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    Ex-Cowboys Hendricks, Rosholt lose at UFC Fight Night 82

    Former Oklahoma State wrestlers Johny Hendricks and Jared Rosholt came out on the losing end of their bouts at UFC Fight Night 82 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night.

    Stephen Thompson defeated Johny Hendricks by TKO
    Hendricks, a former welterweight champion for Ultimate Fighting Championships, suffered a TKO loss via punches at 3:31 of the first round at the hands of Stephen Thompson ... while fellow former Cowboy matman Rosholt lost a unanimous decision in his three-round heavyweight match with Roy Nelson.

    Here's how Brett Okamoto of ESPN.com described the welterweight match: "A former NCAA champion wrestler, Hendricks tried to close distance on the rangy kickboxer but repeatedly walked into counter punches. He failed to secure a single takedown and landed 11 total strikes compared to Thompson's 25, according to Fightmetric.

    "The finish came after Hendricks came up well short on a straight left hand," Okamoto continued. "Thompson stepped slightly out of range and came back with a big counterpunch. After Hendricks retreated to the fence, Thompson threw a spinning kick that left him wobbled and referee John McCarthy stepped in shortly after."

    "Stephen Thompson was just a better man tonight," Hendricks said at the post-fight press conference. "What can I say? He performed. I hesitated. I don't hesitate usually. A lot of it goes into preparation. I switched camps and all these other things. But no excuses. He was just a better man."

    The 32-year-old Hendricks, a two-time NCAA champ and three-time Big 12 titlewinner, is now 17-4 in his mixed martial arts career, and 12-4 in UFC competition ... though he is now 2-3 in his last five bouts. Thompson is now 12-1 overall, and 7-1 in UFC.

    In its recap of the Roy Nelson-Jared Rosholt battle of the big men, Sherdog.com wrote, "Neither man offered much in the way of meaningful offense, their three-round encounter bringing out the boo birds."

    "(Roy) Nelson outworked Jared Rosholt to capture a unanimous decision and snap a three-fight losing streak on Saturday night," according to MMAFighting.com. "However the bout was a sluggish affair with sparse action between the two heavyweights. And afterward, Nelson couldn't help but vent his frustration toward his opponent.

    "I worked so hard on this camp. I wanted to, just, reignite the fans," Nelson said Saturday in a post-fight interview with the UFC. "I know I try to give the fans exactly what they (want). An explosion, a fun fight to watch. It's just, I didn't think he was going to run the whole time. I mean, Jared is a great athlete, but he's not a fighter. And tonight I think I showed that to the UFC world, that he's a great athlete, but man, when you've got a fight, you have to fight."

    Nelson is now 21-12 in his MMA career, and 8-8 in UFC. Jared Rosholt, a three-time NCAA All-American heavyweight at Oklahoma State, falls to 14-3 overall, and 6-2 in UFC competition.

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