Recent Events February 2012
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Events in February 2012
Feb. 4th: Mixed Martial Arts > UFC 143 in Las Vegas, NV
Result of Main Event: Carlos Condit defeated Nick Diaz by unanimous decision to become the UFC Interim Welterweight Champion
Feb. 4th: Boxing > Nonito Donaire vs. Wilfred Vazquez Jr. in San Antonio, TX
Result: Donaire def. Vazquez by split decision
Feb. 4th: Boxing > Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Marco Antonio Rubio for the WBC Middleweight Championship in San Antonio, TX
Result: Chavez Jr. def. Rubio by unanimous decision to retain the WBC Middleweight Championship
Feb. 4th-5th: Tennis > Fed Cup First Round
Results: World Group I First Round
Russia 3, Spain 2
Serbia 3, Belgium 2
Russia will play Serbia in the Semi-Finals
Italy 3, Ukraine 2
Czech Republic 4, Germany 1
Italy will play Czech Republic in the Semi-Finals
World Group II: USA 5, Belarus 0
USA will play one of the World Group I first round losers to possibly move up to World Group I next year
Feb. 5th: Football > Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, IN
Result: New York Giants 21, New England Patriots 17
Feb. 5th-9th: Archery > World Indoor Championships in Las Vegas, NV
Medalists:
Men's Compound
Gold: Reo Wilde (USA)
Silver: Braden Gellenthien (USA)
Bronze: Ben Cleland (USA)
Men's Recurve
Gold: Brady Ellison (USA)
Silver: Jake Kaminski (USA)
Bronze: Matteo Fissore (USA)
Women's Compound
Gold: Joanna Chesse (FRA)
Silver: Sandrine Vandionant (FRA)
Bronze: Naomi Jones (GBR)
Women's Recurve
Gold: Ksenia Perova (RUS)
Silver: Naomi Folkard (GBR)
Bronze: Lisa Unruh (GER)
Feb. 10th-12th: Tennis > Davis Cup First Round
First Round Results:
Spain 5, Kazakhstan 0
Austria 3, Russia 2
France 4, Canada 1
USA 5, Switzerland 0
Czech Republic 4, Italy 1
Serbia 4, Sweden 1
Croatia 3, Japan 2
Argentina 4, Germany 1
Quarterfinal Match-Ups:
Austria @ Spain
USA @ France
Serbia @ Czech Republic
Croatia @ Argentina
Feb. 10th-12th: Sledding > World Artificial Track Luge Championships in Altenberg, Germany
Medalists:
Men's
Gold: Felix Loch (GER)
Silver: Albert Demtschenko (RUS)
Bronze: Armin Zoggeler (ITA)
Women's
Gold: Tatjana Hofner (GER)
Silver: Tatiana Ivanova (RUS)
Bronze: Natalie Geisenberger (GER)
Doubles:
Gold: Andres Linger & Wolfgang Linger (AUT)
Silver: Sascha Benecken & Toni Eggert (GER)
Bronze: Georg Fischler & Peter Penz (AUT)
Feb. 18th: Boxing > Vitali Klitschko vs. Dereck Chisora for the WBC Heavyweight Championship in Munich, Germany
Result: Kilitschko def. Chisora by unanimous decision to retain the WBC title
Feb. 18th: Boxing > Paul Williams vs. Nobuhiro Ishida in Atlantic City, NJ
Result: Williams def. Ishida by unanimous decision
Feb. 18th: Boxing > Tavoris Cloud vs. Gabriel Campillo for the IBF Light Heavyweight Championship in Corpus Christi, TX
Result: Cloud def. Campillo by split decision to retain the IBF title
Feb. 18th-19th: Speed Skating > World All Around Championships in Moscow, Russia
Medal Winners:
Men's:
Gold: Sven Kramer (NED)
Silver: Jan Blokhuijsen (NED)
Bronze: Koen Verweij (NED)
Women's:
Gold: Ireen Wust (NED)
Silver: Martina Sablikova (CZE)
Bronze: Christine Nesbitt (CAN)
Feb. 17th-26th: Sledding > World Bobsled & Skeleton Championships in Lake Placid, NY
Medalists:
Men's:
Two Man Bobsled:
Gold: Steve Holcomb & Steven Langton (USA)
Silver: Jesse Lumsden & Lyndon Rush (CAN)
Bronze: Maximillian Arndt & Kevin Kuske (GER)
Four Man Bobsled:
Gold: USA
Silver: Germany
Bronze: Germany
Skeleton:
Gold: Martins Dukurs (LAT) (second straight)
Silver: Frank Rommel (GER)
Bronze: Ben Sandford (NZE)
Women's:
Two Woman Bobsled:
Gold: Jennifer Ciochetti & Kaillie Humphries (CAN)
Silver: Sandra Kiriasis & Petra Lammert (GER)
Bronze: Katie Eberling & Elana Meyers (USA)
Skeleton:
Gold: Kate Uhlaender (USA)
Silver: Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN)
Bronze: Elizabeth Yarnold (GBR)
Mixed:
Team Skeleton:
Gold: USA
Silver: Germany
Bronze: Canada
Feb. 23rd-26th: Skiing > World Ski-Flying Championships in Vikesrund, Norway
Medalists:
Individual:
Gold: Robert Kranjec (SLO)
Silver: Rune Velta (NOR)
Bronze: Martin Koch (AUT)
Team:
Gold: Austria
Silver: Germany
Bronze: Slovenia
Feb. 25th: Mixed Martial Arts > UFC 144 in Tokyo, Japan
Main Event Result: Ben Henderson def. Frankie Edgar by unanimous decision for the UFC Lightweight Title
Feb. 25th: Boxing > Adrien Broner vs. Eloy Perez for the WBO Super Featherweight Championship in St. Louis, MO
Result: Broner def. Perez by 4th Round KO to retain the WBO title
Feb. 25th: Boxing > Marcos Maidana vs. Devon Alexander in St. Louis, MO
Result: Alexander def. Maidana by unanimous decision
Feb. 26th: Basketball > NBA All-Star Game in Orlando, FL
Results:
Game: West 152, East 149
MVP: Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Slam Dunk Contest Champion: Jeremy Evans (Utah Jazz)
Three Point Shootout Champion: Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Skills Challenge Champion: Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs)
Shooting Stars Champions: Team New York
Feb. 27th: Auto Racing > Daytona 500
Winner: Matt Kenseth
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