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Round 1
Big John McCarthy oversees this middleweight contest. Ryan starts
the contest with a front kick to the body of Song. Ryan then looks
for a takedown, but fails to execute it. The two men separate and
Song looks for the takedown; he succeeds. On the floor, Ryan is
active with his guard and frames up an armbar. Song is comfortable
as the arm isn't straightened. Ryan switches to a triangle choke
and Song is now in trouble. It's just a matter of time until he is
forced to tap. The end comes at 1:39 as Song taps.
Round 1
With Cecil Peoples at the helm, Perez lands a hard low kick and
follows with another that nearly puts Cardenas down. They clinch
along the cage and Perez goes to the body with a knee. Cardenas
lands a kick to the thigh, but Perez catches it and sinks him to
the mat. He sets up in his guard and throws some nice elbows. Perez
posts up and pounds away at Cardenas with right hands. He bloodies
his nose but allows him back to his feet. Perez tattoos an
advancing Cardenas with rights over and over. Cardenas finally
slows things down by clinching up with Perez as the round closes.
Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 for Perez.
Round 2
Perez catches another kick and puts Cardenas right down. He moves
right into mount and elbows his foe. Cardenas gives up his back for
a moment, but then turns back in. He tries to get to his knees
again and is caught in an arm-triangle but he sweeps his way back
to his feet. Perez pistons the jab well and Cardenas finally finds
his mark with a big right hand. He tries to flurry, but is taken
back down off another kick. Perez settles into his guard and works
some ground-and-pound. Cardenas scrambles back to his feet and
shoots a single. Perez keeps his balance and tries to pull off an
Yves Edwards knee while his leg is locked up. He misses and the
round ends. Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 for Perez.
Round 3
Cardenas lands a wild right to kick off the final round. Perez
immediately clinches up and drives Cardenas back into the cage. The
two separate and Cardenas goes back to headhunting. Perez hits a
switch and puts Cardenas back down. He moves to half, but can't get
much going and Peoples stands them back up. Cardenas knows he needs
a finish and is throwing wild bombs, but Perez calmly clinches and
keeps his opponent at bay. Cardenas bullies his way back in but is
taken back to the mat and pounded on until the horn sounds. Sherdog
has it 10-9 (30-27) for Perez.
Official scores: 30-27s across the board for Perez, winner by unanimous decision.
Round 1
Both men start the action with haymakers that miss. The fighters
clinch and Matthews finds a home for a few knees. From inside the
clinch, Matthews muscles Terrado to the floor. Terrado stands and
they are clinched against the fence. Matthews unloads with knees.
In the flurry, Terrado answers with a right that drops Matthews to
a knee. The fighters separate and are clearly winded from the
fast-paced action. They circle and Terrado launches a right hand
that finds Matthews' chin. Matthews answers by clinching and
unloading some hooks. Terrado is fine and answers with a right hand
that drops Matthews to the floor. Referee Mike Beltran halts the
contest at 4:16 via knockout.
Round 1
The fighters clinch with Awad's back forced in to the cage. They
separate and Duarte flips out his jab. Awad fires an uppercut that
lands. Duarte fires back with a left and right that stuns his
opponent. Awad is on has back and Duarte follows him down into the
half guard. He tries to lock up an ankle lock on Duarte, but
cannot. Duarte nestles back in to full guard. From there he
transitions to mount. Awad gives his back with 30 seconds
remaining. He gets his base and stands. The round ends with Awad
throwing heavy strikes that excite the crowd. None of the strikes
land flush, however. 10-9 Duarte.
Round 2
Duarte starts the round doubling up with his jab. Awad answers with
heavy hooks that make Duarte backpedal. Duarte is clearly hurt, but
Awad can't make him succumb to the strikes. Duarte executes a
double leg and quickly moves to mount. Awad gives his back and
Duarte locks up an armbar. Bellied down, Awad is forced to tap at
2:45 of round two.
Round 1
Heavyweights take to the cage with Cecil Peoples acting as the
fight's third man. The fighters trade early with neither man
getting the better of one another. Zwicker finds the lead leg of
Albee with a chopping low kick. Zwicker explodes with strikes and
Albee really has nothing in response. Hooks, knees and uppercuts
pepper Albee, who can only crumble from the Team Quest product's
power. Referee Peoples stops the punishment at the 1:46 mark via
TKO.
Round 1
Featherweights take the cage in the night's final preliminary
contest. The referee in charge is Mike Beltran. The fighters clinch
early, with Takaya pushing Peralta into the cage. Peralta moves and
is able to get free. Peralta finds the lead leg of Takaya with a
right low kick. Peralta fires another kick, this one is checked.
Peralta fires a right head kick that is blocked by the Japanese
fighter. Takaya rushes in for a takedown but cannot find anything.
Takaya misses a low kick with a minute remaining. Peralta swings
with a nice double jab right cross combo that hurts Takaya enough
to fall to the mat. Upon rushing in, Takaya recovered to secure a
takedown. The round ends. 10-9 Peralta.
Round 2
The two fighters start the middle frame pawing punches from a
distance. Takaya initiates the clinch and looks for a takedown up
against the fence. Peralta has good balance and stays vertical. He
makes space and the fighters move their way back to the center of
the cage. Takaya restarts the takedown process and this time it's
effective. Takaya works from half guard with small punches to the
body. With little action taking place, referee Beltran restarts the
men on the feet with 90 seconds remaining. Little action takes
place on the feet in the final moments of the second round. Takaya
recovers on the score card, taking the second frame 10-9.
Round 3
The featherweights come out aggressive throwing multiple punching
combinations to open the final frame. Neither man lands anything of
note early. Peralta lands a nice low kick to the left leg of
Takaya. Peralta fires a right hook that misses. Ducking under the
punch, Takaya secures a double leg takedown. From full guard,
Takaya stacks and tries to flurry. He settles back to his knees.
Mike Beltran doesn't wait long to stand the two men up. Back on the
feet, it's a battle of wrestling as a takedown could win the fight
for either man. Peralta lands a glancing right to the side of
Takaya's head. The final moments see Takaya look for a takedown but
nothing is there. The round and fight expire. 10-10.
Official scores: The judges see the contest 30-27 (twice) for Peralta and 29-28 for Takaya. Robert Peralta takes the split decision.
Round 1
Beerbohm throws a kick to start. He rushes Aoki, who lands a knee
on the way in. Aoki tries to break free Beerbohm, but "Fancy Pants"
rides him. Aoki lands an outside trip, and quickly takes Beerbohm's
back. Aoki controls his foe with one hook, but quickly sinks both.
Beerbohm tries to prevent the choke by turning his head, but the
Japanese submission ace has it sunk tight. It's a cross between a
rear-naked choke and a tough neck crank, and Beerbohm is forced to
tap out at 1:33 of the first round.
Round 1
Jardine lunges with a leg kick that lands. He follows with a kick
to the body that sneaks under Mousasi's guard. Mousasi looking to
counter, rotating his upper body. They clinch against the fence and
Mousasi smacks Jardine with a knee on the break. Jardine lungs for
a single-leg takedown, but Mousasi defends. "The Dean of Mean"
drives him into the fence, and Mousasi drills him with elbows to
the side of the head. Jardine is relentless in pursuit of the
takedown, and finally puts Mousasi down. Mousasi turns his back and
scrambles to his knees. He makes it back to his feet, but Jardine
drives him to the canvas again. Mousasi works his way up, and
unloads a flurry on Jardine. The Dream champ rips the UFC vet with
hooks and uppercuts, forcing him to turn his back and retreat.
Jardine stumbles backward and regains his senses, and slams Mousasi
to the mat. Jardine postures, and Mousasi cracks him with an
illegal upkick, and forces referee Mike Beltran to call a halt to
the action to allow Jardine to recover. Beltran deducts a point
from Mousasi for the foul, and the bout restarts. Mousasi lunges
with two hooks that graze Jardine. Mousasi lands two more hooks,
and follows with two leg kicks at the horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 9-9
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-8 Jardine
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Jardine
Round 2
The pair trade outside low kicks to start the round. Mousasi
continues to stalk Jardine, attacking the legs and body with kicks.
Jardine crashes with an overhand right, and Mousasi responds with
another tough outside thigh kick. Mousasi lands his right hand, and
Jardine lunges forward for a kneetap, but is shrugged off. He
drives for a double-leg, and puts Mousasi on the mat again. "The
Dreamcatcher" manages to gets back to his feet, and he tags Jardine
with a right and a left hook. They exchange, and Mousasi clips
Jardine with a left hook that sends him sprawling across the cage.
Mousasi rushes him, and Jardine drops for a takedown, and is able
to get it with 45 seconds to go in the round. Mousasi gets back up
quickly. He stalks Jardine, but can't land clean before the round
ends.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Mousasi
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Mousasi
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Mousasi
Round 3
A left hook and a knee lands for Mousasi, but Jardine gets clipped
in the groin, prompting Mike Beltran to give him a brief respite. A
Mousasi flurry scores, prompting Jardine to shoot for a takedown.
Mousasi defends with an overhook, and elbows Jardine in the head.
Mousasi notches a takedown of his own, and wrenches onto a
guillotine. Jardine fights to his feet, and manages to extricate
himself. "The Dreamcatcher" puts him right back on the mat on the
other side of the cage. Mousasi manages to get the back
momentarily, but Jardine shakes him free and dives for a takedown
of his own. Mousasi frees himself, and they restart standing. A
Mousasi overhand right lands hard, and he looks for a takedown.
Jardine counters with a farside kimura, but Mousasi defends, and
moves into side control where he locks up a kimura of his own for a
moment. Mousasi punches away, and Jardine locks up a loose armbar
that Mousasi is forced to defend until the bell.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Mousasi (29-27 Mousasi)
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Mousasi (28-28 Draw)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Mousasi (29-28 Mousasi)
Official scores: Judge Luis Cobian scores the bout 29-27, while judges Abe Belardo and Lester Griffin have it 28-28, a draw. The bout is a majority draw.
Round 1
The lightweights come out winging, and a Melendez right hook drops
Kawajiri to his knee. "El Nino" follows with a volley of knees, and
keeps the pressure on, ducking under Kawajiri's attacks and
countering. A head kick from the "Crusher" wobbles Melendez, but he
responds, crushing Kawajiri with a salvo of knees and punches.
Kawajiri hits the mat, and Melendez locks up back control, sinking
his hooks and threatening to choke. The rugged Japanese fighter
struggles free, but Melendez stays on him. Melendez punches under
Kawajiri's arm, railing him with uppercuts. It's all Melendez thus
far. Kawajiri pumps his jab, but Melendez ducks under and counters
with one-twos. Melendez smashes Kawajiri with an uppercut, and
follows up with punches, forcing him to his back.Melendez gets on
top, and hits the kill switch: "El Nino" delivers a vicious torrent
of elbows that leave Kawajiri destroyed on the canvas. Referee
Cecil Peoples resues "The Crusher" at 3:14 of the first round.
Incredible performance by Melendez.
Round 1
Daley cracks Diaz with a leg kick as the fight begins. It's 30
seconds into the fight until they're throwing haymakers, and Daley
lands a crushing hook that puts Diaz on his knees. Daley savagely
flurries, smashing Diaz, but the incredibly tough champion fights
back to his feet. Daley gets the Thai clinch, while Diaz drills him
to the body. Rolling hooks by Diaz land, rocking Daley to his
heels, and prompting "Semtex" to shoot for a takedown. Diaz is
taken down, but works his way back to his feet, and punches Daley
to the head and body. Tremendous action as the welterweights wing
hooks at one another. Diaz steps forward, and Daley crushes him two
knees. Daley explodes with another vicious left hook that puts Diaz
on his face, and Daley follows up, but incredibly, Diaz recovers,
getting to guard with a minute to fight. Daley stands away, Diaz
stands back up. Massive left hook to the body by Diaz brutally
hurts Daley, and now the champion comes roaring back. Daley hits
the mat, and Diaz follows up with punishment on the folded Brit.
Referee "Big" John McCarthy is forced to step in to save Daley at
4:57 of the first round. Absolutely incredible fight. Nick Diaz
retains his Strikeforce welterweight title.