Retro Re-Cap: UFC Fight Night 8 1/25/07

UFC Fight Night 8 1/25/07

Lightweight Fight- Spencer Fisher (20-2) vs. Hermes Franca (17-5)

Franca is sporting some sweet bright purple hair for this fight.

R1- Franca got a take down about a minute and a half into the round. Franca went for a leg lock but Spencer got out without any damage. Pretty even stand up throughout the round and then Franca got another take down with about a minute and a half left in the round. Franca got some good Ground and Pound at the end of the round to secure a 10-9 round.

R2- Franca grabbed a leg and took Spencer’s guard in the first minute of the round. They stood back up and Franca seemed to be getting a little bit tired. Franca got some good stand up in late in the round and Spencer didn’t go down but the ref stopped the fight. Franca was throwing some loopy haymakers and he happened to hit Spencer with one and that was what really hurt Spencer.

Winner: Hermes Franca TKO (Strikes) R2 4:03

Heavyweight Fight- Heath Herring (26-11) vs. Jake O’Brien (9-0)

This is Heath Herring’s UFC debut. O’Brien was a D1 wrestler at Purdue. Herring has 15 pounds on O’Brien.

R1- Herring hit a left hand and knocked O’Brien down at the two minute mark but O’Brien turned the tables on his and took his guard. O’Brien ended the round in Herring’s half guard. Not much action in the first round and not much damage done. O’Brien 10-9.

R2- O’Brien shot and got a take down about one minute into the round but can’t really get anything despite mounting and taking Herring’s back. O’Brien got Heath down again and opened up a cut on Herring. Heath got a brief take down at the end of the round but O’Brien easily rolled him over. O’Brien 20-18 so far.

R3- O’Brien really controlled but didn’t inflict any offense. They stood up with about a minute left and Herring landed a bunch but then got taken down again. Really poor showing by Herring and O’Brien fought a smart fight he just didn’t do anything to put Herring away.

Judges say: 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27 in favor of O’Brien

Winner: Jake O’Brien by Decision (Unanimous)

Middleweight Fight- Ed Herman (13-4) vs. Chris Price (8-1)

Price comes in at 192 pounds and did not make the 185 weight limit. Herman agreed to the fight anyway. That’s a large amount to miss weight.

R1- Herman got a take down and Price got a kimura but couldn’t keep it. Harman got an arm bar and tapped out Price. Good showing by Herman.

Winner: Ed Herman by Submission (Arm Bar) R1 2:58

Light Heavyweight Fight- Rashad Evans (14-0) vs. Sean Salmon (9-1)

R1- Salmon goes for a Karate Kid type move early that looks hilarious. Not much contact in the first minute. Neither guy really looks like they want to fight early. Evans is content to counter punch. They tie up 2 minutes in and Salmon takes Evans down and gets half guard. Salmon got side control but Evans quickly got to his feet. Salmon gets a couple of punches in on the cage. Salmon grabs a leg and takes down Evans again. Salmon is landing some blows on Evans. Round 1 easily goes to Salmon as Rashad didn’t really do anything and got taken down twice and sustained more damage.

R2- Salmon comes in and slips and Evans hits a knee and then attacks and gets his first advantage of the fight. After this Evans looks like the aggressor as he’s started to take control of the ring and then he just DESTROYS Salmon with a kick to the head. Awesome finish to the fight after a very poor first round by Evans. Evans started really slow, seemed very nervous but after he got that one knee his demeanor kind of changed and then he just nailed the finish.

Winner: Rashad Evans via KO (kick) R2