C.B. DOLLAWAY (9-3) VS. TOM LAWLOR (6-1): Round 1: (Tom Lawlor is coming to the cage with "Who Let the Dogs Out?" playing. Seth Petruzelli is on a chain, bone in mouth, walking on all fours. Really; I can't possibly make this stuff up.) Dollaway opens the bout with a nice one-two combination. Lawlor swings, but Dollaway ducks under and shoots. While airborne, Lawlor slaps on a guillotine choke. Dollaway hits his back, and there's little movement seconds later. Lawlor yells at the ref that Dollaway is out cold, and Yves Lavigne jumps in to break up the bout with Dollaway clear out cold.
T.J. GRANT (14-3) VS. DONG HYUN KIM (12-0-1): Round 2: Kim connects a left hed kick. Grant quickly defends and regains hos composure before landing a right and charging in. With Kim pinned against the cage, Grant works for the single leg. Kim defends, reverses the position and puts Grant in the guillotine submission from top position. Three in a row? Nope. Grant escapes but is now on his back as Kim works from full guard. Grant goes high with his guard but eats a right and a few elbow strikes. Grant is looking frustrated on his back as Kim continues a dominant top games that includes some pretty nasty shots. Grant, though, ties up Kim and has him stretched out in an odd position, but Kim backs out and stands over his opponent. He missed when raining down a shot but quickly returns to full guard. Grant works for an arm, but Kim gives up an effort to free a leg and puts Grant back into guard before posturing up and just missing with a huge right hand from the standing position. A timeout is called when Grant connects on a kick to the face while Kim still has a knee on the mat. A point may have been deducted for the illegal blow. The fighters restart from the standing position as the round expires.
JON JONES (9-0) VS. JAKE O'BRIEN (11-3): Round 2: Jones connects with a body kick. O'Brien is unaffected and takes the center of the cage and lands a nice right. Jones keeps circling and won't be a stationary target. Jones snaps off a good inside leg kick but the following head kick is blocked. The pace slows a bit as the fighters trade the occasional punch. Jones fires off a couple combinations and leg kick and graces O'Brien with a spinning back elbow. O'Brien quickly recovers, but Jones turns on the burners and throws a series of kicks. O'Brien shoots, Jones stands over him and then slaps on a choke that forces the tapout in quick fashion.
STEPHAN BONNAR (14-6) VS. MARK COLEMAN (16-9): Round 1: No action early as Coleman watches Bonnar fake moving in. After 35 seconds, Bonnar throws the first punch and misses. Coleman shoots and quickly puts his opponent on his back. Bonnar grabs a leg and forces Coleman into a akward position by trapping an arm between his legs. Coleman is turned away from Bonnar, which allows him to work for a knee and ankle. Coleman looks to fold up Bonnar and drops a punch punch to his belly, and he then moves into north-south position from the top. Bonnar tries to roll free and eventually secures half guard. Simultaneous "Coleman!" and "Bonnar!" chants erupt. Bonnar gets back to his feet. Coleman hangs on to him and eats a quick burst of elbows to the head as Bonnar kneels over him. Bonnar continues the strikes as Coleman is on all fours with Bonnar pinned with his back against the cage. Herb Dean keeps a close eye on the action as Bonnar now looks to secure an arm. He again locks in arm between his legs and then tries to take Coleman's back. The awkward positioning is favoring Bonnar, who mixed in the occasional elbow to the side of the head. Bonnar works a kimura in the final seconds but is stopped by the bell.
STEPHAN BONNAR (14-6) VS. MARK COLEMAN (16-9): Round 3: Coleman looks a bit gassed and remains flatfooted as Bonnar throws punches to open the round. Bonnar bounces with head movement before he's backed up with a couple nice rights from Coleman. Coleman shoots again, but Bonnar sprawls and gets back to his feet. Coleman clings to him from a kneeling position but then joins his opponent standing. Coleman pins him against the cage and then secures another takedown. Coleman frees a leg and works from half guard while the fighters are tight up against the cage. Bonnar ties up his opponent's arms and initially avoids damage. Bonnar goes into the fetal position up close to Coleman's body, but he spread back up and drops a big right hand from the top. Coleman then works short punches to the body before standing over Bonnar, who tags him with a kick-slap to the face. Bonnar remains standing over him, too tired to do anything but collapse on top of him. Working from full guard, Coleman drops elbows and punches knowing he could likely take the decision with this round. Bonnar tries to escape, Coleman takes his back. Against the cage, though, Coleman doesn't have the room he needs to lock in both hooks. He holds Bonnar close to wait out the round. - 31491
T.J. GRANT (14-3) VS. DONG HYUN KIM (12-0-1): Round 2: Kim connects a left hed kick. Grant quickly defends and regains hos composure before landing a right and charging in. With Kim pinned against the cage, Grant works for the single leg. Kim defends, reverses the position and puts Grant in the guillotine submission from top position. Three in a row? Nope. Grant escapes but is now on his back as Kim works from full guard. Grant goes high with his guard but eats a right and a few elbow strikes. Grant is looking frustrated on his back as Kim continues a dominant top games that includes some pretty nasty shots. Grant, though, ties up Kim and has him stretched out in an odd position, but Kim backs out and stands over his opponent. He missed when raining down a shot but quickly returns to full guard. Grant works for an arm, but Kim gives up an effort to free a leg and puts Grant back into guard before posturing up and just missing with a huge right hand from the standing position. A timeout is called when Grant connects on a kick to the face while Kim still has a knee on the mat. A point may have been deducted for the illegal blow. The fighters restart from the standing position as the round expires.
JON JONES (9-0) VS. JAKE O'BRIEN (11-3): Round 2: Jones connects with a body kick. O'Brien is unaffected and takes the center of the cage and lands a nice right. Jones keeps circling and won't be a stationary target. Jones snaps off a good inside leg kick but the following head kick is blocked. The pace slows a bit as the fighters trade the occasional punch. Jones fires off a couple combinations and leg kick and graces O'Brien with a spinning back elbow. O'Brien quickly recovers, but Jones turns on the burners and throws a series of kicks. O'Brien shoots, Jones stands over him and then slaps on a choke that forces the tapout in quick fashion.
STEPHAN BONNAR (14-6) VS. MARK COLEMAN (16-9): Round 1: No action early as Coleman watches Bonnar fake moving in. After 35 seconds, Bonnar throws the first punch and misses. Coleman shoots and quickly puts his opponent on his back. Bonnar grabs a leg and forces Coleman into a akward position by trapping an arm between his legs. Coleman is turned away from Bonnar, which allows him to work for a knee and ankle. Coleman looks to fold up Bonnar and drops a punch punch to his belly, and he then moves into north-south position from the top. Bonnar tries to roll free and eventually secures half guard. Simultaneous "Coleman!" and "Bonnar!" chants erupt. Bonnar gets back to his feet. Coleman hangs on to him and eats a quick burst of elbows to the head as Bonnar kneels over him. Bonnar continues the strikes as Coleman is on all fours with Bonnar pinned with his back against the cage. Herb Dean keeps a close eye on the action as Bonnar now looks to secure an arm. He again locks in arm between his legs and then tries to take Coleman's back. The awkward positioning is favoring Bonnar, who mixed in the occasional elbow to the side of the head. Bonnar works a kimura in the final seconds but is stopped by the bell.
STEPHAN BONNAR (14-6) VS. MARK COLEMAN (16-9): Round 3: Coleman looks a bit gassed and remains flatfooted as Bonnar throws punches to open the round. Bonnar bounces with head movement before he's backed up with a couple nice rights from Coleman. Coleman shoots again, but Bonnar sprawls and gets back to his feet. Coleman clings to him from a kneeling position but then joins his opponent standing. Coleman pins him against the cage and then secures another takedown. Coleman frees a leg and works from half guard while the fighters are tight up against the cage. Bonnar ties up his opponent's arms and initially avoids damage. Bonnar goes into the fetal position up close to Coleman's body, but he spread back up and drops a big right hand from the top. Coleman then works short punches to the body before standing over Bonnar, who tags him with a kick-slap to the face. Bonnar remains standing over him, too tired to do anything but collapse on top of him. Working from full guard, Coleman drops elbows and punches knowing he could likely take the decision with this round. Bonnar tries to escape, Coleman takes his back. Against the cage, though, Coleman doesn't have the room he needs to lock in both hooks. He holds Bonnar close to wait out the round. - 31491
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