Results from Andre Ward vs. Allan Green - Ward Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title

By: Jeff Townsend
Bayareasportsdrive.com
June 20, 2010 

Andre Ward is officially on a path to becoming a star in the boxing world.  For the second fight in a row, Ward has faced a legit, top-ten opponent and not just won, but looked extremely impressive in the process.  In this case, still undefeated Andre “S.O.G” Ward (22-0, 13 KOs) of Oakland, California won a twelve round unanimous decision over Allan “Ghost Dog” Green (29-2, 20 KOs) of Tulsa, Oklahoma to retain his WBA Super Middleweight title.  This fight, held at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, was a Stage 2 fight in Showtime’s Super Six tournament and allows Ward to progress to the semi-final round. ........ STORY>>
 

Fedor vs. Werdum:  Seen-n-Heard at the Strikeforce Post-Fight Press Conference

By: Jeff Townsend
Bayareasportsdrive.com
June 27, 2010 

The post-fight press conference that took place immediately after last night’s Strikeforce main event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California had a strange vibe to it.  Everyone there knew that they had just witnessed something very surprising.  The fighter widely considered to be the best pound-for-pound MMA fighter in the world, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (31-2), had just lost.  Not only that, he had tapped out at just 1:09 of the first round.  His opponent, Fabricio Werdum (14-4-1), was able to secure a triangle choke with an armbar that forced Fedor to submit.  To put it into perspective, Fedor landed just 5 out of 12 strikes in the match while Werdum did not have a chance to land any strikes of any sort....Story>>>   

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Strikeforce Challengers Results
Kaufman vs. Hashi/Prangley vs. Amoussou

By:Jeff Townsend
Bay Area Sports Drive  2-27-10

Last night, Strikeforce’s Challengers MMA event took place at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.  The Challengers series focuses on up-and-coming fighters and fighters who are not yet full-fledged stars.  Instead of having 10,000 fight fans coming out to the HP Pavilion in San Jose for a Strikeforce event, a sold-out crowd of 2,322 were crammed into a venue that ensured that everyone would have a great view of the fights. 
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Scott Smith KO's Cung Le
Gilbert Melendez Takes Belt From Josh Thomson

Saturday, Dec 19, 2009
HP Pavilion, San Jose, Ca

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Weigh-in photos for Strikeforce’s Evolution

Check out our exclusive photos from the weigh-in for Strikeforce’s Evolution which took place at the Marriott Downtown San Jose on Friday evening.   Bayareasportsdrive.com wishes to thank Special Correspondent Susan for these great photos. ............ MORE>>