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PRELIMINARY CARD
Nick Catone defeated Jesse Forbes via split decision (scores of 28-29, 29-28, 29-28).
Gerald Harris defeated John Salter via TKO (strikes) at 3:24 of Round 3.
Rafael Dos Anjos defeated Kyle Bradley via unanimous decision (scores of 30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Rory MacDonald defeated Mike "Joker" Guymon via submission (armbar) at 4:27 of Round 1.
Thiago Tavares vs. Nick Lentz declared majority draw (scores of 28-28, 28-28 and 29-27).
Rick Story defeated Jesse Lennox via majority decision (scores of 30-27, 30-27, 28-29).
Chris Leben defeated Jay Silva via unanimous decision (scores of 30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
MAIN CARD
Brad Blackburn vs. Amir Sadollah
Round 1: Both men traded punches and kicks in the first couple of minutes with neither doing much damage. Both fighters continued to trade, with Sadollah favoring landing leg kicks while Blackburn suck to his fists. Blackburn pressed Sadollah against the cage with over a minute left, but Sadollah was able to break free. Sadollah was able to rock Blackburn with a big left, and followed it up with some knees and take Blackburn to the ground. Blackburn was able to push him off and get back to his feet, and Sadollah pegged him a nice front leg kick and they clinched as the round ended. FightLine.com scores the round 10-9 for Sadollah.
Round 2: Blackburn seems more relaxed, and landed a couple of nice strikes and a body kick. Blackburn pressed Sadollah against the cage and didn't do much, and was finally brought back to the center of the cage. Sadollah continued to land leg kicks, and Blackburn was able to stun Sadollah with a hard right and clinched against the cage again. Sadollah was able to break free and continued to land leg kicks while Blackburn utilized his dirty boxing. Sadollah was able to rock Blackburn again with a left which he followed up with a head kick as the round ended. Close round, but Blackburn did a little more damage. FightLine.com scores the round 10-9 for Blackburn.