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Round 1
Both fighters keep their distance, until Daniels throws a big
right. Lasham initiates a clinch, and quickly throws Daniels onto
the mat and settles into full guard. Lasham bursts with four
punches to the face, and Daniels puts his arms up to defend
himself. He's hurt, and Lasham follows with another flurry of
vicious punches that leaves Daniels out cold on his back, forcing
referee Patrick Crowe into action just 57 seconds into the
bout.
Round 1
Marshall is throwing kicks early and manages to initiate a clinch.
Grant takes control of the clinch and presses Marshall against the
ropes. She throws a knee and pushes her to the ground. Grant
immediately moves to side control, but Marshall regains full guard.
Marshall hangs on to Grant but her foe pulls away and lands two
clean punches. Marshall gets back to her feet, and gets a takedown
of her own. Grant tries to shrimp, but Marshall flattens her out.
Marshall escapes the guard, and spins for an armbar from the top,
but Grant squirms out of it. Marshall again has back control and
looks for another armbar. Grant defends but Marshall moves to a
triangle as Grant escapes. Round complete. Sherdog.com sees the
opening round 10-9 for Bethany Marshall.
Round 2
Grant immediately clinches but is denied by Marshall. A Marshall
kick is caught, and Grant clinches up again, prompting Marshall to
pull guard. She instantly swings and looks for a leglock, but Grant
backs out and they both return to the standing position. Marshall
works for a clinch and gets wrist control. Her and Grant trade
knees, and she pulls guard yet again. She spins for a leg again,
and locks up a toehold. Grant is caught, and forced to tap. The
fantastic leglock finish comes 1:49 into the second frame.
Round 1
Smith opens with a leg kick and then dives for a double-leg
takedown. Nielson hits the mat, but quickly works his way to his
feet. Smith still has a hold of his body and presses him against
the ropes. He attempts a trip but is denied. Nielson throws a knee
as Smith pushes him against the turnbuckle. Smith dives under for a
single-leg, but Nielson wraps up a guillotine. Smith squeezes his
head out and postures up for one punch before Nielson grabs a hold
of him. Smith shucks Nielson's legs by, and begins punching until
Nielson exposes his back. Smith immediately starts raining down
blows, punching steadily. Nielson refuses to quit, however. Smith
looks to have gassed, as his punches become weaker and weaker from
the dominant position. Nielson rolls to his side and Smith moves to
full mount. Smith attempts a quick armbar but bails out. Nielson
exposes his back his back in defense, and this time, Smith sinks in
the rear-naked choke. The tap comes at 4:19 of the first round.
Round 1
Gurley is light on his toes, bouncing around. He avoids a spinning
back fist from Curtis. The two exchange punches against the ropes,
only grazing, and circle back to the middle of the ring. Gurley
launches a big overhand right but Curtis counters with a vicious,
thudding uppercut straight to the belly, dropping Gurley to the
canvas in pain. He is not getting up and referee Scott Oats halts
the action. Curtis' sensational body shot ends the bout in just 36
seconds.
Round 1
Derby misses with a leg kick, but follows with a right hook. He
looks for the takedown, but Sheppard shrugs him off. Derby connects
with a left hook, which prompts Sheppard to work his jab. Sheppard
catches Derby with a right straight and he slips to the canvas, but
immediately gets up. Derby looks for a standing guillotine but
Sheppard shakes him off, landing a punch on the break that
awkwardly dazes Derby and drops him to the mat. Sheppard moves on
him as he turtles, throwing punches. Referee Todd McGovern stands
by while Sheppard punches away, eventually stopping the fight at
1:50 of the first round. Derby remains on the ground in pain, and
it looks as if he injured his ankle as he fell to the canvas.
Round 1
Riggleman shoots for a takedown quickly and initiates a clinch. He
pins Hilliker up against the turnbuckle but Hilliker jumps for a
guillotine. He attempts a standing choke but is thrown violently to
the canvas by the Harrisonburg, Va., native. Riggleman picks him up
and slams him again, still not free of the choke. For the the third
time, Riggleman slams him lightly and breaks the hold. He works
into half guard and throws a few light punches before working the
body punches hard. He postures up and lands a hard right. Riggleman
throws some light punches to the head and then moves back to the
body. Hilliker holds on as Riggleman moves to mount and gets a
headlock. Riggleman stretches out his opponent's legs and digs his
arm underneath his neck, locking up the guillotine. Hilliker is
forced to tap, giving "The Mountain Man" the submission win at 3:13
of the first round.
Round 1
Baker closes the distance immediately and eats a stiff kick to the
guts from Sarnavskiy. "Blackjack" bulls the Russian into the ropes
and knees him to the legs, looking for the trip takedown.
Sarnavskiy spins away, and lands a hard right hook. The Russian is
absolutely relentless, bombing on Baker with both hands, as the
Virginian tries to cover up and shoot for his legs. "Tiger" just
pushes him away while pelting him with hooks and uppercuts. Baker
is undeterred, and continues to push Sarnavskiy into the ropes. The
Russian lands two brutal uppercuts in the clinch that rock Baker's
head back. A double jab and right cross land for the unbeaten
lightweight. Baker runs into another handful of punches to push
Sarnavskiy into the ropes again. Baker tries to knee from the
clinch, and Sarnavskiy responds with more uppercuts. Baker is in a
single-leg, but Sarnavskiy sprawls and frees himself. With 10
seconds to go, Sarnavskiy wings his hands, landing a salvo of
glancing blows on the local Baker before the horn. The first round
is all Sarnavskiy, who takes the first round 10-9 on Sherdog.com's
scorecard.
Round 2
Baker quickly runs Sarnavskiy into the corner again, and resumes
kneeing his foe's legs. Baker almost gets Sarnavskiy to the mat,
but the Russian balances himself and stands back up into the
clinch. A tough fight inside, as both men drill hard knees to the
body. Baker gets the collar tie, but Sarnavskiy racks him with two
stiff uppercuts. Two more hard knees land for the Russian as Baker
drives forward. Baker lunges forward for a takedown and slips, and
"Tiger" takes a standing rear waistlock. Sarnavskiy leaps on his
opponent's back, and sinks the rear-naked choke with no hooks. The
pair hit the mat, and Baker tries to shed the Russian from his
back, but can't wriggle free. "Blackjack" is forced to tap, and
Sarnavskiy stays unbeaten at 2:32 of the second round.
Round 1
Norwood quickly gets a powerful takedown right into side control.
Norway chips away with short punches, moving on top while Horne
tries to regain guard. Horne finally regains half guard, and
Norwood drives his shoulder into his face and lands some more short
punches. Horne sits out and scrambles back to his feet, but the
Army captain locks his hands and slams him right back to the
canvas. Norwood quickly finds himself in an inverted triangle
attempt from Horne, but "G.I." quickly extricates himself. Norwood
drives some elbows into Horne's ribs. Horne gets back to his feet,
but Norwood gets a high-crotch lift and blasts him right back to
the canvas. Horne winces as the round expires. Sherdog.com sees the
first round for Jason Norwood, 10-9.
Round 2
Horne lands a hard knee to the body as Norwood pulls forward, but
he can't stay upright, as Norwood sucks him back to the mat, and
takes side control again. Horne gets to half guard and scoots back
up, and again, Norwood drives him back into the mat. Short
hammerfists land for Norwood. "G.I." tries to isolate Horne's far
arm for a kimura, but can't separate it from his body. As he
struggles to do so, referee Scott Oats stands the pair up. Horne
lands two winging punches as Norwood simply runs at him, and gets
yet another takedown. Norwood stands for a moment, and Horne lands
a hard upkick, but Norwood dives right back into guard and passes
to side control again, where he remains until the horn. Norwood's
wrestling is simply too much for Horne, as he takes the second
frame 10-9.
Round 3
A body kick lands for Horne, but Norwood catches his leg and drives
him right back to the canvas. Norwood holds Horne at the waist in
the corner, while Horne looks at referee Scott Oats, perhaps in
hopes of a stand-up. The stand-up comes some 30 seconds later, but
unsurprisingly, Norwood drives Horne right back to the mat, and
takes side mount. For the first time in the bout, Norwood takes
mount, and grapevines Horne's legs, chipping to his skull with
short punches. Norwood just grinding with short punches, until
Horne regains half guard. Norwood passes back to guard, and with 30
seconds to go, postures up and throws full punches for a moment,
before basing down again. Norwood punches away until the horn.
Sherdog.com sees the final round 10-9 for Jason Norwood, and sees
the fight 30-27 for him overall.
All three unnamed judges see the bout 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Jason Norwood.
Round 1
Magalhaes bulldozes Doerr immediately, taking him to the floor and
flurrying on him as he looks for mount. Doerr fends him off, but
Magalhaes gets to side control and is looking explosive on top.
"Pezao" gets to mount at the one-minute mark, and Doerr rolls and
exposes his back. Magalhaes is hooking Doerr's right arm, looking
to threaten with an armbar from the back. Doerr rolls instead, and
Magalhaes punches away. Referee Todd McGovern tells Doerr to defend
himself, but the Wisconsin native simply goes belly down and
Magalhaes wails away until McGovern intervenes. The lopsided win
comes at 1:47 of the first round.
Round 1
Sultanakhmedov cracks Jeffries with a kick to the body, then opts
for an inside low kick. "White Wolf" misses two hooks, but lands
another kick to the body. Jeffries pursues the takedown, but the
Dagestani fighter throws the American on his back for a moment,
before Jeffries regains his feet. Another stiff body kick from
Sultanakhmedov. Right hook lands, and another body kick follows for
Sultanakhmedov, who is in firm control of the striking. Another
hard low kick for "White Wolf." Jeffries sneaks a left hook in, but
is met with another crunching low kick. Three more stiff outside
low kicks land for Sultanakhmedov, all with audible smacks. They
exchange at the horn, with Sultanakhmedov landing two short
punches. Sherdog.com sees the opening frame 10-9 for Magomed
Sultanakhmedov.
Round 2
Jeffries comes out more aggressive, punching Sultanakhmedov into
the corner and getting the body lock, but the Dagestani simply
throws Jeffries off of him to thwart the takedown. Push kick for
Sultanakhmedov lands, and forces Jeffries to pursue another
takedown, which he finally gets. The Team Quest product immediately
assumes mount, and looks for an arm-triangle choke. He continues to
work for the choke, but Sultanakhmedov bridges and escapes. Upon
standing, Sultanakhmedov cracks Jeffries with a cross and another
liver kick, before following up with a vicious salvo of knees.
Jeffries looks badly hurt, wobbling into the corner as "White Wolf
"closes in on him. A head kick rocks him, and Sultanakhmedov wails
away along the ropes. Jeffries is in a world of hurt, taking
vicious knees to the liver. Referee Scott Oats looks on closely,
until Jeffries takes another vicious knee to the body that folds
him in half, and puts him on all fours. Oats shows mercy and steps
in to save the incredibly tough Jeffries at 3:07 of the second
round. Magomed Sultanakhmedov is the new M-1 Challenge middleweight
champion.
Round 1
Figueroa comes out jabbing, and the champion immediately rips into
him with low kicks. Damkovsky glances with a one-two, and stuffs a
Figueroa shot attempt, but slips up. However, he pops up quickly
and is no worse for wear. Inside low kick lands for Damkovsky, but
Figueroa snaps his head back with a well-timed right cross, and
transitions for a takedown. Damkovsky gets to his knees, but
Figueroa looks to work for a choke from the front headlock.
Damkovsky regains his feet and lands a knee, but Figueroa responds
with two hard kicks. Nice back-and-forth action thus far. A
Damkovsky flying knee is blocked by the challenger. Nasty outside
low kick from the Belarusian lands. Figueroa kicks, which Damkovsky
catches, and almost throws him off balance, but Figueroa gets held
up on the ropes fortuitously. Inside trip for Figueroa puts
Damkovsky on the mat, and the champ exposes his back in the
scramble. Damkovsky rolls into guard, but Figueroa is cracking him
liberally with both hands as the round winds down. Figueroa keeps
on punching, knocking out Damkovsky's mouthguard at the horn.
Damkovsky's face is a spider's web of blood. Great round for the
challenger Figueroa, who earns the opening frame 10-9.
Round 2
The bloodied Damkovsky comes out blazing with punches and kicks on
Figueroa. The pair clash kicks, and Damkovsky spills to the mat as
Figueroa dives into his guard. The second round picks up where the
first left off, as big left hands for Figueroa start the blood
flowing from the champ's face again. Figueroa smoothly passes guard
and takes full mount on the battered Belarusian. Damkovsky exposes
his back, and Figueroa takes it, locking in the body triangle.
Damkovsky escapes, but Figueroa regains mount on his badly bloodied
foe. Figueroa is crushing Damkovsky form full mount as the champ
bleeds all over the canvas. Damkovsky thrashes about as Figueroa
keeps on punching, prompting referee Todd McGovern to step in.
Damkovsky's corner is irate at the stoppage, but their man was
stuck and under fire. Jose Figueroa is the new M-1 Challenge
lightweight champion at 2:28 of the second round.