Middleweight Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt "Crazy" Timothy Credeur (12-4) defeated Nate Loughran (9-1) via TKO at 5:00 of the second round Wednesday night at Fight for the Troops in Fayetteville, NC, near Fort Bragg. Round one opened with Loughran landing an unintentional low kick to the groin of Credeur, who shook it off and nodded his understanding that it was an accident.  Both fighters then traded roundhouse kicks to the legs and front kicks to the stomach before Credeur landed a jab and cross to the head of Loughran. Loughran forced a clinch and Credeur pushed him back against the cage where he landed several knees to the body of Loughran before breaking the clinch.  Then Credeur began to unleash several wild punches including overhand right crosses and wide left hooks to the head of Loughran. Loughran seemed to have no answer for the unorthodox punches and was unable to capitalize on Credeur dropping his hands and exposing his chin. As the round ended, Credeur threw Loughran to the mat and immediately took side control landing a couple of right crosses to the head as the bell sounded. Round two opened with Loughran shooting in on Credeur and attempting a takedown.  Credeur went with the takedown, ending up in Loughran's open guard.  From the top, Credeur stayed active with several combinations of jabs and right crosses to the head as he worked to get side control. Loughran tried repeatedly to pivot his hips from side to side, hoping to attempt an armbar on Credeur, even going so far as to control him with a brief attempt at rubber guard.  Soon, the referee stood the two fighters up. It then appeared that Credeur got a finger to the eye from one of Loughran's jabs; however, as Credeur tried to signal the referee, Loughran continued to push forward with punches and Credeur had to circle away.  Credeur continued to rub at his eye then landed several overhand right crosses and left hooks to the head of Loughran who was visibly shaken. The round ended with Credeur on the offensive and Loughran just attempting to avoid being knocked out despite several unanswered punches to the head. Loughran was unable to come out for the third round, vocally submitting to the referee from his corner. ...

The rest of the UFC Fight for the Troops fight card, happening 10 December in Fayetteville, NC, has been revealed by USA Today.  The event will be headlined by Fighters.com’s fourth- and ninth-ranked welterweights Josh Koscheck (11-2) and Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-2). The remaining bouts are: Luigi Fioravanti (13-4) v Brodie Farber (13-4) Dale Hartt (5-1) v Corey Hill (2-1) “Berserk” Ben Saunders (6-0-2) v Brandon Wolff (7-2) Timothy Credeur (10-2) v Nate Loughran (9-0) “Hater Hurter” Johnny Rees (10-1) v Steve Bruno (11-4) Justin McCully (8-4-2) v Eddie Sanchez (8-2) Five fighters on the card have served in the military.  Fioravanti was a Marine, Hartt, Credeur, and Bruno served in the Navy, and Wolff was a Navy SEAL. Missing from the card is a previously announced match between former WEC Light Heavyweight Champion “All American” Brian Stann (6-1) and current champ Steve Cantwell (6-1).  Stann, a former Marine, has reportedly sustained a foot injury in training and was forced to withdraw from the event. ...

“Spider” Anderson Silva (22-4) def. “Sandman” James Irvin (14-5) via KO (punches), 1:01 of round one. “The Truth” Brandon Vera (9-2) def. Reese Andy (7-3) via unanimous decision (30-27; 30-27; 29-28). “The Answer” Frank Edgar (9-1) def. Hermes Franca (18-7) via unanimous decision (30-27; 30-27; 30-27). Cain Velasquez (4-0) def.  Jake O’Brien (10-2) via TKO, 2:02 of round one. “The Fire” Kevin Burns (7-2) def. “Rumble” Anthony Johnson (5-2) via TKO, 3:35 of round three. “Doberman” CB Dollaway (7-1) def. Jesse Taylor (6-3) via submission (Peruvian necktie), 3:58 of round one. Timothy Credeur (10-2) def. Cale Yarbrough (0-1) via TKO (punches), 1:54 of round one. Rory Markham (16-4) def. Brodie Farber (13-4) via KO (head kick), 1:37 of round one. Nate Loughran (9-0) def. Johnny Rees (10-1) via submission (triangle), 4:21 of round one. “Bad” Brad Blackburn (15-9-1) def. James Giboo (11-3) via TKO (strikes), 2:29 of round two. Shannon Gugerty (11-2) def. Dale Hartt (5-1) via submission (rear naked choke), 3:33 of round one. ...