UFC Fight Night 1/11/10 Re-Cap

UFC Fight Night
Patriot Center
Fairfax, Virginia
1/11/10

Top Lightweight contender Gray Maynard will take on Nate Diaz in the Main Event tonight in a re-match from The Ultimate Fighter TV show. TUF Winner Amir Sadollah face a tough fight against Brad Blackburn and TUF winner Efrain Escudero is also in action as is prospect Aaron Simpson.

Welterweight Fight- Amir Sadollah (3-1) vs. Brad Blackburn (15-9-1)

Amir is coming off of a UFC 106 win against Phil Baroni. Blackburn is coming off of a split decision victory over Edgar Garcia. Amir fights out of Richmond so he is a big fan favorite in this fight. Blackburn is yet to lose in the UFC.

R1- Both guys are landing shots early in this round. Amir hit a good right hand with one minute left to go in the round and it rocked Blackburn. Amir then hit and elbow and got a take down but Black burn was able to recover and push him off. Close round that Amir took with the push at the end. Amir 10-9 after one round.

R2- Blackburn hit a right hand and caught a kick at the same time and briefly knocked Amir down at the mid-way point of the round. Amir landed another right that briefly wobbled Blackburn right at the end of the round. Really close round that I give to Blackburn that makes the fight 19-19 on my score card.

R3- Amir landed a knee against the cage and Blackburn got rocked and taken down. Amir was able to land some good punches about half way through the round. Amir is going to take this round and will win via decision.

Judges score cards say: 30-27 on all three score cards

Winner: Amir Sadollah by Decision (Unanimous)

Joe Rogan interviews Randy Couture ringside and they discuss his upcoming fight against Mark Coleman.

Middleweight Fight- Aaron Simpson (6-0) vs. Tom Lawlor (6-1)

Simpson has knockouts in all six of his fights. Simpson is coming off of a win at UFC 102 against Ed Herman and Lawlor is coming off of a 55 second submission victory over CB Dollaway at UFC 100. This is Lawlor’s 2nd fight at Middleweight in the UFC.

R1- Lawler landed a good uppercut in the first few moments of the fight. Lawler went for a take down and Simpson landed some punches and Lawlor gave up the take down attempt. Lawlor is looking good in the early going. Lawlor is landing some good punches in this fight. Lawlor hit a right hand counter punch and then came in with a barrage of punches and Simpson finally grabbed a clinch to stop the onslaught. Lawlor landed a good uppercut and continued to land good strikes. Lawlor looked really good in the first round and definitely took this round.

R2- Simpson landed some shots against the cage and then got a take down. Lawlor hit a good right hand that knocked Simpson into the cage and got a brief take down. Lawlor pulled guard at the end of the round but never really had it clamped in as the bell rung. Really close round, could have gone either way.

R3- Lawlor lands some good punches at the start of the round. Both guys are freely throwing leather at the beginning of the round. Simpson got a take down slam but Lawlor got back to his feet quickly and returned the favor. Lawlor tried to grab a kimura but couldn’t hold it and Simpson ended up on top. Simpson briefly mounted and then tried to take Lawlor’s back. Lawlor is worn out and Simpson is in totally control of this round. Simpson clearly took this round. This is going to be a close fight to call. Lawlor took round one and possibly could have squeaked out a 10-8 round, round two was a toss up and round three was Simpson 10-9. I think we could see a split or majority decision here. I’m calling Simpson via Split Decision. Really good fight.

Judges score cards say: 29-28 Lawlor, 29-28 Simpson and 29-28 Simpson

Winner: Aaron Simpson by Decision (Split)

Lightweight Fight- Evan Dunham (9-0) vs. Efrain Escudero (13-0)

Both guys are coming into this fight undefeated. Efrain is coming off of a UFC 103 win against Cole Miller and Dunham is coming off a UFC 102 Split Decision win over Ricardo Almeida in a close fight that I had Almeida winning 29-28.

R1- Efrain landed a good jumping knee half-way through the round and then hit some strikes. Dunham went down but was able to defend on the ground and stay in the fight. Efrain grabs a guillotine choke but Dunham was able to escape back to his feet. Dunham pushed Escudero to the ground at the end of the round. Escudero 10-9.

R2- Dunham looks recovered and hits some strikes at the beginning of the round. Both guys are landing some decent strikes in this round. Dunham got a take down with two minutes left in the round. Dunham is landing some good strikes on the ground. Dunham takes Efrain’s back. Dunham won this round so it’s even at 19-19 going into the final round.

R3- Dunham went for a quick take down and Efrain tried to grab a guillotine and rolled over on top of Dunham trying to secure a choke but couldn’t not clamp it in and they scrambled back to their feet. Dunham stuck with it and got a take down about a minute into the fight. Dunham went for an arm bar and Efrain tapped out. Big win for Dunham.

Winner: Evan Dunham by Submission (Arm Bar) R3 1:59

Lightweight Fight- Gray Maynard (9-0) vs. Nate Diaz (11-4)

Nate Diaz is the only fighter that Maynard has lost to as Diaz beat Maynard on their season of TUF. Maynard is still officially unbeaten because the TUF fights (except for the finals) do not count on the fighters records. At UFC Fight Night 19 Gray Maynard beat Roger Huerta by Split Decision (I had the fight 30-27 for Maynard). Diaz is coming off a Guillotine Choke win over Melvin Guillard on the same show. Maynard is one of the top contenders for BJ Penn’s belt so this is a very important fight for him.

R1- Maynard is throwing some bombs early on. Diaz has opened up a cut on Maynard despite not landing any significant shots. Maynard is starting to land some decent shots. Both guys talk a little trash in the first round. Close round. I’ve got Maynard edging Diaz 10-9.

R2- Maynard hit a good overhand right about a minute and a half into the round but Diaz absorb the blow. Gray hit a good knee half way through the round that floored Diaz but Maynard let him back to his feet. Maynard hit a good left that sent Diaz to his knees before he quickly got back up. Maynard took this round and I’ve got him winning 20-18.

R3- Diaz hit a right hand about a minute and a half into the round that briefly floored Maynard but he popped back up. Diaz is landing some strikes this round and is looking much better than he did in the first two rounds. Maynard landed a good punch and then briefly got on top of Diaz but Diaz got up quickly. Maynard finished well in this round but I think Diaz still took this round. I’ve got Maynard taking this fight 29-28.

Judges score cards say: 29-28 Diaz, 30-27 Maynard, 29-28 Maynard

Winner: Gray Maynard by Decision (Split)

UFC 100 Unaired Fights Re-Cap

UFC 100: Making History Unaired Fights
7/11/09
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada

Lightweight Fight- Matt Grice (10-2) vs. Shannon Gugerty (11-3)

Grice fought on the Fight Night in February and lost by TKO in the first round to Matt Veach in a really good fight that had a some what early ref stoppage. The last time I saw Gugerty was on the July of 2008 Fight Night show where he made his UFC debut and choked out Dale Hartt. Gugerty is in the same camp as Brandon Vera and Dean Lister.

R1- Gugerty got a quick take down about 30 seconds into the fight. Grice got to his feet but Gugerty grabbed a guillotine choke and Grice fought to shake him off but he couldn’t and Gugerty gets the submission victory. Impressive showing for Gugerty as he controlled the entire fight.

Winner: Shannon Gugerty by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 2:36

Middleweight Fight- CB Dollaway (9-2) vs.Tom Lawlor (5-1)

CB has a 2” reach and 2” height advantage. Lawlor was on Season 8 of The Ultimate Fighter and was eliminated by eventual champion Ryan Bader. Dollaway was also on The Ultimate Fighter but he was on Season 7. On the show Lawlor fought as a Light Heavyweight when he was on TUF. The last I saw CB was on UFC 92 where he was impressive in his victory over Mike Massenzio.

R1- Don’t Blink! Dollaway went for a take down and Lawlor grabbed CB in a guillotine choke and pulled guard and choked CB out. Lawlor had to basically tell the ref that CB had passed out in the submission. Fantastic showing by Lawlor.

Winner: Tom Lawlor by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 0:55

Welterweight Fight- Dong Hyun Kim (11-0-1) vs. T.J. Grant (14-2)

Kim lost a Split Decision at UFC 94 to Karo Parisyan but the decision was later reversed due to Parisyan testing positive for prescription painkillers.

R1- Grant got an early take down but Kim reversed it and took TJ’s guard. They got back to their feet with two minutes left in the round with neither guy sustaining any damage on the ground but Kim got another take down. Kim won this round by controlling the action but neither guy really did much damage. Grant looks like he did sustain a cut under his right eye during the round.

R2- Kim grabbed a guillotine at the one minute mark of the round but TJ fought out and Kim ended up in TJ’s guard. Kim controlled the rest of the round by staying on top of TJ. Grant hit an illegal upkick to Kim’s head when Kim still had his knee on the mat so they stopped the fight for a minute and Mazzagatti took a point away from Grant. So after three it’s actually 20-17 in favor of Kim. Grant has to finish this fight to win.

R3- Kim got a judo throw about half way through the round to get TJ down to the ground. Kim once again controlled this round. Not an exciting fight but an effective one for Kim as he took this fight 30-26 on my score card.

Judges scores: 30-26 on all score cards

Winner: Dong Hyun Kim by Decision (Unanimous)

Light Heavyweight Fight- Jon Jones (8-0) vs. Jake O’Brien (11-2)

Jon Jones has a huge 8” reach advantage in this fight. Jones last fought on UFC 94 and defeated Stephan Bonnar by Unanimous Decision. Previous to that he beat Andre Gusmao by Decision at UFC 87. Jones is a very exciting fighter that based on his last two decisions needs to work on finishing fights. O’Brien also fought on UFC 94 and also won a Decision by defeating Christian Wellisch. Jones got a good ovation when he was introduced.

R1- O’Brien went for a quick take down but could not get it. O’Brien is landing some jabs but continues to be stuffed when going for take downs in the early part of this fight. Jones starts to land some kicks. Very even round that could have been scored either way. Jones might have taken it by stuffing the take downs and spending the second part of the round landing kicks.

R2- Jones went for a jumping kick and then a high kick early in the round but could not connect on either. Jones again starts to land some kicks. Jones went for a spinning back fist and clipped the top of O’Brien’s head. O’Brien went for a take down but Jones stuffed him and went for a guillotine attempt and Jones finished him. This is the under card of guillotine chokes! Jones moves to 3-0 in the UFC and 9-0 in his career.

Winner: Jon Jones by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R2 2:43

Light Heavyweight Fight- Stephan Bonnar (14-5) vs. Mark Coleman (15-9)

Both of these guys are coming off of unimpressive performances. Bonnar lost to Jon Jones at UFC 94 and Coleman lost to Shogun Rua at UFC 93 by TKO where both guys gassed really badly. Bonnar has a 3” height and 5” reach advantage. Coleman has the strength advantage in this fight.

R1- Coleman got a quick take down within the first minute of the fight. Bonnar is very active from the bottom and is going for multiple submissions but Coleman was able to avoid getting caught. Stephan was able to reverse positions and get Coleman in a crucifix position and landed some elbows. Bonnar continues to land some shots in on Coleman. Bonnar went for a kimura at the end of the round but ran out of time. Bonnar took the first round 10-9.

R2- Bonnar hit a good left hand to start the round. Bonnar went for a spinning back fist and Coleman caught him and took him down and then Coleman busted Bonnar up with a couple of elbows. Coleman hit some more strikes but Bonnar responded with some elbows from the bottom. Bonnar continues to look for submission from the bottom but Coleman rolls out of the attempts and briefly took his back before taking Bonnar’s guard again. Coleman evened this fight up 19-19 going into the final round.

R3- Coleman went for a take down and Bonnar sprawled out of it and grabbed a guillotine but Coleman held on and completed the single leg take down. After the take down Coleman controlled the fight and he’s going to take this decision 29-28. Not a particularly impressive showing but Coleman looked much better here then he did against Shogun. Bonnar really needs a win badly in his next fight as he just got outmuscled in this one.

Judges scores: 29-28 on all 3 score cards in favor of Coleman.

Winner: Mark Coleman by Decision (Unanimous)

Lightweight Fight- Mac Danzig (19-6-1) vs. Jim Miller (13-2)

Danzig is coming off of back to back losses to the likes of Clay Guida and Josh Neer. Miller is coming off of a loss to Gray Maynard. Both guys are in need of a win.

R1- Miller got a take down about a minute into the fight. At about the two and half minute mark Miller hit a good elbow that didn’t look too bad but a big cut opened up on Danzig’s forehead. Danzig got back to his feet but Miller wrestled him back to the mat. Danzig is losing a lot of blood. Miller takes this round 10-9.

“With all that blood, this is like hot oil wrestling”- Joe Rogan

R2- Miller got an early take down and continued his control in this fight. Miller lands some punches from Danzig’s guard. They stand up the fight with one minute left in the round. Danzig got a guillotine choke with about 10 seconds left in the round but the bell rang. Miller is up 20-18.

“Look at this Octagon. It’s like someone threw a bucket of red paint everywhere”- Joe Rogan

R3- Miller again is controlling where the action goes. Miller took Danzig’s back with about a minute left in the fight. Danzig went for a Rear Naked with about 40 seconds left but Danzig slipped out with twenty seconds left and briefly got side control but the fight ended with Danzig in Miller’s guard. I’ve got Miller in this fight 30-27. He did enough to win the fight.

Judges score cards: all three judges scored the fight 30-27

Winner: Jim Miller by Decision (Unanimous)

WFC 6 "Battle in the Bay" 3/22/08 Re-Cap

WFC 6 “Battle in the Bay”
World Fighting Championships (Florida)
March 22, 2008
Tampa, Florida

Lightweight Fight- Matt McCook (2-0) vs. Gabe Maldonado (0-0)

R1- Maldonado tried to pull guard into a guillotine but quickly lost the move and gave up his guard. Maldonado then went for a triangle attempt and locked one in and McCook held on for a while but finally tapped out. Very impressive debut by Maldonado as he looked very comfortable on his back.

Winner: Gabe Maldonado by Submission (Triangle Choke) R1 1:56

Heavyweight Fight- Daniel Perez (1-0) vs. Marcus Jones (2-0)

Jones is a former professional football player who played with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

R1- Jones took a good right hand and then Perez caught him against the fence and then jumped on him for some Ground and Pound and defeated the favorite and home town guy in Jones in very quick fashion.

Winner: Daniel Perez by KO R1 1:26

Lightweight Fight- York Ash (11-9) vs. Eric Reynolds (7-0)

R1- They immediately clinch and both guys work to get better position. York tries to pull guard but instead eats and slam but Reynolds lets him up and hits some strikes. Both guys have blood on them, York is definitely bleeding. Reynolds takes York’s back and gets him in a Rear Naked Choke and he hangs on for a minute but then taps out. Good showing by Reynolds.

Winner: Eric Reynolds by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 3:07

17 minutes into the show and we are already through three fights.

Middleweight Fight- Patrick Mikesz (4-3) vs. Joe Wissmann (2-0)

R1- Wissmann gets an early take down but Mikesz sweeps him over. Mikesz is controlling the fight in the first round as he’s on top of Wissmann for the majority of the round. Mikesz got a submission victory right near the end of the round after really controlling the fight.

Winner: Patrick Mikesz by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 4:47

Woman’s Fight- Jessica Aguilar (4-2) vs. Angela Magana (3-1-1)

R1- Aguilar looks like the aggressor and hits a good strike early and then gets a take down. They stood up and Aguilar got another take down despite Magana grabbing the cage. Aguilar was fairly dominate in this round and took it 10-9.

R2- They both come out throwing lots of strikes but Aguilar gets another take down. Aguilar’s nose is bloody from the strikes at the beginning of the round. Magana rolled Aguilar over but Aguilar responded by doing the same and then mounted. Magana slipped out the back but Magana got her back down and landed some strikes. Aguilar up 20-18 after two rounds.

R3- According to the announcers the ref stopped the fight due to a cut but on the graphic it says verbal submission. Either way Aguilar was the clear winner in this fight.

Winner: Jessica Aguilar by Submission (Verbal) R3 1:53

Light Heavyweight Fight- Tom Lawlor (4-0-1) vs. Shane Primm (4-0)

Both of these guys are from the last TUF show.

R1- Primm caught him in a triangle but couldn’t hold onto him. Lawlor catches him in a choke-type move and then destroys him with a knee to the head when Primm still had both knees on the ground so this fight is over by DQ. It was a good fight while it lasted.

Winner: Shane Primm by DQ (Illegal knee to the head) R1 2:40

Middleweight Fight- Rich Attonito (4-2) vs. Ryan Hodge (3-1)

R1- Attonito hit a big strike early and then took down Hodge and is really pressing onto him. Hodge gets up but Attonito gets another take down. Attonito just dominated this round and is up 10-9.

R2- Attonito immediately gets a take down to start the second round and pretty much just dominates Hodge for the entire round. This is 20-18 so far, if not a larger margin.

R3- Shockingly enough Attonito got a quick take down and then the ref stopped the fight. And for his effort he gets the graphic of the women’s fight next to his picture as it says “Jessica Aguilar winner by….”

Winner: Rich Attonito by TKO (Strikes) R3 0:25

Welterweight Fight- Efrain Ruiz (9-4) vs. David Vieira (3-0)

R1- Vieira gets him in a standing anaconda choke in the first couple of minutes but Ruiz survives. Ruiz takes his guard but Vieira slides to his back and taps him via Rear Naked Choke. Vieira looked pretty good in this fight but his stand up wasn’t tested at all.

Winner: David Vieira by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 3:23

WFC Welterweight Title Fight- Danny Ruiz (6-1) vs. Waachiim Spiritwolf (5-2)

This is the Main Event

R1- Ruiz landed some good stand up at the beginning of the fight and floored Waachiim but couldn’t finish him. There was a power outage during the middle of the fight and apparently Waachiim landed a punch while the lights were out. They re-started against the cage with 2 minutes left in the round. Shortly after the re-start Waachiim got him down and landed some Ground and Pound and got the KO victory.

Winner: Waachiim Spiritwolf by KO R1

The Ultimate Fighter Season 8 Episode 3

The Ultimate Fighter 8- Episode 3 Re-Cap
Team Noguiera vs. Team Mir

This is Week Three but only Week One of the fighters being in the house. Two fighters have “fractured noses”- Karn Grigoryan and Brian McLaughlin.

Team Selection starts off the show:

Dana calls out Brian and Karn and says that the Nevada State Athletic Commission has put them on a 180 day suspension. So he has to send them home. They brought back Kyle Kingsbury and they said that the 155 pounder that they want has to be flown back so they agree that he will be the last pick of the show. Mir wins choice of first fighter or first fighter. He chooses first fighter.

First Pick- Krzysztof Soszynski (Team Mir)- He was my #1 Light Heavyweight
Second Pick- Ryan Bader (Team Nog)

Here are the picks for each team in order of how they were chosen. All the Light Heavyweights were chosen first, not sure if this is how it was planned or not.

Team Mir:
Krzysztof Soszysnki- LH
Vinny Magalhaes- LH
Eliot Marshall- LH
Tom Lawlor- LH
Junie Browning- LW
Shane Nelson- LW
Dave Kaplan- LW
George Roop- LW

Team Nog:
Ryan Bader- LH
Shane Primm- LH
KyleKingsbury- LH
Jules Bruchez- LH
Phillipe Nover- LW
Efrain Escudero- LW
John Polakowski- LW
Mystery 155lb (will be on the show later)

Team Nog gets to pick the first fight. Back in the house and Junie seems to be getting drunk and getting everybody stirred up. Krzysztof calls Junie the “Chris Leben” of this show, says he might even be worse. Junie breaks stuff and he’s lying down near the pool breaking down and crying and some of the guys carry him back into the house.

And the Mystery Fighter is…Roli Delgado.

Team Nog gets to pick the first fight. He picks Ryan Bader against Tom Lawlor. These are two of my top Light Heavyweights so it looks like we are starting off with a decent fight. Lawlor is from American Top Team. Bader was a two-time All American wrestler from Arizona State. Both guys are good wrestlers.

Krzysztof says it’s time to mess around with the other team so he gets some of the guys from Team Mir together and they get some shrink wrap and shrink wrap all of Ryan Bader’s underwear and socks to his bed. They also got all of Team Nog’s underwear together and shrink wrapped it into a big ball and they tape it to the diving board.

Both guys make weight. Noguiera and his coaches came over for dinner at the house and eats and plays pool with his team.

Light Heavyweight Fight: Tom Lawlor (4-1-1) (Team Mir) vs. Ryan Bader (7-0) (Team Nog)

R1- Bader went for a couple of take downs early but was denied and they did some dirty boxing for a second. Bader landed a good right. Bader then got a take down in under a minute and landed in half guard. Bader landed some shots from this position but Lawlor got back up to his feet. Lawlor came in at him and Bader basically speared him and took him down. Once again Bader in half guard. Bader with some short elbows and punches. Bader postured up and landed a big overhand right on Lawlor and knocked him out. Great showing by Bader as IMO going into the fight I thought these were going to be two of the better Light Heavyweights in the house.

Winner: Ryan Bader by KO R1

Light Heavyweight Rankings:
1. Krzysztof Soszynski
2. Ryan Bader
3. Jules Bruchez
4. Eliot Marshall
5. Shane Primm
6. Vinny Magalhaes
7. Kyle Kingsbury

Lightweight Rankings:
1. Junie Browning
2. Efrain Escudero
3. Dave Kaplan
4. Phillipe Nover
5. Shane Nelson
6. George Roop
8. John Polakowski

Eliminations:
Tom Lawlor (ranked #2 LH) eliminated by Ryan Bader (Round Two)

The Ultimate Fighter Season 8 Episode 2

The Ultimate Fighter 8- Episode 2 Re-Cap
Team Noguiera vs. Team Mir

The last 16 fighters will fight tonight to see who gets into the house this season. Last weeks standouts were Krzysztof Soszynski, Jules Bruchez, Junie Browning, Dave Kaplan and Phillipe Nover.

Lightweight Fight- Wesley Murch (3-2) vs. John Polakowski (2-1)

Murch quotes Winston Churchill before the fight in his pre-fight interview. He’s from England and he’s “carrying the pride of a nation on his shoulders.” Polakowski kind of reminds me of someone who should be in a Judd Aptow movie.

R1- They go right after each other at the beginning. Murch gets a take down and looks like he opened up a cut on Polakowski. Murch went for a heel hook but Polakowski got out and ended up on top of Murch. Mir and Big Nog both shout out instructions to the fighters during this fight. They are back on their feet. Polakowski hits a knee. Murch takes his back and Polakowski spits out his mouthpiece. Polakowski turns over and he’s in Murch’s guard. Murch has trouble getting up at the end of the round and looks to have hurt his leg. Not a great first round but it was competitive and pretty even.

R2- Murch limps out to start the round and then hits a knee and then falls down and the ref stops the fight. Polakowski confirms my Judd Aptow comment by running around the ring like a lunatic. Mir calls him a “goof ball.”

Light Heavyweight Fight- Shane Primm (1-0) vs. Sean O’Connell (1-1)

R1- Primm has a noticeable height advantage and quickly grabs a Muy Thai clinch and hits a couple of knees but I don’t think they really connected. O’Connell goes for a take down and gets it. Primm goes for an arm bar but O’Connell slips out of it. Primm gets side control but losses it quickly. Primm is hitting some light knees and then goes for a kimura and then to side control. Primm has really good positioning throughout this fight but doesn’t seem to have the killer instinct. Primm takes his back and get the choke and O’Connell taps out. Good showing for Primm as he looked good in terms of positioning but needs to do a better job of utilizing the positions he’s in.

Lightweight Fight- Ido Pariente (13-4) vs. Efrain Escudero (10-0)

Pariente is from Israel. Escudero is 10-0. We will see if this is a legit 10-0.

R1- Escudero gets a take down but gives up his position. Escudero gets another take down, this time he’s in the center of the cage. Escudero takes his back and gets a headlock and then turns it into a choke and Pariente taps out.

Light Heavyweight Fight- Ryan Lopez (4-3) vs. Tom Lawlor (4-1-1)

Lopez is a bounty hunter and Lawlor seems to have the attitude of a pro wrestler.

R1- Lawlor gets a quick take down. Lawlor quickly takes his back but also gets some warnings about striking to the back of the head but Lopez taps out quickly. Lawlor just dominated that fight.

Lightweight Fight- Roli Delgado vs. George Roop

R1- Mir says that these are two of the tallest 155 pounders he’s seen. Dana says it’s the “Battle of the Bean Poles.” Only highlights are shown of this fight. Delgado gets Roop in a guillotine and Mir shouts instructions to Roop and Roop listens and gets out of the hold. George won by decision.

Light Heavyweight Fight- Kyle Kingsbury vs. Ryan Bader

R1- Bader is jacked up. Bader showed strong wrestling and won with an arm triangle. He looked pretty good but only highlights were shown.

Lightweight Fight- Charles Diaz vs. Shane Nelson

R1- Mir said that Diaz was all talk and that Shane overwhelmed him. Only highlights were shown. Looked like Shane won by decision.

Light Heavyweight Fight- Eliot Marshall (5-1) vs. Karn Grigoryan (5-0)

R1- Karn throws some shots early and then stuffs a take down and takes Marshall’s guard. Marshall went for a triangle but couldn’t get it locked in on Karn. Marshall swept him over and mounted Karn and Karn gave up his back. Karn rolled over and was in Marshall’s guard. Marshall went for a triangle again but Karn slipped out again. Good first round as both guys were very active on the mat.

R2- Marshall starts out the round winning the standing game by hitting some strikes. Karn comes back with some of his own. Marshall gets a take down and is in side control.

R3- Marshall took Karn’s back after some good jiu jitsu and then got the mount and delivered some shots buts Karn rolled him over and took Marshall’s guard. Karn got cut badly and started to bleed all over Marshall and the ref stood them back up.

This was a close fight. Both guys looked good at times but neither guy seemed to have the killer instinct. Mir told Marshall that he won but Karn won by Split Decision. Mir wasn’t real happy with the decision. Dana told him that he thought he won the fight.

Antwain Britt broke his hand and is going home since it will take too long for it to heal. I’m thinking that they will give this spot to Marshall. And that’s what they do.


Light Heavyweight Rankings:
1. Krzysztof Soszynski
2. Tom Lawlor
3. Ryan Bader
4. Jules Bruchez
5. Karn Grigoryan
6. Eliot Marshall
7. Shane Primm
8. Vinny Magalhaes


Lightweight Rankings:
1. Junie Browning
2. Efrain Escudero
3. Dave Kaplan
4. Phillipe Nover
5. Shane Nelson
6. George Roop
7. Brian McLaughlin
8. John Polakowski