May 23, 2013

UFC / MMA: Jon Jones stops Chael Sonnen in first round at UFC 159

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Story Highlights Jon Jones stopped Chael Sonnen with a flurry of elbows and a devastating knee late in the first Jones’ fifth straight successful title defense tied Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz’s light heavyweight record Jones also fought through a rather gruesome broken left big toe early in the round (PhatzRadio / MMA) — NEWARK, [...]

UFC / MMA: Bisping, Belcher ratchet up feud before UFC 159

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — One year ago, middleweights Alan Belcher and Michael Bisping were considered two of the best 185-pound fighters in the UFC. After Saturday night, one of them will be further away from title contention than at almost any point in his career. “You’re only as good as your last fight, and my [...]

UFC / MMA: Henderson retained UFC lightweight title with split decision over Gilbert Melendez

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — SAN JOSE, Calif. – UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson retained his belt, albeit in razor-thin fashion, and capped off his win with a marriage proposal. Henderson earned a split-decision win over former Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez in the main event of Saturday’s UFC on FOX 7 event at HP Pavilion. It [...]

UFC / MMA: Georges St-Pierre thrashes Nick Diaz in big win at UFC 158

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(Georges St.Pierre (red) throws punches at Nick Diaz (blue) during their Welterweight title bout at UFC 158 at the Bell Centre. Eric Bolte, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Georges St-Pierre wins by unanimous decision; all three judges score 50-45 St-Pierre’s intensity was evident from the moment he stepped into the cage A frustrated Diaz at [...]

UFC / MMA: Demetrious Johnson retains UFC flyweight title / MMA legend Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson pounded

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( Photo: David Banks, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Johnson seized control in the fourth when he cornered Dodson and landed a flurry of knees “Mighty Mouse” won the judges’ cards with scores of 49-46, 48-47 and 48-47 Johnson landed 127 significant strikes to Dodson’s 57 and finished five takedowns (PhatzRadio / MMA / USA [...]

UFC / MMA: Strikeforce results – Tarec Saffiedine out duels Nate Marquardt

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(PhatzRadio / MMA) — In a fitting narrative to the end of Strikeforce, a fighter who worked his way up from the ranks of the Challenger shows managed to become the welterweight champion in the final event in the organization’s existence. in the main event of Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine, underdog Tarec Saffiedine battered Nate [...]

UFC / MMA: Ben Henderson dominates Nate Diaz to retain UFC belt

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Ben Henderson improved to 6-0 in the UFC with a unanimous-decision win over Nate Diaz.(Photo: Joe Nicholson, USA TODAY Sports) (PhatzRadio / MMA) — Benson Henderson’s second title defense was more decisive than his first. After earning a questionable decision win over Frankie Edgar earlier this year, Henderson (18-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) left no doubt [...]

NASCAR: Johnson holds off Keselowski to win at Texas

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Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. (November 3, 2012 – Source: Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) — FORT WORTH, Texas — Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski [...]

UFC / MMA: 152 – Jones defends title; ‘Mighty Mouse’ wins belt

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(PhatzRadio / MMA) — TORONTO — On the bright side, Vitor Belfort lasted far longer than anyone expected. Still, it wasn’t enough for the heavy underdog to unseat UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who rebounded from a turbulent few months outside the cage for a gutsy performance inside it. Jones (17-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC) survived [...]

Boxing: Ward stops Dawson to retain titles

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Andre Ward hits Chad Dawson in the 10th round right before he won by TKO in their WBA/WBC Super Middleweight championship fight at ORACLE Arena on September 8, 2012 in Oakland, California. (September 7, 2012 – Source: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images North America) (Reuters) – Undefeated American Andre Ward dominated challenger Chad Dawson in Oakland, California [...]