Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is all set to kick-off its latest major pay-per-view (PPV) with the its return trip to Quebec TONIGHT (Sat., May 8) from the Bell Centre in Montreal.
UFC 113 will be headlined by a rematch between Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, as well as feature a co-main event between perennial top contender, Josh Koscheck, and the explosive Paul "Semtex" Daley.
Kimbo Slice is also slated to make his PPV debut against fellow Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 cast member, Matt Mitrione.
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of UFC 113, beginning with the PPV telecast at 10 p.m. ET. Up-to-the-minute quick results of all the other under card action will begin around 8 p.m. ET.
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Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps and post-fight analysis after "Machida vs. Shogun 2." Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC 113 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action!)
UFC 113 QUICK RESULTS
Mauricio Rua defeats Lyoto Machida via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Josh Koscheck defeats Paul Daley via Unanimous Decision
Matt Mitrione defeats Kevin Ferguson via TKO (Strikes) Round 2
Jeremy Stephens defeats Sam Stout via Split Decision
Alan Belcher defeats Patrick Cote via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2
Marcus Davis defeats Jonathan Goulet via technical knockout (strikes) in round 2
Joey Beltran defeats Tim Hague via unanimous decision
Johny Hendricks defeats T.J. Grant via majority decision
Joe Doerksen defeats Tom Lawlor via submission (rear naked choke) in round 2
Mike Guymon defeats Yoshiyuki Yoshida via unanimous decision
John Salter defeats Jason MacDonald via technical knockout (leg injury) in round 1
UFC 113 PLAY-BY-PLAY LIVE MAIN CARD COMMENTARY:
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UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio Rua (205-pound limit)
Round one: Inside leg kick from Rua. Leg kick from Rua right from Machida. Leg kick from Rua. Nice double right form Rua. Inside leg kick form Rua. Body clinch and Rua lands a right and Machida gets a take down!! Machida on top now. Rua almost gets a sweep and uses it to get back to his feet. Shogun charges forward and lands a big left!!! He wobbles Machida, but Machida gets a trip and the take down. Half guard for Rua. Knee to the body from Machida as Rua gets back to his feet. Machida bleeding from the nose. Nice left from Rua and knee from Machida on the break. Knee to the body from Machida. Rua lands a BIG right!!!! Machida is down on the mat, and Rua is dropping bombs!!! Machida is OUT COLD HE IS OUT COLD AND STIFF. RUA WITH A HUGE KO WIN!!! MACHIDA IS STILL OUT COLD 45 SECONDS LATER. Amazing win from Rua. WOW.
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Final result: Mauricio Rua defeats Lyoto Machida via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Paul Daley vs. Josh Koscheck (170-pound limit)
Round one: Flying knee from Daley misses to start this off. Daley with a low stance looking to defend the take down early. Jab from Daley. Jab from Daley, Kos ducks under and grabs a single and gets the take down right away. Daley scrambles to his feet briefly but Kos slams him back down to the mat. Side control for Kos. Mostly position jockeying right now. Daley trying to walk the cage. Half guard for Daley. Elbow from Kos. Full guard for Daley now and he pushes off Kos briefly but Kos now jumps on his back. Kos being patient looking for the choke. Kos has a hook in. Daley trying to run out the clock. Daley turns into the choke and is out! Daley lands a illegal knee on the way up and the action is stopped. The replay shows that the knee didnt hit him. The point is deducted. Kos milking this for all its worth but it didnt hit him. The fight is back on. Kos goes for a single. Daley sprawling. Thats the bell, Kos won that round but the point was deducted before the replay. The knee did not hit Kos. 10-8 round for Kos but he is lucky to gain the extra point.
Round two: OK NO POINT WAS TAKEN AWAY NOW. Kos wins 10-9 in round 1. Nice double right from Kos. Kos drives for a double and pushes Daley all the way across the cage. Kos finishes the take down and is into side control. Kos controlling position. Knees to the side from Kos. Half guard for Daley. Kos is in full mount now! Daley right back into half guard. Full mount again and Daley right back to half guard. Not much going on at all. Daley with good defensive positioning. Nice right from Kos. Kos now inching towards Daleys back. Kos with some punches now with a hook in. Kos now has both hooks and a sloppy body triangle. 20 seconds. Kos landing some punches now. Thats the bell, very uninteresting round. Kos basically laid on top for the round. 10-9 Koscheck., Daley needs a miracle.
Round three: Daley pushes forward right away. Hook from Daley. Hook from Baley and then a right left. Daley lands a knee as Kos shoots in for a double. Daley sprawling against the cage trying to avoid the ground. Kos sucks up a single and gets the take down right into the center of the cage. Kos with some lefts now. Daley with half guard and double underhooks. Kos with some body shots, Kos into full mount. Daley trying to spin out. Kos not doing much besides controlling position, no ground and pound to speak of. Daley gives his back. Daley is talking trash to Kos. Kos still just sitting on top holding on. This fight has had literally zero action to speak of besides a phantom knee. Paul Daley throws a left hook AFTER the bell. Wow that was a despicable act. Paul Daley just earned himself a suspension. That was a joke what a sore loser.
Final result: Josh Koscheck defeats Paul Daley via Unanimous Decision
Kevin Ferguson vs. Matt Mitrione (265-pound limit)
Round one: Mitrione smiling then he throws a high kick. Nice right from Kimbo! High kick from Mitrione misses and Kimbo with a big take down slam!! Kimbo another slam, but now Mitrione has a triangle almost locked in!! Kimbo is in trouble, but Kimbo is out now. Kimbo into side control now. Nice elbow from Kimbo. Nice right from Kimbo. Mitrione slips into half guard. Body shots from Kimbo but nothing on them. Mitrione stands up now. Knee from Mitrione. Their against the cage now. Kimbo gets the double and another take down from Slice. Body shots from Kimbo, Mitrione looking for the triangle again. Kimbo lets him up. Right from Kimbo. High kick from Mitrione misses. Body shot from Kimbo. Mitrione with a knee from the clinch and a big leg kick. Kimbo pounding away at the body but knee to the head from Mitrione. Leg kick from Mitrione knocks down Kimbo. Mitrione with a anaconda choke but he doesnt have it locked. Thats the round, very close. Id say Kimbo for the take downs but it could go either way. 10-9 Slice.
Round two: First was close and could have gone to either man depending on take down or submission as better point scorers. Nice one two from Mitrione. Kimbo fires back with a right. Their against the cage and Mitrione is looking for a guillotine. They break. Left from Mitrione. Another left from Mitrione. Big leg kicks from Mitrione. Those kicks are hurting Kimbo bad. Kimbo with a lazy take down attempt to avoid kicks. Right from kimbo. Big leg kick from Mitrione. Nice one two from Mitrione. Mitrione sprawls out of a take down and now Mitrione lands a big knee on the ground. Knees to the body by Mitrione have some serious force behind them. Kimbo is gassed those leg kicks did serious damage. Mitrione in the mount now and is throwing some strikes. Kimbo covering up and this is going to be stopped shortly. Mitrione looks gassed now he is throwing marshmallows. Mtrione looking for a Americana. Still in the mount. 30 secs left. Mitrione throwing soft punches but the ref decides to stop the fight as Kimbo was not doing anything but covering up. Mitrione dominated the entire 2nd round thanks to brutal leg kicks that broke Kimbo down. Great showing from Mitrione, and Kimbo still looked liked he improved offensively but he wore out as the fight went on.
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Final result: Matt Mitrione defeats Kevin Ferguson via TKO (Strikes) Round 2
Jeremy Stephens vs. Sam Stout (155-pound limit)
Round one: Big leg kick for Stephens. Leg kick from Stout caught by Stephens while he landed a right. Stephens on top now, Stout back to his feet. Inside leg kick from Stephens. Left from Stephens. Nice right from Stephens. HUGE right from Stephens buckles Stout. Leg kick from Stout. Body shot from Stephens. Left hook to the body from Stout. Inside leg kick from Stout. BIG right from Stephens rocks Stout and hes on his butt. Stout to his feet and Stephens lands a knee to the head on the way up. Left from Stephens he is landing that at will tonight. Inside leg kick from Stout. Spinning back fists Stephens. Left from Stephens. Stout throwing wildly. Leg kick from Stout. Leg kick from Stout. Stout is bloody from the nose. Big left to body from Stout but he eats a big right from Stephens. Left to the body from Stout is finding a home. Leg kick from Stephens. Nice right from Stephens. Nice leg kick from Stout. Right from Stephens. Stephens is throwing with bad intentions. Nice body kick from Stephens. Thats the bell Stephens did some serious damage but Stout is game and keeps coming forward. 10-9 Stephens.
Round two: Jab from Stephens. Nice right from Stephens. Big leg kick from Stout and Stephens lands a big right that stuns Stout. Stephens jumps on top and now Stout is looking for a kimura. Stout looses it. Stephens lets him up. Nice right from Stephens. Leg kick from Stout. Body shot from Stout. Leg kick from Stout and their starting to slow down Stephens. Jab from Stephens. Inside leg kick from Stout. Jab from Stephens. Inside leg kick from Stout. Nice left from Stephens. Nice right from Stout. Clinch and Stephens lands a right to get out. Good inside leg kick from Stout. Nice left hook from Stephens. Big right hand from Stephens. Stephens bleeding from his nose now. Thats the bell, very close round. Id lean Stephens but Stout is scoring points now that his leg kicks are sinking in and finding a home. They are slowing down Stephens. 10-9 Stephens.
Round three: Inside leg kick from Stout lands low. The ref stops the clock. Stephens is recovering. Body kick from Stephens. Body kick from Stout. Stephens with a sharp right and body kick combo. Stephens goes for a brief take down. Flying knee from Stephens. Left to the body from Stout. Nice left from both men. Right from Stephens. Stout with good defense. He lands a good right now. Body kick from Stout. Jab from Stephens hits hard. Big knee from Stephens lands on the face of Stout. Body kick from Stout doubles over Stephens. Stout catches Stephens with a left and he falls to the mat. Stout on top now raining down elbows! Stephens is hurt. Full guard for Stephens. Stout lets him up. Body kick from Stout. Big left from Stephens. Jab from Stout. Body kick from Stout. Right from Stephens and another. 30 seconds. Stephens ducks under and gets a big take down. Stout right back to his feet. Thats the bell, and it was a leg kick that knocked down Stephens and almost lost him the fight. Stout never went back to it surprisingly. 10-9 round for Stout. This will be a close call.
Final result: Jeremy Stephens defeats Sam Stout via Split Decision
Alan Belcher vs. Patrick Cote (185-pound limit)
Round one: Body kick from the start from Belcher. Jab from Belcher. Leg kick from Belcher. Inside leg kick from Cote. Body kick from Belcher. Body kick from Belcher looks like it landed low and the ref stops it. Definitely a low blow. Inside leg kick from Belcher, and Cote with a good double right flurry. Belcher throwing kicks like crazy mostly to the body. Cote lands another double right combo. Nice left from Cote and counter left from Belcher. Nice body kick from Belcher. Another sharp body kick from Belcher, but its caught by Cote. Cote with the take down. Cote on top throwing some body shots. Cote to half guard. Cote looking for a kimura. Cote gets a leg over the head of Belcher and Belcher screams in pain!!! Belcher slips out of a dangerous spot and is now on top. The kimura almost stopped Belcher. Belcher now looking for an arm triangle he has it almost locked. Belcher looses it and now has side control. Belcher now in half guard and Cote is cut under his right eye. Thats the round and it was a close one. Id lean towards Belcher but this is a classic toss up round. 10-9 Belcher.
Round two: Body kick Belcher right from Cote. Ref stops it Belchers corner forgot the mouthpiece. Body kick from Belcher again. Left hook from Cote. Right from Cote. Belcher with a right. Double jab and right from Cote. Cote clips Belcher with two big rights!!! Belcher with a good counter right! Cote caught Belcher with a sharp right that time. Their clinched against the fence Belcher in dominant position. Knees from both men not doing anything. Nice elbow from Belcher. Cote lands a good right. Belcher with a right then a knee to the stomach, and Cote gets a take down now! Belcher looking to walk up the cage. Belcher to his feet but Cote still holding onto a double. Belcher with a pile driver!! Belcher jumps to the back out of no where and locks in a rear naked choke!!! That is it this fight is over!!! Wow. Belcher with a insane submission.
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Final result: Alan Belcher defeats Patrick Cote via Submission (Rear Nasked Choke) Round 2
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