UFC 144 Results – Bader Tops Rampage, Bendo New LW Champ
UFC 144 is coming live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event features the UFC Lightweight championship fight between Frankie Edgar and Ben Henderson. Here are the live results:
Main Card: (PPV)
Benson Henderson defeats Frankie Edgar by Unanimous Decision
*** Henderson wins the UFC Lightweight title
Ryan Bader defeats Quinton “Rampage” Jackson by Unanimous Decision
Mark Hunt defeats Cheick Kongo by TKO (Strikes) in Round 1
Jake Shields defeats Yoshihiro Akiyama by Unanimous Decision (30-27 x 3)
Tim Boetsch defeats Yushin Okami by TKO (Strikes) in Round 3, 0:54
Hatsu Hioki defeats Bart Palaszewski by Unanimous Decision
Anthony Pettis defeats Joe Lauzon by KO (Head Kick) in Round 1, 1:21
Preliminary Card: (Sportsnet/FX)
Takanori Gomi defeats Eiji Mitsuoka by TKO (Strikes) in Round 2, 2:21
Vaughan Lee submits Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto by Arm Bar in Round 1, 4:29
Riki Fukuda defeats Steve Cantwell by Unanimous Decision
Chris Cariaso defeats Takeya Mizugaki by Unanimous Decision
Issei Tamura defeats Tiequan Zhang by KO (Punch) in Round 2, 0:32
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Frankie Edgar (14-1-1) vs. Ben Henderson (15-2)
***Lightweight Title Fight
After UFC 144, listen to Marc-Andre dissect the card on MAD about MMA. Here is the link:
http://topmmanews.com/2012/02/25/mad-about-mma-live-ufc-144-post-show/
Now can we see Mark Hunt vs. Pat Barry? Please!!!
nobody seems the think edger should of won? maybe i need to rewatch it
also questionable decisions imo again i might be bias was shields win, i thought he lost 29-28, and the first fight cariaso vs mizugaki was another poor decision, who were the judges last night were they japanese or brought in from a comission in the us? or were they brought in from winnipeg!
I hate to admit it but shields outstruck the Sexy1.
It sure is ugly but Shields lands a lot of punches even against faster fighters like GSP. I don’t know if it is because he has no fear of being taken down and/or kicked in the leg or what it is. I wish he would close his fists a little tighter too. Akiyama’s mouth piece incident was hilarious! The guy can’t help but to cheat.
ImO Barry doesn’t deserve hunt. Hunt would make a mess of him, and Barry doesn’t impress me too much.
No question in my mind that Shields won all three rounds and Hendo won as well.
I had Mizugaki beating Carioso 29-28.
Jake Shields is a snore.
Cariaso vs Mizugaki was a bad decision for sure.
I had 30-27 Mizugaki.
All in all great night of fights.