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-Chuck Liddell vs. Quinton Jackson
-Karo Parisyan vs. Josh Burkman
-Ivan Salaverry vs. Terry Martin
-Keith Jardine vs. Houston Alexander
-Chris Leben vs. Kalib Starnes
-Din Thomas vs. Jeremy Stephens
-James Irvin vs. Thiago Silva
-Eric Schafer vs. Sean Salmon
-Wilson Gouveia vs. Carmelo Marrero
UFC 71 Results will be posted here during PPV event
Round 1
Very little action early as both fighters posture and stalk each other. Gouveia opens up with a few low kicks that find their target. Marrero shoots in sloppily and is caught in a guillotine choke. Gouveia rolls him over and finishes the technique from the top position. Wilson Gouveia wins by submission at 3:06 of the first frame.
Round 1
Thomas scores with a double leg takedown in the opening minute. Thomas passes to side-control twice before taking Stephens' back. Din fought unsuccessfully for a rear naked choke for the next several minutes, until his opponent reversed the position and landed some heavy strikes within Thomas' guard.
Round 2
Thomas comes out jabbing. Stephens sprawls to avoid a takedown attempt but Thomas pulls guard. Thomas locks up a nicely transitioned armbar. Stevens slams Din to break the hold but Thomas holds on. "Big" John McCarthy steps in and stops the fight at the 2:44 mark. Stephens protests that he did not tap, but his grimace showed the signs of the painful hold. After the fight, Thomas calls out boxing champions Floyd Mayweather Jr. and "Kermit" Cintron.
Round 1
Salmon tries to scoop up Belcher but gets caught in a guillotine choke. While trying to escape, he falls right into Belcher's guard where he is forced to tap quickly at 53 seconds of the first stanza.
Round 1
Both fighters come out throwing kicks and haymakers. After a brief clinch, Silva tries to throw Irvin, but the Californian's knee buckles inward while trying to defend the throw. The fight is over. Referee Herb Dean stops the fight at the 1:06 mark after Irvin's right knee has blown completely out. Nasty sight in the Octagon.
It is announced that PRIDE ace Dan Henderson will face the winner of tonight's main event, perhaps as early as this summer.
Round 1
Starnes clinches with Leben and pushes him to the cage. Leben gets off the fence and opens up with left straights and a few knees. Leben is winging his left with both hands down. Leben slips while throwing a high kick but Starnes can't take advantage. Starnes lands a crisp low kick. Leben continues to swing wildly. Starnes again clinches with Leben but he can't take the fight to the floor. Starnes lands a straight right. Leben is taken down after a lazy spinning back fest attempt. Starnes now working from Leben's closed guard. Leben lifts his hips high to go for an armbar but Starnes has none of it. Starnes blasts Leben with a few hard punches just as the horn sounds.
Round 2
Starnes lands a solid kick to the body. Starnes crushes Leben with a right hand before scoring with a takedown. Leben is using the rubber guard. Leben gets back to his feet but he ate a few hard shots in the process. Another hard low kick from Kalib. Starnes is showing signs of fatigue. He only covers up as Leben rushes forward with punches. Leben scores with a right knee in the final seconds of the round.
Round 3
Leben is headhunting with a furry of punches and kicks. Starnes back peddles and avoids most of it. Starnes reacts to a snapping liver kick. Starnes pulls guard, and Leben follows. Leben passes to half-guard. Leben is rolled over by a slick Starnes sweep. Starnes lands a heavy right hand from Leben's closed guard. One minute remains in the contest. Starnes lands another right and moves to side-control. Leben moves him back to half-guard.
Kalib Starnes wins by unanimous decision at the end of the Third Round.
Kieth lands a punch that briefly knocks Houston but Houstong recovers and they end up in the clinch. Houston holds Keith with one hand and starts landing uppercuts which hurts Keith quite a bit. Continuing on, he lands a knee and the right hook to the head, which knocks Keith out cold.
Ivan kicks and misses. Few exchange of punches. Ivan throws a high kick, then an inside leg kick, another leg kick. Terry lands a right and has Ivan in a clinch against the fence. Terry tries to pick and slam him down but Ivan avoids the first attempt, but not the second which Ivan landed on his head. Terry starts hammer fists to the head and the referee stops the fight.
No love lost between the two. Few exchange of punches. Josh throws the kick but Karo gabs the leg and tries to take down but Josh escapes. Josh misses a kick and Karo lands the right. Both fighters swinging hard. Karo lands again. Another lands by Karo and even lands the follow up kick. Josh coming out aggressive but not very effective. Josh grabs Karo's leg and takes him down. Karo escapes and after few exchange of punches, slams Josh to the ground with his famous judo throw. Both fighters standing again. Karo counter's Josh's punch. Josh ducks Karo's punch and tries to take Karo but has him against the fence. Karo has Josh's arm in a lock, but the round ends. Great round.
UFC 71 Results
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