THOMAS DIAGNE VS. CAROS FODOR

Round 1 – Diagne takes the center and jabs, but Fodor pushes forward with his own punches and moves into the clinch. They break, and a left staggers Diagne. He drops to a knee and pops back up, but another Fodor hook puts him down again. Diagne again works back to his feet and into the clinch. Fodor pushes his opponent against the cage and delivers several short knees inside to the thigh. Diagne seems to have recovered, and he fires back with a few knees. The clinch is essentially a stalemate. Diagne tries to twist away, but Fodor controlling the action and remains in the clinch. Diagne finally spins away and takes the out side before slipping away. Spinning kick lands, but Fodor again just pushes in and into the clinch. Fodor drops briefly for a takedown, but Diagne defends. Another stalemate in the clinch, though Fodor is controlling the positioning until the bell. MMAjunkie.com sees the first for Fodor, 10-9.

Round 2 – Diagne’s corner advises him to push between rounds, and Diagne does open up more aggressively. He lands a few short blows, but Fodor moves back into the clinch. Diagne pulls away, but Fodor chases with a few punches and clinches up. Short knees traded inside, but it’s Fodor controlling the positioning and staying the busier fighter. Diagne simply can’t create space. He spins off the cage briefly, but Diagne puts him right back where he was. The pair spins at the fence, but Diagne just can’t get away and create room for his flashy strikes. Diagne finally pulls away and fires a leaping knee and a high kick. Fodor just walks through it and clinches. Fodor drops and elevates his opponent for a big slam and moves easily into side control. Diagne scrambles to his knees, but Fodor stays tight and teases a Peruvian necktie before sliding to the back. Diagne scrambles up but catches a knee and moves back tot he floor. Fodor seizes the opportunity and works for a kimura. Diagne scrambles and rolls and somehow survives, but as the round closes, it’s another Fodor round on the MMAjunkie.com card, 10-9.

Round 3 – Quick clinch for Fodor again, though Diagne pulls away. Nevertheless, Fodor just pushes right back into the clinch. Referee calls for action, and Diagne slips away. Spinning hook kick short for Diagne, though a crescent kick scores. Fodor looks briefly staggered, but he just pushes in again. Diagne pulls away and lands a few low kicks, but Fodor back into his preferred position. Quick takedown, and Fodor is on top and out to the side in half-mount. Fodor locks up a kimura grip on Diagne’s left arm as he slides to slide control, but he doesn’t control the head and Diagne rolls with it. Fodor tries to crank it, but Diagne fights through it and frees his arm. He stands, but Fodor just smothering in his attack. Back to the ground and into north-south. Diagne turtling a bit as he eats a few hammerfists. Diagne just absolutely unable to create anything. Fodor controls from the top as a few short punches rain down. Diagne tries to roll, scramble, anything. It’s not there, and Fodor throws punches from the top. Final scramble, but this is all Fodor, 10-9 in the third and 30-27 in the fight. Caros Fedor def. Thomas Diagne via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

ABONGO HUMPHREY VS. MIKE KYLE

Round 1 – Humphrey takes the center, but Kyle lands the first 1-2. Kyle lands a right. Humphrey runs in for a shot, but Kyle just shrugs it off. Humphrey with a few low kicks, and he misses on a spinning shot. Humphrey moves into the clinch. Kyle lands a few knees inside. Humphrey backs away and lands a few shots in a flurry. Humphrey works a takedown, though Kyle tries to secure a guillotine choke on the left side. Humphrey slips his head out and lifts up in half-mount. Kyle sitting up against the fence, but he can’t get up. Kyle instead pulls guard. Humphrey backs away and lands a right and tries to lock in a guillotine choke, but Kyle slips out. Kyle on his knees, and Humphrey tries again for the guillotine. Kyle defends and stands and launches a few flying knees. The second sees him off-balance, and he hits the floor. Humphrey lands a few punches from the top, but Kyle sweeps to the top. Kyle advances to mount, but Humphrey sweeps immediately and tries again for what he calls a “modified anaconda.” The bell rings, and it’s a good first round that MMAjunkie.com awards to Humphrey, 10-9.

Round 2 – Even standup to open. Short shots land from both. Kyle lands a crisp combination, and Humphrey pushes in. This time, Kyle stands him up and fires knees. One looks low, but now call. Humphrey hits the floor and Kyle postures, but Humphrey attacks the leg. Kyle drops to the floor and spins free, but Humphrey moves to top position. Kyle works closed guard underneath, and the referee calls for a standup after just a brief stall. Kyle slow to rise, but he pushes forward on the restart and gets his own takedown. Kyle takes the back and starts working for the rear-naked choke. Humphrey defends, so Kyle starts firing shots to the head. Humphrey in trouble, and Kyle is able to work in the rear-naked choke and force the tap. Mike Kyle def. Ron “Abongo” Humphrey via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:28.

CORY DEVELA VS. BOBBY VOELKER

Round 1 – Voelker moves in immediately into the bodylock. Devela defends well and spins off the cage. Voelker shows a good base, but Devela uses double underhooks to work Voelker to the floor. Devela is in mount with a solid base. Voelker bucks madly, but Devela wit a high mount and stays put. Devela kicks his leg up for a top-side arm bar, but pulls it back. Voelker kicks free in a scramble. Devela tries to grab a guillotine choke as they stand, but Voelker pulls free. Unfortunately, he’s trapped again on the cage. Devela lands a knee inside and scores another takedown. Top position again for Devela though it’s half-mount this time. Voelker with nothing underneath. Devela just relentless from the top. Voelker tries a guillotine choke, but it’s only momentarily. Devela answers with his own guillotine from top then spins underneath while squeezing for the finish. It’s not there, and Voelker is in his first good position of the fight. He just has a few seconds to use it before the bell, and Devela takes the round on the MMAjunkie.com card, 10-9.

Round 2 – Voelker looks to strike, but Devela clinches again and forces his opponent to the cage. Voelker defends the takedown briefly, but a second effort sees Devela on top. Voelker tries to scramble, and a sweep effort sees him take the top. Devela works his legs high, but Voelker safe for now. Devela kicks his legs high again, and he briefly locks in an armbar setup, but Voelker keeps his limbs safe. Voelker walks Devela to the cage, and he postures up to punch. Voelker not especially busy from the top. Devela works in the butterfly guard and tries to escape, but Voelker pushes back down immediately. Devela works his legs high again and tries to sit up against the fence. Voelker does a good job to keep his opponent pressed down, but that’s all he is really doing. Devela spins and looks for the leg. Voelker spins away and pulls free before pressing back in. Devela finally works to his feet. Flurry from both, and Devela lands a stiff right at the bell. MMAjunkie.com sees the round for Devela as the busier fighter from the bottom, 10-9, though with Voelker in top position so much, don’t be surprised if it goes the other way.

Round 3 – Devela closes the distance again. Stalemate as Voelker does a good job defending with his back to the cage.Short right inside from Devela as he backs away. Devela shoots in, but Voelker sprawls and lands a knee. Devela clinches in again, and he looks tired, but he remains relentless in his pursuit. Voelker stays up in the clinch and lands a few knees inside. Devela continues to look for the shot, but he really looks spent. However, he continues to push forward. Voelker lands a nice combination, though Devela answers with his own flurry. Good exchange, but Devela doesn’t want this kind of fight and shoots in. Voelker pulls away and shoots in. Devela grabs a guillotine choke on the way down. Voelker pulls out, but he misses a great chance to take side control. Devela in guard, but they stand and fire. Both land in the closing seconds. Excellent action from two tired fighters in the third. MMAjunkie.com sees a much closer final round for Voelker, 10-9, but the fight to Devela, 29-28, though a 29-28 the other way would not be surprising. Bobby Voelker def. Cory Devela via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).

CHAMP SARAH KAUFMAN VS. ROXANNE MODAFFERI

Round 1 – Modafferi immediately rushes in and the two clinch up. Kaufman secures a bodylock, though Modafferi spins in the clinch as they jockey for position. Both fighters scrambling in the clinch. Modafferi finally earns a trip, but Kaufman immediately backs up to the cage and works to a knee. Modafferi presses in and prevents Kaufman from escaping, and Kaufman is forced to pull guard. Kaufman tying up well from the bottom, and the referee calls for action before resetting the fight. Kaufman jabs on the restart. Modafferi misses a spinning kick, though she’s able to work inside. Modafferi looks for the inside leg trip again, but Kaufman has her balance. Modafferi shoots, but Kaufman remains standing. Fight neutral in the clinch as time expires in the first. MMAjunkie.com sees it for Modafferi, 10-9.

Round 2 – More distance to start this frame. Kaufman works in straight shots. A flurry rocks Modafferi, though she shoots in. Kaufman just shrugs it off. Modafferi clinching again, but Kaufman looks stronger inside. Modafferi continues to look for the trip, but Kaufman pushes away and fires powerful shots up the middle. Modafferi jumps guard, but Kaufman presses against the cage and forces Modafferi to release. Modafferi again tries the trip, but Kaufman remains posted and stays on he feet. Knees traded inside. Kaufman grabs a Thai clinch and delivers the better shots. Modafferi answering back with a few shots. Body lock and Modafferi tries to trip but winds up on the bottom. They both pop up. Kaufman overpowering Modafferi in the clinch, though Modafferi continues to work for a good position. More knees from Kaufman. Kaufman pulls away and unleashes with left and right hands. Modafferi stays up, but the shots connected. Round ends, and MMAjunkie.com sees it for Kaufman, 10-9.

Round 3 – More distance to open, and Kaufman does land a few straight shots. Modafferi fires back and the fighters return to the familiar clinch. Modafferi earns another trip and she sets up on top. Kaufman with a closed guard underneath, and she’s looking to stall from the bottom. Kaufman releases and tries to attack the leg, but Modafferi pulls free and works on passing the guard from her feet. Kaufman fires upkicks and creates enough space to stand. Kaufman in the clinch, and time is called to address some loose tape on Kaufman’s glove. Modafferi leads with a Superman punch. Kaufman lands a 1-2. Jabs land, and a straight right connects. Modafferi shoots. Kaufman still up and presses Modafferi to the cage. Thai clinches from both. Traded knees inside. Modafferi pulls guard and hits the deck. Modafferi looks to attack the arm, but Kaufman elevates and drops her foe with a powerbomb. Modafferi is out cold in a stunning finish. Sarah Kaufman def. Roxanne Modafferi via knockout (slam) – Round 3, 4:45.

SHANE DEL ROSARIO VS. LOLOHEA MAHE

Round 1 – Del Rosario opens with a low kick. Del Rosario firing kicks and moving around, but Mahe does land a few straights. Del Rosario pushes into the clinch, and knees are traded inside. Del Rosario continues to press in, but it’s a stalemate and they reset at the ref’s request. Del Rosario kicks high on the restart. Mahe presses in. Knee inside from Del Rosario and he spins off the cage. Knee lands low from Del Rosario, and we have a break. Mahe doesn’t need much of a rest, and they start again. Mahe lands a straight over a Del Rosario kick. Del Rosario with a low kick and a left hand. Mahe looks a little wobbled as he retreats. Del Rosario lands a high kick and pushes in. Del Rosario grabbing the cage as he knees. Another knee scores to the head, then to the gut, and here come the punches. Mahe is stunned and falls to the canvas as and covers up. Referee has seen enough, and the fight is called. Shane Del Rosario def. Lolohea Mahe via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 3:48.
By MMAJunkie Staff

Impact FC 2 “The Uprising” PPV from Sydney, Australia results
7/17/10

Results:
Ken Shamrock vs. Pedro* Rizzo wins by TKO due to leg kicks*
Paul Daley def. Daniel Acacio by submission
Soa Palelei def. Brad Morris by submission *kimura*
Paulo Filho vs. Denis Kang *draw*
Murilo “Ninja” Rua def. Jeremy May by submission *guillotine*
Jesse Taylor def. Murilo Bustamante by submission

Location: Saitama Super Arena
Venue: Saitama, Japan

July 10,2010

On HDNet

Results:
Shinya Aoki def. Tatsuya Kawajiri via submission (Achilles Lock) – Round 1, 1:53
Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante def. Katsunori Kikuno via split decision
Gegard Mousasi def. Jake O’Brien via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 0:31
Tatsuya Mizuno def. Melvin Manhoef via submission (kimura) – Round 1, 7:38
Michihiro Omigawa def. Young Sam Jung via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 7:31
Mitsuhiro Ishida def. Daiki “DJ.taiki” Hata via unanimous decision
Kazuhiro Nakamura def. Karl Amoussou via unanimous decision

Tonight’s show takes place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Two preliminary- card fights air on Spike TV, and the main card airs on PPV.

Get results at  7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT) for the preliminary card and 10 p.m. ET for the main card.

JON MADSEN VS. KARLOS VEMOLA

Round 1 – Referee Mario Yamasaki in the cage as the heavyweights kick off tonight’s preliminary card action. Fighters circle early. Vemola throws a huge right hand that misses. He moves behind a kick, and Madsen wraps his right arm around the neck and pushes into the clinch. Nothing there, but Madsen lands a stiff right on the break. Vemola moves into the clinch. Madsen defends, and Vemola tries an armdrag. Madsen defends, and the fighters are back in the clinch. Madsen pushes his opponent into the cage, but there’s little action. Halfway through the round. Fighters moving around the cage, but it’s a stall in the clinch. Vemola loses his mouthpiece, and Yamasaki calls time. Vemola shoots in for a double on the restart, but Madsen stands him up easily. Madsen throws a few knees inside as he pushes the action against the cage. Yamasaki asking the fighters to improve position, and he calls a restart. Vemola throws another big right that misses, and we’re immediately back in the clinch. This time Madsen moves it to the floor and sets up in half-mount. Less than a minute. Madsen setting up a side choke, but he’s too close to the cage to squeeze it. Few short elbows from top to end the round, and MMAjunkie.com sees it for Madsen, 10-9.

Round 2 – Madsen takes the center and fakes a few forward movements. Vemola again looks to measure a big shot, but it doesn’t come. Madsen pushes forward with a takedown. Vemola tries to turn and scamper away, but Madsen’s second effort nets the takedown. Half-mount again for Madsen. Vemola’s head against the cage. Madsen throws a few soft punches to the ribs as he crossfaces with an elbow, but it’s a methodical pace. Two minutes in. Vemola shifts his hips to the side, but Madsen stays on top with well-executed pressure. Vemola is stuck. Madsen tries to secure Vemola’s right arm across his own face, but Vemola pulls it free. Little action, and Yamasaki calls for a restart. Vemola slow to rise. Madsen stalks with a few straight punches. Vemola tries another massive right hand. Madsen blocks and clinches, but little action again. Another restart. Vemola kicks low and adds in a right over the top, but Madsen absorbs it and pushes forward into the clinch. Nothing happens there, and the round ends. It’s another round for Madsen, 10-9, on the MMAjunkie.com card.

Round 3 – The crowd is restless as the third round begins, and rightfully so. Vemola misses with another powerful overhand right. Madsen bullrushes in, though Vemola pulls away. Vemola with a mid-level kick followed by a right. Vemola still loading up on homerun punches that aren’t finding their mark. Madsen shoots in and falls into Vemola’s guard. Madsen has controlled this fight on the canvas throughout, but it’s difficult to gather what his intentions are once on the canvas. He’s not interested in advancing, but he also isn’t delivering much, if any, punishment from the top. Vemola works his back to the cage and sits up slightly. Vemola rolls to his left and looks for a kimura on Madsen’s right arm. Two minutes left, and Yamasaki wants action. Crowd does too. Madsen does use Vemola’s shift to switch out to side control. Vemola spins underneath into north-south, but Yamasaki wants a restart. Vemola tries to punch, and Madsen shoots in. Vemola grabs a standing guillotine, but he slips off as he falls to guard. Madsen sets up on top, but it’s a quick restart as he does nothing with the position. Madsen circles away as time expires. They engage briefly in the final seconds, but it’s the only action of the round. MMAjunkie.com sees it 10-9 for Madsen, and awards him the fight, 30-27. Jon Madsen def. Karlos Vemola via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

FORREST PETZ VS. DANIEL ROBERTS

Round 1 – Referee Steve Mazzagatti in charge of the night’s second contest. Roberts moves forward quickly. A few jabs pawed, and Roberts shoots in. Petz defends against the cage, but Roberts persists and pulls him down. Petz works back to his knees, but Roberts pushes him over. Petz works back up again, and they split. The two circle, and Petz lands a right to the body. Roberts hands a bit low as he eyes the shot. Petz jabs, but it’s blocked. Roberts sees the opening and lands a double-leg, though Petz pops immediately back up to his feet. Roberts pressing the action into the cage. Petz has underhooks and remains upright. Petz circles off and presses Roberts into the cage. Roberts breaks the clinch and slides away. Less than two minutes. Roberts shoots in again. Petz defends, but he’s pushed down again. Petz looks frustrated as he looks up at the clock. Roberts pushes in and keeps Petz down this time. He looks at an arm-triangle and then shifts to the back. Roberts with both hooks in. Roberts locks the right arm around the neck for the rear-naked choke, though it looks to be on the chin. Petz throws a few punches backward, but he’ll make it until the bell. MMAjunkie.com sees it for Roberts, 10-9.

Round 2 – Petz takes the center early. Roberts’ hands at chest-level, but Petz can’t pull the trigger. Petz does score with a few low kicks. Roberts chasing, and he walks into a punch as he shoots. He looks a bit staggered, but he survives as he clinches and moves away. Roberts shoots in for a single-leg and nearly eats another stiff right hand, though he persists with the takedown and brings Petz to the floor. Petz wraps his left arm around the neck, but Roberts slides under it and again takes the back. Both hooks in again as Roberts rolls to his own back. Roberts working back and forth with the arms under Petz’s neck. Petz doing a good job of controlling the arms, and he spins into the moves. In a scramble, Petz takes Roberts’s back. Roberts pulls away, and Petz tags him with a combination. Roberts shoots in again with little energy, and Petz tags him a second time. Another takedown from a fatiguing Roberts does score, and he transitions briefly into side control. Petz scrambles up and lands his own takedown, but Roberts secures an arm-in guillotine. Petz again makes it to the bell. Closer round, but MMAjunkie.com still sees it to Roberts, 10-9.

Round 3 – Petz again opens with a low kick. Petz misses with a combination. Roberts stalking, but he has nothing in the standup. Petz lands a right. Petz firing shots that are mostly missing, but Roberts is not really throwing, and he doesn’t seem to have the energy for another takedown. Petz lands another right hand. Petz bouncing, and he’s circling away as he attacks. Roberts moving in, but he’s really just moving into Petz’s attacks. Roberts with a low kick, and Petz lands a left hook over the top that connects flush. Halfway through. Roberts finally shoots in, and he bearhugs a single-leg. He sets up in half-mount when they hit the floor, and Roberts delivers several short elbows and left hands from the top. Roberts walks Petz to the cage and throws a few short punches from the top. Petz works his back to the cage and tries to work to this feet. Roberts does a good job of preventing the move. Roberts lifts up and moves into mount. Petz tries to sweep, but Roberts’ base is secure. The bell sounds, and MMAjunkie.com sees the late action from Roberts earning him the final frame, 10-9, and the fight 30-27. Petz might have earned the final round with the early standup success, but he won’t take the fight. Daniel Roberts def. Forrest Petz via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).

DAVE BRANCH VS. GERALD HARRIS

Round 1 – Referee Herb Dean makes his first appearance of the night. Branch takes the center early as the tow fighters open patiently. Branch dances on the outside while Harris keeps his head low. First strike comes 50 seconds in, and it’s a big overhand right form Harris. Branch lands a nifty kick shortly after. Branch dancing on the outside. Harris rushes in, an both fighters exchange. Harris moves away and Branch fires a high kick that’s blocked. Harris throws a few punches up top that miss as Branch moves away. Branch with his hands at his waist, and he tauntingly circles the left hand before scoring with a right. Harris returns fire and Branch stumbles. Harris just misses a big right hand as Branch pulls away. Harris lands a three-punch combo and moves into the clinch. Branch defends well against the cage and lands a knee to the gut. Harris continues to press forward. Branch lands a few elbows before Harris elevates and slams him to the floor. The round ends there. Close round that could go either way, but MMAjunkie.com sees it for Harris, 10-9.

Round 2 – Quicker start this time, but similar approach. Harris with a low stance in the center. Branch moving well on the outside, and he fires a right straight. Branch kicks high, though it’s blocked. Harris shoots in and gets Branch to the floor.Branch with a closed guard, and his head is against the cage. Harris elevates and lands a few heavy shots from the top before Branch pulls him back down. Branch opens the guard and scrambles up, though Harris shoves him back into the cage. Branch lands a knee inside and spins off the cage. Two minutes left. Harris spins off and ducks in for a takedown. He gets his head under Branch’s leg and upends him to the floor. Branch opens his guard for an attack, but Harris stands. As Branch follows, Harris tags him with a right. They reset, and Branch lands a solid strike before time expires. MMAjunkie.com sees the second for Harris, 10-9.

Round 3 – Similar approach from both fighters. Branch rushes in. Harris moves away, but Branch presses in and locks in a triangle choke while falling to his back. It’s not quite in, but it’s close, and Harris slams out of the hold. Branch doesn’t want to stay on his back, so he pulls away and back to his feet. Harris tags him again as he moves away. Branch pushes into the clinch, and his left hand is wrapped firmly on the fence. Dean gives a warning, then restarts soon after when Branch refuses to let go. Branch frantic, and he pushes forward. Harris spins away and pushes Branch into the cage. Branch jumps on on Harris looking for a standing guard attack, and Harris slams him to the floor. Branch is out cold immediately. Harris looks to land a right, but he does the right thing and walks away. Spectacular finish. Gerald Harris def. David Branch via knockout (slam) – Round 3, 2:35.

KENDALL GROVE VS. GORAN RELJIC

Round 1 – Referee Mario Yamasaki returns to the cage. Traded jabs early as Grove circles to his left. Reljic with a high kick that misses. Reljic misses with two punches, and then each fighters fires off high kicks that are blocked. Reljic coming up just short against the lanky Grove. Reljic kicks low. Both fighters pushing, but neither has landed anything of real consequence two minutes in. Grove kicks high, but it’s blocked. Reljic scores with a right to the body. Grove kicks to the legs. Halfway in. Front kick from Grove scores. Reljic with two overhand lefts and a high kick, but still not much scoring. The two clinch up and hit the floor, and it’s Reljic on top. Grove lands a few elbows from underneath. Reljic rises, and Grove dumps him with a stunning upkick to the chin. Reljic pops right back up, and Grove tries to swarm. Reljic scampers away and clinches as he regains his wits. Reljic pushes into the cage. Traded knees inside. Grove scores again on the break, and it’s a decent round that MMAjunkie.com sees for Grove, 10-9.

Round 2 – Reljic aggressive with his hands, but he’s still coming up short. Grove moves in and eats a right hand. Grove pushes in again and eats a knee to the gut, but he winds up in top position. Reljic tries an omo plate from the bottom, but Grove spins through a few tense moments and pulls free. Reljic stands over his foe, and Grove fires up the upkicks again. Two score, though not quite as flush, and Reljic moves forward to top position. Grove active underneath and throws several elbows to the top of Reljic’s head. Reljic stays in guard on top, but his offense is very limited. Crowd wants a standup, and they might be right. Reljic with nothing from the top while Grove is really the busier fighter, but it’s not finishing-type blows. Grove starts to work his leg up, and Yamasaki stands them. Grove misses a high kick. Left hand from Grove. Reljic stumbles him with a low kick. They circle until the bell. Interesting round with the top position and submission attempt form Reljic, while Grove was far busier. MMAjunkie.com will give the round to Reljic, 10-9, but it’s close.

Round 3 – Traded flurries early. Grove lands a nice right hand, but Reljic retreats. Grove wants to chase but pulls back. Reljic shoots in, but Grove stands him up. One minute in. Anybody’s fight. Low kick from Grove. Straight from Grove. Grove pushing forward, and he lands a few looping hooks. Reljic pushes in. Grove grabs a guillotine and falls to his back, then feels he doesn’t have it and stands up and delivers a knee before releasing the head. Slick sequence. Halfway in. Grove finds a straight again then a few knees from the Thai clinch. Reljic tough, and he continues to push in for a single-leg, but Grove defends against the cage and delivers a few right hands. Reljic continues to push into the cage, and he finally spins and throws Grove to the floor. Reljic in half-mount, and he immediately works on the pass. He gets it, and takes side control. Grove knees to the body from underneath. Reljic switches up to north-south then back to the side. Reljic on top, but Grove transitions out and back to his feet. MMAjunkie.com sees the final round for Grove, 10-9, and the fight for him as well, 29-28. We could see some wild scores, though. Kendall Grove def. Goran Reljic via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28).

SETH PETRUZELLI VS. RICARDO ROMERO

Round 1 – Referee Steve Mazzagatti in the cage as the evening’s Spike TV broadcast gets underway. Petruzelli with an early low kick. Romero rushes in, but Petruzelli slides away and tags him with a combination. Front kick from Petruzelli. Romero shoots in, but Petruzelli pulls away again. Right hand from Petruzelli, and he swarms. Petruzelli firing punches as Romero covers up and recovers. Quick clinch, and Petruzelli backs away and restarts. Petruzelli with two punches and a high kick that lands, though he slips and can’t follow. Toss attempt and a scramble, and the pair resets. Romero pushing forward, though Petruzelli is throwing bombs. Romero moves to the back on the feet, and Petruzelli falls forward and turtles. Petruzelli swings to the top and fires off shots from his opponent’s guard. Romero threatening with his legs, but Petruzelli just blasting away from the top. Another transition sees Romero pull top and move immediately to mount. Romero looks to attack the arms from the top, and Petruzelli rolls. Romero looks for a choke, but Petruzelli turns into it. Petruzelli sneaks away from the danger and drops Romero. Petruzelli pounces and delivers incredible double hammerfists from a standing position. Romero rolls underneath and moves to Petruzelli’s back in the closing seconds. Amazing round of action comes to a close, and MMAjunkie.com sees it for Petruzelli, 10-9.

Round 2 – Traded jabs. Going to be interesting to see what’s left in the tank of both fighter. Knee from Petruzelli drops Romero. He gets up, though he circles and staggers. Maybe an injury? Romero shoots in. Petruzelli rolls into a crucifix then a very high back position. Petruzelli on the left and looking for an armbar. Romero’s arm looks trapped, but he spins to his knees and pulls it free. Romero now firing off rights to the ribs from inside of Petruzelli’s guard. Blood dripping all over from Romero. Petruzelli fires elbows underneath. Romero posture and Petruzelli looks for a triangle, but Romero pops out easily and moves all the way to side control. Romero traps Petruzelli’s left arm in a crucifix and delivers elbows to the head. Instead of maintaining the attack, he changes his focus to Petruzelli’s right arm and lock in a straight armbar. Petruzelli taps with his left hand, and the right was tweaked horribly. Amazing fight. Ricardo Romero def. Seth Petruzelli via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 3:05.

BRENDAN SCHAUB VS. CHRIS TUCHSCHERER

Round 1 – Referee Herb Dean calls the evening’s final prelim fight. Tuchscherer circles right on the outside. Traded right hands early, but Schaub gets the best of it. Schaub low in front of Tuchscherer, and he lands a jab. Big right hand drops Tuchscherer and Schaub swarms with a flurry of quick shots to the head. Dean watches closely and gives ample time for Tuchscherer to recover, but he’s not going to. Brendan Schaub def. Chris Tuchscherer via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:07.

-George Sotiropoulos vs. Kurt Pellegrino

Round 1: And our UFC PPV is officially underway. George looks pretty comfortable on the feet early, stringing his punches together quite well thus far. George rocks Pellegrino big time and drops him. George follows in and tries to ground and pound him out. When that wasn’t working, he switched to a sloppy (and rushed) rear naked choke attempt that failed. Back on the feet, George is landing a number of good shots. Pellegrino is getting out-classed in the stand-up so far in this round. Pellegrino gets a takedown but George immediately gets up before anything happens. Near the end of the round, Pellegrino again secured a takedown. Again he had no success once in top position on the ground. George is looking really impressive so far.

Round 2: George opens up the second round with a takedown of his own. Within seconds, George passes to Pellegrino’s half guard. George is dominating Pellegrino on the ground this entire round. He’s doing it in a way where it’s not the most exciting round I’ve ever seen, but he’s clearly in control. Pellegrino is eating a number of good elbows from George in this round. Pellegrino finally wall-walks with just a minute remaining. After a clinch battle against the cage, both men finally create some distance and the fight is finally back on the feet. George with a nice high kick which was partially blocked by Pellegrino. Round ends with George working in his hook, which has been one of his most utilized punches this fight on the feet. Pellegrino needs something huge in the third if he wants to pull this one out.

Round 3: First minute of the round was all on the feet. Literally next to nothing happened as both guys circled and pawed with jabs. Pellegrino lands a nice one-two combo, with the straight punch finding the mark nicely. George lands his big book and Pellegrino was on pretty wobbly legs. George noticed this and ran in to capitalize, but Pellegrino shot in for a desperation takedown, capitalizing on the careless forward motion of George. On the ground, George has a rubber guard locked in on Pellegrino, which is nullifying any offensive ideas Pellegrino may have on top. Both guys scramble to their feet. They spent most of the final moments of round three clinched against the cage. When they seperate, Pellegrino blasts George with a big knee and his best punch of the fight, completely dropping George. The horn sounded literally right as Pellegrino went to try and follow in for the stoppage. He may have stolen the round but he didn’t steal the fight.

George Sotiropoulos def. Kurt Pellegrino via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) after 3 Rounds.

Stephan Bonnar vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (205-pound limit)

Round one: Nice left from Soszynski. He lands two more big lefts and is going right at Bonnar. Leg kick from Soszynski. Big leg kick from Soszynski but Bonnar catches it and gets the take down. Full guard for Soszynski. Soszynski back to his feet and is throwing good punches and landing. Bonnar is bleeding from his cheek now. Nice elbows from Bonnar, and then a great knee from the clinch!! Nice right from Bonnar. Nice jab from Soszynski. Spinning back kick from Bonnar misses. Soszynski charges forward with some punches but doesnt land. Nice elbows from Bonnar against the cage. Now Bonnar lands some serious punches. Beautiful body kick from Bonnar. Nice right from Soszynski. Jab from Soszynski. Soszynski tags Bonnar big time now and is landing some big blows, but now Bonnar is throwing back and lands some of his own!!! High kick misses from Bonnar but then a front kick. Thats the bell, and this round was like the entire last fight. Amazing stand up action, Soszynski is getting the best of it thus far. 10-9 Soszynski.
Round two: Bonnar bleeding from Both eyes. Hes cut under both eyes. Jab from Bonnar. Both men land some left. Soszynski is charging in and teeing off and lands two huge punches!! Bonnar pushes Soszynski agains the cgae where he does his best. Bonnar now landing some wild shots and lands, but Soszynski lands a BIG left and clips Bonnar! Bonnar’s knees buckle!! Now their tied up against the cage. Bonnar now landing from serious combos and then a head kick! Wow this is an amazing fight!!! Soszynski with a punch that rocks Bonnar back and Bonnar lands a good high. Bonnar with a take down now!! Their back to the feet now and Bonnar lands a HUGE knee from the clinch and Soszynski crumples to the ground!! Bonnar now jumping on the back and is pounding away with punches. The ref keeps warning Soszynski that he is going to stop it but he is really letting the action go on. Bonnar is relentless and just keeps throwing and thats it the fight is over!!! Stephan Bonnar wins it!!! He was out on his feet almost 3 different times and was loosing on the scorecards but he somehow pulls this one off. AMAZING FIGHT!

Stephan Bonnar vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (205-pound limit)

Round one: Nice left from Soszynski. He lands two more big lefts and is going right at Bonnar. Leg kick from Soszynski. Big leg kick from Soszynski but Bonnar catches it and gets the take down. Full guard for Soszynski. Soszynski back to his feet and is throwing good punches and landing. Bonnar is bleeding from his cheek now. Nice elbows from Bonnar, and then a great knee from the clinch!! Nice right from Bonnar. Nice jab from Soszynski. Spinning back kick from Bonnar misses. Soszynski charges forward with some punches but doesnt land. Nice elbows from Bonnar against the cage. Now Bonnar lands some serious punches. Beautiful body kick from Bonnar. Nice right from Soszynski. Jab from Soszynski. Soszynski tags Bonnar big time now and is landing some big blows, but now Bonnar is throwing back and lands some of his own!!! High kick misses from Bonnar but then a front kick. Thats the bell, and this round was like the entire last fight. Amazing stand up action, Soszynski is getting the best of it thus far. 10-9 Soszynski.
Round two: Bonnar bleeding from Both eyes. Hes cut under both eyes. Jab from Bonnar. Both men land some left. Soszynski is charging in and teeing off and lands two huge punches!! Bonnar pushes Soszynski agains the cgae where he does his best. Bonnar now landing some wild shots and lands, but Soszynski lands a BIG left and clips Bonnar! Bonnar’s knees buckle!! Now their tied up against the cage. Bonnar now landing from serious combos and then a head kick! Wow this is an amazing fight!!! Soszynski with a punch that rocks Bonnar back and Bonnar lands a good high. Bonnar with a take down now!! Their back to the feet now and Bonnar lands a HUGE knee from the clinch and Soszynski crumples to the ground!! Bonnar now jumping on the back and is pounding away with punches. The ref keeps warning Soszynski that he is going to stop it but he is really letting the action go on. Bonnar is relentless and just keeps throwing and thats it the fight is over!!! Stephan Bonnar wins it!!! He was out on his feet almost 3 different times and was loosing on the scorecards but he somehow pulls this one off. AMAZING FIGHT!

Final result: Stephan Bonnar defeats Kryzsztof Soszynski via TKO (Strikes) Round 2

Matt Brown vs. Chris Lytle (170-pound limit)

Round one: Big right from Lytle. Front kick from Brown. Lytle is throwing some serious punches as Brown is using the clinch to control the action. Now Brown charging forward with some punches. Brown with a good trip. Their tied up against the cage. High kick from Brown. Brown with a throw take down and is right into guard. Lytle scrambles and is back to the feet briefly but Brown is in north south position looking for a choke. Darche choke is locked in DEEP for Brown for almost 30 seconds but Lytle while turning purple held off and is now back to his feet. Nice right from Lytle as they break. Front kick from Brown and Lytle lands a big left. Head kick from Brown. Inside leg kick from Brown. Lytle slips and is down and Brown jumps on top. Thats the bell, Lytle is landing some damaging blows on the feet but the Submission attempt from Brown gives him the round. 10-9 Brown.
Round two: Lytle looking for his big overhand right. Brown holds his hands very very low. He is wide open. Body shots from Brown. Nice left hook from Brown. Lytle lands a good right then a sick uppercut and Brown is hurt bad. Now Lytle locks in a guillotine. Lytle has to let it go now. Lytle moves from full mount into a mounted triangle and is going for a armbar from this position! Lytle has both arms trapped and Brown has to verbally submit!! Wow amazing ground game from Chris Lytle!

Final result: Chris Lytle defeats Matt Brown via Submission (Armbar via Triangle Mount) Round 2

YOSHIHIRO AKIYAMA VS. CHRIS LEBEN

Round 1 – Referee Herb Dean in the cage for the evening’s co-main event. Akiyama takes the center. Akiyama catches and early low kick and sends Leben to the floor. Panicky scramble, but both return to the feet. Leben misses a high kick, and Akiyama patiently stalking. Leben with an outside leg kick. Traded low kick. Leben rushes in with a flurry. Leben returns to the kick. A left wobbles Akiyama briefly. Leg kicks for Leben. Akiyama tries one and catches the cup. Brief timeout after the direct hit. Akiyama lands a right on the restart, and he’s timing the leg kicks. Akiyama misses a spinning backfist. Akiyama clinches up and tosses Leben to the canvas. Leben rolls for an armbar underneath. He lets it go and fires a few punches upward. Halfway through the round. Akiyama pressing in, and Leben tries again for the arm. Akiyama pulls it free and transitions to one of his own in a slick sequence. Leben defends well, but as he turns, Akiyama looks for the kimura. Can’t secure, but he’s still on top of Leben. Akiyama in half-mount, and he looks to be setting up a side choke. Leben pulls his arm out, adn Akiyama looks briefly at an Americana. Leben rolls and stands. Good defense so far from Leben, but it’s all defense. Akiyama lands a stiff right, though Leben answers with a left. Akiyama with a trip at the bell, and it’s 10-9 Akiyama on the MMAjunkie.com card

Round 2 – Leben lands an early high kicks and slips. He gets back up and trades punches with Akiyama. Akiyama lands a spinning backfist flush, but Leben keeps moving forward. Superman punch by Leben and a left hand wobbles Akiyama just briefly. Akiyama with a right and a left. Anotehr right from Akiyama. Leben answers. Akiyama scores. Toe-to-toe classic here. Leben spins Akiyama around and the crowd on its feet. Two minutes in and they finally clinch. Akiyama takes it to the floor in a smart strategic move. Both guys are tired after the spirited action. Akiyama pressing in, and Leben works his back to the cage. He tries to stand, but Akiyama pressing in and keeps the action on the floor. Leben wall-walks up as Akiyama throws tired rights. Leben tries to push Akiyama away, and his hands are close to the eye. Akiyama ducks in, and Leben controls the head. Crowd wants knees, but Leben tries to squeeze a guillotine. Akiyama pops out, and they reset. Right hand from Akiyama. Left from Akiyama. Leben with a high kick and a left. Leben firing off shots that find their mark. Unbelievable action to close the round. Great round, and MMAjunkie.com sees a close on to Akiyama, 10-9.

Round 3 – Show of respect to pen the third. Leben kicks hard to the body. Left hand from Leben.Akiyama shoots in unsuccessfully. High kick from Leben. Low kick follows. Akiyama lands a right over the top and Leben hits the deck. Akiyama stalls a bit on top, and Leben throws punches with both hands simultaneously. Leben again tolls for the armbar. Akiyama has firm grip on his own arm, but Leben on his head and won’t let go. He finally has to as he slides off. Akiyama on top and sets up a side choke. Leben wiggles free. Halfway in, and Akiyama smothering on top. Crowd doesn’t like the strategy. Leben creates distance from underneath and punches up. Akiyama content to control the action on the floor. Leben to full guard, and the simultaneous punches again, followed by elbows. If you can win a round on the bottom, this might be how. Leben still throwing punches, elbows, kitchen sinks. Akiyama postures, but Leben still the busier man. Close guard from Leben, though he open and works for the triangle. Akiyama in trouble. He wiggles and turns, and he finally taps with seconds reaming. Holy [expletive]. Chris Leben def. Yoshihiro Akiyama via submission (triangle choke) – Round 3, 4:40.

BROCK LESNAR VS. SHANE CARWIN

Round 1 – Referee Josh Rosenthal in the cage for the main event, and the MGM Grand Garden Arena is electric. Lesnar moves to the center. He’s not fighting southpaw. Right hand from Carwin, but Lesnar rushes for the takedown. He gets it as they slam into the cage, but Carwin scrambles immediately back up Carwin lands and uppercut, and Lesnar is wobbled. He retreats to the cage. Carwin all over hi,. Knees, punches and Lesnar hits the deck. Carwin keeps punching, but Rsenthal lets him defensd. He kicks Carwin away briefly, but he’s right back on top throwing short punches. Two minutes in. Carwin stands over Lesnar who looks unable to get off his back. Lesnar turns into Carwin’s legs, and the punches stop. Has he punches himself out? Halfway in. Carwin posturing up in half-mount. Lesnar throws soft shots upward, but Carwin continues to throw shots from the top. Most are blocked, but a few land flush. Carwin backs away, and Lesnar’s face is battered. Carwin pushes back into half-mount. Lesnar pushes up and back to his feet, where he pushes in on Carwin. Stall against the cage. Less than a minute. Both fighters taking a breather as they jockey for position. Rosenthal lets them work in the clinch, and they’ll stay there until the bell. All Carwin early, 10-9 on the MMAjunkie.com card.

Round 2 – High five to start. Lesnar tries to rush in but catches a straight. Lesnar ducks in and gets the takedown. Lesnar in half-mount, though he’s not posturing up. Lesnar steps over with his right leg into mount, then slides over with a side choke locked in. Carwin looks uncomfortable and Lesnar tweaks the move. He twists out to the side, and Carwin is in trouble. More leverage, and Carwin has no choice but to tap. Brock Lesnar def. Shane Carwin via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 2:19.

By MMAjunkie staff

Location: San Jose, Calif.
Venue: HP Pavilion
Broadcast: Showtime
Date June 26, 2010

MAIN CARD
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabricio Werdum
Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos vs. Jan Finney (for women’s middleweight title)
Cung Le vs. Scott Smith
Pat Healy vs. Josh Thomson

DERRICK BURNSED VS. BOBBY STACK

Round 1 – Referee Kim Winslow in charge of the night’s first preliminary bout. Dancing early, and Burnsed misses with a kick Burnsed shoots in, but Stack shrugs it off. Few feignts from both fighters Burnsed lands a nice right hand that pops Stack’s head back. Stack returns fire, and a stiff leg kick thuds home. Burnsed shoots in successfully, but Stack scrambles up and pushes the action against the cage. Stack pressing in and delivers a few knees. Burnsed throws a few shots to the ribs as he tries to defend. Stack switches to a body lock. Few knees traded inside, but it’s largely a stalemate. Winslow calls for the restart. Nice left from Stack scores. Stacks kicks high but eats a counter. Burnsed fires off a kick, but Stack shoots in and scores a takedown. Burnsed tries to roll for a triangle underneath, but he settles back into guard. Scramble back to the feet. Stack shoots in again successfully. Stack controls the position, but Burnsed rolls for an armbar at the bell. No time as the round ends. Burnsed had nice action late, but MMAjunkie.com sees it for Stack, 10-9.

Round 2 – Stack kicks low, but Burnsed pops him with a right that drops him. Burnsed follows to the floor, but Stack gathers his wits and works to the top. Burnsed again rolling for the armbar. It’s not there, and the fighters stand. Burnsed works for a guillotine on the feet and falls back, but he doesn’t have it. He releases and scrambles, but Stack uses the opening to drive forward into top position again. Scramble back up again, and it’s Stack pushing forward against the cage. Burnsed tries to work free, but Stack trips him to the floor. Burnsed back to his feet, but Stack wants it on the ground. He can’t get it there. Burnsed sprawls and moves to the back. As he steps over for the hook, Stack rolls to is side. Burnsed takes half-mount and looks to have a side choke locked in. As he flattens Stack, he lets it go. Full mount, and Burnsed is in control of a winded Stack. Burnsed tries again for the arm-triangle, but the bell saves Stack. MMAjunkie.com sees it for Burnsed, 10-9.

Round 3 – Touch of gloves to open the final frame. Stack takes the center and scores with a hook. Burnsed bouncing, but both guys look tired. Spinning kick from Stack comes up short. Stack misses a high kick but shoots immediately afterward. Burnsed reverses on the way down and takes top position. Half-mount for Burnsed. Stack scrambles underneath as Burnsed tries to pass, and he keeps half-guard. Burnsed passes the guard, and Stack gives up the back. Burnsed tries to work in his hooks, and Stack sweeps to top. Burnsed secures the left arm and tries to finish with an armbar, but Stack defends it. Burnsed lets go and stands. Stack follows, and he eats a jab. Stack shoots in softly, and Burnsed grabs a guillotine choke. Stack scrambles out and Burnsed tries to take back but he’s too high and falls over. He’s forced to pull guard. Stack on top, and Burnsed’s head against the cage. Burnsed kicks off and stands. Stack shoots a single, but he’s got nothing in the gas tank. Burnsed tries a guillotine, but he lets it go as he falls to the back. Stack throws a few tired punches from top in the closing seconds. Could be an interesting score depending on what the judges value, but MMAjunkie.com sees Burnsed as the active fighter and awards him the round, 10-9, and the fight, 29-28. Bobby Stack def. Derrick Burnsed via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28).

GARETH JOSEPH VS. YANCEY MEDEIROS

Round 1 – Referee Jason Herzog calls the action. Joseph open with a nice low kick. Medeiros pushes in, but Joseph tags him with a flurry, Medeiros firm in the pocket, and he lands a Superman punch. Medeiros firing off heavy shots, but Joseph swinging back with his back to the cage. Joseph seems to be getting the best of the early attacks. Into the clinch, and Joseph pushing in. He backs away and scores with a right as he leaves. Medeiros lands a left to the body, and he’s stalking. Joseph comfortable countering. Medeiros lands a left that wobbles Joseph. Now Medeiros finding range, though Joseph moves forward but misses. Medeiros kicks to the body. Joseph moving laterally, and he lands a low kick. Medeiros just misses a spinning hook kick. Medeiros to the body and just misses up top. Joseph lands a nice low kick and moves away, traded shots, Medeiros with a jab. Medeiros with a front kick in the closing seconds and a knee up the middle as Joseph shoots. Close first round with action by both, but MMAjunkie.com sees it for Medeiros, 10-9.

Round 2 – Joseph again comfortable retreating. He charges forward with a flurry that Medeiros evades. Jab for Medeiros followed by a 1-2. Medeiros with an outside low kick. Medeiros lands a left that wobbles Joseph. Joseph retreats, and Medeiros lands another straight that sends Joseph to the floor. One shot from the standing Medeiros, and Herzog is forced to make the stoppage. Yancey Medeiros def. Gareth Joseph via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 1:19.

BRET BERGMARK VS. VAGNER ROCHA

Round 1 – Bergmark is also known as “The Angry Hick.” Just had to get that out there. “Big” John McCarthy in charge of the action. Bergmark with an early low kick, Rocha lands an overhand right but is staggered by a counter. Bergmark in the center as Rocha circles left. Rocha again throwing overhands, but Bergmark countering with force. Rocha shoots in, but Bergmark sprawls and grabs a front headlock. Rocha drives and drives then elevates Bergmark and puts him on his back. Bergmark works guard as Rocha delivers a few punches from the top. Rocha postures and delivers a few right hands before returning to Bergmark’s closed guard. Bergmark works his legs high, and as Rocha scrambles away, the pair return to the feet. Low kick from Bergmark. Another. Traded rights. Left hand from Bergmark scores. Rocha shoots in on a low kick. Bergmark sprawls and tries to secure a guillotine as he falls to his back. It’s not there, and Rocha pops out. Rocha lands a few small shots from the top before the round expires. Rocha spent a lot of tie on top, but Bergmark landed the best shots of the round. Nevertheless, Rocha takes the frame, 10-9, on the MMAjunkie.com card.

Round 2 – Rocha pops a jab. Bergmark stalks him and throws heavy leather. Bergmark lands a heavy low kick, but Rocha tags him with a right hand. Brief scramble on the ground, but back to a striking position quickly. Bergmark still throwing heavy hands. Rocha shoots, but Bergmark stands him up. Knee from Bergmark and Rocha drops. He’s up again, but Bergmark keeps the clinch. Another knee from Bergmark before he tosses Rocha to the floor. Bergmark postures and throws shots to the body. As he moves in, Rocha threatens with a triangle. Bergmark backs away, and Rocha looks frustrated as he’s forced to return to his feet. Rocha shoots in again, but Bergmark shucks him off and moves to back-side control. Nothing there, and Bergmark backs away. Rocha with a hand on his hip as he moves away. Bergmark stiffly stalks him. Left for Bergmark lands, and right narrowly misses. Big flurry from Bergmark at the end of the frame. Rocha actually turns his back in the closing seconds to escape. MMAjunkie.com sees it for Bergmark, 10-9.

Round 3 – Rocha tries to attack early but misses and winds up on the floor. He pops back up immediately. Bergmark very stiff in his standup but powerful. Left hand for Bergmark. Rocha moves in with a 1-2 that’s blocked. Bergmark swings wild hooks, and Rocha scampers away. Inside leg kick for Bergmark. Rocha shoots in, but Bergmark saw it immediately and sprawled to a front headlock. He shifts to the right and locks up a D’arce from north-south. It’s not there, and he tries to re-adjust. Rocha works to his knees, then his feet, and Bergmark lets go. Two minutes left, and Bergmark stalking. Shot to the body for Bergmark, then the head. Rocha resets and delivers a right. Bergmark with an outside leg kick. Bergmark with a left and a right that score. Rocha tough, but he’s in trouble. Rocha shoots. Bergmark shrugs it off and backs away. He wants to stand. He lands again, and Rocha falls to his back. Bergmark wants none and moves away. Bergmark teeing off and forcing Rocha to stand. Rocha turns his back, and Bergmark tags with a big right anyway. Rocha done as Bergmark moves forward in the closing seconds. Final frame all Bergmark, and MMAjunkie.com gives him the round, 10-9, and the fight, 29-28. Bret Bergmark def. Vagner Rocha via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-26).

CHRIS COPE VS. RON KESLAR

Round 1 – Referee Kim Winslow returns for the evening’s final prelim. Earl jabs from both. Keslar lands a flurry then backs away and shoots for a leg. Keslar on top and very quickly to mount. Cope with his legs on the cage. He flips over and gives up his back. Keslar rolls with him, and both hooks are in. Keslar’s feet are crossed n front, but he switches to a figure-four. Cope defends the choke well with his arms, but he’s trapped. Cope tries to turn in, but Keslar maintains the back. Keslar switches from the left arm to the right arm and back to the left, but he can’t get under the chin. Halfway through the round. Cope throwing a few punches behind him that land. Cope making the most of a very bad situation. Cope scrambles and looks to be escaping, but Keslar falls back to mount and then again to the back. Both hooks in again, though Keslar switches again to the figure-four. Less than a minute remains. Cope valiant in defense. Keslar continues to look for the choke, but it won’t come. MMAjunkie.com sees the first for Keslar, 10-9.

Round 2 – Cope with an early kick. Keslar shoots in again on a single leg and moves immediately to the back. We’re immediately back into the same position we spent the entire first round. Keslar continues to look for the choke. This time, though, Cope is able to spin free and take top. Scramble, and both fighters return to their feet Halfway in. Cope throws a kick that lands in the groin, and Keslar backs away to rest. Cope lands a jab on the restart, then a 1-2. Keslar shoots in again. This time, Cope is ready and defends well. He lands a kick as he backs away. Cope lands a spinning high kick, and Keslar drops for a shot. Tough to tell if he was trying to change levels or was simply dropped. He hangs on to a single-leg, and Cope fires off shots to the body and head. Keslar seems to be trying to regain his wits as Cope continues the flurry. No answer from Keslar, and Winslow watching close. Looks like the kick was indeed effective. More shots to the body and head, and Winslow is forced to intervene. No complaints from Keslar, even though some of the crowd disagreed with the stoppage. Great come-from-behind win after avoiding an early submission. Chris Cope def. Ron Keslar via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:32.;

PAT HEALY VS. JOSH THOMSON

Round 1 – Referee “Big” John McCarthy in the cage for the night’s first televised contest. Crowd firmly behind the local fighter Thomson. Healy ties up early, though Thomson backs away. Thomson with the surprising early takedown, though Healy pops up and pushes him to the cage. Thomson with a bodylock and his back to the cage. Few knees traded inside as the fighters jockey for position. Healy ducks down for a single, but Thomson alertly steps over and takes the back. Thomson attacks the right arm and rolls off for an armbar attempt. Healy deftly steps over and relieves the pressure, but Thomson will not relent. It’s a triangle choke attempt from the side. Healy finally pulls the arm free, and Thomson backs up to the cage and stands. Healy on the back, and he elevates Thomson and slams him to the floor. Healy on the back with both hooks in, and he looks briefly for a rear-naked choke, though Thomson scrambles away and tries immediately for a kneebar. He lets go, and the pair returns to the feet. Healy moves in for a clinch and tries a trip, but it’s Thomson who ends up on top. The round ends there. Entertaining and perhaps surprising dispaly of grappling. MMAjunkie.com sees a fun round for Thomson, 10-9.

Round 2 – Thomson with a nice left hand and a low kick. Another low kick scores. Healy drives in and slams Thomson to the floor. Thomson tries to stand, and Healy moves to the back. Hooks in, but he’s shifted to the side. Thomson can’t wiggle free though, and Healy settles into a better position. Healy tries to flatter Thomson, but he pulls a leg free and rolls to his back. Healy in half-mount. Thomson works into guard, but Healy quickly advances to left-side half-mount. Left hands from the top. Thomson stands, but Healy slams him down again. Thomson fires an upkick an catches Healy in a near-triangle. Healy wiggles out and looks for a kneebar. Thomson fires elbows to the body ind efense. Scramble out, and Thomson again rolls for and armbar. It’s tight momentarily, but Healy spins out and returns to top position. Healy throws a few soft shots from the top. He advances to half-mount, but the round ends there. MMAjunkie.com sees it for Healy, 10-9.

Round 3 – Healy moves forward, though Thomson hits him with a few snapping right hands. Healy shoots in, but Thomson sprawls and moves away. Healy moving forward but eats another right from Thomson. A left scores, too. Thomson lands a front kick that Healy can’t catch. Healy moves into the clinch, but Thomson spins away. Healy throwing his hands, but Thomson countering well. Healy to the body. Thomson snaps his head back. Healy lands a left. Healy jabs into a clinch two minutes in. Thomson slips away, and he wants to strike. Healy stays the aggressor, and he returns to the clinch behind a few jabs. Thomson tries to slip away, but Healy takes him down. Healy slips to the back, but he falls off the top as Thomson ducks out the back door. Thomson transitions to side and then looks for the back. Healy on his knees. Healy stands, and Thomson has a figure-four on the body. Healy tries to slam forward, but Thomson gets the left arm under for the choke. Thomson a little to the side, and Healy is gutting it out. Thomson squeezes and squeezes, but Healy doesn’t want to give up. Thomson unrelenting with the bodylock in place, and Healy is finally forced to relent. Crowd goes nuts. Josh Thomson def. Pat Healy via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 4:27.

CRISTIANE “CYBORG” SANTOS VS. JAN FINNEY

Round 1 – Referee Kim Wonslow in charge of tonight’s 145-pound title fight. Finney jabs early, but Santos wings several hard shots that find their mark. Santos pushes forward into the clinch. Finney against the cage. Knees inside from Santos. They break and return to the center. Jab lands for Santos. Finney fires back, but Santos lands a flurry that drops her. Finney shows heart and scrambles back up. Santos pushes into the cage and throws knees inside. Left lands for Santos. A 1-2 lands and Finney drops. Santos fires shots to the downed foe, but Finney grabs onto a leg. Santos pulls free. Jab for Santos. Another three punch combination. Finney drops, and Santos punishes her with knees to the body. Halfway through. Santos firing punches to a turtled Finney. Winslow stops the action to call for a point deduction on Santos for shots to the back of the head. Didn’t appear too flagrant. Firefight on the restart. Santos takes one to give two and moves into the clinch again. Santos backs way and peppers Finney with hard straights. Finney drops again. Punches from the top from Santos, and she backs away. Finney doesn’t, but Winslow is curiously morbid as she watches. Finney turtles and reaches occasionally for a leg. More shots from Santos, and for some reason this is going to a second. MMAjunkie.com sees it for Santos, 9-8, though one could make a case for a 9-7.

Round 2 – Finney comes out firing, but Santos backs away and starts again. High kick for Santos. More straight punches. Finney goes to her knees, and Santos lands more blows. Finney drops to her back. Finney in survival mode as Santos moves on top. Finney has ceased to attack at this point. Finney grabs a leg, but Santos just backs away. Finney fires a few hard shots on the restart, but Santos just continues the assault. Finney is all heart, but her face is battered. Santos lands another three-punch combination and moves into the clinch. Not enough action for Winslow, who calls for a restart. Left stagers Finney. Santos just blasting away with giant shots, and a knee finally drops the courageous Finney. Winslow “rushes” in, and Finney is tapping at the same time. Far, far too long. Great performance by Santos, great heart by Finney. Cruel outing from Winslow. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos def. Jan Finney via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:56.

CUNG LE VS. SCOTT SMITH

Round 1 – Referee Jason Herzog in the cage for the evening’s co-main event. Smith charges forward and slips to a knee. Smith pushing forward very quickly and shoves Le into the cage. Right hand from Smith as he maintains the pressure. Le fires a knee inside, but Smith digs a right hand into the body. They break, and Smith not giving Le any room to operate. Smith misses on a big right, and Le lands a punch. Three-punch combo form Le very fast and on the mark. Low kick form Le. Smith has stopped the reckless charging, and Le is setting up. Smith lands a shot and misses a high kick, and Le retreats. Le staggers Smith with a shot punch, and Smith shoots in. Le throws a few short rights. Le throws knees to the shoulder while controlling the head. Smith on his knees and absorbing rights to the body. Smith stands briefly, then drops to a knee again. Smith works up again and drives Le into the cage. Working from the clinch, and Le’s back to the cage. Smith fires a few punches as they break. Big left hands cote from Smith. Le backs away and lands a hight kick. Less than a minute. Le scores with a few knees and Smith hits the deck. Le controls the position as he lands a few short punches. Big right to the ribs at the bell, and Le takes the opening round, 10-9.

Round 2 – Smith moves forward again, but Le lands a few crisp shots. Smith staggers back then moves forward again. High kicks land. Spinning backfist rocks Smith. Le swarms, and Smith might not get a chance for third-round heroics. Left hands to the head. Knee to the body. Smith somehow works back to hs feet, and they eventually break and restart. Smith seats another spinning backfist. He grabs his ribs which must be broken. Le pounces for a few massive uppercuts on the floor. Herzog gives Smith every opportunity, but he’s obviously hurt, and Le isn’t quitting. Kim Winslow says, “Let ‘em fight!” but Herzog has seen enough. Cung Le def. Scott Smith via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:46.

FEDOR EMELIANENKO VS. FABRICIO WERDUM

Round 1 – Referee “Big” John McCarthy in the cage for the evening’s main event. Emelianenko takes the center early. Werdum with a low kick. Emelianenko just standing in front of Werdum. Early right hand sees Werdum drop. Werdum grabs an arm from his back, and Emelianenko pulls away. Emelianenko pounding from the top, but Werdum returns to the arm. He transitions to a triangle choke and it looks very, very tight. Emelianenko tries to scramble free but he is stuck, and he shockingly taps out. Can’t tell if the pressure was from the armbar or the triangle, but it hardly matters. Shocking upset. It’s called an armbar, though the triangle appeared to be the culprit. Fabricio Werdum def. Fedor Emelianenko via submission Triangle Choke – Round 1, 1:09.

Sengoku Raiden Championships 13 Results:

• Ye Won Nam def. Ikkei Nagamura by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Rd 1, 3:03
• Kazuki Tokudome def. Yuma Ishizuka by TKO (Punches) Rd 1, 3:22
• Ryo Kawamura def. Hidetada Irie by TKO (Punches) Rd 2, 3:00
• Doo Ho Choi def. Ikuo Usuda by Decision (Split) Rd 3, 5:00
• Shigeki Osawa def. Katsuya Toida by DQ (Accidental Kicks to the Groin) Rd 3, 1:35
• Takuya Wada def. Jae Sun Lee by Decision (Split) Rd 3, 5:00
• Keita Nakamura def. Omar de la Cruz by TKO (Punches) Rd 2, 3:53
• Maximo Blanco def. Rodrigo Damm by TKO (Punches) Rd 2, 0:45
• Yasubey Enomoto def. Sanae Kikuta by TKO (Punches) Rd 1, 3:57
• Hiroshi Izumi def. Chang Seob Lee by TKO (Punches) Rd 1, 4:37
• Marlon Sandro def. Masanori Kanehara by KO (Punch) Rd 1, 0:38
• June 20, 2010

Renan Barao vs. Anthony Leone
Round 1
Barao and Leone trade pawing shots before Barao is stuffed on a takedown. Not a lot of action midway through the round until Barao lands a kick south of the border on Leone. After just a few seconds, Leone motions to referee Josh Rosenthal he is ready to resume the fight. Leone rushes in with a good punching combination that backs Barao against the cage. He answers with knees and then hits a takedown. From top position he lands some decent elbows before Leone escapes to his feet. The fighters clinch and the round closes. Sherdog scores round 10-9 for Barao.

Round 2
Leone finds the range with his hands early in the second. He hammers Barao with a nice right. The Brazilian counters with knees. Leone now looks to shoot but Barao defends the shot and clinches. The fighters separate and Leone fires off another combo. Barao answers with a leg kick. Leone is pushing the pace and walking down Barao. Barao lands a hard kick to the body and Leone responds with another flurry of punches. Sherdog scores the round 10-9 for Leone.

Round 3
Leone scores with a double leg but quickly finds himself on the defensive when Barao locks up a loose heel hook. Leone escapes but winds up on the bottom. Barao tries to pass while Leone works on a kimura. Barao steps all the way around Leone and latches onto an armbar. He sits back and Leone knows he is caught. He taps out at 2:29 giving Barao the win in his WEC debut.

Rafael Rebello vs. Chris Cariaso
Round 1
Cariaso comes out throwing kick after kick. He goes high twice and misses both. He lands to the body and the legs but Rebello answers with leg kicks of his own. Rebello tries to take the bout to the mat and is stopped. He shoots again and elevates Cariaso and slams him to the canvas. Rebello lands some punches after standing in Cariaso’s guard but loses the position when his opponent scrambles to his feet. Rebello sinks him again by pulling his legs out but he can’t keep him down. Cariaso knees his way off the cage and pistons a couple lefts down the pipe before throwing a high kick that is caught. Rebello tries to put him back down and Cariaso maintains his balance. Rebello hits a takedown at the bell and locks up the round on the Sherdog card 10-9.

Round 2
Rebello lifts Cariaso into the air once again and plants him hard to the floor. The Amercan Top Team product tries to pass but gets tangled up in an omoplata and has to roll to his back to escape. Cariaso, now on top, works the ground and pound while Rebello looks for a kimura. Rebello uses the hold to get back to his feet and immediately shoots for the takedown. He has to work hard for it along the cage but eventually gets it. Cariaso sweeps him quickly and settles into his guard. Sherdog scores the close round 10-9 Cariaso by the thinnest of margins.

Round 3
Cariaso lands four unanswered kick, three to the legs and one to the body before Rebello does anything. The next leg kick prompts a nice left hand counter. Rebello misses a big left and Cariaso counters with a three piece that sends him reeling. Rebello throws another looping haymaker that Cariaso easily dodges and he makes Rebello pay with another big salvo of punches. A hard left to the crown of his head and a big uppercut doing the damage. Cariaso pursues a retreating Rebello and batters him along the cage. Cariaso lands a hard left kick to the neck of Rebello that forces him to pull guard. Rebello is totally defensive as Cariaso unloads. He backs out of the guard and stalks Rebello up to the bell. Sherdog scores the round 10-8 for Cariaso.

Official scores: 30-26 and 29-28 (twice) for Cariaso, the winner of a unanimous decision.

Raphael Assuncao vs. Diego Nunes
Round 1
Nunes blasts Assuncao with a nice right hand off a leg kick to get the scoring started. The featherweights trade blistering leg kicks and Assuncao finds the mark with his hands, bloodying Nunes nose. Assuncao has staked out the center of the cage and is walking down Nunes. Nunes is still the more active fighter, despite moving backwards. Nunes lands a spinning back kick to the body and follows it with a hard left hook. Assuncao lands a hard right hand and another. Nunes tries another spinning back kick but assuncao is too close. He counters with a right hand at the bell. Sherdog score the close round 10-9 for Assuncao.

Round 2
Assuncao has taken the center of the cage again and is looking to strike while Nunes circles away. Assuncao kicks to the body and Nunes tries to counter with yet another spinning-back kick that misses. Assuncao lands a nice combo but Nunes comes back with a left hand over the top that lands square on the nose. Nunes lands a left kick to the bosy and a right hook and Assuncao shoots but is stiffed. Nunes lands again with his right but Assuncao counters with a one-two. Assuncao grabs a single and pulls Nunes to the ground. He is right back up into a short clinch which is broken when Assuncao lands a right elbow. Another close round is in the books and Sherdog score the second 10-9 for Assuncao.

Round 3
Nunes lands a left hook and follows with a kick to the body. Assuncao moves forward but is dropped to a knee by a left hand. Nunes rushes forward but Assuncao latches on and regains his footing. Nunes misses again with another back kick. Assuncao fires off a four punch combo as Nunes tries to close the distance. Nunes tries again and finds the same resistance. Nunes clinches and knees Assuncao along the cage. Assuncao lands another combination and scores a takedown at the final bell. Sherdog score the third 10-9 for Nunes.

Official scores: 30-27, 28-29 and 29-28 for Nunes, the winner of a split decision.

Erik Koch vs. Bendy Casimir
Round 1
Casimir shoots in but Koch defends well and clinches up. Koch gets a takedown of his own and passes to side. He tries to go to mount but Casimir catches him and replaces half guard. Koch hooks up a triangle and blasts Casimir with elbow before really sinking the choke. Casimir rolls and wriggles but can’t get away and has to tap at 3:01 of the first round.

Wagnney Fabiano vs. Frank Gomez
Round 1
Wagney shoots in and eats a jumping knee from Gomez. He is not hurt and finishes the takedown. Gomez fights his way up the cage and back to his feet bit is taken back down in the middle of the cage. He lands in side-control and tries to move to mount. Gomez defends and scrambles to his feet. Fabiano jumps into a guillotine and its deep. Gomez frantically tries to break the hold but Fabiano holds on. Gomez finally wriggles off the hook and extricates his head from Fabiano’s grasp. Fabiano clinches back up and the round ends. Sherdog.com scores round one for Fabiano 10-9.

Round 2
Gomez lands a hard leg kick to start the second and Fabiano shoots in in response. He struggles but wrangles Gomez to the ground. He isn’t there long. Gomez wall walks back to his feet but is sunk in the middle of the cage. Gomez, undeterred slaps on a gogo plata but Fabiano has defends the choke. Fabiano moves to side again and hears the boo birds when the pace slows. Fabiano knees to the body and punches to the head with about one minute left. Fabiano quells the boos for a moment when he gets to knee on belly and opens up with strikes. Gomez shakes him just as the horn sounds. Its another 10-9 round for Fabiano on the Sherdog card.

Round 3
It is one minute in and nary a strike has been thrown. The fighters circle with Gomez in pursuit. Fabiano lands a hard left hand that stops Gomez in his tracks. He then shoots and hits the takedown along the cage. Fabiano moves to side but can’t do anything with the position. The crowd is not pleased and let’s them know. Boos cascade towards the cage and erupt even louder when the final horn sounds. Fabiano gets the third round as well 10-9 in a stinker.

Fabiano wins with scores of 30-27 across the board.

Karen Darabedyan vs. Will Kerr
Round 1
Darabedyan and Kerr clinch up after a brief exchange. Darabedyan gets the takedown but is in trouble when Kerr uses the cage to spin around for an armbar. Darabedyan is caught and taps out at 1:20 of the first round.

Eddie Wineland vs. Will Campuzano
Round 1
Wineland kicks the leg and Campuzano kicks back and misses a few right-hand haymakers. Wineland jabs and circles away from the right of his opponent. The fighters trade low kicks and Wineland continues to throw his jab out, but he’s yet to find the range to make it connect. Both fighters are having trouble hitting anything but air early on. Campuzano connects with a right hand and a jab of his own. Wineland opens up and scores with a right hand and a kick to the left thigh. Campuzano delivers a snapping low kick to the lead leg of his opponent. A right-hand lead drops Campuzano. Wineland reacts in an effort to swarm, but Campuzano quickly stands. Campuzano gets in some leather at the bell.

Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Wineland
Guilherme Pinheiro scores the round 10-9 Wineland
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Wineland

Round 2
Wineland scores with a short, right-hand counter. Campuzano is the more active fighter, but he’s having a hard time landing flush. Wineland is starting to find a rhythm with his jab and straight right. Wineland catches a body kick at the two-minute mark, but was unable to trip his foe to the floor or unload any offense. A jab and a left hook glance the face of Campuzano. Wineland lights Campuzano up with a sharp punching combination that staggers the dazed fighter. Wineland unloads on the now fallen Campuzano, but he can’t finish him. Campuzano returns to his feet and glances a jumping knee off the body. Wineland lands another right hand and Campuzano is hurt. Campuzano covers up against the cage and Wineland lets his hands loose. A hard right hand to the body drops Campuzano, and Wineland follows with a hard right hand that ends the fight. Referee Jerin Valel steps in to save Campuzano at 4:44 of round two. Amazing end scene on this one, folks.

Chris Horodecki vs. Danny Downes
Round 1
Horodecki kicks the legs of Downes and clinches against the fence before securing a trip. Horodecki works briefly from half guard before locking on a guillotine. Horodecki rolls and closes his guard. Downes defends the tight hold and escapes to his feet, where Horodecki goes right back to the clinch and is warned by referee John Braak for holding the fence. Horodecki knees the thighs and is warned again for holding the fence while kneeing. Horodecki trips Downes to the floor and punches the head from half guard. Horodecki transitions to the back and looks for a rear-naked choke. Downes escapes the choke and a neck crank before getting to his feet. Downes misses a knee to the head and Horodecki immediately clinches.

Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Horodecki
Guilherme Pinheiro scores the round 10-9 Horodecki
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Horodecki

Round 2
Horodecki goes to Downes’ body with kicks and punches early in round two. Horodecki mixes in his hands well and connects with a left and a right that snap Downes’ head back.From the clinch, Downes’ connects to Horodecki’s midsection with knees until he’s tripped to the floor. Horodecki punches from the guard and Downes stands. An excellent right hook connects with Downes’ body. Horodecki is warned for holding the fence twice in a 15-second span. Horodecki lands his best combo of the night in the form of a left and right hook to the body before smacking the mouth with another right hand. Horodecki is peppering the body with his right hand and Downes looks fatigued.

Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Horodecki
Guilherme Pinheiro scores the round 10-9 Horodecki
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Horodecki

Round 3
Horodecki roughs Downes up with fast punching flurries and a spinning-back kick to the body before tripping him to the canvas. Horodecki punches the back of the head from half guard and is warned. Horodecki transitions to the back with both hooks. The Canadian applies a rear-naked choke and Downes taps quickly at the 1:09 mark of round three.

Josh Grispi vs. L.C. Davis
Round 1
Grispi connects with two hard low kicks. Davis is trying to counter strike from the outside, but he’s found little success early. Two short front kicks to the lead leg and one to the body land for Grispi. Davis gets a powerful double-leg takedown and Grispi transitions to a guillotine. Grispi gets to full guard and closes his legs. Davis attempts to punch his way, but he goes to sleep. Referee Yves Lavigne intervenes at 2:33 of the opening period.

Mark Hominick vs. Yves Jabouin
Round 1
Jabouin paws his jab out and Hominick looks to counter. Both fighters have head kicks blocked and Hominick lands a right hand on the temple. Jabouin kicks the body and lands a clean left hook. Another body kick connects on Hominick. Jabouin goes to the leg with a kick and Hominick starts to chase his opponent. Jabouin connects with another low kick and Hominick sneaks in a right hand. Jabouin puts his hands on display with a sharp punching combination. Hominick is taking some abuse to his legs, but he’s starting to land with his hands as a hard right finds a home on Jabouin’s chin. Jabouin grazes a spinning-back fist and continues to attack the legs. Hominick is really starting to land frequently. Three straight right hands find the chin. Hominick connects with a hard body shot with 10 seconds left. Good round.

Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Jabouin
Guilherme Pinheiro scores the round 10-10
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Jabouin

Round 2
Jabouin connects with a spinning elbow to the body and Hominick returns fire with a right hand that impacts the face. Hominick crushes Jabouin with a hard left to the body and he falls. Hominick traps him against the fence and punches the head, but Jabouin is covering. Jabouin stands and knocks Hominick flat with a right hand. Jabouin engages Hominick on the floor and Hominick sweeps. From the top, Hominick goes directly to the mount and pounds away with both hands until referee Vern Gorman pulls him off at the 3:21 mark. What a fight.

Jamie Varner vs. Kamal Shalorus
Round 1
Shalorus lands a hard low kick and stays close to the former champion. Varner grazes a head kick and scores with a right hook. Shalorus jabs and lands a follow-up right hand. A kick to the body and leg land for Shalorus and Varner blasts him with a right hand. Shalorus wipes his eye right after the punch, but he doesn’t appear to be cut. Shalorus goes right back to the legs with kicks. Varner lands a low kick of his own and a stinging right hand on the chin. A left hand rocks Shalorus. Varner pounces and gets in a wild exchange that Shalorus gets the best of. Shalorus has some chin. A hard right kick to the body and head land for Shalorus. Shalorus lights Varner up with a punching flurry and a left kick to the body.

Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Varner
Guilherme Pinheiro scores the round 10-9 Varner
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Shalorus

Round 2
Varner gets in a head kick and Shalorus lands hard to the legs twice. Shalorus is flush with a right to the head and body. And thento the groin protector of Varner. Referee Josh Rosenthal gives Varner time to recover. The fight is restarted and Shalorus smacks the front leg of Varner with a low kick. Varner sneaks in a left-right punch combo. Again Shalorus kicks the groin, but this time Varner goes down. Replays show it was a devastating blow right on the cup. A point is taken. Varner stands and eats a low kick. Varner then turns it up with a left-legged head kick and a right hand. Shalorus’ legs buckle, but he stays standing. Oh my, what a chin. Shalorus puts his head down and swings back. He has Varner backed up against the fence briefly, but he can’t capitalize. Varner is circling away from Shalorus, but he’s showing decreased mobility from the punishing low kicks. Shalorus lands a low kick and misses a flood of sloppy punches before the horn.

Jordan Breen scores the round 10-8 Varner
Guilherme Pinheiro scores the round 10-8 Varner
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-8 Varner

Round 3
Shalorus whiffs on a low kick and lands the worst groin kick of the fight. Varner buckles over and is given time to recover. Rosenthal does not deduct a point. The fight is restarted several minutes later and Shalorus lands a kick to the body. Varner connects to the leg with a low kick and a left hook to the body. Shalorus catches a low kick and drags Varner to the canvas. Varner attempts to lock on the rubber guard, but his opponent has none of it. Shalorus hits the body and head with his right hand from Varner’s closed guard. An elbow connects for Shalorus. Open-handed palm shots to the ribs from Shalorus. Varner elbows from his back and nearly gets to his feet with 55 seconds left in the bout. With 45 seconds remaining, Varner sweeps and gets to his feet. Varner circles and avoids contact for the duration of the bout.

Jordan Breen scores the round 10-10 (30-27 Varner)
Guilherme Pinheiro scores the round 10-9 Shalorus (29-27 Varner)
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Shalorus (28-28 Draw)

Official score: 29-27 (Varner), 29-27 (Shalorus) and 28-28. The match is a draw
By Sherdog.com

TRAVIS BROWNE VS. JAMES McSWEENEY

Round 1 – Heavyweight sluggers kick off the night’s preliminary card action. Referee Kim Winslow in the cage, and she’ll probably want to be on her toes. Browne opens with a right hand that misses. McSweeney feigns a front kick as he tries to stay elusive on his feet. Another miss from Browne, and McSweeney lands a high kick. Browne pushes into the clinch, but they don’t stay there long. Browne looks relaxed, and he misses with a Superman punch. McSweeney connects with a right hand. Inside leg kick for McSweeney. Leg kick again for McSweeney. Browne stalking and loading up for a big shot. McSweeney moving well for now and avoiding any real damage. Browne fires a heavy hook, and McSweeney avoids. Browne keeps coming forward and lands a kick to the body then a heavy left punch up top that drops his foe. Browne follows to the ground and moves into half-mount. McSweeney bleeding, and patiently attacks from the top. McSweeney’s head agianst the cage, and Browne controlling the positioning well. A few short elbows land from the top, and Browne presses a forearm across the neck to hold McSweeney down. McSweeney trying to wiggle free, but Browne passes to mount with 40 seconds left. Browne fires off punches from the top. McSweeney covers up, but Winslow has seen enough and halts the contest. Travis Browne def. James McSweeney via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:32.

CHRIS CAMOZZI VS. JAMES HAMMORTREE

Round 1 – Referee Josh Rosenthal in charge of the night’s second bout. Hammortree takes the center early. A few leg kicks traded by both, and Hammortree just misses with a right-hand counter. Left high kick from Camozzi blocked, but he follows up low. Stiff straight scores for Camozzi. One minute in. Hammortree fires a hard right. Camozzi lands a low kick that catches Hammortree off-balance, and he nearly hits the deck. Camozzi rushes into the clinch and shoves Hammortree against the cage. Nothing there, and they reset. Flurry of kicks from Camozzi. He’s chopping the legs and then nails the ribs. Hammortree absorbs the shots and drives in for a takedown. Camozzi quickly bucks him off and returns to the feet. Left straight, then a jab from Camozzi. Hammortree looks a little frustrated. Right hand lands for Hammortree, and Camozzi looks a little hurt, though he may simply be baiting. Into the clinch, and Hammortree lands a nice right elbow to the face. They push off and reset. Camozzi land a right hand that catches Hammortree’s attention. Flurry in the final seconds, and the best shot is a Hammortree left. Nevertheless, Camozzi was the more active fighter and takes the round 10-9 on the MMAjunkie.com card.

Round 2 – Hammortree again takes the center of the cage. This time he’s busier with his hands to open. Camozzi eats a few and moves into the clinch. This time it’s Hammortree’s back against the cage. Not a lot of action, and Hammortree asks for a break. Rosenthal leaves it, and Camozzi lands a knee as they break on their own. Flurry, and Hammortree calls for time. Apparently he was struck in his left eye. Quick restart. Camozzi shoots in, and he’s breathing heavily as Hammortree shucks off the attempt. Flying knee for Camozzi. Hammortree clinches, and Camozzi lands a few more inside. Hammortree tries to back away, but Camozzi chases and lands more knees. Hammortree must be hurt, but he fires back with his hands and eventually locks up the body and slams Camozzi to the floor. Spirited exchange, and Hammortree sets up on top with Camozzi in guard. Hammortree stands up and throws a few kicks to the legs, but he eventually backs away and asks for the restart. Straight right for Camozzi, who also lands a kick to the legs. Hammortree shoots in, but Camozzi defends. More knees inside from Camozzi. Hammortree showing heart, but he needs to show defense. Scramble in the clinch as time runs out. Hammortree had good moments, but MMAjunkie.com sees it for Camozzi, 10-9.

Round 3 – Hammortree opens with a few punches on the money, and Camozzi looks to clinch. This time Hammortree lands the knee, though Camozzi answers in kind. Inside leg kick from Camozzi connects to Hammortree’s twig, and we take a small break. Back to action quickly. Camozzi shoots in, but Hammortree defends and lands several short punches while his opponent drives forward to no avail. Hammortree scores again up top with an audible blow, but Camozzi answers with more knees. Camozzi clinches and pushes in. Nothing doing, and he backs away and eats a left hand. Hammortree scores with a mid-range kick, and he’s stalking. Traded left hands. Camozzi misses a wild hook, and Hammortree lands with his own. Both fighters look winded, but they’re still attacking. Traded shots from both. Camozzi lands another knee and pushes forward. Both fighters firing shots. Camozzi works into the clinch, and there’s a stall against the cage. Hammortree tries to trip but Camozzi remains on his feet. Less than a minute. Misses Superman from Hammortree. Camozzi pushes in again, and Hammortree tries for a guillotine on the feet. He drops to the guard with 10 seconds remaining and squeezes tight on the right side. Rosenthal watching Camozzi intently, but he survives. Good fight throughout, and MMAjunkie.com gives the final frame to Camozzi, 10-9, and the fight to him, as well, 30-27. Chris Camozzi def. James Hammortree via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).

JOSH BRYANT VS. KYLE NOKE

Round 1 – Referee Kim Winslow returns to the cage. Noke with his left ankle taped, and he lands an early jab. Bryant stands in the pocket, but Noke looks very fast early. Noke with a left. Inside leg kick from Noke, and he follows with an outside shot with the right. One minute in. Noke using his reach well early. Noke loads up with a leg kick. Right hand from Noke just misses. All Noke early. Another heavy outside leg kick from Noke. He fires again and connects to the ribs. Bryant kicks to the body. Traded punches, and both land solid hooks. Bryant might have to take one to give one all night. Noke lands and moves away. Bryant drops his hands and leans over. Noke kicks inside and lands a right. Noke patient, and he lands a 1-2-10. Bryant having all kinds of trouble early, though he’s game to the challenge. Two more snapping kicks to the legs for Noke. More kicks from Noke to close, and it’s his round on the MMAjunkie.com card, 10-9.

Round 2 – Bryant lands a low kick and leaps in with a hook. Noke moves away and returns fire. Bryant grabs his cup after a low kick, but no stoppage. Noke jabs. Noke kicks to the body. Moderate pace right now. Noke lands to the legs again, and Bryant is having a hard time standing. Bryant dives at the legs, but Noke scampers away. Bryant’s back against the cage. Noke punches up top and kicks again to the legs. Both of Bryant’s legs have been battered, and he’s showing the wear. Noke lands a front kick and Bryant is hurt. He hits the deck after a few left hands. Bryant turtled, and Noke unleashes with punches. Winslow lets a few more land than probably need to, but she eventually pulls Noke off. Kyle Noke def. Josh Bryant via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:12.

SETH BACZYNSKI VS. BRAD TAVARES

Round 1 – Baczynski and Tavares in the cage for round two in their personal saga. Referee Herb Dean in charge of watching for any soccer kicks. Baczynski kicks low three times to open. Tavares misses up top with a left, and Baczynski moves in for the takedown. Tavares reverses and takes top position. Baczynski scrambling to get up, and he eventually works back to his feet. Restart in the center. Baczynski lands a jab. Tavares kicks low, though he slips and Baczynski follows. Tavares pops right back up, but they’re in the clinch. Baczynski grabs a guillotine and falls to his back. Tavares pops out, but Baczynski switches to an armbar. Two minutes in, and Baczynski keeps control of the arm. Tavares eventually slides out and moves to Baczynski’s back. Tavares can’t get his hooks, but he stays on the back. Eventually, he works the legs in and pulls Baczynski over. Tavares looking for the choke, but Baczynski defends well. Tavares has a body lock and in control of the positioning. Baczynski fires a few right hands backward to Tavares’ face. Tavavres continues to look for the choke, but Baczynski lasts until the bell. Baczynski had some solid moments early, but Tavares spent so much time on the back, he takes it on the MMAjunkie.com card, 10-9.

Round 2 – Great flurry by both to open. Tavares jumps up to a guillotine briefly but releases. He backs away and secures Baczynski’s body before elevating and dumping him hard on the canvas. Baczynski maintains guard on the floor. Tavres tries to scramble out, and Baczynski looks for a leg. Tavares remains safe and eventually works in to half-mount. Tavares stands up and Baczynski fires off rapid upkicks, but Tavares avoids them and pushes back in to side control. Baczynski immediately rolls to his belly. Tavares fires in a few knees and looks for an armbar. Baczynski easily avoids and takes top, landing a nice elbow while there. Tavares scrambles quickly and returns to top position. Tavares in complete control of the round with 90 seconds left. Tavares lands a few short shots, and Baczynski’s face showing the damage as the blood begins to flow. Tavares bleeding from the earlier elbow, as well. Tavares working to isolate an arm from the top, and he works briefly into a crucifix. Baczynski does well to avoid too much damage, but it’s clearly Tavares’ round, 10-9.

Round 3 – Spirited exchange of kicks to open. Tavares shoots in, and Baczynski avoids well. Tavares continues to drive through, but Baczynski backs up to the cage. Tavares grabs the left leg and circles off the cage, pulling Baczynski to the floor. Baczynski sets up in guard. Baczynski’s guard high. Tavares postures and lands a right hand. Two minutes in. Baczynski rolling for a kimura, and he kicks his legs up for a slick triangle instead. It’s locked in, and Tavres trying to step over and out, though Baczynski grabs the leg to keep it tight. Tavares keeps pulling and pulling, and he finally works free after a few very tense moments. Tavares now works to the back, and it’s a repeat of round one. This time, Baczynski is able to spin into the maneuver and work free. Back to the feet, and Tavares shoots in. Nothing there, and he’s forced to pull guard. Baczynski fires shots from the top. Tavares tries to secure an arm, but Baczynski shrugs it off. Baczynski pushes until the final bell, but he can’t finish. MMAjunkie.com sees the final round for Baczynski, 10-9, but awards the fight to Tavares, 29-28. Brad Tavares def. Seth Baczynski via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

JOHN GUNDERSON VS. MARK HOLST

Round 1 – Referee Josh Rosenthal in charge of the evening’s final preliminary bout. Pawing jabs by both to open. Clinchwork early. Gunderson lands a knee and tries to drop for a takedown. Holst tries for a guillotine, but Gunderson elevates him and slams him to the floor. Gunderson passes briefly, though Holst reagins guard. Holst has his head trapped against the cage, though he spins and wiggles to avoid damage. Halfway through the round. Holst brings his right leg up to Gunderson’s shoulder, but Gunderson pushes it off and slides out to side control. Short left hands come in. Gunderson goes to knee on belly, but Holst transitions quickly underneath until he regains guard. Gunderson tries to slam out of the defense from Holst. Gunderson controlling the positioning, though Holst avoiding damage. Nevertheless, it’s Gunderson’s frame, 10-9.

Round 2 – Gunderson shoots in early and we’re right back in the same position we ended round one. Gunderson slides out to side control, but Holst shows excellent dexterity underneath and regains guard. Gunderson slides out to the other side. Left elbows from the top. Holst wiggles back to guard. Very slick underneath, but no offense. Gunderson looks to pass, and Holst threatens briefly with a triangle. Slow pace on floor. Rosenthal stands the fighters, and it’s the biggest applause of the fight so far. On the restart, Holst takes advantage of a flurry to shove Gunderson back and take top position. Holst eyes a side choke but eventually stands. Gunderson tags him with a few rights when he does, and “Guns” puts the fight back on the floor. “Boots” pulls guard, and we’ll end the round there. Few shots from Gunderson at the bell, and he takes another round on the MMAjunkie.com card, 10-9.

Round 3 – Touch of gloves to open the final frame. Gunderson opens up the attack with several punches. They mostly miss, and he elects to shoot back in. Holst defends well and spins off. Holst’s corner begs him to throw hands. He does, and it works. Gunderson shoots in, and Holst grabs another guillotine. Gunderson elevates him the same way he did in the first, but this time he curiously sets his foe down gently. Holst rolls to Gunderson’s right arm for a kimura. Gunderson defending well, but Holst maintains his attention on the hold. Corner begs for him to crank the arm, but Holst can’t work it free. Less than two minutes, and Holst’s corner wants him to hit a sweep, stand, anything. Holst is down on the cards, but he won’t give up on the kimura. With one minute left, he finally lets go. Holst transitions to an armbar, and Gunderson might be in trouble. Gunderson’s right arm is the target, and he sits down to keep the pressure off. Holst trying to crank the limb, but Gunderson makes it to the bell. MMAjunkie.com awards the final round to Holst based on the submission looks, 10-9, but sees Gunderson taking the fight, 29-28. John Gunderson def. Mark Holst via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

RICH ATTONITO VS. JAMIE YAGER

Round 1 – Referee Steve Mazagatti in charge of the night’s first televised bout. Touch of gloves to open. Yager misses with an early low kick. Both throw punches, and Yager rushes forward to follow the initial exchange. Yager quick early and Attonito struggling with the reach issue. Attonito pushes in, and Yager defends against the cage. Attonito trips the action to the floor, but Yager pops immediately back up. Knee inside for Yager. Low kicks scores. Two minutes in. Yager lands a right hand followed by a low kick. Attonito returning fire, but he’s coming up short. Yager kicks low and Attonito lands with the right-hand counter. Attonito lands a left hand, and Yager retreats and resets. Attonito lands another right ahnd counter over the low kick and Yager stumbles. Attonito rushes in and pushes Yager to the cage. Bothing there, and he backs away. Yager misses a left, and Attonito scores with another right. Yager gets a right hand in, then a Brazilian kick. Good back-and-forth action to open. Close round, but MMAjunkie.com gives a slight nod to Yager, 10-9.

Round 2 – Spirited flurry early. Attonito looking for big shots, while Yager working well from distance. Attonito lands a right as Yager tries to slip. Both fighters working the hands well. Attonito works in a kick, and Yager does the same. Attonito slips a few Yager punches and lands a few counters. Nice combo from Attonito has Yager scrambling. Attonito patient in his attack, and he lands with another solid right hand. Yager tries a wild jumping strike that misses. Attonito slipping Yager’s punches and countering over and over. Two minutes left. Attonito attacks the body. More solid punching combinations from Attonito, and Yager drops. Attonito moves immediately to the back and starts looking for the choke. Crowd erupts at the maneuver. Yager defends well, but Attonito stays pinned to the back. Attonito flattens Yager out and starts unleashing right hands. Yager tries to defend with his right arm, but the punches are coming quickly. Mazzagatti watches closely as the shots add up, and he finally rushes in to halt the bout. Rich Attonito def. Jamie Yager via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:25.

SPENCER FISHER VS. DENNIS SIVER

Round 1 – Referee Kim Winslow officiates the lightweight affair. Fisher scores with a low kick and Siver just misses a counter. Lots of movement early. Low kick from Fisher right on the cup, and Siver takes a break. On the restart Fisher continues with the kicking attacks. Siver just missing with heavy counters. Siver lands a big front kick. Fisher again kicks inside and it looks a little low, but we carry on. Siver again kicks high. Siver’s left eye already marked up. Both fighters exchanging well with punches, and Siver mixing n kicks as well. Siver’s eye really bleeding now, but he’s firing shots. Fisher lands a high kick. Siver holding the center, but Fisher moving around and attacking. Fisher walks into a punch, and he’s bleeding on the side of his head, too. Siver landing with a few punches here and there. He misses a spinning back kick. Fisher continues to score with low kicks as well. Fisher’s cut seems to have come from a headbutt. MMAjunkie.com awards him the round, 10-9.

Round 2 – Siver again in the center to open the round. Fisher circling left, into Siver’s power hand. Fisher kicks low. moves in but eats a counter. Siver now kicking low again. Patient attacks from both. Fisher lands a nice straight left, then follows with a firm low kick. Fisher continues to circle into Siver’s power hand, and Siver just misses a big right. Siver works a pair of low kicks. Siver catches a kick and lands a right hand that sends Fisher down. He pops back up, but Siver looks energized. Fisher has a high kick blocked, but he then lands a 1-2. Fisher with a Superman, then a follow straight. One minute left. Both fighters still firing shots, though the action comes in spots. Siver lands a kick to the body. Front kick lands for Siver, but he’s too close on another spinning strike. Close round, but MMAjunkie.com sees it for Siver, 10-9.

Round 3 – Siver opens with a high kick. A low kick then catches Fisher in the groin, and we have a short break. High kick from Fisher answered with punches from Siver. Fisher’s corner wants him to press. Siver still has the center of the cage. Siver lands a few punches and whiffs on a kick. Siver really starting to become the aggressor and looks much more comfortable than he did in the first. Siver lands a jab, though Fisher slips the right. Front kick from Siver. Two minutes in. Fisher starts to open up with punches and kicks, and a knee lands clean. Siver closing the distance now. Looping shots fired by both, though Siver throwing with more frequency. Fisher slowing down again. Siver slips a Fisher attack and fires back counters. Both guys willing to trade, but Siver seems to have the timing down at this point. Straight punch for Siver. Less than a minute. Siver wobbles momentarily. Front kick from Siver. Spinning backfist from Fisher. Siver shoots at the bell. Action in final round was extremely close, but MMAjunkie.com leans slightly toward Siver, 10-9. Dennis Siver def. Spencer Fisher via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

CHRIS LEBEN VS. AARON SIMPSON

Round 1 – Referee Josh Rosenthal oversees this middleweight affair. Simpson rakes the center and stalks. Leben circling. Simpson fires the first flurry and immediately moves in for the takedown. Leben hits the deck, and Simpson takes side control. Leben scrambles up, but Simpson controls the head and lands a knee. Simpson looks like he’s trying for the choke, but he lands another knee and moves away. Leben presses into the clinch and works in a few footstomps. Simpson circles off the cage. Nothin gin the clinch, and they reset. Simpson lands a stiff left, followed by a right Halfway through the frame. Simpson pushes in again. Simpson lifts LEben and tosses him to the floor. A few punches score to the face before Leben can scramble up. Leben fires of a few big lefts, but they miss. Simpson counters with a few stiff straights. Leben looks a bit winded moving forward, but he fires off shots when he has space. Simpson avoiding well and moves into the clinch. Less than a minute. Simpson throws a few knees, and Leben answers with some short punches to the head, but the round ends, and MMajunkie.com sees it for Simpson, 10-9.

Round 2 – Leben opens on the attack, and Simpson tries to counter with a takedown. Leben shucks it off and fires in the pocket. Simpson absorbs a few shots and fires back. The pair resets and moves across the cage, and it’s a firefight. Simpson’s back to the cage, and Leben firing hooks. Simpson slows things down with a clinch. Leben breaks and chases. Simpson tries for another takedown, but Leben remains upright. Leben lands a nice jab, but Simpson looks unfazed. Two minutes left. Simpson against the cage, and Leben throwing front kicks and left hands. Simpson firing back when he can, but his punches starting to tire. Leben firing off sots, and Simpson is rocked. He falls, and Leben pounces. Leben fires off punches as Rosenthal watches. Simpson crawls back to his feet and tries to scamper away. As he does, another pair of shots land, and Simpson stumbles to the canvas. Tough to tell how hurt Simpson was versus being a little hurt and well off-balance, but Rosenthal has seen enough. Chris Leben def. Aaron Simpson via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:17.

MATT HAMILL VS. KEITH JARDINE

Round 1 – Herb Dean the third man in the cage for the evening’s co-main event. Hamill misses with a left hand and Jardine flurries. Into the clinch, but no real offense. Hamill works in a few jabs with Jardine’s hands low. Jardine kicks low. Hamill jumps in and eats a low kick. Jardine landing and moving. Hamill kicks low but eats a right hand. Now Jardine kicks and catches a left counter. Jardine lands a kick to the midsectionrion. Halfway through. Jardine rushes forward with punches, though Hamill blocks most of them. Jardine lands a slapping low kick. Hamill shoots in, but Jardine saw it coming and defends. Traded jabs. Another low kick for Jardine, who follows with a combination that ends with an uppercut. Hamill getting thought in spots, but Jardine landing more shots. Jab for Jardine. Hamill blocks most of a combination. Jardine misses on a big right. MMAjunkie.com sees the first for Jardine, 10-9.

Round 2 – Hamill moves forward to start. Brief tie up, but both fighters stay up. Jardine lands a high kick to the back. Jardine working in low kicks and punches, and Hamill’s timing just seems a bit off. Jardine lands a low kick. Hamill catches it, but can’t capitalize. Jardine resets and lands another low kick. Jabs traded by both. Hamill continues to stand in the picket, but he’s just a touch behind. Jardine lands to the leg again. Hamill scores with a three-punch combination, but there’s not much power. Low kick for Jardine. Firefight in the clinch. Hamill lands a high kick as they break, and its toe-to-toe trading. The crowd loves it. Both fighters landing, but Hamill grans his right eye and staggers to the floor. Fans don´t like it, but replays show a clear poke. After a break, Hamill says he can go. Dean deducts a point from Jardine, and he can’t believe it. On the reset, Jardine fire off punches. Hamill answers and lands a straight left that staggers his foe. Hamill continues to push forward, and he traps Jardine against the cage. Hamill grabs a clinch and fires a knee when Jardine stands. Both fighters trade in the pocket, and Jardine’s face is a mess. Hamill bleeding too, but he keeps coming. Uppercuts land for Hamill at the bell, and MMAjunkie.com sees the exciting round for Hamill, 10-8 after the deduction.

Round 3 – The fighters pick up where they left off, though with a bit less zip. Hamill lands the stiffer shots, though Jardine returning fire. Hamill pushes in and secures the takedown. Jardine’s reddened from the blood, and he tries to stand. A second effort gets him back standing, though Dean wants doctors to check the cut. It’s over the right eye, but they let Jardine carry on. Jardine lands a nice right that pops Hamill’s head back. Hamill tries to shoot, but Jardine scampers away and resets. Jabs from both. Jardine has abandoned the low kick. Hamill popping jabs, though Jardine not going anywhere. Two minutes left. Jardine’s face a mess. He’s retreating, but Hamill in control. Dean calls for a break as Jardine has lost his mouthpiece. Hamill shoots in on the restart. Jardine defends, but he’s blasted by a knee to the face. Jardine lands a right. Hamill shoots again. Jardine defends well and resets. Less thana minute. Both fighters justifiably tired. Jardine more active in the closing second. Overhand right lands for Jadine, but MMAjunkie.com gives the round to Hamill, 10-9, and he takes the fight, as well, 29-27. Matt Hamill def. Keith Jardine via majority decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28).

COURT McGEE VS. KRIS McCRAY

Round 1 – Referee Steve Mazagatti in the cage with the “TUF 11″ title on the line. McCray gets the best of an early flurry, and the two move into the clinch. Nothing doing, and they reset. McCray reaches on a punch and nearly gets caught with a counter. Battle for the trip in a clinch, and McGee sets up on top. McCray has guard. Fight moves to the cafe, and McCray works himself back to his feet. Not there long as McGee sucks him up and back on to the floor. McCray’s head against the cage. McGee postures and lands a shot as he passes into half-mount. McGee lands a few shots and tries to get a headlock as McCray stands. McCray fires off a few shots on the feet, but it’s McGee who lands the cleaner blows. In the clinch, and McGee again drags the action to the mat. McCray works free when McGee looks for a choke, and it’s back to the feet. McCray throwing his hands, but it’s again McGee who lands the better shot.McCray lands a stiff right in the closing seconds, but MMAjunkie.com sees the round for McGee, 10-9.

Round 2 – McCray fires off a few powerful punches, and he’s looking a bit more active than round one. McGee wies him up and lands a knee. A scramble as the two hit the deck, and McGee is on top. McGee tries for a side choke from mount, but McCray slips out. McCray not absorbing any damage underneath, but he’s still mounted. McGee lands a few left hands to the ribs. McCray rolls to escape, but McGee stays on the back. McCray spins free, and they’re back on the feet. Traded shots on the feet, and McGee drives through for a takedown. McCray trapped, and McGee presses in and moves to the back. Left hook is in, and McGee sinks in the choke. McCray tries to relent, but he’s forced to tap with no room to escape. Court McGee def. Kris McCray via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:41.

Location: Las Vegas
Venue: The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort
Broadcast: Spike TV
Date June 19, 2010

MAIN CARD
Matt Hamill vs. Keith Jardine
Court McGee vs. Kris McCray
Chris Leben vs. Aaron Simpson
Spencer Fisher vs. Dennis Siver
Rich Attonito vs. Jamie Yager
PRELIMINARY CARD
John Gunderson vs. Mark Holst
Seth Baczynski vs. Brad Tavares
Josh Bryant vs. Kyle Noke
Chris Camozzi vs. James Hammortree
Travis Browne vs. James McSweeney

MARCUS KOWAL VS. HUGO SANDOVAL

Round 1 – Referee Herb Dean gets the non-televised bantamweight bout started. Sandoval leads with a jab, then follow with a leg kick and punch. Koval with a leg kick to return. Sandoval keeping busy on his feet, but Koval wants the action down and gets it to the mat after almost no struggle. Koval drives forward as Sandoval uses a headlock to control him. Koval wrestlers to side mount and unloads a knee. Sandoval retakes half-guard. Koval making Sandoval carry his weight, but not doing much else. Sandoval tying Koval up. Koval with a few elbows to the thigh. Sandoval gets guard. Koval stands over sandal and eats an upkick. He lands a punch as he flings himself back into Sandoval’s guard. Sandoval hinting at a submission attempt. He flings his leg over Koval’s shoulder for a triangle, but Koval escapes. Koval eats an illegal upkick in transition and Dean stops the bout. Koval talking to Dean. Dean takes a point away for the infraction during a brief break. They’re back on their feet. Sandonval with a nice leg kick, but he misses with flying knee. Koval returns fire and gets nothing. Sandoval charges him down with punches and Koval takes the action down again. In the subsequent scramble, he gets Sandoval’s back and works for a choke as the ten second clap sounds. Sandoval escapes to end the round. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-8 for Koval with the point deduction.

Round 2 – Sandoval once again unloads combinations on his feet, but they’re mostly blocked. A follow-up punch lands solid and drops Koval to his belly. Dean immediately steps in and halts the bout. Hugo Sandoval def. Marcus Kowal via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 0:43.

R.J. CLIFFORD VS. JEREMY UMPHRIES

Round 1 – Referee “Big” John McCarthy officiates the second non-televised bout of the night. The two touch gloves and we’re underway. Umphries shoots quickly for a leg and gets a takedown. Clifford immediately dives for a kimura, but he can’t get the position. Clifford rolls to his stomach and stands with Umphries at his back. Umphries attempts to muscle Clifford to the mat, but he’s having a tough go of it. Clifford tries to toss him off–no dice. Finally, Umphries drags him to the mat and takes his back. He softens Clifford up with some punches. Clifford rolls to try and spin out of the position, but he can’t shake Umphries. Another roll and it’s the same story. Clifford stands and fires punches backwards. Umphries hangs tight. Clifford rolls forward, but Umphries is still there, and he’s trying to get his hooks in. Clifford stands again and threatens with a kimura. Umphries knees the legs. Clifford trying to hit a switch, but he’s having no luck. Finally, Clifford spins and faces Umphries. They’re locked up at the cage’s edge. Umphries gets a trip takedown but Clifford reveres and takes guard. Umphries works butterfly guard while Clifford attempts to punch. Round ends with Clifford throwing a few punches. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Umphries.

Round 2 – Umphries punches his way in and gets nothing. The two trade kicks, but it’s Umphries who immediately shoots and gets the fight to the mat once again. He’s got Clifford’s back and pushes him to the cage edge. This time, though, Clifford gets the clinch. He can’t do much, though, before Umphries wrestles him down. Clifford goes for the kimura once again, but he doesn’t have it. Umphries takes Clifford’s back as Clifford tries to escape and again, it’s a battle for the choke. Umphries cinches the hold against the cage edge and Clifford tries desperately to get hand control. He loses consciousness attempting to do so. Jeremy Umphries def. R.J. Clifford via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:27.

CONOR HEUN VS. K.J. NOONS

Round 1 – Herb Dean oversees the first televised bout of the evening, a 160-pound scrap. Heun comes right after Nooons but is showed aside. He follow with a combo that’s blocked. IN the second charge, he locks up and looks for the takedown but settles for a knee. Another charge and he meets an uppercut. Noons gets caught with a punch. Heun misses another takedown attempt. Heun with a jab. Noons misses with an uppercut. Noon attempting to snipe at Heun as the grappler closes distance. He’s getting a few shots in here and there. A jab lands. Heun with a body kick. Huen lands a counter hook in close. Huen tags Noons with a few punches, but he eats a counter that staggers him. Noon misses on high kick follow-up. Heun with a winging hook. Heun’s left eye is bloodied. Heun ducks under punches and gets the action to the mat. In the ensuing scramble, he takes Noons’ back and works to secure the choke. He transitions to mount and wails on Noons with his left hand. Noons is floundering on the mat. Noons rolls again and retakes half-guard, but Heun is all over him and quickly retakes mount. Noons rolls to his stomach and attempts to buck. Heun is schooling him on the mat. But all of a sudden, Noons escapes the position and rights himself for a huge ovation. When he does, he corks Heun with a punch at the bell. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Heun.

Round 2 – Noons digs a body shot to the oncoming Noons. Noons punches as Heun goes high with a kick. Noons lands a combo. Heun misses with jabs. The two trade punches. Noons with another body shots. Noons meets Heun’s high kick with a punch. Huen misses with another high kick. Noons misses with a few jabs. Noons with a left hook. Neun locks in a clinch but can’t do anything with it. Noons with a leaping knee that’s blocked. Heun nearly sweeps Noons off his feet with a kick. Noons lands combos as Heun closes distance. Heun waves him in. Noons repays high kick with punch. Heun with a jab. Noons digging the body. Heun with a jab. The two trade hard hooks. It looks like Heun is hurt, but he tags Noons with a shot of his own, and a slugfest has broken out. Heun scoots for a takedown-no dice. Heun misses with a glancing knee. Noons with another body shot. Heun with a jab. Heun eats a jab but lands a knee to Noon’s face. Noons with a good left hook. Noons eats an inside leg kick and Heun gets it to the mat at the close of the round. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Noons.

Round 3 – Heun leads with a punch/high kick combo, but Noons stays in there and attempts to return fire. Heun lands in close with an uppercut and nearly gets a follow up high kick. Noons with a front kick. Heun back with a body kick. Noons launches knee, but Heun charges back with a kick. The two trade leather and both take big shots. Noons works the body, then lands a couple of good follow up punches. But Heun just won’t stop coming: he returns everything with exchanges of his own. Not all of them land, but Noons knows Heun is not going down. The two clash heads after missing on an exchange. Heun with a nice lunging knee. Heun misses a dive for a takedown. He’s showing the results of the slugfest. His face is badly bloodied. He briefly gets Noons down, but the former boxer escapes easily and walks away. They trade jabs. Heun misses with a big punch. Noons attacking the body relentlessly. Heun misses on a takedown. Noons catches a few big shots. Heun stalls after pitching forward, but Noons doesn’t pursue. After a failed takedown, Heun nearly misses on a lunging cross. Noons lands a big right hand. He’s got Heun wobbling at center cage. But when he charges in to finish, he meets a punch, and can’t finish the fight before the bell rings. It’s a close one, but MMAjunkie.com scores the bout 10-9 for Noons. KJ Noons def. Conor Heun via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

TIM KENNEDY VS. TREVOR PRANGLEY

Round 1 – “Big” John McCarthy calls the action. Kennedy stalks in and lands a leg kick. He punches in and clinches with Prangley at the cage. He’s muscling for a takedown, but Prangley scoops him up with a Judo toss and Kennedy scrambles for the single leg after collecting himself off the mat. Prangley attempts to hit a switch but rights himself when Kennedy gives up on the single leg drive. Kennedy working knees. Again, Prangley tosses him to the mat, but he just keeps coming. After another struggle, Kennedy finally gets his man down and lands in half-guard. Kennedy with a few body punches. He’s trying to pass against the cage. He takes mount and fights off a reversal when Prangley bucks. He unloads left hands and takes Prangley’s back when the escape attempt comes. The former Army Ranger locks in the rear naked choke as Prangley stands and that’s all she wrote.Tim Kennedy def. Trevor Prangley via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:35

EVANGELISTA “CYBORG” SANTOS VS. MARIUS ZARAMOSKIS

Round 1 – Referee Herb Dean officiates the welterweight bout. Zaramoskis immediately on his bicycle around the cage. Santos slowly closing. Zaramoskis draws first blood with a quick punch, then backs out. Another quick punch combo and he tags “Cyborg” with a body kick. He leaps in again but he gets caught with a hard punch that backs him off. The two trade briefly, but neither fighter lands. Back to the drawing board for Zaramoskis. He attempts a few high kicks but they’re blocked. Zaramoskis lands a punch and body kick as Santos swings. Santos wobbles Zaramoskis with a high kick. Santos pursues with a couple more punches, and Zaramoskis leaps back with a knee. Santos lands another huge shot that puts “The Whitemare” down. A few more punches overhead are academic. Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos def. Marius Zaramoskis via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:38.

ROBBIE LAWLER VS. RENATO “BABALU” SOBRAL

Round 1 – “Big” John oversees the action. Sobral stalks forward, and southpaw Lawler looks for the right hook. Lawler misses on a hook combo and they’re tied up. Sobral muscles them to the cage and throws a few knees. Sobral tries to muscle Lawler down but he’s unsuccessful. After a few knees, McCarthy restarts them, and Lawler backs Sobral off with a big shot. Lawler leaps forward with a knee to follow up, but Sobral catches him and clinches up. Lawler breaks off after a short struggle in close. Lawler stalking low with a lot of head movement. Sobral with a body kick. Lawler hits a counter hook off of Sobral’s. Sobral closing distance and charges forward for a takedown. Lawler springs up and gets his head trapped in a headlock, but he manages to get up. Lawler falls on a kick attempt and they’re on the mat. Sobral works to pass and hints at an anaconda choke in front headlock position, but he gives it up. Sobral stalks in again and lands a body kick after they right themselves. Sobral misses with punches on the way in and they clinch. Nothing doing, though, and they’re back to slugging it out. Lawler with a nice counter. The round ends in a staring contest. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 Sobral.

Round 2- Sobral with a body kick. Lawler pursues with punches, and lands a nice left hand. Lawler swings away as Sobral grabs a leg in desperation. The pressure keeps “Babalu” from completing his takedown. Lawler with a straight left. Sobral nails a body kick. Sobral attempts high kick, and it looks like Lawler is playing possum. He is, and Sobral smiles. Lawler gives up the performance. Sobral again with a high kick that’s blocked. He’s more active on his feet than Lawler at this point. Lawler looks like he’s waiting for that big shot. Sobral falls on a kick attempt, and a stinging body shot lands for a follow up. Sobral pursues with kicks and Lawler gets a glancing counter off in return. Lawler’s left hand gets through. Sobral with a glancing left hook. They trade jabs. Lawler smiles. They trade hooks as Sobral closes, but neither is hurt. Lawler tires of being a punching bag and starts to pursue. He lands a straight left off a Sobral hook. Round ends with Lawler in pursuit. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 Sobral.

Round 3 – Sobral attempting to fend the advancing Lawler off. Lawler eats a body kick and throws a few shots, but nothing’s landing cleanly. Sobral gets a leg but gives it up. He gets it again, but isn’t too fond of taking punches for his effort. Lawler with a stiff jab. Sobral with a leg kick. The next one gets checked. Crowd favors “Babalu” with chants. Sobral nearly eats a big shot but lands a body kick. He gets fancy with a spinning backlist. Lawler is missing in the pocket. He feints a few times then goes high with a kick, but it’s blocked. Sobral with a front kick. Sobral with a nice body shot. Lawler pushes Sobral off from a forward charge. Sobral keeps busy with punches but Lawler is covered up. Nice combination lands for Lawler. Sobral is on his bicycle now. Lawler misses with a hook. Sobral’s nose is bleeding. Lawler lands a few nice hooks and comes in for the kill. He’s landing more this time, but he hasn’t put the submission ace away. Lawler ends the fight with a nice right hook. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 Lawler. Renato “Babalu” Sobral def. Robbie Lawler via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
by MMAJunkie Staff

Location: Los Angeles, Ca.
Venue: Nokia Theatre
Broadcast: Showtime
June 16, 2010

MAIN CARD
Robbie Lawler vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral (195-pound catchweight fight)
Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos vs. Marius Zaramoskis
Tim Kennedy vs. Trevor Prangley
Conor Heun vs. K.J. Noons
PRELIMINARY CARD
R.J. Clifford vs. Jeremy Umphries
Marcus Kowal vs. Hugo Sandoval

MIKE PYLE VS. JESSE LENNOX

Round 1 – Referee Kevin Dornan gets the undercard action started. Pyle paws with jabs and gets tagged with a body shot. Lennox lands a leg kick. Pyle closes, the two collide, then break off. Pyle with a jab, then a follow-up leg kick. Lennox stalking in. Lennox with another lunging body punch. Lennox with inside leg kick. Pyle is pawing with jabs, but not doing much else. Lennox with another lunging jab and a leg kick. Pyle gives a leg kick. Audience boos. Pyle tries to take the action down, but Lennox gets and underhook and keeps them up. They go back to a loose sparring match on the feet. Nothing big landing except for a few inside leg kicks and body punches. Lennox misses with a big hook. Lennox hints at a takedown, but doesn’t follow through. Lennox with a nice body kick. Not much doing. They trade body kicks. Lennox with a nice body shot, then another. Audience is restless. Lennox misses with a bolo. The two clash and Pyle lands a knee in the clinch before they break off. Lennox lands a big left hook and looks to be on shaky legs, but as Lennox charges in, Pyle catches him with a straight right that staggers Lennox. Pyle immediately jumps on him and applies a guillotine, but Lennox squirms out and the round ends. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Pyle.

Round 2 – Lenox closing with punches, but Pyle lands nice straight right to open the fight. As Lennox leg kicks, Pyle clowns a little. Pyle is backing away with his body turned, almost daring Lennox to throw the bolo. Instead, he takes a big body shot. Lennox closes and the two spill to the canvas. Pyle snags an arm hinting at a kimura, and the two scramble for position. They turn over and over until Pyle ends up on top in half-guard. Pyle postures up briefly, but he puts his head into Lennox’s chest and hints at a pass. Instead, Lennox re-gains guard. Pyle stands over him and wings a few shots down. Lennox pitches forward and Pyle chases him across the cage as they right themselves. But as they hit the cage, it’s Lennox who drives Pyle down and ends up in Pyle’s guard. Action has slowed markedly. Lennox with elbows to the body. Lennox posts up looking for something big, but he’s tied up in Pyle’s legs. Pyle rolls for an armbar and in the ensuing scramble Lennox is at his back as Pyle covers up on his hands and knees. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Pyle.

Round 3 – Knee lands early from Pyle. Lennox returns with a hook and a leg kick. Pyle meets a punch with a front kick. Pyle going hard with inside leg kicks. Lennox’s face wears far more damage. But he’s swinging for the fences with that hook, and Pyle is blocking them. Pyle with a nice straight right. Lennox with another blocked bolo. Pyle isn’t giving him much–his strategy is to take the steam out of Lennox’s predictable approach. As Lennox closes, he takes jabs and inside leg kicks broken up by the occasional straight right. Pyle taking control of the stand-up game. Pyle goes with a spinning hook kick, to which Lennox throws a spinning backlist. Both get air. Lennox’s nose is bleeding badly. Pyle catches a punch as Lennox charges in, but he lands a knee at the cage edge before they break off. Lennox literally launches himself into Pyle and gets nothing. Pyle goes flatfooted and dares Lennox to throw. Lennox obliges, and plasters Pyle with a couple of big punches that have him in big trouble. Pyle gets the takedown and threatens with an armbar before catching his favorite submission, a triangle. Pyle alerts the ref that Lennox is out after throwing a few elbows to Lennox’s dome. Official time is 4:44. Good win for Pyle. Mike Pyle def. Jesse Lennox via technical submission (triangle choke) – Round 3, 4:44.

RICARDO FUNCH VS. CLAUDE PATRICK

Round 1 – Referee Tony Williamson is the third man in the cage for the second bout of the night. Southpaw Funch lands an inside leg kick to start. Patrick closes, then ruses in to clinch at the cage. He wants this one down, apparently. He lands a knee against the cage, and a foot stomp. Patrick knees the legs. Funch reverses against the cage and grabs for a single leg. They reverse, and Patrick gets a body lock and takes the fight down. Patrick passes to half-guard while Funch squirms to re-take guard. He does, and Patrick postures up. Funch hints at an armbar, but Patrick isn’t having it. Referee Williamson stops the action and stands the two up. He’s having a chat with Funch. Might have been an illegal upkick from Funch. After a short break, the ref re-starts them with Patrick in Funch’s guard. Patrick posts up again, and Funch almost kicks him off. Patrick with a couple of big left hands before he goes back to guard. Patrick posts up and throws another left, then another. Funch trying to kick him off. Patrick passes to half guard and lands a few shots in transition. Funch’s left eye is a bit swollen. Patrick grabs a guillotine with a pass and goes for the choke from mount as the ten second mark is sounded. Patrick can’t close it, though, before round ends. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for the Canadian Patrick.

Round 2 – Funch leads with a leg kick. Patrick closes distance again and attempts to wrestle it down. Funch reverses against the cage and drives for a leg. Patrick looks for a guillotine and the audience chants for a knee. Funch keeps driving for that takedown and the action stalls. Funch with a knee to the leg. Funch gives up takedown attempt and Patrick jumps for a guillotine at the cage wall. Funch is caught. With nowhere to go, he taps quickly. The official time is 1:48 of the second frame. Claude Patrick def. Ricardo Funch via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 1:48.

JAMES WILKS VS. PETER SOBOTTA

Round 1 – Referee Kevin Dornan oversees the third bout of the evening. Southpaw Sobotta takes a jab. Wilks closes with a jab and a hard leg kick. Sobotta returns with a one-two. Wilks closing distance and weathering Sobotta’s strikes. Wilks misses with a cross and the two lock up against the cage. Sobotta peels off with a hard left hand. Sobotta and Wilks trade front kicks and the two spill to the canvas. Wilks hints at a guillotine, but he quickly lets it go. Sobotta in Wilks’ guard working body-body-head. Wilks angles for a triangle. Wilks quickly whips into an armbar and rolls the German over. He’s got it, but Sobotta won’t give up and manages to escape when he stands and pulls out. Sobotta attempts to return the favor with some strikes standing over Wilks, but no dice. Wilks lands a nice body shots as he corners Sobotta and Sobotta ties the action up at the cage edge. Wilks attempts a few takedowns, but he then drops to his back and locks up an oma plata. Sobotta escapes it and the two returns to their feet, where Sobotta immediately pressures against the cage. Wilks reverses and the two end the round in the clinch. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Wilks.

Round 2 – Sobotta lands a couple of nice punches in the first exchange of the round and bullies Wilks to the cage edge. They wrestle for position against the cage and Sobotta drops levels for a takedown. Wilks throws a knee and gets the German to back off. Sobotta peels off with a punch. Wilks immediately purses and lands a couple of nice punches as Sobotta retreats. Sobotta again ties the action up on the other side of the cage and the action stalls again. Sobotta wants that takedown, but jiu-jitsu specialist Wilks won’t let him have it. Wilks lands a nice knee to the head from the clinch. Wilks reverses and gets a quick trip takedown at the cage edge, and he’s immediately in mount. He hints at an arm triangle, but Sobotta scrambles and grabs his leg. Wilks escapes and grabs a guillotine. Sobotta’s quickly out of it and the two briefly take north-south before Wilks stands out of it. He misses a high kick when Sobotta gets up. Wilks chases forward with punches and the two end the round up against the cage once again. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Wilks.

Round 3 – Wilks pushes his way in with punches and tags Sobotta a few times as the round gets underway. Sobotta defends as best he can on his bicycle and again, the two are locked up at the cage. Wilks scoops Sobotta up and looks like he’s got the takedown, but Sobotta escapes. Wilks with a nice straight right. Sobotta goes for a takedown off a leg kick and Wilks grabs his leg as the two spill to the mat. But Sobotta is ready and takes Wilks’ back in the subsequent scramble. Sobotta locks in a body triangle. Wilks fighting to control Sobotta’s arms. Sobotta working to distract the native Brit. Sobotta stays on Wilks’ back as the Brit tries to roll. Sobotta tries to use his right leg to snag Wilks’ arm, but Wilks manages to spin out and take Sobotta’s guard. Wilks works short elbows while Sobotta paws at his head. Wilks attempting ground and pound, but he’s tied up in Sobotta’s legs. Round ends, and MMAjunkie.com scores the final frame for Sobotta, 10-9. But on the MMAjunkie.com card, the fight goes to Wilks by a score of 29-28. James Wilks def. Peter Sobotta via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-28, 30-27).

DAVID LOISEAU VS. MARIO MIRANDA

Round 1 – Referee Tony Williamson oversees the action. Mirfagnda comes right at Loiseau, scoops him up, and dumps him to the canvas. Loiseau covers up while Miranda chops at his head. Miranda gets his hooks in and almost steals an arm as Loiseau scrambles. Miranda ends up with half-guard as he fires his left elbow down on “The Crow.” Miranda working to trap Loiseau’s arm and pass, but Loiseau retakes guard. Miranda posts up and drops a left elbow. He does it again and stands over Loiseau against the cage. He briefly gets a headlock as Loiseau covers up on his knees. Miranda with hard knees to the body. Loiseau doesn’t like that much and stands up. His left eye is already puffy. Miranda knees the legs. Miranda with over-under grip keeps Loiseau from escaping and gets another quick takedown. Miranda lands punches overhead and Loiseau scrambles to his feet. They’re tied up again at the edge of the cage. Miranada knees the legs with his back against the cage. Referee separates them. MIranda misses with a punch and they walk across the cage as they’re locked up. Miranda misses with an elbow as he peels off and Loiseau misses with a high kick. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Miranda.

Round 2 – Loiseau’s left eye is puffed up badly. He throws a big couple of high kicks that electrify crowd, but they do little else. Miranda meets one kick with a punch. Loiseau lands his first big punch of the night. But Miranda quickly closes and once again forces the action down. He’s at Loiseau’s back firing away with his right hand as Loiseau turtles. One of his hammerfists has cut Loiseau’s head badly. Miranda nearly stands up, but settles for Loiseau’s back when the Canadian tries to escape. Loiseau goes to his back and pulls guard, but Miranda passes quickly to side mount and has back control on the turtled Loiseau. Miranda gets his hooks in and snakes his arms in for the choke. Loiseau resists as Miranda changes strategy and fires down punches and elbows. The Canadian is floundering to the dismay of the audience. They boo as Miranda pounds away with punches. Loiseau is doing nothing, and neither is the referee. Finally, after several moments of unrestrained punishment, the referee stops the fight. Upon replay, it looks like a clash of heads that caused the cut on Loiseau’s head. The official time of stoppage is 4:07. Mario Miranda def. David Loiseau via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:07.

MAC DANZIG VS. MATT WIMAN

Round 1 – Yves Lavigne is the third man in the cage. Wiman leads with a leg kick. Danzig catches a punch as he returns with his own. Danzig catches a kick and takes the action down as Wiman tries to snag a leg. Danzig escapes easily and takes guard. He attempts to pass as Wiman sits up against the cage. Danzig postures up and drives forward but gets caught in a nasty guillotine. Wiman is squeezing the life out of him from the top in half-guard. Lavignes jumps in and stops the bout, but Danzig immediately jumps up and protests the decision. Lavigne appears to consult officials as Wiman attempts to console Danzig. The audience goes nuts with boos. The replay shows Lavigne testing Danzig’s arm with a shake as Wiman applies the choke and stopping the bout after the shake. The official time is 1:45. Matt Wiman def. Mac Danzig via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:45.

TYSON GRIFFIN VS. EVAN DUNHAM

Round 1 – Herb Dean, the Ol’ Faithful of MMA referees, calls the second Spike bout of the night. Southpaw Dunham meets a Griffin punch with a kick. Griffin pursues with punches and Dunham backs off. Griffin leads into exchange with an inside leg kick and then follows with punches, but none of them connect. Dunham picks off Griffin’s leg and marches him across the cage with it as Griffin fires back with punches. Dunham looks like he caught a low kick as Griffin shoots in, but the two break off and they’re back to punching it out. Dunham catches another punch. He lands a punch of his own. Another inside low kick from Griffin. Dunham misses counter punch off a kick. Dunham with a combo that’s mostly blocked. The two are punishing each others legs. Dunham almost connects with a high kick as Griffin punches. Dunham catches a hook. Dunham ducks under a punch and tries to wrestle Griffin to the ground. He’s at Griffin’s back and gets a hook in. Griffin drops to the canvas on his own and Dunham has his back. Dunham flattens him out at the cage’s edge. Now, it’s a wrestling match between the two fighter’s arms. Griffin is punching backward. Griffin nearly turns out of the choke position but Dunham applies a body triangle. Round ends with the two trading leather from the choke position. MMAjunkie.com scores the round narrowly for Tyson Griffin, 10-9.

Round 2 – Dunham leads with high kick, and Griffin misses his own. The two exchange but nothing doing. Griffin goes with a straight right and gets taken down, but he catches Dunham’s neck in the process. Dunham’s head is nearly out as Griffin uses heel strikes on his leg. Dunham takes half-guard and struggles to keep Griffin on his back. He threatens with a D’Arce choke but Griffin scrambles out of it and they’re back to their feet. Griffin purses with punches, but he’s again taken down. He tries to snag a guillotine but Dunham’s already free. Then, he grabs an arm and hints at a kimura. Dunham again gets Griffin’s back in a scramble as Griffin tries to spin into guard. Griffin elbowing Dunham’s thigh as the Oregonian tries to secures the choke. Griffin rolls to his stomach and stands up. Dunham’s still attached to him, and Griffin is now at the edge of the cage. Dunham refuses to give up the choke position. Griffin pitches forward and puts Dunham on his head with a thwack. Griffin again stands and motions to the referee incredulously as the round ends. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Dunham, evening the round score.

Round 3 – Griffin charges in with a high kick and the two trade heavy leather as Dunham tries to shoot. Dunham eats a punch on his way in and backs off. Griffin with an overhand right. Griffin misses with low kicks. Dunham flurries but only gets Griffin’s gloves. Griffin meets Dunham with a knee to the body. Griffin shoots in and Dunham stuffs it against the cage. Dunham scores a knee to Griffin’s head as Griffin breaks off. Griffin catches a Dunham kick and the two spill to the mat, but again, it’s Dunham with back control. Griffin is trying again to spin out of the choke and Dunham is wrestling to complete it with his arms. The two fire off punches at each other. As hard as Griffin tries, he can’t seem to get Dunham off his back. Griffin almost has a leg free, but Dunham gets both hooks back. Again, Griffin stands up and carries Dunham to the cage edge as Dunham locks in a body triangle. Dunham works for the choke. Audience is booing. Dunham looks up at the clock. He’s squeezing Griffin’s head with all his might, but he can’t finish. Griffin dumps him to the mat again, but the fall isn’t as bad. Dunham wrestles to take mount as the round ends. It’s a very close round, but MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Dunham based on his ground control, as well as the fight by a 29-28 score. Judges, on the other hand, score the bout 30-27 Dunham, 29-28 Griffin and 29-28 Dunham to give the Oregonian the decision win. Evan Dunham def. Tyson Griffin via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28).

CARLOS CONDIT VS. RORY MACDONALD

Round 1 – Kevin Dornan officiates the first pay-per-view fight of the night. A touch of gloves and we’re underway. Macdonald catches a body kick and punches on a downed Condit, but then quickly motions Condit to stand. He chases Condit again and lands a shot in an exchange before breaking off. Another exchange, and MacDonald gets a slight lead in scoring. MacDonald closes distance and gets a decisive takedown. Condit goes briefly to mission control and MacDonald attempts to pass. Condit ties up him again with his leg. MacDonald postures up and then stands. He contemplates a punch before letting Condit up. He charges forward and Condit staggers him with a hard punch. He catches Condit’s kick and returns with a hard punch. He catches Condit again in an exchange and rushes in for another takedown. Condit again tries to tie the Canadian up with his leg. Macdonald tries to pass but can’t get anywhere before Condit scrambles and rights himself. Condit attempts to land knees from the clinch as MacDonald advances but nothing lands. The two break off and trade kicks. Condit with nice cross-leg kick combination. Condit with a front kick, then a leg kick. MacDonald’s cheek is swollen. MacDonald catches another kick but can’t capitalize much on it. MacDonald intercepts Condit and gets a takedown at the bell. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for MacDonald.

Round 2- MacDonald lands a punch as Condit charges in. Condit kicks and nearly gets caught with a couple of hooks. Again, MacDonald catches the former WEC champion’s kick. He can’t take it down, but on another exchange, but when they clash again, he lands on top. He can’t do much before Condit scrambles to his feet. MacDonald misses a high kick. Condit with a body shot and a follow-up body kick. Crowd chants MacDonald’s name for the umpteenth time. Condit hits a switch off an attempted takedown and nearly gets MacDonald’s back, but the Canadian scrambles and takes guard. Condit ties the action up again with his left leg. MacDonald stands overhead and waits for Condit to get up. MacDonald with a jab. Condit gets fancy with a spinning kick. The two tie up, but not much lands. They tie up again, and MacDonald lands a nice punch combo from in close. Condit tries to shoot, but no dice. It’s a completely frenzied fight. Condit takes a jab, then another. Perhaps the pace has caught up to both, because they’re not throwing with the same energy. Condit chases MacDonald around with a few high kicks. They end the round when Condit leaps in with a front kick as MacDonald kicks. Condit lands the shot, but he falls on his back. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for MacDonald.

Round 3- Leaping knee scored for MacDonald, then a high kick. The two are swinging for the fences, but it’s Condit that seems like he’s coming up short on a consistent basis. Condit wrestles the action down and lands in MacDonald’s half-guard. Condit stands up and strikes down on MacDonald before returning to half-guard and working ground and pound. He briefly takes mount, but MacDonald gets half-guard back as Condit fires away with punches. Condit stands briefly and fires down a punch. MacDonald uses a brief respite to get to his feet. The two trade against the cage before Condit takes it down again. MacDonald looks like he’s hit the wall. Condit struggling to pass, but he’s doing a lot of damage on top. His right elbow is smashing the Canadian up. Condit stands and fires down more punches. MacDonald tries to scramble up, but Condit is all over him. The round is all Condit’s at this point. MacDonald’s face is swollen badly. Condit stands overhead and kicks at MacDonald’s legs before firing down punches and returning to half-guard. With nine seconds to go, referee Kevin Dornan waves off the action. The crowd boos lustily. Crowd chants “BS.” Official time 4:53. Carlos Condit def. Rory MacDonald by TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 4:53.

BEN ROTHWELL VS. GILBERT YVEL

Round 1 – Yves Lavigne oversees the action. The big boys touch gloves, and it’s Rothwell charging forward with punches. He tags Yvel several times, and when Yvel charges back with a big bolo, he gets a quick takedown. Rothwell quickly gets side mount, and then mounts Yvel. Yvel reverses and stands over Rothwell. Rothwell quicks the Dutch fighter away and rights himself. He quickly nabs another takedown and passes to side mount once again against the cage. He’s trying to pass, but he decides instead to threaten with an Americana. Rothwell gets knee-on-belly position briefly, and fires down a few short right elbows. Rothwell works for a crucifix and Yvel scrambles up to his feet. But he can’t stay there long before Rothwell takes him down and mounts him against the cage. Yvel is sitting up with the wall at his back until Rothwell flattens him out and starts with elbows. Just like Yvel’s fight with Josh Barnett, he is struggling from the bottom. Then, all of a sudden, he threatens Rothwell with a possible foot lock, and we’re in business. But Rothwell scrambles out and quickly locks in a crucifix position. Yvel again scrambles out and get to his feet where he tags Rothwell with a left hand. The two are swinging sloppily for the fences, but it’s the best moment of the fight thus far for Yvel. Yvel backs off a clinch with a high kick. Rothwell lands a knee in close to end the round. They can’t keep this pace up. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Rothwell.

Round 2 – The two gassed men meet each other at the edge of the cage, and Yvel throws a sloppy leg kick before Rothwell charges in and dumps him to the mat. The former IFL heavyweight easily gets side mount again and punches Yvel’s body. Yvel attempts to scramble, but he gets only a moderate respite in re-gaining half-guard. He tries to reverse again and is mounted. Rothwell with a nasty series of right elbows from mount. Rothwell gives up mount and Yvel quickly gets to his feet. The two are leaning on each other, more for rest than position. Rothwell grabs the Dutch fighter’s legs once again and dumps him. Yvel reverses and lands some bigs punches from overhead. Rothwell is badly rocked, but he’s not giving up. As Yvel postures for a big punch, Rothwell gets up and drives for a takedown. He meets no resistance. Rothwell lands in half-guard and works his right arm. He mounts Yvel easily and delivers another couple of left elbows as the round ends. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Rothwell for a second frame.

Round 3 – The two quickly spill to the canvas in the opening seconds of the round, and Rothwell is on top once again. Yvel threatens an arm, so Rothwell passes easily to side mount. Yvel attempts to lock up Rothwell’s head with his legs, but “Big Ben” stays in side mount. Rothwell works for crucifix, then gets mount. He can’t keep it long, though, and the audience boos as the two wrestle tiredly at the edge of the cage. Rothwell leaps over Yvel’s guard and works for an Americana. He gives the arm up and postures to throw punches. Again, he traps Yvel’s arms and locks in a crucifix. His right elbow hammers Yvel’s face. Still, both men are putting on a C-level grappling display at best. Rothwell is completely dominating, but he can’t do anything to put Yvel away. And Yvel, a former kickboxer, knows just enough to stymie the action. Rothwell is flinging his right arm down at Yvel to end the final frame. MMAjunkie.com scores the frame 10-9 for Rothwell, which should give him the 30-27 victory. Ben Rothwell def. Gilbert Yvel by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-28, 29-28).

MARTIN KAMPMANN VS. PAULO THIAGO

Round 1 – Referee Herb Dean officiates the fight. No touch of the gloves for these welterweights. Kampmann with a jab. Thiago stalks in. They paw at each other trying to find range. Kampmann with a nice straight right counter to Thiago’s kick. Kampmann again counters with right hand as Thiago advances. Kampmann with a jab. Kampmann with a leg kick. And again, Kampmann nails Thiago off a kick. Action sparse in this fight. Thiago lands his first shot of the night in an exchange with Kampmann. Kampmann with a jab and a folio up right. Thiago catches a leg and Kampmann struggles away. Thiago misses with a punch and dual high kicks. Kampmann catches Thiago with another right hand and Thiago again shoots for a leg. Kampmann’s leg gets swept out from under him against the cage and hints at a guillotine from half guard. Instead. he uses the position to reverse, but Thiago quickly gets him to the mat again. Kampmann gets up quickly though and works for a choke. Thiago scrambles to get out of it and nearly gets caught in another guillotine as the round closes. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Kampmann.

Round 2 – Kampmann paws in with a jab, then he fires a leg kick. Both men seem hesitant. Thiago nearly lands an uppercut in an exchange but catches a glancing punch. Thiago goes big with a right hand, but Kampman charges in with a bodylock. Thiago breaks off and swings for the fences. None of them connect cleanly. Thiago shoots for a takedown and Kampmann expertly keeps posture and takes Thiago’s back in an ensuing scramble. He can’t, however, gets his hooks in, so he settles for half-guard and hints at an arm triangle as Thiago rolls to his hands and knees. Thiago traps Kampmann’s left arm and the action once again stalls. Audience getting restless. Kampmann is clearly concerned about the kimura. He should be because Thiago uses it to roll him over and take half-guard. Thiago lands a few punches but can’t keep Kampmann there. Kampmann springs up and catches his head as the two spill to the mat at the close of the round. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 Kampmann.

Round 3 – Final frame underway in a somewhat lackluster fight. Both men seem hesitant to let it all go. The two trade hooks and lock up, but it’s Kampmann who once again gets top position when the fight goes to the mat. Kampmann postures up, then stands over Thiago looking for a big punch. Instead, he gets caught in Thiago’s legs. The next time he stands, though, he gets to the Brazilian’s side and looks for an arm triangle. Thiago defends and Kampmann goes for his back. Thiago drives forward but Kampmann sprawls and stuffs a single-leg attempt. Kampmann pops off a knee as Thiago rights himself and gets another headlock as he gets back on top. Thiago finally escapes the tactical stalemate of a position and gets up, where he fires off a big right hook. It isn’t long, though, before Kampmann has him back on the mat. Kampmann again threatens an arm triangle and tries to transition to back mount when resistance arrives. Thiago’s defending the submission attempts well, though, and Kampmann runs out of time. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 and the fight 30-27 for Martin Kampmann. Martin Kampmann def. Paulo Thiago by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

MIRKO “CRO COP” FILIPOVIC VS. PAT BARRY

Round 1 – Yves Lavigne is the third man in the cage for this battle of strikers, and gets a round of boos for his trouble. Barry charges in with a punch, but Filipovic rebuffs him. They clash again, but nothing lands. Barry scores with a leg kick. Filipovic with a punch. Barry drops Filipovic on his butt with a hook, but lets him up. Barry ducks under a straight left but lets Filipovic slide away. Barry with inside leg kick. “Cro Cop” leading with his straight left. Barry gets in another leg kick. Barry misses with a punch. “Cro Cop” throws a hook kick and misses badly. Barry switches stances, then he misses with a punch. Barry drops “Cro Cop” again with a right hand, but he lets the former PRIDE star up. Action stalls. The two men trade hard body kicks. Cro Cop again with a hook kick. Barry misses with high kick. Barry with a glancing punch as “Cro Cop” goes for the legs. They clash again but nothing connects. Jab misses for Barry. Barry with a leg kick. Barry checks Cro Cop’s return. Barry ducks under punch and the two lock up. “Cro Cop” takes Barry down. It looks like he has the fighter in trouble until Barry throws a high kick to back “Cro Cop” off. Barry is smiling widely. So widely, in fact, that Filipovic can’t help but acknowledge the moment and the two share a hug in the center of the ring. It appears to be a friendly session of face-punching. Barry misses with a high kick as the round ends. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Barry based on the punches.

Round 2- Barry takes a blocked high kick, then another from Filipovic. Barry leaps in and gets caught with a body kick. “Cro Cop” follows with a flurry of punches that greet blocked. Barry’s hands are way down. “Cro Cop” misses with a side kick. Barry feinting with jabs. Filipovic punches in and the two tie up against the cage. “Cro Cop” attacks Barry’s thighs with his fists. He sweeps Barry to the ground briefly and again punches the thighs. Barry with a body shot. Filipovic misses with a return punch, but lands a body kick. “Cro Cop” with a glancing side kick. Barry misses with a high kick and gets caught in a front headlock position. Filipovic uses it to roll the striker onto his back at half-guard. Barry struggles to get up. Action stalls out. Filipovic takes full mount. Barry rolls over and gives his back. Filipovic has hooks in and his punching as Barry tries to escape. Filipovic nearly gets his arms cinched for the choke, but the round ends with Barry basically sitting into his idol as the round ends. MMAjunkie.com scores the round 10-9 for Filipovic.

Round 3 – The two hug again to start the round. Filipovic with a high kick that gets blocked. Filipovic lands a glancing straight left. He follows with an axe kick to Barry’s neck. The two lock up after Barry misses with a one-two, and Filipovic throws a knee. They break off, and Barry floors Filipovic with a low kick as Filipovic goes high with a kick of his own. “Cro Cop” with a jab. Barry with a leg kick. “Cro Cop” misses with another approach of punches. Barry checks a low kick. Barry with a big left hand. But he nearly eats an uppercut inside. Filipovic lands an uppercut and hook on the way in, and the two lock up against the cage. They trade elbows in close. Action has slowed. Lavigne separates them. Filipovic backs Barry up with a flurry punches and drops him with one particularly hard shot. Filipovic has Barry against the cage and his punching away with his left hand, prompting Lavinge to get within striking distance of a stoppage. But the ref shows restraint, and Filipovic transitions to Barry’s back, where he cinches in an arm-only choke. Barry taps out after very little struggle. The official time is 4:30. Mirko Filipovic def. Pat Barry by submission (rear naked choke) – 4:30, Round 3.

RICH FRANKLIN VS. CHUCK LIDDELL

Round 1 – Both fighters paw their jabs. Franklin lands first with an inside leg kick and then ducks from punches. Franklin lands another kick, and Liddell lands one of his own. Franklin lands a left punch and blocks one. Liddell throws a low kick. Franklin clinches and tags Liddell with a couple punches on the break. Liddell, though, answers with a couple crisp body kicks. Franklin answers with a low kick as the fighters remain in the center of the cage. The fighters trade punches, and each connects. Liddell shoots and scores a takedown that’s aided by Franklin’s slip as he retreats. Liddell tries to pass guard, but Franklin uses an effective butterfly guard and quickly gets to his feet. The fighters clinch on the way up, and Liddell shows a big gash above his left eye that may have resulted from a headbutt. The fighters again trade low kicks as Liddell shows no effects from the cut besides a stream of blood. The fighters patiently circle, and Liddell lands a low kick. Franklin counters with a nice one-two combo before moving out of range. Franklin backs up Liddell with another low kick. Liddell answers and knocks Franklin off balance with a crisp low kick. Liddell thinks about moving in and eats a punch and opts to reset while Franklin gets his leg back. Franklin throws a soft body, checks a head kick, and pops Liddell with punches. Liddell moves in with punches with Franklin against the cage. Liddell chases with a lunging left, and Franklin ducks and pops him with a huge right to the chin that instantly knocks out Liddell. Liddell hits the mat, and Franklin initially pauses before dropping another shot. Liddell, though, is clearly out, and the fight is halted after a brutal knockout. Rich Franklin def. Chuck Liddell via KO (punch) – Round 1, 4:55.
By MMAJunkie staff