RANDY COUTURE DEFEATED BRANDON VERA BY UNANIMOUS DECISION SCORES WERE 29-28 ON ALL THREE SCORECARDS
Couture was able to use his superior wrestling ability to win both the first and third rounds in a very closely contested fight. The first round saw the natural close the distance, using his clinch control against the more aggressive Vera, The second round saw Vera drop Couture with a stinging body kick but failed to finish the bout with the referee standing the two fighters up. The third round witnessed Couture looking to land something sufficient but Vera used his good defense to duck most of the shots with a smile on his face. Vera scored a take down towards the end of the round but Couture gained the advantage as the round ended to finish the bout. Vera's corner certainly thought that their fighter had done enough to earn the win but the judges thought otherwise scoring the contest to The Natural unanimously.
After the bout Vera told reporters "I thought I had won, I left it all out there"
DAN HARDY DEFEATED MICK SWICK BY UNANIMOUS DECISION SCORES WERE 30-27 ON TWO SCORECARDS WHILE THE OTHER READ 29-28. HARDY IS NOW SCHEDULED TO FACE GEORGES ST PIERRE
Dan Hardy seems to be getting better with every visit to the canvas and it showed last night as he easily had the answers to each of Swick's attacks, not only having the answers but asking his own. He staggered Swick on a number of occasions and whenever Swick connected he laughed it off and carried on attacking. Next up is a shot at Georges St Pierre which should result in an all action fight.
MICHAEL BISPING STOPPED DENIS KANG IN THE SECOND ROUND
Michael Bisping came back strongly from his knockout loss to Dan Henderson but things could have gone very sour as Kang dropped the count in the first round and spent most of it battling for position. Bisping knew he had to do something in the second round and immediately went on the attack getting the take down and letting his hands go. Both fighters rose from the canvas but now Kang looked out of gas. Bisping now sensed the end was near and used his impressive wrestling ability to take Kang to the canvas at will until the referee decided he had seen enough and saved the Canadian Kang from anymore punishment.
MATT BROWN STOPPED JAMES WILKS IN THE THIRD ROUND
James Wilks was supposed to submit Matt Brown, right? wrong, Matt Brown although spending most of the bout defending submission attempts, managed to nail Wilks time after time until the third round where he ended the contest in Wilk's guard hammering shot after shot onto a spent Wilks.
ROSS PEARSON MADE A DREAM START TO HIS UFC CAREER BY SCORING A STOPPAGE OVER AARON RILEY IN THE SECOND ROUND
Ross Pearson made a successful debut to the UFC by stopping Aaron Riley in the second round after landing a knee to the face of Riley that left the ringside physician with no option but to stop the contest.
- JAMES HATHAWAY DEFEATED PAUL TAYLOR BY UNANIMOUS DECISION
- TERRY ETIM DEFEATED SHANNON GUGERTY VIA SUBMISSION IN THE SECOND ROUND
- NICK OSIPCZAK STOPPED MATTHEW RIDDLE IN THE THIRD ROUND
- DENNIS SIVER STOPPED PAUL KELLY IN THE SECOND ROUND
- ALEXANDER GUSTAFFSON STOPPED JARED HAMMAN IN THE FIRST ROUND
- ANDRE WINNER STOPPED ROLANDO DELGADO IN THE FIRST ROUND
