UFC 107 Results BJ Penn Vs Diego Sanchez

The UFC lightweight title belt was on the line in Memphis at UFC 107 last night and played out as one of the better UFC cards in a while, contrasting with recent anti-climaxes like the cancellation of the Brock Lesnar vs Shane Carwin matchup and the snore-fest that was Randy Couture vs Brandon Vera.

BJ Penn vs Diego Sanchez

In the main event Hawaii’s BJ “The Prodigy” Penn defended his belt against UFC veteran Diego Sanchez in what looked to be an at least decent match up in a division lacking a clear number-one contender (excluding possible names in Japanese organizations, which despite rapidly declining in the 170-plus rankings since the fall of Pride FC, retain very srong lightweight tournaments.)

The fight started with a bang and Penn was on Sanchez like a pitbull, within range immediately and belting him with a right hook in round one, nearly ending the fight with follow-up shots. Sanchez managed to hang on, but continued to be outscored for the remainder of the round, now bleeding from the face and attempting easily defended hail-Mary takedowns.

Rounds 2, 3, and 4 were more of the same as Sanchez went for takedowns and BJ Penn put on a sprawling clinic, landing crisp shots and evading counters. The end came in the final championship round as BJ Penn landed a kick to the challengers head and significantly magnified the already-present facial bleeding, Referee Dean steps in to stop the bout at 2:37, round 5.

Frank Mir vs Chiek Kongo

Frank Mir dominated lesser contender Chieck Kongo in round one, downing him with a flush overhand punch and following up with a guillotine choke at 1:12, round 1.

Mir was his usual self, following up his victory with nearly hysterical threats aimed at Brock Lesnar. Mir has been threatening to “hurt” and “injure” Lesnar for some time now, but it is beginning to seem in poor taste. Lesnar. who is currently hospitalized in serious condition due to a career-threatening intestinal illness, is reigning UFC Heavyweight champion and holds a 1-1 tied record when fighting Mir.

Full Results (continued on page 2):

T.J. Grant defeated Kevin Burns TKO (Punches) 1 4:57 2

DaMarques Johnson defeated Edgar Garcia Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 4:03 3

Rousimar Palhares defeated Lucio Linhares Submission (Heel Hook) 2 3:21 4

Johny Hendricks defeated Ricardo Funch Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 5

Matt Wiman defeated Shane Nelson Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 6

Alan Belcher defeated Wilson Gouveia TKO (Punches) 1 3:03 7

Stefan Struve defeated Paul Buentello Decision (Majority) 3 5:00 8

Kenny Florian defeated Clay Guida Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 2:19 9

Jon Fitch defeated Mike Pierce Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 10

Frank Mir defeated Cheick Kongo Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 1:12 11

B.J. Penn defeated Diego Sanchez TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 5 2:37