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SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Simona Halep of Romania claimed the sixth title of her career by rallying to defeat Samantha Stosur of Australia 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the season-ending Tournament of Champions on Sunday. Cheap Orioles Jerseys . After trading sets, Halep trailed 2-1 in the decider but broke Stosurs serve twice to win the last five games. Halep repeatedly moved Stosur into the corners and finished off several points with perfect shots down the line. Halep is expected to rise to No. 11 when the WTA rankings are updated on Monday. Fake Orioles Jerseys . The Brad Jacobs team from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., advanced to Fridays championship game with a 10-6 win over Chinas Rui Liu in the semifinal. Orioles Jerseys China . Sources tell TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger that the team is quietly gauging interest on the Senators captain, though Spezza has a limited no-trade clause and carries a large contract. https://www.cheaporioles.com/ . Leverkusen said on Friday it signed Schmidt on a two-year contract. He guided Red Bull Salzburg to the Austrian championship this season.PHOENIX - In his first fight in 14 months, Junior dos Santos did just enough to unanimously outpoint Stipe Miocic.Yes, his hands were swift. Yes, they were accurate. No, they werent devastating.The former UFC heavyweight champion received winning scores of 48-47, 49-46, 49-46 from the judges Saturday night at US Airways Center in the first UFC event in Arizona.Dos Santos (17-3) was a 5-to-1 favourite, but Miocic (12-2) made it difficult on the Brazilian for five back-and-forth rounds. In the end, dos Santos consistency in landing straight right hands and left hooks looked to make the difference.Miocic, a part-time firefighter from Cleveland, clearly thought it was a closer fight, immediately leaving the cage upon hearing the decision.Miocic is a great, great opponent, dos Santos said. Man, that was a tough fight. Its good to come back. It makes me feel how tough it is in order to be the No. 1 in the world.Another shot at the UFC heavyweight title belt that dos Santos wants may be in the offing, whether its against champion Cain Velasquez, who dos Santos has lost to twice, or interim champ Fabricio Werdum, who dos Santos knocked out six years ago.UFC President Dana White, though, wasnt too convinced.I dont know where exactly this puts him (in the heavyweight division), White said about dos Santos. I thought that he won the fight, but let me tell you what, he slowed down a lot. He took some big shots tonight. His eyes start to swell up, his cheeks starts to swell up and that was early in the fight. If that was a three-round fight, Stipe wins the fight.Dos Santos was able to thwart Miociccs repeated takedown attempts for most of the bout. Baltimore Orioles Store. Miocic found success with lunging left hooks that landed as dos Santos tried to back away.He was trying to take me down all the time, that was a surprise to me, dos Santos said. Normally he doesnt do that. He has really good boxing skills. And you can see that with my face.Miocic seemed to be getting stronger as the fight wore on, landing straight rights that deformed dos Santos cheekbones.Dos Santos did drop Miocic to the canvas in the third round with a short left that caught Miocic coming in close to finish a combination.The fifth round was a summary of the entire fight, an action-packing round that left the fighters faces bruised and bloody and the crowd wanting more.Saturdays heavyweight-dominated main card didnt disappoint those looking for first-round finishes.It started with Matt Mitriones TKO of Gabriel Gonzaga 1:49 into the fight. It was Mitriones third straight first-round knockout win. Then Alistair Overeem (38-14, 1 no contest) took care of Stefan Struve (29-7) at 4:13 via TKO (punches) in the battle between Dutch giants.Other notables: 2008 U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medallist Henry Cejudo (7-0), a Phoenix native, won his UFC debut with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Dustin Kimura (12-3) of Honolulu in a bantamweight bout on the preliminary card. Lightweight fighter Jamie Varner (21-11-1, 2 no contests), also a Phoenix native, retired in the octagon after losing to underdog Drew Dober (15-6) of Omaha, Nebraska, by submission (rear naked choke) 1:52 into the first round. ' ' ' |
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