Firas Zahabi threw in the towel in a title fight and saved Rick Hawn from any serious damage. It has to be a first, especially after a handful of incidents that made you question whether or not someone would have the guts to do so in a title fight. Douglas Lima took the title that Ben Askren vacated upon his exit from the company; full results of Friday night’s card are below.
Preliminary Card Results:
Jordan Parsons def. Tim Bazer via KO (punches) – Round 2, :04
Julio Cesar Neves def. Josh Arocho via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:37
Anthony Smith def. Victor Moreno via submission (triangle choke) – Round 2, :59
Joe Vedepo def. Ben Crowder via verbal submission (injury) – Round 1, :48
Larue Burley def. Cliff Wright Jr. via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-27)
Martin Brown def. Jared Downing via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Mark Stoddard (8-6) vs. Ryan Jensen (19-8)
Houston Alexander (15-10) vs. Matt Uhde (3-4)
Main Card Results:
Patricky Pitbull def. Derek Campos via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, :52
Karl Amoussou def. David Gomez via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Marcin Held def. Derek Anderson via submission (triangle choke) – Round 2, 3:09
Douglas Lima (26-5) def. Rick Hawn (18-3) by TKO (Corner stoppage) – Round 2, 3:19
