Once again the UFC put out a superior product and UFC 111 did not disappoint. Here's a rundown of some of the fights on the main card:

RICARDO ALMEIDA vs. MATT BROWN

Questions arose about Almeida as he had to cut down to welterweight. Those questions were quickly answered as the Big Dog put a Jiu Jitsu clinic on Matt Brown. He slapped a rear naked choke on the lesser skilled Brown at 3:30 in Round 2. I have a feeling the NJ resident (Alemida) will be making some noise in the welterweight division. Check out Almeida's BJJ gym in Hamilton, NJ here.

JIM MILLER vs. MARK BOCEK

This was a candidate for fight of the night in my opinion. The fight went the distance and in the end NJ native, Jim Miller's hand was raised in victory. Although Bocek slammed Miller to the mat in each of the first two rounds, had top position for the first couple of minutes in the fight and took Miller's back for much of the second, Miller walked away with a unanimous 29-28 decision in their lightweight affair. Miller did sweep Bocek with a kimura attempt in the first round and ended the third by taking Bocek's back. Miller also opened a cut on the top of Bocek's head. One could easily have said the judges gave this to the hometown hero, but I also matched the judges scorecard in favor of Miller.

NATE DIAZ vs. RORY MARKHAM

I hate the Diaz brothers. Nothing personal against them both, its just that they are too damn good, and too damn arrogant at times. That being said, you can't argue with their skill and Nate's far surpassed that of Markham in this match. The elder Markham didn't have much of a chance as Nate pummeled his elder into a TKO at 2:47 in Round 1.

KURT PELLEGRINO vs. BEN SAUNDERS

Home state favorite Kurt Pellegrino survived Fabricio Camoes' early threat on the mat to dominate the Brazilian for several minutes en route to submitting him tonight at UFC 111. Pellegrino, from Point Pleasant, N.J., forced Camoes to tap out to a rear-naked choke in the second round of their lightweight bout. It was the fourth straight win for Pellegrino (15-4). Camoes (15-5) saw an eight-fight unbeaten streak snapped. Camoes climbed Pellegrino's back in a fast-paced first minute and threatened with a rear-naked choke of his own, but once Pellegrino shook him off with a slam that probably compressed the Brazilian's neck a few inches, it was all downhill for Camoes. Pellegrino took him down again in the second round and kept him on the bottom until he forced Camoes to give up his back and leave the opening for the final choke.

SHANE CARWIN vs. FRANK MIR

I picked Mir to win by submission. I just thought Mir was in better shape, and chose experience over brute strength in the interim championship matchup. I was wrong. Carwin executed his plan of pressing Mir against the cage and using some dirty boxing to perfection as he landed a fury of blows which dazed Mir and lead to a ref stoppage at 3:48 in Round 1. (Its listed as a KO in the scorecard though). Carwin extended his unbeaten streak to 12, of which, all fights have never went past the firs round. That's an impressive stat and will be closely watched as he looks to unify the heavyweight title against Brock Lesnar this summer. Mir on the other hand has to go back to the drawing board as this was the second time he was mauled by a bruiser such as Carwin.

GEORGE ST. PIERRE vs. DAN HARDY

I was a little bit more successful in my prediction of the main event. GSP dominated from the start, once again showcasing his masterful takedowns with the greatest of ease on the Brit, Dan Hardy. On two occasions the fight appeared to be over as GSP slapped submissions on the mohawked bloke that would have made any normal person tapout. The first attempts was an armbar which was sunk in pretty damn deep. Unbelieveably, Hardy grimaced in pain and escaped. Later on, GSP snuck in a Kimora which also made Hardy wince, but once again, and I have no idea how he did managed to do it, Hardy escaped unscathed. Though admirable, it was still no match for GSP's masterful use of his takedown to ground and pound style he is known for. I give credit to Hardy though as this was probably most difficult test for Rush. What's next for GSP? A bump up in weight classes as he has defeated everyone who poses a threat to his title thus far.

Here is a list of the results of all the fights last night:

Winner	Loser	Method	Round	Time
Georges St-Pierre	Dan Hardy	Unanimous Decision	5	5:00
Shane Carwin	Frank Mir	Knock Out	1	3:48
Kurt Pellegrino	Fabricio Camoes	Submission (Choke)	2	4:20
Jon Fitch	Ben Saunders	Unanimous Decision	3	5:00
Jim Miller	Mark Bocek	Unanimous Decision	3	5:00
Nate Diaz	Rory Markham	Technical Knock Out	1	2:47
Ricardo Almeida	Matt Brown	Submission (Choke)	2	3:30
Jared Hamman	Rodney Wallace	Unanimous Decision	3	5:00
Rousimar Palhares	Tomasz Drwal	Submission (Leg Lock)	1	0:45
Matthew Riddle	Greg Soto	Disqualification	3	1:30

NOTES

Was it me, or was there some tention between announcers Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg? On a few occassions I caught Rogan taking some jabs at Goldberg. Maybe they should meet in the cage at the next PPV? Just sayin.
If Joe Rogan uses the word "explosion" anymore he may have to trademarke it as the Buffer Bros. trademark their introductions of the fighters.
Most impressive fighters last night were not named GSP, Dan Hardy, Frank Mir or Shane Carwin were: Kurt Pellegrino, Ricardo Almeida and Nate Diaz.
Most gruesome submission of the night was easily Rhousimar Palhares' leglock on Tomasz Drwal. Coincidently if you could spell both fighter's names you got a prize at the door of the Prudential Center.