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Round 1Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Siler
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-8 Siler
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-8 Siler
Round 2
Holobaugh gets hustled into the fence, but this time grabs a
guillotine as he’s taken down. It’s not deep, and Siler waits it
out to set up in Holobaugh’s guard about 40 seconds into the round.
Holobaugh pushes him away, drives forward and hits a takedown of
his own. Siler is instantly looking for a triangle choke, but
Holobaugh gets loose and postures up to pop Siler with a punch.
Siler kicks Holobaugh off and they’re back on their feet. Holobaugh
catches Siler with a right and Siler shoots on wobbly legs.
Holobaugh tries another guillotine attempt, this time from the top,
and can’t find the finish. As he stands, Holobaugh is caught with
an upkick; he answers with a hard right hand to Siler’s body.
Another right to the face catches Siler as Holobaugh dives down
into guard. Siler pulls rubber guard, loses it and eats a heavy
elbow. Siler’s bleeding from his nose now, as Holobaugh was in the
first round. A stalemate develops as Holobaugh tries to break
Siler’s tight guard with 90 seconds left in the round. Holobaugh
breaks free to land a few more elbows, then stands again. Siler
pops him with an upkick, gets some space and stands. Holobaugh
lands a right to the body, a left hook, but just as suddenly Siler
is able to string together three or four punches. Good right hook
from Siler is followed by a single-leg attempt that Holobaugh
easily denies. Holobaugh shoves Siler to the ground and peppers
with left hands to Siler’s thigh for the last 20 seconds.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Holobaugh
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Holobaugh
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Holobaugh
Round 3
Holobaugh opens up the final round with half a dozen hard leg kicks
inside. Siler comes forward throwing to the body, gets shoved
against the fence, where Holobaugh thuds Siler’s ribs with right
hands. Siler turns it around, but Holobaugh reverses again and land
a hard knee to the body. They exchange positions on the fence,
trading knees inside. Holobaugh is attacking the body with punches
until Siler shoves him off with just under three minutes left.
Holobaugh botches a punch, tries to tie up and throw Siler, but
gets stuffed and gives up his back as he kneels. Siler has his
hooks in, dropping rights and then rolling through to his back.
Unable to fully sink the RNC, Siler tries for a neck crank;
Holobaugh won’t tap, instead trying to walk up the cage and escape.
Siler finishes the round dropping punches from Holobaugh’s
back.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Siler (29-28 Siler)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Siler (29-27 Siler)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Siler (29-27 Siler)
Official result: All three judges -- Sue Sanidad, Dave Tirelli and Cardo Urso -- score the bout 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Steven Siler.
Round 1Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 McKenzie
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-8 McKenzie
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-8 McKenzie
Round 2
McKenzie waits 30 seconds before shooting a single in the middle of
the cage, but now Garcia easily steps out of it. A double-leg on
the fence yields better results for McKenzie, who now tries to
advance past Garcia’s half-guard as they work at the base of the
fence. McKenzie is hunting for a guillotine but Garcia scrambles to
his feet and circles out. McKenzie snaps off a jab, pushes Garcia
to the fence and shoots another double. Garcia grabs a loose
headlock, gives it up to defend the takedown. Rear waistlock for
McKenzie now, and he pulls Garcia to the floor to lock on another
body triangle from the back. McKenzie is back in the same position
as last round with two minutes remaining. Garcia is warned again
not to grab McKenzie’s gloves as he works to escape. McKenzie lands
some more right hands as they roll, and Garcia is warned again for
grabbing the gloves. Garcia spikes McKenzie onto his head, but
McKenzie shakes it off and finishes the round in back mount.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 McKenzie
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 McKenzie
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 McKenzie
Round 3
Garcia rushes out to meet McKenzie, who ducks a flurry of wild
punches and blocks a head kick. A right straight gets through for
Garcia and the follow-up left misses. McKenzie shoots a low single,
can’t pick the ankle. Garcia is swinging for the fences with
overhand punches and head kicks while McKenzie just defends and
jabs; the jabs from McKenzie are the more effective strikes through
the first half of the round. Garcia swings wildly with huge,
looping lefts and rights that McKenzie has no problem dodging. A
couple more stiff jabs from McKenzie and now Garcia is jawing.
McKenzie lands a knee to the body and Garcia answers with a body
kick. McKenzie lands some leg kicks inside and out as he slips more
wild punches. McKenzie takes Garcia down with 45 seconds left on
the clock, pins down Garcia’s left arm from half-guard and drops a
couple elbows. Garcia tries to shove him off and winds up giving
McKenzie his back for the final time just before the horn.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 McKenzie (30-27
McKenzie)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 McKenzie (30-26 McKenzie)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 McKenzie (30-26 McKenzie)
Official result: Judge Michael Depasquale Jr. scores the bout 29-28, while judges Sue Sanidad and Tony Tamburrino have it 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Cody McKenzie.
Round 1Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Caraway
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Caraway
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Caraway
Round 2
Caraway shoots twice in the opening seconds and gets turned away
both times. Bedford returns the favor and Caraway pushes him off.
After a minute, Bedford gets Caraway on the fence to land a right
hook and a knee to the body. A cracking outside leg kick lands for
Bedford before the bantamweights clinch and trade body punches.
Both men look wary of takedowns as they throw tentative punches.
Caraway scores with a pair of left hooks midway through the round
and Beford ties up. Caraway shoves him off and hits a double-leg of
his own against the cage with two minutes remaining. Bedford gets
off a couple elbows from his back before Caraway sets up in a deep
half, working for side control on the left. Now it’s Caraway
landing good elbows as he leans left to right in side control.
Bedford scrambles and regains his guard with seconds to go, forcing
Caraway to dodge upkicks at the end of the round.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Caraway
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Caraway
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Caraway
Round 3
Caraway circles the outside while Bedford stalks out from the
middle in the opening minute, both men grazing with punches.
Bedford sends a hard right down the middle and a left behind it.
Caraway shoots once, gets sprawled on, shoots again and almost has
his back taken. Instead, Caraway turns the corner and gets Bedford
down in the middle of the cage. Bedford throws up a triangle,
Caraway rolls and Bedford switches to an armbar which Caraway is
able to pull out of. Half the round to go and it’s Caraway on top,
moving to half-guard as Bedford shrimps underneath. Caraway lands
some short lefts as Bedford lays on his side, still holding Caraway
in a deep half-guard. Caraway frames up a topside guillotine with
45 seconds left and pulls guard with 25 on the clock. Caraway goes
back to mount and squeezes the choke, and Bedford is forced to tap
out at 4:44 of round three.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 St. Preux
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 St. Preux
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 St. Preux
Round 2
Villante kicks the leg out from under St. Preux, who scrambles back
to his feet before Villante can capitalize. St. Preux tags Villante
with a left and checks a pair of leg kicks. They trade kicks low
and St. Preux throws a long left to the body. Villante is racking
up the leg kicks, tags St. Preux with a nice right hook and then
catches a front headlock after a tired shot from St. Preux. They
work on the fence momentarily until St. Preux pops his head loose
and dashes off the fence. Two minutes left in the round and
Villante keeps piling on leg kicks. St. Preux backs him off with a
left, but Villante comes right back to continue his kicking attack.
St. Preux says he caught a finger in the eye, but ref Kevin Mulhall
tells them to fight on. They do, and Villante lands a right over
the top in the final 10 seconds.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Villante
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Villante
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Villante
Round 3
St. Preux lands a left cross and Villante gives him a trio of hard
leg kicks in return. Villante rushes forward to strike, catches a
left hook to the side of his head and gets St. Preux’s thumb in his
left eye. Villante takes a knee and tells ref Kevin Mulhall that he
cannot see, prompting Mulhall to immediately halt the fight.
Villante is furious and immediately begins pleading with the ref to
continue, but it’s too late. With two rounds in the books, this
will go to the judges for a technical decision.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-10 (29-29 Draw)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-10 (29-29 Draw)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-10 (29-29 Draw)
Official result: Judge Michael Depasquale Jr. scores the bout a 29-29 draw, while Eric Colon sees it 30-28 and Jose Tabora has it 30-29 for the winner by majority technical decision, Ovince St. Preux.
Round 1Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Miller
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Miller
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Miller
Round 2
They doctor takes a look at Healy’s swollen right eye between
rounds, but “Bam Bam” is allowed to fight on. The lightweights
clinch on the fence early in round two, Miller being tripped to the
ground and then popping back up to push Healy against the cage.
Good elbow from Healy as they split and he moves forward. Miller
puts Healy on the fence and Healy scores with a couple uppercuts
inside, then a knee. Miller hits an elbow, but Healy goes
underneath and hits a double-leg. Healy stands over Miller for a
moment, controlling the legs, then comes down with a right hand to
the body. Miller is looking for a triangle or an armbar, so Healy
backs out and stacks up. Healy comes down with a hard right and an
elbow, then keeps the right hands coming. Some big shots are
getting through for Healy as Miller is unable to escape from the
foot of the cage. Still nearly two minutes left when Healy hops on
Miller’s back and sinks in one hook. Healy softens him up with
punches and loops his arm under Miller’s throat for an RNC attempt.
Miller scrapes him off with the help of the cage, then pushes Healy
out of full mount. Miller looks for a headlock in the final
scramble of the round, but Healy gets to his feet and blasts Miller
with a hard knee to the gut before the horn.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Healy
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Healy
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Healy
Round 3
Healy slips a clinch attempt and mugs Miller with uppercuts and a
right hook on the way out. Miller connects with a left hand and
they grapple on the fence momentarily. Miller with an uppercut to
the body, and he’s pushed against the cage, where Healy lands a
couple good knees to the body. Miller kicks the leg out from under
Healy, but Healy is right back up with a hard left. Healy digs an
underhook and slugs Miller with lefts as they clinch on the cage.
Healy trips Miller to the ground and quickly starts dropping
punches from half-guard. A headlock from Healy keeps Miller down,
and Healy keeps busy with elbows before being put back in guard at
the midway point of the final frame. Miller tries rubber guard,
broken up by more elbows and punches from Healy. One hook in on the
bloodied Miller, Healy throws punches until he’s able to roll
Miller onto his back. There, Healy sinks in the rear-naked choke
and squeezes until Miller goes unconscious. Referee Herb Dean
recognizes that Miller is out cold and waves it off at 4:02 of
round three.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Davis
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Davis
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Davis
Round 2
Magalhaes gets Davis moving backward with a right hand, can’t
capitalize but does follow up with a hard leg kick. Davis comes in
behind a one-two, changes levels and almost hops on Magalhaes’
back. Magalhaes pulls guard; Davis wants none of it and ref
Miragliotta orders Magalhaes back up. Davis sticks the Brazilian
with a right down the middle, then another. Magalhaes is getting
some leg kicks going midway through the round, though it’s still
Davis moving forward, piling on the jabs which have bloodied
Magalhaes’ mouth. Davis catches a lazy low kick and trips Magalhaes
down, but again won’t follow to the ground. Davis rips a nice right
straight to the body, takes a couple hard leg kicks in return. More
jabs from Davis as the round enters its final minute; he’s throwing
combinations, but those are mostly pulling up short. Magalhaes gets
denied on a shot and slugged with a right as he stands. Davis
sticks another pair of jabs before the end of the round.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Davis
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Davis
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Davis
Round 3
Magalhaes looks to grab hold of Davis, who easily slips out and
sticks his hand in his opponent’s face. A couple leg kicks connect
for Magalhaes, answered by a few more jabs from Davis. A guard-pull
attempt from Magalhaes yields nothing. Magalhaes is covering up
under fire from Davis on the fence, but Davis gets an uppercut
through. Davis keeps jabbing, gets pushed back by an outside leg
kick midway through the final round. More leg kicks connect for
Magalhaes, who then eats a hard right over the top as he’s inched
toward the fence. The right hand keeps getting through for Davis,
who turns away two takedown attempts and orders Magalhaes back up
when the BJJ player tries to pull guard. Down to the final 30
seconds and Davis comes up short on a Superman punch. He tags
Magalhaes with two more jabs and blocks a head kick before time
runs out.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Davis (30-27 Davis)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Davis (30-27 Davis)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Davis (30-27 Davis)
Official result: Judge Dave Tirelli scores the bout 29-28, while Eric Colon and Tony Tamburrino see it 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Phil Davis.
Round 1Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Bisping
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Bisping
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Bisping
Round 2
Bisping sticks a right hand, lands a leg kick inside. Belcher
responds with a jab and goes back to circling just outside of
Bisping’s range. Belcher’s hands are by his sides, but Bisping is
attacking the legs with more low kicks. “The Count” goes high with
a head kick that just misses, then throws a right hand which
doesn’t. Bisping catches his man coming forward with a counter
left, then moves forward himself to tap Belcher with a right hook.
Bisping slaps with an outside leg kick and moves out of the way of
Belcher’s counter. Belcher pulls up short on a jab, leaves his
hands down and takes a right on the cheek. Combinations are coming
together for Bisping now, while Belcher stays on the outside,
landing a couple leg kicks. The crowd starts to boo with 90 seconds
left in the round, but quickly changes its tune as Bisping strings
together a couple good right hands. Bisping catches Belcher with
his hands down again, this time with a left hook. Belcher shoots a
high double-leg which Bisping shoves off easily. Belcher lands a
pair of good punches in the last 20 seconds, but Bisping gets them
back with a combination just before the end.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Bisping
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Bisping
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Bisping
Round 3
Belcher comes out swinging and runs right into a Bisping counter. A
jab from Bisping is followed by a good right cross, then another.
Belcher has a smile on his face as he moves around the perimeter; a
couple more jabs from Bisping have “The Talent” looking a little
more serious. Belcher takes a left high kick to the head, nearly
catches it and can’t hold on. Bisping is doing well to keep Belcher
on the end of his punches as the final round hits the midway mark.
Belcher responds with a kick to the body but he’s pulling up short
on his punches. Bisping, meanwhile, is still connecting and coming
forward, throwing combos and slugging with right hands when
Belcher’s hands drop to his hips. Belcher shoots a double with 1:15
remaining and gets shoved against the cage. Bisping exits the
clinch with an elbow. They’re back to striking inside the final
minute when Belcher catches a finger in his right eye. Belcher
drops to the ground immediately and it doesn’t look good, with
blood leaking from his right eye. For the second time tonight, a
fight is waved off due to an eye poke and will go to a technical
decision.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Bisping (30-27
Bisping)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Bisping (30-27 Bisping)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Bisping (30-27 Bisping)
Official result: The judges score the bout 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 for the winner by unanimous technical decision, Michael Bisping.
Round 1