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		<title>UFC 106 Results: Forrest Griffin Edges Tito Ortiz, Josh Koscheck Submits Anthony Joshnon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Karkoski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forrest Griffin edged Tito Ortiz by split decision on Saturday in the main event of UFC 106 in Las Vegas, using a dominant third round to even their career series at 1-1 in the pay-per-view headliner.

Welterweight contender Josh Koscheck took out knockout artist Anthony Johnson with a second-round rear naked choke in the UFC 106 co-headliner, while Paulo Thiago, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, and Amir Sadollah also won on the event's main card.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2008/12/forrest-griffin.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-8252" title="Forrest Griffin" src="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2008/12/forrest-griffin-166x250.jpg" alt="Forrest Griffin" width="166" height="250" /></a>Forrest Griffin edged Tito Ortiz by split decision on Saturday in the main event of UFC 106 in Las Vegas, using a dominant third round to even their career series at 1-1 in the pay-per-view headliner.</p>
<p>The first two rounds between the pair were close, as Ortiz wrestled Griffin to the ground several times and unloaded ground and pound while Forrest connected with punches and kicks on the feet, but Griffin dominated the third, battering Ortiz with strikes to earn the split decision with scores of 28-29, 30-27, and 29-28.</p>
<p>Griffin snaps a two-fight losord his ing streak and improves to 17-6 with the win, while the returning Ortiz, fighting for the first time in 18-months, falls to 15-7-1 after failing to record his first victory since 2006.</p>
<p>Excuses were aplenty after the bout, as Griffin said a broken foot hampered his performance in the fight, while Ortiz said his training was limited due to bulging discs in his surgically-repaired back as well as a facial fracture that resulted in a noticeable black eye.</p>
<p>The narrow decision and satisfying action means a rubber match between the former light heavyweight champions is likely, and both fighters indicated after the matchup that they were open to meeting again.</p>
<p>In the UFC 106 co-headliner, welterweight contender Josh Koscheck resorted to his wrestling to take out knockout artist Anthony Johnson, recovering from an illegal knee and powerful combination suffered in the first to force Johnson to tap to a rear naked choke late in the second round.</p>
<p>After the win, Koscheck, improving to 14-4 with his second-straight win, called out upcoming welterweight challenger Dan Hardy and plead for a rematch with title-holder Georges St-Pierre. Johnson falls to 8-3 and has his three-fight win streak snapped in the loss.</p>
<p>Also on the UFC 106 main card, Paulo Thiago grinded out a unanimous decision over newcomer Jacob Volkmann, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira made his UFC debut with a first-round knockout of Luiz Cane, and Amir Sadollah battered a return Phil Baroni en route to a unanimous decision victory.</p>
<p>In preliminary card action, Ben Saunders picked up a first-round knockout of Marcus Davis, Kendall Grove forced Jake Rosholt to tap to an opening-round triangle choke, Brian Foster recovered from two illegal strikes to take out Brock Larson via second-round TKO, Fabricio Camoes and Caol Uno fought to a majority draw after Camoes lost a point, and George Sotiropoulos submitted Jason Dent with an armbar in the night&#8217;s first fight.</p>
<p>The official results for UFC 106 were:</p>
<ul>
<li>Forrest Griffin def. Tito Ortiz via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)</li>
<li>Josh Koscheck def. Anthony Johnson via submission (rear naked choke) &#8212; Round 2, 4:47</li>
<li>Paulo Thiago def. Jacob Volkmann via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)</li>
<li> Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Luiz Cane via TKO (strikes) &#8211; Round 1, 1:56</li>
<li>Amir Sadollah def. Phil Baroni via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)</li>
<li>Ben Saunders def. Marcus Davis via KO (knee) &#8211; Round 1, 3:24</li>
<li>Kendall Grove def. Jake Rosholt via submission (triangle choke) &#8211; Round 1, 3:59</li>
<li>Brian Foster def. Brock Larson via TKO (strikes) &#8212; Round 2, 3:25</li>
<li>Fabricio Camoes vs. Caol Uno &#8211; majority draw (29-27 28-28 28-28)</li>
<li> George Sotiropoulos def. Jason Dent via submission (armbar) &#8211; Round 2, 4:36</li>
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		<title>WEC 44 Results: Aldo TKOs Brown to Become Featherweight Champ, Gamburyan Tops Garcia</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Karkoski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jose Aldo became the WEC's new featherweight champion on Wednesday with a second-round TKO of title-holder Mike Brown in the main event of WEC 44, which took place at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas.

Also on the Versus-televised main card, Manny Gamburyan topped fellow featherweight contender Leonard Garcia by unanimous decision, newcomer Karen Darabedyan scored a split decision win over former lightweight champ rob McCullough, Shane Roller submitted Danny Castillo with a third-round rear naked choke, and Kamal Shalorus knocked out Will Kerr in the opening round.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2009/04/jose-aldo.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-10111" title="Jose Aldo" src="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2009/04/jose-aldo-166x250.jpg" alt="Jose Aldo" width="166" height="250" /></a>Jose Aldo became the WEC&#8217;s new featherweight champion on Wednesday with a second-round TKO of title-holder Mike Brown in the main event of WEC 44, which took place at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas.</p>
<p>Also on the Versus-televised main card, Manny Gamburyan topped fellow featherweight contender Leonard Garcia by unanimous decision, newcomer Karen Darabedyan scored a split decision win over former lightweight champ rob McCullough, Shane Roller submitted Danny Castillo with a third-round rear naked choke, and Kamal Shalorus knocked out Will Kerr in the opening round.</p>
<p>The complete results for WEC 44 were:</p>
<ul>
<li>Jose Aldo def. Mike Brown (c) via TKO (strikes) &#8211; Round 2, 1:20<br />
WEC Featherweight Championship</li>
<li>Manny Gamburyan def. Leonard Garcia by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)</li>
<li>Karen Darabedyan def. Rob McCullough via split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)</li>
<li>Shane Roller def. Danny Castillo via submission (rear naked choke) &#8211; Round 3, 3:32</li>
<li>Kamal Shalorus def. Will Kerr via TKO (strikes) &#8211; Round 1, 1:26</li>
<li>L.C. Davis def. Diego Nunes via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)</li>
<li>Cub Swanson def. John Franchi via submission (guillotine choke) &#8211; Round 3, 4:50</li>
<li>Antonio Banuelos def. Kenji Osawa via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)</li>
<li>Ricardo Lamas def. James Krause via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)</li>
<li>Frank Gomez def. Seth Dikun via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)</li>
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		<title>UFC 105 Results: Couture Edges Vera, Hardy Tops Swick, Bisping Drops Kang</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Karkoski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Randy Couture and Dan Hardy each moved one step closer to title shots in their respective divisions on Saturday with unanimous decision wins at UFC 105 in Manchester, England. Couture edged Brandon Vera in the UFC 105 main event, while Hardy topped Mike Swick in the evening's co-headliner.

Michael Bisping, Matt Brown, and Ross Pearson were also victorious on the UFC 105 main card.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2008/08/randy-couture.jpg"><img class="alignright" title="Randy Couture" src="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2008/08/randy-couture-165x250.jpg" alt="Randy Couture" width="165" height="250" /></a>Randy Couture and Dan Hardy each moved one step closer to title shots in their respective divisions on Saturday with unanimous decision wins at UFC 105 in Manchester, England.</p>
<p>Couture, fighting at light heavyweight for the first time since 2006, edged Brandon Vera in the evening&#8217;s main event, battling through stinging body kicks to control the pace of the fight while landing occasional combinations to earn the unanimous nod.</p>
<p>Couture rebounded from back-to-back losses to improve to 17-10,  though he&#8217;ll likely need another win to earn a shot at the winner of the upcoming rematch between 205-pound title-holder Lyoto Machida and challenger Mauricio &#8220;Shogun&#8221; Rua possible. Vera falls to 11-4 with the loss, snapping a two-fight winning streak.</p>
<p>In the UFC 105 co-headliner, Hardy stunned Mike Swick early then rocked him again in the second and third frames to earn a unanimous decision victory.</p>
<p>Hardy ups his record to 23-6 with the win, including four-straight inside the UFC to earn a shot at welterweight title-holder Georges St-Pierre early next year, while Swick had his four-fight win streak stopped in dropping to 14-3.</p>
<p>In other main card action, Michael Bisping rebounded with a second-round knockout of Denis Kang, Matt Brown scored a second-round knockout of James Wilks, and Ross Pearson earned a second-round TKO of Aaron Riley.</p>
<p>On the UFC 105 preliminary card, John Hathaway, Terry Etim, Nick Osipczak, Dennis Siver, Alexander Gustafsson, and Andre Winner all earned victories.</p>
<p>The complete results for UFC 105 were:</p>
<ul>
<li>Randy Couture def. Brandon Vera via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)</li>
<li>Dan Hardy def. Mike Swick via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)</li>
<li>Michael Bisping def. Denis Kang via TKO (strikes) &#8212; Round 2, 4:24</li>
<li>Matt Brown def. James Wilks via TKO (strikes) &#8212; Round 3, 2:27</li>
<li>Ross Pearson def. Aaron Riley via TKO (doctor&#8217;s stoppage) &#8212; Round 2, 4:38</li>
<li>John Hathaway def. Paul Taylor via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)</li>
<li>Terry Etim def. Shannon Gugerty via submission (guillotine choke) &#8212; Round 2, 1:24</li>
<li>Nick Osipczak def. Matthew Riddle via TKO (strikes) &#8212; Round 3, 3:53</li>
<li>Dennis Siver def. Paul Kelly via TKO (strikes) &#8212; Round 2, 2:53</li>
<li>Alexander Gustafsson def. Jared Hamman via knockout (punches) &#8212; Round 1, 0:41</li>
<li>Andre Winner def. Rolando Delgado via knockout (punch) &#8212; Round 1, 3:22</li>
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		<title>Strikeforce &#8220;Fedor vs. Rogers&#8221; Results: Fedor Emelianenko Knocks Out Brett Rogers, Shields Tops &#8220;Mayhem&#8221; To Win Title</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Karkoski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite being bloodied in the opening seconds of the fight, top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko did what most predicted he would, scoring a second-round knockout of previously undefeated Brett Rogers on Saturday in the main event of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers.

In the evening's co-headliner, Jake Shields was crowned Strikeforce's middleweight champion with a unanimous decision victory over Jason "Mayhem" Miller.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2009/01/fedor-emelianenko.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-9198" title="Fedor Emelianenko" src="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2009/01/fedor-emelianenko-183x250.jpg" alt="Fedor Emelianenko" width="183" height="250" /></a>Despite being bloodied in the opening seconds of the fight, top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko did what most predicted he would, scoring a second-round knockout of previously undefeated Brett Rogers on Saturday in the main event of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers.</p>
<p>The bout capped off the promotion&#8217;s first CBS-televised event, which took place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois just outside Chicago.</p>
<p>Rogers opened up a gash on Fedor&#8217;s nose with his first punch of the fight, but Emelianenko recovered to batter Rogers with punches throughout the round and also attempted several submissions, but was unable to earn the stoppage in the first.</p>
<p>The pair clinched to start the second but separated and squared off in the center of the cage, where Fedor dropped Rogers with an overhand right and forced the referee, &#8220;Big&#8221; John McCarthy, to intervene after several follow-up punches on the ground.</p>
<p>Fedor improves to 31-1 with the victory, extending his winning streak to 27-straight, while Rogers falls to 10-1 after suffering the first loss of his career.</p>
<p>After the bout, both Emelianenko and Rogers said they were open to a rematch, though both will almost certainly take on other opponents first. Fabricio Werdum, who won a hard-fought decision over Antonio Silva earlier on the card, and Strikeforce champ Alistair Overeem could be next in line for Fedor, while Silva is among the possibilities for Rogers&#8217; next fight.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Shields Tops &#8220;Mayhem&#8221; To Win Middleweight Title</strong></span></p>
<p>In the evening&#8217;s co-headliner, Jake Shields was crowned Strikeforce&#8217;s middleweight champion with a unanimous decision victory over Jason &#8220;Mayhem&#8221; Miller.</p>
<p>Though Miller appeared closest to ending the fight, securing a tight rear naked choke in the third that he was forced to give up when the bell sounded, Shields was dominant on the ground in earning the victory, taking Miller&#8217;s back and getting to mount nearly at will.</p>
<p>Shields, who jumps to 24-4-1 with his 13th-straight win, captures the title which was vacated by Cung Le earlier this year and appears poised to fight the winner of a December 19 matchup between Le and Scott Smith, made official during Saturday&#8217;s event, in his first title defense next year.</p>
<p>Miller drops to 22-7 after the loss, his second in his past three fights.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Mousasi, Werdum Earn Main Card Wins</strong></span></p>
<p>Once-feared striker Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou appeared improved in his non-title matchup with Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Gegard Mousasi, but in the end it was an outcome&#8221;The African Assassin&#8221; has become all too familiar with over the last two years, as Mousasi finished a tired Sokoudjou with punches in the second.</p>
<p>In a matchup of heavyweight contenders making their Strikeforce debuts, former UFC contender Fabricio Werdum took out former EliteXC champ Antonio Silva, who returned to the United States after serving a one-year steroid suspension while fighting in Japan.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Coenen Sets Up &#8220;Cyborg&#8221; Fight With Win; Curran Snaps Losing Streak</strong></span></p>
<p>On the &#8220;Fedor vs. Rogers&#8221; preliminary card, Marloes Coenen quickly submitted Roxanne Modafferi to likely earn a title shot against champ Cristiane &#8220;Cyborg&#8221; Santos early next year, while Jeff Curran snapped his four-fight losing streak when opponent Dustin Neace was forced to quit due to a rib injury in the opening round.</p>
<p>The official results for Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers were:</p>
<p>MAIN CARD</p>
<ul>
<li>Fedor Emelianenko def. Brett Rogers via TKO (strikes) &#8212; Round 2, 1:48</li>
<li>Jake Shields def. Jason “Mayhem” Miller via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)<br />
Strikeforce Middleweight Championship</li>
<li>Gegard Mousasi def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou via TKO (strikes) &#8212; Round 2, 3:43</li>
<li>Fabricio Werdum def. Antonio Silva via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)</li>
</ul>
<p>PRELIMINARY CARD</p>
<ul>
<li>Marloes Coenen def. Roxanne Modafferi via submission (armbar) &#8212; Round 1, 1:05</li>
<li>Jeff Curran def. Dustin Neace via submission (injury) &#8212; Round 1, 1:39</li>
<li>Shamar Bailey def. John Kolosci via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)</li>
<li>Nate Moore def. Louis Taylor via submission (strikes) &#8212; Round 2, 3:24</li>
<li>Christian Uflacker def. Jonatas Novaes via unanimous decision (29-26, 30-25, 30-25)</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Note: A scheduled fight between Deray Davis and Mark Miller was scratched due to time constraints.</em></p>
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		<title>Carolina Crown 2 Recap and Results</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carolina Fight Promotions put on a great event at the Carolina Crown 2 in Raleigh, North Carolina Saturday night.  The card featured seven amateur bouts and seven professional bouts, including two championship fights, and was headlined by former The Ultimate Fighter contestant Vinny Magalhaes defeating Kris Davis, who was a late replacement for Jason Guida, who pulled out of the fight due to a reported back injury.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2009/10/Hughes-vs-Dalton.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-11974" title="Hughes vs Dalton" src="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2009/10/Hughes-vs-Dalton-250x187.jpg" alt="Hughes vs Dalton" width="250" height="187" /></a>Carolina Fight Promotions put on a great event at the Carolina Crown 2 in Raleigh, North Carolina Saturday night.  The card featured seven amateur bouts and seven professional bouts, including two championship fights, and was headlined by former The Ultimate Fighter contestant Vinny Magalhaes defeating Kris Davis, who was a late replacement for Jason Guida, who pulled out of the fight due to a reported back injury.</p>
<p>The amateur under card fights started the night off right as Nick Rahn and Carlos Perez engaged in a back forth battle both on the feet and on the ground.  Then Simon Chi and James Ronsick threw down in an absolute war, that at one point featured Chi teeing off on Ronsick against the cage, even dropping him once.  The next fight was a women&#8217;s fight that Alicia Corey tried to turn into a grappling match against Rachel Dovidio, only to get pounded out in the second. Chris Sutton vs. Drew Allen Stewart was a heavy weight brawl from start to finish, with Sutton getting the better of Stewart on the judges score cards. The final under card bout started strong as Dustin Turbeville took Jimmy Hall down early and worked some submission, but Hall reversed the position and ended the round raining punches on Turbeville&#8217;s head.  Turbeville&#8217;s corner called an end to the contest between rounds, and he was taken out of the arena on a stretcher, but the paramedics later informed me that he was alright.</p>
<p>The main card kicked off with two more amateur bouts which kept the momentum going from the earlier bouts.  In the first bout Jeff Loken fought Grant Harris to a unanimous decision, dropping only one round of the fight.  The next bout saw George Hickman drop Jeff Tharington in the opening exchange only to have Tharington battle back and put on a great show, finishing out all three rounds.  However Hickman got the better of the fight in the judges eyes, and took home a deserving unanimous decision victory.</p>
<p>The first professional bout on the card was a featherweight match up between Justin Dalton and Larry Hughes which started off evenly only to end with a vicious fight ending knee to Hughes as he was coming up off the canvas just a minute in.  Watching live there was some question as to whether or not Hughes was still down when the knee was delivered, but the replay showed that it was a clean blow.  In the second professional bout, Tomar Washington remained unbeaten (professional and amateur) with a TKO victory over Marcus Thomas in the first round. After the bout began as a back and forth battle, Washington gained top position and pounded on Thomas, forcing the referee to halt the action.</p>
<p>Hometown favorite Pete Martin took on Spartanburg, South Carolina&#8217;s Dave Linder in a lightweight contest for the third professional bout, and after controlling the fight early made a mistake and was locked into a tight triangle that forced him to tap.  After the fight despite the loss, Martin carried through on his apparent plan to propose to his girlfriend in the cage, and she said yes.</p>
<p>The fourth professional bout of the evening featured the return to action of local hero, and Crossfit NC trainer Billy Dowey after four years of retirement against Jerry Spiegle in a middleweight contest that was one of the most exciting fights of the night.  Dowey controlled most of the opening round including using a kimura to sweep Spiegle and delivering some ground and pound before the referee called for a bogus stand up as Dowey had a full mount and was pressing.  Dowey got the fight to the ground again, and closed out the round looking for a rear naked choke from Spiegle&#8217;s back.  Dowey came out in the second breathing heavy and looked gassed, but after an early exchange still scored the takedown, however on the ground Spiegle stalled looking for a stand up and Dowey rested 3-4 seconds between strikes before the referee stood them back up.  When they recommenced on the feet they clinched against the cage before Spiegle got a takedown, and then delivered some strong ground &#8216;n pound.  Right at the end of the round Dowey landed an upkick that did little damage while Spiegle&#8217;s knee was still on the ground, but the referee didn&#8217;t see the knee was down and did nothing about it.  Dowey looks completely spent as the third round begins and Spiegle starts lighting him up on the feet before delivering an accidental groin shot as Dowey shot for a takedown.  The referee then forced Dowey to continue the fight before giving him his full five minutes, but Dowey doesn&#8217;t protest.  Spiegle then continued to blast Dowey but can&#8217;t put him away, he even threw his hands out trying to prove Dowey was done, only to get thai clinched and eat a few knees.  Spiegle broke the clinch and continued to pummel Dowey on the feet before Dowey shoots for a takedown with about thirty seconds left in the fight.  Spiegle caught Dowey in a guillotine on the way in, but let it go then Dowey laid on him, resting and bleeding for the conclusion of the fight while the referee just watched.  In the end the judges rendered a split decision of 29-28, 29-28, 28-29 for Spiegle.</p>
<p>In the fifth professional bout of the night Preston Marks took on John Owens for the CFP interim featherweight championship.  Both fighters looked game at the start as Owens gets the best of the stand up before taking Marks down.  On the ground Marks went for a leg lock, which Owens escaped bringing the fight back to the feet.  Marks then shot in and eventually worked for and got a takedown.  From top position Marks worked some ground &#8216;n pound from half guard and closes out the round looking for a heel hook, which he secures and torques hard right as the bell sounds to end the round.  Owens was slow to get up to go back to his corner, and the fight was stopped before the second round, awarding Marks a controversial doctor stoppage victory.</p>
<p>The sixth professional bout was a welter weight title fight between Jake Whitfield and Brian Keller, and ended up being the only disappointing fight of the night.  The first round was back and forth as both men looked to control the fight on the ground.  In the second Whitfield controlled the fight from top position for most of the round after an even opening exchange on the feet, and the crowd began to get restless as he mostly delivered punches to Keller&#8217;s ribs.  In the third round Keller was more active from the bottom looking for submissions than Whitfield was from the top, after Whitfield got the takedown, and also earned to escapes from the bottom in the round.  Both fighters came out tentative in the fourth, and Keller seemed to have found his takedown defense and even got a takedown of his own. From his back Whitfield worked a strange rubber guard for a sweep then closed out the round with top control from full mount and half guard, but didn&#8217;t do any damage.  In the final round Keller seemed to get the best of Whitfield early, stuffing some takedowns, landing a knee on the shooting Whitfield and even gained an escape followed by upkick.  The referee then stood them up, Keller landed a strong right while they are standing and then stuffed a shot by Whitfield.  The fighters walked around and looked at each other for about twenty seconds before Keller landed a few more blows on the feet and took Whitfield down.  Whitfield immediately swept Keller and fended off a triangle attempt before closing out the round landing body shots from full mount as Keller held on trying to stall.  The judges gave the decision to Whitfield unanimously, 48-46, 48-46, 50-45.</p>
<p>In the final bout of the evening Vinny Magalhaes made short work of late replacement Kris Davis.  Magalhaes opened the fight with a blocked head kick, and then threw an inside leg kick that may have landed low, but Davis continued the fight and took Magalhaes down.  Magalhaes then worked his rubber guard and crackhead control to secure a tight triangle forcing Davis to tap just 1:16 into the fight.</p>
<p>FULL FIGHT CARD QUICK RESULTS</p>
<ul>
<li>Vinny Magalhaes  def. Kris Davis via submission (triangle) &#8211; 1:13 Round 1</li>
<li>Jake Whitfield def. Brian Keller via unanimous decision (48-46, 48-46, 50-45)<br />
Welterweight Championship</li>
<li>Preston Marks def. Jon Owens via  Doctor stoppage &#8212; 5:00 Round 1<br />
Interim Featherweight Championship</li>
<li>Jerry Spiegle def. Billy Dowey via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)</li>
<li>Dave Linder def. Pete Martin via submission (Triangle) &#8212; 2:45 Round 1</li>
<li>Tomar Washington def. Marcus Thomas via TKO (strikes) &#8212; 4:41 Round  1</li>
<li>Justin Dalton def. Larry Hughes via KO (knee) &#8212; 1:00 Round 1</li>
<li>George Hickman def. Jeff Tharington via unanimous decision (30-27&#215;3)</li>
<li>Jeff Loken def. Grant Harris via unanimous decision (29-28&#215;3)</li>
<li>Jimmy Hall def. Dustin Turbeville via TKO (corner stoppage) &#8212; 3:00 Round 1</li>
<li>Chris Sutton def. Drew Allen Stewart via Unanimous decision</li>
<li>Rachel Dovidio def. Alicia Corey via TKO (Punches) &#8212; 1:38 round 2</li>
<li>Simon Chi def. James Ronsick via Unanimous Decision</li>
<li>Nick Rahn def. Carlos Perez via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Pictured: Justin Dalton(red) vs. Larry Hughes(camo)</em></p>
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		<title>DREAM 12 Results: Alistair Overeem, Eddie Alvarez Among Winners</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strikeforce heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem and Bellator lightweight title-holder Eddie Alvarez were among the winners on Sunday at DREAM 12 in Osaka, Japan.

Overeem submitted James Thompson with a guillotine choke in under a minute in the DREAM 12 main event, while Alvarez used an arm-triangle choke to defeat Katsunori Kikuno in the second-round of their featured matchup.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2008/11/alistair-overeem.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-7373" title="Alistair Overeem" src="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2008/11/alistair-overeem-250x167.jpg" alt="Alistair Overeem" width="250" height="167" /></a>Strikeforce heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem and Bellator lightweight title-holder Eddie Alvarez were among the winners on Sunday at DREAM 12 in Osaka, Japan.</p>
<p>Overeem submitted James Thompson with a guillotine choke in under a minute in the DREAM 12 main event, while Alvarez used an arm-triangle choke to defeat Katsunori Kikuno in the second-round of their featured matchup.</p>
<p>Also at DREAM 12, welterweight champ Marius Zaromskis picked up a first-round headkick knockout of Myeon Ho Bae in non-title action, Kazushi Sakuraba submitted Zelg Galesic with a kneebar in the opening frame, and Yoshiro Maeda choked out Chase Beebe in the first.</p>
<p>The complete results for DREAM 12 were:</p>
<ul>
<li> Alistair Overeem def. James Thomson via submission (guillotine choke) &#8212; Round 1</li>
<li> Eddie Alvarez def. Katsunori Kikuno via submission (arm-triangle choke) &#8212; Round 2</li>
<li> Marius Zaromskis def. Myeon Ho Bae via KO (head kick) &#8212; Round 1</li>
<li> Kazushi Sakuraba def. Zelg Galesic via submission (kneebar) &#8212; Round 1</li>
<li> Katsuyori Shibata def. Tokimitsu Ishizawa by TKO (strikes) &#8212; Round 1</li>
<li> Dong Sik Yoon def. Tarec Saffiedine via split decision</li>
<li> Yoshiro Maeda def. Chase Beebe via submission (rear naked choke) &#8212; Round 1</li>
<li> Kuniyoshi Hironaka def. Won Sik Park via TKO (corner stoppage) &#8212; Round 1</li>
<li> Tomoya Miyashita def. Keisuke Fujiwara via unanimous decision</li>
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		<title>UFC 104 Results: Machida Retains Title With Controversial Win Over &#8220;Shogun,&#8221; Velasquez Dominates Rothwell</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Karkoski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The "Machida Era" was extended in controversial fashion on Saturday, as light heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida was awarded a questionable unanimous decision win over Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in the main event of UFC 104 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Cain Velasquez dominated Ben Rothwell in the UFC 104 co-headliner, while Gleison Tibau, Joe Stevenson, and Anthony Johnson also earned main card wins.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2009/05/lyoto-machida.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-10470" title="Lyoto Machida" src="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2009/05/lyoto-machida-166x250.jpg" alt="Lyoto Machida" width="166" height="250" /></a>The &#8220;Machida Era&#8221; was extended in controversial fashion on Saturday, as light heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida was awarded a questionable unanimous decision win over Mauricio &#8220;Shogun&#8221; Rua in the main event of UFC 104 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.</p>
<p>In a decision that was met with boos from the live crowd and claims of robbery and calls for an immediate rematch from online fans, the judges awarded Machida the victory with 48-47 scores despite Rua winning the bout on nearly every observer&#8217;s scorecard.</p>
<p>Rua&#8217;s strategy relied on damaging leg and body kicks that left Machida battered after the five-round technical showdown, while Machida connected less frequently with precision strikes. Despite more frequent and damaging blows, the decision was given to the reigning champ, who was defending the title for the first time since winning the belt from Rashad Evans in May.</p>
<p>Machida remains undefeated, improving to 16-0 in the victory with his eight-straight wins inside the Octagon tied for second-best in the promotion&#8217;s history, while Rua falls to 18-4 in defeat.</p>
<p>In the UFC 104 co-headliner, Cain Velasquez cemented his status as a top heavyweight contender with a dominating win over Ben Rothwell. After blitzing the IFL veteran for the entirety of the opening round, Velasquez picked up where he left off in the second, taking Rothwell to the ground and quickly finishing him with punches.</p>
<p>Velasquez, now 8-0 on his career with five-straight UFC wins, remains in line for a future title show, while Rothwell falls to 30-7 and will return to the Octagon in search of his first UFC win to get him back on track.</p>
<p>In other main card action, Gleison Tibau used dominant takedowns to pick up a decision over Josh Neer, Joe Stevenson forced Spencer Fisher to tap to a barrage of elbows, and Antony Johnson earned a 41-second knockout of Yoshiyuki Yoshida.</p>
<p>On the preliminary card, The Ultimate Fighter 8 winner Ryan Bader earned a unanimous decision over Eric Schafer, Pat Barry kicked off the Spike TV card with an impressive second-round TKO of Antoni Hardonk, Chael Sonnen dominated Yushin Okami en route to a unanimous decision win, and Jorge Rivera, Kyle Kingsbury, and Stefan Struve also earned wins.</p>
<p>The official results for UFC 104 were:</p>
<ul>
<li>Lyoto Machida (c) def. Mauricio &#8220;Shogun&#8221; Rua via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)<br />
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship</li>
<li>Cain Velasquez def. Ben Rothwell via TKO (strikes) &#8212; Round 2, 0:58</li>
<li>Gleison Tibau def. Josh Neer via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)</li>
<li>Joe Stevenson def. Spencer Fisher via submission (strikes) &#8212; Round 2, 4:03</li>
<li>Anthony Johnson def. Yoshiyuki Yoshida via TKO (strikes) &#8212; Round 1, 0:41</li>
<li>Ryan Bader def. Eric Schafer via unanimous decison (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)</li>
<li>Patrick Barry def. Antoni Hardonk via TKO (strikes) &#8212; Round 2, 2:30</li>
<li>Chael Sonnen def. Yushin Okami via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)</li>
<li>Jorge Rivera def. Rob Kimmons via TKO (strikes) &#8212; Round 3, 1:53</li>
<li>Kyle Kingsbury def. Razak Al-Hassan via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)</li>
<li>Stefan Struve def. Chase Gormley via submission (triangle choke) &#8212; Round 1, 4:04</li>
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<p><em>Pictured: Lyoto Machida</em></p>
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		<title>WEC 43 Results: Henderson Edges Cerrone in Instant Classic to Win Interim Title</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Karkoski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ben Henderson was crowned the WEC's interim lightweight champion on Saturday after earning a unanimous decision victory over Donald Cerrone in an instant classic that headlined WEC 43 at the AT&#038;T Center in San Antonio, Texas. 

Dave Jansen, Raphael Assuncao, and Damacio Page also picked up main card wins, while Anthony Njokuani, Scott Jorgensen, Mackens Semerzier, Eddie Wineland, Charlie Valencia, and Deividas Taurosevicius were victorious on the WEC 43 prelims.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2009/06/ben-henderson.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-10775" title="Ben Henderson" src="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2009/06/ben-henderson-250x166.jpg" alt="Ben Henderson" width="250" height="166" /></a>Ben Henderson was crowned the WEC&#8217;s interim lightweight champion on Saturday after earning a unanimous decision victory over Donald Cerrone in an instant classic that headlined WEC 43 at the AT&amp;T Center in San Antonio, Texas.</p>
<p>The matchup started with a frenzied pace and rarely slowed, as Cerrone strung together several submissions early in the opening round that appeared close to ending the fight, but Henderson managed to escape and turn the tide with takedowns and ground and pound to steal the frame. Henderson repeated the formula in rounds two and three, escaping more Cerrone submissions while taking the fight to the ground and largely cominating on the canvas.</p>
<p>Cerrone rebounded in the later rounds, shrugging off several takedowns in the fourth while connecting on the feet before finishing strong in the fifth and final round with more striking and several near-submissions.</p>
<p>With Henderson winning the second and third frames, and Cerrone taking the final two, the bout ultimately came down to the opening round and the judges sided unanimously with Henderson&#8217;s escapes and ground and pound, earning him 48-47 scores across the board, the interim title, and a future matchup with lightweight champ Jamie Varner.</p>
<p>Henderson improves to 10-1 with his victory in the &#8220;Fight of the Year&#8221; candidate, while Cerrone falls to 10-2.</p>
<p>The night&#8217;s other notable result took place on the preliminary card but made it onto the Versus broadcast, as newcomer Mackens Semerzier upset Wagnney Fabiano, submitting the former IFL featherweight champ with a triangle choke early in the opening round.</p>
<p>Dave Jansen, Raphael Assuncao, and Damacio Page also picked up main card wins, while Anthony Njokuani, Scott Jorgensen, Eddie Wineland, Charlie Valencia, and Deividas Taurosevicius were victorious on the WEC 43 prelims.</p>
<p>The official results for WEC 43 were:</p>
<ul>
<li>Ben Henderson def. Donald Cerrone via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)</li>
<li>Dave Jansen def. Rich Crunkilton via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)</li>
<li>Raphael Assuncao def. Yves Jabouin via split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)</li>
<li>Damacio Page def. Will Campuzano via submission (rear naked choke) &#8212; Round 1, 1:02</li>
<li>Anthony Njokuani def. Mushin Corbbrey via TKO (strikes) &#8212; Round 2, 1:24</li>
<li>Scott Jorgensen def. Noah Thomas via TKO (strikes) &#8211; Round 1, 3:13</li>
<li>Mackens Semerzier def. Wagnney Fabiano via submission (triangle choke) &#8212; Round 1, 2:14</li>
<li>Eddie Wineland def. Manny Tapia via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)</li>
<li>Charlie Valencia def. Coty Wheeler via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)</li>
<li>Deividas Taurosevicius def. Javier Vazquez via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)</li>
</ul>
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<p><em>Pictured: Ben Henderson</em></p>
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		<title>Chad Mendes and Joe Soto Win, War Machine Loses at Tachi Palace Fights Debut</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Karkoski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MMA returned to the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Leemore, California on Thursday, as Tachi Palace Fights held its debut "Most Wanted" event at the venue that was formerly home to World Extreme Cagefighting and Palace Fighting Championship.

Rising featherweight Chad Mendes, a training partner of WEC star Urijah Faber's, topped Mike Joy by unanimous decision in the evening's main event, while War Machine (formerly Jon Koppenhaver) suffered a split decision loss to David Mitchell and Bellator featherweight champ Joe Soto submitted Mike Christensen with a gogoplata in other notable bouts.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2008/09/jon-koppenhaver.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5615" title="War Machine" src="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2008/09/jon-koppenhaver-166x250.jpg" alt="War Machine" width="166" height="250" /></a>MMA returned to the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Leemore, California on Thursday, as Tachi Palace Fights held its debut &#8220;Most Wanted&#8221; event at the venue that was formerly home to World Extreme Cagefighting and Palace Fighting Championship.</p>
<p>Rising featherweight Chad Mendes, a training partner of WEC star Urijah Faber&#8217;s, topped Mike Joy by unanimous decision in the evening&#8217;s main event, while War Machine (formerly Jon Koppenhaver) suffered a split decision loss to David Mitchell and Bellator featherweight champ Joe Soto submitted Mike Christensen with a gogoplata in other notable bouts.</p>
<p>The complete results for TPF 1: Most Wanted were:</p>
<ul>
<li>Chad Mendes def. Mike Joy via unanimous decision</li>
<li>David Mitchell def. War Machine via split decision</li>
<li>Joe Soto def. Mike Christensen via submission (gogoplata) &#8212; Round 1, 2:06</li>
<li>Poppies Martinez def. Sergio Salcido via submission (guillotine) &#8212; Round 2, 3:21</li>
<li>Ulysess Gomez def. Martin Sandoval via submission (rear naked choke) &#8212; Round 2, 0:36</li>
<li>Leopoldo Serao def. Phil Collins via split decision</li>
<li>Michelle Ould def. Jessica Rakoczy via TKO (strikes) &#8212; Round 2, 1:30</li>
<li>Mike McDonald def. Carlos Garces via TKO (strikes) &#8212; Round 1, 2:01</li>
<li>Francisco Loredo def. Chris Tangonan via split decision</li>
</ul>
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		<title>DREAM 11 Results: Fernandes Tops Takaya To Win Featherweight GP, Aoki Submits Hansen to Capture DREAM Title</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Karkoski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bibiano Fernandes upset Joe Warren in the DREAM featherweight grand prix semifinals then topped Hiroyuki Takeya in the main event of DREAM 11 on Tuesday to become the promotion's featherweight champion.

In other notable action at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan, Shinya Aoki became DREAM's lightweight champ by submitting title-holder Joachim Hansen in the closing seconds of their co-headlining matchup, veteran Kazushi Sakuraba easily submitted newcomer Rubin Williams, and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou and Ikuhisa Minowa advanced to the Super Hulk tournament finale.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2009/10/Bibiano-Fernandes.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-11766" title="Bibiano Fernandes" src="http://mmafrenzy.com/files/2009/10/Bibiano-Fernandes-187x250.jpg" alt="Bibiano Fernandes" width="187" height="250" /></a>Bibiano Fernandes upset Joe Warren in the DREAM featherweight grand prix semifinals then topped Hiroyuki Takeya in the main event of DREAM 11 on Tuesday to become the promotion&#8217;s featherweight champion.</p>
<p>In other notable action at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan, Shinya Aoki became DREAM&#8217;s lightweight champ by submitting title-holder Joachim Hansen in the closing seconds of their co-headlining matchup, veteran Kazushi Sakuraba easily submitted newcomer Rubin Williams, and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou and Ikuhisa Minowa advanced to the Super Hulk tournament finale.</p>
<p>The complete results for DREAM 11 were:</p>
<ul>
<li>Bibiano Fernandes vs. Hiroyuki Takaya via split decision<br />
2009 Featherweight Grand Prix Final</li>
<li>Shinya Aoki def. Joachim Hansen (c) via submission (armbar) &#8212; Round 1<br />
DREAM Lightweight Championship</li>
<li>Kazushi Sakuraba def. Rubin Williams via submission (kimura) &#8212; Round 1</li>
<li>Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Melchor Manibusan via TKO (strikes) &#8212; Round 1</li>
<li>Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou def. Bob Sapp via TKO (strikes) &#8212; Round 1^</li>
<li>Ikuhisa Minowa def. Hong Man Choi via submission (heel hook) &#8212; Round 2^</li>
<li>Bibiano Fernandes def. Joe Warren via technical submission (armbar) &#8212; Round 1*</li>
<li>Hiroyuki Takaya def. Hideo Tokoro via TKO (strikes) &#8212; Round 2*</li>
<li>Kazuyuki Miyata def. Daiki “DJ.taiki” Hata via unanimous decision+</li>
</ul>
<p><em>^ Super Hulk Tournament Semifinal<br />
* 2009 Featherweight Grand Prix Semifinal<br />
+ 2009 Featherweight Grand Prix Reserve Bout</em></p>
<p><em>Pictured: Bibiano Fernandes<br />
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