UFC Fight Night : Smith vs Teixeira - Recap

Chase Sherman and Brian Kelleher won their fights via KO/TKO.

After excellent first round for Michael Johnson he didn't defend well takedown attempt from Thiago Moises and Moises was able to finish fight with heel hook.

Andrei Arlovski def. Philipe Lins via UD ( judges score this fight : 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 ). ( MMA Analyse score this fight 29-28 for Arlovski ).

• R1 ( 9-10 ): Lins land more punches and is more aggressive than Andrei.

• R2 ( 10-9 ): Arlovski starting to land some shots and neutralize aggressivnes from Lins.

• R3 ( 10-9 ): Arlovski did this round as very experienced fighter and land enough and avoid enough so he can secure round and a win.

Ricky Simon def. Ray Borg via SD ( 29-28, 29-28 for Simon, 29-28 for Borg ). ( MMA Analyse score this fight 29-28 for Simon ).

• R1 ( 10-9 ): Simon better, landing more

• R2 ( 10-9 ): Simon landing more while Borg missed a few good combinations

• R3 ( 9-10 ): Borg finally relaxed, start throwing and landing but one round wasn't enough for victory

Drew Dober def. Alexander Hernandez via TKO ( punches ). Dominant performance from Dober and finish that secures him chance to fight some top ranked fighters.

Ben Rothwell def. Ovince Saint Preux via SD ( 29-28, 29-28 for Rothwell, 29-28 for OSP ). ( MMA Analyse score this fight 29-28 for Rothwell ).

• R1 ( 10-9 ): Rothwell better, have clinch

• R2 ( 9-10 ): OSP better, control distance

• R3 ( 10-9 ): Rothwell better, clinch control

Glover Teixeira def. Anthony Smith via TKO ( punches ). In first two round we saw domination from Smith. From third round to the end of fight Glover was the one that was dominating the fight while Smith looked like he didn't have enoguh 'gas in a tank' to continue fighting. Glover show that he is still dangerous fighter and with win or two he can maybe ask for a title shot again.