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TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Rivera
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Rivera
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Rivera

Round 2
Soto goes back to circling, flicking out front kicks and long punches. He lands one to the body, takes a left hook from Rivera and has a single-leg snuffed out. Another body kick from Soto and Rivera answers with a leg kick that strays to the groin. Soto says he’s alright and they keep fighting. A moment later, another kick hits Soto in the cup and this time ref Rick McCoy calls a break. It’s only a few seconds before they’re going again and exchanging snappy leg kicks. Rivera lands a right hand over the top, shuts down another shot and hits the right again. Rivera puts a right hand on Soto’s temple and then kicks him in the face while he’s leaning. Now it’s Soto who catches a low blow, but again the break lasts only seconds. They get back to work with just under two minutes left in the round. Soto is still on his bike, moving backward while Rivera looks for the homerun shot. Rivera lands another right hand and follows up with a right head kick. Soto goes down but hops back up. Rivera won’t let up, walking toward Soto and throwing hard shots to the horn.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Rivera
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Rivera
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Rivera

Round 3
Soto hits a takedown early in the final round but Rivera doesn’t stay down long. “Cisco” is quickly back on his feet, stalking Soto with right hands and teep kicks to the jaw. Soto is in deep trouble, struggling to stay vertical along the fence after a vicious right from Rivera. He does stay up, and Soto is actually looking the fresher of the two bantamweights as the fight enters its final two minutes. Rivera is still the one coming forward, though, and throwing with more volume, mixing in leg kicks with his punches and teeps. Rivera is smiling as he throws punches and nearly catches Soto with a knee as he shoots a single. Soto abandons the shot and goes back to backpedaling. Soto tries to finish with a bang as he pushes off the cage with a superman punch, but time runs out and it looks like Rivera will take the nod.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Soto (29-28 Rivera)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Rivera (30-27 Rivera)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Rivera (30-27 Rivera)

Official result: All three judges score the bout 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Francisco Rivera.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Eduardo
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Eduardo
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Eduardo

Round 2
Eduardo opens up with more leg kicks; one, two, and a third which nearly knocks Curran down. The next one has Curran looking to clinch and Eduardo turns him away with a fast flurry of five or six punches. Curran sticks his chin out with his hands down but Eduardo can’t reach him with a snapping kick. Curran throws a hook kick and a punching combo which miss, and Eduardo backs him off with a right hand. A nice jab goes through for Curran, but Eduardo answers right back with two hard kicks to Curran’s already damaged left leg. Eduardo uses head movement to dodge two punches from Curran then steps forward with a one-two and a leg kick. Eduardo is moving backward but landing nice counters, and he easily shuts down a shot from Curran. A punch appears to drop Curran in the closing seconds, but he only goes down to a knee before raising his arms as if to indicate it was a slip.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Eduardo
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Eduardo
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Eduardo

Round 3
Another brutal leg kick from Eduardo in the opening seconds of round three staggers Curran, who keeps moving forward, albeit very gingerly now. Eduardo sprawls on a shot, Curran tries to clinch, but the Brazilian shoves him off. Eduardo sticks a jab and then goes inside to the right thigh of Curran. After the next exchange, Eduardo indicates that Curran poked him in the right eye. Referee Rick McCoy tells Eduardo that he didn’t see it and the fight must continue. They keep going and Curran goes on the attack. Eduardo continues to motion to his injured eye, as if he wants some kind of acknowledgement from Curran, who keeps trying to jab on Eduardo’s impaired side. Ninety seconds to go and Eduardo is playing a bit of defense, moving backward as Curran flicks kicks low and kick. Curran pours on the left hooks and right straights, landing a number of solid shots in the last half-minute.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Curran (29-28 Eduardo)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Curran (29-28 Eduardo)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Curran (29-28 Eduardo)

Official result: All three judges score the bout 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Johnny Eduardo.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Grant
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Grant
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Grant

Round 2
Grant lands a right hook, catches a kick and shoves Prater into the fence. Some hard body punches and knees up the middle from Grant, and he exits the clinch with a nice standing elbow. Another clinch and more knees from Grant. Prater momentarily reverses, but Grant is soon back in the dominant position on the fence, then breaks away. Grant sticks a combination in Prater’s face, ties up again and scores with more knees. Grant shoves Prater to the ground. Prater pops back up and grabs for a guillotine that doesn’t come, and the fighters break. Ninety seconds left in the round now and Prater gets an underhook to put Grant on the fence. Grant turns the tables with a guillotine, lets it go and trips Prater down shortly after. Grant has side control on Prater’s left side and now he steps into position for a reverse triangle choke. He can’t cinch up his legs, so Grant stays on top, punching away at the trapped head of Prater, who reverses just as the round runs out.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Grant
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Grant
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Grant

Round 3
Grant comes forward with a punching combo and a leg kick, misses with a jumping knee. Prater tries to work a jab, but Grant is staying busier, stringing together solid combos and then running Prater down to the mat with just over three minutes to go in the fight. Prater loops his left arm around Grant’s neck on the way down. It’s not a tight guillotine but it’s giving Grant a little trouble as he works to pass. Prater lets it go and Grant moves to side control. Prater tries to get up but stalls out on his knees, and Grant instantly tries to take his back. The ground-savvy Prater won’t let him have it and puts his back on the canvas again. Grant winds up in side control, then passes to full mount with 80 seconds left. Prater tries to bump and roll, and this time Grant does secure the back. Prater twists free and Grant keeps him on his knees with a front headlock. Grant spins to the back, Prater stands and Grant suplexes him down. Grant is on Prater’s back again and he peels off for an armbar with only seconds to go. He doesn’t have time to fully extend the limb before the final horn.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Grant (30-27 Grant)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Grant (30-27 Grant)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Grant (30-27 Grant)

Official result: All three judges score the bout 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, T.J. Grant.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Yang
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Yang
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Yang

Round 2
Tavares comes out throwing hands but Yang backs him away with a great leaping front kick. After a nice right from Yang, Tavares is pawing at his left eye again. Yang catches him high with a head kick and then sticks his foot in Tavares’ breadbasket. Tavares finally moves off the cage to avoid being a target for more high kicks. He lands one to Yang’s body but Yang kicks him back. Yang walks into the pocket and gets double underhooks, pressing Tavares into the fence and working for an inside trip. He gets it, but Tavares stands back up instantly and reverses the position on the cage with a minute left in the middle round. The second frame ends without much more offense of note.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Yang
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Yang
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Yang

Round 3
Both middleweights come out with guns blazing and Tavares thinks better of the exchange, instead switching levels and driving Yang to the ground after about 15 seconds. Yang tries to scramble up and take the back of Tavares, who turns and grabs onto another single-leg. He completes it, Yang gets back up again and Tavares once more slams him to the canvas at the base of the cage. Yang is looking to post and stand but Tavares has his legs wrapped up, opting to control the position instead of go for offense. It’s not enough for ref Miragliotta, who stands them up with 3:15 remaining in the bout. Tavares sticks a jab, misses with a three-punch combo and has a front kick bloc ked. Yang is staying out of range of most of Tavares’ punches, but a low kick splits the wickets and hits “The Ox” right in the cup. Yang takes a minute to recover and they resume with about two minutes left. Tavares is looking for the big shot with punches and head kicks, but Yang is doing well to avoid. Yang lands a good uppercut, gets moved back with a front kick. They clash leg kicks and Tavares comes back with a hard kick to the body. Down to the last 30 seconds now and Tavares is staying busy with kicks to the legs and body of the tiring Yang, who scores a takedown right at -- or maybe just after -- the final horn.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Tavares (29-28 Yang)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Tavares (29-28 Yang)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Tavares (29-28 Yang)

Official result: All three judges score the bout 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Brad Tavares.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Maldonado
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Maldonado
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Maldonado

Round 2
Pokrajac gets backed into the fence but comes storming out with heavy punching combinations. He grabs onto the left leg of Maldonado and pushes him into the fence, and the Brazilian gives him some trouble with punches to the body and head. Pokrajac switches legs and keeps digging for the single-leg, but it won’t come. The 205-pounders work in the clinch on the fence now, Maldonado scoring with hard body shots. Pokrajac gets the Thai plum long enough to throw one knee, but Maldonado covers up and throws a one-two to the body. Maldonado takes the outside position now and rips away with more punches to the body. Pokrajac backs him off with a left hook, then presses Maldonado on the fence again. Maldonado reverses, keeps loading up on the body shots and then goes up top with a hard left-right to Pokrajac’s face. Pokrajac escapes, grabs the plum and lands a knee but can’t keep Maldonado there. Maldonado takes an awkward spinning back-fist on the cheek, wipes it off and turns away a single-leg from Pokrajac. They close out the round with Maldonado on top, in half-guard.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Maldonado
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Maldonado
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Maldonado

Round 3
It only takes a few seconds for the light heavyweights to get back to the clinch, this time with Maldonado on the outside, working his body strikes. Pokrajac is trying to land a big knee but can’t get enough behind them to put down the durable boxer. Pokrajac gets a big knee about 90 seconds in but Maldonado won’t budge. Ref Miragliotta splits them up with three minutes left in the bout. Maldonado lands a left hook, but Pokrajac charges back with a big left of his own that seems to stun his man. Pokrajac is on the outside now and it’s Maldonado trying for a trip takedown. Pokrajac stuffs it and Miragliotta halts the action to let Pokrajac replace his mouthguard. Pokrajac lands an outside thigh kick and Maldonado jacks his jaw with a lead uppercut. A hard left straight from Pokrajac snaps back Maldonado’s head, then they trade big shots on the fence. Twenty seconds left and both men are looking to finish as they slug it out on the cage. Maldonado gets the last word with a knee to the gut.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Pokrajac (29-28 Maldonado)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Pokrajac (29-28 Maldonado)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Pokrajac (29-28 Maldonado)

Official result: The judges score it 29-28, 30-27 and 29-28, all for the winner by unanimous decision, Igor Pokrajac.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-8 Jabouin
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-8 Jabouin
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-8 Jabouin

Round 2
Jabouin is right back to his kicking attack, looking to follow up on his strong end to the last round. Hougland tries for a single-leg that goes nowhere and Jabouin punishes him with a stiff push kick to the guts. Hougland whiffs on a spinning back-fist and keeps peppering Jabouin’s left thigh with outside kicks. Once again, Jabouin shuts down a single-leg try from Hougland, who lands a couple more leg kicks and then gets his head snapped back with a jab. Jabouin lands a nice kick to the left side of Hougland’s body and Hougland gives him one back, although with a little less power. Hougland tries to tie up, gets shoved off and dodges a head kick at the end of the round.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Jabouin
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Jabouin
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Jabouin

Round 3
Hougland is dropped by a hard left hook from Jabouin, and the Canadian swarms all over his downed opponent. Jabouin is warned to mind the back of the head by ref McGovern; no matter, as Jabouin continues pummeling the front of Hougland’s face. Hougland gives up his back and Jabouin tries to secure the position for a rear-naked choke, but Hougland slips out the backdoor. It doesn’t last long, as Jabouin reverses to top position and works to extract his left leg from Hougland’s half-guard and pass to the left side. It’s a tough pass, as Hougland’s left side is flush to the fence, and instead Hougland stuffs Jabouin back into his full guard. Hougland swings his hips up for an armbar, but it doesn’t go and Jabouin uses the opportunity to sock Hougland in the face with a few more hammerfists. It’s elbows from Jabouin on top now, and Hougland tries to muster some offense with body punches from his back as time ticks away. The ref wants them up with 40 seconds left and Jabouin hurts Hougland immediately with a knee to the body and follow-up head kick. Hougland is right back where he was, trying to dodge elbows from Jabouin, and that’s where this one ends.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Jabouin (30-26 Jabouin)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-8 Jabouin (30-25 Jabouin)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-8 Jabouin (30-25 Jabouin)

Official result: The judges have it 30-27, 30-26 and 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Yves Jabouin.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Cerrone
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Cerrone
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Cerrone

Round 2
Stephens is having the same trouble in the first part of the second as he did throughout the first: Cerrone is just too long, and the “Cowboy” is using a variety of rangy kicks, punches and elbows to damage and frustrate his opponent. An uppercut backs Stephens off and Cerrone smells blood. The Greg Jackson student comes forward and Stephens shoots a long shot which is stuffed. Right hook to the body from Cerrone and he sidesteps a power combo. Cerrone pins Stephens against the fence and picks his shots with hooks and uppercuts. Stephens shoots again and is turned away. A good right hand to the body lands for Stephens but Cerrone walks right through it and keeps kicking away at Stephens’ lead leg. Cerrone ducks in for a waistlock and sweeps the leg to put Stephens on his back for the last 20 seconds of the round.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Cerrone
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Cerrone
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Cerrone

Round 3
Cerrone goes inside with a thigh kick and thuds one to Stephens’ cup. The “Li’l Heathen” takes a minute to compose himself and the lightweights get back to work. Stephens lands an outside thigh kick but Cerrone gives him one back twice as hard. Cerrone tries a takedown that doesn’t go, but a moment later he puts Stephens on the ground with a hard outside leg kick. He lets Stephens back to the feet, where Stephens starts swinging wildly and missing by a good distance. Cerrone continues bouncing out of range and wearing down the legs, as well as further swelling Stephens’ badly damaged left eye. Two minutes to go now and this looks like a lost cause for Stephens, who can’t get past Cerrone’s jab and can’t hang onto the Cowboy when he does get hold of him. Cerrone keeps the strikes coming, egging Stephens on to the final horn.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Cerrone (30-27 Cerrone)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Cerrone (30-27 Cerrone)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Cerrone (30-27 Cerrone)

Official result: All three judges score the bout 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Donald Cerrone.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lopez
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lopez
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Lopez

Round 2
Lopez quickly closes the gap and works a single-leg against the fence, but Sadollah stuffs the head down and is able to pop back up as soon as he’s planted on the ground. The welterweights trade knees inside before breaking, then exchange kicks with Lopez going to the legs and Sadollah going high. Lopez goes for the single-leg again on the fence and Sadollah threatens with a guillotine which Lopez escapes by dropping to the ground. In the ensuing scramble, Lopez tries to mount Sadollah’s back but stalls out halfway. Sadollah turns around and puts Lopez on the fence with a single-leg try, gives it up and exits with a knee. Sadollah slaps the body of Lopez with a pair of kicks and Lopez scores an easy takedown with 30 seconds to go.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Sadollah
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Sadollah
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Sadollah

Round 3
Lopez once again digs for a single-leg on the fence while Sadollah defends. Sadollah threatens with another guillotine, lets it go and Lopez goes for a similarly brief standing kimura. They break off and Sadollah comes in with a jumping knee that misses. Lopez counters with a right hand but Sadollah comes back with a leg kick and a push kick. Another single-leg try from Lopez is denied and Sadollah knees him in the face for his troubles. Sadollah is thinking guillotine again, lets it go again. Lopez finishes the high single-leg with about 2:10 left on the clock and tries to pass Sadollah’s rangy open guard. Sadollah peppers with short punches on either side while Lopez just lays flat on his opponent’s chest. Ref Keith Peterson stands them up with a minute to go and it’s Sadollah on the attack. He jumps in with a knee to the body, but it allows Lopez to wrap him up with another single-leg attempt on the fence. Sadollah punches the body a few times and then hits the switch on the back leg to turn Lopez over. Lopez hops right back up and grabs onto the other leg, but Sadollah circles out and lands one last good knee.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lopez (29-28 Lopez)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Sadollah (29-28 Sadollah)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Sadollah (29-28 Sadollah)

Official result: One judge scores the bout 29-28 Lopez, while a second sees it 29-28 Sadollah. The third and final judge scores the bout 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Amir Sadollah.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Jung
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Jung
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Jung

Round 2
Jung catches a kick and socks Poirier with a hard straight right that drops the American to the ground. The Zombie pounces and works some solid ground-and-pound before settling into Poirier’s closed guard. Poirier tries to control the wrists and slow the action, then pushes off the fence with his feet, maybe looking to swings his hips for an armbar. Jung sits up and blasts Poirier with a hard left hand, then stands and dodges upkicks. Jung lets his man back to his feet and they trade straight punches. Poirier lands a right hook that makes Jung whiff on a spinning back-fist. Jung lands a wild flying knee and then mugs Poirier against the fence with punches. Poirier shoots a double-leg but Jung thwarts it and uses the botched takedown to roll straight into full mount. Poirier clasps his hands around Jung, trying to close the gap while the Korean drops shots from on top. Jung peels off and extends an armbar on Poirier’s left arm, but Poirier defends well. Jung switches to a triangle and elbows the trapped Poirier in the face. Poirier gets low and slips loose, and winds up on top in the Zombie’s open guard with 40 seconds left. Poirier lands a right hand and Jung throws up his legs for another triangle. He locks it on, but time runs out and Poirier gets up shaking his head.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Jung
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Jung
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Jung

Round 3
The punches are coming a little slower from both featherweights now after 10 fast-paced minutes. Poirier is sticking his jab while Jung, with his hands held low, is missing with wilder punches. A straight left from Poirier turns Jung’s head around, but just when it looks like Poirier is taking the driver’s seat, Jung hits a big takedown. He stays on top in side control for about 10 seconds, but it’s long enough for Jung to inflict some damage from side control. Poirier lands a right hand but Jung replies with a hard knee to the gut before backing off to reset. Poirier comes forward swinging and Jung dodges him with his hands at his waist. The Zombie charges forward with punches and a knee that have Poirier backing into the fence. Poirier’s straight punches are getting the better in the late going but Jung isn’t out of it as he finishes the third frame with a combo against the fence. Poirier sticks out his tongue at the close of the round.

TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Jung
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Poirier
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Poirier

Round 4
Poirier jacks Jung’s jaw with a one-two, but Jung comes right back with a stinging right uppercut-left hook combo. Poirier wobbles backward into the fence and Jung charges with a flying knee. Poirier shoots a single-leg but Jung is prepared. The Zombie sprawls and uses the opportunity to lace his right arm around Poirier’s throat. Jung rolls him over and cinches up the brabo choke, and Poirier goes unconscious. Referee Dan Miragliotta steps in to wave it off at the 1:07 mark of round four, giving Chan Sung Jung the technical submission win and a UFC featherweight title shot.

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