UFC live updates, blog: Velasquez vs Dos Santos

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13th November, 2011

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Full card and results

Preliminary card (Facebook)
Light Heavyweight bout: Aaron Rosa vs. Mat Lucas
Rosa defeated Lucas via majority decision (28–28, 30–26, 30–26). Lucas was deducted one point in the second round for repeatedly dropping his mouthpiece.

Welterweight bout: Mike Pierce vs. Paul Bradley
Pierce defeated Bradley via split decision (29–28, 30–27, 28–29).

Bantamweight bout: Alex Caceres vs. Cole Escovedo
Caceres defeated Escovedo via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Featherweight bout: Mackens Semerzier vs. Robert Peralta
Peralta defeated Semerzier via TKO (punches) at 1:54 of round 3.

Bantamweight bout: Norifumi Yamamoto vs. Darren Uyenoyama
Uyenoyama defeated Yamamoto via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–26, 30–27).

Welterweight bout: DaMarques Johnson vs. Clay Harvison
Johnson defeated Harvison via TKO (punches) at 1:34 of round 1.

Featherweight bout: Cub Swanson vs. Ricardo Lamas
Lamas defeated Swanson via submission (arm triangle choke) at 2:16 of round 2.

Featherweight bout: Dustin Poirier vs. Pablo Garza
Poirier defeated Garza via submission (d'arce choke) at 1:32 of round 2.

Lightweight bout: Ben Henderson vs. Clay Guida
Henderson defeated Guida via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).

Main event
Heavyweight Championship bout: Cain Velasquez (c) vs. Junior dos Santos
Dos Santos defeated Velasquez via KO (punches) at 1:04 of round 1 to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion.

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13th November, 2011

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Cain Velasquez defends his UFC heavyweight world title against challenger Junior Dos Santos today in Anaheim, California. Join us for live updates, scoring and blog from 1pm (ADST).

Velasquez has not fought for more than a yaer since defeating Brock Lesnar for the belt and is undefeated in his professional career, while Dos Santos is fighting on a eight fight win streak, having defeated Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson most recently

The fight is being fought on free to air television rather than the usual pay per view promotions after the UFC negotiated a deal with the Fox network in the US.

A one-hour special will air on ONE at 1pm ADST.

The Roar has previewed the fight, with the analysis and predictions tipping a close fight with Velasquez tipped to win by our writers.

Update: Junior Dos Santos beats Velasquez in 1m 4 seconds

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