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411's WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo Report 11.17.09
(11.18.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
Jose Aldo captured the WEC Featherweight title by finishing Mike Brown via second round TKO in a dominant performance! Elsewhere, Manny Gamburyan pulled out a decision victory over Leonard Garcia and Karen Darabedyan made a successful WEC debut by defeating former WEC Lightweight Champion Rob McCullough by split decision. Check out the full report for all the details! |
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411's Ultimate Fighter Report 11.18.09: Episode Ten
(11.18.2009)
- Larry Csonka
Jon Madsen battles Brendan Schaub, Matt Mitrione is still scrambled, Kimbo is hurt but wants his spot and Dana White gives his usual “do you want to be an FN fighter” speech! Check out 411’s complete Ultimate Fighter report for all the details! |
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411's UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera Report 11.14.09
(11.14.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
Randy Couture made a successful return to Light Heavyweight as he edged out a narrow decision against Brandon Vera in the main event. Elsewhere, Dan Hardy defeated Mike Swick by decision to earn a shot at Georges St. Pierre and the UFC Welterweight title and Michael Bisping returned to his winning ways with an impressive performance against Denis Kang. Click for the full report. |
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411’s Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers Report 11.07.09
(11.07.2009)
- Larry Csonka
Fedor Emelianenko defeated Brett Rogers in spectacular fashion in the night’s main event, Jake Shields defeated Jason Miller via decision to win the Strikeforce Middleweight Title, Gegard Mousasi was victorious in a non-title bout and more! Check out 411’s complete Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers report for all the details! |
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411's UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun Report 10.24.09
(10.25.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
Lyoto Machida retained his UFC Light Heavyweight title, picking up a controversial decision over challenger "Shogun" Rua. Elsewhere, Cain Velasquez remained undefeated by dominating Ben Rothwell, Joe Stevenson turned in an impressive performance against Spencer Fisher, and Anthony Johnson made short work of Yoshiyuki Yoshida. Click for the full report. |
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411's WEC 43: Cerrone vs.Henderson Report 10.10.09
(10.11.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
Ben Henderson captured the WEC Interim Lightweight Title by edging out Donald Cerrone in a five round war. Elsewhere, Damacio Page continued to stay on a roll by quickly submitting Will Campuzano and Dave Jensen made a successful WEC debut by defeating Richard Crunkilton by decision. Click for the full report. |
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411's DREAM.11 Report 10.06.09
(10.06.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
Bibiano Fernandes captured the DREAM Featherweight Title by quickly submitting Joe Warren in the semi-finals and then winning an exciting split decision over Hiroyuki Takaya in the finals. Elsewhere, Shinya Aoki defeated Joachim Hansen by submission late in the 2nd round to win the DREAM Lightweight title, Minowa defeated Hong Man Choi by submission to advance to the Super Hulk Finals against Sokoudjou, who stopped Bob Sapp in the first round. Click for the full report. |
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411’s Ultimate Fighter Report 9.23.09: Episode Two
(09.23.2009)
- Larry Csonka
Rampage and Rashad continue their verbal battle, while James McSweeney battled Wes Shivers! Did Team Rampage even things up, or are they down 2-0? Also, it was announced that next week, Roy Nelson will face Kimbo Slice! Check out the full report! |
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411's UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort Report 9.19.09
(09.20.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
Vitor Belfort made a successful return to the Octagon by knocking out Rich Franklin in the middle of the first round in the main event. Elsewhere, Junior dos Santos stopped MMA legend Mirko "Cro Cop" in the third round with a dominating performance, Paul Daley made an impressive UFC debut stopping Martin Kampmann in the first round, Josh Koscheck spoiled the UFC return of Frank Trigg with a first round stoppage, and Tyson Griffin silence critics with a second round stoppage of Hermes Franca. Click for the full report. |
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411’s UFC Fight Night 19 - Diaz vs. Guillard Report 9.16.09
(09.16.2009)
- Larry Csonka
Nate Diaz gets back on the winning track with a submission victory over Melvin Guillard in the main event of UFC Fight Night 19. Elsewhere, Tim Credeur and Nate Quarry war in the middleweight division, Carlos Condit battled UFC newcomer Jake Ellenberger and much more! Check out 411’s complete UFC Fight Night 19 - Diaz vs. Guillard report for all the details! |
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411's UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira Report 8.29.09
(08.30.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Randy Couture by decision in a legendary fight that lived up to all the hype. Elsewhere, Thiago Silva knocked out Keith Jardine to get back on track in the Light Heavyweight division and Nate Marquardt stamped his spot as one of the past Middleweight's with a quick KO over Demian Maia. Click for the full report. |
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411's M-1 Global: Breakthrough Report 8.28.09
(08.29.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
"King" Mo Lawal made a successful US debut by beating Mark Kerr in just 25 seconds. Elsewhere Fedor Emelianenko submitted Gegard Mousasi in an exhibition fight and the highly touted Karl Amoussou tapped out John Doyle in the first round. Click for the full report. |
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411's Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg Report 8.15.09
(08.16.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
Cris "Cyborg" Santos became the first ever Strikeforce Womens Champion by overwhelming Gina Carano in the first round. Elsewhere, Gegard Mousasi proved the hype is real and captured the Strikefore Light Heavyweight title with a dominating first round KO victory over Renato Sobral and Gilbert Melendez retained his Strikefore Interim Lightweight title with an outstanding performance over Mitsuhiro Ishida. Click for the full report. |
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411’s WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles Report 8.09.09
(08.09.2009)
- Larry Csonka
Brian Bowles shocks the world as he defeats Miguel Torres via KO to become the new WEC Bantamweight Champion, while Dominick Cruz defeated Joseph Benavidez to lay claim to a title shot against Bowles. Check out the full report for all the details! |
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411’s UFC 101: Declaration Report 8.08.09
(08.09.2009)
- Larry Csonka
Anderson Silva proved why he is called the best as he knocks out former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin in the first round, BJ Penn successfully defends the Lightweight Title against Kenny Florian via submission, Ultimate Fighter winner Amir Sadollah gets a rude awakening with a first round KO courtesy of Johny Hendricks and more! Check out 411’s complete UFC 101: Declaration Report for all the details! |
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411's DREAM 10 Report 7.20.09
(07.20.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
Marius Zaromskis was crowned the first ever DREAM Welterweight champion scoring a highlight reel headkick over Jason High. Elsewhere, Shinya Aoki used his stand up to defeat Vitor Ribeiro by decision and Paulo Filho made a successful return to competition submitting Melvin Manhoef with an armbar. Click for the full report. |
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411's UFC 100: Making History Report 7.11.09
(07.12.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
Brock Lesnar retained the UFC Heavyweight title and avenged his only career loss by stopping Frank Mir in the second round with brutal ground and pound. Elsewhere, Georges St. Pierre continued his Welterweight dominance and kept his title en route to a decision victory over Thiago Alves and Dan Henderson shut the mouth of Michael Bisping with a big right hand in the second round. Click for the full report. |
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411’s The Ultimate Chaos: Lashley vs. Sapp Report 6.27.09
(06.27.2009)
- Larry Csonka
Bobby Lashley goes 4-0 by defeating Bob Sapp in the first round, Gilbert Yvel destroyed Pedro Rizzo, Affliction VP Tom Atencio goes 2-0 with his victory over Randy Hedderick and Chris Horodecki submitted William Sriyapai in the first round! Check out 411’s complete The Ultimate Chaos: Lashley vs. Sapp Report for all the details! |
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411's The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale Report 6.20.09
(06.20.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
Diego Sanchez won a split decision victory over Clay Guida in a fight of the year contender. Plus Ross Pearson defeated Andre Winner to be crowned the TUF9 Lightweight Champion and James Wilks submitted DaMarques Johnson to be crowned the TUF9 Welterweight Champion. Click for the full report. |
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411's The Ultimate Fighter: US vs. UK Report 6.17.09: Episode 12
(06.17.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
It's the final episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Team US vs. Team UK and the season ends with the big rematch between Frank and James. The winner moves on to fight Damarques in the finals to be crowned the Welterweight winner of this season. Can Frank extract revenge or did James make it 2-0 against Frank? Click for the full report. |
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411's UFC 99: The Comeback Report 6.13.09
(06.13.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
Rich Franklin picked up a unanimous decision victory in a three round war against Wanderlei Silva at a 195 pound Catchweight fight. Also, Cain Velasquez dominated Cheick Kongo en route to a decision victory and Mirko "Cro Cop" successfully made his UFC return with a TKO victory over Mostapha Al-Turk. Click for the full report. |
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411's WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II Report 6.07.09
(06.07.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
Mike Brown retained his WEC Featherweight title by defeating Urijah Faber by Unanimous Decision in Faber's backyard. Elsewhere, Jose Aldo earned a title shot by knocking out Cub Swanson in 8 seconds and Jens Pulver possibly stepped into the cage for the last time, losing to Josh Grispi via first round submission. Click for the full WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II Report for all the details! |
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411’s Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields Report 06.06.09
(06.07.2009)
- Larry Csonka
Jake Shields submitted Robbie Lawler quickly in the main event of last night’s Strikeforce show! Elsewhere, Brett Rogers KO’d Andrei Arlovski in 22-seconds, Nick Diaz submitted Scott Smith, Joe Riggs outlasted Phil Baroni and more! Check out 411’s complete Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields Report for all the details! |
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411's DREAM 9 Report 5.26.09
(05.26.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
The DREAM Middleweight Title Fight between Jason Miller and "Jacre" Souza ended in a No Contest after an illegal kick. Also, Joe Warren shocked the Japanese crowd with a split decision victory over "Kid" Yamamoto and the first round of the DREAM Super Hulk Tournament kicked off with plenty of quick finishes. Click for the full report. |
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411's UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida Report 5.23.09
(05.24.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
Lyoto Machida kept his undefeated record and gained the UFC Light Heavyweight Title with a second round destruction of Rashad Evans. Plus Matt Hughes and Matt Serra finally settled the score in a very close decision victory for Hughes and Frank Edgar turned in an impressive performance against former Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk. Click for the full report. |
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411's ShoMMA: Strikeforce Challengers Report 5.15.09
(05.16.2009)
- Larry Csonka
Mike Aina defeats Billy Evangelista via DQ in the main event, Lavar Johnson knocks out Carl Seumanutafa in 18 seconds while Sarah Kaufman and Meisha Tate steal the show! Check out 411’s complete Strikeforce Challengers report for all the details! |
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411's MFC 21: Hard Knocks Report 5.15.09
(05.16.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
Bobby Lashley kept his MMA record perfect making short work of Mike Cook via guillotine choke in just 24 seconds. Also, Trevor Prangley captured the MFC Light Heavyweight title defeating Emanual Newton in a five round brawl. Click for the full report. |
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411's World Victory Road Sengoku Eighth Battle Report 5.02.09
(05.02.2009)
- Jeremy Lambert
The Featherweight Grand Prix continued as underdog Omigawa knocked off Nam Phan and favorite Hatsu Hioki turned in another impressive performance against Ronnie Mann. Plus Marlon Sandro made short work of Nick Denis and Kanehara took a close decision over Chan Sung Jung to advance. Click for the full report. |
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