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1st Round – The referee for this title bout is Mario Yamasaki.  The action is on and after a minute plus, nobody will make a move.  Belfort hits with a low leg kick and then backs off.  Silva pushes forward but Belfort backs off.  Silva has a lot of hand movement but very little foot movement.  Belfort finally moves in and tags Silva with a left hand.  Belfort gets a takedown but Silva gets back up.  Silva lands a hard front kick to the face and then adds a couple of punches from the top.  Belfort is out cold and the fight is over.

OFFICIAL DECISION – Silva over Belfort via 1st round KO (3:25)

1st Round – This light-heavyweight bout will be officiated by Steve Mazagatti.  Franklin lands a couple of leg kicks before Griffin takes the action to the ground.  Griffin in in Franklin’s full guard and trying to pass.  Franklin stays busy on the bottom of Griffin.  Griffin lands a couple of strikes from the top position including a sharp elbow.  Franklin is trying to keep Griffin’s head on his chest by controlling his posture.  Griffin lands another elbow as he continues to try and pass his guard.  Griffin turns his attention to pepper punches to the body of Franklin.  Franklin is doing a good job of controlling Griffin’s hands.  Griffin gets his right arm loose and begins to hit Franklin in the head and body.  He lands a heavy right to the face of Franklin and misses with a couple others.  Franklin continues to work to avoid the damge but he is not getting any offense going.  Griffin is landing some short elbows to the face of Franklin and Franklin continues to try and hold onto his arms.  Griffin 10-9

2nd Round – Forrest looks fresh coming out for the 2nd round.  Griffin lands a right hand and then a low leg kick in the center of the octagon.  Franklin is getting tagged with leg kicks by Forrest.  Franklin does land a body kick but its answered by a low inside leg kick from Forrest.  Forrest drives Franklin to the ground and takes his back as they hit the ground.  Franklin is surviving by holding the arms of Forrest.  Franklin gets to his feet but Forrest drags him back to the ground.  Franklin gets up again and seperates in the center of the octagon.  Franklin hits a left hand but its again answered with a leg kick from Forrest.  Forrest hits Franklin with a body kick.  Forrest lands a left hook that has Franklin wobbly for a moment.  Franklin lands a left hand to the face of Griffin.  Franklin begins to look more confident as the fight gets older.  Franklin again hits with a left to the face of Forrest.  Forrest continues to push forward as the round comes to an end.  Franklin 10-9

3rd Round – The final round is underway and Franklin hits with a low leg kick first.  Forrest misses with a flurry of punches and is tagged with a body kick by Franklin.  Franklin gets a body lock on Griffin and takes him down for a moment.  The action gets back up to their feet and Forrest misses with a low leg kick.  Franklin goes straight up the middle and hits with a couple of rights.  Franklin hits with a low leg kick but Forrest hits with a right hand.  Franklin gets a head kick through and Forrest misses with his attempt.  Forrest pushes forward but cant land anything.  Franklin hits with a left hook and then is hit with a couple of punches to the body.  Forrest goes in for a takedown and gets it.  He scrambles for position and goes for a choke instead.  Franklin reverses position but only for a moment.  After getting back to their feet, they seperate and square off again.  Franklin presses Forrest against the octagon fence and then reset.  They push forward until the final bell ends the fight.  Franklin 10-9

OFFICIAL DECISION – Griffin over Franklin via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

1st Round – This light-heavyweight bout will be officiated by Herb Dean.  The action begins wwith bader throwing a right and ducking at the same time.  After a reset, Jones shoots for a takedown and Bader grabs the neck of Jones. Jones gets to side control and now in dominant position.  Jones is in North/South position and searching for a choke.  He looks to be in solid position to get it, but for now Bader escapes.  Jones keeps dominant position as Bader moves to the octagon fence.  They both get back up and square off again.  Bader misses with a left hand and a right hook.  Jones throws a left hand to the face and a right hand to the body of Bader.  Jones finds a home for a kick and then stuffs a takedown from Bader.  Jones begins to take dominant position and lands several punches to the body of Bader while on the ground.  Jones lands a couple of elbows but Bader gets up.  Jones drops Bader to the ground and lands a right hand while on top.  Bader is on his back as Jones looks for a choke from front position once again.  Jones 10-9

2nd Round – Both fighters look refreshed as they come out for the 2nd round.  Jones lands a left hook and then switches positions.  Jones has a flying leg kick blocked by Bader.  Jones misses with a flying elbow and Bader lands a right hand.  Bader lands a leg kick and backs away from a left hand by Jones.  Bader misses with a hard right hand.  Jones hits with a punch to the body and a kick.  Bader shoots in but has his takedown defended.  Bader is hit with a low leg kick and another.  He then misses with another right and gets tagged with a low leg kick once again.  Jones lands a kick to the body of Bader and then gets the fight to the ground.  Jones, again, looks for a choke on Bader.  Before Bader knows what is going on, Jones forced him to tap out with a guillotine choke. 

OFFICIAL DECISION – Jones over Bader via 2nd round (4:20) submission

1st Round – This welterweight bout will be officiated by none other than Kim Winslow.  The action begins with a touch of the gloves.  Ellenberger is taken to the ground but jumps back up.  As he gets back up Rocha puts his back against the octagon fence.  The action goes immediately to the ground and Ellenberger falls on top.  The action continues to alternate from ground to stand up.  Rocha gets Ellenberger back to the ground and on his back.  Rocha is looking for submissions and trying to control his posture as well.  Rocha has an inverted position while working to try and pin Ellenberger’s hands.  Rocha has Ellenberger’s back for a moment but quickly goes back to side control.  Rocha is in North/South position and is landing punches to the midsection of Ellenberger.  Ellenberger continues to try to get up and does.  He seperates and squares off with Rocha.  Rocha drops down for a takedown but fails.  Rocha goes even lower this time and gets Ellenberger’s arm but runs out of time.  Rocha 10-9

2nd Round – After some solid, fast-paced action in the 1st round, the 2nd begins.  Ellenberger paces forward and checks a leg kick by Rocha.  He lands a knee to the mid section and then drops some right hands to the side of Rocha’s face.  Rocha lands a head kick that temporarily knocks Ellenberger off balance.  Rocha stays a safe distance away from Ellenberger’s hands.  Both fighters miss with hard right hands.  Ellenberger hits Rocha with a left hook but backs away.  Rocha hits with a flying knee but Ellenberger answers with a right hook.  Ellenberger misses with a hard right hand and then has his leg kick checked.  Ellenberger gets a takedown and puts Rocha on his back.  Rocha goes right for a submission attempt but runs out of time as the bell ends the round.  Ellenberger 10-9

3rd Round – The final round is underway as they both exchange strikes in the center of the octagon.  Rocha hits with an inside leg kick but Ellenberger answers with a right hand.  Ellenberger misses with a combination and throws Rocha to the ground but will not join him there.  He allows Rocha to get back to his feet.  Rocha hits Ellenberger with several low leg kicks.  Rocha misses with a right hand and then Ellenberger hits with a right of his own.  Rocha hits with a kick to the body of Ellenberger.  Ellenberger half-heartidly goes for a takedown but fails.  Rocha continues to hit with inside leg kicks.  Rocha hits with a head kick but Ellenberger throws him off and resets in the center octagon.  Ellenberger jumps on top of Rocha but Rocha doesnt mind and turns his attention to submissions.  However the time doesnt allow Rocha to get anything going on the ground as the end of the fight bell sounds.  Ellenberger 10-9

OFFICIAL DECISION – Ellenberger over Rocha via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

1st Round – This bantamweight bout will be officiated by Mario Yamasaki.  Torres closes the distance but Banuelos retreats.  Torres begins to utilize his jab as Banuelos closes in missing with a wild left hand.  Torres exchanges a stiff left with a low leg kick by Banuelos.  Torres fans with a heavy left hook.  Banuelos pushes forward using feints trying to throw Torres off.  Banuelos catches a kick by Torres and puts him on his back.  Torres hops right back up and regains his stance in the center of the octagon.  Torres sticks his left jab a couple more times over the next 30 seconds.  Banuelos misses with a head kick and then with a big hook.  He wiffed again with a spinning back kick and then allows the time to run out.  Torres 10-9

2nd round – Not much action in the 1st round and the same trend carries over into this round.  Banuelos seems to be struggling with the reach of Torres.  Torres continues to pick his spots by using jabs and some low leg kicks.  He then mixes in a body kick that Banuelos partially blocks.  Torres just missed with a hard right hook but does connect with a left jab to the jaw of Banuelos.  Both bantamweights exchange combinations on their feet over the next 30-45 seconds.  Banuelos continues to look off balance when throwing his combos.  Torres is peppering Banuelos’ face with his jabs.  Banuelos moves forward with a couple of wild looping hooks but cant seem to connect with any.  Torres hits him several times as he lunges forward.  Torres also connects with a head kick and then follows it with a body kick.  Banuelos connects with a left hook to the face of Torres before the round ended but its not nearly enough.  Torres 10-9

3rd round – The final round is underway and the trend continues.  Banuelos looks to show a little bit of urgency with his punches but still cant seem to find a home for any of them.  Torres continues to score with consistent jabs to the face of Banuelos.  Torres snaps a leg kick in the face of Banuelos and follows it with a nice punch combination.  Both fighters switch stances in the center octagon and go back to staying away from each other.  Banuelos throws several heavy hooks but misses badly.  Torres keeps a safe distance away and uses his jab over and over.  Torres seems to be picking up the pace a little but is missing more often with that strategy.  Both fighters miss with overhand rights.  Torres paces after Banuelos, who is backpedaling, but cant seem to find him with his punches.  Torres connects with an uppercut and Banuelos answers with a late punch -knee flurry as the bell sounds.  Torres 10-9

OFFICIAL DECISION – Torres over Banuelos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)