During the UFC 128 promotion, Jon Jones He exuded confidence in interviews and even signed autographs as the new UFC champion, a fact that angered a large part of the public and the media. But this Saturday (19), the North American showed that he was right and largely dominated Mauricio Shogun, knocking out the Brazilian in the third round and winning the UFC light heavyweight belt. The fight was the main attraction of UFC 128, an event held in New Jersey, in the United States.
With a loose game, Jones was not intimidated by Shogun's experience and started the fight with a great variation of strikes. Applying round punches, flying knees and great stomps on the legs, the North American was master of the fight. After dominating the first two rounds, the American ended the dispute in the third round. After taking down the Brazilian, Jones worked with several elbows on Mauricio, who, after managing to escape from the ground, was caught in a powerful counter knee, falling to the ground. With Shogun unable to defend himself, referee Herb Dean ended the fight and declared a technical knockout. With the triumph, Jon Jones, just 23 years old, becomes the youngest champion in UFC history. Shogun suffers his fifth defeat in his career, the first being by knockout.
Mirko Cro Cop is knocked out
Another standout fight on the main card was the knockout suffered by Croatian Mirko Cro Cop. The veteran Pride fighter encountered difficulties from the beginning against the North American Brendan Schaub. After losing the first two rounds, the 2006 Pride GP champion was knocked out with a right cross. This was Mirko's third defeat in his last five appearances.
Lard knocks out Marsall
Luiz “Banha” Cané entered the octagon needing victory, as he had come from two consecutive defeats, but when facing Eliot Marshall, the Brazilian put on a show. Right at the beginning of the fight, the Tupiniquim athlete closed the distance and knocked the North American down with a sequence of punches, punishing Marsall and forcing the referee to stop the fight at 2min:15sec of the fight.
Edson Júnior wins in the decision
In a highly contested stand-up fight, Brazilian Edson Júnior and Nigerian Anthony Njokuani fought for 15 minutes. After suffering a slight disadvantage in the first round, the Tupinmiquim athlete came back better and managed to balance the actions in the second round. In the last and decisive round, the fight was balanced, but with just 10 seconds left, Júnior landed a beautiful round kick and won this stage. In the end, the three judges gave the victory to Edson Junior in a unanimous decision.
Pyle beats Big Dog
Ricardo Cachorrão and Mike pyle They fought a balanced and emotionless fight. During the 15 minutes of competition, the fighters tried to work with the takedown game, but without forceful groundwork. At the end of the three regulatory rounds, the referees awarded the victory to Mike pyle (29×28, 29×28, 29,28)
Tibau beats Pelegrino
Ready to get back on track with victories, Gleison Tibau faced off against the dangerous Kurt Pelegrino. After a balanced first round, the North American took advantage in the second round, where he took down the Brazilian and worked with ground and pound from half guard. In the last and decisive round, Tibau went up and connected the best blows in his striking. At the end of the 15 minutes of fighting, the referees declared Gleison Tibau's victory by 29×28, 29×28 and 29×28
Raphael Assunção is knocked out
The first Brazilian to enter the Octagon, Raphael Assunção did not have the UFC debut he expected. Facing Erik Koch, the Brazilian athlete started the fight by asking for distance, but after a strong direct encounter, Assunção was knocked out and suffered his fourth defeat in his career.
Main Card
Jon Jones derrotou Mauricio Shogun Rua via TKO in R3;
Urijah faber derrotou Eddie Wineland in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Jim Miller defeated Kamal Shalorus via TKO in R3;
Brendan Schaub defeated Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic via TKO in R3;
Nate Marquardt defeated Dan Miller in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Preliminary Card
Gleison Tibau defeated Kurt Pellegrino in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Mike pyle defeated Ricardo “Cachorrão” Almeida in a unanimous decision by the judges;
Edson Barboza defeated Anthony Njokuani via unanimous decision;
Luiz “Banha” Cane defeated Eliot Marshall via TKO for R1;
Joseph Benavidez defeated Ian Loveland via unanimous decision
Erik Koch defeated Raphael assuncao by knockout in R1;
Nick Catone defeated Costantinos Philippou via unanimous decision;
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