Robbie Olivier looked excellent in his fight versus Dave "Speedy" Elliot. The diminutive Englishman came out swinging, and Elliot clearly wanted no part of it, clinching with Olivier and then raising his legs, looking to pull guard or go for a triangle. Olivier was not phased, picking up his opponent and slamming him hard onto the canvas. The attack was relentless, with Olivier landing a mass of strikes from standing, including a huge left hand that put Elliot out for the count. The knockout came after 57 seconds of the first round.
Again, Liaudin was to prove that he was no easy prey, securing what looked to be a fight-ending armbar. Somehow, Daley refused to tap, showing incredible strength and heart as he worked, painfully slowly, out of the position. Once he had freed his arm, the Englishman resumed the business at hand, starting to pound Liaudin from inside his guard. Despite the punishment, the tough Frenchman refused to quit, managing to sweep into mount, raining down strikes on Daley for the last ten seconds of the round.
As the fighters were separated it became clear that Liaudin was bleeding heavily from the nose, and was having trouble breathing. The doctor examined him and pronounced him unable to continue due to a broken nose.
In his post-fight interview, Liaudin announced that he would retire after his next fight.
Alex Reid opened his contest with Tulio Palhares aggressively, throwing a low-kick, high-kick combination that had his opponent retreating across the cage. Reid followed him, trying to land some bombs that the Brazilian avoided, ducking under a wild swing and taking Reid to the ground. Even from his back, Reid remained the aggressor, tying Palhares up and patiently working for the triangle. The Brazilian did his best to resist the Englishman's attack, but eventually succumbed after just 1:17 of the first round.
On paper, this fight looked like a real mismatch with Turkish "Tai Chi" practitioner Sami Berik matched up against wrestling powerhouse Abdul Mohammed. The fight itself went off as expected, with the short, powerful Mohammed closing the distance and starting to toss his hapless opponent around like a sack of potatoes.
The crowd made appreciative noises as the wrestler delivered multiple high slams and suplexes, repeatedly throwing Berik onto the canvas. To his credit, Berik was not shaken by any of Mohammed's aggression, and eventually managed to sweep to his opponent's guard. From here he landed a couple of elbow strikes, opening a deep cut above Mohammed's eyes. The fighters were separated so that the doctor could check the cut, and Mohammed was ruled unable to continue after 2:41 of the first round.
The second prelim fight saw two big men hitting each other very hard. The stand-up exchanges were game but a little clumsy, with Mustafa Al Turk clearly bossing the action. When the fight finally hit the ground, Al Turk was on top. Repeated powerful shots ensured that Fereidoun Naghizadeh was in for a short night.
Stuart "The Warrior" Grant weighed in at just 58 kg (128 lbs) and looked visibly smaller than his opponent, Brad "One Punch" Pickett. He never had a chance, as Pickett almost lived up to his name, putting Grant on his back with a two-punch combination and landing a third shot on the floor before referee Grant Waterman stopped the fight. Seventeen seconds is all it took.