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Dave Mandel
Castillo (left) vs. Gellner
Round 1
Castillo ties Gellner up against the fence and drills hard, short
punches and knees to the liver. Gellner doing her best to fire back
in between shots, but it’s all Castillo early. They split and
Gellner pulls guard as Castillo goes to tie up again. Castillo
tries to stack up and Gellner throws up a triangle, then switches
to an armbar. Gellner is forced to abandon the hold when Castillo
slams her down.Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Castillo
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Castillo
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Castillo
Round 2
Castillo using her jab until Gellner shoots in for a single-leg
takedown. Castillo resists and winds up in Gellner’s guard. Gellner
grabbing for something from the bottom, and Castillo retreats after
a few hammerfists. Gellner lands a solid punch and follows with a
double-leg attempt, but again Castillo resists, this time grabbing
a guillotine. Gellner pulls guard and Castillo jumps into mount,
but the striker doesn’t stay there long. Gellner bucks her back to
guard and they’re soon back standing. Castillo flicking out kicks
and keeping Gellner at range. Gellner shoots a double-leg, gets
stuffed and eats a pair of uppercuts. Castillo chases her opponent
down and finishes Gellner off with a knee against the fence.
Referee Dan Stell jumps in for the save at 3:57 of the second
round.
D. Mandel
Terry (left) vs. Gamaza
Round 1
Dan Stell is back in the cage to referee this welterweight bout.
Terry raises a hand to his opponent at the start of the bout, but
Gamaza wants none of it. Gamaza pumping his jab, landing some leg
kicks, but eats a hard right from Terry. Now Terry grabs Gamaza in
the clinch and drops him with some cracking knees. Gamaza gets back
to his feet, finds some space and thuds a kick off the body of
Terry. A big right hand floors Gamaza, who pops back up. Terry
corners him and stays standing, pushing Gamaza’s head down and
punching away. At the 3:26 mark, referee Stell decides he’s seen
enough.
Round 1
D. Mandel
De Randamie (right) vs. Webber
Referee “Big” John McCarthy gets his first
assignment of the night in this 135-pound bout. Webber comes in for
a takedown and is immediately dropped by a right hand from De
Randamie. The American survives and pins De Randamie against the
fence, but De Randamie keeps a wide base and manages to stay up for
a moment. After some struggle, Webber separates her opponent from
the fence and drags her down, where De Randamie closes up guard.
Webber postures up and tries to mash from the top. De Randamie
threatens an armbar, then a triangle, but Webber pops loose. They
tie up again and Webber nearly takes De Randamie’s back. They stay
up and De Randamie destroys Webber with a huge knee from the
clinch. She grazes Webber with a second strike on the way down, but
it’s already over. The official time is 4:25
of the first frame.
D. Mandel
Keslar (right) vs. Lawson
Round 1
Josh Rosenthal officiates this 180-pound contest. Lawson pushes
Keslar into the cage. Keslar has underhooks scores with a few knees
up the middle. Lawson gets the takedown, but Keslar latches on a
triangle choke. The submission -- now a triangle-armbar combo -- is
coming from an awkward angle, but it’s slowed Lawson down. Lawson
appears to be posturing up and defending when Rosenthal waves it
off. There’s a moment of confusion in the arena as both fighters
stand and walk away. Though few watching could see, Lawson tapped
out at 1:57, giving Keslar the submission win.
D. Mandel
Hill (white trunks) vs. Stack
Round 1
Dan Stell referees this lightweight bout. After an early flurry,
Hill catches Stack rushing in and lands a flush flying knee. Stack
is dazed and Hill runs right at him with another. Stack survives to
get the takedown, but Hill cinches up a lightning-quick triangle
choke and forces Stack to tap. The end comes officially at 62
seconds.
Round 1
D. Mandel
Moore (right) vs. Coy
John McCarthy returns to referee this welterweight
contest, the last bout of the undercard. The pair sling leather
early until Moore jumps onto the back of Coy. Moore has one hook in
on Coy, who twists loose and drives forward for a single-leg. Coy
winds up in side control, then north-south position, where he grabs
a loose headlock. Moore gets Coy in front of him and goes for a
takedown of his own. Coy tries to turn the corner and leap on
Moore’s back, can’t, and settles for the headlock and knees up the
middle. Coy drags Moore down against the base of the cage. Moore
shrimps and works back to his feet. Coy pulls him down again and
begins wailing away with hammerfists from Moore’s open guard. Moore
scrambles back up and Coy puts him back in the front headlock to
end the round.Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Coy
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Coy
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Coy
Round 2
Moore crushes Coy with an overhand right and a follow-up left. Coy
falls over and rolls to his side, where Moore dives in with one
more punch to seal the deal. McCarthy rescues the helpless Coy just
25 seconds into the round.
Round 1
D. Mandel
Gracie (right) vs. Prangley
Josh Rosenthal is the third man for this 205-pound
matchup. Gracie flicks out a jab, then a few inside leg kicks.
Prangley connects with a right hand as both men continue to circle
cautiously. Left jab from Gracie reddens the nose of Prangley, and
Gracie rushes in to clinch behind it. Gracie looks to briefly
consider a standing arm-triangle, but opts to shoot a knee up the
middle and exit. Prangley gets bowled over by a Gracie double-leg
at the base of the fence and turns over, giving up his back. Gracie
hops on and Prangley twists around, leaving Gracie in full mount
with 90 seconds to go. Prangley pushes off the fence with his feet
and Gracie stays glued on, quickly taking the veteran’s back. From
there, the jiu-jitsu whiz needs only a few seconds to sink in a
textbook rear-naked choke. Prangley taps out at 4:19 of the opening
round.
Round 1
D. Mandel
Walker (left) vs. Carson
Carson fires off a high kick which glances off
Walker and makes the Heisman Trophy winner scream at his foe.
Seconds later, Walker drops Carson with a punch and chases him
down. Carson rolls, looking for a leg lock, but it doesn’t come and
Walker punches under the turtling Carson’s arm. Carson gets back
up, but Walker has the rear waist lock and slams him violently back
to the canvas. Back to turtling for Carson as Walker punches away,
occasionally kneeing to his man’s hind side. Carson’s mouthpiece
goes flying. He’s offering nothing in return, simply covering up as
Walker throws dozens of shots. Finally, Carson rolls through and
tries to establish guard. Walker backs up a few steps and Carson
tries to stand.It’s a bad idea, as Walker steps right back in and folds Carson
with a left hand. With Carson in an awkward position against the
fence and Walker winding up for further punches, referee Dan Stell
leaps in for the save at the 3:13 mark.
Round 1
John McCarthy is in charge of the evening’s co-main event. Jacare
stands in the center as Lawler hops around the outside. No strikes
thrown in the first 30 seconds and the crowd begins booing
instantly. Lawler finally leaps in with a jumping knee and a
caveman left hand. Jacare instantly ties up and drags him to the
floor, then moves to side control on Lawler’s right side. The
Brazilian is pinning Lawler down, laying his body across his
opponent’s chest and pecking away with short punches. Lawler twists
and gets to his feet, and escapes from the guillotine Jacare snares
him in on his way up. The middleweights are throwing bombs now.
Leaping knee from Lawler has Jacare on wobbly legs, and more
punches put the champ on his back. Lawler follows him to the mat
and Jacare closes up his guard. Jacare grabs the fence and shoves
himself away from it, prompting a warning from McCarthy. With 30
seconds to go, the ref stands them up. Lawler lands a liver kick
and a few punches, and Jacare shoots forward again. He drags Lawler
down right at the horn.
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Lawler
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lawler
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Lawler
Round 2
D. Mandel
'Jacare' (red gloves) vs. Lawler.
Both men looking tentative again at the start of
the second. Lawler lobs a few kicks before Jacare rushes in and
plows him down. Lawler’s back is to the fence as Jacare moves
briefly into mount, then gets stuffed back to half-guard. Short,
mashing shots coming from Jacare on top. Souza thinks about an
arm-triangle, but instead uses the hold to pass to Lawler’s left.
Jacare holding Lawler down and piling up right hands to the
challenger’s face, which is now showing signs of damage. McCarthy
urges them to get busy and Lawler regains his guard, but Souza is
soon back to side control. Jacare goes for a leg lock on top, can’t
get it, so he stands and transitions to an armbar. That doesn’t
work either. Another armbar attempt from the champ fails and Lawler
winds up on top as the round ends.Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Souza
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Souza
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Souza
Round 3
Souza grabs the Thai clinch and scores with a half-dozen knees up
the gut. Lawler being pushed against the fence now, defending the
takedown. Jacare pulls him down after a moment and drills a hard
knee into his challenger’s ribcage. Lawler gives up his back and
Jacare instantly jumps on. Souza puts his hooks in, then locks up a
body triangle. He slips his left arm under Lawler’s chin for the
rear-naked choke and Lawler resists for a few seconds before
tapping out. Souza retains his title with the submission at 2:00 of
the third round.
Round 1
Referee Josh Rosenthal is in the cage for the main event. Angry
staredown between Diaz and Cyborg, as one would expect. Instantly,
Cyborg gets to work with whirling kicks both forward and backward.
Hard inside leg kicks coming from the challenger now. Diaz is
clearly chatting with his man as they tie up against the cage. It’s
a stalemate and they disengage. Diaz getting some right hands
through as Cyborg piles on the kicks to the champion’s right leg.
Cyborg is chopping the base out from beneath Diaz and lands a nice
three-piece flush. Diaz still talking, moving forward, zaps Cyborg
with a big left hand. He’s got Santos backed into the cage and
starts teeing off, but the Brazilian survives. Diaz landing jabs at
will with both hands now and Cyborg is starting to look spent.
Still a minute to go as Diaz digs to Santos’ body with punches.
Cyborg has abandoned his leg kicks and is now punching, but Diaz is
blocking those shots.
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Santos
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Diaz
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-10
Round 2
Santos back to work with his leg kicks early. Now the challenger
throws bombs at Diaz’s head and body as Diaz simply covers up,
perhaps attempting to wear Cyborg out. Standing elbow from Santos
is answered by a stiff Diaz jab. Diaz now attempting to check
Santos’ sporadic leg kicks. Nice one-two lands for Diaz; Cyborg
throws an uppercut back. Diaz leans in and drops his hands to his
waist, luring Cyborg in. Hard left hand down the pipe by Diaz
prompts Santos to go for the first takedown of the fight. He gets
it and Diaz closes his guard. Diaz shifts his hips up and latches
onto Santos’ right arm, rolling the Brazilian over. He softens
Santos up with a few punches to the gut and then fully extends the
submission. Santos’ right arm is trapped, but Rosenthal dives in
for the technical submission stoppage at 4:50 of the second round.
Cyborg is clearly upset, but doesn’t protest the finish.