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Which fight are you most excited about at UFC 92?
   Griffin - Evans
   Wanderlei - Rampage
   Mir - Nogueira
   Undecided



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TUF 7 "Episode 2"---Recap
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Harris repeatedly took Marrello down with superior wrestling ability, and added some vicious slams for emphasis, on his way to a unanimous decision victory.

Daniel Cramer (0-0) vs Jeremiah Riggs (1-0)

In the sloppiest fight of the night, the inexperienced Daniel Cramer used an onslaught of ground and pound to score a second round TKO over the even more inexperienced Jeremiah Riggs.

Though Riggs lost handily, White, Jackson, and Griffin were extremely impressed with his heart and scrappiness. The tough kid from Mississippi could do little in the fight other than a few illegal upkicks to Cramer's face. But, when all was said and done, Dana White heaped praise on Riggs when he exclaimed, "If he had any technique, he'd be scary".

The last two fights were shown in their entirety.

Nick Rossborough (8-3) vs Jesse Taylor (6-2)

Upon entering the cage, White and Griffin quickly coin a nickname for the tattooed, young Rossborough. They think he's a double for Eminem, so they call him the Slim Shady of MMA.

Though tagged with a nifty nickname, Rossborough is quickly thrown to the mat and mounted by Jesse Taylor. Taylor throws Rossborough around with his superior wrestling skills, which prompts Griffin to exclaim, "Slim Shady can't wrestle".

Rossborough, worn down by Taylor's throws and ground and pound, eventually gives up his back and Taylor locks in a rear-naked choke to end it.

As Taylor's hand is raised, Griffin seems impressed with Taylor and then indulges himself with one last Eminem reference, "Slim Shady's going back to 8-Mile". Rampage is not as impressed and calls Taylor a "one trick pony".

Josh Hall (3-2) vs Matt Brown (9-6)

Sometimes they save the best for last. In the fight of the night, Josh Hall, TUF Season 6 winner Mac Danzig's good friend and former training mate of Rampage Jackson, was pitted against Team Jorge Gurgal fighter Matt Brown.

Brown, who once defeated TUF Season 6 standout Matt Arroyo and was praised by UFC veteran Chris Lytle after facing him last summer, says in the pre-fight interview that there's no strategy for this fight, "it's kill or die".

Once the fight gets underway, Hall shows off his strength and wrestling ability by going for a double-leg takedown. He almost gets it, but Brown counters with great balance and a nice take down defense.

Hall has some success up against the cage with some dirty boxing. He lands a couple of leg kicks, but Brown snaps some sharp jabs and throws a few heavy kicks of his own. Hall keeps working until he finally gets Brown down. Brown stays calm and uses his Jiu-Jitsu to fend off Hall's punches.

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