OTM reports from The Pearl located at The Palms Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada with live play-by-play of UFC Fight Night 11, which is headlined by two of the UFC's top lightweight contenders Kenny Florian vs. Din Thomas. Following the night's action will be the debut of The Ultimate Fighter 6, which features 16 welterweight fighters coached by UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra and UFC welterweight #1 contender Matt Hughes. UFC Fight Night 11 and TUF 6 will both be aired on SpikeTV.



Dustin Hazelett vs. Jonathan Goulet (Welterweight Bout)


Round 1:
Dustin Hazelett and Jonathan Goulet started the night's festivities by exchanging punches briefly before Goulet out wrestled Hazelett and took him down with double underhooks. Goulet began working from the top of side-control, as the flexible and agile ground specialist Hazelett swung his legs over his head and went for what Goulet thought would be an omoplata. Hazelett then used that omoplata decoy to beautifully and effortlessly transition into a pain inducing armbar. Goulet's left elbow appeared to pop during the final moments of the bout, which forced Goulet to verbally submit 74 seconds into the fight.



Kuniyoshi Hironaka vs. Thiago Alves (Welterweight Bout)


Round 1:
If anyone came in during the first four minutes of this fight, they would think they were watching a K-1 Max event inside a cage. The fight remained standing where Thiago Alves caused lots of damage with low kicks in his first action since serving a 9-month suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs late last December. In the round's closing moments, Alves threw a straight right cross that dropped his black-belt opponent Kuniyoshi Hironaka. Alves pounded away and nearly got a stoppage from referee Herb Dean, but Hironaka was able to wrap Alves up into his guard. OTM scored the round 10-9 for Thiago Alves.

Round 2:
The second round saw Alves pick up where he left off by showcasing his superior Muay Thai skills and power. Alves went right back to work on Hironaka's legs with some brutally effective low kicks, while he began to follow up more decisively with his hands. Alves dropped the Japanese fighter with a 1-2 combo, but Hironaka survived and scored a gutsy single-leg takedown in a last ditch effort for damage control. Alves methodically worked back to his feet, where he landed several more devastating kicks to Hironaka's already swollen leg. The onslaught of low kicks continued until the Japanese fighter tried signaling to Herb Dean that he had enough. Alves unloaded with stiff punches before Dean could step in. The official time of the verbal submission came at 4:04 of Round 2.



Gray Maynard vs. Joe Veres (Lightweight Bout)


Round 1:
The Ultimate Fighter 5 stand out Gray Maynard squared off with UFC newcomer Joe Veres in the center of the Octagon before Maynard threw a leaping left hook that slammed into Veres' chin. Maynard added a right hand as referee Mario Yamasaki stepped in at just nine seconds of the opening period making this one of the fastest KO wins in MMA history. This was a very impressive performance for Maynard and a very rude awakening to the UFC for Veres.


Leonard Garcia vs. Cole Miller (Lightweight Bout)


Round 1:
On paper, Leonard Garcia vs. Cole Miller had all the intangibles for an entertaining fight and they wasted no time in proving that theory right. Garcia came out the aggressor with a few hard lefts and backed Miller up to the cage. Miller stayed calm and hit a nice suplex after a brief scramble. Miller then looked for a keylock, an arm-triangle, and an armbar, all of which came close to ending the fight. Garcia escaped all of Miller's submissions and landed a big right hand to Miller's jaw near the end of the round. Miller was hurt and visibly shaken, but survived to see another round. This was a very close round, due to Miller's near submissions and Garcia's near KO. OTM scored the round 10-9 for Cole Miller.

Round 2:
Miller switched things up in the second round by coming out and throwing hands. This forced Garcia to shoot for a takedown along the fence. Miller easily stuffed the attempt and took the mounted position, where he looked for another arm-triangle. Miller then went to Garcia's back looking for a rear naked choke and an armbar, but Garcia showed good scrappiness and avoided all of the close submissions. OTM scored the round 10-9 for Cole Miller.

Round 3:
Garcia rocked Miller with a punch and bullied him to the ground in the opening seconds of the final round, but Miller countered by locking up a tight guillotine choke. Garcia escaped and tried to pass Miller's guard to o avail. Instead, Miller used his superior jiu-jitsu to sweep Garcia and take the mount. Miller continued his submission assault by again going for an arm-triangle before moving to Garcia's back. The rest of the fight saw Miller on Garcia's back with a body-triangle, looking for a rear naked choke. OTM scored the round 10-9 for Cole Miller. The judges scored the fight, 29-28 and 30-27 (twice) giving Cole Miller the well earned Unanimous Decision.



Luke Cummo vs. Edilberto de Oliveira


Round 1:
Luke Cummo picked up where he last left off in April by throwing leather early and often, while the Brazilian fighter Edilberto "Crocota" de Oliveira stood back and tried to taunt the TUF 2 finalist. Cummo, known for his unorthodox and unpredictable striking ability, then silenced the taunts by landing a big right hand that sent Oliveira reeling. Cummo followed with two more right hands to force referee Herb Dean to do his job by saving the Brazilian and awarding Cummo a TKO win at 1:45 of Round 1.



Nate Quarry vs. Pete Sell (Middleweight Bout)


Round 1:
Nate Quarry opens the fight up with a low kick, while Pete "Drago" Sell cracks Quarry with a 1-2 combo. Sell clinches with Quarry against the cage, throwing short elbows and knee strikes to the body of Quarry. Sell