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    Ex-wrestlers Gillespie, Green winners at UFC Fight Night 131

    Two former college wrestlers -- Gregor Gillespie, and Desmond Green -- came out as winners at UFC Fight Night 131: Rivera vs. Moraes at Adirondacks Bank Center in Utica, N.Y. Friday night. A third ex-amateur wrestler, Jarred Brooks, was KO'd in the second round of his bout.

    The former Fighting Scot submits Pinchel

    Gregor Gillespie
    Gillespie, a 2007 NCAA champ for Edinboro University, defeated Vinc Pinchel via submission -- an arm-triangle choke -- at 4:06 of Round 2 in their lightweight (155-pound) co-main event.

    Live coverage from both MMAjunkie.com and Sherdog.com had the former Fighting Scot mat star as the winner throughout their bout before submitting Pinchel. Gillespie -- a three-time EWL (Eastern Wrestling League) champ at Edinboro -- took down Pinchel at the beginning of both the first and second rounds.

    At the end of the evening, Gregor Gillespie -- a native of upstate New York -- added to his perfect record to become 12-0 in his pro MMA career, and 5-0 in UFC action ...while Vinc Pichel suffers only his second loss vs. 11 wins overall, with a 4-2 record in UFC.

    Green goes the distance for the win

    Desmond Green, a two-time MAC (Mid-American Conference) champion for University at Buffalo, earned a unanimous decision over Gleison Tibau in a three-round lightweight fight. The official judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 29-27 for the three-time NCAA qualifier for the Bulls; in addition, all the reporters providing live coverage from both Sherdog.com and MMAjunkie.com all awarded each round to Green.

    Sherdog.com reported in its live coverage that Green was "applying slow pressure and holding Tibau out of striking or shooting range" thanks to the long reach of "the Predator." MMAjunkie.com writers just outside the Octagon said, "This remains a boxing match, and Green is just a little more accurate and active. Not much kicking between the two."

    With the win, Green is now 21-7 in his pro MMA career (and 2-2 in UFC), while Gleison Tibau drops to 33-14 overall, and 16-12 in UFC.

    Brooks basically knocks himself out

    The gods were not smiling on "The Monkey God" as Jarred Brooks, at one time a nationally-ranked high school wrestler from Warsaw, Ind., was knocked out in the second round by Jose Torres in their preliminary-round flyweight (125-pound) bout at UFC Utica.

    Both MMAjunkie.com and Sherdog.com had their fightside reporters scoring the first round for Brooks in their live coverage. However, in what MMAjunkie.com describes as "a crazy turn of events" in Round 2, "(Brooks) lifts his opponent high in the air and leaps forward with a slam to the floor. Impressive move, but Brooks appears to be the one who's rocked, with the back of his head crashing into the canvas. Torres quickly pulls free from his stunned opponent and turns to take the back, punching away at his stunned opponent. Brooks is indeed out, and this fight is over." Score it a KO at 2:55 of Round 2 of the scheduled three-round fight.

    With the loss, Jarred Brooks is now 13-2 overall in his MMA career, and drops to 1-2 in UFC ...while Jose Torres stays flawless at 8-0 overall and is now 1-0 after his UFC debut.

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