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At Art of War 14: Ground Zero held in COTAI STRIP, Macao, China, The Ultimate Fighter 5 participant Andy Wang and Tsuboi Atsuhiro fought to a draw.

Javier Vazquez (13-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) replaces injured Mark Hominick (16-8 MMA, 0-2 WEC) and meets promotional newcomer Deividas Taurosevicius (10-3 MMA, 0-0 WEC) next month’s “WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson” event.

Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) , president pro tempore of California’s state Senate, announced Thursday that he would not allow confirmation votes for California State Athletic Commission members Timothy Noonan and Peter Lopez to proceed, thus ending their tenure by the end of the year. The news comes from the Los Angeles Times, which reported last week that California’s ethics agency, the Fair Political Practices Commission, had opened an investigation regarding CSAC members using their positions to secure free admission for family and friends to events they were entrusted to regulate. Following Steinberg’s announcement Thursday, the Times reported that Noonan, the chairman of the CSAC, resigned. In his resignation letter, Noonan cited a decision by Brian Stigar, the state’s Department of Consumer Affairs chief, to reject the commission’s choice for the vacant executive director position. The commission had recommended that veteran referee Pat Russell take the spot abandoned by Armando Garcia, who resigned under charges of sexual harassment in November of last year.

Former Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion and International Fight League veteran Delson Heleno defeated Affliction veteran Fabio Nascimento by unanimous decision to lead Team USA East past Team USA West in the 2009 M-1 Challenge Semi-Finals on Saturday at the Russian Sports Palace in Rostov, Russia. Heleno’s record improves to 16-5.

UFC Veteran Steve Bruno forced Orlando’s Clayton McKinney of Jungle MMA to submit at the 1:33 mark of the second round with a D’Arce choke at Action Fight League’s Rumble at the Rock. Bruno, who went 1-2 in the UFC, improved his record to 13-5.

Will Campuzano (6-0 MMA, 0-0 WEC), a Dallas-based bantamweight, makes his WEC debut as a replacement for injured Akitoshi Tamura (14-7-2 MMA, 1-1 WEC) and meets Damacio Page (11-4 MMA, 2-1 WEC). Despite the change, the fight remains on the televised main card.

The Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) 2009 grappling competition and tournament from Barcelona, Spain, for Sept. 26-27, is officially in the books. Braulio Estima claimed the -88kg Final over Andre Galvao, and is now slated to face Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in a ADCC 2011 superfightTaking home division bragging rights were current Strikeforce heavyweight Fabricio Werdum (+99kg), Pablo Popovich (-77kg) and Brazilian lady grapplers Hannette Staack (+60kg) and Luanna Alzuguir (-60kg). Mixed martial arts veteran Jeff “The Snowman” Monson, female champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos and ex-WEC competitor David Avellan all placed third within their respective weight classes.

World Extreme Cagefighting veteran Chuck Grigsby (17-5) defeated Spencer Hooker via unanimous decision on Saturday.
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Former heavyweight and current light heavyweight Carmelo ‘The Fury’ Marrero, who went 1-3 in the UFC with a victory over Cheick Kongo, lost his fight with Antwain Britt via unanimous decision over a week ago. Britt appeared on The Ultimate Fighter Season 8 but was forced to leave the show due to an injury. Marrero’s record falls to 10-4.

Former WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho (18-1) def. IFL Veteran Alex Schoenauer (14-10) via Unanimous Decision in a MMA event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The bout, contested at Light Heavyweight, was a bit slow paced with Filho looking for the takedown. He controlled the bout and picked up his second consecutive victory since his sabattical late last year following his first ever loss in the WEC.

Rising heavyweight prospect Dave “Pee Wee” Herman picked up a signature career win over a notable opponent on Saturday with a swift, 60-second TKO victory over MMA trailblazer Don Frye. Herman, a former Indiana University wrestler, moves to 15-1 with the win. All 15 victories have come via stoppage, and the Frye win was his 14th to come in the first round. Frye, meanwhile, drops to 20-9-1 with the defeat, which was his third in four fights for the 43-year-old Veteran.

UFC and PRIDE Veteran Jeremy ‘Gumby’ Horn picked up a victory over The Ultimate Fighter 8 castoff Jason Guida on Saturday. Horn secured the fight-ending arm-triangle choke after the main-event fight went to the ground. Guida has lost 5 straight.

Welterweight Danillo Villefort, who was released by the UFC following his loss at UFC 101, will look to turn things around when he returns to action this Saturday against Bill Saures in Guam.
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Credit: A1 Wrestling Newsletter