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Round 1Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Pierce
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Mitchell
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Mitchell
Round 2
Pierce immediately puts Mitchell’s back to the fence again, and
Mitchell resumes his short shots to Pierce’s body and head. Pierce
releases for a second, then clinches again. Mitchell escapes and
comes after Pierce with long punches, countered by a Pierce
uppercut. Pierce grabs underhooks in the middle of the cage and
Mitchell tries to make him pay with thudding uppercuts to the body.
They move toward the fence, where Pierce drops Mitchell with a big
left hook from an awkward angle. Mitchell hits the ground and
Pierce seals the deal with a series of right hands, forcing ref
Mazzagatti to intervene. Mike Pierce wins via TKO at 2:55 of round
two.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Barboza
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Barboza
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Barboza
Round 2
Oliveira gets Barboza to the ground early after catching a kick,
but Barboza is quickly back up and continuing his pattern from the
first round resumes. Barboza continues to batter the left leg of
Oliveira with precision kicks and dodging Oliveira’s slow takedown
attempts. After 90 seconds, a kick finally buckles Oliveira’s leg,
but he’s able to get to his feet. Two more kicks send Oliveira back
down, and now referee Herb Dean has seen enough. Edson Barboza gets
the TKO by way of leg kicks at 1:44 of round two.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Parke
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Parke
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Parke
Round 2
The lightweights exchange leg kicks early, but when Tokudome steps
in to strike, he catches a pair of hard left hands on the chin.
Tokudome is able to stay standing, but Parke is lighting him up
with the left. Tokudome slows the Irishman’s charge with a
combination. Parke is quickly back to bombing Tokudome with the
left hand, coming straight down the center now as well as over the
top. Tokudome refuses to go down, so Parke changes tactics midway
through the round and takes him down at the base of the fence.
Tokudome climbs back up after a minute and escapes the clinch to
zap Parke with a flying knee. If the knee hurt Parke, there was no
chance for Tokudome to capitalize, as Parke goes straight for a
takedown and hits it. Tokudome nearly reverses with 60 seconds to
go, but Parke sprawls on it and escapes when Tokudome tries to slam
him. Both men land a pair of lefts in the final seconds, with
Tokudome’s looking to land cleaner.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Parke
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Parke
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Parke
Round 3
Parke can’t finish a single-leg and has to hold Tokudome on the
fence, where Tokudome reverses and nearly takes down Parke, who
grabs the cage to defend. This allows Parke to sprawl on the shot
and almost spin around to Tokudome’s back. Instead, they wind up on
the fence with Parke on the outside and Tokudome landing some hard,
short elbows. Parke botches a takedown and Tokudome capitalizes to
take top position. Parke gets back up, but he’s looking much slower
now as he misses a pair of lefts and eats two punches from
Tokudome. A head kick from Tokudome sets up a big takedown on the
fence, though Parke stands up with about 70 seconds left. Tokudome
still has some pop in his punches, and he’s making Parke pay in the
pocket. Another shot from Parke is sprawled on as the clock ticks
down. Parke finishes the takedown with 10 seconds remaining, but
Tokudome is back up before the horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Tokudome (29-28 Parke)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Tokudome (29-28 Parke)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Tokudome (29-28 Parke)
Official result: The judges score the bout 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28, all for the winner by unanimous decision, Norman Parke.
Round 1Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Craig
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Craig
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Craig
Round 2
Leben looks for a takedown against the cage while Craig defends and
punishes the veteran with quick right hands. Leben answers with
body punches before Craig is able to break out with a high knee.
Craig tries to jump on Leben’s back as Leben shoots, but Leben
defends it and they split. Leben is bleeding from the inside corner
of his right eye as he comes forward on Craig and tries to clinch
again. Craig has his hands by his waist, moving backward and
countering Leben’s charge. Another clinch before the end of the
frame has Craig countering Leben’s body punches with a big knee
from the Thai clinch.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Craig
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Craig
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Craig
Round 3
Leben goes down about 30 seconds into the round courtesy of some
powerful punches from Craig. The follow-up shots from Craig on the
floor appear to send Leben in and out of consciousness, but referee
Yves Lavigne is nearby and does not wave off the fight. Leben
somehow recovers and gets back to his feet, where he once again
holds Craig against the fence and tries for a trip takedown. Craig
stuffs it and circles out, shoving an oncoming, off-balance Leben
to the canvas and following down to the Hawaiian’s guard. Leben
turns to his right to try a kimura, can’t get it, but does manage
to escape to his feet. Craig is walking away, trying to create some
space, but Leben comes straight forward and puts Craig on the
fence. It’s Craig who hits the takedown, and then another when
Leben stands back up, to finish the fight.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-8 Craig (30-26 Craig)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-8 Craig (30-26 Craig)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Craig (30-27 Craig)
Official result: The judges score the bout 29-28 Craig, 29-28 Leben and 30-27 for the winner by split decision, Andrew Craig.
Round 1Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Siver
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Siver
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Siver
Round 2
Siver is scoring with some hard kicks to the body of Swanson early
in round two, including a couple of his signature spinning strikes.
Swanson is landing some quick, grazing shots on Siver, but nothing
that seems to slow the German. Swanson misses with a cartwheel
kick, blocks a high kick and hits Siver’s nose with a jab. Siver
hits a pair of leg kicks and an overhand right which has Swanson
covering up for a second. Swanson misses with a wide overhand left,
lands a slapping left kick to Siver’s body. A big uppercut has
Siver changing levels, desperate for a takedown which Swanson
reverses with a trip. Swanson steps from side cotnrol into full
mount with just under 60 seconds left; with 30 seconds on the
clock, he sits up and begins dropping punches. He gets off about
six before he’s bucked off by Siver, who surprisingly finishes the
round on top.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Swanson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Swanson
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Swanson
Round 3
Swanson backs Siver away with an early head kick, followed a moment
later by a kick to the body and an uppercut. Siver pushes forward,
though, and has a spinning kick thwarted by a short Swanson punch.
Siver misses a jab from close range and pays for it by eating
Swanson’s right hand. Swanson blasts his man with another right
straight, then another, and Siver goes down. Siver is completely
out of this, taking punch after punch from Swanson, who eventually
has mercy and looks up at ref Herb Dean to get the fight stopped.
Dean obliges, and Swanson takes the win via TKO at 2:24 of round
three.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Munoz
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Munoz
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Boetsch
Round 2
The middleweights spend the first 90 seconds of the round working
on the fence again, with Munoz starting on the outside and scoring
with knees before Boetsch turns it around and releases. Munoz gets
back inside to take down Boetsch again, this time at the base of
the fence. Boetsch rolls and Munoz winds up in side control with
Boetsch turtling. Now it’s north-south position and Munoz is
unloading some brutal right hands on Boetsch’s ribs. Boetsch powers
back to his feet, only to be taken back down and punched in the
face by the tenacious Munoz. They’re back in north-south and Munoz
resumes punching to the body, again prompting Boetsch to stand.
Munoz gets Boetsch down to his knees, then stands up and spends the
final 30 seconds punching and kneeing the “Barbarian.”
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Munoz
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Munoz
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Munoz
Round 3
A big right uppercut lands for Munoz, but Boetsch catches a
guillotine as the “Filipino Wrecking Machine” rushes in for a
takedown. Munoz nearly winds up on his back, though he rolls
through and winds up in Boetsch’s guard, still defending the choke.
Boetsch uses the headlock to try and secure Munoz’s back. Munoz is
quick to slide out the back door, and now he’s back on top,
thumping Boetsch with heavy ground-and-pound. Boetsch is just
covering up as Munoz throws thunderous shots, and there’s still
half a round remaining. Boetsch goes to his back and Munoz leans
right to left in side control, wrenching a kimura on Boetsch’s left
arm. Boetsch frees the arm, so Munoz goes back to punching until
Boetsch rolls over. Munoz tries a rear-naked choke, can’t get it
and instead steps into full mount. Boetsch is just barely surviving
here, absorbing dozens of punches. He tries for a leg lock in the
final 30 seconds, but this only seems to anger Munoz, who crashes
through Boetsch’s guard with a pair of huge right hands before the
horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-8 Munoz (30-26 Munoz)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-8 Munoz (30-26 Munoz)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Munoz (29-28 Munoz)
Official result: The judges score the bout 30-26, 30-27 and 29-28, all for the winner by unanimous decision, Mark Munoz.
Round 1Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Gracie
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Gracie
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Gracie
Round 2
Kennedy gets a takedown of his own to begin the middle round, and
he capitalizes on the position by whacking the kneeling Gracie with
right hands. When Gracie tries to cover up, Kennedy goes under the
armpit. Gracie certainly doesn’t enjoy this and scrambles back up
to be held against the fence. Kennedy roughs up Gracie further in
the clinch, working some knees to the body. Gracie reverses to the
outside position and takes a knee to the face as he leans. Kennedy
turns it back around and drags Gracie down with about 2:00 to go,
then spends a minute on top before ref Kim Winslow stands them up.
Kennedy connects with a sweeping left hook, puts Gracie on the
fence again and knees the body to the horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Kennedy
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Kennedy
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Kennedy
Round 3
The middleweights trade leg kicks early in the final round with
Kennedy getting the better of the exchange against the relatively
stationary Gracie. Clinching up and spinning to take Gracie’s back,
Kennedy scores with some hard knees to the Brazilian’s thighs
before letting go. More leg kicks from Kennedy; he stuffs, then
succumbs to a takedown from Gracie as the round nears the midway
mark. Kennedy is right back up and holding Gracie against the
fence, alternating between right hands to the bigger man and knees
to Gracie’s body. Ref Winslow restarts them with 90 seconds to go
and Gracie looks spent, bleeding from his left eye and slow to turn
around on Winslow’s command. Kennedy lunges forward with a pair of
left hooks, then wraps up Gracie’s body and mugs him with rough
left hands and uppercuts on the cage to the final horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Kennedy (29-28 Kennedy)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Kennedy (29-28 Kennedy)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Kennedy (29-28 Kennedy)
Official result: The judges score the bout 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Tim Kennedy.
Round 1Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Edgar
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Edgar
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Edgar
Round 2
Edgar catches another kick from Oliveira and tries to trip him
down, but the Brazilian stays up to land a knee in close quarters.
A hard outside leg kick from Oliveira nearly takes out Edgar’s leg;
Edgar catches the next one and throws Oliveira to the ground while
scoring with a right hand. Oliveira stands up and comes forward,
only to wind up on his back again, this time with Edgar on top in
his guard. Oliveira stays busy off his back, throwing short punches
to both sides of Edgar’s head while shifting his hips. Edgar gets
off a couple elbows of his own before backing out and allowing
Oliveira to stand. A left from Oliveira has Edgar shooting for a
takedown, which the Chute Boxe product stuffs. Oliveira has taken
up residence in the center, using a push kick to keep Edgar
circling the outside. Edgar catches another leg kick and just
misses with a right hand as Oliveira tumbles away. Oliveira is
piling on the punches now, forcing Edgar to retreat backward and
abandon his counterstriking. Instead, Edgar clinches up and throws
Oliveira to the ground with a big double-leg with 10 seconds left.
Oliveira squeezes on a guillotine from guard and Edgar may have
just been saved by the bell here.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Edgar
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Oliveira
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Edgar
Round 3
Edgar stings Oliveira with a flurry of punches early, but the
follow-up combinations from the former lightweight champ aren’t
enough to put his man away. Oliveira hits the ground and Edgar
stands over him, flicking kicks at the Brazilian’s legs until ref
Yves Lavigne calls for a stand-up. Oliveira moves forward,
connecting with a right hand that forces Edgar to circle out. Edgar
catches another kick, but Oliveira seems ready for it this time and
cracks Edgar with another right. Oliveira denies a shot from Edgar,
stands back up and takes an overhand right on the cheek. He’s quick
to come back and crack Edgar with a left hand of his own. Oliveira
trips Edgar to the ground, Edgar stands up and Oliveira bangs him
up with a left. Now it’s Edgar landing shots, forcing Oliveira to
back up. A left hand behind the ear slows Oliveira further, and a
right hand behind the ear does even more damage. Oliveira looks to
shoot, but Edgar overpowers him and puts Oliveira’s back to the mat
with about one minute left in the fight. Oliveira throws elbows
from his back while Edgar tries to sit up in the body triangle and
lands punches. A huge right hand connects for Edgar in the last 20
seconds, and Edgar finishes the three-round thriller on top as the
bout goes to the judges.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Edgar (30-27 Edgar)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Edgar (29-28 Edgar)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Edgar (30-27 Edgar)
Official result: The judges score the bout 30-27, 29-28 and 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Frankie Edgar.
Round 1Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Weidman
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Weidman
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Weidman
Round 2
Silva keeps clowning at the start of round two, mocking Weidman
with a fake wobble after the challenger lands a glancing blow.
Weidman shoots after 40 seconds and Silva shuts it down quickly.
Weidman whiffs on a head kick and dodges a Silva front kick.
Weidman charges forward with a combination and Silva is still
clowning, leaning backwards, when Weidman connects with a perfect
left hook on the chin. Silva is out cold with his eyes glazed over
when he hits the canvas, but Weidman tacks on a right and a left
before ref Herb Dean can intervene. He’s done it! Weidman has
actually done it. He has ended the reign of Anderson Silva. At 1:18
of round two, Chris Weidman is the new UFC middleweight
champion.