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Round 1
They touch gloves, and Watson begins lobbing low and high kicks.
The rangy Watson's low kicks eventually go awry however, tagging
Sandoval in the groin. Mario Yamasaki gives Sandoval a moment to
recover while warning Watson. Upon resuming, Watson scores a
not-so-high head kick that sends Sandoval to his posterior.
Sandoval pops up and Watson pursues with punches as his wounded
opponent backpedals. Watson lands more shots that send Sandoval
down to his rear, and Yamasaki steps in to stop the bout. A not
completely out but very disappointed Sandoval pops back to his feet
as Yamasaki waves off the fight at the 1:17 mark.
Round 1
Neer and Wisniewski exchange hands to start the round. Wisniewski
fights to get the Thai plum, but Neer simply puts him against the
cage for it. Wisniewski circles out and give Neer a parting elbow
before separating. Neer pecking at Wisniewski with the inside low
kick. Neer swings with big right hands and short punches to the
head and body in the single collar tie. Wisniewski lands knees to
the legs and body in the clinch in response. Wisniewski tags Neer
with a left hook, but Neer pushes forward with more punches and
uppercuts in close. Wisniewski offers knees in response, but in the
clinch, gets lashed by Neer's short, sharp elbows. A left hook to
the body hits Neer right at the horn, causing him to double over a
moment later as he returns to his corner.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Neer
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Neer
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Neer
Round 2
Neer lands a nice straight right in between jabs. Wisniewski tries
to clinch but eats a barrage of short elbows for his trouble.
Wisniewski throws a few elbows of his own and some body punches.
Neer however doesn't seem to be showing the damage to his body as
he cuts Wisniewski's face to bloody ribbons. Dan Miragliotta,
seeing Wisniewski's mask of blood, calls time to have him checked.
The ringside physician seems to have no problem with allowing the
fight continue. The fight doesn't continue however as Miragliotta
tries to locate Neer's missing mouthguard--apparently, it's fallen
into the seam of the Octagon cage and canvas. They finally get it
after a minute, and upon resuming, Wisniewski goes for the single
leg. Neer balances and defends, continuing with his standing elbow
rampage. When Wisniewski disengages, he's treated to a steady
stream of jabs and a right hand. Neer attempts to finish the fight
in the final seconds of the round with a guillotine, but the horn
saves Wisniewski.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Neer
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Neer
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Neer
The doctor has stopped the bout due to lacerations above both of Wisniewski's eyes, which were caused by standing elbows from Neer. The official time is 5:00 of round two.
Round 1
Roller circles and throws punches as Grant walks him down, lobbing
single shots. Roller hits an uppercut as Grant puts him down with
the single leg. In the scramble, Roller momentarily reverses but
Grant sweeps and secures side control where Grant drops elbows to
the face. Roller reverses again and locks a guillotine from on top
in Grant's half-guard. Grant pops out and gets to his feet. He
drops punches as he falls back into Roller's guard. Roller goes for
the guillotine, but Grant passes to side control, taking him out of
immediate danger. Roller goes to turtle position and targets a leg
as Grant drops elbows and punches from the crucifix. Grant
maintains control, dropping punches for the final twenty seconds of
the round.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Grant
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Grant
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Grant
Round 2
Grant throws jabs and low kicks to start the round. Roller goes for
a leg but is stuffed, eating knees to the body. Roller eats hooks
as he pushes Grant up against the cage. Roller slugs it out with
Grant in the center of the cage and scores with a few wild
haymakers, but gets put on his back immediately after. Roller has
the guillotine for a moment, but Grant pops out and moves to side
control. Roller drives for his legs, which a pancaking Grant uses
to spin again into the back-crucifix. Roller escapes and reverses
into Grant's guard. Grant looks for an escape but gets caught in
the guillotine again. Grant passes to Roller's back and tries first
for the rear-naked choke, but transitions to the arm bar before the
final seconds expire. The horn saves Roller, however.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Grant
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Grant
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Grant
Round 3
Both men trade jabs and lead hooks. Roller whiffs an uppercut as
Grant connects with a stiff right hand. The American shoots for a
takedown, but Grant stuffs the attempt. Roller switches to the
single leg, and Grant goes for the guillotine. As soon as Roller
pops his head out, Grant switches immediately to the armbar.
Fernando Yamasaki jumps in to stop the bout, despite the fact that
Roller has not visibly tapped. Roller angrily protests as boos
shower the Octagon. The official decision nonetheless goes to
Grant, who wins by submission at 2:12 of the third round.
Round 1
Easton dances in front of Bloodworth, looking very much like
stablemate Dominick Cruz. They trade single punches and kicks, but
nothing significant lands immediately for either man. Easton tries
to swarm Bloodworth with punches against the cage, but Bloodworth
fires back counter hooks, pushing him back. Bloodworth drives for a
takedown and is stuffed, but manages to put Easton against the
cage. The Maryland native spins his opponent into the cage to land
some knees to the legs before Kevin Mulhall breaks them up. Easton
hits a spinning back kick to the belly of Bloodworth as he stalks
him against the cage. Bloodworth misses a spinning elbow. Easton
punishes him with a hard low kick. Easton pancakes another takedown
at the final ten seconds, pops to his feet and lands a low kick
before time expires.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Easton
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-10
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-10
Round 2
Bloodworth trying to keep Easton at range with punch-kick combos.
Easton walks through them however, looking for big hooks and hard
low kicks. Bloodworth drops for a takedown, but it's half-hearted.
Easton lands a hook to the face in response. Bloodworth flies into
Easton with a grazing knee, to which Easton answers with a right
hand and low kick combos. Easton continues to hunt Bloodworth with
punches and punishing low kicks against the cage perimeter. A
frustrated Bloodworth circles until eating a kick to the groin.
Kevin Mulhall stops the bout momentarily to allow him time to
recover. Upon resuming however, it's more of the same: Easton
stalks with Bloodworth around the Octagon with punches and low
kicks. Bloodworth sucks Easton into the clinch, where both men
trade knees. Easton fires some high knees up and around to the side
of Bloodworth's face before firing two sharp knees to the body,
dropping him to the canvas. Eatson finishes with punches on a fetal
Bloodworth as Kevin Mulhall steps in for the stoppage at the 4:52
mark.
Round 1
Sass flies out with a flying knee after both men touch gloves. Sass
goes to the ground early, but Johnson lobs a few punches and backs
away. The Briton fires off some punches to close the distance, but
"Menace" counters with flurries of his own, both marking up Sass
and staying away from him when he drops down--twice--to pull guard.
Johnson ducks under two spinning elbows and misses a flying knee of
his own. This gives Sass the opportunity to pull Johnson into his
guard. After a frantic scramble, Sass goes for a heel-hook. Sass
takes a few moments to adjust his hold before spinning over to
torque the knee-shredding submission. The American taps out at the
3:00 mark.
Round 1
Oliveira swarms with punches, putting Edwards against the cage
early. The Brazilian launches some knees to Edwards' body before
being shoved off. Oliveira again swarms with punches, but Edwards
circles out. A southpaw Edwards paws with his jab and lobs a high
kick, which Oliveira blocks. Edwards tries again, this time grazing
with the high kick. "Tractor" tries still to connect with flurries,
but the Bahaman native evades, firing back with low and body kicks.
Now acclimated, Edwards ducks under and evades Oliveira's strikes
to fire back with short punches and kicks. Oliveira shoots and
Edwards sprawls. Edwards pops back to his feet and both men trade
shots in the final seconds before the horn.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Edwards
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Edwards
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Edwards
Round 2
Edwards scores low kicks, blocking Oliveira's winging counter
punches. Oliveria again storms forward with punches. Edwards
momentarily takes him down, but the Brazilian gets immediately to
his feet. Edwards pushes forward with his southpaw jab, and
eventually tags "Tractor" with a big left. Edwards looks to finish
with punches, but Oliveira recovers under fire and backpedals.
Edwards drops him again with a big head kick and takes top in
half-guard to drop punches to his face. Oliveira is apparently out
as he's eating the punches though isn't trying to defend at all.
Mario Yamasaki allows him the benefit of the doubt, and so to prove
he has this fight in the bag, Edwards moves to the back mount to
drop more punches. Yamasaki finally makes the mercy call, stopping
the bout at 2:44 of the second period.
Round 1
Wiman gets started with low kicks and haymakers. Danzig gets in
close and clinches, mixing things up with dirty boxing before
pressing Wiman against the cage. They disengage and Wiman catches a
high kick to put Danzig down against the cage. Danzig snakes an arm
around for a guillotine, but Wiman pushes through it and escapes.
Danzig gets to his feet and marks Wiman up with more punches in the
clinch. Unfazed, Wiman shells up and pushes forward to return
punches. Wiman throws standing elbows in close, still pressuring
Danzig with punches. Danzig spins Wiman into the cage and then eats
a hard knee to the belly, forcing him to step back. Wiman pursues
with punches and body kicks, pinning Danzig against the cage. Wiman
hits a nice right hook over the top in addition to his short
punches in close. Wiman brings Danzig to his knees with the
takedown attempt, but Danzig pops back to his feet just before the
horn.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Wiman
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Wiman
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Wiman
Round 2
Wiman presses forward with low kicks and punches again, pressuring
Danzig to circle away. Danzig sucks Wiman into the clinch and eats
more short elbows. Danzig breaks and circles away, eating more low
kicks and punches. Wiman continues his forward momentum, walking
into a Danzig takedown. Danzig passes to side control for a moment
before Wiman quickly recovers guard. Wiman creeps his legs up for a
loose triangle attempt. "Handsome Matt" quickly chains into an
armbar and arches back. Danzig hangs on for a moment before
escaping to drop punches from inside guard. Wiman tries for the
kimura from bottom instead, but Danzig defends by grabbing his
shorts. Wiman lets the attempt go and stands up against the cage to
eat a Danzig flurry. Wiman fires back with punches of his own to
push Danzig back. They fall into the clinch again, where Wiman
fires of knees and Danzig connects with short punches. Both men
look to be slowing down, but Wiman continues to rack up short
elbows just before the horn.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Wiman
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Wiman
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Danzig
Round 3
Wiman continues to pressure Danzig, pushing forward with a superman
punch and kicks to the body and legs. He walks through Danzig's
punches, cornering him against the cage. Both men trade positions
against the cage, Wiman firing short elbows, Danzig popping him
with punches and dirty boxing. Wiman blows a trip takedown but gets
to his feet to continue to attacking in the clinch. Danzig welcomes
him, marking him up with punches. Wiman drops for a takedown, and
Danzig reverses, putting Wiman down against the cage. Danzig in
riding time position, dropping punches to the side of Wiman's face
now. Danzig passes to back mount and Wiman escapes out the back
door to take top in half-guard. Wiman drops elbows to the face as
Danzig recovers half-guard and tries to control distance to lessen
the force of Wiman's blows. Danzig works to his feet in the final
thirty seconds. Both men fight it out with short punches and elbows
until the final ten. Wiman drops for a takedown and Danzig locks on
the guillotine. Wiman gives a thumbs up to say he's okay however,
just as the final horn sounds.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Wiman (30-27 Wiman
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Wiman (30-27 Wiman)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Wiman (29-28 Wiman)
On the official scorecards, all three judges rule the bout 29-28 for your winner by unanimous decision, Matt Wiman.
Round 1
Brenneman shoots into a push kick, but on his second attempt, he
gets pancaked by Johnson. Johnson drops short left hands to
Brenneman's body, hammering to his head with his right hand.
"Rumble" adds in knees to the body, keeping Brenneman pinned to the
mat with his right forearm over his neck. Johnson spins to take the
back, but Brenneman concedes instead to give him top in half-guard
as he flips to his back. "The Spaniard" throws up a guillotine
attempt, but Johnson pops out. Johnson tags Brenneman with a head
kick as he dives for a takedown. A little wobbled, "The Spaniard"
gets to his feet and leans against the cage. Rumble steps in and
plants his shin across Brenneman's face, sending him straight
backward onto the canvas. Mario Yamasaki jumps in to call the bout,
despite the fact that Brenneman is sitting up, apparently not
completely out cold. The official time is 2:49 of round one.
Round 1
Struve connects with a kick to the body to start the action. Barry
walks cautiously forward, looking to close the distance. He
connects with an inside low kick, misses with a lunging jab. Barry
blocks a high kick, but doesn't engage. Dan Miragliotta encourages
them to step up the action. Barry covers up as Struve throws a
flurry of punches and kicks. Barry walking forward, ducking under
hooks to pump a southpaw jab and low kick. Struve reaching out with
his long jab and low, pushing kicks now, keeping Barry at range.
Barry swinging with big hooks, but misses them. Barry blocking and
parrying jabs and push kicks. Barry closes out the round with a
missed flying knee.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Struve
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Barry
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Barry
Round 2
Barry continues his pattern from last round, pushing forward to
look for big hooks. Struve fires back with punches, but eats a hook
and rebounds off the cage. Barry racks up more leg kicks, and
Struve returns with low kicks of his own. "HD" parries Struve's
push kicks, pressing forward, looking for lunging uppercuts. The
Dutchman pulls Barry into the Thai plum. Barry pries himself free
and connects with a swiping left hook as he eats a grazing knee to
the body. Struve ties Barry up with the guillotine, but "HD" moves
quickly to escape. Soon after however, the American finds himself
having to escape the triangle choke. He picks "Skyscraper" up for a
big slam, but the 6'11" Dutchman stays both conscious and latched
on after going for the ride, pulling out one of Barry's arms in
addition. He forces the tap with his triangle armbar soon after, at
the 3:22 mark.
Round 1
The champ gets things started with punches and leg kicks in the
center of the Octagon. Johnson fires back with a string of counter
punches. He misses with a high kick, but follows with a lightning
quick shot. Cruz stuffs him and trips him with a big throw to the
canvas. "Dominator" takes top position, almost in mount if not for
one of Johnson's legs, keeping him elevated and off of him. Cruz
passes to side control instead and locks "Mighty Mouse" beneath
him. Both men trade short punches. The challenger recovers
butterfly guard and pops to his feet. Johnson escapes and pursues
Cruz with punches and a high kick. Cruz catches it and puts him
back on the canvas. Johnson dives for a leg, but the champ pulls
his leg out and steals side control. Johnson pops again to his feet
and pushes Cruz up against the cage with the takedown. He
momentarily puts Cruz on his posterior, but "Dominator" bounds to
his feet where both men trade knees in the clinch. Cruz ducks under
and spins out the back, eating two right hands on the way out.
Johnson again stuffs Cruz up against the cage. He steps back and
both men trade single shots in the final seconds.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Cruz
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Cruz
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Cruz
Round 2
Johnson tags Cruz with a counter flurry and kick. The champ takes
Johnson down against the cage, but Johnson fights back to his feet
and puts Cruz against the cage. They trade knees, and Cruz throws a
big right hook on the way out, grazing "Mighty Mouse." Johnson
pursues Cruz with punches and shoots again. Cruz stuffs him and
puts the challenger against the cage, looking to slow it down. They
trade more knees in the clinch. Johnson defends a Cruz trip
takedown and puts the champ against the cage. Cruz locks up the
Thai plum, but misses with the knee as Johnson breaks free. Back in
the center of the cage, Cruz looks for punches to connect as he
dances. Johnson however outpaces him with quick explosive flurries
and low kicks. Cruz takes a deep breath and tries again to connect
with single punches. Cruz lobs a knee, which Johnson counters with
a takedown attempt. Cruz reverses and puts Johnson on posterior,
eventually pulling him down to his back. The champ drops elbows at
the end of the round, but Johnson blocks.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Round 3
Both men snipe at each other in the center of the Octagon, but it's
Cruz that connects with body and leg kicks. Johnson backing up now,
looking for opportunities to counter with singles and one-twos.
"Dominator" pursues with his jab, then gets in close for the trip
takedown. It's foiled, but he gets the rear waist-lock instead,
chaining it right into a suplex to take the challenger's back. He
completely flattens "Mighty Mouse" and sinks his right arm, looking
for the choke. Johnson spins in defense and saves himself, but Cruz
just reapplies the choke. Johnson breaks his grip and escapes,
getting back to his feet. Cruz gets Johnson up against the cage
again and brings him back to his rear on the canvas. The challenger
pushes the champ's head away, trying to push him away for space,
but Cruz stays glued on. Johnson on his back now, working butterfly
guard while trying to defend against elbows. "Mighty Mouse" gets to
his feet in the final ten, and both men trade short punches and
knees in the clinch.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Cruz
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Cruz
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Cruz
Round 4
Johnson lands a nice crisp low kick, stalking Cruz against the
cage. Cruz circles out and gives chases with single punches.
Johnson stays just out of range, landing grazing low kicks. Both
men throw wide punches, barely connecting. Johnson tags Cruz with a
left hook as the champ retreats. Cruz circles and puts Johnson up
agains the cage, breaking him down to put him on his back. Cruz
looks to free up his arms and make space to drop punches, but
Johnson defends. Cruz instead passes to full mount. Johnson hangs
on to the champion's head to keep him from sitting up. "Dominator"
drops short punches to the side and top of the challenger's head.
Johnson recovers back to guard, then gets to his feet, stuffing a
single leg attempt. Johnson pushes forward with punches as Cruz
backpedals, just out of range. Johnson chases the champ with single
punches, scoring only once before being stuffed against the cage.
Cruz lands a knee to the face and puts Johnson on his back. "Mighty
Mouse" kicks Cruz away and surges forward with punches. Cruz goes
for the single leg, just at the horn.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Cruz
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Cruz
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Cruz
Round 5
Both men touch gloves for the final round. Johnson explodes forward
with punches and a kick that Cruz ducks under. Cruz captures
Johnson's back in the waist-lock and again, gives him a suplex
ride. Cruz takes top in side control, dropping short punches. The
challenger recovers to half-guard, then full guard. "Dominator"
drops punches and elbows, settling into guard. "Might Mouse" scoots
his way back to the cage, ostensibly to help himself back to his
feet. Cruz fights to keep Johnson on his back, but the challenger
nonetheless wall-walks his way back to standing. Johnson connects
with punches as he fires his way out of the clinch. Johnson--now
with some swelling under his right eye--steams forward with
punches, pinning the champion against the cage. Cruz flips Johnson
over his hip, but Johnson pops back to his feet and pushes forward
with more punches. Cruz dances just out of range, drops levels, and
puts Johnson on his back. "Dominator" passes immediately to mount
and Johnson flips to his belly, chucking Cruz off in the process.
Johnson looks up at the clock, and seeing that only 15 seconds
remain, he explodes with strikes. The champion keeps his cool
however and puts "Mighty Mouse" on his back with a takedown, just
as time expires.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Cruz (49-46 Cruz)
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Cruz (49-46 Cruz)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Cruz (49-46 Cruz)
Judges Richard Beltran and Jeff Blatnick both have the fight 50-45, while judge Cardo Urso sees it 49-46, all for Dominick Cruz, who retains his bantamweight championship.
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