At Saturday’s show in the Philippines, UFC announced an 11/28 show for the Olympic Park Gymnastic Arena in Seoul, South Korea.
This will be UFC’s debut in the country, which has been a hotbed for MMA on television for years dating back to the heyday of Japanese MMA and K-1.
Yoshihiro Akiyama, who is known in South Korea as Choo Sung-hoon, is likely to be a headliner as he was a major celebrity in that country a decade ago during his heyday.
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If you didn’t see the “UFC Fight Morning” card from Manila and want to check it out, the replays are:
Prelims: Tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET and late Monday night/Tuesday morning at 1:00 a.m. ET, both on Fox Sports 2.
Main Card: Tonight at 9:00 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 2, late tonight/tomorrow morning at 3:00 a.m. ET on Fox Sports 1, Monday at 8:00 p.m. on Fox Sports 1, and then the usual multiple replays on Fox Sports 2 throughout the week.
ROH has Global Wars ’15 Night 2 tonight from the sold out Ted Reeve Arena in Toronto (live on internet PPV on ROHWrestling.com):
A.J. Styles & The Young Bucks vs. Kazuchika Okada, Rocky Romero, & Beretta
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Roderick Strong
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tetsuya Naito vs. ACH & Matt Sydal
Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Dalton Castle
The Kingdom vs. Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson
Michael Elgin vs. Gedo
KUSHIDA vs. Will Ferrara
Plus the following advertised as appearing: Jay Briscoe, The Addiction, Jay Lethal w/ Truth Martini, Moose w/ Stokely Hathaway & Veda Scott, War Machine, Watanabe, Donovan Dijak, ReDragon, Silas Young, Cedric Alexander, and The Decade.
Tomorrow night we’ve got WWE Payback live on PPV and WWE Network from the Baltimore Arena:
Seth Rollins (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
John Cena vs. Rusev for the WWE U.S. Championship in an “I Quit” match
Ryback vs. Bray Wyatt
New Day (c) vs. Tyson Kidd & Cesaro for the WWE Tag Team Championship in a 2/3 falls match
Dolph Ziggler vs. Sheamus
Neville vs. King Barrett
The Meta Powers vs. The Ascension in the preshow match at 7:30 p.m. ET
Also tomorrow night, Shooto Brazil debuts on UFC Fight Pass at 6:00 p.m. ET with Shooto Brazil 54. Jason Chambers and Dominick Cruz (who’s fantastic as a desk analyst on UFC shows) will handle the announcing on the card, which has these fights scheduled:
Felipe Froes vs. Paulo Guerreiro for the featherweight title
Rony Torres vs. Benito Tavares
Luiz Cane vs. Ricardo Silva
Pedrinho Falcao vs. Thiago Manchinha
Guilherme Jacare vs. Edson de Souza
Felipe Colen vs. Alex Trem Bala
Oton Jasse vs. Marcio Breno
Ivan Paiva vs Antonio Pedreira
Yago Bryan vs. Carlos Eduardo
Guilhereme Doin vs. Denilson Oliveira
Matheus Nacacche vs. Alir de Oliveira
Elves Oliveira vs. Lucas Bigous
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The story behind the Elimination Chamber as a network special, why and how it came about, as well as a look at the next two WWE major shows, Payback and Elimination Chamber and NXT Takeover, is the lead story in this week’s Observer. We also have a look at the injury situation with Daniel Bryan, Sami Zayn and Hideo Itami. We also look at the Mayweather-Pacquiao business, New Japan & ROH working together for big shows, a detailed story on Global Force Wrestling including talent and television outlets and the TV scene, a lawsuit that has nothing to do with WWE & UFC, but where the result will be very important to both, Tough Enough, has NOAH turned the corner, as well as the monthly business rundowns for WWE & TNA.
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The lead story looks at the addition of the Elimination Chamber show, why this is being done, plans for the future and how this relates to it, the Elimination Chamber card as well as notes on the Chamber matches. We also look at Daniel Bryan and the poor job of pushing his appearance and how they are pushing the Payback main event.
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–Hall of Famer and health issues noted
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–Fujinami vs. Funaki Battle of Hall of Famers for the first time
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–Notes on TNA’s prospects on PPV
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–What happened with TNA and Wrestle-1
–Can TNA talent work for GFW
–Best stuff at the TNA tapings
–Updates on UFC PPV numbers
–Managers meeting and why
–Dana White’s reaction regarding complaints about the Reebok deal
–An interesting legal question stemming from the deal
–UFC schedule notes
–Anthony Pettis injury notes
–Josh Barnett vs. Ryron Gracie
–Metamoris news
–Fight Pass promotion
–New Fight Pass deals made
–Rousey talks coaching vs. Cyborg
–Lots of new UFC fights
–Active UFC fighter sort of does a pro wrestling match
–Huge Bellator signing of Olympian
–This week’s Bellator show
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Saturday Daily Update
— Elsewhere on the site:
– Former WWE writer Joe Franciosi, who was most recently part of the Championship Wrestling from Hollywood creative team, passed away after suffering a heart attack.
– No official word yet, but Brie Bella appeared to suffer a shoulder injury last night in State College, PA.
— If you missed the UFC card from Manila and didn’t DVR it, the replays of the main card are definitely worth a look if just for Mark Munoz’s retirement fight against Luke Barnatt. Really nice, classy moment to cap off a very entertaining fight with a loud, partisan crowd hanging onto everything Munoz did. Neil Magny vs. Hyun Gyu Lim and the Frankie Edgar vs. Urijah Faber main event are also well worth checking out.
— UFC announced today that their debut card in Seoul, South Korea will take place on November 28th.
— Also, for those who have been waiting on ROH to get the Philadelphia shows from this week up on their site as VOD purchases, night 1 (Briscoes vs. Nakamura and Okada main event) is now available, which is a couple days earlier than had been anticipated.
— The first obvious Billy Corgan fingerprints were on Impact last night, as The Dollhouse’s new entrance music is “Doll Parts” by Hole, complete with a graphic plugging the song courtesy of Geffen Records and so on. Corgan and Courtney Love have been friends on and off for almost 25 years.
— WMAR TV in Baltimore spoke to Jim Ross in advance of his “An Evening With Jim Ross” one man show tonight in the city. The text is mostly explaining his show, but there’s some nice insight in the video clip.
— If you play the WWE Supercard mobile game, they’re giving away 300 free credits if you log into the game before the Payback PPV this weekend. Cat Daddy Games, the developer, doesn’t do free credits for its games very often, so if you play Supercard at all, make sure to load it up and collect the credits.
— Last night, Jeff Jarrett defeated NWA Western States Heritage Champion Matt Riviera to win the title in King City, CA at an NWA Vendetta Pro event.
— Sheamus talked to Delaware Online answering fan questions to promote tonight’s card in Newark at the Bob Carpenter Center. Great quote about what his favorite match was when he was growing up and why: “When Bret Hart won King of the Ring and beat Bam Bam Bigelow. I just loved watching Bret get beat down and beat down, but would still keep coming back. He had a lot of resilience and was able to take a beating. When you look at a lot of kids’ super heroes, good guys, they were the ones who seemed more human to me because he would take punishment, but he would still come back.
Every match, he looked like he’d been through a war. That definitely struck a cord with me. Like I’ve never been a fan of Supermans or God-like super heroes. I’m more into human aspects. That’s why I’m a fan of the Daredevil TV series. I think it’s really cool. I think that’s why people can relate to it. He goes through war and overcomes the odds. Never the biggest guy, but had more heart than anybody.”
— A few preview videos have popped up online of WWE’s new Jerry Lawler Blu-Ray/DVD set that comes out Tuesday: The documentary intro, a teaser of the Andy Kaufman segment, and also a glimpse into the segment about Lawler first going to the WWF in 1993.
— Today in history note for May 16th:
28 years ago, the Midnight Express of Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane won the United States Tag Team Title tournament about six weeks after Lane replaced Dennis Condrey, who had disappeared without a trace. Cornette kept up with every territory’s TV show during his downtime, and when it became clear that Condrey wasn’t coming back, Cornette had planned on contacting Tom Prichard (working in Alabama) for the spot. Before that could happen, Stan Lane, who was hired via Jim Crockett Promotions taking over Florida, was suggested by Jim Crockett Jr. Since Cornette, Eaton, and Lane were all old friends from Memphis, it immediately clicked that this was the perfect arrangement. Prichard would eventually join Lane as Cornette’s Heavenly Bodies in Smoky Mountain Wrestling.
The Eaton/Lane team had a different role from the Eaton/Condrey team, which the U.S. Tag Title win kind of signified. With Condrey, they were a main event or near main event level team in the World Tag Title hunt and major, heavy heat getting angles with teams like The Road Warriors and Dusty Rhodes/Magnum T.A. The Lane team was more about having action-packed upper-midcard matches, especially on major shows, and that’s what they’re best remembered for.
TOMORROW’S WWE NETWORK SCHEDULE (thanks to Bert Duckwall)
12:30 AM ET
LIVE! WITH CHRIS JERICHO Chris Jericho brings his provocative and candid podcast to WWE Network with his first one-hour LIVE interview with WWE Superstar John Cena.
1:30 AM ET
THIS WEEK IN WWE Get caught up on all the highlights from Raw and SmackDown with This Week in WWE.
2:00 AM ET
TOTAL DIVAS Trinity’s inability to have sex frustrates Jon, and Bryan and Nikki shock Brie when they team up to stage an intervention.
3:00 AM ET
TOUGH ENOUGH Stone Cold Steve Austin enlists the help of four sexy WWE Divas and THQ video games to teach the remaining contestants all about creativity.
4:00 AM ET
MONDAY NIGHT WAR Jericho shed his cruiserweight stigmas to make his mark on both WWE and WCW throughout the Monday Night War.
5:00 AM ET
WWE COUNTDOWN Countdown Greatest High Flyers counts down the top ten greatest high flying superstars of all time!
6:00 AM ET
WWE SUPERSTARS Stardust arrives from the fifth dimension to battle R-Truth. Plus, Kalisto is in singles action against Heath Slater.
7:00 AM ET
WWE NXT With one week until Takeover, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens meet face to face in the ring to determine the fate of their NXT Championship Match.
8:00 AM ET
TOUGH ENOUGH Stone Cold Steve Austin enlists the help of four sexy WWE Divas and THQ video games to teach the remaining contestants all about creativity.
9:00 AM ET
WWE COUNTDOWN Countdown Greatest High Flyers counts down the top ten greatest high flying superstars of all time!
10:00 AM ET
TOTAL DIVAS Trinity’s inability to have sex frustrates Jon, and Bryan and Nikki shock Brie when they team up to stage an intervention.
11:00 AM ET
THIS WEEK IN WWE Get caught up on all the highlights from Raw and SmackDown with This Week in WWE.
11:30 AM ET
WWE BEYOND THE RING Batista embodies his nickname ‘The Animal’. Relive Batista’s storied career with this biography of his life both inside the ring and out.
1:00 PM ET
WWE COUNTDOWN From the Texas Rattle Snake to Teddy Long, this episode will take a look at the top ten personalities ever to hold the title of GM.
2:00 PM ET
WWE COUNTDOWN Countdown Greatest High Flyers counts down the top ten greatest high flying superstars of all time!
3:00 PM ET
TOUGH ENOUGH WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio and former NBA star John Salley are on hand to offer advice about teamwork to the dwindling group.
4:00 PM ET
TOUGH ENOUGH Former Tough Enough winner and John Morrison help contestants stay focused on a treacherous ropes course that gives Eric serious trouble.
5:00 PM ET
TOUGH ENOUGH Stone Cold Steve Austin enlists the help of four sexy WWE Divas and THQ video games to teach the remaining contestants all about creativity.
5:55 PM ET
WWE 24 In this edition of WWE 24, we reveal the personal story of this rising star, his family and his memorable experience at Wrestlemania 31.
6:30 PM ET
THIS WEEK IN WWE Get caught up on all the highlights from Raw and SmackDown with This Week in WWE.
7:00 PM ET
WWE PAYBACK 2015 KICKOFF WWE Payback Kickoff LIVE from Baltimore. Renee Young, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves and Booker T preview WWE Payback.
8:00 PM ET
WWE PAYBACK 2015 What goes around comes around as John Cena, Roman Reigns, and more of your favorite Superstars look to settle their scores at WWE Payback!
11:00 PM ET
WWE PAYBACK 2015 What goes around comes around as John Cena, Roman Reigns, and more of your favorite Superstars look to settle their scores at WWE Payback!
Hi Dave,
What an amazing show last night at Global Wars!
If I had more than two thumbs they would all be thumbs up.
Best Match- 10 man tag main event but ACH vs Nakamura was a very close 2nd
Worst match- Moose & Gedo vs. Takaaki Watanabe & Silas Young by default. You know Moose is limited so wasn’t expecting a lot here
Crowd was hot all night and arena seemed sold out to me with standing room only. Didn’t seem as packed as last year but that is just gauging it by the beer crowd line-up!
Long lineups for the NJPW stars autographs.
Some technical difficulties with the lights going out a few times in the arena.
There were some crazy spots in the main event and so much action to follow. Roddy’s superplex spot outside the ring was wild as was Hanson’s flip dive to everyone to the floor. That was a lot of weight and momentum to try to slow down.
AJ got a huge reaction live as did all the New Japan stars
Card top to bottom was top notch and hope they continue to make this an annual event
Looking forward to the TV taping tonite.
UFC Fight Night
Thumbs in the middle
Not a must see card
Best Performances: Neil Magny, Li Jingliang
Faber vs Edgar was a fun super fight on paper. Edgar more aggressive but was hoping for more fireworks and a finish.
Nice see Munoz win in his retirement fight, especially since his last few fights have had quick finishes. I’m glad they gave him time for a classy speech on his way out.
Magny looked impressive surviving the 1st round storm and coming back to win in decisive fashion.
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Grant Zwarych
Wrestling Observer Index
Thumbs Up
Best Match: 10 Man Tag Main Event
Worst Match: Moose/Gedo vs Young/Watanabe
Stream worked great all night for me. I was in Philly live for both of the shows there and thought the difference in crowd really stood out (we’ll see how that comes across on VOD I guess), with Night 2 in particular being a really hot crowd. This was very good, but I thought both Philly shows were better.
Dan Babic
Thumbs in the middle
Best match: Tied between Nakamura/ACH and Okada/Alexander
Not sure if my expectations were just too high given the talent lineup, but I thought this was just a good, not great, show. One of the problems may have been that you could read the lineup and easily predict who was winning each match. I think that hurt a lot of the matches. Worth my money and time for sure. The stream held up too which may be a first for ROH. If they can keep that up I’ll be a regular customer.
The New Japan guys were clearly a cut above most of the ROH guys, which is both a compliment to just how good the NJPW guys are how indy some of the ROH guys are in many ways (even if undeniably talented).
It’s a shame Chris Sabin developed his personality after injuries wrecked his body. Nakamura is ridiculously talented – I know, news flash. Elgin/Tanahashi was very good in some ways, a bit clunky in others. Elgin is missing something. The main even didn’t do a whole lot for me, I thought it was a disjointed mess with no real story, just a bunch of stuff happening. At the same time, all ten of those guys are so talented it couldn’t be bad.
I’m torn on the commentary. At times I thought they were effective, other times I thought they were lost or just plain annoying. That said, still better than the mannequins that call Smackdown.
-Richard Karels
Wrestling Hullabaloo
Thumbs Up
Best Match: Team ROH vs. BULLET CLUB
Worst Match: Gedo/Moose-Young/Watanabe
This was a weird show, because on one hand there was absolutely nothing bad (even the “worst match” was totally fine), but until the main event nothing really delivered on quite the level I was expecting either. Like you I was pretty underwhelmed by the crowd, especially after having been in attendance this past Wednesday night in Philly; we were much, much louder throughout the show and I would suspect were more knowledgeable on the New Japan guys too, given the staggering amount of NJ t-shirts being worn. I think once those Philly shows come out on VOD you’ll see what I mean. Either way, I only went to night 2 and I thought that show was a lot better than this one.
Still, again, nothing on the undercard was bad, and then the main event was absolutely fantastic, jaw-dropping stuff, so I don’t see how you can go lower than Thumbs Up here. Between the crowd being much quieter and most of the guys having wrestled two shows just a few days ago, it’s understandable that the show wasn’t quite up to the same lofty standards they had set a few days back.
John Carroll
Bronx, NY
Submitted By Mark Gurczynski
– Enzo and Cass b. Tyler Breeze and Bull Dempsy via Big splash from the top rope
– Dana Brook b. Alexa Bliss via Firemans Carry into Michinoku Driver
– Baron Corbin b. Tommy Dreamer via End of Days
– NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks b. Becky Lynch, Charlotte, and Bayley via Belly to Bayley (Sasha stole pinfall)
– NXT Tag Champions Blake and Murphy b. Solomon Crowe and Jason Jordon via frog splash
– Finn Balor b. NXT Champion Kevin Owens via DQ when Owens grabbed a chair
Notes:
– My wife and I bought last minute, cheap, balcony seats, and were “upgraded” to a section right in the middle, about 6 rows back.
– Balcony was closed, no sellout.
– The theater set up is a very cool way to watch pro wrestling.
– Everyone was treated like a star, besides Dana and Alexa. Typical rude comments from the crowd.
– Jason Jordon really blew me away. Very impressive in person.
– The 4 top NXT woman are all ready for the big leagues in my opinion. Received a standing ovation.
– Bull and Baron are much better interacting with a live crowd than reading scripts.
By James Cox, WrestlingObserver.com
The Big Takeaway
WWE Payback is this Sunday and Superstars helped to build it up this week. Two singles matches saw some average wrestling with wins for Kalisto and Stardust in front of an expectant pre-Raw Cincinnati crowd.
Show Recap
Kalisto beat Heath Slater in a fun 4 minute match. They rehashed the talking points from Raw. Stardust got the win over R-Truth (no plastic/rubber/real arachnids were harmed). Rich Brennan and Byson Saxton hyped up WWE Payback which is Sunday from Baltimore.
Kalisto (w/ Sin Cara) beat Heath Slater via pinfall (4:10)
Kalisto came out to the ring with Sin Cara in new whacky gear that looked kind of like they’d been sneezed on by The Nasty Boys’ graffiti artist. Heath Slater comes out in rare form. He mocks the ‘Lucha’ chants by half-heartedly pointing his fingers in the air and laughing as he says “Lew-cha, lew-cha” in his thick Southern drawl.
They start things off and the referee is forced to break them at the ropes. They chain wrestle for a while until Kalisto locks in a wrist lock and starts to kick and slap Slater. There are some mild Flair ‘woos’ at this point until the match explodes into life as Kalisto launches into a springboard arm drag takedown followed by a full-pelt charge to the corner.
Slater is able to get use a heel kick out of an Irish whip and rolls Kalisto up for two. Then Slater slaps on a rear chin lock. When Kalisto is able to get to his feet to power out he is nailed by an almighty clothesline that looked like it caught him on the jaw and should have taken his head off. Another pin attempt gets two and so Slater goes back to the chin lock.
Slater hits a backbreaker and goes up to the top rope but leaps off into the extended leg of Kalisto. Kalisto ducks under the ropes onto the apron and hits a high kick and then hits consecutive slingshot and corkscrew cross bodies. A Kalisto kick, followed by a spike into the Salida del Sol gets Kalisto the win here.
Stardust beat R-Truth via pinfall (7:11)
This match was the continuation of this lower mid-card feud, but there were no shenanigans this week involving spiders, bags, distractions or otherwise. The Cincinnati crowd is actually pretty into this and they two start off by squaring off with a pseudo big-bout WrestleMania feel and then try to out shove each other.
Truth grabs Stardust and hits him with several arm drags and then spends much of the match working over Cody’s left arm. R-Truth hip tosses Stardust who then gets to his feet and they square off again. Truth does his weird little dance and Stardust sort of gyrates in return.
A huge slap by Truth sends Stardust to the mat and as he rolls outside, Saxton notes “well that was inventive” and we head to a break.
R-Truth is slamming Stardust’s head into turnbuckle as we return until a big kick by Cody stops his intensity. Stardust hits a DDT and goes for a cover that can only garner a one count. Now Stardust starts to work over R-Truth’s left shoulder – he stomps on it, locks it up and slows the match right down.
He goes for a suplex which Truth reverses and then is able to hit his own front facelock suplex. Stardust rolls under the rope to the apron and then drops to the floor while holding on to Truth’s left arm. He leaps back in and then goes for the Disaster Kick but misses. Truth then blocks the charge and gets the heat with two clotheslines and a spinning heel kick. He covers but Stardust kicks out at two.
Stardust’s Cross Rhodes is blocked by Truth who then hits his Lie detector but Stardust is able to kick out at two with Brennan selling that Truth “didn’t quite get all of that.” Stardust then thrusts Truth into post and out of nowhere gets the win with a roll up while he pulls his tights. This was a really slow match that lacked any real spark.
Welcome to WrestlingObserver.com’s live coverage of UFC Fight Night 66: Edgar vs. Faber from the Mall Of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. The main card airs on FOX Sports 1, while preliminary card action takes place on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. We have a preview of the event HERE and coverage of the weigh-ins HERE.
Coverage provided by Ryan Frederick
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS- 7 AM ET/4 AM PT):
Flyweights: Nolan Ticman vs. Yao Zhikui
Round 1: Both men are dropping to the flyweight division looking to score their first UFC win. Ticman starts off with a jab. Both men land combos. Zhukui missed a spinning back fist. Ticman lands a big punch but Zhikui fires back. Ticman lands another jab. Ticman lands a big uppercut. High kick lands from Ticman as they circle the Octagon. Zhikui misses a series of punches. Ticman lands a right hand but Zhikui fires back and presses forward with right hands. They trade in close quarters. Neither man getting the upper edge halfway through the first round. Ticman lands a big left hook. Ticman looks to be attempting to counter every Zhikui attack. They trade punches. Ticman throws a kick but Zhikui catches it and they briefly go down before scrambling back to the feet. Neither able to find the range to land punches. Ticman lands a right hand and circles away. Ticman circling around the cage. They trade punches to end the round. Close round. 10-9 Ticman.
Round 2: They circle around the cage to start the second round. Both miss on left hands. They trade in a wild exchange and scramble to the mat and Ticman grabs the neck. Zhikui looks to take the fight down but Ticman showing good defense as they are clinched against the fence. They trade knees in the clinch before breaking. They both miss left hands. Zhikui lands a right hand and misses a spinning back fist. Ticman misses a head kick and it allows Zhikui to grab a body lock. They scramble and Zhikui lands a right hand. Ticman misses a big uppercut. Ticman lands a left jab. Ticman lands a quick right hand and circles away. They both miss on an exchange. Ticman looks for a takedown but it is defended by Zhikui. Zhikui misses a series of punches. Zhikui lands a right hand and Ticman stumbles to the mat for a moment. Both miss punches to end the round. Another close round. 10-9 Ticman, 20-18 Ticman.
Round 3: Ticman lands a left hook to start and both men miss on punches. Both showing a sense of urgency. Zhikui misses a combo. Ticman lands a right hand. Both men misses on throwing as they circle around the Octagon. Both still circle around the cage and the crowd begins to boo. Zhikui grabs a leg and they go to the mat for a moment and scramble back to the feet. Not a lot of action going on in this final round with it being halfway over. They trade punches and Ticman changes levels looking for the takedown but they lock up against the fence. Ticman with some knees to the legs of Zhikui. They remain clinched and Ticman continues to land knees. Ticman lands a knee to the body as they break. Both men circle. Ticman looks for another takedown and Zhikui looks for one as well and they go to the mat. Zhikui completes the takedown but Ticman reverses and lands some punches on top to end the fight. Uneventful fight. 10-9 Ticman, 30-27 Ticman.
Official Result: Yao Zhikui def. Nolan Ticman by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
I’m not sure about that decision, but neither man really did much to dominantly win a round. It was a close and uneventful fight.
Flyweights: Roldan Sangcha-an vs. Jon Delos Reyes
Round 1: Both men are in search of their first UFC win. Sangcha-an with a side kick to start and they quickly clinch as Sangcha-an looks to take it down. Knees to the body from Sangcha-an and he takes the fight down to the mat. Reyes has him in the guard. Reyes looks to set up a triangle. Sangcha-an with a big elbow and some hammerfists from the top. Reyes looks for an arm and uses it to reverse to the top. They are scrambling on the mat for positioning. Reyes transitions to the back and looks for a choke. Reyes is high on the back but resets position. Reyes is looking to get under the chin and he is close to the choke. Reyes working hard for the rear-naked choke but he is too high on the shoulders. Reyes switches to an armbar but Sangcha-an rolls out to his feet. Sangcha-an with some kicks and Reyes gets to his feet and they clinch against the fence. Sangcha-an has underhooks. Sangcha-an with a knee. Sangcha-an drags the fight down and is looking for a modified neck crank. They’re being warned to work. Reyes is stuck in position but Sangcha-an isn’t doing anything. Sangcha-an is in the guard of Reyes as he lets go of the neck. Reyes with some big punches to the body. They get to the feet and exchange wild punches. Sangcha-an with a knee to the body. Back and forth round. 10-9 Reyes.
Round 2: They trade and Reyes misses a flying knee but it allows them to clinch against the fence. Reyes is cut and bleeding big over his right eye. They break and are firing punches away. Both land and miss and they are throwing wildly. They clinch against the fence but break. Reyes with a right hand and looks to grab the back in a body lock. They clinch against the fence. Reyes with an elbow. They break and Reyes lands a combo. Reyes with a right hand. Sangcha-an with a high kick and a big right hand. They change wildly and a big right hand from Reyes drops Sangcha-an. Reyes with some big right hands and is looking to finish. Reyes drops to the guard of Sangcha-an. This is a fun round. The referee calls for a timeout to have the doctor check the cut of Reyes. It is a big cut as he is bleeding everywhere. They reset back on the ground with Reyes in the guard. Reyes transitions to the back and they scramble. Reyes has the arm under the neck and has the rear-naked choke locked in and it is tight. Sangcha-an is fighting to survive. He taps out! Reyes gets the submission with the rear-naked choke. A fun, fun second round and Reyes gets his first UFC win.
Official Result: Jon Delos Reyes def. Roldan Sangcha-an by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:13 of Round 2
That was an awesome fight, especially the second round, and worth your while to watch.
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX SPORTS 1- 8 AM ET/5 AM PT):
Catchweight (137 lbs.): Ning Guangyou vs. Royston Wee
Round 1: Guangyou won TUF China. Wee is 4-0 but missed weight for this fight. Wee with a leg kick. Guangyou then throws a combo and they go to the mat with Guangyou in the guard of wee. Wee has butterfly guard and is looking to sweep. Wee pushes Guangyou off and they get to the feet. They trade and Guangyou takes the fight back to the mat. Wee has full guard as Guangyou pushes the ground action against the fence. Guangyou with some body punches from the top. The referee stands them up. They trade kicks and Guangyou lands a big leg kick. They trade leg kicks and Wee with a head kick. Guangyou just misses a body kick and misses a left hand. Wee misses a front head kick. Guangyou lands some body kicks. Wee with a leg kick. Guangyou with a combination. Wee misses a leg kick. Guangyou with a leg kick but Wee counters with a left hand. Wee misses a head kick but lands a leg kick. Guangyou with a head kick and then transitions to the takedown. Guangyou on top in the guard. Wee pushes him off but Guangyou lands some punches to end the round. 10-9 Guangyou.
Round 2: Wee misses a high kick to start. Misses another one and Guangyou backs him up with some left hands. Wee with a leg kick. Guangyou with two leg kicks that drop Wee to the mat. Guangyou goes into the guard of Wee. Both land body punches on the mat. Wee has a grip as Guangyou tries to break it. Wee looking for a choke from the bottom but Guangyou punishes his body with elbows. They get stood up by the referee. Guangyou with a left hand and a leg kick. Wee with a right hand. Guangyou with a series of left hands. Wee with a left hand and a kick that goes to the groin and we have a break in action. Guangyou with a body kick and a left hand. Wee with a body kick but Guangyou counters with a combination and a leg kick. Another leg kick from Guangyou. Wee just misses a head kick but lands a leg kick. Guangyou with a left hand and then another. They trade punches. Guangyou with a body kick. Guangyou with a side kick to the body and misses a spin kick. Both are looking exhausted. They get frustrated as neither are doing anything. Guangyou with a big head kick and a left hand and another that drops Wee and he lands from the top and gets the finish just as the round ends.
Official Result: Ning Guangyou def. Royston Wee by TKO (punches) at 4:59 of Round 2
Welterweights: Li Jingliang vs. Dheigo Lima
Round 1: Lima was the runner up on TUF 19. Both looking to rebound from losses. Lima starts with a left jab. They trade punches. Jingliang just misses an uppercut. Lima with a high kick. They trade punches. Jingliang with an uppercut. Lima lands a right hand. They trade punches and Jingliang drops Lima with a left hook and a right hand. Jingliang with a series of punches from the top and it is all over! Jingliang with a big finish of Lima as he knocks him out cold with punches from the back and he gets the win.
Official Result: Li Jingliang def. Dhiego Lima by knockout (punches) at 1:25 of Round 1
Lightweights: Zhang Lipeng vs. Kajan Johnson
Round 1: Lipeng is also a TUF China winner. Both looking to rebound from losses. Lipeng with a leg kick as Johnson looks to establish the jab. Lipeng misses a head kick. Johnson with a front body kick and then gets the takedown but they get right back up. Johnson with another quick takedown but they get right back up. Johnson with a knee. Johnson goes for a head kick but Lipeng catches the leg and scores the takedown. Lipeng is in side control but switches to the guard. Johnson rolls for a leg to sweep to the top and they scramble on the mat. Johnson looking for a heel hook or a kneebar. Lipeng with a hammerfist and them some more. Lipeng looking to roll out. They scramble back to the feet. Johnson looks for a takedown but it is defended. Johnson working hard for the takedown. They each fall to the mat but get back to the feet. Both work hard against the fence for positioning. Lipeng with a knee to the body. They break and exchange punches. Johnson with an overhand right. Lipeng misses a spin kick and the round ends. 10-9 Johnson.
Round 2: Lipeng with a leg kick to start the second round. Lipeng with another leg kick and then a high kick. Lipeng misses a body kick. Johnson with a leg kick and then a side kick. Johnson misses a head kick. Lipeng slips on a body kick and Johnson goes into the guard with a right hand and is on top. Johnson postures up and passes guard with right hands and grabs the back of Lipeng. Johnson with knees to the legs of Lipeng. Johnson working for the takedown. Johnson drags the fight to the mat but Lipeng reverses to the top. They get to the feet. Lipeng with a leg kick. Lipeng misses a big right hand. Each are missing on their attacks. Both miss again as they circle around the Octagon. Lipeng with a body kick and an inside leg kick that gets a little too inside and we have a break. Lipeng lands a right hand as they get back to action. Johnson looks for a takedown but Lipeng lands some hammerfists and is defending well. They go to the mat. Johnson with some knees to the butt of Lipeng. They break as Johnson lands a big elbow to end the round. 10-9 Johnson, 20-18 Johnson.
Round 3: Lipeng likely needs a finish to win this fight. Lipeng with a leg kick and just misses a high kick and a spin kick. They tie up and both look for the takedown as they go against the fence. Lipeng has the body lock. They both look to trip but they remain locked against the fence. Lipeng just misses a big right hand after they break. Johnson with a right hand. Lipeng with a leg kick. Johnson misses a head kick. Lipeng with an uppercut. Lipeng with a leg kick. Johnson has a head kick blocked. Johnson fakes and changes levels and scores a takedown. They get back to their feet and Johnson has the body lock. Johnson with a few knees to the butt. Johnson gets a takedown from a trip but they get back up. Lipeng with elbows to the legs. Lipeng with backwards elbows. Johnson gets a takedown and looks for an arm but transitions to the back. Johnson has the back and looks like he will ride the fight out. He switches for a leg and looks for a heel hook. Johnson still working for it and he has pressure. Lipeng escapes to the top but it is too late as the round ends. 10-9 Johnson, 30-27 Johnson.
Official Result: Kajan Johnson def. Zhang Lipeng by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Another uneventful fight as neither man did much to score a convincing win.
Lightweights: Tae Hyun Bang vs. Jon Tuck
Round 1: Tuck with a right hand to start and misses a head kick. Bang with an inside leg kick. Tuck with a body kick. Bang with a big right hand. Tuck with a combo and they trade punches. Tuck goes for a takedown and gets it. Tuck on top against the fence. Bang gets to his feet and they clinch against the fence. Tuck with a knee. They break and trade punches. Bang with a double jab. Tick with a low leg kick that goes too low. Tuck with a big left hand that rocks Bang. They trade punches. Tuck with a teet kick. Tuck with a combo and a head kick. Bang with a combo. Bang with a body punch and then an overhand right. They trade punches and Tuck drops Bang with a right hand. Tuck swarms over Bang looking for a finish. Tuck grabs the back and locks in a choke and has the forearm under the chin. Tuck with the rear-naked choke and he gets Bang to tap out! Submission win for Tuck and he improves his UFC record.
Official Result: Jon Tuck def. Tae Hyun Bang by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:56 of Round 1
MAIN CARD (FOX SPORTS 1- 10 AM ET/7 AM PT):
Featherweights: Mark Eddiva vs. Levan Makashvili
Round 1: Makashvili took this fight on short notice as an injury replacement. Eddiva with a big leg kick and then another to start the fight. Eddiva misses a side kick. Makashvili and Eddiva both miss right hands. Eddiva misses a leg kick. Eddiva misses a combo. Makashvili lands a left hook and Eddiva shoots for a takedown. Makashvili defends and they tie up and scramble. Makashvili picks Eddiva up and slams him to the mat and gets into side control. They scramble back to the feet and tie up against the fence. They trade low knees and then knees to the body. They remain tied up looking for underhooks but are eventually separated by the referee. Eddiva with a head kick. Eddiva lands a combo and Makashvili fires back with a right hand. Eddiva with a leg kick. They trade a combination. Makashvili misses a right hand as Eddiva drops down for a takedown. They trade knees and Makashvili drags the fight to the mat and is in half-guard. Makashvili with punches from the top. Eddiva gets to his feet and they are clinched up as the round ends. 10-9 Makashvili.
Round 2: They both quickly come to the center of the Octagon. Eddiva with an inside leg kick. Eddiva misses a leg kick. Eddiva misses a right hand. Makashvili with a combination. Makashvili has a high kick blocked. Eddiva with a leg kick and a right hand. Makashvili with a right hand and he goes for a takedown. They are tied up against the fence. Eddiva has a head kick blocked. Makashvili with a body kick. Eddiva misses a leg kick. Makashvili fakes a kick and Eddiva counters with a leg kick. Makashvili goes for a takedown and Eddiva blatantly grabs the fence to defend. No warning. Makashvili still scores the takedown and works inside the guard of Eddiva. Body punches from the top by Makashvili. Eddiva looking for a submission as he grabs the wrist. They are stood up by the referee. Eddiva with an inside leg kick and then a high kick. Eddiva lands to the body but it allows Makashvili to clinch against the fence. They battle and then break. Eddiva misses a body kick. They trade punches. They trade again. Makashvili lands a combo to end the round. 10-9 Makashvili, 20-18 Makashvili.
Round 3: Eddiva may need a finish to win this one. Eddiva misses a leg kick but lands a combo. Eddiva with a leg kick. Eddiva misses a side kick. They clinch and Eddiva blocks a takedown attempt. Makashvili does score a takedown against the fence but Eddiva gets right back up to his feet. Makashvili works hard to get the fight back down and transitions to back control. Eddiva drops to the mat but still has his body locked. Makashvili wills the fight to the ground and spins into side control. Makashvili with short hammerfists. Eddiva rolls and gets to his feet and eats some punches and a knee. Eddiva misses a leg kick. Eddiva misses another one and then misses a combo. Makashvili with a high kick and then a right hand. Eddiva misses a leg kick. Makashvili with an inside leg kick. Makashvili shoots for a takedown but Eddiva defends it. Makashvili then does score the takedown on a slam. Makashvili in side control and landing from the top. Eddiva tries to work back to his feet but Makashvili has his back. Makashvili with punches from the back. They get to their feet and break. Eddiva misses a high kick. Eddiva misses a right hand to end the fight. 10-9 Makashvili, 30-27 Makashvili.
Official Result: Levan Makashvili def. Mark Eddiva by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
I don’t see how Eddiva won any rounds let alone a scorecard. This was close to a bad decision, and still a wrong decision in my opinion.
Featherweights: Phillipe Nover vs. Yui Chul Nam
Round 1: Nover was the hyped fighter from TUF 8 but flamed out after going 0-3. He returns to the UFC after going 5-2 after being cut. Nover with a head kick to start off. Nover gets a takedown. Nover battles to get the fight fully planted on the mat and Nover puts him down again. Nover trying to pull Nam away from the fence. Nam battles to his feet but Nover has the body locked and lands a knee to the head. Nover with a knee to the body and then the legs. Nover battles for another takedown and eats a knee. Nover picks Nam up and slams him down. Nam quickly gets back up but Nover grabs the back. Nover is really battling to get the fight to the mat and starts landing left hands and hammerfists. Nover with more left hands. Nover switches back and scores another takedown. Nover with some right hands. Nover with more right hands and then some knees to the body. He lets go and lands an elbow to end the round. 10-9 Nover.
Round 2: They exchange punches and Nover transitions to the takedown and is on top. Nover with right hands to the body. Nam gets to his feet and they are in the center. Nover grabs the back and picks Nam up and slams. Nover grabs the back and looks to get a choke but Nam shakes him off. Nam goes into the guard of Nover and Nover grabs the arm and is looking for an armbar. He lets go and Nam starts to land punches from the top. Nover is active but starts eating hammerfists from Nam. Nam with a big knee as they get to their feet. Nover with a body kick. Nam with a body kick. Nover shoots in for the takedown but doesn’t get it as they back against the fence. Nover looking for the takedown against the fence. Nover works hard for it and scores the takedown. Nover on top against the fence. Nam looks to scramble out. They get to their feet. Nam reverses and has Nover against the fence and lands some short knees to the legs. Nam gets a takedown. Nover eats some punches from the top by Nam. Nover looks to roll out from the bottom. Nam gets into half-guard and lands from the top to end the round. Close round. 10-9 Nam, 19-19.
Round 3: This fight is up for grabs heading to the final five minutes. Nover misses a head kick. They trade punches. Nam shoots in and gets a takedown but Nover springs right back up. Nam with some knees to the legs of Nover. Nam with a takedown and is in the guard of Nover. Nam is on top against the fence. Nam looks to flatten Nover out against the fence. Nam is in the half-guard and landing from the top. Nover looks to grab the neck and looking for the guillotine choke but Nam gets out. Nam lands to the body from the top. Nam is in full mount. Nam stands up and Nover looks to escape from the bottom. Nam gets back into mount and is working for an arm-triangle choke but the fence is keeping him from passing the guard. Nover with some weak body punches from the bottom. Nam looking to tighten the choke. Nam is looking like he is going to ride the position out. Nam working his body to the side so he can lock the choke in tighter. Nover is defending. Nam lets go and starts landing big punches as the fight ends. 10-9 Nam, 29-28 Nam.
Official Result: Phillipe Nover def. Yui Chul Nam by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
That is a bad decision.
Welterweights: Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Neil Magny
Round 1: Magny has won six straight fights. Magny with a left hand. Lim misses a big left hook. They trade right hands. Lim loaded up for a flying knee but Magny saw it coming. Magny with a side kick. Lim lands a big right hand and follows with a knee and Magny is in a lot of trouble. Magny tries to clinch but Lim shakes it off and Lim goes on the attack and swings wildly and is looking to finish. Magny grabs the clinch against the fence and tries to recover. Lim got sloppy on his attack and it cost him. Lim grabbed the fence to block the takedown twice, and got warned both times. They are clinched against each other and Magny gets a takedown. Lim gets to his feet and Magny is on the back. Lim wiggles him loose and ends up in the guard of Magny. Magny reverses and ends up on top. Lim looks for an armbar but Magny pressures down on the head of Lim. Magny gets into the mount and starts reigning down punches on Lim. Lim rolls and gives up his back and Magny gets the chin and looks for the choke. Magny gets back into full mount. Lim shakes off and they get to their feet. Magny wtih a combination. Magny goes for a takedown but Lim defends it and gets the back of Magny as they clinch against the fence. They break. The round ends with a combo from Magny. 10-9 Magny.
Round 2: Magny lands a right hand to start the second round. Magny ducks down and grabs the body of Lim and slams him down to the mat. Magny moves right to mount and has Lim in trouble. Lim rolls and Magny grabs the back and is throwing down punches. Magny grabs the back again and is throwing lots of punches and looking to finish. Magny pouring on the punches and the referee stops the fight. Magny gets his seventh straight win in impressive fashion.
Official Result: Neil Magny def. Hyun Gyu Lim by TKO (punches) at 1:24 of Round 2
Middleweights: Mark Munoz vs. Luke Barnatt
Round 1: This is the retirement bout for Munoz. Barnatt looking to land the jab quickly. Munoz with a big right hand but Barnatt landed an uppercut. Barnatt lands the jab and they exchange punches. Big knee by Barnatt but Munoz counters with a takedown and is in the guard of Barnatt. Maunoz gets back to his feet and so does Barnatt. Munoz grabs the neck and gets a quick takedown but they get right back up. Munoz with a knee. They break and Munoz lands a big uppercut and some more punches. Barnatt is wobbly on his feet and Munoz lands another big right hand. Munoz with some body punches and he scores another takedown. Barnatt gets back up but they tie up against the fence. Munoz wrestles Barnatt to the ground but Barnatt works his way back up. Munoz with some big right hands and Barnatt is eating them. Munoz with another takedown and he lands some big punches on Barnatt. Munoz looking to finish as he lands more big hands. Barnatt gets back up and eats another right hand. They clinch against the fence and Barnatt takes the fight down but Munoz reverses back to the feet. Munoz misses a big right hand. Barnatt looks to land a knee. Munoz lands a big overhand right. Munoz with a body lock and Barnatt lands short punches to end the round. 10-9 Munoz.
Round 2: Munoz lands a right hand to start the second round. Knee to the body from Barnatt. Munoz goes for the takedown and has Barnatt against the fence. Barnatt with short punches against the fence. Munoz looking for a slam. Barnatt with some elbows as Munoz looks for the takedown. Barnatt with a knee to the body. Barnatt misses a big high kick. Munoz with a right hand. Munoz drops down for a takedown and gets it. Munoz goes into the guard of Barnatt. Barnatt sweeps back to his feet and they clinch against the fence. Both men are starting to tire. Munoz working hard for the takedown. Barnatt with a knee to the body. They break back to the center of the Octagon. Left hook from Munoz. Barnatt with a combo ending with a knee to the body. Barnatt lands an uppercut and blocks a Munoz takedown. Barnatt whiffs on a spinning attack. Munoz misses a leg kick. Barnatt with a jab and a knee. Munoz with a big overhand right. Barnatt misses a high kick as the round ends. Close round. 10-9 Munoz, 20-18 Munoz.
Round 3: This is a close fight and this will decide it. Barnatt misses a flying knee. Munoz lands a big right hand and then a combo to the body. Munoz goes for the takedown as he grabs a leg. Barnatt with a jab. Barnatt with another left jab. Munoz lands a big overhand right and then lands a big combo and has Barnatt in trouble. They clinch back up and Munoz drags the fight to the mat. They get back up but are tied up against the fence. They battle for position against the fence. Big elbows by Barnatt. Munoz is looking to plant Barnatt on the mat and does. Munoz lands a big right hand and Barnatt battles to his feet. Munoz with a big right hand and left hook. Barnatt with a body kick. Munoz with another huge overhand right. Munoz drops for a takedown but Barnatt defends and lands some elbows. Munoz looks to extend Barnatt down on the mat. Barnatt gets to his feet and Munoz has the body locked. They get to their feet and Munoz drags it back down. Munoz gets back to the feet and jumps in with a big right hand. Munoz gets in side control and the fight ends with the entire crowd going wild as it seems like Munoz has won this fight. 10-9 Munoz, 30-27 Munoz.
Official Result: Mark Munoz def. Luke Barnatt by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweights: Gegard Mousasi vs. Costas Philippou
Round 1: Philippou with a leg kick to start. Philippou with a body kick and Mousasi lands a left hand. Mousasi with a leg kick. Philippou misses a leg kick and Mousasi changes levels and gets the takedown. Mousasi is in side control and lands a big knee to the body. Mousasi looks to transition to the mount and gets in half-guard. Mousasi with punches from the top. Mousasi with more right hands from the top. Philippou trying to work to full guard as he eats punches from Mousasi. Big right hand from Mousasi from the top. Philippou looks for the armbar but Mousasi gets out into half-guard. Mousasi looking to set up a choke. Mousasi with a right hand. Mousasi looks for the arm-triangle and looking to pass guard but lets go. Philippou looks to scramble up but Mousasi keeps him planted on the mat. Mousasi with a right hand from the top. Mousasi looking for the choke once again but the round is going to close. 10-9 Mousasi.
Round 2: They trade punches and Mousasi quickly takes this fight down to the mat. Philippou uses the fence to get the fight back to the feet. They trade leg kicks. Both men looking to land a punch and they trade. They trade leg kicks. Mousasi with a low kick that goes a little too low and there is a break in the action. Philippou with a jab and looks for a right hand but Mousasi ducks and gets an easy takedown. Mousasi transitions to side control and looks for a kimura. Philippou is defending well and Mousasi lets go of the arm. Mousasi moves into the half-guard and lands short punches. Mousasi looking to set up a choke. Mousasi is dominating Philippou from the top. Mousasi with some body punches and lands some knees to the body. Mosuasi with some elbows from the top and this round closes with a dominant Mousasi on top. 10-9 Mousasi, 20-18 Mousasi.
Round 3: Mousasi with some short jabs as he looks to keep Philippou at a distance. Philippou misses a combo and Mousasi lands a leg kick. Quick jab from Mousasi. Philippou with a big leg kick. Mousasi has been a step ahead the entire fight. Philippou unable to land the front kicks. Mousasi with a right hand. Mousasi with a leg kick. Philippou lands a left hand. Mousasi with a big right hand. Mousasi gets the takedown and is in the guard of Philippou. Mousasi smothering Philippou from the top with right hands and elbows. Mousasi with some more punches from the top. This one looks like it will go the distance. Philippou has his guard open but is only defending, and not well. Mousasi with more punches from the top. Mousasi with more short punches as he has Philippou’s head trapped. Mousasi moves back into the full guard of Philippou with less than a minute left. Mousasi with hammerfists from the top. Mousasi ends the fight with some big punches from the top. Dominant performance from Mousasi as it goes the distance. 10-9 Mousasi, 30-27 Mousasi.
Official Result: Gegard Mousasi def. Costas Philippou by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Featherweights: Frankie Edgar vs. Urijah Faber
Round 1: Both men are former champions and Faber moves back up to 145 pounds for this bout. Faber with an inside leg kick. Faber with a right hand and goes for the takedown but it is defended. Edgar misses a leg kick. They both miss left hands. Edgar misses a leg kick and Faber misses a right hand. They each land a left. Faber lands a left hand. Edgar with a good combination. Faber lands an overhand right. Faber with a front kick and then a right hand but misses a knee. Edgar with a leg kick. Edgar lands a right hand. Faber lands a big right hand and circles away. Edgar goes for a takedown and gets it down for a second but they scramble up. Edgar has the back of Faber. Knees from Edgar. Edgar gets another half-second takedown. They break. Faber with a big leg kick. Faber with a left hand. Edgar misses a head kick. Edgar misses a front kick. They trade punches. Faber lands a right hand as the round ends. Close round. 10-9 Edgar.
Round 2: Faber with a body kick and lands a big knee. Edgar lands an uppercut. They clinch for a brief moment but break. A little blood coming from the nose of Edgar. Edgar misses a spin kick and slips. Faber tries to grab the back but they get up. They trade left hands. They trade punches. Edgar lands a combo ending with a head kick but Faber fires back. Both looking to land the jab. Edgar with an inside leg kick. Faber lands a left hook. Edgar lands a leg kick and Faber grabs the leg but lets go. Edgar lands a big right hand. Faber lands an overhand right. Edgar lands a big right hand after he fakes a left hand. They trade leg kicks. They trade big combinations and Edgar lands an uppercut. Edgar with a front kick. Edgar with a leg kick. They both miss on punches. Edgar with a right hand. They both land punches. Edgar with a combo. Another close round ends. 10-9 Edgar, 20-18 Edgar.
Round 3: They land leg kicks each. They trade close punches. Both miss right hands. They each land more punches. They are really mirror images in the Octagon. Faber with a right hand to the body. Edgar lands a body shot of his own. Faber lands a right hand to the head. Edgar with a body kick. Edgar misses a combo but lands a body kick. Spin kick by Faber misses. Edgar lands an uppercut. Edgar drops down and gets a takedown and Faber grabs the neck. Edgar quickly passes guard into side control but they scramble to the feet. Edgar has the back of Faber. Edgar with a takedown and has the back of Faber. Faber gets back up. Edgar with some knees. Edgar working hard for another takedown. He gets it but Faber is looking to reverse. Faber rolls out and gets to his feet. Edgar with a knee to the head. They break as Edgar stumbles. Faber lands a left hand. Edgar with a head kick. Edgar with a double jab. Edgar misses a head kick. Faber with a right hand as the round ends. 10-9 Edgar, 30-27 Edgar.
Round 4: Edgar looks to land the double jab. Edgar with a high kick and Faber with a high kick of his own. Faber with a right hand to the body but Edgar counters with a combo. Edgar with a front kick and Faber misses a high kick. Edgar with a leg kick. Edgar with a left hand. They trade punches and clinch for a moment. Edgar lands a combo. Edgar misses a head kick. Edgar lands a right hand and ducks under a right hand from Faber. Faber with a body kick and Edgar misses a spin kick. Edgar with a nice combination. Faber looks to set up a takedown and goes for it but Edgar defends it. Edgar gets a quick takedown and grabs the back of Faber. Faber gets right back up and looks to separate. Edgar with a body lock. Edgar with some right hands. Faber lands a left hand. Faber misses a right hand but lands one and a jab as the round ends. 10-9 Edgar, 40-36 Edgar.
Round 5: Both men look to land quickly. Both land punches. Faber misses a body kick. Edgar with a solid combination. Edgar lands an uppercut. Edgar ducks under a right hand and grabs Faber and scores the takedown but Faber gets right back up. Edgar has the back locked on Faber. Edgar with another takedown and lands some right hands. Faber right back to his feet. Faber lands a combination as he ducks under a right hand from Edgar. Faber with an uppercut. Faber with a short right hand and then lands an overhand right. Faber with another right hand but Edgar lands some uppercuts. They trade punches and Edgar lands an uppercut and another combination. Faber with a right hand. Edgar with a high kick. Faber misses a right hand and a head kick. Edgar misses a spin kick upstairs. Edgar lands an overhand right as the fight ends. 10-9 Edgar, 50-45 Edgar.
Official Result: Frankie Edgar def. Urijah Faber by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
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