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NON-TELEVISED PRELIMINARY CARD
Rafael Dos Anjos defeated Rob Emerson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Vladimir Matyushenko defeated Igor Pokrajac via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Eliot Marshall defeated Jason Brilz via split decision (30-28, 27-30, 30-27)
Rick Story defeated Brian Foster via submission (arm-triangle) at 1:09 of Round 1
Nick Lentz defeated Rafaello Oliveira via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Jim Miller defeated Steve Lopez via TKO (shoulder injury) at 0:48 of Round 2
TELEVISED PRELIMINARY CARD
Drew McFedries vs. Tomasz Drwal
Round 1: McFedries and Drwal exchanged kicks to start the round. They spent most of the round on their feet, but McFedries was noticeably gassing towards the end of the round. Drwal took control and scored a takedown late in the round and tried to finish McFedries with a rear-naked choke as the round came to a close. FightLine.com scores it 10-9 for Drwal.
Round 2: Drwal took McFedries down early in the round. Drwal was able to get his back and secure a rear-naked choke, forcing McFedries to tap.
Winner via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:03 of Round 2: Tomasz Drwal
Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller
Round 1: Both men circled each other for the opening moments of the fight, neither landing anything significant. Escudero slammed Miller hard to the mat. Miller got back up, and Escudero tagged Miller with a big right hand right on the button and followed it up with two blows on the mat, knocking Miller out.