UFN Prelim Coverage

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Live UFC Fight Night coverage from Hollywood, FL



by Dave Meltzer

Welcome to our live coverage of UFC Fight night from the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, FL.

We're looking for your thoughts on the show, so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to dave@wrestlingobserver.com.

Thanks to Brian Fritz and others for prelim reports:

Rich Clementi b Ross Pointon with a choke at the end of the second round. Most of the fight was standing, with Clementi getting the best of it, particularly using leg kicks. He finally went for a takedown late in the second round and got a rear naked choke.

Din Thomas b Clay Guida by unanimous 29-28 scores after three rounds. Was told it will be a shame if this doesn't air, but because it went the distance, it is unlikely to air. Thomas dominated the stand-up, but Guida took him down frequently and it was a close action-packed fight.

First round went to Guida, who did damage with ground and pound. Second went to Thomas with his boxing. He was taken down once but defended better. Third round both were tired and it was all standing. Guida tried may takedowns and couldn't get any. Was told the round could have gone either way.

Tentative match is Diego Sanchez vs. Josh Koscheck on the 4/7 PPV.

No surprise here:

Ed Herman b Chris Price in the first round with an armbar.

Price is a local kid who is tough and served our country in Iraq, but he was just fed to Herman here, who they want to keep in UFC and not srop him down to the WEC.

Josh Burkman b Chad Reiner by unanimous decision by scores of 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27. Burkman got takedowns in every round. He also pulled off a cool looking German suplex in round one. Told he was the clear-cut winner here.

Nathan Marquardt b Dean Lister by unanimous decision by scores of 30-27, 30-25 and 30-25.

Complete domination by Marquardt who gave Lister a terrible beating. Marquardt knocked Lister down several times and would just let him get up. Even when it was on the ground, Marquardt was on top giving Lister a beating. In the third round, Marquardt knocked him down twice with knees. Lister was hanging on most of the feet but never damaged quite bad enough to have it stopped.

TKO Rnd 2 Hermes Franca over Fisher.

HOLY SHE>>AT That KO kick by Evans over Samson was one for the highlight reel. Samson's body just went totally limp and he was 3 strikes your out at the old ball game...DAMN!

That was nasty. Hope Salmon is ok. Brutal kick + nasty fall + huge punch while down = not good. :smoking: