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Monday, December 14, 2009
Sherdog.com reports from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn.,
with UFC 107 results and live play-by-play. In the main event,
lightweight champion B.J. Penn will put his title on the line against
challenger Diego Sanchez.
Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo
Round 1
Mir floors Kongo with a left hook lead. Mir pounces and locks up a
guillotine. Mir tells referee Herb Dean that Kongo is out. Dean lifts the arm
of Kongo to verify, and it’s confirmed. Frank Mir chokes Cheick Kongo out
cold with a guillotine at 1:12 of the opening frame.
UFC Lightweight Championship
B.J. Penn vs. Diego Sanchez
Round 1
Penn is all over Sanchez from the start as he belts the challenger with a right hook. Sanchez falls face first and
Penn is peppering him with punches from both hands. Sanchez is hardly defending, but referee Herb Dean
does a tremendous job in letting the fighters work. Sanchez takes a beating but he’s still in the game. Sanchez
gets to his feet and now is fighting very tentative as he clears his head. Penn snaps Sanchez’s head back with
a jab and a right hand. Another right straight clips the chin of Sanchez. Sanchez, bleeding from the bridge of
his nose by the right eye, shoots in for a single. Penn sprawls and defends beautifully. Sanchez opens up and
is smashed by a right-hand counter. Sanchez walks to the wrong corner at the bell.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-8 Penn
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-8 Penn
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-8 Penn
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Round 2
Penn measures Sanchez off and fires a right-hand lead that falls short. The challenger shoots for a single and
swoops up Penn’s left leg. The champion’s balance is amazing. He hops on one foot and avoids the
takedown while making it look easy. Again Sanchez shoots and fails. The crowd starts to chant “B.J., B.J.”
Penn has taken control of the center of the Octagon. Sanchez is circling while Penn cuts off the cage.
Sanchez drops levels for two more takedowns and it’s clear that he can’t take Penn down early in the fight.
Sanchez throws a sloppy right hook and Penn uses head movement to avoid it, just as he has since the
opening bell. Sanchez briefly trips Penn to the floor, but the Hawaiian hops back to his feet in less than a
second. Through two rounds, Penn is both dominating and more fresh in terms of wind.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Penn
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Penn
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Penn
Round 3
Sanchez charges in for a takedown and is still unable to secure it. Penn’s balance and space is too refined.
Sanchez puts his head down and looks at the floor while throwing a one-two. The punches miss their mark
by a foot. A left-footed head kick is blocked by Penn and the fight goes back to the clinch as Diego misses
on another takedown. Penn cracks Sanchez with a standing elbow. Sanchez is displaying his best war face,
but he’s been unable to land a single significant strike or takedown. Puts stuffs another and roughs Sanchez
up with a right hook. Penn bounces on his right foot while Sanchez tries desperately to drag him to the floor.
Penn has none of it, and lands another right hand before time expires.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Penn
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Penn
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Penn
Round 4
Sanchez attempts a head kick that doesn’t come within feet of Penn. The champion connects with right hook
as Sanchez tries to clinch. Penn backs Sanchez up to the fence and hurts him with a right hand that crisply
follows a jab. Penn lands another right hand that forces Sanchez to retreat. A resilient Sanchez tries
takedown after takedown, but he just can’t execute it. The pace slows as Sanchez works for a double
against the fence. Penn defends by pushing the head down. The crowd goes restless and begins to boo. Penn
chucks Sanchez off and returns to the center of the cage. Sanchez comes forward and Penn blasts him with a
right-hand lead.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Penn
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Penn
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Penn
Round 5
Sanchez has an awful cut on his bottom lip. Cornerman Saulo Ribeiro pleas with Sanchez to take Penn down
in between rounds. Sanchez comes out and tries just that, but he has no chance. Sanchez pushes his head to
the floor and beats him up with punches and elbows. Sanchez stands and Penn lands a head kick that opens
up a three-inch cut above the left eye of Sanchez. The challenger tries for a desperation takedown that is
easily defended. Blood is pouring from the face of Sanchez and Herb Dean calls time to have the cut
examined. The cavernous gap is jagged and wide, which gives the doctor no choice but to call and end to the
fight. The official time is 2:37 or round five.
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We had great fight seats at the fight, we were lucky enough to sit in the midst of the fighters family section so throughout the coarse of the night we were overwhelmed with cheers, jeers and cries of the Penn/Sanchez section.
What more can I say, Memphis left a lasting impression on me--overall the weekend was filled with fun, excitement, fun with some great people, amazing BBQ (and a trolley~ -I say loved it! Gwen ;)
Richard Bertrand judged that night of fights, he introduced us to some great people and sent us a token to remember the night!
