Gustafsson smashes Manuwa, will meet winner of Jones/Teixeira
'The Mauler' lived up to his nickname on Saturday afternoon, using a brutal combination of vicious knees, uppercuts and ground-and-pound en route to a second round destruction of an over-matched Jimi Manuwa.
Gustafsson neutralized Manuwa's power game in the first round with a quick take down and effective top-control, before absolutely styling on the 34-year-old Englishman in the second frame with a face-melting knee from the Thai clinch followed by a fight ending flurry of punches and hammer-fists.
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The loss halted a three-fight winning streak for Manuwa, while the win puts Gustafsson in line to challenge for the light heavyweight title.
"Jon Jones, I want my title shot again. I'm right here. Whenever you want, man. Whenever you want." - Gustafsson
— Mike Chiappetta MMA (@MikeChiappetta) March 8, 2014
They were BLASTIN!!!!!! Now if @JonnyBones wins we have a NASTY rematch!
— Dana White (@danawhite) March 8, 2014
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Brad Pickett def. Neil Seery via unanimous decision
Gunnar Nelson def. Omari Akhmedov via 1st round submission (guillotine choke)
Ilir Latifi def. Cyrille Diabate via 1st round submission (guillotine choke)
Luke Barnatt def. Mats Nilsson via 1st round TKO
Claudio Henrique da Silva def. Brad Scott via unanimous decision
Igor Araujo def. Danny Mitchell via unanimous decision
Louis Gaudinot def. Phil Harris via 1st round submission (guillotine choke)