411’s UFC 135 PPV Report 9.24.11

Posted by Larry Csonka on 09.24.2011

In the main event, Jon Jones defeated Rampage Jackson via RD4 submission to retain the UFC Light Heavyweight Title! Elsewhere, Josh Koscheck defeated Matt Hughes via RD1 KO, Mark Hunt defeated Ben Rothwell via unanimous decision, Nate Diaz defeated Takanori Gomi via RD1 submission and more! Check out 411’s complete UFC 135 PPV report for all the details!

UFC 135
09.24.11
Denver, Colorado
The Pepsi Center

PPV CARD
-You can read 411's UFC Preliminary card coverage at this link.

-Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan welcome us to the PPV portion of UFC 135.

-By the way, I LOVE WHEN JOE AND DANA YELL AT ME TO ORDER A PPV!

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT - Nate Diaz (13-7) vs. Takanori Gomi (32-7-1nc)

ROUND ONE: Diaz has a six-inch reach advantage. Mario Yamasaki is the official. And here we go to kick off the PPV. They come out, pawing jabs by Diaz. Gomi looking to get inside, Combo clips Gomi and he drops momentarily and is back up. Diaz working the Stockton slap boxing here, big right by Gomi misses. Jabs by Diaz backing off Gomi. Body shot by Gomi, Diaz with the right hook backs off Gomi. They clinch momentarily, break and more jabs by Diaz. Gomi misses another wild shot, looking to get inside but taking damage while doing so. Diaz walking Gomi down, landing jabs and showboating a bit. Combo again by Diaz, knees to the body follow. Another combo, to the ground and Diaz gets his back and looks to get the hooks in. Good shots by Diaz, Gomi escapes and back to the feet. Diaz picking him apart standing again, Diaz tries a takedown, but Gomi on top. Arm bar try by Diaz, transitions to a triangle and Gomi slams him down, but Diaz holds on. Back to the arm bar and Gomi taps quickly.

Diaz then helps Gomi to his feet.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Nate Diaz via RD1 (4:27) submission

-Rogan is with Nate. Nate says he is happy to get the win, and puts over Gomi as a great fighter. Diaz puts over his team for preparing him for the fight, and gives a shout out to the Shields family. They go through the replay.


HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT - Rob Broughton (15-5-1dr) vs. Travis Browne (11-0-1dr)

ROUND ONE: Browne will have a four-inch reach advantage. The official is Josh Rosenthal. And here we go, they touch and both come out throwing. Leg kick by Browne, tries to work the jab and staying light on his feet. Broughton misses a right, Browne take shim to the cage and they trade knees. They separate, leg kick by Browne. More leg kicks, Browne tries a huge combo but misses. Browne dances around ,tries to work the jab and then lands a body shot. Broughton with a left hook as Browne misses a high kick. Broughton chases a bit, misses and cannot find his range right now. Browne moving around, gets clipped by a right and Broughton chases, to the cage they go and they separate. Leg kicks by Browne, and a left hook stumbles Broughton. Knee lands for Browne as they go to the cage. They separate, and both miss wildly. Browne with the takedown, into mount and starts to land elbows. Browne in half guard now and Broughton ties him up and the round ends.

SCORECARD: Browne 10-9

ROUND TWO: Round two now, Broughton looks for the jab but misses. Leg kick by Broughton, misses a second and Browne with the front kick. Browne with superior movement, lands the leg kick and is able to avoid Broughton's attack. Front kick by Browne caught, but he gets away from Broughton. Broughton slowly chases Browne, Browne now on the attack, combo, clinch, knees and he takes control of the round driving Broughton to the cage. Broughton is able to turn him and then backs off. Browne rushes him back to the cage, some knees by Broughton, but not much happening. They separate, leg kicks from Browne, who then misses an overhand right. Some jabs from Broughton, who looks tired here. Browne with another takedown, into mount right away and he starts to land some shots. Broughton looks to turn, Browne with more shots from the back, Broughton rolls and the round ends. Browne is tired as well.

SCORECARD: Browne 20-18

ROUND THREE: Final round here. They touch and back to battle they go. Broughton looks fresher here in the third, left hook by Broughton. Browne dancing around, breathing deeply. Broughton in with a big right, to the cage they go, clinch and some knees by Broughton. They separate, but Browne with the takedown, big rights and into side control. Now into half guard, Browne laying on top, not doing much here. They get warned to work, Browne looking for mount again, looks to take the back of Broughton and lands some shots. Broughton back to his back, Browne in mount again, Broughton defending, they roll around, snuggle a bit and whisper sweet nothings to each other. Maybe making dinner plans. Broughton now looks for a kimura, had it for a moment but Browne escapes. Browne with top control from the back, lands some shots, Broughton to his feet and the round ends. Thank God.

SCORECARD: Browne 30-27

OFFICIAL RESULT: Travis Browne via unanimous decision (30-27 across the cards)

-CompuStrikes emailed and said that due to technical difficulties they would not be able to count the fight. Jesus, the CompuStrikes computers got bored with this one.


HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT - Mark Hunt (6-7) vs. Ben Rothwell (31-7)

ROUND ONE: Rothwell will enjoy a six-inch reach advantage. Adam Martinez is the official. They come out, circle, combo by Hunt. Rothwell shoots and misses by a mile. Combo by Hunt, Jab by Rothwell, Hunt chases a bit and backs off. Jabs by Rothwell, Another short combo by Hunt, jab by Rothwell. Rothwell clips Hunt with a right, Rothwell shoots and takes him to the mat. Full mount by Rothwell, Hunt using an underhook to try and escape, Rothwell in side control now. Some elbows by Rothwell, and Hunt to his feet. Rothwell shoots again, stuffed. Rothwell shoots again, to the cage and Hunt stays up for now. Good defense by Hunt, back center cage and double right hands by Hunt. Hunt stuffs another takedown, lands on top and into side control. Rothwell is able to escape and get to his feet, Rothwell shoots, and Hunt rolls and back up. Rothwell shoots, gets Hunt down and into side control. Elbows by Rothwell, working rights to the face of Hunt and the round ends.

SCORECARD: Rothwell 10-9, but a close round.

ROUND TWO: Round two now, left hook from Hunt. Rothwell shoots, stuffed. Leg kick by Hunt, and they stand around. Leg kick by Hunt again, buckling Rothwell. They get a bit wild, Rothwell shoots, to the cage and Hunt stops that. Uppercut by Hunt, and a takedown for Hunt. In the guard of Rothwell, Hunt landing shots. Some elbows now and Rothwell's eye is busted open again. Body shots by Hunt, working lefts to the busted eye of Rothwell. Another elbow by Hunt, Hunt stacks him up a bit and then stands and lands a good right and into side control. Rothwell is exhausted More elbows by Hunt, knee on belly, more rights and Rothwell scrambles, but Hunt on top in side control. Hunt in mount now, looks for an arm, Hunt tries for an arm bar! Lands some shots but the horn saves Rothwell.

SCORECARD: 19-19

ROUND THREE: Rothwell was so dead that they had to carry him to his corner in between rounds. The ref checks on Rothwell, and here we go. Rothwell is so tired here, Hunt with a combo and Rothwell shoots, fail. Right by Hunt, Rothwell backs off. To the cage, spinning elbow missed for Hunt. Hunt takes Rothwell down as Rothwell failed on his takedown try. Hunt in guard, not doing much and they get stood up. Rothwell walking forward, Hunt tired as well. Rothwell shoots, fails. They trade shots, Rothwell fails on takedowns and Hunt on top from the side as Rothwell is on his knees. To the feet, they separate, right by Hunt connects. Rothwell shoots, fails again and Hunt shoots in and gets a takedown. Some rights by Hunt, traps an arm and lands more rights. Hunt works lightly from side control, elbows and hammer fists now from Hunt. SLOW MOTION FIGHTING and the ref stands them up as Hunt had side control. Back to the feet, good uppercut from Hunt. Combo follows. Head kick by Hunt. V standing with hands on his knees, Rothwell sprawls and into north south. Rothwell looking for a choke, goes for the back of Hunt, and then into mount and the fight ends.

SCORECARD: Hunt 29-28

OFFICIAL RESULT: Mark Hunt via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-27)

-Hunt thanks God, his wife and kids, and says Rothwell was a tough guy. Hunt can barely talk he is so tired.




WELTERWEIGHT BOUT - Matt Hughes (46-8) vs. Josh Koscheck (17-5)

ROUND ONE: Mario Yamasaki is the official. Co-main event time. They come out, jabs by Hughes. Crowd behind Hughes already, as he tries to use the jab on Koscheck. More jabs by Hughes, they circle, good combo by Koscheck. Left hook by Koscheck, and a jab by Hughes. Combo by Hughes, and another hook to the eye of Koscheck. Hughes keeps pumping the jab, uppercut follows. Combo by Koscheck, back with a combo is Hughes. Koscheck with some good shots, Hughes with good head movement. Koscheck shoots, to the cage they go and knees by Hughes to stop that. Hughes pumps the jab again, keeping distance and connecting well. Great combo by Koscheck, Hughes was hurt and then answers with the jab. Right hook by Koscheck, jab as well. They clinch, knee by Hughes and he falls to the mat. Hammer fists by Koscheck, big rights follow, more shots by Koscheck and Hughes is OUT as the horn sounds!

OFFICIAL RESULT: Josh Koscheck via RD1 (4:59) KO

-Koscheck is with Rogan. Koscheck says he wanted the fight, and says he thanks Hughes for taking the fight. Hughes is a legend, and he is proud to fight a legend like Hughes. Koscheck says after being on the shelf, which was nice he felt great to get the victory.

-Rogan is with Hughes. The crowd cheers for him, and Hughes says he will not retire. He will ask the UFC to put him on the shelf for now, he loves the crowd, he had a great camp, and Rogan praises his sand up. Hughes says you stand on the feet, he worked on it since it is a weakness, but he wanted to be on the feet. Rogan thanks him for his career, whether he fights again or not. Koscheck and Hughes hug.


-Shit's about to get real kids.

-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT's… TIME!

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT - Champion Jon Jones (13-1) vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (32-8)

ROUND ONE: MAIN EVENT TIME! The official is Josh Rosenthal. Jones will have an 11½ inch reach advantage! Damn. And here we go! They come out, Jones stays really low almost crawling around and shoots in. MONKEY STYLE ALA BLOOD SPORT! Knee by Jackson, to the cage they go in the clinch. They trade knees, good knees to the body by Jones. Jones looks for a possible choke, Jackson out and Jones presses him against the cage. More knees by Jones, and Jackson says he got kneed in the nuts. Foot stomps by Jones, looks for a trip but doesn't get it They separate, they circle and Jones flashes a high kick. Leg kick by Jones, They clinch, Jones tries a trip but Jackson stays up. Body shot by Jackson, head kick checked by Jackson. Front push kick by Jones. Push kick to the leg by Jones, and then to the body again. Leg kick by Jones, push kick again and then another leg kick. Jones keeps working the legs, they clinch and to the cage they go. Jones presses Jackson, shoulder shrugs and a spinning elbow by Jones. They separate, Jones dances, head kick checked by Jackson. Wheel kick by Jones, some knees by Jackson and then a combo. Jackson with WILD shots that Jones walks out of unharmed.

SCORECARD: Jones 10-9

ROUND TWO: Round two begins, Jackson out to take center cage and head kick checked by Jackson. Jackson catches a kick, takes Jones to the cage and Jones turns him and lands knees. Spinning elbow try by Jones again, they separate after a clinch and kicks to the thighs by Jones. Leg kick by Jackson, front kick by Jones. Jab by Jones follows, and a body kick follows that. Combo by Jones, left hook by Jackson lands. Jones works his distance, leg kicks and body kicks follow. Leg kick by Jones, another and then they clinch. Jones walks him towards the cage, and Jackson gets away. Leg kick by Jones, another and then another. Jones connecting well with those, and keeping the distance. Spin kick to the body by Jones, head kick checked again by Jackson. Kick to the legs again by Jones, who keeps going back to that. Jackson is not able to engage, and is very tentative. They tie up again, some knees by Jackson. Jones pulls guard as the round ends.

SCORECARD: Jones 20-18

ROUND THREE: Round three now, leg kick by Jackson and Jones ties him up, but Jackson escapes. Head kick by Jones checked again. Leg kick by Jackson, combo follows. Jones with leg kicks as well, Jones now pumps the jab. Jones back to leg kicks, inside and outside. Jones with the single leg takedown, and into side control. Jones gets mount almost right away, Jackson holds on and Jones postures up and starts to drop some elbows. Lefts and elbows by Jones, Jackson rolls and gets to his feet. Nice. Jones looks for a guillotine, Jackson out and Jackson is bleeding. Jones back to the leg kicks, wild combo misses for Jackson. Leg kick by Jones, combo follows and then back to the kicks to the knees. Jackson with WILD SHOTS and Jones just moves out of the way. Left hook by Jackson, and back to the legs by Jones. Jones with the push kick, big leaping knee by Jones connects. They circle, push kick again by Jones. Jones backs off Jackson, shoots in as the round ends and drops Jackson to the ground after the horn.

SCORECARD: Jones 30-27

ROUND FOUR: Into the championship rounds we go. Jackson out quickly, jab by Jones and Jackson backs off. They tie up center cage, Jones pushes Jackson to the cage and then takes him down, against the cage and lands a big elbow. Knees to the body by Jones, has Jackson's back and a hook in. Looks for the rear naked choke, Jackson rolls, Jones has it tight, and Jackson taps.

They shake hands after the bout.

OFFICIAL RESULT: And Still Champion Jon Jones via RD4 (1:14) submission

-Rogan is with Jones. Jones thanks Joe for his compliments, and says that the gameplan was to strike with Jackson, and he felt insulted and they wanted to prove a point. Jones discusses the submission, and his corner said that was the time to finish the fight. Jones then hypes a charity for the homeless.

-Rogan is with Rampage. Rampage says he is in great shape, and he expected to close the distance and win the fight. He then says Jones is good, and he takes his hat off to him. Joe discusses the leg kicks, and Rampage says he didn't want to take too many chances. He did his best, but is disappointed. He thanks his sponsors, says he was the best Rampage ever, but does not see anyone beating Jones. He closes by saying he will still get drunk tonight. He wants to fight Shogun in Japan.

-Jones faces Rashad Evans next. Evans is in the cage, and says that Jones had a good fight, Rampage brought his game and Jones was impressive. Evans is glad he gets the next shot. Jones is there now and says he is sure Rashad will talk a lot, but he will just do what he does.

-That's all for the PPV portion of the show, they will likely show some prelims, which you can read all about at this link.

-Thanks for reading all!

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