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msuspartans.com —
Senior Anthony Jones Jr. qualified for his third career trip to the NCAA Championships with a 7-2 decision over Josh Demas of Ohio State at 157 pounds in session one on Saturday. Jones advanced to the semifinals and is guaranteed a spot in the NCAA Championships by placing in the top-six of his weight class at the Big Ten Championships.
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The Michigan State wrestling team is inviting fans, family and friends to partake in the 2012 team awards banquet to bid farewell to graduating senior wrestlers and to celebrate the conclusion of the 91st season of Michigan State wrestling.
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statenews.com —
Several times this season, MSU appeared to have turned the corner and figured things out, but for every step forward, the Spartans would take two steps back. At no point in the season was this more evident than in the Feb. 5 loss on senior day to then-No. 6 Ohio State, in which the Spartans fell 24-13.
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Former Michigan State wrestler and four-time collegiate All-American Nick Simmons finished second at the Olympic Trials in the 55 kg/121 pounds freestyle division on Sunday. Simmons defeated 2008 Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo in the semi-finals before losing to Sam Hazewinkel in the championship match.
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freep.com —
Cejudo, the freestyle champion in Beijing four years ago at 55 kilograms, fell to top-seeded Nick Simmons out of Michigan State, 3-0, 5-9, 5-2.
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usatoday.com —
Jon Jones kept his light-heavyweight title belt by keeping Rashad Evans at the end of his strikes at the Ultimate Fighting Championship's show early Sunday. Jones earned a unanimous decision against Evans in the main event of UFC 145 in Atlanta. Two judges scored the fight 49-46. One had it 50-45, giving every round to the champion.
Jon Jones beats Rashad Evans ESPN
Jon Jones Retains Belt in Decision Win Over Rashad Evans MMA Fighting
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Jon Jones beats Rashad Evans ESPN
Jon Jones Retains Belt in Decision Win Over Rashad Evans MMA Fighting
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Junior Steve Andrus placed second at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the 120 kg/264.5 pounds Greco-Roman division on Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena after being selected as a wildcard. Andrus was impressive and notched multiple upsets in the challenge bracket, going 3-0, but fell to 2008 Olympian Dremiel Byers of the U.S. Army in the championship match.
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freep.com —
It's been a relatively long and at times difficult wait for the diehard UFC fans since the last proper pay-per-view fight card, UFC 144 in Japan in late February. But that's nothing compared to what former Michigan State wrestler Rashad Evans, 32, has gone through, a 14-month-plus month wait for the chance to settle a seemingly never-ending score with former training partner and current champ Jon Jones. Injuries to both men had derailed the fight, but the hype surrounding their feud seemed to grow with each passing month.
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sportsillustrated.cnn.com —
All fights have storylines. The best ones have elevator pitches. When Jon Jones defends his UFC light heavyweight title Saturday against Rashad Evans, it will mark the first time in organization history that former teammates under the same trainer have fought one another for a championship. It's the type of internecine plotline -- meaty enough for connoisseurs but accessible to newcomers -- that surely has Dana White blinking dollar signs.
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usatoday.com —
The rift between former teammates Jon Jones and Rashad Evans fuels the Ultimate Fighting Championship's latest storyline, but the quality of the bout itself might come down to their familiarity. "He already knows what Jon does," says one of Evans' main coaches, Mike Van Arsdale. "He's familiar with Jon. Anytime you see teammates fighting, it's way better than a normal fight. … Some of your best fights are in the practice room in MMA."
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If you’ve been following MMA the last couple years, you already know the story of Jon Jones and Rashad Evans. Former training partners turned rivals, the two have been destined to fight since Jones took the UFC light-heavyweight championship from Mauricio (Shogun) Rua while subbing in for an injured Evans two years ago. Evans then left Jackson’s MMA and formed his own camp, the Blackzilians, in south Florida.
Video: Rashad Evans talks about his upcoming fight against Jon Jones ESPN UK
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msuspartans.com —
The 2011-12 Michigan State wrestling season didn't go as planned for head coach Tom Minkel, his staff and the 31 wrestlers on the roster. Multiple injuries throughout the season and young wrestlers in the lineup cost Michigan State in the Big Ten, the toughest wrestling conference in the county.
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chicoer.com —
The most decorated Trojan in the Orland High wrestling program's history is now going to be a Spartan.
Hermilo Esquivel Jr. signed a national letter of intent to wrestle for Michigan State University on Tuesday in a ceremony at the school attended by family, friends, coaches and teammates. read more »
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statenews.com —
MSU junior heavyweight wrestler Steve Andrus received an invitation to compete in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the 120-kilogram/264.5-pound weight class in the Greco-Roman division as one of two wildcard selections, USA Wrestling recently announced.
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mmamania.com —
"The Bully," who recently relocated to train at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) in San Jose, Calif., will now have to fight his way back toward the top of the 155-pound mountain, starting with the hairy and scary Clay Guida at the upcoming UFC on FX 4 event, scheduled for June 22, 2012, In Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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