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Round 2
Bader is caught with a finger in the eye. Referee Josh Rosenthal gives Bader a short reprieve and the fight is back on. Schafer looks confident as he slugs Bader with a right hook. Bader’s pace has slowed after the draining first stanza. Bader is loading up on his right hand and he’s falling short. Schafer stays calm and connects with a jab and a short right. Bader lands a grazing-straight right to the ribs. Bader winds up with his right hand is hit by two clean counter rights. Bader lands a left hook and Schafer taunts him with a smile. Schafer gets sloppy and is hit with two right-hand leads. A minute remains in the round. Bader lands a right hand after two uninspiring jabs. Schafer stuffs a takedown and blasts Bader with a right hand. Schafer stops another shot and works a guillotine as the round closes.
Round 3
Schafer starts the round with a lazy jab and pays for it, as Bader connects with a right-handed haymaker. Schafer stumbles around the cage like a newborn deer taking its first steps before crashing to the canvas. Bader swarms with punches and elbows, but much like the first round, Schafer survives and stops Bader in his tracks with a solid guard. The fighters clash heads in the guard and Schafer is cut. The laceration is cleaned by a doctor and action resumes. Schafer finds a rhythm on the feet and pieces together a few clean right hands. Bader steps forward and snaps Schafer’s head back with a jab. Bader drops levels for a double-leg takedown, and he scores. Schafer attempts to defend the shot with a guillotine, but Bader easily passes to side control. Bader controls the final minute before giving up guard and an omaplata try at the bell.
Round 1
Johnson, a much larger opponent who failed to make weight on Friday, storms out and roughs Yoshida up with rights and lefts and to the chin. Yoshida is hurt and backing up with his hands down. Johnson lands a clean right cross directly on the chin and Yoshida goes to sleep. Referee Steve Mazzagatti halts the contest at just 0:41 of the first. Following the knockout, Johnson apologizes to the UFC for not making weight, which he says is a result of a knee injury.
Round 1
A one-two from Fisher ends a minute-long feeling-out process. Stevenson lands a left hand that opens up a small cut near the right temple on Fisher’s eyebrow. Stevenson switches levels for a takedown and Fisher defends beautifully. Fisher’s eye is bothering him as he blinks constantly, perhaps in an effort to prompt referee Herb Dean to separate the fighters, as Stevenson is controlling the clinch. Dean separates the fighters and Stevenson gets a takedown and half of Fisher’s back. Stevenson lands some right hands at the bell.
Round 2
Stevenson lands a hard right hand as Fisher starts the round aggressively. Fisher throws a kick to the body that is caught. Stevenson keeps a tight hold on the foot of Fisher and drags him to the canvas. Stevenson drops back for a heel hook, and Fisher defends. Stevenson gets back on top and briefly advances to mount before being put in half guard. Stevenson is teeing off with right elbows from half guard. Fisher is trapped against the fence and he’s taking a beating as Stevenson mixes in punches with the elbows. Stevenson moves to a crucifix and drops about 20 straight elbows that open up the face of Fisher. Dean steps in to save Fisher, who tapped out with his feet due to the strikes at 4:03 of the second.
Round 1
Tibau grazes a fast-punching combination and then follows with a beautifully-executed knee-tap takedown. Tibau gets sloppy and allows his opponent to stand before scoring another forceful takedown. Neer hops back up and taken down for the third time. In what is becoming a pattern through the first three minutes of action, Tibau is unable to hold Neer to the floor. Neer stands and Tibau drops levels for a single. Tibau completes the takedown. Neer works a butterfly guard from his back, and eventually uses it to stand.
Round 2
The second stage begins as the first ended, as Tibau gets two quick takedowns, but is unable to do anything with the position. Tibau gets a third takedown, and this time he’s able to capitalize. Tibau moves to mount and then the back of Neer. Tibau transitions to a tight armbar, but Neer is game. Neer escapes and works briefly from the top before standing. Neer keeps Tibau at bay with lowkicks and punches for the duration of the round.
Round 3
Tibau rushes in and gets a quick single-leg. Neer defends from his guard and stands when Tibau gave space. For the first time in the fight, Neer shrugs off a Tibau takedown. He stuffs another. Tibau is fatigued and backing up with his hands down. Neer lands a right hand and is taken down. Neer elbows the head from an open guard. Tibau allows Neer to stand, and is hit with a low kick. Tibau scores yet another single. Neer checks the clock and gets to his feet. Tibau gets another clean takedown before time expires. The crowd boos both fighters.
Round 1
Velasquez gets a single-leg takedown after landing a kick to the body. Rothwell stands and is taken back down. Velasquez punishes Rothwell with short punches and moves to north-south. Velasquez goes to side control, which allows Rothwell to escape to his feet. Velasquez takes him back down and dishes out a world of hurt with both elbows and hands. Velasquez moves effortlessly from mount to side control and beyond. Velasquez allows Rothwell to stand after a completely one-sided thrash fest.
Round 2
Velasquez snags a quick single and the beating commences. Velasquez’s right hand finds a home on the face of Rothwell. Velasquez pins Rothwell’s left arm against the cage and unloads with lefts to the head. While Rothwell frees his arm and stands to his feet, referee Steve Mazzagatti executes extremely poor judgment in calling the fight. An awful move to a fight that was growing more exciting by the minute. The official time is 0:58 of round two.
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That's too bad the fight ended with contraversy, but I honestly didn't think Big Ben had what it takes to beat Valasquez. I never was really impressed by him.
Round 1
Shogun lands a left hook that makes Machida grimace. The champion goes to the Thai plum, where he lands several knees to the body. Shogun charges forward and clinches with his foe against the fencing. The fighters separate and Machida blasts Rua with a left kick to the body. Machida lands a hard knee to the body and Shogun dives in for a takedown. Machida easily defends and then slips away from a Rua head-kick attempt. This fight provides an interesting visual: Machida with his traditional karate stance, and Shogun with a rigid Thai stance. Shogun lands a hard low kick and Machida answers with a kick to the body. The first round is an interesting and close chess match.
Round 2
Shogun goes to the legs of Machida to kickoff the second period. Machida lands a straight right that backs Rua up to the fence. Machida steps forward and cracks Rua with a left kick to the ribs. Shogun tries to attack and Machida glides away. Machida gets his movement cut off and he absorbs a hard Thai kick to the body. Both sides of Machida’s body are red. Shogun lands an unintentional knee to the groin from the clinch. Rua attacks the legs with kicks and knees to close the round.
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