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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
UFC 111: ST. PIERRE VS. HARDY
MARCH 27, 2010
LIVE FROM NEWARK, N.J.
Mike Goldberg opens up the broadcast and brings in Joe Rogan as always on the broadcast. They run down the two main event fights for the night before discussing the two fights set for this preliminary card broadcast.
FIGHT ONE: RICARDO ALMEIDA VS. MATT BROWN (WELTERWEIGHT)
PRE FIGHT: Brown said he's coming into the fight looking for the KO or TKO. Almeida said Brown is an exciting fighter and he's looking forward to the fight.
ROUND ONE: Brown came out and threw a high kick early as he stalked Almeida down. Almeida shot in and got a body lock on Brown and pushed him to the cage. He dropped for a single leg but Brown held off the takedown. Almeida then pulled off a nice trip and got him down. Brown tried to walk up the cage and Almeida tried to keep him down. Brown got up to his feet but Almeida got him right back down. Brown walked up the wall again and got back to his feet. Brown landed a knee to the body and a punch. Almeida backed off and landed a two strike combo before clinching again. Brown landed another knee to the body as the crowd started to boo the slowed action on the cage. They got separated by the ref. Brown came right back after him and Almeida shot in for the clinch again. Brown landed another knee to the body and Almeida just stayed on him. Almeida stepped back and landed a few nice elbows. He is still on Brown against the cage. He landed another elbow. He tried a throw and gave up his back as he couldn't complete it. He turned around and landed a couple more punches before the round ended.
Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Almeida. He held the positional advantage but it was a bit of a stalemate at times.
ROUND TWO: Brown came forward right away and tried to land a strike but he missed. Almeida shot in and got the takedown, but Brown nicely scooted back to the cage and walked back up to his feet. Almeida took him down again. Brown worked back up to his feet and they clinched again. Almeida landed a couple of short strikes and they're still battling for position. The ref separated them again. Almeida caught a kick and dropped Brown with a shot and followed him to the ground. ALmeida got his back. Brown rolled over and Almeida nearly got mount. Almeida stayed on him and got his back again. He got the rear naked choke in with a body triangle and forced the tap.
WINNER: Almeida via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:30 of the second round.
POST FIGHT: Almeida said the cut was hell, but he's here to stay. He said he wanted to to come in and bully him and that's what he was able to do.
STAR RATING: (**+) It was an absolute stalemate before the last couple of minutes, and Almeida was highly impressive in taking over the fight and grabbing the body triangle to get that choke locked on.
RAMIFICATIONS: Almeida is a force no matter what weight he's at, and the cut to 170 lbs. seems to not have affected him in any negative manner. Brown was just beaten by the better fighter tonight, but he'll be back in the mix.
-Joe Rogan talks to GSP backstage, and Georges said he's been waiting for the challenge for a long time and he's ready to get back into the cage. He says he felt small against Alves and that's why he's putting on some weight, so he's not looking to move to 185 lbs. yet.
FIGHT TWO: NATE DIAZ VS. RORY MARKHAM (WELTERWEIGHT)
PRE FIGHT: Diaz said he's worked hard and he's in shape so he'll see if Markham can keep up.
ROUND ONE: Diaz hits Markham with a couple of jabs. He gets in close and tries to clinch but Markham gets away. Markham tried to throw a high kick but it didn't hit the mark. Diaz kept him at bay with his reach and avoided another high kick. Diaz lands another jab and a leg kick. Markham keeps trying to unload the right but he can't get in past Diaz's reach. Diaz tags him with a combo. He lands another flurry. Diaz landed a knee and took Markham down. He gets his back and starts throwing heel kicks to the thighs. Markham's getting beat up and Diaz locks on the body triangle. He flattens Markham out and unleashes a ton of punches. He's beating the hell out of Markham and finally the ref stops it. That was an excellent performance by Nate Diaz.
WINNER: Diaz via TKO at 2:47 of the first round.
POST FIGHT: Diaz said he felt good and the weight wasn't anything to make. He thanked everyone on his team.
STAR RATING: (**+) Excellent dominating performance by Diaz. He looked better at 170 lbs. than he has in the UFC at 155 lbs.
RAMIFICATIONS: Diaz keeps himself around for awhile after another win. He might find a future here at 170 lbs., as he looked a lot better than in any of his last number of fights. Granted, it was against a fighter that didn't offer any wrestling advantage, but it was still a good performance.
-Hardy is interviewed backstage by Joe Rogan. He said he didn't want to come in too small and he gained some weight in the fight. He said people can't stay on top forever, and at some point you've got to take a setback.
-Dana White comes in cageside to talk about the main event. He said Dan Hardy isn't what they expected after watching him on the Primetime show. He said the key for GSP is to get Hardy down and up against the fence and pounding him out.
He talked up how in shape and ready for this fight Frank Mir is as well. He also talks about Carwin and then Ben Saunders calling him up and asking for the fight with Jon Fitch.
PRELIM FIGHT A: ROUSIMAR PALHARES VS. TOMASZ DRWAL
ROUND ONE: Drwal circles around and Palhares stays patient on the outside himself. Drwal slips as he tries to throw a kick and Palhares jumps on him, grabs a leg lock and forces a quick tap from Drwal, who is in intense pain. Man that was brutal.
WINNER: Palhares via submission (heel hook) at :45 of the first round
POST FIGHT: Palhares apologized, saying he didn't want to hurt Drwal, but he was waiting for the ref to stop him.
STAR RATING: (*+) Highly unfortunate for Drwal, who was exposed after a slip. Palhares just destroyed his leg.
PAY-PER-VIEW BROADCAST
-Goldberg welcomes the pay-per-view audience and he and Rogan run down the main event again before breaking down the night's main card.
FIGHT THREE: JIM MILLER VS. MARK BOCEK (LIGHTWEIGHT)
PRE FIGHT: Bocek said he's the first BJJ black belt Miller has faced. Miller said he's looking to take out Bocek without a mark on him in front of his hometown fans.
ROUND ONE: Bocek tags Miller with a couple of nice right hands early. He shoots in for a single leg and drove Miller to the cage. Miller held it off against the cage. Miller grabbed the guillotine as he got taken down but Bocek popped out of it. Miller scrambled and Bocek grabbed for the guillotine but Miller got back to his feet. Miller grabbed the Thai clinch and landed a knee to the face. He lost the grip and Bocek grabbed a body lock. Miller finally pushed him off. Miller landed a leg kick. Bocek landed another right and then he shoots in. He picked Miller up and slammed him and got into half guard. Miller got an omoplata but Bocek got out of it and back to the half guard. Miller grabbed for a kimura from the bottom. Miller locked it in and used it to sweep. Bocek almost tapped but held off. Miller then released and landed an elbow and cut Bocek open. It's not a bad cut. Miller's now in Bocek's guard. He stood up and dropped down with a big elbow. Miller ended the round in Bocek's guard.
Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Miller. He stole it with the near submission and the sweep at the end of the round.
ROUND TWO: Miller landed a couple of early punches. Bocek shot in and again picked Miller up and slammed him into half guard. Bocek passes to side control. Miller escapes and gets him right back to half guard. Miller landed an elbow to the top of Bocek's head. He opened Bocek up again. Miller pushed Bocek off but Bocek dropped down with a good punch. Miller grabbed for a leg lock and Bocek nicely rolled through and landed a couple of punches to release the hold. He then moved to mount. Miller rolled and Bocek took his back and got the body triangle locked in. He trapped Miller's right arm against his body in the body triangle. Miller's in a lot of trouble here with a minute left. Bocek lands a couple of punches and Miller is just doing a good job of defending right now. He's got to last for twenty seconds here. Miller is surviving. Miller rolled over, stood up and slammed Bocek's head against the mat and held off the choke attempt to end the round. Wow, this fight is just awesome right now.
Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Bocek. Wow what a round. Miller's defense is excellent. Bocek had his back for a minute and a half and he survived there. Excellent fight.
ROUND THREE: Miller cracked Bocek with a right early. He landed another punch. Bocek is looking a bit tired here. Another combo from Miller. He lands a leg kick. Bocek shot in and Miller sprawled nicely. Bocek got in with a left. Bocek with another jab. Bocek again lands a left and then shoots in and pushes Miller to the cage. He drops for a single leg and Miller holds him off on the cage. Miller grabs for a guillotine and lands a couple of knees to push Bocek off of him. Miller then turns him around goes for a single leg of his own. He's not able to finish it and Bocek turns him around and goes for the single again. He trips Miller up but Miller gets back up and grabs a single and takes him down. Bocek rolled out and sprawled. He threw some weak knees to Miller and then went for the single leg. Bocek completed a takedown with thirty seconds left and Miller rolled out and sprawled. Miller got back up to his feet. MIller gets his back with ten seconds left and lands a couple of punches to finish the round.
Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Miller. Man what a tough round to score. Both had their advantages in the grappling department, and both landed a couple of punches. I'd give Miller a slight edge but it could go either way.
WINNER: Miller via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
STAR RATING: (***) That was a very exciting fight with some great back and forth action. The last two minutes of the second round were incredible, and Miller's ability to hold off that takedown was great to watch.
RAMIFICATIONS: Miller picks up another win and quietly continues his ascent up the ladder. Bocek will be back. It's a setback but he still looked good.
FIGHT FOUR: BEN SAUNDERS VS. JON FITCH (WELTERWEIGHT)
PRE FIGHT: Saunders said he's trained his ass off for this weekend and he doesn't think there's a man alive that can beat him. Fitch says he's a better athlete and he's going to work his way to another Title shot.
ROUND ONE: Saunders lands a kick early. He lands a right but Fitch trips him up with a leg kick. They get in the clinch and Saunders pushes Fitch against the cage. Fitch lands a knee to the body. Fitch turns him around. He tried to trip Saunders up with a body lock and Saunders held it off. Fitch finally completes the takedown and pushes Saunders against the cage. Saunders gets the butterfly guard. Fitch lands some body punches. Fitch postures up and lands a couple of elbows and some other punches. Fitch continues the assault in Saunders' guard. Saunders lands a couple of punches and elbows from the bottom. Saunders again kicks up for a triangle and Fitch backs out and drops back in with some more punches. He is just keeping Saunders on his back. He steps up and Saunders cracks him with an up kick. He stays on him against the cage and lands some more punches. He ends the round on top of Saunders.
Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Fitch. The fight's going as expected thus far, and Saunders needs to try to keep himself standing or it will be academic.
ROUND TWO: Fitch landed a good leg kick early. He landed a couple more punches before shooting in and getting a body lock. He picked Saunders up and slammed him to the ground. Fitch keeps working and pushes Saunders up against the cage. He lands some good punches. Ftich postured up and dropped down with a couple more punches. Fitch landed some more punches. He moves to some short elbows. Fitch moved to half guard and landed some more elbows and Saunders is just getting beat up. The crowd started booing and the ref stood them up. That was a terrible stand up. Saunders tried to engage and Fitch turned him around. Fitch landed a knee to the body. Fitch lands a series of good knees against the cage. He throws a few more before the round ends.
Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Fitch. More of the same. Terrible stand up by Dan Miragliotta in there, though.
ROUND THREE: Fitch landed a good straight right immediately. He lands another combo. He gets in close, lands a couple of knees and goes for the single leg. Saunders tries to grab an arm and uses it to stand back up. Fitch stays on him and lands a couple of knees. They get separated on the cage. Fitch cracks Saunders with a good uppercut and combo and then he drops to a double leg attempt. He takes Saunders' back while standing. Fitch lands some good uppercuts. He lands some more uppercuts and separates with nice punch. Fitch comes in and drops Saunders with a right. Fitch gets into Saunders' guard and lands some good punches and hammer fists. He passed and landed some more punches. He picked up the attack a bit as he passed to half guard and he's landing a bunch of punches here. Fitch lands a good elbow and then some more short forearms and elbows. He's beating Saunders up here. Another short forearm lands. Fitch unleashes elbows and punches until the round ends and the crowd boos him.
Penick's Scorecard: 10-8 Fitch. That was domination. He landed a ton of punches and elbows and forearms, and had a knock down punch there as well. It was a little boring but there was no need to boo that, Fitch was just kicking his ass.
WINNER: Fitch via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
STAR RATING: (**-) It wasn't great, but it was what could have been expected. Fitch was just far too good for Saunders here.
FIGHT FIVE: KURT PELLEGRINO VS. FABRICIO CAMOES (LIGHTWEIGHT)
PRE FIGHT: Camoes said he's going to do what he can to finish this fight. Pellegrino said he doesn't think Camoes can last 15 minutes with him. He said he wants to gas him so bad in the first he won't want to come out for the third.
ROUND ONE: Camoes shoots for a single leg right off the bat but Pellegrino held it off. Camoes pushed him to the cage and then turned and pulled Pellegrino down by an arm. He scrambled and took Pellegrino's back and went for a standing rear naked choke against the cage. Camoes landed some punches and then went for the rear naked. Pellegrino's holding it off and is trying to shake it off and then he dropped down and planted Camoes. He traps an arm and almost locks in the rear naked choke himself but Camoes escaped. Pellegrino got in his guard. Camoes went for a triangle and then an armbar but Pellegrino got out. Pellegrino passed to side control Pellegrino tries to pass to the other side. Camoes almost got a D'arce choke but Pellegrino got out and back into his guard. Pellegrino lands a few elbows in Camoes' guard. He moves to half guard. Pellegrino lands some more punches and shots as he maintains control on top as the round comes to an end.
Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Pellegrino. It was looking like it was all Camoes in the early minutes and then Pellegrino responded with a great second half of the round. Excellent start to the fight.
ROUND TWO: Pellegrino gets Camoes down early. Camoes tries to get up and Pellegrino nearly takes his back . Camoes gets back up and tries to attack but Pellegrino takes him down again. Pellegrino lands some short elbows in the guard. He postures up and drops a punch down. He moves to half guard and lands some more short shots and then he gets to the mount. He postures up and lands a few punches. Camoes gets back to hald guard but Pellegrino lands some more good elbows. He pushes him to the cage and keeps the position. Camoes tries to work his way up to his feet. Pellegrino lands a good knee. As he lands another one Camoes tried to use it to take him down but Pellegrino landed on top of him. Pellegrino gets Camoes' back and locks in the rear naked choke, and he forces the tap! Excellent performance by Pellegrino.
WINNER: Pellegrino via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:20 of the second round.
POST FIGHT: Pellegrino said Camoes was a tough guy, but he weathered the storm. He thanked his training partners.
STAR RATING: (***) Excellent performance from Batman. That was by far the best he's looked, and the fight was very exciting.
RAMIFICATIONS: Pellegrino is moving up slowly but surely in the lightweight ranks. Camoes may be on his way out without a win in two fights, but he'll get another chance after looking good early in the fight.
FIGHT SIX: SHANE CARWIN VS. FRANK MIR (INTERIM HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP)
ROUND ONE: Mir takes the center as Carwin circles on the outside. Carwin ducks down and pushes Mir to the cage. He lands some good punches to the body and face of Mir before he goes for a single leg. Mir holds him off and he grabs a body lock. Carwin lands some knees to Mir's knee and then lands some good short punches to the face. Carwin is doing some damage to the knee and the face with these knees and short punches. Miragliotta separates them and it's officially now the longest fight of Carwin's career. Carwin pushes in and Mir tags him with a punch. Mir comes in and lands a combo and Carwin lands a counter before clinching and pushing Mir to the cage. Carwin rocks Mir with an uppercut and drops him. He keeps unloading punches and Mir tries to roll out. Carwin keeps throwing punches and Mir is out cold with his face on the mat. Carwin landed a few more than necessary there. Wow. Miragliotta's an idiot. that should have been stopped way before that.
WINNER: Carwin by KO at 3:48 of the first round
POST FIGHT: Carwin said it's a lot of hard work into this result. He said he's finally going to get to meet Lesnar and after it was canceled twice it's destiny that they meet. Lesnar came in and said that Carwin is wearing the wrong belt around his waist and he's still the Champion. Carwin agreed and said that's why he's coming for him.
STAR RATING: (***) That was impressive. Mir had no defense with his back against the cage and Carwin blasted him with shot after shot after shot. Carwin has earned the Title shot he would have just been handed last November.
RAMIFICATIONS: Well, Carwin will fight Lesnar in July, and Mir will need to climb back up the ladder. It's as simple as that there. That match up in July is going to be quite a fight.
-They replay the Rousimar Palhares vs. Tomasz Drwal fight.
MAIN EVENT FIGHT SEVEN: GEORGES ST. PIERRE VS. DAN HARDY (WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP)
PRE FIGHT: St. Pierre says he'll be the best he's ever been for this fight. Hardy said people have given St. Pierre far too much respect in the Octagon. They go through more comments we heard from the Primetime series.
ROUND ONE: St. Pierre takes the center and stalks Hardy. St. Pierre lands a jab and then immediately gets Hardy to the ground. He moves to half guard.Hardy gets back to the guard but St. Pierre passes again. St. Pierre moves to side control. Hardy tries to get out and GSP takes hi back and gets both hooks in. GSP lands a couple of punches. Hardy rolls out and almost gets on top of GSP but he stands and takes Hardy right back to the ground. He moves to half guard. St. Pierre lands a couple of punches and elbows and keeps himself busy. He moves to the mount briefly and then gets it all the way. Hardy tries to roll and GSP takes his back but he's really high up. St. Pierre again gets him down with the hooks in on his back. He throws his leg over for an arm bar and Hardy somehow survives and rolls out and GSP let it go. He landed a superman jab as the round ended.
Penick's Scorecard: 10-8 GSP. That was all the Champ. This shows how overmatched Hardy is in this fight.
ROUND TWO: GSP again walks Hardy down early. He lands a leg kick. as he's taken a much slower approach to this round. Both threw bombs that missed as they've taken a much slower pace. St. Pierre shoots in for a single leg and immediately gets the takedown. He passes to side control. He throws some nasty shots to the body. He tries to pass for the mount and Hardy rolls, giving up his back. He grabbed for an arm and almost locked in a triangle but Hardy wound up in his guard. GSP pushed him off and got back to his feet. Hardy lands a right.St. Pierre with a leg kick. He lands a two punch combo to Hardy. Another leg kick. Superman jab from St. Pierre. He shoots in again and gets another takedown. St. Pierre landed some more punches to the body as the round ends.
Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 GSP. Not as dominating as the first round, but Hardy's got no answer for anything here, and it just seems like a matter of time for this one.
ROUND THREE: St. Pierre immediately shoots and gets the takedown. He postures up in Hardy's guard and drops down with a good elbow. He throws some more punches and keeps his positional control. He cracks Hardy with a big right. He lands an elbow to the jaw. He postures up and drops in with some more punches. Hardy is grabbing at his eye as GSP moves to half guard. Hardy gets the guard back. Hardy goes for a triangle but GSP gets out and moves to side control. He goes for Hardy's left arm with a kmiura and as he cranked it he lost the grip but stayed in side control. Hardy tried to stand and got taken right back down as he got to his feet. Gsp gets Hardy's back again but he's really high again. Hardy pops out and GSP takes him down with his legs as the round ends. Total domination.
Penick's Scorecard: 10-8 GSP. This is total domination and Hardy can't do anything in this fight.
ROUND FOUR: Another immediate takedown starts the round and GSP gets to the mount. He gets Hardy's back but Hardy bucks him off. He lands a knee to the body. Hardy grabs his leg and almost gets a better position and GSP takes him down again. He postures up and lands a few punches. He lands another punch. He moves to side control. He continues the punishment. He goes for the kimura again and wrenches the arm. Hardy is not tapping and GSP is wrenching it further. Hardy's hand got out again. Wow. Joe Rogan said, "I thought he was going to rip his arm off." Man. Ballsy by Hardy to not tap there. That looked bad. St. Pierre again lands some shots and goes for a leg as the round ends.
Penick's Scorecard: 10-8 GSP. How Hardy survived the kimura I don't know. GSP needs to finish this fight as Hardy is nowhere near in his league.
ROUND FIVE: Hardy landed a leg kick and GSP tagged him with a couple of punches. GSP shot in again and got the takedown and the crowd actually booed. Terrible crowd in New Jersey tonight. Hardy scrambles but GSP stays on him and lands a knee to the body. Another knee to the body and then St. Pierre moved Hardy to his back again. GSP is in half guard and goes for the kimura again. He lets it go and lands some more shots to the body. He passes to side control. He landed some body shots and Hardy gets it back to half guard. St. Pierre lands more punches and goes for the kimura again but Hardy gets out of it. GSP lands a couple of knees to the body. Hardy tried to scramble and GSP picks him up and takes him down again. GSP lands some more punches and goes for a knee bar as the round ends. Hardy was completely outclassed tonight.
Penick's Scorecard: 10-8 GSP. Hardy did literally nothing in this fight and GSP really should have finished the fight.
WINNER: GSP via unanimous decision (50-43, 50-44, 50-45)
POST FIGHT: GSP said he thought Hardy was made of rubber. He said it's a win but he's not happy with his performance because he made some technical mistakes. He said he wanted to fight Hardy where he was the weakest and Hardy was a lot better than he thought. He apologized to his fans for not finishing the fight. Hardy said all he could say is it was an honor to fight him and he could see why GSP is the Champion. Hardy said he doesn't know the meaning of tap. After a couple of those submission attempts, I believe that.
STAR RATING: (***) Another great performance from one of the best fighters on the planet. He should have finished it, but Hardy was tough as all hell.
PRELIM FIGHT B: RODNEY WALLACE VS. JARRED HAMMAN
ROUND ONE:Wallace lands an early punch. He lands another right. He shoots in and gets the takedown. He is in Hamman's guard. Hamman gets up and he tags him with a punch and takes him down again. Hamman again works his way back up to his feet. Wallace lands some shots on the cage and holds him there. He lands a good knee and then chases Hamman across the cage with a big punch and some more shots that Hamman is eating. Wallace again takes him down. Hamman again gets to his feet. Wallace stays on him on the cage. Hamman trips him up and gets him down briefly, but Wallace gets up and they separate. Hamman lands a head kick to Wallace they go to the ground. He tries to get in a submission but Wallace gets out. Hamman lands a couple of elbows from the ground. Hamman kicks Wallace off, but Wallace comes right back at him, picks him up and slams him. They start swinging punches at each other and Hamman knocks Wallace down. Wallace gets back up and lands another punch. Hamman trips him up and gets him down as the round ends.
Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Wallace. Hamman had some late success, but Hamman pushed the action and landed more overall.
ROUND TWO: They trade shots early and Wallace gets a takedown. Hamman then sweeps and gets him down. Wallace sweeps and gets into Hamman's guard. Wallace tries to keep Hamman on the ground but he's got little energy left here. Hamman gets back to his feet. Wallace stays on him against the cage and takes him down again. Hamman scrambles and Wallace winds up on his back. He goes for a triangle but can'e hold onto it and Hamman drops down with a punch. Hamman backed off and landed a leg kick before dropping down with a big elbow. Hamman drops down with some elbows. He lands another one. Hamman continues landing elbows from Wallace's guard. He steps back off and drops down with a few punches to end the round.
Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Hamman. He landed more punches and harder shots in that round.
ROUND THREE: Wallace shoots in immediately and gets the takedown, but Hamman rolls through and gets into his guard. Hamman lands some punches and tries to posture up with more shots. Wallace works his way back up after awhile and lands a couple of punches. Wallace catches a kick and lands a punch. He lands a couple more and Wallace picks him up and slams him to the ground. Hamman then turns it around and gets on top of Wallace. Man, both of these guys are exhausted here. They get stood up due to lack of action. Hamman lands a punch but Wallace connects on three before getting taken down. Hamman lands some punches and elbows and tries to stay busy. Hamman lands another elbow. He lands another elbow and pushes Wallace to the cage. Wallace gets back to his feet and takes Hamman down. Wallace tries to grab a kimura but gives up position and Hamman takes side control. Hamman lands some more punches and then gets the crucifix for some more punches as the round ends.
Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Hamman. Positionally he took the fight, but it's very close.
WINNER: Hamman via unanimous decision
STAR RATING: (**-) It was very even, but extremely sloppy. Good heart from both, but they didn't have the gas tank.
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UNAIRED PRELIM RESULTS
Matt Riddle defeated Greg Soto by disqualification (illegal upkick) at 1:30 of the third round.
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