It was one of the most gruesome moments in the history of the UFC. There were many theories on how the bout would unfold but none of them included Corey Hill‘s shin bone snapping in half like a tree branch after colliding with the shin of Hartt.

It wasn’t the way the native of Bangor, Maine wanted to win that bout. He felt like his back was up against the wall in the fight with Hill, one more loss would have equaled an uncertain future with the biggest fighting promotion on the planet.

Hartt will finally have his chance to show the world that he’s in the UFC to stay this Saturday evening when he faces off with the Russian-German Dennis Siver. Siver is fresh of of a “Knockout of the Night” performance over Nate Mohr at UFC 93.

After getting his foundation in MMA with Marcus Davis in Maine, Hartt recently made the exodus where he trained at elite gyms such as Cobra Kai and Xtreme Couture. For this bout Hartt has made the trek out to Albuquerque, New Mexico to train with none other than Greg Jackson and his gym of killing machines.

FiveOuncesOfPain.com had the chance to catch up with Dale in the days leading up to what can easily be considered the biggest fight of his young career and discussed being roomies with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Leonard Garcia, walking around Wal-Mart with his face busted up and his desire to ‘punch Siver’s teeth in’.

Cory Brady for FiveOuncesOfPain.com: How are you feeling physically heading into your fight with Dennis Siver?

Dale Hartt: I’m feeling pretty good. I have a few nagging things but that’s normal. My shin was bothering me before my fight with Corey Hill and look how that one turned out.

FiveOuncesOfPain.com: Well if your shin was bothering you before the Corey Hill fight, may I suggest that you bust up your elbow or fist for this one?

Dale Hartt: (Laughs) Mess up my elbow. Yeah, I’ll make sure to go in there with a [expletive] up elbow! If that works I’m going to [expletive] myself up before every fight (laughs).

FiveOuncesOfPain.com: I know you’ve been training with Greg Jackson for this one. How did you end up hooking up with Jackson’s MMA after training at Xtreme Couture for a while?

Dale Hartt: I met Greg once before when Marcus Davis fought in Houston, Texas. I met Greg there at the weigh-ins. I talked to him a couple of times after that and I ended up liking him a lot. Also, Marcus normally corners me, and obviously he won’t be able to corner me because he’s fighting Dan Hardy at the same event that I’m fighting at, so I was trying to figure out who the best cornerman was in the game, and on top of that I like Greg. Everyone is like a family down here. I’m not going to lie to you, Jackson’s is going to be my home.

FiveOuncesOfPain.com: I heard you’ve been rooming with none other than “The Cowboy” Donald Cerrone. How did that end up happening?

Dale Hartt: Yeah, it’s almost like The Ultimate Fighter house. Cowboy and Leonard Garcia have a house and I’ve been staying with them.

FiveOuncesOfPain.com: Both of them are very cool, down to earth guys. How has staying with them been working out for you?

Dale Hartt: Yeah, they’re both phenomenal guys. I didn’t realize how good of training partners they both were until I got here, and they’re both amazing to train with. It’s been unbelievable.

FiveOuncesOfPain.com: You guys ever get into any three way tag team matches in the living room or anything like that?

Dale Hartt: No, not really but I can tell you this though. Cowboy’s cousin lives here and he’s kind of young and dumb. So he’s been talking mad [expletive] about his crazy basketball skills until Cowboy beat him down in basketball and he had to be his slave for a week. He’s been doing push ups all over the place and doing Cowboy’s laundry. I wouldn’t want to be Cowboy’s slave, I can tell you that for sure.

FiveOuncesOfPain.com: Has living there with those guys helped you to stay extra focused on your training for this upcoming bout with Dennis Siver?

Dale Hartt: It’s good because Cowboy had his fight a week ahead of me so we were really focused on that. Everyone just wakes up and trains together so it helps a lot.

FiveOuncesOfPain.com: Going back to that fight with Hill, what ran through your mind when you saw his leg snap? Did it make you kind of sick at all?

Dale Hartt: All I know is that it ruined my buzz. You know, when you fight you get this crazy adrenaline rush and you can just feel all of this crazy [expletive] just flowing through your veins. Even for like three day after I fight I am just the happiest guy on the planet. I’m just so chill and I usually have a smile from ear to ear, and when I saw Corey’s leg it just ruined it for me so I’m kind of pissed at him for that. I felt bad for Corey. I don’t feel guilty, but I feel bad for him. Looking back on it I would have liked to beat him by punching his face in. In this fight I just want to punch Siver’s teeth in. Everybody gets free dental in Germany. Our gameplan is to test his mouthpiece durability.

FiveOuncesOfPain.com: How do you feel you match up with Siver?

Dale Hartt: Well I think I’m going to be a little bigger than him. I’ll be a little taller and probably a little fatter. I think that Dennis is a good kickboxer, he has great kicks, a good overhand right and left hook. He has good takedowns in the clinch and he doesn’t shoot very often but his shot seems pretty nice. That’s kind of where I’m at with him. I think that he’s fit and strong on the ground but he doesn’t really have the best technique necessarily. I think that he’s training with good guys in Las Vegas so I’m sure that he’s improved quite a bit and I’m expecting a tough fight. I’ll bet you money right now that him and I get “Fight of the Night”. I had a dream where him and I get “Fight of the Night”. Plus you get to walk around Wal-Mart with your face all beat up. People are trying to look at you but make it seem like they’re not looking at you, it’s great.

FiveOuncesOfPain.com: Absolutely, I know during sparring from time to time I’ll allow myself to get hit with just a few good ones so I can look like a bad ass at Wal-Mart.

Dale Hartt: (Laughs) You can’t get away with that [expletive] down here, they’ll kill you man. I’m not going to let them hit me.

FiveOuncesOfPain.com: Well yeah, but I’m not training at Greg Jackson’s right now either.

Dale Hartt: Man, I went in tired yesterday and I went a couple of rounds with Joey Villasenor. Just in the first round Joey must have punched me at least thirty times in the face.

FiveOuncesOfPain.com: He’s in full on fight mode right now too. I know he’s training for his upcoming fight with Cyborg, and doesn’t he have something like thirty pounds on you?

Dale Hartt: Yeah, it’s like thirty or forty pounds. He’s a tough guy. Joey’s a great guy too.

FiveOuncesOfPain.com: So I heard Siver has been training at your former gym Xtreme Couture. How do you feel about that.

Dale Hartt: Yeah, I fly out and he flies in, the [expletive]. That’s made me a little irritable, I won’t lie to you.

FiveOuncesOfPain.com: Did he know that you were leaving and that’s why he came to town?

Dale Hartt: I don’t know man, but it was like down to the day. I went to Albuquerque and like three days later he’s in Vegas. The funny thing is that I know that here are probably some guys down there giving him the scoop on me, but I have my buddies down there that are training with him every day telling me everything he’s doing (laughs). I have the camera at Xtreme Couture on him right now and I’m watching him training (laughs). I watch him training every day. I figured out how valuable that little training camera is for someone that’s fighting you.

MMAWeekly.com was the first outlet to reveal news of the matchup and FiveOuncesOfPain.com has since confirmed the fight with a source close to one of the fighters.

Siver, a standout wrestler, will be competing in his home country against Hartt. He improved to 13-6 overall and 2-3 lifetime in the UFC following his third round TKO victory over Nate Mohr at UFC 93 this past January.

Hartt, 6-1, has not competed since December’s “Fight for the Troops” event, where he was awarded a second round TKO victory after opponent Corey Hill suffered a severe leg injury while attempting to deliver a kick. The win brought Hartt’s UFC record to .500 following his first round submission loss to Shannon Gugerty at UFC Fight Night 14 this past July.

UFC 99 will emanate from the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany and will be headlined by a 195 pound catchweight fight between former PRIDE middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva and former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin.

In addition to Franklin vs. Silva and Hart vs. Siver, UFC 99 will also reportedly feature matchups between Mike Swick vs. Ben Saunders, Marcus Davis vs. Dan Hardy, Caol Uno vs. Spencer Fisher, Cain Velasquez vs. Heath Herring, Stefan Struve vs. Denis Stojnic, Paul Taylor vs. Peter Sobotta, Todd Duffee vs. Mustapha al Turk, and Justin Buchholz vs. Terry Etim.

Readers of FiveOuncesOfPain.com should be sure to check the site frequently during the weekend as we will have extensive coverage of UFC 94.

Publisher Sam Caplan has been on location in Las Vegas in order to cover the weigh-ins and any late breaking news regarding the historic card, which will feature UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre defending his title against reigning UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn. Readers should also expect several key pre and post-fight video interviews with several of the principals involved with UFC 94.

Additionally, managing editor David Andrest will have live play-by-play and results of the undercard and main card starting at 8 p.m. on Saturday for those unable to attend the event live or watch in on pay-per-view.

The FiveOuncesofPain.com  Live Event Chat room is also open for LIVE bell to bell coverage of the event. You may enter the chat here and discuss the fights with your fellow FiveOuncesofPain.com readers.

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Matt Arroyo vs. Dan Cramer
Round 1

Arroyo starts off UFC 94 with a solid leg kick. Cramer then shoots in and scores a takedown. Arroyo with an armbar attempt Cramer escapes. Cramer is landing punches from Arroyo’s guard. Arroyo climbs Cramer and trys a triangle. Cramer escapes the attempt and rains down more punches. The round comes to a close

Round 2

Arroyo opens round two with a botched back kick and slips to the mat. Cramer into Arroyo’s guard and begins to work his ground and pound.  The action is slow, and the crowd lets the fighters hear about it. Cramer continues to work from Arroyo’s guard landing moderate damage. Arroyo’s face is showing the effects as the round comes to and end.

Round 3

Cramer stuffs a shot by Arroyo to begin the third frame. Arroyo trips Cramer and lands in his guard. Dan with a gogoplata attempt. Arroyo sweeps Cramer and takes his back.Arroyo rear-naked choke and sinks in the hooks. Cramer defends. Cramer scrambles into Arroyo’s guard. The Action slows again and the fighters are reset on the feet.Cramer scores a takedown to the crowds dismay. Arroyo is working another armbar attempt and the round comes to a close.

The Scores are in: 29-28 Cramer, 29-28 Arroyo and 29-28 for Cramer.

Dan Cramer wins via Split Decision

Jake O’Brien vs. Christian Wellisch
Round 1

The two fights start off throwing leather, O’Brien knocks Wellisch down.  Wellisch gets back up, they trade and O’Brien put Wellisch on his back and delivers damage from his guard. the action slows and the fighters return to their feet. Wellish botches a shot and falls to the ground. O’Brien follows him and is working from inside the guard. The action again slows and the fighters are stood back up. The two fighters begin to exchange again. O’Brien takes Wellisch down again, and the round comes to a close.

Round 2

The fighters start of exchanging. The action is slow and the crowd lets them know it. Wellish stuffs an O’Brien takedown.  O’Brien hits sa double leg driving Wellisch into the canvas. O’Brien working in Wellisch’s guard near the cage. Things are again slow and O’Brien stands and and steps back.  O’Brien  hits another double leg takedown. Wellish makes it back to his feet and lands a shot as the round ends.

Round 3

The two fighters start off with jabs to begin the final round. O’Brien hits a quick single leg, and Wellisch scrambles back up to his feet. They exchange jabs again.  Wellisch is now bleeding, and O’Brien scores a strong double leg takedown. O’Brien then stand and Wellish gets back to his feet. Slow pace little action. O’Brien with a big left hook, Wellish is bleeding all over, the canvas is showing wear. O’Brien hits another takedown, and returns to his feet. Wellish follows.   Wellish stuffs a final takedown attempts as the round comes to an end.

The Scores are in: 29-28 Wellisch, 29-28 O’Brien, 29-28 O’Brien.

Jake O’Brien wins via Split Decision, and the crowd rains down boos

Chris Wilson vs. John Howard
Round 1

The action starts with a leg kick by Howard. Howard with a quick takedown, and the fighters bounce back to their feet. Howard is pressing the action. Wilson lands a kick and the fighters clinch. Wilson pushes Howard into the cage and they break and miss with some wild shots. Wilson attempts a standing guillotine. Howard escapes and pulls guard. Wilson lands a hard shot. The fighters scramble, and Howard lands a takedown.  The ref stands them up after a brief lul and Howard Slams Wilson and the round comes to and end.

Round 2
Howard opens the second frame with a leg kick, Wilson answers with a knee. Howard with a takedown. the fighters scramble back to the feet. Howard with another takedown, into half guard. Wilson works back to his feet, and into a clinch along the cage. knees are exchanges, and the two throw solid punches.  Howard with a thrid takedown, but Wilson works into Howards guard.  Wilson starts to deliver punches with little damage, and Howard scrambles as the round ends.

Round 3
Howard starts off the round with a takedown and takes Wilson’s back in the process. Howard has a body triangle and is doing damage with strikes. He attempts the rear naked choke, but can’t get the finish. He starts landing more shots to Wilson’s head. Wilson escapes into Howard’s guard. They work their way back up. Howard with another takedown and ground and pound on Wilson as the round ends.

The Scores are in: 29-28 Howard, 29-28 Wilson and 29-28 for Howard.

John Howard wins via Split Decision

Manny Gamburyan vs. Thiago Tavares
Round 1
The action is slow for the better part of the first minute , Tavares nails a double-leg takedown and starts landing shots from guard. Tavares moves to half guard and Gamuryan grabs and arm and attempts a Kimura.Tavares spins back into Manny’s guard and delivers punishment. Gamburyan tries to escape but Tavares is not having it. The two are now standing Tavares still has Gamburyan who attpemts a throw. Tavares picks up Manny and slams him and moves back to guard. The fighters work back to their feet and the rounds ends.

Round 2

Tavares with a takedown to start the second. The fighters scramble and move back to their feet. Manny with a takedown and works from Thiago’s guard. the action slows and the Referee stands them up. Both fighters swing and miss and Tavares shoots and Manny stuffs it. The round ends.

Round 3

Manny attempts a takedown and is stuffed, and again. Tavares with an unsuccessful takedown and both swing for the fences.   Tavares connects with a big right but can’t finish Manny. The two exchange. Tavares lands a knee and stops a takedown.  Manny is starting to swing heavy leather and missing.   Tavares lands a heavy jab.  Tavares is backing up Manny walks him down as the round ends.

The scores are in:  29-28 for Thiago Tavares.

Thiago Tavares wins by Unanimous Decision

Jon Fitch vs. Akihiro Gono ( Gono and his corner enter the arena dressed in drag. Dresses are silver, dance routine is fabulous)
Round 1
Fitch shoots for a takedown Gono defends the two clinch on the cage. Fitch lands punches, then clinches Fitch with heavy knees to Gono’s body. Fitch gets a takedown, and takes Gono’s back. Fitch landing shots trying to loosen him up for a choke, Fitch still has his back and the round ends.

Round 2

Fitch starts off with a body kick. Gono clinches and drives Fitch into the cage. Fitch trips Gono , and Gono pulls guard. Fitch has Gono up against the cage and punishes Gono’s body and head. Gono is trapped and Fitch is landing elbows and punches, Fitch moves to half guard and lands more elbows. Fitch locks a body triangle, and is punching Gono. Gono tries to escape and Fitch locks on an armbar as the bell rings.

Round 3

Fitch punches Gono, kicks him then secures a takedown. Fitch with brutal gnp.The fighters are back to their feet. Gono tries a flying knee and Fitch catches him pushes him to the cage.Gono with a kneebar attempt. Fitch takes side control. Gono with a sweep into Fitch’s guard. Fitch tries lock a triangle. Gono back to his feet. Gono misses a head kick and the fight ends.

The Scores are in: 30-27, 30-27 and 30-26 for Jon Fitch.

Jon Fitch wins via Unanimous Decision

Nathan Diaz vs. Clay Guida

Round 1

The fighters exchange, Diaz uses his HUGE reach advantage and peppers Guida.  Diaz keeping the distance. Guida being patient. Guida with a knee, and Diaz continues to use his reach and hits Guida at will.  The fight is resembling a boxing mismatch.  Guida shoots and Nate stuffs the single leg. Back to boxing.  Nate shoots and pulls guard.  Guida working from Diaz’s guard.  He has his back.  Diaz is standing with Guida on his back.  Guida with what appears to be a full nelson on Diaz.  Diaz rolls , and Guida has side control and drops elbow.   Diaz to his feet, Guida continues with a body lock.   Guida slams Diaz out of a single but proceeds with caution.   Guida has his back again.  Diaz looking for an answer.  Guida with a nice knee……..the round ends and Diaz raises his arms in victory?

Round 2

Round two opens, Diaz using his reach.  Diaz attempts a hip toss with no success.  Diaz with jabs.  The two clinch and Diaz presses Guida into the cage.  Guida reverses and pushes Diaz.  Guida trying another slam and is stopped.  Guida showing a serious pace.  Diaz working a kimura from standing position. The two remain clinched.  Nate hits a switch and takes the top, Guida reverses and takes Diaz’s back.  Diaz tries to escape, Guida remains locked to his back. Nice toss by Diaz, but Guida keeps back control.  Diaz is still working a Kimura.  Guida still keeps Diaz’s back.  Diaz is looking for an answer. and take guida to the ground.  Guida in Diaz’s guard,  Quick triangle attempt and the round ends.

Round 3

Daiz comes out strong with hard shots, Guida answers with a leg kick.  Jab after Jab from Diaz. Diaz landing alot.  Guida with a kick.  Diaz Jab after jab, and the two finally clinch.  Diaz pressing Guida into the cage.  The two disengage.  Diaz with more jabs, and he is starting to do damage.  Diaz is beginning to show off. Diaz is just picking Guida apart.  The two clinch, Guida working for a takedown.  Guida has a body lock.   2 minutes left and Guida is holding on.   Diaz takes him down,  Guida takes his back.  Diaz standing.  Diaz with elbow backwaards.  Guida holds on the body lock. diaz working .  Guida in Diaz’s guard.  Diaz gets passed and Guida takes his back.  Diaz needs a stoppage, Guida just keeps coming. Guida still with the body lock.  He continues to ride Diaz’s back.  Some knees from Guida, the 10 second mark.  Guida has his back is shook off and the round ends.

The Scores are in: 29-28 Diaz  29-28 Guida 29-28 Guida.

Clay Guida Wins by Split Decision

Karo Parisyan vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Round 1

Karo comes out with a looping right hand.  A short clinch and Kim takes Karo down.  Kim has a lock and has Karo by the back.  Kim on the back of a standing Karo.  Kim landing shots to Karo head fromt eh back.  Karo to the ground, Kim Keeping his back.  Kim still landing shot.  Kim patient, and landing shots.  Kim exciting the crowd with a wave.  Karo back up and falls down trying to shake off kim.  Kim with and armbar attempt, Karo rolls out and take top.  Kim with a triangle……..Karo is out.  Karo back in Kims guard.  Kim attacking from bottom in guard.  Karo with a few body shots.  Kim up and takes Karo’s back.  Karo is getting schooled on the ground.  the are back up in a clinch, with Kim landing knees. Karo turns kim into the cage. 10 seconds left the to step back, Kim swings and the round ends.

Round 2

The round starts the two exchange.  Karo throwing hands, and the two clinch.  Kim pushes Karo into the cage.  Karo tries a throw, the two go to the ground. Karo has top for a second and they scramble to their feet.  clinch on the cage. Kim pushing Karo into the cage.  Reverse by Karo, Karo tries a single leg and it doesn’t work.  the two remain clinched…Karo with a text book Judo throw and is on top in side control.  Karo trying to take his back. Kim escapes and they clinch against the cage again.  Kim pushes karo against the cage.  Reversal by Karo.  The fighters split and the ref stops the action to tell Karo to put his mouthpiece in and gets a warning. Kim throwing shots.  Karo pushes forward.  the two fighters circle.  the two clinch, Karo pushes Kim up against the cage, Nice left by Karo and the round ends.

Round 3

The fighters circle.  Clinch and back against the cage.  Kim with the takedown.  Kim in Karo’s full guard.  Ref stops the fight for an upkick to a downed fighter. The fight restarts.  Kim Takes down Karo and takes his back.  Karo escapes. the two remain clinched.  the two exchage knees.  Kim pushs Karo against the cage agian.  Kim with a brutal knee to the body.  They remain clinched.  Jumping knee attempt by Karo.  Karo drags him down and they work back to their feet.  The remain clinched and the action slows.  Reversal by Karo pushing kim against the fence.  The crowd becomes restless.  Karo with a take down, Kim back to his feet.  Kim pushes Karo against the fence and a reversal.  Very even round.  The two continue to grapple and clinch, the fight ends.   Fight is a Pick’em at best.

The Scores are in: 29-28 Parisyan 29-28 Kim 29-28 Parisyan

Karo Parisyan wins via Split Decision

Stephan Bonnar vs. Jon Jones
Round 1

The round begins, the fighters circle. Jones with a big right and a miss. Jones with a round kick. Jones with a push kick and Bonner clinches.  Jones pushes Bonner against the cage.  Big knee by Jones,  Hip toss by Jones. Bonner on bottom and works back to his feet.  Another throw by Jones. Bonner back to his feet. The two circle again.  Clinch and Jones throws some knees.  Push into the cage by bonner.  The remain clinched.  Jones with a reversal and takes bonners back and a big suplex.   Spinning back elbow by jones.  Bonner is in trouble.  Bonner works to survive.  Bonner back to his feet.  Bonner has a huge cut on his forehead.  The two clinch and release.  Big knee by Jones.  Trip by Jones.  and the round ends.

Round 2

Bonner comes out throwing leather.  Kicks exchanges. and a nice side kick by jones.  Leg trip and Jones takes bonners back.  Knee by Jones.  The two circle, and big kick by Bonner.  Jones catches it and take Bonner to the floor.  Jones on top in bonners half guard.  Jones has Bonners arm trapped. Bonner gets the arm free.  Bonner sweeps and gets back to his feet.  Jones with a body kick.  Bonner clinches.  Bonner with some knees against the cage.  Jones breaks free and throws some shots.  Bonner with some uppercuts, and keeping the presure on the young fighter.  Knee by bonner.  Bonner with some nice dirty boxing.  Jones is watching the clock.   Jones with a sick throw.  Bonner works back to the feet.  Scissor trip attempt by Jones and the round ends.

Round 3

The third frame opens, Jones with a push kick.  Bonner clinches, Bonner lands a combo.  Bonner with a knee.  Uppercut by Bonner.  and Back to a clinch.  Jones looks winded.  Bonner with a big right.  The two clinch briefly, Bonner with a nice right.  Bonner trys a trip and ends up on his back.  Jones on top taking shots from Bonner. Triangle attempt by Bonner.  Side control for Jones.  Knees to the body by Jones.  Bonner back to his feet.  The action slows, and Bonner with a clinch.  Bonner pushes Jones into the cage. The fighters back to the center of the cage. Bonner trying to turn up the pressure.  They clinch.  Jones with a body lock with seconds left……..it ends.

The Scores are in :  30-27 29-28  29-28.

The winner  John Jones  by Decision

Lyoto Machida vs. Thiago Silva
Round 1

The fight begins, Machina moving backwards. The fighters circle.  Knee attempt by Machida, Body kick by Machida.  Machida with a shot to Silva’s apple bag.  The fight is stopped. Silva ready to go after a short stop.  Kick by Silva.  Takedown by Machida. Both fighters are back to their feet. Silva stalks Machida. Machida with a big left and puts Silva down.  Machida in silvas guard.  . Machida stands and steps back.  Silva with some kicks to machidas legs.  Machida dives back into Silvas guard.   Silva busy from the bottom.  and they are back to their feet. Machida with a nice combo and knocks down Silva.  Silva follows him down.  Back to his feet.  Machida with a body lock on Silva.  Silva presses machida into the cage.  Machida KO’s  Silva  at  the horn.

Winner  Loyoto Machia  KO

Georges St. Pierre vs. B.J. Penn
Round 1

The fighters clinch immediatly.  Knees exchanged.  Gsp moves Penn to the cage.  GSP trying a single. BJ fighting off the takedown.  Penn still fighting the takedown and landing a right in the process.  Penn still pressed against the cage. The break and exchange.  Both look very sharp.  GSP trying to jab.  Back to the clinch. GSP trying for the single again.  Penn landing some minor dirty boxing shots.  Both still feeling eachother out on the feet.  GSP lands a jab.  Back to a clinch.  GSP with Penn against the cage.  Penn with a knee.  GSP leg kick.  Round 1 ends.

Round 2

BJ opens with a jab. BJ with a strong left. GSP with the clinch and the crowd boos.  Penn with some nice dirty boxing.  GSP  gets the single leg.   Penn in rubber guard. GSP with and elbow.  GSP with a nice punch, and passes BJ’s guard.  BJ calm on bottom. GSP with Knees to the body. BJ back to guard.  GSP trying to do damage , BJ defending very well.  GSP back to side control.  Penn puts him back in guard.  GSP doing little damage. BJ cut under his eye.  and the round ends.

Round 3

GSP lands a few shots to start the round.  GSP landing his jab. Clinch and into the cage.  GSP with a takedown.  GSP in half guard. GSP working for side control.  BJ back to guard. GSP postures and throws leather.  GSP lands an elbow and some shots to the body.  BJ Penn gets up.   Clinch against the cage.  GSP with a takedown.  Big elbow GSP.  GSP postures. and throws punches into Penn’s guard.  The round ends.

Round 4

The two exchange, and GSP takes Penn down.  GSP passes and starts dropping elbows.  Penn is getting beat up . Herb Dean warns about shots to the back of the head.   GSP with side control.  GSP trying for mount.  BJ back to half guard, GSP back to half guard.  Herb Deal tells BJ he needs to fight back.   GSP raining down punches and elbows.  GSP smothering Penn.  More shots from the top by GSP.  GSP trying for Mount.  Back to half guard.  BJ still trying to defend.  GSP still working hard. GSP to side mount.  Herb Warning BJ again. BJ trying to defend.    We are going to round 5!!

The Doctor is talking to Penn’s corner.  The fight has been stopped by his brother.

GSP wins  via TKO

In Part I of our interview, Tompkins discussed the preparations he’s current making in getting four fighters ready for Affliction’s “Day of Reckoning” on Jan. 24; his thoughts on whether Vitor Belfort has enough left to make a run a major middleweight title; and his feelings about famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach’s assessment of Fedor Emelianenko’s striking.

Sam Caplan (FiveOuncesOfPain.com): You’re a pretty busy many these days as you are helping multiple fighters get ready for Affliction’s “Day of Reckoning” on January 24. Can you talk a little more about that?

Shawn Tompkins: I’m in the middle of one of my biggest training camps that I have ever had to date. I’ve got Mark Hominick, Chris Horodecki, Jay Hieron, and Vitor Belfort all preparing for big fights on January 24 for the Affliction card. We’re full steam ahead and we’ve got about three weeks left as of today. It’s all going good and everyone is healthy, which is the key.

Sam Caplan (FiveOuncesOfPain.com): Belfort is such an interesting case. He’s had so many ups and downs in his career and is a former UFC light heavyweight champion. He comes out of Brazil and trained there for years and I wanted to know how you came about working with him?

Shawn Tompkins: Vitor wanted to come out originally to work with Randy Couture because Vitor has really turned to religion and he really respected the way Randy carried himself as a human being.

Ultimately, that’s what made him decide to come to Las Vegas. At the time I was working with Wanderlei Silva and a couple of other Brazilians that I was starting out with as well and my success as an MMA coach got back to him. He had his management connect with me and we worked together for a couple of days and see if it would go together. We’ve worked great together ever since.

Sam Caplan (FiveOuncesOfPain.com): Vitor has made the move to 185 and he’s still in his early 30s. However, he’s been in so many wars over the years that he might be old for his age and I wanted to ask if you felt if he has enough left in him to make a run at a middleweight title?

Shawn Tompkins: Absolutely. And I’ve been telling people this since the last Affliction card where everyone has been like “Wow, the old Vitor is back.” I truly believe that it’s not the old Vitor and it’s a brand new Vitor that is more determined and more motivated. I think the 185 pound division causes him to have to work harder between fights and maintain.

It’s also been a long time since Vitor has had a real team behind him. I think where Vitor went well in the past is that after he had some success — and this has happened many times with other fighters — he surrounded himself with people that just say “You’re the greatest! Everything you do is perfect! You’re good — you’re good” and they don’t push him. And they don’t set it up and he has to come into the gym and do what he has to do rather than what he wants to do. I think he’s really matured and changed in that way.

As far as his body holding up, he’s a physical specimen. He doesn’t carry his age through any of the wars that he’s had. Sure, he’s had some tough fights but I don’t think he’s had any wars that will feed on him later in his career.

Sam Caplan (FiveOuncesOfPain.com): You mentioned Chris Horodecki at the top of the interview and he” be fighting Dan Lauzon on Jan. 24. He’s come out and promised a surprise for Lauzon and while I know you can’t give the surprise away, can you give us a hint as to what we can expect?

Shawn Tompkins: What people are going to see ultimately is a more well-rounded Chris Horodecki. He gained a huge fanbase during his IFL days but I was really doing Bas Rutten a favor by putting Chris Horodecki in there at such a young age. Obviously, it worked very well for Bas and I and Chris. But now since April we’ve had some time to really just sit down and focus more on his training and career and round him out more so that he’s not just a kickboxer.

He’s a great kickboxer but we really spent a lot of time on improving his ground game as far as his jiu-jitsu and his wrestling. If anybody looks at Dan Lauzon, that’s his strength. I think we’re doing a really good job with our training of Horodecki. He’s a great kid and he’s a single-minded person. He knows what he’s good at and he knows what he needs to get better at.

Sam Caplan (FiveOuncesOfPain.com): Horodecki is one of the best fighters in the world under the age of 22, yet he’s got several years of experience. How young was he when he came to you?

Shawn Tompkins: Chris and I started working together when he was 12 years old. I tell people this a lot, and he does too, we’ve got a real father/son relationship. We’ve won together and we’ve lost together. So there’s nothing we haven’t seen and we both know that there’s a lot of room for improvement and I’m always very excited in his fight camp when I put them together because I take them very personal and I always like to see him improve.

Sam Caplan (FiveOuncesOfPain.com): The main event on that card is Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski and famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach recently broke down Fedor’s striking in an interview with SI.com. He specifically talked about how Fedor strikes from a flat footed position and he also indicated that he felt his aggressive nature could be used against him. What is your assessment of Fedor as a striker and do you agree with what Roach said?

Shawn Tompkins: First of all, I respect Freddie Roach more than any other trainer in the business and that’s in boxing and martial arts. When he says something it’s generally gold. But I will go against him in a way where he says Fedor’s punching isn’t technical and that it isn’t good because obviously, he’s the greatest. There are some cases with certain people that when everything they do wrong turns out right and that’s what you have in Fedor.

As far as an aggressive nature with Arlovski, I think that’s a positive for Fedor. If you look at the past with Arlovski, when he doesn’t do well is when he gets hit and gets hurt and that’s when Arlovski falls a part. He’s a very confidence-driven fighter. He needs to be winning in order to do well and look good.

I just can’t see Arlovski winning the fight. I think it’s a really bad fight for him but I think it’s a fight that he has to do. Best of luck to him, obviously, and I think Freddie Roach is a great trainer and I have respect for him at the upmost but I just don’t think he understands Fedor like the rest of us in the MMA game do.

Hartt told FiveOuncesOfPain.com in an exclusive interview that he started packing his things immediately after his loss to Gugerty and made the move to the MMA training capital of the world, Las Vegas. The Bangor, Maine native left Marcus Davis and Team Irish to ensure to himself that he would not be able to offer up any excuses after he leaves the Octagon on Wednesday night. Alternating between Xtreme Couture, Cobra Kai, Master Toddy’s and Phillipi Sports institute has turned the young fighter into a virtual sponge of MMA technique that he hopes to showcase with an impressive performance in the most pivotal bout up until this point in his career.

Cory Brady: What are your thoughts on Corey Hill?

Dale Hartt: I think Corey poses some very unique challenges just based on his physical dimensions. I’ve been setting up a Corey Hill dummy at the gym and the first time I set it up I was like “Holy [expletive]!”. I was trying to figure out how long his arms were so I set it up to be as tall as he is and have the same reach and it’s crazy. He has some crazy dimensions.

Cory Brady: Is it hard to find guys with the same body type as him to train with?

Dale Hartt: It is. Especially as light as he is. Luckily I live in Las Vegas which is the MMA training capital of the world. I have a really good stand up guy I scrounged up. He’s 6’3″ and I think his stand up is a lot better than Corey’s. I’m banking on it. Then I have another really good guy to roll with that’s like 6’8″. I’ve rolled with VinnyMagalhaes a little bit but he’s not skinny like Corey. He’s been giving me a lot of thoughts and helping with my gameplan for Corey. I think there are a couple of areas that are problem areas with Corey Hill. There are a couple things I have to be really careful about and as long as I stay away from those things I should be successful.

Cory Brady: So I know you have been training at Master Toddy’s, Xtreme Couture and Phillipi Sports institute. How are you breaking up your training between the three places?

Dale Hartt: I don’t eat or sleep. No, I had to cut it down because for a while I was going to three places every day. I was getting up in the morning and I would hit pads at Master Toddy’s or I would be at thePhillipi Sports Institute then I was going to Xtreme Couture at 4:00 pm and I would go to Cobra Kai at night.

Cory Brady: How were you able to keep up that kind of pace with your training?

Dale Hartt: I was like the walking dead. I was doing that for like three weeks and I just died. I wasn’t performing that well so I cut it down to two a day for the most part. I alternate now. I got to Master Toddy’s four times a week in the morning, I go to Phillipi Institute twice in the morning and twice at night and then I’ll go to Xtreme Couture for the rest. I’m going to pick back up at Cobra Kai once I’m done with my fight.

Cory Brady: What are some of the things that you have to capitalize on to win this fight?

Dale Hartt: I think I have to capitalize on controlling the distance. I feel like controlling the distance and the angles are essential to my victory. I think I have to stay away from Corey’s right hand. I need to minimize that. If he hits me a couple of times it’s not the end of the world but I think I have to minimize that and I need to stay off of the cage.

Cory Brady: How do you visualize the fight with Corey ending?

Dale Hartt: I think Corey’s a tough kid and I think he’s tenacious but I don’t think he has been in too many crappy spots in his life. I realize that he worked at Wal-Mart which is pretty crappy and he’s supported his family and he seems like a good guy but I just don’t think he’s been in the trenches of crap like I have. I just think that mentally he will break. I have to be honest, I’ve had my ass kicked like a thousand times and I’ve never broken once so I don’t think he can break me. He’s not going to do anything to me that I haven’t already had done to me.

Cory Brady: Do you think that this is definitely a do or die fight for you as far as the UFC is concerned?

Dale Hartt: Oh absolutely. I have no doubt about it. I don’t know if he’ll be sent home. A lot of people think that this is a do or die fight for the both of us. I know it’s a do or die fight for me but it’s probably 50/50 for him depending on how he looks in defeat.

Cory Brady: Do you feel like you need to not only win but win impressively to make a statement in the UFC?

Dale Hartt: I think the most important thing is to win. I don’t want to be a boring fighter but at this point if it came between having a boring fight and winning, I’d rather win. I have to be honest, being boring isn’t really in my nature. I’m kind of a go for broke kind of guy but just technically speaking I’d rather have a boring fight and win with the UFC then have an exciting fight and get booted. I try not to focus on the results and not the process. I’m focusing on the changes I have needed to make and setting myself up for success. I’ve been working hard and doing really good in training so we’ll see.

Cory Brady: What were some of the factors that came into play with the loss in your UFC debut against Shannon Gugerty?

Dale Hartt: I won’t lie to you. The Gugerty fight was the worst performance of my life. I didn’t think I would get the UFC jitters but now that I look back at it I was definitely getting some UFC jitters. The thoughts I was having during that fight were not thoughts that I normally have and they were not good thoughts. I wasn’t letting things happen. I was trying to force them. When I was in my guard I was being reactive instead of proactive. I think in any position in MMA you have to be proactive. You can’t wait for the other guy to do things, you have to make them happen and I wasn’t doing that. I don’t blame anyone for that loss but myself. The biggest thing for me was when Shannon had me on my back, I was all set there. I was totally calm. He didn’t hurt me once but in my head I was thinking that I was having a boring fight. I kept thinking in my head “You’re having a boring fight. You’re having a boring fight” and I was so petrified that the UFC was going to be unhappy with me. I just said screw it and just tried to roll over and when I did he took my back. I tried to roll over and “Chuck Liddell” it. Like just get to my knees and stand up but I didn’t have the Chuck Liddell skills.

Cory Brady: So you think because you were so worried about putting on an exciting performance it may have cost you that first win in the UFC?

Dale Hartt: Yeah. I realize that the UFC runs an entertainment business and I realize that everyone wants to have an exciting fight but for his one, lets just get a win out of the way. I’m sweating bullets because there’s so much riding on this. I really like fighting in the UFC and I don’t want to go anywhere so lets just get this win and then we’ll focus on being exciting from there. I just want this win and then I’ll start rocking and rolling. I have no worries about my skill and desire I just want to allow myself to be able to showcase those things.

Cory Brady: Did the loss have anything to do with you leaving Team Irish and making the move to Las Vegas to train?

Dale Hartt: I was getting ready to move anyways but the day I lost to Shannon I was already packing my stuff. I moved as fast as humanly possible. Bangor, Maine is great and Marcus Davis is awesome. He is such a smart MMA guy. He has a really analytical mind and he’s really focused on the details. Especially with his boxing. He’s so good with the details of punching, it’s phenomenal. He has helped me so much and he’s still helping me here because there are still things that I need to fix and I know in my head what I need to do. Marcus is just an unbelievable coach in that way. Where my problem lies is that most of the guys are bigger than me and when Marcus is gone there’s nobody near my size to train with. When Marcus would leave I would be left with nothing but 205′ers to train with. I’ll never say a bad word about Marcus or Team Irish. It’s an amazing place to train and it got me to the UFC. Lord willing I’m going to give Marcus his first student UFC victory. This is what I wanted to do with my life and I didn’t want to make excuses up, I wanted to make a solution and that’s why I came to Las Vegas.

Cory Brady: What are some of the benefits you have already noticed since moving to Las Vegas?

Dale Hartt: You have so many looks out here and just so much talent. When I go to Xtreme Couture’s the only day I can’t find someone to kick my butt there is Christmas. I have grown so much since coming here but it’s not only that, I’ve really seen my growth potential. Las Vegas can take you as far as you can go. I call Cobra Kai the “snake pit.” I get such good rolls every time I go there. It’s like all out war most of the time with those guys. That kind of attitude is developing some really talented grapplers down there. Master Toddy’s has some really beautiful muay thai. Everything is really good out here.

Cory Brady: Is there anyone you want to thank?

Dale Hartt: I really want to thank CombatFitness.us, MMA Fan Shop, Ranger Up, Complete Fighter and Respek Fightwear.com.

One of the three bouts announced is a fight between recently signed Pride standout, Takanori Gomi and UFC veteran, Duane Ludwig.

Gomi has not fought since last February where he lost via gogoplata submission to Nick Diaz at Pride 33. That fight however was later ruled to be a no contest after Diaz was found guilty of taking marijuana.

Ludwig was rumored to be fighting on the Strikeforce card in February against Steve Berger but apparently he will pass up that fight so he can be in fighting shape for the World Victory Road event.

The other two bouts apparently set for Sengoku are, UFC and Bodog veteran, Nick Thompson against Fabricio Monteiro and Pancrase standout Ryo Kawamura against Brazillian Antonio Braga Neto.

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