Saturday the UFC returns to England with UFC 95, and for those of us in America we are treated to a free broadcast on Spike TV. The main event features The Ultimate Fighter season one winner Diego Sanchez against The Ultimate Fighter 2 winner Joe Stevenson at 155 pounds. Also appearing on the main card are world champion Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Demian Maia, the WEC's uncrowned middleweight champion Chael Sonnen, former King of Pancrase Nate Marquardt, and welterweight contender Josh Koscheck.
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UFC 95 Weigh-In Results
**LIVE RESULTS and Play by Play**
Main Card: Play-by-Play
Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Stevenson via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Round 1:
Sanchez opens with a combo and Stevenson connects with a couple straight rights, Sanchez lands a knee to the body and right, Stevenson with a right - left combo. LHK by Sanchez, Stevenson smiles and Sanchez lands several strikes including another body kick. Stevenson comes back with a couple of straight rights, right - left combo lands for Stevenson. Both fighters exchange left hooks, Sanchez with a right to the body followed by an uppercut. The round ends with both fighters throwing and Sanchez lands another uppercut
Round 2:
Sanchez starts with combos and uppercuts again and gets Stevenson down and takes his back. Stevenson escapes and both fighters back to their feet, front kicks by Sanchez, they clinch against the cage. Stevenson locks in the guillotine and Sanchez slams him to release the hold. They struggle for position and both fighters back standing. Both fighters exchanging strikes, straight left by Sanchez, Stevenson back with a right hook. Uppercut lands by Stevenson and Sanchez with a left hook, neither fighter landing clean strikes. Sanchez lands several more strikes as the round ends.
Round 3:
Again Sanchez opens with the combo, straight left by Stevenson, Sanchez responds with another combo and Stevenson just smiles at him. A body kick from Sanchez lands on Stevenson, Stevenson begins egging on Sanchez in the last 2 minutes of the fight. Stevenson begins controlling the pace, pushing Sanchez on to the fence. Sanchez misses a single leg and the two are tied up on the fence with Stevenson throwing knees but Sanchez escapes. A flurry of strikes from both fighters as the fight ends.
Rory Markham vs. Dan Hardy via TKO - Strikes Round 1 (1:09)
Round 1:
Markham lands a left hook after taking a shot to nose from Hardy, both fighters move around the cage and Hardy lands a big left hook and Markham is out cold.
Nathan Marquardt vs. Wilson Gouveia via TKO - Strikes Round 3 (3:10)
Round 1:
Both fighters looking to land kicks, Marquardt and Gouveia exchange low leg kicks. LHK and low leg kick by Marquardt followed by a superman punch. Gouveia lands a left - right combo, leg kick by Marquardt then a body kick. Gouveia moving forward lands a right jab and a leg kick, Marquardt with body punch and a low right leg kick, Marquardt shoots and gets the takedown but Gouveia pulls a triangle. Marquardt escapes and works from Gouveia's guard, GNP by Marquardt as the round ends.
Round 2:
Marquardt opens with another leg kick and Gouveia responds with his own leg kick. Gouveia lands a couple rights and Marquardt comes right back with a knee to the body and a couple of straight rights. Gouveia goes for right hook, slips and Marquardt takes his back. Gouveia turns and Marquardt works from his guard. Gnp by Marquardt, Gouveia escapes and after a brief clinch they break. Marquardt lands a couple knees as Gouveia moves in, right leg kick and a big right hand by Marquardt as he lands several more strikes before the bell.
Round 3:
They exchange right jabs to start the 3rd, Gouveia lands a couple of left jabs. Leg kick by Marquardt and he takes Gouveia's back standing, they break and back to center of the cage. Niether fighter landing much and then Marquardt lands a srtaight right and then a flying knee. Gouveia moving back as Marquardt lands several kicks and a spinning backfist. Gouveia goes down and the ref stops the fight.
Demian Maia vs. Chael Sonnen via Submission - Triangle Choke Round 1 (2:37)
Round 1:
Sonnen catches a leg kick and pushes Maia down, Maia right back up and they exchange strikes. Maia shoots and pulls guard, Sonnen is able to escape and he looks to control Maia on the ground. Maia pulls guard again and Sonnen escapes again, both fighters back up now. More strikes exchanged by both fighters, Maia sweeps Sonnen and lands with Sonnen in his triangle and after a few seconds, Sonnen taps and the fight is over.
Josh Koscheck vs. Paulo Thiago via TKO - Strikes Round 1 (3:29)
Round 1:
Left jabs by Koscheck, low right leg kick by Thiago. Overhand right by Koscheck, Thiago responds with more leg kicks and Koscheck lands another right. LHK by Koscheck followed up with a combo. They square off in the middle and Thiago lands a right uppercut as Koscheck is throwing a right and Koscheck hits the mat and the ref stops it as Koscheck is out. The crowd and Koscheck are not happy with the ref's decision.
Preliminary Card: LIVE Results
Terry Etim vs. Brian Cobb via TKO - Strikes Round 2 (0:10)
Junior dos Santos vs. Stefan Struve via TKO - Strikes Round 1 (0:54)
Per Eklund vs. Evan Dunham via TKO - Strikes Round 1 (2:13)
Neil Grove vs. Mike Ciesnolevicz via Submission - Heel Hook Round 1 (1:03)
Paul Kelly vs. Troy Mandaloniz via Unanimous Decision (3-27, 30-28, 30-27)
