The following are complete UFC 63 “Hughes vs. Penn” results from the
event at the The Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California.
PRELIMS
Fight #1:
Tyson Griffin vs. David Lee
Round 1: Round one opens with Lee landing a flying knee. Griffin
moves in for a body lock and eventually gets the takedown. After some
scrambling, Griffin takes Lee's back and forces the tapout with a rear
naked choke.
Tyson Griffin def. David Lee via Submission (rear naked choke) at
1:50 of Round 1.
Fight #2:
Jorge Gurgel vs. Danny Abbadi
Round 1: Close first round, probably Abbadi's. Abbadi had a
knockdown at one point in the round and also landed several left straights.
Gurgel landed a good right hand during the round and also attempted a
kneebar and armbar.
Round 2: Gurgel dominated round two, but will only get the 10-9.
He had Abbadi backing up most of the round as he landed punches, and
got a takedown followed by effective ground and pound. Likely tied up
going into the final round.
Round 3: Round three was similar to the second, aside from the
very end where Abbadi threw it all out on the feet trying to steal the
round.
Jorge Gurgel def. Danny Abbadi via Split Decision (29-28 Gurgel,
29-28 Gurgel, 29-28 Abbadi)
Fight #3:
Mario Neto vs. Eddie Sanchez
Round 1: Fight opens with both combatants slugging it out until
Neto gets a takedown. He controlled the fight for a while. Back on the
feet, Neto tries pulling guard and goes for a front choke but Sanchez
escapes and the fight is back standing again. Round ends with nothing
much happening. Probably 10-9 for Sanchez.
Round 2: Round opens with Sanchez landing a monsterous overhand
right that drops Neto. Sanchez followed in with more brutal punches
before the referee steps in to call a hault in the action. Neto was
completely unconscious.
Eddie Sanchez def. Mario Neto via KO (punch) at 0:21 of Round 1.
Fight #4
Roger Huerta vs. Jason Dent
Round 1: Round opens with Dent landing a spinning back-kick to
the body. Huerta then landed some good punches and even got a few
takedowns. One was a huge slam followed by some brutal ground and pound.
Round ends and is easily a 10-9 for Huerta.
Round 2: Round two was similar to the first. Huerta got the
better of the standing and ground action. Huerta finished the round strong
with a lot of strikes. 20-18 through 2 thus far.
Round 3: Dent opens the round with a flying knee that opens a
bad cut on Huerta's head. Both fighters are bleeding now. Dent started to
get his own in the stand up, but Huerta gets a takedown and tries
riding the rest of the round out. Eventually, Huerta unloaded with strikes
to finish the round strong.
Roger Huerta def. Jason Dent via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27,
30-27)
PPV CARD
Fight #5:
Jens Pulver vs. Joe Lauzon
Round 1: Round opens with Lauzon immediately taking Pulver down.
Pulver is stuck under Lauzon for a minute or two but eventually gets
back up. On the feet, Lauzon misses a knee strike but lands a big left
that knocks Pulver down. Lauzon goes in to finish, but the referee
stopped it before he could do anymore punishment.
Joe Lauzon def. Jens Pulver via TKO (punch) at 1:48 of Round 1.
Fight #6
Rashad Evans vs. Jason Lambert
Round 1: Round one was a wrestling match, so obviously Rashad
won. Not very exciting, but the two stayed busy due to Lambert's refusal
to accept bottom position on the ground. Rashad would get takedowns,
Lambert would scramble back up or work for a kimura underneath. Rashad
got many takedowns and some slams. Easy 10-9 round for Rashad.
Round 2: Round started off the same, wrestling clinic. But
eventually Rashad gets mount off a takedown and pounds away for a clear-cut
stoppage in round two.
Rashad Evans def. Jason Lambert via TKO (strikes) at 2:22 of Round
2.
Fight #7:
Gabe Ruediger vs. Melvin Guillard
Round 1: Very good round. Guillard started off winning on the
feet. He got Guillard down with punches but told him to come back up.
Later in the round, the two were battling for takedowns. Each got some.
Definitely Guillard's round. Round ended with Ruediger almost sinking in
a rear naked choke with back control. No luck though.
Round 2: Round ends early in the second with Guillard landing a
straight right hand directly to the middle of the stomach. That punch
ended the fight.
Melvin Guillard def. Gabe Ruediger via KO (body punch) at 1:01 of
Round 2.
Fight #8:
David Loiseau vs. Mike Swick
Round 1: Tough round, but probably Swick's. Both had their
moments on the feet, on the ground, at one point Swick had Loiseau's back
and almost got a submission but Loiseau scrambled back to the feet. Swick
finished stronger than Loiseau so probably 10-9 Swick.
Round 2: Closer round, especially on the feet. Maybe very slight
edge to Loiseau for more solid leg kicks, but most of the stand up was
pretty equal. Near the end of the round Swick got a takedown and
controlled with some pitter-patter punches here and there to finish the
round. Probably 10-9 Swick.
Round 3: Could be a Loiseau round, I was hoping 10-8 on a
personal money bet to make it a draw, but at best this could be Loiseau 10-9.
This could even be Swick 10-9 for a 30-27 shutout. We'll see.
Mike Swick def. David Loiseau via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28,
29-28) after 3 Rounds.
Fight #9:
Matt Hughes (c) vs. B.J. Penn (Welterweight Title)
Round 1: Penn round. Penn did better on the feet. At one point,
Penn accidentally hit Hughes in the eye with a thumb which stopped the
fight. Looked like it might end, but Hughes continued. Penn finished
the round doing better standing, with Hughes failing at a takedown.
Round 2: Round two was much more decisive. Late in the round it
was all Penn, and Hughes just trying to survive and finish the round.
He had trouble doing so, but did just noly. 10-9 to Penn.
Round 3: Round ends in this round for a TKO stoppage for Matt
Hughes. He reverses two rounds of being down in the scoring to finish
this fight here. He got Penn down, had his arm trapped in side mount and
punched away. Penn couldn't escape the position, Hughes kept punching
the wide open target – his face, and “Big” John had no choice but to stop
the fight.
Matt Hughes def. B.J. Penn via TKO (strikes) at 2:53 of Round 3 to
retain his Welterweight title.
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