Partial Credit goes to Dana Becker
Tim Kennedy backed up all his trash talking Wednesday night, dominating Michael Bisping in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Kennedy from Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Army Ranger earned 50-45, 49-46 and 49-46 decisions on the three scorecards.
Kennedy and Bisping engaged in a heated war of words over the last several months, with things picking up when the two faced off this week. Using his wrestling, Kennedy was able to control the action, taking Bisping down five times, including twice in the opening round and two more times in the fifth.
In the co-main event, Patrick Cote scored a decision victory in front of his home crowd, defeating Kyle Noke in a battle of The Ultimate Fighter Nations coaches.
Elias Theodorou and Chad Laprise each became the first TUF Nations champions, as Theodorou defeated Sheldon Westcott and Laprise downed Olivier Aubin-Mercier.
The prelims featured a pair of stunning knockouts, as KJ Noons floored Sam Stout 30 seconds into the first round, while Ryan Jimmo knocked Sean O’Connell out with 33 seconds left in the opening round.
Dustin Poirier and Akira Corassani were named the “Fight of the Night,” while “Performance of the Night” bonuses went to Noons and Jimmo. They each earned $50,000. The attendance was announced at 5,029 for a live gate of $340,000.
Complete results can be found below:
Tim Kennedy def. Michael Bisping via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)
Patrick Cote def. Kyle Noke via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Elias Theodorou def. Sheldon Westcott via TKO (strikes) at 4:41 of Round 2 to become TUF Nations middleweight champion
Chad Laprise def. Olivier Aubin-Mercier via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-27) to become TUF Nations welterweight champion
Dustin Poirier def. Akira Corassani via TKO (strikes) at :42 of Round 2
KJ Noons def. Sam Stout via KO (strikes) at :30 of Round 1
Sarah Kaufman def. Leslie Smith via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Ryan Jimmo def. Sean O’Connell via KO (strikes) at 4:27 of Round 1
George Roop def. Dustin Kimura via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-26)
Mark Bocek def. Mike De La Torre via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
Nordine Taleb def. Vik Grujic via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Richard Walsh def. Chris Indich via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Mitch Gagnon def. Tim Gorman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
