RESULTS - UFC Fight Night 13

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returned to Colorado last night for the first time in fifteen years, bringing UFC Fight Night 13 to the Broomfield Events Center. In front of 6,700+ screaming MMA fans at one mile above sea level, Kenny "Kenflo" Florian proved once again why he's worthy of being considered the number-one contender to fight for the UFC lightweight crown, defeating Joe Lauzon by TKO.

The first round was a back and forth battle with Lauzon looking to be the stronger of the two fighters, better controlling the clinch and muscling Florian to the canvas with his takedowns several times. When Florian and Lauzon came out for round two, the scales began to tilt in favor of Florian. Leading off with and landing a good body kick, Florian shot in for his own takedown. Once to the canvas, Florian passed Lauzon's guard (pictured) and secured the mount position and began to unleash nonstop fists, elbows and forearms to Lauzon. All Lauzon could do was cover up, but after several seconds of the brutal onslaught Florian was delivering, referee Herb Dean had to step in and put a halt to the punishment at 3:28 of round two.

"I just want to keep cutting through the layers and find a hole," a jovial Florian said immediately following his triumph. "I was able to just push through, we knew it was going to be a weakness there in Joe."

Another memorable moment of the night happened during the matchup between former The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) cast member Nate Diaz and Kurt Pellegrino. Not only did Diaz secure the victory over Pellegrino, but also won the "Tapout of the Night" award and an additional $20,000 for his dramatic and entertaining triangle choke submission. That win didn't come easy though, as Pellegrino had Diaz battered and bloody at the end of round one. However, Diaz would persevere in round two by sinking in the submission at 3:06.

"I knew I could do it because I train with top fighters like Nick Diaz, Jake Shields, Gilbert Melendez and I just want people to know," Diaz said about his comeback victory from behind.

Overall, a great 3-hour night of UFC fighting...

- UFC FIGHT NIGHT 13 RESULTS -

Kenny Florian def. Joe Lauzon by TKO (Strikes) at 3:28 of R2

Gray Maynard def. Frankie Edgar by Decision (Unanimous)

Thiago Alves def. Karo Parisyan by TKO (Strikes) at 0:34 of R2

Matt Hamill def. Tim Boetsch by TKO (Strikes) at 1:25 of R2

Nate Diaz def. Kurt Pellegrino by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 3:06 of R2

James Irvin def. Houston Alexander by KO at 0:08 of R1

Josh Neer def. Din Thomas by Decision (Unanimous)

Marcus Aurelio def. Ryan Roberts by Submission (Armbar) at 0:16 of R1

Manny Gamburyan def. Jeff Cox by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 1:41 of R1

Clay Guida def. Samy Schiavo by TKO (Strikes) at 4:15 of R1

George Sotiropoulos def. Roman Mitichyan by TKO (Strikes) at 2:24 of R2

Anthony Johnson def. Tommy Speer by KO at 0:51 of R1