What a great night of fights at ‘‘UFC on Versus 3: Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann’’. The card was filled with knock outs, submissions and a controversial decision in the main event. Here’s a recap of what went down at The KFC Yum! Center in Kentucky:
-Diego Sanchez edged out Martin Kampmann in a unanimous decision. Truly, from the bottom of my heart (and not because I am pro-Diego) I did believe Diego Sanchez won that fight. There was instant negative feedback from social and media outlets claiming Kampmann was robbed big-time. The first round definitely went to Kampmann, as he dropped Diego in the center of the Octagon and stuffed every takedown from ‘‘The Dream’’ with ease. The second round could have gone either way but Diego did have the slight edge with a flurry of bombs hitting Kampmann and making the Dutch fighter`s knees buckle. In the third round the action kept going with bright moments for both fighters but the difference could have been a takedown from Sanchez. Nobody should have a problem giving the fight to Kampmann and the fight certainly raised eyebrows by the verdict being a unanimous decision. Even if Diego was predictable and at times not as technical as Kampmann he did push the pace in the second and third rounds and had a slighter advantage towards the end of the fight. This could have been why the judges ruled in Diego’s favour. However it certainly was not a Nam Phan-Leonard Garcia type of robbery.
-Mark Munoz and CB Dolloway both promised an entertaining fight and delivered immensely. What many expected would be a ‘‘sloppy wrestling match’’, Munoz could CB in the first round with a combo that almost found CB flipping backwards à la Heath Herring. The fight started off promising for Dollaway but Munoz’s striking power was enough to knock out CB and snapped the Doberman`s three-fight win streak.
-Chris Weidman turned out to be a promising middleweight prospect by beating Alessio Sakara in a bloody three-round affair. For a guy who took the fight on a couple of weeks notice, it was a very impressive performance. Weidman took Sakara down multiple times and traded fists with the Italian without any worry. He opened a gash on the Italian`s forehead on the ground which turned Sakara`s face into a crimson mask. All around Weidman beat Sakara in every aspect of the fight and is looking to become a promising dude in the middleweight division.
-Brian Bowles avoided an early flurry of leg-kicks and flying strikes to submit Damacio Page in a guillotine for the second time (at the exact same minute as their first fight). Bowles kept at bay from Damacio`s early attempted onslaught and Bowles clipped Page with a punch and then found an opening to sink in the guillotine. Bowles has now finished every opponent except current UFC Bantamweight Champion, Dominick Cruz.
Here are the results:
Diego Sanchez def. Martin Kampmann via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Mark Munoz def. C.B. Dollaway via TKO (punches) - Round 1, 0:54
Chris Weidman def. Alessio Sakara via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Brian Bowles def. Damacio Page via submission (guillotine choke) - Round 1, 3:30
Cyrille Diabate def. Steve Cantwell via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-25, 30-26)
Danny Castillo def. Joe Stevenson via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Shane Roller def. Thiago Tavares via KO (punches) - Round 2, 1:28
Takeya Mizugaki def. Reuben Duran via split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)
Dongi Yang def. Rob Kimmons via TKO (strikes) - Round 2, 4:47
Rousimar Palhares def. Dave Branch via submission (kneebar) - Round 2, 1:44
Igor Pokrajac def. Todd Brown via TKO (strikes) - Round 1, 5:00
(9-2…Vegas, here we go.)
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