Ryan Thomas vs. Matt Brown

Round one: Thomas scores the early takedown and falls into side control. Thomas lands some shots from the top, before Brown gets to his feet. Thomas uses his superior wrestling to take Brown down, but Brown tries a triangle, then an arm bar. Thomas manages to escape. From his back, Brown manages to get up and score a trip-takedown almost simultaneously. Thomas gets up and goes for a takedowns, but Brown slaps on a guillotine. Thomas has enough energy to escape as the round winds down.

Round two: After another Thomas takedown, Brown snatches an arm and sinks in the armbar for the tapout.

Winner: Brown by armbar submission

Mark Bocek vs. Alvin Robinson

Round one: The first half of the round was a grappling match, which favors Bocek, but as he tried to pass, Robinson was able to explode up and score a takedown of his own. He didn't do much with it and Bocek soon regained top position into side control. Bocek landed a couple of nasty elbows from the top. Bocek had a north-south choke on his opponent as the round ended.

Round two: Robinson got the better of the standup early, but it didn't last long as Bocek took him down again. He tried the north-side choke again, but Robinson defended. Bocek then got mount, took Robinson's back and looked for the rear naked choke. Bocek is a great grappler, but Robinson defended well and survived. Another round for Bocek, so Robinson will need a finish to win.

Round three: Bocek slammed Robinson down, controlling the location again. Bocek got full mount midway through and landed hard strikes. Robinson gave up his back and Bocek finally sunk in the elusive choke for the finish in a bout he dominated from start to finish.

Winner: Bocek via rear naked choke submission

Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Jeremy Stephens

Round one: After a minute of standup exchanges, Dos Anjos decided to take the fight to the ground, and after some resistance, slammed Stephens down. Dos Anjos worked to side control and then north-south position. As he tried to mount, Stephens spun him into top position, but Dos Anjos had an omaplata so still had control. Dos Anjos showed a good ground game and that likely won him the round.

Round two: Dos Anjos scored another big slam takedown and worked for Stephens' back. He transitioned to an armbar try, but Stephens pulled out and ended up in Dos Anjos' guard. Stephens had some explosiveness in the position, landing strikes and elbows in making the round a tight one.

Round three: With the uppercut of his life, Stephens changed the course of the fight. Dos Anjos was in big trouble, and Stephens followed up with a few shots on his grounded opponent, putting an end to the action and electrifying the crowd. The shot was so big it was still drawing oohs and ahhs from the crowd after five or six replays.

Winner: Stephens via TKO

Aaron Riley vs. Jorge Gurgel

Round one: These two are here to put on a show. Lots of exchanges in the early action as the two utilized every weapon in their striking arsenals. Leg kicks, body kicks, head kicks, jabs, crosses, hooks. It had a little bit of everything and both men made it through, leaving the rounds with fresh welts.

Round two: The headhunting lasted for the first two minutes, until Gurgel slipped in a corner and Riley followed him down. Gurgel ate a few punches but got back to his feet. The back-and-forth action continued. Riley landed a couple head-snappers as the round wore down but Gurgel tried to negate it with a late takedown.

Round three: Riley scored with a big headkick a minute in, and followed with a flurry of offense that had Gurgel hurt. No one should doubt Gurgel's ability to take a punch, though, as he ate everything Riley had to offer and stayed upright. Gurgel slipped on a kick with 1:45 to go and Riley pounced but wasn't able to mount much before Gurgel got upright. Gurgel tried another late takedown but was stuffed, and the crowd showed their appreciation, urging them on with 30 seconds left. The fight closed with more back-and-forth fireworks as the horn sounded.

Winner: Riley by unanimous decision

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