Butcher's Bill from UFC Fight for the Troops

The juxtapostion of individuals fighting to raise money for veterans who have sustained injuries in combat seems especially ironic now that medical reports are available from Sportsline.com (via bloodyelbow.com) and the butcher's bill is quite long.
Let's do a little WKR triage,
Brandon Wolff
During a closeup of Wolff's face shown on a large projection screen, his face showed multiple lacerations, bruising, and severe swelling as a result of the fight. A large mass of swelling began to form atop of Wolff's forehead that was visibly increasing on camera.
Wolff walked to the backstage area under his own power where he received stitches to repair a laceration. According to Pavia, Wolff was fine and apparently may have lost his vision early in the fight after taking a toe to his eye during a kick from Saunders.
Corey Hill
Once the fight was stopped, officials rushed into the ring to attend to Hill. The show was delayed for approximately 20-25 minutes while medical personnel placed Hill's leg in an immobilizer, administered a pain-killing injection on the spot, and placed him on a stretcher.
Afterward, CBSSports.com overheard a medical official with the North Carolina Boxing Commission indicate that Hill had suffered a broken tibia and that he was scheduled to undergo emergency surgery. It is believed that Hill's recovery could take between 12-18 months.
Razak Al-Hassan
While Al-Hassan was walking past media row on his way to the backstage area, a large mass could be seen near his elbow on his right arm. The mass appeared to be the size of a softball. An immediate diagnosis was not available, but it's possible that Al-Hassan had suffered a broken arm and that the mass was possibly tendon that had dislodged from bone and rolled up into his arm.
[Update: Steve Cofield of Yahoo Sports is reporting that Al-Hassan's arm did not break. Instead he suffered a dislocated elbow]
Jonathan Goulet
It was also a very rough night for Goulet, who was TKO'd during the night's co-main event against Mike Swick just 33 seconds into the fight. According to the French Canadian's agent, Ken Pavia, a visibly shaken Goulet was taken to the hospital immediately after the contest in order to undergo a brain scan.
Additionally, Pavia indicated that Goulet possibly suffered an MCL tear during the fight and that doctors will not be able to formally diagnose the injury until swelling in the damaged region begins to subside next week.
Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Yoshiyuki Yoshida -- knocked out by Josh Koscheck during the night's main event -- also required medical attention. Yoshida could be seen laying on the canvas motionless after falling to the mat face first following a big right hand delivered by Koscheck. An update on Yoshida's condition was not immediately available.
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