UFC 135 Bones Jones vs. Rampage Jackson Recap

We'll start with the Facebook prelim fights at 5:45 PM ET (4:45 Central), follow with the SpikeTV prelims at 8 PM ET (7 Central) and then continue with the PPV card at 9 PM ET, 8 Central! From the first bout through the main event, you can hit F5 or refresh as often as you like for fight updates!

5:45 PM ET. Okay I'm not sure what's going on - one source said the prelims had been moved back to 6:40 ET (5:40 PM Central) but on the actual UFC Facebook page I get the message "UFC Prelims Live Online will begin shortly. Please stand by..." so I'm standing by. We'll see what happens.

6:05 PM ET. Still on the "stand by" screen so I suspect they really have been moved back. I just hope they can get them all in before SpikeTV with a 6:40 start. I'll check back every 5-10 minutes between now and then to see if the prelims are underway.

6:30 PM ET. UFC confirmed the change to 6:40 so prelims should finally start in 10 minutes.

6:40 PM ET. We just saw a fighter warming up backstage, then they threw to a commercial for abandoned race tracks, then we got color bars and a loud high pitched shrill, and now we're back to the blue flames again! WTF SRSLY?!  Two minutes later we get the color bars that say "HD okay" again and now at long last we get our first fight.

* Ricardo Romero vs. James Te Huna (Light Heavyweight Bout)

Rogan and Goldberg put over Romero's performance against Seth Petruzelli like a million bucks before Te Huna makes his way to the Octagon. There seems to be a decent sized crowd at the Pepsi Center in Denver already. Quality of the Facebook stream looks good at the moment. Rogan and Goldberg gab for a minute about how if you have bad cardio or don't train at high altitude, fighting in Denver could hurt you. Tale of the Tape! 29 to 33, 6'2" to 6'0", 205 each, 75" to 76" reach from Te Huna to Romero. The fans in the building pop pretty loud for Buffer introducing the first fight. Our referee in charge is Tim Mills. Here we go!

Romero is in the black trunks and Te Huna is in the white. ROMERO GOT HURT 15 SECONDS IN BY A RIGHT HAND FROM TE HUNA. He manages to recover by the 30 second mark though. TE HUNA HURTS HIM AGAIN AT 47 SECONDS AND THIS TIME THE REF SAVES HIM. He is MOANING from how hard he got hit. Yowza! Unfortunately the ref got there from across the cage a few seconds late so Romero ate a few unprotected shots to the head. OFFICIAL TIME IS 47 SECONDS FOR TE HUNA'S KO.

Rogan is in the cage to interview him. "Muscle Pharm's been helping me out a lot, the Wolf's Lair team helped me out with my wrestling, I dislocated my finger a couple of weeks ago, so I'm happy to get this win." Rogan talks about the uppercut and the left that hurt him then the finishing sequence on the takedown attempt by Romero. Te Huna has some seriously badass power in his hands. Rogan congratulates him on the win. We see Te Huna walking to the back, we get a commercial for the Spike Prelims, then we come back to see Te Huna gabbing with the crowd and getting props from the fans on his way to the back. They're clearly not ready for another prelim this fast so now they're panning the crowd to kill time.

6:55 PM ET. For what it's worth the intercom at the Pepsi Center announced that if you text UFC to 22828 you'll be entered for a chance to win a pair of fight gloves signed by a UFC fighter. (In this case I think it was Jon 'Bones' Jones.) The contest ends at 11:59 ET. Looks like our next fight is about to start!

* Takeya Mizugaki vs. Cole Escovedo (Bantamweight Bout)

Fresno, CA's Cole Escovedo is the first to make his way to the cage. Goldberg tells us this is his second fight in the Octagon and reminds us he was the first 145 champion in WEC. He lost that title to Urijah Faber by TKO back in March 2006 after having held it since WEC 5 back in 2002. Can you think of anybody other than Anderson Silva who had a four year reign as a champion in a major promotion? I can't. Mizugaki comes out to "Numb" and Goldberg reminds us he's had 22 fights as a pro. Mizugaki has 4 wins by KO and he's a 2 time WEC Fight of the Night winner. Tale of the Tape! 27 to 30, 5'7" to 5'8", 135 each, 69.5" to 72" reach from Mizugaki to Escovedo. Escovedo is 17-7 in the white trunks, and Mizugaki is 14-6-2 in the black trunks. Our referee for this bout is Adam Martinez. Here we go!

The fight begins at 7:03 ET. You can hear Mizugaki's corner giving him instructions in Japanese almost immediately. He's striking with Escovedo right away and pushing forward, although Escovedo was able to grab a clinch and deliver a knee, and Mizugaki thinks better of the position and backs out. One minute gone. There is a NON-STOP stream of banter from his corner but you can't argue it's a distraction since he's winning with any combination he throws. Escovedo ties him up again and Martinez calls for more work as the crowd gets restless. Two minutes gone. Takedown by Mizugaki at the halfway point but Escovedo gets back up firing knees immediately. Mizugaki presses him into the fence. ESCOVEDO CLIMBS UP MIZUGAKI LIKE A LADDER and nearly gets a triangle around his neck. Mizugaki shakes him off and we're back to stand-up with 90 seconds to go in R1. Escovedo pushes Mizugaki into the fence and is hitting hard knees and shots to the body, and landing a few elbows too. Mizugaki is getting tagged now but he's responding in kind. 15 seconds. At this pace I expect both guys to have a bloody nose before the fight's over. They survive R1! This is another one of those fights where you can score the winner of the round differently depending on which half of it you give more weight to.

Mizugaki catches a kick and throws Escovedo to the ground 8 seconds into R2, then backs away rather than get into Escovedo's guard. Both guys settle down for the next 40 seconds. Escovedo is landing hard body kicks. Goldberg puts over the power of the bantamweights: "They throw hard and they swing for the fences." Escovedo lands a leg kick then a head kick to the ear. It was more toes than heel though so Mizugaki was able to eat it and survive. Mizugaki lands an uppercut/hook combo that makes Escovedo reel backwards. 120 seconds left in R2. Mizugaki is opening up a striking advantage. HE ROCKS ESCOVEDO WITH A SHOT but lets him stand back up at 1:40 left. Goldberg: "He's slowly starting to pick Escovedo apart in this round." I think I just said that. Left hook/uppercut/right hook/jab/hook and Escovedo grabs a clinch just hoping to avoid more pain. Mizugaki swings with a wild hook as Escovedo gets away with 58 seconds left. Mizugaki smells blood as Escovedo starts to wobble and COMES FORWARD WITH KNEES AND STRIKES UNTIL THE REF SAVES ESCOVEDO WITH 32 SECONDS LEFT. Mizugaki screams with joy and the crowd pops for it!

Here's Bruce Buffer to make it official. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN REFEREE ADAM MARTINEZ STOPS THIS CONTEST AT 4:30 OF R2 FOR THE WINNER BY TKO: TAKEYA MIZUGAKI!! He bows to his opponent and Joe Rogan goes to interview him. Translator: "I knew Cole was very good off his back, so my plan was to work the low kicks, then catch him with punches." Rogan asks if he was surprised Escovedo held onto a clinch even while Mizugaki was coming over and under it with hard shots. Translator: "I knew he was good at pulling guard so I was very cautious about that." I feel like something got lost in translation there, but whatever.

Next is our final prelim before SpikeTV, believe it or not, and it's only 7:20 PM ET. We see both guys warming up backstage, along with Nick Ring doing a little shadowboxing to get ready for his televised fight. We see Ring's opponent Boetsch warming up too. They obviously need to kill some time in the lockerrooms here. Ferguson is also shadowboxing for the camera. You actually hear the producer TELL AARON RILEY to shadowbox for the camera crew for 30 seconds before he starts doing it. Now they're just looking for anybody backstage warming up they can get a camera to. They find Takanori Gomi and film him for a little bit.

7:25 PM ET. We're still waiting for Assuncao and Yagin to be announced.

* Eddie Yagin vs. Junior Assuncao (Featherweight Bout)

Yagin walks out at 7:29 with a Broncos jersey in his hands and the crowd definitely approves of this attempt to get a cheap pop. Assuncao comes out a couple of minutes later and Goldberg tells us fighting at 145 is a new evolution for him. Rogan says this is a huge opportunity for a comeback to the big show, and a reason why he was so intense at the weigh-ins. You may also know his brother Rafael Assuncao from several UFC fights. His brothers give him encouragement before he steps into the cage. Rogan says Junior is finally fighting at the right weight for him. Tale of the Tape! 30 to 32, 5'9" to 5'7", 145 each, 71" to 69" reach from Assuncao to Yagin. Yagin is 15-4-1 and fights out of Honolulu in the red trunks. Assuncao is 13-4 and fights out of Athens in the black trunks. Josh Rosenthal is our ref. Here we go!

There's no engagement for the first 30 seconds and the Denver crowd is getting upset about it. Rogan compares Assuncao's stance to Anderson Silva. There's plenty of time to analyze that since nothing much is going on. Two minutes have gone by with barely a strike landed by either man. Assuncao gets a takedown just past the 2 minute mark and Yagin is trying hard to buck him off. Yagin is doing a really good job of defending using his legs but he's still eating a shot to the head here and there. Three straight solid left hands to the head at 1:40 before Yagin finally kicks him off. Yagin seems a little more aggressive now as a result, but not nearly enough so for the impatient Denver crowd. Assuncao ducks a punch and takes him down again with 35 seconds left. Assuncao wins the round but he didn't do all that much - just slightly more than Yagin. Crowd boos and Assuncao throws his hands up like "WHAT?"

Assuncao is throwing jumping kicks to start R2 but none are connecting. Yagin stuffs a takedown and lands a shot. The boos start coming again at the one minute mark when neither guy engages. Assuncao shoots for a single and misses, but gets his back and sinks in a hook, unfortunately he loses the position before he can attempt a submission. They break apart at just under 2 minutes. Crowd is booing again at the halfway point of the round. Rogan: "This is a tentative fight, I'll tell you that." Goldberg: "I'd like to see one of them take command of the outcome." So would Denver. The crowd boos as Assuncao starts dancing. He goes for a takedown, Yagin tries to guillotine him, Assuncao shakes a finger in the air NO NO NO then hammers on the thighs until he can pop his head free. 40 seconds. Yagin is back up and free 15 seconds later. Another round won for Assuncao by doing just enough more, but not that much. More and louder boos.

Our third and final round begins at 7:47. Rogan: "This crowd is really restless." Goldberg: "And justifiably so!" The fight's on the ground for a few seconds but nobody gets an advantage. Yagin nearly tags Assuncao with a big shot. He's looking for counter rights. Assuncao pushes forward for a double leg and Yagin responds with a guillotine choke, arm in. Assuncao pops his head out though at 88 seconds. Assuncao is trying to stack Yagin up on the fence and hurt him with left hands. Rogan: "This is very uneventful though." 2:40 left. Assuncao's getting in some elbows now too but he's not able to do enough to finish. Rogan thinks Assuncao could take full mount at any time if he wanted. Yagin is starting to really get hurt bad with 1:10 remaining. This is definitely Assuncao's best round and best effort of the whole fight. It's enough to keep the boo birds at bay but they're not exactly cheering for him either. 20 seconds. Assuncao should easily get a unanimous decision. Assuncao has a flurry in the last 10 seconds but isn't able to finish, and the fans start booing again. Assuncao holds up his hands clapping for himself and they boo a little louder.

Here is Bruce Buffer! AFTER THREE ROUNDS WE GO TO THE JUDGES FOR A DECISION. THE JUDGES SCORE THIS CONTEST 30-26, 30-26, AND 30-27 FOR THE WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION - JUNIOR ASSUNCAO. Congrats to the winner. Rogan to interview. "Thanks to God, thanks to UFC, thanks to the fans. I tried to get into his mind at the weigh-ins last night since I knew he was a newcomer. I wasn't tired I could have gone two more rounds. I knew of his knockout power, I'm a jiu-jitsu guy, so I wasn't going to get hit in the face. I had a gameplan. Thank you very much everybody." We'll be back for SpikeTV in 5 minutes!

* Nick 'Promise' Ring vs. Tim 'The Barbarian' Boetsch (Middleweight Bout)

32 to 32, 6'0" each, 185 to 186 and 74" reach each from Ring to Boetsch. Boetsch is 13-4 and fights out of Sunbury, PA in the black trunks. Ring is 12-0 and fights out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the white trunks. Our referee in charge is Mario Yamasaki. Here we go!

Boetsch is aggressive from the get-go. Rogan puts him over as "ridiculously strong" at 185 and says he's "really really big" in this weight class. Ring tries to catch a leg and get a takedown but Boetsch sprawls. Ring tries to lock on from North-South looking for a choke. He's firing knees to the shoulder but he needs to be careful not to hit the head. Two minutes gone. Boetsch gets back to his feet halfway through the first round. Ring is circling in both directions to throw Boetsch off and avoid moving toward his power punch. Both men spar and dance for the next minute - no real advantage gained either way. Tim catches his opponent with a right hand and an uppercut, but he's being careful to avoid counter shots. Ring hits a leg kick right at the horn, perhaps a half second late. Crowd is not thrilled - they want more.

R2 is underway at 8:13 PM ET. Between rounds Boetsch's corner told him to "stop chasing and get with the gameplan" but Ring isn't giving him much other choice as he's doing a good job of jabbing and moving away. Boetsch connects with a right at the 53 second mark. Ring tries a takedown and gets stuffed. Right and an uppercut by Boetsch. Boetsch uses head movement to avoid Ring's strikes and comes forward to land a BIG RIGHT that drops Ring to one knee for a second. Boetsch is pressed into the fence by Ring since he recovered so quickly, but manages to take Ring down, then sink in a guillotine. Rogan tells us he's taking his time to squeeze it - but he took too long as Ring popped out and he's on top. Boetsch starts to get back up and nearly gives up his back. He's finally up at 75 seconds to go and he lands an uppercut and a left hook. Boetsch is clearly chasing now. He hurt ring with some rights and a jawjacker. Boetsch can clearly smell blood. Left shot connects. 32 seconds left in R2. Boetsch gets a leg trip takedown and goes for a kimura but can't finish it before the horn. I like how aggressive he was toward the end of R2.

Boetsch's corner is giving more good advice, and telling him he should look to finish in the third and not leave it to the judges. Our final round of this fight is underway at 8:19 ET. Ring tries to tie Boetsch up on the fence and throw a knee. 45 seconds. Boetsch lands a left hook and Ring backs away. Boetsch lands a knee and Ring tries to tie him up on the fence. His corner is screaming "Don't let him put you on the cage!" Boetsch reverses position and goes for foot stomps. Yamasaki decides there wasn't enough action and moves them back to center at 3:13 remaining. Boetsch trips Ring to the ground again at 2:35. His corner keeps screaming "Hands off the canvas Tim!" Yamasaki says he'll stand them up for inaction and does at 1:35. BOETSCH FLIPS RING INSIDE OUT AND RIGHT INTO SIDE CONTROL. That was one of the more beautiful sweep takedowns you'll ever see. Boetsch has mount with under 30 seconds left, then stands up over Ring raining down shots right at the horn. We get a replay of Boetsch's takedown. Rogan: "Picture perfect! Uchi-mata all the way!"

8:25 PM ET. Bruce Buffer - WE GO TO THE SCORECARDS. JUDGES SCORE IT 29-28, 29-28 AND 30-27 FOR THE WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION: TIM 'THE BARBARIAN' BOETSCH. Rogan gushes over the third round takedown and congratulates Boetsch on a stellar performance.

* Aaron Riley vs. Tony Ferguson (Lightweight Bout)

Our Tale of the Tape! 27 to 30, 5'11" to 5'8", 155 each, 76" to 69" reach from Ferguson to Riley. Riley is 29-12-1 and wearing white trunks. Ferguson is 12-2 and wearing red/black trunks. Our referee in charge of this contest is Tom Johnson. Here we go!

R1 is underway at 8:37 ET. Riley is pushing forward to start. Ferguson misses on an uppercut. He connects with a leg kick. Riley tries a front kick. Goldberg reminds us Riley last fought Joe Brammer at UFC 114. Ferguson throws Riley to the ground on a kick and lets him back up. 90 seconds gone. Ferguson connects with a right and a body kick. Riley is throwing kicks of his own and a lot of the lefts are connecting with his arm. FERGUSON ROCKS RILEY WITH A COUPLE UPPERCUTS but Riley survives it. 2:20 left. TWO STRAIGHT RIGHTS FROM FERGUSON. He's really starting to tee off. Riley is bleeding. He keeps leaving his mouth open and his jaw may be hurt (it has been broken before). Riley is spitting out blood now. Ferguson keeps on tagging. Rogan and Goldberg remind us it was Spencer 'King' Fisher who broke Riley's jaw the last time. Ferguson throws a jumping knee in the last few seconds of R1. The doctors immediately go to check Riley and they confirm his JAW IS BROKEN. The doctor signals THIS FIGHT IS OVER. We're just waiting for Bruce Buffer to make it official.

8:44 PM ET. Here's Bruce Buffer! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AT THE END OF THE FIRST ROUND THE REFEREE CALLS A STOP TO THIS FIGHT DECLARING THE WINNER BY TKO: TONY FERGUSON. Rogan shows the uppercut that broke Riley's jaw on the replay. "I used that shot on Ryan McGillivray before and hey it worked. I'm liking this weight I've got a few more ripples on my chest now, I'm here to stay."

UFC bonuses Ricardo Romero vs. James Te Huna from earlier onto the Spike broadcast. If you want the results and didn't see them just scroll up! To kill some more time Rogan and Goldberg preview the top two fights on the 135 card - Hughes vs. Koscheck and Jones vs. Jackson. We'll see you back here at 9 PM ET!

9:00 PM ET. And we are LIVE with UFC 135. Koscheck and Hughes talk smack. Rampage talks even more: "His head is so far up his ass he thinks he's the greatest champion of all time." Jones: "When I'm standing next to him with my hand raised he'll have to respect me. If you want your belt back, here's your chance, I'm not going anywhere - come and get it." FACE THE PAIN AND RIP HIM INTO PIECES.

Gears of War 3 and Mike Goldberg welcome us to the Pepsi Center in Denver - it's been over ten years since a UFC PPV was held in Denver and they're VERY happy to be here. Rogan says that Jon 'Bones' Jones has never been in trouble in a fight, but Rampage has one punch knockout power, a great chin, and tremendous experience on his side. Rogan also breaks down the credentials of Koscheck and Hughes. Goldberg reminds us we have lightweights up first, and this is a "family feud" that goes all the way back to the PRIDE days when NICK Diaz fought Gomi and finished him, and NATE would like to pick up where he left off tonight. Also on tonight's card, Travis Browne faces Rob Broughton, and 'Big' Ben Rothwell faces Mark Hunt. Goldberg plugs Harley-Davidson and runs down the Rules of the Octagon.

* Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi (Lightweight Bout)

Diaz: "My gameplan is go out there and get him before he gets me." Gomi: "Regardless of whether it's standing or on the ground, I'm going to finish this fight by KO." Gomi is the first to make his way to the octagon decked in Pretorian fighting apparel. Goldberg wonders if Gomi could gas out at high altitude by throwing too hard, too early in the fight. @natediaz209 makes his way to the ring. Rogan notes Diaz looked great at 170 until he ran into the Donger and Rory MacDonald, which sent him back to 155. "He doesn't look drawn out at 155, he looks very lean and very strong." Nice pop for Diaz when he enters the cage. Tale of the Tape! 26 to 33, 6'0" to 5'8", 156 to 155 and 76" to 70" reach from Diaz to Gomi. Gomi is 32-7, 1 NC and fighting out of Tokyo in the dark trunks. Diaz is 13-7, fighting out of Stockton in the white trunks, and he's The Ultimate Fighter Season 5 winner. Our referee in charge is Mario Yamasaki. Here we go!

Both guys are feeling the fight out in the opening half minute. Diaz connects with a left shot that knocks Gomi down. He gets back up but the crowd is excited by it and they start chanting DI-AZ. The reach advantage is tremendous. RIGHT HOOK at 90 seconds and Gomi winced. So far this fight is almost all Diaz. Gomi might want to shoot and avoid taking more shots on the feet. Diaz is starting to showboat just a lil', shades of his brother, knowing he's got that reach and he's connecting with it regularly. Gomi is hurt with 1:58 left and drops down to a single to save himself, but Diaz transitions right to his back. Yamasaki warns Diaz about shots to the back of the head. They get back up. Diaz is tagging at will with 80 seconds to go. Rogan: "He is just OWNING Gomi." Gomi goes for a takedown and Diaz loves it because jiu-jitsu is his bread and butter. He's going for a triangle and Gomi tries to pick him up and slam him out. DIAZ PUTS ON AN ARMBAR AND GOMI TAPS OUT.

Bruce Buffer: MARIO YAMASAKI STOPS THIS CONTEST AT 4:27 OF R1 FOR THE WINNER BY TAPOUT DUE TO AN ARMBAR - NATE DIAZ! That's the 9th career UFC victory for Nate. He shows his opponent some respect before Rogan gets the chance to interview him. Diaz: "I'm happy to get the win. He's dangerous. He was a PRIDE champion for years and years, one of my favorite fighters and still is, so thank you very much Gomi. I got my team, Gilbert Melendez, Jake Shields, my brother Nick Diaz back in the world. Big shoutout to Jake Shields, tough man, we feel his loss, very tough for him." Rogan takes us through the highlights and Diaz criticizes his own jiu-jitsu, saying he should have finished by triangle. Diaz also thanks his boxing coach, Cesar Gracie, his boy Jose, and Mike, and Daniel, and everybody under the sun. Can't blame him! Promo package for Edgar vs. Maynard III and Florian vs. Aldo at UFC 136 on October 8th follows.

* Travis Browne vs. Rob Broughton (Heavyweight Bout)

We see Broughton's win at UFC 120, then we see Browne knocking out 'Skyscraper' Stefan Struve. Browne says he believes he's a top ten heavyweight in UFC and tonight he's going to prove it. Broughton comes out first, hailing from St. Helends, Merseyside, England. Goldberg tells us he was born with a club foot and early in his life doctors warned him that athletic competition might make it worse, but actually, he worked his way through it. Browne makes his way out at 9:30 ET. Goldberg: "This is one, mean, Hawaiian!" We're told he trained with Greg Jackson's camp for tonight's fight to take things to another level. He gets dap from his teammates and then gets greased up to go into the cage. Tale of the Tape! 29 to 28, 6'7" to 6'2", 255 to 261 and 78" to 74" reach from Browne to Broughton. Broughton is 15-5-1 in the black trunks and fighting out of Liverpool. Browne is 11-0-1 in the white trunks and fighting out of Albuquerque. Our referee is Josh Rosenthal. Here we go!

Browne and Broughton aren't afraid to throw early - Browne misses with a couple of big rights. Ultimately Browne pushes him into the fence and tries to work him over there. One minute gone. They break apart at 75 seconds and return to center. Browne is starting to work leg kicks now and is having success with them so far. He comes forward with a flurry and an uppercut but 'The Bear' Broughton gets out of the way. Two minutes. Goldberg plugs the Fan Expo in Houston right before Browne tries a front kick to the face and misses. There's not much damage being done by either man but for aggression and control you'd have to give it to Browne. Broughton has Browne on the fence for a second but lets him go. Browne lands a left hand then a right kick. Browne stuns him with a shot and tries a flying knee that doesn't land. 50 seconds left. Browne hits a takedown to full mount with just under 20 seconds left, Broughton gets him back to half guard, but that should seal R1 for Browne 10-9.

R2 is underway at 9:40. Broughton pushes forward early. The crowd is almost eerily quiet in the first minute. Nasty leg kick by Browne which he set up by fainting with his hands. Body shot by Browne. 90 seconds gone. Just as the fans are starting to boo Browne comes forward with a flurry of shots and hits a couple of knees. Broughton absorbed all the damage but he definitely DID get damaged. Fight slows down again after that. Two minutes left. They move back to center at 1:45 remaining. Browne single legs Broughton to the ground at 55 seconds and is immediately in the full mount again. Browne starts to unload and Broughton gives up his back to protect himself. Browne unloads with hammers to the head before the horn.

We're back for the third and final round at 9:46. Crowd gets impatient at 45 seconds with the lack of action. Browne lands a big shot but Broughton eats it and pushes Browne into the fence, then lets him to at 3:54. Browne gets the single leg takedown easily, smashes Broughton with a right, and has side control for a moment before he winds up back in half guard. Rogan: "It's just 100% every time he grabs the leg." All Broughton can do is hold him down to not get hurt, which is leaving the crowd restless, and the referee calling for more work. Browne tries to advance position and gets 3/4 mount at 2:30, then opts to take Broughton's back. Broughton rolls and gives up full mount, then rolls and gives up his back again. Browne moves back to full guard. Browne should get a unanimous yet somewhat lackluster decision unless Broughton does something big in the last minute here. Browne successfully defends a kimura then winds up on top of Broughton. Broughton gets back up to feet at 10 seconds but can't break away. Browne is exhausted and is leaning on the fence taking deep breaths.

ALL THREE JUDGES SCORE THIS FIGHT 30-27 FOR THE WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION: TRAVIS BROWNE. Rogan to interview. Browne is still sucking wind even trying to do the post-fight interview. Rogan asks if he was feeling the altitude, he says no, he was feeling how big and heavy Broughton was. There's not much else to say in the interview other than that!

* 'Big' Ben Rothwell vs. 'Super Samoan' Mark Hunt (Heavyweight Bout)

Hunt: "Striking is what I love to do, and I plan to get a knockout." Rothwell: "He's going to feel like he got pulled down into hell and the only one who can save him is the referee." South Auckland, New Zealand's own Hunt makes his way to the cage first. Hunt comes out to "I Need a Doctor" and he just might if Rothwell creams him. Kenosha, Wisconsin's own Rothwell comes out to "Burn It To The Ground" and the last time the Pepsi Center heard that was probably when WWE was in town. Tale of the Tape! 29 to 37, 6'4" to 5'10", 263 to 261, 80" to 74" reach from Rothwell to Hunt. Hunt is 6-7 and fighting out of Sydney in the white trunks. Rothwell is 31-7 and fighting out of Kenosha in the red trunks. Our referee in charge is Adam Martinez. Here we go!

Rothwell misses on a shoot attempt at 24 seconds. Hunt is being wary but showing flashes of the power he can generate here and there. 80 seconds gone. Rothwell double legs him at 3:05, JUMPS into the mount, then pushes Hunt's back to the fence from his side. He might be trying to crucifix him... unsuccessfully. Hunt is back up at 2:20. Rothwell is stuffed on follow-up doubles and singles and then Hunt gets on top and has side control with 70 seconds left. Rothwell is back up 8 seconds later. Rothwell's eye got bloodied from an elbow. He gets Hunt down with 30 seconds left, has the left arm pinned, and is dropping elbows and shots to the head. I'll give Rothwell 10-9.

R2 is underway at 10:08 ET. Rothwell stuffs a takedown but eats a leg kick from Hunt. Hunt misses with a looping right. 60 seconds gone. Another big kick to Rothwell's left leg. Rothwell closes the distances and avoids a flurry of Hunt's punches. It's Hunt who takes Rothwell down at 3:20 and does some damage. Rothwell may be looking for an armbar though. Rothwell pushes Hunt to full guard at 2:10 but can't get free and he's getting bloodied up from the Hunt elbows. Rothwell nearly traps the left arm but Hunt transitions to side control. 80 seconds left. Hunt tries to put a knee on the belly and finish but Rothwell scrambles to get away. 35 seconds. HUNT GOES FOR A KIMURA WITH 14 SECONDS LEFT AND ROTHWELL MANAGES TO HANG ON 'TIL THE HORN - BARELY.

Mark Hunt smells blood and he runs over to the center of the Octagon, and has to be pushed back by the ref so Rothwell can come out of his corner. Rothwell eats two uppercuts right away and another right hand when he goes for a takedown. Rothwell is on rubber legs right now. Hunt pushes down into his guard at 45 seconds. Rogan says this is actually giving Rothwell a chance to recover and that Hunt should let him stand up and outstrike him. Martinez forces a restart for inactivity at 3:30. Hunt is tired too but Rothwell is totally exhausted. Rogan: "Look how ponderous his takedown attempts are!" Rothwell misses on several shoots and Hunt falls on top of him. Hunt hits a right hand and walks away like it's over, even though it's not. Hunt takes Rothwell down again at 2:12. Rogan: "I don't think I've ever seen a guy this tired in the Octagon before." Rogan also called him a ZOMBIE 30-40 seconds ago. Might not be inaccurate. Hunt tries to pin down an arm and finish. Martinez tells Hunt to do more or he'll stand them up. Hunt tries to drop hammers from side control. Rogan: "You should never stand a guy up from a dominant position." Martinez does anyway at 1:06. Rogan: "WHAT IS THAT REFEREE? THAT IS JUST STUPID." Hunt goes for a takedown and Rothwell sprawls and looks for a submission even though he's GUSHING BLOOD OUT OF HIS FACE ONTO HUNT'S BACK. Rothwell gets full mount with ten seconds and lands one elbow to the chin but can't finish. We go to the judges!

Here's Bruce Buffer. WE GO TO THE CARDS. JUDGES SCORE IT 29-28, 29-27 AND 30-27 FOR THE UNANIMOUS WINNER: MARK 'SUPER SAMOAN' HUNT. Hunt thanks his "heavenly father" and his wife and kids, and the Wolf's Lair guys, and he's basically ignoring Rogan's questions. "Listen I know you're tired, we can't wait to see you again, thanks Mark!" Thus endeth the interview. Rob Drydek is in the crowd watching. We get a video package for the co-main starting at 10:25.

* Matt Hughes vs. Josh Koscheck (Welterweight Bout)

"Higher Ground" plays and the Denver fans are booing Koscheck before he can even finish walking out to the venue - they're booing him as they seen him BACKSTAGE on the video screen. It takes him almost no time at all to get checked over and get in the cage, where his teammates put up a big banner that says follow me @joshkoscheck. The arena starts buzzing for Hughes even before "A Country Boy Can Survive" starts playing. Hughes gets hugs from his team and then gets greased up and sent into the Octagon after one last check of the gloves at 10:32. Pat Miletich can be seen in Hughes corner. Tale of the Tape! 37 to 33, 5'9" to 5'10", 170 to 170.5 and 73" reach each from Hughes to Koscheck. In the blue corner Koscheck is 17-5 and fighting out of Fresno, CA in the white trunks. In the red corner Hughes is 46-8 and fighting out of Hillsboro, IL in the army trunks. Buffer reminds us he's a UFC Hall of Famer and a two-time Welterweight Champion. Our referee is Mario Yamasaki. Here we go!

Hughes jumps forward with the first punch and might have been aiming for the same spot that GSP hurt in their fight. Koscheck is keeping his left hand well forward in front of his body, feeling the range, and he has the right cocked and ready to unload. He clips Hughes using it. 90 seconds gone. Hughes is landing left hooks and uppercuts here and there and he's definitely targeting the eye, which is already swelling up. He lands a big uppercut at 2:30 and he's starting to loosen up. He's also avoiding the power of Koscheck and using head movement. Koshceck is stuffed on a takedown and Hughes lands a knee. "Koshcheck may have very well underestimated Matt Hughes." Rogan, I think a LOT of people underestimated Matt Hughes. So far this entire round is his. 1:05 left. Hughes got hurt by a right but he recovered. He gets tagged with another. 25 seconds. Koscheck manages to get Hughes to the ground and throw hammerfists and GETS THE STOPPAGE RIGHT AT THE HORN. He went limp and Yamasaki made the right call to stop it - Hughes was done and not able to get up at the horn. It was a good round for Hughes until he got caught.

YAMASAKI STOPS THIS CONTEST AT 4:59 OF R1 DECLARING THE WINNER BY KNOCKOUT: JOSH KOSCHECK. Koscheck thanks Hughes for taking the fight and says he's proud he could go out there with a legend. "It was nice being on the shelf. I got to focus on other areas. I'm growing as a person and I want to thank everybody for the love." Rogan congratulates him and goes over to talk to Hughes. They're cheering loudly for Hughes and Rogan notes he's beloved. "I'm not retiring, I'm gonna tell UFC to put me up on the shelf, and we'll see what happens after that. I love the support I got here, and I had a great training camp." Rogan thanks him for a long and incredible career and he and Koscheck exchange a hug after the interview. Chuck Liddell and his daughter are in the crowd watching and we get a promo for Gears of War 3.

* Jon 'Bones' Jones {C} vs. Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson (Light Heavyweight Title Bout)

To fill some time Rogan and Goldie break down the fight starting at 10:47. The challenger makes his way out to the cage, steel chain swangin' on his neck, howling at the moon at 10:51 ET. Jackson takes his time getting undressed then steps into the Gears of War 3 prep point. Rogan: "Amazing that no one since Chuck has been able to defend the Light Heavyweight title more than once. That's an amazing statistic!" The lights go down after Rampage enters the cage and Jones comes out at 10:55, first to 50 Cent's "God Gave Me Style" then to Diddy's "Coming Home." Goldie says Jones would like to eclipse Tito Ortiz' record of five successful defenses of the belt. Jones also takes his time getting undressed and prepped and doesn't step into the cage until 10:59, doing a cartwheel when he does.

Tale of the Tape! 24 to 33, 6'4" to 6'1", 204.5 to 204 and 84.5" to 73" reach from Jones to Rampage. Buffer introduces the MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING. Josh Rosenthal is our referee in charge. IT'SSSSSSSSSSS TIIIIME for five rounds for the UFC undisputed Light Heavyweight Championship of the world. Rampage is 32-8 and fighting out of Irvine, California by way of Memphis, Tennessee. Jones is 13-1 and fighting out of Endicott, New York as the reigning and defending champ. Here we GO!

We open at 11:02. Jones comes out crawling around on all fours like a spider. Rogan is completely befuddled. Rampage manages to land one knee but Jones clinches up with him and pushes him into the cage, landing a hard knee to the body and one to the leg. Rampage is trying to complain the shots are low. Rampage turns him around at the one minute mark. Jones has his neck for a moment but Rampage turns to escape and has his back on the fence again. Jones clips him in the head with an elbow. Jones stomps on the feet and Rampage talks some smack to him. Jones is looking for a leg trip. 105 seconds gone. They break apart and return to center at the two minute mark and this time Jones stays standing. He's using his long reach to throw kicks and stay out of Jackson's range. They clinch up again with 2:18 left. Jones nearly throws Rampage to the ground but he keeps his balance. Rampage eats a head kick and keeps coming forward. I like the amount of head movement Rampage is showing. Solid leg kick by Jones. 90 seconds left in R1. They clinch up at 70 seconds. Jones gets a spinning elbow out of it at 35 seconds. Rampage swings wildly at the end of the round and gets nothing but air. 10-9 for Jones!

Jones is hitting kicks to the head again at the start of R2 at 11:09. Jones is petty much doing damage at will and hitting side kicks to the thigh. Head kick and leg kick in succession as we pass the two minute mark. Rampage just can't seem to lay a hand on Jones. Rogan: "He's been tagged so many times he's just freezing now and waiting for Jones to move first." Another leg kick by Jones. Rampage ducks a punch and Jones ties him up. 2:20 left. Rogan: "The accumulation of these kicks is going to be a major factor in this title fight." Jones pushes him away with another kick. Goldberg: "He's standing and trading with Jackson but he's doing it on his terms." Rogan: "Rampage can not stay out here on the outside and let Jones pick him apart while he just uses head movement." Jones pulls guard and goes for a flying triangle but it's too late in the round to finish it. 10-9 again.

Re is underway at 11:15 ET. Rampage throws a kick but Jones ties him up. Rampage swings for the fences but Jones ducks under it. Rogan likes the idea of leg kicks working for Rampage. He lands another and another. Jones responds with some front kicks. Jones with a leg kick of his own, a single leg takedown at 3:40 and by 3:20 he moves from side to full mount and he's looking to finish. Rampage is trying to hold the wrists but he's eating elbows. Rampage bucks him off but Jones has his neck. 2:45 left. Rampage is out at 2:40 but he's got a cut above the right eye and he eats an Anderson Silva style front kick to the face. Jones lands a left hook and a kick to the knee. Rampage starts swinging wildly again and misses, and he's looking up at the clock. Another leg kick by Jones. 90 seconds left in R3. Flying knee by Jones. 45 seconds. Switch kick. Jab. Rampage seems to be plodding forward now. 10 seconds. Jones double legs Rampage and dumps him to the ground right at the horn.

R4 is underway at 11:21 ET. Rampage's face is looking pretty bruised up. Jones hurts him with a left hook. Just as they mention he was offered a scholarship in wrestling from Iowa State he drives Rampage to the ground, lands a knee to the body, and takes Jackson's back. The crowd starts to buzz sensing a finish. He sinks in the REAR NAKED and RAMPAGE TAPS OUT!!!!!! Beautifully done. Jones fought his fight for all four rounds, then got the arm in, then got the arm around his neck and tapped. I think Jones will not only get the winner's purse he'll get a Submission of the Night bonus.

ROSENTHAL STOPS IT AT 1:14 OF THE FOURTH ROUND FOR THE WINNER VIA TAP TO A REAR NAKED CHOKE AND STILL LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: JON 'BONES' JONES. Jones: "The game plan was to prove we could strike with Quinton to prove a point, and I think we did that." Rogan asks about the hands and knees. "I had a little epiphany last night. I was planning on shooting a really fast low single." We see a replay of Jones taking the back, flattening Rampage out, turning him over and sinking in the choke. Jones says his team found he was breaking Rampage down and they told him the fourth round was the time to finish. He gives a shoutout to Endicott, New York and says help them with a donation for the flooding that left people homeless.

Jackson is interviewed next. "I thought it was hype, the kids was good, I have to take my hat off to him, see my hat is in my hand right now. Jon Jones is a great wrestler, you don't want to take too many chances kicking a wrestler like that. I did my best, I'm a little disappointed. I just want to thank all my sponsors, MMA Elite, Muscle Pharm, Unbreakable Mouthpieces, Boost Mobile for hooking me up with my cell phone. Whoever fights next, good luck, all thanks to the most high that I didn't get hurt too bad. I want to go to Japan in February and rematch Shogun. Let's put it together Dana!"

Now it's time for a Rashad Evans interview. They boo him and his pinstripe suit. Evans: "I thought it was a good fight, Rampage brought it the best he could, and Jones looked impressive." Rogan asks about the fact they used to be friends. "It's a good opportunity, I'm glad UFC put it together, and I can't wait to fight him." Rogan tries to get Evans and Jones to talk smack about each other and they largely defer and say there's nothing to say (at least for now).

Bonus fight time! It's Takeya Mizugaki vs. Cole Escovedo. Scroll up if you want results from earlier in the night.

We see Bones Jones getting a foot heavily iced down after the fight and Rogan and Goldberg speculate it might be broken and wonder whether or not he could have gone to a fifth round if necessary. They remind us they'll be back for another show in Washington D.C. in a week. First is another episode of Ultimate Fighter on Wednesday, then on 10/1 it's Cruz vs. Johnson in the main event for the UFC Bantamweight Title, then on the 7th and 8th it's the UFC Fan Expo in Houston, then on 10/7 it's UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III. The post-fight press conference will be on UFC.com after the show ends, which is NOW. We're going off the air at 11:51 ET!

PS: Dana White announces at the press conference afterward that attendance was 16,344 with a $2 million gate. The bonuses were $75K. Koscheck got Knockout of the Night, Diaz got Submission of the Night, and Jackson and Jones got Fight of the Night.