Mauricio Rua TKO’s Brandon Vera in the 4th round of a war! Initially Rua was content to ground Vera roughing him up with punches and looking to control. Despite constant Joe Rogan protests to the contrary, Rua is known for his trip takedowns and top control on the ground which he employs often. In the 2nd, “Shogun” came with his patented barrage attack and just as you think Vera is about to fall down he battles back landing elbows until Mauricio takes him to the mat to steal another round though the crowd is chanting for Vera! Both men look very tired in the 3rd and the action slowed though Rua is still striking more and gets another point laden takedown. For the 4th round, the crowd begins to stir but Rua lands an uppercut that has Vera stumbling and trying to fix his mouth piece when “Shogun” unleashes a right, left, right, left, combination and Brandon falls face down as Mauricio drops hammer fists and the fight is over! Pretty damn good Main Event and the “Truth” actually showed some real heart in defeat.
* It ended up being the best of the Final 4 would win the title shot and Rua may have been robbed after this war as Lyoto Machida will be the new #1 contender.
Lyoto Machida KO’s Ryan Bader in the 2nd round. The “Dragon” looked very confident bordering on cocky as he karate danced around the cage confusing the Arizona wrestler. Bader couldn’t get to Machida and took a chance in the 2nd round throwing an ill advised superman punch. Lyoto saw it coming and got there 1st with a straight right hand that put Ryan to sleep as Machida knew it was over and walked away hands in the air.
* Questions are going to continue as to his MMA IQ and chin of Mr. Bader, but Dana White announces after the event that Lyoto Machida will now officially face the winner of Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones and Dan Henderson!
Joe Lauzon tapped Jamie Varner by submission via Triangle Choke in the last round. Both men came out swinging but it was Varner that hurt “J-Lau” initially and as they fought on a right hand landed behind Lauzon’s ear and he goes down again. Joe storms back in the 2nd, looking for submissions and controlling the fight whether on the feet or the floor as the crowd roared in approval. In the final round, Jaime looks tired but continues firing as Lauzon blocks. Varner hits another takedown but “J-Lau” makes a nifty flip to the top locking in the triangle submission and bringing down elbows to illicit the tap. “Fight Of The Night”
Mike Swick KO’s DaMarques Johnson with punches 1:20 into the 1st round to make the triumphant return. Swick quickly caught the leg of Johnson slamming him to the ground in one motion and then delivered the one punch KO and an extra strike just for shits and giggles. DaMarques is asleep and Swick celebrates after years of misery and toil. “KO Of The Night”
Prelims (Fuel TV)
* Questions are going to continue as to his MMA IQ and chin of Mr. Bader, but Dana White announces after the event that Lyoto Machida will now officially face the winner of Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones and Dan Henderson!
Joe Lauzon tapped Jamie Varner by submission via Triangle Choke in the last round. Both men came out swinging but it was Varner that hurt “J-Lau” initially and as they fought on a right hand landed behind Lauzon’s ear and he goes down again. Joe storms back in the 2nd, looking for submissions and controlling the fight whether on the feet or the floor as the crowd roared in approval. In the final round, Jaime looks tired but continues firing as Lauzon blocks. Varner hits another takedown but “J-Lau” makes a nifty flip to the top locking in the triangle submission and bringing down elbows to illicit the tap. “Fight Of The Night”
Mike Swick KO’s DaMarques Johnson with punches 1:20 into the 1st round to make the triumphant return. Swick quickly caught the leg of Johnson slamming him to the ground in one motion and then delivered the one punch KO and an extra strike just for shits and giggles. DaMarques is asleep and Swick celebrates after years of misery and toil. “KO Of The Night”
Prelims (Fuel TV)
Nam Phan defeats Cole Miller by Split-Decision. Both men put on a spirited effort giving us a nice little fight here. I had forgotten how much Fran (sic) throws volume wise in the striking game and though Miller was quick to fire back, he just fell short and got hurt a few times during the back and forth action. Miller looked exhausted in the end but kept coming though Nam landed more, and more accurately.
Phil Davis and the Wagner Prado bout is declared a No Decision after “Mr. Wonderful” accidentally poked Wagner in the eye and the doctor stopped the bout. The poke was unintentional as Prado came forward and an errant hand by Davis obviously hurt Prado. Prado’s eye was bleeding and whether by miscommunication in translation, or truly a doctor’s decision, the bout is scrapped ruining a debut and a long awaited return in one fail swoop.
Rani Yahya taps Josh Grispi by Submission via North-South Choke in the 1st round. What did I tell you about the aptly named “Fluke?” Never back a quitter people. “Submission Of The Night”
Phil De Fries tapped Oli Thompson with a Face Crank in round 2. Oli would later win the pose down in the locker room.
Manny Gamburyan defeated Michihiro Omigawa by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27). That went pretty much as expected.
John Moraga Upset Ulysses Gomez by KO in the very 1st round. Moraga unloaded some uppercuts and elbows against the cage and Gomez is rendered “Useless.”
6-3-1 on the nose picking
Phil Davis and the Wagner Prado bout is declared a No Decision after “Mr. Wonderful” accidentally poked Wagner in the eye and the doctor stopped the bout. The poke was unintentional as Prado came forward and an errant hand by Davis obviously hurt Prado. Prado’s eye was bleeding and whether by miscommunication in translation, or truly a doctor’s decision, the bout is scrapped ruining a debut and a long awaited return in one fail swoop.
Rani Yahya taps Josh Grispi by Submission via North-South Choke in the 1st round. What did I tell you about the aptly named “Fluke?” Never back a quitter people. “Submission Of The Night”
Phil De Fries tapped Oli Thompson with a Face Crank in round 2. Oli would later win the pose down in the locker room.
Manny Gamburyan defeated Michihiro Omigawa by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27). That went pretty much as expected.
John Moraga Upset Ulysses Gomez by KO in the very 1st round. Moraga unloaded some uppercuts and elbows against the cage and Gomez is rendered “Useless.”
6-3-1 on the nose picking
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