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Be sure to join us tonight for the UFC on Versus event that will take place in Colorado.  The main event will be a showdown between Jon Jones and Brandon Vera.  The event will air on the Versus channel at 9pm ET.  Be sure to remember the NO SPOILERS rule as some of the preliminary fights may make the live broadcast.  


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UFC Middleweight Alessio Sakara

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The fight begins and Sakara with a quick 1-2.  Sakara with a leg kick.  Sakara with a spinning back fist that misses.  Sakara with a nice punch/kick combo.  Irvin seems real tentative and eats a right hand.  Irving is coming forward and lands a nice leg kick.  Sakara with a nice body shot.  Sakara with a big right hand.  Sakara looks much quicker than Irvin right now.  Irvin takes a punch to the eye and says he got poked in the eye it seems.  They are allowing him time to recover.  The replay is showing that it's not an eye poke and it was indeed a PUNCH.  The referee determines that it's a TKO victory for Alessio Sakara. 

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Fury Fight Promotions Presents: "The Storm"

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Fury Fight Promotions presented "The Storm" in Charleston, SC.  A storm is exactly what the North Carolina fighters appeared to have ran into as they got off to a rocky start before finishing real strong.  They won their last 3 fights after starting out losing the first four with Preston Marks, Jarrod Sanders, and Justin Dalton getting some big wins.  The full results can be found below and North Carolina fighters are bolded: 

-Billy Stamp defeated Ran Weathers via Unanimous Decision

-Anthony Lapsley defeated Dave Mewborn via Unanimous Decision

-Justin Dalton defeated Jason Nicholson via Submission(Strikes) at 1:13 of Rd. 1

-Shah Bobonis defeated Josh Robertson via Submission(D'Arce Choke) at :23 of Rd. 1

-Jerrod Sanders defeated Anthony Christodoulou via Submission(D'Arce Choke) at 2:14 of Rd. 2

-Preston Marks defeated Tim Goodwin via TKO at 4:13 of Rd. 2

-Joe Elmore defeated Joseph Carroll via Unanimous Decision

-Bobby Peavler defeated Josh Lening via Submission (North/South Choke) in Rd. 1

-Chris McNally defeated John Bryant via Submission(Strikes) at 2:04 of Rd. 1 

-Jason Hicks defeated Jeff Tharington via Submission(Armbar) at :45 of Rd. 1

-Travis McGruder defeated Antonio Reyes via TKO at :40 of Rd. 1

-Drew Ridgeway defeated Paul Ellis via Submission(RNC) at 1:39 of Rd. 3

-Sean Young defeated Nathan Hammes via Unanimous Decision

HT: nextmmafighter.com

Jon Jones explains why he was so amped up at the weigh in's and explains his dislike for Brandon Vera.  Good listen.  Jones admits that Vera's arrogance may have gotten under his skin.  I wonder if that will negatively affect him on tomorrow night?  If he has an adrenaline dump in the first round, that's something Vera could take advantage of as the fight goes on.  Thoughts?

HT: Cagewriter

When a network like CBS says we want to back mixed martial arts.  It gives us the opportunity as promoters to go out there and put the best fights together possible.  Because they are not looking for bad fights, they are looking for the best fighters in the world and I think we are delivering the best fighters in the world.

HT: MMAfighting

UFC on Versus

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All fighters made weight with no problems.

Jon Jones(206) vs. Brandon Vera(204)
Junior dos Santos(238) vs. Gabriel Gonzaga(255)
Cheick Kongo(237) vs. Paul Buentello(246)
Daniel Roberts(169) vs. John Howard(170)
Clay Guida(155) vs. Shannon Gugerty(155)
Vladimir Matyushenko(205) vs. Eliot Marshall(204)
Duane Ludwig(155) vs. Darren Elkins(155)
James Irvin(185) vs. Alessio Sakara(185)
Brendan Schaub(244) vs. Chase Gormley(265)
Eric Schafer(205) vs. Jason Brilz(205)
Mike Pierce(170) vs. Julio Paulino(170)


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North Carolina based featherweight pro MMA fighter Jarrod Card

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XFC 10 "Night of the Champions" took place last night in Tampa, Florida.  North Carolina's own Jarrod Card defeated Jason Wood in the main event via rear naked choke.  MMA veteran Junior Assuncao was also victorious via guillotine choke in the first round.  The full results are below:

-Andrew Connors defeated Jean Colon via Submission(Rear Naked Choke) at 2:07 of Rd. 1

-Marcio Armeli defeated Julien Williams via KO at :19 of Rd. 1

-Jason Carapelluci defeated Jarrett Becks via Unanimous Decision

-Chris Barnett defeated Kenny Garner via TKO at 1:36 of Rd. 3

-Bruce Connors defeated Derek Schiffer via Unanimous Decision

-Frankhad Sharipov defeated Gilbert Burgos via Submission(Armbar) at 1:07 of Rd. 3

-Junior Assuncao defeated John Mahlow via Submission(Guillotine) at 4:02 of Rd. 1

-Gerardo Julio Gallegos defeated Shane Primm via TKO at :34 of Rd. 1

-Jarrod Card defeated Jason Wood via Submission(Rear Naked Choke) at 4:07 of Rd. 2


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Rich Wyatt:

- Jon Jones over Brandon Vera by decision. Can't wait for this one. Props go out to Joe Silva and company for picking an entertaining matchup in a premier division to headline this first UFC show on Versus.
- Junior Dos Santos over Gabriel Gonzaga by TKO in the 2nd. I'm really hoping to see JDS tested on the ground in this one. It would be good for JDS to get tested there by a fighter like Gonzaga and it would answer a lot of questions. Still, I think Gabe goes to sleep in this one. This would be a nice win for either guy.
- Cheick Kongo over Paul Buentello by decision.
- Eliot Marshall over Vladimir Matyushenko by decision.
- Brendan Schaub over Chase Gormley by decision.
- Alessio Sakara over James Irvin by TKO in the 2nd. I may regret this one, but I'm buying into the stories I'm hearing from sources on Sakara's improvement since he's begun training in Florida. We'll find out on Sunday if the hard work pays off.
- Clay Guida over Shannon Gugerty by decision. Look for Clay to set a pace that Shannon will have trouble matching as the fight drags on.
- Eric Shafer over Jason Brilz by submission in the 2nd. I expect Shafer to spend some time on his back in the first round with Brilz controlling him. I think he turns the tide in the second and surprises him for the victory.
- Daniel Roberts over John Howard by decision. I like Howard and would actually like to see him win this fight. I'll take a chance and make this pick based on some good things I've heard about Dan.
- Mike Pierce over Julio Paulino by decision. I think that Pierce dictates this fight and gets the shutout on the scorecards.
- Duane Ludwig over Darren Elkins by TKO in the 2nd.

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