Since I don't have HDNet (I really need to drop Cox Cable and get DirecTV) credit Sherdog.com for these results.
Dave Courchaine vs. Nathan CoyThe fight had to be paused early when Coy landed a kick to Courchaine's groin, upon which he got a few minutes to recover. To make matters worse the arena darkened as the venue experienced lighting issues and the bout was halted again. When all the delays were over Coy landed punch that ended the fight at the 1:46 mark of round one.
WINNER: NATHAN COY.
Scott Shaffer vs. Zach SkinnerNothing much to say here - all three official judges see the contest 29-28 for the
WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION: ZACH SKINNER.
Matt Kovacs vs. Mike HayesAnother tedious fight that went the three round time limit, with the official judges scoring the bout the 29-28 and 30-27 (twice) for the
WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION: MIKE HAYES.
Ray Perales vs. Lyle BeerbohmBeerbohm locked up a tight guillotine that forced Perales to tap at 1:19 of the third round.
WINNER BY TAPOUT DUE TO GUILLOTINE CHOKE: LYLE BEERBOHM.
Mychal Clark vs. Josh BennettAfter two rounds with Clark landing straight rights and combos that opened a cut and caused bleeding over Bennett's left eye, the fight is called before round three because it has swollen shut completely.
WINNER VIA TKO DUE TO REF STOPPAGE: MYCHAL CLARK.
Jorge Masvidal vs. Ryan HealyAll three judges see the contest 30-27 for
WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION: JORGE MASVIDAL. Basically one-sided dominance throughout by Masvidal with strikes and takesdowns but nothing he did came close to a finish.
Steve Berger vs. Eddy EllisAt the end of round one Berger got a takedown but had to fight off a guillotine choke attempt until time expired. Berger hit his best punch of the fight to start round two and followed with a takedown then went for an omapalata and hit the face as time expired. In R3 Ellis punched the head and worked from the back position while looking for submissions until time expired. The judges see it 30-27 and 29-28 (twice) for the
WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION: EDDY ELLIS. To me it sounds like different judges may have seen this fight in Berger's favor, but I'll have to wait until I get a copy of this show to know for sure.
Maurice Smith vs. Rick RoufusRoufus tapped at 1:53 of the first round after being thoroughly humbled by Smith's jiu-jitsu.
WINNER VIA TAPOUT TO A KIMURA: MAURICE SMITH.
Joe 'Diesel' Riggs vs. Cory DevelaContinuing to be the most unimpressive guy with a name, physique and reputation in MMA, Riggs was hit with a body kick and slammed hard to the canvas with a judo throw before repeatedly getting hit with punches to the face - at which point he immediately tapped out.
WINNER VIA SUBMISSION TO STRIKES AT 1:22 OF R1: CORY DEVELA. A stretcher crew has to remove Riggs from the cage afterwards.
Bob 'The Beast' Sapp vs. Jan 'The Giant' NortjeVia text message from a friend watching live I learned two things: 1) Bob Sapp had a Ric Flair entrance complete with the music and 2) If Kimbo Slice's last fight was an overwhelming success, Bob Sapp's fight was an overwhelming failure of equal proportion. Here's what happened - Sapp ducked his head and went for a takedown early and Nortje landed a right hand that opened a small cut above Sapp's left eye. Another right landed for Nortje and Sapp turned his back to Nortje, where he ate nine consecutive left hands before crashing to the ground in a heap. Nortje stood over Sapp and landed a few extra shots until the ref waved him off.
WINNER VIA KNOCKOUT AT 0:55 OF R1: JAN NORTJE. Wow - after all that hype for Bob Sapp being serious about MMA this time and making his big return to the United States, he could not possibly have done worse. Brock Lesnar did better losing to Frank Mir.