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Teenage Wasteland is blasting at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA, which means only one thing for fight fans: "We. Are. Liiive!" Amir Sadollah is here to make a statement agianst Brad Blackburn, Tom Lawlor is ready to creep us out and Gray Maynard wants to make his official bid for a title shot against a Nate Diaz who is primed to shut that down. It all happens live on Spike at 9pm/8c and I'll be breaking down the action right here from ringside. Spoilers are included so click at your own risk but if you are following along with the telecast, hit refresh after every round and keep a lookout for me stealing sips from Arianny's energy drink.

Amir Sadollah vs. Brad Blackburn

Bad Brad is in the house, ladies and gentlemen. A superstar in his own skin, there could be no better choice than MJ’s Bad for Blackburn to walk out to. Sadollah kind of goes in a different direction and breaks out the techno mix for his trip to the Octagon. Sadollah is looking slick with our gratuitous sponsorship of Entourage on his shorts. From the beginning, Entourage premieres on Spike January 12 along with Blue Mountain State, but catch a sneak peek of BMS right after the fight tonight. Check out this clip we just got in from the show.

Round 1

Sadollah gets deafening cheers from the hometown crowd, but it’s Bad Brad who scores first. Fists are flying right now. Blackburn has one-punch knockout power and this could be over very quickly if Amir gets too excited. A counter right from Brad lands on the chin. Sadollah tags Blackburn and has him stunned. A wobbling Blackburn is doing all he can to stay awake and Amir locks up a takedown. Brad is right back up. Bell.

Round 2

Much quieter so far in the second round. Amir is starting to land leg kicks with some consistency. Sadollah slips and falls to the mat, right on his Entourage logo, but he gets right back up. Sadollah scores with a combo and then a straight right finds its way onto Blackburn’s face. To close out the round, Sadollah lands a head kick that does little damage. The bell rings and they touch gloves.

Round 3

Sadollah catches him again with a counter left and stuns Bad Brad. Brad’s legs give out and Sadollah is right on him. Blackburn’s senses come back quickly and he pulls a solid guard. Sadollah passes. Blackburn regains guard but Amir backs away and fires a shot from downtown that has to hurt. Blackburn has taken a beating so far but he’s still right in it and could turn this around at any time. As the 10-second mark sounds, Amir backs out again and unloads everything he has left but Blackburn stays alive.

Sadollah gets a well-deserved unanimous decision.

Amir just looked very impressive against a seasoned veteran. He has come a long way since The Ultimate Fighter and after that fight I am psyched to see what he does next. I can’t hear what he’s saying to Joe Rogan over the screaming fans, but I’m sure it’s something weird and funny.

Tom Lawlor vs. Aaron Simpson

Round 1

Lawlor gets in with a combo and lands an uppercut that didn’t look fun. Simpson gets an uppercut of his own. Simpson goes down but I think it was just a slip. He gets back up. Simpson catches another one; it didn’t looks very bad but he’s staggering. Lawlor is all over it. He lands a hard right. Simpson is showing a lot of heart right now but if he doesn’t start showing some defense he’s in for a short night and a major headache tomorrow. 

Round 2

Simpson is looking a little better here, landing a few and moving better. Simpson goes for a takedown. Lawlor would rather have a guillotine but Simpson wins and gets the takedown. Lawlor gets back up. This time it’s Lawlor who gets a takedown but Simpson pops right back up. Lawlor has him pinned against the cage. He’s not doing much with it. Simpson gets free. A little exchange opens up in the middle of the cage and Simpson pushes Lawlor to the fence. Lawlor sinks in a guillotine but there’s only a few seconds left and the bell rings.

Round 3

Looking for the quick out, Simpson fires off bombs but there is no easy way out and there is certainly no shortcut home. Lawlor slams him to the mat, he gets up gets slammed again and gets back up. Lawlor tries to get fancy with a setup for an armbar from the feet but he misses and Simpson ends up on top and takes Lawlor’s back. Lawlor gets out, they both look exhausted. In the final seconds they both go for it, but this one is going to be left up to the judges.

Aaron Simpson gets the spilt decision. It’s an interesting call and the fans hate it. Joe Rogan points out that it’s not Simpson’s fault the decision might be wrong and he just fought his heart out. It changes a few of the boo’s to cheers, but not really.

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