Stipe Miocic knocks out Alistair Overeem at UFC 203

UFC 203: Fabricio Werdum Octagon Interview

Fabricio Werdum is one of the best heavyweights in the sport"s history, a master jiu jitsu ace who added great striking to go with it. He holds wins over many of the best fighters ever, including Fedor Emelianenko, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez. Travis Browne is a tall striker who was on the cusp of a heavyweight title shot before he faced Werdum the first time. Werdum took Browne apart in that fight and now Browne is looking for revenge, taking this fight on short notice.

Round 1. Werdum throws a flying side kick to start.Werdum looks for a takedown early but doesn"t get it. He wades in with some punches much like he did against Stipe Miocic when he was knocked out. Werdum throws a wild somersault kick. He"s not showing a lot of caution. Browne suffered a finger injury and the referee stopped the fight, perhaps thinking something was wrong with the glove. Browne just put his finger back in place and continued, but that should have been a TKO win for Werdum. Fighters are not allowed to stop a fight for an injury. The fight restarts and Werdum lands a solid punch. Browne connects with a big punch of his own. Werdum lands a couple of leg kicks. He drops Browne with a punch late and follows with additional punches on the ground. Werdum looks for a rear n***d choke but doesn"t get it. He lands a series of punches late and the time runs out. 10-8 Werdum.

Round 2. Werdum throws another wild kick. He"s fighting a reckless fight, which is interesting given he was done in by that in his last fight just a few months ago. Werdumlands a couple leg kicks. The fight has slowed in the second. Werdum is landing much more, mixing in punches and kicks. Browne lands a nice leg kick of his own late. 10-9 Werdum.

Round 3. Werdum throws a series of leg kicks and mixes in a few hard straight punches as well. Browne continues to not have much of an answer for Werdum in either of these fights. Werdum moves in with a few punches and continues to land the best shots. Browne isn"t disengaging but he is losing such a high percentage of the exchanges. 10-9 Werdum, 30-26 Werdum.

Winner: Fabricio Werdum, unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-27).

After the fight, the corners got into an argument and Werdum threw a kick at Edmond Tarverdyan. That was just a strange fight all around. The fight should have been over in the first but the referee blew it. The exchanges were wild. Then there was the altercation at the end. Werdumwon solidly again and Browne continues his move down the rankings in the UFC.

Source: http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-ufc-203-live-coverage-miocic-vs-overeem-fight-updates-20160909-htmlstory.html

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UFC 203 live blog: Fabricio Werdum vs. Travis Browne

UFC 203: Dana White Event Recap

Fabricio Werdum and Travis Browne will collide again in the UFC 203 co-main event Saturday. - Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

This is the UFC 203 live blog for Fabricio Werdum vs. Travis Browne, a heavyweight bout at Saturday night"s UFC event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Werdum, who has won four out of his past five fights, will face Browne, who has won two of his past five fights, on the main card.

Check out the UFC 203 live blog below.

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Round 1: Heavyweight rematch next. Werdum dominate Browne back in 2014, will be interesting to see what"s different this time through. The referee for this one is Gary Copeland (Little Brock). Werdum comes out with a lunging high kick that connects! Browne was staggered for a brief second. Now Werdum tries to fish out a single leg, bails on it. He"s active, though, inside leg kick and some heat up top with a combo. Browne standing his ground in the middle, with his hands a bit low. Werdum went in again, and nothing there, and for a brief second he wanted Browne on the canvas. Browne not interested. A break in the action, as Browne had something happen, he"s calling timeout? and Werdum hits him again after the stoppage. Now sure what happened. He also gave Copeland a little shove. Looks like a groin shot? Or a finger injury, which shouldn"t halt the action. Werdum visibly upset with the stoppage, as the doctor comes in...now leaves. We"re back. Odd. Body kick from Werdum, and Browne shoves him bodily to the fence. Werdum anxious to be on the ground, and now he comes over and slams Browne with a left hand that lands. Browne ate it, and was wobbled, and Werdum now ties him up on the links. Clinch work, and Werdum lands. Browne separates, and tries an uppercut. He might have clipped the Brazilian a bit with that, but Werdum presses forward. Leg kick from Werdum. Big kick from Browne, and Edmond Tarverdyan (his coach) lets out a some praise. Now Browne kicks Werdum"s leg out and he drops in a heap. Big shot from Werdum, drops Browne now. Werdum pouncing, trying to end this thing with strikes...now with a choke. He has Browne"s back. Can Browne hang on? Werdum wailing away with his fists as Browne turtles up, but there"s the horn. MMA Fighting scores R1 for Werdum, 10-9

Round 2: That first round was crazy. See if the second is too. Browne this time to center, no flying kick from Werdum. Big leg kick from Werdum, who then ducks in for a single-leg, and for a moment Browne went down, but he"s back up. Now Werdum on the canvas, trying to inveigle Browne to join him (shades of his fight with Alistair Overeem in Strikeforce), and Browne wants none of it. The crowd boos the theatrics. Back up. Browne really wants to time out that big right hand, as Ric Flair "woos" kick up again. Leg kick from Werdum, those are beginning to toll. Body kick now from Werdum, who is pressing cautiously. Crowd not down with the pauses in action. And the last minute has been a bit slow. Now Browne tries to throw some leather, and Werdum clips him with a left hand. Another exchange, and Werdum peels off a spinning backfist on the break. He"s coming in on the body of Browne, too, with his fists. Starting to touch him up with combos. Browne huffing a bit, keeping his hands low. Big lunging left hand from Browne, telegraphed an easily avoided by the still mobile Werdum. Action very slow in the final minute. A spinning wheel kick from Werdum misses, and that"s the round. MMA Fighting scores for Werdum, 10-9 (20-18 overall)

Round 3: Browne seems psychologically affected by Werdum, who is now smiling entering the last round. Werdum out quick with a high-low kick to punches combo. He"s still fresh(ish). Werdum slams a right hand into Browne"s torso, and now a kick to his side. Browne leaning to his left like he wants to load up, and Werdum won"t bite. They exchange, with Werdum landing low kicks then a right over top. Both guys seem slower now, and for a minute Werdum tries for a clinch. Can"t gather Browne in, and he resets. Crowd pretty antsy. A lot of vocal displeasure. Midway through the third round. Browne stalks forward, feinting, but with no big (noticeable) urgency. He whiffs on a right hand, and then another, this one an uppercut that Werdum narrowly sidestepped. High kick from Werdum misses, too. Nice right hand there from Browne, and that has some snap on it! Still, Werdum looks fine, and he push kicks Browne off, as he attempts a scissors maneuver that Browne easily avoids. Browne with a left hook that clips Werdum"s chin, but Werdum now content to ride this out. Crowd disgruntled. A big loaded right hand misses from Browne. That"s it. Crowd rains its disgust. MMA Fighting scores R3 for 10-9 (30-27 overall)

UFC 203 official results: Fabricio Werdum def. Travis Browne via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-27, 29-28)

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/9/10/12872388/ufc-203-live-blog-fabricio-werdum-vs-travis-browne

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