Join us tonight for "live results" of UFC 89.  As I'm not in England we will only be providing results during the Spike TV broadcast.  So not exactly live, but the best we can offer.  For the sake of avoiding any sort of "spoilers" and ruining the show for anyone DO NOT POST SPOILERS IN THE COMMENTS HERE!

If you want to discuss results before the Spike TV broadcast then there will be a live spoiler post up come fight time.  Just keep any of those spoilers out of this comment section.

Make Bloody Elbow your home tonight for live thoughts and results from the Spike TV broadcast.  And make sure that you share your thoughts in the comments section as the show goes down.

The US broadcast is getting underway, the first fight will be up shortly and I'm stoked.

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DREAM.5 QUICK RESULTS

Daisuke Nakamura def. Andy Ologun via Submission (Armbar), R1 - 3:41

DREAM LWGP Semi-Finals
Shinya Aoki def. Caol Uno via Decision (Unanimous)
Eddie Alvarez def. Tatsuya Kawajiri via TKO (Punches), R1 - 7:35

DREAM LWGP Reserve Bout
Joachim Hansen def. Kultar Gill via Submission (Armbar), R1 - 2:33

Joseph Benavidez def. Junya Kudo via Submission (Guillotine Choke), R1 - 2:42

Kuniyoshi Hironaka def. Motoki Miyazawa via TKO (Cut), R1 - 8:57

Hideo Tokoro def. Takeshi Yamazaki via Decision (Unanimous)
Tokoro was issued a yellow card in Round 1 for twice kicking Yamazaki in the groin. A portion of Tokoro's purse will be withheld.

Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Katsuyori Shibata via Technical Submission (Gi Choke), R1 - 6:34

Alistair Overeem def. Mark Hunt via Submission (Keylock), R1 - 1:11

Eddie Alvarez was unable to continue to the LWGP finals due to an eye injury sustained in the Kawajiri fight.

Joachim Hansen def. Shinya Aoki via TKO (Punches), R1 - 4:19
Joachim "Hellboy" Hansen wins the DREAM 2008 Light Weight Grand Prix and becomes the first-ever DREAM Light Weight Champion. He announced after the fight that he would like his first title defense to be against Eddie Alvarez.

The losing LWGP semifinalists were awarded ¥1,000,000 (about $9,400).
Aoki received ¥3,000,000 ($28,000), and Hansen ¥10,000,000 ($94,000).
(These bonuses are in addition to their fight purses.)

Full play-by-play, results and videos in the extended entry.

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“Affliction: Banned” BloodyElbow.com Staff Predictions

JULY 19, 2008

Bouts Scheduled to Air on Pay-Per-View:

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia

Luke Thomas: Sylvia understands Fedor needs to clinch in order for him to get taken down, but he also knows it’s easier to get cut off in the ring. Sprawling against leg attacks from Jeff Monson shooting light years away isn’t the same as keeping the explosive Russian out from under you. Both Vera and Nogueira proved Sylvia can be taken down from inside as well. Fedor gets this to the ground sooner or later. Fedor, by submission, round 2.

Kid Nate: Fedor should get the takedown from the clinch and it'll be quick from there. Emelianenko by sub in 1.

Brent Brookhouse: This is a hard fight to call.  Generally we know what we're going to get out of Sylvia but what do you get from Fedor in 2008 against a top 10 heavyweight?  I'll tell you one thing, I don't buy this idea that the fight goes clinch, takedown, sub early in round 1.  It took Fedor 2 minutes to sub Hong Man Choi and I think that Sylvia is a bit more of a challenge.  I'm going to follow my gut rather than my brain and take Sylvia by TKO (cut stoppage) Round 3.

Mike Rome: Tim's takedown defense from the clinch has been terrible in the past, I don't think Fedor will have any trouble getting him down and submitting him.  The only question here is how Fedor will look off roids against good competition.  I suspect he will have a great showing and finish Sylvia easily.  Fedor via submission, round 1.

Nick Thomas: Tons of props to Sylvia for fighting the best out there and nothing would make me smile more than Sylvia KO'ing Fedor. But I'm picking Emelianenko by Hong Man Choi armbar. Long live WAMMA!

Mike Fagan: Sylvia hasn't finished much higher-level competition, so Emelianenko's biggest worry is a fight-ending cut. I expect Fedor to use his speed and explosiveness to smother Sylvia and eventually drag him to the ground. Once it's there, the fight is pretty elementary. Fedor Emelianenko by submission, round 2.

Chris Nelson: I wish I had a more daring pick here, but I think this one goes exactly as everyone's expecting. Fedor takes a round or two to wade through Tim's punches, probably gets cut in the process, and eventually uses the corner/ropes to trip the big man up and take him down. From there it's only a matter of if he wants an arm or leg to go with his WAMMA belt. Emelianenko via Submission, round 3.

Andrei Arlovski vs. Ben Rothwell

Luke Thomas: Extremely difficult fight to forecast. Rothwell is underrated, but I’m also uncertain about how good he actually is. Arlovski has looked lack luster recently, but I suspect we might see a reinvigorated Belarussian on Saturday with Freddie Roach in his corner. Arlovksi by counterfighting.

Kid Nate: Rothwell will force the pace and threaten Arlovski with takedowns, that will be his undoing. Arlovski by KO in 2.

Brent Brookhouse: I'm not going to let go of "Vintage Andrei" and I'm going to take him here.  He'll lose the first round but in the second he'll find his range and timing and knock Rothwell out.  Arlovski by KO round 2.

Mike Rome: Arlovski hasn't looked good at all in a long time, and I'm sick of waiting for the old Arlovski to come back.  I don't even think much of Rothwell, but I think he can take this.  Arlovski seems too focused on boxing, and is working with a coach that admittedly is still learning how to incorporate it into MMA.  I don't think the new training will be that helpful here.  Rothwell via decision.

Nick Thomas: I want to pick Ben here and I think Ben will be the aggressor... but
Ben is coming in with 10 months of ring rust and I see Arlovski grinding
out a decision. Arlovski by decision.

Mike Fagan: Another IFL fighter taking the plunge and fighting much better competition. He didn't look great against Ricco and he's had a very long layoff, though. Arlovski is just too fast and too explosive. Andrei Arlovski by decision.

Chris Nelson: Arlovski will come out guns blazing, looking to showcase his boxing and start up a new highlight reel. Rothwell can eat a shot and will probably do so for a chance to establish some kind of ground game in the first. In the second, Andrei finds his range. Arlovski via TKO, round 2.

Josh Barnett vs. Pedro Rizzo

Luke Thomas: Pedro isn’t really the “The Rock” anymore even though he’s better than some are acknowledging. Barnett won’t walk through him, but he shouldn’t struggle either. Barnett, by TKO, round 2.

Kid Nate: I think Barnett is a much better fighter than Rizzo in 2008. Barnett by decision.

Brent Brookhouse: Barnett is a legit top level heavyweight in 2008.  Rizzo is not.  Barnett by TKO round 2.

Mike Rome: Barnett's interview with Luke suggests to me he wants to stand.  This is a rematch of one of the greatest UFC fights ever, but I expect this one will be far more one-sided.  Barnett via KO, round 2.

Nick Thomas: Rizzo has a punchers chance but Barnett will take this is the ground. Barnett by submission.

Mike Fagan: If Barnett tries to stand and trade with Rizzo, he's going to be in for a long night. However, I think his game is too well rounded to fall into that trap. Barnett by submission, round 2.

Chris Nelson: Their first match was a classic; seven years later, it's much less  competitive. Barnett via TKO, round 1.

Renato "Babalu" Sobral vs. Mike Whitehead

Luke Thomas: Another tough fight to call. I agree Whitehead is slightly underrated, but he hasn’t beaten anyone of note since leaving the UFC. Babalu can be reckless, but I don’t think Whitehead’s the guy to make him pay. Babalu by decision.

Kid Nate: Babalu by TKO in 1.

Brent Brookhouse: Whitehead is getting slept on pretty hardcore.  Babalu is a good fighter but I have never been as high on him as most.  Mike Whitehead by decision.

Mike Rome: I'm picking the upset here too.  Whitehead is on a decent streak, and I think he'll be able to grind out a decision.  This one could really go either way, I see Whitehead holding Babalu down for a long time.  Whitehead via decision.

Nick Thomas: Whitehead was horrible on TUF but he has been on a tear since the show. Upset #1 - Whitehead by TKO.

Mike Fagan: Guys like Whitehead are tough to gauge. He has a very good record, with 4 of his 5 losses coming to top competition. Unfortunately, his only win against quality opposition is a decision against a very young Ben Rothwell in 2002. I'm taking Babalu, but I expect Whitehead to take him the distance. Renato Sobral by decision.

Chris Nelson: Whitehead via Decision.

Matt Lindland vs. Fabio Nascimento

Luke Thomas: Lindland by vicious, vicious guillotine.

Kid Nate: Lindland by TKO in 1.

Brent Brookhouse: Lindland by decision.

Mike Rome: Lindland via submission, round 1.

Nick Thomas: Lindland is greatest. I will never predict against him. Lindland by TKO.

Mike Fagan: Lindland by submission, round 1.

Chris Nelson: I'd love to pick the slept-on Negao, who has great jiu-jitsu, underrated power and decent combinations when he chooses to throw them. Unfortunately he's prone to takedowns and the larger Lindland should have him on the ground for the bulk of this fight. Lindland via Decision.

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BloodyElbow.com Staff Predictions for “UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin”

JULY 19, 2008 IN LAS VEGAS

Main Card Bouts:

Anderson Silva vs. James Irvin

Luke Thomas: I’m not going to over analyze this fight, so I’ll just address something a lot of people aren’t talking about. Irvin does have KO power, but he usually stops guys when they are flat footed and immobile. I think Silva’s footwork, trunk movement, use of range, angles and in-and-out motion won’t allow Irvin to land anything definitive. On top of that, there’s footage of Silva giving Big Nog all he can handle. Irvin will put forth a valiant effort, but will lose. Silva, by TKO, round 2.

Kid Nate: I'm going to bet that Irvin won't be able to land any trick shots on Silva -- no flying knees or superman punches -- for a flash KO. I'm also inclined to think that Silva will have trouble getting the KO on Irvin. Silva by decision.

Brent Brookhouse: Irvin has some for real power on the inside as well as from distance.  He is also going to be much stronger than Silva come fight time.  Anderson has much better technique all around and is much better on the ground but I don't think that this fight ends up going to the ground unless Irvin chooses to take it there as I figure Silva will be more than happy to stand and strike with "the Sandman."  Being honest I just don't like the match-up for Silva and I think Irvin is getting horribly overlooked here.  I'm going to pick against one of my favorite fighters on the planet here and take the big upset.  I think Irvin is going to be able to use his strength to push Silva around more than we're used to seeing and his power strikes are going to come into play late in the first.  Irvin by TKO in round 1.

Mike Rome: I find it highly unlikely that this fight lasts more than a round.  Irvin is going to come out swinging, Silva just needs to survive the initial onslaught and he should be okay.  This is a tough first fight at 205, but I think we're still going to see a Silva knock out in the first.  Silva via KO, round 1.

Nick Thomas: The question is... Who is more dangerous? Silva is. Even if Silva stands and trades he still has a good chance of winning. But I'm thinking he'll play the cautious game and take it to the ground. Silva by submission.

Mike Fagan: Silva just has too many tools for a guy who's going to be looking for a one punch KO. Irvin finds himself off balance and out of position too often, and Silva is someone that will exploit such mistakes. Anderson Silva by TKO, round 1.

Chris Nelson: Irvin says his chances lay in the clinch, and I think it's feasible that he might bully Anderson around a bit in the opening frame. But plenty have come into fights against Silva with allegedly airtight gameplans, and it's never taken him long to suss them out. Different weight, same result. Silva via TKO, round 2.

Brandon Vera vs. Reese Andy

Luke Thomas: Andy is EXTREMELY underrated and no one really knows how Vera’s weight cut is going to go. Andy is an exceptionally good wrestler and grappler and I suspect will look to keep the fight there since his stand-up skills are nothing compared to Vera’s. But Vera is no wrestling or grappling slouch himself. Vera can sometimes be a slow starter, but is often a strong finisher. Vera, by TKO, round 3.

Kid Nate: Andy hasn't seen Vera's level of muay Thai skill before. Vera by KO in 1.

Brent Brookhouse: Vera knows how important it is that he win this fight.  Moreover he knows how important it is he win this fight impressively.  Andy was pretty successful in his time in the IFL, but he didn't look overly impressive against that level of competition.  As long as Vera is able to make small sacrifices and cut to 205 like a pro he is going to take this one pretty easily.  Vera by submission in round 1.

Mike Rome: While an upset isn't impossible, I think Vera will return to the winning side of things here.  Vera needs a dominating win to make a statement at 205, and I think that is what we will see.  Vera via KO, round 1.

Nick Thomas: Resse who? The younger Vera by reach advantage and being more well rounded.

Mike Fagan: Hard to pick against Vera here. Andy isn't a can, but this fight has “showcase” written all over it. A Vera loss devastates his career, so I expect him to come in with something to prove. Brandon Vera by TKO, round 2.

Chris Nelson: Vera is still fuming from his incident with Miragliotta, has made a quick cut to 205 and is possibly looking past Reese Andy. Even so, I can't ignore Andy's year-plus hiatus; despite a solid wrestling game, he has nothing on Brandon's striking. Vera won't want this one to be decided on the cards, but Andy can grind it out so I think that's where it's going. Vera by Decision.

Frankie Edgar vs. Hermes Franca

Luke Thomas: Difficult fight to forecast. Franca’s boxing is sloppy, but his power is undeniable. His submissions are also far better than Edgar’s. In fact, I personally know grapplers who’ve owned Edgar is grappling tournaments. But Edgar is super tough, a much better wrestler than Franca and moves well enough to keep Franca desperate. Varner was beating Franca before gassing. I don’t see Edgar having that problem. Edgar via decision.

Kid Nate: Very interesting matchup. Franca's reach and KO power will be a threat to Edgar anytime they're on their feet. However, Edgar's solid boxing fundamentals should mean that he lands more strikes and makes Hermes' looping punches miss. I think Edgar will be able to get takedowns if he wants them, but that could be a fatal mistake, given Franca's size advantage and BJJ skillz. I'm going to gamble here and pick Franca by submission.

Brent Brookhouse: Franca by decision.

Mike Rome: Franca is tough, and his jiu jitsu top game is excellent, but I don't think he is good enough from the bottom to submit Edgar.  Frankie also has better standup, I think this will be a long night for Franca despite his size advantage.  Edgar via decision.

Nick Thomas: Fight of the night here, ladies and gents. Franca is on the comeback, beware lightweights. Sick BJJ + heavy hitter = Franca by TKO.

Mike Fagan: MMA favors guys who finish, and Franca is an excellent finisher. Edgar has good all around skills, but he lacks the ability to stop fights at 155. I expect this to be close and a contender for Fight of the Night. Hermes Franca by submission, late round 3.

Chris Nelson: The UFC did Franca no favors in giving him the aptly named "Answer" as his first fight back. Although Hermes is a tough guy to put away, Edgar will have no problem punishing him on the feet for 15 minutes. Likewise, Edgar's wrestling should neutralize Franca's BJJ. Edgar by Unanimous Decision.

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Last night's undercard bout between Jorge Gurgel and Cole Miller is streaming for free right now on the front page of UFC.com. It's an exciting fight with a great finish that earned one of the fighters a tidy "Submission of the Night" bonus - definitely recommended viewing.

Props to the UFC for posting these free prelims for the past couple events. Giving fights like this one and Dustin Hazelett/Josh Burkman away - and announcing it on the PPV - is a great way to give young underexposed fighters some much-deserved shine.

Dennis Siver (155) vs. Melvin Guillard (155)

Cole Miller (155) vs. Jorge Gurgel (155)

Justin McCully (236) vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (249)
Gonzaga gets a nice pop from the Vegas crowd despite McCully waving an American flag bandana. Neither fighter wanted to break the staredown when Dana patted them on the back, but they backed down simultaneously after the second time.

Gleison Tibau (156) vs. Joe Stevenson (155)

Marcus Aurelio (155) vs. Tyson Griffin (155)

Chris Lytle (170) vs. Josh Koschek (170)
Kos gets booed!

Ricardo Almeida (185) vs. Patrick Cote (185)
Cote looks great. During the staredown, Bruce Buffer in the background puts an arm around Renzo Gracie (who'll be in Almeida's corner) for some unknown reason.

Forrest Griffin (205) vs. Quinton Jackson (205)
Before hitting the scales, "Rampage" informs Joe Rogan that he's wearing scratch'n'sniff underwear. Forrest is clearly in no mood to chat and cuts the post-scale interview with Rogan short.

Yahoo accidentally leaves the audio stream running for a little while after the video is cut, and we're treated to Joe Rogan inexplicably testing the microphone (which he's just gotten through using) by quoting Wreckx-N-Effect's "Rump Shaker." Now I'm ready for some fights!

Just a reminder, I'll be here at 9pm eastern with live results of all the televised fights from The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale.

In the interest of enjoying the live TV broadcast to the fullest, I won't be posting undercard results under after the show is over, that way we'll be able to enjoy any taped undercard fights that make it to the live show. If you just can't wait, Sherdog has the undercard results. One interesting note I will reveal from the undercard fights -- the Tim Credeur Vs. Cale Yarbrough fight was apparently canceled for reasons unknown.

The show is starting. Rogan really rolling his eyes at Goldberg as they intro the card. First up, Riddle vs Rivera.

Matt Riddle Vs. Dante Rivera

Riddle's hair looks funny. He seems to be rocking a Staten Island blow out. Rampage and Forrest shown ringside. Riddle is promising to overwhelm Rivera and "break his jaw." Rivera say's "there's no possible way he can beat me." Major league smack talk from the TUF fighters. Herb Dean will be reffing this one. This is Riddle's first pro fight.

Round 1:  Rivera punches and clinches. Some knees and dirty boxing exchanged. Dante gets Riddle's head and is throwing knees. Riddle gets out but they're still clinched. Riddle landing some knees and now controlling the clinch. A whizzer attempt by Rivera. Someone loses a mouthpiece. Dean breaks up the clinch.  Rivera swinging big hooks to get into clinching range. Riddle throws a knee to the nuts. Ugly clinch battle but pretty active. Another whizzer fails. Big knee by Rivera. Leg kick by Rivera and back to the clinch. Riddle gets a body lock takedown, in 1/2 guard, landing elbows. Stands up as the round ends. I'd score it 10-9 Riddle but very very close.

Round 2: They clinch again. Riddle gets takedown to 1/2 guard right away. Riddle kicking the legs of a downed Rivera. They stand back up. Rivera is backed up against the fence, again. Riddle landing more knees. Rivera with some dirty uppercuts and a knee. Forces Riddle against the fence but loses that. They're trading knees. Riddle working for a single leg, nothing. Rivera tries another whizzer that doesn't work. Back to range fighting in the center of the ring. Rivera throwing the big hooks to close, but Riddle gets takedown and is quickly in mount is pounding Rivera and goes for an armbar. Bad idea. Rivera on top in Riddle's guard. Rivera landing elbows from the top. Riddle trying a triangle has it tight as the round is winding down. Another 10-9 round for Riddle. No idea what Rivera can do to pull out a win in the 3rd.

Round 3: Riddle claims the center of the ring, lands a right hand and a knee, forces Rivera against the cage and fails to get a double. More clinch fighting and Riddle slams a double leg, lands in Rivera's guard. Rivera working for a rubber guard. Gets mission control. Riddle breaks it, gets to 1/2 guard. Riddle lands a big elbow and stands back up. Clinching again. Riddle forces Dante against the fence. Rivera rolls to guard, gets rubber guard, lets it go. Ref Dean stands them up. Big hook from Rivera and back to the clinch. Riddle takes him down, gets mount with 30 seconds left. Rivera was working a sweep as the fight ends. Clearly a 30-27 fight for Riddle. Wonder if Rivera will retire. Riddle is promising but should go to a smaller organization to get more seasoning, the UFC 185lb division will eat him alive. Offhand, I can think of four WEC fighters who could beat him. Rivera won't be retiring. I doubt we see much of him in the UFC.

Between fights, Dana comes on and announces the July 19th event. No mention of the real reason behind the scheduling.

Spencer Fisher Vs. Jeremy Stephens

Round 1:  Here comes a real UFC fight after the TUF appetizer. I'm expecting big things from Stephens in this fight. Fisher is great standing, but his takedown defense should leave him vulnerable to Stephens' powerful groundNpound. Mazzagatti is the ref -- can't tell if that's a shadow or the stache is back. Stephens stumbles off a missed kick. Fisher lands a couple of punches before Stephens gets the clinch and takedown. Fisher back to his feet and Stephens pulls guard. Fisher landing some shots from the top. Fisher stands up and is dropping punches but nothing serious connects.  Stephens tries for an armbar. Stephens elbowing the top of Spencer's head. Jeremy goes for a triangle. Fisher breaks out and passes guard. Fisher lands an elbow as Stephens gets back to 1/2 guard. Fisher throwing elbows. Stephens gets guard back, loses it. Fisher landing elbows, Stephens goes for a guillotine. Spencer gets mount and back with figure 4. Stephens escapes and gets back to guard! More elbows from Spencer. Fisher standing and dropping bombs on Stephens, back down to Stephens' guard, they're trading shots as the round ends. 10-9 for Fisher.

Round 2: Stephens is throwing wildly as the round opens. They clinch in the center of the cage but no one gets a trip. Fisher up against the cage. Stephens lands some big elbows standing. Now they're standing and trading. Fisher is landing. Fisher landing a variety of shots in combination. Stephens throwing but not landing much. Clinched, Stephens backed to the cage. Knee to the face as Fisher gets a mouthpiece timeout. Spinning backfist by Stephens, blocked. Clinched again. Trading elbows standing. Stephens goes for a dragdown and Fisher hip tosses him down. Landing with Fisher in side-control. Stephens gets 1/2 guard. I think I was wrong about this fight. Elbows landing for Fisher. Back to full guard, Fisher gets to 1/2 guard, lands another backwards elbow. Fisher stands up, Stephens ends the round with a slam takedown. But not enough to save the round. Another 10-9 for Fisher.

Round 3: High kick missed by Stephens but he lands a right hand. Misses a superman punch. Stephens lands a nice right hook and a knee to the body. Clinched against the fence. Back to the middle, Fisher lands a body kick and a leg kick. Stephens poked in the eye. Mazzagatti makes them fight. Fisher shoots, Stephens sprawls, gets a guillotine, but loses it as Fisher gets side-control. Fisher mounts. I never expected Fisher to dominate on the ground like this. Fisher gives up mount for side-control and Stephens gets 1/2 guard back. Back to their feet. Right hand from Stephens! Stephens stuffs a take down and ends up on top in Fisher's guard. Landing elbows from Fisher's guard. Stephens' corner is screaming for him to win the fight in the final minute. Stephens needs to finish, he won't win a decision. Stephens goes for a guillotine, Fisher reverses him, Stephens gets the choke again with the clock winding down. Stephens trying in vain to choke out the veteran as time expires. I'd score that one for Stephens but very close. Really good, evenly matched fight from both guys. I'd like to see another round of this one, but we'll have to settle for a decision. Fisher wins by unanimous decision. Good job by the Kingfisher. Clearly he's back in contention.  I'd like to see Stephens against Thiago Tavares to see which one talent can turn it around.

Rogan sits down with Rampage and Forrest to push the July 5th PPV.  These guys respect each other and have no particular heat. I'm still looking forward to their fight in a big way. My wife hates Forrest, she says "He needs to get that gum out of his mouth. He looks like a hick." She's never forgiven him for crying after Jardine KO'd him. Griffin's ear looks like they just drained the cauliflower out of it.

Diego Sanchez Vs. Luigi Fioravanti

Round 1:  I'm expecting an ugly drawn-out clinch fight here but hopefully I'll be wrong about this one too. Ah I am still a little wistful for the days when Diego was undefeated and coming into the cage against Koscheck with the rad mariachi band. I was never a Diego fan until he was fighting the dread Koscheck. We'll see if he can get back on the star track against a guy who knows about fighting and winning ugly. Diego's got the Manson Lamps blazing but Luigi doesn't seem intimidated in the least. Josh Rosenthal is the ref. Luigi is backpedaling. Diego misses a takedown. Crowd chanting Diego's name. Diego charging and missing with a combo of punches. Luigi with a leg kick. Dieo lands a mean combination but Luigi shrugs it off. Fioravanti with some shots as Diego moves in. High kick by Diego lands, but the follow up shoot is stuffed by Fioravanti. They trade combinations before clinching against the cage. Diego misses with a headkick, shoots, gets a leg and Luigi rolls him off! Nice move. Diego lands a nice combo, starting with an uppercut. They wing some hard shots that miss. Diego shoots again and Luigi sprawls. Fioravanti gets a big slam to end the round. I'd be tempted to score it 10-9 for Luigi based on that big slam at the end. Very even round.

Round 2: They trade shots. Fioravanti stumbles weirdly. Diego gets a knockdown off a right hand. Diego in Luigi's 1/2 guard and throwing shots down. Diego working for a kimura from 1/2 guard, lands some big gut punches. Moves to mount but Luigi gets guard and back to his feet. Head kick and hard right hand by Diego and he gets Fioravanti's back, tries to jump up but can't. Luigi goes for a kimura and they break apart. Luigi with a combination as Diego tries to clinch. Hard exchange and Diego drops Luigi with a right. Fioravanti survives and goes for a single, Diego going for a standing kimura. Back to standup range. Luigi with a high kick. Diego inviting Fioravanti to come forward, lands a knee, Luigi fires back with a combo of hooks and uppercuts. 10-9 for Diego based on the knockdown. Good action, looking forward to watching this fight again!

Round 3: Diego switches his stances. Luigi comes in and Diego catches him with a combo. Leg kick by Diego. Luigi pushing forward and they trade short shots on the inside. Diego shooting, pushing Luigi up against the fence, Luigi escapes and Diego still on him but Luigi escapes. Diego bulling forward behind knees and uppercuts. Luigi reverses on the fence, Diego shoots, Luigi sprawls. Sanchez with a right hook. Diego gets his back, Luigi rolls out twice! They trade combos. Big head kick and knee by Sanchez drops Fioravanti. He follows it up with vicious ground and pound! Great fight by Diego. Defeats a very game Luigi Fioravanti with an impressive final assault that should have him back in contention. I'd like to see Diego fight Mike Swick next to see who's actually a contender. I'd like to see Luigi Fioravanti up against Marcus Davis too.

Amir Sadollah Vs. CB Dollaway

Here comes the big TUF 7 finale. As much as I didn't like Jesse Taylor and am glad he got cut for the crap he pulled, if Dollaway wins this, I think it'll be something of a tainted win. Dollaway's frat house preview film has the Mrs. groaning and booing. Amir's fade away mullet has me a bit embarrased to be living in Virginia. Props to Amir for the interesting entrance music. Herb Dean is the ref. They smile in the staredown.

Round 1: Amir takes the Burger King logo. C.B. with a leg kick. Amir with a straight body kick, and another. Leg kick by C.B. and a high kick. C.B. ducks a punch and gets a double leg slam to Amir's guard. C.B. passes guard to side-control, has a crucifix.  Amir gets to his knees. C.B. forces him back to his back, landing shots up against the cage. Amir stacked and eating shots. Amir with arm bar, gets slammed, holds it and wins! C.B. is saying he didn't tap. The replay shows he only tapped once when Dean steps in. C.B. doing some sore losing. Great show by Amir! He's now 1-0 in his MMA career and entering the UFC. Going to be hard to develop under a microscope.

Evan Tanner Vs. Kendall Grove

Grove thinks he'll get the KO. Tanner expects to get the takedown and the win. Grove -- "He's washed up." Classly Kendall, always classy. Grove comes out with a mullet. Tanner comes out to some classic Hendrix "All Along the Watchtower". Looks really scary with the beard, kinda Kimbo White. Intense stare down.  War Tanner! Still not sure if Mazzagatti has the stache going or just has a shadow on his lip. West Texas vs Hawaii -- a classic tough American regions matchup.

Round 1:  Grove pawing with the jab. Tanner forces the clinch. Tanner with a body lock, to take down, to side control, lands some punches but Grove stands up. Grove with elbows in the clinch and some knees, cuts Tanner. Grove falls off a kick but Tanner can't capitalize. Tanner looks slow. Grove is landing on the feet. Tanner goes for a single and Grove gets a huge knee -- a Faber if you will. Tanner fighting for a takedown, lands in Grove's guard. Grove with a triangle attempt, Tanner escapes. Grove lands a hard shot and drops Tanner. Grove gets the back of a bleeding Evan Tanner. Grove on the back with hooks in. Tanner shakes him off.  Grove throwing upkicks. Tanner dives in for a punch, gets stuffed back to guard. Evan landing some punches. Grove standing up as the bell rings. I'd score it 10-9 for Grove. Good action from both fighters.

Round 2: They come out quick. Grove landing a combo, Tanner charging in to the clinch. Grove with a big right and a knee, and an uppercut. This hurts me. Tanner throwing some hooks. Tanner pushing to the cage, tries to drag Kendall down. Fighting for a single or a double, eats another knee. Grove with elbows to the head. Tanner gets a slam takedown. Grove stands back up. Knee by Tanner. Evan misses a switch. Grove rocks him with an elbow, an uppercut and a knee. Grove is punching away but Tanner shows real heart, and forces Grove up against the fence. Tanner with an elbow. Knee and elbow by Grove. Low blow by Tanner. Grove with more elbows and a head kick and lands a mean body kick as the round ends. 10-9 for Grove. Tanner is game as all hell but just has no weapons and seems really slow.

Round 3: Tanner opens with a left hook and pushes Grove to the cage. Kendall with a body kick. Up against the cage, trading shots in the clinch. Elbows landing for Grove. Leg kicks by Tanner. Grove answers . Tanner landing some punches. Gets double underhooks but can't get the takedown. Tanner with a big right. Tanner swinging for the fences as it ends. Kendall slips. Kendall ends it with a knee. Tanner is bloody and probably done for his career.  A clear win for Grove but Tanner went out game. Grove takes a split decision.

Marvin Eastman Vs. Drew McFedries

From the undercard. I was hoping to see Burkman-Hazelett but this will do.

Round 1: Marvin comes out with a big slam off a flying knee by McFedries. They're trading heavy leather. Drew is landing hard shots but Eastman stays in the pocket and trades. He is dropped by a brutal series of shots by Drew. And Mazzagatti steps in and stops it. Nice to see McFedries getting a win after his illness and family tragedies. Conversly, hate to see the always game Eastman lose.

Undercard results in the full entry.

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Tanner tipped the scales at 186 pounds with a full beard and sunglasses looking like the unabomber. Jeremy Stephens and Spencer Fisher had to be separated after an intense stare down where Stephens lunged at Fisher.

Diego Sanchez appeared extremely focused while Matthew Riddle took to the stage with a retirement plaque for Dante Rivera stemming from Rivera's comments on the show saying he would retire if he lost to Riddle.

Kendall Grove (186) VS Evan Tanner (186)


CB Dollaway (185) VS Amir Sadollah (185)


-- Video. Catch the fights live tomorrow night on Spike TV 9pm ET / PT.

HT: MMAWeekly.com

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As always we here at BloodyElbow.com will be providing you with live results and thoughts as the show goes down.  I'll be here live starting with the Showtime feed.

So stay with us as KJ Noons defends his Elite XC Lightweight Championship against Yves Edwards.

The Showtime broadcast is starting.  First fight will be up shortly.

Typical pre-event talking up of the nights fights and I miss Gus Johnson already.

Wayne Cole vs. Rafael Feijao - Is up first.  And they show a lot of Anderson Silva in Feijao's video package.  And Silva is also there in the corner.  Gotta wonder how much Dana White likes that.  Round 1 - Cole is coming forward with some nice punches but Feijao gets the takedown.  Cole does a great job of scrambling and standing back up.  Feijao throws some nice knees to the thighs as they're along the fence but it's always risky and Cole eats one to the groin.  After a break to let Cole recover Rafael starts unloading with kicks and knees before they end up right back against the fence again. They separate and Feijao is blasting him with huge shots.  Single leg attempt is met with a "pogo knee" ala Yves Edwards.  More huge knees and punches and Cole is rocked.  He tries to motion that he is eating shots to the back of the head.  But the ref steps in to stop things.  Rafael Feijao wins by TKO (ref stoppage - punches) Round 1.

They announce Robbie Lawler vs. Scott Smith II on July 26 on CBS.

Dave Herman vs. Ron Waterman - I know the stupid water puns are coming from Quadros and Mauro I'm just trying to brace myself.  Round 1 - Waterman gets a takedown about 15 seconds into the round.  Which is good considering Herman's stand-up isn't too bad and Waterman throws some UGLY strikes standing.  His jab in particular is an ugly, pushy thing.  Can opener attempts by Waterman in between big shots from the top.  Herman does manage to stand up and Waterman looks gassed..  Jump roundhouse kick hits Waterman but looked a little ugly.  Waterman is hurt by some elbows to the side (and back) of the head as he was going for a takedown, he collapses and Herman mounts him and lands some big shots forcing the ref to step in.  Dave Herman wins by TKO (ref stoppage - punches from the mount) Round 1.  Bill Goldberg is the worst interviewer in the history of...life.  He kills what little crowd heat there was and by the end of the post-fight interview there was complete silence.

Murilo Rua vs. Tony Bonello - Bonello yells at Rua during the staredown and the crowd is going nuts. Round 1 - Bonello throws a high kick and some nice looking punches before pulling guard.  Bonello is working a really high guard.   Rua passes to side control pretty easily though.  A lot of nice elbows from side control and Tony doesn't look like he is capable of getting out of the position.  Ninja is messing him up at this point.  For a BJJ guy Bonello looks lost in side control.  Crucifix is acquired but Rua gives it up for mount, then decides better of it and goes back to side control.  Knee on belly and Rua is unloading with huge punches and it looked like Bonello went out for a second.  The fight is stopped as Bonello was taking some huge shots.  Marilo Rua wins by TKO (ref stoppage - punches) Round 1.

Nick Diaz vs. Muhsin Corbbrey - My wife just pointed out something kind of major.  No dancing girls so far tonight (or at least none that I've seen).  Maybe it finally got through how awful that looked on camera.  Round 1 - Corbbrey is trying to use angles to throw off Diaz and looks good doing so through the first minute.  His head movement is also really slick.  Sweet elbow from the clinch for Nick.  Both guys are doing good clinch work whenever they lock up.  Diaz really could use some work on his punches.  He is a big "pusher" when throwing straight punches.  Corbbrey is using really slick combinations now.  It's been a clos round with one minute left.  Diaz lands a nice combo of his own with 45 seconds left.  The round ends and I'd give it to Nick but could easily see it going the other way.  Round 2 - Corbbrey with a nice combo early and Diaz shoots for a double leg.  Nick switches from looking sluggish to throwing nice combos on a dime this fight.  It's a hard fight to live blog as it is a lot of the same over and over.  Each guy has moments here and there.  Now Diaz is taunting and landing a lot of shots but he throws them with such bad technique that he loses a lot of power (lanky fighters should have naturally much better power).  He looked good there landing a lot of shots but now Muhsin is the one landing the harder shots.  Diaz is bleeding now.  Nick gets a takedown at the end of the round but can't do anything before the horn.  I've got Diaz up 20-18 on my card but could easily see 19-19 depending on how you saw the first round.  Round 3 - Takedown attempt is defended by Corbbrey.  The announcers are calling the fight as a lot more one sided that I see it.  I've got Diaz winning but I'd hardly call it a landslide.  Takedown for Diaz and he is in the half guard.  Pass to side control.  Kimura attempt for Diaz.  Scramble and Diaz is back inside Muhsin's guard.  Full mount for Diaz.  Corbbrey was covering up and didn't eat a clean shot once Diaz had mount but the fight was stopped.  Nick Diaz wins by TKO (ref stoppage - punches) Round 3.

Yves Edwards vs. KJ Noons (c) for the Elite XC Lightweight Championship - Round 1 - Body kick right away by Noons.  Noons was hit hard but lands a big shot that puts Edwards on his butt.  KJ pounces and is landing punches and elbows in rapid succession.  Edwards looked like he was defending himself but Noons was unloading with a lot of shots and the fight is stopped.  KJ Noons wins by TKO (ref stoppage - punches) Round 1.  Boy...that is just not the way I saw that fight going.  After the fight Nick Diaz (classless as always) and his classless entourage get in the cage.  Diaz does a little bland promotional garbage talk but you could hear his "boys" talking crap to Noon's father.  There was even a punch thrown at Karl Noons (KJ's dad).  The scrap afterward looked legit to me.  But we'll hear all the chatter about it being a work to get more people to tune in for the rematch.

I'm not going to liveblog the undercard (broadcast free on proelite.com) as only one of my computers is working right now and it is going to be hooked up to the TV so I can watch the webcast on the big screen.  Feel free to discuss the fights in the comments section.

Bloody Elbow correspondent Michael Rome is at the event in Sacramento ready to report. Keep updating for results.

We'll have live undercard results before the telecast airs. Beware of spoilers.

Note:  Bottom deck is mostly filled out, upper deck partly filled out.  The event did not sell out, but I've heard they sold over 10,000 tickets, which is quite impressive.

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