Well, the three championship fights all went to decision. I'll spare the lengthy details and just give a quick run down.
Muhammed Lawal vs Gegard Mousasi:
Although King Mo got his eye closed in the first he dominated the four of the five rounds with consistently powerful wrestling. So much for Mousasi only getting taken down "one maybe two times." King Mo is a dominant wrestler and I expect more victories of the same caliber from him. It would've been nice to see some finishing power, but with only six fights on his resume until last night, his strategy made sense.
Winner: Muhammed Lawal by Unanimous Decision.
Gilbert Melendez vs Shinya Aoki:
In what was marketed as American MMA vs Japanese MMA it was USA ALL THE WAY! "El Nino" simply shut down the talented grappler. Aoki had nothing to offer standing and was being controlled and hit with some decent shots from above. If this fight was representative of Japanese MMA then it was embarrassing. Nice work from Melendez.
Winner: Gilbert Melendez by Unanimous Decision
Jake Shields vs Dan Henderson:
Henderson loaded up that right hand from the get go. The first shot dropped Shields and the whole round was all Henderson. Probably 10-8. However, that was not enough to win it. Superior conditioning and suffocating control got Shields the nod over the battle-tested Henderson. Shields took down the two-time Olympian multiple times over the last twenty minutes and transitioned from full guard, to half, to side control and finally to the mount. Another dominant performance from Shields, now undefeated in 14 fights.
Winner: Jake Shields by Unanimous Decision
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