Analysis
McFedries controlled the fight with a series of right hands, nearly all of which hurt Eastman. Eastman had the advantage in the bout’s opening seconds, but as soon as McFedries landed a clean shot that it turned the bout around. McFedries landed a blistering straight right hand that badly wobbled Eastman.
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Analysis
Sanchez was impressive in what was essentially a kickboxing match. The fight was primarily a battle on the feet and Sanchez got the better of most of the exchanges. He was largely unable to take Fioravanti down, because Fioravanti had excellent takedown defense, but Sanchez beat Fioravanti at his own game. Sanchez landed a left kick to the head and then a right knee.
Analysis
Sadollah was taken down quickly, but did exactly what he had done during the filming of the reality show. Sadollah kept his composure and slapped an armbar on while taking big shots from Dollaway, who had side control. Sadollah took the big shots from Dollaway and managed to find a way to put on the armbar. Dollaway protested that he didn’t tap, but replays indicated he tapped one time. Sadollah won “The Ultimate Fighter” competition and the UFC contract that comes with it.
Analysis
There was a nice ovation for Noons when he entered the cage. The fight started off with a nice exchange until Noons hit Yves with a HARD right hand that immediately dropped Edwards. Noon went straight for the attack and, with a barrage of punches and elbows, did not allow Edwards to regroup, causing Mario Yamasaki to stop the fight in 48 seconds. Big win for the Hawaii native.
Analysis
Bonello came out swinging and hit Ninja with a few strikes, befre pulling him down into guard right away whily they were in the clinch. Ninja passed guard rapidly and put himself in side control, landing some elbows on Bonello’s body and face. Rua then moved into full mount and landed some strong shots, but not anything that would put Bonello away. Rua went back to side control and unleashed some brutal elbows and strikes that caused referee Mario Yamasaki to step in and stop the fight.
Analysis
There was mostly clinching going on for the first minute and a half of the fight until Diaz lands an on point elbow. The first round was a complete boxing war as both fighters kept landing hooks, straights and uppercuts from all angles. In the second, Corbbrey continued his boxing style, landing a few nice shots in the first minute, but Diaz got in his rhythm and landed some hard jabs. Diaz came out fast to start the third round by landing some more combinations and putting Corbbrey into the clinch that led to a takedown. Diaz finished in full mount, pounding on Corbbrey’s face until referee Chris West stopped the bout.
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