JAKE O’BRIEN VS. CHRISTIAN WELLISCH: Round 1 – Wellisch quickly closes the distances and tries to take O’Brien to the ground, but he’s popped and dropped with a right. Wellisch quickly gets back to his feet, and the fighters trade blows furiously. O’Brien takes Wellisch to the mat and works from inside his opponent’s guard. Pressed against the fence, Weliisch pulls O’Brien toward him. O’Brien, though, backs away and allows Wellisch to get back to his feet. Wellisch misses with a head kick and then lands a soft leg kick. A lazy takedown attempt by Wellisch allows O’Brien to toss him to the mat. He follows and works from inside Wellisch’s guard. O’Brien throws a few short punches to the body. The referee soon break and restarts them. The fighters again throw wildly, and O’Brien connects with a left and then partially connects on a right. Wellisch gets through a blow, but O’Brien shoots and takes him down. O’Brien backs away and lets him up. However, after his next takedown, O’Brien collapses on top of him before the round ends.
JAKE O’BRIEN VS. CHRISTIAN WELLISCH: Round 3 – Wellisch goes on the offensive as O’Brien looks to counter. Wellisch chases with some lunging rights and eats a shot that opens his nose and causes a steady flow of blood. O’Brien shoots and scores the takedown, but Wellisch rolls free and easily gets to his feet. The fighters trade jabs and Wellisch again throws wildly and lands with a left. O’Brien patiently awaits to counter and forces the fight to the ground again. Wellisch quickly gets to his feet and throws left-right combinations. O’Brien deflects most of them. Wellisch sneaks through an overhand right. Wellisch swings wildly and just misses with a knee to the head. O’Brien shoots and again gets the takedown, but again, he can’t keep his opponent there. Wellisch, now gushing blood from his nose and mouth, stalks after O’Brien but is again easily taken to the mount. O’Brien stands over him and tries to rain down a blow, but Wellisch easily deflects it and gets to his feet. The fighters battle for ground position as the round ends. Jake O’Brien def. Christian Wellisch via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).
MANNY GAMBURYAN VS. THIAGO TAVARES: Round 1 – Gamburyan scores the early leg kick, but after a lull in action, Tavares shoots and scores the takedown. Tavares rains down a storm of punches and hammerfists as Gamburyan scrambles to deflect the blows. Tavares continues with the punishment as Gamburyam rolls to his side and secures an arm, looking for a kimura. Gamburyan finally gets the position he needs and jerks the arm behind Tavares. Tavares, though, climbs over and around his opponent to escape and ends up back in his opponent’s guard. Gamburyan connects on some punches from below and then gets to his feet, judo-throwing Tavares across the mat. Tavares sticks to him, though, and the fighters clinch against the fence standing. Tavares lands a left to the head and then scoops up Gamburyan and throws him to the mat. Working from inside guard, Tavares eats some punches from below before pounding his opponent with a series of elbows and punches. Gamburyan gets to his feet before the round ends.
MANNY GAMBURYAN VS. THIAGO TAVARES: Round 3 – Tavares shoots early and secures a leg, but Gamburyan escapes. After throwing a leg kick, Gamburyan now shoots, but he also has no luck. Tavares uses a right to set up a takedown attempt, but Gamburyan shrugs it off. Tavares connects on a right and then counters with another moments later. Gamburyan jabs as Tavares continues to keep his opponent’s back against the fence. Gamburyan connects on a few kicks, and the fight has new life. Gamburyan connect on an overhand left and a follow-up right, but Tavares continues to be the aggressor and stalk Gamburyan around the perimeter of the cage. Tavares goes high with a head kick, which is deflected, and then he connects on a right and a knee to the face as Gamburyan misses on his takedown attempt. Gamburyan again shoots and puts his opponent up against the cage, but Tavares escapes. With 30 seconds to go, the fighters trade jabs as the round ends unceremoniously. Thiago Tavares def. Manny Gamburyan via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
NATE DIAZ VS. CLAY GUIDA: Round 2 – Diaz works the jab as Guida continues swinging wildly. After a clinch against the fence, Diaz looks for the takedown. Guida defends and attempts the trip takedown, but Diaz easily avoids it. With Diaz’s back against the fence, Guida now looks the takedown. Guida tries on two separate occasions, but Diaz’s stellar balance keeps him upright. Guida finally pulls Diaz’s leg out from under him. Diaz, though, quickly gets back to his feet and then wrestles Guida to the mat. Guida reverses the position during a scramble and tries to take Diaz’s back. Diaz, though, does just enough to stay out of trouble and then uses a judo throw to take Guida to the mat. Guida remains on his back but has to give up the position when Diaz secures an arm and looks for a kimura. However, when Diaz gets to his feet, Guida quickly follows. Diaz again throws him to the mat, and Guida again takes the top position. Diaz nearly secures a triangle choke as the round ends, but Guida escapes.
DONG HYUN KIM VS. KARO PARISYAN: Round 2 – Kim whiffs on a head kick, and the fighters again trade leather in the center of the cage. Parisyan dips and shoots, but Kim sprawls and avoids the takedown. Pinned against the cage, Parisyan is nearly thrown to the mat on a first try and finally is on the second. Kim takes his back, but during a scramble for position, Parisyan breaks free and they’re back to their feet. Clinches against the fence, Kim works for underhooks. Parisyan dips for the trip takedown, but Kim scrambles free and again puts Parisyan against the mat. Parisyan, though, finally secures the trip takedown and sends Kim airborne and onto his back. Parisyan tries to take his back, but Kim escapes and puts Parisyan back into the cage. The fighters continue battling for position as the pace slows. Kim separates, and a timeout is called as Parisyan loses his mouthpiece. It’s washed, and we’re again underway. Parisyan connects on a left and a strong right just as the round ends. It’s a strategic (and action-less) second round.
DONG HYUN KIM VS. KARO PARISYAN: Round 3 – After a quick clinch, Parisyan puts Kim against the cage, but it’s Kim who gets the trip takedown. Parisyan works from below, and after failing with the triangle choke, kicks Kim in the face, forcing the referee to halt the action and issue a warning. Parisyan immediately charges forward, but Kim overpowers him and puts him on his back. Parisyan quickly gets to his feet, and the fighters again clinch against the cage while jockeying for position and hand control. Parisyan tries a flying knee that does little and immediately closes the distances and pulls Kim’s legs out from under him. It doesn’t last long. and Kim gets back to his feet. Parisyan avoids a takedown attempt but grabbing the fence, which the referee doesnt see. The crowd boos the stalemate. A minute later, there’s still little action against the cage. Parisyan scores a brief takedown, but Kim gets to his feet easily. The final minute of the fight is much of the same, and little connects as the fighters focus on getting position. The round ends with a chorus of boos. Karo Parisyan def. Dong Hyun Kim via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
STEPHAN BONNAR VS. JON JONES: Round 3 – Bonnar works the kicks early before clinching with Jones. Jones pushes him away, but Bonnar uses some dirty boxing from the clinch. Jones, though, counter with a knee to the body. Against the cage, the pace slows, so the fighters break and trade big blows in the center of the cage. Jones gets the last lick with a knee to the head. More dirty boxing and elbows from both fighters, and Bonnar may have stunned Jones with a right to the temple and left to the jaw. Jones scores a trip takedown and works from inside guard. Bonnar grabs an arm and nearly locks in a triangle choke, but Jones wisely backs out of it. Bonnar soon gets back to his feet, and back to the center of the cage we go. Bonnar shoves Jones into the cage and has no luck with knees to the body. Jones pushes him off, and both fighters catch their breath. With 30 seconds to go, the two light heavyweight swing wildly, and Bonnar gets the better of it. However, the fight ends anticlimactically against the cage. Jon Jones def. Stephan Bonnar via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
B.J. PENN VS. GEORGES ST. PIERRE: Round 2 – St. Pierre works the left jab and catches Penn with it when he rushed in. Penn retreats to regroup and eats another punch when he again pushes forward. St. Pierre shoves Penn into the cage and is met with an elbow, and when St. Pierre dips, Penn batters him with some quick rabbit punches. St. Pierre, though, finally gets the takdown and works from inside Penn’s guard. Penn goes high with his legs but eats an elbow to the kisser and some shots to the body. Penn shows no ill effects from it but is blasted with a right when St. Pierre stands over him and rains down a punch. St. Pierre takes side control and delivers a steady dose of punches, and the crowd goes crazy. St. Pierre maintains the dominant position and connects with punches to both sides of Penn’s head. St. Pierre tries to secure the crucifix position, but Penn escapes. Back to full guard, St. Pierre delivers elbows to the head and body. Penn tries to again high with his guard, but St. Pierre stands out of it and rains down two big punches and reclaims side control. Penn wraps him back up in full guard but eats two quick forearm strikes to the mouth. A third one is followed by a right hand, but Penn’s face is starting to show some damage. St. Pierre closes out the round with more ground and pound to take a two-rounds-to-none lead.
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