Paul Kelly vs Troy Mandaloniz
Kelly overwhelmed Mandaloniz right away with punches and took him to the ground. When it went back up to the ground, both guys clinched against the cage for a while. Kelly is picking him apart standing with technical boxing. Kelly takes him to the ground and hits him with elbows from the guard. Mandaloniz is bloodied up badly but tries - unsuccessfully - for an armbar. First round ends. 10-9 Kelly.
Second round starts with more of the same. After a stand-up, Kelly is taken down and gives up his back. He defends the rear-naked choke well and is back in full guard. Kelly is raining down punches. Mandaloniz tries to get an armbar going but doesn't get it. Mandaloniz survived the second round. 10-9 Kelly.
Mandaloniz's left eye looks like hell. Not much happens during the first half, then the Hawaiian takes him down and first gets his back and then tries an armbar. No dice. People are booing. Stand-up with a minute to go. Mandaloniz with another takedown. Unless he pulls out a finish, it won't do him much good. Fight's over. 10-9 Mandaloniz.
30-27, 30-27, 30-28(???) for Paul Kelly.
Neil Grove vs Mike C. is next.
Grove gets a takedown right away, ends up in half mount and is heelhooked. Dueling heel hooks. Grove taps in 1:03 minutes. Expected blowout. According to a UFC PR rep, Neil is not a good name to have in the UFC.
Evan Dunham vs Per Eklund is next.
Eklund gets wobbled almost immediately but manages to escape the guillotine that followed. Dunham blasted him with a big left as Eklund was coming in that sent him to the ground. Referee stops it after some GNP, just as Eklund taps out. One hell of a punch.
Official time: 2:14 seconds of round one.
Junior Dos Santos vs Stefan Struve is next. Business is about to pick up.
Dos Santos just decimates him. Punch after punch after punch. Struve goes down with his leg bent at a bad angle. This guy is for real.
Official time: 54 seconds.
Terry Etim vs Brian Cobb coming up in the final prelim.
Cobb has Lindland, Faber and BJ Penn in his corner - that's quite the lineup. Etim has England in his.
Etim opens strong, using his superior reach to his advantage. Cobb puts him on his back. Etim's legs are so long he can actually scissor Cobb in the guard. Ref stands them up. Etim peppers him with strikes and punches but is taken down again. Another stand-up... not sure about that one. Cobb isn't checking Etim's leg kicks. He'll feel those tomorrow. Cobb pulls guard to end the round. 10-9 Etim.
Etim nailed him with a low kick, then a DEADLY head kick and finished it off on the ground. This one has to air.
Official time: 10 seconds of the second round.
Kelly overwhelmed Mandaloniz right away with punches and took him to the ground. When it went back up to the ground, both guys clinched against the cage for a while. Kelly is picking him apart standing with technical boxing. Kelly takes him to the ground and hits him with elbows from the guard. Mandaloniz is bloodied up badly but tries - unsuccessfully - for an armbar. First round ends. 10-9 Kelly.
Second round starts with more of the same. After a stand-up, Kelly is taken down and gives up his back. He defends the rear-naked choke well and is back in full guard. Kelly is raining down punches. Mandaloniz tries to get an armbar going but doesn't get it. Mandaloniz survived the second round. 10-9 Kelly.
Mandaloniz's left eye looks like hell. Not much happens during the first half, then the Hawaiian takes him down and first gets his back and then tries an armbar. No dice. People are booing. Stand-up with a minute to go. Mandaloniz with another takedown. Unless he pulls out a finish, it won't do him much good. Fight's over. 10-9 Mandaloniz.
30-27, 30-27, 30-28(???) for Paul Kelly.
Neil Grove vs Mike C. is next.
Grove gets a takedown right away, ends up in half mount and is heelhooked. Dueling heel hooks. Grove taps in 1:03 minutes. Expected blowout. According to a UFC PR rep, Neil is not a good name to have in the UFC.
Evan Dunham vs Per Eklund is next.
Eklund gets wobbled almost immediately but manages to escape the guillotine that followed. Dunham blasted him with a big left as Eklund was coming in that sent him to the ground. Referee stops it after some GNP, just as Eklund taps out. One hell of a punch.
Official time: 2:14 seconds of round one.
Junior Dos Santos vs Stefan Struve is next. Business is about to pick up.
Dos Santos just decimates him. Punch after punch after punch. Struve goes down with his leg bent at a bad angle. This guy is for real.
Official time: 54 seconds.
Terry Etim vs Brian Cobb coming up in the final prelim.
Cobb has Lindland, Faber and BJ Penn in his corner - that's quite the lineup. Etim has England in his.
Etim opens strong, using his superior reach to his advantage. Cobb puts him on his back. Etim's legs are so long he can actually scissor Cobb in the guard. Ref stands them up. Etim peppers him with strikes and punches but is taken down again. Another stand-up... not sure about that one. Cobb isn't checking Etim's leg kicks. He'll feel those tomorrow. Cobb pulls guard to end the round. 10-9 Etim.
Etim nailed him with a low kick, then a DEADLY head kick and finished it off on the ground. This one has to air.
Official time: 10 seconds of the second round.