Yves Jabouin escaped from his UFC 140 bout with Walel Watson with a split decision victory. Jabouin now sports a 17-7 record, with a 2-1 mark in the UFC while Watson moved to 9-3 and 1-1 in the UFC.
The majority of the three rounds were spent on the feet with Watson trying to use his long frame and Jabouin trying to get inside and land powerful strikes. Watson also managed to nearly finish the fight with chokes in both the second and third quarter. In the end, it was the Canadian native who got the nod on the scorecards.
What was the high point of this fight?
Watson had a very, very deep d’arce choke locked in during the third round which almost got him the win but Jabouin gutted through it. One of the most exciting moments of the fight if I’m looking to single out a single flurry of action.
Where do these guys go from here?
Jabouin has won two fights in a row now and is 2-0 since dropping to bantamweight, but both wins were split decisions. I scored this fight for Watson and it seemed many others did too. I think the best plan for Jabouin is sticking him in exciting fights and treating him more like an attraction than a contender.
Watson is 27 years old with an incredibly long frame for 135 pounds. He’s a finisher and came close to getting the win a couple times in this fight. I don’t know what his true upside is but I wouldn’t take him too far down the ladder for this loss.
Watch it now, later or never?
Skip it. Not a bad fight, but there’s better action on this card to catch. In the end it was a lot of moment without a lot of actual results.
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- UFC 140 Results: Winners, Losers, and Other Thoughts – Matthew Roth
- UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida Results – Did Fight Endings Prove MMA is Too Violent to Fully Go Mainstream? – Brent Brookhouse
- UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida Results and Post-Fight Analysis – Brent Brookhouse
- UFC 140 Photo: X-Ray of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s Broken Arm From Bout Against Frank Mir – Anton Tabuena
- UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida Event Video Highlights – Anton Tabuena
- UFC 140 Video Results: Dana White Praises Jon Jones and Frank Mir – Matthew Roth
- UFC 140 Results: Full Post-Fight Press Conference Video – Matthew Roth
- UFC 140 Results: Jon Jones Vs. Lyoto Machida In Photos – Matthew Roth
- UFC 140 Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Video: Full Fight Highlights – Matthew Roth
- UFC 140 Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida Video: Full Fight Highlights – Matthew Roth
- Bad Boy Presents Bloody Elbow Radio – Episode 108: UFC 140 Results Review – Matt Bishop
- UFC 140 Results: Jon Jones Puts Lyoto Machida To Sleep With A Standing Guillotine – Matthew Roth
- UFC 140 Results: Frank Mir Submits Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Via Kimura – Matthew Roth
- UFC 140 Results: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Stops Tito Ortiz in the First – Matthew Roth
- UFC 140 Results: Brian Ebersole Picks Up Split Decision Over Claude Patrick – Matthew Roth
- UFC 140 Results: Chan Sung Jung Knocks Out Mark Hominick Early In First Round – Matthew Roth
- UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida – Live Results and Play-By-Play for Pay-Per-View Card – Brent Brookhouse
- UFC 140 Results: Igor Pokrajac Knocks Krzysztof Soszynski Out Early In First Round – Matthew Roth
- UFC 140 Results: Constantinos Philippou Stops Jared Hamman with Punches – Matthew Roth
- UFC 140 Results: Dennis Hallman Chokes John Makdessi out In The First Round – Matthew Roth
- UFC 140 Results: Yves Jabouin Earns Split Decision Over Walel Watson – Matthew Roth
- UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida – Live Results and Play-By-Play for ION TV Undercard – Brent Brookhouse
- UFC 140 Results: Mark Bocek Wins Unanimous Decision Over Nik Lentz – Matthew Roth
- UFC 140 Results: Jake Hecht Stops Rich Attonito In The Second Round – Matthew Roth
- UFC 140 Results: John Cholish Stops Mitch Clarke with Strikes – Matthew Roth
- UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida – Live Results and Play-By-Play For Facebook Fights – Brent Brookhouse