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UFC Fight Night 117 live results: Ovince Saint Preux vs. Yushin Okami

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC Fight Night 117: Saint Preux vs. Okami, emanating from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

The event is headlined by a five-round bout in the light heavyweight division that was put together with just a week’s notice as Ovince Saint Preux takes on Yushin Okami, who returns to the UFC for the first time in four years.

Saint Preux was originally scheduled to fight Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, but Rua was forced out due to a knee injury, and Okami stepped in on a week’s notice to make his UFC return. He fights at light heavyweight for the first time in his career, as he has most recently fought as a welterweight, going 5-2 since his UFC release.

The co-main event is a pivotal fight in the women’s strawweight division as former title challengers Claudia Gadelha and Jessica Andrade do battle. Also on the main card is the UFC debut of former K-1 kickboxing star Gokhan Saki, who takes on Henrique da Silva.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

FXX PRELIMS | 8 PM ET/5 PM PT

> Daichi Abe (5-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Hyun Gyu Lim (13-6-1, 3-3 UFC)
Welterweights

Abe immediately lands a heavy leg kick. They traded punches early and both men are looking to finish it quickly. Lim landed a right hand but Abe countered with a left hook. They landed left hooks at the same time. Abe is landing harder punches. Lim then landed a hard right hand. Abe is working on the inside leg kicks and then lands an overhand right. Abe lands another hard right hand. They are swinging for the fences. Abe rocked Lim with a left hook. They both landed left hands and Abe stumbled to the mat for a moment. Good opening round. 10-9 Abe.

They were trading and Lim poked Abe in the eye bad and we had a break. Abe was able to recover and continue. They started trading again and Lim landed a big right hand that rocked Abe and started to slow him down. Lim landed another right hand. Abe tried landing a combo but Lim landed a right hand as he was coming in. Lim landed another big right hand. Abe landed a hard right hand that rocked Lim bad at the end. Another good round. 10-9 Lim, 19-19.

Lim landed a hard right hand at the opening of the round. Abe has slowed down and Lim has been coming on strong, especially since the eye poke he did on Abe. They traded leg kicks. Lim landed a nice combo. Abe with a leg kick but Lim counters with a right hand. Lim stuns Abe with a left hook. All striking in this fight, not one grappling exchange. Lim is showing the better conditioning and he is landing. Abe all of a sudden knocked Lim down with a right hand and landed some punches on the ground with just over ten seconds left. Abe got a late takedown. Lim’s nose was busted open. Abe likely stole the fight in the last thirty seconds. 10-9 Abe, 29-28 Abe.

Official Result- Daichi Abe def. Hyun Gyu Lim by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Shinsho Anzai (9-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Luke Jumeau (12-3, 1-0 UFC)
Welterweights

They traded punches early on. Anzai missed a big telegraphed takedown on Jumeau. They clinched and Anzai landed a couple of knees before they broke. Jumeau landed a leg kick but Anzai countered with a hard right hand. They clinch and Jumeau lands a hard right hand. They clinch again and Anzai begins to land some knees. Anzai starts landing some more and he is landing with more power and volume. Jumeau lands a front kick to the face late. Anzai rocked Jumeau with a hard right hand late as well. Close round, 10-9 Anzai.

Anzai got a quick but brief takedown at the start of the second. They got back up and Jumeau defended another takedown attempt. Anzai is letting his hands fly. They clinch and Anzai lands some punches. Anzai got a takedown and started working from the guard. Anzai was landing punches and elbows as Jumeau was unable to get up from the bottom. Anzai stood up and Jumeau scrambled to his feet. Jumeau looking more tired. Jumeau landed a late uppercut. 10-9 Anzai, 20-18 Anzai.

Jumeau lands some leg kicks as he stuffs a takedown from Anzai. Anzai just looking for takedowns in this round as Jumeau is landing punches. Anzai charges forward and lands a series of punches. Anzai looking tired now. Anzai goes for a takedown but eats a knee from Jumeau. Jumeau starts landing more punches as the round heads towards the end. Jumeau with a series of knees, punches and uppercuts at the end. He won the round, but might not be enough. 10-9 Jumeau, 29-28 Anzai.

Official Result- Shinsho Anzai def. Luke Jumeau by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Syuri Kondo (5-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Chan-Mi Jeon (5-1, 0-1 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Kondo is a Japanese wrestling star. They were feeling each other out early. Jeon landed a right hand but Kondo countered with a harder right hand. They started striking at close range. Jeon had to run away when she had her back against the fence. Jeon with a leg kick but Kondo counters with a right hand. Jeon landed a head kick. Kondo landed some right hands in close range. They traded in close range. Kondo started landing with more volume and was having to chase Jeon down. Kondo landed an overhand right. Jeon with a front kick to the body. 10-9 Kondo.

They started landing early. This has been mostly striking so far. Jeon missing on her punches and Kondo is not. Kondo with a body kick. Kondo landed a big right hand that rocked Jeon. Jeon was trying to land elbows. Kondo landed another big punch and a knee. Kondo has Jeon in trouble and Jeon is trying to circle away. Kondo landing more punches and now teet kicks to the body followed by punches. Jeon starts to land punches in close range. Jeon is bleeding from her nose. Kondo lands some punches and grabs the clinch and lands a knee. Jeon is bringing the fight but Kondo is in control. 10-9 Kondo, 20-18 Kondo.

Both ladies looking fresh. They are trading and Jeon is starting to find a spot for her punches. Jeon misses a head kick. Jeon lands a nice right hand and Kondo starts to pressure with some punches. Kondo with more pressure as she is landing more now. A spinning back fist is missed by Kondo. Kondo poked Jeon in the eye and we got a brief break. They came back firing punches and Kondo was landing more and had Jeon in trouble as Jeon was backing up. Kondo with a spin kick to the body of Jeon. They swung for the fences in the last ten seconds. 10-9 Kondo, 30-27 Kondo.

Official Result- Syuri Kondo def. Chan-Mi Jeon by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)

> Keita Nakamura (32-8-2 1 NC, 3-5 UFC) vs. Alex Morono (13-3 1 NC, 2-0 1 NC UFC)
Welterweights

Morono tried sprinting out with a right hand but Nakamura ducked under it. Morono landed a left hook but Nakamura landed a right hook. They are being patient and pacing themselves. Morono landed a hard right hand. They both landed hard punches. Nakamura hurt Morono with a kick to the body and Morono was backtracking. Morono is cut over his eye. They slow the pace back down. Nakamura with another body kick. Morono landed a hard right hand at the end. 10-9 Nakamura.

Both being patient and Nakamura lands a high kick. Nakamura attempts a Superman punch but couldn’t get it off but lands a left hand. Nakamura lands another left hand. They trade leg kicks. Nakamura is circling away from Morono’s attacks. Morono landed a jab. Morono lands a right hand. Morono is landing more with the hands while Nakamura is landing more with the kicks. Nakamura with a body kick. Morono with a late flurry. 10-9 Morono, 19-19.

They were trading and Nakamura grabbed the body and got a takedown. Morono had the neck but let go and Nakamura was in side control. They got back to their feet. Both men missing their punches. Nakamura feinted low and landed a high kick. Morono landed a right hand and Nakamura is cut open. Nakamura scored another takedown. Morono had the head but let go and they scrambled to their feet. Nakamura with a body kick. Nakamura with a straight left hand. He lands another. They both land punches. Nakamura controlling the Octagon more. They trade late head kicks. 10-9 Nakamura, 29-28 Nakamura.

Official Result- Keita Nakamura def. Alex Morono by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

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> Jussier Formiga (#5, 19-5, 5-4 UFC) vs. Ulka Sasaki (20-4-2, 3-3 UFC)
Flyweights

They were trading early and Sasaki was landing kicks and knees to the body. Sasaki has a size advantage. Sasaki with aknee to the body. Sasaki is keeping his hands low and Formiga is landing punches. Formiga with a right hand. Sasaki with a body kick but Formiga counters with a punch combo. Formiga goes for a takedown and gets it. Formiga goes for side control but Sasaki recovers guard. Formiga is able to take the back of Sasaki and is working for the choke. Formiga landing punches from the back and has a choke locked in. Sasaki is hand-fighting but the choke is in deep. Sasaki taps! Formiga gets the first finish of the night and gets it by submission.

Official Result- Jussier Formiga def. Ulka Sasaki by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:30 of Round 1

> Teruto Ishihara (9-4-2, 2-2-1 UFC) vs. Rolando Dy (8-5-1 1 NC, 0-1 UFC)
Featherweights

They trade kicks to start off the fight. Ishihara with a leg kick and then drops Dy with a left hand. Ishihara swarms on Dy and is looking for the finish. Ishihara with some punches on the ground. Ishihara with more big left hands from the guard. Big elbow from Ishihara. Ishihara working for a guillotine now. They get up but Ishihara takes Dy back down. Ishihara with more ground-and-pound with some big elbows. Ishihara with more punches from the top. Ishihara with lots of punches from the top and Dy has no answer from the bottom. Ishihara goes back into the guard. No finish, but a huge round for Ishihara. 10-8 Ishihara.

Ishihara with a body kick and then gets knee’d in the cup. Ishihara lands a left hand but eats a head kick from Dy. Ishihara looking for a takedown but Dy defends. Ishihara with a leg kick but Dy counters with a combo. Dy landing his punches as he counters leg kicks. Ishihara with a Superman punch. Ishihara lands another straight left hand. They trade punches. They trade kicks. They trade left hands and Dy then lays in a combo on Ishihara. Neither man doing much with striking defense. Ishihara with some leg kicks. Dy lands a left hook. Dy with some body kicks late. Close round. 10-9 Dy, 19-18 Ishihara.

Dy landed a big knee that knocked Ishihara to his knees and Ishihara grabbed Dy and pressed him against the fence looking for a takedown. They broke against the fence. Dy landed a big knee to the groin of Ishihara and we have a long timeout for Ishihara to recover. Back to action and Dy is bringing the fight. Ishihara lands a head kick that stuns Dy. They clinch and Dy lands an elbow before they break. Dy lands a head kick that rocks Ishihara. They trade punches and Dy lands a big kick to the cup of Ishihara and Ishihara goes down hard in a lot of pain. Dy got a point taken away, which was the right call. Dy tried to argue it was the first time when it was the third time. Back to action and Ishihara gets a quick takedown. They got up. Ishihara went for a takedown but Dy grabbed the fence. They traded at the end. 10-8 Ishihara with the point deduction, 29-26 Ishihara.

Official Result- Teruto Ishihara def. Rolando Dy by unanimous decision (28-27, 28-27, 29-27)

> Gokhan Saki (0-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Henrique da Silva (12-3, 2-3 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Saki is an exciting K1 kickboxer. Saki with a right hand and then a head kick that rocks da Silva. Saki lands a big left hand. Saki with a head kick and then drops da Silva with a straight left hand. da Silva now goes for a takedown as he gets to his feet. Saki escapes. Saki with big left hands to the head and body. Saki with a combo. Saki landing lots of punches. Saki then rocks da Silva and is teeing off on him. Saki close to finishing it. Saki with big punches. Saki with more big punches and da Silva grabs the clinch but it is broken. da Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown but Saki scores his own takedown. da Silva up and lands some knees on Saki. Saki with a big combo now. da Silva lands a head kick. da Silva now with some knees and he is attacking. They are trading and Saki lands a huge left hook that knocks da Silva out. Holy cow. That is one of Saki’s signature punches and it gets him the win in his UFC debut. This was an exciting fight.

Official Result- Gokhan Saki def. Henrique da Silva by knockout (punch) at 4:45 of Round 1

> Takanori Gomi (35-13 1 NC, 4-8 UFC) vs. Dong Hyun “Maestro” Kim (14-8-3, 1-2 UFC)
Lightweights

Gomi is in desperate need of a win. Kim working with some leg kicks to start off. Kim attacking the body with kicks now. Gomi looking for a huge left hand. Kim dropped Gomi with a straight right hand and is landing on the ground and the referee steps in. Kim with the big finish in the first round and Gomi has to be finished after this.

Official Result- Dong Hyun “Maestro” Kim def. Takanori Gomi by TKO (punches) at 1:30 of Round 1

> Claudia Gadelha (#1, 15-2, 4-2 UFC) vs. Jessica Andrade (#4, 16-6, 7-4 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Gadelha lands an early combination. Gadelha lands a big right hand. She lands some more straight right hands. Andrade showing good head movement. They are throwing bombs. Andrade has been unable to really connect with punches. Gadelha lands a series of punches and Andrade is bleeding very badly right now. Andrade’s cut is decent on the Muta scale. Andrade picked Gadelha up and slammed her down very hard and is on top landing punches. Andrade landing punches from the top. Andrade had a strong finish to the round but I have it for Gadelha. 10-9 Gadelha.

Gadelha is also bleeding and she lands a right hand to start the second and then scores a brief takedown. They scramble around on the mat and get back to their feet against the fence. Gadelha went for a takedown but Andrade sprawled and ended up on top. Andrade with body punches on the ground. They get to their feet. Gadelha with a head kick and then they trade punches. Big exchanges and we have blood everywhere. Andrade with a big combination. Andrade is teeing off right now. She lands a lot of punches. Gadelha tries a takedown to slow her down. Gadelha lands a big right hand. She is tired. Andrade with more big combos of punches to the head and body. Gadelha grabs the neck and jumps up for a guillotine but the round ends. 10-9 Andrade, 19-19.

They are trading and clinch and Andrade picks Gadelha up and slams her down. Andrade in side control and she is landing punches to the body. Andrade with more punches from the top and Gadelha is just trying to hang on as she is tired. Andrade with more punches from the top and Gadelha can do nothing. Andrade passes into side control. Gadelha trying to scramble out but Andrade sprawls and is still landing. Andrade with more body strikes. Gadelha gets to her feet but Andrade has the back and is landing. Gadelha has the neck but lets go. Andrade with big punches. Completely dominant round from Andrade and she gets a big slam at the end. 10-8 Andrade, 29-27 Andrade.

Official Result- Jessica Andrade def. Claudia Gadelha by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-27)

> Ovince Saint Preux (#6, 20-10, 8-5 UFC) vs. Yushin Okami (34-10, 13-5 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Okami goes straight for a takedown but it is defended. Saint Preux has a neck and is trying to step over into mount. Saint Preux lets go into half-guard. Okami has the neck but Saint Preux is looking for a Von Flue Choke and has it and Okami goes out cold! That is the third time he has won with the Von Flue Choke, so it should be renamed for him now- the Von Preux Choke.

Official Result- Ovince Saint Preux def. Yushin Okami by submission (Von Preux Choke) at 1:50 of Round 1

UFC 197 Las Vegas live results: Jon Jones vs. Ovince Saint Preux

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event is headlined by a bout for the UFC Interim Light Heavyweight Championship as former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones makes his anticipated return to action to take on Ovince Saint Preux, who replaced an injured Daniel Cormier in what was originally supposed to be a rematch for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship held by Cormier and previously held by Jones. In the co-main event, it is another title fight as UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson looks to make another title defense as he welcomes challenger and former Olympic medalist Henry Cejudo, who puts his undefeated record on the line. Also on the card is former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis as he takes on Edson Barboza. Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 6:30 PM eastern time with preliminary action all the way thru the main card.

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PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS- 6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT)

LIGHTWEIGHTS- EFRAIN ESCUDERO (24-10, 5-6 UFC) VS. KEVIN LEE (11-2, 5-2 UFC)

First round:  Right and left by Lee and body kick.  Lee  with a left.  Lee continues to land.  Escudero got behind him and tried for a takedown.  Lee up and tried a takedown  and now Lee tried a suplex but Escudero blocked.  Lee got a momentary takedown.  Lee let him go.  Lee with a body kick.  Escudero coming backs with punches late in the round.  Escudero got a takedown.  Lee 10-9.

Second round:  Lee with a right.  Lee has him against the fence.  Escudero got a single leg but couldn’t get the takedown.  Lee with a knee to the body.  Body kick by Lee.  Both landed.  Escudero has him against the fence.  Escudero with a right.  Left by Escudero.  Lee 20-18, but this round was closer.

Third round:  Lee throwing front kicks.  Escudero with an accidental low kick.  Lee in with a body kick.  Escudero with a left.  Escudedro with knees to the thigh.  Lee got underneath and slammed him down.  Lee landing lefts.  Lee grabbed a guillotine but Escudero escaped.  Lee landing punches on the ground.   Lee with body punches and elbows from the top.    Should be Lee 30-27 or maybe 29-28.

Scores:  All three have it 29-28 for Lee.

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS- MARCOS ROGERIO DE LIMA (13-3-1, 2-1 UFC) VS. CLINT HESTER (11-5, 4-2 UFC)

 First round:  De Lima throwing kicks.  De Lima knocked him down with a right hook counter to the ear.  He’s on top with punches to the side of the head.  De Lima with more punches.   De Lima remains on top in guard.  Nothing happening and  boring.  Now de Lima  broke fee and is landing a lot of hard punches.  He pummeling Hester from the top and got the submission with a head and arm choke.

HEAVYWEIGHTS- WALT HARRIS (7-4, 0-3 UFC) VS. CODY EAST (12-1, 0-0 UFC)

 First round:  East landed a nice right. Harris missed a high kick and East hit a body kick.  Body kick by Harris.  East landing punches.  East landing a lot.  Kick by East landed like it was an  Arena Mexico finish.   Harris with a body kick.  Both swing like rock em sock em robots and the crowd picked up big.  Body kick by Harris.  Good pace and good movement for big guys here.  East with two rights and Harris countered and dropped him with a counter left to the jaw.  Harris landing big punches on the ground. Now he’s landing elbows.  More big punches by Harris and it was stopped. East took a real beating from a big hard hitting guy here.  4:18

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX SPORTS 1- 8 PM ET/5 PM PT)

LIGHTWEIGHTS- GLAICO FRANCA (13-3, 1-0 UFC) VS. JAMES VICK (8-0, 4-0 UFC)

 First round:   Franca with low kicks and took Vick down.  Second takedown by Franca.  Franca staying on top.  Vick up and landed a body kick.  Franca pushed him against the fence.  Vick with a spin kick to the body.  Viick landing all kinds of shots but Franca took him down again.   Close round Franca 10-9.

Second round:  Between rounds they are checking Franca’s right eye but they let him continue.  It’s not bleeding but it was poked.  Vick taking him apart with punches at 6-foot 2 and a lightweight.  Franca tagged him back.  Spinning backfist by Franca landed.  Franca took him down with a hip toss.  Vick  back up.  High kick and knee by Vick. Vick has the big edge standing with his reach and accuracy.  Franca fired back with a hard right.  Front kick by Vick.  Spin kick to the body by  Vick.  Vick’s round so 19-19.

Third round:  Vick landing lefts.  Vick with lefts and rights.  Vick continuing to land lefts.  Jumping knee by Vick.  Franca landed a hard right.  Vick continues to jab.  Low kick by Franca.  Vick is dancing away a lot now which could hurt him but he’s clearly superior standing.  Great front kick to the head by Vick.  Good fight.  Crowd liked it 29-28 Vick.

Scores:   29-28, 29-28 and 30-27 Vick

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHTS- (#2) CARLA ESPARZA (10-3, 1-1 UFC) VS. (#14) JULIANA LIMA (8-2, 2-1 UFC)

First round:  Slow start as in nothing happening.  Esparza with punches and Lima going for a takedown.  Lima with punches and Esparza took her down.  Esparza gave her a short power bomb off an armbar attempt.  Lima tried for another armbar and Esparza out.  Lima tried for it again and Esparza with another short power bomb.  Nice up kick by Lima and another.  Esparza with punches from the top but doing no damage.  Lima with another up kick. Esparza cradled her and punched her a few times.  Esparza 10-9.

Second round:   Lima swinging wildly.  Lima with a kick and Esparza slammed her down after grabbing the leg.  That kick was a bad idea.  Esparza with a lot of punches but again no real damaging blows.  Esparza again with a short power bomb.  Lima up with 30 seconds left and took Esparza down but Esparza right back up.  Lima working for a takedown late but didn’t get it.  Esparza 20-18.

Third round:  Esparza took her down to start the third round.  Another up kick by Lima.  Lima back up with 3:00 left.  Esparza took her down right away.  Lima up.  Esparza took her down again.   Esparza with a few punches.  Lima reversed with 1:17 left.  Lima is in side control.  Esparza regained guard.  Boring fight.  Esparza 30-27.

Scores:  All three have it 30-27 for Esparza.     

WELTERWEIGHTS- DANNY ROBERTS (12-1, 1-0 UFC) VS. DOMINIQUE STEELE (14-6, 1-1 UFC)

First round:  Steele dropped him with a right early.  Roberts worked for a triangle but didn’t get it.  Roberts up with 2:50 left in the round.  Body kick by Roberts.  Another body kick by Roberts.  Big left by Roberts.  Steele went for the takedown off a missed punch but couldn’t get it.  They traded knees.  Steele 10-9.

Second round:  Knee to the body by Roberts.  Roberts with a body kick and punches.  Roberts landing more punches.  Steele with a knee to the body.  Roberts with a knee.  Roberts with an elbow.  Roberts with more punches. Front kick by Roberts.  Roberts landing several punches.  Roberts with a head kick.  Steele spun and got behind Roberts.  Roberts’s round so 19-19 after two.

Third round:   Steele with a high takedown.  Roberts landed elbows.  Steele went for a takedown but Roberts is defending well  Steele now got him down.  Roberts throwing elbows from the bottom.  Herb Dean ordered a standup.  Steele landed a knee to the head and now both are swinging wildly and Steele took him down again.  Steele 29-28.
Scores:  All three have it 29-28 for Roberts.  The crowd is booing like crazy.  Steele is in disbelief as is the crowd.    

FLYWEIGHTS- (#14) SERGIO PETTIS (13-2, 4-2 UFC) VS. CHRIS KELADES (9-2, 2-1 UFC)

First round:   Pettis seemed to land more and be more technical.  He got a takedown with  a trip late.  Pettis 10-9.

Second round:   Kelades put Pettis down  and Pettis threatened with a triangle.  Pettis reversed to the top.  Both landing.  Nice head kick by Pettis.  Body kick by Pettis. Pettis 20-18.

Third round:  Pettis with a takedown.  Pettis landing punches.  Kelades back with punches.  Pettis went for a takedown and didn’t get it.  Pettis with a front headlock.  Pettis shooting for a takedown.  Kelades went for a choke at the horn.  Pettis 30-27.

Scores:  All three scored it 30-27 for Pettis.  You’ve never seen such a rushed decision announcement in your life. 

MAIN CARD (PPV- 10 PM ET/7 PM PT)

FEATHERWEIGHTS- YAIR RODRIGUEZ (6-1, 3-0 UFC) VS. ANDRE FILI (15-3, 3-2 UFC)

First round:   Rodriguez threw a crazy kick that missed.  Takedown by Rodriguez off a kick.  Rodriguez landing hard elbows.  Rodriguez now holding him down.  Rodriguez in side control.  Fili back up with 45 seconds left. Nice sweeping low kick took Fili off his feet.  Fili dropped him with a left jab.  Hard low kick by Rodriguez.  Body kick by Fili and a takedown by Fili.  Rodriguez  back up.  Great round.  10-9  Rodriguez..

Second round:  Fili tripped Rodriguez down on a kick but let him back up.  Rodriguez with a takedown.  Rodriguez knocked him cold with a knockout of the year jumping kick.  This will be in the all-time highlight reel.  It was a jumping left switch kick to the head.  Fili is okay but he went out immediately.  2:15

MIDDLEWEIGHTS- (#7) ROBERT WHITTAKER (15-4, 6-2 UFC) VS. (#13) RAFAEL NATAL (21-6-1, 9-4-1 UFC)

First round:   Ozzie, Ozzie, Ozzie chants for Whittaker.  Body kick by Whittaker.  Body kick by Natal.  Low kick by Whittaker.  Low kick by Natal.  Both swinging hard.  Left by  Whitaker.  Natal got behind him but Whittaker escaped.  Natal with a low kick.  Whittaker hurt him with punches and Natal went down.  Natal got back up.  Left by Whittaker.  Whittaker landed another left.  Whittaker 10-9.

Second round:  Natal with a low kick.  Both throwing punches.  Whittaker’s left leg is all bruised up. Low kick by Natal.  Whittaker missed on a punch. Natal landed a counter.  Whittaker bleeding from the nose.  Natal taking over this round.  Natal knocked him off his feet, more a trip than a knockdown. Now Whittaker landing.  Nice left by Whittaker.  Low kick by Whittaker.  Jumping kick by Whittaker.   Could go either way, I’ve got it 19-19 with it going to Natal.

Third round:  Whittaker threw a kick that landed low and the bout was stopped for a time out.  Whittaker with a body kick.  Whittaker’s left leg is so beat up.  Whittaker now with low kicks.  Left by Whittaker.  Front kick and low kick by Whittaker and followed with a right.  Hard left by Whttaker.  Natal with low kicks.  Left by Whittaker.  High kick by Whittaker knocked him down and Natal up and both swinging wildly as the fight ended.  Crowd liked the fight.  29-28 Whittaker.

Scores:   29-28, 30-27 and 30-27 Whittaker      

Whittaker said he injured his right hand early so was mostly throwing lefts.  He said he got tired in the second round and Natal was really tough.

LIGHTWEIGHTS- (#3) ANTHONY PETTIS (18-4, 5-3 UFC) VS. (#8) EDSON BARBOZA (16-4, 10-4 UFC)

First round:  Body kick by Barboza.  Low kick by Barboza.  Pettis with a counter off a kick by Barboza.  Good left by Barboza.  Low kick by Barboza.  Low kick by Barboza.  Big right by Barboza.  Another right by Barboza.  Spin kick to the body by Barboza.  Pettis tried a takedown and couldn’t get it.  Spin kick to the head by Barboza.  Pettis tried a flying kick that missed.  10-9 Barboza.  Good round.

Second round:   Barboza with a body kick as Pettis tried for takedown.  Pettis landed a right. Pettis in with punches.  Pettis with a body kick.  Big right by Barboza.  Barboza with  a nice combo.  Pettis tried a takedown and didn’t get it.  Hard body kick by Barboza.  Trading punches.  Pettis tried a cartwheel kick that missed.  Barboza 20-18.

Third round:  Pettis with a cartwheel kick that didn’t land solid.  Barboza put him down with a low kick.  Low kick by Barboza.  Barboza kicked him in the groin.  Brief time out and back in action.  Big low kick and another by Barboza.  The two kicks sounded like a shotgun going off.   Two more low kicks by Barboza.  Left by Barboza.  Another low kick by Barboza.  Left and low kick by Barboza.  Another low kick.  Barboza really taking over now. Pettis tried for a takedown and didn’t come close.  Spin kick by Barboza.  Pettis missed a spin kick.  Barboza 30-27

Scores:    29-28, 29-28 and 30-27 Barboza. 

UFC FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP- (C) DEMETRIOUS JOHNSON (23-2-1, 11-1-1 UFC) VS. (#2) HENRY CEJUDO (10-0, 4-0 UFC)

First round:  They are shooting Joseph Benavidez at ringside.  Cejudo definitely got the bigger reaction.  Some boos, but not many for Johnson.  Low kick by Cehjudo.  They are in a clinch.  Both trading knees.  Johnson landed a right.  High kick by Johnson blocked.  Back to a clinch.  Takedown by Cejudo.  Place went nuts for this.  This is the most intense I’ve ever seen a crowd at a Johnson fight.  Johnson back up.  Back to a clinch.  Knee by Johnson.  Johnson landing a lot of knees.  An elbow and knees hurt Cejudo and and knee to the body put him down and a few punches later it was over.   2:49

UFC INTERIM LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP- (#1) JON JONES (21-1, 15-1 UFC) VS. (#6) OVINCE SAINT PREUX (19-7, 7-2 UFC)

First round:   Spin kick to the body by Johes.  Johes kicked the knee.  Jones missed a front kick.  OSP missed a punch.  Another kick to the knee by Jones.  Kick to the body by Jones.  Jones caught a  kick by OSP.  Side kick by Jones.  Jones throwing kicks to the knee.  OSP kicked the knee.  Body kick by Jones.  Spin kick by Jones.   Left  by OSP.  Jones with  a knee to the body.  Jones 10-9.

Second round:   Jones tried for a single leg but gave it up when OSP landed punches.  Body kick by Jones.  Body kick by Jones.  OSP chant.  Left to the body by Jones.  Knee by OSP.  Real loud OSP chants.  Jones firing elbows and knees now.  Jones with elbows.  OSP hurt him with a punch.  He missed another one.  Jones with a high kick but didn’t connect with any damage.  Spin kick to the body by Jones.  Big right by OSP.  Left by OSP.  Spin kick to the head by Jones.  Crowd really buzzing because OSP did land some shots.  Still Jones 20-18.

Third round:   Jones with all kinds of kicks to the knee.  Jones with a left.  OSP landed some punches.  Jones with another kick to the knee.  Spinning punch by Jones.  Left by Jones.  Left  to the body by Jones.  Body kick by OSP.  Left by Jones.  Left by OSP.  Fans booing because it’s not that great of a fight.  Jones with a  high kick.  Left and right by OSP.  Body kick by Jones.  Another body kick by Jones.  Left and right by OSP.  Jones back to attacking the knee.  OSP missed big punches.  He’s too slow and telegraphing them.  Jones 30-27.

Fourth round:  Crowd booing a lot.  Body kick by OSP.  Body kick by Jones.  Jones working for a takedown.  He picked him up and slammed him and OSP back up.  Jones landed a knee.  Crowd booing again.  Elbows by Jones.  Left to the body by Jones.  Jones took him down again.  He’s in side control.  Elbow by Jones.  OSP nearly escaped.  Jones has his back with 33 seconds left.  Jones with punches,  a kick to the body and an elbow and a stomp.  Jones had him nearly beat at the end of the round.  10-8 round Jones 40-35.

Fifth round:   Jones with a body kick.  Jones with a left.  Spin kick to the body by Jones. Uppercut by Jones.  Another uppercut by Jones.  Jones with a high sidewalk slam into side control.  Kick to the body by Jones and OSP back up.  Jones  missed a  high kick.  Trading punches  as Jones had OSP backed into the fence.  OSP just too tired to do anything as time ran out.  Jones 50-44.

Scores:  50-44, 50-45 and 50-45 for Jones

Jones said this isn’t the real belt.  Said it took him a while to pull the trigger.  Fans booed him when it was over.  I was watching and anticipating and imagining but I wasn’t going for it, watching instead of reacting.  Said he physically felt amazing, mentally said he felt he was sucking.  Said his problems didn’t play into the fight.  Said he really needed that fight.  Said he needed a fight like that before the title match.  Really excited to fight Daniel Cormier.  I’ll be back in practice Tuesday and Wednesday.  Then said he loved the fans.  Lukewarm at best reaction.

OSP interivew.  Said Jon was the best pound for pound and said he only had three weeks to get ready so he thought he did a good job.  Said his arm his killing him from blocking a high kick.  Said he’s consistent and tactical.