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UFC on FX 5 results and LIVE fight coverage for 'Browne vs Bigfoot' on Oct. 5 in Minneapolis

Jesse Holland — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:00:30 -0000

Here we go!

UFC on FX 5 goes down at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., TONIGHT (Fri., Oct. 5, 2012).

And it's bringing some serious firepower.

"Browne vs. Bigfoot" will be headlined by towering top prospect Travis Browne, who looks to get himself into the Heavyweight title hunt by disposing of Strikeforce import Antonio Silva.

Elsewhere on the card, Jake Ellenberger tries to re-establish himself as a Welterweight contender against Jay Hieron while Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 14 Champion John Dodson gets his hands dirty against Jussier da Silva at Flyweight.

MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action on fight night (Fri., Oct. 5, 2012), which is slated to air at 8 p.m. ET on The FX Channel. The latest quick updates of the live action will begin to flow earlier than that around 5 p.m. ET with the "Prelims" bouts on FUEL TV.

Many of our readers check-in before, during and after the televised action to share their thoughts on all the exciting action. Therefore, feel free to leave a comment (or 5) before you leave and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show -- it always turns out to be a great discussion.

Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps and post-fight analysis after "Browne vs. Bigfoot."

Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC on FX 5 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)

UFC on FX 5 QUICK RESULTS:

Main Event:

265 lbs.: Antonio Silva def. Travis Browne via TKO at 3:47 of round one

Main Card Fights on FX:

170 lbs.: Jake Ellenberger def. Jay Hieron via unanimous decision
125 lbs.: John Dodson def. Jussier da Silva by TKO at 4:35 of round two
170 lbs.: Justin Edwards def. Josh Neer via submission (guillotine) at 0:45 of round one

"Prelims" Fights on FUEL TV:

155 lbs.: Michael Johnson def. Danny Castillo via KO at 1:06 of round two
~~155 lbs.: Dennis Hallman vs. Thiago Tavares~~ (cancelled)
170 lbs.: Mike Pierce def. Aaron Simpson via KO at 0:29 of round two
155 lbs.: Marcus LeVesseur def. Carlo Prater via split decision
155 lbs.: Jacob Volkmann def. Shane Roller via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:38 of round one
145 lbs.: Diego Nunes def. Bart Palaszewski via unanimous decision
125 lbs.: Darren Uyenoyama def. Phil Harris via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:38 of round one

UFC on FX 5 PLAY-BY-PLAY LIVE MAIN CARD COMMENTARY (FX):
Hemmi here!

Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva (265-pound limit):

Round one: Browne throws a big right hand a wheel kick to get things started. Push kick from Browne and Silva goes down the middle with a straight right counter to back him off. Browne grazes with a right hook and Silva presses forward with a kick and a right hook, initiating a clinch against Browne and pressing him into the fence. Silva stomps and knees Browne from the clinch. Browne puts Silva in the thai clinch and throws a few knees to back him off. Browne is stepping gingerly on his left knee. Browne throws some side kicks to Bigfoot's knee and Silva responds with a leg kick and a big right hand that hurts Browne. Silva swarms him and Browne is hurt bad and it's all over. Wow!

Final results: Antonio Silva defeats Travis Browne via TKO at 3:27 of round one

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Jake Ellenberger vs. Jay Hieron (170-pound limit):

Round one: Hieron whiffs with a head kick to get things started and Ellenberger appears like he's going to be looking to counter here. Hieron steps forward with a left hook but it doesn't do any damage. Straight left jab lands for Hieron. Ellenberger steps forward with power but Hieron ducks underneath it. Ellenberger looks like he's really trying to pace himself in this first round. Short uppercut from Ellenberger knocks Hieron back a bit and they reset. Spinning back kick from Hieron whiffs and now Ellenberger has control of the cage center. Hieron attacks with a takedown attempt but Ellenberger stifles him and reverses it, throwing a knee as Hieron scrambles to his feet. 10-9 Ellenberger

Round two: Hieron opens with a nice left hook and he's looking more aggressive, forcing Ellenberger to stay on the outside. Hieron opens up with kicks both to the head and body and he attempts a takedown but can't secure it. Both men miss with leg kicks and Hieron overcommits to a left hook as Ellenberger ducks under and puts him on his back. Hieron avoids damage, creates some space and scrambles back to his feet. Hieron has a cut over his eye and he's not nearly as aggressive anymore. Ellenberger has control of the cage center but neither fighter engages in the final two minutes. 10-9 Ellenberger

Round three: Hieron opens with a kick and Ellenberger rushes forward to no avail. Ellenberger steps forward aggressively with a hook and he ragdolls Hieron to the canvas but Hieron pops back to his feet. Both men pick up the pace briefly, exchanging strikes on the inside. Hieron throws a front kick but it's blocked. Leg kick from Hieron and a head kick and ellenberger is stalking him. The crowd isn't feeling this fight anymore and Ellenberger closes the distance, landing a short punch on the inside before separating. The crowd showers them with boos and Ellenberger drops Hieron with one second left in the bout. 10-9 Ellenberger

Final results: Jake Ellenberger defeats Jay Hieron via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

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John Dodson vs. Jussier da Silva (125-pound limit):

Round one:Both men do a lot of circling in the opening minute but neither is really throwing anything to get thing started. Big left hand misses for Dodson and they continue to posture with each other. It seems like both men are very concerned about making a mistake. Dodson is flashing his left and Formiga nearly catches him with a counter right. Da Silva shoots in but Dodson avoids the first takedown attempt of the night. Neither fighter takes initiative and the crowd lets both men have it as the round concludes. 10-10. That was garbage.

Round two: Dodson loads up with a left hand and Formiga tries to grab him but can't put his hands on him. Formiga fakes a level change but gives up on it halfway through. Right hand misses for Formiga. The crowd is not feeling this fight at all as neither man is doing anything significant but out of nowhere Dodson drops Formiga with his left hand. Formiga turtles and avoids danger on the ground, trying to scramble for a leg or something and Dodson lets him back to his feet. They go right back to posturing and the crowd goes right back to booing. Dodson again steps forward and he plasters Formiga a swift combination scoring with a left to the body followed by a left hook to the face. Formiga goes down and Dodson swarms him with punches as the referee intervenes!

Final results: Jon Dodson defeats Jussier da Silva via TKO at 4:25 of round two

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Josh Neer vs. Justin Edwards (170-pound limit):

Round one: Edwards opens aggressively with some strikes and works for a takedown but Neer avoids it. Now Neer presses forward and is hunting for a takedown and Edwards grabs a guillotine and jumps guard. It's tight! Neer gets dragged to the canvas and he's out cold! Wow, that was fast!

Final results: Justin Edwards def. Josh Neer via technical submission (guillotine) at 0:45 of round one

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UFC on FX 5 "PRELIMS" COMMENTARY (FUEL TV):
Haggerty here!

Danny Castillo vs. Michael Johnson (155-pound limit):

Round one: Good right hand by Johnson. Inside leg kick by Castillo. Castillo shoots but eats a kick and thinks better. Castillo pawing with the jab. Castillo the more active of the two thus far. Johnson still looking to counter. Castillo with a big right hand on the button! Castillo is on top of him punishing him with hammerfists! Johnson is taking a ton of punishment. Castillo almost has him fully mounted. Castillo has the full mount and looks to be searching for an arm triangle. He's got it. It's deep! This will be over soon unless Johnson is able to defend and relieve some of the pressure. Johnson finally gets his head out, and tosses Castillo out of the mount, back into half guard. Small moral victory for Johnson. Castillo on top still, looking to get his leg free and back into full mount. Johnson looks up and complains to the referee, but he's doing very little to get back up. Just over a minute left. Good elbows from Castillo. Castillo appears to be trying to methodically move his knee up to Johnson's left arm so he can trap him in a crucifix. Thirty seconds left. Castillo postures up. Johnson tries to power out, but no sooner than he does so, Castillo is back on top of him. Final seconds of round one tick away. 10-8 Castillo.

Round two: Johnson starts off with an outside leg kick, then several other kicks. Castillo ducks under a right hand for a takedown but he's unable to get it. Leg kick by Johnson, who is trying to be more aggressive in this second round. Good left hand by Johnson. Another leg kick by Johnson. Johnson rocks him! Johnson landed a straight left hand that wobbled Castillo, and he follows up with a swarm of strikes, leading to this fight being called! Knockout win for Michael Johnson!

Final results: Michael Johnson via KO at 1:06 of round two

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Mike Pierce vs. Aaron Simpson (170-pound limit):

Round one: Fighters tie up in the center and grapple for position. Simpson looks to score with some knees. Simpson pushes off and lands a kick to the body. Good flurry of punches from Simpson. Front kick by Simpson. Good uppercut by Simpson as Pierce rushes in. Pierce walks through it for a headlock throw, but Simpson rolls and is right back up. Pierce has Simpson on the fence now, where they jockey for position. Foot stomps by Pierce. Dirty boxing by both fighters. Good knee by Simpson. And another. High kick by Simpson. Two minutes left. Good series of jabs by Simpson. Simpson clips him with a right hand. Pierce is back up and he eats a couple of knees. Pierce grabs a leg and is trying to end this barrage by taking things to the canvas. Simpson defends well and continues to punish his opponent with short elbows and knees. One minute to go in the opening round. Big knee to the head by Simpson. Big uppercut by Simpson. Simpson changes levels and gets the power takedown. Pierce rolls and gives up his back. Pierce is turtled up now and Simpson sinks in the hooks. He's working for the choke. Pierce is in survival mode and he's saved by the horn. 10-9 Simpson.

Round two: Big kick to the body by Simpson, right out of the gate. Big combo by Simpson, with a hard uppercut. Simpson comes in aggressively and he is tagged by a right hook to the body. Simpson is crippled and crumbles to the floor. It's over! Simpson got caught and is unable to continue. KO victory for Mike Pierce.

Final results: Mike Pierce via KO at 0:29 of round two

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Carlo Prater vs. Marcus LeVesseur (155-pound limit):

Round one: LeVesseur with a big left hand, rater ducks under and shoots for the takedown. Unable to get the takedown, but he drags LeVesseur to the cage, and is pressed onto him, looking to impose his will. Knees by Prater. Prater tries for the sweep. Inside knee by Prater, close to a low blow. More knees and shoulder strikes from Prater. LeVesseur is trapped on the cage. LeVesseur finds an opportunity and is able to trip Prater and land on top. Prater controls the posture, looking to avoid taking damage, and Josh Rosenthal stands them up immediately. Quick stand up. Somewhat questionable. Head kick by Prater is blocked. Good right hand by Prater. LeVesseur with the combo, Prater avoids it and gets underhooks. Prater jumps to guard, but LeVesseur smartly walks him over to the cage. Prater tries to sing in a guillotine, but this is not a good angle and he's unlikely to finish him from here. LeVesseur must be careful. Crowd boos, but there's a lot of tactical positioning going on in this spot. Prater finally releases the choke and there both back on their feet. LeVesseur has Prater on the fence. Prater reverses and lands a good knee. LeVesseur reverses him right back and is leaning on him on the fence. Good knees by Prater. LeVesseur works for the takedown up to the horn, but unable to secure it. 10-9 Prater.

Round two: LeVesseur starts off with some good strikes and movement. Prater, not liking the exchange, ties things up and brings LeVesseur to the fence. Dirty boxing now by both fighters. Prater working the knees to the body. LeVesseur reverses and immediately scores with a big knee of his own to the body of Prater. It's been a very slow and methodical fight so far, and this second round has been no different. LeVesseur lands a decent right hand out of the break. Back to center. Big left hand by LeVesseur. Prater shoots. LeVesseur defends. Prater grabs hold of the thai clinch, looking to inflict damage with his knees. LeVesseur reverses. Battle for position on the fence, as the Minneapolis crowd is not enjoying this fight and letting the fighters hear about it. LeVesseur gets the takedown, but Prater grabs hold of the neck from his back. LeVesseur gives the thumb's up to referee Josh Rosenthal. LeVesseur slowly trying to inch his head out. Just over a minute left. LeVesseur finally able to work free, on the way up, he lands several quick punches to the retreating Carlo Prater. Good inside leg kick by Prater. LeVesseur ducks under a right hand and scores with the takedown. LeVesseur on top. Prater goes to his mainstay and grabs hold of LeVesseur's neck, once again. Close round. Hard to score. 10-10.

Round three: Prater with a solid inside leg kick. High kick by Prater. LeVesseur with the kick to the body, partially blocked. LeVesseur shoots but is stuffed. Prater holds on to him and drags him to the cage, landing a few knees on the way. LeVesseur reverses. More grappling and positioning on the fence. Will be interesting to see what Dana White has to say about this fight in the post fight presser. Two minutes have gone by, and the majority of the time has been spent with both fighters leaning on each other, trying to get the upper hand. Rosenthal warns and finally breaks them up. Back to center. Big jump high kick by Prater, rocks LeVesseur for a moment. Prater initiates the clinch and scores with a couple of knees. LeVesseur reverses and moves things -- stop me if you've heard this one before -- to this fence. Prater jumps and pulls guard, looking for a guillotine off his back. LeVesseur tries to get his hand in and relieve the pressure. One minute left. LeVesseur is out and on top. Punches to the ribcage from LeVesseur. LeVesseur has positional control, but not doing anything at all in the way of finishing the fight. LeVesseur continues with short meaningless punches in the ribs, very little behind them at all.Prater goes for the guillotine again, but can't get a good angle as time expires. 10-9 LeVesseur.

Final results: Marcus LeVesseur via split decision

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Shane Roller vs. Jacob Volkmann (155-pound limit):

Round one: Volkmann with the head kick, blocked by Roller. Volkmann with the kick to the body. Volkmann is keeping his hands a little low, and there it is, the shot. Clearly, Volkmann just wants to get this fight to the ground ASAP. Good uppercut by Volkmann. Good right hand by Roller. Volkmann shoots for a double. He can't get it at first, but he takes Roller's back and is draped all over him. Volkmann has him down and is on his back against the cage. Volkmann softening him up with strikes. He's got the bodylock in. Lots of time and Volkmann is working hard to sink that choke in. Roller is in a very bad spot. Volkmann continues to bludgeon Roller with short strikes, looking to get that arm in. It's close. It's not under the chin but he may be able to finish via neck crank -- and he gets it! Roller has tapped and it's all over!

Final results: Jacob Volkmann via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:38 of round one

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Bart Palaszewski vs. Diego Nunes (145-pound limit):

Round one: Nunes rushes out to the center. Big right left combo by Nunes. Nunes hunts him down. Palaszewski is already bleeding. Nunes shoots and Palaszewski tries to sink in a guillotine. Nunes drops him and is on top. Palaszewski still holding on, but Nunes is out. Palaszewski goes for a triangle now. Nunes defends. Palaszewski controlling the head with both hands. Nunes tries to posture up and get free. Palaszewski continues to work on tightening up that triangle. Nunes looks to be loosening the grip of Palaszewski's legs. And he's out. Nunes looks to land some ground and pound inside the full guard of Palaszewski. Nunes with asome big elbows. Two and a half minutes left. Palaszewski grabs the head and pulls it down, looking to get the triangle back in place, but Nunes is having none of it. More ground and pound from Nunes. Nunes stands, hovering over Palaszewski, looking to land a big strike. Nunes dives into the guard, and as he does, Palaszewski finds a hole to escape and get back up. Big right hand by Nunes and Palaszewski is dropped! Nunes pounces on him. Palaszewski looks hurt. Side control for Nunes, looking to get full mount. Now in north-south. Nunes close to taking Palaszewski's back as he rolls. Palaszewski rolls again, transitioning into full guard. Big left hand by Nunes from the top. It's been all Nunes in the early going here. Big shots from Nunes as the round ends. 10-8 Nunes.

Round two: Big left hook by Nunes right away. Outside leg kick by Nunes, then a spinning back kick to the body. Leg kick by Nunes again. Nunes keeping his hands low, seemingly trying to bait Palaszewski into an exchahnge of flurries. Big overhand right by Nunes. Palaszewski answers with a decent quick combo. Nunes with the spinning backfist, landing square on the jawline. Palaszewski is able to stay up, but Nunes ties him up and takes him down immediately. Nunes working inside Palaszewski's guard. Big right hands by Nunes. Lots of time left. Big elbow by Nunes. Big right hand by Nunes. Palaszewski rolls and gives up his back. Nunes looking to sink hooks in, but Palaszewski uses the fence to keep him from mounting. Palaszewski slowly gets back to his feet, using the cage. Back to center and a head kick by Nunes, partially blocked. Good combo by Palaszewski. Big left hook by Nunes as Palaszewski rushes in. Another combo by Nunes, ending with one more big left hook. This fight has been dominated by Nunes in every aspect, thus far. Just over a minute to go. Spinning back fist by Nunes, partially lands. Good outside leg kick by Palaszewski. Front kick to the body by Palaszewski. Nunes with a big left hook as Palaszewski comes forward. Nunes attacks the lead leg. Palaszewski charges in and gets his one his kicks caught as time expires. 10-9 Nunes.

Round three: Outside leg kick by Nunes. Fighters exchange leg kicks in the middle of the cage. Palaszewski with a good combo, coming forward. Good combo by Palaszewski again, rocking him a little with two left hooks. Nunes looks wobbled. Palaszewski appears to have hurt him with one of those hooks. Nunes looks like he's on rubber legs. Palaszewski charges forward throwing hands. Nunes with a big overhand right that misses wildly. High kick by Nunes. Palaszewski with a high kick in response. Three minutes to go. Leg kick by Palaszewski. High kick by Nunes is blocked. Good short left hand by Palaszewski. Hard outside leg kick by Palaszewski. Good left hand by Nunes. Two minutes to go, and Palaszewski has looked good this round, but he clearly needs a finish here to get the victory. Good left hook by Nunes, who appears to have dusted off the cobwebs. Good left hook by Nunes again, who is doing a good job of setting up that hook by faking the spinning backfist, keeping Palaszewski on his heels. One minute left. Good right hand by Nunes. Spinning back kick by Nunes just misses the head of his oponent. Good combo by both fighters as they exchange in the center of the Octagon. Leg kicks by both Palaszewski and Nunes. Big right hand by Nunes and Palaszewski is down. Nunes is on top and he runs out of time. 10-9 Nunes.

Final results: Diego Nunes via unanimous decision

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Darren Uyenoyama vs. Phil Harris (125-pound limit):

Round one: Harris with a big left hand that misses wildly. Uyenoyama walking him down, finding the distance. Good left hand by Uyenoyama. Uyenoyama with the combo then the shot. Harris defends, but is pressed onto the cage. Battle for position now on the fence. Uyenoyama has one underhook. Harris reverses. Uyenoyama goes for a jumping knee inside the clinch. Very unorthodox but it misses. Harris gets the takedown. Uyenoyama is back up quickly. Harris is on his back, standing position. Two minutes into the first round. Harris gets the takedown again, this time further from the cage. Harris inside Uyenoyama's full guard. Uyenoyama has control of Harri's right arm, but he gets it free. Harris postures but Uyenoyama throws up a triangle. This looks deep. Harris needs to be very careful. Harris finally slips out and stands to his feet, letting Uyenoyama back up. Uyenoyama with a crazy somersault kick to the body, then throws his hands up, somewhat clowning Harris. One minute left. Uyenoyama ties up and feints knee, then backs out. Harris with a good straight left. Left hook from Uyenoyama. Very even round, but ever so slight advantage to Harris for the takedowns. Kick to the body by Uyenoyama, then a decent elbow from in close. Uyenoyama throws up a "Karate Kid" crane stance, then throws a high kick that is blocked. 10-9 Harris.

Round two: Body kick attempt by Uyenoyama misses. Harris responds with a body kick that lands. Good left hand by Harris. Fighters exchange in the middle. Harris comes forward with a combo. Uyenoyama comes in with an inside leg kick but eats a right hook. Uyenoyama with another leg kick. Good stuff left hand by Harris lands on hte nose. Uyenoyama visibly wincing. Good right hand to the body by Harris. Uyenoyama charges in and ties up Harris, tangling him up on the fence. Harris reverses him, just like before, then grabs a leg to try and take things south, once more. Harris with the double underhooks now. Harris takes him down, but Uyenoyama grabs Harris's arm, goes for a kimura. He lets go of the submission attempt to take his back. Uyenoyama rolls and almost gets full mount, but he's in side control now. Harris tries to escape and Uyenoyama takes his back. Harris turns and now he's fully mounted by Uyenoyama with 1:45 to go. Uyenoyama starting to open up now. Harris rolls back to his back. Uyenoyama has the choke sunk in. Harris taps and it's all over!

Final results: Darren Uyenoyama via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:38 of round one

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UFC On FX 5 Fight Card: Browne Vs. Bigfoot

Tim Burke — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:30:05 -0000

UFC On FX 5 was originally scheduled to take place in Indianapolis in September, but had to be moved due to arena booking concerns. Now it will take place on October 5th in Minneapolis, and has a big main event. Travis Browne, who was scheduled to fight Ben Rothwell at UFC on Fox 4 until Rothwell pulled out late, will instead get the chance to main event his first card against former Strikeforce fighter Antonio Silva. A bunch of changes were made in the wake of the UFC 151 cancellation, and the card now has a few new fights.

Here's how the card looks right now.

Oct 5th, live on FX from Minneapolis, MN:

Travis Browne (13-0-1) vs. Antonio Silva (16-4)
Jake Ellenberger (27-6) vs. Jay Hieron (23-5)
Jussier da Silva (14-1) vs. John Dodson (13-5)
Josh Neer (33-11-1) vs. Justin Edwards (7-2)

Mike Pierce (14-5) vs. Aaron Simpson (12-3)
Yves Edwards (41-18-1) vs. Jeremy Stephens (20-8)
Marcus LeVesseur (21-6) vs. Carlo Prater (30-11-1)
Phil Harris (21-9, 1 NC) vs. Darren Uyenoyama (7-3)
Diego Nunes (17-3) vs. Bart Palaszewski (36-15)
Danny Castillo (14-4) vs. Michael Johnson (11-5)
Dennis Hallman (51-14-2, 1 NC) vs. Thiago Tavares (17-4-1)
Shane Roller (11-6) vs. Jacob Volkmann (14-3)

SBN coverage of UFC on FX 5: Browne Vs.Bigfoot

UFC on FX 5 fight card and rumors for 'Browne vs Bigfoot' on Oct. 5 in Minneapolis

Jesse Holland — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:20:49 -0000

Event: UFC on FX 5: "Browne vs. Silva"
Date: Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at 8 p.m. ET on FX
Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Main Event:

265 lbs.: Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva

Main Card (FX Channel):

170 lbs.: Jake Ellenberger vs. Jay Hieron
125 lbs.: John Dodson vs. Jussier Formiga
170 lbs.: Josh Neer vs. Justin Edwards

Preliminary Card (FUEL TV):

155 lbs.: Yves Edwards vs. Jeremy Stephens
155 lbs.: Danny Castillo vs. Michael Johnson
155 lbs.: Dennis Hallman vs. Thiago Tavares
170 lbs.: Shane Roller vs. Jacob Volkmann
145 lbs.: Diego Nunes vs. Bart Palaszewski
125 lbs.: Phil Harris vs. Darren Uyenoyama

Preliminary Card (Facebook):

155 lbs.: Marcus LeVesseur vs. Carlo Prater
170 lbs.: Mike Pierce vs. Aaron Simpson

For more on UFC on FX 5: "Browne vs. Silva" be sure to hit up our event archive right here.

Celtics Face 2 Time Champ Adam Morrison and His Brooklyn Nets

FLCeltsFan — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:29:21 -0000

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Brooklyn Nets (0-1) vs Boston Celtics (1-0)
Tuesday, July 10
5:00 PM ET (replay: 7/11 12:00 AM)
NBA-TV
Amway Center Practice Court

Game Thread l Chat

The Celtics face the Brooklyn Nets for the first time in the team's history. The Celtics have the late game today and hopefully will have time to get the jitters out and we will see some good play from our young guys. They face a Nets team with a few players with NBA experience in Marshon Brooks, Al Thornton, Julian Wright, and Adam Morrison. In fact, the Nets boast the only 2 time champion in Summer League in Adam Morrison. The Nets lost their first game to the Magic, 92-88.

In their first game, a 73-65 win over OKC, Jared Sullinger, E'Twaun Moore, Kris Joseph, and Dionte Christmas stood out for their solid play. I expect that we will see more of the same today from these players as all 4 showed good fundamentals and hopefully can build on that start in today's game. We should see more from Fab Melo, Sean Williams, and JaJuan Johnson in today's game as well.

Doc and Danny were on hand yesterday to observe and evaluate while Tyronn Lue did the coaching. The evaluation will continue in this game as decisions have to be made concerning several of the players on the team. For the fans, though, it's just fun to be watching Celtics basketball again.

Celtics Roster
63 Craig Brackins F 6'10" 230 Iowa State
50 Dionte Christmas G 6'5" 205 Temple
40 Jonathan Gibson G 6'1" 171 New Mexico State
12 JaJuan Johnson F 6'10" 221 Purdue
43 Kris Jospeh F 6'7" 215 Syracuse
52 Stephane Lasme F 6'8" 215 Massachusetts
13 Fab Melo C 7'0" 255 Syracuse
55 E'Twaun Moore G 6'4" 191 Purdue
41 Jamar Smith G 6'3" 185 Southern Indiana
7 Jared Sullinger F 6'9" 280 Ohio State
56 Sean Williams C-F 6'10" 235 Boston College

HEAD COACH **
Rivers, Doc
ASSISTANT COACHES
Hill, Armond
Eastman, Kevin
Longabardi, Mike
Lue, Tyronn
Young, Jamie
** SL coach: Tyronn Lue

9 MarShon Brooks G 6'5" 200 Providence
7 Stephen Dennis G 6'6" 180 Kutztown
42 Bryant Dunston F 6'8" 233 Fordham
21 Jeff Foote C 7'0" 265 Cornell
13 Ashton Gibbs G 6'2" 190 Pittsburgh
0 Taurean Green G 6'0" 177 Florida
6 Adam Morrison F 6'8" 198 Gonzaga
34 Carleton Scott F 6'8" 218 Notre Dame
31 Tornike Shengelia F 6'9" 228 Spirou Charleroi
40 Garrett Stutz C 7'0" 255 Wichita State
41 Tyshawn Taylor G 6'3" 185 Kansas
12 Al Thornton F 6'8" 203 Florida State
24 Edwin Ubiles G 6'6" 204 Siena
30 Julian Wright F 6'8" 225 Kansas

HEAD COACH
Johnson, Avery
ASSISTANT COACHES
Carlesimo, P.J.
Elie, Mario
Jones, Popeye
Barrise, Tom

Breaking Down The UFC Lightweight Division

Luke Nelson — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:00:11 -0000

Continuing with the series of in-depth divisional breakdowns that started earlier today with a look at the Bantamweight division (read it here) and then the Featherweight division (read it here), we move on to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight division.

With the world's leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion in the middle of one of its longest stretches of down time in months, (and with the summer season jam-packed with events), I thought now would be the perfect opportunity to take an in-depth look at all the divisions to clearly identify who is in the title picture, who isn't, who is building themselves into a contender and whose jobs are on the line.

The UFC is essentially an endlessly on-going tournament, with two brackets: One for match winners and one for match losers. Just about the only time that Joe Silva and Dana White match up a guy coming off a win with a guy coming off a loss is if the guy coming off a loss was fighting for a title. Otherwise, it's almost always winner vs winner and loser vs loser.

It's a pretty sensible way of doing things, ensuring that there will always be guys with a few wins in a row and others with a couple of losses in a row, opening up the chance for new blood to enter into the company.

So anytime you are looking at a division and trying to see what the future will hold, it's mandatory to know who are the fighter's on win streaks and who are the fighters on losing streaks. As such, I've been organizing each division by wins and losses for a few months now and throughout today I'll be posting up my take on each division based on this data. I'm not going to be doing an in-depth feature on the flyweight division, as there has only been two fights in the division thus far.

Therefore, we move on to the Lightweight division (155 pounds):

(**Wins/Losses include World Extreme Cagefighting fights**)

Five Wins: Jacob Volkmann
Four Wins: Ben Henderson, Edson Barboza
Three Wins: Gleison Tibau, Anthony Ferguson
Two Wins: Anthony Pettis, Nate Diaz, Evan Dunham, Danny Castillo, Paul Sass, Thiago Tavares
One Win: Mark Bocek, Jim Miller, T.J. Grant, Matt Wiman, Sean Sherk, Takanori Gomi, Michael Johnson, Paul Taylor, Dennis Hallman, Ramsey Nijem, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Fabricio Camoes, Tim Means, Justin Salas, John Cholish

Rookies: Reza Madadi, Yoislandy Izquiero, Carlo Prater, Henry Martinez

One Loss: Frankie Edgar, Gray Maynard, Clay Guida, Donald Cerrone, Mac Danzig, Rafael dos Anjos, Joe Lauzon, John Makdessi, Anthony Njokuani, Jeremy Stephens, Sam Stout, Eiji Mitsuoka, Bernardo Magalhaes, Anton Kuivanen, Mitch Clarke, Yves Edwards, Terry Etim, Aaron Riley, Efrain Escudero
Two Losses: George Sotiropoulos, Melvin Guillard, Nik Lentz, Spencer Fisher, Kamal Shalorus, Cody Mckenzie, T.J. O'Brien, Rafaello Oliveira
Three Losses: Shane Roller

The lightweight division is in an interesting spot. There hasn't been a dominant champion since B.J. Penn held the title and the guy with the most wins in a row is, gasp, Jacob Volkmann! Making things even more interesting is that because of 2011 being all about Frankie Edgar/Gray Maynard, a handful of perennial contenders are in the losers bracket, having been forced to fight amongst themselves while "The Answer" and "The Bully" settled their score. Jim Miller and Nate Diaz would seem to be fighting each other for the next shot, but this division has seen so many bait and switches that nothing is set in stone.

BOOKED FIGHTS:

Reza Madadi vs Yoislandy Izquierdo, UFC on Fuel TV 2
Matt Wiman vs Mark Bocek, UFC 145
Mac Danzig vs Efrain Escudero, UFC 145
John Makdessi vs Anthony Njukuani, UFC 145
Nate Diaz vs Jim Miller, UFC on Fox 3
Tony Ferguson vs Thiago Tavares, UFC on Fox 3
Danny Castillo vs John Cholish, UFC on Fox 3
Donald Cerrone vs Jeremy Stephens, UFC on Fuel TV 2
Cody McKenzie vs Aaron Riley, UFC on Fuel TV 2
T.J. Grant vs Carlo Prater, UFC on Fuel TV 2
Rafael Dos Anjos vs Kamal Shalorus, UFC on Fuel TV 2
Evan Dunham vs Edson Barboza, UFC 146
Jacob Volkmann vs Paul Sass, UFC 146
Bernardo Magalhaes vs Henry Martinez, UFC on FX 3
Gray Maynard vs Clay Guida, UFC on FX 4
Ben Henderson vs Frank Edgar, Event Unknown

There is a bunch of fights set to go down in the next few months at 155 pounds and just about every top guy will be involved. Indeed, of the 11 fighters with multiple win streaks going, only Anthony Pettis and Gleison Tibau are awaiting a fight. Not only that, but all the top guys that are coming off a single loss have dance cards as well (Donald Cerrone, Clay Guida, Gray Maynard and, of course, Frankie Edgar). There will several cool match ups made possible after these fights, too many to list, but I'm particularly interested in seeing who comes out of Dunham/Barboza, Volkmann/Sass, Maynard/Guida and Ferguson/Tavares. Those four fights right there could easily be isolated as eight-man tournament with the winner coming out as a possible title challenger.

UNBOOKED WINNERS:

Gleison Tibau, Anthony Pettis, Sean Sherk, Michael Johnson, Paul Taylor, Dennis Hallman, Ramsey Nijem, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Fabricio Camoes, Tim Means, Justin Salas

I can see the reason Anthony Pettis badly wanted to get a title shot, as there really isn't much out there for him right now. Does he go up against Tibau? Not much for him to gain there. What about Sean Sherk, who has only fought once in the last 15 months? Again, not a whole lot of positive for Pettis, so perhaps he'll wait for a winner of one of the fights already set to give him an opponent. The rest of the list contains a lot of newcomers and I have no idea how they'll be matched up amongst themselves, but they surely will be. One fight that I'd like to see is Dennis Hallman vs Sean Sherk.

UNBOOKED LOSERS:

Melvin Guillard, Joe Lauzon, Sam Stout, George Sotiropoulos, Eiji Mitsuoka, Anton Kuivanen, Mitch Clarke, Yves Edwards, Terry Etim, T.J. O'Brien, Spencer Fisher, Rafaello Oliveira, Shane Roller.

Joining Pettis in the "nothing to gain, lots to lose" boat are Melvin Guillard and Joe Lauzon, who would be perfect opponents for each other if it wasn't for the fact that they just fought. I suspect we're going to see "G-Sot" and Guillard face off, as they are both sitting with two losses after long unbeaten streaks had them knocking on the title door. As for Lauzon, a match with Spencer Fisher, Yves Edwards or maybe Terry Etim seems to make the most sense. The rest of the crew on this list is miles away from any meaningful fights.

That wraps up the lightweights. With so many fights coming up, this division is finally going to start opening up and shifting around. Who will be at the top when the dust settles? Will it be a new blood like Ben Henderson, Nate Diaz or Edson Barboza? Or will the guys who've been at the top for the last few years, guys like Frank Edgar, Gray Maynard or Jim Miller regain the crown?

Comments and criticism are welcome!

UFC 132 results: Rafael dos Anjos pulverizes George Sotiropoulos

Brian Hemminger — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:29:21 -0000

Boy, how the mighty have fallen.

George Sotiropoulos was once considered one of the top title contenders in the lightweight division after starting his UFC career with seven consecutive victories.

After getting knocked off his pedestal by Dennis Siver at UFC 127 earlier this year, he was hoping to get back on track against tough Brazilian Rafael dos Anjos in the opening Spike TV preliminary card fight at UFC 132.

Instead, he was left unconscious in less than a minute.

Dos Anjos, known much more for his impressive jiu-jitsu skills than his striking, nailed Sotiropoulos with a massive hook, one of the nastiest and wildest looping strikes you'll ever see, and the 33-year-old Aussie went down -- hard.

There was no need for follow-up, as Sotiropoulos was completely done in from the single blow and the fight was stopped at the 59-second mark.

Dos Anjos is a fighter who was remembered more for getting knocked out by a Hail Mary uppercut by Jeremy Stephens in his UFC debut but his striking is definitely improving.

How surprising was that, Maniacs?

The Chicago Bulls Took A Look At Adam Morrison Over The Weekend

Scott Schroeder — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:22:32 -0000

It's the week of the 2011 NBA Draft so we should probably be concentrating my efforts there. However, when news of Adam Morrison working out for the Chicago Bulls hits Ridiculous Upside headquarters, it has to be written about.

Morrison, the third overall pick by the Charlotte Bobcats five years ago who sat out all of last season, was one of 20 players the Bulls invited to a free agent workout over the weekend as they prepare for a Summer League-less Summer.

The Bulls have just nine guaranteed contracts going into next season, according to ShamSports, giving hope that Morrison and a couple of the prospects working out alongside him could earn their way onto the roster with a good training camp (whenever the looming lockout ends).

Along with Morrison, former fellow first round picks Javaris Crittenton, Sean Williams and Matt Janning -- who impressed everyone last summer on his way to opening the regular season with the Phoenix Suns -- highlighted the weekend workout in Chicago.

The guards at the workout included Janning, Crittenton, Jamar Smith, Donald Sloan and Stephen Dennis -- all of which played in the NBA Development League this past season. Janning and Dennis both worked out for the Bulls prior to this past season's NBA trade deadline.

Wing prospects brought in for a look include Morrison, Ronald Dupree, Micah Downs, Richard Roby, Shane Edwards, Chris Kramer and Dar Tucker. Dupree's name might ring a bell as he played 47 games with the Bulls during his rookie season in 2003-04.

The forwards that the Bulls brought in included DeShawn Sims, Leo Lyons and Lance Thomas. Sims needs to find a position to thrive at the next level, but after running away with the D-League's Rookie of the Year award this season, it's clear he deserves a chance to prove himself to an NBA team.

Last, but not least, the bigs in attendance were Williams, Patrick Sullivan, Chas McFarland and Matt Rogers. All four played in the D-League and only McFarland wasn't in a vet camp last year.

The Bulls aren't the first to bring in likely Summer League candidates -- the Timberwolves, Thunder, Knicks, Hornets, Pacers and Nuggets have all done the same over the past month with a number of the same candidates -- and likely won't be the last as teams prepare for a summer without Summer League.

The Bakersfield Jam defeat the RGV Vipers in Game 1 Of Their D-League Playoff Series

Cosmis — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 18:50:05 -0000

In the first game of the third (of four, obviously) series to debut in the 2011 D-League Playoffs, the sixth seeded Bakersfield Jam ~~upse~~t beat the third seeded defending D-League champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers, 110-105.

In what was a relatively competitive game throughout, Bakersfield pulled out the victory through the capable hands of probable D-League MVP Trey Johnson. Mr. Trey J scored a game high 29 points, including a pair of huge jumpers that essentially put the game away.

Jeremy Wise was also huge for the Jam, scoring 15 of his 24 points from the line, including the clinching two with a little over 7 seconds left while Derrick Byars scored 14 points of his own, an impressive feat considering he recently broke his nose, and took more than one shot to it during play.

Derrick Caracter, Stephen Dennis and D'Andre Bell also scored in double figures for the underdog Jam, who will look to sweep the defending champions on Tuesday in Hidalgo.

Speaking of the defending champs, the Vipers were led by Jerel McNeal and Jon Scheyer, who scored 22 and 20 points respectively. Scheyer, in particular, was effective in all areas, finishing with 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.

Richard Roby had 17, Matt Janning had 12 and Mouhammad Faye had 11 to round out the double digit scorers for the Vipers.

The key matchup of this game was Hasheem Thabeet versus the big men of the Jam. Luke Zeller was ineffective (and wasn't matched up on Thabeet much anyway) while Drew Naymick had 9 strong rebounds.

Derrick Caracter, however, was the real catalyst in getting Thabeet into foul trouble, and the former No. 2 overall pick finished with 3 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and a block in only a little over 22 minutes of play.

As I said before, Game 2 is at RGV this Tuesday, April 12th, at 8:00.

*Highlights will be up as soon as the D-League site feels like giving them to us*

NBA D-League Playoffs: RGV Vipers Vs. Bakersfield Jam Series Preview

Scott Schroeder — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:15:13 -0000

The Rio Grande Valley Vipers, under the watchful eye of the Houston Rockets, chose to play the Bakersfield Jam in the first round of the NBA D-League Playoffs.

While I can understand not wanting to face the Texas Legends, the Jam play pretty similarly to the Vipers' up-tempo style and have the perimeter shooters to keep every game interesting so this one won't be easy.

In the last meeting between the Vipers in the Jam, Rio Grande Valley coasted to a 126-111 victory on March 5 after making 13-of-30 shot attempts from beyond the arc while turning the ball over just 14 times over the course of the game. Neither of those statistics should be all that surprising, however, considering the Vipers led the D-League in three-pointers made while turning the ball over less than than any of the 15 other teams in the Development League.

I'll get to the individual match-ups after the jump, but the match-up on the sidelines might be just as interesting. Chris Finch, coach of the Vipers as well as Great Britain's National Team, was at the helm of last year's championship squad in his first season in the D-League and is surely looking to repeat. Bakersfield coach Will Voigt, on the other hand, has yet to reach the postseason in the D-League after achieving success in both the ABA and PBL prior to his move to the D-League last season.

PG: Jerel McNeal vs. Stephen Dennis

Considering Jerel McNeal earned an NBA call-up to the New Orleans Hornets this season and Stephen Dennis is rookie out of some college called Kutztown, one would think match-up wouldn't be close. It is.

McNeal, a 6-foot-3 veteran out of Marquette, played his rookie season in Belgium last season until being kicked off the team for a drug violation. I couldn't find anything about a FIBA suspension so McNeal apparently came to the D-League on his own volition (and therefore no worries about an Orien Greene situation) and did quite well after having a subpar Summer League with the Charlotte Bobcats. In 47 games with the Vipers -- he missed three while with the Hornets when Chris Paul was out -- McNeal averaged 19.4 points and 4.4 assists after becoming the de facto point guard once Mustafa Shakur was called up to the Washington Wizards for the rest of the season.

Dennis, a 6-foot-6 rookie out of Kutztown that I actually wrote a bit about during the pre-draft workouts, was one of the most impressive players at this year's D-League Showcase. Since earning his role as Jam's starting point guard, Dennis has averaged an impressive 12.5 points and 5.7 assists while shooting 50 percent from the field. The talented 23-year-old was able to impress enough people to earn an invitation to tryout for the Chicago Bulls earlier in the year and, if he's able to impress in the playoffs, his name will surely come in more NBA circles next season.

Edge: As a point guard, I'm inclined to give Dennis the nod, but McNeal's going to have to be the better player in this series.

SG: Jon Scheyer vs. Trey Johnson

Two of the highest-profile players in the D-League are on a collision course. Who's excited?

Scheyer, a rookie out of Duke who's just recently returning to basketball after an eye injury during Summer League, has the talent to play in the NBA right now -- just not the consistency. In 16 games with the Vipers, Scheyer has four 20-plus point games compared to five games where he's scored in single digits. His game-to-game assist-turnover ratio is just as shaky, though that should be expected until he's able to develop a bit of chemistry with his RGV teammates.

Johnson, my pick for the D-League's MVP award, averaged 25.5 points, 4.5 assists and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the field this season. The knock on him is that he's undersized, but his ability to score is pretty great and he does enough otherwise to make himself a worthy NBA gamble.

Edge: Since I just mentioned that I think Johnson's the D-League's Most Valuable Player, I think he's gotta get the edge here, right?

SF: Richard Roby vs. Derrick Byars

Something tells me these two could be the leading scorers for their respective teams during this series.

Roby, a 6-foot-6 wing out of Colorado, , has cooled down a bit after coming out of the gates with a hot hand to begin the D-League season. The half brother of Denver Nuggets power forward Kenyon Martin is actually a very good player on both ends of the court without many flaws in his game. Unfortunately he sometimes lets that go to his head, settling for heat-check shots even before he's hot, causing just as many 3-of-15 games as 14-of-22 performances.

Byars was actually a second round NBA Draft pick back in 2007, but the closest the 6-foot-7 wing has actually come to making the big leagues was as a member of the Chicago Bulls during last year's preseason. Byars began this season playing in Greece but has returned to form since joining the Jam in January with averages of 17.5 points and 5.5 rebounds while shooting over 40 percent from beyond the arc.

Edge: Byars if he's healthy, Roby if he's hot.

PF: Mouhammad Faye vs. Derrick Caracter

If it looks like a mismatch, it probably will be.

Faye is actually a player I'd been following quite a bit during the Vegas Summer League as the former Georgia Tech transfer looked like he could be an NBA caliber player down the road while playing for the Dallas Mavericks' entry. A lanky 6-foot-10 face-up four man, the Senegal native has good range and can put the ball on the floor with the foot speed to defend most D-League forwards on the perimeter. On the season, Faye's averaging 10.3 points and 5.7 rebounds in 41 starts for the Vipers.

Caracter, a 6-foot-9 power forward on assignment from the Los Angeles Lakers, is actually a pretty good player. Unfortunately, he's suffered from a bit of ring rust (or its basketball equal) and is averaging just 8.7 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 43 percent from the field in his three games for the Jam so far this season.

Edge: Caracter. There's a reason one of them is on an NBA roster.

C: Hasheem Thabeet vs. Drew Naymick

This match-up should be a landslide victory for the former No. 2 overall pick in the NBA Draft. It isn't.

Thabeet is a player everyone knows about so I'll just let you know he's averaging 10.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks six games with the Vipers since being assigned by the Houston Rockets last month. I'll use the rest of this paragraph to thank him for getting me my first break when I broke the news that he was being assigned to the D-League. I owe you, big man, because otherwise I wouldn't be writing 1,200 words about a D-League playoff series at 2 a.m. in my underwear.

Naymick, a 6-foot-10 center who's best known as the red-headed kid from Michigan State a couple of seasons ago, has actually turned into a pretty respectable D-League player. Since moving into the starting lineup for the Jam in January, he's averaging 9.7 points and 8.5 rebounds while 2.3 shot attempts per game. He probably won't ever be an NBA player, but I like his hustle and that should count for something.

Edge: Thabeet. Even if he's far from a complete player and maybe not even as good as Naymick at this point, his presence in the paint is going to make the Jam players think twice before slashing to the bucket.

Bench: Matt Janning, Patrick Sullivan and Connor Atchley vs. Jeremy Wise, Brandon Wallace and Luke Zeller

The good thing is that all six of the above players would have been starters on a lot of D-League teams this season, but I think I'm going to give the Vipers the edge here.

Pick: Vipers in three after losing in Bakersfield.

NBA Opening Night Rosters: Who Made Them And Who Didn't?

Scott Schroeder — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:01:29 -0000

The opening night of the NBA is, well, tonight and even though that makes me happier than Screech the time he and Lisa were husband and wife for a class project, I can't help but look at the past month's roster cuts and think about what might have been.

I mean wouldn't it have been fun if Matt Rogers, the 6-foot-11 center out of Division II Southwestern Baptist University who describes himself as "tall, goofy and different", were able to make the Charlotte Bobcats roster? Who didn't want to see Anthony Mason (Junior!) sitting on the Miami Heat bench when Pat Riley decides to make his return to coaching? Lance Allred fit right in on the Indiana Pacers, but the NBA's silly 15-player maximum rule did him in and last, but not least, what if Tweety Carter and Longar Longer would have made the Oklahoma City Thunder's roster? We could have a "who has the best name in the NBA" contest and only have included Thunder players!

Instead, we'll be subject to see Melvin Ely, Brian Scalabrine, Joe Alexander, D.J. Mbenga and the always exciting Malik Allen - among others - sitting on the bench while browsing through NBA League Pass Broadband while bored on a Friday night.

Life isn't fair, really. There were 154 players that received some sort of contract during this preseason and just 44 of those players lasted until yesterday's roster cut deadline. There were 42 rookies in camp without guaranteed contracts, but only 11 were able to start their career in the NBA. There were 32 players that played in the D-League last season, but only five start the season with an NBA contract with a return to the D-League being the decision facing the other 27 who were thisclose to sticking this season.

As a reminder as to why life isn't fair, I've decided to list every player that didn't have a guaranteed contract after the jump (with some help from the always lovely ShamSports), breaking it down by players that were able to make today's opening day rosters as well as those that weren't so lucky (have fun in Serbia, Oliver Lafayette!).

First, the players that made it:

Boston Celtics - Von Wafer, Delonte West
Charlotte Bobcats - Derrick Brown, Sherron Collins
Chicago Bulls - Brian Scalabrine
Cleveland Cavaliers - Manny Harris, Samardo Samuels, Jawad Williams
Dallas Mavericks - Brian Cardinal, Steve Novak
Denver Nuggets - Melvin Ely, Gary Forbes
Golden State Warriors - Jeff Adrien, Rodney Carney, Jeremy Lin
Houston Rockets - Ishmael Smith
Indiana Pacers - Josh McRoberts, A.J. Price
Los Angeles Clippers - Jason Collins, Willie Warren
Memphis Grizzlies - Acie Law
Milwaukee Bucks - Darington Hobson, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
Minnesota Timberwolves - Maurice Ager
New Jersey Nets - Ben Uzoh
New Orleans Hornets - Joe Alexander, D.J. Mbenga, Pops Mensah-Bonsu
New York Knicks - Shawne Williams
Orlando Magic - Malik Allen
Phoenix Suns - Matt Janning, Garret Siler
Portland Trail Blazers - Patty Mills
Sacramento Kings - Luther Head, Darnell Jackson
San Antonio Spurs - Alonzo Gee, Bobby Simmons, Garrett Temple
Toronto Raptors - Joey Dorsey, Sonny Weems
Utah Jazz - Jeremy Evans
Washington Wizards - Lester Hudson, Cartier Martin, Hamady N'Diaye

And now the players that didn't make it:

Atlanta Hawks - Evan Brock, Ricardo Marsh, Richard Delk
Boston Celtics - Mario West, Chris Johnson, Jamar Smith, Stephane Lasme, Oliver Lafayette, Tony Gaffney, Tiny Gallon
Charlotte Bobcats - Javaris Crittenton, Darius Miles, Matt Rogers
Chicago Bulls - Roger Powell, John Lucas III, Kyle Weaver
Cleveland Cavaliers - Cedric Jackson, Tasmin Mitchell, Loren Woods, Greg Stiemsma
Dallas Mavericks - Adam Haluska, Dee Brown, Rashad McCants, Sean Williams
Denver Nuggets - Courtney Sims, Eric Boateng, Shane Edwards
Detroit Pistons - Ike Diogu, Vernon Hamilton
Golden State Warriors - Aaron Miles, Cheyne Gadson, James Mays, Vernon Goodridge
Houston Rockets - Antonio Anderson, Patrick Sullivan, Jordan Eglseder, Jerel McNeal, Mike Harris
Indiana Pacers - Lance Allred, Magnum Rolle
Los Angeles Clippers - Marqus Blakely, Jake Voskuhl, Jon Scheyer, Stephen Dennis
Los Angeles Lakers - Drew Naymick, Anthony Roberson, Russell Hicks, Trey Johnson
Memphis Grizzlies - Damien Wilkins, Kenny Thomas, Josh Davis, Luke Jackson, Tre Kelley
Miami Heat - Anthony Mason Jr., Mickell Gladness, Shavlik Randolph, Kenny Hasbrouck, Da'Sean Butler
Milwaukee Bucks - Tiny Gallon, Brian Skinner, Billy Rush, Chris Kramer, Tory Jackson
Minnesota Timberwolves - Jason Hart, John Thomas, DerMarr Johnson
New Jersey Nets - Sean May, Eddie Gill, Andre Brown, Brian Zoubek
New Orleans Hornets - Mustafa Shakur, Curtis Jerrells, D.J. Strawberry, Darryl Watkins
New York Knicks - Patrick Ewing Jr.
Oklahoma City Thunder - Jerome Dyson, Elijah Millsap, Tweety Carter, Longar Longar
Orlando Magic - Stanley Robinson
Philadelphia 76ers - Chris Quinn, James Florence, Trent Plaisted
Phoenix Suns - Dwayne Jones, Zabian Dowdell, Chucky Atkins
Portland Trail Blazers - Dwight Lewis, Raymond Sykes, Seth Tarver, Steven Hill, Eric Williams
Sacramento Kings - Donald Sloan, Connor Atchley, Marcus Landry, Joe Crawford, J.R. Giddens
San Antonio Spurs - James Gist, Kirk Penney, Thomas Gardner, Marcus Cousin, Kevin Palmer
Toronto Raptors - Ronald Dupree
Utah Jazz - Sundiata Gaines, Othyus Jeffers, Demetris Nichols, Ryan Thompson
Washington Wizards - Adam Morrison, Kevin Palmer, Mardy Collins, Sean Marks

Kind of depressing, no?

SB Nation - Stephen Dennis

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PG: Jerel McNeal vs. Stephen Dennis

SG: Jon Scheyer vs. Trey Johnson

SF: Richard Roby vs. Derrick Byars

PF: Mouhammad Faye vs. Derrick Caracter

C: Hasheem Thabeet vs. Drew Naymick

Bench: Matt Janning, Patrick Sullivan and Connor Atchley vs. Jeremy Wise, Brandon Wallace and Luke Zeller

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