DAVE KAPLAN VS. GEORGE ROOP: Round 3 – Kaplan takes the center of the cage, waits for Roop and lands a nice leg kick. Roop again telegraphs a head kicks that his opponent easily dodges. Kaplan continues having some success with a punch-low-kick combo before grabbing a leg and forcing the fight to the ground. Kaplan quickly takes sidemount, drops some short punches and then hops into full mount. Roop ties him up, shoves and knees Kaplan to create distance and gets back to his feet. Kaplan again shoots for the double, but Roop easily sprawls free. Fatigue sets in as the fighters trade sloppy blows. Kaplan dips for a single leg, presses Roop against the cage and works for nearly a minute before a failed judo toss. Back to the center of the cage, both fighters swing wildly with heavy arms and deep breaths. Roop eats a low kick but finally lands a head kick. Kaplan easily shakes it off, dips for a single leg and presses Roop against the cage. The action stalls before Kaplan steps away and misses with a wild right. The crowd cheers loudly as we enter the final seconds of the fight.
BROCK LARSON VS. MIKE PYLE: Round 1 – Two quick welterweights touch gloves, and we’re underway. Pyle misses some leg kicks, and Larson finally lands the first punch 50 seconds into the fight. He quickly clinches and takes Larson to the mat. Larson must pull free of an armbar attempt and then defend Pyle’s additional swift ground work that ties him up. Eventually, Larson stands over his opponent, dodges a triangle choke, throws some ground and pound, stands up, eats another upkick and then takes to his knees and tries to lock in a guillotine with Pyle on his back. Pyle escapes but Larson secures an arm-triangle choke from half guard. Pyle struggles. Larson locks it in tighter, and Pyle eventually relents and taps.
FRANKIE EDGAR VS. SEAN SHERK: Round 2 – Sherk stalks Edgar and backs him up with a right. Sherk doesn’t have the reach to land any jabs, and Edgar sidesteps his blows. Edgar tries to clinch and eats a right before backing up. Edgar takes to the center of the cage and pops Sherk with a body kick. The fighters again trade blows in the center of the cage. Edgar shoots, Sherk sprawls, but Edgar connects with a knee to the body before they split. Sherk continues to stalk as Edgar slowly circles around the cage. Edgar sets up a nice right, but Sherk shows no ill effects and lands a looping right of his own. Sherk goes low then high with a combo and then gets through a left. Edgar again goes low-high to connect. The fighters collide in the center of the cage and trade blows. Edgar lands the best shot, but Sherk connects on consecutive strikes. A low blow from Edgar briefly stops the fight. Edgar shoots, Sherk sprawls and Edgar whiffs on a head kick that forces him off balance.
DAN MILLER VS. CHAEL SONNEN: Round 1 – Sonnen’s low kick is countered with a punch from Miller. Miller shoots, locks in a guillotine, pulls guard, locks in the body triangle and squeezes with everything he’s got. Sonnen is bright red and nearly out before he miraculously frees his head. Sonnen postures up and rains down a blow before dropping into his opponent’s guard. Miller pulls him tight, but Sonnen rises up and rains down a left. Miller looks for an out from below and rolls to try to improve his position. However, it only allows Sonnen to secure sidemount. Miller uses a bit of butterfly guard, but Sonnen pops him with jabs before he returns to full guard. Sonnen delivers some elbow strikes and then stands up and rains down another big blow to the kisser. Miller frantically looks for a triangle choke, but Sonnen returns to full guard and presses his forearm into his opponent’s neck. Sonnen delivers a few more short strikes before the round ends.
MATT HUGHES VS. MATT SERRA: Round 2 – The pace slows as Hughes lands the occasional body shot. Serra looks to his corner for instructions. Hughes with more body shots. Serra tries to escape, but Hughes puts him back on his back. Still working from half guard, Hughes tries to free his other leg and instead opts for more body shots. Hughes’ offense sputters and forces the ref to stand up the fighters up with 10 seconds to go. Serra partially connects on a high kick before the horn sounds. It’s a dominant round for Hughes, 10-9, though both fighters should be in good shape for the third-round finale.
MATT HUGHES VS. MATT SERRA: Round 3 – The fighters remain patient early in the third. Each takes a turn with punches that miss. Hughes charges forward for the clinch. Serra initially defends, but Hughes turns him around so he can’t use the cage and drives forward to put Serra on his back. Serra goes high with his guard and ties up one of Hughes’ arms before he waves at the cameras. The pace again slows as a stalemate ensues on the ground. Hughes postures up and gets trapped in a triangle. Serra can’t hold on, and Hughes easily breaks free before dropping back into half guard. Serra clings to his opponent to get the restart. Back to the center of the cage. Hughes lands the second part of a combo but has little behind it. Hughes jabs and Serra taunts him briefly by sticking his chin out. The fighters clinch in the center of the cage before Serra throws Hughes and sends him airborne onto the mat. Serra rains down blows, and takes his opponent’s back as Hughes tries to get to his feet, but he runs out of time.
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