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Quick Results: Strikeforce: Barnett Vs. Cormier

May 19th, 2012 at 9:02 PM
By Phil Clark

These are the results for Strikeforce: Barnett Vs. Cormier. The card is highlighted by the finale of Strikeforce's year-plus long heavyweight grand prix tournament as well as Gilbert Melendez defending the Strikeforce lightweight title. The grand prix final pits Josh Barnett against undefeated Daniel Cormier. Gilbert Melendez defends his title against Josh Thomson. This will be the third fight between these men with Thomson beating Melendez for the Strikeforce lightweight title in their first fight and Melendez winning the belt back in the second fight. The card takes place from HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.

 

Results will be updated throughout the card as information becomes available.

 

Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix—Final

Josh Barnett Vs. Daniel Cormier

 

Cormier over Barnett by decision (Unanimous: 49-46, 50-45, 50-45)

 

Cormier: 10-0, 7-0 SF

Barnett: 31-6, 2-1 SF

 

Strikeforce Lightweight Championship

Gilbert Melendez (Champion) Vs. Josh Thomson (Challenger)

 

Melendez over Thomson by decision (Split: 47-48, 48-47, 48-47)

 

Melendez: 21-2, 11-1 SF

Thomson: 19-5, 10-3 SF

 

Rafael Cavalcante Vs. Mike Kyle

 

Cavalcante over Kyle by submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 0:33

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Quick Results: UFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie Vs. Poirier

May 15th, 2012 at 5:23 PM
By Phil Clark

These are the results for UFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie Vs. Poirier. The main-event of the card is Dustin Poirier facing Chan Sung “The Korean Zombie” Jung. The card is from Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

 

Results will be updated throughout the card as information becomes available.

 

Chan Sung Jung Vs. Dustin Poirier

 

Jung over Poirier by technical submission (Brabo Choke) R4 1:07

 

Jung: 13-3, 3-0 UFC

Poirier: 12-2, 4-1 UFC

 

Amir Sadollah Vs. Jorge Lopez

 

Sadollah over Lopez by decision (Split: 29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

 

Sadollah: 6-3, 6-3 UFC

Lopez: 11-3, 0-2 UFC

 

Jeremy Stephens Vs. Donald Cerrone

 

Cerrone over Stephens by decision (Unanimous: 30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

 

Cerrone: 18-4 1 NC, 5-1 UFC

Stephens: 20-8, 7-6 UFC

 

Jeff Hougland Vs. Yves Jabouin

 

Jabouin over Hougland by decision (Unanimous: 30-27, 30-26, 30-27)

 

Jabouin: 18-7, 3-1 UFC

Hougland: 10-5, 1-1 UFC

 

Fabio Maldonado Vs. Igor Pokrajac

 

Pokrajac over Maldonado by decision (Unanimous: 29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

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Jessica Aguilar Interview, Part 1: Training

May 14th, 2012 at 7:52 PM
By Phil Clark

This is the first part of an interview I am conducting with female mixed martial artist Jessica Aguilar. Aguilar is fighting this Friday at Bellator Fighting Championships 69. Her bout is against Megumi Fujii, a female mixed martial artist with such a record & reputation that some have nicknamed her "The Female Fedor." This part of the interview focuses on Jessica's training for her fights.

 

P: You are one of the recent additions to American Top Team. There has been a great increase in the members of American Top Team in recent years with the various restructuring's of different teams as well as new teams forming. Was American Top Team your first choice for a team to train with? If Not, then who?

J: I have been w/ATT since 2006. I started at a boxing gym but once I realized I wanted to pursue MMA the choice was obvious, as ATT was literally a mile from my home and the best facility on the country for this sport.

 

P: Who are the people in your corner, and why them?

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Quick Results: Bellator Fighting Championships 68

May 11th, 2012 at 5:58 PM
By Phil Clark

These are the results for Bellator Fighting Championships 68. The card is highlighted by fight in two of the promotion's season six tournaments. The featherweight tournament final sees Marlon Sandro and Daniel Straus battling for the tournament title and a likely future title shot against Pat Curran; Sandro's only loss in Bellator was to Curran in 2011. The other tournament fight is a bantamweight tournament semifinal with Marcos Galvao taking on Travis Marx. The card takes place from Caesars Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

 

Results will be updated throughout the card as information becomes available.

 

Bellator Season 6 Featherweight Tournament–Final

Marlon Sandro Vs. Daniel Straus

 

Straus over Sandro by decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

 

Straus: 20-4, 6-1 BFC

Sandro: 22-4, 5-2 BFC

 

Bellator Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament–Semifinal

Marcos Galvao Vs. Travis Marx

 

Galvao over Marx by decision (Unanimous: 29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

 

Galvao: 12-5-1, 3-2 BFC

Marx: 19-4 1 NC, 1-1 BFC

 

Marcin Held Vs. Derrick Kennington

 

Held over Kennington by submission (Heel Hook) R1 2:08

 

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Let the Debate Begin: UFC’s Lightweight Division After Henderson/Edgar II

May 9th, 2012 at 11:47 PM
By Phil Clark

From the most competitive weight division in all of mixed martial arts to the most intriguing.

 

It wasn't long ago that UFC's lightweight division was overflowing with potential challengers and put on some of the best and most competitive fights in the sport. While the fights still rank with the best, things have calmed down in the division somewhat with Ben Henderson's title win. This was mainly because Henderson had previously beaten some of the higher-ups in the division and now those fighters aren't potential challengers, but men on the outside looking in.

 

As for what's inside, it appears to be down to only one man: Nate Diaz. With his win over Jim Miller on UFC on Fox 3, only an injury is going to prevent Diaz from challenging the winner of Henderson/Edgar II for the title. But is he really the most worthy challenger for the title?

 

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