Prelims:

• Jon Madsen def. Mostapha Al Turk by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Paul Kelly def. Matt Veach by submission (guillotine choke) Rd. 2 (3:41)
• DaMarques Johnson def. Brad Blackburn by TKO Rd. 3 (2:08)
• Rick Story def. Nick Osipczak by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Paul Taylor not medically cleared—Bout Cancelled
• Phil Davis def. Alexander Gustafsson by submission (anaconda choke) Rd. 1 (4:55)

Main Card:

• · Mark Munoz def. Kendall Grove by TKO (strikes) Rd. 2 (2:50)
• · Rafael Dos Anjos def. Terry Etim by submission (armbar) Rd. 2 (4:40)
• · Matt Hughes def. Renzo Gracie by TKO (strikes) Rd. 3 (4:40)
• · Frankie Edgar def. B.J. Penn by unanimous decision (50-45, 48-47, 49-46)
• · Anderson Silva def. Demian Maia by unanimous decision

Bonuses

• $75,000 “Submission of the Night”–Rafael dos Anjos
• $75,000 “Knockout of the Night”–DaMarques Johnson
• $75,000 “Fight of the Night”– Kendall Grove vs. Mark Muñoz

This one was in my home town of NJ. Too bad I was out of town!

Prelims:

• Nate Diaz def. Rory Markham by TKO Rd 1 (2:47)
• Ricardo Almeida def. Matt Brown by submission (rear naked choke) Rd. 2 (3:30)
• Rousimar Palhares def. Tomasz Drwal by submission (heel hook) Rd. 1 (0:45)
• Jared Hamman def. Rodney Wallace by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Matthew Riddle def. Greg Soto by Disqualification Rd. 3 (1:30)

Main Card:

• Shane Carwin def. Frank Mir by TKO (punches) Rd. 1 (3:48)
• George St Pierre def Dan Hard (unanimous decision)
• Kurt Pellegrino def. Fabricio Camoes by submission Rd. 2  (4:20)
• Jon Fitch def. Ben Saunders by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Jim Miller def. Mark Bocek by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Bonuses

• $65,000 “Submission of the Night”—Kurt Pellegrino
• $65,000 “Knockout of the Night”—Shane Carwin
• $65,000 “Fight of the Night”– Rodney Wallace vs. Jared Hamman



UFC 110 – Results!

Prelims:

• James Te Huna def. Igor Pokrajac by TKO Rd 3 (3:26)
• C.B. Dollaway def. Goran Reljic by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Chris Lytle def. Brian Foster by Submission (kneebar) Rd 1 (1:41)
• Krzysztof Soszynski def. Stephan Bonnar by TKO (cut) Rd 3 (1:04)

Main card:

• Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic def. Anthony Perosh by TKO (cut) Rd 2 (5:00)
• Ryan Bader def. Keith Jardine by TKO (punches) Rd 3 (2:10)
• George Sotiropoulos def. Joe Stevenson by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Wanderlei Silva def. Michael Bisping by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Cain Velasquez def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by KO (punches) Rd 1 (2:20)

Bonuses:

• $50,000 “Submission of the Night” – Chris Lytle
• $50,000 “Knockout of the Night” – Cain Velasquez
• $50,000 “Fight of the Night” – George Sotiropoulos and Joe Stevenson

Review

Rashad Evans def. Thiago Silva via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Paul Daley def. Dustin Hazelett via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:24

Sam Stout def. Joe Lauzon via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

Jim Miller def. Duane “Bang” Ludwig via submission (arm-bar) – Round 1, 2:31

Junior Dos Santos def. Gilbert Yvel via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:07

Martin Kampmann def. Jacob Volkmann via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 4:03

Cole Miller def. Dan Lauzon via submission (kimura from inverted triangle) – Round 1, 3:05

Mark Munoz def. Ryan Jensen via submission (punches) – Round 1, 2:30

Jake Ellenberger def. Mike Pyle via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:22

Rafaello Oliveira def. John Gunderson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

• Anderson Silva (champion) defeated Thales Leites via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 50-46)      UFC Middleweight Championship.    This was a boring fight, they’re going to come up with somebody to give Silva a challenge. Lietes had nothing to concern Silva
• Sam Stout defeated Matt Wiman via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Mauricio “Shogun” Rua defeated Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:28.  After this loss I think it’s clear to everyone that its time for the Iceman to retire.
• Krzysztof Soszynski defeated Brian Stann via submission (kimura) – Round 1, 3:53
• Cheick Kongo defeated Antoni Hardonk via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:29
• Luis Cane defeated Steve Cantwell via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
• Luis Cane comments on his win
• Denis Kang defeated Xavier Foupa-Pokam via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Nate Quarry defeated Jason MacDonald via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:27
• Ed Herman defeated David Loiseau via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
• Mark Bocek defeated David Bielkheden via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 1, 4:57
• TJ Grant defeated Ryo Chonan via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
• Eliot Marshall defeated Vinicius Magalhaes via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Dana Edwards gives his reaction to the UFC 97 fight results.

Preliminary Card

Aaron Riley vs.  Shane Nelson

Nelson defeated Riley via TKO (Punches) at 1:44 of round 1.

Brandon Vera vs.  Mike Patt

Vera defeated Patt via TKO (Leg Kicks) at 1:27 of round 2.

Tim Boetsch vs.  Jason Brilz

Brilz defeated Boetsch via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Kendall Grove vs.  Jason Day

Grove defeated Day via TKO (Strikes) at 1:32 of round 1.

Tamdan McCrory vs.  Ryan Madigan

McCrory defeated Madigan via submission (Punches) at 3:35 of round 1.
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Main Card

Gray Maynard vs.  Jim Miller

Maynard defeated Miller via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Matt Hamill vs.  Mark Munoz

Hamill defeated Munoz via KO (Head Kick) at 3:53 of round 1.

Pete Sell vs.  Matt Brown

Brown defeated Sell via TKO (Punches) at 1:32 of round 1.

Shane Carwin vs.  Gabriel Gonzaga

Carwin defeated Gonzaga via TKO (Punches) at 1:09 of round 1.

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs.  Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine

Jackson defeated Jardine via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).

This sets up a match that I have really been looking forward to. Rampage -vs- Rashad Evans at UFC 98 should be a battle thats well worth the price of a PPV on its own.

UFC 97 in Canada still on!

After meeting with Quebec sports officals, Lorenzo Fertitta and Marc Ratner of Zuffa reached a deal that will allow UFC 97 to go ahead as scheduled.

Courtesy of Corus Sports and translated by Bloody Elbow,

- Lorenzo Fertita & Marc Ratner met with Richard Renault (RACJ head of combat sports) and Denis Racicot (RACJ president) Tuesday evening before flying to Europe later that night.

- The event will take place as scheduled under the usual UFC rules except for foot stomps being disallowed.

- RACJ will hold a press conference (no details specified) explaining the decision.