Penn stops Sherk to retain UFC Lightweight crown

By Gary Herman (Octagonside)

B.J. Penn defeated Sean Sherk to retain the UFC lightweight championship

Penn defeated Sherk when the referee stopped the fight between the third and fourth rounds. Penn connected with an uppercut, a right cross, then a knee to head to floor Sherk. Penn then pounded on Sherk as the bell sounded to end the third. Sherk had no way of continuing.

Wanderlei Silva defeated Keith Jardine

The fast knockout came at :32 seconds of the first round. Silva floored Jardine then quickly finished him.

Goran Reljic defeated Wilson Gouveia by TKO

The finish came at 3:15 of the second round. Gouveia dominated the fight before the quick finish for Reljic.

Lyota Machida defeated Tito Ortiz by unanimous decision

ll three judges scored the fight 30-27. Machida slowed down the pace of the fight and Ortiz could never truly get started. Machida floored Ortiz with a knee to the stomach in the third, but Ortiz survived. Ortiz locked in a triangle in the third but Machida somehow escaped.

Thiago Silva defeated Antonio Mendes by tapout due to strikes

Silva got the win at 2:24 of the first round

Rousimar Palhares defeated Ivan Salaverry by submission

Palhares sunk in the armbar at 2:36 of the first round.

Sokoudjou defeated Kazuhiro Nakamura by referee stoppage

Sokoudjou got the win when the referee stopped the fight between the first and second rounds. Sokoudjou floored Nakamura at the end of the first round, and the referee determined he could not answer the bell for the second.

Rich Clementi defeated Terry Etim by unanimous decision

Clementi grinded out the decision. All three judges scored the fight 29-28.

Yoshyuki Yoshisda defeated Jon Koppenhaver by referee stoppage

The finish was at :56 of the first round due to an anaconda choke.

Dong Hyun Kim defeated Jason Tam by TKO

Kim dominated the entire fight before finally finishing off Tam early in third round.

Shane Carwin defeats Christian Wellisch by KO

The end came at 44 seconds of the first round. Carwin connected with right hand for the quick finish.