UFC Fight Night 59 results: Uriah Hall slices open Ron Stallings

BOSTON – Although short-notice replacement Ron Stallings availed himself well in the early minutes of his fight with Uriah Hall, a cut brought his UFC debut to a halt.

Hall (10-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) landed a short right hand that sent Stallings (12-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC) to the mat and forced the cageside doctor to intervene.

The middleweight bout took place at today’s UFC Fight Night 59 event at Boston’s TD Garden. It was the second of four main-card bouts to air on FOX Sports 1.

The official end came at the 3:37 mark of the first round after Stallings was ruled unable to continue. A large gash over his left eye was the cause of the doctor’s concern.

Hall characteristically played the counter game against Stallings, who pressed forward and landed several powerful kicks to the body and legs. Hall spun several times with kicks, but was unable to connect. A jab, however, snapped back Stallings’ head, and push kicks delayed his advance.

It was Hall’s third straight victory following a unanimous decision over Thiago Santos in July in which he fought three rounds with a broken toe. Stallings, who replaced the injured Louis Taylor on one weeks’ notice, has now lost two straight.

Hall’s original opponent was Costas Philippou, who also withdrew due to injury.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 59 results include:

• Uriah Hall def. Ron Stallings via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 1, 3:37
• Gleison Tibau def. Norman Parke via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Cathal Pendred def. Sean Spencer via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
• Lorenz Larkin def. John Howard via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:17
• Chris Wade def. Zhang Lipeng via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
• Patrick Holohan def. Shane Howell via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Johnny Case def. Frankie Perez via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 1:54
• Charles Rosa def. Sean Soriano via submission (D’arce choke) – Round 3, 4:43
• Sean O’Connell def. Matt Van Buren via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 2:11
• Joby Sanchez def. Tateki Matsuda via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

For more on UFC Fight Night 59, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(Matt Erickson contributed to this report on-site in Boston.)