A few names we haven’t seen fight in awhile, so I figure I’ll mention them here:

• Dustin Hazelett
• Mike Swick
• Tamdan McCrory
• Luke Cummo
• Jason Lambert
• Joe Stevenson
• Jon Madsen
• Micah Miller
• Josh Grispi

Joey Beltran def. Rolles Gracie – TKO (Punches) 1:31 R2
** Gracie looked terrible, not what I expected.

Chris Tuchscherer def. Tim Hague by majority decision (29-28, 29-28, and 28-28. This was an unpopular decision with the audience.

Phil Davis def. Brian Stann by decision.

Rob Emerson def. Phillipe Nover by unanimous decision.

Melvin Guillard def. Ronys Torres by unanimous decision.

Mac Danzig def. Justin Buchholz by unanimous decision.

Matt Serra def. Frank Trigg by TKO in round one.

Demian Maia def. Dan Miller by unanimous decision.

Paulo Thiago chokes out Mike Swick in round one.

Chael Sonnen dominated Nate Marquardt for a unanimous decision victory.

Randy Couture defeats Mark Coleman by rear naked choke in round two. Coleman refused to tap, and was about to pass out from the choke when the referee stopped the fight.

uhhh.. he says he is.. ok, yeah he just beat David Loiseau in a 3-round decision, and homeboy bypassed the humble route and during his post-fight interview went right to saying he thinks he deserves a title shot against Rich Franklin right now.. I’m not too sure about that. Yeah, Mike Swick was impressive tonight, and he has been impressive in all the fights of his that I’ve seen, but I want to see a couple more before I think he’s ready for Franklin.

But first, Rich Franklin has other fights to worry about, such as his upcoming October bout with Anderson Silva. This could be a troublesome matchup for Rich Franklin. I hope he’s working hard on his ground game, because I have a feeling Anderson Silva will be able to give him a war if it’s a stand-up fight. Of course, Franklin is definitley no Chris Leben. But we also know that Franklin is due to fight the middleweight winner of this seasons “The Ultimate Fighter” reality show unless he loses to Anderson Silva.

Back to Mike Swick though, I like the dude, and I want to see him go far in MMA. I’m afraid if he faces Rich Franklin too soon he’ll end up getting Quarryed. For the definition of “Quarryed”, watch the 2005 fight with Rich Franklin -vs- Nate Quarry.. Nate hasn’t fought since.