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04-02-2008, 11:17 PM
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Anyways, since maybe someone is interested in the hot fiyah on this card:
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=5999&zoneid=2
MMAWeekly.com is in Broomfield, Colorado to bring you live results from Wednesday night’s UFC Fight Night 13. Lightweights Kenny Florian and Joe Lauzon battle it out in the main event.
The main card will be televised on SpikeTV beginning at 7 p.m. ET/PT. The premier of season seven of The Ultimate Fighter follows the event.
Be sure to refresh your browser window frequently to read the latest results.
PRELIMINARY BOUTS:
TOMMY SPEER VS. ANTHONY JOHNSON
R1 – Johnson edging ahead early with his kicks and punching. He catches Speer with a left kick to the head that drops Speer, but Speer is quickly back to his feet. Johnson is relentless, unloading with punching combinations, dropping Speer with a right cross to end the fight early.
-Anthony Johnson def. Tommy Speer by KO at 0:51, R1
GEORGE SOTIROPOULOS VS. ROMAN MITICHYAN
R1 – Mitichyan started striking early, but Sotiropoulos fought hard for and scored the takedown early on, immediately gaining the back of Mitichyan on the ground. Mitichyan attempted to stand up to maybe slam Sotiropoulos, but got caught in a rear naked choke, which he was able to fend off and reverse position, then get back to his feet. They once again hit the mat with Sotiropoulos dominating position and working various attempts for an armbar before running out of time.
MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Sotiropoulos.
R2 – Sotiropoulos again scores the early takedown and starts working from side control. He transitions to back mount and then full front mount and starts dropping down punches to Mitichyan’s face and body. He doesn’t relent and the referee stops the bout as Mitichyan is almost completely out.
-George Sotiropoulos def. Roman Mitichyan by TKO (Strikes) at 2:24, R2
CLAY GUIDA VS. SAMY SCHIAVO
R1 – Schiavo searched for an opening for his strikes early on, as the crowd was chanting for Guida. Guida held the center of the ring, patiently waiting for an opportunity. Midway into the round, Schiavo landed a couple of hard shots that appeared to hurt Guida, but Guida dropped for a double-leg and took his French opponent down, working from half guard. With 1:30 left, Guida attained full mount, then started dropping left hands to the side of the head until the referee stopped the fight.
-Clay Guida def. Samy Schiavo by TKO (Strikes) at 4:15, R1
MANNY GAMBURYAN VS. JEFF COX
R1 – Gamburyan gets caught shooting in with a guillotine attempt, but gets out quickly. They clinch along the fence for a time, before Gamburyan executes a beautiful Judo throw and immediately locks on a guillotine choke for the win.
-Manny Gamburyan def. Jeff Cox by Submission (Choke) at 1:21, R1
MARCUS AURELIO VS. RYAN ROBERTS
R1 – They start trading blows immediately and Aurelio drops Roberts to the mat with a straight right, follows him down and locks on a fight ending armbar.
-Marcus Aurelio def. Ryan Roberts by Submission (Armbar) at 0:16, R1
-DIN THOMAS VS. JOSH NEER
R1 – A couple solid punching exchanges in the opening minute, with Neer appearing to get the better of them. Thomas then starts in with good head movement and crisp boxing before getting taken down. Working from the guard, Neer drops down some heavy punches. Thomas kicks Neer back and stands up. They exchange again before Thomas leg trips Neer to the canvas, doesn’t mount much offense, then stands the fight back up.
MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Neer.
R2 – Some brief exchanges to start, then Thomas starts landing some stunning blows a little more than a minute in. Neer fires back intermittently with some good blows of his own. There are several exchanges of position from standing to ground and back, but with very little damage being done. Close, close round.
MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Thomas.
R3 – Neer starts the round with some stinging kicks to Thomas’ legs, putting him on the mat. He then starts working from guard with some solid ground and pound. Neer lands several elbows across Thomas’ face. About two minutes into the round, referee Herb Dean calls to have a deep cut under Thomas’ eye checked, but the fight is allowed to continue. Neer back s out and stands Thomas up, landing some hard kicks to Thomas’ right leg. In reaction, Thomas pulls guard and Neer continues his ground and pound attack.
MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Neer and the bout 29-28 for Neer.
Josh Neer def. Din Thomas by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), R3
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=12128
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Sherdog.com reports from the Broomfield Event Center near Denver, Colo., with live play-by-play of UFC Fight Night, headlined by Kenny Florian (Pictures) versus Joe Lauzon (Pictures).
Don't forget to check out the MMA Forums to discuss tonight's event.
Live Results Here.
Hit F5 on your keyboard to refresh often, as play-by-play is updated in real time.
Anthony Johnson vs. Tom Speer (Pictures)
Round 1
Johnson came out strong with a head kick and some punching combos that rocked Speer early. Speer recovered and got to his feet, where he was finished with a punching flurry at 0:51 of the opening frame. Impressive performance from Anthony Johnson.
Roman Mitichyan vs. George Sotiropoulos (Pictures)
Round 1
Sotriopoulos landed an early takedown and secured back-control. As Mitichyan stood to get out of the choke, he nearly fell into a rear-naked choke. However he fought out of immediate danger while Sotiropoulos retained positions on the canvas. The round ended any attempt at his finishing with armbar. Sotriopoulos, 10-9 on the Sherdog.com scorecard.
Round 2
Another early takedown opens the second round for Sotiropoulos. He outclasses Mitichyan on the floor as he works through various positions, including mount and back-control. Strikes are now his weapon of choice and Sotiropoulos pounds away until the referee steps in at 2:24 of the second round.
Samy Schiavo (Pictures) vs. Clay Guida (Pictures)
Round 1
Guida had to rally in the evening's third preliminary bout, as he was stunned by a few hard punches by the Frenchman around the two minute mark. Guida recovered his bearings and scored a much-needed takedown, where he looked to pass his opponent's guard. With just over a minute left in the stanza, Guida mounted the Frenchman, and followed with heavy rights and lefts from the dominant position until the referee stepped in to save Schiavo at 4:15 of the first.
Jeff Cox (Pictures) vs. Manvel Gamburyan (Pictures)
Round 1
Gamburyan was stuffed on an early takedown attempt, and saw himself pinned against the cage. With his back to the fencing, Gamburyan executed a beautiful judo throw and transitioned into a perfect guillotine. Cox tapped quickly at the 1:41 mark of the first round.
Marcus Aurelio vs. Ryan Roberts
Round 1
Aurelio landed a straight right hand that dropped Roberts just seconds into the lightweight contest. Aurelio swarmed his downed opponent with punches and went directly to an armbar to secure the finish at just 16 seconds of the opening frame.
Josh Neer (Pictures) vs. Din Thomas (Pictures)
Round 1
The first two minutes played out like a kickboxing bout, with Neer playing the aggressor and Thomas slipping a lot of the punches with good footwork and head movement. Neer got a takedown midway through the round and landed some good punched and a right elbow. Thomas was active from the bottom, looking for two armbars. Near the end of the round, Thomas got to his feet and scored a takedown of his own. 10-9 for Neer.
Round 2
Neer charged and pushed Thomas against the cage before scoring a takedown to start the second frame. From the top position, Neer landed an elbow but he could not hold Thomas down. The American Top Team fighter took Neer down and transitioned to the back, where he looked unsuccessfully for a rear-naked choke. Neer turned into the choke to escape. After standing, Neer took Thomas down and had to fight off a kneebar for his effort. Neer, showing craftiness, escaped danger and worked the top position with punches and elbows. Close round that goes to Neer, 10-9 on the Sherdog scorecard.
Round 3
The final period is all Neer, as he outworked the fatigued Thomas for the duration of the five minute round. A low kick knocked Thomas to the canvas early. Thomas stood up and pulled guard, which played right into Neer's game plan of controlling from the top with punches and elbows. At the 2:50 mark, an elbow opened up a deep cut under the right eye of Thomas that needed a doctor's check. After the fight was resumed in the same position on the ground, Neer continued his assault en route to cruising to an easy 10-9 round. All three judges scored the contest 30-27 for Josh Neer.
Anyways, since maybe someone is interested in the hot fiyah on this card:
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=5999&zoneid=2
MMAWeekly.com is in Broomfield, Colorado to bring you live results from Wednesday night’s UFC Fight Night 13. Lightweights Kenny Florian and Joe Lauzon battle it out in the main event.
The main card will be televised on SpikeTV beginning at 7 p.m. ET/PT. The premier of season seven of The Ultimate Fighter follows the event.
Be sure to refresh your browser window frequently to read the latest results.
PRELIMINARY BOUTS:
TOMMY SPEER VS. ANTHONY JOHNSON
R1 – Johnson edging ahead early with his kicks and punching. He catches Speer with a left kick to the head that drops Speer, but Speer is quickly back to his feet. Johnson is relentless, unloading with punching combinations, dropping Speer with a right cross to end the fight early.
-Anthony Johnson def. Tommy Speer by KO at 0:51, R1
GEORGE SOTIROPOULOS VS. ROMAN MITICHYAN
R1 – Mitichyan started striking early, but Sotiropoulos fought hard for and scored the takedown early on, immediately gaining the back of Mitichyan on the ground. Mitichyan attempted to stand up to maybe slam Sotiropoulos, but got caught in a rear naked choke, which he was able to fend off and reverse position, then get back to his feet. They once again hit the mat with Sotiropoulos dominating position and working various attempts for an armbar before running out of time.
MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Sotiropoulos.
R2 – Sotiropoulos again scores the early takedown and starts working from side control. He transitions to back mount and then full front mount and starts dropping down punches to Mitichyan’s face and body. He doesn’t relent and the referee stops the bout as Mitichyan is almost completely out.
-George Sotiropoulos def. Roman Mitichyan by TKO (Strikes) at 2:24, R2
CLAY GUIDA VS. SAMY SCHIAVO
R1 – Schiavo searched for an opening for his strikes early on, as the crowd was chanting for Guida. Guida held the center of the ring, patiently waiting for an opportunity. Midway into the round, Schiavo landed a couple of hard shots that appeared to hurt Guida, but Guida dropped for a double-leg and took his French opponent down, working from half guard. With 1:30 left, Guida attained full mount, then started dropping left hands to the side of the head until the referee stopped the fight.
-Clay Guida def. Samy Schiavo by TKO (Strikes) at 4:15, R1
MANNY GAMBURYAN VS. JEFF COX
R1 – Gamburyan gets caught shooting in with a guillotine attempt, but gets out quickly. They clinch along the fence for a time, before Gamburyan executes a beautiful Judo throw and immediately locks on a guillotine choke for the win.
-Manny Gamburyan def. Jeff Cox by Submission (Choke) at 1:21, R1
MARCUS AURELIO VS. RYAN ROBERTS
R1 – They start trading blows immediately and Aurelio drops Roberts to the mat with a straight right, follows him down and locks on a fight ending armbar.
-Marcus Aurelio def. Ryan Roberts by Submission (Armbar) at 0:16, R1
-DIN THOMAS VS. JOSH NEER
R1 – A couple solid punching exchanges in the opening minute, with Neer appearing to get the better of them. Thomas then starts in with good head movement and crisp boxing before getting taken down. Working from the guard, Neer drops down some heavy punches. Thomas kicks Neer back and stands up. They exchange again before Thomas leg trips Neer to the canvas, doesn’t mount much offense, then stands the fight back up.
MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Neer.
R2 – Some brief exchanges to start, then Thomas starts landing some stunning blows a little more than a minute in. Neer fires back intermittently with some good blows of his own. There are several exchanges of position from standing to ground and back, but with very little damage being done. Close, close round.
MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Thomas.
R3 – Neer starts the round with some stinging kicks to Thomas’ legs, putting him on the mat. He then starts working from guard with some solid ground and pound. Neer lands several elbows across Thomas’ face. About two minutes into the round, referee Herb Dean calls to have a deep cut under Thomas’ eye checked, but the fight is allowed to continue. Neer back s out and stands Thomas up, landing some hard kicks to Thomas’ right leg. In reaction, Thomas pulls guard and Neer continues his ground and pound attack.
MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Neer and the bout 29-28 for Neer.
Josh Neer def. Din Thomas by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), R3
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=12128
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Sherdog.com reports from the Broomfield Event Center near Denver, Colo., with live play-by-play of UFC Fight Night, headlined by Kenny Florian (Pictures) versus Joe Lauzon (Pictures).
Don't forget to check out the MMA Forums to discuss tonight's event.
Live Results Here.
Hit F5 on your keyboard to refresh often, as play-by-play is updated in real time.
Anthony Johnson vs. Tom Speer (Pictures)
Round 1
Johnson came out strong with a head kick and some punching combos that rocked Speer early. Speer recovered and got to his feet, where he was finished with a punching flurry at 0:51 of the opening frame. Impressive performance from Anthony Johnson.
Roman Mitichyan vs. George Sotiropoulos (Pictures)
Round 1
Sotriopoulos landed an early takedown and secured back-control. As Mitichyan stood to get out of the choke, he nearly fell into a rear-naked choke. However he fought out of immediate danger while Sotiropoulos retained positions on the canvas. The round ended any attempt at his finishing with armbar. Sotriopoulos, 10-9 on the Sherdog.com scorecard.
Round 2
Another early takedown opens the second round for Sotiropoulos. He outclasses Mitichyan on the floor as he works through various positions, including mount and back-control. Strikes are now his weapon of choice and Sotiropoulos pounds away until the referee steps in at 2:24 of the second round.
Samy Schiavo (Pictures) vs. Clay Guida (Pictures)
Round 1
Guida had to rally in the evening's third preliminary bout, as he was stunned by a few hard punches by the Frenchman around the two minute mark. Guida recovered his bearings and scored a much-needed takedown, where he looked to pass his opponent's guard. With just over a minute left in the stanza, Guida mounted the Frenchman, and followed with heavy rights and lefts from the dominant position until the referee stepped in to save Schiavo at 4:15 of the first.
Jeff Cox (Pictures) vs. Manvel Gamburyan (Pictures)
Round 1
Gamburyan was stuffed on an early takedown attempt, and saw himself pinned against the cage. With his back to the fencing, Gamburyan executed a beautiful judo throw and transitioned into a perfect guillotine. Cox tapped quickly at the 1:41 mark of the first round.
Marcus Aurelio vs. Ryan Roberts
Round 1
Aurelio landed a straight right hand that dropped Roberts just seconds into the lightweight contest. Aurelio swarmed his downed opponent with punches and went directly to an armbar to secure the finish at just 16 seconds of the opening frame.
Josh Neer (Pictures) vs. Din Thomas (Pictures)
Round 1
The first two minutes played out like a kickboxing bout, with Neer playing the aggressor and Thomas slipping a lot of the punches with good footwork and head movement. Neer got a takedown midway through the round and landed some good punched and a right elbow. Thomas was active from the bottom, looking for two armbars. Near the end of the round, Thomas got to his feet and scored a takedown of his own. 10-9 for Neer.
Round 2
Neer charged and pushed Thomas against the cage before scoring a takedown to start the second frame. From the top position, Neer landed an elbow but he could not hold Thomas down. The American Top Team fighter took Neer down and transitioned to the back, where he looked unsuccessfully for a rear-naked choke. Neer turned into the choke to escape. After standing, Neer took Thomas down and had to fight off a kneebar for his effort. Neer, showing craftiness, escaped danger and worked the top position with punches and elbows. Close round that goes to Neer, 10-9 on the Sherdog scorecard.
Round 3
The final period is all Neer, as he outworked the fatigued Thomas for the duration of the five minute round. A low kick knocked Thomas to the canvas early. Thomas stood up and pulled guard, which played right into Neer's game plan of controlling from the top with punches and elbows. At the 2:50 mark, an elbow opened up a deep cut under the right eye of Thomas that needed a doctor's check. After the fight was resumed in the same position on the ground, Neer continued his assault en route to cruising to an easy 10-9 round. All three judges scored the contest 30-27 for Josh Neer.