VANCOUVER, British Columbia ? This is the UFC 131 live blog for all five preliminary bouts in support of tonight's UFC pay-per-view at the Rogers Arena.The undercard bouts are Michihiro Omigawa vs. Darren Elkins, Joey Beltran vs. Aaron Rosa, Dustin Poirier vs. Jason Young, Nick Ring vs. James Head and Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Mike Massenzio.
The live blog is below.
Michihiro Omigawa vs. Darren Elkins
Round 1: A very calm Omigawa walks to the center of the cage with his hands down low. They feel each other out with punches from far out. Omigawa has the better head movement early, but Elkins is outworking him with punch combos. Good lead left hook from Omigawa jacks Elkins' jaw. Elkins comes back moments later with a hard right hand that backs Omigawa up. Elkins clips Omigawa behind the ear and makes his legs go shaky for a second. Omigawa leaps in and Elkins takes him down, but is forced to relinquish top position when Omigawa looks for a heel hook. Very active first round by both men. Omigawa looks to be loading up for one big punch, and Elkins corner implores him to get off before the Japanese fighter can throw. Elkins is landing more punches, but a lot of them look like arm punches. He gets after Omigawa in the final twenty seconds and has him reeling a bit before the horn. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 for Elkins.
Round 2: Omigawa starts the second much more aggressively, chasing Elkins across the cage with punches. Elkins corner assures him that Omigawa can't keep it up the whole round. Almost on cue, Omigawa's pace slows. Elkins tags Omigawa, but it's Elkins who seems to be cut around his right eye. Elkins backs Omigawa against the fence and throws a combo, but Omigawa slips most of the punches and fires back one of his own that connects. Omigawa throws a left hook and Elkins beats him with a right hand counter. Good right hand by Omigawa. Elkins unloads a flurry in response, with Omigawa avoiding most of the blows. Omigawa ducks under a punch and lands a nice right. Elkins dives for an awkward takedown, but it's not even close. Omigawa is the fresher, less damaged fighter at the end of two. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 for Omigawa.
Round 3: They touch it up to start the final frame and the crowd cheers their efforts so far. Omigawa wastes little time getting a takedown. Elkins thinks about a guillotine, but it isn't there. Omigawa goes to work with some nice elbows in Elkins' guard. Elkins thinks about a triangle/armbar combo, but Omigawa escapes and looks to pass. In the process, Elkins scrambles and tries to take top position before they eventually work back to their feet. Elkins' face is a bloody mess now. Omigawa is still bobbing and weaving well, while Elkins might have tired a bit. Neither man is terribly active in the final thirty seconds, but the crowd cheers them anyway. Good first fight. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 for Omigawa.
Darren Elkins def. Michihiro Omigawa via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
The crowd is...not pleased.
Joey Beltran vs. Aaron Rosa
Round 1: These are two tough heavyweights, but let's just say they won't be featured in the 'Men of the UFC' calendar with these physiques. They trade punches early and Beltran moves in for the clinch against the fence. Rosa tries to get away and eats a left hand from Beltran before ending up right back in the same place. Rosa fires off some knees, but Beltran is keeping the pressure on. Beltran backs up to throw, and they both unload at once in true Rock-em Sock-em robots style. Much like Don Frye-Takayama, it just keeps going. They both connected with a few, but neither man seems particularly fazed. Beltran starts working the leg kicks, then ends up back in the clinch. Rosa has spent a troubling amount of time in this round with his back on the fence. The big men are hammering away at each other in close. Ten second warning, and it's Rock-em Sock-em time again. The referee almost got himself clipped trying to get in there at the horn. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 for Beltran.
Round 2: Rosa comes out throwing hard to start the round, perhaps sensing that he let Beltran dictate too much of the action in round one. Beltran backs him up and uses the low kick to distract him before opening up with a big punch combo that pops Rosa's head back. After extricating themselves from the clinch, Rosa hammers Beltran with a nice right hand. Beltran looks to be loading up for a right, but Rosa stops him with a knee in the Thai clinch. Beltran presses forward, and it's not exactly the most technical display of striking, but they are getting after it. Beltran grabs a Thai clinch of his own and launches a knee straight into Rosa's groin. As Rosa is crumpling up in agony, Beltran adds another to the head. We'll pause while Rosa recovers and Beltran thinks about what he's done. Rosa doesn't take the full five minutes to recover (who ever does?), and on the restart he comes after Beltran like an angry bull. Rosa's putting it on Beltran, but then he lands a knee to the pills of his own. The ref stops them and Rosa seems to think Beltran is crying wolf. Replay confirms otherwise. The ref gives them both a talking to about this nonsense before starting them up again. They end the round in the clinch, with Beltran landing a right hand after the horn. The ref follows him to his corner with a warning. This is on the verge of getting nasty. MMA Fighting scores it 10-10.
Round 3: They go right back to brawling to start the third, and Rosa tries a reaching takedown attempt that's more hope than technique. Beltran ties him up in the clinch and lands some hard knees from a front headlock position. Rosa goes to a knee and Beltran hammers him with lefts. The ref is taking a hard look at it, and Rosa gets up eating leather all the way. The crowd applauds his resolve, but Beltran puts him on his back and smashes him with hammer fists from the top. Rosa is just covering up now, and the ref stops it. Both men look exhausted. Beltran gets up, then collapses to his knees as his corner barks their congratulations.
Joey Beltran def. Aaron Rosa via TKO (punches) at 1:26 of round three.
Dustin Poirier vs. Jason Young
Round 1: They feel each other out for a second or two, then decide they've had enough of that and go right to banging on each other with leg kicks and crisp, straight punches. After that initial furious exchange, they slow things down in the clinch. Young overcommits on a punch and misses, giving Poirer the opportunity to get a few good shots in. They get into a contest of 'whatever you can do, I can do better.' Young throws a leg kick, and Poirer comes back with one. Young tries a jumping knee, and so does Poirer. Nice right hand by Poirer backs Young up. Leg kick by Poirer, and Young falls down off a head kick attempt. Young appears to be cut somewhere around his left eye. One more spirited exchange ends the round. Close one. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 for Poirer.
Round 2: It's back to dueling leg kicks to start the second, followed by a jumping high kick from Young that's blocked. A leg kick from Poirer finds its way into Young's groin. McCarthy warns him during a brief stoppage. Poirer backs Young against the fence, but Young keeps him at bay with sharp leg kicks. Young comes forward with a combination, then slips in a nice uppercut when Poirer goes to cover up. Young lands a leg kick that gets up in the groin area, but they reach a gentleman's agreement to not make a big deal out of it. Jumping knee attempt by Young, by Poirer defends and then unloads. Another fast-paced exchange in the final thirty seconds, and Young gets the worst of it. Poirer tries to steal the round with a takedown in the final seconds, but it might not be enough. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 for Young.
Nick Ring vs. James Head
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Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Mike Massenzio
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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/06/11/ufc-131-undercard-live-blog-soszynksi-vs-massenzio-ring-vs-h/
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