Rampage beats Lyoto in a controversial fight. Photos: Esther Lin
With great fights, a lot of emotion and controversy in the main fight, the UFC returned to Detroit in style. The 123rd edition of the promotion, which took place this Saturday (20), in the United States, once again raised a question about arbitration. Lyoto Machida dominated most of the combat against Quinton “Rampage”Jackson, so much so that the North American acknowledged defeat after the confrontation by raising the Brazilian's arm, but the side judges saw it differently and scored the victory for the local athlete. If Lyoto ended up being defeated in the main fight, the other Tupiniquin athletes in the event left the octagon with victory. Edson Barboza knocked out Mike lullo e Maiquel Falcao passed by Gerald harris in the judges' decision.
With controversy, Rampage beats Lyoto
The main fight of the night was marked by considerable controversy in the statements of Rampage that preceded the confrontation, but the fight did not disappoint expectations. Lyoto started the fight working with low kicks, while Jackson dominated the center of the octagon, but without connecting good blows. After managing to close the distance, the North American fighter landed a few punches in the clinch, but Machida dodged well. In the second round, Rampage He came back better and was more aggressive, even taking down Lyoto and marking the Brazilian's face with an uppercut. The third round was the most exciting. Ready to end the fight, Machida launched a beautiful sequence of punches and knees in Rampage, who defended himself and when he tried to counterattack he was knocked down. On the ground, the Brazilian reached mount and almost submitted him with an arm-bar. After the 15 regulatory minutes, Quinton raised Lyoto's arms, acknowledging defeat, but the side judges saw otherwise and scored the North American athlete's victory. (29×28, 28×29, 29×28)
BJ knocks out Hughes in 26 seconds
Willing to recover from two defeats to Frankie Edgar, B.J. Penn it started with everything Matt hugs. Right at the beginning of the fight, Hughes tried to attack with a jab, but BJ defended himself well and was quick to trigger the counterattack. With a strong direct hit applied by the Hawaiian, Matt was knocked down. Penn wasted no time and ended the fight with ground and pound in just 26 seconds.
Maiquel Falcao debuts with victory in the UFC
In his UFC debut, Maiquel Falcão started the fight against Gerald Harris cautiously, while the North American worked from long range and threw punches into space. After a few minutes of study, the Brazilian went on the attack and punished Harris with a great sequence of punches. The opponent went to the ground and the punishment continued with ground and pound. A few seconds before the end of the round, Harris attempted a takedown, but ended up giving his back to the Brazilian, who managed a tight rear-naked choke and the American was saved by the bell. In the second round, Maiquel started quickly and with good blows he took his opponent to the ground where he worked on top and tried for the submission, but again Gerald defended himself well. With an advantage on the judges' scorecards, Falcão returned to the last round willing not to take any risks and manage the fight, leading the fight without taking any risks. In the end, Maiquel Falcão won the unanimous decision of the judges (30×27, 30×27, 29×28).
Phil Davis complete Tim Boetsch and remains undefeated
Phil Davis proved his rise in MMA tonight. Facing Tim Boetsch, the irreverent fighter took the fight to the ground and worked well in the transition on the ground. After finishing the first round with an advantage, Davis ended the fight in a sensational way. After arriving in mount, Phil tried to attack with an American lock, which was well defended by Boetsch, but without giving up on ending the duel, “Mr. Wonder”, as he is known, placed an armbar on his opponent's back and finished the fight. fight. With the triumph, Davis remains undefeated in his career with eight victories.
Sotiropoulos finishes Lauzon in great fight
In the first fight on the main card, Joe lauzon and George Sotiropoulos had a very busy duel. After an opening round with a lot of changing positions on the ground, the Australian of Greek descent returned for the second round to define the fight. Sotiropoulos worked his knees well and after taking the fight to the ground, he attacked with a beautiful kimura and ended the fight.
Edson Barboza Junior debuts with victory
First Brazilian to climb into the octagon, Edson Barboza Júnior made his debut in the UFC on the right foot. Against Mike Lullo, the Tupiniquim athlete started the fight well, working good combinations of boxing blows and low kicks. In the last round, with the North American's leg badly injured, Barboza started to end the duel with strong kicks, without being able to fight, Lullo went to the ground and the referee declared a technical knockout.
Main Card
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson defeated. Lyoto Machida in the judges' split decision;
BJ Penn defeated Matt hugs by knockout in R1;
Maiquel Falcao defeated Gerald Harris by unanimous decision of the judges;
Phil Davis submitted Tim Boetsch with an armbar in R2;
George Sotiropoulos finished Joe lauzon with a kimura in R2;
Preliminary Card
Brian Foster submitted Matt Brown with a guillotine choke in R1;
Mark Munoz defeated Aaron Simpson via unanimous decision;
Dennis Hallman defeated Karo Parisyan via TKO in R1;
Edson Barboza derrotou Mike Lullo via TKO in R3;
Paul Kelly defeated TJ O'Brien via TKO in R2;
Nik lentz defeated Tyson Griffin via split decision
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