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1st round – Diaz lands an overhand left on Zaromskis.  Zaromskis kicks Diaz who now is bent over going for a takedown.  Diaz presses Zaromskis against the fence and works knees to the thighs of his opponent.  Zaromskis is trying to control Diaz’s arms.  Diaz is connecting on the inside of his opponent’s legs.  Zaromskis isnt showing much offense, instead is taken to the ground.  Zaromskis is throwing wildly and gets hit with several punches.  Zaromskis connects with Diaz and puts him to the ground with a knee and a right hand.  Diaz hangs on and gets back to his feet.  Both fighters are trading and Diaz presses Zaromskis against the fence again.  They break apart and Diaz connects again with hard combinations.  Zaromskis takes several punches including an uppercut and backs up.  Diaz drops Zaromskis with a short left hand.  Zaromskis is out of it and the referee steps in to stop the fight.  OFFICIAL DECISION – Diaz over Zaromskis via 1st round TKO (4:38)

1st round – Coenen hits with a front kick but Cyborg answers with a right hand.  They clinch and Cyborg pushes Coenen against the fence.  Cyborg grabs Coenen and begins to hit with uppercuts.  Cyborg gets the fight to the ground where Coenen is using full guard.  Cyborg hits with a wild right hand but Coenen grabs Cyborg and stops the punches.  Cyborg has Coenen against the fence and picks her up and drops her on her head.  Cyborg takes an upkick to the face and then allows Coenen to get up.  They trade punches with Cyborg getting the best of the power game.  Cyborg is now using leg kicks to wear down her opponent.  Coenen clinches and presses Cyborg against the fence.  Coenen begins to use foot stomps and knees while Cyborg is against the cage.  Coenen misses with some wild strikes but Cyborg hits with a right hand and gets some seperation from Coenen.  The round ends with Cyborg hitting a spinning back kick.  UNOFFICIAL SCORING – Cyborg 10-9

2nd round – They trade strikes and Cyborg drops Coenen with a right hand.  Coenen lands an upkick but Cyborg is able to pick her up and throw her to the ground.  Cyborg jumps in guard with Coenen and tries to work her head.  Cyborg is trying to land punches to the face of Coenen.  Coenen is staying busy from the bottom position where she is working the upkick.  The ref stands them up and Coenen misses with a left hand.  Coenen lands a left and Cyborg lands a right hand.  Cyborg hit with two jabs in a row.  Coenen failed with a takedown and then jumps into guard.  Cyborg stands up and begins to kick at Coenen.  She then jumps right into Coenen and lands several right hands.  Cyborg missed with a wild right hand but jumps back on top of Coenen where she works the hammer fists.  Cyborg pushes a couple good right hands in Coenen’s face as the bell sounds for the end of round two.  UNOFFICIAL SCORING – Cyborg 10-9

3rd round – Coenen comes out with a leg kick but takes a right hand.  Coenen drives Cyborg into the fence but the champ wont allow her to get the fight to the ground.  Coenen is working wrist control and now seperates where Cyborg unleashes with punches.  Cyborg slams Coenen to the ground and drives punches into her side.  Coenen is beginning to look tired as she has little in the way of offense.  Cyborg is still working her offense with punches from side control.  Coenen is back in full guard where he is trying to keep control of Cyborg’s head.  Cyborg overpowers and hits with several rights.  Coenen gets back to her feet and hits with a hard right but it seems to do very little against Cyborg.  Cyborg takes the fight back to the ground and reigns punches to her face that are unanswered.  The referee steps in and stops any more damage.  OFFICIAL DECISION – Cyborg over Coenen via 3rd round TKO (3:40)

1st round – Walker looks confident for his pro debut.  Both fighters trade jabs and Walker hits with a leg kick.  Walker looks a little stiff as Nagy circles around the cage.  Walker lands a body kick and catches Nagy as he tries to take the fight to the ground.  Walker is still defending against the takedown, however now rotates behind Nagy.  Walker moves to mount Nagy and begins to ground and pound Nagy.  Nagy temporarily stops the punches but Walker gets his arms free and begins to control Nagy’s hands.  Walker sits on top of Nagy and bends his legs back and gets a couple punches through.  Nagy tries for a heel hook but Walker rolls out and defends against another takedown.  Walker grabs the neck of Nagy and gets in side control.  Walker pins his arms down and tries to connect with punches to the face.  Nagy is not defending but the bell saves him from any more damage.  UNOFFICIAL SCORING – Walker 10-8

2nd round – Walker begins with another leg kick and another.  Nagy clinches with Walker, but the strategy fails as Walker takes him to the ground.  Walker is now on his back and controlling his arms.  Walker stretches Nagy out and attempts to set him up for a submission.  Nagy rolls over and Walker ends up in full mount.  From high mount, Walker pins his arms down and then rolls to side control.  Nagy stands up and gets hit with a knee.  Walker is controlling Nagy’s body and transitions to take his back again.  He is smothering Nagy and trying to flatten him out.  Walker starts to hammer on Nagy’s head until he rolls over.  Walker continues to dominate Nagy with punches.  He drops six or seven unanswered at the end of the round.  UNOFFICIAL SCORING – Walker 10-9

3rd round – Nagy comes out throwing bombs but Walker clinches and takes him to the ground.  Walker overpowers Nagy, who is going for an armbar.  Walker is in mount but cant get punches through.  Nagy is doing a good job of not allowing Walker finish him.  Walker is still maintaining mount position and now transitions to take his back.  Walker is peppering his head and his body.  Nagy wont defend so the referee stops the bout.  OFFICIAL DECISION – Walker over Nagy via 3rd round TKO (2:17)

1st round – Both fighters are careful of their opponents power.  Lawler fakes a kick and takes a kick by Manhoef.  A full minute has run off and not much action.  Lawler hits with a kick and then checks another.  Manhoef misses with a knee and kick.  Lawler gets tagged with an inside thigh kick.  Manhoef tags Lawler with a right hand and a body kick.  Lawler takes another inside leg kick.  Manhoef opens up with a combination and attacks the lead leg again.  Lawler is showing no offense.  Lawler begins to take damage with more punches and leg kicks.  Lawler throws a desperation right hand and connects on Manhoef who had his hands down to his side.  He follows it up with a left hand and finishes off Manhoef, who is now limp on the canvas.  OFFICIAL DECISION – Lawler over Manhoef via 1st round KO (3:33)

1st round – Sims comes out with his jab but it is ineffective as Lashley takes him to the ground easily.  Lashley grabs the back of Sims’ head and starts to hammer on the side of his head.  Sims is hanging on but Lashley takes his back and pops Sims again on the side of the head.  That’s all that the referee wants to see as he steps in and stops this fight.  OFFICIAL DECISION – Lashley over Sims via 1st round TKO (2:06)