Jorge “El Conquistador” Rivera vs Rob “The Rosedale Reaper” Kimmons

Round 1:
Kimmons opened the fight with punches and shot in for a takedown, but Rivera stuffed it. Kimmons clinched against the cage, but Rivera backed away and scored with a lead right hook. He backed Kimmons up and landed an uppercut, then followed with a series of quick combinations of punches.

Rivera punished Kimmons with huge right hooks, but Kimmons stayed on his feet. He looked to counter Rivera’s punches with looping hooks, but missed wildly. Kimmons clinched and managed to score a takedown. He landed some decent strikes to close out the round, but it was not enough to steal it. 10-9 Rivera.

Round 2:
Kimmons once again rushed forward and clinched in the second round, but Rivera countered with knees to the body. Rivera scored a partial takedown, but Kimmons quickly rose to his feet. Rivera dropped him with an uppercut and teed off with big punches from the top. More punches landed for Rivera, who had Kimmons in trouble.

Kimmons weathered the storm, but Rivera’s striking was relentless and he continued to land at will from top position. Rivera stood up, then dove back in with two lunging right hands. With just over 30 seconds to go, Rivera allowed Kimmons to stand up and Kimmons managed to land some solid strikes in a clinch before the bell. 10-9 Rivera.

Round 3:
Rivera immediately dropped Kimmons with a huge punching flurry in the final round and landed more punches on the ground, but Kimmons held on. Rivera worked from Kimmons’s guard and landed hard right hands as Kimmons began to bleed all over the place. Time was called to check Kimmons’s cuts, but the fight resumed. However, it was all over seconds later when Rivera unleashed another barrage of punches and the referee stopped the fight. Very good performance from Rivera.

Winner: Jorge Rivera by TKO (Punches) at 1:53 of round three. He improves to 17-7-0.

Kyle Kingsbury vs “Razor” Razak Al-Hassan

Round 1:
Al-Hassan opened the fight with a quick takedown and tried for a guillotine choke from the top, but could not secure it and wound up on his back with Kingsbury in his guard. Kingsbury tried to pass to mount, but could not and very little transpired. The referee stood the fighters up and Al-Hassan just missed with a head kick. Both fighters landed punches to close out the lacklustre round. 10-9 Kingsbury.

Round 2:
The fighters clinched in round two and Kingsbury scored a takedown. Al-Hassan reversed and tried for a guillotine choke, but Kingsbury escaped and stood up. Kingsbury clinched, but Al-Hassan reversed against the cage. This process repeated itself as neither fighter could do anything. Al-Hassan landed sparse knee strikes and the fighters were separated. In the final few seconds, Kingsbury landed two combinations and Al-Hassan countered with a hard body kick. Close round. 10-9 Al-Hassan.

Round 3:
Both fighters landed lead punches at the same time early in the final round. Kingsbury pushed the pace, but Al-Hassan scored with counterpunches. Kingsbury landed a hard left and Al-Hassan replied with a right cross. The fighters clinched and Kingsbury scored a brief takedown. Al-Hassan quickly got up and Kingsbury tried to land haymakers as the slow fight came to an end. 10-9 Kingsbury.

Winner: Kyle Kingsbury by Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) after three rounds. He improves to 8-2-0, 1 NC.

Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve vs Chase Gormley

Round 1:
Struve landed a trio of body kicks in the opening seconds, but Gormley scored a takedown. He stood over Struve and rained down punches, then slammed Struve back down to the mat. Struve attempted a leg submission and Gormley tried for an ankle lock. Struve secured a heel hook and Gormley worked for a toe hold. Struve reversed position and punched from the top.

The fight returned to the feet and Struve scored a takedown. He blasted Gormley with punches and hammerfists from the top and the referee nearly stopped the fight. Gormley recovered, but Struve moved to mount and then secured a triangle choke. He rolled Gormley over and Gormley had no choice but to submit. Extremely impressive win for Struve.

Winner: Stefan Struve by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 4:04 of round one. He improves to 18-3-0.

The main event ensured that fans will be talking about UFC 104 for some time to come, but the initial backlash suggests that the controversial scoring will be a source of contempt among many fans.