UFC 106 Results (11/21) – Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin!

Event: UFC 106 Pay-Per-View
Airdate: Saturday, November 21st, 2009 (Pay-Per-View)
Location: Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV
Results by MMAScoops.com

George Sotiropoulos vs. Jason Dent
Round 1
Sotiropoulos is trying to get on the inside, but Dent keeps him at bay with punches. Dent scores with a nice jab followed by a good body shot. Sotiropoulos answers with a body shot and a three-punch combination. Sotiropoulos finally shoots halfway through the opening round and immediately tries to pass to side. Dent fends him off for a bit, but Sotiropoulos passes to side control and then mount. Dent gives up his back and gets pounded for it. With about 30 seconds left, Dent rolls to his back while Sotiropoulos continues the offensive until the horn sounds, ending the period.

Round 2
Dent opens the second period looking to bang. He pushes Sotiropoulos back and lands a good right hand. Sotiropoulos catches a kick and sweeps Dent’s plant leg, sending him to the mat. Landing in half guard, the Australian rolls Dent to his back in hopes of sinking his other hook, but Dent defends by turning into his opponent. Dent tries to get to his feet and is taken right back down. Sotiropoulos transitions to mount and pounds on Dent. He gives up the dominant position to go for the armbar. After rolling Dent over and securing the position, Sotiropoulos pulls his arm out and extends it, eliciting the tapout at 4:36 of round two.

Caol Uno vs. Fabricio Camoes
Round 1
Camoes blasts Uno with a right kick to the head that backs the southpaw into the cage. Camoes takes Uno the mat and transitions to north-south for a moment before Uno gets back to his feet. Camoes lurches forward with punches before taking him back to the mat. Standing in Uno’s guard, Camoes launches into his guard with a windmill right, but Uno uses the opportunity to stand back up. Camoes takes him back down and gets Uno’s back. He looks to have the rear-naked choke in deep, but Uno powers out. Camoes, on his back now, finds himself on the receiving end of Uno’s punches in the round’s closing seconds. He tries to adjust his hips, but Uno smashes him down as the horn sounds.

Round 2
Camoes scores with a big overhand right and left-hook combo that he follows up with a takedown. Uno tries to work back to his feet and Camoes attempts a trip takedown. Uno avoids it and puts Camoes on his back. Uno, trying to ground-and-pound, takes an upkick from Camoes while he is on his knees. Referee Mario Yamasaki steps in and deducts a point from Camoes. Uno is ready to continue right away and the fight is restarted with him in Camoes’ guard. Camoes escapes back to his feet and batters Uno with punches, with his left hook being the weapon of choice. Camoes shoots back in and gets reversed right away by Uno. Camoes gets back up with just 10 seconds left and blasts Uno with punches and an elbow. Round two is scored 9-9 with Camoes losing a point for the foul.

Round 3
Camoes is finding the mark with big punches early in the third. He cracks Uno with a succession of left hooks and straight-right hands. Uno clinches and drops for a double, but Camoes defends. Uno throws a low kick, but slips and Camoes lands a hard punch before he can get back to his feet. Camoes lands another left hook, it seems to land every time he throws it. Uno stems the tide with a takedown, landing in a visibly weary Camoes guard. The fighters trade shots on the ground, Uno with elbows and Camoes with upward hammerfists. Uno passes to side and then north-south before Camoes goes to his knees. Uno controls position as Camoes tries to get back to his feet. The round closes with Uno in control.

Official scores are 29-27 (Uno), 28-28 and 28-28 for a majority draw.

Brock Larson vs. Brian Foster
Round 1
Larson and Foster are feeling each other out to begin the welterweight bout. Larson charges forward and misses with a left hand, but drops and grabs a single-leg. Foster, balancing on one leg strikes Larson to the head as he tries to finish the takedown. Larson gets the match to the mat, but Foster goes right back to his feet and pounds Larson to the body with a left hand while standing in his guard. Foster takes mount for a moment and Larson pushes him off. Foster tries to reenter Larson’s guard and is kicked off of Larson who follows with left foot to the right side of Foster’s face. Referee Yves Lavigne steps in and deducts a point from Larson. The ringside physician checks out Foster and determines he is all right to continue. The fight restarts and the fighters clinch. Larson takes a front headlock and knees Foster while he had one hand on the ground. Lavigne steps in again and deducts another point. Foster is ready to go again and nothing of consequence happens in the closing seconds.

Round 2
Foster leads with a kick. Foster closes distance slowly and narrowly misses with a combination. Larson’s head is straight up when he advances, and pays for it with two solid punches as he attempts to lock Foster up. A lightning fast counter right scores for Foster. Foster with a leg kick. Foster loose and limber, trying to get Larson to look at his right hand, then feinting with left jabs. Larson comes in with hesitant leg kick and nearly gets his head taken off with a punch. Larson gets hurt with a spinning back kick and a hard punch that causes him to retreat. Foster slams him down onto the mat, punching out, and Larson turtles up before finding guard. Foster stands out of it and stalks his prey down. Foster catches Larson with an uppercut as Larson ducks in and plasters him with more punches until Larson taps out as Lavigne is stepping in to save him. Foster does a backflip in the center of the cage to punctuate his dominance. The official time is 3:25.

Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt
Round 1
Rosholt clinches and trips Grove to the canvas. Grove pops back up and defends the clinch with a trip of his own. Grove begins to work his right hand from the guard of Rosholt. The wrestler scrambles to his feet and gets the top position following a fast takedown. With 1:30 left in the opening frame, Rosholt advances to the mount position. Grove momentarily gives up his back, but gets to half guard for his effort. Grove uses nice footwork to get full guard. Grove slaps on an omaplata and transitions beautifully to a triangle choke. Rosholt taps quickly at 3:59 of round one.

Marcus Davis vs. Ben Saunders
Round 1
Saunders roughs Davis up with knees from the Thai plum and standard clinch. Davis is cut above his right eye. The fighters’ heads collide as Saunders moves forward, but neither fighter is damaged from the accidental clash. Saunders continues to work the body and head of Davis with knees from the clinch. Davis gets off the fence and throws leather in the center of the Octagon. Saunders again grabs a Thai plum and backs Davis up near the fence. A right knee to the chin knocks Davis out cold. Saunders adds a two punches on the floor for good measure before referee Josh Rosenthal steps in to save the sleeping fighter. The official time is 3:24 of the first.

Amir Sadollah vs. Phil Baroni
Round 1
Baroni is all over Sadollah early with power punches to the ribs and face from both hands. Sadollah absorbs a ton of punishment but he stays calm and delivers knees to the chin from the Thai plum. The strategy appears to pay off as Baroni slows his assault and his buckle from a well-placed knee on the kisser. Sadollah keeps control of Baroni’s neck as he peppers his opponent’s body and chin with knees. Baroni looks fatigued against the fence, but he mans up for a quick single-leg takedown. Sadollah shows an offensive guard early. He works for an armbar that Baroni has none of. Sadollah kicks off and stands. He connects with Baroni’s head on a knee and a straight right. Baroni is bleeding from a cut above his left eye. Sadollah continues to land knees with little answer from Baroni.

Round 2
Baroni’s pace has slowed ten fold. Sadollah senses it, and pounces with aggression in the form of knees and punches. Baroni leans against the fencing and eats a torrent of punishment. Baroni gets off the fence and delivers a hard right to the midsection. Sadollah moves Baroni back to the fence and unloads a standing-left elbow. Sadollah starts a nice striking combination with a low kick. He follows through with a knee to the body and a one-two. Baroni takes deep breaths at every opportunity while Sadollah keeps applying pressure. Baroni is completely out of gas, and Sadollah is picking him apart from the inside and outside with a wide range of punches, kicks and knees to the legs, body and head. The round ends with Baroni bleeding from the nose and above the left eye.

Round 3
Amir leads with leg kick. Baroni is trying to time his punches accordingly, but he’s eating kicks in the process. A huge punch lands for Baroni, but Amir just keeps coming. The two eat punches simulataously. Baroni is swinging wildly and taking well timed shots to the legs. Both men have sustained a tremendous amount of punishment. Amir with a Superman punch. Amir lands a punch-kick-elbow combination but gets a smile from Baroni. The two wrestle in the clinch and exchange knees. It’s the same story: leg kicks from Amir met by glancing punches from Baroni. Amir going to town with front kicks and swinging, chopping leg kicks. Baroni just keeps coming though: he’s taken so many punches, but he’s not stopping. A punch has opened a river of blood on Baroni’s forehead. Amir is moving in for the kill, punches and elbows and knees are coing fast and furious, but somehow, Baroni is still standing upright. A head kick lands for Amir. Baroni is still swinging back. Amir trying to take off Baroni’s head with kicks, then coming in with slicing elbows. What’s keeping the NYBA up is hard to imagine. He will not quit, even after taking kick after kick after kick after elbow until the bell rings. He is the Jake LaMotta of MMA.

Judges score the bout 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 for Sadollah.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Luis Arthur Cane
Round 1
The Brazilians clash in the center of the Octagon. Grazing punches are landed by both fighters throughout the bout’s opening minute. Nogueira stings Cane with jab and a straight left. And another. A third lands clean. Cane retreats and Nogueira swarms. A knee to the body connects for Nogueira and a left-hook counter puts Cane on the canvas. Nogueira pounces with punches on the fallen fighter until referee Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight at the 1:56 mark of the opening stanza.

Paulo Thiago vs. Jacob Volkmann
Round 1
Thaigo bounces a head kick off the melon of Volkmann. Thiago gets inside control from the clinch and trips his prey to the canvas. Thiago lands directly in side control. Volkmann gets back to guard and uses the fence to back-crawl his way to his feet. The Brazilian works double underhooks against the fence and Volkmann defends with a whizzer. Thiago eventually drags his opponent to the floor. Thiago passes to mount, and Volkmann, bleeding from a cut on the nose, bucks his way to half guard. Thiago stands and Volkmann follows. The action slows for the next 60 seconds and the crowd lets the fighters hear it. Thiago answers with a three-punch combination that knocks Volkmann to the floor. He is saved by the bell, as he was clearly hurt.

Round 2
Thaigo roughs Volkmann up with a punch-kick combination to start the second stage. Volkmann, clearly hurt, stands slow and Thiago does not capitalize. Volkmann retrieves his bearings and gets a takedown of his own. The wrestler pins Thiago against the fence and clips the head with several right hands. Thiago works to his feet and the fighters clinch against the fence. The action slows again and the fans are right on top of it with jeers. Volkmann stuffs a shot and controls Thiago from the top. Volkmann nearly advances to mount, but he unloads with both hands before the position is secured. Thiago reverses danger easily and ends up on top. Thiago engages with punches from the top and then stands. Thiago unloads a right hand and jumps into side control. The frame ends.

Round 3
Thaigo stays on the offensive and drops Volkmann with a right hand. Thiago stands over his fallen opponent and lands two hard right hands to the body. Volkmann fights his way to his feet. Volkmann shoots a single and Thiago has no trouble balancing on one leg and stopping the takedown. Volkmann tries it again and gets it. Thiago briefly gives up his back and then goes to half guard. Volkmann passes to side control and traps the left arm of Thiago. Volkmann strikes the head with his elbow and Thiago is completely trapped. The Brazilian bucks until his arm is free. Thiago takes the top position and Volkmann locks on a brabo choke from the bottom. He turns Thiago over and the hold is deep. Thiago frees his head and turns Volkmann over into side control. Thaigo batters the wrestler with punches and elbows until the horn sounds.

Official scores: 30-28 and 30-27 (twice) for the winner by unanimous decision, Paulo Thiago.

Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson
Round 1
Koscheck lands a left hook to get the action started. Johnson grazes his left foot off the head of Koscheck. Koscheck jabs and lands a straight right that snaps Johnson’s head back. Johnson backs Koshceck up against the fence. Koscheck shoots and lifts his opponent high into the air, but he isn’t able to finish the takedown. Johnson throws a knee while Koscheck is grounded and Referee Mario Yamasaki steps in. Replays show the knee doesn’t even touch the face of Koscheck, but he is given time to “recover.” A point is taken from Johnson. Action is resumed and Koscheck gets a takedown. Johnson gives his back but is able to get to his knees before the horn sounds.

Round 2
Johnson throws a left-hand lead and is accidentally poked in the eye by Koscheck. Yamasaki gives Johnson time to gather himself and action is resumed. Koshceck lands a head kick and pokes Johnson again. This time the replay is hard to watch as Koscheck’s finger jammed directly into the left eyeball of Johnson. The injured fighter takes a few minutes and once again the fight is back on. Johnson cracks Koscheck with a right hook and the fighters trade leather in the center of the cage. Koscheck pushes forward and gets a double leg. From the top in half guard, Koscheck slams elbows down on the left eye of Johnson. 90 seconds remain in the round and Koscheck continues to blast his foe with punches and elbows. Johnson’s nose is bleeding and Koscheck looks for an arm triangle. Johnson fights it off and Koscheck moves to the back. He locks in a rear-naked choke and Johnson taps out at the 4:47 mark.

Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin
Round 1

Griffin kicks the body and legs of Ortiz and misses several punches that fall short. Ortiz cracks Forrest with a straight right that followed a jab. Ortiz steps forward and takes Griffin down with a fast double. Ortiz elbows twice from the top and Griffin uses a kimura to stand. Ortiz now has Griffin in the clinch against the fencing, until their roles positions are reversed. Griffin fails on a trip and knees Ortiz twice in the midsection. Ortiz gets off the fence. Ortiz attacks and Griffin lights him up with a right hand. Ortiz shoots and Forrest easily steps away from it. The fighters trade sloppy punches. Griffin goes to the clinch and Ortiz throws open-handed smacks to both ears.

Round 2

They clash and trade punches. Forrest stumbles off a combination. He throws a leg kick and gets planted on the mat, where right elbows start coming fast. The Tito of old. However, Griffin is controlling Ortiz’s hand better and is tying up the action, using his legs to control Tito’s posture. And slowly but surely, Griffin works his way back to his feet, prompting screams from the audience. Griffin lands a counter fight hand. Griffin attempts superman prompting a failed shot. Griffin with a front kick that sends Ortiz’s mouthpiece flying. Short stoppage to clean out mouthpiece. Griffin tees off with a combination of punches. Ortiz shoots in and gets the takedown. Griffin tries to buck him off with his legs, but Ortiz comes to rest in half guard. Ortiz having far more difficultly posturing up for elbows, and the ones he lands don’t have a lot of steam on them. Ortiz with a nice left elbow from guard. Griffin’s right eye is cut. Ortiz smells guar, but Griffin sweeps him to the screams of the audience. In an instant, Ortiz is eating short grinding left elbows and punches as the round ends.

Round 3

Looking little worse for the wear following some superb work by his cutman, Griffin throws two lazy front kicks that miss. Griffin lands a low kick and begins to peeper Ortiz with his hands. Ortiz’s conditioning isn’t where it used to be after such a long layoff. Griffin is landing punches from both hands at will and Ortiz is just covering up. Griffin stuffs an Ortiz shot and commences work on the Californian’s nose. Ortiz has no answer for the jab and right hand. Griffin lands a clean left hook and a low kick. One minute remains in the contest. Griffin uses his jab to set up another snapping kick to Ortiz’s lead leg. Ortiz drops levels for a single-leg takedown and Griffin shrugs it off. Ortiz lands his best punch of the round in the bout’s final moments in the form of a right hand. Big round for Griffin.

Official scores: 30-27, 29-28, and 29-28. Forrest wins.

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