411’s UFC 137: Diaz vs. Penn Report 10.29.11

Posted by Jeffrey Harris on 10.29.2011

In the main event, Nick Diaz defeated BJ Penn via unanimous decision! Elsewhere, Roy Nelson defeated Mirko Cro Cop via RD3 TKO, Donald Cerrone defeated Dennis Siver via RD1 submission, Cheick Kongo defeated matt Mitrione via decision, Bart Palaszewski defeated Tyson Griffin via RD1 KO and more! Check out 411’s complete UFC 137 report for all the details!

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MAIN PPV CARD - 9:00PM ET

BJ Penn (169 lbs. 16-7-2) vs. Nate Diaz (170 lbs. 26-7-0, 1NC)
Cheick Kongo (234 lbs. 16-6-2) vs. Matt Mitrione (255 lbs. 5-0)
Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic (235 lbs. 27-9-2) vs. Roy Nelson (252 lbs. 16-6)
Scott Jorgensen (135 lbs. 12-5) vs. Jeff Curran (134 lbs. 35-13-1)
Hatsu Hioki (145 lbs. 24-4-2) vs. George Roop (145 lbs. 12-8-1)



SPIKE TV PRELIMINARY CARD - 8:00PM ET

Donald Cerrone (156 lbs. 16-3) vs. Dennis Siver (155 lbs. 19-7)
Tyson Griffin (148 lbs. 15-5) vs. Bart Palaszewski (146 lbs. 34-14)



PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook.com/Youtube - 6:00PM ET)

Brandon Vera (205 lbs.11-5, 1NC) vs. Eliot Marshall (204 lbs. 11-4)
Raphael Assuncao (134 lbs. 5-2) vs. Danny Downes (155 lbs. 8-2)
Ramsey Nijem (155 lbs. 12-1) vs. Luis Ramos (171 lbs. 19-6)
Chris Camozzi (185 lbs. 15-4) vs. Francis Carmont (185 lbs. 16-7)
Dustin Jacoby (185 lbs. 6-0) vs. Clifford Starks (186 lbs. 7-0)

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INTRODUCTION:

We are live on press row at the Mandalay Bay Events Center for the first ever 411mania MMA report live and in attendance at UFC 137!

Intros for the first preliminary fight begin at approximately 3:15PM PST.

FACEBOOK.COM/YOUTUBE.COM PRELIMINARY MATCHES

Middleweight bout: Dustin Jacoby (185 lbs. 6-0) vs. Clifford Starks (185 lbs. 7-0)

ROUND ONE: Your referee is Steve Mazzagatti. Starks and Jacoby feel each other out and circle the Octagon. Stark leads with some jabs and punches. Jacoby starts answering back. Starks seems to continue finding home with his right jab and combinations. Jacoby counters a left hook with one of his own. Stark lands a shot to the body and continues to try and throw the jab. Starks shoots and gets a takedown close to the end of the round. Jacoby tries to work a kimura but can't finish it. Starks has top position as the bell sounds to end the round.

SCORECARD: 10-9, Starks

ROUND TWO: They exchange punches early in the round. Jacoby lands on a punching combination. Jacoby lands an outside leg kick and starts working some more punches. Starks lands a hard right jab. Jacoby's counter-punch strategy looks to be working some. Starks shoots in and get a takedown. Starks begins to work from the guard and lands some punches and smother Jacoby. Starks works some more punches to keep working. Starks continues to work from the top and that's the round.

SCORECARD: 20-18, Starks

ROUND 3: Starks works some jabs and Jacoby tries to counter. They clinch and Starks gets some punches, but Jacoby responds with a knee strike. Starks is able to shoot in again and easily gets the double-leg takedown. Jacoby looks like he is unable ot get anything going from the bottom and Starks continues to control the top position and works in some ground punches. Starks passes and gets sid econtrol, but Jacoby is able to get back into hal-fguard and tries for the kimura again. Starks holds on and shifts and is able to get out of danger. Starks works from the half-guard and lands some swinging ground punches as the round ends and it looks like Starks has secured the decision and his first UFC win.

SCORECARD: Starks, 30-27

OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Clifford Starks (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Middleweight bout: Chris Camozzi (185 lbs. 13-3) vs. Francis Carmont (185 lbs. 16-7)

ROUND ONE: Herb Dean is the referee. Camozzi opens up with some leg kicks at the start. Carmont eventually answers with a kick to the body. Carmont goes in and clinches and lands the takedown on Camozzi. Camozzi is able to work back up to his feet and clinches Carmont up against the fence, but he isn't able to take Carmont down. They both work in the clinch. Camozzi lands a knee to the body, and Carmont gets back with a knee strike of his own. They clinch agains the cage. Carmont shoots low but isn't able to get the single-leg takedown. Camozzi defends the takedown and works Carmont back against the fence. He lands a knee strike to the head and continues to fence push Carmont. Carmont switches position as the round ends.

SCORECARD: 10-9, Carmont

ROUND TWO: They exchange strikes early in the round. Camozzi clinches and goes for the takedown but Carmont keeps it up. Camozzi shoots low, but Carmont lands some elbow and knee strikes to keep his position up. Carmont lands some nice Muay Thai knees from the clinch. Carmont moves forward and gets some more knee strikes to the head. Camozzi is able to return a knee strike of his own. Carmont grabs Camozzi's waist from behind and lifts him up and turns him over with a big slam and gets him to the ground. Carmont lands some hard shots on the ground. Camozzi gets back up but he's promptly flattened by a big right hook from Carmont. Camozzi looks like he might be out, but he stays in it and works back to his feet. Camozzi tries to hold on to a headlock, but Carmont gets out and lands a punch right at the end of the round.

SCORECARD: 20-18, Carmont

ROUND THREE: Third and final round. Camozzi seems to have gotten a second wind and lands some punches. Camozzi continues to clinch and push Carmont against the fence. They break and Carmont lands some leg kicks. Carmont lands a front kick. Camozzi punches in again and clinches. Carmont is able to get Camozzi off and takes him to the ground. Carmont works in the guard and then stands up. He's unable to pass the guard and lets Camozzi stand back up. Camozzi in desperation it seems tries to pressure Carmont against the fence yet again. Little action and Herb Dean calls for a break. Camozzi rushes in with a knee strike to the head. Carmont switches positions and looks to get Camozzi to the ground. Camozzi attempts a kimura and it looks like it could really bend and hurt Carmont's arm, but the bell sounds and that's the end of the fight. Camozzi was unable to finish the sub.

SCORECARD: 30-27, Carmont.

OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Francis Carmont (30-26, 30-27, 30-27).

Lightweight bout: Ramsey Nijem (155 lbs. 5-2) vs. Danny Downes (155 lbs. 8-2)

ROUND ONE: Nijim opens up with some punches and pressures Downes against the cage. Nijem shoots in for the takedown and gets it. Downes works back to his feet and they break. Nijem lands some punching combinations. Nijem shoots in for the single-leg takedown and gets. Nijem works from the top and lands some elbows to Downes back. North/South position and Nijem lands some knees to Downes head as he stands. Nijem works from the back and gets a heel trip on Downes. Nijem gets both hooks and attempts a RNC. Downes tries to defend it. Downes gets out of the hold and is able to work back to his feet. Nijem shoots in for the single again and eventually gets Downes to the ground. Downes works back up, but Nijem gets his back. Nijem works from the back and gets some punches to the head before the round ends.

SCORECARD: 10-9, Nijem

ROUND TWO: Nijem gets and outside legkick and works for the takedown. Downes looks to stuff and almost looks to be getting an inverted triangle on Nijem. Nijem gets out of trouble and works back to his feet. Nijem gets Downes on the mat yet again and gets full mount and some punches. Nijem attempts to transition to the choke hold again but he is unable to finish it. Nijem tries for an armbar but can't get it. Downes works up again and Nijem gets him back to the ground. Nijem eventually starts landing some elbow shots. Nijem gets one hook and tries for the choke again but still can't finish it. Nijem gets a body triangle but is still unable to finish the choke at the end of the round.

SCORECARD: 20-17, Nijem

ROUND THREE: Nijem shoots in and gets another takedown. Nijem hooks the arm of Downes and works in the crucifix position. Nijem continues to smother Downes up agains the fence and Downes can only try to avoid the choke and try to work back to his feet. Downes is unable to mount any type of of offensive attack. Njiem gets Danny to the ground again. He gets the body triangle on and works for the choke. He doesn't get it but keeps the body scissored and works elbows and punches to Downes. Nijem works from the back top position and lands his punches and elbows and that's the round and the fight as Nijem secures his first ever Octagon win.

SCORECARD: 30-26, Nijem

OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Ramsey Nijem (30-25, 30-26, 30-27).

Light Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera (205 lbs. 11-5, 1NC) vs. Eliot Marshall (205 lbs. 11-4)

ROUND ONE: Kim Winslow is your referee. Vera starts things off with a leg kick and gets a nice punch and kick combination on Marshall to follow it up. Marshall gets a quick kick to the midsection and throws some punches that only hit air. Vera lands another leg kick and a kick to the body. Vera gets a high knee strike and clinches Marshall against the cage. Eventually Marshall starts responding with some wild punches, but Vera is able to pressure Marshall back against the cage. They separate and Vera lands some more leg kicks. Vera and Marshall stalk each other as the round closes.

SCORECARD: 10-9, Vera

ROUND TWO: Vera starts things off with an inside leg kick. Marshall gets a left hook. Marshall tries to catch a kick from Vera and pushes Vera up against the fence. Vera defends the takedown and is able to reverse the position against the cage. Vera gets the takedown. Vera works from the top in Marshall's half-guard. Marshall is able to get back to his feet but eats a knee strike in the clinch. They break and exchange some punches before the round ends.

SCORECARD: 20-18, Vera

ROUND THREE: Marshall moves in but gets punched by Vera. Marshall rocks Vera with a punching combination and Vera goes down! Vera recovers and works back up and in the fight. Marshall lands another nice left hook, but Vera stops the momentum as he clinches Marshall against the cage yet again. They break. Vera leads in with some kicks and a knee. Marshall locks the waist and gets Vera to the ground. Marshall has one hook in and looks for the choke, but Vera defends. Marshall throws some punches but Vera continues to try and fet off the submission. Marshall transitions and switches to an armbar. Vera struggles to fight it off and is able to escape the danger. Vera gets top position and is able to finish the round there. Fight over.

SCORECARD: 29-28, Vera

OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Brandon Vera (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

-Vera just barely comes out the winner despite the strong effort in the third round by Marshall. The crowd didn't like that decision since Marshall looked so strong in the third round. It was a decent fight, and Vera just edged it out and stays in the UFC for now. Marshall has now lost his last three fights in the UFC and possibly faces another roster cut.

-And that's it for the Facebook prelims as we go to the Spike TV portion of the card next.

SPIKE TV PRELIMINARY CARD MATCHES

Catchweight bout: Tyson Griffin (149 lbs. 15-5) vs. Bart Palaszewski (146 lbs. 34-14)

Griffin failed to make weight for this fight and it is now a 149 lb. catchweight bout. Your referee for this fight is Steve Mazzagatti.

ROUND ONE: Bart gets an outside legkick. Griffin answers back with a jab. They have some more light exchanges standing. Griffin goes in and gets and outside legkick. Eventually Bart rocks Griffin with a left and right punching combination. Griffin gets back up. Bartimus throws left and right hooks and Griffin is stunned. Griffin gets knocked down by a big right hook and he is out as Bartimus gets the first finish of the night.

OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Bart "Bartimus" Palaszewski by KO at 2:45, Round 1.

-Bartimus is with Rogan. Bartimus says they had people in his gym that are similar to Griffin's size to mimic his style. Bartimus also says he is pretty sure he broke both of his hands getting the knockout. Palaszewski gets his 35th career win. Griffin having missed weight really was in a must win situation here, and he has now lost his last four of his five fights.

Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone (156 lbs. 16-3) vs. Dennis Siver (155 lbs. 19-7)

ROUND ONE: Cerrone starts with a kick to the midsection. Siver fires back with some punches and tries for a high kick. Cerrone goes for some kicks of his own. And throws some punches. Siver gets rocked by punches by Cerrone. Siver looks in danger of being knocked out, but Siver recovers and shoots in. Siver looks to have recovered and tries to get Cerrone agains the fence. They separate. Siver goes in for hook, but Cerrone rocks Siver with a big kick to the head and Siver soon goes down. Siver is hurt and Cerrone gets the hooks and goes for the RNC. He finishes it and Siver taps.

OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Donald Cerrone by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:22, Round 1.

-Cerrone is with Rogan who says Cerrone is knocking on the door to a title shot with this win. Cerrone talks about the finish and says he's going to go be a pirate for Halloween. Cerrone has now won four straight fights in the Octagon all of which have taken place in 2011 and has won his last six fights overall. Siver sees a four fight win streak snapped. Siver is tough, but Cerrone's length and reach really looked like it made the difference.

-Vera vs. Marshall is replayed for Spike TV.

-Rogan talks with Dana White about the main event of the PPV.

-And that closes the Spike TV portion of the show as the main PPV card is up next.

PPV MAIN CARD

-It is the UFC gladiator opening. Could this be one of the last times we see it? Matt Mitrione, Cheick Kongo, BJ Penn, and Nick Diaz all weigh in on their fights tonight. UFC opening theme and card montage is next. This is UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz.

-Your announcers, Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg, go over the main event and co-main event.

Featherweight bout: Hatsu Hioki (145 lbs. 24-4-2) vs. George Roop (145 lbs. 12-8-1)

ROUND ONE: Hioki lands some left hooks early. Roop goes for some kicks and gets a right hook and follows it up with a kick. It looks like one of the kicks by Roop hit Hioki low and he gets a timeout break. Hioki is ready and continues. They exchange punches standing. Hioki almost grabs a kick but Roop gets away. They clinch against the cage. Roop reverses the position and tries for some foot stomps. Hioki gets some knees to the body in the clinch. Roop continues to defend the takedown. Hioki looks to have Roop's back. Roop is able to turn it back around. Hioki is able to get a good hold of Roop and is able to slam him to the ground right into side control. Roop scrambles into full guard. Roop pushes Hioki away and gets back to his feet. Roop pushes forward with some punches and the round finishes with Roop back up against the cage.

SCORECARD: 10-9, Hioki

ROUND TWO: Roop lands a nice punch combination and a head kick. Roop looks to be throwing and connecting more and lands another head kick. Hioki then is able to take down roop right into full mount. Hoki passes and gets the side mount. Roop defends from an Americana attempt. Hioki switches to full mount and lands some strikes. Hioki is able to keep Roop on the ground and maintains the dominant position. Roop is unable to get out. Roop is able to explode and get away. He gets back up and aggressively attacks Hioki. Hioki stays away as the round ends.

SCORECARD: 20-18, Hioki

ROUND THREE: Roop takes Hioki down, but Hioki is able to get back up. Roop goes in with a flying knee strike. Roop sprawls over a takedown attempt. Hioki locks Roop up against the cage. Roop is able to switch the position but isn't able to get much done. Roop gets another takedown and drags Hioki toward the cage. Hioki tries for a submission but Roop stays away and gets back into full guard. Roop maintains top position and that's the fight.

SCORECARD: 29-28, Hioki

OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Hatsu Hioki by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

-Joe Rogan speaks to Hatsu Hioki. The crowd is not happy about the decision. Hioki says that Roop was stronger than he expected. Hioki says Japanese MMA is not dead and that it is time to change. Not the most impressive debut for Hioki. I scored the fight for him because I think he did enough with his takedowns and his wrestling to win. Roop made a critical error in the final round by simply trying to outwrestle Hioki the whole round and grind it out when the first round was so close. Hioki wins his UFC debut and has also won his last five fights overall.

Featherweight bout: Scott Jorgensen (135 lbs. 12-4) vs. Jeff Curran (134 lbs. 35-13-1)

Kim Winslow is the referee for the fight.

ROUND ONE: Curran snaps off an inside legkick. Jorgensen spins Curran around after a punch and gets a quick single-leg takedown. Jorgensen works some punches in the guard. Jorgensen is unable to pass guard. Curran tries to posture up and move away. Curran tries a triangle attempt, but Jorgensen moves away. Jorgensen continues to hold the top position. Curran nearly gets back up but is taken back down. Winslow calls for a break and stands both fighters up. Curran lands some punches. Jorgensen shoots back in and gets another single-leg takedown and finishes the round from the top.

SCORECARD: 10-9, Jorgensen.

ROUND TWO: Jorgensen gets a good jab. They exchange on the feet. Jorgensen gets a punch to the body. Jorgensen gets a headlock and hits some knee strikes to the head and continues the hold against the cage and lands some more knees. Jorgensen is able to grab a leg and gets Curran back to the ground. Curran is able to get back up. Jorgensen tries for another takedown but is nearly caught in a guillotine choke. Jorgensen scrambles and gets back up. They break and exchange standing again. Jorgensen gets Curran back to the ground. Curran tries to sweep but Jorgensen grabs for a leg as Curran sprawls. It stays that way to the end of the round.

SCORECARD: 20-18, Jorgensen

ROUND THREE: They exchange punches standing up. Curran tries to outbox Jorgensen here. Jorgensen lands on some legkicks and punches. They clinch up and Jorgensen lands some knees. Jorgensen gets Curran up against the cage. Curran tries to throw Jorgensen off, but Jorgensen keeps the position. They break. Jorgensen lands on a left jab, and Curran lands some more punches. Jorgensen sprawls and stuffs a takedown defense. Jorgensen gets Curran down and gets the side mount. Curran tries to scramble, but the round ends and that's the fight.

SCORECARD: 30-27, Jorgensen

OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Scott Jorgensen by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).

-Scott Jorgensen speaks to Joe Rogan. Jorgensen apologizes for not showing his typical "Young Gun" style. Jorgensen says the BJJ training really helped but is sorry he didn't get a more exciting fight. Jorgensen gives a shout out to his young son that he is coming home. Jorgensen wins his second straight fight in the UFC. Curran who lost to Matt Serra at UFC 46 remains winless in the promotion at 0-2.

-UFC champions Georges St. Pierre and Dominick Cruz are both shown in attendance. GSP gets a bit of a chilly reception from the crowd.

Heavyweight bout: Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (235 lbs. 27-9-2, 1NC) vs. Roy Nelson (252 lbs. 16-6)

The referee for this fight is Steve Mazzagatti. Nelson looks to have shed a lot of weight, but is still flabby and has a bit of his "Big Country" belly. To his credit it is considerably smaller.

ROUND ONE: The circle and stalk each other for a bit. Roy goes in with some punches. Nelson is able to shoot in and get the takedown on Cro Cop. Nelson works in mission control and gets some short elbow strikes. Nleson lands some punches in the full guard. Nelson stands up and Cro Cop is able to push away and get back up to his feet.Cro Cop opens up with some punches. Nelson lands a big right hook which looks like it surprised Cro Cop a little bit and he fires back with one of his own. Cro Cop gets a clinch and a big uppercut on Nelson. The crowd is solidly behind Cro Cop and tries to rally for him with chants. Nelson opens up with a kick to the head and some punches before the end of the round.

SCORECARD: 10-9, Nelson

ROUND TWO: Cro Cop rocks Nelson with some punches. Nelson looks hurt but he recovers and gets back up. Cro Cop unleashes a barrage of punches and Nelson tries to block them. Nelson is bleeding from the nose as Cro Cop circles away. Cro Cop is able to get a nice knee. Nelson clinches Cro Cop against the cage. Nelson is then able to score a successful take down and passes guard into side mount. Nelson gets a crucifix position and batters Cro Cop with a series of punches but it's not quite enough to get the fight stopped. The round ends and I think Nelson barely stole it.

SCORECARD: 20-18, Nelson

ROUND THREE: The crowd is very pumped for the third and final round. Both men touch gloves. They circle. Nelson drops Cro Cop with punches. He gets in both hooks and mounts Cro Cop from his back. Nelson swings some punches on Cro Cop and Mazzagatti calls for the fight to be stopped. Nelson wins and jumps on top of the cage to do his trademark belly rub.

OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Roy Nelson by TKO at 1:30, Round 3.

-Joe Rogan is with Big Country. Nelson asks for the fans to give it up for Cro Cop. Nelson says it was awesome to compete with a legend. Nelson thanks Dana White and Lorenzo Fertita for calling him fat. Nelson says he wants to pull a Chael Sonnen and fight the winner of Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez for the championship. "I'm getting too old for this ****!" – Roy Nelson. This was a great win for Nelson in a must win situation. However this does not put him in title contention as he's still behind a lot of guys.

-Rogan now speaks with Cro Cop. Cro Cop thanks the UFC and the UFC fans. Rogan thanks Cro Cop for his great career and the fans give Cro Cop a nice ovation. This appears to be the final fight of Cro Cop's MMA career.

Heavyweight Co-Main Event bout: Cheick Kongo (234 lbs. 16-6-2) vs. Matt Mitrione (255 lbs. 5-0)

Herb Dean is the referee. Both men touch gloves.

ROUND ONE: Mitrione looks very confident and is keeping his hands pretty low. Very little action over a minute in as both men look tentative to try and throw. Mitrione connects a little and they clinch up. Kongo pushes Mitrione against the cage. Kongo gets very little done in the clinch and Dean warns them to work. Dean breaks them up. Mitrione moves forward and gets a right. Both men are very slow to engage. Kongo gets an inside legkick. The fans do not sound happy by the lack of action in the fight. Kongo lands a kick to the body and trips on another kick attempt but gets back up. They start exchanging some punches. The round ends and the fans boo the performance of both fighters in the first round.

SCORECARD: 10-9, Kongo

ROUND TWO: Mitrione connects with a left punch. Kongo gets an inside leg kick followed by an outside one. Mitrione his hits own inside legkick. Kongo opens up with some punches and hits some more kicks. Kongo swings with some hooks, but Mitrione is able to answer back and pressures Kongo against the fence. Kongo lets go on a kick ot the body and another outside leg kick. Kongo lands more punches and Mitrione tries to push forward with his attack and Kongo walks away. Kongo moves away by the cage. Mitrione moves forward with his punch attack again. Mitrione looks like has Kongo stunned against the cage from his punches but the round soon ends.

SCORECARD: 19-19, Even

ROUND THREE: Mitrione moves forward with his punches. Kongo is able to fire back and looks like he hurts Mitrione against the cage. He shoots and is able to get the takedown. Mitrione scrambles, but Kongo gets Mitrione's back. Mitrione is able to stand up. Kongo lands some knees on Mitrione and pressures Mitrione against the cage. Kongo gets position back against the cage and gets another takedown. Kongo doesn't get much done on the ground, but Mitrione can't get out of the position. Mitrione tries to roll out, but Kongo keeps the dominant position. Kongo lands some punches until the final bell sounds.

SCORECARD: 29-28, Kongo

OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Cheick Kongo by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-28, 29-28).

-No post fight interview. The fight did not seem to turn out what we all expected and hoped it would be. I think Kongo won the fight, but neither guy looked especially great. Both men paid each other's striking a little too much respect. Mitrione if he had been more aggressive in the first round might've been able to take it since it was close and probably would've won. Mitrione also needs to really work on his takedown defense and wrestling a great deal if he wants to move forward in the UFC. Kongo now wins his second fight in a row. Matt Mitrione loses his first career MMA fight and sees his five fight winning streak snapped.

-A video promotion for Diaz vs. Penn is shown.

Main Event Welterweight Championship bout: BJ Penn (169 lbs. 16-7-2) vs. Nick Diaz (170 lbs. 26-7, 1NC)

-The crowd is extremely excited for this fight. Josh Rosenthal is the referee.

ROUND ONE: Diaz is able to get Penn up against the cage. Diaz gets some punches in the clinch, but Penn is able to separate. Penn lands some punches of his own. Diaz lands a nice punch. The crowd chants for Penn. They scramble on the ground and Penn gets Diaz's back. Penn gets a single hook and lands come punches. Penn passes to side control but doesn't keep it for long. Penn stands up and gets a headlock on Diaz. Diaz moves the position back up to the cage. Penn hits some punches to the head of Diaz. They separate and Penn moves forward with some punches. Diaz lands a right jab, and Penn gets a nice uppercut. They trade some punches before the round ends.

SCORECARD: 10-9, Penn

ROUND TWO: Diaz looks to be keeping his chin out to goad Penn. Penn answers with some punches. Diaz pushes Penn against the cage and hits some punches to the body. They eventually separate and Penn looks to be out boxing Diaz. Penn goes for a takedown, but Diaz manages to stuff it and hits some knee knees. They separate and trade punches. Diaz starts to find home with his right jab. Diaz looks to be starting to find his range and using his punching volume. Diaz mixes up his punches to the head and body. Penn shoots for a takedown but Diaz defends. Diaz keeps up his pressure and Penn looks hurt as Diaz punches away at Penn's head. Penn circles away and Diaz is starting to look very confident. Penn is backing up and Diaz lets the hands go. Diaz continues to batter away and Penn looks like he is just surviving. The clinch up as the round ends and it looks like Diaz has completely taken control of the fight.

SCORECARD: 19-19, Even

ROUND THREE: Diaz continues to let the hands go as he's found his range. Penn's face looks battered and bloody in a way we haven't really seen before. Diaz continues to mix up his punches standing up. Penn's corner sounds like it is calling for him to shoot, but Penn can't mount up the offense. Penn tries to get a second win and responds with some punches. Diaz fires back and continues to throw his punches. Diaz starts raising his hands. They clinch against the cage. Penn looks like he doesn't have enough time to mount a comeback. Diaz keeps up the pressure and gets Penn back up against the cage. Penn tries to fire back but there is less than a minute left. They trade punches and Diaz continues to go after Penn. Diaz throws some kicks. They keep it standing the rest of the round and the fight is over and has gone the distance.

SCORECARD: 29-28, Diaz

OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Nick Diaz by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-28).

-Joe Rogan is in the cage with Nick Diaz who has gotten his eleventh straight win. Diaz says GSP isn't hurt and that Georges is scared. Georges is shaking his head in the crowd and smiling. Diaz says Penn is great and thanks his brother and his coach.

-Rogan speaks with Penn. Penn gives his props to Diaz. Penn says this is his last fight because he can't compete at the top level. He says he has another daughter on the way as well. Wow. I don't think this is it for Penn, but if it is, he's still one of the greatest of all time.

-Replay of Cerrone/Siver is shown.

-Rogan and Goldberg go over the show. Rogan thanks Penn if that is it for him. Goldberg plugs UFC on Fox: Primetime and the upcoming UFC cards.

-End of show. Thanks for joining us tonight.