The Ohio Athletic Commission on Monday released medical suspensions for Saturday’s WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz, featuring Brian Bowles vs. Dominick Cruz, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Three of the evening’s four co-main event fighters were suspended due to medical reasons.

Below are the suspensions following the event:

- Dominick Cruz is suspended indefinitely unless he gets medical clearance for broken hand.

- Brian Bowles is suspended indefinitely unless he gets medical clearance for a right hand injury.

- Miguel Torres is suspended indefinitely unless he gets medical clearance from a surgeon for the cut to his forehead.

- Chad George is suspended for 60 days and must get medical clearance prior to his next fight because doctors observed that he was unstable following his fight.

- Chad Mendes is suspended for 60 days and must get medical clearance for a cut prior to his next fight.

- Danny Castillo is suspended for 60 days, which is standard due to a knockout loss.

- Courtney Buck is suspended for 60 days, which is standard due to a knockout loss. (Buck’s finish was treated as a knockout due to him being choked unconscious.)

- Bendy Casimir is suspended for 60 days, which is standard due to a knockout loss.

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The California based fighter, who has been working with coach Lloyd Irvin and training partners like NCAA All-American wrestler Phil Davis, is ready to prove that if you take him to the ground, it’s a whole new problem.

“You take me to the ground this year, you’re going to get submitted,” Vera told MMAWeekly in a recent interview. “I’ll tell you that much right now.”

Working to get ready for the fight against Jones, Vera is confident that his next opponent will be willing to stand and trade with him, but if not, he’s ready for any problem he may encounter.

“We’re going to bang man. I don’t think he’ll take me to the ground,” Vera commented about Jones. “He’s with a new camp, he’s with (Greg) Jackson’s and them. They’re good game plan people so he might try to take me to the ground, but I tell you this much in 2010, my jiu-jitsu game I’ve been tightening back up.”

Despite his jiu-jitsu game improving, Vera still says that the fans in Denver are in for a treat when he squares off against Jones because a knockout is headed their way.

“Jones, he’s got the skills; he’ll stand with me. Somebody’s going to go to sleep.”

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Toby Imada, whose “Submission of the Year” helped put Bellator Fighting Championships on the map during its debut season, will return to the promotion for its upcoming Season 2 lightweight tournament.

“Toby has meant a great deal to our company and we are very pleased to have him back for our Season 2 lightweight tournament,” said Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney. “Toby Imada epitomizes the heart and soul of our tournament format where winning is what matters and where fighters can truly control their own destiny.”

Imada’s remarkable submission, an inverted triangle choke of Jorge Masvidal at Bellator V, became an overnight YouTube sensation (more than 650,000 people have watched it online to date) and took home honors for “Submission of the Year” from the 2009 World MMA Awards and virtually every major MMA news site.

Imada is the sixth confirmed participant in Bellator’s Season 2 lightweight tournament along with Carey Vanier, Ferrid Kheder, Mike Ricci, Janne Tulirinta and Chad Hinton.

Imada was on an eight-fight win streak when he was defeated by Eddie Alvarez in Bellator’s first Lightweight World Championship fight in June, and enters the second season tournament looking to get back to a title bout.

“It’s a great thing for me to return to Bellator,” Imada said. “I can’t promise that I’ll give the fans another inverted triangle, but I can promise that I’m gonna’ be fighting my heart out and looking to take home that belt. I want to thank Bellator for all the opportunities they’ve given me.”

Bellator will also conduct featherweight, welterweight and middleweight tournaments during its second season, which will be televised on FOX Sports Net, NBC and Telemundo. Winners of each tournament will earn the rank of No. 1 contender and the chance to face off in a title bout against Bellator’s Season 1 champions.

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It had been more than a year and half between fights when Cung Le last stepped in the cage for Strikeforce.

Things didn’t go as planned for the former Strikeforce middleweight champion as Le’s undefeated record went down in flames. He became the latest victim of the Scott Smith’s third round thunder.

Le doesn’t want to wait another year to fight again. He wants to avenge his lone loss.

“I’m hoping to get a rematch with Scott Smith as soon as possible,” he said in a video interview released by Strikeforce on Monday, although he still hasn’t been given word if that is his next fight or not.

He’ll be ready when the call comes, however.

“I’m training hard and I’m gonna be back in the cage real soon,” said Le, adding that an announcement for his next fight could come as part of Strikeforce’s CBS broadcast currently scheduled for April 17.

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Brian Bowles makes the first defense of his WEC bantamweight championship against No. 1 contender Dominick Cruz in the evening’s main event, with former champion Miguel Torres looking to get back on track against fellow contender Joseph Benavidez.

WEC 47 PLAY-BY-PLAY:

BRIAN BOWLES VS. DOMINICK CRUZ

R1 – Cruz opens with a kick, countered by a punch from Bowles. Bowles chasing him down with punches, but Cruz moves away and avoids damage. Cruz starts to pursue Bowles, but the champ fires back with some big shots of his own. Both fire away and land good punches. Cruz tags Bowles and appears to hurt him, but the champion recovers quickly. Bowles rushes in trying to land a combination and ends up on his back, getting guard with Cruz on top. Cruz backs out and Bowles stands back up. Both fighters throw a few more shots before the round ends.
MMAWeekly scores R1 10-9 for Dominick Cruz

R2 – Cruz and Bowles seem content to stand and trade, Cruz hits a few good shots early, but Bowles fires back strong. Cruz throws a wicked combo that puts Bowles on his heels, and he closes with a leg kick that drops the champ for a moment. Bowles walks forward again, and gets caught with a similar combo from Cruz. Bowles shoots in and Cruz defends, as they separate, Cruz throws a knee that hits Bowles low. The fight is paused to let Bowles compose himself. Bowles rushes in and catches Cruz this time, but the challenger seems unphased and moves back out. Cruz moves in and slips under for a takedown to close the round.
MMAWeekly scores R2 10-9 for Dominick Cruz

The fight is stopped between rounds due to an injury to Brian Bowles

-Dominick Cruz def. Brian Bowles by TKO (injury to Brian Bowles) at 5:00, R2

R1 – Benavidez gets inside and tags Torres with a nice punch. Both fighters throw heavy punches, as Benavidez keeps his guard up high. Another flurry, and Torres throws his first jab of the fight, taking advantage of his reach. Benavidez pops Torres with a good shot, and he falls to his back, but quickly up to his feet. Benavidez gets the clinch against the cage, Torres reverses, but Benavidez gets a nice throw to put Torres on his back. Benavidez controls Torres’ head, remaining on top as Torres works to get guard. As Torres gets guard, Benavidez opens up a few more punches.
MMAWeekly scores R1 10-9 for Joseph Benavidez

R2 – Benavidez moves in and throws a nice combination to open the round. Torres starts to toss out his jab more, Benavidez stays elusive. Benavidez ducks under Torres’ punch and lands a nice takedown as he starts to work in his guard, opening up a nasty cut. Torres rolls, and Benavidez grabs a guillotine. Torres is forced to tap out, giving Benavidez the win.
-Joseph Benavidez def. Miguel Torres by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:57, R2

JENS PULVER VS. JAVIER VAZQUEZ

R1 – Pulver opens up with some good punches, Vazquez shoots in for the takedown, and Pulver grabs a guillotine. Vazquez rolls out of trouble, and Pulver stands back up. Pulver throws a kick and Vazquez catches him, taking him down, but as he tries to transition and take his back, Pulver rolls and gets up in his guard. Pulver stands up again and kicks Vazquez in the legs, but gets caught and taken down again. Vazquez catches Pulver in a crucifix position and starts throwing punches and elbows. Pulver slips out but Vazquez takes his back, they roll, Vazquez gets the mount. Quickly, Vazquez rolls and takes the armbar, forcing Pulver to tap out.
-Javier Vazquez def. Jens Pulver by submission (armbar) at 3:41, R1

LC DAVIS VS. DEIVIDAS TAUROSEVICIUS

R1 – The fighters trade a few shots, and Davis gets a clinch, pushing Taurosevicius against the cage. Back and forth they go jockeying for position with neither fighter gaining the upper hand. The referee separates them and it’s back to standing. Back in the clinch they go, Taurosevicius tries for a single leg, but Davis moves out and presses him back against the cage. Not much action in the first round.
MMAWeekly scores R1 10-9 for LC Davis

R2 – A few exchanges on the feet and Taurosevicius shoots in for a takedown, but Davis stops him and they clinch against the cage. Taurosevicius is relentless and eventually gets the trip and takedown. Davis does a good job of working his way up the cage and back to his feet quickly. It appears Davis gets tagged with a low blow, but the referee doesn’t step in and Davis is in obvious pain. Davis composes himself and reverses position, pushing Taurosevicius against the cage again. The referee separates them again, only for the fighters to end up back in the clinch. Davis slips a takedown, but Taurosevicius grabs the cage to stop it, and the referee issues a warning as the round ends.
MMAWeekly scores R2 10-9 for Deividas Taurosevicius

R3 – Back in the clinch for the third round as the fighters again jockey for position. Taurosevicius is trying hard for the takedown, just as Davis continues to block his attempts. The referee separates the fighters and a few strikes are exchanged before Davis shoots in this time and lands the takedown. As Taurosevicius works for a omo plata and Davis moves to block him the referee stops the action and stands them up. The fighters close the fight back in the clinch again.
MMAWeekly scores R3 10-9 for LC Davis
- LC Davis def. Deividas Taurosevicius by majority decision (29-29, 29-28, 29-28)

KAREN DARABEDYAN VS. BART PALASZEWSKI

R1 – After a lose start, the fighters start trading some heavy shots and Darabedyan takes the fight to the ground. Palaszewski works for an armbar from his back, but can’t quite catch him. Darabedyan postures up and throws down some heavy shots inside of Bart’s guard. Darabedyan opens up with a quick attack, landing some good punches as Palaszewski is left just to defend. Palaszewski closes guard again and kicks up for another armbar attempt, and this time Darabedyan can’t get out. He rolls over, but Bart moves with him and locks the hold even tighter and Darabedyan taps out.
-Bart Palaszewski def. Karen Darabedyan by submission (armbar) at 4:40, R1

SCOTT JORGENSEN VS. CHAD GEORGE

R1 – George shoots in on Jorgensen, but he sprawls and grabs a guillotine, presses him against the cage, literally lifts him off the ground with the choke and George taps out.
-Scott Jorgensen def. Chad George by submission (guillotine choke) at :31 seconds, R1

ERIK KOCH VS. CHAD MENDES

R1 – Mendes gets the clinch and Koch counters with some nice knees to the body. The fighters separate and again Mendes shoots in quick for a takedown, but Koch defends and they clinch against the cage. Mendes backs out and works his way back in again and gets the takedown while Koch tries to work against the cage to get up to his feet. Koch gets up and they are standing and trading again. Koch connects with a couple of quick shots, but he over extends and again Mendes takes him down. Koch uses the rubber guard to subdue Mendes briefly, but he postures and breaks the hold.
MMAWeekly scores R1 10-9 for Chad Mendes

R2 – Koch rushes in again for punches, only to give up the takedown to Mendes. Mendes goes for a few punches on the ground, not much action. Mendes gets to Koch’s half guard, and tries to trap his arm, but Koch moves well to avoid any trouble. Mendes starts to throw some harder shots inside the guard, landing a couple of nice elbows.
MMAWeekly scores R2 10-9 for Chad Mendes

R3 – Koch starts strong in the final round, trying to land punches and kicks, but Mendes stays composed and takes him down again. Mendes has a cut opened up that’s bleeding all over Koch as they work on the ground. The fight is paused to allow doctors to check the cut, but Mendes is okay and the fight continues. Koch is aiming for the side of the cut as blood trickles into Mendes’ face. Koch throws a high knee from the clinch and Mendes catches it, turns him over and slams him to the mat. Koch rolls out and Mendes pushes away and puts a finger into Koch’s eye by accident. The fight goes on again. Koch throws a kick that’s caught and Mendes takes him to the canvas. The fight ends with Mendes working inside of Koch’s guard.
MMAWeekly scores R3 10-9 for Chad Mendes
-Chad Mendes def. Erik Koch by unanimous decision ( 30-27 on all cards)

-DANNY CASTILLO VS. ANTHONY PETTIS

R1 – Castillo gets a couple shots early, as Pettis tries to counter he’s taken down to the mat. A few punches on the ground, and Pettis slips out and they are up again. Castillo and Pettis clinch against the cage, and Castillo throws a knee that tags Pettis low and the fight is paused. The fighters trade and Pettis connects with a left high kick that puts Castillo down hard. Pettis follows up with a few more punches and the referee rushes in for the stoppage.
Anthony Pettis def. Danny Castillo by KO at 2:17, R1

- GEORGE ROOP VS. LEONARD GARCIA

R1 – The fighters trade strikes early, and Roop slips under and takes Garcia down. Roop leaves his head up and Garcia goes for a guillotine choke. Roop works his way and out and goes for some ground and pound. Garcia is able to work his way up the cage and the fighters are standing again. Roop goes for another takedown, but can’t finish, Garcia opens up with a few big punches as the round ends.
MMAWeekly scores R1 10-9 for George Roop

R2 – Garcia opens up with some hard kicks, and rushes across with a big punch, but misses. Both Roop and Garcia connect with some hard punches, but then Roop drives through a nice double leg takedown putting Garcia on the mat again. Much like the first round, Garcia again goes for a guillotine, but Roop gets out. Roop moves to half guard and Garcia starts to roll, and Roop throws a knee that grazes Garcia’s head, but the referee pauses the fight to warn Roop about the illegal strike. Back on the feet, Garcia is throwing hard shots, but not connecting flush.
MMAWeekly scores R2 10-9 for George Roop

R3 – Garcia again going for huge shots, but not connecting, and Roop seizes the moment and again takes him down. This time Garcia is up quick and they start to exchange again. Garcia hits Roop and he turns away and Garcia follows up to try and connect with another shot, but Roop defends well. Roop throws a kick that hits Garcia in the groin and action is paused. The referee takes a point away after warning him earlier. Garcia is okay and the fight continues. Garcia starts to open up again, goes for a flying knee, and gets taken down instead. Roop tries to take Garcia’s back but they are back up again. Garcia lands a few nice shots as the fight ends.
MMAWeekly scores R3 10-8 for Leonard Garcia
- Leonard Garcia and George Roop fight to a draw (29-27) (29-27) (28-28)

COURTNEY BUCK VS. FREDSON PAIXAO

R1 – Buck throws a nice leg kick early, but Paixao is able to work the fight to the ground, and immediately take Buck’s back. Paixao works for a rear naked choke as Buck defends. Paixao roles for the mount, but Buck rolls as well, and they end up back in the same position except this time Paixao has an arm under Buck’s chin. A few seconds later, Buck is choked unconscious and referee Mark Matheny pulls Paixao off.
-Fredson Paixao def. Courtney Buck by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:39, R1

BENDY CASIMIR VS. RICARDO LAMAS

R1 – The fighters trade high kicks early, neither landing flush. Lamas fires across with a vicious kick to the body that staggers Casimir, who is able to recover enough to get the clinch. Lamas grabs for a single leg takedown, but Casimir fights out. The fighters separate and after a brief exchange, Lamas fires in with a jumping knee just as Casimir drops for a takedown, and Casimir’s mouthpiece goes flying and he’s knocked unconscious.
-Ricardo Lamas def. Bendy Casimir by KO (knee) at 3:43, R1

WEC 47 QUICK RESULTS:

Main Bouts (On Versus):
-Brian Bowles vs. Dominick Cruz
-Joseph Benavidez def. Miguel Torres by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:57, R2
-Javier Vazquez def. Jens Pulver by submission (armbar) at 3:41, R1
- LC Davis def. Deividas Taurosevicius by majority decision (29-29, 29-28, 29-28)
-Bart Palaszewski def. Karen Darabedyan by submission (armbar) at 4:40, R1

Preliminary Bouts (Non-Televised):
–Scott Jorgensen def. Chad George by submission (guillotine choke) at :31 seconds, R1
-Chad Mendes def. Erik Koch by unanimous decision ( 30-27 on all cards)
-Anthony Pettis def. Danny Castillo by KO at 2:17, R1
- Leonard Garcia and George Roop fight to a draw (29-27) (29-27) (28-28)
-Fredson Paixao def. Courtney Buck by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:39, R1
-Ricardo Lamas def. Bendy Casimir by KO (knee) at 3:43, R1

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With only three of the eleven fights on the card going to a decision at Saturday night’s WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz, World Extreme Cagefighting officials had their work cut out for them in handing out post-fight awards.

The Fight of the Night, before a crowd of 8,345 in Columbus, Ohio, was one that didn’t even provide a clear winner. Fighting on the non-televised portion of the card, George Roop and Leonard Garcia gave fans everything but the kitchen sink. They slugged it out, shot the takedowns, and served up the submission attempts en route to a draw. Each of them scored a 29-27 decision from a judge, with the third scoring it 28-28. Both also walked away with a $10,000 bonus check for their efforts.

Not surprisingly, the Knockout of the Night went to Anthony Pettis. Bouncing back from the first loss of his career in his last fight, Pettis also bounced back from a low blow on Saturday night. The foul only served to spark Pettis, who returned from the referee’s timeout to drop Danny Castillo with a head kick and finish him off with a few punches on the ground.

The Submission of the Night went to Joseph Benavidez. He did a good job timing former bantamweight champion Miguel Torres’ jabs to score timely takedowns. In the second round, Torres attempted to scramble out from under one of those takedowns. Benavidez caught him with a sharp forearm to the head that split him open and then caught him in a deep guillotine choke that had the bloodied Torres quickly tapping out. The victory secured Benavidez a $10,000 bonus check and likely moved him to the head of the line for a shot at new champion Dominick Cruz.

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Brian Bowles on Saturday night lost the first defense of the WEC bantamweight championship he won from Miguel Torres last August. Dominick Cruz left Columbus, Ohio, with the belt when the fight was stopped after the second round due to an injury.

Bowles knew right away what the problem was.

“The first punch that I threw in the whole fight, I broke my hand. I knew it right then,” said the Georgian after the fight. “It just kind of threw me off. That started going through my mind instead of concentrating on fighting.”

The break was confirmed in the early hours of Sunday morning when Bowles made a trip to the hospital to get checked out.

“Broke hand again sorry to my fans and sponsors but I’ll b back the sign of a true champ is the come back,” Bowles posted on Twitter after the examination.

It’s unclear what’s next for Bowles, outside of taking some time off to rehab his right hand, but with Joseph Benavidez’s impressive submission of Torres on Saturday night, an immediate rematch isn’t likely to be in the cards.

“I’m sure I’ll have to fight somebody before I fight for the belt again,” Bowles assessed.

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But a career can’t be fought forever on the glories of the past… and Pulver knows that.

He was submitted by Javier Vasquez in the first round on Saturday night at WEC 47. The loss brought his current losing skid to five straight bouts. That’s a tough stretch to come out of.

Pulver has fought nearly 40 times since his professional debut at the little known Bas Rutten Invitational in Littleton, Colo., in 1999. And although he’s only 34 years old, he’s among the elder statesmen of mixed martial arts.

After his fight with Vasquez, Pulver did leave the door open a tiny crack, refusing to say he was done fighting, but the truth is, he made his farewell speech Saturday night before 8,345 fans at the Nationwide Arena and thousands more watching on TV…

“If you look down at this TapouT shirt, I just want to show you something about it. This is the old Punchout, the old Tyson, the vintage, the authentic… and it’s over.

The vintage, the authentic (pointing at himself).

I don’t know how many more times I can cry in front of all y’all. I love y’all way too much to keep putting you through this.

I’ll never say (I’m done), but I love you all way, way, way too much to put you through this again. You guys have made my life a miracle. I don’t make a lot of money doing this… you’re the only reason I’ve been doing this from day one.

My momma, she’s in the crowd. My son Karson, I love you. My daughter Madeline, I love you. My wife Kannika…

God dang it, I apologize, I didn’t get this W.

Dana White, you gave me that second chance, I apologize. You gave me my first chance, my third chance. You’ve made everything for me sir. People talk about Dana, he’s got a rough texture, but the one thing I love about him, you’ll never guess what he feels about you and in this world that’s pretty stand-up.

I can’t say it enough, I love you guys very much.”

It may be Pulver’s farewell to fighting, and it was fond, from the ovation in the arena to the unanimous words of admiration from the other fighters and WEC general manager Reed Harris at the post-fight press conference, but it isn’t goodbye to the man.

Pulver has become one of the better broadcasters in the sport (spending several early gigs honing his chops with MMAWeekly founder and close friend the late Ryan Bennett), he has opened a gym in Idaho with his buddy Jens Pulver was the first ever UFC lightweight champion. Not only did he get through John Lewis and then Caol Uno to win the belt, he successfully defended it against another legendary fighter, current champion B.J. Penn.

But a career can’t be fought forever on the glories of the past… and Pulver knows that.

He was submitted by Javier Vasquez in the first round on Saturday night at WEC 47. The loss brought his current losing skid to five straight bouts. That’s a tough stretch to come out of.

Pulver has fought nearly 40 times since his professional debut at the little known Bas Rutten Invitational in Littleton, Colo., in 1999. And although he’s only 34 years old, he’s among the elder statesmen of mixed martial arts.

After his fight with Vasquez, Pulver did leave the door open a tiny crack, refusing to say he was done fighting, but the truth is, he made his farewell speech Saturday night before 8,345 fans at the Nationwide Arena and thousands more watching on TV…

“If you look down at this TapouT shirt, I just want to show you something about it. This is the old Punchout, the old Tyson, the vintage, the authentic… and it’s over.

The vintage, the authentic (pointing at himself).

I don’t know how many more times I can cry in front of all y’all. I love y’all way too much to keep putting you through this.

I’ll never say (I’m done), but I love you all way, way, way too much to put you through this again. You guys have made my life a miracle. I don’t make a lot of money doing this… you’re the only reason I’ve been doing this from day one.

My momma, she’s in the crowd. My son Karson, I love you. My daughter Madeline, I love you. My wife Kannika…

God dang it, I apologize, I didn’t get this W.

Dana White, you gave me that second chance, I apologize. You gave me my first chance, my third chance. You’ve made everything for me sir. People talk about Dana, he’s got a rough texture, but the one thing I love about him, you’ll never guess what he feels about you and in this world that’s pretty stand-up.

I can’t say it enough, I love you guys very much.”

It may be Pulver’s farewell to fighting, and it was fond, from the ovation in the arena to the unanimous words of admiration from the other fighters and WEC general manager Reed Harris at the post-fight press conference, but it isn’t goodbye to the man.

Pulver has become one of the better broadcasters in the sport (spending several early gigs honing his chops with MMAWeekly founder and close friend the late Ryan Bennett), he has opened a gym in Idaho with his buddy Tony Fryklund, and will likely continue to be one of the most sought after spokesmen for the sport., and will likely continue to be one of the most sought after spokesmen for the sport.

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American Top Team fighter Jorge Santiago knew heading into Sunday’s rematch with Mamed Khalidov that it would not be an easy fight. The two last met in November of last year at Sengoku Eleventh Battle, where Khalidov stopped the Sengoku middleweight champion via TKO in the opening round of their non-title affair.

Sunday’s battle for the belt wasn’t easy, but Santiago answered the challenge, avenging the loss with a five-round unanimous decision to retain his belt.

“I expected this fight to be a very tough fight, but I know that I trained very hard with my coach to go all the way. It’s all about heart, you know,” said Santiago after the fight. “I am very happy cause I know I had this mind and I was going to fight with all my heart to save the championship.”

Most agreed that it was a close fight with both athletes having their moments to shine, but Khalidov did not take away from Santiago’s victory, nor his own.

“I lost and that was the judges’ decision and I really fought on the highest level in this moment. Sengoku champion, from the beginning, he was aware and it was very tough fight. I don’t want to complain,” said Khalidov, believing the decision didn’t take away from another strong performance against the champion.

Santiago said that he expected Khalidov to be strong in the early rounds, but knew that if he was unable to finish the Polish fighter early, he could push him in the deep waters of the fourth and fifth rounds. Khalidov had never fought a five-round bout before.

“If we have the opportunity to finish, finish. If we don’t, get to the ground game and get him tired… So it was a part of my plan (to wear him down),” said the Brazilian.

With the win last November and maybe more so going five full rounds on Sunday, Khalidov earned a lot of respect from the champion, but in the end, Santiago walked away proud to have defended his belt.

“He proved that he can go far, but today, I proved that I’m still the champion. I know what takes to be a champion. And I worked very hard to stay the middleweight champion of Sengoku.”

-Jorge Santiago def. Mamed Khalidov by Unanimous Decision, R5
-Akihiro Gono def. Diego Gonzalez by Unanimous Decision, R3
-Maximo Blanco def. Chang Hyun Kim by KO at 1:10, R1
-Marlon Sandro def. Tomonari Kanomata by KO at 0:09, R1
-Yoshihiro Nakao def. Henry Miller by TKO (Strikes) at 3:27, R2
-Yuji Hoshino def. Nick Denis by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 0:47, R2
-Leonardo Santos def. Kiuma Kunioku by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:06, R1
-Shigeki Osawa def. Kyung Ho Kang by Unanimous Decision, R3

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