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Round 1
Chris Kinman has referee duties for the night's opening bout. The
fighters exchange jabs as they circle and feel each other out.
Brown lands a low kick and Pokrajac tries to grab the Thai plum.
Brown muscles his way free and presses him against the cage. Brown
knees to the legs and Pokrajac lands a nice right hand inside. They
separate and Pokrajac lands a glancing head kick. Pokrajac moves
forward and drills him with right hand that wobbled Brown, who
drops for a takedown. Pokrajac pounds on Brown as he strains for
the single-leg takedown. Brown retreats to his feet and Pokrajac
pushes his way into the clinch and crushes Brown with a knee. Brown
drops and covers while Pokrajac pounds away for the final 15
seconds of the frame. Brown is unable to make it back to his corner
and is tended to by ringside physicians as Kinman waives off the
bout. The official time of Pokrajac's TKO victory is 5:00 of the
first round.
Round 1
With Mario Yamasaki as the third man in the ring, the middleweight
tilt is underway. Just over a minute in, Branch pushes Palhares to
the mat and is caught in an armbar. Branch stays calm and
extricates his arm and sets up in Palhares' guard. With about two
minutes left in the round, Branch tries to shake his right arm free
to land some elbows, but finds himself defending another armbar and
then a triangle, after landing a few shots. Branch tries to pass to
half and is caught in a leglock. Palhares tries to finish but
Branch rolls. He seems safe, but Palhares doesn't let go of the
hold. Branch breaks free and clobbers Palhares with big punches
until Yamasaki pulls him off at the bell. Palhares thinks he threw
after the bell and glares at Yamasaki before getting up and heading
to his corner. Sherdog.com sees the first round 10-9 for
Branch.
Round 2
Palhares and Branch clinch along the cage and the Brazilian
eventually gets the fight to the ground. He transitions directly
into a deep heelhook that forces Branch to tap out at 1:44 of round
two.
Round 1
Gary Copeland kicks off the middleweight affair and the fighters
tie up briefly and trade punches. Southpaw Yang lands a lead left
and then drops Kimmons with another. Yang pounces and gets caught
in Kimmons' guard. Yang stands up and blasts his prone opponent
with punches. He passes and then takes mount. He moves to his back
and then grabs an arm triangle. Yang does not pass to side and
can't finish him off. A game Kimmons gets to his feet for a moment,
but is put back to the ground where yang continues to brutalize
him. From mount Yang batters Kimmons with punches and nearly
finishes him with a keylock at the horn. Sherdog.com scores the
first round 10-9 Yang.
Round 2
The fighter exchange pawing shots early in the second before
Kimmons hits a beautiful hip toss takedown. However, Yang worms his
way out from under him and manages to take his back. Kimmons gets
to his side but is forced back to his stomach by Yang strikes.
Kimmons is totally defensive but Yang, who has dominant position,
really isn't doing much with it. Yang finally turns up the heat and
Copeland stops the bout with Kimmons unable to answer the flurry of
punches. The official time of the stoppage is 4:47, giving Yang the
TKO win.
Round 1
Herb dean will call the shots for this bantamweight tilt. Mizugaki
and Duran exchange fast and wild shots with neither gaining the
upper hand. Mizugaki tries to grab the neck of Duran and punch, but
the UFC newcomer blasts his way out with a flurry of his own. Duran
catches a kick and answers with a straight right and then repeats
it again. Mizugaki shoots at the 10 second warning but can't get
the takedown before the horn. Sherdog has the first 10-9 for
Duran.
Round 2
It is more of the same in the second round as sporadic exchanges
unfold with neither fighter really getting the better of it.
Mizugaki finally gets the fight to the ground with a little more
than two minutes left but he can't keep Duran down. Mizugaki takes
Duran back down from a bodylock and tries to take his back. Duran
seizes the opening to stand back up as the round closes. Sherdog
sees round two 10-9 for Mizugaki.
Round 3
Mizugaki lands a hard kick to Duran's lead leg, and then slips a
right and answers with one of his own. Duran lands a kick to the
body and misses one to the head. Mizugaki lands a kick to Duran's
body then eats a one-two counter before planting Duran on the mat.
Duran switches his hips looking for an escape but Mizugaki stays in
control. Mizugaki tries to move to Duran's back, but nearly gets
reversed before retreating to his feet. Duran is taken back down
but gets right back up. The fighters clinch along the cage as time
expires. Sherdog.com scores the third 10-9 for Mizugaki.
Official scores: 30-27, 27-30 and 29-28 for Takeya Mizugaki, winner by split decision.
Round 1
The final dark match kicks off with Mario Yamasaki at the helm.
Roller is initiating most of the action early as he walks Tavares
down while pistoning his jab. Tavares seems content to counter so
far. Tavares finally comes forward but draws air with his
combination. He finds his mark with the next flurry and forces
Roller to cover up along the cage. Roller keeps his composure under
fire but can't get anything else going the rest of the round. He
keeps charging at Tavares who avoids his strikes and takedown
attempts. Sherdog.com scores round one 10-9 for Tavares.
Round 2
Tavares nearly secures a takedown early in the second but Roller
holds him off. After they separate Roller hammers him with a
one-two and the right hand follow floors Tavares. Roller jumps on
his helpless foe and punches him until Yamasaki can get there to
stop the bout at 1:28 of the second round, giving Roller the KO
win.
Round 1
Gary Copeland is the referee for this lightweight bout. Stevenson
pawing with his jab early. Castillo swings and misses with an
overhand right, then a leaping knee. He drops for a takedown and
gets stuffed by Stevenson, who drives a knee into Castillo’s gut. A
few more follow as Stevenson walks him into the fence. Stevenson
still working to complete the takedown, finally lifts Castillo high
in the air. Castillo struggles and kicks, but Stevenson holds him
there, adjusts and slams him down. Castillo stands, but Stevenson
snares a guillotine and jumps guard. It looks bad momentarily,
until Castillo drives Stevenson into the canvas. Now Castillo works
from half-guard and Stevenson tries for another guillotine. This
one isn’t tight and they’re soon back standing. Stevenson goes for
another takedown and gets caught in a headlock, which Castillo soon
abandons. They’re back to exchanging jabs with 50 seconds to go.
Castillo staggers Stevenson with a one-two and pours on further
punches, but Stevenson survives on his feet and lands a knee at the
end of the round. Castillo answers with one of his own and a wide,
swinging combo.
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Castillo
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Castillo
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Castillo
Round 2
Stevenson inches forward and Castillo intermittently swings
haymakers in the opening minute. Castillo goes to his jab and
feints changing levels on Stevenson. Nice left hook connects for
Castillo, who stuffs a takedown. Stevenson continues digging for it
against the fence, eventually lifting and slamming Castillo again.
Stevenson works to advance past half-guard as Castillo ties up
underneath. He gets to side control for an instant before Castillo
regains full guard. Castillo throws elbows from underneath as
Stevenson tries to posture up. When Stevenson does, Castillo takes
the opportunity to stand and chases Stevenson down. Stevenson drops
to a knee and gets drilled with an illegal knee strike from
Castillo. No point is deducted as referee Copeland deems the knee
unintentional. The action continues and Castillo throws a few
leaping knees in the final seconds.
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Stevenson
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Stevenson
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Castillo
Round 3
Castillo getting the better of the exchanges early with hooks and
leg kicks. After a minute, Stevenson goes for a takedown against
the cage and gets reversed. Castillo spins out and grabs a headlock
while Stevenson keeps driving at his legs. Castillo stands and
drives a series of knees into Stevenson’s chest. Stevenson stands,
pinned against the fence, and jumps for another guillotine. This
time, Castillo has none of it and slams himself loose. Stevenson
scrambles to his feet, where Castillo now drives for a takedown.
Stevenson grabs at yet another guillotine as he’s taken down, but
he doesn’t have the angle. Castillo gets loose and scoops Stevenson
against the base of the cage, where he drives more knees to the
body of “Joe Daddy.” One minute left and Stevenson is just trying
to stay vertical. Castillo gets the takedown and Stevenson gets
back up, but he’s bleeding from the left side of his head and looks
in real trouble. Castillo gets another takedown and unleashes a
torrent of hard punches before the horn.
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Castillo (29-28 Castillo)
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Castillo (29-28 Castillo)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Castillo (30-27 Castillo)
Official scores: The judges score it 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28 for Danny Castillo, the winner by unanimous decision.
Round 1
Cantwell swings a leg kick and some hard punches early, until
Diabate comes through with a hard one-two of his own and begins
throwing hard kicks to Cantwell’s legs and body. Diabate digs a few
more smacking kicks to the body, but Cantwell grabs the second and
rushes “The Snake” to the ground. Cantwell works from Diabate’s
half-guard, can’t get anywhere, so he stands. Diabate takes the
chance to get to his feet and drives a knee into Cantwell’s gut in
the ensuing clinch. They split and it’s back to more leg kicks from
Diabata, then a knee to the face. He just misses with a jumping
knee. Diabate strings together a three-piece to the head and body,
followed by a knee. He stuffs a shot from Cantwell and lands
another knee. Cantwell goes backwards and Diabate picks his shot,
dropping Cantwell with a serious left uppercut. Cantwell shoots in
desperation and Diabate just can’t finish him before the end of the
round.
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Diabate
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Diabate
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Diabate
Round 2
Diabate goes straight back to the body kicks in the second, sizing
up Cantwell and using his range to pick his shots. More uppercuts
getting through for Diabate now. He slams a single, huge inside leg
kick into Cantwell’s right calf, then one to the ribs. Now it’s
Diabate who takes Cantwell down. He stays there long enough to
drive a few punches to the body and then allows Cantwell to stand.
Diabate keeps his distance, content to duck inside and pick
Cantwell apart at will. Cantwell is trying to get jabs through, and
a few of them do, but they don’t faze Diabate, who continues to
bounce and kick away. Cantwell shoots a double-leg from way out and
gets sprawled on. Diabate spins around and takes Cantwell’s back,
causing Cantwell to turtle. Diabate lands hard punches from behind
until Cantwell has enough and stands. Diabate gets Cantwell against
the fence and drills him with half a dozen hard elbows and
uppercuts. Cantwell’s left eye is cut and swollen, and it’s a
wonder he’s still standing. He shoots desperately and winds up on
his back. The round ends with Cantwell turtled and covering up as
Diabate throws shots.
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-8 Diabate
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Diabate
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Diabate
Round 3
The men volley jabs to start the last round, but again, only
Diabate’s are getting through. Still more leg kicks come from
Diabate. Cantwell gets an overhand right to find its mark and
throws a leg kick of his own. Diabate goes to the body and the
difference in power is noticeable. Cantwell, to his credit,
continues to come forward while Diabate backs up and picks his
shots. Uppercut and a right hook land flush for Diabate, then a
lighter four-punch combo. Diabate snaps his man’s head back with a
jab and sprawls easily on a shot. Cantwell gives it up and goes
back to giving chase with less than two minutes to go. Diabate
going half-speed down the stretch, staring at Cantwell with his
hands at his side and then coming forward with a string of kicks
and uppercuts that don’t look designed to finish. That’s how it
ends.
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Diabate (30-26 Diabate)
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Diabate (30-27 Diabate)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Diabate (30-27 Diabate)
Official scores: 30-27, 30-25 and 30-26 are the scores from the judges at cageside, who unanimously award the bout to Cyrille Diabate.
Round 1
Referee Chris Kinman officiates this bantamweight rematch. Both men
swinging from the bell, with Page rushing Bowles with flying knees
and huge punches. Bowles gets his bearings and starts to work his
jab, but Page is still attacking with low kicks, spinning kicks and
uppercut-hook combos. Another right leg kick connects from Page,
but he eats a one-two. Bowles comes over the top with a right and
scores with an uppercut. He ducks a huge right from Page, gets
clipped by the wide left follow-up and then Page jumps him with a
knee. Page chops at the left leg of Bowles and appears to catch the
ex-champ with a finger in the right eye. An uppercut sends Page
stumbling back and Bowles pounces, diving into guard and wailing
away with punches and elbows. Page scrambles and dives at a leg,
and Bowles drops back for a guillotine. Page goes to sleep almost
instantly and Bowles notifies Kinsman his opponent is out. The
fight is waved off at 3:30 of the first round, the exact same time
it took Bowles to finish Page in their first meeting.
Round 1
Gary Copeland is in charge of this middleweight tilt. Weidman
faking wide punches and ducking low, looking for an angle on a
shot, but Sakara’s not biting. Sakara comes forward with a punching
combo and a leg kick, then lands another. Weidman fires off a high
kick that backs Sakara up into the fence, and Weidman takes the
chance to shoot. He can’t finish and goes back to throwing hands.
He’s throwing more than Sakara, but Sakara’s combinations are
crisper and harder when they come. Weidman shoots again halfway
through the round and pins Sakara against the fence with a high
double-leg. Sakara gets loose and goes back to landing punches and
kicks, then stuffs a shot. Sakara, bleeding from his right eye,
eats a half dozen stiff jabs from Weidman. Sakara is backing off in
the last minute, circling the outside as Weidman moves forward.
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Sakara
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Sakara
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Sakara
Round 2
Sakara comes out landing left jabs and hook, but Weidman soon
decides to spin the Italian to the ground. Weidman grinds and
pounds from half-guard, further bloodying the already bloody
Sakara. It’s a huge gash on the brow of Sakara, above the left eye.
It’s absolutely gushing as Weidman passes to side control and
pounds away. Weidman briefly traps Sakara’s left arm, but Sakara
gets it back. Sakara’s face is covered in red with 2:20 still to go
in the round, and he moves Weidman back to half-guard. Sakara
explodes and sweeps, getting to his feet and landing a flurry of
shots before Weidman drags him back down. Sakara stands once more,
but he’s looking in rough shape and referee Copeland calls for the
cageside physician. Sakara doesn’t want the check and wipes his
bloody face off on Copeland’s chest. Nonetheless, he’s checked by
the doctor and cleared to continue. Weidman connects with punches
and knees, trying to finish Sakara, but Sakara won’t go down.
Sakara drives a couple three-punch combos to the midsection of
Weidman before the horn.
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Weidman
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Weidman
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Weidman
Round 3
Weidman goes back to his jab and Sakara continues where he left
off, pounding to the body. After 45 seconds, Weidman drives Sakara
into the base of the fence and moves to side control on Sakara’s
right. Sakara’s cut has opened up as Weidman mashes from on top.
Weidman looks to be framing up a kimura, switches to head-and-arm
control, and then gives that up. He passes to half-guard on
Sakara’s other side and ref Copeland commands them to stand.
Weidman trades for a moment before plowing Sakara right back down.
Again, Weidman goes to side control, scoots Sakara away from the
fence and starts dropping elbows. Sakara is bloody and dazed, but
still throwing from underneath. With 30 seconds to go, Sakara
pushes Weidman off and scrambles to his feet, only to be taken back
down five seconds later. Weidman finishes punching from side
control.
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Weidman (29-28 Weidman)
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Weidman (29-28 Weidman)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Weidman (29-28 Weidman)
Official scores: The judges’ cards read 30-27 across the board for the winner by unanimous decision, Chris Weidman.
Round 1
Mario Yamasaki is the ref for this middleweight contest. Dollaway
immediately gets to work with kicks to the lead leg of Munoz, who
tries to punch over the top. He catches Munoz coming in and spins
him to the ground, digging a punch to the body of the kneeling
Munoz. Dollaway lets him to the feet. Munoz corks Dollaway with a
right hand and Dollaway falls to his back. Munoz pounces and
appears to turn out Dollaway’s lights with a hammer fist, then
wakes him back up with another. Yamasaki steps in for the save and
Dollaway stays on the canvas for a moment. When he stands, he seems
displeased with the stoppage, but doesn’t protest excessively. The
official time is 54 seconds of the first round.
Round 1
Referee Herb Dean returns to oversee the lightweight main event.
Chris Lee, Sal D’Amato and William Mattingly are the judges at
cageside. The taller Kampmann pushes forward and pumps jabs at the
southpaw Sanchez. A three-piece gets through for Kampmann and
Sanchez answers with one of his own. Kampmann pushes in from the
center of the cage as Sanchez looks to counterstrike. Sanchez
doubles over and pushes Kampmann into the fence, looking for a
single-leg. Kampmann disengages and puts a nice knee on Sanchez’s
chin as he does. A straight right hand drops Sanchez, and Kampmann
grabs a front headlock as Sanchez tries to rise. Sanchez looks to
take him down from the position and can’t get Kampmann down, but
does extract himself. Kampmann continues pouring crisp punches on
Sanchez, who’s now bleeding from the mouth. Sanchez drops for a
single and eats a hard knee on his way down. Left hook and a
straight right from Kampmann cut right through. Now bleeding
profusely from the mouth, Sanchez continues to come forward,
landing a few punches. It’s Kampmann doing most of the damage,
though, and Sanchez’s nose is also looking busted up with 45 ticks
on the clock. Sanchez rushes him into the cage, Kampmann complains
of shorts-grabbing, and Sanchez wades back out. The round ends
there.
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Kampmann
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Kampmann
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Kampmann
Round 2
Sanchez goes for another single leg straight away and Kampmann
shakes him off. Another attempt from Sanchez, and again he can’t
finish. It’s more of the same from the first round, Kampmann
getting the better of the striking, until Sanchez comes in for yet
another single-leg. Again, Kampmann stays up and punches away at
the bloody Sanchez. Another attempt, another sprawl. This time,
when they split, Sanchez charges in and hurls a barrage of hooks at
Kampmann. A few appear to sting the “Hitman,” but he survives.
Kampmann is bleeding from his right eye now as he sprawls on
another takedown attempt. Kampmann moving backwards, letting
Sanchez chase him, backs Sanchez up with a straight right. Sanchez
ends the round with another wild flurry, tagging Kampmann again
just before the horn.
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-10
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Kampmann
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-10
Round 3
Sanchez lands a nice blow to the gut. Kampmann stuffs a takedown
attempt and lands a solid knee. Sanchez pushes forward with a
combo, dives for a takedown and gets sprawled on once more. Sanchez
throws a combination and gets through with a hard left. He backs
Kampmann into the fence and goes for another takedown, and finally
lands one. Kampmann doesn’t stay down for long, though, scrambling
to his feet and going back to his jab. Kampmann puts a straight
right on Sanchez, who walks through it and hurls half a dozen
punches in return. Sanchez is badly bloodied once again, but swarms
on Kampmann nonetheless. Kampmann is repeatedly shaking out his
right hand. Sanchez’s face is almost entirely stained with blood,
but he’s the one pushing the action as the bout ends.
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Sanchez (29-29 Draw)
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Sanchez (29-28 Kampmann)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Kampmann (30-28 Kampmann)
Official scores: Judges Chris Lee, Sal D’Amato and William Mattingly all score the bout 29-28 in favor of Diego Sanchez, the winner by unanimous decision.
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