UFC 106 Results

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Round 2
Griffin goes to work on the legs of Ortiz with low kicks. Ortiz catches a foot and finishes a single leg. Ortiz elbows with his left and throws punches with his right. Ortiz passes top half guard and Griffin uses the window to get to his feet. Both fighters miss sloppy right-hand leads. Griffin misses a “Superman” punch and then connects with a front kick to the face that ejects Ortiz’s mouthguard. Referee Josh Rosenthal calls time to retrieve the safety device and the fight is restarted. Ortiz gets a takedown and unloads a right hammerfist that Griffin checks. Ortiz begins to work punches from both hands, but Griffin is blocking and using head movement to avoid the blows. Ortiz lands an elbow and Griffin is a bloody mess. There is a massive cut above the right eye of Griffin. Rosenthal moves in for a closer look and Forrest sweeps to take the top position. The cut appears to be in a bad location.

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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:
Glenn Trowbridge: 29-28 Ortiz
Lester Griffin: 30-27 Griffin
Marcos Rosales: 29-28 Griffin

Forrest Griffin takes the split decision.

[TKD&JKD]

Glad to see Forrest get back on track after that poor showing against Anderson Silva.

[SuperCrew]

Anyone else impressed with Sadollah? He really hung in there with Baroni and just picked him apart. This kid impresses me more and more every time I see him fight! I didn't even pick him to win the first fight on TUF, now he's beating up guys like Baroni. Amazing.