Killa Kev's UFC 107 Recap

Paul "the Headhunter" Buentello (27-10-0, 255 lbs) vs. Stefan "Skyscraper" Struve (18-3-0, 247 lbs)

Stevan Struve lives up to his moniker "Skyscreaper". He's a lean 6'11" tall 21 year-old fighter from the Netherlands with a background in Muay-Thai Kickboxing.

Buentello is a Texas resident who is a veteran fighter with heavy hands and 17 wins by submission. Buentello outweighs Struve by a few pounds, but Struve also has an 83" reach that Buentello will have to fight through, not to mention those long kickboxing legs.

Dan Murgliatta is our referee for the match as we start Round One. Struve thros a kick immediately to intimidate, but Buentello tryes to punch his way through Struve, backing him up to the cage a few times. Struve throws a right leg kick that Buentello catches and pushes Struve to the cage. Struve leaps up and wraps his legs around Buentello to pull guard, then drops and lands a CLEAN uppercut on Buentello, but doesn't look to have been effective. Struve puts Buentello on the cage, grapples, and takes him down, flipping him over and taking the back for the body triangle, trying to lay it in just 90 seconds into the fight. Buentello is keeping on his hands and knees, preventing the full submission. Struve resorts to throwing hammerfists to the side of the head and the face, then reaches under and tries to apply a choke.

Not succeeding with 2:40 left, Struve tees away with mor epunches, Buentello covers up trying to block punches, not really able to go anywhere. Struve returns to trying to apply another choke, fans are starting to boo for lack of action. Struve flips Buentello over at 2:12 left, trying to cinch the choke in. Struve releases for a moment and re-applies, Buentello is able to sit up and scoot Struve back up against the cage, 1:30 left in the round. Struvle wraps his arm around Buentello's head, not able to get under the chin, but still pulls back and tries for the Rear Naked Choke.

Guentello fights it off, 60 seconds left. Struve tries to change his arms, Buentello is able to throw a few punches to get a break and sit up, but Struve tries to pull him back in. Buentello is able to catch a break and roll over to move into Struve's half guard. Struve tries for a ulmaplata but Buentello blocks it. Buentello throws a barrel-full of punches on Struve's head to close out Round One, but this was almost all Struve here, 10-9 easily.

Round Two starts with Buentello sticking and moving with good punches, Struve returns with ticks, but gets knocked on his ass after a kick, Buentello moves in, throws a few bombs, and then demands that Struve stand up. Struve throws a kick AND a punch on one leg at the same time! Odd combo! struve puts Buentello up on the cage, but Struve is already looking gassed. 3:45 left in the round, Struve is throwing a few punches, but Buentello takes the back, then moves around to the frong and clinches, then goes into a bearhung. Struve tries to drop down for a leglock, but they're all bunched up on the cage.

Struve is going for a footlock at 3:00 left, Buentello blocks it, gets to his feet and throws a few good punches to the side of the head. Struve gets up and throws more kicks to the head and an uppercut that misses. Buentello throws a few connecting punches, Struve puts Buentello on the cage again, Buentello with a big inside uppercut. Struve backs up, tries for a flying knee, Buentello sidesteps it and tags him with a punch flush to the face! Buentello backs up and lets him up, 2:00 left.

Struve loosk wobbly and tries to throw strikes, Buentello with a left, Struve responds with a punch then puts Buentello on the cage in the clinch, 1:30 left in the round as they grapple for control. Struve starts throwing a few elbows that rocks Buentello, but Buentello right back with a big right, and suddenly they're slugging it out for several seconds, 1:00 left. Struve clinches, backs off, Buentello punches, Truve moves in and they're swinging at the Fitches, lots of head punches on both sdies.

Struve backs up, takes a big breath and grins, reaches out a glove and they tap fists in a friendly gesture before Struve slams Buentello back into the cage and starts to wear him down with knees to the legs. 10 seconds left, Struve with an uppercut, Buentello responds with a pair of uppercuts right at the end of the round! We replay the failed knee strike and see Struve buckle with the punch from Buentello right on the button! We then show the punching exchange that was completely awesome. I'm willing to go with Buentello 10-9 here. We take a time out as Struve's mouthpiece has a piece of his tooth stuck in it!

Round Three starts with both men tapping gloves, then taking their time to warm up, Buentello witha punch, Struve with a gentle knee to keep distance. Struve throws a few other soft kicks (well, soft by his standards, I'm sure). Buentello with more rights to the head, Struve makes solid kicks to Buentello's hips, then a head kick that just connects, more kicks to the thighs that Buentello is eating. 3:45 left, Struve with a right, a knee, buentello responds with a few punches, Struve moves him back to the cage and clinches. Buentello is able to get in a few jabs, Struve responds with a good elbow, Buentello with more uppercuts and right jabs, blocks a punch from Struve, we move back to the middle of the cage with 2:50 left. Struve throws a kick, Buentello catches it and shoves Struve back into the cage, but doesn't follow up.

Struve comes back out and throws some lefts and some kicks, still chopping at Buentello's left thigh. Buentello isn't blocking it but he doesn't look any worse for the wear, either. 2:00 left, Buentello moves in to minimize the impact of Struve's kicks. Struve continues to chop at the leg, now Buentello is starting to show some signs of wear, and is now starting to reach down to block the kicl. Struve throws a high kick to the head that gets blocked, 1:20 Buentello moves in with some strikes, Struve responding with kicks to the left leg. 60 seconds left in the fight, back to the center of the ring, Struve throws a straight right that misses, Buentello checks another leg kick, Struve starts to circle, throws a leg kick, slips, Buentello moves in to keep him on his back for a bit but lets him back up at 25 seconds left.

Referee stands them both back up, Struve with a knee strike to the chin, Buentello no sells it, throws big punches, Struve trying to throw back but isn't connection and we're done, we're going to the scorecards! I'm going to guess 29-28 for Struve.

Judges Scorecard: 29-28, 29-28, 28-28 for your winner by Majority Decision, STEFAN STRUVE!

Kenny "Ken-Flo" Florian (11-4-0, 156 lbs) vs. Clay "the Carpenter" Guida (25-10-0, 155 lbs)

Both men promise that this will NOT go to a decision, both want to finish this in a hurry! Guida enters first and holy crap is he wrapped up in himself! He won't stop dancing and celebrating long enough for the doctor to check him over, it takes him forever to strip out of his clothes, get checked over and cleared to enter the ring. Guida finally gets in the cage and does three dozen laps in 10 seconds, the referee having to step in to force him to go to his corner and stay put. Florian has a must more subdued entrance that doesn't take nearly as long to complete. Referee is Mario Yamasaki.

Round One starts with Florian quickly taking the center of the Octagon, and Guida ready to throw jabs and kicks, both men trying to take a low stance, Guida is able to push Florian out of the middle for a moment, but Florian right back, both men circling. Guida with a nice head kick, doesn't really connect though, One minute gone, not much action, Florian tries for a headkick, Guida blocks it and takes him down, throws a punch over the top of Florian as Florian tries to get into guard. Guida is reaching through trying to throw punches, Florian is throwing them back. Guida pins Florian's shoulders to the mat, but Florian pops right up and we're back in the middle of the ring, 3:10 left in the round.

Florian has a small cut over his right eyebrow, not really bleeding. Both men trading strike attempts, Guida with a thrust kick, Florian throws a low kick that gets blocked, 2:30 left. Fans are cheering for Guida loudly as he throws a punch and slips. Florian throws a knee that gets caught but still connects somewhat.

Both men's corners screaming instructions louder than the crowd, 1:45 left. Both men throwing punches, Florian switches it up for a single-leg takedown, Guida blocks it but then slips, pops back up and we're back to trading punches. Guida throws a kick, slips, but then takes down Florian from the ground, Florian ends up on top of Guida's back in a north-south position. guida tries to throw Florian, but Florian catches him and throws him down. 45 seconds left Guida is busted open BADLY, gushing blood.

Florian puts Guida on the cage, then picks him up and throws him down hard, 30 seconds, Guida is turlted up on the cage, Florian legs him up and throws some NASTY elbows, Mario Yamasaki calls time at 20 seconds and has the doctor look at the cut. He's bleeding all over the place, but it looks like the cut is on the side of the head, doc says it's okay and he can go! Fans fire up as we start back, 15 seconds left, fans cheering for Guida as Florian connects with a few right jabs, but that's about is as Round One ends, I'm calling 10-9 Florian here. Guida's corner tries to stop the bleeding on the side of his head and clean him up. EWW! You can actually see the skull! We see a replay of one of Florian's elbows that cuts Guida open.

Round Two starts with Florian staying low, guida trying to throw strikes, nothing connecting, Florian throws some jabs in response. Guida with a single leg takedown attempt, 4:25 left in the round, Florian stuffs it, both men back on their feet. Guida's corner is calling for movement, blood is flowing again and starting to get into his eyes. Florian looks for a spot and finds some nice jabs and hooks, nothing really making contact but it's keeping Guida on his guard.

Guida moves in and throws jabs, uppercuts, Superman punch, nothing connecting. Florian is looking cool and confident, 3:00 left. Florian gets in a nice right that rocks Guida right on the jaw, Florian moves around, takes the back, locks in the Rear Naked Choke at 2:45, 3 seconds later it's all over!

Kenny Florian d. Clay Guida @ 2:19 of Round Two via Submission (Rear Naked Choke). Florian says that tonight was his night, Guida was a great opponent, he thanks the fans for their support and asks them to give Guida a hand for his hard work. Roegan takes us through the replay ... that doesn't appear on the screen. MORE technical glitches for UFC, great! Florian quips, "It was so fast you couldn't even see it!" Florian says he wants another shot at the title.

Jon Fitch (20-3-0, 171 lbs.) vs. Mike Pierce (10-2-0, 171 lbs.)

Pierce enters this bout on a six-fight win streak. Fitch comes in 3 inches taller and with a 3" reach advantage as well. Mario Yamasaki is again our referee as we start Round One. Fitch starts with a low left kick and a right kick to the head, Pierce is able to block them Pierce throws a leg kick, Fitch catches it, wraps around him and tries to take the back, Pierce stays on his feet for a few moments, but Fitch is able to pull him back and gain his back fully, going for a body lock, Pierce is on his hands and feet, Fitch is trying to throw punches and grab an arm to force Pierce to the mat, 3:38 left in the round.

Pierce is weakening, goes down to a knee, Fitch is locked in and throwing punches from underneath, Pierce is trying to reach up and punch back. Fitch is getting good solid punches to Pierce's chin, 2:50 left in the round. Fitch still fighting to get under the chin, Pierce doing well blocking it all. Fitch is warned to be careful of hitting the back of Pierce's head. 2:10 left, Pierce gets a right leg free, gets to his feet, Fitch has a front face lock but Pierce gras a leg and slams Fitch to the mat, Fitch is bunched up on the cage. 1:30 left, Pierce is trying to take Fitch's back, but Fitch stands up and we're grappling on the side of the cage, Pierce throwing some inside knees and elbows. Fitch has a small cut over his right eye, Mario Yamasaki stops them and moves them to the center of the ring.

Fitch throws a right leg kick, no effect. Pierce throws some punches, Fitch responds with a left hook, Pierce with an inside leg kick, Fitch with a punch on the jaw, throws a body kick, backs Pierce up but Pierce holding his ground, 10 seconds left in the round, Fitch goes for a single-leg takedown, Pierce stuffs it and grabs the head to ride out the round.

Round Two starts with Fitch throwing some kicks, faking a Superman punch, Pierce throws some punches back and stuffs Fitch into the corner Pierce throwing some inside knees to the legs of FitchPierce eventually backs off and they go back to the center of the ring, one minute gone.

Both men start throwing punches, Fitch clinches and throws a knee, Pierce ducks under the punches and counters with an uppercut. Pierce throws a right leg kick, Fitch catches it and takes him down, goes for the back, Pierce is blocking it very well, backs himself up to the cage to keep the action on their feet. Pierce is able to turn it around and put Fitch on the cage, Fitch throws a knee to the head and backs him up, 2:45 left. Both men swinging, not much connecting, just good sparring. Pierce connects with a solid right, Fitch with a left hook and a right uppercut combo. 1:45 left, crowd has gone silent as both men just quietly spar.

Fitch with a kick that gets blocked, Fitch shoots for a leg, takes Pierce down with 1:20 left, goes for the back, Pierce butts up against the cage to block it, Fitch throws some knees from behind, 55 seconds left. Fitch jerks on a leg for a takedown, Pierce stuffs it. Fitch turns him around and throws a knee to the body, 35 seconds left. Pierce treverses position and throws a knee of his own, then foot stomps. Fitch throws a few rights to break it up and we go back to the middle of the ring, 10 seconds left, Fitch tries for a takedown, Pierce stuff it, but Fitch is able to land some more punches before the round ends.

Round Three starts with Fitch throwing punches, body kick, knees, punches, shoots for a takedown, gets stuffed, goes back to punches, another takedown attempt gets stuffed, back to kicks, all in the first 40 seconds. Pierce slowly counters with punches, backing Fitch up, catches a nice left that puts Fitch on the cage, Pierce wraps him up and throws some body punches and tries t throw some knees and elbows. Fitch throws an elbow to the head that connects, nice inside knees to the body to get the upper-hand, Pierce breaks it off, comes back with some strike attempts to keep Fitch on the cage.

Pierce shoots on the cage and tries for a takedown, gets blocked, resorts to foot stomps and knees to the thigh, 2:50 left in the fight. Pierce slugging away with body shots, Fitch blocking them, but catches a left hook from Pierce. Action moves back to the middle of the ring, 2:15 left, both corners calling for action. Fitch starts throwing more punches keeping Pierce on his guard. big head kick from Fitch at 1:53, gets blocked. Pierce with punches keeping Fitch moving around the ring.

Fitch with another head kick that doesn't connect, but does connect with a few rights, then a successful takedown, holding on to th ankle, not letting Pierce get up. Pierce is throwing elbows and hammerfists to Fitch's back and ribs, Fitch legs him go just enough to try to take a back, but Pierce slips out with 53 seconds left. Pierce connects with a leg kick, Fitch is staying strong though. Fitch with a good knee to the head, Pierce catches Fight with a good left, turns it up with punches, 20 seconds left, Fitch is staggering, Pierce is throwing punches but not with any authority, not aware that Fitch is rocked! 10 seconds left, Pierce throwing more punches but it's not enough, time is over, we're going to a decision!

Judges Scorecard: 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 for the decision by Unanimous Decision, JON FITCH! Joe Rogan asks Fitch about his performance, Fitch says he wished he had picked up the pace a little more, says Pierce has a great future in UFC and is a tough opponent. Fitch says that he wasn't rocked by Pierce's big shot at the end of the match, but was trying to just hang in and make sur ehe didn't repeat it.

Frank Mir (12-4-0, 240 lbs.) vs. Cheick Kongo (14-5-1, 230 lbs.)

Both of these men have done a lot of talking, and Cheick Kongo even refused to look at Mir during yesterday's weigh-in. Herb Dean calls both men to the middle asks them to tap gloves... no tap, all staredown. Round One starts with some dancing around the ring, but no attempt to really strike for the first 40 seconds. Mir moves in and ROCKS Kongo with a big left hand, drops im, moves in for a guillotine choke, Kongo fights it, tries to pull out but can't do it, Kongo passes out! We go to the replay, we see Mir duck down and throw the big left, Kongo falls to his back and tries to throw up a leg to stop it, but Mir moved right in and wrenched in a guillotine, rolled to his back to lock it in tight. Mir checks on Kongo afterward.

Frank Mir d. Cheick Kongo @ 1:12 of Round 1 by Submission (Guillotine Choke). Joe Rogan says that this was "easily" one of Mir's career. Mir says that he's trying to work hard to return as a champion, and work hard for his fans. Rogan takes us through the replay. Mir says that Kongo is a big guy and moved in for the choke to prevent Kongo from thrying to wear him down with the ground 'n pound. Rogan asks Mir about how he feels about trying to get back to Lesnar for a title fight. Mir says he wishes Lesnar no ill will as a person and a father, but when Lesnar is ready to fight, he will hurt Lesnar.

Alan Belcher vs. Wilson Gouveia

Match starts out with some even striking attempt between both men for the first minute, Belcher pushing Gouveia to the fench, lands a nice punch to the chine, Gouveia punches his way off the cage, 3:30 left.

Both men throwing some punching combos, belcher covers up to block them. Belcher backs up Gouveia to the fence again, Gouveia brawls back, toe-to-toe sprawling. Belcher swings with a big left and slips, but gets back to his feet, continuing to throw punches, Gouveia responds, but Belcher catches him with a nice right to knock Gouveia on his ass and he finishes it quickly with a flurry.

Alan Belcher d. Wilson Gouveia @ 3:03 of R1 by TKO (Punches).

MAIN EVENT - UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: champion "The Prodigy" B.J. Penn (14-5-1, 155 lbs.) vs. "the Nighmare" Diego Sanchez (23-2-0, 154.5 lbs.)

Both men have never been taken down, both men are at the top of their game. Sanchez says Penn's biggest weakness is his cardio and conditioning, "two camps wont' prepare you for a man with an unlimited gas tank!" Penn counters that nobody has to worry about his cardio and conditioning because he's outlasted all of his opponents and put them down. Bruce Buffer gives us the official introductions, introduces the sanctioning officials and ringside judges. Herb Dean is the referee for our main event fight.UFC text voting says that Penn will retain 55%-45%.

Round One starts with Penn wanting the center of the ring, pushing Sancez back, but Sanchez pushes back the other way for a moment. Penn is heavily favored by the fans, Sanchez rushes forward and walks right into a right jab from Penn, Pen jumps right on him and throws punches from the back, Sanchez holds through it, 4:22 left, Sanchez rolls out of the way, but Penn stays right on top of him and throwing nothing but strikes, Sanchez rolls over to the cage and puts his feet on it. Sanchez was OUT but he remained through it, 3:40 SANCHEZ IS BACK ON HIS FEET!

Sanchez throws a spinning kick that goes nowhere, but he's looking pretty clear now. Penn is taking his time, not pushing anything. Sanchez tries for a few jabs, Penn just steps back. Sanchez rushes forward, Benn catches him with another uppercut, but Sanchez puts Penn up on the cage, trying for a single-leg takedown. Penn shoves him off, 2:30 left in the round. Penn in the clinch, Sanchez breaks it off. Penn takes his time pushing Sanchez back to the cage, Sanchez slowly circling the ring. Sanchez throws a left head kick, is blocked, a right body kick gets blocked, 1:40 left.

Penn taking his time, throws a big left, Sanchez avoids it narrowly, tries for a single-leg takedown, Penn sprawls out of it, 1:10 left. Sanchez with a few punch and kick attempts, Penn steps back to avoid them. Sanchez again rushes forward with punches, Penn blocks them, lays in a few body punches, then backs up to avoid Sanchez' punches again. 24 seconds left, Sanchez tries to throw a knee then a body kick, both blocked. 10 seconds, Penn catches Sanchez with a left, Sanchez recovers again, throws punches, Penn blocks and counter punches, we get the horn. Penn's cornerman tells him, "Sanchez ain't shit! He's afraid of you!"

Round Two starts with Sanchez throwing more strikes, penn deflecting and counter punching. Rogan calls Sanchez "predictable". Penn takes his time with his punches, Sanchez rushes Penn to the fence trying to take him down, Penn stuffs it, Sanchez continues to work on a single-leg takedown, Penn takes his time using elbows and punches whee he can, Sanchez breaks with a big uppercut that Penn blocks. Back to the center of the Octagon we go, 3:40 left. Sanchez rusehs, Penn avoids, advances with his own strikes, Sanchez tries for another takedown and gets stuffed. Sanchez lunges, Penn evades.

Sanchez advances again, Penn counter punches. Sanchez throws a kick that gets deflected, 2:50 left in the round. Sanchez slips, Penn lays in a few punches, Sanchez quickly recovers, moves in for strikes, Penn again punches his way out of it, 2:15 left in the round. Sanches moves forward with strike combos, nothing connects as Penn bobs and weaves out of it. 1:55 Sanches goes for another takedown, Penn stuffs it, Sanches tries for a head kick, barely misses, Penn lays in more punches and Sanchez has to retreat. 90 seconds left in Round Two, Penn throws a leg kick to keep Sanchez on his toes.

Sanchez advances with strike combos, Penn simply dances backwards. Penn addvancs and connects with a right, doesn't force a follow-up as Sanchez recovers. 40 seconds left, Penn backs up Sanchez, goes for a big strike, Sanchez ducks it and tries for a takedown, spins Penn around and puts him on the fence. Penn tries to grab for an arm, Sanchez blocks it and puts him back on the cage. Penn finishes out the round punching Sanchez in the face and blocking all the takedown attempts. I'd say Penn is up 20-18 right now. Penn's corner is telling him to take Sanchez out in Round Three. "This guy does not belong here!"

Round Three starts more of the same, Sanchez trying to throw combos, Penn backing up and avoiding them. Sanchez tries for a head kick, blocked. Penn connects with a single left hook, then rushes forward, Sanchez again tries for a takedown, Penn stuffs it and lets Sanchez back up to the cage, Penn lays in more punches and elbows on Sanchez. Sanchez's corner is yelling for him to take Penn down, Sanchez struggles more, but is unsuccessful, 3:35 left in the round. Penn throwing punches to the face, elbows to the arms.

Penn doesn't look worried at all. Sanchez tries for it again, but finally gives up, we go back to the middle of the ring, 2:55 left. Sanchez throws another head kick, again blocked, 2:30 left, penn advances with punches, Sanchez again goes for the take down, Penn blocks it, Sanchez puts him back on the cage... haven't I said all this before? Penn continues to wear down Sanchez with elbows and punches. Sanchez stands up and Penn catches him with a left elbow to the face. Sanchez moves in and connects with some strikes, Penn with much quicker counter punches, 1:35 left.

Penn is advancing a little more now, backing up Sanchez. Sanches tries for punches followed by a kick, easily evaded. Sanchez with swings and misses, puts Penn on the cage, Penn responds with a knee to the body, flisp Sanchez around, knees to the inside of the thigh, lays in a few rights. Sanchez spins him around and tries for the single-leg takedown again, 30 seconds left. Penn with a knee to the head, Sanchez keeps working for the takedown, digging down deep, to no avail. Penn flails away with punches with 10 seconds to go, Sanchez backs up to sprawl, but nothing going as Round Three ends. Sanchez' corner is telling him that he's got Penn worn down and he can take him out in this round. Penn's corner says that Sanchez is proving tough, but don't sweat it.

Round Four sees Penn rushing out of his corner, Sanchez rushing forward and making a right hand connection, but doesn't phase Penn. Sanchez misses with a spinning head kick, Penn misses with a counter uppercut.

Penn moves in and lands a few more counter punches to the face, Sanchez with a kick that gets blocked, one minute down. Sanchez shoots, Penn stuffs it, Sanchez backs off. Penn moves in and lands a big right and a left to Sanchez' head. 3:30 left, Sanchez with a thrust kick, penn backs off for a moment, but gets right bakc in it. Sanchez rushes Penn to the cage, Penn counters with a right, Sanchez backs off, 3:00 left. Penn more aggressive now throwing combos, Sanchez is avoiding most of them, but is not doing much to win this fight. Sanchez again rushes for a takedown, 2:20 left, Penn backs up to the cage and lays in more body punches and elbows. Sanchez struggling for just ONE stupid takedown and can't get it, 2:00 left.

Sanchez down on his knees now, Penn with punches to the face, elbows to the head. Sanchez pops up with an uppercut that gets blocked. 90 seconds left, Penn advancing with more punches now, Sanchez takes the middle of the cage, Strikes, misses, goes for the takedown gain, back on the cage, Penn again with punches and elbows, and the fans are gorwing tired of this, Sanchez still trying a takedown with 1:00 left in the round. Finally breaks it off at 30 seconds left in the fight. Sanchez tries more strikes, Penn evades, 15 seconds... 10 seconds... Sanchez tries for a knee, Penn blocks, throws his own knee, sprawls, time.

I never thought I'd say this, but fuck it, I hope BJ Penn knocks Sanchez out this round. If Sanchez isn't going to have an answer and keeps trying the same failed takedown attempts, screw it, he deserves to lose!

Round Five... "Hard work beats talent when talent refuses to work hard." Indeed, Sanchez may be talented, but Penn has had to do very little work to take care of Sanchez. Sanchez again trying for a takedown, Penn blocks it, throws punches, throws elbows. Penn drops down to his knee to try for a switch, Sanchez blocks it.

Penn slaps him in the back of the head, turns it around and has Sanchez in a front face lock, going for a Guillotine, punches Sanchez in his face, Sanchez gets to his feet. 3:20 left, Sanchez with a spin kick that goes nowhere. Penn rushes with a kick to the head that connects, catches Sanchez with more punches, Sanchez puts him on the cage to try to stuff him, Penn with more elbows, more punches, no take down... Penn takes him down, lands punches to the face, ooh Sanchez is busted open bad, Herb Dean stops the fight, gigantic cut ove Sanchez' left eye... THAT IS IT! Doctor stops the fight!

BJ Penn d. Diego Sanchez @ 2:37 of Round Five by TKO (Strikes/Ref Stoppage). Penn comes over and they hug. We see the cut again, NASTY! We replay the kick and see that it opened Sanchez right up, Penn moved in just beat the crap out of his face.

Rogan asks Penn how he feels. Penn says he kept his mouth shut, but he always wanted to fight Sanchez, knew Sanchez always wanted to fight him, and that's all he has to say, then thanks Dana White, UFC, the state of Hawaii, all the fans and Joe Rogan. Penn works his way around the cage to shake hands with everybody and embrace Penn one more time. Rogan goes over to Sanchez for his thoughts on the fight. Sanchez says "this happens, man" and says Penn is the best, but he'll be back.

DaMarques Johnson vs. Edgar Garcia

A preliminary fight from earlier in the evening, Johnston starts out strong with some leg kicks and strikes, Garcia counters with punches. First 90 seconds goes by with good exchanges, Johnson tries for a kick and a left hook, Garcia ducks it and takes him down, Johnson moves into guard, Garcia tries to throws punches over the top, tries to pick up Johnson but gets blocked. Johnson rolls out of it and tries for a sweep, Garcia latches on for a choke, 2:45 left, but Johnson throws up a thumb to let Herb Dean know that he's hanging in there. Garcia finally releases at 2:30, and we're back to stand up fighting. Garcia tries for a take down, Johnson stuffs it, Garcia backs him up to the cage, 1:50 left in teh round.

Garcia rocks Johnson with punch combinations, but Johnson recovers and asks for a glove tap! Garcia goes back to punching, again rocks Johnson and puts him on his back, moves in and throws bombs left and right, Garcia forcing as many punches as he can, but Johnson locks on a triangle from the bottom and Garcia panicks and taps!

DaMarques Johnson d. Edgar Garcia @ 4:03 of R1 by Submission (Triangle Choke). Rogan asks Johnson how tight the Peruvian Necktie choke from Garcia was earlier. Johnson drops an F-Bomb and apologizes for it. We go through the replay of the end of the match, beautifully done. That earned "Submission of the Night". Goldberg and Rogan run down the results of tonight's card. And that's it for us, ladies and gentlemen.

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