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| TPF 7: Deck the Halls | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Tachi Palace Fights | |||
| Date | December 2, 2010 | |||
| Venue | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino | |||
| City | Lemoore, California | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Tachi Palace Fights 7: Deck the Halls was a mixed martial arts event held by Tachi Palace Fights on December 2, 2010 at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California.
Chance Farrar was expected to fight at this event against Tommy Vargas, but due to a knee injury he was replaced by Martin Sandoval. [1]
Poppies Martinez suffered an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Ultimate Fighter veteran Seth Baczynski, who will fight Martinez's original opponent, Tim McKenzie. [1]
Jesse Wallace also suffered a knee injury training for his fight against Mike Guidry and was replaced by Jimmy Ambriz. [1]
Micah Miller was to challenge for Jorge DeJesus's featherweight belt, but Miller weighed in 1.2 lbs over the limit, and the bout was changed to a non-title matchup. [2]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Nik Fekete | def | Chris Bostick | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:06 | |
| Heavyweight | Jimmy Ambriz | def | Mike Guidry | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:29 | |
| Catchweight (150 lbs) | Tony Llamas | def | Sergio Quinones | submission (armbar) | 2 | 2:03 | |
| Bantamweight | Tommy Vargas | def | Martin Sandoval | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Jay Silva | def | Jaime Jara | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:33 | |
| Catchweight (175 lbs) | Seth Baczynski | def | Tim McKenzie | KO (punches and elbows) | 1 | 2:15 | |
| Welterweight | John Alessio | def | Phil Collins | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:35 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | Micah Miller | def | Jorge DeJesus | submission (neck crank) | 1 | 4:11 | |
| Flyweight | Jussier Formiga | def | Danny Martinez | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (212 lbs) | Jorge Oliveira | def | James Irvin | submission (triangle choke/armbar) | 1 | 1:33 | |
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