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UFC 106 RESULTS: Penick's live on-going coverage of Ortiz vs. Griffin II Event from Las Vegas
Nov 21, 2009 - 11:47:17 PM UFC 106 RESULTS: Penick's live on-going coverage of Ortiz vs. Griffin II Event from Las Vegas

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

UFC 106 airs live tonight on Spike TV and pay-per-view, with Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin facing off for the second time in the night's main event. The UFC is once again airing an extra hour of preliminary fights on Spike before the pay-per-view begins, so make sure to check in as the event begins at 9PM ET.

-Mike Goldberg opens up the Spike broadcast, introducing the night's action and Joe Rogan runs down what's on tap for the main event and down the card.

FIGHT ONE: KENDALL GROVE VS. JAKE ROSHOLT (MIDDLEWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Both fighters feel out the distance with their jabs, but neither land anything early. Rosholt shoots in and goes for the takedown. He picks Grove up on his shoulder and drops him down. He stays on his back as Grove tries to get back to his feet and he picks him up again and drops him. Rosholt tries to stay on his back but Grove nicely gets around and then gets down on top of Rosholt into his guard. He throws some shots from the top but Rosholt gets back to his feet and lands a few shots and a flying knee to the body before getting another takedown. He gets into Grove's half guard and moved to full mount. Grove used the fence to turn but got back to half guard. He threw his legs up and got a triangle locked in quick and he forced Rosholt to tap.

WINNER: Grove via submission at 3:59 of the first round.

POST FIGHT: Grove talked about his grandmother passing away last week and talked through the highlight of the triangle.

STAR RATING: (**) Rosholt had Grove in some precarious spots there but Grove nicely responded to pull off that submission. Of course, Rosholt's inexperience with that part of his game cost him there, as it wasn't the tightest triangle choke ever put on.

PRELIM FIGHT A: GEORGE SOTIROPOLOUS VS. JASON DENT (LIGHTWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Sotiropolous lands a couple of early strikes. Dent covers up nicely. Sotiropolous landed a good body kick. Dent lands a number of shots as Sotiropolous tries to clinch. Both trade some good shots in a flurry. Dent gets in with a good jab. Sotiropolous lands a good uppercut, but Dent comes back with a good left. Dent lands a few counter jabs and a good body shot. Sotiropolous gets in a couple punches to the body of his own. Sotiropolous shoots in finally and gets a takedown. Dent tries to throw some shots from the bottom with Sotiropolous in his half guard. Sotiropolous stands up and gets down to side control. Dent tries to roll and Sotiropolous stays on him and after a scramble gets to the full mount, takes Dent's back, gets back to the full mount and starts throwing punches. He moves it to elbows and more punches from the mount. Sotiropolous keeps throwing shots until the round ends.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Sotiropolous. Once he got it to the ground he had Dent in a lot of trouble. He needs to get it right back there and this fight is his.

ROUND TWO: Dent throws a leg kick early. Sotiropolous has a high kick blocked and then he lands a few punches. Dent lands a couple of shots and a few good leg kicks. Sotiropolous lands a few more and they each get in some good punches on the feet before Sotiropolous catches a kick and gets it to the ground again. Dent scrambles and Sotiropolous stayed on him and got Dent's back. Dent rolls through again and gets back to half guard. Sotiropolous passes and gets to side control. He moves to the north-south position and then back to side control where he lands a number of solid elbows to the face. Dent scrambles and gets back to his feet but Sotiropolous again takes him down and gets to full mount. Sotiropolous postured up and landed a number of shots before trying to grab an arm. He gets the arm bar with 20 seconds left and forces the tap. Nice top game from Sotiropolous.

WINNER: Sotiropolous via submission (armbar) at 4:36 of the second round.

POST FIGHT: Sotiropolous said most of his victories have come from submission and it would have been expected of him but he wanted to show off his stand up a bit.

STAR RATING: (***-) Dent showed off some really good defense there and kept the fight going longer than it could have. Sotiropolous continues to impress fight after fight, and his top game is excellent.

FIGHT TWO: MARCUS DAVIS VS. BEN SAUNDERS (WELTERWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Saunders took the center and tried to throw an early high kick but it was blocked. He gets the Thai clinch briefly as Davis comes in but he can't hold onto that and Davis holds him against the cage. They separate briefly and Davis comes back in at him. Saudners gets the Thai clinch again and lands a series of knees. Davis is opened up after that exchange but he pushes him back to the cage. Saunders gets the Thai clinch again and lands some more knees. Davis tries to take him down but Saunders holds it off and lands another knee. Saunders holds him off on the cage and they separate again. Davis tries to come in and eats a number of jabs from Saunders. Saudners grabbed the Thai clinch again and he landed more knees, knocking Davis down and out. He landed another two shots on the ground before the ref can stop it. What a win for Saunders.

WINNER: Saunders via KO at 3:24 of the first round.

POST FIGHT: Saunders said he's on top of the world and this was the most amazing fight of his life. He said he respects Davis more than any opponent he's faced before and said he could only wish that he could be where Davis is in ten years. He then apologized for his performance against Mike Swick.

STAR RATING: (***-) Hell of a performance from Saunders there.

PRELIM FIGHT B: BROCK LARSON VS. BRIAN FOSTER (WELTERWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Both fighters try to feel the distance out and Foster engages first. Both exchange punches and Larson finally shoots in for a single leg. Foster holds it off for a second before Larson picked him up and took him down. Foster tried to work his way to his feet as Larson nearly had his back. Larson landed a number of shots. Finally Foster gets Larson down and gets full mount for a second before Larson pushed him off. He got larson onto his back and stood above him throwing down punches. He landed a number of big shots from the top before falling to side control. Larson grabs an arm before Foster took full mount again. Foster got Larson on his side and landed a few more shots. Larson throws some high kicks and lands a kick to the face with Foster down on the ground. Yves Lavigne halts the fight like it was a poke in the eye, but this should have been marked as a kick to the head of a grounded opponent, and should have been a DQ here if Foster can't continue. They do dock a point from Larson. Larson tries to come at him as they restart and Foster tries to throw him. Larson grabs a guillotine and then throws a knee to the head when Foster had a hand down and they take another point away from Larson. Wow. They restart the fight with barely any time left and the buzzer goes off.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-7 Foster. He took the round already with his ground and pound and then Larson had two points taken. He needs to finish this now.

ROUND TWO: Foster threw a leg kick early. Foster pushes forward and lands a combo. Larson pushed ahead and landed a few shots but Foster pushed him off with a punch of his own. Foster again landed a good counter punch. Foster continued to stalk and press the action. Larson tried to avoid on the outside. Foster lands a spinning back kick and another punch that rocks Larson. He shot in, picked Larson up and dropped him. He then started unleashing shots on a grounded Larson. Larson got back to his feet and then shot in for a takedown and ate a bunch of shots. He tapped to the strikes and Foster picks up his first UFC win in most impressive fashion.

WINNER: Foster via TKO at 3:25 of the second round.

STAR RATING: (***-) That was as impressive of a first victory as you can get in the UFC. To do what he did to a fighter like Brock Larson is nothing short of shocking, and it was an excellently dominant performance from Foster tonight.

***PAY-PER-VIEW CARD***

FIGHT THREE: AMIR SADOLLAH VS. PHIL BARONI (WELTERWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Baroni came in with punches early and he kncoked Amir down with a punch but Sadollah got right back up and clinched him to the cage. Baroni landed a number of upper cuts before Sadollah came back with a few knees. Sadollah is taking a ton of punishment early here. Sadollah lands a punch and then grabs the Thai clinch to land a couple of knees. Sadollah again pushes Baroni to the cage and lands a few more knees to the body. Baroni finally turns Sadollah around briefly and lands a ton more shots. Sadollah turns him again and lands some more knees and some kicks to the leg. Baroni finally trips him up and takes him down. Sadollah tried to throw his legs up for a submission but Baroni held it off and landed some shots from Amir's guard. Sadollah got back to his feet and landed a couple of shots. He threw a straight kick that was caught but he stayed on his feet. Baroni again landed a punch and Sadollah again landed a knee to the face and a punch. Sadollah gets to the clinch again and lands a couple more knees. He grabs the Thai clinch and lands two knees to the face. Baroni tried to drop down for a double leg with twenty seconds left and Sadollah got the Thai clinch again late to land a few more knees to the face.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Baroni. He won more of that round than Sadollah did, but he lost the last couple of minutes for sure. Amir took a ton of punishment in that round but to his credit he kept going.

ROUND TWO: Sadollah lands an early leg kick and a combination of punches as he pushes a gassed Baroni to the cage. He lands some more punches but Baroni pushes him off with a combo. Amir lands another punch and then a superman punch. Amir got Baroni's back to the cage and landed some more knees and punches. Amir tosses a few straight kicks that land and push Baroni back. Sadollah again pushed Baroni to the cage in the clinch. He landed a few good elbows and some more knees to he body. Sadollah lands a good leg kick and punch combination and clinched again, going back to the knees to the body. Sadollah goes back to the kicks and lands some good shots to Baroni. Sadollah rushes forward with a jumping knee and clinches a gassed Baroni again. Baroni swings wildly but misses as he gets hit with some more shots. Baroni gets agood right hand in but gets nearly tripped by a leg kick. Sadollah gets in again and clinches Baroni against the cage again. He lands a few more knees as the round comes to a close.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Sadollah. Baroni is pulling a Baroni and he's out of gas already. Sadollah picked it up nicely in that round.

ROUND THREE: Sadollah presses Baroni to the cage and lands a few leg kicks and then a straight kick. Another good leg kick lands and another as Baroni counters with a left. Sadollah again with the leg kick. Sadollah lands another good punch and then grabs the Thai clinch again and lands a few knees. He breaks it off and lands another leg kick. Sadollah is draining Baroni with the leg kicks. Nice jab lands from Sadollah. He pushes forward again with a straight kikc and a big short elbow. He gets it in again and opens a big cut on Baroni's forehead. Sadollah with another leg kick. He comes forward with a knee again and clinches him against the cage. Sadollah lands another straight kick and another combo. Again with the leg kick, and another as he just keeps draining Baroni. Sadollah lands a big knee and then one to the head and a big combo on the cage. He's picking him apart against the cage. Leg kick again. High kick from Sadollah. Sadollah keeps pressing and gets a big knee and punch combo against the cage. Another nice jab and Sadollah keeps on him. Sadollah finishes the fight with knees and punches to Baroni on the cage and he'll take this one in a great performance against a tough Baroni.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Sadollah. Baroni had nothing in the tank there, but showed tremendous toughness and an ability to take punishment as Sadollah stayed on him all the way through the second and third round.

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

POST FIGHT: Sadollah said the win was huge and he loved the fight. He said he liked to throw kicks and asked if he could get a copy of the fight after watching the replay.

STAR RATING: (**+) Sloppy fight but enjoyable. Sadollah's relentless attack in the second and third round was good to see out of him.

FIGHT FOUR: LUIZ CANE VS. ANTONIO ROGERIO NOGUEIRA (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Cane pushes Nogueira to the cage and lands a good leg kick early. He continues to stalk and lands another leg kick. Nogueira gets in a leg kick. He lands another one but Cane stays on him. Nogueira lands a good punch. Nogueira rocks Cane with a right and Cane tries to run away. Nogueira stays on him and rocks him again. He knocks him down with a punch and drops him. He immediately follows up with punch on the ground and that's all she wrote. Hell of a debut for Minotoro.

WINNER: Nogueira via TKO at 1:56 of the first round.

POST FIGHT: He said he loves to be here in America and thanks the fans. He said he knew Cane was a good boxer and respected him a lot.

STAR RATING: (***-) It was short, but Nogueira was damned impressive in his UFC debut. I expected Cane to be able to do a lot more in this one but alas it was Nogueira shutting him down quickly.

-They are re-airing the Davis-Saunders fight from earlier. If you missed the Spike broadcast, check above for the rundown on this fight.

FIGHT FIVE: PAULO THIAGO VS. JACOB VOLKMANN (WELTERWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Volkmann lands a punch early but Thiago started stalking him down. Thiago threw a high kick that was blocked. Volkamnn popped forward with a quick combo and backed off. Volkmann got Thiago clinched against the cage and landed a couple of short punches but Thiago took him down into side control. Volkmann got back to half guard but he's already been cut open. Volkmann scrambled and got back to his feet. and Thiago clinched him against the cage. Thiago took him down again and tried to get full mount but Volkmann got out of it. Volkmann got it back to full guard as Thiago tried to land some ground and pound. Vokmann kicked him off however and got back to his feet. Thiago landed a leg kick and Volkmann shot in for a takedown, but Thiago held it off and Volkmann got him clinched at the cage with a minute left. Thiago landed a knee to the body and Volkmann threw some to the thighs. Thiago landed a body knee and Volkmann separated by landing a few punches. Thiago lands an uppercut as they reengage, and he dropped Volkmann with a punch right before the buzzer. Talk about saved by the bell.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Thiago. Volkmann's hanging in there, but Thiago's dominating the pace and the action.

ROUND TWO: Thiago lands a few punches early. Volkmann threw a kick and Thiago drops him after catching the kick. Thiago then gets him against the cage but Volkmann takes him down and takes side control. Volkmann tries to retain his position as Thiago tries to get to his knees and scramble. Volkmann lands some shots on Thiago as he continues to stay on him. Thiago finally scrambles out and gets to his feet. Volkmann stays on him and clinches again. Volkmann tries to trip Thiago up but can't get him down. Thiago tries to land a double knee and then Volkmann scrambles to take his back and gets him down. He tries to get a hook in and nearly gets mount but Thiago scrambles out and gets into his Volkmann's guard. Volkmann nicely controls Thiago's body here and Thiago can't get much offense in in the last minute here. Just as I type that he drops a huge right hand and gets to side control. He ends the round there.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Thiago. Volkmann was able to do more there but this is Thiago's fight right now.

ROUND THREE: Volkmann tried to push forward but Thiago dropped him with a punch. Thiago stood above him and tried to drop down with a punch. Volkmann nearly had a triangle but Thiago got out and got to side control and then the north south position. Volkmann got to his feet and threw some body shots to Thiago. He tried to gain top control to get Thiago down but Thiago got to his feet. Volkmann shot in for a takedown but Thiago shrugged it off. Thiago tried to stomp Volkmann but Volkmann grabbed his leg and took side control and then got Thiago's back. He moved back to side control. Volkmann got the crucifix position and started throwing punches and short elbows. Thiago got himself out of that spot. Volkmann tried to take his back and slipped off and wound up on his back. He moved a leg to the side and dropped down with a right hand. Volkmann turned out of side control and then grabbed a D'Arce shoke from the bottom with 40 seconds. He lost it and THiago scrambled out and got to Volkmann's half guard and started dropping bombs on him. Volkmann held on and Thiago stayed on top until the buzzer.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Thiago. Volkmann had his moments, but this fight was Thiago's outside of the D'Arce choke that Volkmann got on there.

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

POST FIGHT: Thiago said Volkmann was really tough and put on a good show.

STAR RATING: (**+) That wasn't the most exciting fight, but it was a solid back and forth between both fighters and Volkmann gave a good showing in his debut.

-Apparently we won't be seeing the Caol Uno vs. Fabricio Camoes bout, as they are re-airing Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt and we'll see all the other fights other than that one.

FIGHT SIX: JOSH KOSCHECK VS. ANTHONY JOHNSON (WELTERWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Johnson throws an early leg kick and Koscheck returns the favor. Koscheck lands a good left hook. Inside leg kick again from Koscheck. Johnson went for the head kick but it was blocked. Koscheck popped in with an over hand right. He lands another one but eats a jab from Johnson. Johnson again gets in with the jab. Johnson throws a short inside leg kick. Johnson again with a jab and a leg kick. Koscheck lands a left but gets staggered by a right from Johnson. He gets pushed to the cage but shoots in for a takedown. Johnson holds it off and nearly gets on top of Koscheck. Koscheck tries to get up and on his knees takes a knee to the face. Koscheck is given time to recover, but if he can't continue this will be a DQ. The replays show Koscheck was not hit by the knee into the eye. The crowd boos as Koscheck has his eye checked by the doctor. The doctor is suggesting that Koscheck can't stop if Koscheck is saying his vision is blurry. Koscheck says he's ready to go and they start back up. Koscheck throws a right but it gets blocked. Johnson walks him down to the cage and throws a high kick that gets blocked. Koscheck gets in with the overhand right and blocks a kick. Koscheck shoots in and drives Johnson to the cage with a single leg but Johnson held him off. Koscheck stayed on him and got his back with 50 seconds. He throws a shot and tries to get a hook in. He lands a punch and tries to get the hook in again but Johnson almost gets out.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Koscheck. Despite the possibly questionable eye injury, Koscheck landed more strikes overall and negated Johnson's earlier ground advantage with the late takedown.

ROUND TWO: Johnson comes out stalking in the second. He lands an inside leg kick, then a jab and an outside leg kick early on. Koscheck then lands a punch that pokes Johnson in the eye. Koschek lands a left and then a high kick. Koscheck with the overhand right again. He lands a flurry of punches along with a body punch and Johnson grabs at his eye again. The replay shows that one was very much an eye poke. That was a lot like in the Kevin Burns fight. Johnson is alright to go. Johnson comes in with a flurry and they start exchanging punches. Both guys get in good shots there. Koscheck shoots in and gets the takedown. He gets to half guard against the cage and lands a number of solid short elbows. He tries to move to mount but Johnson defends. Koscheck lands a big right hand and goes back to the short elbows. He keeps up with the short elbows as Johnson tries to turn. Koscheck gets him right up to the cage and keeps landing shots. Johnson is bleeding now. Koscheck starts working for the arm triangle, but Johnson rolls over through it. Koscheck lands a number of shots and then grabs a rear naked shoke against the cage and forces the tap with 15 seconds left. Wow. Big win for Koscheck.

WINNER: Koscheck via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:46 of the second round.

POST FIGHT: Koscheck said he doesn't have much to say. He said there's someone here who thinks he's the number one contender, Dan Hardy, and tries to call out Hardy to fight him to get the Title fight against GSP. He says he's going to go talk more shit on his Twitter.

STAR RATING: (***-) Strange fight, with the two stoppages for illegal blows, but Koscheck picks up a huge victory here in impressive fashion at the end. I'd agree that he's earned a shot more than Dan Hardy has, but he's also fought GSP before.

MAIN EVENT FIGHT SEVEN: TITO ORTIZ VS. FORREST GRIFFIN (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT)

-Forrest comes out to the perfect entrance song for him, Chumbawumba's "Tubthumping."

ROUND ONE: They touch gloves and we are a go. Ortiz pushes forward and Forrest lands a left. Forrest with a good kick and a punch. Forrest pushes forward with a right. Forrest blocks a high kick and lands a counter. Forrest with a body kick. Tito lands a kick and Forrest lands a punch in rebound. Tito finally shoots in and gets a takedown. Tito lands a good elbow and a few punches. He goes to some body punches. Forrest rolls over and goes for a kimura. He uses that to get Tito off of him. Forrest works his back to the cage and gets back to his feet. Ortiz stays on him against the cage. Ortiz lands a good knee to the body but Forrst turns him around and pins him on the cage. Forrest lands a knee and finally separates. Forrest gets in a short combo and nearly buckles Tito's knee with the leg kick. Forrest again with the jab and another right to follow. He's putting punches together nicely. HE tags Tito again with a right and another left. Tito shoots and Forrest gets out of it. Forrest with a body kick. Forrest with a jab. Ortiz again with a high kick that gets blocked. Griffin again lands a good combo of punches and leg kicks. Ortiz tries to come forward but Griffin lands a few shots. Griffin clinches and pushes Tito to the cage and Tito slaps him on the ear a few times as the round ends.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Griffin. Despite Ortiz's takedown and short moment of ground and pound, Griffin outstruck him throughout.

ROUND TWO: Griffin lands an overhand right early. Ortiz catches a leg kick from Forrest and shoots in to take him down. Tito lands a couple of punches to the body and the face from Forrest's guard. He tries to walk Griffin to the cage and tries to pass but Forrest walks up the cage and got back to his feet. He lands a leg kick as he's back to his feet. Forrest lands a left. Tito gets in with a right. Forrest starts walking Tito down. Forrest lands a punch. Forrest knocks Ortiz's mouthpiece out with a straight kick. They stop the action and get his mouthguard back in. Forrest lands another good combo. Good combo from Forrest with a body kick and a body punch. Ortiz again got Forrest to his back. He tries to sweep but Ortiz nearly gets mount. Forrest holds him down. Forrest keeps Tito controlled from his guard. Tito gets an arm loose and drops an elbow. He again gets an elbow in and cuts Forrest open. Tito postures up and Forrest sweeps Tito and gets to his half guard. Nice. Griffin lands a couple of short elbows and throws a few more punches to the face as the round ends. Ortiz pushed him off after the round.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Griffin. The sweep late took it back for Forrest, because despite getting cut open he again landed more in the striking game and defended well for the most part on the ground.

ROUND THREE: Forrest lands a few early kicks and he lands another combination. Forrest again lands a combo. Forrest with a jab and another kick. Forrest with the left again. Forrest with a right, left and high kick combo. Forrest with the jab again. Forrest with another left hook and right hand. Jab lands again. Nice body punch lands by Forrest and another leg kick. Forrest tags him again. Forrest again with the combination. He is picking him apart. Tito shoots in and Forrest stuffs it. He lands a couple of punches as they separate. Tito is doing nothing right now. Forrest with another short combo. Forrest with a leg kick. Forrest with another nice body shot. Forrest with another jab. Forrest tags him with a left and rocks him with a right. Tito looks completely out of it. Forrest with a body kick. Forrest with another combo. Forrest with a leg kick and another right hand. Tito finally tries to come forward with a punch. Forrest tags him again and hits him with a couple of leg kicks and punches. Forrest again with a combo and leg kick. Tito half heartedly attempted a takedown. Forrest again with a combo. Forrest again with a right hand rocks Tito. He pushes forward again and this round was all Forrest. He lands another right hand and another combo as the round ends. and they embrace in a show of respect.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-8 Griffin. Tito did almost nothing in that round and Forrest picked him apart. If he loses this fight it's more controversial than him losing the first one.

WINNER: Griffin via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)

POST FIGHT: Griffin said it feels great, he's thankful to everyone and he's thankful for their support. He points to Anderson and says he was broken by Silva. He said he was lazy with the sweep and was taking elbows. He said they should do it a third time and said Ortiz was off with back surgery and was training for Coleman. Ortiz said Griffin put on a great show and said he had a cracked skull and came in to fight anyway and got pissed at the crowd booing him. Forrest stepped in and said to the crowd, "it turns out that if you train to fight you get hurt training." Ortiz asked the people if they were entertained and got pissed at the crowd some more.

STAR RATING: (***+) Very good main event fight, and in a lot of ways similar to their first, though this time Forrest was simply much better on the feet and was able to avoid much of the damage from Ortiz on the ground, outside of a few elbows in the second round. I think a rubber match between the two would be a good fight, and hopefully both can be closer to 100% when and if they do fight again.

-The only undercard bout that was not shown was Caol Uno vs. Fabricio Camoes, and Uno won that bout via majority decision.

-That's another fight in the books for the UFC, and now we've got a week off for thanksgiving before getting back to action with the Ultimate Fighter finale on December 5th. Stick with us for fallout coverage throughout the week and more heading into our end of the year events, right here on MMATorch.com!