VANCOUVER, British Columbia – This is the UFC 131 live blog for Sam Stout vs. Yves Edwards, a lightweight bout on tonight's Spike TV portion of the card from the Rogers Arena.
Stout (16-6-1) won his last fight against Paul Taylor via split decision at UFC 121 last October. In his UFC return, Edwards (40-16-1) has picked up wins over John Gunderson and Cody McKenzie.
The live blog is below.
Round 1: They touch gloves to start things off, then go right to work in the center of the cage. Edwards ducks under a punch and comes back with a straight shot that jacks Stout's head back. Seconds later, Stout's already showing swelling under his left eye. Stout tries a high kick and Edwards comes back with a better one that backs him up. Edwards grabs a single-leg and pulls Stout away from the fence before putting him on his back. Stout uses the open guard and attempts to tie up Edwards' arm. The crowd gets together on a chant for their man Stout, and he scrambles up to give them something to cheer about. Stout with a leg kick, and Edwards falls down off a head kick attempt. Edwards throws a right hook that lands, but Stout comes right over the top with a perfect left hook that snaps Edwards' jaw to the side. Edwards goes down hard, cracking the back of his head on the mat. He's out cold. Stout runs over and jumps up on the cage to celebrate with his camp.
Sam Stout def. Yves Edwards via KO (punch) at 3:52 of round one.
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Joe Rogan interviews Junior dos Santos at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Joe Rogan interviews Shane Carwin at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Junior Dos Santos faces off with Shane Carwin at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Junior Dos Santos makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Shane Carwin makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Kenny Florian faces off with Diego Nunes at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Kenny Florian makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Kenny Florian riles up the crowd with his Boston Bruins jersey at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Diego Nunes makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Demian Maia faces Mark Munoz at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Demian Maia makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Mark Munoz makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Jon Olav Einemo poses with Dave Herman at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Jon Olav Einemo makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Dave Herman makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Donald Cerrone greets Vagner Rocha at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Donald Cerrone makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Vagner Rocha makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Sam Stout gets close with Yves Edwards at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Sam Stout makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Yves Edwards makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Jesse Bongfeldt poses with Chris Weidman at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Jesse Bongfeldt makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Chris Weidman makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Krzystof Soszynksi faces off with Mike Massenzio at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Krzystof Soszynksi makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Mike Massenzio makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Nick Ring poses with James Head at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Nick Ring makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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James Head makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Dustin Poirier faces Jason Young at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Dustin Poirier flexes at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Jason Young makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Joey Beltran faces Aaron Rosa at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Joey Beltran makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Aaron Rosa makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Michihiro Omigawa meets Darren Elkins at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Michihiro Omigawa makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Darren Elkins makes weight at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Joe Rogan pumps up the crowd at the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Stephan Bonnar tears up Josh Koscheck's shirt during his Q&A before the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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Stephan Bonnar hosts his Q&A before the UFC 131 weigh-ins on Friday, June 10, 2011 in Vancouver.
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