos with Evans landing more cleaner punches. Knee by Davis and they clinch. Solid combos from Rashad and Davis just replies with a knee. Kick caught again by Evans and he gets Davis down. Side control for Rashad. 15 seconds to go. Punches from Evans as he takes this round as well. 10-9 Rashad.
Round 3: Davis' punches are falling short so he falls back to his legkicks. Right hand and two lefts miss for Davis. Takedown attempt by Davis fails but he gets Evans over to the cage as he works a single leg. They fall to the ground as they defend. Davis isn't letting go of the takedown. Davis tries to get Evans' back but he gets reversed and Evans is on top. Punches from the former champion. Back mount for Evans! Davis gets to his feet. Knee by Davis. And again. Uppercut by Rashad. Davis fails in another takedown. Knee again from Phil but Rashad puts pressure on him again. Solid combos from Rashad as Davis backs up. Davis gets the takedown! Full guard. Evans bursts to his feet but Davis has him against the cage. Good knees by Davis. Last few seconds of round 3. Dirty boxing from both fighters against the cage as the round ends. Davis' round as he got the takedown, had the octagon control and pressed Rashad late in the round. 10-9 Phil Davis.
Round 4: Right hand missed by Davis. Front kick by Davis. Jabs from Evans fall short. Body kick by Davis. Jabs from Evans as Davis misses with his combos. Front kick by Davis as he misses with an overhand right. Rashad's striking is more accurate and faster then Phil's. Davis goes for a takedown and Evans has his neck for a moment. They clinch and Davis lands a knee. Jab by Evans after they separate. Great takedown defence by Evans as he takes Davis' back. Punches from the top by Evans. They stand and clinch against the cage with one minute of the round to go. Takedown stuffed by Evans. Kick by Davis as Rashad misses. Right hand by Evans. Last few seconds as Evans puts the pressure on. End of the round. Davis went for the takedowns more but Evans had the better defence and hand combos. Not much action in the round but Evans edges it 10-9, maybe 10-10.
Round 5: 5th and final round of this main event! Solid combos from both fighters to start of the round. Legkick from Davis checked by Evans. Jabs from the former champ. Evans catches Davis' kick and lands several uppercuts and right hands. Davis is down and Evans is in half guard. Davis is bloodied up and Rashad is looking for space. Evans moves into the mounted crucifix and Davis defends by giving up his back. Davis bursts to his feet and Evans lands a right hand. Evans is in complete control. Body shot and right hand by Rashad. Takedown by Davis fails as we enter the last 90 seconds. Knee from Davis who misses with a left. Headkick missed by Davis! A right hand lands followed by a kick. Combo from Rashad. The fight ends and Rashad takes the round 10-9 and the fighter 49-46 or 49-47.
Judges scores: Rashad Evans wins via unanimous decision (all 3 judges score the fight 50-45).
The End.
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