UFC 80 Results

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UFC 80: JANUARY 19, 2008 IN NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND

Main Card Bouts (subject to change):
-Joe Stevenson vs. BJ Penn
-Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Fabricio Werdum
-Marcus Davis vs. Jess Liaudin
-Jason Lambert vs. Wilson Gouveia
-Kendall Grove vs. Jorge Rivera

Preliminary Bouts (subject to change):
-Alessio Sakara vs. James Lee
-Sam Stout vs. Per Eklund
-Paul Kelly vs. Paul Taylor
-Colin Robinson vs. Antoni Hardonk

Live results will be posted here during PPV.

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Round 1
An uneventful opening frame gets us started in Newcastle. Eklund looked for the takedown throughout the frame, with stout stuffing them all. Eklund landed a knee to the mid-section against the fencing before Stout was able to trip the Swede to the canvas. From the top position, Stout dropped some elbows down on Eklund's face. 10-9 for Stout.

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Round 2
More of the same in the second. Stout showed great takedown defense as Eklund struggled to get close to the Canadian kickboxer. Stout, again took the top position in a scramble, where he landed an elbow. Eklund attempted an armbar from the bottom, but Stout had none of it and stood up. At the end of the round, the English crowd showered the cage with boos after 10 boring minutes in the Octagon. 10-9 for Stout.

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Round 3
Different round, same story. Even though nothing solid connected, Stout looked crisp with his striking and continued to defend the takedown. A pretty disappointing performance by both fighters. 30-27 for Stout, and two judges agree, awarding all three frames to Stout. A lone judge saw it 29-27 for the Canadian.

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Round 1
Lee was successful with a takedown in the opening seconds but Sakara was able to hop back to his feet. Lee again scored a takedown. Sakara stood up, and with Lee holding on to a fight, Sakara delivered right hands to the head, which prompted referee Dan Miragliotta to step in at the 1:30 mark. Sakara is back in the win column with a technical knockout. It looked as if Lee was complaining of injury after the contest, possibly to his back.

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Round 1
Taylor pulled guard and went for a guillotine, but Kelly was able to escape. Taylor elbowed the head from the bottom and went for another guillotine, but again Kelly was game. Kelly controlled the pace from the top position and took the first period on the strength of his ground-and-pound. 10-9 for Kelly.

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Round 2
Good action in the second round. Taylor got a quick takedown and worked from Kelly's back, where he looked for a rear-naked choke. Kelly escaped and started to pound away from the top. Much like the first round, Taylor was active from the bottom with punches and elbows, as well as two Kimura attempts. But it was Kelly who controlled the position and outworked his opponent with punches from the top. A razor-thin 10-9 round for Kelly.

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Round 3
The third round of a very competitive fight unfolded much like the first 10 minutes, with Kelly out-wrestling Taylor and striking from the top position on the ground. Taylor stayed active from the bottom and landed some decent shots, but it was not enough to take any rounds. All three judges scored the bout 30-27 for Paul Kelly.

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Round 1
The evening's final preliminary bout ends quickly in just 17 seconds. Hardonk came out with two hard knees to the body, two leg kicks, two jabs and the fight is called. The second stiff jab dazed Robinson, forcing referee Mario Yamasaki to halt the contest.

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Round 1

Jorge able to quickly take Kendall down. Jorge landing some big shots to Kendall as he tries to move out of the bad position. Jorge continues to throw punches as Kendall tried to get up and got caught with a straight that forced the referee to step in to stop the fight. 1:20 in the First Round.

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Round 1

Jason comes out pushing the pace, chasing Wison down. Wilson tries to take Jason down trying the guillotine choke but Jason able to pull his head out and has the top position. Wilson does a pretty good job to avoid the damage. Jason still able to land some punches. Wilson pushes Jason and able to get back to his feet. He tries for that guillotine again and ends up on the same position. Jason doing some damage from the top. Wilson tries the triangle with his legs, Jason looked to be in trouble but able to get out. Jason from the top guard position throwing down elbows. First round goes to Jason.

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Round 2

Bodykick by Jason. Wilson lands a good right hand. Jason has Wilson in a clinch, throwing a series of rabbit punches. Out of nowhere, Wilson lands a left hook that knocks Jason out. Referee steps into stop the fight. The official time is 0:30 in the Second Round.

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Round 1

Both fighters starting out cautiously. Jess throws a few leg kick attempts. Marcus able to land a combination. Bodykick by Marcus. A left by Marcus lands squarely on Jess and knocks him out. Marcus quickly lands few additional punches and referee steps in to stop the fight. The official time 1:04 in the First Round.

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Round 1

They end up in a clinch in the middle of the Octagon with Gonzaga falling on top. Gonzaga landing some punches and elbows. Gonzaga stands up and let Fabricio up as well. Leg kick by Gonzaga. Front kick by Fabricio. Another strong leg kick by Gongaza that knocks Fabricio down but Gaonzaga doesn't move in, keeping the fight standing. Fabricio comes out with combination punches but misses, leg kick and misses. Gonzaga able to land another strong leg kick that does major damages. Gonzaga makes the mistake and Fabricio able to take Gaonzaga down for the top position. Elbows by Fabricio. They ended up in a stalemate and the round ends.

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Round 2

Front kick, followed by punch combinations by Fabricio. A takedown attempt by Fabricio but Gonzaga able to stuff. Leg kick by Gonzaga and avoids the takedown after the miss. Another leg kick by Gonzaga. Gonzaga grabs the leg kick by Fabricio and throws his own leg kick. Nice knee by Fabricio. and another one. And two more knees with Thai clinch. In a clinch, Fabrico getting the better exchange of punches and knees. Gonzaga not able to do anything. Fabricio continues to pour down punishment from the top while Gonzaga barely protecting his head. Referee finally steps in and stops the fight.