Dos Santos' punches too much for Mir

Junior Dos Santos (left) connects with a punch on Frank Mir during UFC 146 at the MGM Grand Garden event center. (Ron Chenoy-US PRESSWIRE / May 26, 2012)

By Matt Erickson, Special to the Tribune

11:34 p.m. CDT, May 26, 2012

LAS VEGAS ? Junior dos Santos looked at Frank Mir, wagged his finger and sent a message in the first round Saturday night.

Then in the second, the message was understood. Dos Santos, the Ultimate Fighting Championship's heavyweight champion, knocked out former two-time champ Frank Mir in his first title defense at UFC 146 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Mir, arguably the greatest submission artist in heavyweight history, shot for an early takedown against dos Santos, arguably the division's best boxer. The champ kept his balance, pulled his leg out from a footlock attempt, then shook his finger at Mir. Mir didn't attempt another takedown the rest of the fight and dos Santos dominated the striking game to put away Mir in the second. Dos Santos landed a big right hand that dropped Mir, then pounced to finish the fight on the ground.

"I came here to defend my belt, and I did it," dos Santos said. "That surprised me (that Mir didn't attempt more takedowns). The guy can take a punch. My hand is hurt (from punching him)."

Mir said it was simply a matter of not being able to take dos Santos' hard shots.

"He's fast, and I couldn't get out of the way," Mir said. "He hit me hard with too many of them, and I couldn't take it. They built up, and I couldn't do anything about it."

Earlier, former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez returned for the first time since losing his title to dos Santos and dominated Antonio Silva for a first-round TKO.

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Top horse trainer suspended by Calif. racing board

Trainer Doug O'Neill vigorously denied giving one of his horses a performance-enhancing mixture that violated the rules. After a nearly two-year legal battle, California racing officials agreed with him while still finding fault because of a rule that says trainers are ultimately responsible for horses in their care.

The ruling Thursday calls for O'Neill to be suspended 45 days, but it won't take effect until after he saddles Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I'll Have Another in the Belmont Stakes on June 9.

The ban comes in the final weeks of I'll Have Another's attempt to become horse racing's 12th Triple Crown winner and first since Affirmed 34 years ago. The colt trained by O'Neill won the Derby on May 5 and took the Preakness on Saturday.

The seven-member California Horse Racing Board met in closed session Thursday at Betfair Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif., to consider the recommended decision of a hearing officer in O'Neill's case. The board agreed with the officer's recommendations, which included the maximum punishment and fine - $15,000 - for the trainer, who turned 44 on Thursday.

While elevated carbon dioxide is associated with ''milkshaking,'' the officer agreed with O'Neill that his horse Argenta had not been fed a mixture of bicarbonate of soda, sugar and electrolytes that enhances performance and combats fatigue. The officer did not indicate what might have caused the overage.

''I'm gratified that the CHRB found that I did not ''milkshake'' a horse or engage in any intentional conduct that would result in an elevated TC02 level,'' O'Neill said in a statement. ''I plan on examining and reviewing all of my options following the Belmont Stakes, but right now I plan on staying focused on preparing for and winning the Triple Crown.''

The suspension comes at a time when racing is under heavy scrutiny for the way horses are prepared for their races.

O'Neill said he spent $250,000 defending himself against his third total carbon dioxide violation in California and fourth in his career.

''I know I didn't milkshake a horse. None of us around the barn milkshaked any horses,'' O'Neill said Wednesday. ''You got to have rules and I respect rules, but when you get faulty science involved, it costs a lot of money unfortunately, but you've got to fight it and that's what we're doing.''

O'Neill was originally suspended 180 days by the racing board after Argenta tested in excess of the permitted level of TCO2 - a Class 3 violation - after finishing eighth in a race at Del Mar on Aug. 25, 2010. The horse is co-owned by Mark Verge, the CEO of Santa Anita race track and O'Neill's childhood friend.

But the hearing officer recommended that 135 days be stayed as long as O'Neill doesn't have any Class 1, 2 or 3 medication violations in any state during an 18-month period.

The officer found there were no suspicious betting patterns in the 2010 race and that there was no evidence of any intentional acts on the part of O'Neill in connection with the incident.

However before the hearing, the parties had stipulated that the Ken Maddy Laboratory at UC Davis detected an excess level of TCO2 in the horse's blood sample, and CHRB Rule 1887 states a trainer is ultimately responsible for the condition of a horse, so O'Neill was punished.

CHRB executive director Kirk Breed will decide when O'Neill's suspension will begin, but it will be no sooner than July 1.

The Jockey Club has said that elevated total carbon dioxide levels, regardless of cause, are violations of the rules and penalties for excessive TCO2 are severe. It urges trainers and their veterinarians to work closely to identify any procedure or practices that may elevate such levels in horses.

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AliExpress to offer Russians more 'made in China' ? RT

AliExpress starts operating in Russia

Russians are to get direct access to the world?s biggest online trading platform ? China?s AliExpress. Now the company has joined Russia?s leader of electronic payments QIWI, buying Chinese will become even cheaper and easier.

?A wide range of settlement alternatives are opening up, as one can choose between a special internet service ? QIWI Purse, a mobile application or any of the 120,000 payment terminals across Russia, according to a QIWI press release.

Using QIWI services won?t involve any commission for Russians themselves, as it?ll charge the Chinese partner instead, according to AliExpress.?

The deal is timely, as the Russian market of online trade is developing at a fast pace. Experts say it should grow to 600 billion roubles in 5 years, compared to 240 billion in 2010.

?Russia?s market of online trade is at its start-up stage, but its share already now accounts for 4.3% of the total volume of retail trade,? Maxim Popov, a managing director at QIWI Purse, specifies. Delivering good quality at a good price will be a key advantage of AliExpress, Popov added.

The arrival of a new global player will be beneficial for both the seller and the Russian buyer, Andrey Checherin, commercial director at another Russian online trader Ozon.ru, told RBC Daily.

?The market for electronic trade in our country remains far from saturation, so there?s enough space for everybody. And for buyers this would be only good, as more opportunity to choose will open up,? he said.

An integral part of world leader in electronic commerce Alibaba.com, AliExpress has recently become hugely popular in Russia. During 1Q 2012 the amount of buyers from the country skyrocketed 600% year on year.?

To put strong roots into the Russian market, Alibaba is also mulling partnering up with social networks in the country, Leo Shgen, director for global operations at AliExpress.com, told RBC daily.

?We?ll be aggressively looking for partners, and also hoping for the company?s organic growth,? he added.

Digital Sky Technologies Global of Russia?s tycoons Alisher Usmanov and Yury Milner is among Alibaba?s shareholders. The Russian company with US Silver Lake and Chinese fund Yunfeng Capital headed an investor consortium that bought a 5% stake in the Chinese online retailer.

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