UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones Fight Results

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Mar 192011
 

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—MAIN CARD (Pay-Per-View)—

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Jon “Bones” Jones: Jones via TKO (Strikes), Round 3, 2:37

Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland: Faber via Unanimous Decision, Round 3, 5:00 (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Nate Marquardt vs. Dan Miller: Marquardt via Unanimous Decision, Round 3, 5:00 (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Brendan Schaub: Schaub via TKO (Punches), Round 3, 3:44

Jim Miller vs. Kamal Shalorus: Miller via TKO (Strikes), Round 3, 2:15 Continue reading »

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Bellator 37, Season 4 Featherweight Tournament Quarter-Finals Results

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Mar 192011
 

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Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Patricio Freire: Freire via TKO (Punches), Round 3, 0:56

Wilson Reis vs. Zac George: Reis via Submission (Rear Naked Choke), Round 1, 2:09

Daniel Straus vs. Nazareno Malegarie: Straus via Unanimous Decision, Round 3, 5:00

Kenny Foster vs. Eric Larkin: Foster via Submission (Guillotine Choke), Round 1, 3:15

Roli Delgado vs. Jameel Massouh: Delgado via Unanimous Decision, Round 3, 5:00

Brandon Shelton vs. Adam Snook: Shelton via Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), Round 1, 2:45

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Bellator 37 Pre-Fight Breakdown: Season 4 Featherweight Tournament

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Mar 192011
 

Eric Larkin (top) is a newcomer to professional MMA, but at just 3-0, he has already proven himself to be a versatile fighter with finishing power. Will it be enough to take out the much more experienced Kenny Foster? (Photo courtesy of Dave Mandel and Sherdog)

Tomorrow night Bellator Fighting Championship kicks off yet another promising display of top MMA prospects for its fourth season with Bellator 37. Tearing the roof off the Lucky Star Casino in Concho, Oklahoma two hours earlier than normal at 7pm ET due to the UFC’s own offering tomorrow night during the same time block, Bellator brings fans a Season 4 Featherweight Tournament stacked with some of the world’s best talent at 145lbs. just aching to get their hands on reigning champion Joe Warren (6-1). Starting off the night is Daniel Straus (14-2), a competitor who hasn’t lost a fight since April 2009 when he succumbed to the fists of No. 1 lightweight contender Pat Curran (12-3), looking to spoil the Bellator debut of “Naza” Nazareno Malegarie (19-0) who himself aims to maintain his perfect record and take out the veteran Straus. “The Tooth Fairy” Kenny Foster (8-2) looks to follow up his successful September 2010 Bellator debut and punch his ticket into the semi-finals of the tournament at the expense of undefeated newcomer Eric Larkin (3-0). Two-time semi-finalist and fan beloved former Elite XC Bantamweight Champion Wilson Reis (11-2), known for his tough as nails fighting style, has a score to settle with fellow tournament competitor “Pitbull” Patricio Freire (6-1) but he first will have to get past the experienced IFL veteran Zac George (20-3), a viable threat to Reis’ hopes for redemption. In the main event of the evening, Bellator veteran and Russian import “Insane” Georgi Karakhanyan (15-2) takes on the relentless Minotauro Jiu-Jitsu black belt Patricio Freire. Karakhanyan looks to derail the dangerous submission expert and take one step closer to Warren, but Freire has the same goals as his adversary, which certainly will make for an impressive battle. Continue reading »

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Looking for the Underdog: “Shogun” Mauricio Rua

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Mar 192011
 

Reigning UFC Light Heavyweight Champion "Shogun" Mauricio Rua is a decorated member of the old guard of MMA, but he may have trouble dealing with the versatile, unorthodox style of Jon Jones. (Photo courtesy of Dave Mandel and Sherdog)

Fresh off its recent acquisition of rival promotion Strikeforce, the UFC will look to make a statement with what will likely go down as a classic championship battle. At UFC 128 tonight “Shogun” Mauricio Rua (19-4), the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, will face off against a very dangerous fighter and quickly rising star in “Bones” Jon Jones (12-1). Even compared to two tough fights with “The Dragon” Lyoto Machida (16-2) this fight will be no picnic for “Shogun”. The promotion’s 205lbs. division has two unchanging themes, and those are the consistently high level of competition and the constant changing of champions. Since 2008 when “Rampage” Quinton Jackson (18-8) lost the belt to Forrest Griffin (18-6), only one champion has successfully defended the belt and even that wasn’t without controversy, as many thought that Rua was the winner in Lyoto Machida’s only title defense at UFC 104 in October 2009. In four years the belt has changed hands four times, and “Shogun” Rua looks to be the man to bring order to the light heavyweight division. The only thing in his way? The same thing that stood in Machida’s, Jackson’s, Griffin’s, and “Sugar” Rashad Evans’ (15-1-1) way: a very skilled and very hungry opponent with all the tools to end his reign.

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Looking for the Underdog: “Bones” Jon Jones

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Mar 192011
 

"Bones" Jon Jones has catapulted to the upper echelon of the UFC's light heavyweight division and tonight challenges reigning 205lbs. king "Shogun" Rua for his title. (Photo courtesy of Terry Goodlad)

Tonight at UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones two highly touted light heavyweight fighters will clash in an effort to decide who is the king of the UFC’s 205lbs. division. There is no doubt that in the immortal words of Optimus Prime: “One will rise, and one will fall”, when reigning champion “Shogun” Mauricio Rua (19-4) puts his title on the line against the fast rising prospect “Bones” Jon Jones (12-1). Jones has cut through the division with an efficiency previously reserved only for seasoned MMA greats like “The Iceman” Chuck Liddell (21-8) or “The Spider” Anderson Silva (28-4). Facing undoubtedly the toughest opponent of his career in tonight’s main event, Jon Jones looks to make a case for being the top light heavyweight in the world with a victory over the esteemed former PRIDE powerhouse “Shogun” Rua. Continue reading »

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