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11-21-2009 09:03 PM:
Jason Dent was able to hang during season nine of "The Ultimate Fighter" and reach the semifinals but this was a whole different animal he was facing in the opening bout of UFC 106. George Sotiropoulos (pictured on the left) is a high level grappler. After some spirited stand-up for much of the first round, the Australian took the fight to the ground and it was clear Dent was in big trouble. He was mounted with 53 seconds left in the first. Dent survived but found himself in the same position with 1:30 left in the second. Sotiropoulos worked for an armbar and finally freed Dent's arm with 28 seconds left. Referee Yves Lavigne stopped it immediately giving Sotiropoulos the win at 4:36 of the second.
Dent (19-10, 1-3 UFC) deserves another shot in the UFC. His standup was pretty solid and he walked through a few big shots from Sotiropoulos. In the second round, he actually dropped his hands and implored Sotiropoulos to fight. Sotiropoulos (11-2, 4-0 UFC) was the biggest favorite on the card at 5-to-1.
CAMOES ILLEGAL KICKS COST HIM A WIN AGAINST UNO
A momentary lapse cost Fabricio Camoes his shot at opening his UFC career with a win. Camoes threw a few kicks from his back as Uno sat up on his knees in full guard with four minutes left in the second round. Referee Mario Yamasaki took away a point and that ultimately turned the fight into a majority draw 29-27, 28-28, 28-28.
Cagewriter had it 29-27 for Camoes (10-4-1, 0-0-1 UFC). The judges blew it overvalueing Uno's takedowns. The veteran fighter scored a takedown in each round but that was only after getting smashed repeatedly on the feet. All you had to do was look at the fighter's faces after the fight to see who won the fight. It was actually the second draw of Uno's UFC career. He scored a draw back at UFC 41 against B.J. Penn.
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Jason Dent was able to hang during season nine of "The Ultimate Fighter" and reach the semifinals but this was a whole different animal he was facing in the opening bout of UFC 106. George Sotiropoulos (pictured on the left) is a high level grappler. After some spirited stand-up for much of the first round, the Australian took the fight to the ground and it was clear Dent was in big trouble. He was mounted with 53 seconds left in the first. Dent survived but found himself in the same position with 1:30 left in the second. Sotiropoulos worked for an armbar and finally freed Dent's arm with 28 seconds left. Referee Yves Lavigne stopped it immediately giving Sotiropoulos the win at 4:36 of the second.
Dent (19-10, 1-3 UFC) deserves another shot in the UFC. His standup was pretty solid and he walked through a few big shots from Sotiropoulos. In the second round, he actually dropped his hands and implored Sotiropoulos to fight. Sotiropoulos (11-2, 4-0 UFC) was the biggest favorite on the card at 5-to-1.
CAMOES ILLEGAL KICKS COST HIM A WIN AGAINST UNO
A momentary lapse cost Fabricio Camoes his shot at opening his UFC career with a win. Camoes threw a few kicks from his back as Uno sat up on his knees in full guard with four minutes left in the second round. Referee Mario Yamasaki took away a point and that ultimately turned the fight into a majority draw 29-27, 28-28, 28-28.
Cagewriter had it 29-27 for Camoes (10-4-1, 0-0-1 UFC). The judges blew it overvalueing Uno's takedowns. The veteran fighter scored a takedown in each round but that was only after getting smashed repeatedly on the feet. All you had to do was look at the fighter's faces after the fight to see who won the fight. It was actually the second draw of Uno's UFC career. He scored a draw back at UFC 41 against B.J. Penn.
More...
Yahoo! Sports.
Cagewriter is an MMA blog edited by Steve Cofield.
