Carlos Condit and Martin Kampmann

QUICK RESULTS

• Martin Kampmann def. Carlos Condit via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Ryan Bader def. Carmelo Marrero via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Tyson Griffin def. Rafael Dos Anjos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Cole Miller def. Junie Browning via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1, 1:58
• Gleison Tibau def. Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Ricardo Almeida def. Matt Horwich via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Brock Larson def. Jesse Sanders via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 2:01
• Tim Credeur def. Nick Catone via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 2, 3:45
• Jorge Rivera def. Nissen Osterneck via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Rob Kimmons def. Joe Vedepo via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1, 1:54
• Aaron Simpson def. Tim McKenzie via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 1:40

Carlos Condit

Twenty-two of the twenty-four fighters scheduled to be in action at UFC Fight Night 18 successfully weighed in for their bouts on Tuesday at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

The event will take place at the venue on Wednesday, April 1st, and air live on Spike.

A scheduled middleweight bout between 185-pounders Ryan Jensen and Steve Steinbeiss has been scratched from UFC Fight Night 18 after Jensen failed to be medically cleared for the contest (for more details click here).

Lightweights Jeremy Stephens and Gleison Tibau will meet at a catchweight of 158-pounds after both fighters agreed to the higher weight limit in advance of Tuedsay’s weigh-ins.

None of the event’s eight main card fighters, including headliners Carlos Condit (170.5) and Martin Kampmann (170), had any difficulties making weight, though the majority did take advantage of the one-pound allowance granted for non-title fights.

The complete UFC Fight Night 18 weigh-in results were:

MAIN CARD (televised)

• 170: Carlos Condit (170.5) vs. Martin Kampmann (170)
• 205: Ryan Bader (206) vs. Carmelo Marrero (205)
• 155: Rafael dos Anjos (156) vs. Tyson Griffin (156)
• 155: Junie Browning (156) vs. Cole Miller (156)

PRELIMINARY CARD (un-televised)

• 158: Jeremy Stephens (158) vs. Gleison Tibau (156.5)
• 185: Ricardo Almeida (185.5) vs. Matt Horwich (185)
• 170: Brock Larson (171) vs. Jesse Sanders (171)
• 185: Ryan Jensen (186) vs. Steve Steinbeiss (186)*
• 185: Nick Catone (186) vs. Tim Credeur (186)
• 185: Nissen Osterneck (186) vs. Jorge Rivera (185)
• 185: Rob Kimmons (185) vs. Joe Vedepo (184)
• 185: Tim McKenzie (184.5) vs. Aaron Simpson (186)

* Canceled after Jensen failed to be medically cleared for the bout.

Ryan Bader

Ryan Bader vs. Carmelo Marrero and Aaron Simpson vs. Tim McKenzie have been added to the expected lineup for UFC Fight Night 18 on April 1st in Nashville, Tennessee, according to Five Ounces of Pain.

Bader (8-0), a two-time wrestling All-American at Arizon State University, compiled a 7-0 record in various promotions before capturing The Ultimate Fighter 8 light heavyweight title with a first-round knockout of Vinicius Magalhaes. Marrero (10-2) is a three-fight UFC veteran, defeating Cheick Kongo in his promotional debut in late-2006 before dropping back-to-back fights to Gabriel Gonzaga and Wilson Gouveia that temporarily forced him out of the UFC. Marrero earned his return trip to the octagon by going 4-0 since his departure, most-recently defeating Steve Steinbeiss via split decision at a November WEC event.

An up-and-coming middleweight, Simpson (4-0) debuted in the WEC in November with an 18-second knockout of David Avellan and will now debut in the UFC after the WEC cut the 185-pound division at the end of 2008. McKenzie (12-5) is also a WEC veteran, having fought on and off in the promotion since 2003, most-recently earning a third-round submission of Jeremy Lang last June.

Efrain Escudero vs. Jeremy Stephens, Junie Browning vs. Cole Miller, and Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Horwich are also slated to take place at UFC Fight Night 18.

WEC 36 takes place on September 10th at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Floria and will air live on Versus.

The complete lineup features:

• Urijah Faber vs. Mike Brown
  WEC Featherweight Championship
• Paulo Filho vs. Chael Sonnen
  WEC Middleweight Championship
• Leonard Garcia vs. Jens Pulver
• Jake Rosholt vs. Danillo Villefort
• Donald Cerrone vs. Rob McCullough
• David Avellan vs. Tim McKenzie
• Danny Castillo vs. Ed Ratcliff
• Johny Hendricks vs. Alex Serdyukov
• Yoshiro Maeda vs. Rani Yayha

The “California Kid’s” victory highlighted the twelve-bout card which was broadcast on Versus.

Faber dominated from the opening bell, controlling the pace of the bout with a right hand that immediately found it’s mark and continued to land for the remainder of the bout. After an especially dominant opening to the first round Pulver coutered Faber’s early shots with some offense of his own but Faber finished out the round with accurate rights. In the second, Faber rocked Pulver with a combination then followed with even more strikes but the UFC veteran survived the flurry and returned with some offense of his own, hurting Faber with a solid combination before the pair finished out the round with a back-and-forth exchanged.

Through the final three frames, Faber continued to connect with accurate rights and combos and secured multiple takedowns to wrap up the exciting unanimous decision victory. Judges scored the bout 50-45, 50-44, and 50-44. MMAFrenzy.com scored the contest 50-45 in faver of the “California Kid”.

After the fight, both fighters expressed their mutual respect for one another while the announcer’s set the stage for a Faber-Pulver rematch down the road. When asked about a potential rematch, Jens Pulver (21-9-1) stated that he wished to defeat another opponent before rematching with the promotion’s dominant 145-pound champion Urijah Faber (21-1), who improved his record to twenty-one wins and only one loss with the unanimous decision victory.

In the event’s other title bout, the promotion’s 135-pound bantamweight title was on the line as champion Miguel Torres (34-1) looked to defend his crown against challenger Yoshiro Maeda (23-5-2). In a very exciting, back-and-forth battle the pair put on quite the show, battering, bruising, and bloodying one-another over three full rounds. After closely contested first and second rounds, Torres took control in the third and tagged his opponent with a series of combinations including a solid punch that immediately caused Maeda’s eye to swell. Maeda narrowly survives the round but during the break the doctor calls the bout as a result of the eye injury and Torres is declared the winner, retaining the WEC bantamweight title.

In other main card action, Chuck Grigsby (13-4), who held a distinct size advantage over opponent Mark Munoz (4-0), was knocked unconscious late in the opening round after Munoz connected with a vicious ground and pound assault from the top position and former WEC lightweight champion “Razor” Rob McCullough (16-4) defeated Kenneth Alexander (5-3) via split decision to open the broadcast with scores of 30-27, 30-27, and 28-29.

WEC 34 OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Champion Urijah Faber def. Jens Pulver via unanimous decision
  WEC Featherweight Championship
• Champion Miguel Torres def. Yoshiro Maeda via TKO – Round 3, 5:00
  WEC Bantamweight Championship
• Mark Munoz def. Chuck Grigsby via KO – Round 1, 4:15
• Rob McCullough def. Kenneth Alexander via split decision
• Donald Cerrone def. Danny Castillo via submission – Round 1, 1:30
• Mike Brown def. Jeff Curran via unanimous decision
• Will Ribeiro def. Chase Beebe via split decision
• Tim McKenzie def. Jeremy Lang via submission – Round 3, 0:40
• Alex Serdyukov def. Luis Sapo via TKO – Round 1, 5:00
• Jose Aldo def. Alexandre Nogueira via TKO – Round 2, 3:22
• Dominick Cruz def. Charlie Valencia via unanimous decision

• Champion Urijah Faber def. Jens Pulver via unanimous decision
  WEC Featherweight Championship
• Champion Miguel Torres def. Yoshiro Maeda via TKO – Round 3, 5:00
  WEC Bantamweight Championship
• Mark Munoz def. Chuck Grigsby via KO – Round 1, 4:15
• Rob McCullough def. Kenneth Alexander via split decision
• Donald Cerrone def. Danny Castillo via submission – Round 1, 1:30
• Mike Brown def. Jeff Curran via unanimous decision
• Will Ribeiro def. Chase Beebe via split decision
• Tim McKenzie def. Jeremy Lang via submission – Round 3, 0:40
• Alex Serdyukov def. Luis Sapo via TKO – Round 1, 5:00
• Jose Aldo def. Alexandre Nogueira via TKO – Round 2, 3:22
• Dominick Cruz def. Charlie Valencia via unanimous decision

EXTENDED RESULTS

CHAMPION URIJAH FABER DEF. JENS PULVER
WEC FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

ROUND 1 – There’s no touch of gloves for this one and Faber gets started quickly with a solid series of punches. Faber continues to tag Pulver with rights. He slips and Pulver pounces onto the WEC champ but they both return to their feet. Pulver is accidentally poked in the eye but the action quickly resumed. Pulver connects with a good knee. Pulver improves late in the round but Faber continues to land right hands. Good late combo by Pulver. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Faber.

ROUND 2 – Pulver is accidentally kicked in the groin early in round two and after a brief break they quickly resume. Faber gets a takedown on the restart but they return to their feed. Faber rocks Pulver a combination and continues with a series of strikes that Pulver is narrowly able to survive. Now it’s Pulver’s turn, who comes back with a solid combination led by a hard left hand that hurts Faber who then shoots for a takedown. Both fighters return to their feet late and trade before the round concludes. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Faber.

ROUND 3 – Faber again utilizes his right hand to open the third round and it finds its mark. Pulver with a big kick to the body. Faber counters with a kick and then shoots for a takedown. Pulver sprawls and ends up on top in a scramble. Faber reverses and claims the top position but Pulver neutralizes and they are soon restarted by the referee. They trade again late as the horn sounds to mark the end of the third. The closest round thus far on the scorecards. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Faber.

ROUND 4 – Pulver is hit by a Faber combo to open the fourth. Another solid combination by Faber sets up a takedown. They remain on the mat for the remainder of the frame with Faber peppering elbows onto Pulver to win the fourth round and take a dominating lead on the scorecards. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Faber.

ROUND 5 – Pulver avoids a Faber takedown and looks for the knockout but it’s not to be had as Faber avoids the punches. Pulver connects with a hard left. Pulver again connects but Faber gets one more takedown to win the final round on the scorecards and rides his way to a unanimous decision victory to retain the promotion’s 145-pound title. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Faber and the bout 50-45 Faber.

Champion Urijah Faber defeats Jens Pulver via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44, 50-44)

CHAMPION MIGUEL TORRES DEF. YOSHIRO MAEDA
WEC BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

ROUND 1- Torres slips avoiding a kick and Maeda follows him to the mat but Torres is quickly back on his feet and presses the action, landing a series of knees and kicks that has Maeda running away. They go to the ground and Torres nearly finishes of his foe with an armbar but Maeda escapes and Torres gets back to his feet. Their pair exchange some solid knees. The go back-and-forth with more strikes before Maeda catches a kick and Torres pulls guard. They briefly trade on the ground before returning to their feet and again go back-and-forth. The pace finally slows briefly before Torres scores a good punch-kick combo just before the end of the frame. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Torres.

ROUND 2 – Maeda again makes Torres slip avoiding a kick early in the second round and makes him pay, brutally landing leg kicks. Torres comes back with a up kick that hits Maeda on the chin. Back on their feet the war wages on and the pair again go back and forth with hard punches, kicks, and knees. The fight again hits the mat and both simultaneously secure toe holds. Neither taps however and they scramble away and return to their feet. After another offensive series on their feet Torres secures a guillotine then mounts Maeda late and lands a series of good kicks to the ribs to steal the second round. MMAFrenzy.com scores the second round 10-9 Torres.

ROUND 3 – Both fighters are bloodied, bruised, and battered. Torres scores a solid combination to open the round. Torres continues to connect as the round wages on and Maeda’s eye starts to swell. It’s all Torres in the third but Maeda survives the round despite landing very little in contrast to the previous back-and-forth rounds. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Torres.

Between rounds the doctor rules Maeda is unable to continue due his his eye, which has now swollen shut, and Torres remains the promotion’s bantamweight champion.

Miguel Torres defeats Yoshiro Maeda via technical knockout (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 3, 5:00

MARK MUNOZ DEF. CHUCK GRIGSBY

ROUND 1 – A brief feeling out period before Munoz shoots multiple times and Grigsby, with a distinct size advantage, sprawls to remain on his feet. Munoz and Grigsby clinch before they fall to the mat and Munoz lands in side control. Grigsby quickly gets back to full guard and looks for submissions but none are to be had. Munoz quickly gains the upper hand and pounds on Grigsby before transitioning to side control. The ground and pound assault continues and Munoz knocks Grigsby out before referee Steve Mazzagatti can halt the bout late in the opening round.

Mark Munoz defeats Chuck Grigsby via knockout – Round 1, 4:15

ROB MCCULLOUGH DEF. KENNETH ALEXANDER

ROUND 1 – There’s little action in the opening minute as they attempt to get a feel for one another. Alexander shoots for a takedown but McCullough reverses and takes Alexander down. They work back to their feet but there’s little strikes and next none land. Alexander again shoots for a takedown and McCoullough tags him with a punch to avoid the takedown. High kick by Alexander is blocked.  Punch-kick combo by McCullough. Alexander with a decent combo and they lock up but quickly break. Alexander shoots again but McCullough hits him with a knee on the way in that just misses but Alexander again returns to his feet. The round ends. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 McCullough.

ROUND 2 – They stand and trade early before Alexander shoots and finally takes McCullough to the ground but they quickly return to their feet. McCullough misses and Alexander shoots but McCullough sprawls and they’re both back up. The boos from the crowd continue to get louder as the fight wages on with little damage done. Body kick by Alexander is blocked. Solid uppercut and kick by Alexander. McCullough counters with a kick of his own. Alexander misses a head kick. Inside leg kick by McCullough. Another late-knee by McCullough just misses. Alexander gets a takedown and lands in half guard but he’s unable to do anything on the ground before the round concludes. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Alexander.

ROUND 3 – Both fighters are much more active to start the final round as the pair trade much more solid strikes. Alexander catches McCullough with a solid knee. Overhand by Alexander misses. Solid leg kick by McCullough followed by another. Punch-kick combo by McCullough knocks Alexander down and he returns to his feet and locks up with McCullough. McCullough accidentally knees Alexander in the groin and the fight is halted to allow Alexander time to recover. They quickly resume and Alexander shoots but McCullough sprawls and remains standing. They clinch against the cage briefly then separate momentarily before clinching again. Knees to the body by McCullough before they again separate. Alexander takes McCullough down but McCullough provides most of the offense on the ground in the form of elbows before they both get back to their feet. Alexander works for another takedown but McCullough defends the attempt as the final round ends. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 McCullough. On our cards it’s 29-28 in favor of McCullough but this one could go either way as neither fighter did enough to clearly win any of the three rounds.

Rob McCullough defeats Kenneth Alexander via split decision (30-27, 30-27, 28-29)

• Rob Yundt will take on Alessio Sakara at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale.
• At UFC 87 Heath Herring will fill in for an injured Mark Coleman and take on Brock Lesnar, Clay Guida will face Mac Danzig, Jason MacDonald takes on Demian Maia, and Manny Gamburyan will be in action against an opponent to be announced.
• Adrenaline MMA has inked a deal with HDNet to air the promotion’s first three events on the network.
• Jeremy Lang has replaced Eric Schambari against Tim McKenzie and Danny Castillo has replaced Richard Crunkilton against Donald Cerrone on the WEC 34 fight card, which is takes place on June 1st.
• Ryan Ford will take on UFC veteran Drew Fickett at MFC 17 for the promotion’s vacant welterweight championship.
• DREAM has announced the official pairings for the second round of the promtion’s middleweight tournament. The matchups are Kazushi Sakuraba versus Melvin Manhoef, Jason “Mayhem” Miller versus Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, Gegard Mousasi versus Dong Sik Yoon, and Zelg Galesic versus Taiei Kin.
• Antonio Rogerio Nogueria will fight Vernon White at Affliction’s debut event, “Banned”, on July 19th.
• ESPN The Magazine featuring Kimbo Slice on the cover is on newstands now.
• EliteXC President Gary Shaw revealed this week that the promotion is likely going to introduce a heavyweight title in 2008.
• MMA veteran Matt Lindland won the Republican primary for the Oregon House of Representatives by a 14-point margin and will not take on Democratic nominee Suzanne VanOrman in the November 4th general election.
• EliteXC will stage a ShoXC event in San Diego, California on June 27th. Hector Lombard will make his debut with the promotion at the event, Cyrille Diabate will face Jamie Fletcher in a main card bout, and King of the Cage middleweight champion Keith Berry will look to defend his title against Reggie Orr.
• UFC 88 will take place on September 6th at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

• Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver
  WEC Featherweight Championship
• Yoshiro Maeda vs. Miguel Torres
  WEC Bantamweight Championship
• Chuck Grigsby vs. Mark Munoz
• Kenneth Alexander vs. Rob McCullough

PRELIMINARY BOUTS

• Richard Crunkilton Jr. vs. Donald Cerrone
• Jeff Curran vs. Mike Brown
• Chase Beebe vs. Will Ribeiro
• Tim McKenzie vs. Eric Schambari
• Alex Serdyukov vs. Luis Sapo
• Jose Aldo vs. Alexandre Nogueira
• Charlie Valencia vs. Dominick Cruz

The June 1st event, WEC 34, takes place at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California and features a main event featherweight title bout between current champion Uriah Faber and former UFC lightweight champ Jens Pulver. The event will air live on Versus beginning at 9pm ET.

McCullough captured the WEC lightweight belt with a submission win over Kit Cope at WEC 25 in early-2007. Following his first title defense via first round stoppage against Richard Crunkilton at WEC 30 last September, McCullough dropped the 155-pound title in February at WEC 32 to Jamie Varner.

Alexander, who had won five of his first seven professional fights, will look to rebound from a WEC 30 loss to Donald Cerrone. Fortunately for Alexander the submission loss was erased from his record and recorded as a no contest after Cerrone tested positive for a diuretic during a post-event drug tests.

The current official fight card for the event is after the jump…

For more on WEC 34 check out the MMAFrenzy.com rumors section.

OFFICIAL WEC 34 FIGHT CARD

Main Card

• Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver
  WEC Featherweight Championship
• Yoshiro Maeda vs. Miguel Torres
  WEC Bantamweight Championship
• Chuck Grigsby vs. Mark Munoz
• Kenneth Alexander vs. Rob McCullough

Preliminary Bouts

• Jeff Curran vs. Mike Brown
• Tim McKenzie vs. Eric Schambari
• Alex Serdyukov vs. Luis Sapo
• Jose Aldo vs. Alexandre Nogueira
• Charlie Valencia vs. Dominick Cruz