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Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A lightweight bout between Ross Pearson (18-10 MMA) and Francisco Trinaldo (19-4 MMA) kicked off tonight’s ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ main card in Boston. Round one begins and both men exchange low kicks. Trinaldo throws a front kick to the body. Pearson responds with a leg kick followed by a head kick that is blocked. Trinaldo throws a lead left that misses. Pearson is stalking him. Big body kick by Ross. Good left from Francisco. He tries a head kick but just misses. Person throws some kicks. Another big head kick that misses from Trinaldo. Pearson responds with a body kick and then a right hand. Leg kick from Ross. Good left jab lands for Trinaldo and then a knee. Good right hand by Pearson. Both men throw and miss head kicks. Head kick from Trinaldo is blocked by Pearson. Another high kick gets through for Trinaldo who ends the round by slamming Pearson.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A welterweight bout between Patrick Cote (23-9 MMA) and Ben Saunders (19-7-2 MMA) took place during tonight’s ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ card in Boston. Cote starts off by chopping at the legs of Ben. Saunders responds with a body kick before earning an early takedown. “The Predator” throws up an armbar and almost locks it in from guard. The fighters scramble and Cote ends up in top position. Excellent ground and pound from the Canadian. Cote lands some more shots from top position to close out round one.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

Former middleweights Tim Boetsch (18-10 MMA) and Ed Herman (23-11 MMA) squared off in a light heavyweight bout at Boston’s ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ event. Round one begins and Boetsch is finding a home for his overhand right early. Herman responds with a stiff jab. Boetsch tags Herman with a big left that puts “Short Fuse” on rubber legs. Some solid uppercuts land for Boetsch while in the clinch. Herman seems to have recovered and lands a couple of decent shots of his own. Both men stand and trade shots to end round one.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A lightweight tilt between Medhi Baghdad (11-4 MMA) and Chris Wade (11-1 MMA) took place on the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ prelims tonight in Beantown. Baghdad came out swinging but Chris Wade was able to use the forward pressure to drag his opponent to the floor. At first Baghdad was doing a good job of defending but Wade was eventually able to sink in his hooks and lock up the rear-naked choke. It’s all over

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

Lightweights Paul Felder (11-2 MMA) and Daron Cruickshank (16-2 MMA) squared off during the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ preliminary card in Boston. Both fighters are happy to exchange to begin round one. Solid pressure from Felder. Cruikshank lands a front leg side kick to the face. Good combo from Daron followed by a head kick. Cruickshank shoots in for a takedown but Felder uses the position to grab a guillotine choke. It looked to be locked in tight but “The Detroit Super Star” shook free. Good knee to the body from Felder. Spinning back kick from Cruikshank. Felder lands a takedown but Daron sweeps him to wind up in top position. Round one ends.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

The fourth bout of the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ card in Boston featured Ilir Latifi taking on Sean O’Connell at light heavyweight. Latfi opens up with a big right hand that rocks Sean O’Connell. Sean begins to fall over and Ilir lands another right hand while he’s on the way down. The referee has seen enough and calls an end to the fight.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

Featherweights Kyle Bochniak (6-1 MMA) and Charles Rosa (11-2 MMA) squared off in the third bout of ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ in Boston. Round one begins and Rosa throws a side kick and then another. Kyle is trying to pressure forward but Rosa is frustrating him with kicks. Kyle scores with a big right and Rosa hits the deck. Bochniak rushes in but almost gets caught in a leg lock. Both men scramble to their feet. Rosa shoots in and scores a takedown but it is short lived. Bochniak back to his feet to land a decent left before round one ends.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A bantamweight scrap between Rob Font and Joey Gomez served as the second bout of “UFC Fight Night 81′ in Boston. Rob Font was able to use some slick footwork to set up an early takedown on Gomez. Joey immediately gets back to his feet. Font is able to slip in and score a second takedown but once again Gomez is able to scramble back to his feet in mere seconds. Good uppercut followed by a left hand for Font. Gomez pushes forward but misses with his punches. Good combo from Font. Rob Font with a solid combo. Gomez returns a nice right from the clinch. Good jab from Gomez. Font returns fire with a right. Round one comes to an end.

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

Eagle Creek slip n slide Clumsily destroyed my last phone but getting the new one I came upon this gem with the restore. Good ole days. @tgerbasi1 @nipdunne @poogh A video posted by Patrick Healy (@bambamhealy) on Jan 16, 2016 at 3:42pm PST

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3mogle_ufc-197-conor-mcgregor-vs-rafael-dos-anjos-promo-superfight_sport Just a little teaser to one of the largest events in history.  UFC 197 should be everything and more with all eyes on Conor McGregor as he attempts to be only the third fighter in history to win two titles, behind BJ Penn being the most recent fighter.