UFC 133 Results: Play-by-Play and Analysis for the Entire Fight Card

After saving his own career with a submission victory over Ryan Bader, Tito Ortiz will jump right back into the Octagon to settle a score with Rashad Evans. Ortiz and Evans first fought in July 2007, a bout that ended in a majority draw.

With a win over Ortiz, Evans will finally get the title shot he has been waiting for more than a year to compete in. Evans isn't the only UFC 133 fighter in the running for a title shot, though, as Chad Mendes could potentially become the top featherweight contender with a victory against Rani Yahya.

Despite being plagued with injuries, the UFC 133 fight card still has plenty of potential to produce a great night of fights. Bleacher Report will be cageside for all of the action, which will commence at approximately 6:00 pm ET from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa.

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Rafael Natal vs. Paul Bradley

Round 1

Bradley presses forward, but he doesn't land. Natal lands a leg kick as Bradley backs off. Another leg kick from Natal scores.

Bradley's nose is bloodied from a jab and Natal lands another slapping leg kick. Natal lands another jab, but Bradley answers with a left hook.

Bradley blocks a leg kick and lands a right to the body. Closing in on one minute left in the round. Bradley checks another leg kick and lands a right hand.

Bradley's leg is starting to swell from the leg kicks, but he counters one with a right hand.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Natal.

Round 2

Bradley rocks Natal with a right hand and follows up with a left hook. Bradley drives Natal into the fence and finishes a double leg takedown.

Natal kicks Bradley off of him without taking much damage from the bottom position. Natal lands a right hand and another leg kick to the lead leg of Bradley.

Bradley stuffs a takedown and lands a knee to the body with about two minutes left in the round. Natal answers with another thudding leg kick.

The outside of Bradley's leg is red from the bottom of his shorts to his ankle. He gets poked in the eye and there is a brief stop in the action.

Bradley scores a big takedown with less than 30 seconds left in the round. The round ends with him in Natal's half guard.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Bradley.

Round 3

Natal lands an inside leg kick, but a second kick attempt is caught. Natal lands a jab and yet another leg kick.

Natal attempts a spinning backfist, Bradley ducks it and looks for a single leg, but Natal defends. Again, Natal defends a double leg attempt.

Natal lands a straight right. Bradley is desperate to take this fight to the ground. The referee restarts the fighters after a lack of action against the fence.

Bradley catches a kick and takes Natal down briefly. Bradley needs to do some damage with only one minute left in the fight.

These fans boo the second the fight goes to the fence or ground. Then again, they're the same fans that booed Santa.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Natal (29-28 Natal).

Natal defeats Bradley by decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

There is a mix of boos and cheers from the fans in attendance. The leg kicks were the difference in that fight.

Mike Brown vs. Nam Phan

Round 1

Brown throws a right hand first that just slips over Phan's guard. Brown looks to take the fight to the fence, but Phan circle out of it.

Brown shoots in for a double leg and takes Phan's back from a standing positiion. He drags Phan to the ground and looks to sneak his hooks in while landing left hands.

Brown flattens Phan out. Phan isn't doing much to escape of defend the left hands that are landing to the side of his head.

Brown looks for a rear naked choke, but Phan turns to his side. Brown is landing some hard left hands as he moves to half guard.

Brown lands a elbow and postures up. Phan finally stands with about ten seconds left in the round.

B/R scores the round 10-8 Brown.

Round 2

Brown is working hard to finish a single leg, which he turns into a double leg against the fence. Phan defends and separates, though.

Phan lands a hard jab and left hook. Brown lifts a single leg, but Phan defends again. Phan is swinging from the hip now. He lands a couple hard shots to the body.

Brown finally gets the fight to the ground with two minutes left in the round. Phan escapes without taking any damage, though.

Brown lands a lef thook, which is answered by two left hooks from Phan. Phan is working Brown's body this round.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Phan.

Round 3

Phan lands a right hand and buckles Brown with a left. Brown answers with a right hook and follws it up with a leg kick.

Brown runs Phan into the fence and lands a knee to the body. The former WEC champion finishes a takedown with four minutes left in the fight.

Phan escapes, but Brown lands a lead left hook. A nother left hook lands for Brown. He ducks a punch from Phan and looks for another takedown. Phan defends but gets hit with a left hook on the way out.

I question Phan's choice to abandon his left hook to Brown's body in this third round. The TUF alum is driven to the fence. Brown keeps the pressure on Phan until the fight comes to an end.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Brown (29-27 Brown).

Brown defeats Phan by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28).

Johny Hendricks vs. Mike Pierce

Round 1

Hendricks lands a knee from the clinch. He shoots in for a takedown and lands another knee to the body of Pierce.

Pierce separates and lands a left hook, which is followed by a leg kick. Hendricks looks to lands more knees from the clinch, but Pierce gets double underhooks and creates space.

Hendricks secures a double leg takedown, but Pierce escapes quickly. Hendricks lands another knee to the body, but eats a left hook.

Hendricks lands two big elbows from the clinch and puts Pierce's back against the cage with one minute left in the round.

The fighters trade leg kicks. Hendricks lands an uppercut and knee at the end of the round.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Hendricks.

Round 2

Pierce presses forward, but Hendricks avoids getting hit. Pierce is doing a better job of taking the center of the Octagon in this round, though.

Pierce stuffs a double leg and puts Hendricks' back against the fence. Body shots from Pierce, but the referee calls the fighters to the center of the cage.

Hendricks lands a left, but Pierce answers with a nice combination. Hendricks lands a couple of body shot and both fighters block head kick attempts.

Hendricks looks to finish the round with a takedown, but Pierce defends to the horn.

B/R scores the round 10-10.

Round 3

Pierce lands a kick to the body and looks for a takedown, but Hendricks shrugs it off.

Hendricks looks for a double leg, but Pierce stuffs it and has a front headlock. Hendricks has his back against the fence. Pierce lifts and takes Hendricks down.

With two minutes left in the fight, it could come down to how the judges saw the very close second round.

Hendricks lands an illegal up kick, but Pierce doesn't look hurt too badly. On the restart, Hendricks looks for a takedown, but Pierce defends to the end of the fight.

Both fights raise their hands. Close fight.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Pierce (29-29 Draw).

Hendricks defeats Pierce by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

Ivan Menjivar vs. Nick Pace

Round 1

Pace lands the first big strike of the fight with a slapping leg kick. Pace lands a counter left hook. Menjivar answers with a leg kick. There's a break in the action as Menjivar hits Pace with a kick to the groin.

Pace secures a takedown with an inside trip. Pace takes Menjivar's back. Menjivar stands, but Pace has one hook in.

Pace looking for a standing rear naked choke, but Menjivar fights it off and escapes.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Pace.

Round 2

Menjivar fires leg kicks to start the round. Pace gets hit with a kick to the body and eats some more leg kicks.

Menjivar lands a big right hands near the fence. His striking is much more crisp in this second round. A spinning back kick lands for Menjivar.

Menjivar lands some big shots to the body and Pace covers up. Pace hasn't mounted any type of attack in this round.

A takedown with one minute left in the round is huge for Pace. He looks to secure a crucifix position, but Menjivar regains full guard. Despite the takedown, it's still Menjivar's round.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Menjivar.

Round 3

Menjivar lands two leg kicks. The second is countered with a straight right from Pace. Menjivar lands a right to the body.

Both fighters lands shots to the body. Menjivar lands a kick to the groin of Pace and there is a brief pause in the action.

Menjivar is winning this round by landing a high percentage of his leg kicks. Pace lands a knee that immediately swells Menjivars eye.

Pace has Menjivar backpeddling. Huge turn of events at the end of this fight, as Pace lands a flying knee. That knee may have stolen the fight for Pace.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Pace (29-28 Pace).

Menjivar defeats Pace by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Chad Mendes vs. Rani Yahya

Round 1

Mendes starts the action with an inside leg kick. Yahya takes a shot to the groin and there is a break in the action.

Slow pace early on, but Mendes is landing leg kicks with some frequency. He easily stuffs a Yahya takedown attempt.

Mendes ducks a punch and spears Yahya, but doesn't follow him to the ground. As Yahya stands, Mendes lands a right hand.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Mendes.

Round 2

Mendes slams Yahya with a double leg takedown. Before long, Mendes allows Yahya to stand, though. Yahya attempts a takedown of his own, but Mendes shoves him into the fence.

Mendes secures another takedown, but he let's Yahya stand again. Yahya lands a nice left hook, his first significant strike of the fight.

Mendes hurts Yahya with an overhand right. Yahya regains his senses and looks for a takedown, but Mendes defends easily.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Mendes.

Round 3

Mendes secures a double leg takedown to start the round. Yahya is remaining active off his back, but Mendes isn't leaving any submission attempts open.

Mendes lands an elbow from full guard. Yahya escapes with a little more than two minutes remaining. Mendes put Yahya right back down on the canvas.

Yahya escapes without taking any damage, but he only has one minute to make something happen. Mendes takes Yahya down and does a front flip to take his opponent's back at the end of the fight.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Mendes (30-27).

Mendes defeats Yahya by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Matt Hamill vs. Alexander Gustafsson

Round 1

Hamill looking for the takedown and Gustaffsson is waiting for it. Hamill lands an uppercut. A lot of circling from Gustaffsson early on.

Hamill lands a jab, but it's not damaging. He follows with a hard left hook, though. Gustaffsson is cut near his right eye.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Hamill.

Round 2

Early in the round, both fighters score from the clinch. Gustaffsson presses forward and lands an uppercut.

Halfway through the round, there hasn't been much action. Gustaffsson slips out of a single leg attempt.

Hamill gets hurt with a left hand and a right uppercut drops him. Gustafsson is all over his opponent and finishes the fight with ground and pound from full mount.

Gustaffsson defeats Hamill by technical knockout (punches) at 3:34 of the second round.

Mike Pyle vs. Rory MacDonald

Round 1

One minute into the fight, Pyle secures a takedown. MacDonald regains his feet, but Pyle is working to put him back down. He does, but MacDonald escapes quickly.

MacDonald lands a left hand and looked to have a choke in deep, but Pyle wormed his way out of it. Pyle is on his back now and MacDonald is trying to find a way to jump into his guard.

MacDonald hurts Pyle with a left hand from full guard. Pyle covers up and MacDonald pounds away until the referee is forced to call a stop to the fight.

MacDonald defeats Pyle by technical knockout (punches) at 3:54 of the first round.

Jorge Rivera vs. Constantinos Philippou

Round 1

Rivera lands a right hand and a kick to the body. Philippou clinches and presses Rivera against the fence. Philippou secures a takedown.

Philippou lands a solid right hands as Rivera makes his way to his feet. Philippou lands a leg kick and presses Rivera against the fence again.

Rivera reverses positions and lands a knee to the body. The fighters separate and Rivera lands. Both fighters throw combinations, but nothing lands clean.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Philippou.

Round 2

Much more action to start this round. Philippou hurts Rivera and "The Conquistador" covers up on the ground. Just as it looks like Rivera is finished, he reverses Philippou with a double leg.

Rivera is landing left hands to the head of his opponent, but Philippou stands. Rivera secures a takedown, but Philippou is looking for an omoplata.

Philippou doesn't look like he's forced many people to tap from this position, though. After holding the omoplata attempt for awhile, Philippou finally uses it for a reversal.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Philippou.

Round 3

Rivera lands a knee to the body and then slips on a head kick attempt. Rivera clips Philippou near the fence, but Philippou secures a takedown.

Rivera looks for a triangle, but Philippou defends. Rivera escapes, though. Foot stomps from Philippou against the cage.

Rivera is sprawled on top of Philippou and landing right hands. The referee stands the fighters up and Rivera lands a right hand.

A failed trip attempt puts Rivera on his back at the end of the round.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Rivera (29-28 Philippou).

Philippou defeats Rivera by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

Brian Ebersole vs. Dennis Hallman

Round 1

Hallman, in briefs I might add, quickly clinches and takes Ebersole to the ground. Hallman takes Ebersole's back and is looking to sink in a rear naked choke.

Ebersole turns into Hallman's full guard. Hallman is looking for a guillotine, but we all saw how well that works on Ebersole in his last fight against Chris Lytle.

Ebersole lands an elbow. He postures up and blasts Hallman with more elbows. Hallman desperately attempts an armbar, but Ebersole finishes him with a barrage of strikes.

Ebersole defeats Hallman by technical knockout (elbows and punches) at 4:28 of the first round.

Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama

Round 1

After a feeling-out process, Belfort clips Akiyama with a left hand and doesn't give his opponent a chance to recover, as he pounces with brutal ground and pound.

Belfort defeats Akiyama by knockout (punches) at 1:52 of the first round.

Rashad Evans vs. Tito Ortiz

Round 1

Both fighters land a leg kick in the first minute of the fight. Evans lands a counter right hook, but Ortiz answers right back.

Ortiz secures a takedown as the crowd chants his name. Evans uses the cage to stand and tees off on Ortiz, who is cornered against the fence.

Ortiz lands a knee to the head, but Evans lifts and slams Ortiz with one minute left in the round. Evans moves to side control and pounds away until the horn.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Evans.

Round 2

Evans looks for a double leg and Ortiz jumps on a guillotine attempt. Evans slips out of it, though, and is looking for a crucifix position.

Evans lands a series of unanswered left hands from side control. Evans secures a crucifix, but only is able to land one elbow from the position.

Evans takes Ortiz's back, but Ortiz rolls for a submission. Evans slips out of it and blasts Ortiz with a knee to the body. Ortiz doubles over and Evans finishes the fight with punches.

Evans defeats Ortiz by technical knockout at 4:48 of the second round.