McCorkle, Grant earn wins in UFC 119 unaired prelims
Mark Hunt vs. Sean McCorkle Round 1: McCorkle shoots early and Hunt shrugs him off and feeds him a right…
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Mark Hunt vs. Sean McCorkle
Round 1: McCorkle shoots early and Hunt shrugs him off and feeds him a right hook. McCorkle shoots again and Hunt sprawls and scrambles to top position. He’s in McCorkle’s guard. McCorkle goes for a kimura, stretches it into an arm bar and gets it after a brief struggle for the tapout.
Winner: Sean McCorkle via kimura, Rd. 1 (1:03)
TJ Grant vs. Julio Paulino
Round 1: Paulino switching stances frequently in the opening few seconds of the bout. Grant gets a muay thai clinch and scores a couple knees. Grant drags him to the mat a few seconds later. Paulino has a leg though as he tries to reverse position. They stalemate as they jockey for the top. Grant finally takes his back after a long struggle and briefly thinks about an arm bar but reconsiders and keeps his position. Paulino tries to turn into Grant’s guard but nearly keeps trapped in an arm bar. He escapes and gets on top. That lasts only a few seconds, as Grant takes his back again. They return to their feet in the last 10 seconds and flurry, but MMA Fighting scores the round for Grant, 10-9.
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