I didn’t watch it on PPV (I can’t figure out how to order it my new university cable), but I listened to the paltalk play by play
Preliminaries:
Jackson beat Rokel by choke
Randleman beat Babalu by decision
Castillo beat Brennan by decision
Semenov beats Almeida by KO (overhand right) - very exciting fight, it was back and forth the whole time. Semenov looks good, he could fight for the title. He’s got standup and ground.
Chuck Lidell beat Suloev by decision - the whole fight took place on their feet, basically a kickboxing match. Some booos from the crowd, but they’re stupid. Sounded like a good decision. Chuck had reach on Suloev and used it.
Bustamente beat Menne by KO - officially a knockout, but it was really a TKO, it sounded like. It was even, with maybe a little edge to Busta, until the big right. Bustamente is gonna be tough to beat. Maybe Busta vs. Semenov, or Busta vs. Lindland next, for the title.
Ricco beat Monson by TKO - Ricco hit him with a whole bunch of flying knees in a row, it was a cool fight. Ricco threw a high kick and did a cartwheel guard pass, and looked real good. Ricco is like a more well rounded Tito, in a way.
Pulver beats Penn by decision - A war. Pulver won the standup and even had a bit of an edge on the ground. Penn got several takedowns though. Penn got him in an armbar at the end of the second round, and Jens may have tapped after the bell, but that wouldn’t count anyway. This was my “risky” pick, and it paid off…booyea!