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Round 1
Pierce bullies his way in and shoots a single that is stuffed. He
knees to Alves legs along the cage then slams him to the floor.
Pierce settles into the guard and tries to ground-and-pound. Alves
stands back up but is planted again by Pierce. Alves gets back up
again and Pierce clinches to the end of the round. Textbook Mike
Pierce, ugly but effective. He takes the first round 10-9 on the
Sherdog card.
Round 2
Pierce is in on another single and takes Alves back down. He gets a
front headlock on the ground but Alves scrambles back to guard.
Midway through the round boos start to ring out. There has been a
dearth of action in round two. Pierce is holding Alves against the
cage and punching to the body. After another fruitless two minutes
the round closes. Second verse, same as the first, 10-9 Pierce. Not
pretty.
Round 3
Alves starts off active landing a couple of low kicks and a
partially blocked head kick. But, as expected, Pierce slows the
pace to a crawl with a takedown. Pierce goes for a straight armbar
but Alves defends well. Pierce looks determined to get the
submission though and goes back to it from half-guard. He is
rebuffed again. The third time's a charm as Alves taps out to the
armbar at 3:11 of the final round.
Round 1
Osipczak pops Soto with a lead left and then a one-two that snaps
his head back. Soto shoots and wrangles Osipczak to the ground. The
Brit goes for a triangle but Soto pulls out. He moves to half and
looks for an opening but can't find anything. Osipczak gets back to
his feet and pushes Soto against the cage. Osipczak lands a jumping
knee in the clinch and Soto responds with a knee of his own.
Osipczak cracks him with a straight right and now begins to turn up
the heat. He lands another combo and Soto is bleeding from around
the left eye. Osipczak is cruising after one. He takes it 10-9 on
the Sherdog card.
Round 2
After a short delay due to the ringside doctor checking Soto's cut,
round two gets underway. Osipczak starts battering Soto with
punches again but gets careless after missing a poorly thrown
elbow. Soto grabbed him around the waist and took him down from
behind and immediately searched for a rear nake-choke. Osipczak
defended and go to guard and tried an armbar but was foiled. Soto
settled in on top and pounds away from half-guard. Osipczak avoids
most of the shots but a few trickle through. He gets his full guard
back and pushes Soto off. They scramble and Osipczak is up but eats
a knee. The trade in the middle and the Brit misses with a wild
shot at the horn. Soto garners a 10-9 score on the Sherdog
card.
Round 3
Both guys look a bit tired to start the last round. Soto takes
advantage and takes Osipczak down right off the bat. He gets to
side-control and goes to work. Osipczak gets his guard back and
shifts his hips for an armbar but Soto sees it coming and extracts
his arm. Soto is back in side and hammers a pair on knees to the
body. Soto slides in an arm triange but Osipczak is safe and
motions to the referee. Soto is not amused and drops a heavy knee
to the stomach. He jumps to mount and hammers away. Osipczak gives
up his back and is pounded on some more. The round closes with Soto
trying for a rear naked. He doesn't get close but he dominates the
third for a 10-8 round on the Sherdog card.
All three official judges see the contest 29-28 for Soto, who takes the unanimous decision.
Round 1
Miller looks like he came to throw hands tonight. He pops Salter
with an early one-two and follows it up with more punches as Salter
tries to find his range. Miller lands another straight right
against the southpaw and another. He is having problems with
miller's range. Salter has had enough and takes Miller to the mat.
Salter can't muster any offense on the ground and Miller kicks him
off and stands. Salter lands a nice left hook for his first
meaningful strike. Miller misses on a takedown and Salter answers
with one. Miller is breathing heavily with his mouth open. The
round closes and Miller takes a close one 10-9 on the Sherdog
card.
Round 2
Miller's mouth is hanging open, that is not a good sign. The
fighters trade winging punches and Salter shoots. It's a mistake.
Miller locks in a figure-four guillotine and taps out Salter at
1:53 of the frame.
Round 1
Lentz lands a low kick and shoots a single that is defended by
Winner. Letz works hard for the takedown as his opponent balances
himself against the cage. Lentz gives up the single and then
reaches for the left leg again. This time he gets the takedown, but
Winner pops back up. Lentz drags him back down but again, he can’t
hold the Brit slugger down. Back against the fence, Lentz fights
for another takedown as he alternates between a single and a
double. Winner’s defense is solid and Lentz has to give up the
takedown effort. Lentz backs away from a sharp right hand and
immediately goes to another single attempt that is stuffed. Lentz
drops levels for a double and then transitions to a single. Both
fail. Knee to the body from Winner from the clinch with his back
against the fencing. The crowd is booing the clinch wrestling.
Lentz lifts Winner’s left knee high into the air, but the Brit hops
on his other foot to avoid being tripped up. Winner lands a
standing elbow and then uses wrist control to thwart another
single. Lentz drags Winner down, but he can’t keep him there.
Winner stands and lights Lentz up with his hands. A left snaps the
head back.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lentz
Loretta Hunt scores the round 10-9 Lentz
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Winner
Round 2
Lentz misses a kick to the body and then charges forward to tie up.
Winner has none of it. Lentz lands a left and Winner glances a
right. Lentz drops for a single and has to give it up. Winner knees
the body and uses an underhook to stay on his feet with his back to
the fencing. Winner turns his opponent around and Lentz returns the
reversal. Lentz goes to an inside trip on the right leg and Winner
briefly counters with a standing kimura. Lentz lifts Winner into
the air, but he can’t deposit him on the canvas. Hard right hook by
Winner. Lentz wants none of the standup and goes right to a single
attempt. Lentz gets a trip and Winner is using a whizzer in an
effort to stand. Winner is warned for holding the fence and Lentz
pushes his opponent’s back to the floor. Winner, as he has done
previously in this bout, wastes little time in getting to his feet.
Lentz slams Winner to the mat face first, but again he can’t hold
down his prey.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lentz
Loretta Hunt scores the round 10-9 Lentz
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Lentz
Round 3
Winner checks a low kick and stalks Lentz down. Winner lands a kick
to the body and clips his foe with short punches from both hands.
Lentz weathers the storm and gets a trip takedown from the clinch.
Winner uses his left arm to push off the head and his back against
the fence to stand. Lentz stays right on him and tries to take his
back while on the feet. Winner is tripped in the scramble, and
Lentz goes to side control before being put in half guard. Winner
explodes to stand and Lentz briefly has his back before going to
half guard. Lentz nearly passes into mount and Winner gives up his
back. Winner eats a few right hands and defends an arm-triangle
choke. Winner jockeys for position and rolls out of the clasp of
Letnz’s hooks. Lentz continues to ride the back while throwing
punches and elbows with his left arm.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lentz (30-27 Lentz)
Loretta Hunt scores the round 10-9 Lentz (30-27 Lentz)
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Lentz (29-28 Lentz)
Official scores: 30-27 (twice) and 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Nik Lentz.
Round 1
Ruediger is short early with jabs and a low kick. Lauzon lands a
right hook and a glancing left before slamming Ruediger to the
floor. Lauzon moves to side control and Ruediger gives up his back.
Lauzon attacks with hard punches and constantly moves to improve
his position. Ruediger gets his back off the floor and is getting
peppered by very hard punches by Lauzon. Right hands set up an
armbar transition and Ruediger taps quickly. Very impressive
performance by Joe Lauzon. The official time is 2:01 of round
one.
Round 1
The fighters trade jabs that miss their marks. Davis checks a low
kick and Diaz starts to taunt Davis. The boxer unloads with his
hands and down goes Diaz to connections from both hands. Davis hops
on his back and continues to unload with both hands. Diaz gets to
his feet and throws his hands in the air, continuing to taunt his
opponent. The fighters clash melons and referee Yves Lavigne tells
the fighters to watch their heads. Davis is bleeding from a cut
near his right eyebrow. He lands a left hook and Diaz returns fire
with a straight left. Both fighters land glancing blows and Diaz
drops levels for a single. Davis defends and then stuffs another
takedown. The fighters clash heads again as southpaws collide.
Davis ducks under a left hook and kicks the right leg. Diaz lands a
left counter that slows Davis down a bit. Diaz is winning the
boxing war from the outside with his reach as he’s able to connect
with both hands. Davis lands a left hook. And another.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Diaz
Loretta Hunt scores the round 10-9 Diaz
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Davis
Round 2
The cut above Davis’ right is deep, wide and long. It’s packed with
Vaseline and the doctor wants a look. He allows the second round to
start and here we go. Davis lands a left hook on the heels of a
jab. The fighters clash heads yet again. Diaz uses his jab to set
up a straight left and Davis counters with short punches on the
inside. Diaz is using his jab well to keep Davis at a safe range.
Davis ducks his head and connects with a left-hook lead. Diaz
peppers the face of Davis with a right and a left. Davis tells him
to bring it on. Diaz obliges, and scores with each fist. Davis
connects with two low kicks and starts to bleed from the cut he
sustained in the first round. Diaz backs Davis up to the fence and
drops for a double, but Davis is too strong. Davis throws Diaz to
the floor and Diaz sweeps at the horn.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Diaz
Loretta Hunt scores the round 10-9 Diaz
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Diaz
Round 3
Referee Lavigne asks Davis to protect his eye, which has swollen up
and has a huge gash above it. Diaz refuses to touch hands to kick
off the third period. Davis misses a lunging left lead and Diaz
lands a low kick. Diaz goes back to his jab and Davis connects with
a hard lock kick right on the knee. Diaz clinches and moves the
fight up against the fencing. Davis gets free and runs back to the
center of the Octagon. A hard right hook blasts the jaw of Davis.
Diaz again uses his jab to set up a beautiful straight left. Diaz
is picking Davis apart with his boxing. Davis opens up and Diaz
hits the body with a right. Davis’ eye is a mess. Diaz hits the eye
with his left hand and lands a stiff body kick before scoring a
quick single-leg takedown. Diaz advances to half guard and hits the
right eye. Diaz works a guillotine and rolls. Davis refuses to tap
and goes to sleep at the 4:02 mark.
Round 1
A long feeling-out process ends with a blocked head kick from the
foot of Florian. The Southpaw Florian reaches out with his right
hand to paw at the left glove of Maynard. At the midway point of
round one, there is still not a clean strike. At the 2:10 mark,
Florian connects with a right hand to silence the impatient crowd.
Maynard lands a straight right to the body and the feint fest
continues. Maynard drops for a single and Florian stuffs it.
Maynard switches to the other leg and lifts his opponent into the
air to score the tackle. From the top in guard, Maynard holds the
right wrist of Florian and does little else. Finally Maynard lets
his right hand go and it connects three times. Maynard gets in some
lefts before the horn and a right directly after it.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-10
Loretta Hunt scores the round 10-9 Maynard
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Maynard
Round 2
Another slow start plays out in round two. Maynard blocks a kick
aimed at the shoulder at the one-minute mark. Florian tries to
enter the pocket and Maynard lands a short right and exits. A
straight right hits the chin of Florian. Maynard blocks another
shoulder kick but it sounds like a hard impact on the arms. Maynard
shakes it off, so it must have hurt. Florian connects with a short
punch and Maynard is bleeding from a small cut near his right eye.
Maynard shoots and trips Florian to the canvas. Maynard lands a
short right elbow from his back in half guard. Maynard returns the
favor with a heavy right elbow of his own. Maynard sneaks in a
right hand and is warned by referee Mario Yamasaki for holding the
cage. Florian works a half butterfly and Maynard is all over his
body with lefts and rights.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Maynard
Loretta Hunt scores the round 10-9 Maynard
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Maynard
Round 3
Florian is showing some light swelling around his left eye. He
waves Maynard on and connects with a straight right to the
midsection. Maynard blocks a head and spinning-back kick. Florian
opens his hips and throws another head kick. Maynard times a
takedown with Florian’s return to balance and he succeeds. Maynard
punches the body with his left from the guard. Yamasaki warns the
fighters to get busy or he’ll stand them up. Maynard throws short,
looping punches from the guard that are doing little damage.
Florian scrambles and Maynard throws him right back down. Florian
locks on an omoplata and Maynard pulls free. Florian reaches for a
triangle and comes up short before locking on another omoplata. The
technique is deep, but Maynard is able to escape.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Maynard (30-28 Maynard)
Loretta Hunt scores the round 10-9 Maynard (30-27 Maynard)
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Maynard (30-27 Maynard)
Official scores: 30-27 (twice) and 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Gray Maynard.
Round 1
Miranda, with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in his
corner, has a head kick blocked in the opening seconds. Maia closes
the distance and drops for a double. Maia secures the takedown, but
he can’t hold Miranda down. Maia trips him to the floor and hits
the head with his left hand. Maia transitions to the back and has
both hooks in. Maia hits the head with both hands and then briefly
tries to sing a rear-naked choke. Miranda scrambles in an effort to
stand and Maia continues to ride the back. Maia works for an armbar
and Miranda slips free and stands to his feet. Maia lands a lunging
left hand and a low kick. Maia closes in and connects with a knee
the body. The pace slows to a crawl as the fighters are tentative
to engage. Miranada lands a low kick. And another.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Maia
Loretta Hunt scores the round 10-9 Maia
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Maia
Round 2
Maia controls the head and trips Miranda to the canvas. From the
top in half guard, Maia keeps his head close to the chest to ensure
tight positioning. Maia gets in a knee to the thigh and then passes
to the right side into the mount. Miranda has his back trapped
against the cage and he’s eating right hands on the kisser from the
mount. Maia gets Miranda off the fencing and briefly works for an
arm-triangle choke. Miranda defends and Maia lets go to punch and
elbow the head. Maia is scoring with each blow. Maia advances to a
higher mount, where he sets up an armbar on the right elbow.
Miranda defends perfectly and Maia has to give it up. Maia with
elbows and punches. Maia goes back to the armbar and it’s set up
cleaner this time, but Miranda explodes out and to his feet.
Miranda hops on top and lands a left elbow before the horn.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Maia
Loretta Hunt scores the round 10-9 Maia
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Maia
Round 3
Maia grabs the left leg of Miranda and drags him directly to the
floor. Maia jumps on his back and he has both hooks inside the
thighs. Maia switches to a body triangle and back to hooks. Maia
goes for the arm again and Miranda escapes and takes the top in the
four-point position. Maia reaches for a leg and Miranda stands.
Maia is spent. Miranda’s corner begs him to throw a flying knee,
but he instead lets his hands go. Miranda lands a left hook and
Maia takes him down and quickly moves to the mount. The mount is
high and Maia goes directly for the arm again. Maia has it this
time, He extends the arm and Miranda goes out the back door and
ends up on top, where he throws punches at the head until time
expires.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Maia (30-27 Maia)
Loretta Hunt scores the round 10-9 Maia (30-27 Maia)
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Maia (30-27 Maia)
Official scores: Demain Maia takes the unanimous decision with 30-27s across the board.
Round 1
Couture shoots a single and easily takes Toney down. Couture moves
directly to mount and Toney is in serious trouble. Couture punches
the head with his left hand and then stays tight on Toney’s chest
with his head for control. Couture postures up and lands some heavy
punches on the face before returning to control. Couture lands hard
lefts on the chin of Toney, but the boxer is still hanging in
there. Couture slaps on an arm-triangle choke, but Toney’s back is
against the fence. Couture complains that Toney submitted, but the
fight goes on. Couture drags Toney away from the fence and goes for
another arm triangle. Couture passes to side control and this fight
is over. Toney taps quickly to the choke. The official time is 3:19
of the opening frame.
In his post-fight interview with UFC commentator Joe Rogan, Toney is gracious in defeat and says that he'll be back.
Round 1
The fighters storm out and trade short, heavy punches and both men
graze. Edgar drops under a flurry and scores a single trip. From
his back, Penn looks for an armbar and then lets it go. Penn is
working a butterfly guard while holding an underhook on the right
arm just above the elbow. Penn goes to heel on hips and sweeps to
his feet. Edgar follows. Penn scores with a left hook lead. Edgar
is throwing back, but his range is short through the midway point
of round one. Edgar rushes in and Penn clips him with a knee to the
body. Edgar trips Penn to the canvas, but the former champion
stands. Edgar gets to the side and slams Penn hard to the canvas.
Penn stays patient and gets to his feet shortly after with his back
“crawling” against the cage. Edgar connects with a low kick and
circles away from Penn’s powerful right hand. Two left hooks hit
the right eye of Penn. Penn answers with a left hook from a
southpaw stance. Edgar kicks the body before the horn.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Edgar
Loretta Hunt scores the round 10-9 Edgar
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Edgar
Round 2
Edgar checks a low kick and eats a left hook in the pocket. And
another. Penn connects with a right hand and Edgar kicks the body.
Edgar has a single stuffed and he lands a knee to the body. The
champion lands a low kick and then fails on a quick double. Penn
has yet to utilize his jab properly in this fight, instead choosing
to throw looping punches. Penn connects with a straight right to
the body and is taken down by a lightning fast waist hold. Penn
shows good footwork in getting to guard and back to his feet. Edgar
lands a left hook as Penn moves straight backward to avoid leather.
A double jab from Edgar finds its mark. Edgar continues to circle,
staying away from a slugfest. Penn blocks a head kick and then
absorbs a kick to the thigh. Edgar with a hard kick to the body.
Edgar cracks Penn with a left hook and then makes him look silly
with a feint-low kick combo.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Edgar
Loretta Hunt scores the round 10-9 Edgar
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Penn
Round 3
Penn shows his jab early in round three, but he’s just pawing it
out. Penn has a body kick blocked before he tastes a left hook.
Edgar steps forward to throw both hands at short range, but he hits
nothing. Edgar reverts to his jab and he moves the head back with a
second attempt. Penn rushes in and cracks Edgar with a knee to the
body. Edgar throws a fast head kick, but it just misses. Edgar sets
up a beautiful right hook on the jaw with hooks to the body. An
uppercut lands for Edgar. The champion is working Penn over to the
body, and it’s setting up clean punches on the chin. Penn throws
his jab and follows with a right to the body that scores. Edgar
shoots a double and Penn stuffs it. A hard right to the body sets
up a left hook to Penn’s temple. Edgar shoots and Penn stays
upward, but the champion gets the better of a brief dirty boxing
exchange against the fence. Penn sees a right hand slide into
Edgar’s abdomen. Edgar connects with a short left before time runs
out.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Edgar
Loretta Hunt scores the round 10-9 Edgar
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Edgar
Round 4
Blood trickles down the left nostril of Edgar to start round four.
Penn takes Edgar down with a double and moves right to the mount.
He’s very low and Edgar is able to get to guard. Penn passes to the
left side and Edgar uses the window to explode to his feet. Penn
lands a right hook as Edgar ran away. Edgar is back on the prowl,
moving Penn back towards the fencing. Edgar lands a low kick that
sweeps Penn’s legs out from under him. Edgar hops on top into
Penn’s dangerous guard. Penn goes to the rubber guard by grabbing
his own left foot. Penn goes to the high guard with both feet
locked around the neck. Edgar postures and stands, where he
controls the feet before diving in with punches that light Penn up.
A hard right elbow lands for Edgar. The champion lets Penn up and
connects with a left hook. Penn checks a low kick and then tries to
grab another low kick. A left uppercut from Edgar finds a home on
the chin. Penn blocks kicks to the body and head and lands a short
right before the bell.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Edgar
Loretta Hunt scores the round 10-9 Edgar
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Edgar
Round 5
Penn gets a quick single and takes Edgar down immediately. Penn
punches with his right hand and looks to pass, but Edgar works to
get to his feet. Penn pulls him back down and transitions to the
back. Edgar turns into the challenger and ends up on top in Penn’s
open guard. With three minutes remaining in the fight, Edgar hits
the head and body from the guard. Penn looks to set up a kimura on
the right arm, but elbows from Edgar thwart it. Edgar gets in a
nice left hook on the mouth. Penn looks for offense on the left arm
and Edgar makes him pay with hard rights to the body. Edgar locks
up a brabo choke and Penn has none of it. Penn gets to his feet and
is greeted by an uppercut to his forehead. Edgar scores with an
inside low kick and a left to the body. Penn catches a low kick and
Edgar knees him in the chin. Penn’s legs wobbled slightly.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Edgar (50-45 Edgar)
Loretta Hunt scores the round 10-9 Edgar (50-45 Edgar)
Tomas Rios scores the round 10-9 Edgar (49-46 Edgar)
All three official judges see the bout 50-45 for Frankie Edgar, who retains his lightweight title with a unanimous decision.
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