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UFC on ESPN+ 72 live results: Marina Rodriguez vs. Amanda Lemos

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN+ 72: Rodriguez vs. Lemos, emanating from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The UFC kicks off their month of November with the first of three events taking place during the month, the first back at the home base of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with a women’s strawweight headliner.

Third-ranked strawweight Marina Rodriguez looks to score her fifth straight win and secure a title shot when she battles seventh-ranked Amanda Lemos in the five-round main event. Rodriguez is coming off a decision win over Yan Xiaonan at UFC 272 in March, while Lemos is looking for her second straight win following a submission of Michelle Waterson-Gomez in July.

In the co-main event, two ranked welterweights go to battle as Neil Magny looks to become the all-time UFC wins leader in the welterweight division when he battles Daniel Rodriguez. Also on the main card is a heavyweight battle as Chase Sherman takes on Josh Parisian, a flyweight fight between Tagir Ulanbekov and Nate Maness, and a lightweight battle pitting Grant Dawson against former Olympian Mark Madsen.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

*A heavyweight bout between Chase Sherman and Josh Parisian has been scratched from the card due to medical concerns for Parisian.

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> Women’s Bantamweights*- Tamires Vidal (6-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Ramona Pascual (6-4, 0-2 UFC)

*Pascual missed weight by one pound

They trade kicks to start. They trade leg kicks. Pascual with a body kick and Vidal counters with a right hand and a body kick. Pascual lands a combo and a knee as Vidal pushes it against the fence. They battle for position against the fence and keep switching but not a ton of action going on. They separate as Pascual lands an elbow. Vidal with a combo. She lands a body kick then a leg kick. Vidal with another leg kick then lands a knee and then a jumping knee drops Pascual to her knees and it is stopped. Impressive finish and UFC debut from Vidal.

Official Result- Tamires Vidal def. Ramona Pascual by TKO (knees) at 3:06 of Round 1

> Flyweights*- Carlos Candelario (8-2, 0-1 UFC) vs. Jake Hadley (8-1, 0-1 UFC)

*Candelario missed weight by 2.5 pounds

They’re trading inside the pocket to start things off. They trade leg kicks. They trade left hands and Candelario with a leg kick. Candelario with a combo. Hadley lands a left hand and they trade jabs. They trade jabs and Hadley with some leg kicks. They trade punches and Hadley with a body kick. Candelario with a hard body kick. Hadley landing with a little more volume. Hadley with a combo. They trade combinations. Hadley lands a left hand. Hadley with a combo. They trade inside the pocket. Hadley with a left hand. 10-9 Hadley.

They trade and Candelario slips to the mat but quickly gets up and they clinch for a moment but break. Hadley landing with more volume to start the second out as his combos keep connecting. Hadley with a left hand to the body. Candelario gets a takedown and is in the guard and Hadley goes for a triangle choke and is landing elbows from the bottom. Hadley still landing elbows as he’s trying to better secure the triangle choke. Candelario ends up tapping! Great finish by Hadley.

Official Result- Jake Hadley def. Carlos Candelario by submission (triangle choke) at 2:39 of Round 2

> Bantamweights- Liudvik Sholinian (9-2-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Johnny Munoz (11-2, 1-2 UFC)

Munoz lands some right hands to start. Munoz lands a combo as Sholinian is just mainly throwing fakes to start. Munoz with a leg kick. They trade punches. Sholinian lands a right hand. Munoz lands some leg kicks and a knee to the body. Munoz with a big late combination. 10-9 Munoz.

They trade combos to start the second. Munoz connects with a hard right hand. Sholinian shoots for a long takedown but Munoz sprawls and looks to transition to the back. Sholinian escapes and gets to the feet and is still looking for the takedown against the fence. Sholinian lands some back elbows as Munoz lands some hammerfists while they remain tied up against the fence. Munoz tries to sweep to the back but they end up separating. Munoz with a body kick. Munoz lands a right hand. We have a low blow timeout, but they quickly get back to action. Sholinian lands a right hand. Munoz lands a late right hand. 10-9 Munoz, 20-18 Munoz.

Munoz working the jab to start the third round. Sholinian lands a right hand. Munoz shoots for a takedown and Sholinian is landing elbows trying to defend but Munoz is able to complete the takedown. He works from the top but they end up getting to their feet. Sholinian starting to pressure and lands a right hand. Munoz working the jab. Sholinian landing a little more here in the third. Munoz lands a clean right hand. Munoz scores a takedown. Sholinian lands an elbow. Munoz with some shots from the top at the end as he takes the back. 10-9 Munoz, 30-27 Munoz.

Official Result- Johnny Munoz def. Liudvik Sholinian by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Women’s Strawweights- Polyana Viana (12-5, 3-4 UFC) vs. Jinh Yu Frey (11-7, 2-3 UFC)

Frey with some early leg kicks as Viana lands a combo. Viana is landing some punches and drops Frey with a combination and it is all over in less than a minute. What a finish by Viana!

Official Result- Polyana Viana def. Jinh Yu Frey by TKO (punches) at :47 of Round 1

> Bantamweights*- Mario Bautista (10-2, 4-2 UFC) vs. Benito Lopez (10-1, 2-1 UFC)

*Lopez missed weight by 2.5 pounds

Lopez with some leg kicks to start. They trade body kicks and Bautista lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks. Lopez with a leg kick. Bautista with a combo. Bautista with some leg kicks and a heavy combo. Bautista with a combo to the body then lands to the head. Bautista with a combo to the head and body. Bautista with a combo and scores a takedown. They scramble and Bautista stands and lands some shots from the top. Bautista gets back on top and looks for an arm-triangle choke but lets go. Bautista gets the mount but moves to side control then switches back to mount as he lands punches. Bautista has the arm and is looking for an armbar. Bautista has a reverse triangle in and lands an elbow and then locks in the armbar and Lopez taps! Dominant showing from Bautista.

Official Result- Mario Bautista def. Benito Lopez by submission (armbar) at 4:54 of Round 1

> Women’s Flyweights- Miranda Maverick (10-4, 3-2 UFC) vs. Shanna Young (8-4, 1-2 UFC)

Maverick lands a left hand. She lands another. Maverick with a leg kick. Young lands a right hand. Maverick with a high kick. Young lands a right hand. Maverick with some leg kicks. They trade and Maverick scores a takedown. She has the back and is landing then moves to the mount and continues to land punches. Maverick gets the back late and lands more to end the round. 10-9 Maverick.

Maverick with a left hand and then a body kick. Maverick gets a takedown and is looking to get the mount against the fence. Maverick gets the back and is landing lots of shots from the back trying to set something up. Young escapes to her feet and Maverick scrambles up and grabs the neck. Maverick has the body lock against the fence and lands some knees. Maverick gets it back down and has the back. Maverick gets the mount and is landing lots of big punches looking for the finish. Young gives up her back and Maverick still landing. Maverick looking for the choke late. 10-9 Maverick, 20-18 Maverick.

Maverick lands a left hand after Young landed a right hand. Maverick shoots for the takedown against the fence and ends up scoring it near the center of the Octagon. Maverick has the back and is landing lots of punches as Young has no answer. Young tries to scramble but it gives Maverick better position as she goes for a choke. She lets go and gets the mount and is landing big punches on Young. Maverick returns to back control and lands some punches. Maverick with lots of shots from the back. She looks for a late rear-naked choke. Dominant performance from Maverick. 10-8 Maverick, 30-26 Maverick.

Official Result- Miranda Maverick def. Shanna Young by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

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> Lightweights*- Grant Dawson (18-1-1, 6-0-1 UFC) vs. Mark Madsen (12-0, 4-0 UFC)

*Dawson missed weight by 1.5 pounds

Dawson with a leg kick. Madsen lands a triple jab and a right hand and Dawson is trying for a takedown. Madsen defending and landing hammerfists. Dawson still working for the takedown and gets it. Dawson takes the back and is looking for an opening to work in a choke as he has the body triangle locked in. Madsen with some back punches. Dawson still landing punches from the back though there’s not a lot of damage happening to either fighter. Dawson with more punches from the back. 10-9 Dawson.

Dawson with some leg kicks. Madsen rushes in and Dawson drops for a takedown but Madsen escapes. Dawson pressuring with the takedown attempt as he pushes it against the fence. Dawson holding onto the leg of Madsen  and he’s able to get Madsen down. Dawson working to get the mount. He gets it and lands some punches. Dawson goes to the half-guard and grinds away and lands heavy ground-and-pound to end round two. 10-9 Dawson, 20-18 Dawson.

Dawson with a heavy leg kick. Dawson with a right hand and lands some kicks. Dawson with a heavy kick then a right hand and Madsen is hurt from the leg kick. Dawson keeps landing the leg kick and then lands a right hand. Madsen lands a right hand. Dawson with another leg kick and Madsen falls down. Dawson jumps on top ad is in the full mount. Dawson with some punches from the top. Dawson has the back and locks in a rear-naked choke and Madsen taps! Complete domination from Dawson.

Official Result- Grant Dawson def. Mark Madsen by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:05 of Round 3

> Flyweights- #15 Tagir Ulanbekov (13-2, 2-1 UFC) vs. Nate Maness (14-2, 3-1 UFC)

Maness with a jab, a couple of punches and leg kick early and Ulanbekov shoots for the takedown, which he completes. Ulanbekov trying to improve position as Maness lands from his guard. Ulanbekov with a couple of elbows from the top. They get to their feet and Ulanbekov has the neck and a deep guillotine choke locked in standing. Maness taps! What a finish from Ulanbekov.

Official Result- Tagir Ulanbekov def. Nate Maness by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:11 of Round 1

> Featherweights- Darrick Minner (26-13, 2-3 UFC) vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (37-10, 2-1 UFC)

Minner with a leg kick. Nuerdanbieke lands a right hand. Minner lands a body kick then grabs his knee. Nuerdanbieke lands a punch and they go to the mat and Nuerdanbieke lands some elbows from the top. He lands some more and it is stopped. Big finish from Nuerdanbieke and an unfortunate injury for Minner in there.

Official Result- Shayilan Nuerdanbieke def. Darrick Minner by TKO (elbows) at 1:07 of Round 1

> Welterweights- #13 Neil Magny (26-9, 19-8 UFC) vs. #14 Daniel Rodriguez (17-2, 7-1 UFC)

Rodriguez lands a left hand. They trade kicks. Rodriguez with a leg kick. He lands another. Rodriguez with two right hands and Magny with a body kick. They trade against the fence. They clinch for a moment but break and trade leg kicks. They tie up after an exchange and Magny looked for a standing choke but ends up getting a takedown. Magny has back control as they stand. Magny has the back as they go to the ground and Magny lands some punches. They stand but Magny still has body control. Magny with left hands from the back and an elbow. Rodriguez lands a late left hand. 10-9 Magny.

Magny lands a couple of high kicks to get things going in the second. Rodriguez with a combo ending with a solid left hand. He lands another left hand. Magny lands a combo as they clinch against the fence. They break as Magny lands a right hand. Rodriguez lands a combination. Rodriguez lands a jab after Magny lands a teet kick. Magny lands a combo. Rodriguez with the jab. They clinch and Magny with a knee. Rodriguez with a left hand. He lands another. Magny grabs the body lock and has the back against the fence. 10-9 Rodriguez, 19-19.

They trade leg kicks. They trade punches and Magny is looking to pressure. Magny with a right hand. Rodriguez lands a big left hand and Magny was wobbled. Magny went for the takedown but ended up pulling guard. They get up and Magny gets the takedown and has the back against the fence and is landing punches. Magny gets the mount and is landing more punches. Magny lands more but they get to their feet. Magny has the neck and drags it down and has a D’Arce choke locked in and Rodriguez taps! What a finish from Magny as he sets the all-time wins record for the welterweight division in UFC history.

Official Result- Neil Magny def. Daniel Rodriguez by submission (D’Arce choke) at 3:33 of Round 3

> Women’s Strawweights- #3 Marina Rodriguez (17-1-2, 6-1-2 UFC) vs. #7 Amanda Lemos (12-2-1, 6-2 UFC)

They have a feeling out process to start. They trade some leg kicks after Lemos lands a couple of punches. Lemos with a heavy leg kick. They trade inside the pocket. Lemos with a body kick. Rodriguez lands a leg kick. Lemos with a combo. Rodriguez lands to the body. Lemos tries a takedown but ends up on the bottom and Rodriguez grabs the neck and lands from the top to end the round. 10-9 Rodriguez.

They trade kicks as they feel each other out again. Lemos lands a nice right hand. Lemos with a body kick and follows it with a jab. Lemos gets the trip takedown and has the back and locks in a rear-naked choke. Rodriguez is fighting it and Lemos lets it go. Lemos now gets to the half-guard of Rodriguez and lands some shots. Lemos pressuring from the top but not a ton of action going on. Lemos with more shots. 10-9 Lemos, 19-19.

Lemos with a couple of front kicks to start the third. Lemos with a combo that hurts Rodriguez. Rodriguez is backed up against the fence and Lemos starts throwing a gigantic flurry that connects and the fight is stopped. Rodriguez protested afterwards but it was the right call. Big win for Lemos.

Official Result- Amanda Lemos def. Marina Rodriguez by TKO (punches) at :54 of Round 3

UFC on ESPN+ 52 live results: Dern vs. Rodriguez

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN+ 52: Dern vs. Rodriguez, emanating from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

It’s the second of five events in the month of October for the UFC, with a card that starts early in their home of Las Vegas, but an afternoon show for those on all US coasts, with a strawweight main event that has potential title shot implications on the line in the main event.

Fourth-ranked Mackenzie Dern looks to score her fifth straight win when she takes on sixth-ranked Marina Rodriguez, winner of two straight, in the five-round headline bout. It is the first main event for Dern, and the second for Rodriguez, and a win could put either right into the talk of who is next in line for a title shot in the 115-pound division. Dern is coming in off a submission win over Nina Nunes in April, while Rodriguez comes into this fight off a decision over Michelle Waterson in May.

Also on the main card is a welterweight bout that could provide fireworks as Randy Brown battles Jared Gooden, a flyweight bout between veterans Tim Elliott and Matheus Nicolau, and a battle of bantamweights as Chris Gutierrez takes on Felipe Colares.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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> Steve Garcia (11-4, 0-1 UFC) vs. Charlie Ontiveros (11-7, 0-1 UFC)
Lightweights

They trade punches and Ontiveros lands an axe kick that hurts Garcia and Garcia falls to the mat for a moment but gets up. They’re going after each other and landing and Ontiveros hurts Garcia again with a punch but Garcia gets it down to the mat and is in side control. Ontiveros is trying to use the cage to find an armbar but Garcia gets into his full guard. They get to their feet and Garcia gets it back down. Garcia with some nasty elbows and Ontiveros is a bloody mess. Garcia lands a big left hand from the top. Nice comeback in the round for Garcia. 10-9 Garcia.

Garcia is landing some good shots as he’s coming forward. Ontiveros lands some shots that put Garcia on the mat again but Garcia ends up getting him down. Garcia gets the mount and is landing some big shots from the top and Ontiveros is a bloody mess. Garcia with big shots and it is over. Garcia with the huge finish!

Official Result- Steve Garcia def. Charlie Ontiveros by TKO (strikes) at 1:51 of Round 2

> Lupita Godinez (5-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez (10-2, 0-0 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Godinez lands a right hand and then a combo. They were both throwing and Godinez landed and got a takedown. They quickly scramble and Godinez has the back as Juarez has wrist control. They get to their feet and Godinez still has the back. She trips it back to the mat. Godinez is trying to get both hooks in from the back. Godinez with some knees to the legs. Godinez gets it back down and traps the arm. They get up and break. Godinez with a push kick then a combo. Godinez gets another takedown. Godinez has the back and is working for a choke as Juarez fights the hands. Godinez then gets an armbar locked in and Juarez taps. Nice finish by Godinez in a dominant performance.

Official Result- Lupita Godinez def. Silvana Gomez Juarez by submission (armbar) at 4:14 of Round 1

> Charles Rosa (14-5, 5-5 UFC) vs. Damon Jackson (18-4-1 1 NC, 1-2-1 1 NC UFC)
Featherweights

Both were looking to land early before clinching up. They battle for position against the fence. Rosa lands as they break and we have a groin strike and a timeout. They get back to action and Rosa with a leg kick and Jackson lands a head kick. Rosa with a leg kick and Jackson lands a right hand. Rosa with another leg kick. Jackson goes for a takedown against the fence but Rosa defending. They break and Jackson with a combo. Jackson lands a right hand. Jackson gets a takedown and is working for a choke from the top but ends the round on top with some punches. 10-9 Jackson.

Jackson lands to start the second with the leg kick. Rosa with some leg kicks. Jackson landed and tried to grab a leg but Rosa rolled away. Rosa then gets a takedown and they scramble and Rosa looks for the leg but Jackson takes the back. Jackson still grinding from the back as he’s landing and they work to the feet but Jackson still has the back. Jackson gets it back down and is trying to get the hooks in. They get to their feet and Jackson gets it back down and gets the body triangle in from the back. Jackson landing and working for a choke. Jackson landing some big punches and trying to find a finish. Jackson with some elbows and Rosa able to spin to the half-guard. Jackson works for a choke late. 10-9 Jackson, 20-18 Jackson.

Jackson grabs a standing choke after eating a spinning elbow from Rosa and has the back on the ground. Jackson is bleeding very, very badly. Jackson spins to the top and they stand. We have a time-out to check the cut. They get back to action and Jackson has the body lock. The cut on Jackson is a 10 on the Muta scale. Jackson has the back and is trying to work for the choke. Rosa now gets the back briefly and is looking for wrist control. Jackson gets back on top and Rosa is looking for a triangle choke. Jackson gets out and is in side control and has the back. They end there. What a bloody mess. 10-9 Jackson, 30-27 Jackson.

Official Result- Damon Jackson def. Charles Rosa by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-27)

> Alexandr Romanov (14-0, 3-0 UFC) vs. Jared Vanderaa (12-5, 1-1 UFC)
Heavyweights

Romanov with a body kick. Romanov with a leg kick. Vanderaa with a leg kick. He lands another. Romanov lands a right hand and they clinched and Romanov gets warned for grabbing the fence. Romanov gets a couple of takedowns and has the back. Romanov has the back as they stand and gets a huge slam and almost had a choke but lost it and has wrist control. They get to their feet and separate. Romanov with a high kick. Vanderaa with an uppercut and Romanov with a counter combo and they trade at the end. 10-9 Romanov.

Romanov gets a quick takedown and is in the half-guard. Vanderaa trying to fight out but almost gave up his back. Romanov gets the mount. Romanov working for something as he starts landing elbows. Romanov with a knee to the body and is looking for an arm from side control. Romanov with some body punches. Romanov mixing elbows around. Romanov landing big punches as he has the back of Vanderaa while they’re on their knees. Vanderaa is doing a good job of defending himself but Romanov is dominating. Romanov with big punches. He’s landing and it is stopped. What a dominant showing from Romanov.

Official Result- Alexandr Romanov def. Jared Vanderaa by TKO (punches) at 4:43 of Round 2

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> Chris Gutierrez (16-3-2, 4-1-1 UFC) vs. Felipe Colares (10-2, 2-2 UFC)
Bantamweights

Colares throwing some high kicks and Gutierrez chopping away with leg kicks. Gutierrez with some more kicks. Colares with a body kick. Gutierrez lands a left hand. Colares with a combo and he drops for a takedown but Gutierrez defending. Colares has the back against the fence. They break after not much happens. Colares with a leg kick. Gutierrez lands an uppercut and goes for a takedown but Colares defends. They remain tied up against the fence. They break and Gutierrez with an elbow. Colares throwing kicks. Gutierrez with a combo then a leg kick. Close round. 10-9 Gutierrez.

They trade kicks to start the second and Gutierrez with a right hand. Colares with a combo. Both landing in close range. Gutierrez with the jab. Gutierrez lands a right hand as Colares rushes in. Gutierrez landing more. Gutierrez with a clinch but lands a double jab as they break. Colares throwing high kicks but Gutierrez blocking them. Gutierrez landing the jab. Gutierrez with a combo then a head kick. Colares with a body kick. Gutierrez continually finding a home for the jab. Colares tries for a takedown against the fence but Gutierrez defends. They break and Gutierrez with the jab. Gutierrez with a combo. Gutierrez with a nice uppercut. 10-9 Gutierrez, 20-18 Gutierrez.

They’re both throwing and Gutierrez landing leg kicks. Colares throws a combo as he rushes in for a takedown attempt but Gutierrez defending. Gutierrez has the double underhooks and breaks away and lands. Colares with a body kick. Gutierrez with the jab. Colares with a body kick but still eating lots of punches from Gutierrez. Colares gets a takedown and is in the full guard of Gutierrez. Not much is happening and Gutierrez is able to get to his feet and lands a combo, then a spinning elbow and then another combo. Gutierrez landing some big right hands and has Colares in trouble. Gutierrez landing big shots and looking for a late finish. Gutierrez gets a takedown but Colares reverses at the end. Fun fight. 10-9 Gutierrez, 30-27 Gutierrez.

Official Result- Chris Gutierrez def. Felipe Colares by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)

> Sabina Mazo (9-2, 3-2 UFC) vs. Maria Agapova (9-2, 1-1 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Agapova landing some leg kicks to start. Mazo with a body kick. Both throwing but neither really landing. Agapova with a right hook. Agapova with some body kicks. Agapova with a nice combo. Agapova with a nice combo again to the body. Agapova with a left hand. They trade against the fence. Agapova with a combo ending with a nice right hand. Agapova with a liver kick. Agapova with a left hand and then a head kick. Mazo with a body kick. Agapova with a body kick. Agapova with a combo. 10-9 Agapova.

They trade leg kicks and Agapova landing some good punches. Both continuing to land. They trade leg kicks. They continue to trade and Agapova landing with more volume but neither doing much to definitively win the round. They both connect late in the round. 10-9 Agapova, 20-18 Agapova.

Agapova landing as Mazo is pressing forward and looking to clinch. Agapova shakes her off. Agapova with a combo. Agapova lands a right hand and Mazo falls to the mat on her hands and knees and Agapova jumps on the back and locks in a rear-naked choke and Mazo immediately taps. What a finish by Agapova.

Official Result- Mariya Agapova def. Sabina Mazo by submission (rear-naked choke) at :53 of Round 3

> Tim Elliott (#9, 17-11-1, 6-9 UFC) vs. Matheus Nicolau (#11, 16-2-1, 4-1 UFC)
Flyweights

Nicolau with a leg kick. Elliott coming forward and swinging but missing. Elliott with a leg kick and Nicolau with a jab to the body. Nicolau with a right hand. Elliott with a flurry and Nicolau slipped to the mat and Elliott landed a body kick on the ground as Nicolau stood up. Nicolau doing a lot of circling and not throwing. Elliott lands a couple of kicks. They trade and Elliott goes after a leg and scores a takedown. They get up and Elliott still has body control against the fence. They break. Nicolau lands a combo. Nicolau connects late. 10-9 Elliott.

Elliott goes for an immediate takedown and has the back as they go against the fence. They break. They trade leg kicks. Nicolau lands a nice combo. Elliott throwing and landing a little. Nicolau landing as Elliott moves in. Nicolau with a hard leg kick and then lands a right hand as Elliott rushes in. Elliott shoots for a takedown but Nicolau defends and they break. Elliott throwing a lot but missing. Nicolau lands a right hand. They both continue to throw and Nicolau landing more. Elliott now starting to land. Nicolau with a combo. Elliott tries a takedown but Nicolau defends and they break. 10-9 Nicolau, 19-19.

Elliott pressing forward to start the third and doing his thing of holding up his lead leg. Elliott lands a left hand. Nicolau with a right hand. They trade against the fence and Elliott lands some good shots. Elliott lands a front kick and Nicolau with a right hand. Elliott tries for a takedown as they clinch against the cage. They break. Nicolau gets a takedown and is in the guard of Elliott. Elliott holding on from the bottom and Nicolau tries slamming him to break the grip. Nicolau with some body punches. They get up late. Neither lands late. Close fight. 10-9 Nicolau, 29-28 Nicolau.

Official Result- Matheus Nicolau def. Tim Elliott by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Randy Brown (13-4, 7-4 UFC) vs. Jared Gooden (18-6, 1-2 UFC)
Welterweights* (Gooden missed weight by 3 pounds)

Gooden missed weight by three pounds. Brown landing more to start the fight and lands a nasty high kick that backs Gooden up. Gooden recovers and lands some leg kicks. Gooden with another leg kick. Brown lands a couple of jabs. Brown lands another stinging jab. Gooden with a nice leg kick. Gooden with another leg kick. Brown with a body kick. Brown with another body kick. Gooden with a leg kick. Brown partially lands a spinning back fist. Brown with a leg kick. Gooden with a leg kick. 10-9 Brown.

Both throwing wildly to start the second and leg kicks hurt each other and both chase around the cage. Gooden lands a leg kick. Brown with a body kick. Gooden with a leg kick. Brown with an uppercut. Brown lands a right hand and then a left hand and another right hand. Brown continuing to land and has Gooden hurt. Gooden with a leg kick. Brown with a left hand. Gooden with a leg kick. Brown with some punches and then lands a head kick. Both landing punches. Brown with a leg kick. Gooden lands one. Brown with a right hand and lands a big flurry late. 10-9 Brown, 20-18 Brown.

Brown with a side kick and lands a left hand. Brown with a nice body kick. Brown with a combo. Gooden coming forward and throwing and Brown lands a flying knee. Brown landing kicks as Gooden is trying to find the right hand. Brown lands a jumping knee and then a body kick and lands some knees and elbows in the clinch. Gooden with a leg kick. Gooden with a right hand to the body. Gooden with a combo and lands a knee. They scramble to the mat late. 10-9 Brown, 30-27 Brown.

Official Result- Randy Brown def. Jared Gooden by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Mackenzie Dern (#4, 11-1, 6-1 UFC) vs. Marina Rodriguez (#6, 15-1-2, 4-1-2 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Rodriguez with a leg and body kick. Dern not landing with her strikes through the first minute. Both wildly throw and miss. Rodriguez lands a nice jab. Rodriguez with a leg kick. Dern rushes in with some right hands and they end up clinching against the fence. They are in a weird position as Dern is looking to get this to the ground. Rodriguez with an elbow. Rodriguez with some knees and they break. Rodriguez with a right hand. Rodriguez with a body kick. They trade jabs. They trade late and Rodriguez with a knee. 10-9 Rodriguez.

They both throw to start the second before clinching and breaking. Dern lands two right hands and looks for a throw as they scramble to the mat. Dern is on the leg and then moves to side control with a knee on the belly. Rodriguez is looking for a choke from the bottom. Dern with some punches from the top to the body. Dern goes to the back and lands some punches. She has both arms of Rodriguez tied up. She’s trying to get an armbar locked in with her legs. Dern is now in the mount. Dern lands some punches. She’s landing and looking for the finish but Rodriguez survives. 10-9 Dern, 19-19.

Rodriguez with some leg kicks to start the third. Rodriguez landing and lands a head kick. Rodriguez with a leg kick. Dern swinging wildly and missing. Rodriguez with a right hand. Rodriguez landing kicks at will. Dern is missing all of her punches. Dern lands a right hand. Rodriguez with a body kick. Rodriguez landing kicks. Dern with a leg kick. Dern shoots for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. Rodriguez landing right hands at the end. 10-9 Rodriguez, 29-28 Rodriguez.

Dern lands a right hand. We have a timeout for a groin strike. They trade punches. Rodriguez with a right hand and then a step-in knee to the body. Rodriguez lands a nice combo, and then lands another nice one. Dern can’t match her on the feet. Rodriguez with a leg kick. Rodriguez with a right hand to the body. Dern misses some wild punches and Rodriguez lands a body kick. Rodriguez with a knee then an elbow. Rodriguez with a knee and Dern gets a weird takedown and ends up in the mount. Dern lands some punches from the top. Dern with more shots and Rodriguez survives. 10-9 Rodriguez, 39-37 Rodriguez.

Dern coming forward and trying to land but missing and Rodriguez circling away. Rodriguez landing leg kicks as both looking to land punches. Rodriguez with some leg kicks and a right hand. Dern lands and almost had a takedown. Rodriguez lands a combo. Rodriguez with another combo. She lands a big overhand right. They clinch against the fence. Dern trying hard for the takedown but they break. Rodriguez with some body kicks and a huge knee late. Fun fight. 10-9 Rodriguez, 49-46 Rodriguez.

Official Result- Marina Rodriguez def. Mackenzie Dern by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)

UFC on ESPN 24 live results: Marina Rodriguez vs. Michelle Waterson

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN 24: Rodriguez vs. Waterson, emanating from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Octagon remains in Las Vegas for the second event in the month of May, featuring a main event put together on short notice after the original main event fell apart.

Michelle Waterson and Marina Rodriguez step up on short notice to headline the card in a five-round main event in the flyweight division. It replaces a scheduled main event between Cory Sandhagen and TJ Dillashaw, which was cancelled due to a cut suffered by Dillashaw. Waterson and Rodriguez were planned to fight during the summer, but the opportunity to headline a card was too good to pass up, as both look to score their second straight win and break into the title picture.

In the co-main event, long-time UFC veteran Donald Cerrone fights for the first time in 2021 when he takes on short-notice replacement Alex Morono. Also on the main card is a welterweight bout between ranked fighters Neil Magny and Geoff Neal, a lightweight battle as Diego Ferreira and Gregor Gillespie square off, and Phil Hawes meets Kyle Daukaus in a middleweight bout.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 6 PM eastern time with preliminary action all the way thru the main card.

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> Christian Aguilera (14-7, 1-1 UFC) vs. Carlston Harris (15-4, 0-0 UFC)
Welterweights

Aguilera throws and Harris ducks under and grabs the body lock and is working for a takedown right away. He has the back of Aguilera against the fence and trying to trip him down. They break. Harris with a couple of kicks and they trade punches. Aguilera with a nice uppercut. They clinch against the fence but break. Harris lands a nice left hook. He lands a right hand. Aguilera goes for a takedown but Harris gets an anaconda choke locked in and Aguilera goes out cold. Harris with the impressive showing in his UFC debut. 

Official Result- Carlston Harris def. Christian Aguilera by submission (anaconda choke) at 2:52 of Round 1

> Jun Yong Park (12-4, 2-1 UFC) vs. Tafon Nchukwi (5-0, 1-0 UFC)
Middleweights

Nchukwi with a left to the body. Park with a combo. They trade punches. Nchukwi with a right hand and then a leg kick. They trade punches. They trade jabs. Nchukwi with a combo. Nchukwi with a left hook to the body. They continue to trade and Park lands the jab. Nchukwi with a jab followed by a right hand and then Park does the same. Nchukwi with a leg kick and Park lands a counter left. Park with a leg kick. Park with a left hook. Nchukwi lands a few punches. Nchukwi throws a combo and then lands a kick right to the groin of Park and we have a timeout. They get back to action and both land jabs. Nchukwi with a couple of leg kicks and Park throws a leg kick and then Nchukwi lands two body kicks. 10-9 Park.

Nchukwi with some leg kicks to start the second. Park with a leg kick and Nchukwi counters with a body punch. Nchukwi lands a combo as he pushes to the fence and they trade in close range before breaking. Nchukwi with a body kick then a leg kick. Nchukwi tries a kick but Park grabs the leg and almost gets a takedown but switches to control standing as he has the neck. Park still has the neck and Nchukwi throws a knee that lands right to the groin of Park again and Park goes down in pain. Nchukwi gets a point taken away after that. They trade jabs after getting back to action. Nchukwi with an inside leg kick after they trade jabs. Nchukwi with a body kick and then lands a right hand. Park with the jab. Park tries a takedown and briefly gets it but Nchukwi sweeps to the top. They get to their feet. Park lands the jab. Nchukwi with a hard leg kick. Park lands a jab. Nchukwi gets a takedown but Park has a guillotine locked in but time runs out on the round. 10-8 Park after the point deduction, 20-17 Park.

They trade to start the third and Park landing the jab. Nchukwi lands a right hand. Nchukwi with a glancing body kick. Park lands the double jab. Nchukwi with a left to the body followed by a leg kick. Park lands a combo. Nchukwi with the jab. Park gets a takedown. Park still working from the top but they aren’t doing much. They get to their feet. Park gets the fight back down to the mat. Park trying to get the back and is looking for a rear-naked choke but lets go and lands some punches. Park still landing as he’s trying to get the mount. Park with some sharp elbows from the top. Nchukwi is busted open. Park with some big elbows at the end. Dominant third round from Park. 10-8 Park, 30-25 Park.

Official Result- Jun Yong Park def. Tafon Nchukwi by majority decision (30-25, 29-26, 28-28)

> Ludovit Klein (17-2, 1-0 UFC) vs. Michael Trizano (8-1, 2-1 UFC)
Featherweights

Klein landing better to start the fight as he lands the jab and left hand. Trizano lands a right hand. Klein with a left hand. He lands another left hand. Trizano with a left hook. Klein with a body kick. Trizano pressuring as Klein is circling around. Klein with a body kick. Klein with a high kick. Klein with the jab and Trizano lands a body kick. Klein with a takedown. He lands from the top and they get to their feet. They break and Klein with a body kick. Good round. 10-9 Klein.

Trizano with a leg kick. Klein with a body kick and then a right hand to the body. Trizano with a leg kick. Trizano with a combo. They trade kicks. Klein lands a left hand. They tie up against the fence and Klein has control and lands some body shots and looks to drop down for a takedown. They break. Trizano with a leg kick. He lands another. Klein with a combo and then lands a nice left hand. Trizano lands the jab. They are both throwing and Klein with a leg kick. Klein with a combo and then ends with a body kick. Klein with a high kick and then gets a takedown. Trizano landing some body punches as Klein tries to get him flattened on the mat. 10-9 Klein, 20-18 Klein.

Trizano lands a nice right hand and Klein is rocked and goes for a takedown but Trizano scrambles out. They trade left hands. Trizano lands a leg kick and slips to the mat but gets right up. Trizano lands another nice right hand. Klein with a leg kick. Klein with a body kick. They trade punches and Klein with a body kick. Trizano with the jab. They trade kicks and Klein lands a left hand. Trizano with a combo and lands to the body. Trizano with the jab. He lands another. He lands a jab and then a right hand to the body and then a body kick. Klein gets a brief takedown but Trizano sprawls to his knees. Klein gets him back down. They get to their feet and break. Klein with a body kick. Trizano with a right hand and Klein gets a takedown and Trizano has the neck. He has a guillotine locked in but Klein fighting it. It is in tight but Klein survives to the end. What a fight. 10-9 Trizano, 29-28 Klein.

Official Result- Michael Trizano def. Ludovit Klein by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

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> Phil Hawes (10-2, 2-0 UFC) vs. Kyle Daukaus (10-1, 1-1 UFC)
Middleweights

Hawes lands the jab. Hawes with a low kick. They trade in close range. Daukaus with a left hand. Hawes with a body kick. Hawes with a big takedown and is into the half-guard. Daukaus looks for the guillotine and uses it to sweep to the top and is working in the half-guard and looking to set up an arm-triangle choke. Daukaus stands and lands and moves to the back of Hawes but they stand and break. Daukaus now trying for a takedown. Hawes lands some knees in the clinch and Daukaus with some body shots. They continue to battle in the clinch. Hawes with a knee. They break near the end. 10-9 Hawes.

They trade early. Daukaus goes for a head kick but Hawes ducks and eats a spinning back fist from Daukaus and is hurt. Daukaus tries to take advantage but they clinch and Hawes with a knee as he has the body lock. They separate. Daukaus landing some punches. Daukaus landing more but Hawkes lands some punches. Hawes lands a right hand that stuns Daukaus. Hawes tries to land another but Daukaus ducks and they clinch against the fence. They trade in dirty boxing before breaking. Daukaus with a step-in knee. Hawes with a body kick. Hawes with a left hand to the body and then lands a low blow and we have a timeout. They get back to action and are trading. Hawes lands some good punches. Hawes with a body kick followed by a right hand. 10-9 Hawes, 20-18 Hawes.

They trade in close range and Hawes with a body kick. Hawes gets a takedown and is working in the guard. Daukaus looking for the triangle but Hawes defends and maintains control in the guard and landing body punches. Hawes landing punches from the top and relentless with the ground strikes as Daukaus is trying to scramble out. Hawes gets back on top and is landing punches and elbows. Hawes still landing from the top. Hawes maintaining top control as Daukaus is looking tired and beat up on the ground. Hawes with a dominant final round. 10-8 Hawes, 30-26 Hawes.

Official Result- Phil Hawes def. Kyle Daukaus by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 29-27)

> Diego Ferreira (#12, 17-3, 8-3 UFC) vs. Gregor Gillespie (#14, 13-1, 6-1 UFC)
Lightweights* (Ferreira missed weight by 4.5 pounds)

Gillespie is returning from having his head kicked to the nosebleeds in Madison Square Garden in November 2019. Gillespie landing early on. Gillespie gets a takedown and they scramble to their feet. Ferreira lands a left ad Gillespie has a cut open on his nose. Gillespie trying for a takedown. Gillespie gets him down, but they get up, and they go back down. Gillespie gets Ferreira fully down and is in the guard and looking to switch. Ferreira did land some good punches. They scramble and get to their feet. Gillespie gets another takedown. Ferreira scrambles to the back and is looking for a choke. Ferreira with some big elbows from the back as the round ends. 10-9 Ferreira.

They trade to start the second. Ferreira with a combo. Gillespie goes for a takedown but Ferreira defends. Gillespie still working for the takedowns. He gets Ferreira down. They get up and Gillespie gets Ferreira back down. Ferreira looks for the back but Gillespie scrambles back to the top. Gillespie still working from the top and they scramble and Gillespie has the back as they stand. Gillespie with a knee to the body and they get back to the mat as Gillespie still has the back. Gillespie now on top and lands an elbow and then gets the back again. Gillespie now trying to set up a rear-naked choke. Gillespie landing big punches from the back of Ferreira and he’s landing lots of punches and Ferreira being told to fight back and he isn’t and the fight is stopped. What a comeback and win for Gillespie.

Official Result- Gregor Gillespie def. Diego Ferreira by TKO (punches) at 4:51 of Round 2

> Maurice Greene (9-5, 4-3 UFC) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (17-7-1, 6-5 UFC)
Heavyweights

Greene lands a left hand. de Lima with a right hand. They are both throwing big bombs. They are clinched and both looking for underhooks. de Lima gets Greene to the mat and is in the guard. de Lima landing from the top. de Lima still landing from the top as Greene is just holding him down. de Lima still on top. Greene can’t get out from the bottom as de Lima ends the round on top. 10-9 de Lima.

Greene swings and de Lima ducks, gets the body lock and takes Greene down to the ground. de Lima landing lots of strikes on the ground from the top. de Lima landing harder shots as the round goes on. Greene is just stuck on the bottom and not doing much to even try and get out from there. de Lima ends the second just pounding away from the top as Greene is doing nothing from the bottom. 10-9 de Lima, 20-18 de Lima.

Greene with a body kick. de Lima gets a body lock and drags Greene to the mat. de Lima flattens Greene out from the top. de Lima still landing from the top as Greene continues to do nothing from the bottom. de Lima still landing and on top but there really is not much happening and this fight is awful. de Lima ends the fight on top. 10-9 de Lima, 30-27 de Lima.

Official Result- Marcos Rogerio de Lima def. Maurice Greene by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)

> Neil Magny (#9, 24-8, 17-7 UFC) vs. Geoff Neal (#10, 13-3, 5-1 UFC)
Welterweights

Neal landed a left hand that hurt Magny before they clinched. Magny with a knee. They remain clinched up and Neal lands some head strikes as they continue to battle for the best position against the fence. Magny with a knee. Magny is the one wanting to keep this clinched. They break. Neal lands a left hand. They clinch again and Neal lands an elbow on the break. Magny tries for a takedown but Neal defends and Magny lands some knees. They clinch and Neal lands some good punches before the end of the round. 10-9 Neal.

They come out trading and Neal getting the better of the punches to start the second. Magny with a body kick. Magny with some short punches. Neal lands a left hand. Magny lands a left hand. Neal gets a takedown. Magny tries a takedown but Neal defends and lands a punch while Magny is on the ground. They stand and Neal has control against the fence. They break and Magny lands some good punches. Neal coming forward more. They clinch against the fence but break. Neal lands a short left. Neal with a big elbow. 10-9 Magny, 19-19.

They’re trading to start the third and Neal landing better early. Magny with a body kick. Magny with a combo in close range. Magny lands the jab. Neal with a left hand and they clinch against the fence. They break and Neal ducks under some Magny punches. They trade in close range. Neal with a left hand. Magny gets a takedown. Magny with some punches from the top and they get to their feet. Magny with some knees. They break. They clinch and Magny with a couple more knees. Neal lands a big left hand. He lands another. They trade late. 10-9 Magny, 29-28 Magny.

Official Result- Neil Magny def. Geoff Neal by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Donald Cerrone (#15 LW, 36-15 2 NC, 23-12 1 NC UFC) vs. Alex Morono (18-7 1 NC, 7-4 1 NC UFC)
Welterweights

Cerrone immediately clinches and they battle against the fence. Morono with an uppercut as they break. They trade and Morono with a high kick. Cerrone with a body kick. Cerrone with the jab. They trade punches. Cerrone with a leg kick and then another. Cerrone with a body kick. Morono lands a right hand. Cerrone with another body kick. Cerrone goes for a takedown and Morono defends and throws him down but lets him up. They trade right hands. Cerrone with a body kick. Morono with a right hand. Morono with the jab and then a right hand. Morono with a right hand that stuns Cerrone. Morono teeing off with big punches and lands some knees and Cerrone is eating them. Morono still landing and Cerrone is hurt and Morono landing and it is stopped. Morono gets the finish of Cerrone. Biggest win for Morono in his career.

Official Result- Alex Morono def. Donald Cerrone by TKO (punches) at 4:40 of Round 1

> Marina Rodriguez (#6, 14-1-2, 3-1-2 UFC) vs. Michelle Waterson (#9, 18-8, 6-4 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Waterson with a leg kick and Rodriguez lands a right hand. They trade body kicks and Rodriguez lands a combo. Rodriguez lands a combo. Waterson lands a left hand and Rodriguez lands a counter punch. Rodriguez with a body kick and they trade punches. Rodriguez with a high kick and Waterson just misses a spinning back fist. Waterson with a body kick. Rodriguez with a combo and a body kick. Waterson with a side kick then a left hand. Rodriguez with a couple of knees and then a combo at the end. 10-9 Rodriguez.

Rodriguez with a front kick to the body and then a leg kick. Waterson with a side kick and then Rodriguez with a body kick. Rodriguez landing punches. Waterson goes for a takedown but Rodriguez defends and lands a right hand. They clinch but break. They clinch again and Rodriguez with some knees. Waterson with the side kick. Rodriguez with a right hand and then Waterson lands a nice body kick. Rodriguez with some nice punches. Waterson with a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Waterson with a side kick. Rodriguez with a combo and then lands some knees. They trade in the clinch late. 10-9 Rodriguez, 20-18 Rodriguez.

Waterson slips on a kick. Rodriguez with a head kick. Rodriguez with a knee to the body and they clinch. Waterson has body control. Waterson with a knee as they break. Rodriguez with a big body punch and then some punches against the fence and Herb Dean warns Waterson to fight back and she escapes. Waterson with a side kick and Rodriguez slips to the mat and Waterson runs up and lands a huge leg kick. Waterson with another leg kick. Rodriguez with a right hand. Waterson with the side kick. Rodriguez lands a right hand. They continue to trade. Rodriguez with a big right hand. Rodriguez with a body kick and a right hand. Rodriguez with a leg kick. Rodriguez with some elbows and Waterson lands a nice uppercut. Rodriguez with an elbow and Waterson with a right hand. Waterson with a body kick. 10-9 Rodriguez, 30-27 Rodriguez.

Rodriguez with some short leg kicks and then they trade punches. Rodriguez with a body kick. They clinch and both land right hands. Rodriguez with a high body kick. Rodriguez with some high kicks. Waterson gets a takedown and is into the guard of Rodriguez. Waterson steps over and is trying to get to the mount. Waterson with an elbow. Waterson remaining on top and landing some good punches and elbows as she was in control on top for the last two minutes. 10-9 Waterson, 39-37 Rodriguez.

Waterson with the left hand. Rodriguez with a leg kick. Waterson with a body kick. Waterson with a body kick. Rodriguez just misses a head kick. Waterson with a leg kick then a head kick that connected. Waterson with a back kick to the body. She lands an uppercut. Waterson with a body kick and Rodriguez lands a right hand. Rodriguez lands a right hand. Waterson with a leg kick. Waterson with a right hand. Waterson with a body kick. Rodriguez with a leg kick. Waterson with a high kick that is blocked. They trade in close range. Waterson with a side kick. Rodriguez with a right hand. Rodriguez lands a head kick. They trade late and Rodriguez with a late body kick. 10-9 Rodriguez, 49-46 Rodriguez.

Official Result- Marina Rodriguez def. Michelle Waterson by unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)