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Round 1
Hall and Phelia exchange early in the center of the cage with
neither really establishing an advantage. Hall leaps in for a
combination that has Phelia in full retreat. He lands a number of
punches that send Phelia to the mat and he follows with a flurry of
strikes looking to finish the bout early. Phelia defends well and
gets his guard back. Hall is relentless though and lands hammer
fists at will. Hall scores with a big standing punch to the body
and drops back into his opponent’s guard. He cracks Phelia with
another big shot with about 60 seconds left in the opening frame.
Phelia throws punches to Hall’s ears from the bottom as Hall rests
in his guard.
Sherdog Scores
Greg Savage scores the round 10-9 Hall
Round 2
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Hall turned away Phelia to open the card.
Phelia, in a southpaw stance, pistons his jab as Hall searches for
an opening to throw. Phelia shoots in and scores with a double-leg,
establishing position in Hall’s guard. He passes to side and locks
up an armbar before switching to a triange as Hall rolled to defend
it. Hall extricates himself rom the submission and dives into
Phelia’s guard before settling into half. Phelia sweeps into top
positon and pins Hall against the cage and throws strikes to the
head and body. Hall sweeps back into top position but can’t stay
there. Phelia escapes back to his feet as the second period comes
to a close.
Sherdog Scores
Greg Savage scores the round 10-9 Phelia
Round 3
Hall opens the third with a crushing body shot as Phelia attempted
to land a body kick. Phelia crashes backwards to the mat and Hall
douses him with hammer fists to the head until referee “Big” John
Dixson calls off the bout at 24 seconds of the third round.
The Official Result
Brian Hall def. Cortez Phelia via TKO (Punches) R3 0:24
Round 1
Lemon and Shuffield both rush to the center of the cage and trade
wild strikes. The fighters clinch and Lemon lands a solid short
right to the jaw. Shuffield swings back wildly as they break their
clinch. Lemon draws in close again and locks up before hammering
Shuffield with a pair of nice elbows against the cage. Shuffield
turns him and stomps his feet as he presses him against the chain
link. Lemon pops a knee straight up but can’t find the mark.
Shuffield muscles Lemon to the mat from the clinch but can’t keep
him there. Lemon is back up and the fighters trade more wild shots.
Shuffield powers Lemon back to the ground and blasts him with
elbows from half-guard. He then looks for a front choke but Lemon
easily backs out and gets to his feet before the horn sounds.
Sherdog Scores
Greg Savage scores the round 10-9 Shuffield
Round 2
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Shuffield tasted victory against Lemon.
Shuffield dumps Lemon at the outset of the second round and gets to
work from his guard. He strikes his way to a pass and takes
side-control with Lemon prone along the cage. Shuffield takes
Lemon’s back and searches for a rear naked-choke but Lemon turns
back into him. Shuffield will not be denied. He strikes from mount
and forces Lemon to give up his back again. This time the choke
comes quickly and Lemon is forced to tapout at 2:15 of the second
stanza.
The Official Result
Codie Shuffield def. Anthony Lemon via Submission (Rear-Naked
Choke) R2 2:15
Round 1
Uhrich lands a clipping right hook early, then a left-handed
counter before grabbing hold of Brewer and clinching against the
fence. He tosses Brewer to the ground and climbs on his back to
sink in both hooks, then tries to soften up Brewer with heels to
the gut. Brewer goes to his knees, then rolls to his back and gives
up full mount. Uhrich lands a couple short punches on top, still
with three minutes left in the round. Brewer puts his left side to
the cage and forces Uhrich back to half guard. Uhrich frames up an
arm-triangle choke and hops off to the side, then takes the back
again when Brewer turns over. After gutting out a deep rear-naked
choke attempt, Brewer twists around and powers back to his feet
while threatening with a guillotine. Brewer finishes the round
strong, tagging Uhrich with punches and knees on the fence.
Sherdog Scores
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Uhrich
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Uhrich
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Uhrich
Round 2
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Brewer rallied to dispatch of Uhrich.
Uhrich shoots for a takedown against the fence and encounters some
resistance, as Brewer drills his opponent with some hard elbows to
the head and arm. Uhrich is able to complete the takedown, and then
another when Brewer stands up. They’re back in the same position as
last round, with Uhrich searching for an arm-triangle setup, but
this time Brewer is quicker to stand. Brewer tries another
guillotine, gets shoved off and comes back to pop Uhrich with a
straight right. Uhrich changes levels and shoots another double
against the fence.
Brewer lands short punches to the body, then goes under the armpit
to hit Uhrich in the head. When Uhrich abandons the shot and stands
upright, Brewer is waiting with a huge knee and two elbows from the
Thai clinch. Uhrich is already out on his feet, and Brewer puts him
down for the count with a right cross-left hook combo.
The Official Result
Ben Brewer def. Andy Uhrich via KO (Punches) R2 2:40
Round 1
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Wessel beat down Frazier.
Frazier lands the first punch but it’s Wessel who charges forward
with a flurry of strikes and takes “The Grizzly Bear” to the
ground. Frazier sweeps out from underneath and stands to press
Wessel against the cage, where the big men trade knees in the
clinch. Wessel reverses the position and thumps Frazier’s gut with
right hands. Frazier breaks out midway through the round and
catches a grazing head kick on the cheek. Wessel gets another
takedown and moves to side control, where he traps Frazier in a
crucifix and finishes the fight with a couple dozen unanswered
punches.
The Official Result
Mike Wessel def. Justin Frazier via TKO (Punches) R1 4:28
Round 1
Lyons lands some clipping shots in the first minute of the fight,
leaving Underwood with some redness around the eyes. When he gets
into range, Lyons clinches up and pushes Underwood against the
fence, then exits the clinch with an uppercut. Lyons tries for a
single-leg lift and slam but Underwood keeps his balance. Both guys
are throwing hands on the feet but neither is really landing
anything clean as Underwood continues to circle the outside and
Lyons gives chase. Lyons hits another late takedown to side control
but can’t keep Underwood on the ground.
Sherdog Scores
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lyons
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lyons
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Lyons
Round 2
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Lyons had Underwood's number.
Underwood continues to circle the perimeter while Lyons follows,
throwing punches but mostly pulling up short. Forty seconds in,
Lyons lands his best shot of the fight, a lead right uppercut that
rocks Underwood’s head. After 90 seconds, Lyons gets another
takedown after stifling an Underwood single-leg and forcing him
down to the canvas. Underwood stands up and breaks out of the
clinch to resume his circling. Underwood connects with a left
straight midway through the round and almost gets Lyons to the
ground, but Lyons powers back up and dings Underwood with a right
straight.
Underwood shoots a long shot and winds up being reversed against
the fence, where Lyons lands a pair of knees and a left in the
clinch. Underwood lands a hard right hand over the top with 40
seconds left in the round. Lyons keeps walking forward, though, and
finishes the round advancing on Underwood.
Sherdog Scores
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lyons
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lyons
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Lyons
Round 3
Lyons hits a takedown and moves straight to side control, but
Underwood gets control of one of his wrists and uses it to work
back to his feet. The bantamweights reset in the center of the cage
with 3:30 left in the fight, but soon Underwood goes back to
circling the outside while Lyons follows. Lyons stuffs a shot from
Underwood and forces him to the ground, then begins landing short
left hands while Underwood is trapped against the cage. Underwood
gets back to his feet but Lyons is waiting with a pair of hard
knees to the head. After the strikes, Underwood takes a knee, and
Lyons delivers another knee to the head. This one is illegal, and
referee John Dixson pauses the action to allow Underwood to
recover. Underwood is checked by the cageside doctor, after which
referee Dixson announces that the fight will go to a technical
decision.
Sherdog Scores
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lyons (30-27 Lyons)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lyons (30-27 Lyons)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Lyons (30-27 Lyons)
The Official Result
Austin Lyons def. Zach Underwood via Technical Decision (30-27,
30-27, 29-28) R3 3:25
Round 1
One of Yamauchi’s first strikes is an inside leg kick which catches
Richman square on the cup. Referee Dave Ferguson pauses the action,
and Richman takes a minute to recover before the action resumes.
When it does, the American southpaw pushes forward on Yamauchi with
a few outside leg kicks. Yamauchi answers with a pair of loud kicks
to the body, then a knee to the gut as he closes in to clinch.
Pushed against the fence, Richman takes a standing elbow to the
head before he’s able to turn things around. The featherweights
trade positions once more before splitting, and Richman catches
Yamauchi ducking over with a kick that just grazes the Brazilian’s
head. Back to the fence they go, this time with Richman on the
outside, and he dumps Yamauchi to the ground with a single-leg.
Richman allows Yamauchi to stand and rushes when he does so,
delivering a hard punch to the gut. Standing in the pocket,
Yamauchi connects with a pair of hard left hooks that forces
Richman to back up.
Sherdog Scores
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Yamauchi
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Yamauchi
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Richman
Round 2
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Yamauchi snatched two rounds from Richman.
Yamauchi blitzes Richman with another speedy combination like the
one that stunned “The Marine” in round one. Richman avoids any big
damage this time, weathering the storm to grab hold of Yamauchi and
shove him against the cage. With his back to the fence, Yamauchi
hits a nifty inside trip that puts Richman on the mat. Richman is
bleeding from his nose as he sits with his back to the cage,
Yamauchi standing over him and dropping right hands. Richman stands
up and presses forward, but he’s backed up by another nice pair of
hooks from Yamauchi.
The Brazilian sends a hard teep kick up the center to Richman’s
body, backs up and lands a kick to the left side. Richman slips on
a kick but hops up before Yamauchi can capitalize on the error.
Outside leg kick lands for Richman, countered by a Yamauchi jab.
Still working the body, Yamauchi places another pair of front kicks
on Richman’s gut before the round runs out.
Sherdog Scores
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Yamauchi
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Yamauchi
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Yamauchi
Round 3
Richman catches Yamauchi shooting for a single-leg and tries to
cinch up a guillotine choke, but Yamauchi pops his head loose as he
falls backward to guard. Richman follows him to the ground, where
Yamauchi keeps a loose closed guard. After absorbing a couple body
shots, Yamauchi looks to utilize rubber guard, then switches to a
body triangle and back to closed guard. Richman continues to work
with bursts of ground-and-pound to Yamauchi’s body and head as the
fight enters its final two minutes. Referee Ferguson calls for
action and then stands up the fighters with 50 seconds remaining.
Richman chases the backpedaling Yamauchi to land a low kick, then a
clean left hook. Yamauchi answers with a body kick, then another,
and that’s where it ends.
Sherdog Scores
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Richman (29-28 Yamauchi)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Richman (29-28 Yamauchi)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Richman (29-28 Richman)
The Official Result
Goiti Yamauchi def. Mike Richman via Unanimous Decision (29-28,
29-28, 29-28) R3 5:00
Round 1
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Guerriero snapped his opponent's arm.
The featherweights spend the opening minute
circling one another in the center of the cage, though Shamhalaev
threatens to rush forward on a few occasions. The Dagestan native
slaps Guerreiro’s head with a left high kick, and the Brazilian
misses when he tries to answer in kind. Shamhalaev goes low with a
hard kick to the outside of Guerreiro’s left leg. Guerreiro hits a
trip and follows Shamhalaev to the ground, catching the “Assassin”
on his knees and socking away with punches and elbows to the side
of the head.
Shamhalaev pushes the action to the fence, all the while driving on
a single-leg, and with 1:50 left in the round, Shamhalaev completes
the takedown. Guerreiro threatens with a kimura and uses it to
sweep as Shamhalaev tries to extract his arm. Once on top,
Guerreiro keeps cranking the arm from cross-side control and forces
Shamhalaev to submit as the limb bends at an unnatural angle.
The Official Result
Fabricio Guerreiro def. Shahbulat Shamhalaev via Submission
(Kimura) R1 3:29
Round 1
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Held caught Jolly with an armbar.
The fighters go straight to the clinch and begin throwing strikes,
and it’s Held who sends Jolly reeling with a knee up the center.
Jolly backs up and resets; Held slows his roll and doesn’t try to
finish the fight, instead backing out and taking his time to move
back in for a clinch. Held presses Jolly against the cage, pulls
him to the ground and turns the corner to take the American’s back.
With both hooks established, Held starts thumping Jolly’s head with
left hands, trying to soften him up for a rear-naked choke. Held
tries to snake his left arm beneath Jolly’s chin, but Jolly defends
well, keeping hold of the Pole’s right hand and rolling to his
knees.
Held pins an arm and steps over into full mount, then takes back
mount again when Jolly rolls over. When Held loosens his hooks,
Jolly twists around and postures up to sock the grappler with
ground-and-pound. Jolly leaves his arm in Held’s guard, though, and
Held immediately seizes the opportunity to go belly-down and force
a tap via armbar.
The Official Result
Marcin Held def. Nate Jolly via Submission (Armbar) R1 4:20
Round 1
Smith tries to close the gap early, inching toward Kongo as the UFC
veteran cuts angles on the outside with his back to the fence.
Kongo snaps off a couple stiff jabs, but Smith steps in with an
overhand right and wraps up the Frenchman in a body lock. Smith
releases to land another hard right, gets tagged with a combo from
Kongo and then changes levels again. Smith lifts up Kongo and
deposits him on the ground midway through the opening frame. The
American leans right to left in Kongo’s half guard, but Kongo backs
up to the fence and gets to his knees. Smith unloads with right
hands on his kneeling opponent, but Kongo blocks most of them with
his glove and then stands up to attack with punches of his own.
Smith is on his back foot now, under fire from punches and knees to
the body in the last 30 seconds of the round. Smith comes off the
fence in the closing moments and eats one more big right hook.
Sherdog Scores
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Kongo
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Kongo
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Kongo
Round 2
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Kongo can still finish fights.
Smith tries to blitz Kongo against the fence with overhand punches,
but Kongo circles out and returns to press his man against the
fence. Kongo gets a takedown and keeps control of Smith’s ankle to
prevent him from standing. Smith gets to his knees and grabs the
fence in an attempt to stand, drawing a warning from referee John
McCarthy. Halfway through the fight, Kongo drives a knee into
Smith’s side, then a right hand. Smith continues to grab the cage
as he struggles to stand. With one minute left, Smith finally gets
back to his feet.
Kongo keeps him trapped against the cage and delivers hard knees
and right hands to the head until referee McCarthy intervenes.
The Official Result
Cheick Kongo def. Eric Smith via TKO (Knees and Punches) R2
4:35
Round 1
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Page looks like the real deal.
Rainey looks to walk inside and strike with Page, who wheels around
the outside with his hands low, flashing snappy jabs and fast
kicks. Page stings Rainey with a leaping knee and tosses him to the
ground, then allows “The Sniper” to stand. Page looks away from
Rainey, trying to entice the American to strike. Page is clowning
around until Rainey grabs hold and presses him against the fence.
The clinch doesn’t last long, as Page shoves off and does a flashy
shoulder roll, then winds up his hand but does not throw. Page
leans over with hands on knees, still looking to lure Rainey
inside.
When Rainey gets into range, Page pops him with a right hand, and
then Rainey brings the fight to the fence again. Rainey changes
levels for a single-leg and nearly pulls Page on top of him, but
the welterweights scramble back up. Page takes the outside position
off the fence momentarily, then backs out to land a jumping knee
and a spinning back fist. Rainey chases after the Englishman, who
slows down and lands a couple quick jabs. All of a sudden, Page
comes over the top with a right hand on the temple that puts Rainey
on the deck. Page just stands and watches Rainey writhe on the
ground as referee Kevin MacDonald rushes in to stop the fight.
The Official Result
Michael Page def. Ricky Rainey via TKO (Punch) R1 4:29
Round 1
Ivanov only takes a few seconds before trying to duck inside and
grab hold of Volkov, who fends him off with long punches. The sambo
player tries again, clipping Volkov with a left and then pressing
the taller man against the fence. The heavyweights stay there for a
minute, trading knees inside but without much more happening,
leading referee John Dixson to call for action. Volkov socks Ivanov
with a couple good left hands in the tie-up, but he still can’t get
off the fence. Ivanov steps back, lands an overhand right and a
left to the body, and then wraps up Volkov again. A nice body-head
combination from Volkov gives him the space needed to escape and
reset in the middle of the cage. Volkov sends a hard, straight left
down the pipe and backs up Ivanov with a kick to the body.
Sherdog Scores
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Ivanov
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Volkov
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Ivanov
Round 2
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Volkov earned a rematch with Minakov.
Ivanov shoots for a single-leg and gets shoved away, then hit with
a body kick and a one-two. Volkov connects with a couple more
punches as Ivanov pushes him to the fence and trips him to the
ground. Ivanov botches the takedown and winds up underneath Volkov,
who sinks in both hooks and immediately slaps on a rear-naked
choke. The RNC is deep, and after a moment of hesitation, Ivanov
taps out.
The Official Result
Alexander Volkov def. Blagoi Ivanov via Submission (Rear-Naked
Choke) R2 1:08
Round 1
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Ortiz put Shlemenko to sleep easily.
Ortiz misses as he tries to punch his way inside and then has a
high kick blocked. Shlemenko comes back with a body kick, then
misses with a right hand over the top. The next right from
Shlemenko connects, and Ortiz answers with a right hook after
failing to clinch. Shlemenko blocks a knee in the Thai plum, then
has a spinning back fist blocked. Ortiz brings the fight to the
fence with an underhook and puts a knee on Shlemenko’s body. The
former UFC champ drags Shlemenko to the ground and tries to climb
on his back as the Russian kneels.
Shlemenko turns over, but Ortiz is right there with an arm-triangle
setup. The choke is tight as Ortiz hops from half guard to side
control and bears down. Shlemenko goes to sleep, and referee John
McCarthy calls a halt to the fight as Ortiz jumps up to do his
gravedigger routine.
The Official Result
Tito Ortiz def. Alexander Shlemenko via Technical Submission
(Arm-Triangle Choke) R1 2:27
Round 1
Referee Kevin MacDonald is the third man in the cage for this
155-pound interim title fight. Chandler eats a jab as he walks in
on Brooks, but the former champ keeps coming and drives Brooks to
the canvas with ease. Chandler tries to pass but can’t advance past
Brooks’ tricky butterfly guard. Instead, the former Mizzou wrestler
lands a couple quick right hands and lets Brooks back to his feet.
Brooks hits Chandler with a nice knee in the Thai plum and quickly
releases. Chandler shoots a double-leg near the fence, gets stood
up, but manages to press Brooks against the cage. Another big
takedown goes for Chandler with two minutes left in the round, and
Brooks pushes off the cage with his feet to get some space and
close his guard. Chandler sits up to deliver a right hand to the
body and grind on Brooks’ face with his forearm, a process he
repeats for the final minute of the frame.
Sherdog Scores
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Chandler
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Chandler
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Chandler
Round 2
The lightweights trade short leg kicks inside before Chandler dives
on Brooks’ legs for another takedown attempt on the fence. Brooks
lands a knee to the body and circles out, but it’s not long before
Chandler shoots another double-leg. This one puts Brooks on his
seat up against a cagepost, and Chandler wraps up Brooks’ legs to
keep him in place while delivering body shots. Chandler flattens
out his man and now works from half guard on Brooks’ left side.
Brooks uses a butterfly guard to elevate Chandler and slip out the
back door. Once on his feet, Brooks trips Chandler to the mat and
jumps on the ex-champ’s back to sink in both hooks. As Brooks hunts
for a rear-naked choke, Chandler simply twists around and finds
himself on top, in Brooks’ guard, where he rides out the rest of
the round.
Sherdog Scores
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Chandler
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Chandler
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Chandler
Round 3
Chandler cracks Brooks with a left hook and then changes levels as
“Ill Will” comes forward. Brooks sprawls, waits out the shot and
stands to put Chandler on the fence. They separate and meet in the
middle, where Brooks dumps Chandler to the ground and then hops on
his back when Chandler goes to his knees. Brooks has back mount
with both hooks in and just over three minutes on the clock. He
switches to a body triangle as Chandler tries to repeat his trick
from round two, and this time Brooks is able to thwart the
reversal. Chandler puts his back to the mat, and now Brooks is in
full mount, dropping heavy left hands that bust open Chandler’s
face near his left eye. Chandler peels off Brooks’ legs and escapes
to his feet at the 90 second mark. Brooks traps his opponent in a
front headlock as Chandler tries to shoot, then looks to turn the
corner but can’t secure the back. Instead, Brooks kicks Chandler in
the face as they scramble up, then does it again when he catches up
with Chandler on the other side of the cage. Brooks jumps on
Chandler’s back and locks up a body triangle, then pins down
Chandler’s left arm and uses his right hand to punch away for the
last 20 seconds.
Sherdog Scores
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Brooks
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-8 Brooks
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-8 Brooks
Round 4
Chandler looks to have recovered from last round’s scare as he hops
around the outside, but his long punches at Brooks’ body are coming
a bit slower as the championship rounds begin. He pops Brooks with
a left hand upstairs, and Brooks responds with a powerful
double-leg takedown in the center of the cage. Brooks once again
jumps on Chandler’s back and looks to cinch up a body triangle, but
Chandler thwarts this one by peeling off Brooks’ ankle. After being
warned for grabbing Brooks’ gloves, Chandler rolls over and takes
top position once again. Brooks continues to complain about
something to referee MacDonald, who tells the lightweights to fight
on. There’s not enough action on the ground, and MacDonald stands
them up with 90 seconds to go. Brooks connects with a right hand
and stifles a shot from Chandler, standing him up and trapping him
in a headlock. After absorbing a couple knees, Chandler leans over
to put his hand on the mat. Brooks delivers another knee to the
head while Chandler’s hand is touching the ground, and the ref
pauses the action to give Chandler a minute to recover. When they
resume, Brooks sprawls on a shot and jumps on Chandler’s back once
again. Brooks is digging for the rear-naked choke with 20 seconds
left, but Chandler defends to the bell.
Sherdog Scores
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Brooks
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Brooks
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Brooks
Round 5
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Brooks shocked Chandler with his wrestling.
Brooks slaps Chandler on the cheek with a high kick and then stuffs
a takedown attempt. A nice right-handed counter from Brooks lands
over the top, followed by a lead uppercut. Chandler shoots another
double against the fence, thwarted by Brooks’ wide base. Chandler
switches to a single-leg, gets low and pulls Brooks to the ground,
but Brooks scrambles right back up. Chandler dives for a long shot
and gets left on the ground by Brooks, who delivers a couple knees
to the body as he traps Chandler against the fence. Chandler
explodes to his feet and rushes Brooks with punches, so Brooks
grabs him from behind and
dumps Chandler to the ground with a suplex.
Brooks latches on to Chandler’s back but rides too high, allowing
Chandler to slip out the back. Chandler traps the legs of Brooks,
who sits against the cage and stands with 1:40 left in the fight.
Chandler goes very low, trying to pick the ankle, and Brooks
limp-legs out. Chandler catches Brooks with a hard left hook, then
tries to pound him out on the floor. Brooks hangs tough and now has
to defend against an arm-triangle choke. Chandler can’t find the
angle to finish the choke and instead takes full mount to finish
the fight.
Sherdog Scores
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Chandler (48-47 Chandler)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Chandler (47-47 Draw)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Chandler (47-47 Draw)
The Official Result
Will Brooks def. Michael Chandler via Split Decision (48-47, 48-47,
47-48) R5 5:00
Round 1
John McCarthy is the referee for tonight’s 205-pound main event.
Lawal shoots an immediate single-leg and puts Jackson on the ground
in the center of the cage. “Rampage” closes his guard and scoots
backward toward the fence, then opens up and tries to create some
space as Lawal drops right hands to the body. Back to his feet goes
Jackson about 80 seconds into the round, held against the fence by
Lawal, who’s already looking for another takedown. The single-leg
works again for “King Mo,” and then he switches to double leg
control to keep Jackson down. Rampage gets to his knees, his left
side flush to the cage, and Lawal takes the opportunity to punish
the former UFC star’s body with knee strikes. Rampage turtles up
and Lawal delivers a couple more knees -- including one to the
posterior -- before Jackson can scramble up. The light heavyweights
separate, and Jackson crouches in a low stance, looking to take off
Lawal’s head with an overhand right. Jackson inches forward on
Lawal, loading up for a power shot, but he can’t find the mark
before the round ends.
Sherdog Scores
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lawal
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lawal
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Lawal
Round 2
Jackson catches Lawal shooting in and pops him with a short hook
which opens a cut underneath Lawal’s left eye. Rampage takes his
time to walk inside and clips him with another pair of hooks,
forcing Lawal to tie up and slow down. Lawal holds Jackson against
the cage until the veteran connects with an uppercut and breaks
free for a moment. Lawal quickly catches up to him and continues
shoving him on the fence as referee McCarthy calls for action.
Lawal explodes with punches and catches Rampage with a left hook,
but misses with a flying knee follow up. Lawal’s left eye looks
nearly swollen shut as he changes levels and puts Jackson on the
ground again inside the last minute of the round. Jackson stands
and walks down Lawal to finish the round with a hard lead uppercut.
Sherdog Scores
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Jackson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Jackson
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Jackson
Round 3
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“Rampage” slipped by “King Mo.”
Jackson pumps his jab, snuffs out a level change and cracks Lawal
with a combination as he stands. Lawal responds by returning to his
cage-clinching and then changing levels for a single-leg. Ninety
seconds into the final round, Lawal brings Jackson to the mat at
the base of the fence and sits up in Rampage’s half guard to drop a
couple rough elbows. Referee McCarthy tells the fighters to work;
Lawal tries to get busy, but Jackson does well to control his
opponent’s wrists. Jackson gets to his knees, then back to his feet
with 2:15 on the clock.
He create some space and sends Lawal backpedaling with wide, hard
punches. Lawal stays out of punching range until there’s 80 seconds
left, when he tries a double-leg. Jackson stays standing but still
gets pushed against the cage. McCarthy breaks up the fighters with
40 seconds to go, and now Rampage is headhunting, swinging big
uppercuts and overhand rights in Lawal’s direction. An uppercut
connects for Rampage, answered by a stiff jab from Lawal, and
that’s where it ends.
Sherdog Scores
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lawal (29-28 Lawal)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lawal (29-28 Lawal)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Lawal (29-28 Lawal)
The Official Result
Quinton Jackson def. Muhammed Lawal via Unanimous Decision (29-28,
29-28, 29-28) R3 5:00