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It wins fights effectively, but Rashad Evans’ style does not win over fans. At UFC 114 Evans defeated Quinton “Rampage” Jackson by unanimous decision in a fight that saw a lot of clinching and takedown attempts, but few striking exchanges.
Much to the surprise of many watching, Rashad managed to land a hard right hand that knocked Jackson backwards just 15 seconds into the in the fight, however Rashad could do nothing with it. From there, he used his wrestling to control the round by pinning Rampage against the cage and taking him down once. The second round saw Evans pin Jackson to the cage and look for takedowns. Referee Herb Dean separated the fighters on several occasions because Rashad was not attacking enough. On the other hand, Rampage was unable to impose his will on Rashad during the first two rounds.
In the third and final round, Rampage landed several punches that had Rashad rocked. His legs gave out and he dropped to the canvas. Afterwards, Evans admitted he was briefly knocked out. Jackson jumped on him and landed some hard ground-and-pound but was unable to finish the fight. Evans eventually recovered and went on to win a decision.
In a fight where so much trash was talked, it’s surprising Rashad did not seem to want to inflict more damage on Rampage. Regardless, he got the win and will now likely earn a title shot against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.
In other action, the co-main event saw Michael Bisping use his footwork and solid technical striking to earn a unanimous decision over Dan Miller. In the first fight on the PPV card, Diego Sanchez was upset by young Brit John Hathaway who out struck, out wrestled and out grappled the season one Ultimate Fighter winner. In an exciting back and forth battle, Antonio Rogerio narrowly won a spilt decision over the huge underdog Jason Brilz. Many, including UFC President Dana White, believe Brilz should have come away with the decision. The two men were awarded “Fight of the Night” deservedly.
Also, in perhaps the most shocking knockout of the year so far, Mike Russow defeated the heavily favoured Todd Duffee midway through the third round when he landed a punch that put Duffee to sleep. Duffee had been dominating Russow for the entire fight, landing powerful uppercuts and jabs and using his speed to avoid any damage. However, out of nowhere, Russow landed a counter right hand that ended the fight. It was only the second decent shot Russow landed all night. He was awarded “KO of the Night.”
In preliminary action, Dong Hyun Kim used his superior grappling to defeat Amir Sadollah. Efrain Escudero used his striking to earn a decision over Dan Lauzon. And, Cyrille Diabate showed he is a force to be reckoned with after knocking out Luiz Cane two minutes into their thrilling brawl.
Here are the complete results from UFC 114:
- Rashad Evans def. Quinton Jackson via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).
- Michael Bisping def. Dan Miller via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
- Mike Russow def. Todd Duffee via knockout - Round 3, 2:35.
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Jason Brilz via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
- John Hathaway def. Diego Sanchez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Dong Hyun Kim def. Amir Sadollah via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
- Efrain Escudero def. Dan Lauzon via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27).
- Melvin Guillard def. Waylon Lowe via TKO - Round 1, 3:28.
- Cyrille Diabate def. Luiz Cane via TKO - Round 1, 2:13.
- Aaron Riley def. Joe Brammer via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
- Ryan Jensen def. Jesse Forbes via submission - Round 1, 1:06.
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