UFC 141 Results: Pearson, Castillo Win Preliminary Card Decisions

All five UFC 141 preliminary bouts went the distance, as Ross Pearson, Danny Castillo, Dong Hyun Kim, Jacob Volkamann, and Diego Nunes earned decision victories. Click here for live UFC 141 results from tonight's pay-per-view main card, including Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem and Donald Cerrone vs. Nate Diaz.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/27025/ufc-141-results-pearson-castillo-win-preliminary-card-decisions/

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UFC 141 opener: Nunes gets past Gamburyan, Volkmann escapes Escudero

UFC 141 opener: Nunes gets past Gamburyan, Volkmann escapes Escudero

LAS VEGAS - Diego Nunes lost to Kenny Florian back at UFC 131, but he sent a clear message he'd be a player in the UFC's 145-pound division.

Using his kicks as a huge weapon, Nunes took on former title contender Manny Gamburyan and rolled past him for a unanimous decision victory, 29-28 on all three scorecards, in bout No. 1 of the night at UFC 141 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Nunes (17-2, 1-1 UFC) ate a couple big right hands from Gamburyan in the second and third rounds, but walked right through them. Beyond that, all the effective came from the Brazilian. Fighting from a conventional stance, Nunes softened up Gamburyan (11-7, 0-2 UFC) in the opening with good leg kicks to his lead leg.

Nunes switched his stance to southpaw in the second and punished Gamburyan's right side. By the end of the fight, the swelling was evident on Gamburyan's right rib cage.

Gamburyan, the runner-up on Season 5 of "The Ultimate Fighter," has now lost three straight.

UFC 141 opener: Nunes gets past Gamburyan, Volkmann escapes Escudero

Volkmann survives late sub scare to beat Escudero

Escudero waited a long time to make his return to the UFC. Sadly, he spent the entire night underneath the might of Jacob Volkmann. Volkmann scored takedowns in each round, maintained top control for most of the fight and survived a very dangerous submission predicament on his way to a unanimous decision, 29-28 on all three scorecards.

Escudero, the champ from Season 8 of TUF, was making his return to the octagon for the first time since late 2010. He was 5-1 away from the UFC, but his gameplan was incredibly flawed. A former All-American college wrestler, Volkmann is a very good one-trick pony yet Escudero allowed him to close space in each round to basically hand him takedowns.

In both the first and round. Volkmann moved into close quarters and Escudero inexplicably dropped for guillotine attempts. Volkmann got out of the choke attempt quickly and worked from side control for the rest of each round.

In the final round, Escudero tried a knee to leave himself open for the takedown. Volkmann took advantage and dumped him. Volkmann was working him over on the ground, but referee Herb Dean decided to put the fight back on the feet with 2:45 left. It gave Escudero one final chance to pull off a miracle and he nearly did it. With 1;48 left, Volkmann drove Escudero into the cage for another double-leg takedown attempt, but he left his head exposed. The Mexican-American fighter locked on a power guillotine and worked the choke on the ground in two different dangerous scenarios.

UFC 141 opener: Nunes gets past Gamburyan, Volkmann escapes Escudero

Volkmann (14-2, 5-2 UFC) escaped to get his fifth straight victory at lightweight. His style may not be the most exciting, but he's posted victories over Danny Castillo, Paul Kelly, Ronys Torres, Antonio McKee and now Escudero.

UFC 141 opener: Nunes gets past Gamburyan, Volkmann escapes Escudero

Kim nearly takes out Pierson in the second to roll to easy win

Dong Hyun Kim looked for a spectacular kick for most of the first two rounds when he landed it was a little too close to the end of the second. Otherwise, his victory tonight would've been via knockout or TKO. Kim got the nod from the judges, 29-28 on all three scorecards in fight No. 3 of the night.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-141-opener-Nunes-gets-past-Gamburyan-Volkm?urn=mma-wp11298

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Rolles Gracie to Face Bob Sapp at One FC 2

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One-time UFC competitor Rolles Gracie will aim to extend his win streak to three when he faces former Japanese MMA superstar Bob Sapp at One FC on Feb. 11 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Gracie announced the matchup late Sunday and Sherdog.com was first to report of the matchup.

All five of Gracie (5-1)'s MMA wins have come by either an arm-triangle choke or a rear-naked choke. In February 2010, Gracie made his UFC debut at UFC 109 and was released shortly after the disappointing loss to Joey Beltran. In 2011, he scored first-round wins by arm-triangle choke against Braden Bice and Lee Mein.

More than ever, Sapp (11-9) in recent years has been fighting strictly for the paycheck. He lost all of his fights in 2011 (three in MMA and three in kickboxing) and has dropped seven of his last nine MMA fights. Outside of his epic fight against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in 2002, all of Sapp's MMA fights have ended in the first round.

Igor Gracie, Ole Laursen, Kevin Belingon, Yodsanan Sityodtong, Yuya Shirai and Youne Victorio Senduk are also slated to compete on the Feb. 11 card.

ONE FC held its inaugural event last September in Singapore and in November announced a partnership with DREAM to co-promote and exchange fighters.

 

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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/01/02/rolles-gracie-to-face-bob-sapp-at-one-fc-2/

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Ring of Greatness: WWE 2011 Awards

The final day of 2011 has arrived and it has most certainly been a busy year in the world of professional wrestling. Fans saw the return of Kevin Nash, the retirement of Vince McMahon, The Rock in all his glory, the rise of undersized athletes, as well as countless other moments standing out among the [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/12/31/ring-of-greatness-wwe-2011-awards

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Director of New Jersey police academy receives lifetime achievement award from IAMA for work with karate

There?s no question martial arts is a way to instill discipline and respect in an individual while also teaching some core self-defense skills. As such it makes perfect sense an art like karate would be implemented in law enforcement training, a viewpoint Somerset, New Jersey police academy director Richard Celeste would certainly agree with. Celeste, [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/01/03/director-of-new-jersey-police-academy-receives-lifetime-achievement-award-from-iama-for-work-with-karate

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Photo: Jon Fitch wrestles referee after UFC 141 knockout

Photo: Jon Fitch wrestles referee after UFC 141 knockout

Johny Hendricks scored a 12-second knockout of Jon Fitch at UFC 141 on Friday night. When Fitch came to, he thought he was still fighting and tried to wrestle referee Steve Mazzagatti.

If Fitch was facing Mazzagatti, he would have had a nice start on the round. Unfortunately, he had already lost.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Photo-Jon-Fitch-wrestles-referee-after-UFC-141-?urn=mma-wp11371

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Hockey Fight of the Day: Wayne Simmonds vs. Eric Brewer

Plenty of hockey fights end in a draw or without a definitive winner. Today’s entry is NOT one of those, as the Philadelphia Flyers’ Wayne Simmonds not only drops the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Eric Brewer with a sweet hook-uppercut combo but even opens up a pretty decent gash on his face as a result. The [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/12/28/hockey-fight-of-the-day-wayne-simmonds-vs-eric-brewer

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