'Affliction: Banned' live round-by-round results

RESULTS:

1. Paul Buentello def. Gary Goodridge via unanimous decision

2. Vitor Belfort def. Terry Martin via KO - R2 (3:12)

3. Mike Pyle def. JJ Ambrose via submission (RNC) - R1 (2:51)

4. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Edwin Dewees via TKO (strikes) - R1 (4:06)

5. Matt Lindland def. Fabio Negao via unanimous decision

6. Renato "Babalu" Sobral def. Mike Whitehead via unanimous decision

7. Mark Hominick def. Savant Young via submission (armbar) - R2 (4:25)

8. Josh Barnett def. Pedro Rizzo via KO - R2 (1:44)

9. Andrei Arlovski def. Ben Rothwell via TKO - R3 (1:13)

10. Fedor Emelianenko def. Tim Sylvia via submission (RNC) - R1 (0:36)

ROUND-BY-ROUND RESULTS:

Welterweights: Mike Pyle vs. JJ Ambrose

R1: Ambrose jabs. Pyle moves in with punch combo and clinches with Ambrose against the corner. Ambrose has a bodylock and takes Pyle down. Ambrose claims mount. Pyle gives up his back. Ambrose puts his hooks in. Ambrose attempts an arm/triangle choke but doesn't get it. Ambrose tries working for the rear naked choke again. Ambrose continues to pepper in strikes. Ambrose taps out Pyle with the rear naked choke.

Ambrose wins via submission - R1 (2:51)

Light Heavyweights: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Edwin Dewees

R1: Dewees starts with a leg kick which Nogueira immediately checks. Nogueira dictating the pace with his punches. Dewees throws kicks but don't connect soundly. They clinch against the corner. They separate with 2:50 left. Nogueira attacks with punches and Dewees pulls guard. Nogueira drops hammerfists and left punches. Nogueira stands up at with 1:48 left. Dewee throws a high kick that is blocked. Nogueira moves in and lands a knee with a Thai clinch. Nogueira clinches again and but lets go this time with a flurry of punches. Dewees swings and they're both trading punches. Nogueira drops Dewees with a left and finishes with strikes on the ground.

Nogueira wins via TKO - R1 (4:06)

Middleweights: Matt Lindland vs. Fabio Negao

R1: Lindland drops Negao with a left and attempts a guillotine right away. Lindland attempts the choke in Negao's halfguard. Negao tries to reverse but Lindland puts him back on the bottom in halfguard. Lindland stands up and goes into Negao's closed guard. Lindland works in punches, elbows and even Sakuraba's Mongolian chop. Negao does a good job defending though. Lindland stands up and drops back down into Negao's guard with a right punch. Lindland stands up and so does Negao. They box to end the round. MMAFighting.com scores the round 10-9 for Lindland.

R2: Lindland hits Negao with punches to clinch. Lindand clinches again but eats an elbow. Negao attacks a backing Lindland. Negao senses a hurt Lindland and pressures Lindland with more elbows and punches. Lindland works for underhooks to avoid the strikes. Lindland drops for a double leg and puts Negao down. Lindland hits Negao with elbows. Lindland stands up and drops down a punch. Negao closes his guard with 0:46 left. Negao's head slips to the outside of the rope and they are repositioned. MMAFighting.com scores the round 10-9 for Lindland.

R3: Both men are tired. Lindland pressures Negao on the feet. Lindland wants the takedown but Negao avoids it. Lindland tries again for the takedown and Negao falls out the ring. Lindland lands a knee and attacks Negao with more punches to close the round. Very slow round but Lindland was clearly the aggressor. MMAFighting.com scores the round 10-9 for Lindland, and the fight 30-27 for Lindland.

Lindland wins via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

Light Heavyweights: Renato "Babalu" Sobral vs. Mike Whitehead

R1: The box with Sobral adding in occasional kicks. They clinch. Whitehead looks for the takedown. Unable to get it, Whitehead moves out. Sobral reaches for the double leg but doesn't get it. Sobral lands a leg kick. They clinch with a little over 2 minutes left. Whitehead connects on a nice uppercut but Sobral answers back with a punch combo. The clinch. Sobral scores the takedown with 30 seconds left. Whitehead gets right back up. Close round. MMAFighting.com scores the round 10-9 for Sobral.

R2: Sobral with jabs. Whitehead rushes into clinch. They separate with 3:45 left. Sobral lands punches to the body. Whitehead drives in for the takedown, and gets it. Sobral from guard, eventually twice tries to position himself for omoplata. They are stood up with 1:17 left. They clinch, and Whitehead leaves connecting with an elbow. Round 2 ends with the two clinched against the corner. MMAFighting.com scores the round 10-9 for Sobral.

R3: Whitehead attempts a takedown. Sobral has a guillotine but falls through the ropes. Sobral jabs at a backing Whitehead. Sobral reaches for the takedown but Whitehead defends. Sobral hits Whitehead with a kick and punches. Whitehead tries another takedown and Sobral reaches around for the guillotine. And again, Sobral falls out the ring. Sobral sits back for a guillotine. Whitehead escapes and is in top of Sobral's guard. Sobral has an omoplata, but Whitehead escapes. They are restarted with a little over a minute left in the fight. Sobral hits with a kick. Sobral tries a spinning back kick that Whitehead blocks. Sobral digs for the takedown. Sobral doesn't get it but scores points with knees. MMAFighting.com scores the round 10-9 for Sobral, and the fight 30-27 for Sobral.

Sobral wins via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Featherweights: Savant Young vs. Mark Hominick

R1: Hominck comes out with punches. Young lands a kick and follows with punches. Hominick is connecting with fast punches. Young responds with heavy rights that Hominick avoids. Young moves in with a body shot that pushes Hominick back. Hominick connects with more punches. Hominick is winning with his boxing though no significant damage done so far. MMAFighting.com scores the round 10-9 for Hominick.

R2: Hominick continues to stick in jabs. Young is the heavy hitter here but he's not landing. Young scores his first major offense of the fight with a takedown with under 3:20 left. Hominick slaps on a triangle choke. Young escapes with a slam worthy of Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. Hominick tries an armbar with 1:15 left. Hominick switches to a triangle choke. Hominick switches back to an armbar and taps out Young.

Hominick wins via submission - R2 (4:25)

Heavyweights: Josh Barnett vs. Pedro Rizzo

R1: They open the fight boxing. Barnett lands a front kick one minute in. Barnett dodges Rizzo's punches. They clinch and separate. Barnett uses another front kick. Barnett pushes with a punch combo but Rizzo backs away. Barnett connects with leg kicks. Rizzo throws a high kick that is blocked. Not too much going on in the round. MMAFighting.com scores the round 10-9 for Barnett.

R2: They keep it standing and the round is similar to the first with both fighters avoiding each other's shots. That is until Barnett knocks Rizzo completely out with a left hook.

Barnett wins via KO - R2 (1:44)

Heavyweights: Andrei Arlovski vs. Ben Rothwell

R1: Rothwell aggressive with punches. Arlovski lands leg kicks. They clinch and separate. They each land a shot at the same time. Rothwell has a Muay Thai clinch with his back against the corner but can't put together offense. Rothwell charges and Arlovski backs away. They clinch. Arlovski takes Rothwell down. Arlovski tries a leglock but Rothwell escapes. They are back on their feet. Arlovski unloads on Rothwell. Rothwell weathers the punches and there's 45 seconds left in the round. Arlovski lands a legkick. Rothwell connects with a right. MMAFighting.com scores the round 10-9 for Arlovski.

R2: Rothwell gets on the inside with punches. He pays for it. Arlovski again unloads. Arlovski takes Rothwell down and lands in mount. Rothwell puts Arlovski in guard. Rothwell is bleeding from his nose. Arlovski sits back for a heel hook and Rothwell quickly escapes. Arlovski is now in guard. Rothwell lands elbows. Rothwell's blood is all over Arlovski's chest. The fight is stood up with 26 seconds left. Arlovski attacks Rothwell with a flurry of every strike in the book -- including a jumping knee. Rothwell survives the round. MMAFighting.com scores the round 10-9 for Arlovski.

R3: They immediately clinch. When they separate after a minute, Arlovski lands a right. Arlovski knocks out Rothwell.

Arlovski wins via KO - R3 (1:13)

Heavyweights: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia

R1: Fedor moves in quickly with punches and knocks down Sylvia. Fedor taps Sylvia out with a rear naked choke. That was QUICK.

Fedor wins via submission - R1 (0:36)

UNDERCARD RESULTS:

1. Paul Buentello def. Gary Goodridge via unanimous decision

2. Vitor Belfort def. Terry Martin via KO - R2 (3:12)