UFC Results
Excerpt from Sherdogs Joe Hall.
Cincinnati's Jorge Gurgel (Pictures) (12-3) used strikes on the ground to outpoint John Halverson (16-6) in a lightweight bout. The 31-year-old Gurgel did his best work during the second stanza. After freeing his neck from a guillotine attempt, he sat up in Halverson's guard and began hammering away with punches. Halverson, fighting out of Des Moines, Iowa, looked in trouble but survived the round.
Both fighters were exhausted in the third. The 35-year-old Halverson landed more in the standup exchanges, but Gurgel again scored on the ground to close the fight strongly. All three judges awarded the bout to Gurgel (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
Dustin Hazelett (Pictures) kicked Josh Koscheck (Pictures) in the head to start their welterweight fight, and Koscheck kicked him in the head to end it. The first strike caught Koscheck (10-2) behind the ear, stunning him. The American Kickboxing Academy welterweight recovered quickly, though, and commenced trading in an entertaining opening round.
Hazelett, 21, of Cincinnati, had a significant reach advantage and wasn't afraid of his athletic opponent. He threw several kicks, which Koscheck countered with better boxing. At one point, Hazelett, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt, grabbed a guillotine choke. Koscheck calmly defended it and later defended a triangle after he had scored a takedown.
In the second round, the 30-year-old Koscheck, fighting of San Jose, Calif., dug into his counterpart's body with punches. A right hand then prompted Hazelett (10-4) to cover up in a manner that left him open for a left head kick. Koscheck followed up with punches on the ground until Herb Dean (Pictures) stopped the fight at 1:24.
Cincinnati's Jorge Gurgel (Pictures) (12-3) used strikes on the ground to outpoint John Halverson (16-6) in a lightweight bout. The 31-year-old Gurgel did his best work during the second stanza. After freeing his neck from a guillotine attempt, he sat up in Halverson's guard and began hammering away with punches. Halverson, fighting out of Des Moines, Iowa, looked in trouble but survived the round.
Both fighters were exhausted in the third. The 35-year-old Halverson landed more in the standup exchanges, but Gurgel again scored on the ground to close the fight strongly. All three judges awarded the bout to Gurgel (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
Dustin Hazelett (Pictures) kicked Josh Koscheck (Pictures) in the head to start their welterweight fight, and Koscheck kicked him in the head to end it. The first strike caught Koscheck (10-2) behind the ear, stunning him. The American Kickboxing Academy welterweight recovered quickly, though, and commenced trading in an entertaining opening round.
Hazelett, 21, of Cincinnati, had a significant reach advantage and wasn't afraid of his athletic opponent. He threw several kicks, which Koscheck countered with better boxing. At one point, Hazelett, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt, grabbed a guillotine choke. Koscheck calmly defended it and later defended a triangle after he had scored a takedown.
In the second round, the 30-year-old Koscheck, fighting of San Jose, Calif., dug into his counterpart's body with punches. A right hand then prompted Hazelett (10-4) to cover up in a manner that left him open for a left head kick. Koscheck followed up with punches on the ground until Herb Dean (Pictures) stopped the fight at 1:24.
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