WWE viral marketing can be a lovely thing. The often cryptic messages tend to tickle our brains and set us up for a brilliant return or a swerve that will leave us marking out with our jaws on the floor.

Then again, there are always the Kizarnys of the world.

WWE has started a new viral campaign which will serve as an introduction to various video content on their website. Depictions of uprising and war are set to music akin to Attitude Era stylings, which culminates in a sign that tells viewers that a "revolution is coming."

Playing fantasy backstage writer, I notice that there are a lot of "X" symbols in this video. No man on the roster is more identifiable with the "X" than our straight edge champion, CM Punk.

Could Chick Magnet Punk be leading a rebellion against the beloved John Laurinaitis? Or some other power that controls the action in the ring?

Or maybe, just maybe, Sean Waltman will be in our lives once again!

What say you, fellow Cagesiders?

Per Dana White's Twitter account:

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Taking off to Atlanta!!!! May 26 th is now Mir vs JDS for the HW title in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand.

I don't have much to say here. I feel sorry for Mir's family who'll have to see him get knocked into la-la land for the umpteenth time. Sour, yet expected ending to this saga. In short, fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk thisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss shit.

#RallyForMarkHunt (via NickTheFace2)

After a bit of badgering, NickTheFace has given #RallyForMarkHunt a promo that only he could deliver. I encourage you to watch it for a laugh, regardless if you support the movement or not.

Regardless, I'd like to get all BE readers to jump in and give some thoughts and ideas on #RallyForMarkHunt. What would you like us to do? What do you think would be some good paths to take for the "marketing" of the movement that you don't think we've taken?

Conversely, what do you think we shouldn't do? What is being done wrong here? If you don't support the movement, why not? Who do you suggest?

Basically, this is your opportunity to jump in and speak about it. This is a movement that is willing to listen to all angles and we'd love to get ideas. And most importantly, you really need to check out the awesome promo that NickTheFace just did for us.

Hope to hear from you!

EDIT: For all those in the campaign, Joe Silva opened a Twitter account: @ufc_joesilva. Approach with care as this has not yet been confirmed. BOMBS AWAY!

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IMPORTANT: THIS WILL BE THE POST FOR FUTURE #RALLYFORMARKHUNT POSTINGS, COMMENTS, ETC. EDITS WILL BE MADE TO THIS POST AS NEEDED. I DON'T WANT TO FLOOD BLOODY ELBOW WITH TOO MANY OF THESE EVERYDAY, SO THIS WILL BE THE FINAL POST.

Guys, just keep doing what you're doing. Keep tweeting all the fighters, the media members, the fans, the UFC employees and news outlets! We're doing well and even if this doesn't work, I want to extend my heartfelt appreciation to all who backed this up and rolled with it.

One request that I ask for is that you get on other MMA sites and hit their comments up. Convince people. Bring more eyes. We are on Yahoo, The UG, MiddleEasy, Fighters Only Magazine, you name it! We are making waves. That is all that matters.

Otherwise, keep rolling. Call into your local sports station and talk about it. Comment elsewhere and gather more people. But most importantly, keep on tweeting Dana, Lorenzo, the UFC, and anyone else you can think of. Let's try to make the impossible happen!

People you need to tweet: @danawhite, @lorenzofertitta, @ufc, and any other MMA fighters, media, fans, etc.

People you need to follow: @markhunt1974, @rally4markhunt, and any other supporters and people that would like to learn about #RallyForMarkHunt

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Hi all! Last night, we made a little dent in the Twitterverse with our #RallyForMarkHunt movement.

For those of you not in the know, Alistair Overeem might not be able to fight Junior dos Santos at UFC 146 because of elevated levels of testosterone in his urine sample.

The message here is simple: we want someone who can naturally meet Alistair's artificial level of testosterone naturally. The only man for that job is Mark Hunt.

In my humble opinion, this is the most exciting option for the UFC heavyweight strap. Frank Mir doesn't have a prayer against dos Santos and is usually a contender with a win or two over so-so competition after losing a bout. Cain Velasquez just lost to dos Santos and needs another win or two to prove himself.

So really, who else does that leave us? Mark Hunt!

If you are against it, that is understandable. Frank Mir can be the more logical choice. But to suggest that Mark Hunt doesn't have a shot against dos Santos and that his three-fight winning streak has been replicated by many in the shallow pool that is the UFC's heavyweight division is laughable.

Regardless, if you can't do it for the love of Mark Hunt, do it for the social media experiment that it is. This has been an interesting trip that has even landed us on Yahoo. That is really something special and shows that we have made a dent in the proverbial armor of social media. Hopefully Dana is a man of his word and pays attention to the going ons of Twitter and MMA internet communities.

So that leads us to our final question: What can you do to help Mark Hunt? Well, there is a bunch of things you can do! MMA Junkie, Sherdog, and Bloody Elbow do radio shows today and calling in to explain the #RallyForMarkHunt trend and explain why you support the cause.

Also, feel free to bomb the comments of other blogs you belong to, such as MMA Junkie and Sherdog, with encouragement to tweet Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta, the UFC, and various MMA outlets about the movement.

Finally, tweeting. Tweet anyone you can, especially Dana, Lorenzo, the UFC, MMA reporters, MMA sites, MMA fighters, boxers, kickboxers, celebrities who enjoy the sport, you name it! Make Twitter your bitch with the hashtag #RallyForMarkHunt! And try to include Dana's and Lorenzo's Twitter handles in your tweets.

We have already landed support from people like Ian McCall, John Wayne Parr, Mike Brown, our beloved Ben Saunders, Phil Baroni, and countless others. MMA media is supporting it, too! The UFC's official Australian Twitter page is behind the campaign. So join us and leave your tweeting, commenting, and calling successes in the #RallyForMarkHunt.

Also, follow Mark Hunt on Twitter! He can be found at @markhunt1974. He gladly appreciates all support and has even tweeted about the fanpost that set all of this off. All other fighters and MMA personalities can be found with a quick search on Twitter or Google! If anyone needs help, just say so in the comments and everyone who is in the campaign will be glad to help!

Our goals are to get the topic trending, along with just getting more notoriety with the MMA media. Everyone loves an underdog story. Lets make it happen, mutherfukers!

Last night (Sun., April 1, 2012) was professional wrestling's biggest night of the year. WrestleMania 28 came to us live straight from Miami, Florida to our television screens. And, as we've come to expect from "The Granddaddy of Them All," the show delivered some electric moments that will be remembered for years to come.

After all, over 78,000 wrestling fans can't be wrong, right?

Regardless of your opinion on whether or not the event was palatable to your tastes, there was a little bit of something for everyone. Glimpses of the past were found in the Triple H/Undertaker showdown as the two veterans wrote a brilliant story in the confines of the cell with a somber Shawn Michaels looking on. Two new school vs. old school clashes headlined the card as Chris Jericho and CM Punk put on a match that blended ring psychology and mat work, while The Rock and John Cena electrified the crowd to close out the night.

Looking back on the night, there were good, bad, and downright ugly moments. Follow me after the jump to hear about some of the lessons one could learn from last night's WrestleMania.

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The Ultimate Fighter's fifteenth season delivered their fourth episode of the season last night. Our bout featured Team Cruz's Myles Jury taking on Team Faber's Al Iaquinta. Before we get to the breakdown of the episode, here are the results from the season's fights and who remains standing in the house:

James Vick defeats Daron Cruickshank by knock out at 2:16 of the first round with a knee.

Justin Lawrence defeats Cristiano Marcello by knock out at 3:15 of the second round.

Al Iaquinta defeats Myles Jury by split decision.

Team Cruz:

Myles Jury, Jeremy Larsen, Justin Lawrence, Mike Rio, Sam Sicilia, Chris Tickle, James Vick, Vinc Pichel

Team Faber:

Michael Chiesa, John Cofer, Daron Cruickshank, Al Iaquinta, Cristiano Marcello, Andy Ogle, Joe Proctor, Chris Saunders

After the jump, get some thoughts and recap on this week's episode.

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Bellator 63 went down last night from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The season welterweight tournament headlined the main card from top to bottom. Here are the results from the main card, as well as the results from the preliminary card of last night's event:

Main Card

Welterweight Quarterfinal bout: Karl Amoussou vs. Chris Lozano

Amoussou defeated Lozano via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:05 of round 1.

Welterweight Quarterfinal bout: Bryan Baker vs. Carlos Alexandre Pereira

Baker defeated Pereira via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).

Welterweight Quarterfinal bout: Jordan Smith vs. David Rickels

Rickels defeated Smith via KO (punches) at 0:22 of round 1.

Welterweight Quarterfinal bout: Ben Saunders vs. Raul Amaya

Saunders defeated Amaya via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27).

Local Feature Fights

Catchweight (165 lbs) bout: Ryan Quinn vs. Marc Stevens

Quinn defeated Stevens via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27).

Featherweight bout: Saul Almeida vs. Matt Bessette

Bessette defeated Almeida via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).

Middleweight bout: Dan Cramer vs. Jeff Nader

Cramer defeated Nader via split decision (27–30, 29–28, 29–28).

Welterweight bout: Andrey Koreshkov vs. Tiawan Howard

Koreshkov defeated Howard via KO (punch) at 1:26 of round 1.

Women's (125 lbs) bout: Marianna Kheyfets vs. Munah Holland

Holland defeated Kheyfets via KO (punches) at 4:45 of round 2.

Featherweight bout: Pete Rogers vs. Brandon Fleming

Fleming defeated Rogers via submission (Peruvian necktie) at 3:39 of round 1.

After the jump, join me as I give you some thoughts and quips about Bellator's offering tonight!

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Tonight will be the third episode of The Ultimate Fighter's first live season on FX and fifteenth season overall. Coaches Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber picked their teams last week. During the week, Team Faber's Michael Chiesa was given an opportunity to go home for the untimely passing of his father. Otherwise, there was not much eventful aside from training footage. Last week's matchup saw Team Faber's Daron Cruickshank getting knocked out on a nicely timed knee from Team Cruz's James Vick.

This week's matchup features Team Faber's Cristiano Marcello taking on Team Cruz's Justin Lawrence this week. Marcello was the former Chute Boxe Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach while Justin Lawrence is a younger fighter who trains with Blackhouse MMA and has the flashy striking to prove it.

Come join us for discussion and play-by-play of tonight's episode!

Pre-fight: We are starting with a recap of how last week's bout went last week and preview of this week's bout and how it came to be. In the house, Chris Tickle is taunting members of Team Faber for not stepping up for the bout with Justin Lawrence. Chris Tickle also is wearing a gas mask to practice, solidifying himself as the house's troublemaker. Tickle also moved Faber's parking spot sign. Going into a package about Justin Lawrence. He talks about his martial arts lineage in his father owning a gym. Claims over 150 amateur fights to his name. Cruz explaining some coaching strategy behind this pick. Tickle seems to be doing a lot during practices that don't involve practicing, such as taping his feet and bowel problems. We come back and a package is shown from Cristiano Marcello. He says he lives his life by jiu-jitsu. Talks about getting his black belt from Royler Gracie. They show Marcello doing some pad work and he seems solid as they talk about his time in Chute Boxe. Cofer, Saunders, and Tickle get into it as Saunders and Cofer do an impression of how Tickle walks and they get into a little exchange of words. Tickle seems to be heated. Lawrence is learning some BJJ takedowns. Earlier in the show, Team Faber made Cruz's poster into a Count Dracula lookalike. Team Cruz put a thong on Faber's butt chin. Faber counters with a Hitler mustache. Classy, folks. Marcello's training session and it looks like we'll be ready to roll here soon. A little house package and we are off to weigh-ins. 156 for Lawrence and 156 for Marcello.

Cristiano Marcello vs. Justin Lawrence

Round 1: Lawrence jiving in and out and lands a right. Lawrence obviously looking more comfortable. Lead high kick attempt by Lawrence. Side kick attempt from Lawrence. Teep attempt from Marcello. Lawrence seems to want to gauge distance here. Leg kick from Lawrence. Jab misses but solid leg kick from Lawrence. Marcello blitzes but nothing doing. Lawrence moves in and misses on a punch, while Marcello blitzes. Back to the center. Leg kick from Lawrence. Marcello misses with a high kick. Push kick from Lawrence topples Marcello. Back to the feet and left hook into a clinch from Lawrence. Marcello disengages. Cruz encouraging the jab. Feints from Lawrence. Marcello stalking and Lawrence using his karate movement. Left hook from Lawrence. Push kick from Marcello. Jabs and a right hook attempt from Lawrence. Side kick from Lawrence. Flurries with nothing doing from both. 10-9 Lawrence on aggression mostly.

Round 2: Leg kick from Lawrence. Push kick from Marcello. Jabs landing for Lawrence. Marcello's chin in the air 100% of the time. Clinch attempt after a landed punch from Marcello. Patting strikes for both and nothing significant, maybe Marcello by volume. Spinning hook kick attempt from Lawrence. Lawrence lifts Marcello and Marcello is on his back. Lawrence wants nothing from that. Spinning back fist attempt from Lawrence. Clean jab from Lawrence. Marcello dropped by a left hook. Back to the feet and Lawrence is landing on Marcello, especially with the jab and lead left hook. Marcello up against the cage. Back to the middle. Left from Lawrence lands. Lawrence leaps in with a looping left and ends Marcello's night. Justin Lawrence wins by 2nd round KO.

Next week: Myles Jury vs. Al Iaquinta

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That's right, folks.

Cageside Seats will continue to swoon over A.J. but her on-screen magic with Daniel Bryan just took a major hit. In what can only be lauded as another fantastic move by our favorite vegan, Bryan and Brie Bella have become an item behind the curtain, as evidenced on the Bella's website.

WWE has been teasing tension between the lovely A.J. and Bryan on-screen and brought the Bellas into the storyline in a match last week. Whether or not bringing this real life couple into the world of kayfabe in the "Reality Era" will work out or not remains to be seen, but Bryan's heat can only keep growing with a move like this.

And really, isn't heel Daniel Bryan the real Daniel Bryan we know and love?

Regardless, I wish the best of luck (and express a little envy, but I digress) to the new couple. And for Daniel, please don't fall for any of those tricky Bella switches. Those might not work out so well outside of the ropes.

This interview was originally posted on Gals Guide To MMA.

On April 7th, Super Fight League 2 will go down in Chandigarh, India. The first card already got some people talking, whether it be for fights (or whatever you can call Bob Sapp stepping into a cage or ring these days) or a theme song that is reminiscent of the theme songs on any Nintendo 64 game you played a decade ago. Add that with the deal the company has to be streamed live and free on Youtube and you have caught a few eyes.

Regardless, Super Fight League is attempting to make a splash in the fertile soil that is India's MMA market.
And one can't say they are not pulling out all of the stops either.
While the first card was nothing to write home about in terms of drawing power with guys like Bob Sapp, James Thompson, Jimmy Ambriz, and Xavier-Foupa Pokam, the organization is giving us a card with some solid name recognition. Alexander Shlemenko will take on Ikuhisa Minowa, better known as "Minowaman." UFC veterans Gabe Ruediger and Paul Kelly will square off. In the main event, Todd Duffee will square off with the man I had a chance to chat with.

Neil Grove is a Bellator, Cage Rage, and UFC veteran. At fourty-one years old, Grove is certainly no spring chicken. But he is still rather young in the fight game, with his first fight coming late in 2006. Hailing from South Africa and currently living in England, Grove's giant frame and karate stylings have brought excitement to his fights, with all eleven of his wins coming by way of knockout or TKO. Prior to his fight with Todd Duffee, a man with some heavy hands himself, I caught up with Grove to talk about this fight and his career as a whole.

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On April 7th, Super Fight League 2 will go down in Chandigarh, India. The first card already got some people talking, whether it be for fights (or whatever you can call Bob Sapp stepping into a cage or ring these days) or a theme song that is reminiscent of the theme songs on any Nintendo 64 game you played a decade ago. Add that with the deal the company has to be streamed live and free on Youtube and you have caught a few eyes. Regardless, Super Fight League is attempting to make a splash in the fertile soil that is India's MMA market.

And one can't say they are not pulling out all of the stops either.

While the first card was nothing to write home about in terms of drawing power with guys like Bob Sapp, James Thompson, Jimmy Ambriz, and Xavier-Foupa Pokam, the organization is giving us a card with some solid name recognition. Alexander Shlemenko will take on Ikuhisa Minowa, better known as "Minowaman." UFC veterans Gabe Ruediger and Paul Kelly will square off. In the main event, Todd Duffee will square off with the man I had a chance to chat with.

Neil Grove is a Bellator, Cage Rage, and UFC veteran. At fourty-one years old, Grove is certainly no spring chicken. But he is still rather young in the fight game, with his first fight coming late in 2006. Hailing from South Africa and currently living in England, Grove's giant frame and karate stylings have brought excitement to his fights, with all eleven of his wins coming by way of knockout or TKO. Prior to his fight with Todd Duffee, a man with some heavy hands himself, I caught up with Grove to talk about this fight and his career as a whole.

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Last night on RAW, we were treated to an excellent show all around. Some segments fell a little flat, but that happens all the time. After last night's "Rock Concert", fans were treated to a little more after the tape stopped rolling. Here's some scoops from Rajah (warning: pop-ups galore) on what went down once the show faded to black:

After Monday's RAW from Cleveland, Ohio went off the air, The Rock thanked the live crowd for their support and began reading some of the signs in the audience. Rock found a girl in the crowd with a sign asking The Rock to sing to her because it's her birthday. Rock called the girl down to the ringside area and sang her happy birthday. After The Rock left, the dark match main event begun.

John Cena defeated Kane in five minutes after dodging a chair shot from Kane and hitting him with the Attitude Adjustment.

After the match, The Rock grabbed the microphone and was booed heavily. Cena said he was happy to finally see the "real Rock" and he thought it was funny when Rock sang about having sex with him mom.

After the jump, come read some of my thoughts about the post-RAW show that fans were given.

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Bellator's sixth season kicked off tonight with the beginning of another featherweight tournament and a battle for the Bellator featherweight title between Joe Warren and Pat Curran. Let's kick it off with the results of tonight's fights:

Main Card

Pat Curran defeated Joe Warren via KO (punches) at 1:25 of round 3 to become the new Bellator Featherweight Champion.

Daniel Straus defeated Jeremy Spoon via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).

Mike Corey defeated Ronnie Mann via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Marlon Sandro defeated Roberto Vargas via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:35 of round 1.

Alexandre Bezerra defeated Kenny Foster via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:57 of round 2.

Local Feature Fights

Jake Nauracy defeated Cory Galloway via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:22 of round 2.

Travis Wiuff defeated Anthony Gomez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Sean McCorkle defeated Richard White via submission (neck crank) at 1:02 of round 1.

Josh Shockley defeated Shamar Bailey via unanimous decision.

Genair Da Silva defeated Bobby Reardanz via TKO (leg kicks and punches) at 0:51 of round 3.

After the jump, check out some thoughts about last night's event!

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Tonight kicked off the first run of The Ultimate Fighter on FX. In their fifteenth season, the show has now been given a new network to shine on, in addition to the new live format. Coaches Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber sat ringside with Dana White as Jon Anik delivered your introductions for the fights, which were all contested in a single round. Without further ado, let's get into some results:

Joe Proctor defeated Jordan Rinaldi via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:08.

Cristiano Marcello defeated Jared Carlsten via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:43.

Sam Sicilia defeated Erin Beach via KO (punch) at 0:08.

Chris Tickle defeated Austin Lyons via KO (punches) at 0:24.

Andy Ogle defeated Brendan Weafer via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9).

Vinc Pichel defeated Cody Pfister via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:39.

John Cofer defeated Mark Glover via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9).

Chris Saunders defeated Chase Hackett via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9 & 10-9).

James Vick defeated Dakota Cochrane via split decision (9-10, 10-9, 10-9).

Michael Chiesa defeated Johnavan Vistante via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:05.

Mike Rio defeated Ali Maclean via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:32.

Justin Lawrence defeated James Krause via TKO (punches) at 1:25.

Daron Cruickshank defeated Drew Dober via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9).

Jeremy Larsen defeated Jeff Smith via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9).

Al Iaquinta defeated Jon Tuck via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9).

Myles Jury defeated Akbarh Arreloa via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9).

Check out some thoughts on the new season, fighters, format, and the show as a whole after the jump!

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Quinton Jackson is known to be emotional, and after his loss to Ryan Bader at UFC 144, one can imagine that his emotions are only amplified. "Rampage" might be ruffling a few feathers with UFC brass after taking to Twitter with things like this, however:

Quinton Jackson ‏ @Rampage4real

I will fight who ever they put n front of me,I always have,but it will b my last fight n the ufc,I have other things on my mind

Quinton Jackson ‏ @Rampage4real

I didn't say I would b done fighting,I just said I'm not fighting 4 the UFC,(u fight cheap)I said I have other things on my mind (big head)

These were sent off just a few days ago. Today, Rampage was still on the warpath and had these gems to tweet:

Quinton Jackson ‏ @Rampage4real

@OldNickSuperchi the ufc makes billions off us all over the world,n pay us chump change! Boxers r boring but making buckets of money,THINK!

Quinton Jackson ‏ @Rampage4real

"@OUnab: @Rampage4real Go Rampage! You're one of the best personality/fighter in mma history, the sport needs u!" @ufc said I lost my appeal

Quinton Jackson ‏ @Rampage4real

Well I'm hoping the @ufc just let me go so I can do my thang,they took my love of fighting after the Forest fight! #bloodtypeBpositive

Jackson was also quoted that "the fight had nothing to do with it" and that he was simply "tired of the disrespect." Whether or not Rampage is going through another mental lapse, being overemotional post-fight, or is legitimately upset, Dana White and company are surely taking heed. More on this situation as it comes to a boil.

Tonight marks the beginning of The Ultimate Fighter's fifteenth season and their debut on FX. It also marks the first time the season will be live. This season will feature lightweight and welterweight fighters coached by the UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber, the challenger for the strap.

The gals and guys here at Gals Guide To MMA will be bringing you play-by-play of tonight's fights to determine what fighters enter the house starting at 9 EST on FX. Come join us to discuss and enjoy coverage of The Ultimate Fighter!

After the jump is a list of the fighters who will compete for a spot in the house tonight.

WE ARE LIVE!

Intro: We are just going through some of the formalities here. Jon Anik is our host and we are being given a recap of some of the events earlier in the week. We are apparently being given one round fights! This is pretty excellent. People seem ready to go and we are ready to go here.

Joe Proctor vs. Jordan Rinaldi

Round 1: Proctor starts out with a leg kick. Jab to the body by Rinaldi. Another jab from Rinaldi. Brief exchanges on the feet here. Uppercut lands from Rinaldi and we move into the body lock. Disengage and Proctor with a head kick. Rinaldi with a jab. Right from Rinaldi. Rinaldi with a stiff inside leg kick. Rinaldi looking a lot more crisp on the feet thus far. Rinaldi with a superman punch. Proctor looking for an overhand right. Right uppercut clips Rinaldi. Flurrying and a takedown attempt from Proctor. Rinaldi shucks it off and we are back to our feet. Rinaldi gets his kick caught and a scramble ensues. Proctor slaps on a guillotine choke and works into mount with the guillotine. Rinaldi fighting, but he taps to the choke. Joe Proctor wins by guilliontine choke.

Cristiano Marcello vs. Jared Carlsten

Round 1: Two submission grapplers here, so we'll see how this goes. Kick from Marcello and a looping right attempt. Leg kicks from Marcello, bringing a smile to the ghost of Chute Boxe. Carlsten needs to use his reach here. Dueling leg kicks and a clinch ensues. Knee from Marcello and he pushes Carlsten, who attempts a knee in return. Marcello drags Carlsten to the ground and immediately gets the mount. Carlsten trying to grab on, but Marcello keeping his hooks in and maintaining posture. Carlsten with the legs up and trying to sweep Marcello, but Marcello using it to create distance and landing some solid punches and elbows. Marcello looking for elbows. Ground and pound from Marcello as he postures up and Carlsten bucks. Carlsten gives up his back and Marcello using that to flatten Carlsten out. Rear naked attempt from Marcello and it looks deeps. Carlsten taps and it is done. Cristiano Marcello wins by rear naked choke.

Erin Beach vs. Sam Sicilia

Round 1: Beach with a definitive reach advantage. Sicilia connects with a brutal right hook and the fight is over. Sam Sicilia wins by KO.

Austin Lyons vs. Chris Tickle

Round 1: Glove tap and we are on our way. Tickle opening up with punches and kicks and Lyons looks happy to oblige. Tickle "kia'ing" with each strike. Body kick by Tickle. Leg kick by Tickle. Right hook to the temple and a left hook and another right to follow ends the night for Lyons. Chris Tickle wins by KO.

Brendan Weafer vs. Andy Ogle

Round 1: Glove tap to start. Feeling each other out to start. Overhand right from Weafer leads to a clinch and we are against the cage. Jocking for position and Ogle lands the trip takedown and we are into guard here. Weafer looking to sweep and Ogle looking to acclimate himself and get posture. Weafer throwing up for a triangle here against the cage and Ogle looking like he is in good shape thus far. Weafer might be looking to turn it into a sweep as he has the leg hooked. Weafer still working on the triangle and he can keep this in for two and and a half more minutes and have the fight one. Ogle still safe as he is landing ground and pound but isn't getting out of the triangle position. Ogle still safe here but breathing pretty hard here. Weafer still keeping the triangle. Ogle looking for some more ground and pound here and Weafer locks in the triangle a little deeper. Ogle once again working for ground and pound and Weafer locking in the triangle from the side and slamming elbows here. Weafer seeming to play it safe here with one-round fights, but still nothing boring. Ogle working for ground and pound and Rosenthal stands it up with 20 seconds left from a triangle position. Wow. Head kick attempt by Weafer fails into a slip and Ogle scrambles and snatches a guillotine. Weafer riding it out with some body shots and we are going to a decision. 10-9 Weafer for me here.

Official Decision: Andy Ogle wins by unanimous decision.

Weird decision, but weird fight. Ogle jumps and hugs Dana White. Gotta meet that British quota, y'all.

Vinc Pichel vs. Cody Pfister

Round 1: Pfister hits Pichel with a overhand right and tries to use it for a takedown. Pichel uses it to land an uppercut, but Pfister grabs a single leg. Open guard here and Pichel is attacking off his back very frequently here. Pfister is a wrestler so we know his gameplan. Pichel looking for an omoplata here and Pfister reverses and is now looking for his own omoplata. Another reversal and Pichel is on top. ANOTHER scramble with Pichel looking for an armbar and we are now up against the cage. Pichel uses the omoplata sweep to get top control and gets the takedown. Pfister up and Pichel with a knee and a punch. Pfister now going for a double leg and gets it with Pichel in the position to wall walk. Now Pichel looking to kick out, but Pfister using that to take his back. Pfister grapevining the leg. Now Pichel trying to get Pfister off his back and get a takedown. Pfister on Pichel like a backpack here, but Pichel is in no danger. Pfister hanging on the side and Pichel slams him down into guard. Elbow from Pichel has Pfister bleeding like a stuffed pig. Big scramble and Pichel getting the back and the rear naked choke. Pfister is going, going, gone...Vinc Pichel wins by rear naked choke.

Mark Glover vs. John Cofer

Round 1: Fun facts here. Cofer does pottery. Glover is British. Here we go! Leg kick from Glover to start. Head kick attempt and leg kick from Glover. Cofer with a left hook landing. Cofer catches a leg kick from Glover and body locks. Up against the fence now and Glover looking to break. Glover being muscled up against the cage here. Disengage and an uppercut from Glover. Push kick attempt from Glover. Knee attempt leads to a takedown attempt from Cofer. Trip from Cofer and Glover looking to get up. Cofer picks Glover up over the shoulder and does the Hughes. Cofer landing some punches and trying to do his best blanket here. Glover with elbows to the spine and no one says anything. Glover is back up and gets a knee from the Thai clinch. Disengaged here and Glover taunting. Glover with a leg kick and a flying knee cracks Cofer to the chest. Cofer clinches up and pushes Glover against the cage. Back to the center here. A few punches land for Cofer and Glover looking to use his Thai boxing. Clinch against the cage and Cofer looking for a takedown. Glover snatching a guillotine and Cofer remaining calm and he's out. Glover works to his feet here and back to the standup. Left hand from Cofer. Head kick attempt from Glover. Cofer clinching again and gets the takedown. Too much wrasslin' from the Georgia boy for Glover here. Coaches are not impressed with Cofer grinding here, nor is Glover. 10-9 for Cofer here.

Official Decision: John Cofer wins by unanimous decision.

Chase Hackett vs. Chris Saunders

Round 1: Hackett rocking a mean mustache and Saunders rocking a mean experience advantage. Saunders opening up with a leg kick. Head kick from Hackett and Saunders is on the ground. Not sure if it is a slip, but a scramble ensues here. Saunders now has a tight guillotine and Hackett defending, but still not out of the swamp here. Hackett is a training partner of Joe Warren, according to Faber. Saunders is blowing out his arms here, but Hackett gets out and is pressing against the fence. Back to the feet here. Leg kick from Saunders and a solid overhand right follows. Hackett changes levels and now gets a single leg. Hackett looks to take mount but Saunders reverses and now is pressing Hackett against the cage and looking for a takedown. Back to the feet. Overhand right from Hackett. Solid jab cracks Saunders. Right hand from Hackett. Hackett's kick is caught and Saunders looking for a single-leg. Now we are into a headlock from Saunders and we are clinched against the cage with Hackett pushing. Hackett's trip attempt fails. Solid right from Hackett. Head kick attempt from Hackett. Thai clinch and we are exchanging with Saunders coming forward and landing. Hackett with a takedown attempt and Saunders has a guillotine again, but his arms could be gassed. Hackett just letting him burn his arms out and gets out. Saunders doing all the work here. 10-9 Saunders for me.

Official Decision: Chris Saunders wins by unanimous decision.

James Vick vs. Dakota Cochrane

Round 1: Use or lose it time, Dakota. Front kick attempt from Vick. Cochrane going for a takedown now. Vick is substantially taller than Cochrane, something like 8 inches? Not intended to be a bad pun. Cochrane still pressing Vick against the cage and working for a takedown. Whizzer from Vick and Cochrane scrambles to get the bodylock. Vick working for a choke on Cochrane and Cochrane escapes and is still working for a takedown. Vick defending really well here and trying to get a choke here. Cochrane muscling out of Vick's choke attempts and we scramble out to the fence. Cochrane still working for a takedown and Vick using the whizzer to his advantage. Cochrane pressing Vick against the cage and another whizzer throw attempt from Vick. Back up against the cage. Cochrane looking to grind out a decision. Knee from Vick and a punch from Cochrane. Cochrane still pressing Vick against the cage. Finally a break from Rosenthal. Cochrane looking to loop a hook in. Nice right to the body from Cochrane. Cochrane going for a takedown and gets sprawled out on. Vick going for a guillotine choke and Cochrane escapes for top position. Begruding 10-10 here. Nothing happened, but I can't see it either way.

Official Decision: James Vick wins by split decision (10-9, 9-10, 10-9).

Johnavan Vistante vs. Michael Chiesa

Round 1: Chiesa immediately secures a takedown and Vistante wall walks. Chiesa ragdolls him and Vistante working for a guillotine. Chiesa won't have that and is now on the back of Vistante. Chiesa landing some solid ground and pound from the back here and Vistante looks kind of hopeless. Chiesa landing and landing and landing some more. Now taking his time and looking for a rear naked. Chiesa doesn't have it under the neck but he puffs out his chest and gets a grip and Vistante has no choice but to tap. Michael Chiesa wins by rear naked choke.

Mike Rio vs. Ali Maclean

Round 1: Rio pumping a jab. Leg kick from Maclean. Maclean looking powerful on the feet. Jab from Rio. Leg kick from Maclean. Punches exchanged from both. Turning this into a slugfest, folks. Right hand from Rio, but Maclean clearly with more power. Solid left from Maclean convinces the NCAA wrestler Rio to get the double leg. Smart gameplan, pal. Immediately into side control for Rio, now half guard. Rio clinching for position here. Maclean is out now and Rio gets a headlock and transitions to the back. Rio just looking for ground and pound. Maclean stands up and Rio goes for a sloppy german suplex. Rio takes the back of Maclean and Rio looking for a rear naked choke here. Maclean scrambles and Rio now has the mount. Now the back. Maclean falls into a rear naked choke and that'll be all. Mike Rio wins by rear naked choke.

James Krause vs. Justin Lawrence

Round 1: Krause flashing the jab. Lawrence working with a karate-like standup style here. Front kicks and flashy kicks. Krause flashing the jab and gets blitzed with punches and kicks. Jab from Krause and we are on the ground. Lawrence landed brutal ground and pound at a furious pace here. Elbows and punches galore and Krause pushes him off. Spinning hook kick and a barrage of punches rocks Krause. Krause down after a left hand. Goodnight, Irene. Justin Lawrences wins by KO.

Drew Dober vs. Daron Cruickshank

Round 1: Leg kick from Dober. Side kick from Daron and Dober going for a single leg. Daron working with an underhook to prevent this takedown from going anywhere. Left hook and head kicks from Daron rocking Dober! Dober on Bambi legs here and Cruickshank looks for a spinning wheel kick. Power double from Daron and Dober looking to wake up a little here. Unfortunately, Daron is already in mount. Back to guard here and a solid elbow from Daron. Dober scooting to the cage and wall walks up. Dober looking for a guillotine but a hard combo from Daron and a head kick to cap it off. Takedown attempt from Dober and Daron stuffs it and now has a headlock. Dober pressing Daron up against the cage here and Cruickshank presses Dober to the other side of the cage and looking for a takedown now. Single leg converted from Cruickshank. Dober back to his feet and we move to the middle of the cage. Elbow from Cruickshank on the disengage. Body kick from Cruickshank and Dober lands a looping punch. Clinch against the cage and Dober pushing. Cup check stops the fight for a bit. Brief exchange and Cruickshank secures a double leg. Dober again up and looking for a takedown, but Cruickshank working a guillotine. Daron up and pressing Dober against the cage to end the round. 10-9 Cruickshank.

Official Decision: Daron Cruickshank wins by unanimous decision.

Jeremy Larsen vs. Jeff Smith

Round 1: Hard leg kick to start. Smith secures a trip takedown and Larsen has a cut around his hairline. No clue what caused that, perhaps a headbutt. Larsen standing, but gets ankle picked. Some positioning on the cage and Larsen works for a takedown and gets caught in a guillotine. Smith gets top here and we are back on the feet. Hard uppercut on the disengage from Smith. Larsen looking to stand. Single leg from Larsen here and he almost gets caught in an armbar. Scramble leads to Larsen on the back and Smith rolls over so Larsen has side control. Sweep gets Smith onto Larsen's back and a guillotine attempt from Smith as Larsen tries to escape. Back against the cage now and Larsen gets the takedown. Smith rolls through for a leg lock and after some struggle, he gets a tight kneebar in. Larsen doesn't tap and Smith switches it to a heel hook. Larsen escapes and after some grappling exchanges ends up in side control. Larsen isn't doing much however. Larsen landing some elbows to the ribs of Smith and Smith seems content here, or just tired. Not much happening except for these elbows from Larsen. Larsen almost secures mount, but Smith switches it to a leglock. Now Larsen reversing for top position and will end the round with the advantageous position. 10-9 Smith for me, but depends on what you value.

Official Decision: Jeremy Larsen wins by unanimous decision.

Jon Tuck vs. Al Iaquinta

Round 1: Right hand from Iaquinta to start. Range being gauged here. Tuck with a kick that gets caught and upkicks off his back. Iaquinta wades into the guard and Tuck looking for an omoplata here. Tuck with an armbar here and gets shook off. Dives for a leg lock and rolls through to get Iaquinta's back. Grapevining one leg here and Tuck is on Iaquinta like a backpack. Iaquinta gets him off and Tuck is pushed to the ground from the Thai clinch. Back to the center of the cage. Left hand from Tuck. Iaquinta working a boxing style to Tuck's Thai style here. Iaquinta with a left to the body and right hook. Tuck looking down and Iaquinta blitzes to both the body and the head. Leg kick from Iaquinta. Iaquinta with a leg kick. Tuck's toe is jacked up and it looks awful, which explains the look down. Single leg from Iaquinta. Iaquinata controlling on the ground and landing minor ground and pound. More ground and pound from Iaquinta here to close up the round. 10-9 Iaquinta.

Official Decision: Al Iaquinta by unanimous decision.

Akbarh Arreloa vs. Myles Jury

Round 1: Leg kick counter from Arreloa to start. Jury gets a takedown and Akbarh looking for a guiillotine. Jury escapes and looking to control here. Jury landing some solid shots to the body from the guard here. Jury with a nasty elbow. Peppering ground and pound from Jury here. Arreloa looking for the armbar here, but Jury escaping. Standup here and Akbarh counters Jury's body kick, which Jury uses to get the takedown. Half guard here. Jury looking to use position for the victory here. Jury with ground and pound and solid top control. Nothing special, but it'll get you the win here. Standup and Arreloa uses a kick when he stands up, which Jury uses to snatch yet another takedown. Jury using top control and position changes and the round closes. 10-9 Jury.

Official Decision: Myles Jury by unanimous decision.

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Antonio Silva versus Roy Nelson is set to go down on May 26th at UFC 146 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Roy Nelson is 1-3 in his last four, losing his last bout against Fabricio Werdum at UFC 143 via unanimous decision. Prior to that, Nelson beat Mirko Cro Cop after dropping two to Junior dos Santos and Frank Mir. This will be Antonio Silva's debut in the UFC, coming off his stint in Strikeforce that saw him defeat the likes of Fedor Emelianenko and Andrei Arlovski, while dropping his last bout to Daniel Cormier in the infamous Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix.

UFC 146 is slated to have other solid fights go down that Memorial Day weekend, as Dan Hardy and Duane Ludwig will square off, as well as the heavyweight title bout between Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem. More bout announcements as they come in!

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The card starts with a middleweight battle between Scott Smith and Lumumba Sayers. Another middleweight bout will go down between former Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo Souza and Bristol Marunde. Welterweights Paul Daley and Kazuo Misaki will then take to the cage. The co-main event of the evening will feature lightweight contenders Josh Thomson and K.J. Noons battling it out. And in our main event, the highly anticipated women's bantamweight title bout between Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey.

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Ronaldo Souza vs. Bristol Marunde

Round 1: Marunde eats a straight right from Jacare here. Brief exchanges from both men, but nothing significant as of yet. Jacare looking to clinch up and get the takedown here. Both men working combos. Thai clinch from Jacare and he delivers a knee and a nice right. Jacare gets the body lock and takes the back and trying to work a submission. No kidding! A little high on the back mount, but Jacare straightens it out and Marunde is wearing him like a backpack. Occasional punches and Jacare picking up the pace. The ref warns Souza as he headbutted Marunde in the shoulder blade. More ground and pound and the ref stands them up on a warning for strikes to the back of the head. Back to our feet and Jacare drops Marunde with an overhand right! Working for a guillotine here, and Marunde gets out. Jacare gets a takedown and gets the back. Scramble and we are back up to our feet. Marunde clinching Jacare up against the cage and the round ends. 10-9 Souza.

Round 2: Round starts and Marunde lands a left. Right hand from Marunde as well. Souza lands a nice front kick to the face of Marunde. Spinning back kick to the face of Marunde! Jacare grabs the back and pushes off the cage to get it down. Scramble leads us back to our feet. Head kick attempt by Marunde. Marunde looking a little timid on the feet here and Souza is taking some time to find his range. Overhand right counter from Jacare. Marunde ducks under a left hook and clinches up. Jacare with a knee to the chin and disengage. Jacare lands an overhand right. Body shot from Jacare. Marunde is just totally outclassed, but then again, doing a lot better than anyone expected. Jab from Jacare. Another. Leg kick from Marunde. Uppercut to the body from Jacare. Overhand right from Jacare, then a front kick. Another overhand right from Jacare. And another. Jacare's sandup looking better with each fight. Round closing a little slowly. Marunde throws a looping punch and Jacares ducks under for a takedown. Leg lock attempt from Jacares closes the round. 10-9 Souza.

Round 3: Marunde with a sloppy hook and Jacare dives for the legs and lands a trip. Jacare immediately into the half-guard of Marunde. Peppering with some ground and pound here. Jacare pushing Marunde up into the fence. Nothing much else to say here. Jacare schooling him and has the back now. Marunde stands up and Jacare drags him down and takes the back once again. Marunde rolls over and Jacare takes an arm triangle. And Jacare mercy kills Marunde as Marunde taps. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza wins by submission (arm triangle) in the third round.

Scott Smith vs. Lumumba Sayers

Round 1: This could be depressing folks. Here we go. Overhand right for Sayers right off the bat. Uppercut to the body from Sayers. Sayers looking relaxed. Double leg from Sayers and in north-south, now taking the back. Sayers tagging Smith on the feet, but Smith working the Thai plum. Sayers working a takedown and Smith counters with a guillotine. BRUTAL SLAM. Pro wrestling-like, even. Scramble on the ground and Smith is caught in a guillotine. Wow. Smith taps. Please Scott, just go home buddy. Lumumba Sayers wins by submission (guillotine choke) in the first round.

Paul Daley vs. Kazuo Misaki

Round 1: Slow start on the feet. Leg kick from Paul Daley. Jab from Daley. Daley pumping the jab. Leg kick again from Daley. Lots of motion here. Overhand right attempt from Misaki. Jab catches Misaki. Daley with another leg kick. One-two thrown from Daley. Misaki looking patient here. Left hook from Misaki and he catches Daley's kick to drag him to the ground. Daley looking to wall walk and he gets up to the feet. Push kick from Misaki as we return to the middle of the cage. Still feeling each other out here. Leg kick from Misaki. Body to head from Misaki. Flying knee attempt from Daley. Daley misses on an overhand right. Misaki with a right and snapping jab. Misaki unloaded an ineffective combo against the cage. Daley with a straight right. Daley gets a takedown...and gets it? Okay then. We are in the guard to close the round and nothing happening. What a shock. Daley trying to work some ground and pound, but the round ends. 10-9 Misaki.

Round 2: Misaki looked solid. See if it continues here. Leg kick from Misaki. Daley flashing the jab. Body kick from Misaki as he rushes in. Knee and a left land for Misaki. Daley buckled and we are in the clinch. Misaki goes for a judo toss, but Daley doesn't go down. Off of the cage now. Little fakes and such going on. Overhand right smacks Daley. Daley with a jab, but he isn't looking himself for some reason. Misaki with a jab of his own. Left hook from Misaki. Jab from Misaki. Daley gets a takedown in the middle of the cage. And there is zero happening in the guard. Misaki doing a good job of controlling Daley's posture. Daley lands a weak, short elbow. But otherwise, nothing going on here. Scramble and upkicks are being thrown. Daley escapes and gets to side control and now has Misaki's back. Reversal and Misaki is now in Daley's guard. Daley keeping Misaki close. Lots of handfighting here. Not the most exciting thing to watch. Referee breaks it up and we are on the feet here. Misaki with an overhand right and a left from Daley. Daley is getting outstruck. Wow. 10-9 Misaki.

Round 3: Leg kick to open up for Daley. Misaki obliges and gives him one in return. Jab from Daley. Daley trying to find his range here. Misaki doing well at staying away from Daley's hands. Looping overhand attempt from Misaki. Solid jab from Daley. Misaki throws a looping strike and pays for it in the form of a Paul Daley takedown. Misaki eats a short elbow and is bleeding profusely now. Timeout from the ref and we'll be checking the cut. Cut is brutal, but isn't impairing the vision. We are back on. Daley throwing a front kick. Left hand from Daley. Daley stuffs a takedown and pops a short left. Clinch engaged and another left hook from Daley. Daley with a headkick and Misaki walks through it. Jab from Daley and a flying knee attempt from Misaki. Body shot from Misaki. Jab from Daley. Stiff body kick from Misaki. Misaki is walking Daley down. Daley flashing the jab a lot. Looping right from Misaki. Left hook from Misaki. Takedown from Daley and we are clinched against the fence with Misaki doing the pushing. Jab from Daley and he looks done. Daley trying another takedown and trying to steal the round. Jab from Daley and spinning wheel kick from Misaki to end it. I'll go 10-10 here for 30-28 Misaki.

Official Decision: Kazuo Misaki wins by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28).

K.J. Noons vs. Josh Thomson

Round 1: Noons opens with a leg kick. Thomson with a jumping front kick to the jaw and a right hook! Leg kick from Thomson. And another. Jab from Noons. Noons trying to walk Thomson down. Thomson went for a flying heel hook. Thomson gets pushed down on a spinning back kick. Noons walking into the vaunted Josh Thomson push kick. Thomson landing a headkick. Shoots a takedown and working on a single leg. Thomson gets the trip and Noons scooting to the wall. Noons wall walking and Thomson pulls him away from the cage. Thomson keeping Noons down against the cage and not doing much. Figure-fouring the legs and that is about it. Pressing Noons against the cage here. Thomson working for the mount or the back, depending on where KJ turns. Into half-guard. Thomson using positional dominance. Nothing going on in terms of damage or submissions. Grinding out the round. 10-9 Thomson.

Round 2: Superman punch from Noons. Thomson gets stuffed on a takedown. Josh with a headkick and slip as he is on his back. Scramble as Noons tries to gain position and Thomson working on a takedown. Thomson puts Noons on his back and Thomson pressing Noons against the cage and figure-fouring the legs once again. Thomson really doing the best Fitch impression he can. To full guard now, but nothing happening much. The crowd has been dead all night, and this might have put the nail in the coffin. Really sad stuff to see a Strikeforce event right now. Standup from the ref. KJ lands a solid uppercut and working combos on Thomson. Thomson looking a little wobbly? Body shot from Noons. Thomson working for a takedown, but he is stuffed. Thomson looking very tired here and getting knocked on the feet. Now Thomson gets a takedown and doing the same as he has been doing. Postures up and lands a strike. Otherwise, nothing. Round ends in the same position. 10-9 Thomson.

Round 3: KJ opening up with combos. Looking for that uppercut. Body shot by Noons. Thomson gets a trip takedown. Thomson has an arm triangle in half-guard and Noons actually seeming to help Thomson in the choke. Noons slips out, but Thomson has control on side. Thomson seeming to work for the back and laying. Thomson now in mount. Short elbow from Thomson. Back to half-guard. Hammerfists from Thomson. Peppering ground and pound. And grinding...and grinding...and grinding...and grinding...and grinding...and grinding...and grinding...and grinding...and grinding..and grinding...and grinding...and grinding...and grinding...and grinding...hey, some punches and position changes...and grinding...and grinding...and grinding...hey, a strong punch from Thomson...and grinding...and grinding...and grinding...and grinding...and grinding...and the round ends. Sweet merciful sun gods. 10-9 Thomson for 30-27 on my card.

Official Decision: Josh Thomson wins by unanimous decision (29-28 across the board).

Miesha Tate vs. Ronda Rousey

Round 1: Miesha comes out swinging and Rousey clinches. Miesha is down and on her back. Rousey in side control. She has the arm and already dislocated it? Miesha scrambles out and is now on Rousey's back. Miesha looking for a choke and Rousey is out. Well, not anymore. Miesha reclaims the back and Tate looking for a rear naked choke. Rousey escapes and we are standing. In the clinch. Rousey trips Tate. Back to the feet. Tate cracking Rousey on the feet. Rousey with a hip toss and in side control. Side headlock on Tate. Rousey with full mount. Rousey raining down ground and pounding and gaining an armbar. Miesha holding on strong...but taps! Rondaa Rousey wins by submission (armbar) in the first round.

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Our preliminaries will have four fights, starting with welterweights as Roger Bowling squares off with Brandon Saling. That will be followed by two lightweight bouts with Ryan Couture taking on Conor Heun and top contenders Pat Healy and Caros Fodor fighting. The main event of the Showtime Extreme card will feature women's bantamweight contenders Sarah Kaufman and Alexis Davis fighting for what will likely be the next shot at the winner of tonight's main event.

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Ryan Couture vs. Conor Heun

Round 1: We are off to the races folks! Couture opens up with footwork and a leg kick. Feeling each other out. Left hook by Heun and a push kick from Couture. Body kick by Heun. Just a little range gauging going on this far. One-two by Couture and a clinch against the cage as Heun presses for the takedown. Couture is now engaging that vaunted family wall-and-stall/dirty boxing combo. Clinch is broken with an elbow from Heun. Heun working the jab. Straight right from Couture slips through. Couture with a punch and body kick. Couture wading in with more strikes Leg kick by Couture. One-two once again from Couture. Straight right pops Heun. Heun blasts a power double and Couture is immediately working for an omoplata. Heun stands and slams Couture. Back to the feet, a brief exchange on the feet, and Heun takes Couture down once again. Heun working in half guard right now. Not much going on here. Heun working for a submission, but nothing doing and we are on the feet. Heun is busted up, with a huge mouse under the left eye. Spinning back kick lands for Lil' Couture here to end the round. 10-9 Couture.

Round 2: Second round under way. Not much going on. Two jabs land for Heun. Spinning hook kick attempt from Heun. Couture looking to use his reach advantage. Ankle pick by Heun and doesn't quite get it, although he lands a head kick as he has Couture's leg. Heun lands a punch. Leg kick from Heun. Couture throws a sloppy uppercut and gets double-legged. Heun into half guard with Couture working on a kimura here. Continuous struggle to get out of the kimura attempt and into the guard we go. Couture throwing up a triangle and armbar attempt, but Heun postures up and almost eats an upkick. Heun has a front facelock and trying to work a choke. Couture gets out and looking for a takedown. Gets it and drops an elbow. Couture has the back, but he is a little high here. Couture working for a rear-naked choke, but Heun gets out of it and we are clinched against the cage. Heun pulling rubber guard here and has both of Couture's arms trapped. Action has stalled here. Couture holds the top position by virtue of Heun keeping him there to end the round. 10-9 Couture.

Round 3: Heun needs to finish it here. As expected, just a little slow on the feet to start. Right slips through the guard for lil' Couture. Front kick from Couture to a straight right. Heun misses and uppercut. Couture gets a bodylock against the fence and scoops him up. Heun working on a kimura here. Couture gets out and gets mount here. Scramble here and Couture grabs the fence and maintains position. Elbows to the thigh of Heun by Couture. Couture gets the back. Flattens Heun out and ground and pound here, but not enough to stop it. Couture is picking up the pace here and landing at will. Heun doing nothing here. Ref steps in and Ryan Couture wins it. Ryan Couture wins by TKO in round three.

Caros Fodor vs. Pat Healy

Round 1: Fodor comes out swinging, and Healy seems willing to go at it. Healy has him clinched up against the cage and peppering with body and head shots. Fodor gets the reversal and landing knees to the leg of Healy. Now Healy gets back in the dominant position. Healy controlling Fodor and doing some head fighting. They disengage and Fodor lands a beautiful left hook. Flurry from Fodor and stinging Healy as there is another clinch up against the fence. Fodor grabs a double leg and Healy is in the position to wall-walk here. Half-guard and Fodor seems to be getting proper posture here. Elbow from Fodor. Healy not looking to do much off of his back, it seems. Ground and pound coming in at a steady pace from Fodor. Two minutes left here and Fodor looking for mount. Healy coming out of the back door here and turns it into a single leg. Trip and Healy is now on top. Peppering shots to the body from Healy and he is looking to posture up. Fodor looking to slice Healy up with some elbows from the bottom. Fodor has a hold on Healy's arm, but Healy postures up and is now standing and stacking Fodor. Gets back into guard, but nothing terrible effective landing here for Pat Healy. Round ends and I'll go 10-9 Fodor.

Round 2: Fodor coming out swinging once again. Nice jab from Fodor. Healy coming forward and landing a one-two. Inside leg kick from Fodor. Fodor has a pretty solid advantage standing here. Healy grabs a double and working against the fence. Fodor stuffing and action stalls against the cage. Healy working for a single-leg now, but Fodor maintaining his balance. Healy finals gets Fodor to the ground, but nothing much going. Healy pressing him against the cage. Fodor gets back to his feet but is weighed down by Healy here. Healy doing vintage Healy. Side control for Healy. Back into the half-guard. Fodor has his arm out for an arm triangle and Healy is biting, but can't get out of half guard. Healy peppering with strikes. Side control once again for Healy here. Mount for Healy and closing it up with ground and pound and more grind. 10-9 Healy.

Round 3: Trading to start here with Fodor clearly having a speed and power advantage, but Healy's chin keeps him in it. Leg kick from Healy. Healy grabbing a single here and pressing against the fence. Fodor is down now and we are working from half-guard. Healy gonna Healy, folks. Mount for Healy. Looking for posture, but Fodor is working some solid wrist control. Back to half guard. Healy not doing much here. Trying to change position and use peppering punches. Healy looking to grab mount here. Pushing the leg down, but Fodor maintains that half-guard. Healy working an arm-triangle here, but has yet to get to the proper side to complete it. Fodor working on a heel hook here, but Healy gets mount. Healy has a deep arm triangle and Fodor is forced to tap! Pat Healy wins by submission (arm triangle) in the third round.

Roger Bowling vs. Brandon Saling

Round 1: Bowling opens with a leg kick and a head kick. Saling lands a few. Left hook by Bowling. Bowling pressuring Saling up against the fence and lands a knee to the body. Slugging it against the fence here. Bowling landed two solid rights, but Saling landed and Bowling is rocked. Bowling grabs a double-leg and Saling pops back up. Bowling gets the back and disengages. Bowling pops Saling with a right. Saling DROPS Bowling with a right. Oh man. Bowling dives in for a double, but Bowling pushes and gets the takedown. Bowling working for an armbar from side control here, but Saling is up. Bowling gets rocked after a few looping right hooks. Bowling lands a knee from the Thai clinch. Right uppercut from Saling buckles Bowling once again. Bowling will get the takedown once again. If I were him, I'd take the decision or submission. Bowling grabbing a crucifix and keeping him pinned here and trying to land some strikes. Bowling makes the crucifix more dominant and is landing some brutal elbows here. Saling still hanging in there, but has a nasty gash for his troubles. Bowling grabs the mount to end the round. 10-9 Bowling.

Round 2: Bowling immediately going for the takedown and gets it here. Bowling immediately in side control here. Saling admitted that he would be in trouble if this went into deep waters and it shows. Crucifix for Bowling and punch after punch landing on Saling. Saling not doing much, but he gets out momentarily, only to be recrucifixed. Bowling landing more punches and the ref has seen enough. Roger Bowling wins by TKO in the second round.

Sarah Kaufman vs. Alexis Davis

Round 1: Final bout of our preliminary card here. Trading here to start. Wow. Davis landing some uppercuts in the clinch here and Kaufman seemingly doesn't like this. Back and forth here and Kaufman lands a stinging left. Up against the cage here. Both women seem content to just gain their bearings and are now trading knees to the leg. Knee from Davis. Kaufman opening up here and Davis' face is showing some tear here. Kaufman gets hit with a headkick. Kaufman now clinching Davis up against the cage here. Davis is busted up over the left eye. Davis eats an overhand right from Kaufman and the ref calls time to check the cut. We are back and Kaufman landing more than Davis here. Solid right from Kaufman. Body kick from Davis. Rights from Kaufman here. Jab from Kaufman leads to a clinch. Great fight thus far. Kaufman taking control of this fight as she settles. Straight right from Kaufman. Trading violently now! Wow. This is a fantastic fight. Kaufman is now cut up pretty badly as well. Left hook from Kaufman. Right from Kaufman. Round ends. Wow. 10-9 Kaufman.

Round 2: Leg kick from Davis. And we are back to slugging it out. Kaufman landing more, but Davis is game. Jabs from Kaufman. Kaufman striking then clinching. Thai clinch here and Davis landing uppercuts. Jab from Kaufman. Body kick from Davis. Now bodylock trading here by both women. Kaufman pushes Davis against the cage and trading pitter-patter strikes here against the fence. Knees to legs being exchanged. back to our feet and the ladies are trading. This is ridiculously hard to verbalize here, folks. Watch this fight if you are reading this. After more trading, Kaufman gets the clinch against the cage and controlling here. Short elbows and punches from Kaufman. Solid elbow from Kaufman on the disengage. Jab from Kaufman. Davis landed a beautiful leg kick previously. Kaufman's jab is working really well as usual. Kaufman looking for a straight right, but is now Thai clinched and eats a knee or two from Davis. Single collar tie here and the women hockey fight it out to end the round. 10-9 Kaufman.

Round 3: Back to rock 'em, sock 'em robots here. Kaufman doing a solid job with countering, but Davis working the leg kicks. Kaufman popping the jab. Knees to the body from the Thai clinch for Davis. One-two for Kaufman. Back in the clinch and the ladies exchange knees to the body, with Davis landing two to one. Davis clinches up and gets and outside trip takedown! Into side control for Davis here. Landing short punches to the head here. Davis landing elbows now. Scramble here and Davis looking for an arm! Kaufman sweeps into top position but Davis still working on the kimura. Another scramble and Davis is on top in side control! Wow! Davis now has the back. Landing short punches on Kaufman here. Davis now grabs the back, but Kaufman is out. Davis with some more ground and pound here. Phew. Getting tired just watching this. Davis still peppering with ground and pound and trying to finish here. Words can't do this fight justice folks. Davis landing shots, but not with enough power to finish. What a fight. 10-9 Davis for 29-28 Kaufman here. Seriously folks. Even if women's MMA isn't your thing, this was a beautiful display of violence and heart. Had a bit of everything. But I digress.

Official Decision: Sarah Kaufman wins by majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29).

Tonight, the gals and guys here at Gals Guide To MMA will be bringing you the live play-by-play of tonight's UFC on FX 2: Alves vs. Kampmann card. The preliminary action for UFC on FX 2 will begin at 6 p.m. ET on Fuel TV and 9 p.m. ET for the main card on FX.

On our main card, Ultimate Fighter season 11 winner Court McGee will take on Constantinos Philippou in middleweight action to kick it off. This bout will be followed by the first bout in the UFC's flyweight tournament, as UFC veteran Demetrious Johnson will try to bounce back from his loss for the bantamweight title against Ian McCall. To round out the opening round of the flyweight tourney, Joseph Benavidez will take on Yasuhiro Urushitani. And in our main event, welterweights Martin Kampmann and Thiago Alves will be looking to continue their quest for gold.

Join us here for the main card action and to chat it up with your fellow readers! Come and enjoy the action!

Court McGee vs. Constantinos Philippou

Round 1: Court Mcgee's beard is looking fantastic, per usual. We are on. Costa moving left and right. Court with a right. Costa using lateral moving to avoid that takedown. Costa has some mean power. Strong uppercut and left hook from Costa. McGee showing a great chin here. More lateral movement from the boxer. Overhand right from McGee. Body kick attempt from McGee is countered by a punch. Faked takedown from McGee. Costa still measuring here. Boos from the crowd as McGee tries a high kick. Leg kick by Court. Right to the body from Costa. Costa really controlling it here with his boxing. Costa with a solid right. McGee closes the distance with a looping punch. McGee's takedown gets shucked. Switch kick from McGee. Left hook by McGee. Takedown attempt shucked off by Costa. Left hook from McGee. Left hook at the end of the round stuns Costa. Still, 10-9 Philippou.

Round 2: Left hook to start for Costa. Court rushes in with a combo, but nothing landing. Lead left for Costa. Left hooks all around here, folks. Court gets hit with a left again rushing in. Needs to get his takedowns working. Solid right lands for Costa and McGee backs away. Nice jab for Costa. Head kick attempt blocked by Costa. McGee is having a hard time getting a hold on Costa. McGee flashing the jab and Costa faking in and out. Court goes for the double leg and trip attempt, but Costa doesn't allow it. Overhand right by Costa. Switch kick to the body by McGee. Big uppercut lands for Costa and we are in a clinch against the cage. McGee with a short elbow. Back to the feet. Left hand lands for Costa. Solid uppercut lands again for Costa and McGee cannot land a takedown here. Another uppercut in a combo from Costa. Spinning elbow attempt from Court gets nowhere. Costa controlling the end of this round with his hands still and it'll be another 10-9 Philippou.

Round 3: Glove tap to start it off. Court needs a finish here. Left hook from Costa. Costa is huge compared to Court. Court flashing the jab and pressuring. Kick to the groin is gonna stop things for a little here. Back on here and Court kicks to the body. Court gets deep on a double, switches to a single, and gets it! Standing guillotine attempt by Court gets nowhere. Costa is just too strong. Court with a flying knee. Head kick attempt by Court. Court is opening up here, but eats a punch on a leg kick. Court with a spinning hook kick attempt. Court still can't figure out the riddle of Costa's hands. Still getting hit on his combo attempts with a little more than a minute left. Costa opening up with a combo that is finished with a leg kick. Overhand right by McGee. Round closing up here with McGee working for takedowns but nothing happening. 10-9 Philippou. 30-27 on my card.

Official Decision: Costa Philippou wins by unanimous decision (29-28 across the board).

Demetrious Johnson vs. Ian McCall

Round 1: This is gonna be death for my fingers. These guys are gonna move so fast. Thank goodness for the DVR. Let's do it! Glove tap to start. Leg kick by Mighty Mouse. Lots of motion here. Another leg kick for Mighty Mouse. McCall with the body lock into the trip and is in half guard. Looking for mount here. Half guard for Uncle Creepy. Reversal and McCall is against the fence. We are back to our feet. Right hand by Mighty Mouse. Fists are flying here. Knees to the body in the clinch by McCall and a trip from MM. Back to the feet here. Left hook by Uncle Creepy. Body kick by MM caught by Uncle Creepy and we are on the mat. Scrambles abroad lead to the feet with 2 minutes left in the first here. Spinning back kick attempt by Mighty Mouse. Jab landing for MM. Single leg for MM leads to a solid right and Ian looked wobbled. Exchange up against the cage and MM is on a takedown attempt. Back to the feet. Johnson's striking is quick and McCall is looking a lot slower in comparison. McCall ducks under Johnson's striking attempt. 10-9 Johnson, but very close. EDIT: I'm making this 10-10.

Round 2: Off to the races. Johnson flashing the jab, then a leg kick. Single leg by MM and a nice right hand. McCall looks flustered. Leg kick by McCall. Range being gauged here. Kick by Johnson misses. Nice leg kick by McCall, then another. Right hand lands for Johnson. Another right hand in an exchange for Johnson. Hard kick to the cup of Mighty Mouse will stop the action here. Back to action and McCall lands a knee to the body in a clinch. Body kick by Johnson. Leg kick by Johnson. McCall ducks under a looping overhand. Left hook by McCall in an exchange. McCall with a right. Jab by McCall. Leg kick by Johnson. Clinch up against the cage here. McCall landing some solid knees to the body and elbows exchanged. Back to the middle and leg kicks exchanged. McCall rushing in and clinches against the cage. Mighty Mouse landing more here. Right hand from McCall and Mighty Mouse clinches up against the cage. Elbow from MM. 10-9 Johnson.

Round 3: Super close fight thus far. McCall with a left hook. McCall looking active here in the third. Leg kick from McCall. McCall got a cup check, ref didn't stop it, and Mighty Mouse pounced. McCall is okay though and back to more consistent action. Up against the fence after some strikes exchanged. Flying knee attempt is turned into a takedown from McCall and McCall is in half-guard. Constant scramble with some ground and pound and we are back to our feet. McCall grabs a slam and takes the back. McCall pummeling MM with some ground and pound here. McCall clinging on for dear life to MM's back. Back to our feet. What a fight. McCall pumping the jab. Body kick by MM. Scramble leads to McCall having a front headlock, taking the back, and now we are in half guard. Great ground work offensively from McCall and defensively from MM. McCall takes mount and landing some ground and pound. Big shots! McCall pandering to ground as he lands. Oh man! Bell sounds and it was almost stopped. 10-9 McCall for a draw for me. GIVE ME SUDDEN VICTORY OR GIVE ME DEATH!

Official Decision: Demetrious Johnson wins by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

Joseph Benavidez vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani

Round 1: Feeling out process here. Benavidez with a leg kick. Right hand by Joe. Yasuhiro is on his bike. Two kicks to the body by Joe. Benavidez runs in for a clinch against the fence. Urushitani demonstrating solid takedown defense here. Shoulder throw by Benavidez. Knee on the break from Benavidez. Body kick once again by Joe. Benavidez clinches and lands a knee to the body. Benavidez working really hard for this single leg and he gets it. Solid takedown defense from Urushitani though. Benavidez in half guard and working on some short elbows and punches here. Moves to side control, but Urushitani regains half guard. Full mount for Joe here. Urushitani gives up his back and postures it back to the cage. Benavidez working for the rear naked here, but Urushitani holds on and lasts the round. 10-9 Benavidez.

Round 2: Round opens up a BIG right hook from Benavidez. Ground and pound and that is it! Joseph Benavidez wins by TKO in round one.

Martin Kampmann vs. Thiago Alves

Round 1: Here we go! Alves walking Kampmann down. Leg kick by Alves. Single leg attempt from Kampmann and we are up against the cage. Kampmann with the trip and Alves is down. No, he is back up! Back to our feet. Kampmann teeps Alves in the face! Oh god. Clinch against the cage and Kampmann has Alves down. Scramble and we are back up. Knee from Kampmann. Good fight thus far. Single leg attempt by Kampmann is stuffed and we are dueling body locks. Alves gets a knee tap takedown! Open guard here and Kampmann sitting up and trying to grab something. Alves is in side control and Kampmann regains half guard. Alves grabs mount after some inactivity in half guard. This could be bad. Kampmann almost regained half guard, but Alves slips out and regains full mount. Some little punches here from Alves as he blankets Kampmann. Nice right from Alves. Kampmann bucking to end the round. Alves gets up, but Kampmann gets out through the backdoor and is looking to take the back to end the round. 10-9 Alves.

Round 2: Feeling each other out to start here. Alves with a right. Crowd seems to be behind Alves for whatever reason. Left hook from Alves marks the first significant strike thus far. Body kick by Alves. Kampmann trying to engage a Thai clinch for the majority of the round, but Alves is slipping out each time. Combo by Alves. Uppercut and left hand from Alves. Kampmann dives in for a single leg and we are up against the fence. Alves counters with a setup for a guillotine. Back to the feet here. Leg kick by Alves. Kampmann is busted up under his right eye. Right hand cracks Kampmann. Kampmann answers with a straight right that is countered by a left from Alves. Jab from Alves. Straight right from Alves. Body kick by Kampmann. Clinch engage and Kampmann hits a knee to Alves' chin. Round closing with a clinch against the fence, but nothing doing. 10-9 Alves.

Round 3: Kampmann looking for a body lock takedown. This round is being contested against the cage. Right hand by Alves clips Kampmann. Leg kick by Alves. Another leg kick from Alves after some flurries. Alves landing hands nicely tonight. Jab by Alves. Kampmann needs to finish here, but that isn't looking likely. Right hand from Alves and a head kick. Kampmann is rocked! Alves going for a takedown and Kampmann desperately looking for a guillotine. Kampman rolls into mount and this guillotine looks tight. ALVES TAPS! Oh man! Martin Kampmann wins by submission (guillotine choke) in the third round.

Tonight, the gals and guys here at Gals Guide To MMA will be bringing you the live play-by-play of tonight's UFC on FX 2: Alves vs. Kampmann card. The preliminary action for UFC on FX 2 will begin at 6 p.m. ET on Fuel TV and 9 p.m. ET for the main card on FX.

Our prelims will be headlined by two light heavyweight sluggers in James Te Huna and Aaron Rosa. Preceding that, another light heavyweight fight will go down between Anthony Perosh and Nick Penner. TUF veteran Cole Miller will be making his featherweight debut in the UFC against Steven Siler. Fellow Ultimate Fighter alum Kyle Noke will battle Andrew Craig in a middleweight clash. Jake Hecht and T.J. Waldburger will fight at welterweight, while Mackens Semerzier will fight Daniel Pineda to open the card at featherweight.

Be sure to join us here for the preliminary card action! Come chat it up with your fellow readers and enjoy the action!

Mackens Semerzier vs. Daniel Pineda

Round 1: We are off! Semerzier opens with a leg kick. Pineda blitzes and we are engaged in a clinch against the cage. Mackens reverses and sends a nice knee to the body. Back to the feet here. Pineda has faster hands. Mackens with a knee to the chin in the clinch. Leg kick by Semerzier counted by a punch from Pineda. Kick to the groin and we are at a break. Back on and a glove tap to go. Pineda with an outside leg kick. Mackens goes down on a left hook! Pineda gains mount and looking for a guillotine. Locking up a triangle in a transition as Pineda is on his back! Pineda securing the armbar/triangle combo! Semerzier looking for an outing but knows better. Daniel Pineda wins by submission (triangle/armbar) in round one.

Jake Hecht vs. T.J. Waldburger

Round 1: Opening up here. Hecht with a push kick. Waldburger with a leg kick and a left hook that looked like a Stockton Slap. Hecht looking to counter strike here as Waldburger comes in. Waldburger with a body lock takedown and he gets it. Hecht giving up the back and Waldburger uses that to lock in an armbar. Hecht looking to reverse but nothing doing. Hecht taps. T.J. Waldburger wins by submission (armbar) in round one.

Kyle Noke vs. Andrew Craig

Round 1: Herb Dean gets an awesome pop from the crowd as we go. Crowd is obviously hot for Noke, home country boy! Noke opening with kicks and grabs the takedown. Postures Craig up against the fence and looking for a headlock-like guillotine. Noke takes the back and working on a rear-naked choke! Craig is out and standing but Noke still has the back and is working on him. Noke on him like a backpack here. Slam from Noke and he has the back again. RNC attempt again but working on the jaw line of Craig. We move to full guard and Craig throws up a triangle attempt. Noke looks too wise to it and drops some elbows. Noke moving to half guard here. Crowd is chanting hard for Noke. Back to our feet and Noke immediately working for a takedown. Up against the fence in a clinch and Craig working for a knee tap takedown and we are back to our feet. Jab from Noke. Lots of circling and motion. Noke throws a wild overhand that gets nowhere. Front kick from Noke. Noke goes for a flying knee but eats a left hook. Noke needs to calm down here and not let the homefield get to his head. Noke looking sloppy on the feet and Craig still trying to feel things out. Not much going on here. Body kick by Noke. Round ends with a few strikes exchanged, but nothing special. 10-9 Noke.

Round 2: Noke starting with the teep attempts here. Leg kick by Craig, but both men look really lost on the feet. Leg kick by Noke. And another. Motion as Noke goes for another leg kick. Jab lands for Noke. Craig pumping the lead and looking for range. Leg kick again by Noke. Nothing going on much here, save for one punch attempt at a time for both men. Not much in terms of combs. Single leg attempt here from Noke. Noke is eating some elbows and punches here and he looks a little timid because of these. Into the half guard of Noke here. Slight cut in the middle of Noke's forehead, down around the brow. Back to full guard. Craig looking very capable, considering how sizable of an underdog most had him. Noke eating some elbows. Noke now looking for a triangle, but Craig gets posture. Craig utilizing his posture to avoid submissions and land the occasional punch. Craig allows Noke up here. Leg kick from Noke. Noke falls down, but unclear as to whether it was a slip or punch. Craig trying to land on the ground, but the round ends with Craig on top. 10-9 Craig.

Round 3: All knotted up here and we'll see who comes out with urgency. Craig with a side kick. Noke attempting an axe kick. Teep by Noke. Such awkward striking here. Solid right hand by Craig. Jab by Noke. Noke dives in for a single leg, eats some hammerfists, and abandons the idea. Craig going for a knee tap and Noke escapes. Noke dives in for a single and looking very weak in the process. Noke transitions to a double leg and gets it. Craig up against the fence and wall walks up to his feet. Back to the striking. Noke looking a little worn out compared to Craig. Jab by Noke. Craig powers a double leg and puts Noke on his back! Noke looking content to hold guard. Now attempting to wall walk. Craig landing some shots and puts the kibosh on that. Noke looks for a submission momentarily. Craig has the back now and seems want to land punches. Noke rolling for a kneebar to no avail. Craig ends up on top to end the round. Solid performance for the rookie. 10-9 Craig for 29-28 Craig on my card.

Official Decision: Andrew Craig wins by unanimous decision (29-28 across the board).

Cole Miller vs. Steven Siler

Round 1: Opening up relatively slow here. First strike landed by Siler with two leg kicks. Cole clinches up and Siler is pushing against the cage. Reversal and Cole looking for the bodylock takedown. Breakup and back to the feet. Leg kick by Siler. Siler catches a leg kick and Cole falls to his back. Back on our feet and Siler looking solid standing. Jab by Cole sticks Siler. Leg kick again for Siler. Body kick by Siler. Cole needs to use his range here. Right lands for Cole. Right from Siler now! Jab and solid right from Cole here. Up against the fence with Siler doing the pushing. Big right hand cracks Siler, but Siler comes back with a combo! Wow. Leg kick by Cole. Cole moves in for the clinch and Siler has him up against the cage. Back to our feet and Siler lands a few punches here. Siler rocks Miller with a right uppercut and left hook off the break on a Thai clinch. Siler looking to finish, but Miller has recovered. Cole looking for a double leg but Siler counters with a guillotine and gets on top to end the round. 10-9 Siler.

Round 2: Cole just isn't looking himself thus far. Rather sluggish. Back on here. Siler with a leg kick to open. Punches in bunches seems to be Siler's gameplan. Clinch against the fence and Cole lands a knee from the Thai clinch. On the break, Siler lands a bunch of punches in a flurry. Hooks landing. Back to the fence and Cole looking relentlessly for a takedown. Siler demonstrating solid takedown defense here. Moving along the fence, but Cole gets him down on a trip. Siler pops right back up and he is against the cage once again. Cole eats a knee in the clinch and delivers one of his own. Thai clinch again and Cole eats three jabs in a row on the break. Siler landing strikes at will here and Cole looks done. Uppercut from the right hand of Cole! Cole cracking Silder against the fence with a solid combo. Miller realizing he needs to come back here, perhaps. Jab to the body from Cole. Hook to the body from Siler. One-two from Cole. Siler comes back with a combo of his own. Hard right to the body from Siler. One-two lands from Siler. Combo attempt and clinch against the cage. Miller reverses and is now doing the pushing. Left hand lands on the break from Siler. Back against the cage and Cole doing the pushing. Combo lands on the break, seems to be Siler's go-to. 10-9 Siler, but closer than the first.

Round 3: Starting relatively fast here. Siler going in swinging. Hook to the body from Siler. Again. Leg kick from Siler. Siler is loving that hook to the body. Right hook to the body again. Right hook to the head from Siler. Straight right from Miller. Left hook and straight right from Siler. Miller's inability to jab is scary. Takedown attempt from Siler leads to nothing. Jab lands for Siler. Leg kick from Cole. Lead left hook from Cole. Teep from Cole. Thai clinch against the cage but Siler reverses and back to the middle of the cage. Siler retreating now. Jab from Cole. Cole looking for the takedown here against the cage. Cole just working him up against the cage and Cole now takes him down. Half guard to full mount for Cole with 30 left. Landing some solid ground and pound and he needs to finish it here in my opinion. 10 seconds left and Siler is able to gain some breathing room. Siler survives. 10-9 Miller for 29-28 Siler on my card.

Official Decision: Steven Siler wins by unanimous decision (29-28 across the board).

Anthony Perosh vs. Nick Penner

Round 1: Perosh looking herky-jerky on the feet, as always. Penner flashing the jab. Perosh rushes in on a clinch attempt, but too slow. Perosh looking to clinch still. Left hook lands for Penner. Penner is bruised under his left eye. Perosh goes in on a bodylock takedown. Lands the takedown and Perosh is in full guard. Penner reverses and back to our feet. Perosh using his striking to clinch up and we are up against the cage after a relatively uneventful bit on the feet. Perosh lands a big knee on the break of the clinch. Penner almost landed a right but Perosh is in on a single. Runs the pipe and takes it. Perosh landing some solid elbows. Full mount for Perosh and landing some good ground and pound. Penner covering up. Perosh looking to finish here! More strikes here from Perosh. Arm triangle attempt is countered by Penner, but Perosh maintains mount! Blows to end the round...and the ref stops it! With about one second left, Perosh wins it. Anthony Perosh wins by TKO in round one.

James Te Huna vs. Aaron Rosa

Round 1: Big Tuna starts with a leg kick. Yes, we are calling Te Huna "Big Tuna." Live a little. Hard uppercut lands for Big Tuna and we are going a little rock 'em, sock 'em robots here. Clinch against the cage brings a lull to the action. Big Tuna and Rosa exchanging peppering shots. Right uppercut and left hook for Tuna. Tuna flurrying big time with lots of hooks and lots of power! Rosa is hurt and we are up against the cage. That left hook is hurting Rosa. Rosa is down and with some ground and pound, Big Tuna pulls it out. Andy Bernard gives us a smile. James Te Huna wins by TKO in round one.

For all of the detractors of TRT in MMA, this might be a good time to turn away.

The beloved Quinton Jackson took on Ryan Bader this past Saturday at UFC 144 in Japan. "Rampage" came in eleven pounds over and claimed he couldn't make weight due to an injury sustained in training. After a sluggish performance in a unanimous decision loss to Bader, Jackson has been on the end of many critical remarks from followers of the sport.

In a recent interview to Fighters Only Magazine, "Rampage" revealed some information about his injury and the steps taken to help him fight through the pain:

I never had surgery in my life. But I hurt this knee back in college, I hurt it before I fought Rashad and so I knew it was the same injury… a lot of fights when I am injured I don’t tell anybody but the UFC knew this time because my doctor works for the UFC. Its good that the UFC knew because they look after you, they take care of you even if its just in training. Pride didn’t do that.

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I almost pulled out but then I went to see the doctor and he told me to talk to an age-management doctor. So I went and talked to them and they tested me and said my testosterone was low; they prescribed me testosterone, to bring my testosterone levels back up to levels where I can be like… so that I am the same as young people, like when I was 25, and it would help build my knee up. I hurt my knee like a month ago and I only did three shots of testosterone but it put a lot of weight on me, a lot of muscle on me but it healed me knee up good enough to where I could fight.

It was hard for me to train, it takes time to heal, I couldn’t do certain things, but this was my first time ever using testosterone. I took what the doctor prescribed to me and I went to the pharmacy… I gave myself small doses and that shit immediately changed me, that’s why I am saying now I am not going to retire. I am not gonna retire no time soon, its just unfortunate that I got this injury.

It will be very interesting to see how fans react to such a beloved figure in the sport using TRT, as fighters like Nate Marquardt, Chael Sonnen, and Dan Henderson have seen some backlash due to their usage of the treatment.

For more on Jackson's experience surrounding UFC 144 and TRT, click on the link provided.

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We are a little less than an hour removed from a rather disappointing RAW. The night opened hot with a match between Daniel Bryan and CM Punk that was made to bring the John Laurinaitis-Theodore Long feud to its boiling point. It also allowed Chris Jericho to get his licks in on CM Punk. In addition to your weekly irrelevant matches and segments, save for a notable attempt at putting Eve over into a solid heel in the Divas division, this show was totally forgettable.

Except for the one segment that everyone was banking on and flipping over for.

Tonight was supposed to be the night of The Rock, making a return to confront John Cena and start the hype for their bout at Wrestlemania. The crowd popped hard for Rocky as he came out and did not stop until the TV faded to black. That said, wrestling fans aren't necessarily notorious for knowing the proper marking out etiquette and tonight proved that. However, fans were given a top-notch promo to help build some steam for this colossal battle in Miami.

But it ran from the microphone most polarizing man in the business, not the beloved returning superstar in entertainment and the squared circle.

John Cena embarassed Dwayne Johnson tonight. The man that separates arenas faster than a presidential debate shook the most electrifying man in sports entertainment on the mic and it showed on the cameras as the show went off-air. The Rock came out dropping catchphrases and Twitter trends like his life depended on it, all the while making some promo notes on his left forearm noticeable to the camera during this pandering promotional piece.

When Cena came out and took the stick, he unabashedly buried The Rock. Noting his empty promises of being in the ring week in and week out, Cena started off well Then he turned the corner and the shoot began as he called The Rock out on his Sharpie'd-in promo synopsis on his chiseled forearm. Cena left us with a promise that he would beat his seemingly real-life adversary at Wrestlemania.

The show left with The Rock attempting to recover from the drubbing on the mic, appearing noticeably flustered. As his music hit and he dropped the mic, The Rock mouthed "mother****er" and "You're a b**ch!" to the camera and nearly fell trying to mount the ropes for his classic pose.

After this epic exchange, folks were marking out hard at the adrenaline shot that the main event at Wrestlemania had received and rightfully so. Seeing John Cena work this well on the mic lately is a truly magical thing that we haven't seen for years. Seeing The Rock in any capacity is filled with charm and charisma, but having someone outdo him on the mic is something of note. Lace all of this with some very realistic animosity and jealousy and put it in something resembling shoot and you have a recipe for a very hot feud that culminates at the granddaddy of them all.

After all of this epic gamesmanship, could there be the potential for a disaster on our hands? Follow me after the jump to find out why these shoots could be detrimental to the main event at Wrestlemania.

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After watching last night's (Sun., Feb. 19, 2012) Elimination Chamber, I've concluded the pay-per-view is dead in the water. What was once a unique Eric Bischoff "original" has become an overused match that contains a few stars that are barely more than cannon fodder.

That is not to say that the match can't be done right, of course. Last night's RAW Chamber was a hell of a match, but you must look at the rarity of the workers within it. You had the perfect combination with guys like Jericho, Ziggler, and Punk. (Side note: Ziggler could sell death better than if he was actually dying.) You had guys who can put on a solid, if not tolerable, in-ring performance with some decent acrobatics in R-Truth and Kingston. Even Miz didn't do as dreadful as expected.

However, the Smackdown Chamber was nothing short of ho-hum until Santino and Daniel Bryan's square-off at the end. Save for Big Show ripping off the roof of Daniel Bryan's pod to get at him, there really wasn't anything noteworthy. No one was over except for Marella and Bryan and that showed, as the crowd wasn't into the match until that final stanza. Even as someone who might be the biggest detractor of Santino's cheesy comedic shtick, the match-up between he and Bryan at the end was nothing short of entertaining.

Save for a great Divas match between the stellar Beth Phoenix and an ever-improving Tamina, this pay-per-view didn't deliver a lot of bang for our buck. Is there a solution to the saturation point of the Elimination Chamber?

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