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Main Card
Mauricio Rua def. Brandon Vera via fourth-round TKO
Lyoto Machida def. Ryan Bader via second-round KO
Joe Lauzon def. Jamie Varner via submission (triangle)
Mike Swick def. DaMarques Johnson via second-round KO
Undercard
Nam Phan def. Cole Miller via split decision
Phil Davis vs. Wagner Prado ruled no-decision (unintentional foul)
Rani Yahya def. Josh Grispi via submission (north-south choke)
Phil De Fries def. Oli Thompson via submission (rear-naked choke)
Manny Gamburyan def. Michihiro Omigawa via unanimous decision
John Moraga def. Ulysses Gomez via first-round KO
UFC on FOX 4 Bonuses: Joe Lauzon Earns $100,000 For Fight, Sub of Night
UFC on FOX 4 turned out one of the best main cards in the recent history of the promotion. All four fights ended with decisive finishes, and three of them were absolute wars. But there are only a few nightly bonus awards to hand out, and Joe Lauzon took two of the big ones.
The Massachusetts-based lightweight who is known for his swarming, exciting style, took both the Submission of the Night and the Fight of the Night, earning himself $100,000 in the process.
Lauzon fought Jamie Varner, and the two threw down in a back-and-forth battle that saw both men in trouble at various times.
Finally, in the third, Lauzon used an impressive sweep on a takedown to set up a triangle, and eventually got Varner to tap out. Though Varner lost, he'll have $50,000 to soothe his pain for Fight of the Night as well.
The Knockout of the Night award went to the returning Mike Swick, who earned an emotional win in his first fight back after 30 months.
Swick KO'd DeMarques Johnson in the second round, taking Johnson down and following him with a booming right hand. His finish was also worth $50,000.
Phil Davis' Eye Poke Leads to No Contest
Phil Davis came to UFC on FOX 4 looking to restart his lost momentum stemming from his recent defeat at the hands of Rashad Evans. Instead, Davis will have to wait even longer.
Early in the first round of his bout with Wagner Prado, Davis reached out with his left hand to push the charging Prado away.
Instead, his fingers raked across Prado's right eye. A timeout was called, but Prado's eye quickly swelled and the referee ruled that Prado could not continue.
The result of the unintentional foul, which came at 1:28 of the round, was a no contest.
The referee's decision was a bit controversial, as Prado immediately protested his ruling to halt the action. UFC broadcasters Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg insinuated that there may have been a language barrier for the Brazilian Prado in communication the extent of his vision issues.
At any rate, the two left with no damage to their personal records.
Davis is 9-1 with 1 no contest, while Prado keeps his unbeaten streak intact at 8-0 with 1 no contest.
Nam Phan Beats Cole Miller in Split-Decision
Nam Phan's reputation as one of the UFC's most exciting featherweights remains intact after his UFC on FOX 4 fight with Cole Miller. The performance got Phan back into the win column as well, as he took a split-decision victory by scores of 29-28, 29-28, 28-29.
The first round was all Phan, as he showed a superiority in striking by cutting off the cage and working Miller against the fence. Phan did his best work there, especially with repeated combinations that featured hooks to the body and head.
Miller seemed to figure out his problem in the second, keeping the fight centered and using his considerable reach advantage to keep Phan at bay. Miller got a lot more active and a lot more accurate as a result, and got himself back into the fight.
But his comfort factor was quickly erased to start the third when Phan hurt him with a right hand. Phan became the aggressor, chasing Miller around and battering him with power punches. Miller, getting weary of the attack, finally tried the fight's first takedown about 1:30 into the round, but was easily stuffed. Emboldened by that, Phan continued his assault, though Miller came on late in an attempt to steal the round, taking it on one judge's scorecard.
It's the second win in the last three fights for Phan, who improved to 17-11.
It was the second straight loss for Miller, who is now 0-2 as a featherweight, and 18-7 overall.
Mike Swick Knocks Out DeMarques Johnson
Thirty months of frustration came out for Mike Swick on Saturday night.
Thirty months of inactivity, of illness and injury, all reduced to a few moments of violence that should help put the past behind him. After a wild first round, Swick ended things decisively in the second. He caught a leg kick, put DeMarques Johnson on his back, and hammered him with a diving overhand right that knocked Johnson cold. Swick got in two more shots before referee Herb Dean stepped in.
The official stop was at 1:20 of the second round.
"Hey guys, remember me?" he asked to a huge ovation in the seconds after the finish.
The two fought a spectacular first.
Swick opened with a blasting right hand that buckled Johnson, but Johnson weathered the storm and put Swick on his back to gain recovery time. Swick got back to his feet and scored with standing strikes, but Johnson again put the fight on the mat and performed well from the position, drilling Swick repeatedly with rights and lefts, and opening cuts under both of his eyes. It was a close round.
Swick came out looking tired in the second, but perhaps he was just biding his time for the right opportunity, and it came on Johnson's lazy leg kick, and it was over in a violent instant.
"I wanted to get a knockout tonight," he said.
The win was the first for Swick since June 2009, when he beat Ben Saunders at UFC 99. Swick is now 15-4.
Johnson, who lost his second in a row, fell to 16-11.
Joe Lauzon Submits Jamie Varner in Thriller
The year 2012 may not have seen a better fight than the scrap between Joe Lauzon and Jamie Varner at UFC on FOX 4.
The lightweights fought a riveting back-and-forth battle that had a little bit of everything. Momentum swings, power striking, submission threats. And ultimately, it had a finish. It was the dangerous Lauzon who used an incredible sweep to transition into a triangle choke that brought about the tapout at 2:44 of round three.
The end came during a moment where it seemed like Varner was about to take control. He shot in a powerful double leg takedown, and put Lauzon on his back, but Lauzon used his double-overhooks to sweep and ended up on top. As Varner tried to scramble free, Lauzon locked on the triangle choke. Varner tried to adjust his positioning to free his blood flow, but Lauzon readjusted with him and tightened the hold, forcing the tap.
The rest of the fight was just as exciting from the opening bell. Varner brought his usual power striking game, staggering Lauzon on two occasions, and hurting him several other times.
The seasoned Lauzon weathered the storm repeatedly and found his own opportunities, particularly late in rounds when Varner lost some of the steam off his shots.
Lauzon had a great moment late in the second when he got Varner down and worked him over against the mat. He tried an arm triangle near the end of the round but didn't have enough space and abandoned the hold.
The two shared an embrace to start the third, but then went back to war, with Varner flashing more striking threats with a series of elbows before the finishing sequence.
The surefire fight of the night left Lauzon with a 22-7 record while the hard-luck loser Varner fell to 20-7-1 with 2 no contest.
Lyoto Machida KO's Ryan Bader
As the UFC on FOX 4 co-main event wore on, you could sense Ryan Bader getting more and more frustrated. He couldn't navigate the distance necessary to hit Machida, and certainly couldn't get close enough to initiate a takedown. Faced with that quandary, Bader chose to take the direct path and rush him.
Bad move.
Machida perfectly timed the charge, uncoiling a right hand that knocked Bader cold.
The finish came at 1:32 of the second round.
Given UFC president Dana White's pre-fight announcement that the most impressive of the four main card light-heavyweights would earn a title fight, Machida set the bar for Mauricio Rua and Brandon Vera.
"I feel very well," Machida said afterward. "I think it was a great performance. I want to say, 'The Dragon's back.'"
As usual, Machida got off to a slow start, trying to draw Bader in with his feints and hand movement. Bader took his time but occasionally jumped in with wild right hands that missed badly. Machida soon walloped him with a kick to the body that left Bader marked up. By the end of the first round, it was clear that Machida was in control of the standup.
Facing that scenario, Bader tried to initiate action, but his charge was met with extreme resistance.
Fighting for the first time since his loss to Jones, Machida improved his record to 18-3.
Bader had his two-fight win streak snapped, and he's now 14-3.
Shogun Rua Outlasts Game Brandon Vera With 4th-Round TKO
Brandon Vera was supposed to fold in the presence of Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. At least, that's what most thought, given the lopsided odds that had Rua favored by as much as 5-to-1 by the time the UFC on FOX 4 main event went off.
It wasn't quite so easy for Rua. In fact, it wasn't easy at all. Vera came to battle, and put a scare in Rua for three-and-a-half rounds, until Rua could finally put him away with a fourth-round knockout
The finish came at 4:09 of the round, after Rua crushed Vera with a left hook. Vera was so stunned that he tried to adjust his mouthpiece, and Rua pounced, savaging him with a series of strikes until Vera went down and Rua added a few more ground strikes before the ref stepped in between them.
"Brandon Vera is a very good fighter, I respect him," Rua said. "I don't give my best today but I'll give my best in the future."
Rua said he was hit by fatigue between the second and third rounds of the fight, and was slowed down by it.
But even before that, Vera let him know that he was in for a true fight. From the beginning, Vera was firing off combinations and exhibiting heart by withstanding Rua's power barrages. At several points, Rua seemed to have him in trouble against the cage, only to see Vera come off and fire back at him.
Vera's best round was in the second when he scored with several elbows. The Staples Center crowd got behind the underdog, chanting his name, and Vera responded by taking Rua down and keeping him there until the end of the round.
But summoning the championship heart that made him both a PRIDE and UFC champion, Rua was able to reassert himself and eventually finish the game challenger.
It was the second straight war for Rua, who was coming off his November 2010 Fight of the Year with Dan Henderson. The win moved him to 21-6. Vera fell to 12-6 with 1 no contest.
Dana White: Lyoto Machida Earns No. 1 Contender Slot After UFC On FOX 4 Win
Before UFC on FOX 4, UFC president Dana White announced that the winner of the Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera main event would be next in the queue to fight for the division's champion. After receiving backlash, he revised his decision, saying the main card light-heavyweight with the most impressive performance would be next.
As it turns out, that change will end up making a huge difference in the life of Lyoto Machida, because after strong finishes by both Machida and Mauricio Rua in main card fights, White had a choice to make.
He ultimately chose "the Dragon."
White made his announcement on FOX, shortly after the main event, saying that Machida's win, which was far more one-sided, got him the shot. He also noted that Machida had been more competitive against current champion Jon Jones, fighting a close first round with him before losing by technical submission the second.
"What I can tell you is he wants it bad," White said in the event's post-fight press conference. "That’s very important to me is how bad a guy wants it, and he wants it bad."
Rua had also previously faced Jones, losing to him in March 2011 in the fight which saw Jones crowned as the champion.
Of course, it's no guarantee that Jones will be the man standing across from Machida when he cashes in his chip. First, Jones will have to defend his belt against former PRIDE two-division champion Dan Henderson in a fight that goes down on September 1.
Whichever man it is, Machida, who is 18-3 all-time, will be waiting.
Shogun Rua Unbothered By Being Passed Over for Title Shot
Once upon a time, all Mauricio "Shogun" Rua had to do was win. All he needed was a simple victory, by even the narrowest of margins, and a title shot was his. But that was before the backlash. The fans weren't on board with the decision, even though it probably had more to do with the possibility that his opponent, Brandon Vera, could also claim a title shot with a win. But UFC president Dana White heard the complaints, and amended his decision.
Instead of the UFC on FOX 4 main event winner getting an automatic pass to fight for gold, the possibility was extended to the co-main eventers. And when both Rua and Lyoto Machida won by knockout, it was Machida who was selected for the shot while Rua is thrown back into the division's general population.
If the decision upset Rua, he did a good job of hiding it.
"It’s OK, I respect the decision," he said during the event's post-fight press conference. "I’ll keep training, and if Lyoto has the chance, good luck, and let’s move on."
Rua has gone 2-1 since losing the belt to Jon Jones in March 2011. Since then, he knocked out Forrest Griffin, then lost a close decision to Dan Henderson in a bout that many considered 2011's fight of the year, and now, he knocked out a resurgent Vera.
Rua is still considered to be in the division's top five by most, but he'll have to win at least one more time before he can hope to find himself fighting for gold again. In the meantime, Jones will fight Dan Henderson on Sept. 1, and then the winner of that fight will face Machida.
Asked what might be in his immediate future, Rua offered no specifics, and said he would wait for direction from his bosses.
"I’m happy fighting, I just want to keep fighting," he said. "Let’s see what UFC decides for me for my future. Let’s see."
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Shogun Rua vs. Brandon Vera Fight Video Highlights (http://msn.foxsports.com/video?videoid=548f74dd-e28f-4530-a7f0-7b081af40d07&src=v5:share:sharepermalink:&from=sharepermalink)
Lyoto Machida vs. Ryan Bader Fight Video Highlights (http://msn.foxsports.com/video?videoid=2d1041d6-fb16-4377-906d-a6f988ba2e9f&src=v5:share:sharepermalink:&from=sharepermalink)
Wat een retegave UFc dit keer.
Joe Lauzon was echt goed bezig... En dikke dikke reps voor Mike Swick. Goed om hem weer in de kooi te zien. Laatste keer zag ik hem nog live tegen Ben Saunders @ UFC 99 Keulen.
tering wat een vette ufc was dit zeg.
Machida en Shogun beide te gruwelijk!
boudstyle
05-08-2012, 14:31
Beste UFC card sinds tijden, echt genoten!
Was ook wel nodig voor de UFC om eerlijk te zijn.
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Damian_Gray
05-08-2012, 19:45
wat een draak van partij tussen shogun en vera, kreeg er beetje "pride" gevoel bij :)
en wat een lapzwans ook die phil davis, hij duwde echt bijna zijn vuist in wagner zn oogkas en achteraf zeggen van 'nou, ik weet niet zeker of ik em heb geraakt'
verder leuk voor machida dat ie straks weer tegen jones mag, alleen zal die partij geen twee rondes duren denk ik :(
amilster
05-08-2012, 20:45
tering wat een vette ufc was dit zeg.
Machida en Shogun beide te gruwelijk!
Sluit ik me helemaal bij aan, THE dragon is back! Mooi ook dat Shogun die KO nog voorelkaar kreeg,vind Vera ook een leuke vechter maar ben fan van Shogan al vond ik hem niet op zijn best vanavond,moet ook steeds erg veel nemen.
Sluit ik me helemaal bij aan, THE dragon is back! Mooi ook dat Shogun die KO nog voorelkaar kreeg,vind Vera ook een leuke vechter maar ben fan van Shogan al vond ik hem niet op zijn best vanavond,moet ook steeds erg veel nemen.
Shogun was in ronde 2 al kapot en dat terwijl hij niet bijzonder veel heeft gedaan in de eerste ronde, ik vraag me af wat de reden daarvan is.
Pahlavan
05-08-2012, 21:44
Shogun was in ronde 2 al kapot en dat terwijl hij niet bijzonder veel heeft gedaan in de eerste ronde, ik vraag me af wat de reden daarvan is.
Ik ben een hele grote shogun fan maar hij heeft wel vaker cardio problemen... Hij vecht heel vaak puur op wilskracht en toughness. Vraag me idd ook af wat de reden van zijn cardio probleem is
Lionheart
05-08-2012, 22:58
Shogun ziet er nooit afgetraind uit...
In het begin van zijn Pride periode zag het er allemaal iets strakker uit, maar de laatste jaren ziet hij er niet echt goed uit qua shape..
Misschien is dat de oorzaak van zijn slechte cardio..
amilster
06-08-2012, 11:33
Hij gaf ook in het post fight interview aan dat hij wel erg vermoeid was vanaf ronde twee, toen daar wat meer over nagevraagd werd door journalisten ontweek hij de vraag waarom dat zo was een beetje, op Sherdog hebben ze het al over de Shogun zobie staat waarin ie recht op trappen en klappen inloopt en idd op basis van chin en toughness erdoorheen loopt en zelf uitdeelt.
Ik maak me in dat licht wel zorgen over de geestelijke toekomst van Shogun, hij heeft er al heel wat weggekopt in zijn carriere.
En toch blijf ik fan :P
Ik ben nog altijd aan het wachten tot ik de oude shogun nog eens terug zie (van voor zijn armbreuk tegen Coleman)
Shogun stond in pride juist bekend om zijn cardio. Ik ben een enorm grote shogun fan, maar ben er van overtuigd dat iedereen in pride doping gebruikte.
Idd bij pride was het een cardiomonster. Klappen en trappen onophoudelijk.
Begrijp wel dat hij al veel zware blessures heeft gehad mn. knieen misschien kan hij daardoor vaak niet genoeg/goed genoeg trainen? Hij trapt ook al vrijwel jaren niet meer, terwijl dat altijd een van zijn sterke punten is geweest.
Ook het gevecht tegen de oude Hendo, Hendo had enkel die hoek, dat moet toch dood (nou ok vrij) eenvoudig zijn voor een vechter van Shogun's kaliber, zou je denken, om daar niet constant in te lopen en met andere wapens Hendo te ontleden, maar nee hoor stond er constant voor open en kreeg ze dan ook. Alhoewel hij vroeger ook tevreden was om te nemen en meer te geven, dus dat is wel wat zijn stijl
Ik had graag nog eenmaal een Shogun gezien tegen bv. Jones, die de vorm van de oude Shogun benadert, maar dat zit er gewoonweg niet in, helaas.
shogun is van de oude generatie, zijn fuel is op aan het raken....en laten we reeel zijn hij vecht al heel wat jaren en niet tegen de minste vechters op een gegeven moment heb je je top bereikt en zal je langzaam aan aftakelen
sinds zijn win tegen machida is hij niet meer wat hij was..........en er komt een nieuwe generatie aan gustaffson, davis, jones, prado etc......dat wordt de nieuwe lichting.....ik ben een grote fan van shogun met name omdat hij gewoon doorgaat daar waar anderen zullen tappen of zullen afhaken maar beter dan dit zal hij denk ik niet worden.
en draak van een partij? wat had jij gedronken gap? :)
Shogun stond in pride juist bekend om zijn cardio. Ik ben een enorm grote shogun fan, maar ben er van overtuigd dat iedereen in pride doping gebruikte.
vanaf de eerste seconde in de hoogste versnelling! heerlijk!
wsl niet natuurlijk nee, daarom zien we dat nu ook niet meer terug in de UFC
Highlights - UFC on FOX: KO of the Night (http://msn.foxsports.com/video?videoid=32ac9457-5906-44fe-a399-268e06b32d52&src=v5:share:sharepermalink:&from=sharepermalink)
kooivechter
07-08-2012, 01:53
snap die titel uitdagers ook niet. een vera die van de 4 partijen er 3 heeft verloren, shogun komt van een loss, en machida van een loss en mag met een win tegen bader weer voor de titel. Slaat echt helemaal nergens op. Een gustafson die er 5 achter elkaar heeft gewonnen tegen niet de minsten, komt niet in aanmerking. Zit daar echt niet op te wachten machida-jones 2. Machida maakt geen schijn van kans. Snap niet waarom ze het niet doen, voor diegene die het meest recht erop heeft. Wel een super tof gala!!!!
Frank Dux
07-08-2012, 05:01
Ben een Machida fan, maar ik vraag me af of hij zelf wel tegen Jones wil?!
Mma-Rumors
18-08-2012, 17:03
Jon Jones Doesn't Want To Fight Lyoto Machida: 'He Was My Lowest Pay-Per-View Draw Of Last Year' (http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/8/18/3251632/ufc-jon-jones-lyoto-machida-rematch)http://cdn3.sbnation.com/profile_images/74917/profile_picture_tiny.jpg by Brent Brookhouse (http://www.sbnation.com/users/Brent%20Brookhouse) on Aug 18, 2012 11:00 AM EDT (http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/8/18/3251632/ufc-jon-jones-lyoto-machida-rematch) in UFC Quotes (http://www.bloodyelbow.com/section/ufc-quotes)
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Lyoto Machida (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122516/lyoto-machida) won the "Most Impressve Man" contest at UFC on Fox 4 (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/95372/ufc-on-fox-4)and supposedly now will get a rematch with Jon Jones (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122514/jon-jones) for the UFC light heavyweight title. Jones choked Machida unconscious back in December and Jon has no interest in doing the fight again.
ESPN has the quotes (http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/8279351/ufc-light-heavyweight-champion-jon-jones-does-not-want-rematch-lyoto-machida):
"I don't want to fight Lyoto Machida," Jones said. "He was my lowest pay-per-view draw of last year.
"No one wants to see me fight Lyoto Machida. I don't want to fight Lyoto again. Lyoto is high risk and low reward.
"He's a tough fighter, but no one wants to buy that fight.
"Between (Mauricio) Shogun (Rua), (Quinton) Rampage (Jackson) and Rashad (Evans), Lyoto was my lowest draw. Why would I want to fight someone where it's a lose-lose situation? "I won't make money on it. And he's a tricky fighter."
Jones, of course, has a point.
Mma-Rumors
18-08-2012, 17:04
Jon Jones Doesn't Want To Fight Lyoto Machida: 'He Was My Lowest Pay-Per-View Draw Of Last Year' (http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/8/18/3251632/ufc-jon-jones-lyoto-machida-rematch)http://cdn3.sbnation.com/profile_images/74917/profile_picture_tiny.jpg by Brent Brookhouse (http://www.sbnation.com/users/Brent%20Brookhouse) on Aug 18, 2012 11:00 AM EDT (http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/8/18/3251632/ufc-jon-jones-lyoto-machida-rematch) in UFC Quotes (http://www.bloodyelbow.com/section/ufc-quotes)
Photo: Esther Lin / MMA Fighting
Lyoto Machida (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122516/lyoto-machida) won the "Most Impressve Man" contest at UFC on Fox 4 (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/95372/ufc-on-fox-4)and supposedly now will get a rematch with Jon Jones (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122514/jon-jones) for the UFC light heavyweight title. Jones choked Machida unconscious back in December and Jon has no interest in doing the fight again.
ESPN has the quotes (http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/8279351/ufc-light-heavyweight-champion-jon-jones-does-not-want-rematch-lyoto-machida):
"I don't want to fight Lyoto Machida," Jones said. "He was my lowest pay-per-view draw of last year.
"No one wants to see me fight Lyoto Machida. I don't want to fight Lyoto again. Lyoto is high risk and low reward.
"He's a tough fighter, but no one wants to buy that fight.
"Between (Mauricio) Shogun (Rua), (Quinton) Rampage (Jackson) and Rashad (Evans), Lyoto was my lowest draw. Why would I want to fight someone where it's a lose-lose situation? "I won't make money on it. And he's a tricky fighter."
Jones, of course, has a point.
Terecht ook.
JJ is klaar na henderson en in de HW ligt dan voor hem de uitdaging.
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