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UFC 63 round-by-round coverage

by Dave Meltzer

Dave@wrestlingobserver.com

Welcome to our live coverage of tonight's UFC 63 PPV from Anaheim.

We're looking for your thoughts on the show, so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to dave@wrestlingobserver.com.

Prelim results courtesy of Todd Martin live

Tyson Griffin b David Lee. Lee connected with a flying knee, but Griffin responded, with a takedown and choked him out in less than 2:00. Griffin, as expected, was the most impressive fighter of the undercard.

Jorge Gurgel b Danny Abbadi via split decision, all three judges ruling 29-28,with Cecil Peoples judging in favor of Abbadi. Gurgel pressed but Abbdi may have connected more through countering. Crowd hated Abbadi because they felt he was stalling

Eddie Sanchez b Mario Neto with a right hook knockout punch in the second round

Roger Huerta b Jason Dent via straight 30-27 decisions. Huerta took Dent down several times and ground and pounded him in all three rounds.

We're having computer problems so we may not be able to update after every round.

Joe Lauzon KO'd Jens Pulver with a left hook in 48 seconds. So much for plans. Lauzon was a huge underdog but we knew he was no joke.

Rashad Evans vs. Jason Lambert is next up.

First round saw Evans get five takedowns and largely outwrestle Lambert. Lambert was tiring. Evans did a little ground and pound and won the round, but Evans never came close to finishing.

In round two, Evans got several more takedowns, a mount and fired punch after punch. He nailed Lambert with 13 straight punches before John McCarthy stopped it. Lambert was pretty much rocked by punch No. 4. This was a big win for Evans, both because he looked so impressive and because he finished a guy.

Melvin Guillard vs. Gabe Ruediger is up next.

A hell of a first round. Guillard scored several takedowns and one knockdown in the first round. Ruediger came back at the end with a takedown, and got Guillard's back. He was in danger of being choked but the bell saved him. Probably Guillard's round even though Ruediger had him in trouble at the end.

Guillard won right away in round two via knockout with a punch to the solar plexus. He threw a kick to the head after which is illegal, but the fight had been waved off.

Mike Swick vs. David Loiseau is next.

Swick won the round, connected on some kicks, punches and got a takedown late in the round. Not as explosive as you'd expect. Loiseau is fighting very defensive.

Loiseau landed some leg kicks early, but Swick took Loiseau down toward the end of the round. Fans booed the fight as both are being cautious. I'd give the round to Swick again.

Loiseau took this round. He connected on some elbows, got a takedown. Swick was in trouble and for the most part looking at the clock, thinking he'd won two rounds and trying to hold on. Swick was tired at the end but did come back toward the end.

I've got it 29-28 Swick. All 3 judges agreed.

Matt Hughes vs. B.J. Penn for the welterweight title is next.

First round saw a phenomenal performance by Penn. Hughes couldn't take him down and got tired doing so. Standing, Penn rocked Hughes with several punches. Hughes knows he's in a tough fight. Penn accidentally thumbed Hughes in the eye which caused a delay. First round 10-9 Penn.

Incredible round two. Hughes finally got Penn down and connected with some elbows and was winning the round. Penn reversed and got Hughes' back and his flexibility and talent is off the charts. He had a triangle on and Hughes escaped right at the end of the round. 20-18 Penn.

Penn gassed out and Hughes picked him apart. He took Penn down, tied up Penn's arms and trapped his head. Hughes threw punch after punch and just couldn't get out and finally John Carthy had to stop it. Penn gassed trying to finish that triangle armbar in the second round and had nothing left.