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Round 1- Le hits with a kick to the body of Smith.  Le puts Smith on the fence with a kick.  Another body kick finds a home for Le.  Le dropped Smith with a spinning back kick.  Le jumps on Smith and begins to drop right hands on his opponent.  Smith is curling up and looks in trouble as Le drops punch after punch.  Smith is blocking the punches but not doing much else.  Le fires away and Smith gets back up to his feet.  Smith charges after Le and gets put back on his feet with another kick.  Le cant capitalize and Smith gets back up taking a kick to the body.  Le missed with a right hand.  Smith missed with a left hand and barely grazed a right hook on Le.  Le popped Smith with a body kick.  A left hand hits Smith and puts him on his heels.  Smith clinches with le and puts him against the fence as the round ends.  UNOFFICIAL SCORING – Le 10-9

Round 2- Smith survives to see the 2nd round and charges after Le.  Le missed with a takedown and Smith missed with a roundhouse kick.  A kick to the head is executed by Le.  A right hand makes it through by Smith.  Another spinning back kick dropped Smith.  Le jumps in Smith’s guard as Smith gets wrist control.  Le is trying to stand up trying to get back wrist control.  Le gets his arms back and Smith works to grab them again.  Le is trying to smother Smith and take whatever wind he has left.  Smith grabs ahold of Le and Big John stands them up.  Smith rushes Le and cathches him with a right hand.  Le keeps Smith at bay with a kick.  Smith clinches with Le and puts him up against the cage.  Le has his back up against the fence and reverses to put Smith’s back against the fence.  There is very little action as the round ticks down.  Smith lands an uppercut on Le and Le answers with a leg kick.  Le clinches, as he is very tired, and puts Smith’s back against the fence once again.  Smith gets loose and leaps at Le connecting with a right hand.  UNOFFICIAL SCORING – Le 10-9

Round 3- A hard head kick is landed by Le and Smith looks hurt.  Smith returns the favor with a leg kick.  Le fakes a kick and puts Smith back on his heels.  A kick to the body lands by Le and Smith begins to charge after his opponent.  Le hit with a leg kick to the body of Smith.  Le missed with a left-right combo and continues to dance around the cage.  Smoth hits with a hard right hand and missed with the exact same combo.  Le begins to pick apart Smith with punches.  Le gets caught with a left hand by Smith.  Le hits with a push kick and a left hook.  Smith paces after Le and hit him with a right hand.  Smith dropped Le with a left elbow and continues with a right hand.  He finishes Le off with some ground strikes as Big John steps in for the fight-ending TKO.

OFFICIAL DECISION – Smith over Le via KO (3:25) 3rd round

Round 1- Melendez hits with a low leg kick as he tries to maintain center ring.  Thomson and Melendez trade strikes and quickly go down then back up.  Melendez trips up and Thomson jumps on top but cant do anything with the position.  Thomson hits with a right hand but Melendez gives one back and hangs tough.  Melendez hits with a combination and Thomson hits with a leg kick to the body.  Melendez goes for a takedown but cant execute it.  They both jockey for position for a few seconds before Melendez hits with a kick.  Melendez hits with a left hand jab followed again by a leg kick from Thomson.  Melendez tests Thomson with a right hand to the jaw.  Thomson ends the first round with a couple of wild hooks to the face of Melendez.  UNOFFICIAL SCORING – Melendez 10-9

Round 2- Melendez pushes a left jab to the face of Thomson and drops him with a hard right hand.  He pressures Thomson with and causes him to slip and fall.  After a wild exchange by both fighters, Melendez hits Thomson with a low blow.  Referee, Josh Rosenthal gives Thomson five minutes to recover but they get back at it after only a minute.  Thomson ducks under a wild punch and takes a kick to the body.  Melendez clinches and Thomson grabs the head of his opponent.  Melendez catches a kick and puts Thomson against the fence.  Thomson reverses and breaks away from the clinch.  Melendez catches the champ with a left hand jab.  Thomspn hist with a body combination and stalks Melendez, who rocks Thomson with a right hand.  The fight goes to the ground and Melendez ends up on top in Thomson’s guard.  Thomson attempts to land an elbow while on the ground and Rosenthal reminds him that is illegal.  UNOFFICIAL SCORING – Melendez 10-9

Round 3- A low leg kick starts it off for Thomson.  Melendez puts a jab in the face of Thomson.  Thomson missed with a spinning back kick.  Melendez hits with a left hand jab.  Thomson lands an overhand right answered with a right hand by Melendez.  A body shot by Melendez loosens up Thomson, who comes after his opponent.  Melendez keeps him away with a well times leg kick.  They both fall to the ground but immediatly get back up to their feet.  Thomson misses with a right hand but answers with a combination of punches.  Melendez hits with a left jab and gets answered with a push kick by Thomson.  Thomson puts Melendez up against the fence, however only for a moment as Melendez gets to the center of the cage.  Melendez hits with a leg kick that puts Thomson on his heels as the bell sounds.  UNOFFICIAL SCORING – Melendez 10-9

Round 4- Melendez puts the left jab in his face once again and mixes in a low leg kick.  Thomson goes for a takedown and secures Melendez back but El Nino gets out.  Thomson lands a right hand above the ear of Melendez.  Thomson hits with a push kick but got hit with an uppercut.  A hook and low leg kick is executed well by Melendez.  Melendez misses with a hard overhand right.  Thomson missed with his own right hand and then got tagged with a right hook by Melendez.  Melendez got Thomson to the mat, but only for a second as Thomson scrambles to his feet.  Thomson hit with a front kick and takes three punches by Melendez.  They both land right hands and Thomson hurt Melendez with an uppercut.  Melendez landed several unanswered punches and also lands an inadvertant poke to the eye of Thomson.  The round had to conclude and it does, even though Thomson cant see well out of his eye.  UNOFFICIAL SCORING – Thomson 10-9

Round 5- The championship round gets going and Thomson looks to have overcome the eye poke.  Thomson hits with a light uppercut but angers Melendez who puts a left hand in his face.  Melendez hit with a body shot and then a right hook.  Thomson landed a combination and Melendez answers with his own combo.  Thomson missed with a huge right hand but gets tagged with a Melendez right hand.  A body punch by Melendez seems to have hurt Thomson.  Melendez gets Thomson to the ground with a right hand and transitions to take the back of Thomson.  As they get up Melendez gets nailed with a right hand.  Thomson lands a right hand and an uppercut.  They trade leg kicks and Melendez gets in another right hand.  Thomson is tiring but gets Melendez to the ground.  Melendez gets back to his feet and takes a knee up the middle.  Melenedez hits with a right hook as Thomson swings wildly as the seconds tick away.  They end up in an exchange with only five seconds remaining.  The bell rings with both fighters raising their hands.  UNOFFICIAL SCORING – Melendez 10-9  UNOFFICIAL DECISION – Melendez 49-46

OFFICIAL DECISION – Melendez over Thomson via unanimous decision (49-47, 49-46, 49-46)

Round 1- Big John McCarthy gets them started.  Jacare hits with a left hand as they clinch.  Lindland hits with a kick to the body and clinches with Jacare after he missed with a head kick.  Lindland hits with a punch to the body and follows with a left hand.  Lindland hits with a right hand and then again.  Jacare gets Lindland to the ground and immediatly gets him in trouble.  Jacare takes Lindland’s back and begins to unload with punches to the head.  Lindland attempts to get to guard and finally does and tries to stay busy with punches and kicks from guard.  Jacare stands up and jumps through Lindland’s guard in side control then back to half guard.  Jacare hits with a hammerfist and transitions into a triangle choke and Lindland begins to go limp.  Big John steps in after Lindland taps out late in the 1st round.

OFFICIAL DECISION – Souza over Lindland via  arm triangle choke submission (4:18) 1st round

Round 1- Whitehead definetly has the size advantage as he comes out with leg kicks.  Lawal is unconventional when changing levels, and lands a left hand to Whitehead’s head.  Whitehead clinches with King Mo but soon breaks away.  Lawal pushes but misses with a left jab.  Whitehead is trying to use the low leg kicks as he gets close with King Mo.  Whitehead continues to use the leg kicks as he tries to keep King Mo off balance.  King Mo drops Whitehead with a big right hand and finishes his opponent off with heavy bombs from top position.  Whitehead was caught with his hands down after trying to hit with another low leg kick.

OFFICIAL DECISION – Lawal over Whitehead via KO (3:08) 1st round

SPIKE TV TO TELECAST TEN LIVE “UFC PRELIM” SHOWS IN 2010

After three well-rated telecasts in 2009, Spike TV has announced it will telecast 10 live “UFC Prelim” to precede some of the UFC’S biggest pay-per-view fight cards.  The first two scheduled events will be on Saturday, January 2 at 9:00pm and Saturday, February 6 at 9:00pm. The remaining eight shows will be announced at a later date.

Drawing an impressive average of 1.4 million viewers in 2009, the “UFC Prelims” on Spike TV feature between two and four live undercard bouts prior to the UFC pay-per-view telecast.  Among those featured on previous “UFC Prelims” include former “The Ultimate Fighter” champions Efrain Escudero (Season 8), Kendall Grove (Season 3), and Ryan Bader (Season 8).

Round 1- The UFC lightweight championship is underway as referee Herb Dean gets them in action.  Diego comes forward on Penn but backs off.  A right hand puts Diego down .  Penn follows the right hand up with some heavy hands to the face.  Sanchez rolls out but Penn jumps back on top and Sanchez survives.  Diego looks hesitant now but rushes in with a knee.  He misses but does get Penn against the fence.  Penn grabs Sanchez head and forces him off.  A head kick is blocked by Penn.  Penn avoids another takedown attempt by Sanchez.  Penn is content with a counter fight and tags Diego with a right hook.  Sanchez gets popped with a right hand when he rushes in with a knee.  Penn catches Sanchez again with about 10 seconds remaining.  Unofficial scoring – Penn 10-9

Round 2- Penn touches Sanchez with a right hand.  Penn begins to stalk Sanchez, but Sanchez grabs a takedown attempt and works for the takedown.  He fails on the takedown and hits with a weak right hand.  Penn hits Sanchez with a combination.  An uppercut lands fluch on the chin of Penn but doesnt seem to faze him at all.  Sanchez fakes a drop for the takedown, instead remains standing.  Penn rushes in on Sanchez again and drops a low leg kick.  Penn lands another right hand in his patient gameplan.  A left hand by Sanchez misses.  Sanchez grabs a takedown but cant convert.  The round ends and Penn remains in control.  Unofficial scoring – Penn 10-9

Round 3- Penn slaps a left hand on a rushing Sanchez.  Sanchez grabs another leg of Penn’s but takes several elbows for his troubles.  Penn balances on one leg while trying to escape the attempt.  Sanchez remains constant by trying for the takedown.  They break apart and dance around for awhile until Sanchez tries another single leg takedown.  Penn defends again.  Sanchez attempts a combination but misses with an uppercut.  Penn hits with a knee to the body and then a right hand.  Sanchez continues to try and grab a single leg takedown.  The attempt once again fails and Penn dominates.  Unofficial scoring – Penn 10-9

Round 4- Sanchez gets beat to the center of the octagon and gets hit with a left hand.  Sanchez misses with a right hand and gets popped with a left.  Sanchez finally hits with a wild right but gets nailed with a big right hook by Penn.  Sanchez dives for the takedown and misses.  Penn moves around with confidence and Sanchez looks deflated.  Penn hits with a partial right hand and then shoots for the takedown.  Penn drops an elbow on Sanchez as he attempts a takedown.  Sanchez misses, seperates, and shoots again.  This time, Sanchez grabs a double leg, but once again misses.  Sanchez gets hit with another wild right hand as the bell sounds.  Unofficial scoring – Penn 10-9

Round 5- Sanchez looks determined for the final round and Sanchez is jumping around.  Penn has to defend once again with a single leg takedown.  Sanchez grabs the leg, and drops down, and hits with a couple of uppercuts.  A head kick is missed by Sanchez.  Penn connects with a head kick and then grabs Sanchez and forces him against the fence.  After they seperate, a cut is discovered on the forehead of Sanchez.  The cut is too severe for him to continue; referee Herb Dean calls the fight.

OFFICIAL DECISION – Penn over Sanchez (2:37) 5th round TKO