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bjpenndotcom - September 10, 2016

Miocic knocks Overeem out in Rd 1 #UFC203 #MiocicOvereem pic.twitter.com/2tcN33djSS — Frontproof Media (@FrontProofMedia) September 11, 2016

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

A heavyweight championship bout between current title holder Stipe Miocic and top contender Alistair Overeem served as the main event for tonight’s UFC 203 pay-per-view card in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Overeem is using a lot of movement early. He is circling around waiting to counter. Stipe charges forward with punches but cannot connect. Overeem lands a solid kick to the body. Overeem drops Miocic with a left. He locks in a guillotine choke but cannot finish the submission. They are back on their feet. Miocic still seems a little shaky. He presses forward and lands a left. Overeem counters with a big shot. Stipe moves forward and lands an uppercut. Stipe with a big right. He is putting it on Alistair. Huge shots from the Cleveland native. An uppercut lands for Overeem that stuns Miocic. What a wild start. Big shots from Miocic. Alistair is almost running away at this point. He stops and lands a big right. Miocic comes back with a combination. Stipe shoots in and lands a takedown. Big shots from Miocic. Overeem is out! It is all over.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

Following his UFC 203 co-main event victory over Travis Browne, former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum got in to a heated exchange with “Hapa’s” coach Edmund Tarverdyan. Edmund was screaming at Fabricio before the announcement of the judges decision and Werdum decided to throw a front kick in a fit of anger.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum took on Travis Browne in the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 203 fight card in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Werdum throws a flying side kick to start that lands flush on Browne’s face. He dives in for a takedown but it is not there. Werdum lands a nice right hand and then a front kick to the body. Browne lands a leg kick. Werdum attempts a crazy cartwheel kick that misses. He comes forward and lands a right hand. Browne back tracks and grabs his glove. The referee steps in and stops the action. Werdum is furious. It apperars Travis has an injured finger. The referee restarts the bout. Werdum charges forward and lands a right hand. He presses Browne against the cage and lands some solid short punches. Travis escapes the position and circles away. The Hawaiian lands a big kick to the body. Werdum returns fire with a hard leg kick. Werdum lands a big right hand that drops Browne. He jumps on Travis moves immediately to half guard. Werdum takes Browne’s back and looks to secure a choke. He can’t lock it in so he begins working some ground and pound. Browne survives as the horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

A highly anticipated welterweight scrap between Phil “CM Punk” Brooks (0-0 MMA) and Mickey Gall (2-0 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 203 main card in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Punk comes forward quickly. Gall immediately lands a takedown and begins working some big ground and pound. Gall steps in to side control and then passes to mount. CM Punk scrambles but gives up his back . Mickey flattens Punk out. Phil gets up but Gall is still on his back. Big shots from the top by Mickey. He locks in a rear-naked choke. Punk submits.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

A bantamweight scrap between Urijah Faber (33-10 MMA) and Jimmie Rivera (20-1 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 203 main card in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Faber starts things off with a leg kick. He comes in with another but Rivera catches it. Urijah shoots in but Jimmie defends the takedown attempt. Rivera with a nice low kick. Faber is very light on his feet. He lands a front kick to the body of Rivera. Jimmie replies with a leg kick. Faber comes forward and lands a knee. He moves away as Jimmie misses with a wild right. Faber lands a leg kick. Jimmie looks like he is waiting to unload with something. He circles away from Urijah. Faber comes inside and both men connects with short punches. Faber misses with a high kick and Jimmie lands a nice leg kick. Rivera with a left hand that connects. He lands another solid leg kick and then another. Faber presses forward but round one comes to an end before he can connect with any more strikes.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

A strawweight bout between Jessica Andrade (15-5 MMA) and Joanne Calderwood (11-2 MMA) kicked off tonight’s UFC 203 main card in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Joanne starts things off with two leg kicks. Jessica comes forward and lands a nice combination followed by a knee. Calderwood replies with a kick to the body but eats a left. The women clinch up and exchange knees. Andrade scores a nice takedown. Joanne does a good job of getting back to here feet but Joanne quickly lifts her up and slams her back down to the canvas. Andrade is working from side control. She lands some nice short shots. Calderwood scrambles and gets back to full guard. Jessica lifts Joanne up and slams her back down to the floor. She begins working some nice ground and pound on Calderwood. Andrade moves to side control. She lands some big shots to the body followed by some nice hammer fists. She is landing some good shots on Calderwood here. Joanne is trying to score a sweep. Joanne gets up but gives up her neck. Andrade sinks in a guillotine choke and this one is over.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

A key women’s bantamweight bout between Jessica Eye (11-6 MMA) and Bethe Correia (10-2 MMA) served as the featured fight of tonight’s UFC 203 prelims in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Eye lands a big right hand to start. Correia lands back-to-back inside leg kicks. Eye connects with a low kick but misses with a right. Bethe fires back and scores with a crisp right hand. Eye lands a nice right hand. Bethe throws a kick but Jessica catches it and lands a nice counter punch. Jessica is applying the pressure here. She comes forward with a combo and then presses Correia against the cage. Bethe breaks free but looks tentative. Eye with an inside leg kick that lands. Bethe misses with a right hand. Eye presses forward and lands a nice combination. Bethe ducks under a punch and presses Eye against the cage. The Brazilian begins working some short knees against the fence. Eye lands a kick upstairs. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

A lightweight scrap between Nik Lentz (27-7-2 MMA) and Michael McBride (8-2 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 203 preliminary card in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and McBride lands a right hand followed by a leg kick. Lentz is able to score with a nice left hand. McBride charges forward and Lentz uses Michael’s momentum to score an easy takedown. Lentz tries to lock in a anaconda choke but McBride scrambles and breaks free. Nik quickly scores another takedown and begins working some shots from the top. Michael goes for a leg lock but cannot secure the submission. Lentz begins teeing off with some shots from the top. Michael scrambles but gives up his neck. Lentz attempts a guillotine choke but McBride is able to escape. Michael attempts another heel hook submission but it is not there. Lentz works some good shots from side control as round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

Drew Dober scored a brutal first-round TKO victory over Jason Gonzalez just moments ago at UFC 203. Dober landed a big combination which culminated with a devastating right hand that sent Gonzalez crashing to the canvas.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

A lightweight scrap between Drew Dober (17-7 MMA) and Jason Gonzalez (10-3 MMA) served as the second bout of tonight’s UFC 203 event in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Dober comes over the top with a left hand and then lands a solid leg kick. He shoots in and presses Gonzalez against the fence. Jason is able to defend the takedown and break free. Dober lands another nice leg kick. Drew throws another low kick but this time connects with the groin of Jason. The referee steps in to give Gonzalez a minute to recover. He issues a warning to Drew but does not deduct a point. Gonzalez comes out and lands a nice kick. Drew eats it and comes forward with punches. He connects with a huge combination. He follows that up with a left hook and then a huge right hand. Gonzalez drops and this one is all over.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

A welterweight bout between Yancy Medeiros (13-4 MMA) and Sean Spencer (12-6 MMA) kicked off tonight’s UFC 203 pay-per-view event in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Spencer comes in and misses with a right hand. Yancy responds and lands a body kick. Medeiros lands a nice left hand. Spencer fires back with a hard leg kick and then a right hand. Both fighters are trying to find their range. Yancy lands a kick to the body. Sean throws a front kick that just misses the jaw of Medeiros. Yancy lands another nice kick to the body but eats a big right hand. Both fighters connect with left hands. Yancy catches a Spencer kick and then delivers a hard left. Spencer quickly fires back with a straight right. Yancy tags Sean with a left jab. Spencer fires back with a right hand but eats a high kick from Medeiros. Yancy comes forward and lands a good combination. Sean fires right back with a body-head combo of his own. Round one comes to a close with both men exchanging shots.

bjpenndotcom - September 10, 2016

https://youtu.be/Kmn5MFP5O18 Luke Rockhold may have recently signed a modeling contract but he’s still training apparently, after injuring his foot while training with Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson, according to a Youtube video released on Friday.

bjpenndotcom - September 10, 2016

Tonight in Cleveland, Ohio, fight fans will tune in for the highly anticipated UFC 203 event.

bjpenndotcom - September 10, 2016

With the UFC’s historic inaugural show at the Madison Square Garden on November 12th quickly approaching, reports regarding bouts for the highly anticipated event have begun to surface. While a matchup between former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler and Donald Cerrone was one of the first fights set for the event, Lawler pulled out of the fight because of his recent KO loss at the hands of Tyron Woodley.

bjpenndotcom - September 10, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones has been away from the Octagon for quite some time. After being slated to fight Daniel Cormier in a highly anticipated rematch for the UFC light heavyweight championship in the main event of UFC 200, all signs pointed to Jones making his return to the Octagon on July 9th. Unfortunately, ‘Bones’ was pulled from the card just two days before the event when it was revealed that he had failed a random out-of-competition drug test back in June.

bjpenndotcom - September 10, 2016

Earlier this year, the MMA community was left stunned as UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum was knocked out cold by Stipe Miocic, who landed a spectacular counter-punch that knocked out Werdum. Tonight at UFC 203 in Cleveland, Ohio, ‘Vai Calvao’ will have the opportunity to return to the win column and potentially earn himself a title shot against the winner of Stipe Miocic vs. Alistair Overeem. A win for Werdum, who is ranked as the #1 contender on the UFC’s official heavyweight rankings, ahead of former champion Cain Velasquez, would likely cement Werdum’s place at the top of the heavyweight division.

bjpenndotcom - September 10, 2016

Prior to UFC 203, UFC middleweight CB Dollaway was pulled from his scheduled fight with Francimar Barroso after it was revealed that he sustained a back injury the night before their scheduled UFC 203 fight. While details regarding the injury weren’t immediately available, a report emerged shortly after that Dollaway was one of several UFC 203 fighters stuck on an elevator the night before the fight. Unfortunately, Dollaway was injured in the elevator mishap, and was forced to withdraw from the bout with a back injury.