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Loveland teed off on Olson.
Based in Portland, Ore., Loveland wobbled the challenger with a crackling left hook and never relented. Soon after, he belted Olson with a kick to the face, followed him to the mat and finished it with a series of strikes, forcing referee Jason McCoy to intervene.
The 29-year-old Sports Lab export has rattled off nine wins in 11 appearances, losing only to Joseph Benavidez and Yves Jabouin inside the UFC in that span.
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Karakhanyan sailed against Miller.
The 25-minute bout proved rather uneventful in terms of action, but Karakhanyan closed the stronger of the two. He threatened Miller with a guillotine choke in the third round, scrambled into dominant positions in the fourth and worked effectively inside his opponent’s guard in the fifth, racking up points with short strikes against the grounded WEC veteran.
Miller did his best work in round two, as he utilized the clinch and attacked Karakhanyan with standing elbows and knees in close quarters. However, he could not carry over his momentum and faded down the stretch. The setback snapped Miller’s streak of three straight wins.
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Fili submitted Wallace in round two.
Fili nearly finished it inside round one. He blasted Wallace with a two-punch combination and backed it up with a double-leg takedown. From there, Fili moved towards his opponent’s back, unleashing a hellacious stream of punishment many believed warranted a stoppage.
Referee Marcos Rosales, who drew criticism for his officiating for much of the night, thought otherwise and allowed it to continue.
Wallace never recoverd, and Fili capitalized in the second round. After another takedown, Fili snatched a limb and went belly-down with the armbar. Rosales stepped in despite the absence of a tapout and called a stop to the bout.
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Arciniega has won five straight.
The 30-year-old Arciniega struck for takedowns in all three rounds, countered effectively at times and withstood McDonald’s advances on the feet. He has not tasted defeat since he dropped a unanimous decision to Chad Mendes in April 2009.
Finally, World Extreme Cagefighting veteran Poppies Martinez submitted Jason Drake with a first-round heel hook in their lightweight showcase. Winless in his last four appearances, Drake asked out of the match 1:48 seconds into round one.
Martinez used his inexperienced opponent’s aggression against him, as he caught an ill-advised kick and dragged Drake to the ground. After a brief struggle and some mild ground-and-pound, Martinez absorbed an upkick, dove back into Drake’s guard, postured up and snatched an exposed leg. Moments later, Drake conceded defeat. Martinez has won six of his past nine bouts.
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Martinez took out Drake.