Welcome to the UFC 134 "Rio" Silva vs. Okami results from the pay per view. The UFC returned to it's origins in Rio De Janeiro, Brzail. Here is a special look at what happened on that amazing night...
Quick Results
Stanislav Nedkov def. Luiz Cane via TKO (punches)
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Brendan Schaub via TKO (punches)
Edson Barboza def. Ross Pearson via split decision
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua def. Forrest Griffin via TKO (punches)
Anderson Silva def Yushin Okami via TKO (strikes)
Stanislav Nedkov def. Luiz Cane via TKO (punches)
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Brendan Schaub via TKO (punches)
Edson Barboza def. Ross Pearson via split decision
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua def. Forrest Griffin via TKO (punches)
Anderson Silva def Yushin Okami via TKO (strikes)
Stanislav Nedkov vs. Luiz Cane
Round 1
Referee Mario Yamasaki oversees the evening's first pay-per-view contest. Cane in the center, measuring his foe. Nedkov on the outside, and he wings a big right that misses. Cane with a stiff inside leg kick. Cane lands a left hand, but Nedkov closes in. Cane pulls quickly away and resets to strike. The southpaw Cane again striking the leg. Nedkov circling against the cage. Cane attacking from the outside but not overcommitting. Nedkov finally lands one of those big rights, but Cane doesn't flinch. Cane misses high in a kick and slips, but he escapes as Nedkov tries to work in. Cane rattles Nedkov with a combo, but the bloodied Bulgaria covers and resets. Nedkov slips on a strike, and he looks gassed as he rises. Cane bouncing on the outside. He digs into the leg again. Blood splattered all over Nedkov's face with one minute remaining. He catches Nedkov with a powerful overhand, and the Brazilian is rocked. Cane tries to retreat and reset. Nedkov senses his opportunity and keeps punching away. Yamasaki give Cane every chance to recover, but Nedkov's relentless punches earn the win.
Stanislav Nedkov def. Luiz Cane via TKO (punches) - Round1, 4:13.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Brendan Schaub
Round 1
Referee Herb Dean oversees the heavyweights. Nogueira in the center as Schaub moves side to side. Nogueira clinches up early. Schaub spins to the outside. As Nogueira reaches for the neck, Schaub breaks away. Nogueira shoots in, but Schaub defends against the cage. Uppercuts inside for Schaub before breaking away. Schaub definitely proving the speedier for early. Nogueira does land a quick punch and move in, but Schaub remains upright. Nogueira lands a crisp punch that brings the crowd to life, but Schaub stays in the pocker. Nogueira with good head mvoement, but Schaub is finding the target. Nogueira lands a two-punch combination that sees Schaub rocked against the cage. Nogueira flurries with accurate shots, including a stiff left, and Schaub hits the deck. That's it, and the crowd goes insane, flying beers and all.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Brendan Schaub via TKO (punches) - Round 1, 3:09.
Edson Barboza vs. Ross Pearson
Mario Yamasaki the third man in the cage. Barboza misses a big high kick early. Pearson in the center and both fighters very light on their feet. They trade punches in the pocket, and both have extremely bad intentions with the quick strikes. Barboza playing the counter game and mixing in a few low kicks. Pearson misses a Superman after Barboza misses a snapping front kick. Incredible pace early. Pearson lands a crisp left, but Barboza backs away and resets in the center. More big shots from both fighters. Barboza still mixing in kicks to all levels. Pearson stalking, and he moves in after a fake kick. Barboza answers back with one that lands. Pearson with a snapping leg kick. Two minutes remain. Barboza missing on a few short punches. He seems to be firing with more speed and power, but Pearson landing his share of punches. Continued exchanges from both. Pearson looks for a takedown after blocking a kick. Extremely close round that could go either way. MMAjunkie.com splits the difference and calls it 10-10. Sorry.
Quick exchanges again, and Barboza drops Pearson briefly with a counter. The Brit pops up quickly and goes back to work. Pearson mixing in a few kicks with his gameplan. It's still Pearson stalking, but Barboza is landing some crisp counters. Pearosn shoots in from distance, but Barboza sprawls out and away. It's crisp striking, and Barboza lands a few lefts. Barboza now starting to prove a little more elusive. He lands a crisp right and then slips to a knee and can't follow. Spinning kick to the ribs pushes Pearson back. Barboza gaining confidence and Pearson punching a little less. Barboza digs to the body. Now Barboza unleashing the kicks a bit, and they stun Pearson. Still, he moves in looking to land. Final seconds. Pearson remains fresh and aggressive, but Barboza with a solid round in the second. MMAjunkie.com sees it for Barboza, 10-9.
Pearson again leading the charge, and a leaping knee allows him to score a few punches. But Pearson still sharp and nailing those nasty kicks o the body. Pearson tries a flying knee by comes up short. Pearson briefly snags the leg, but his opponent pulls away. The technical striking battle continues. Pearson tries to duck in for a takedown, but Pearson defends well. Halfway in, and Pearson seems to be netting a little confidence and momentum. Still, Pearson will not quit and just misses a leaping knee. Another takedown attempt stuffed. Pearson still pressing the action, but he can't land a truly vicious blow. Pearson opens up a cut on Pearson's cheek. Pearson lands a few stiff lefts, and he's making it interesting. Final seconds, and Pearson begs for an exchange. He leaps in with a knee that doesn't land. Good fight, and the third is again close. MMAjunkie.com sees it narrowly for Barboza, 10-9, and awards him the fight, 30-28.
Edson Barboza vs. Ross Pearson
Round 1
Mario Yamasaki the third man in the cage. Barboza misses a big high kick early. Pearson in the center and both fighters very light on their feet. They trade punches in the pocket, and both have extremely bad intentions with the quick strikes. Barboza playing the counter game and mixing in a few low kicks. Pearson misses a Superman after Barboza misses a snapping front kick. Incredible pace early. Pearson lands a crisp left, but Barboza backs away and resets in the center. More big shots from both fighters. Barboza still mixing in kicks to all levels. Pearson stalking, and he moves in after a fake kick. Barboza answers back with one that lands. Pearson with a snapping leg kick. Two minutes remain. Barboza missing on a few short punches. He seems to be firing with more speed and power, but Pearson landing his share of punches. Continued exchanges from both. Pearson looks for a takedown after blocking a kick. Extremely close round that could go either way. MMAjunkie.com splits the difference and calls it 10-10. Sorry.
Round 2
Quick exchanges again, and Barboza drops Pearson briefly with a counter. The Brit pops up quickly and goes back to work. Pearson mixing in a few kicks with his gameplan. It's still Pearson stalking, but Barboza is landing some crisp counters. Pearosn shoots in from distance, but Barboza sprawls out and away. It's crisp striking, and Barboza lands a few lefts. Barboza now starting to prove a little more elusive. He lands a crisp right and then slips to a knee and can't follow. Spinning kick to the ribs pushes Pearson back. Barboza gaining confidence and Pearson punching a little less. Barboza digs to the body. Now Barboza unleashing the kicks a bit, and they stun Pearson. Still, he moves in looking to land. Final seconds. Pearson remains fresh and aggressive, but Barboza with a solid round in the second. MMAjunkie.com sees it for Barboza, 10-9.
Round 3
Pearson again leading the charge, and a leaping knee allows him to score a few punches. But Pearson still sharp and nailing those nasty kicks o the body. Pearson tries a flying knee by comes up short. Pearson briefly snags the leg, but his opponent pulls away. The technical striking battle continues. Pearson tries to duck in for a takedown, but Pearson defends well. Halfway in, and Pearson seems to be netting a little confidence and momentum. Still, Pearson will not quit and just misses a leaping knee. Another takedown attempt stuffed. Pearson still pressing the action, but he can't land a truly vicious blow. Pearson opens up a cut on Pearson's cheek. Pearson lands a few stiff lefts, and he's making it interesting. Final seconds, and Pearson begs for an exchange. He leaps in with a knee that doesn't land. Good fight, and the third is again close. MMAjunkie.com sees it narrowly for Barboza, 10-9, and awards him the fight, 30-28.
Edson Barboza def. Ross Pearson via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
UFC 134 "Rio" Co-Main Event
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
(19-5-0)
vs.
Forrest Griffin
(18-6-0)
Referee Marc Goddard oversees the evening's co-feature. Griffin moves forward quickly, while Rua looks a little more patient. Griffin on the center and looking to engage, but Rua backing away well. Rua leaps forward with a combination, but Griffin slips and rattles off one of his own. Griffin working the leg kicks, but he does eat an uppercut. Griffin flurries, but Rua covers and counters. Griffin staying bust, but Rua clips him. Griffin staggering, and Rua unleashes a flurry that sees his opponent fall awkwardly to the mat. Griffin trying to recover, but Rua's advances are relentless. A few hammer fists see Griffin look to lose consciousness, and a few extra hots also find their mark. Goddard gave him a little too much rope - and a few extra shots seemed to land, but the fight is unquestionably over.
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
(19-5-0)
vs.
Forrest Griffin
(18-6-0)
Round 1
Referee Marc Goddard oversees the evening's co-feature. Griffin moves forward quickly, while Rua looks a little more patient. Griffin on the center and looking to engage, but Rua backing away well. Rua leaps forward with a combination, but Griffin slips and rattles off one of his own. Griffin working the leg kicks, but he does eat an uppercut. Griffin flurries, but Rua covers and counters. Griffin staying bust, but Rua clips him. Griffin staggering, and Rua unleashes a flurry that sees his opponent fall awkwardly to the mat. Griffin trying to recover, but Rua's advances are relentless. A few hammer fists see Griffin look to lose consciousness, and a few extra hots also find their mark. Goddard gave him a little too much rope - and a few extra shots seemed to land, but the fight is unquestionably over.
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua def. Forrest Griffin via TKO (punches) - Round 1, 1:53.
UFC 134 "Rio" Main Event Of The Evening
UFC Middleweight Champion
Anderson "Spider" Silva
(28-4-0)
vs.
Yushin Okami
(25-5-0)
Referee Herb Dean calls tonight's middleweight title fight. Okami forward quickly. Silva circles left. Silva land an early low kick. Silva paw the jab, over and over. Okami fires a combo but hits the fence as Silva backs away. Typical start for Silva. Okami moves in close, but gets only a failed Thai clinch. Silva staring at the body. Okami keeping tight, and Silva starting to open up the attack. Okami again moves in tightSilva resting in the clinch, seeming disinterested for a moment. Knees traded inside as Okami pushes in. Crowd doesn't like the stalemate. Both fighters staying just active enough for Dean. Okami drops a level, but Silva defneds and remains upright. Boos coming out, likely for Okami, and he backs away. Less than a minute. Silva lands a few crisp jabs. Okami gets a few of his own as the southpaws trade right ahnds. Silva shucking and jiving and lands a few stiff punches. A high kick at the end seals the round for Silva, 10-9.
Okami again out to the center. He opens up with punches, but Silva is the more accurate striker. Silva misses a low kick and then starts wildly waving his hands. Still he can't capitalize. Silva puts his hands down and slips a jab then floors his opponent. An object flies into the cage, but no one sees it. Referee Marc Goddard trying hard on the outside to get Dean's attention. No one wants to stop the fight. Okami stalking, but he can't touch Silva. Another shot floors him. Dean gives Okami every chance to recover. But punches, elbows and knees to the body are coming in non-stop variety. Finally, the fight is mercifully waved off.
UFC 134 "Rio" Main Event Of The Evening
UFC Middleweight Title Match (5, 5mins Rounds)
UFC Middleweight Champion
Anderson "Spider" Silva
(28-4-0)
vs.
Yushin Okami
(25-5-0)
Round 1
Referee Herb Dean calls tonight's middleweight title fight. Okami forward quickly. Silva circles left. Silva land an early low kick. Silva paw the jab, over and over. Okami fires a combo but hits the fence as Silva backs away. Typical start for Silva. Okami moves in close, but gets only a failed Thai clinch. Silva staring at the body. Okami keeping tight, and Silva starting to open up the attack. Okami again moves in tightSilva resting in the clinch, seeming disinterested for a moment. Knees traded inside as Okami pushes in. Crowd doesn't like the stalemate. Both fighters staying just active enough for Dean. Okami drops a level, but Silva defneds and remains upright. Boos coming out, likely for Okami, and he backs away. Less than a minute. Silva lands a few crisp jabs. Okami gets a few of his own as the southpaws trade right ahnds. Silva shucking and jiving and lands a few stiff punches. A high kick at the end seals the round for Silva, 10-9.
Round 2
Okami again out to the center. He opens up with punches, but Silva is the more accurate striker. Silva misses a low kick and then starts wildly waving his hands. Still he can't capitalize. Silva puts his hands down and slips a jab then floors his opponent. An object flies into the cage, but no one sees it. Referee Marc Goddard trying hard on the outside to get Dean's attention. No one wants to stop the fight. Okami stalking, but he can't touch Silva. Another shot floors him. Dean gives Okami every chance to recover. But punches, elbows and knees to the body are coming in non-stop variety. Finally, the fight is mercifully waved off.
Anderson Silva def Yushin Okami via TKO (strikes) - Round 2, 2:04 to retain the UFC middleweight title.
What a night it was on pay per view. Who would have thought most of the fighters from Brazil would kill it tonight?? The crowd was very much alive in Brazil. Silva sill the Middleweight champion, Shogun stops Forrest in the 1st round as did Nogueira over Schaub.
Thank you so much for joining us here. This has been a special presentation of King Jay Entertainment & this is what the world is watching!!
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