Two of he hardest hitters in the UFC Light Heavyweight division battled it out last night (Jan. 26, 2013) as top rising contender Glover Teixeira took on Quinton Jackson in the co-main event of UFC on Fox 6 in Chicago, Illinois.
"Rampage" was looking to leave the UFC on a high note as the bout was the final bout of his contract while Teixeira was trying to build towards the biggest win of his lengthy MMA career.
While Jackson did everything he could, it was Teixeira would would fulfill his goals.
Both Jackson and Teixeira showed up ready to slug it out early on, with Jackson moving very quickly, bouncing around on his feet like a lightweight while Teixeira carefully measured his prey, stalking forward and looking to land some heavy shots.
Teixeira tried to make quick work of "Rampage," grabbing a single leg and attaining backmount after just one minute of fighting, but Jackson exploded back to his feet the second Teixeira removed a hook while trying to gain even more dominant position.
From this point on, however, Jackson no longer had that pep in his step, and was much more flat-footed.
Teixeira pressed forward, looking to land with power, throwing head kicks (pictured above) and trying to knock "Ramapge's" head off with a huge left hook.
The left hook of Teixeira really began to do it's damage as the fight wore on, actually hurting Jackson in the opening round, although not even to the point where the former UFC champion was in serious jeopardy.
Jackson tried to fight back, utilizing head movement to try and counter Teixeira's aggression and mixing in good counter shots, but he couldn't make up for the pure volume and power of everything Teixeira threw his way.
Teixeira did a great job of mixing up his attack, constantly putting pressure on Jackson whether it was on the feet or with takedowns. It was amazing to watch him so easily pull off takedowns against "Rampage," a fighter who had been known for his ability to stay on his feet whenever he wanted to. He couldn't do that last night as Teixeira took the bout to the canvas at will, although he couldn't usually do a ton with the advantage in position.
By the third round, Jackson was exhausted, but he willed himself to come out strong in one last ditch effort to try and finish the fight. While he landed a couple good, clean shots, even bloodying up Teixeira's nose, it just wasn't enough to put the powerful Brazilian away.
Teixeira would put a stamp on the fight by not only taking Jackson down twice, but even gaining full mount and dropping some heavy shots, much to the crowd's dismay. (And no, Joe Rogan, they weren't booing the takedowns, they were booing the fact that their favorite fighter was getting taken down and was about to lose the fight).
Teixeira even mixed up his striking attack in the third round, throwing some very good body shots which opened up Jackson's head for some final blows, which helped him walk away with a pretty dominant unanimous decision victory.
For complete UFC on Fox 6 results, including blow-by-blow, fight-by-fight coverage of the entire event as well as immediate post-fight reaction click here, here and here.
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