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Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Hughes

First round sees GSP throw some kicks but nothing really lands. Hughes is looking to take the fight to the ground as soon as he can. He feigns some punches and shoots a couple times but his takedown attempts arent event close. GSP eventually takes Matt Hughes down and does so pretty easily. On the mat he pushes Hughes's head against the cage and lands some punches. GSP is controlling position adnd eventually passes the guard and goes to the full mount. Matt Hughes is in big trouble and is getting punished by GSP. The round is almost over and GSP goes for an armbar but the round ends.

GSP takes Matt Hughes down again and it is more of the same in round two. Matt Hughes cannot keep St. Pierre in his guard and eventually has his guard passed. GSP is dominant I dont think he has even taken a shot yet. GSP transitions to an armbar and finishes with a cool armbar variation that forces Hughes to verbally submit. GSP takes the interim belt but takes it off and wants the rematch with Matt Serra

Wanderlei Silva vs. Chuck Liddell

The crowd in this building is on fire. It is so loud in hear. Great first round both guys throwing this is a great fight. This is the fight of the night and both guys are throwing the leather. Liddell is hitting Vanderlei with hard shots and Silva is still throwing. Silva's hands look sharp too and both of them are hucking the leather. Close first round.

The second round see's Vanderlei clip Chuck and knock him down. Chuck goes for the first takedown attempt that I have ever seen him attempt and cleanly takes Silva down. Chuck looks good in the ground and pound department. Silva started the round strong but Chuck is looking better now. Both fighters have landed significantl leather. Great fight.

Chuck Liddell is looking like he is taking over the fight and is starting to find his range a little more now. He has Silva on his heels against the cage but it looks like he is out of breath. Both fighters are starting to show signs of fatigue but both still continue to throw down. Chuck again gets another takedown to seal the deal. Chuck Liddell wins by decision.

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Soa Palelei vs. Eddie Sanchez

A slow first round saw had Palelei start out with a takedown agains the cage but Sanchez was able to ride it out and get right back to his feet. This fight is very slow not much action but Palelei looks like he wants to take the fight to the ground and Sanchez seems content on the feet. Sanchez seems to be landing the more meaningful blows. Close round.

The second round is slow as well with both fighters inactive in the clinch. As the round wore on it appeared that Paleilei was losing steam and slowed down as Sanchez somewhat methodically stalked him down. He is taking the fight over but is not explosive by any means. Slow round MMARR gives the round to Sanchez.

Palelei is really flat footed and doesnt have anything left in the tank. He barely throws a punch the whole round. Sanchez was busy putting combinations together and backing up Palelei the end came late when he threw a flurry of uppercuts to send the referee in to stop the fight. This fight is probably the worst fight so far. Sanchez wins by TKO ref stoppage round 3.

Lyoto Machida vs. Rameau Sokoudjou

An uneventful first round saw Sokoudjou get a nice takedown but was reversed almost immediately with and found himself on his back. From the halfguard Machida attempted a Kimura for what seemed like several minutes but abandoned it. It went to the feet again and Sokoudjou again was able to get the takedown. The first round was fairly slow with neither fighter able to land the telling blow.

The second round saw Machida go back to his tentative counter attacking style but for the first time in his career he was eventually able to finish his fight. It started with landing a nice punch that put Sokoudjou on the mat he then pounced on him landing elbows and punches and eventually sunk in the arm triangle for the victory. Lyoto Machida wins at 4:20 or round 2 by Arm triangle submission

Rich Clementi vs. Melvin Guillard

Rich Clementi was able to secure a rear naked choke over Melvin Guillard in the first round. Both fighters felt each other out with the stand up in the early goings and Clementi eventually tied Guillard up with the double underhooks and took it to the ground with a nice dump. From there he was able to get the back and work on a rear naked choke. It didn't work out for him the first time as Guillard was able to sneak out but he eventually went to it again and this time he was able to take finish him with the choke to induce the tapout. After the referee separated them he stood over Guillard and taunted him by doing an “X chop” to his groin and Guillard took exception to it and went after Clementi after the bout was over. That would not be it as he went after Clementi again while Joe Rogan interviewed Clementi post bout. Clementi over Guillard 4:40 Rd 1 Rear Naked Choke

 Preliminary Matches

Luiz Cane vs James Irvin

In a wierd finish to what was starting out to be a great fight, James Irving and Luiz Cane came out swinging and to the surprise of many Cane was getting the better of the early exchanges. But like Irvin has done many times before he took some and gave some back landing a solid punch on Cane that backed him up. From here the fight got confusing. Cane got a big takedown on irving who had a hold of Cane's head and when Cane stood up he hit Irvin with a knee to the face while he was still on the ground. The referee immediately stepped in to separate the fighters and give irvin a chance to recover but Irvin stayed on the ground and attempted to get back up but fell down again. The shot didnt look that hard but Irvan was unable to continue. The referee came out and raised Cane's hand declaring him the winner but it was changed to Irvin winning by disqualification at 1:51 of the first round.

Nate Mohr vs. Manny Gamburyan

In a quick fight Manny Gamburyan took Mohr to the ground, worked on the ground and pound for a moment and fell back for the ankle lock. Mohr fought it off f or a few moments but screamed and tapped out to give “The Anvil” the win at 1:31 by ankle lock. Mohr looked like he was seriously hurt and had to be helped back to the dressing room and Gamburyan apologized for hurting his opponent, “I pulled it, I jerked it I am so sorry man.” It was an impressive victory for Gamburyan who got the victory. 

Jordan Radev vs. Dean Lister

The first round started slowly and Dean Lister shot in for a weak takedown attempt that Radev easily evaded. It was clear that Radev was looking to keep the fight standing and work the stand up game and Lister was looking to take the fight to the mat. Lister fired off some kicks but and landed one head kick althought there doesnt seemt o be a lot behind it. Most of his kicks are weak and Radev is getting the better of the exchange of hands. MMARR scored the first round for Radev.

In the second Lister attempted a number of futile takedown attempts that Radev easily stopped again and both fighters looked tentative on the feet. It was becoming abundantly clear that Lister was going to need a takedown if he was going to win this fight and and it came later in the second and Lister fell right to the mount position. From there he was aggressive landing a number of very stiff elbows but the round ended before Lister was able to finish the fight.

The third was again a slow affair on the feet but late in the third Lister was able to get another takedown and went to work from there trying to pass guard and working a little bit of ground and pound but again the round ended with him on top. MMARR gave the second round to Lister and the Judges called the fight 30-27 3 times over for a unanimous decision for Dean Lister after three rounds.

Roan Carneiro vs. Tony Desouza

The first round is a tactical one with Carneiro starting off with a takedown off a clinch to start the fight. Off his back Desouza worked for an armbar but lost it and Carneiro took his back. From there Carneiro worked for a rear naked choke but despite some time on his back was unable to secure it. Desouza eventually escaped via a slick reversal and worked some solid ground and pound in a very close round.

In the second stanza Carneiro was able to work his way to Desouza's back after a takedown and this time instead of working for a rear naked choke he pinned him to the mat and punshed the side of Desouza's head until the referee was forced to step in and stop the bout at 3:33 of round 2.

Mark Bocek vs. Doug Evans

In the first round Doug Evans looked good scoring with combinations and catching Mark Bocek coming in for the clinch and countering Boceks punches and landing solidly. He was able to defend the takedowns well in the early goings but Bocek was eventually able to wrestle him to the mat. From there he was not able to mount too much offense but stayed busy enough for the referee to let them stay there. MMARR had the first round for Doug Evans.

In the second round Boceks takedwowns came easier and he was able to regularly secure takedowns The ground and pound came steadily in this round and Bocek was able to take the round on the strength of several takedowns and steady ground and pound offense that never put Evans in any trouble but did enough to give him the round. MMARR gave the second round to Bocek..

The third was more of the same as Bocek was able to assert his wrestling skills and as the fight wore on Evans takedown defense seemed less and less effective. Bocek won most of the final stanza but in the closing seconds of the round Evans worked a Kimura on Bocek's left arm and reversed him but the bell sounded to end the final round. Too little too late for Evans and the judges gave the decision three times 29-28 for Mark Bocek.