UFC 140 Results And Play-By-Play: Jon Jones Chokes Out Lyoto Machida

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones defends his title against ex-champ Lyoto Machida at UFC 140's main event. The fight takes place at Toronto's Air Canada Centre. We'll be giving round-by-round updates as the action goes on. 

Jones, a collegiate Greco-Roman wrestler who's incorporated flashy Judo throws and spinning strikes -- including elbows, punches and kicks -- is a prohibitive favorite in the bout. Machida lost his title to Mauricio Rua, the man Jones trounced to take the belt at UFC 128. 

ROUND ONE: Big John McCarthy is the referee. The opponents touch hands and exchange bows before the fight. Jones crawls out into the cage. Finally stands after keeping one hand on the mat for several seconds. Jones firing with leaping side kick. Jones missing with an overhand right. Jones with a spinning back kick. Machida lands a leg kick. Jones misses with a front kick, lands a leg kick. Machida tries a counter left but Jones catches it and throws him back. Jones lands a stomp kick to the knee. Jones lands a leg kick, and a punch Machida misses a punch counter. Machida lunges in and lands a punch. Jones tries to answer with a knee. Jones firing kicks but Machida stays outside. Machida lands a sharp kick. Jones stomps the knee. Jones misses a round house but lands a leg kick. Machida lands a punch. Machida lands a combination and backs Jones up. Machida kicks Jones and lands a punch. Jones misses a spinning kick. Misses again. Machida switches stances. Jones backs away. MMA Nation scores it 10-9 for Lyoto Machida but it's very very close.

Former UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir faces former Pride and UFC champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on the UFC 140 pay-per-view. 

ROUND ONE: Herb Dean is the referee. Nog comes out in orthodox. Mir in south paw. Nogueira forces Mir back into the cage. Tries to get the take down, gets stuffed. Nog pushes Mir into the cage. Mir lands some knees, pushes Nog back against the cage. Minotauro reverses. Mir gets a trip and takes Nogueira down. Nogueira working for a sweep and Mir stands up. Nogueira pushes Mir into the clinch. Nogueira landing hard right hands to Mir's face. Mir is hurt bad. Nogueira lands a very hard knee that staggers Mir. Mir drops and Nogueira is on top firing away. Mir is nearly out. Nogueira goes for an anaconda choke but it's loose. Mir gets on top. It looks like Nog is about to take his back. Mir gets a kimura. Nogueira rolls to escape but Mir holds onto the shoulder lock. Nogueira taps just as Mir snaps his shoulder.

UFC 140 Results: Frank Mir defeats Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by submission at 3:38 of the first round.

Legendary light heavyweights Tito Ortiz and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira  met on the pay-per-view portion of the UFC 140 card in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

ROUND ONE: Yves Lavigne is the referee. Nogueira comes out in south paw. Tito charges in behind hard punches and kicks. They trade blows. Tito shoots in for the take down. Nogueira fends off the take down. Tito landing a hard right hand while holding Nog with a collar tie. Another uppercut from Tito. Nogueira suddenly hurts Ortiz with a left hand. Ortiz is cringing. Nogueira follows up. Ortiz survives and gets to his feet. Nogueira immediately lands a hard knee to the body. Tito falls. Nogueira follows him down and whales away with punches. Ortiz somehow recovers and hangs on. Nogueira continues the assault. Nogueira fires punch after punch to Ortiz' rib cage and back. The referee stops the fight. Ortiz cries on the mat and holds his abdomen. 

UFC 140 Results: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira defeats Tito Ortiz by TKO at 3:15 of the first round. 

Welterweights Brian Ebersole and Claude Patrick fight in the second bout of the main card of UFC 140. 

ROUND ONE: Josh Rosenthal is the referee. Patrick fighting orthodox, Ebersole southpaw. Ebersole circling away, Patrick with center cage. Ebersole lunges forward, Patrick sprawls. Patrick attempts a head control choke. They're still clinched up. Ebersole drives Patrick into the cage. Patrick locks on a guillotine choke and drops into guard. Ebersole gives the ref the thumbs up sign. He's in no danger. Ebersole gets his head free. Patrick stands back up. Patrick moves to a southpaw stance. Ebersole forces another clinch. Again he drives Patrick into the cage. Patrick reverses position and lands some punches just as the round ends. MMA Nation scores it 10-9 for Brian Ebersole.

ROUND TWO: Ebersole fakes a shot. Ebersole lunges in behind an elbow. Patrick chasing Ebersole. They trade inside leg kicks. Ebersole fires a lead right and gets his forearm under Patrick's throat. Patrick fends it off but ends up mugged against the fence again. Ebersole with an elbow/punch combination on the break. They clinch again and Ebersole works for a trip. Patrick lands a knee and a couple of short elbows standing. They break and Patrick shoots. Ebersole stuffs it and they're back to the clinch with Patrick's butt in the fence. They break and Patrick lands a front kick to the body. He seems to have Ebersole cringing. Patrick with another strike that turns Ebersole. Patrick runs to take his back but Ebersole turns. More clinching, this time with Patrick driving Ebersole into the fence. Patrick working from the whizzer. They break. Patrick hurts Ebersole with a combination. Patrick shoots and gets stuffed. MMA Nation scores it 10-9 for Claude Patrick making it 19-19 going into the final round.

ROUND THREE: Ebersole shoots, gets stuffed. Ebersole drives and drives, Patrick rides for a while but Ebersole eventually rolls him to his back. Ebersole inside Patrick's guard. They stand in the clinch. Ebersole has his back, picks him up and slams Patrick to the mat. Ebersole transitions from side back control to back mount to opposite side control. Patrick stands. They're fighting in the clinch again. Again Ebersole pushing Patrick back into the cage. Patrick working for a kimura. Has Ebersole in an odd position. Patrick going for a front figure four choke hold but can't tap Ebersole out. They break and Patrick lands several punches. Ebersole shoots, Patrick stuffs it and again goes for the same choke, another gator roll has his neck really cranked. No dice, Ebersole escapes. MMA Nation scores the round 10-9 and the fight 29-28 for Claude Patrick. 

UFC 140 Results: Brian Ebersole defeats Claude Patrick by split decision (29-28 x2, 28-29).

Featherweights Mark Hominick and the very popular "Korean Zombie" aka Chan Sung Jung opened the UFC 140 pay-per-view broadcast. 

ROUND ONE: Hominick leaps forward with a reckless left hook and Jung drops Hominick with the first punch and follows up with more ground and pound and it's over. Referee Herb Dean stops the fight. Announcer Joe Rogan is saying that Hominick just "got cocky."

Jung has now won two straight fights in the UFC. Hominick's last fight was a gutsy five round stand in a title fight loss to champ Jose Aldo. Hominick owned a victory over George Roop, the man who finished Jung in the UFC. Going into the fight, Hominick was the #8 Featherweight in the world according to the USA TODAY / MMA Nation Consensus MMA Rankings, while Jung is unranked. 

UFC 140 Results: Chan Sung Jung defeats Mark Hominick via TKO at 0:07 of the first round. 

Light heavyweights Igor Pokrajac (23-8; 2-3 UFC).and Krzysztof Soszynski (26-11-1; 6-2 UFC) meet in the final fight of the Ion TV card of UFC 140. 

ROUND ONE:  Pokrajac lands a left hook, then a right hand that stuns Soszynski. He follows up with a brutal combination and Soszynski falls to his back. Pokrajec follows him down and whales away with hard punches. Soszynski falls to his face. He is out cold.   

Pokrajac has now strung together his first two fight UFC winning streak. Soszynski falls to 6-3 in the UFC after having his own two fight winning streak broken. Pokrajac has his work cut out for him if he hopes to emerge as a contender, but he's bought himself a nice insurance policy with this win. Soszynski, a veteran of The Ultimate Fighter reality show is in little or no danger of being cut.

UFC 140 Results: Igor Pokrajac defeats Krzysztof Soszynski by knock out at 0:35 of the first round. 

Middleweights Jared Hamman and  Constantinos Philippou meet on the Ion TV undercard of the UFC 140 pay-per-view card.

ROUND ONE: There is an extended feeling out period before Phillippou cracks hiim hard and and drops him. Phillipou lunges on him and attacks with a vicious choke attempt. Phillipou is going for the submission with no thought of position. Hammen survives and gets to his feet. Philippou lands another huge right hand and drops Hammen again. Hammen somehow survives a brief beating on the ground and gets back to his feet. Philippou drops him with a left hook. Hammen is out. It's over

UFC 140 Results: Constantinos Philippou defeats Jared Hamman by knock out at 3:11 of the first round.

Dennis Hallman and John Makdessi meet in a 158 pound catch weight bout on the Ion TV portion of the UFC 140 card. Hallman failed to make weight on his initial attempt and declined a second attempt. He forfeited a portion of his purse to Makdessi.

Hallman is a veteran of the UFC and MMA with more than 10 years behind him. Makdessi is a Canadian with a flashy taekwondo style.

ROUND ONE: Hallman forces Makdessi against the cage. Hallman tugging on Makdessi who desperately clings to the fence. Referee warns Makdessi. Hallman forces him to the ground. Makdessi is on his back. Hallman landing strikes from Makdessi's back. Makdessi survives and rolls to his back. Hallman in mount. Hallman raining down punches. Makdessi gets a body lock. Hallman breaks free lands some hard elbows. Makdessi tries to roll out. Gives up his back Hallman gets the tap out. 

UFC 140 Results: Dennis Hallman defeats John Makdessi at 2:58 of the first round by submission (rear naked choke).

Yves Jabouin and Walel Watson kicked off the UFC 140 card on Ion TV in a bantamweight bout. 

ROUND ONE: Yves Lavigne is the referee. Jabouin coming in but Watson keeping him back with front kicks. Jabouin lands a hard right hand. Watson keeps him outside. Watson pushes forward. Jabouin fires a spinning kick. Watson fires a hook kick. Jabouin catches Watson coming in on a spinning back fist with a hard right hand. Jabouin lands a combination. Watson shoots. Jabouin stuffs it. Jabouin slams Watson down with a hard trip. Watson bets guard, tries to stand. Succeeds. They stand up without much action for a while. Watson fires some kicks that miss badly. Jabouin misses badly with a leg kick. Jabouin charges in winging punches but misses. Jabouin lands a hook. MMA Nation scores it 10-9 Jabouin.

ROUND TWO: Watson keeping a more than wary distance. Some awkward exchanges. Watson landing leg kicks. Jabouin controlling the cage but can't get inside. Jabouin firing strikes but Watson is too tall. Uppercut lands for Watson. Right hand, body kick by Jabouin. Both men trying to land spinning kicks. Jabouin lands a leg kick. Watson lands with soft shots while Jabouin is just out of range. Jabouin lands with a hard spinning back kick. Gets a take down. Watson locks on a tight guillotine. Jabouin pops his head out as the buzzer rings. MMA Nation scores it 10-9 Watson making it an 18-18 tie on our score cards. 

ROUND THREE: Jabouin lands a hard right leg kick. Watson trying to counter, lands some glancing blows. Jabouin lands a hard side kick to Watson's chest. Watson lands a hard leg kick, then a leg kick and a jab. Body kick by Watson. Yves shoots Watson holds an odd hold on his head. Watson comes out on top. Watson looking for a D'arce choke. Watson threatening to finish the choke. Watson tries to tell the ref Jabouin is out cold, but Jabouin kicks out. They stand back up. Jabouin lands a hard body kick. Throws a spinning kick. Both men spin and Watson lands. Jabouin lands a left hand. Both men claim victory after the buzzer rings. MMA Nation scores it 10-9 Jabouin and 28-27 Jabouin overall.

UFC 140 Results: Yves Jabouin defeats Walel Watson  via decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27).

Lightweights Mark Bocek and Nik Lentz met in the final fight of the Facebook portion of the UFC 140 preliminary card.

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ROUND ONE: Herb Dean is the ref. Bocek takes the center of the cage. Bocek lands a knee. Lentz lands a knee. Both men muscling for control. Bocek with a knee from the clinch. Bocek takes a sloppy shot. Bocek with an arm trip take down. Lentz starts attacking Bocek's head. It takes a bit and Lentz gets a tight guillotine on Bocek. Bocek stands and slams Lentz down. Bocek briefly to side mound but Lentz gets guard back, losing the choke. Bocek steps over Lentz's leg but Lentz gets it back in. Bocek firing with punches. Another attempt to pass fails. Lentz lands an up kick. Bocek passes but Lentz once again reclaims guard. Bocek gets to side mount but Lentz immediately gets guard back. Bocek half passes again at the end and spends the final seconds whaling away at Lentz. MMA Nation scores the first round 10-9 Bocek.

ROUND TWO: Bocek comes forward with a leg kick. Overhand right. Bocek lands a hook to the body. Lentz counters. Bocek shoots, stuffed. Bocek slips on a high kick attempt, Lentz dives on him. Bocek goes for a leg. Lentz hangs on. They end up frozen in a weird vertical position with Lentz hanging upside down with his legs wrapped around Bocek's face. They scramble out and land in Lentz' guard. Bocek landing from the top. Working to pass. Lentz reclaims guard. Looks for a knee bar. Bocek trying to pass again, Lentz tries to roll him in a counter. Bocek gets top control back. Bocek goes high to get the pass but Lentz stops him. Bocek lands some punches to counter. Lentz with a guillotine, a deep one! Bocek's face turns red. Bocek is ok. Bocek escapes. Back to Lentz' guard. Referee restarts. Lentz lands a hard punch before the bell rings. MMA Nation scores the second round 10-9 Mark Bocek and the fight 20-18 for Bocek.

ROUND THREE: Bocek takes center cage and shoots for the take down. Lentz goes for the neck but gets taken down. Bocek lands punches and elbows from the top. Bocek trying to pass again. Lentz stops him cold. They stand up. Lentz lands a punch on the separation. Lentz lands an uppercut. A right hook. Bocek shoots in. Gets another take down. Lentz again going for the guillotine. Bocek breaks free. Lands some hard elbows. Bocek trying to pass. Lentz in an amazing performance of defensive jiu jitsu keeps stopping that pass. Bocek rears up and throws down. Lentz stops a leaping pass atttempt. Another. Bocek firing away from the top. Bocek is cut and bleeding. Lentz attacking the head briefly. Bocek stands up and lets Lentz up. They end the fight briskly trading punches. MMA Nation scores the round 10-9 and the fight 30-27 for Mark Bocek.

UFC 140 Results: Mark Bocek defeats Nik Lentz by unanimous decision (30-27 x3).

Welterweights Rich Attonito met in the second fight of the UFC 140 preliminary card. The fight streamed live on Facebook.

ROUND ONE: Attonito takes command of the center of the cage. Hecht lands a body kick. A second. Attonito catches a leg and forces the fight to the ground . Attonito lands in half guard. He controls Hecht's head and fights for mount but can't get it and rolls into Hecht's guard. Attonito working a can opener with both hands behind Hecht's head. Attonito lands an elbow. Hecht tries to kick free. Attonito holds his feet and tosses the legs aside to get back into Hecht's guard. Attonito tries to pass but gets stuck briefly in Hecht's half-guard. Attonito eases back to guard. Attonito landing from the top to the body and head. Hecht throws elbows from the bottom and looks to roll his hips but doesn't get much done. MMA Nation scores the round 10-9 Rich Attonito.

ROUND TWO: Hecht forces a clinch but Attonito fends him off and gets control, pushing Hecht back into the cage. Hecht tries to get head control but Attonito uses the opportunity to go for a take down. Hecht hurts him with an elbow to the skull! Hecht rolls him on his back and begins a vicious series of punches. The fight is stopped! 

UFC 140 RESULTS: Jake Hecht defeats Rich Attonito by TKO at 1:10 of the second round.

Lightweights Mitch Clarke and John Cholish made their UFC debuts in the first fight of the UFC 140 fight card. The fight streamed live on Facebook.

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ROUND 1: "Big" John McCarthy is the ref. Both fighters come out in orthodox stance. Cholish shoots and gets stuffed. The second time he tries it, Clarke threatens with a guillotine and lands the knee on the separation. They trade jabs. Clarke lands an uppercut. An overhand right. Cholish trips Clarke who immediately spins and takes his back. Clarke working for back control, Cholish pulls a rolling knee bar and then rolls into guard. Could've had mount. Clarke gets guard. Cholish stalls out in Clarke's guard. Clarke tries to stand, Cholish pulls him back down. Cholish lands an elbow to the forehead. Clarke in closed guard. Cholish backs off and lets Clarke stand up. Cholish lands a leg kick. Cholish lands a punch. Clarke misses a series of punches. Lands a jab. Cholish answers. Clarke lands a tap of a jab. Cholish shoots, gets stuffed. MMA Nation scores it 10-9 for John Cholish.

ROUND 2: Cholish lands a right hand. Outside leg kick. Clarke missing. They fight for the clinch but no one gets control and they separate. Cholish lands a hard right. Cholish shoots, gets a body lock. Clarke gets free. Cholish with a hard right. Seems much fresher than Clarke. Kicks from Cholish. A jab. They trade jabs. Cholish lands another right hand. Clarke throws a front high kick, misses. A really hard right hand lands from Cholish. Jabs from Cholish. He gets a power double leg and puts Clarke on his back. Clarke with a tightly closed guard. Cholish lands a hard elbow. Clarke looked for rubber guard, didn't get close. Clarke rolls for an arm bar and a great scramble ensues! Cholish comes out on Clarke's back. Cholish punching away from back mount when John McCarthy stops the fight. 

UFC 140 RESULTS: John Cholish defeats Mitch Clarke by TKO at 4:36 of the second round.