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PHOENIX - In his first fight in 14 months, Junior dos Santos did just enough to unanimously outpoint Stipe Miocic. Andrew Chafin Jersey .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 Miocics repeated takedown attempts for most of the bout. 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. Yasmany Tomas Diamondbacks Jersey . Louis and Ryan Kesler have demanded to be traded. Custom Arizona Diamondbacks Jerseys . 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The only run he allowed came on Desmond Jennings homer in the fourth. The Royals broke the game open with a five-run fifth off Jake Odorizzi (1-1), who was part of the blockbuster trade in 2012 that brought James Shields from Tampa Bay to Kansas City. The Royals went ahead on Butlers RBI groundout and Gordons run-scoring single in the fourth inning. Lorenzo Cain singled off Odorizzi to lead off the fifth, Aoki followed two batters later with a triple to right, and the flood gates were open. Giavotella, recalled from Triple-A Omaha to replace injured second baseman Omar Infante, hit a sacrifice fly to make it 4-1. Hosmer and Butler followed with back-to-back singles, and Gordon popped a pitch to right-centre that hung up long enough in the wind to land over the fence. It was a rough way for OOdorizzi to return to Kauffman Stadium, where he made his big league debut with the Royals in 2012. Taijuan Walker Diamondbacks Jersey. . He allowed all seven runs on 10 hits and a walk in five innings. The Royals squandered a scoring chance with runners on first and second and one out in the second inning when Mike Moustakas struck out and Gordon was thrown out heading to third. Royals manager Ned Yost trundled onto the field and challenged the call. After a review of 2 minutes, 10 seconds, the ruling made by third base umpire Quinn Wolcott was upheld. It hardly mattered the way the Royals were swinging -- and the way Guthrie was pitching. The right-hander, who turned 35 on Tuesday, was coming off a rough start against the White Sox. But Guthrie navigated trouble in each of the first three innings, leaving five Rays on base, and then retired his final 12 batters to hand the lead to his bullpen. Kelvin Herrera gave up two runs in the ninth for Kansas City. Notes: The Royals activated RHP Louis Coleman (bruised finger) from the DL and optioned RHP Aaron Brooks and LHP Donnie Joseph to Omaha prior to the game. ... Rays 3B Evan Longoria reached base three times. ... The Rays visit Cincinnati for a three-game set this weekend. Theyve never won at Great American Ball Park. ... Kansas City plays 13 of its next 16 on the road beginning Friday night in Minnesota. ' ' '