UFC 140: Main Card Recap, Live Blog & Results

Complete results and news from UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida

TORONTO, Canada – HeavyMMA.com is reporting live from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto for tonight’s huge light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Lyoto Machida.

Tonight’s main card begins at 9 p.m. ET. Follow along with our live coverage and round-by-round updates.

Joe Rogan says that Jon Jones is the best athlete we’ve ever seen in the Octagon. It’s dangerous to attach these kinds of tags to fighters, especially ones who are so young in their career. Remember the Machida Era? Because I do. It wasn’t all that long ago, and it sure didn’t last long. Let’s give the kid some room to breathe.

MARK HOMINICK vs. CHAN SUNG JUNG

This is the first bout of Hominick’s career without Shawn Tompkins in his corner, and it’s a bittersweet moment. It’s sad to look up in Mark’s corner and not see Shawn, but it’s good to see him getting such a big reaction from the Toronto faithful.

Round 1: Hominick missed with a left hook, and Zombie dropped him with a nasty straight right, then followed him to the floor and landed 4 unanswered punches before Herb Dean stepped in to stop it. This fight lasted seven seconds. Hominick disputed the stoppage, along with the entire crowd here at the Air Canada Centre, but it was clear from replays that Hominick was out on the ground. He came back from the brink of unconsciousness quickly, but when the decision was made, he was out. It was a good stoppage, and it ties Todd Duffee for the “official” fastest knockout in UFC history. Duane Ludwig begs to differ. Chan Sung Jung d. Mark Hominick via TKO, round 1 (0:07)

Jung: “It was over so fast that it took me a few seconds to realize what just happened. When I hit him I knew immediately it was over. I stood over him and threw more punches on the ground. I wasn’t happy with the crowds reaction but I understood their response. I knew I was going to dictate the pace of the fight. My game plan was to come out strong and send a message.”

Hominick: “He came out aggressive. I needed to pace myself. I let my emotions get the best of me and didn’t follow my game plan. I got a little too hyped up.”

A commercial is shown for Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem. That’s going to be an awesome and super-fast fight. The marketing is straight out of The 1980’s Vince McMahon Playbook. “OVER FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS OF HUMAN.” Can’t beat that.

BRIAN EBERSOLE vs. CLAUDE PATRICK

Ebersole comes out to “Standing Outside The Fire” by Garth Brooks. Possibly the best entrance music of all time. He also has the Tapout logo shaved into his chest.

Round 1: Ebersole throws no cartwheel kicks, sadly. He does attempt to use his wrestling to either grind or keep Patrick on the ground, but Patrick is able to work in a couple of submissions. He doesn’t come close to getting them, but only because it’s nearly impossible to choke out Ebersole. He’s such a veteran and doesn’t panic in the middle of submission attempts. Neither guy does much in the way of damage here, but Ebersole landed twenty-four of his twenty-five strikes. We’ll give him the first round.

Round 2: This is increasingly becoming a fight that is difficult to score. Neither man is doing much, but Patrick was far more effective in this round than he was in the first. It’s still tough to score because Ebersole really is completely satisfied to clinch and clinch only, and Patrick can’t do enough to get away or take him down. We’ll give the edge to Patrick here, but only barely.

Round 3: Remember back in the second round when I said this fight was increasingly difficult to score? What I meant was “this fight is getting boring.” And it didn’t get a lot better in the third. Ebersole once again proved that he probably can’t be submitted by any man outside of Rickson Gracie or Marcelo Garcia, but that’s about the only thing proven by either man in this fight. Patrick couldn’t get Ebersole to the ground and he couldn’t submit him. Ebersole controlled much of the fight and therefore should win a decision, but I’m not holding my breath here. Brian Ebersole d. Claude Patrick by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Ebersole: “I wish it could have been a more exciting fight. I’m usually more dynamic than that. I wasn’t able to do the things I hoped to do. Claude was a very strong and tough opponent. We both played a tight game. I’m very thankful to get a decision in his hometown.”

Patrick: “The outcome was unfortunate. I tried to take the fight to the ground, but he [Ebersole] ended up on top. I attempted three different submissions towards the end and even threw some hard punches. But you know what happens when you leave it in the judges hands.”

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TITO ORTIZ vs. ANTONIO ROGERIO NOGUEIRA 

Round 1: Ortiz came out using a nasty clinch and dirty boxing to control Nogueira against the cage, but Rogerio’s precise striking was too much for Ortiz to overcome. It wasn’t the boxing that clinched the fight for Nogueira, though – it was knee directly to the rib of Ortiz that dropped him to the canvas. Rogerio assumed a top position and repeatedly elbowed the injured Ortiz in the same spot where the knee landed, hurting him badly enough that he couldn’t recover, and Yves Lavigne stopped the fight. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira d. Tito Ortiz via TKO, round 1

After the fight, Ortiz said he wasn’t retiring just yet, but he wanted to take some time off and spend time with his family. He said he has one fight left on his UFC contract and he hopes Dana White will allow him to finish it out. The fans were in support of this idea.

Nogueira: “I feel so great. It’s like a dream come true. Tito Ortiz is a legend of this sport, so I’m very, very happy. I wanted this win badly. I knew he was going to come out aggressive because in his last two fights he came out that way. Once we took it to the ground I got on top and gave it my all.”

Ortiz: “He caught me clean in the same place Rashad did. He is the true champ. I take my hat off to him. That body shot hurt me. My game plan was to get on top and do a ground-and-pound. I gave it my all. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. I’m going to take some time off and enjoy the holidays with my family. I have one more fight in my contract. I’m going to give the fans one more fight that is my best.”

FRANK MIR vs. ANTONIO RODRIGO NOGUEIRA

Round 1: Nog looks fired up and ready to kill someone. He comes out relaxed and gets in a few punches before clinching Mir against the cage. Mir uses his size to switch positions briefly and gets on top, but Nogueira gets back up and then drops Mir with punches. Mir was OUT. Nogueira goes for a choke, but Mir somehow rolls out and grabs a kimura. Nog rolls, but Mir rolls with him and suddenly rips the kimura, breaking Nogueira’s arm. Okay, that was disgusting. Frank Mir d. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira via submission, round 1

It takes the paramedics ten minutes or so to get Nogueira out of the cage. That was one nasty arm break.

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JON JONES vs. LYOTO MACHIDA

Round 1: Well, we’ve finally seen Jon Jones get touched. Lyoto Machida looks like the karate superstar of old, at least briefly, and even rocked Jones with a nice combo. He’s elusive and Jones seems to be getting frustrated. Machida’s elusiveness, the kind he used to display in the run that made him one of the best fighters in the sport, is back, and if he can keep this up he’ll be on his way to winning back the light heavyweight title.

Round 2: Well, Machida started off well, but he ended up the fight on the ground, completely unconscious, the victim of an unorthodox guillotine choke that only worked because, well, Jones has really long arms. It was a standing guillotine that did the trick, and when referee John McCarthy broke it up, Jones tossed Machida to the canvas and walked away. Jon Jones d. Lyoto Machida via submission, round 2