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Mirko Cro Cop vs. Anthony Perosh – Round 1 – First thing that jumps out is the lack of stitches on Cro Cop, so maybe the rumored cut was never actually there. Perosh with a right hand that misses and Mirko lands an uppercut. Single leg shot by Perosh and Mirko avoids, lands some hammerfists and almost a guillotine. Leg kick by Perosh. Left hand by Mirko lands hard and now Mirko sprawls to avoid another single attempt. Perosh can’t finish yet another takedown. Mirko keeps throwing hard left hands. Mirko refusing to go to the ground. It’s a lot of Perosh backing up and Mirko landing punches. Hard body kick now. Perosh makes it out of the first round but Mirko takes a 10-8 round. Round 2 -Perosh with another failed takedown attempt and he eats some hammerfists. Perosh throws some punches now and gets the worst of the exchange. Another failed takedown and Mirko is just busting him up from the sprawl with hammerfists. Perosh just backing up non stop now, this is a really awful fight. Completely one sided and bland. Perosh is gushing blood after an elbow. They stop it to let the doctor check it and they really should restart it, but Perosh wants to keep going so here they go again. Leg kick by Perosh. Right hook by Mirko hurts him and the go to the ground. Mirko is landing big shots but Perosh won’t quit. 10-8 round again for Mirko. Round 3 – There will be no round three as the doctors stop the fight. Mirko Cro Cop wins by TKO (cut), round 3.
Ryan Bader vs. Keith Jardine – Round 1 – Left hand by Bader early. Bader has him backing up early. Right hand by Jardine on the way out of a clinch. Jardine gets stung a bit by a right hand. Both guys land rights again. Jardine bleeding from near his ear. Bader with a good double leg and he is in the half guard of Jardine. Jardine works to butterfly guard and Bader passes back to half. Bader working punches and elbows from the top. Jardine has butterfly and double underhooks and as both men are working they’re stood up which is…wrong. The round ends and it was a Bader 10-9 round. Round 2 – Bader with a leg kick and then Jardine with a left hand that just misses. Leg kick by Jardine lands hard. Bader with a takedown attempt and he pushes Jardine into the cage but can’t get him to the ground. Jardine has started to duck under the looping right of Bader and land counters. Ryan puts him in the cage again and again Jardine defends well. Straight right by Bader lands. Right hand by Jardine. Jardine throwing a few more leg kicks and Bader is having trouble scoring much this round. With 40 seconds left either guy could take the round but it seems to be Bader’s so far. Kick by Bader is blocked and Bader gets a takedown as the round ends. 10-9 Bader but much less impressive than the first round. Round 3 – Bader puts him in the cage again but can’t get the fight to the ground…again. Body kick by Jardine and Bader takes him down but Keith bounces right back up. Uppercut misses for Jardine. Left hand lands for Bader and Jardine drops and the fight is over. That stoppage was…pretty quick. Ryan Bader wins by KO, round 3.
Preliminary action was shown with Chris Lytle defeating Brian Foster via a beautiful kneebar.
George Sotiropoulos vs. Joe Stevenson – Round 1 – Left hand by Sotiropoulos. Now a right lands. Stevenson avoids the takedown attempt. Stevenson drops down but ends up on bottom. Sotiropoulos passes to the half guard now. Herb Dean keeps telling them to work as both men are working hard. Stevenson trying to sweep while George tries to pass. Upkick by Stevenson and now Sotiropoulos with a quick pass. Stevenson with a choke from the bottom but can’t finish it. Full mount now by Sotiropoulos. Stevenson escapes but gives up his back. Now back to mount. Sotiropoulos looks for an armbar but can’t finish and ends the round on top in full mount. 10-9 Round for Sotiropoulos. Round 2 – Left hand by Stevenson. Jab by Sotiropoulos. Right hand by George now. Leg kick by Joe and now a combination by Sotiropoulos. George is using his length very good this round. Right hand by Stevenson misses short but a return right from Sotiropoulos does not miss. Takedown by Stevenson and immediately George goes to rubber guard. Omoplata now by Sotiropoulos. George uses it to sweep and now he’s on top in side control. Stevenson now drives through into a single leg and ends up back on top. Sotiropoulos looking for a sweep but Stevenson is on top still inside his full mount. Stevenson drops back for a leg lock and ends up giving up position. Sotiropoulos locks up an anaconda choke but the round ends. 10-9 Sotiropoulos but could go the other way depending on how much you value position. Round 3 – Left hook by George lands hard. Kick by Stevenson is caught and Sotiropoulos with a takedown. Stevenson stands up though and is pushing for a takedown of his own. Nice reversal and Sotiropoulos is on top again. Stevenson stands back up though. Jab by Sotiropoulos and now a good right hand. Stevenson is falling back into his wide looping boxing and it’s not working at all. Stevenson with a takedown now and he gets to half guard. Stevenson in full guard now and he’s pushing George into the fence. Sotiropoulos manages to get back to the feet. Stevenson with another takedown and he is winning the round. The round ends and I had it 10-9 Stevenson making it 29-28 Sotiropoulos on my card. Official scorecards: 30-27 across the board for George Sotiropoulos. George Sotiropoulos wins by unanimous decision.
Michael Bisping vs. Wanderlei Silva – Round 1 – Bisping with a takedown but Wanderlei stands right back up without taking any damage. Right hand by Bisping glances. Takedown by Bisping and Wand right back up but he eats a few shots from Bisping. Leg kick by Bisping and he avoids a punch from Wand. Right hand by Wand lands flush now. Right hand by Bisping and a leg kick by Wanderlei. Silva flurries in and lands one of the punches. Right hand by Bisping lands solid. Leg kick again by Silva. Bisping shoots and instead throws an uppercut that lands. Silva lands a hard punch toward the end of the round and tries to flurry but the bell sounds. 10-9 Bisping. Round 2 – Leg kick lands hard for Wand. Kick by Bisping is caught and Sliva trips him and is on top now. Bisping works to full guard. Bisping looks for an armbar but can’t lock it up. Silva trying to work but Bisping doing a good job of avoiding damage. As Bisping stands Wanderlei kicks him to the body. Body kick by Bisping and now Wanderlei with a left hand that lands. Double leg by Bisping and he has side control. Silva scrambles to his feet very well. Jab by Bisping. Overhand right for Silva lands. Leg kick scores for Silva. And another. Wanderlei throws a heavy shot that misses Bisping with a takedown and Wanderlei is pulling for a guillotine and it was deep but Bisping survives to the bell. 10-9 round for Silva evens the fight up. Round 3 – Leg kicks by Silva right away. Left hand by Bisping lands flush. Silva continues to go to the legs. Right hand lands for Silva now. Right hand by Bisping. Accidental low blow on a leg kick by Bisping. Body kick by Bisping and a leg kick in return from Silva. Right hand by Wanderlei misses. Now a straight left lands. Right hand for Wanderlei. Body kick by Bisping and then he misses the takedown. Body kick by Wanderlei and then he stops as he was poked in the eye. The fight is restarted. Right hand by Bisping. Wandelie throwing wide punches here but isn’t connecting. Knee by Bisping lands. Kick by Bisping caught and he’s tripped again but they’re back to standing. Two punch combo by Bistping. Wanderlei charges in throwing punches with 10 seconds left and hurts Bisping. The round ends with Wanderlei pouring it on and that probably just secured the fight for him. 10-9 Silva makes it 29-28 for the Brazilian. Official scorecards: 29-28 across the board for Wanderlei Silva. Wanderlei Silva wins by unanimous decision. Very, very good fight.
Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira – Round 1 – Leg kick by Cain early. And another. Velasquez with a nice punch combination. Another leg kick by Velasquez, and another. Knee by Cain now and he’s really getting the best of the stand-up. Left hook by Nogueira lands. Velasquez lands a hard flurry of punches and Nogueira goes down haard. Cain pounces and lands several hard shots and Nogueira is out. Cain Velasquez wins by TKO (punches), round 1.