UFC on Versus 3 results: Brian Bowles submits Damacio Page via guillotine choke (again)

Sometimes history has a way of repeating itself.

That was the case earlier tonight when Brian Bowles rematched Damacio Page in the opening fight of the night for the UFC on Versus 3 network television event from the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Bowles, out of action for nearly a year due to broken appendages, survived a frenzied onslaught from his bantamweight foe to once again submit "The Angel of Death" via guillotine choke.

The finish was a carbon copy of their first meeting that took place under the WEC banner back in 2008, when Page came out strong (like he did tonight) but quickly found himself being strangled with no hope of escape.

Castillo, Diabate early winners UFC on Versus 3

During the UFC preliminary fights in Louisville on Thursday night, Cyrille Diabate and Danny Castillo walked away winners from the fights that were aired on Facebook.

Castillo wins UFC debut

Danny Castillo won his UFC debut, taking a unanimous decision 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 over Joe Stevenson.

Castillo outlasted a huge slam and a guillotine attempt in the first round to land some punishing blows near the end of the round. In the second, Castillo showed off some good striking and then reversed a big slam from Stevenson. He then threw an inadvertent knee while Stevenson's hand was on the ground. Since it was inadvertent, the referee merely warned Castillo instead of deducting a point.

Castillo managed to use the clinch to to inflict damage in the third round, and took Stevenson down halfway through the round. Stevenson tried again for the guillotine, but couldn't finish. Castillo maintained control, taking Stevenson down one last time before inflicting a bevy of blows in the last 10 seconds of the fight.

Diabate owns Cantwell in a decision

Cyrille Diabate rebounded from a loss to Alexander Gustaffson with a dominating decision over Steve Cantwell, with the judges scoring it 30-27, 30-25, 30-26.

Diabate started strong, throwing every kick and strike in his arsenal at Cantwell, who tried to counter with a takedown. Near the end of the first round, Diabate threw a powerful knee and followed it up with an uppercut that sent Cantwell to the ground. Diabate was unable to finish Cantwell off before the horn sounded, but the damage was done.

In the second round, Diabate, a former K-1 kickboxer, took Cantwell to the ground. He landed strikes there for a short tme before standing back up and throwing more strikes at will. An exhausted Cantwell tried for a takedown, but ended up with Diabate on his back. By the final round, Diabate could do what he wanted, and made the fight resemble a sparring practice. He threw jabs, knees and kicks at will. Cantwell didn't have any defense, but at the same time, Diabate couldn't finish off Cantwell.