By KATIE STRANG
Fom the Rock in Newark, New Jersey, here are the results of UFC 78: Validation.
Michael Bisping vs. Rashad Evans
Evans wins a split decision
Evans gets the better of Bisping in most exchanges and even picks up Bisping and slams him early in the second round.
Houston Alexander vs. Thiago Silva
Silva by referee stoppage due to unanswered punches at 3:25 of the first round.
Silva exposes Alexander's weakness on the ground, gains the mount and dishes out punishment.
Joe Doerksen vs. Ed Herman
Herman by referee stoppage at :29 second of the third round
Herman wins with a left hook to the head after getting saved by the bell in the second round. Doerksen caught Herman in a triangle before the horn ended the round.
Karo Parisyan vs. Ryo Chonan
Parisyan wins unanimous decision
Judo expert grinds out a victory.
Frankie Edgar vs. Spencer Fisher
Edgar by unanimous decision
Crowd favorite from Toms River, N.J., controls the fight throughout.
Chris Lytle vs. Thiago Alves
Alves wins by doctor stoppage after the second round
Crowd felt it was stopped too soon; both fighters seemed to agree.
Jason Reinhardt vs. Joe Lauzon
Lauzon wins by rear-naked choke at 1:14 of the first round
Lauzon controls the fight and slips on the choke.
Luke Caudillo vs. Marcus Aurelio
Aurelio wins by referee stoppage due to unanswered strikes at 4:29 of the first round
One-sided fight the whole way, finally ending when the ref comes in to save Caudillo.
Akihiro Gono vs. Tamdan McCrory
Gono wins by armbar at 3:19 of the second round.
McCrory comes out strong, winning the first round on two of the three judges' cards. Gono catches McCrory in a nasty armbar that forces McCrory to tap out verbally.
Comments (2)
Bisping is done at 205, should have moved on after he was overpowered in front of his hometown crowd.
Ed Herman's fight was the best firght, IMHO. What a knockout! He's the man - I think he would have gotten out of the triangle had it not been so close to the bell - the man can move on the ground.
Bisping is just boring to watch. Period.
Houston looked like a guy who did not know how to fight on the ground at all. That was lame after all the hype.
I think next time I'll go to the sportsbar and watch it for free instead of paying $40 for 3 hours of lame fights.
Just my opinion...
Mark