UFC 114 Results: Rashad Evans’ Speed Too Much For Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson

In the opening round of the UFC 114 main event Rashad Evans stunned Quinton “Rampage” Jackson with a quick right hand. Later in the round he was able to use his speed to get a quick takedown to put Rampage on his back. It was a very early, very clear sign that Evans was not going to get blown away early. The second round was more of the same with Evans’ speed presenting problems for Rampage although toward the end of the round Jackson did start to find the spacing to throw a few punches that mostly missed their mark.

In the third round Jackson managed to land a hard shot that put Evans on his back. Rampage followed him to the mat and started landing hard follow up shots that had referee Herb Dean on the edge of stopping the fight. Evans was able to gain some control back before finding a way to scoot his hips out and get back to standing. Still wobbly it looked as though Jackson could pour on pressure and possibly still finish the fight, but fatigue appeared to stop him. Once Rashad recovered he was able to get a takedown and start landing effective punches of his own before Jackson stood up and Evans took him right back down. It was a major turnaround where Evans went from almost finished to taking over the second half of the round with takedowns and ground and pound.

Michael Bisping rebounded from his recent decision loss to Wanderlei Silva by dominating the tough Dan Miller for three rounds. Miller was willing to stand and trade punches with Bisping. On the feet the Brit was able to use solid boxing to land hard right hands to the face of Miller.

It wasn’t entirely one-sided as Miller did find space to land right hands of his own at times including one that appeared to stun Bisping a little. Still, the vast majority of the fight was spent with Bisping controlling the spacing and tempo of the fight and winning the punching exchanges.