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PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV 9PM)
- Marcus Davis (170) vs. Ben Saunders (170)
- Kendall Grove (186) vs. Jake Rosholt (185.5)

MAIN PPV CARD (PPV 10PM)
- Forrest Griffin (205) vs. Tito Ortiz (204)
- Anthony Johnson (170) vs. Josh Koscheck (171)
- Paulo Thiago (169) vs. Jacob Volkmann (170)
- Luiz Cane (205) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (205)
- Phil Baroni (170) vs. Amir Sadollah (170)

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UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2
From Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada
Live on SpikeTV and PPV

-Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan welcome everyone to the prelim card on Spike. They hype the main event and co-main event of the evening, which you can only see on PPV. Rogan talks about Davis vs. Saunders.

-Video preview for Rosholt vs. Grove.

Middleweight Title Fight: Jake Rosholt (6-1) vs. Kendall Grove (12-6)

Round One: Both men jabbing and missing. Both testing out the range to start. Rosholt shoots, gets his hands locked, picks up Grove, and slams him down. Grove gets up but Rosholt slips to the back. Rosholt with another slam takedown. Grove back up but Rosholt still has a hold of his back. Grove turns into Rosholt and trips Rosholt down. Grove in the guard of Rosholt. Rosholt uses the cage to get to his feet. Rosholt tags Grove with a left that backs him up. Rosholt charges in with a knee that catches the body. Rosholt clinches and gets the takedown. Rosholt in the half guard of Grove. Rosholt passes to mount. Grove gives up his back and then turns back to get half guard. Grove slides his legs up and locks in a triangle. Rosholt taps out.

Official Decision: Kendall Grove by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 3:59 in Round One

-Grove dedicates this fight to his Grandma who passed away last week from cancer.

Lightweight Fight: George Sotiropoulos (10-2) vs. Jason Dent (19-10)

Round One: George throwing good combos but hitting gloves. George tagging him with the right hand. Left hook by Dent. Dent blocks a head kick. Both guys throwing but not connecting. Take by George. George passes to half guard. George postures to his feet in the guard. Hammerfist and then passes to half guard. Dent uses his hips and gets half guard. George throwing good elbows. George slips to full mount. Ground and pound. Dent gives up his back and eating more punches. Dent rolls back to mount. More ground and pound by George. Dominant round by George. 10-9, maybe 10-8 George.

Round Two: Straight right by George. Good one-two by George. Dent returns fire. Good right hand by Dent. Stiff jab by Dent. Uppercut by George. George catches a body kick and sweeps Dent to the ground. George in side control. Dent turns and gets a single. George switches to the back in turtle side control. Dent turns into him and gets half guard. George gets side control. George moves to north south. Body punches by George. Back to side control and landing elbows. Dent turns into him and gets to his feet. George switches to the back and drags Dent back to the ground. George moves to the mount. Ground and pound by George. George goes for the armbar but Dent has his arms crossed. George rips his arms apart and secures the armbar. Dent taps out.

Official Decision: George Sotiropoulos by Submission (Armbar) at 4:36 in Round Two

-George says he wanted to work the stand up because he thought it would be predictable if he went to the ground right away.

-Video preview for Saunders vs. Davis.

Welterweight Fight: Ben Saunders (7-1-2) vs. Marcus Davis (21-6)

Round One: Saunders gets the plum clinch. Body shots by Davis. Davis gets an underhook. They break. Davis comes in and Saunders gets the plum again. Dirty boxing by Davis. Knees by Saunders. Davis with double underhooks against the cage. Davis is cut near the eye. Knee to the head by Saunders. Saunders reverses and puts Davis against the cage. Knees to the body by Saunders. Plum clinch again. Uppercuts by Davis. They break. Leg kick by Davis. Stiff jab by Saunders. Davis clinches. Davis against the cage. Saunders with knees to the body. They break. Jab by Saunders after eating a leg kick. Plum clinch by Saunders. KNEE TO THE HEAD. DAVIS IS OUT. Saunders finishes him on the ground as the ref jumps in.

Official Decision: Ben Saunder by KO at 3:24 in Round One

-Saunders says this is the most amazing fight he's ever had.

Welterweight Fight: Brock Larson vs. Brian Foster

Round One: They clinch. Dirty boxing by Larson. Larson looking for a guillotine but Foster gets his head out. Another clinch. Knee to the body by Foster. Larson grabs a single and wrestles Foster to the ground. Larson passes to side control but Foster hips to half guard. Foster turns into Larson and Larson gets his back in side turtle position. Foster stands but Larson is still on his back. Hammerfists by Larson. Foster grabs a single and drags Larson to the ground. Foster moves right to mount. Larson scrambles and Foster just gets up. Foster standing over Larson. Foster winging down punches and they're landing. Foster passes to side control. Foster moves to mount. Heavy ground and pound by Larson. Foster back to his feet and standing over Larson. Foster winging down punches. Larson trips Foster down and then kicks him in the head accidentally as he's on the ground. That causes a break in the action. The ref docks a point from Larson. Foster recovers and is ready to go. They clinch and Larson tries for a guillotine. Larson tries to drag him down. Foster puts his hand down and Larson knees him in the head, which is illegal. The ref docks Larson another point. The round ends. After the two point deductions it ends up being 10-7 Foster.

Round Two: Leg kick by Foster. Foster presses forward by comes up short. Foster just misses with the right. Slow round. Jab by Foster. Spinning back kick followed by a spinning back fist by Foster. Larson is wobbled. Larson clinches. BIG TAKEDOWN by Foster. Foster in side control. Foster dropping bombs on the side of Larson's head. Larson gets back to guard and then up to his feet. Larson shoot and Foster stuffs it and lands an uppercut. Foster pounds on Larson from the sprawl position and Larson taps out as the ref jumps in.

Official Decision: Brian Foster by TKO at 3:25 in Round Two

-Joe Rogan is backstage with Tito Ortiz. Ortiz says that he hopes Griffin kicks a lot. Ortiz says he's 100% healthy.

-BUY THE PPV!

-Gladiator intro. Both Johnson and Koscheck predict KO's. Ortiz is back, Griffin would fight Tito for free.

-Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan are still the hosts. They talk about the personality of Ortiz and review the first Griffin vs. Ortiz fight. They expect Johnson vs. Koscheck to be explosive. Goldberg runs down the rest of the card.

-Video preview for Sadollah vs. Baroni

Welterweight Fight: Phil Baroni (13-11) vs. Amir Sadollah (2-1)

Round One: Baroni moves forward. Baroni lands a right and Amir stumbles. Amir grabs a clinch and throws knees to the body. Big uppercuts by Baroni. Body shots by Baroni. They break. Leg kick by Amir. They trade right hands. Clinch and knee to the body by Amir. Dirty boxing by Baroni. Body shots by Baroni. Knees to the body by Amir. Baroni landing power punches in the clinch. Still in the clinch. Baroni gets the takedown. Baroni in the guard of Amir. Baroni postures and throws down. Baroni stands up and lets Amir up. Left hook by Baroni. Push kick by Amir and Baroni clinches. Baroni looking for a guillotine but he gives it up. Knee and right hand by Amir. Baroni is cut near the left eye. Amir gets the plum clinch and lands a knee. Baroni drops for the takedown. Amir defends the takedown and lands two knees to the body as the round ends. Very close round. Possibly a draw. 10-10.

Round Two: Leg kick by Amir. Amir presses forward and landing combos. More leg kicks by Amir. They clinch and Amir lands knees to the body. Right hand by Baroni as they break. Push kick by Amir followed by a superman punch. Another clinch. Knees by Amir. They break. More push kicks by Amir. Left hook by Baroni. Amir clinches. Short elbow by Amir after he ate a left. Knee to the body by Amir. Left by Baroni as they break. Combo by Amir but Baroni covers up. Another clinch and more knees by Amir. They break. Push kick by Amir followed by a leg kick. Baroni is gassed. Push kick by Amir followed by a jumping knee but Baroni blocked most of it. They clinch. Knees by Amir. Right hand by Amir on the break. Body kick by Amir but Baroni trips him down. Amir back up. Leg kicks by Amir. Baroni throwing but catching gloves. Dirty boxing by Baroni. Knee by Amir. Round ends. 10-9 Amir.

Round Three: Leg kick by Amir. More leg kicks by Amir. Left hook by Baroni. Amir pressing forward and lands a right followed by a knee. More knees by Amir. Baroni swinging but missing. Leg kick by Amir. Superman punch by Amir. They trade jabs. Short elbow by Amir followed by another. Baroni cut on the forward. They trade knees in the clinch. Jumping knee to the body by Amir. Body shot by Baroni. They trade jabs. More leg kicks by Amir. Amir landing the leg kicks at will. Knee to the head of Baroni. More elbows. Baroni surviving. Straight left by Baroni followed by a right. Another leg kick. Baroni is all but finished. Flying knee by Amir. Push kick by Amir. Body kick by Amir. They clinch. Knees by Amir followed by elbows. The round ends. 10-9 Amir.

Official Decision: Amir Sadollah by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27. 29-28)

-Amir said when he got punched in the face it hurt.

-Video promo for UFC 107 featuring BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez, Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo, and Clay Guida vs. Kenny Florian.

-Video preview for Cane vs. Nogueira.

Light Heavyweight Fight: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (17-3) vs. Luiz Cane (11-1-1)

Round One: They trade leg kicks. Jabs missing by both. Nog over the top with the left. Big left hand rocks Cane. Another left. Cane runs to avoid him. Another left hand. Another left hand and CANE IS DOWN! Nog pounds him out and the ref jumps in.

Official Decision: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira by KO at 1:56 in Round One

-Nogueira says being in UFC is best for his career.

-They show a replay of Saunders vs. Davis.

-The show highlights of Jose Aldo vs. Mike Brown from WEC 44.

-Video preview for Thiago vs. Volkmann.

Welterweight Fight: Jakob Volkmann (9-0) vs. Paulo Thiago (11-1)

Round One: Volkmann blocks a head kick. They clinch. Short punches by Volkmann. Trip takedown by Thiago and he's in side control. Volkmann gets half guard. Volkmann sweeps up to his feet but Thiago still has a body lock. Body punches by Volkmann. Thiago gets the takedown and moves right to mount. Volkmann hips to half guard. Punches by Thiago. Volkmann gets guard. Volkmann pushes Thiago away and gets up. Leg kick by Thiago. Volkmann tries a takedown but Thiago sprawls. Volkmann still has a hold of Thiago. Short elbows by Thiago. Volkmann lands an elbow on the break. The crowd booing. Uppercut by Thiago. Right hand by Thiago drops Volkmann right as the round ends. 10-9 Thiago.

Round Two: Double left by Thiago. Body kick caught by Thiago and he sweeps Volkmann down. He lets him back up. They clinch. Volkmann gets the takedown and has side control. Thiago turns and gets half guard. Thiago tries to get up but Volkmann keeps him down. Thiago ends up getting to his feet but Volkmann still has a body lock. The crowd boos. Double knee by Thiago. Left hook by Volkmann. Volkmann gets the back on the feet and Thiago drops. Volkmann has side turtle postion. Volkmann tries to mount as Thiago turns but its sloppy Thiago ends up in guard of Volkmann. Thiago stands over Volkmann and swings down with a heavy punch. He also passes to side control. The round ends. 10-9 Thiago.

Round Three: Volkmann presses forward and Thiago drops him with a counter right. Thiago drops into the guard of Volkmann. Thiago passes to side control. Volkmann turns into him and Thiago grabs a double. Volkmann sprawls out. Thiago gets up and they break. Volkmann shoots and Thiago spins out. Thiago stands over Volkmann. Axe kick by Thiago but Volkmann sweeps and gets side control. Volkmann gets the crucifix position. He's dropping punches. Thiago gets out. Thiago rolls to turtle position. Volkmann slides off the back as Thiago stands. Thiago stands over Volkmann, throws the legs aside, and has side control. Volkmann grabs a darce choke from the bottom. Volkmann rolls Thiago to his knees and tries to spin to the back but Thiago sweeps and gets half guard. Hammerfists by Thiago. The round ends. Close round. 10-9 Volkmann.

Official Decision: Paulo Thiago by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

-Thiago says Volkmann was tough.

-They show a replay of Grove vs. Rosholt.

-Video preview for Johnson vs. Koscheck.

Welterweight Fight: Anthony Johnson (8-2) vs. Josh Koscheck (15-4)

Round One: Left hook by Kos. Kos blocks a head kick. Leg kicks by Kos. Right hand by Kos. Stiff jab by Johnson. Leg kick by Johnson. Right hand drops Kos but he's back up. Kos clinches by Johnson shoves him away. They go to the ground with Johnson in sprawl position. Kos tries to stand but gets hit with an illegal knee. Kos had both knees on the ground. The ref stops the action. Kos is holding his eye and taking his time. On replay the knee of Johnson hit the arm of Koscheck, not the head. The doctor comes in to check the eye of Koscheck and it's swollen. The doctor tells the ref that Koscheck has blurry vision and that he won't let him continue. Koscheck decides to continues and the fight is on. Body kick by Johnson. Koscheck grabs a single and has Johnson against the cage. Koscheck has a body lock and drags Johnson to the ground. Koscheck has the back of Johnson with no hooks in. Knees to the body by Kos. Koscheck gets one hook in but Johnson spins out and grabs a single. The round ends. 10-9 Koscheck.

Round Two: Leg kick by Johnson. Koscheck catches Johnson with an eye poke and the action is halted. Quick break and the fight is back on. Head kick by Koscheck. Body shot by Koscheck. Johnson caught with another finger to the eye. Action stopped again and Johnson rests. The fight is back on. Left hook by Johnson. Koscheck returns fire. Koscheck grabs a single and gets Johnson down. Koscheck in half guard. Elbows by Koscheck. More elbows by Koscheck. Johnson looks cut from all the elbows. Body shots by Koscheck. Kos gets the back. Koscheck gets the rear naked choke. Johnson taps out.

Official Decision: Josh Koscheck by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:47 in Round Two

-Koscheck calls out Dan Hardy and says that he's the #1 contender, not Hardy and that he's fighting Georges St. Pierre in March.

-60% of fans think Griffin will win.

-Rogan breaks down the main event talking about Ortiz' health, Griffin's improvements since the first fight against Ortiz, and Griffin's mental state after the Anderson Silva fight.

-Video preview for Griffin vs. Ortiz.

Light Heavyweight Fight (Main Event): Forrest Griffin (16-6) vs. Tito Ortiz (16-6-1)

Round One: Left right by Forrest. Leg kick by Forrest. Right hand by Tito. Right hand by Forrest. Leg kick by Forrest.Tito shoots and gets the takedown. Tito in half guard. Forrest gets guard. Elbows and punches by Tito. Body shots by Tito. Forrest looking for a kimura. He uses it to get to his feet. Tito grabs a single. Forrest against the cage. Tito gives up on the single and just clinches. Knees by Forrest. They break. Right hand by Forrest. Leg kick by Forrest. Left by Forrest followed by a right. Tito shoots and Forrest moves. Leg kick by Forrest. Double jab by Forrest. Forrest blocks a head kick. More leg kicks by Forrest. Right hand by Forrest. They clinch. Knees to the thighs by Forrest. The round ends. 10-9 Forrest.

Round Two: Left by Forrest. Left hook by Tito. Tito catches a leg kick and gets the takedown. Tito in guard. Elbow by Tito. Tito staying busy but Forrest controlling well. Forrest gets to his feet and lands a right. Front kick by Forrest and it knocks Tito's mouthpiece out. They stop the action, put it back in, and the fight continues. Leg kick by Forrest. Good combo by Forrest. Body shot by Forrest. Tito shoots and gets the takedown. Forrest tries to sweep but can't get to his feet. Tito in guard. Elbow by Tito. Forrest throwing from the bottom. Forrest cut near the eye. It's a really bad cut. More elbows by Tito. Forrest sweeps him over. Forrest in half guard. Short elbows by Forrest. More short elbows. The round ends. 10-9 Forrest.

Round Three: Left hand by Forrest. Leg kicks by Forrest. Right left by Forrest. Another right left by Forrest. Right hook by Forrest. Leg kick by Forrest. Another right hook by Forrest. Body shot by Forrest. Tito just standing there. One two by Forrest. Tito shoots but Forrest stuffs it. Left by Forrest. Leg kick by Forrest. Body shot by Forrest. Double jab by Forrest. All Forrest on the stand up. I don't think Tito has thrown a punch. Good right stumbles Tito. One two by Forrest. Leg kick by Forrest. Now Tito throwing but missing. Another leg kick by Forrest. Tito shoots and Forrest easily stuffs it. Uppercut by Forrest. Big right hand by Forrest followed by a left. Right hand by Forrest. The round ends. Easy round for Forrest, maybe 10-8 since Tito only threw maybe 5 punches. 10-8 Forrest.

Official Decision: Forrest Griffin by Split Decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)

-Griffin says he and Ortiz can do a third fight.

-Ortiz says he had a bulging disc in his neck. The crowd boos and Ortiz yells at them.

-They replay the Sotiropoulos vs. Dent fight.

-Submission of the night goes to Josh Koscheck. Turning point of the night goes to Rogerio Nogueira.

-End Show.


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