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Monday, November 22, 2010 – Daily News – 3B Kings fall Jackson beats Machida; Penn tops Hughes UFC 123 New Orleans 75 Kings 71 SACRAMENTO (AP) — David West had 17 points, and Trevor Ariza added 16 to help the New Orleans Hornets improve to 11-1 with a 75-71 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday. The Hornets have won three straight to match San Anto- nio for the best record in the NBA. Donte Greene had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Sacra- mento. The Kings have dropped nine of 10 games since opening the season 3-1. The Hornets completed a trade Saturday that sent Peja Stojakovic and Jerryd Bayless to Toronto for point guard Jar- rett Jack, center David Andersen and guard Marcus Banks. The three new players are expected to join the Hornets on Monday night in Los Angeles for a game against the Clip- pers. Marco Belinelli scored 12 points, and Chris Paul had 14 assists for the Hornets, who shot 32 percent and had a sea- son-low point total. Paul shot 2 of 12 and scored nine points. Luther Head had 11 points for the Kings, and Tyreke Evans was limited to nine. Kings rookie center DeMarcus Cousins had a three-point play to cut the Hornets’ lead to two points with 32 seconds left, but Belinelli made two free throws with 6.4 seconds left to extend New Orleans’ lead to 75-71. After New Orleans failed to score for 3 1/2 minutes, Ariza connected on a 3-pointer to put the Hornets in front 69-68 with 3:23 left. After another scoring drought, West made consecutive jumpers to give New Orleans a 73-68 advantage with 1:24 remaining. After the Hornets went ahead 66-64, the Kings answered when Cousins dunked off a fast break and Evans scored on a drive for a 68-66 lead with 4:37 remaining. Despite shooting 30 percent and having a season-low point total for a half, the Hornets went into intermission tied at 39, thanks to Ariza’s 3-pointer at the buzzer. Ariza had nine first-half points. NOTES: New Orleans opened the game by missing 14 of 17 shots and finished 6 of 24 in the first quarter. ... Jack and Hornets coach Monty Williams were together in Portland for three seasons when Williams was an assistant. AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Quinton "Rampage" Jackson looked stunned beating Lyoto Machida. B.J. Penn left no doubt against Matt Hughes. In the UFC's first card featur- ing four former champions, one main event ended quickly and the other mar- quee matchup went the distance Satur- day night. Jackson was awarded a split- decision victory against Machida — after raising his opponent's hand. "When he dominated me in the third round, I forgot what happened in the first two rounds," Jackson said. "At the time, I thought I got whooped because he landed a flurry on my face." Penn, meanwhile, screamed as he celebrated a 21-second knockout of Hughes at UFC 123. He knocked Hughes flat onto his back by counter- ing with a right cross, then unleashed a flurry of shots to his head that led to their fight being stopped. "He hit me hard," Hughes said. "When I felt the hit, I thought it was a knee or a kick." There weren't many punches or kicks in the Jackson-Machida fight, but Jackson's aggressive style seemed to pay off for the judges against Machi- da's passive ways. "I think that's the only reason that earned the decision," Jackson said. Machida shuffled and backpedaled more than he punched or kicked, but took Rampage down in the third after two rounds without much action. He didn't bristle at the decision that didn't go his way, losing a second straight fight after starting 16-0. "If the judges saw that Quinton won, then they saw Quinton win," the Brazilian said through a translator. Jackson (31-8) was determined to show he can still be a force in the UFC after playing B.A. Baracus in "The A- Team" movie. He was unimpressive in a loss to Rashad Evans in May, one of just two setbacks in a 10-fight stretch, and was lackluster against Machida. "I was really going for the knock out," he said. "I am kind of disappoint- ed in my performance a little bit." It looks as if Penn made the right decision to keep fighting. Penn (16-7-1) surrendered his UFC lightweight title earlier this year. The former two-division champion — still known as "The Prodigy" at the age of 31 — considered walking away from mixed martial arts after two straight losses to Frankie Edgar. "A lot of people have been ques- tioning if I'm motivated," Penn said. "I wanted to show everybody my fighting spirit." UFC President Dana White gave him a chance at redemption in a third match with Hughes, just the sixth trilo- gy in the rapidly growing sport. Penn took advantage at The Palace in suburban Detroit. "I felt fired up as soon as Dana gave me the phone call that I was going to fight Matt Hughes," he said. Penn and Hughes exchanged a few blows in the opening seconds before it ended suddenly, leaving Hughes dazed and dumbfounded. Hughes (46-8) was the only one of the four headliners that was coming off a victory. "I don't know what the plan is now," he said. "This was a huge fight for me. I had a lot riding on this." Penn stunningly claimed the UFC welterweight title in his first matchup with Hughes in 2004. He moved up in weight and submitted one of the sport's first stars with a choke late in the first round, adding a kiss on the dazed Hughes' lips. Hughes beat Penn on punches in their second fight four years ago. Support our classrooms, keep kids reading. DONATE YOUR VACATION newspaper dollars to the Newspaper In Education Program HELP OUR CHILDREN For more details call Circulation Department (530) 527-2151 D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 PHONE: (530) 527-2151 FAX: (530) 527-5774 545 Diamond Avenue • P.O. 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