UFC 137: Live Results 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT
UFC 137 is coming to you live on pay-per-view tonight from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas featuring former UFC champion, B.J. Penn vs. former Strikeforce champion, Nick Diaz with major title implications on the line. The event will also include heavyweight battles between Cheick Kongo vs. Matt Mitrione and Mirko “Crocop” vs. Roy Nelson, a bantamweight brawl between Scott Jorgensen and Jeff Curran as well as a featherweight contest featuring Hatsu Hioki and George Roop.
Spike TV will also air two fights from the preliminary card including a battle for lightweight posturing between Donald Cerrone and Dennis Siver and a featherweight fight between Tyson Griffin and Bart Palaszewski.
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MAIN CARD LIVE RESULTS:
Hatsu Hioki vs. George Roop
Rd1- Hioki opens early with high left kick. Roop with a jab and a left high kick himself. Roop tags Hioki with a right. Roop legkick. Roop body kick and quick combination. Low kick from Roop cause for quick pause. After a short moment, fights reset and both fighters are pawing out combos. Hioki with a quick leg kick. Hioki catches a leg and tries to punish Roop but can't earn any points with that one. Hioki attacks in, and Roop lands a good counter. Hioki pulls the clinch and drags Roop to the cage. Hioki a lot of effort, but can't earn the takedown. Roop reverses, and Hioki takes his position back. Both men struggle for position peppering in occasional knees. Roop tries to escape, and gives up his back. Roop escapes, but Hioki drags Roop to the mat. Hioki in side control, Roop escapes and tries to stand, but Hikoi drags him back down into full guard. Roop with some big elbows causes Hioki to separate letting Roop stand easily. Fighters back to the clinch as the round expires. 10-9 Roop.
Rd2- Roop the aggressor is stalking early. Quick combination from Roop finishing with high kick. Body shot from Roop. Roop with a healthy mix of high kicks and combos keeping Hioki confused. Hioki clinches and easily trips Roop to the mat landing in full mount. Roop escaping, Hioki transitions into side control. Roop working to escape while Hioki grabs for an Americana. Hioki loses the submission but continued work earns him full mount once again with a lot of time left in the round. Roop trying to fight from the bottom and gets punished for it. Roop tries to slide Hioki off, but Hioki flattens out Roop and climbs back up higher. Roop with a quick explosion gets him free. Hioki stands, Roop lands a big upkick, stands and punishes Hioki heavily with a couple punches and a headkick as the round closes. Roop may have saved the round for himself. 10-10.
Rd3- Roop with a quick take down, Hioki back to his feet. Flying knee from Roop blocked by Hioki. Hioki shoots, but Roop having none of it this time. Roop now shoots and clinches Hioki to the cage, but it's Hioki that presses Roop to the fence. Roop with some short boxing and some knees as he tries to get into a better position. Hioki's back to the cage controlling Roop from delivering too much damage. Not much action and the fight earns a reset. Roop shoots and earns himself a take down and drags Hioki to the cage. Hioki posturing to grab hold of a submission, but Roop defends and keeps on pressing. Roop with a couple of quick slams to the mat as the round comes to a close earning Roop a 10-9 round as MMA30 sees this fight 30-28 for Roop.
Hatsu Hioki def. George Roop by SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Scott Jorgensen vs. Jeff Curran
Rd1- Both men pawing out and Jeff throws a good leg kick. Big right by Jeff misses. Jeff far more active. Leg kick from Jeff gets caught and Scott drops Jeff to the mat into full guard. Scott working Jeff's body while Jeff tries to climb his guard and throw back punches when given the opportunity. Scott unable to give much damage as Jeff is striking more off his back. Curran tries for a triangle, Scott escapes and stands, but Jeff laid waiting for Scott to jump back into his guard. Scott with a solid right landing. Jeff still landing off his back and Jeff finally stands, but Scott drags him immediately back to the floor. With action slowing, the fight gets reset. Big right from Jeff, another followed by a left uppercut. Scott shoots again and earns another takedown as the round closes. Jeff doing more damage off his back, but Scott controlling the round leaves us with a 10-10.
Rd2- Jeff working heavy rights, while Scott now taking up with kicks. Scott stalking, and fighters clinch. Scott has a solid clinch on Jeff's head and Scott starts punishing him with big knees. Jeff touches the mat to stop the knees, so Scott knees his body instead. Jeff frees his head and stands up into a clinch against the cage. Jeff throws a knee, and Scott catches it and uses it to drop him back to the mat. Jeff escapes stands, Scott shoots again, Jeff grabs hold of Scott's neck, fighters fall to the mat, Scott rolls out, and fighters are back to there feet. Exciting transitions. Fighters back in the center, trading punches but nothing landing. Scott stalking again gets Jeff to the cage, presses drops and gets another take down. Jeff throws up for a triangle, but Scott came prepared and easily evades. Jeff with a sweep and tries to use it to earn top position, but Scott doesn't wall, Jeff takes Scott's back in north south postion, and Jeff works his body as the round comes to a close. Jeff earned some points at the end, but Scott takes the round 10-9.
Rd3- Curran with an early combo. Jeff throwing to keep a distance while Scott stalks forward, but refusing to throw any of his own. Nice jab lands from Scott. Kick to the body from Curran. Curran now bleeding from his nose looks to be trying to lure Scott in by dropping his guard. Right uppercut from Jeff. Missing combos from both men and the clinch. Scott taking Jeff to the cage. Knees from Jeff. After mild work from both fighters, Jeff separates and moves to the middle. Right and a left from Jeff. Leg kick from Scott. Jeff misses a spinning back kick. Jeff with a quick take down, Scott stuffs and pushes Jeff to the mat into side control. Curran trying to escape as the round comes to a close. Another very close round 10-10. This fight could go either way.
Scott Jorgensen def. Jeff Curran by UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Mirko Filipović vs. Roy Nelson
Rd1- Nelson comes in for first blood. Both men circling. Roy working the jabs and Roy shoots and gets a take down. Nelson in Crocops full guard. Nelson pressing all his weight into Crocops check with his forearm as Crocop pulls Roy close with a closed guard. Roy moves to stand up and eats an upkick as he does. Left hand from Crocop as he stands. Big right from Nelson momentarily dazes Crocop, but Crocop delivers an uppercut dizzing Nelson. Crocop ducks in for another trade and lands another big uppercut. Nelson stalking now moving quickly ahead, lands. Straight left by Crocop. Crocop against the cage, separates with a big kick. Close round 10-9 Crocop.
Rd2- Nelson sporting a mouse under his right eye from the straight left from Crocop in the first round. Nelson lands big with drops Crocop. Big right drops Big Country. Nelson covers up and Crocop tees off. Nelson protecting his face, so Crocop drops and punishes Nelson's body. Nelson bloodied, and the men clinch and take take a breather. Both men back to the center of the cage with Nelson stalking, Crocop looking a little tired from his flurry and Nelson looking dizzy from it. Head kick from Crocop to the front of Nelson's face. Nelson with a small flurry and they clinch. Crocop presses Nelson to the cage. Nelson pushes forward and reverses. Nelson takes Crocop down, into side control. Pressing down on Cropcop. Nelson working for a crucifix. Cropcop is burried under a lot of weight right now, and Nelson is punishing him with short lefts. Crucifix in action and Nelson working that short left. Crocop not looking much affected, but can't escape or defend. Elbows from Nelson and the round is over. Good 10-9 round for Nelson.
Rd3- Nelson stalking early in this round. Kick from Nelson to Crocop's midsection. Big right from Nelson shakes up Crocop as he backs into the cage. Elbow from Nelson. Crocop to the cage. Nelson with big shots drops Crocop. Nelson takes ahold of his back. mounts, and drops big shots as the ref steps in to save the Croatian.
Roy Nelson def. Mirko Filipovic by TKO 1:30 Rd3.
Cheick Kongo vs. Matt Mitrione
Rd1- Mitrione south paw testing as he presses forward. Kongo waiting and feeling it out. A minute in and still limited action. Crowd unhappy a minute and a half in. Kongo forward with a quick one two, missing as Matt backs out. Mitrione forward now with a flurry of his own, Kongo clinches pressing Matt to the cage. Kongo with a knee to Matt's thigh. Men trading knees now. Mitrione working to escape, but Kongo holding him tightly in place. Dean resets them to the center of the cage. Round is nearing the end, and I'm dozing off with boredom. Kongo with a kick, Matt catches it and Kongo slips to the mat, but quickly back to his feet. Both men going after eachother now, but neither committing and nothing landing as the round expires. I can't award either fighter with a win, so we'll call it 10-10.
Rd2- Both men come out swinging early this round. Matt lands with a big left. Leg kick from Kongo. Leg kick from Mitrione. Another is checked by Kongo. Kongo ducks in with a flurry. Matt defends it and attacks forward, but Kongo stops him from stalking with a kick. Kongo with a big combination, Matt blocking. Matt swings knocking Kongo into the cage, and he quickly evades. Body kick from Kongo. Matt much more aggressive this round continues to push forward. Both men trade leg kicks. Another from Kongo. Kongo missing with a left jab. Kongo attacks forward, but a left from Matt backs him up. Uppercut from Matt and Kongo falls back to the cage and evades, circling out. Kongo throwing many punches, but Matt blocking or dodging almost all of them and continues to press forward. Inside leg kick from Mitrione. Leg kick from Kongo. Right from Matt. Matt with a big combo of his own as Kongo tries to escape as the round closes. 10-9 Mitrione.
Rd3- Both men swinging early in this one. Mitrione with a flurry. Kongo separates. Lands one of his own. Clinches to the cage, picks Matt up and drops him to the floor. Kongo now on top as Matt gives up his back. Mitrione stands, but is showing an obvious cut near his right eye. Kongo working hard on the clinch to take Matt back down , and he finally gets it. Kongo is working Mitrione who is obviously uncomfortable. Mitrione sprawls to get back up, but Kongo has a tight hold as he continues his attacks. Solid round for Kongo. This fight could go either way as MMA30 scores it a draw.
Cheick Kongo def. Matt Mitrione by UD (30-27, 30-28, 29-28)
B.J. Penn vs. Nick Diaz
Rd1- .Diaz owns a six inch reach advantage. Let's see if it plays out to help him. B.J. rushes in quick, ducks down and lands a one two. Diaz clinches and takes Penn to the cage and peppers in a little dirty boxing and a couple of knees. Penn separates with a right and back to the center of the cage. Right from Nick. Another right from Nick. Penn connects with a solid combo and ducks in for an uppercut. Crowd is chanting for B.J. Penn shoots gets Diaz to the ground, quick transition and he gets Diaz's back. Penn lets go not having his hooks in and steps right into side control. Diaz controlling Penn's wrist. Penn stands, and clinches ahold od Diaz's head as Diaz stands. Diaz clinches back to the cage and both men working short punches. Body punches from Diaz. Diaz misses an elbow as Penn lands a right and separates. Penn another right. Diaz with a long reach straight right, but lands softly. Penn is definately the more confident fighter with a minute remaining. Penn straight left. Diaz puts his head out in Diaz fashion to lure in Penn. Quick right from Diaz, and the fighters clinch and separate as the round ends. 10-9 Penn.
Rd2- Diaz bobbing his head out early again. Penn with a nice combo. Leg kick from Diaz, straight right from Penn as a counter. Diaz clinches and takes Penn to the cage. Shoulder butt from Diaz. punches to the body from the clinch from Diaz. Crowd now split on chants in favor of both fighters. Penn tries to separate with a right uppercut, but Diaz holds the clinch. knee from Diaz, and the ref warns Diaz to keep his hands off the fence. Penn escapes to the center, and both men paw out jabs. Penn shoots, but can't complete as Diaz clinches and punishes Penn for the attempt. Penn slowing down, Diaz stalking, Penn backed against the cage. Diaz landing rights at will. Penn struggling to keep up. Diaz has new life, big body punches, clinch, knee and more punches to Penn's midsection. Nick separates and is now trading rights and lefts and Penn is in big trouble. Penn circles out, but Diaz chasing him down, delivering elbows, and picking jabs at will. Penn has nothing, is in survival mode with a half minute left to go. Penn with a combo of his own, but Diaz relentless. Penn is bloodied, as Diaz takes a big 10-9 round.
Rd3- Penn clinches early, but Diaz continues where he left offf. Diaz presses forward, Penn clinches and shoots, but not close and Diaz reverses and takes him to the cage. Diaz separates and again is firing jabs trading left and right. Penn trying to evade, but the cage is too small and Diaz is right on his heels. It'll be amazing if Penn makes it through the round. Big right by Penn buys him seconds. Diaz a little more tentative. Diaz attacks forward again, body shots head shots. Diaz clinches. Penn looks at the clock. He has two minutes to pull a miracle out of his hat. Penn begins stalking, begins firing back. Left from Penn. Amazing stand up war from both men, but Penn doesn't appear to have enough left in the tank. Minute remains, and both men start swinging wildly as the crowd roars. head kick from Diaz. Fights ends with a flury attempt from both men. Diaz has this fight in the bag 10-9 and a 29-28 win.
Nick Diaz def. B.J. Penn by UD (29-28, 29-27, 29-28).
B.J. Penn shakes Joe's hand and conceits. Says it will be his last time in the Octagon. With another daughter on the way, Penn says he doesn't want to go home looking like this, and walks away.
POST FIGHT QUOTES:
DONALD CERRONE: "There were a couple of things I should have done differently, but I'll work on it. I want to fight one more time this year - bring it on. I don't want to wait."
DENNIS SIVER: "Donald hits very hard. Both shots got me pretty wobbled and I was unable to collect myself after the second one. That made it very easy for him to sink in the submission and there was nothing I could do."
BRENDON VERA:
"I wanted to stay in his face. He also wanted a win badly. It was a must win for both of us. I wish my performance was better. I was trying to get a knock out but it wasn't happening."
ELIOT MARSHALL:
"I should have kept moving forward. Every time I did, I made it work. I've got to get back in camp and see where I go from here. I felt that everything was right, but obviously I've got some work to do."
RAMSEY NIJEM: "I worked hard with my camp. I have the best grappling and striking coaches. I felt relaxed out there and had a blast. It meant a lot for me to out and compete with top level athletes."
DANNY DOWNES: "He did exactly what I thought he was gonna do. He executed his game plan to perfection. I didn't perform up to my full abilities. Losing is the worst feeling in the world and I don't plan on this happening again."
FRANCIS CARMONT: "Chris is a tough guy, but this is what I do and I do it well. I'm ready for my next fight in a few months. I couldn't be happier with the outcome. I love what I do and I'm going to keep on doing it."
CHRIS CAMOZZI: "I just wasn't able to pull the trigger on him. His distance really threw me off the entire bout. I had a great training camp. I really felt prepared for this. I just have to go back and work on a few things."
CLIFFORD STARKS: "It felt amazing being out there and it was a great way to make my UFC debut. It definitely brought my confidence up. I was going for the knock-out but this was great too. I'll take it!"
BART PALASZEWSKI: "It was an emotional fight for me. It took 10 years to get here and it was a long road. Now that I'm here, I'm here to stay. My strength hasn't gone done, but my speed has gone up. I saw him stumble and I saw my opportunity so I took a deep breath and went after him."
TYSON GRIFFIN: "Obviously I'm disappointed, what else can I say. That's what happens when you fight with 4-oz gloves."
HATSU HIOKI: "My game plan was to take him down but George kept great distance. It feels great to get my first UFC victory, but it was tougher than I expected."
GEORGE ROOP: "I was getting my takedowns just fine, but I couldn't get my jab established like I thought I could. I wasn't surprised that he took me down, but I was surprised by how long he was able to keep me down. I spent so much time trying to not get caught in his submissions, that I couldn't focus on the escapes. I'll have to go back and check the tapes to see if I agree with the scores or not, but I know the entire fight was extremely close."
SCOTT JORGENSEN: "I'm happy to be back on a winning streak. I wasn't as explosive or exciting as usual but I fought the fight I wanted to. I trained hard and got better. This is the first time I had a Jiu-Jitsu coach. I worked on technique and it showed out there."
JEFF CURRAN: "I felt very comfortable in guard throughout the whole fight, but i just ran out of time to implement my game plan. I really felt like he was just trying to survive and just hanging on to me. I tried a few takedowns to score some points late in the fight, but it just didn't happen that way."
CHEICK KONGO: "I wasn't sure how to react to Mitrione's movements in the beginning. I was happy with my performance, especially my striking. I wanted to make him work. My game plan was to wait and see what he did."
MATT MITRIONE: "I felt like I was chasing him a lot so I couldn't force anything. I'm just really dissappointed in the whole thing. I'll be back though."
PRELIMINARY REULTS:
Clifford Starks def. Dustin Jacoby by UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Francis Carmont def. Chris Camozzi by UD (30-26, 30-27, 30-27).
Ramsey Nijem def. Danny Downes by UD (30-25, 30-26, 30-27).
Brandon Vera def. Eliot Marshall by UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Bart Palaszewski def. Tyson Griffin by KO 2:45 Rd1.
Donald Cerrone def. Dennis Siver by submission 2:22 Rd1.
