JASON MACDONALD VS. NATE QUARRY Round 1 - After a touch of gloves, we're underway. Quarry clinches early, but MacDonald puts him in the fence and dips for the takedown. Quarry fights it off and then reverses the attempt and puts MacDonald on his back. Quarry frees a leg and has MacDonald against the cage and delivers two quick punches. MacDonald clings close to his opponent and avoids damages. Quarry frees his arms, though, and delivers a solid right forearm to MacDonald's head. A cut is already opened in his forehead. Quarry postures up and rains down a brutal barrage of elbows and punches, and MacDonald is bathed in an absolute shower of blood within 30 seconds of the attack. The referee jumps in and forces the stoppage. Nate Quarry def. Jason MacDonald via TKO (strikes) - Round 1, 2:27.
XAVIER FOUPA-POKAM VS. DENIS KANG Round 1 - Lots of dancing early as both fighters look to counter. Foupa-Pokam swings first, but his combo is blocked. A lunging knee to the misection finds its mark, but Kang pushes his way free. Kang misses with a right and eats another knee to the midsection. Kang closes the distance and slams his opponent to the mat. Kang frees a leg and nearly takes the mount before Foupa-Pokam wraps up the leg again. Foupa-Pokam avoids blows from half guard before Kang locks in an arm-triangle choke. Foupa-Pokam escapes and gets back to his feet. Foupa-Pokam lands another knee to the midsection and a head kick and then retreats to try again. Foupa-Pokam lands a vicious knee to the body. Foupa-Pokam just misses a head kick and takes a shot to the gut. Kang punches are deflected before Foupa-Pokam just misses a spinning back kick. The action slows with 90 seconds to go before Foupa-Pokam lands a kick to the body. Kang shoots and easily gets the double-leg takedown. He passes guard and takes sidemount with 30 seconds to go. Kang delivers some elbow strikes but his armbar attempt slips off as the round comes to a close. MMAjunkie.com scores it 10-9 for Kang. Round 2 - le action early again. Foupa-Pokam lands the first blow 45 seconds into the round with a puncha and body kick. He follows with another and then delivers two quick knees to the body from the clinch before retreating. Foupa-Pokam lands a body kick when Kang throws a punch, but Kang catches the next one and drives forward to put Foupa-Pokam on his back. Kang frees a leg and works from half guard. Kang scrambles for position and secures sidemount. Kang does little with the dominant position as Foupa-Pokam ties him up. Foupa-Pokam tries to buck his way free, but Kang blankets him. Kang has some success with forearms strikes to the face as he continues his work from sidemount. Kang briefly secures the crucifixi position, but Foupa-Pokam gets back to his feet and pops Kang with a knee to the midsection when he shoots for the takedown. Foupa-Pokam follows with a punch and whiffs on a head kick and looks visibly tired as he twice hunches over to put his hands on his knees. MMAjunkie.com scores it 10-9 for Kang. Round 3 - Little action early for the third straight round, and the crowd boos as the inaction stretched to 40 seconds. Kang lands some lunging punches to the body that do little. The boos continue as nothing happens for the next 45 seconds. Kang finally shoots and easily gets the takedown and easily works from half guard before freeing a leg and take sidemount. The pace slows as Kang rests. He briefly considers a kimura before giving up on it. Foupa-Pokam reclaims a leg and then reserves the position. He gets back to his feet but it taken right back down by Kang with two minutes to go. Little action as Kang works from half guard. Foupa-Pokam has nothing to offer from his back, and the book birds return with a minute to go. Kang briefly takes the mount before Foupa-Pokam secures a leg and pulls his opponent close. Foupa-Pokam rolls over and gives up his back but muscles his back to his feet with 15 seconds to go. The round ends seconds later. MMAjunkie.com scores it 10-9 for Kang, who should win an uninspired decision victory. Denis Kang def. Xavier Foupa-Pokam via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
I missed the first 2 and a half rounds of the Cane/Cantwell fight. It went the distance. I'll have the decision in a minute.
Kongo via GnP, he hurt Hardonk and Hardonk rolled over to his side and Kongo rained down hammer fists.
