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UFC ON FX 5 LIVE RESULTS: Penick's in-person report for "Browne vs. Bigfoot" event from Minneapolis
Oct 5, 2012 - 10:00:58 PM UFC ON FX 5 LIVE RESULTS: Penick's in-person report for "Browne vs. Bigfoot" event from Minneapolis

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

UFC ON FX 5: BROWNE VS. BIGFOOT
OCTOBER 5, 2012
LIVE FROM MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

I am live at the Target Center today for the UFC's first event in Minneapolis since 2008. Follow along with a live round by round report of today's fights, along with other notes from in the arena for the event. No Facebook prelims today anymore, so the event will begin with the Fuel TV broadcast at 5PM ET! As of right now, Jeremy Stephens vs. Yves Edwards is still expected to take place, though Stephens is still in police custody.

FIGHT ONE: DARREN UYENOYAMA VS. PHIL HARRIS (FLYWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Uyenoyama walked Harris down early and backed him to the cage. Harris pressed him back slightly. They exchanged strikes a couple times, then Uyenoyama shot in quick. Uyenoyama grabbed for a body lock, but Harris defended well. They traded knees on the cage. They jockeyed for position. Harris then completed a takedown. Uyenoyama popped up, but Harris held his back as they stood. He landed a couple of hard knees to the hamstring, then tried to drag him down. He eventually completed the takedown into Uyenoyama's guard. Uyenoyama shot his legs up and went for the triangle. Harris tried to fight out of it and finally broke free. He stood up and landed a kick, then Uyenoyama popped up. Uyenoyama threw a capoeira style flip kick that got a reaction from the crowd, but didn't land. Uyenoyama missed a knee. He then landed a solid kick. Uyenoyama went high with a couple of kicks that were blocked. He got in a couple more solid kicks. He started taunting Harris a bit before the round ended.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Uyenoyama. Close round, close to a 10-10. Case can be made for Harris with the takedown, but he didn't have any offense on the ground and almost got caught in a triangle. Add Uyenoyama's aggression and striking late, he takes it slightly.

ROUND TWO: Uyenoyama continued throwing the kicks as the round began. He smacked Harris on the side of the head. He landed a hard inside leg kick. Harris caught a kick and landed a strike. He threw a combo that ended with a kick. Harris landed a body shot. Uyenoyama closed the distance and clinched. Harris again turned him around and grabbed a body lock. Uyenoyama held off the attempt on one leg for a bit. Harris switched to a single leg. Uyenoyama grabbed for an arm then used that to take Harris down. He worked his way to the top, but Harris regained guard. Harris tried to stand and Uyenoyama took his back. Harris turned back and Uyenoyama got to mount in the corner. He landed some strikes, then Harris gave up his back again. Uyenoyama locked on the rear naked choke. Harris tried to fight it, but Uyenoyama had it tight and he was forced to tap.

WINNER: Uyenoyama via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:38 of the second round

STAR RATING: (**) Good finish from Uyenoyama. Tentative action on the feet and in the clinch, but they had some good work on the ground, and Uyenoyama looked very good from top position in ultimately securing that RNC.

FIGHT TWO: BART PALASZEWSKI VS. DIEGO NUNES (BANTAMWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Nunes came rushing across the cage and then they both began circling. Nunes landed a big overhand left early. He hurt Palaszewski with another big strike and rushed at him. He went for a big takedown, picked Palaszewski up and went for the slam, but got caught in a guillotine on the way down. Palaszewski transitioned it into a triangle attempt from the guillotine. Crazy transition. He continued working for it, but Nunes defended well. Palaszewski was cut over his left eye. Nunes finally worked out of the triangle position and got into Palaszeski's guard. He landed a couple of big elbows. He landed another big left hand. Palaszewski continued trying to attack and defend from his back. Nunes stood and Palaszewski threw an upkick. Nunes dropped down with a right, but he overshot and it allowed Palaszewski to stand. Nunes landed a huge right that dropped Palaszewski, and hopped into his guard to deliver more punishment. He stepped to half guard, then Palaszewski turtled and Nunes stayed on him. Palaszewski rolled to his back and Nunes stood. He dropped with a right and stood again. He landed a kick to the legs, then another big punch. He held control of Palaszewski as the round ended.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Nunes. Close to a 10-8, but Palaszewski had a couple of close sub attempts. Very good start for Nunes, easily one of his best rounds thus far in the UFC.

ROUND TWO: Nunes engaged early again with the left, but Palaszewski landed a counter strike. Nunes threw a spinning kick to the body. Nines landed a leg kick. Much more subdued pace in the second frame. Palaszewski landed a couple leg kicks. Nunes connected on another big overhand right that nearly scored a knockdown. He landed a spinning back fist to the jaw, but Palaszewski absorbed it and clinched. Nunes then tripped him up for the takedown. Nunes landed an elbow. Palaszewski tried to control him to avoid much on the ground. Nunes passed with a strike, then took Palaszewski's back as he got to his knees. Palaszewski got to his feet, but Nunes had him in a head lock. He let it go and backed off. He landed a head kick, but it wasn't flush. Nunes countered a leg kick with a right. He landed a leg kick of his own. He missed a big left, but connected on a right. They traded leg kicks again in the center of the cage. Nunes landed a noter grazing left. Palaszewski connected on a right. Nunes went for the spinning back fist again, but didn't connect that time. Palaszewski landed a hard kick to the body. Nunes walked him down and landed a couple of punches. They traded strikes. Nines caught a kick and Palaszewski went down. Palaszewski got to his feet and the round ended in the clinch.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Nunes. Another really good round for Nunes, who is well in control into the final frame.

ROUND THREE: Nunes landed a few early leg kicks. Palaszewski tried to rush in but only connected on a leg kick. Nunes landed a hard overhand strike. Palaszewski caught him with a punch. He started pressing Nuines back with strikes and the crwod came alive. He landed another big left. Nunes swung wildly and missed. They each missed a couple big strikes. They traded kicks. Nunes landed a body kick. Palaszewski landed a counter left after blocking a kick. Palaszewski scored with a few strikes. Nunes landed a straight left. They traded punches again. Nunes landed a good leg kick. They each missed a few wild strikes. Palaszewski connected on a couple more counters. Nunes landed the overhand right again, but Palaszewski took it. They clinched and traded knees before releasing. Nunes missed another wild flurry. Nunes landed a right. He missed a kick. Palaszewski landed a right. Nunes landed the overhand right again. They traded leg kicks. Nunes landed a hard spinning back kick to the body. He knocked Palaszewski down with another big right. He stood and landed another big strike into Palaszewski's guard as the round ended. Great fight.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Nunes. Was really close prior to the knockdown late, but Nunes was getting the better of most exchanges anyway. Easily his best fight in the UFC.

WINNER: Nunes via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

STAR RATING: (***+) Fantastic, fantastic stuff, elevated by Palaszewski nearly coming back in the final frame only to be knocked down late. I don't see how one judge gave him any round there, but regardless, Nunes looked very good in that fight in securing an important and impressive win.

FIGHT THREE: JACOB VOLKMANN VS. SHANE ROLLER (LIGHTWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Volkmann came out throwing kicks to the legs and body. He landed a hard kick to the midsection and continued moving forward. He landed another hard body shot, then went for a takedown. Roller got out, and Volkmann went back on the striking attack. He landed a nice short combo. Volkmann closed the distance, got Roller's back standing, and tried to drag him to the mat. He took his back up against the cage. He landed several strikes as Roller tried to cover up. Roller continued trying to defend as Volkmann had the body lock on. He grabbed the rear naked choke and wrenched it tight. Roller tried to fight out of it, but he was forced to tap.

WINNER: Volkmann via submission (rear naked choke) 2:38 of the first round

STAR RATING: (***) That was easily Volkmann's best performance in the Octagon, and it couldn't have come at a better time, or in front of a better crowd (for him). Excellent, excellent work, and kept the energy up for what has been a very good preliminary card thus far.

FIGHT FOUR: MARCUS LEVESSEUR VS. CARLO PRATER (LIGHTWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: LeVesseur missed a big overhand right and Prater grabbed a body lock. LeVesseur held off the takedown attempt as the clinch brought them to the cage. Prater landed a few hard knees to the body. LeVesseur kept himself standing as Prater continued working against the cage. Prater landed some more knees and LeVesseur landed some back. Prater landed more knees, and LeVesseur tripped him up to the ground. Prater held the body lock, so they were in a stalemate and referee Josh Rosenthal broke them up. LeVesseur landed a couple of punches and a kick. He blocked a head kick. LeVesseur overshot another strike and Prater tied him up. He went for a fuming triangle, but LeVesseur held him up against the cage. He turned it to a standing guillotinee against the cage. LeVesseur left his head in there as he tried to break his arm out. He finally got his arm got his arm free and eventually worked out of the hold. Patience worked out for him that time. He landed some strikes on Prater against the cage, then they jockeyed for position. LeVesseur landed a hard knee to the body. They traded knees in the clinch. LeVesseur went for a takedown, but Prater stuffed it. The round ended in the clinch after a few more knees.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Prater. He was determining where the action took place that round, and though LeVesseur defended well, he needed to defend a couple of bad spots. Close round though.

ROUND TWO: LeVesseur landed a hard inside leg kick early. He missed the overhand right and Prater again tied up and pressed him to the cage. LeVesseur landed some body punches, but Prater landed a few knees to the body. They traded knees as the clinch battle continued. LeVesseur finally broke the clinch. Prater landed a hard knee as LeVesseur threw a strike. Prater shot in again but LeVesseur stuffed him. Prater again clinched and they continued battling on the cage. They traded more knees in the clinch. LeVesseur scored a takedown, but Prater wrenched for a guillotine. LeVesseur again tried to stay patient in half guard. He gave a thumbs up to Josh Rosenthal. LeVesseur popped his head out, then teed off on Prater as they stood. Prater backed off after avoiding much of the attack. LeVesseru countered a kick and landed a right. He shot in for another takedown, with Prater again holding onto his head. They held in that position as the round came to an end.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-10. Neither had the edge in the striking department, and while LeVesseur secured a couple of takedowns, he had to defend submission attempts each time out.

ROUND THREE: Prater landed an early inside leg kick. He went high as LeVesseur threw a right. They each missed high kicks. Another clinch was engaged and it was back to the fence again. LeVesseur landed a couple good knees to the body. LeVesseur landed a couple of hard uppercuts. He missed one. He shot for a takedown, but Prater again threatened with the front choke. Prater landed a couple knees to the body. They clinch battle stalled again and they were separated. Prater threw a head kick that was blocked. LeVesseur again missed a punch and it was back to the clinch with knees from Prater. Prater again went for the guillotine and pulled guard. LeVesseur said he was ok and again got free. He landed some body punches from the top. Prater got to the cage and LeVesseur postured up. Prater went for the guillotine again but it failed.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 LeVesseur. Prater's chokes weren't anything that round, and he got out-struck in the final frame. Not a good fight.

WINNER:LeVesseur via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

STAR RATING: (*) Not a good fight. Extended clinch battles that went nowhere, choke attempts that weren't on tight, avoidance of striking on Prater's part. Ugly fight.

FIGHT FIVE: AARON SIMPSON VS. MIKE PIERCE (WELTERWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: They exchanged strikes briefly before locking up in an immediate clinch. And it's round four of the last fight to kick this one off. Simpson landed a knee. They broke off. Simpson threw a straight kick. They exchanged punches. Pierce landed two hard strikes in succession. Simpson landed an uppercut. Pierce landed a trip takedown, but Simpson popped right back up. Pierce landed a couple foot stomps against the cage. The clinch battle continued for several more moments. Simpson got in a knee high, but it was back to the clinch. They broke off and Simpson grazed Pierce with a high kick. Pierce tried to close the distance. Simpson hurt Pierce with a big strike. He landed a couple more really big punches as Pierce grabbed his leg and tried to recover. On instinct, Pierce managed to press him to the cage. Simpson continued throwing strikes. He landed a couple of big knees and a nice strike as he backed off. Simpson landed an uppercut. He picked Pierce up and threw him down. Pierce turtled up, and Simpson took his back. He locked on a choke, then moved it to mount, and Pierce turtled as the round came to an end.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Simpson. That was a very tedious start, but Simpson really picked it up in the final couple of minutes to take the round.

ROUND TWO: Simpson threw a kick to the body early. He seemed a lot looser than in the first. Pierce tried to initiate a clinch and Simpson shrugged him off. Pierce then landed a straight right counter-punch that knocked Simpson down; he then followed it with a couple strikes on the ground and the fight was over. Wow! Huge comeback from Pierce after getting beat up in the first round.

WINNER: Pierce via KO at :29 of the second round

STAR RATING: (**+) Much better than anyone expected it to be. It started as expected in a bit of a standoff clinch battle, then Simpson picked things up with a big strike midway through the first that set up a big flurry of offense to finish the frame. However, he didn't put him out, and Pierce pulled off the major comeback with a nasty straight right in the second round. Excellent finish.

FIGHT SIX: MICHAEL JOHNSON VS. DANNY CASTILLO (LIGHTWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Johnson threw out a few feints early. Johnson connected on a body kick. Castillo landed a hard leg kick. Castillo landed a punch to the body. Castillo knocked Johnson down with a straight right that got through. Johnson tried to cover up as Castillo landed a series of strikes on the ground. Castillo then passed to mount, and tried to set up an arm triangle choke. He passed to side control, but it wasn't in fully. Castillo passed back to mount and tried to secure it from the top. Johnson got out of the hold and regained half guard. I'm very surprised Johnson survived there. Castillo landed a couple of body punches. Johnson tried to scramble, but Castillo stayed on him against the cage. Johnson landed an elbow from the bottom. Castillo tried to posture up. Johnson kicked him off, but Castillo was right back on him. Castillo ended the round on top in half guard.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-8 Castillo. The fact that Johnson survived is impressive, but that round was still all Castillo. He nearly had that arm triangle on after almost scoring a knockout. Big round for Castillo to start things here.

ROUND TWO: Johnson came out more aggressive with his kicks. He landed a left. He stuffed a takedown attempt. Johnson went high with a kick that was blocked. He landed a hard leg kick. Johnson popped in with a couple of jabs. Castillo then landed a leg kick. Johnson then landed a short counter left that hit the button and knocked Castillo down. Johnson dropped some gigantic bombs on the ground and Castillo went out cold. Two huge comeback KOs in a row.

WINNER: Johnson via KO at 1:06 of the second round

STAR RATING: (***) Just another really good fight on this card. Castillo had a huge first round, scoring a knockdown and nearly locking on a fight-ending submission. Johnson somehow survived, then came back with a huge finish of his own in the second. Just great action from both, and a huge finish from Johnson.

-Prior to the FX broadcast portion of the show, Dana White went on Fuel and confirmed what we've been hearing, which is that Jeremy Stephens is still currently in jail. White said they are working on trying to get him released, and he'll fight Yves Edwards on the FX card if that happens.

FIGHT SEVEN: JOSH NEER VS. JUSTIN EDWARDS (WELTERWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Edwards landed an early leg kick, rushed Neer with several strikes and shot in for a takedown. He was stuffed, and they battled in the clinch. Neer picked Edwards up, and Edwards locked on a guillotine choke. The hold was on tight, and Neer went out cold. When Neer came to, he had no idea what had just happened. Well, that was unexpected, but nice instincts by Edwards as Neer was picking him up to lock on that chokehold.

WINNER: Edwards via technical submission (guillotine choke) at :45 of the first round

STAR RATING: (**) All credit to Edwards on that one. He rushed Neer, initiated the grappling, and locked on the choke when Neer tried to turn it around on him. He got it on tight, dropped to guard, and Neer went out. Nice, unexpected finish.

FIGHT EIGHT: JOHN DODSON VS. JUSSIER FORMIGA (FLYWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Dodson popped in with a nice body punch to get things started. He landed another and popped away. Both fighters were testing out the distance early. Dodson connected on a nice left. He went back to the body. They exchanged punches in the center. Dodson went back to the body. Dodson missed a big strike, then ducked under the counter punch from Formiga. Dodson tried to wind up a big left but it missed and he was grazed by the counter punch that time. Dodson again landed a body punch. The action didn't pick up for awhile off the tentative start. Dodson landed a hard punch to the leg, then backed away. Dodson continued working the body. He feinted a body shot and went for a hook, but it didn't land flush. The crowd got restless at the tentative action just as Dodson stuffed a takedown attempt. Formiga threw a big right. Dodson connected on an uppercut. They traded quick strikes in close. Formiga shot in again and got stuffed. Formiga landed a right. The crowd booed again. Dodson caught a kick. Dodson landed a couple of punches as the round ended to boos.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Dodson. He was out-striking Formiga throughout, mostly to the body. There wasn't much else to the round, though. Very slow start and the crowd was not into it.

ROUND TWO: Both threw some feinted strikes to start the second round. Dodson landed a jab, but Formiga connected on the counter. Dodson missed a right but shrugged off the takedown attempt. The crowd continued booing the bout. It's been a glorified sparring session to this point. Dodson blocked a big right from Formiga. Dodson landed a left as Formiga engaged. Dodson missed a few uppercut attempts. He landed a short strike and shrugged off another takedown attempt. Dodson dropped Formiga with a strike, then went on the offensive on ther ground. Formiga scrambled and got back to his feet, and that brought the crowd back into it. Dodson tried to stalk. And the crowd went back to booing after that sequence ended and they went back to more of the same. Dodson scored a second knockdown, then continued landing strikes on the ground. This time Formiga could only cover up and the fight was stopped. That got people cheering again. Good finish.

WINNER: Dodson via TKO at 4:35 of the second round

STAR RATING: (**) Prior to the finish that was turning out to be a tedious fight with very little action. Indeed, it was turning out to be almost a sparring match. That changed in the final minutes, and Dodson showcased his power with two great knockdowns and a nice finishing sequence at the end.

FIGHT NINE: JAKE ELLENBERGER VS. JAY HIERON (WELTERWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Both fighters circled each other early, taking their time before engaging. They traded a few jabs, neither landing cleanly. Hieron connected on an inside leg kick. He got in a side kick to the body. They each tossed the jab out there again. Ellenberger missed a big right. Hieron landed the inside leg kick again. He ducked under a punch and landed a left. Ellenberger landed a nice uppercut and a couple punches behind it. Hieron circled to the outside. Ellenberger tried to close the distance as Hieron circled. Hieron missed a spinning back kick. They each barely missed a punch. Hieron shot in for a takedown. Ellenberger jumped up, landed a couple strikes as he defended, then got in a couple strikes against the cage as he pushed Hieron down. Hieron threw a kick that was blocked. Ellenberger blocked a kick. He landed a left late before the round ended.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Ellenberger. Tough, close round to score, but Ellenberger had the more significant offense during the round.

ROUND TWO: Ellenberger landed a leg kick to start the round. He missed an uppercut and Hieron landed a good counter to the temple. Hieron threw a kick high that was blocked. Hieron landed a jab. They traded strikes. Hieron went back to the high kick. He tossed in a nice switch kick. He shot in but got stuffed. He landed a leg kick as he backed off. Ellenberger shot in and scored a big takedown in the center of the cage. Ellenberger tried to work in some short forearms and elbows as Hieron tried to control him. Hieron kicked Ellenberger off and got to his feet. Hieron got cut open from this elbows. Either that or it's from his nose. Looks like the bridge of the nose from this vantage point. They traded some leg kicks. Hieron landed a jab and Ellenberger's counter missed. Hieron missed a spinning back fist. Ellenberger threw a kick that was blocked, then he blocked a couple from Hieron. Hieron landed a good left before the round ended.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Ellenberger. Another close round. Ellenberger has a slight edge again with the takedown and damage done, but it's not a blowout at this stage.

ROUND THREE: The crowd cheered for Minnesota Viking Jared Allen in the crowd, then cheered when he acknowledged the chant. That wasn't for the first minute of the third round, which was very tentative. Hieron then landed a kick low, and Ellenberger received time to recover. Ellenberger missed a big punch, but he scored a brief takedown as he drove through. Hieron popped back to his feet though. He threw a spinning back fist that was blocked, but connected on a good leg kick. The crowd got restless again with very little action taking place. Ellenberger landed a hard leg kick to the outside. Ellenberger landed a short combo after eating a leg kick. The action continued at a tedious pace as time wound down, and the crowd booed once more. Ellenberger rushed in and landed a knee after his takedown attempt was stuffed. The fight wound down to a chorus of boos, then Ellenberger landed a strike at the end.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Ellenberger. Hieron didn't do much, and though Ellenberger didn't either, it was just more than what we saw from Hieron. Not a good fight.

WINNER: Ellenberger via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

STAR RATING: (*) It wasn't much of a fight. Ellenberger did enough to take the decision, but so very little actually happened throughout the bout. It wasn't that the action was bad when the fight had spurts, it's just that there wasn't much of it, and the pace was quite tedious. That didn't make for an enjoyable bout.

MAIN EVENT FIGHT TEN: TRAVIS BROWNE VS. ANTONIO "BIGFOOT" SILVA (HEAVYWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Browne landed a big overhand right that had Bigfoot backing up. Bigfoot landed a jab. Browne went for a couple of high kicks. Silva landed a left. Browne tried to goad Silva into engaging. Silva landed a leg kick. Brown landed a straight kick that grazed the cup. Silva kept moving. Browne threw the big overhand right again, but Silva took it. Silva rushed in and ate a knee as he went for a takedown. Browne held him in the clinch. Silva landed a couple foot stomps. He tried to trip Browne up, but Browne held it off (with a little help from the cage). Brown grabbed a Thai clinch and landed a couple knees to separate. He threw a couple of wild punches that missed the mark. Browne caught a kick that tripped Silva up briefly. Browne landed a big right, but Silva connected at the same time. Browne went for the overhand right. Silva landed a huge overhand right that knocked Browne to the ground! He landed a bunch more punches and Browne was out. Herb Dean gave him a chance to recover, but he also allowed him to take a bunch of extra punches. After Silva was pulled off of him, Browne tried to stand and fell back down. Dean allowed about five or six strikes too many on that one.

WINNER: Bigfoot via TKO at 3:27 of the first round

STAR RATING: (***) Huge, huge knockout from Silva to not only bounce back from two straight losses, but also to get his first UFC win and hand Browne his first career loss. That was a massive win for Silva, who can immediately bounce back into the upper-middle level of the UFC's heavyweight division.

-Thanks for reading along tonight, we'll have plenty more coverage on the event throughout the weekend, so make sure to stick with us for that and more as we near next week's UFC 153 event!