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UFC on ESPN+ 104 live results: Brandon Moreno vs. Amir Albazi

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

For the first time since July 2019, the Octagon heads back to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, as UFC on ESPN+ 104 returns to Rogers Place.

This will be the first UFC event to take place under the newest set of the Unifed Rules of MMA which now sees 12-to-6 elbows as legal, as well as the elimination of the rule where one hand on the mat signifies a grounded fighter.

The main event is a five-round flyweight bout that could serve as a title eliminator as former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno takes on Amir Albazi. Moreno is looking to end a two-fight losing skid and get back into a title fight while Albazi comes in riding a six-fight win streak. He has a perfect 5-0 mark during his UFC tenure and is looking to secure his first shot at UFC gold.

Derrick Lewis was poised to take on the undefeated Jhonata Diniz, but chose to withdraw on extremely short notice after missing Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins due to an unspecified health issue.

In the co-main event, it’s another potential title eliminator bout as Erin Blanchfield battles former UFC women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas in a women’s flyweight bout. Also on the main card is a light heavyweight bout pitting Caio Machado vs. Brendson Ribeiro; a middleweight fight between Marc-Andre Barriault and Dustin Stoltzfus; and Mike Malott vs. Trevin Giles in welterweight action.

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> Women’s Flyweights- Jamey-Lyn Horth (6-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Ivana Petrovic (7-1, 1-1 UFC)

They trade to start. Petrovic with a high kick as she is pressing forward. Horth lands a right hand and they clinch against the fence. Horth lands a knee. Petrovic still has advantage against the fence. Horth gets the underhook but Petrovic is able to score a takedown. Petrovic gets inside the full guard of Horth. Petrovic lands and stands and Horth gets to her feet. They clinch against the fence. Horth has the back as they go to the mat. Horth looking for a choke. Petrovic slides out. Petrovic with some elbows from the top. Petrovic gets the crucifix position and lands some punches. 10-9 Petrovic.

They trade kicks and Petrovic grabs the leg and scores a takedown. Petrovic in the guard of Horth and Horth is looking for a triangle choke. She now goes for an arm. Petrovic with a pair of elbows. Petrovic escapes and they get to their feet in the clinch. Horth lands a right hand as they break. Horth with a body kick. They trade and Petrovic lands a leg kick then some jabs. Petrovic with some kicks after Horth lands. Petrovic with a late takedown but Horth sprawls. 10-9 Horth, 19-19.

Horth lands a right hand. They trade kicks. They clinch and Petrovic pushes it to the fence. They separate. Horth lands a right hand and then another. They trade punches. Horth with a pair of right hands. They tie back up and Petrovic has the neck. Petrovic looked for some form of choke but let go. Horth scores a takedown and has the back. Petrovic escapes to the top and lands a pair of hammerfists. Horth sweeps to her feet. They clinch and Petrovic lands on the break. They trade kicks. Horth with a combination and lands a right hand. Petrovic tries a takedown but Horth defends with a knee. Horth with a right hand and gets a takedown but Petrovic ends up on top and lands. Close fight. 10-9 Horth, 29-28 Horth.

Official Result- Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Ivana Petrovic by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

They were back-and-forth rounds, so the fight could’ve gone either way. I don’t know about giving Horth all three rounds. Neither looked like they were going to be a contender soon, but a solid win for Horth.

> Bantamweights- Chad Anheliger (13-7, 2-2 UFC) vs. Cody Gibson (20-10, 2-5 UFC)

Anheliger lands two right hands. Anheliger with a leg kick. Gibson lands a stiff jab. Anheliger with a heavy leg kick. They trade and Gibson pushes it against the fence. Gibson has the back and gets a takedown and gets a hook in. Gibson spins into the half-guard. Gibson lands after letting go of a choke attempt. Gibson gets the mount and Anheliger gives up his back on a scramble. They scramble to the feet but Gibson gets it back down. They scramble and Gibson grabs the neck. Gibson with a one-arm guillotine choke but Anheliger gets out. Gibson looks for a choke but Anheliger survives. 10-9 Gibson.

They trade and Gibson gets a takedown. Gibson has the mount and lands some elbows then some punches from the back. Gibson looks for a choke. Anheliger hangs on and eats an elbow from Gibson as he lets go. Gibson with big shots from the top. Gibson with an arm-triangle choke locked in. Anheliger gets out but Gibson has the back. They scramble and Gibson ends up in side control. Gibson looking for another arm-triangle choke. They stand. They go back to the mat. Gibson with big punches from the back. 10-8 Gibson, 20-17 Gibson.

Anheliger lands a jab. Anheliger with a combination. Gibson lands and Anheliger lands a counter right hand. Gibson gets a takedown. Gibson is inside the guard of Anheliger and lands some elbows. Anheliger with some punches from the bottom. They scramble to their feet. Gibson has the back standing. Gibson drags it down. Gibson still on the back. Gibson landing punches to end it. 10-9 Gibson, 30-26 Gibson.

Official Result- Cody Gibson def. Chad Anheliger by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Gibson was dominant in this one and looked really good. Anheliger had no answer for the wrestling and ground work by Gibson. I’m surprised there was only one 10-8 round scored. A good win for Gibson.

> Bantamweights- Serhiy Sidey (10-2, 0-1 UFC) vs. Garrett Armfield (10-4, 2-2 UFC)

Sidey with a calf kick. Sidey with a leg kick as Armfield lands. Armfield with a right hand. Sidey with some kicks. Armfield lands a left hook. They trade and Sidey with a knee to the body. Sidey with a series of jabs. They trade kicks. Sidey lands a solid combination. Armfield lands a right hand. Armfield with a combo to the body. Armfield goes for a takedown but Sidey looks for an anaconda choke. Armfield gets out. Armfield gets a takedown. They scramble to their feet. Sidey looks for a late takedown and lands some knees. 10-9 Sidey.

They trade kicks to start the second. They trade jabs. Armfield lands a right hand. Armfield lands a combination. Sidey with a body kick as Armfield lands a combo. Sidey with a body kick. They trade jabs. They trade them again. Armfield with a combination. They trade jabs. Sidey with a jumping knee and they trade jabs. Armfield with a heavy leg kick. Armfield with a combination. Sidey lands a pair of right hands. Armfield with a right hand then a jab. Sidey with a double jab. Armfield with a combination. Armfield lands late. 10-9 Armfield, 19-19.

Sidey with a jab and body kick. Armfield scores a takedown. Sidey is looking for a guillotine choke. Armfield escapes and gets on the back of Sidey as Sidey stands. Armfield looking for a choke. They go to the mat. Sidey spins into the guard of Armfield. They almost scramble up but Armfield keeps it down and is on top. He gets the back of Sidey with the hooks in. They work to their feet. Sidey lands a knee and a body kick but Armfield gets a takedown. Sidey looked for the neck but Armfield escapes and controls from the top. Armfield gets the back as he lands. 10-9 Armfield, 29-28 Armfield.

Official Result- Serhiy Sidey def. Garrett Armfield by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

I’m not sure about that decision. I thought it was clear Sidey won the first and Armfield won the final two, though Sidey landed some good shots in the second. It was a good fight though.

> Heavyweights- #13 Alexandr Romanov (16-3, 5-3 UFC) vs. #15 Rodrigo Nascimento (11-2 1 NC, 4-2 1 NC UFC)

Romanov immediately goes for the takedown and pushes it to the fence. He gets the back of Nascimento. Romanov controlling from the back and slams Nascimento to the mat. Romanov with some knees. They get to their feet and Romanov gets it back down. Romanov landing from the top. He lands some punches and elbows. 10-9 Romanov.

They trade and Romanov pushes it to the fence. Romanov with a pair of knees. They’re just holding on. They separate. Romanov shoots for a takedown but Nascimento sprawls, though Romanov switches to the back. They crawl to the fence. Romanov lands a pair of knees. They stand and Romanov still has the body. They go to the mat. They separate and Romanov lands a pair of jabs. Nascimento with a left hand. Romanov lands a combination. Romanov lands then Nascimento lands a left hand. Timeout is called for a groin strike by Nascimento. They get back to action and trade punches. 10-9 Romanov, 20-18 Romanov.

They have an awkward exchange to start. Nascimento with some leg kicks. Romanov with a leg kick. Nascimento lands a combination. They trade inside the pocket. Romanov with a flurry as they tie up. Romanov with a left hand. Nascimento with a jab. They trade in close range. Nascimento lands a jab. Romanov with a right hand. Romanov lands a combo. Romanov with a Superman punch. 10-9 Romanov, 30-27 Romanov.

Official Result- Alexandr Romanov def. Rodrigo Nascimento by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

This was an ugly fight and the less said about it, the better. Romanov has a good record but isn’t impressive, and Nascimento looked to regress this fight.

> Featherweights- Jack Shore (17-2, 6-2 UFC) vs. Youssef Zalal (15-5-1, 5-3-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Zalal with a calf kick then works the jab. Shore lands a solid right hand. Shore grabs the single leg and almost gets the takedown as he pushes it to the fence. Shore is able to lift Zalal and put it on the mat but they get up. They separate and both land combinations. Zalal with a jab. Shore lands a combo. Shore looks for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. Shore gets it to the mat late and they both land. 10-9 Shore.

Zalal lands a big knee and that drops Shore to the mat. He jumps on top and locks in an arm-triangle choke. It’s in tight and Shore taps! What a finish from Zalal to pick up the win.

Official Result- Youssef Zalal def. Jack Shore by submission (arm-triangle choke) at :59 of Round 2

Zalal has been impressive since returning to the UFC, and this is his sixth straight win overall. He’s ready to mix it up with the level of competition just outside of the rankings, and maybe in the 12-15 range of the rankings.

> Bantamweights- Charles Jourdain (15-8-1, 6-7-1 UFC) vs. Victor Henry (24-6 1 NC, 3-1 1 NC UFC)

Henry with a leg kick. They trade kicks. Henry with a high kick. Jourdain with a hard calf kick. Jourdain with a left hook. He lands a high kick and then a combination. Jourdain with a jab then a leg kick. Henry lands a leg kick. Jourdain trips Henry up and went for a guillotine choke but Henry pops out. Jourdain trips Henry again, but then Henry trips Jourdain to the mat and jumps on top. They get up and Jourdain lands an elbow. Jourdain with a body kick then a left hand. Henry trips it to the mat and is on top. 10-9 Jourdain.

Jourdain with a leg kick. Jourdain lands a combo ending with a stiff right hand. They trade wildly inside the pocket. Jourdain with a calf kick then a pair of left hands. Jourdain with a head kick. Henry gets a takedown and immediately takes the back of Jourdain. Jourdain tries to roll out but Henry stays on the back. Jourdain looks for a guillotine choke as he scrambles to his back. They stand and Jourdain still has the choke locked in and they go to the mat and the choke is still in tight and Henry taps. What a finish from Jourdain!

Official Result- Charles Jourdain def. Victor Henry by submission (guillotine choke) at 3:43 of Round 2

This was fun while it lasted with lots of good ground work. Jourdain getting that guillotine choke locked in and keeping it on was impressive and this was a great win for him.

> Bantamweights- Aiemann Zahabi (11-2, 5-2 UFC) vs. Pedro Munhoz (20-9 2 NC, 10-9 2 NC)

They trade jabs. Munhoz with a jab then a leg kick. Zahabi lands a right hand and a leg kick. They trade and Munhoz works the jab. Zahabi with a right hand. They trade jabs. Munhoz lands a series of jabs. Munhoz with a left hook. Zahabi lands a kick and Munhoz with a right hand. Zahabi lands to the body. Munhoz lands a combination. Zahabi with a left hook. Munhoz lands a leg kick. Munhoz lands a right hand and is pressuring while landing the jab. Zahabi with a head kick. 10-9 Zahabi.

They trade and Zahabi lands a right hand. They trade and Munhoz lands a right hand. Zahabi lands an elbow. They continue to throw inside the pocket but Munhoz is missing most of what he throws. Zahabi with a stiff jab. Zahabi with more jabs. They trade jabs and Zahabi lands a big right hand. Zahabi lands a combination. Munhoz still throwing and landing the jab. Zahabi with a right hand. Munhoz looks for a takedown but Zahabi sprawls. They trade left hands. Munhoz looks for a takedown but Zahabi defends and lands a knee to the body. 10-9 Zahabi, 20-18 Zahabi.

Munhoz lands a combination. Munhoz with a jab. Zahabi lands a left hand. They trade in close range. Munhoz lands a left hand. Zahabi with a jab and they have a heavy exchange in the center. Zahabi lands a hard right hand. Munhoz fires back and Zahabi lands another big right hand. Munhoz with a combination. Zahabi with two hard jabs. Munhoz with a quick flurry. Munhoz with more volume but Zahabi landing with more impact. Zahabi lands a stiff jab. Munhoz with a combination. They trade jabs. Zahabi with another big right hand. Munhoz’ face is a mess. Munhoz with a jab. 10-9 Zahabi, 30-27 Zahabi.

Official Result- Aiemann Zahabi def. Pedro Munhoz by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

The story of the fight was Zahabi landing with all sorts of damage, and Munhoz’ face showed it by the end. This was the biggest win of Zahabi’s career and his fifth straight win, and he may get a ranked opponent next.

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> Welterweights- Mike Malott (10-2-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Trevin Giles (16-6, 7-6 UFC)

Malott with a body kick. Giles lands a leg kick. They trade in close range. Malott with a body kick after Giles lands a combo. Giles with a leg kick. Giles with a leg kick as Malott lands a jab. Malott lands a pair of leg kicks then two body kicks. Malott with a high kick. Malott with a leg kick. He lands another before landing a combination. Malott with a spin kick then back to landing the leg kick. 10-9 Malott.

Malott with a switch kick to the body. Malott with a leg kick. Malott with a left hand then a body kick. Malott lands a right hand. Giles with a jab then a combination. Malott scores with two body kicks. Giles with a combo and Malott lands a pair of body kicks. Both land jabs as Malott continues to land leg kicks. Malott lands a solid right hand. They both land in close range. Malott with a high kick. 10-9 Malott, 20-18 Malott.

They trade leg kicks. Malott with a high kick. Giles lands a right hand. Malott with a jab. Giles with a head kick. Malott with a pair of leg kicks. He lands a head kick. Giles with a snap jab. Malott with a series of kicks. Malott lands a solid left hand. Giles with a right hand. Malott with a pair of body kicks. Malott with a high kick as Giles lands a right hand. Malott pressing forward. Giles lands a right hand. Giles with a jab. Malott lands a calf kick then a high kick. 10-9 Malott, 30-27 Malott.

Official Result- Mike Malott def. Trevin Giles by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Malott didn’t look as good as he did before the loss to Neil Magny, but he did enough to score the win. Giles should’ve been more active as he could’ve won this, but allowing Malott to land the leg kicks gave it away.

> Middleweights- Marc-Andre Barriault (16-8 1 NC, 5-7 1 NC UFC) vs. Dustin Stoltzfus (15-6, 2-5 UFC)

Stoltzfus lands a jab and trips Barriault up with a leg kick. Stoltzfus grabs the neck and leg on the mat. Nothing is happening. Stoltzfus gets into the half-guard. Stoltzfus with a right hand from the top. Stoltzfus looking for a D’Arce choke. Barriault escapes but Stoltzfus remains in the half-guard. They get to their feet and start blasting away at each other with punches inside the pocket. They’re both landing and Stoltzfus lands a right hand that knocks Barriault out cold! Wow, what a finish by Stoltzfus!

Official Result- Dustin Stoltzfus def. Marc-Andre Barriault by knockout (punch) at 4:28 of Round 1

This was a must-win fight for both and Stoltzfus got the job done in a wild finish after an ugly first few minutes. He saves his UFC career for now, and this was a fun ending.

> Women’s Flyweights- #13 Ariane da Silva (17-9, 6-6 UFC) vs. #14 Jasmine Jasudavicius (11-3, 5-2 UFC)

Nothing happening in the first minute. They trade punches. da Silva lands a right hand. They trade right hands. da Silva lands a combination. da Silva with a high kick. Both really feeling each other out. Jasudavicius lands a right hand. da Silva lands a right hand after a quick exchange. da Silva with a combination. da Silva with another combo. da Silva lands a head kick and Jasudavicius is able to turn it into a takedown. Jasudavicius lands late. 10-9 da Silva.

They trade to start the second. da Silva with a combo. They trade jabs. da Silva with a combo inside close range. da Silva lands a solid right hand. Jasudavicius scores a takedown. Jasudavicius gets the crucifix position and lands some. Jasudavicius gets to the half-guard and lands. Jasudavicius with some elbows. Jasudavicius with more elbows and is teeing off with punches. Jasudavicius pouring it on late with lots of punches but da Silva makes it to the end. 10-9 Jasudavicius, 19-19.

They trade to start the third. Jasudavicius lands a right hand. Jasudavicius gets a takedown. Jasudavicius working from top half-guard and landing left hands. Jasudavicius looks for a D’Arce choke. It is in tight and da Silva taps! Jasudavicius picks up the submission win.

Official Result- Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Ariane da Silva by submission (D’Arce choke) at 2:28 of Round 3

Jasudavicius continues to impress and move up the rankings with another strong win. She keeps improving and should face a top-ten opponent next.

> Light Heavyweights- Caio Machado (8-3-1, 0-2 UFC) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (15-7, 0-2 UFC)

They’re trading leg kicks in the first minute. Ribeiro with a body kick. Machado lands a left hand. Machado with a high kick. Ribeiro lands a body kick. Machado with a body kick. Machado with a head kick. Ribeiro lands a high kick. Ribeiro with another high kick. Machado lands a leg kick. Machado with a body kick. Ribeiro lands a flurry of punches but Machado shakes it off. Machado with an inside leg kick. Timeout for a groin strike. They get back to action and Ribeiro with a body kick. Ribeiro lands a right hand. 10-9 Ribeiro.

Machado lands a body kick. Ribeiro with a leg kick. Machado with a body kick as Ribeiro lands a right hand. Machado with a combination. Machado with some kicks and circles away. Machado lands a left hand. Machado with a combo. They trade kicks. Machado with a pair of body kicks. Ribeiro lands a right hand. Ribeiro with a high kick. Machado with a left hand. Both miss as they swing big. Ribeiro landed a right hand late. 10-9 Machado, 19-19.

Machado with a body kick. Machado with a high kick. Machado lands a left hand. Ribeiro with a combination. Machado lands a left hand and Ribeiro stumbles back. Machado with a quick flurry. Ribeiro with a body kick. Ribeiro lands a head kick and Machado grabs the leg before a brief clinch. Machado with a body kick. They trade and both hurt each other for a moment. Machado with a combination. Machado lands a right hook. Machado with a body kick. Machado with a spinning back fist. Ribeiro lands a standing hammerfist and a spinning elbow. 10-9 Machado, 29-28 Machado.

Official Result- Brendson Ribeiro def. Caio Machado by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

That was a boring fight. Nothing much else to say.

> Women’s Flyweights- #3 Erin Blanchfield (12-2, 6-1 UFC) vs. #5 Rose Namajunas (13-6, 11-5 UFC)

Namajunas landing the jab early. She lands a leg kick. Blanchfield with a body kick. Blanchfield with another body kick. Namajunas with a combo. Namajunas with a leg kick. Namajunas back with the jab. Blanchfield lands a right hand. Namajunas with a combo. She lands another one. Blanchfield with a left hand. Namajunas with a jab. Blanchfield lands inside the pocket. Blanchfield with a right hand. Namajunas with a left hand. Namajunas lands a leg kick. She lands a combo. 10-9 Namajunas.

Namajunas with a left hand. She lands a combo. Namajunas with a left hand. Blanchfield with a leg kick and lands a combo. Namajunas with two stiff right hands. Blanchfield looks for a takedown against the fence. Namajunas reverses and gets a takedown. They work up and separate. Namajunas lands a right hand. Blanchfield with a body kick. They trade inside the pocket. Namajunas with a right hand and then another. Blanchfield rushes in with some punches and pushes it to the fence but they break. 10-9 Namajunas, 20-18 Namajunas.

Namajunas with a jab. She lands a right hand. They trade punches. Blanchfield with a leg kick. Namajunas with a body kick. She lands a jab. Blanchfield with a combo inside the pocket. They trade. Namajunas looks for a takedown but Blanchfield defends and Blanchfield pushes it against the fence. Blanchfield gets a takedown. Blanchfield working from the half-guard. Blanchfield landing and keeping Namajunas pinned on the bottom. Blanchfield with some elbows but Namajunas is defending. Blanchfield with some punches. 10-9 Blanchfield, 29-28 Namajunas.

Blanchfield pressing forward and they trade kicks. Blanchfield with a leg kick. Blanchfield lands a combination. Namajunas with a right hand. Blanchfield with a jab. Blanchfield lands a right hand. Namajunas with a quick combo. She lands a right hand. They trade and Blanchfield clinches and pushes it to the fence. They break apart and trade. They trade right hands. Blanchfield with a right hand. Namajunas lands a left hook. Blanchfield looks for a takedown but Namajunas defends. They break and Blanchfield lands. 10-9 Blanchfield, 38-38.

They have a frantic exchange to start the fifth as both land. Namajunas looks for a takedown but Blanchfield defends and lands an elbow on the break. Blanchfield scores the takedown. Blanchfield working from the half-guard and had neck control. She lets go and lands some left hands. Blanchfield gets the crucifix position. She lands some elbows to the body. Blanchfield landing punches and hammerfists. Blanchfield gets the back of Namajunas. They get to their feet. Blanchfield lands a knee as she has body control. Blanchfield goes for a late takedown but Namajunas defends. 10-9 Blanchfield, 48-47 Blanchfield.

Official Result- Erin Blanchfield def. Rose Namajunas by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)

The fourth round was the key round, as it could’ve gone either way, and the other four rounds were split. I was surprised they all gave it to Blanchfield. She should be in a title fight next, but it’ll be a wait, so I suspect she’ll fight one more time in the meantime, and it wouldn’t surprise me if it’s Alexa Grasso, who Blanchfield brought up.

> Flyweights- #2 Brandon Moreno (21-8-2, 9-5-2 UFC) vs. #3 Amir Albazi (17-1, 5-0 UFC)

Moreno with a jab. He lands a left hand. Albazi with an inside leg kick. Albazi lands a right hand. Moreno with a left hand and body kick. Moreno lands a right hand. Moreno with a jab. Albazi lands a leg kick. Albazi with another leg kick. Moreno lands a left hand. They trade. Moreno lands a right hand and Albazi slips. Albazi with a leg kick. They trade uppercuts. Moreno with a combo ending with a pair of leg kicks. 10-9 Moreno.

Moreno with a pair of leg kicks. Moreno lands a jab then a head kick. Albazi might be hurt. Moreno lands a jab. Moreno with a straight right hand. Moreno with a jab. Moreno lands to the body. Albazi gets a takedown but Moreno scrambles right back up. Moreno lands a body kick. Albazi lands a jab. Moreno lands a stiff jab. Moreno lands a combo. They trade and Moreno lands a combo. Moreno with a left hand. Moreno lands a body kick. 10-9 Moreno, 20-18 Moreno.

They trade as Moreno keeps landing the jab. Moreno with a combination. Moreno lands to the body. Albazi with a jab. Albazi lands a combination. Moreno with a right hand. Moreno stuns Albazi with a right hand. Albazi connects with a right hand. Moreno with a leg kick. Moreno lands a series of shots. They trade leg kicks. Moreno backing Albazi up as Albazi claimed an eye poke. Moreno with a left hook. Albazi lands a right hand. Albazi looks for a single leg but Moreno punches his way out. They trade. 10-9 Moreno, 30-27 Moreno.

They’re trading and Moreno lands a combo. Moreno with a jab. Albazi lands a quick combo. Moreno with a left hook. They trade jabs. Albazi with a left hook. They trade inside the pocket. Albazi with a front kick up the middle. Moreno with a combo and Albazi lands the jab. Moreno with a right hand. Moreno with slightly more volume this round. Both continue to land as the round ends. 10-9 Moreno, 40-36 Moreno.

Moreno landing the jab and some combos early. Moreno lands a right hand. Albazi looks for a takedown but Moreno defends. Timeout is called for an eye poke. They trade as they get back to action. Moreno wobbles Albazi with a left hand and he rushes in as Albazi circles away. Moreno with a left hook. They tie up and Albazi pushes it to the fence. They separate. Albazi is busted open. Moreno with a left hook. Moreno continuing to pick Albazi apart. Moreno with a jab. Moreno lands an elbow and rocks Albazi with a right hand. Moreno lands two left hands. Moreno with a jab and a high kick. Moreno with a head kick in a wild ending. 10-9 Moreno, 50-45 Moreno.

Official Result- Brandon Moreno def. Amir Albazi by unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45)

An absolutely flawless performance from Moreno. He looked like a world champion in there. I think he’s next up for a title shot.

UFC on ESPN+ 103 live results: Anthony Hernandez vs. Michel Pereira

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Action inside the Octagon is back inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada for the second straight week for UFC on ESPN+ 103.

The main event is a battle of rising middleweight contenders, both in their first UFC main event, as Anthony Hernandez takes on Michel Pereira. Both are on long win streaks as Hernandez is on a five-fight win streak while Pereira comes in riding an eight-fight win streak.

In the co-main event, it is a battle of ranked bantamweights as Rob Font squares off against Kyler Phillips. Also on the main card is a flyweight bout pitting Charles Johnson against Sumudaerji; a bantamweight bout between Jake Hadley and the debuting Cameron Smotherman; and a featherweight battle between veterans Darren Elkins and Daniel Pineda.

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> Heavyweights- Austen Lane (12-5 1 NC, 0-2 1 NC UFC) vs. Robelis Despaigne (5-1, 1-1 UFC)

They trade kicks and Despaigne gets tripped up to the mat and Lane gets on top. Lane with some body shots from the top. Lane with more shots from the top. They work to their feet along the fence. Lane gets it back to the mat and controls and lands from the top to end the round. 10-9 Lane.

They trade some shots with Lane landing solidly. Not a lot of action as they’re feeling each other out. Lane pressing forward as Despaigne lands a right hand. Lane looks for a takedown against the fence. Despaigne defends as they separate. Despaigne with an inside leg kick. Despaigne lands a jab. Despaigne lands a pair of hard right hands and Lane is backing up. Despaigne with a leg kick. Lane shoots for a takedown and is able to get it. He steps into mount and lands but holds on. 10-9 Despaigne, 19-19.

Lane with a body kick. Despaigne lands a stiff jab. They trade and Lane looks for a takedown. Despaigne defends against the fence as he has the neck. Despaigne with some elbows as Lane is leaning, but Lane is able to score the takedown. Lane with body shots from the top. Lane continuing to land from the top as Despaigne is pinned on the bottom. Lane gets the mount and lands several big punches from the top as he closes the fight out strong. 10-9 Lane, 29-28 Lane.

Official Result- Austen Lane def. Robelis Despaigne by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Strawweights- Melissa Martinez (7-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Alice Ardelean (9-6, 0-1 UFC)

Martinez lands a left hand. She lands again. They trade in close range. Martinez lands a left hand. Martinez circling around. Ardelean throwing but Martinez is circling away. Ardelean connects with a jab. Martinez lands a leg kick. Martinez lands a left hand. Martinez with a hard leg kick. Martinez with a body kick and Ardelean lands after. They trade and Ardelean lands with more volume. 10-9 Ardelean.

Martinez lands a left hand. They trade as they circle around. Ardelean lands a left hand as Martinez is circling around. Ardelean lands a jab. Martinez lands a leg kick. Martinez with a high kick. Martinez lands a combination after Ardelean lands. Ardelean lands a leg kick and Martinez lands a leg kick. Ardelean lands a right hand. Martinez lands a left hand. Martinez lands a left hand. Martinez with a leg kick then a high kick. Ardelean lands a right hand. Martinez with a head kick. She lands another. 10-9 Martinez, 19-19.

They both connect to start the third. Martinez with a leg kick and Ardelean connects with a left hand. Martinez with a leg kick and Ardelean lands a combination. Ardelean lands to the body and grabs the body lock against the fence. Martinez lands an elbow that cuts Ardelean open. They separate. Martinez lands a body kick and Ardelean lands a right hand. Martinez lands an elbow. Ardelean with a right hand. Martinez lands a kick to the body and Ardelean is hurt and Martinez lands a combo after and timeout is called claiming a low blow. They look at the replay and it wasn’t a low blow and they continue the fight instead of stopping it. Martinez lands a leg kick. Martinez with a head kick. 10-9 Martinez, 29-28 Martinez.

Official Result- Melissa Martinez def. Alice Ardelean by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Strawweights- Jessica Penne (14-7, 3-5 UFC) vs. Elise Reed (7-4, 3-4 UFC)

Penne lands a leg kick and a right hand. Reed lands a leg kick. They tie up and Reed lands a knee before they separate. Reed lands a leg kick. Penne with a leg kick and she shoots for a takedown against the fence. Penne has the body lock and Reed is defending with punches. They separate but Penne is able to score a takedown, but they quickly scramble. Penne grabs the body lock and pushes it to the fence. Penne is landing knees as Reed is throwing punches and landing some. They are separated. Reed lands a right hand. Penne with a leg kick. Penne lands a solid right hand late. 10-9 Penne.

They trade kicks. Penne with a right hand. Penne lands a combination. Penne with a body kick as Reed lands a left hand. They trade combinations. Reed with a stiff jab. Penne grabs the body and pushes it to the fence. Penne with some knees. They separate and Reed lands a big left hand that stumbles Penne. Reed with a stiff calf kick. Penne lands a combo. Reed with a leg kick and Penne lands a counter right hand. Reed lands a right hand. Reed with a spin kick. Penne with some kicks. They trade. Penne shoots for a takedown and lands a knee from the clinch. Reed lands a right hand and Penne with some late knees. 10-9 Reed, 19-19.

Reed lands a front kick. Reed with a few more kicks. Penne fakes a takedown and lands a right hand. Penne with a high front kick. Reed with a left hand. Reed with some right hands. They trade before a brief tie-up on the fence, but separate to the center. Penne lands a right hand. Penne lands a right hand. They trade right hands. Penne with a knee as Reed lands some punches. Penne with another knee and Reed connects with a left hand on the break. Reed scores with a combination. Penne with a right hand and Reed lands a left hand. Reed with a flurry and then ends it with a big late flurry. 10-9 Reed, 29-28 Reed.

Official Result- Elise Reed def. Jessica Penne by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Bantamweights*- Joselyne Edwards (13-6, 4-4 UFC) vs. Tamires Vidal (7-3, 1-2 UFC)

*Edwards missed weight by three pounds

Vidal with a leg kick. Edwards with a body kick and they trade heavy leg kicks. Edwards with a body kick and lands a jab to the body. They clinch against the fence. Vidal almost gets it down but they remain tied up. Edwards with some body shots as Vidal is trying to get it down. They separate. Vidal lands some hard punches as Edwards lands some kicks. Edwards with a spinning back fist. Edwards lands some leg kicks and another back fist. They trade and Edwards with some big punches. Edwards lands a combination and a body kick. Edwards lands a hard combination. Vidal with two big right hands. Edwards looks for a takedown and Vidal lands elbows, but Edwards scores the takedown near the end. 10-9 Edwards.

Edwards with a high kick. Vidal with a leg kick and Edwards lands a right hand. Edwards lands a body kick. Edwards lands a pair of overhand rights. They tie up and Vidal gets the back and lands some right hands. Vidal with some knees to the legs as Edwards lands some back elbows. They separate and Vidal lands a high kick, but Edwards lands a flurry and scores a takedown. Edwards working from the half-guard. Vidal tries to scramble up from the bottom but Edwards keeps her down. They scramble but Edwards keeps it down and lands an elbow. 10-9 Edwards, 20-18 Edwards.

Edwards pressing forward and landing front kicks. They clinch and Vidal lands a knee before separating. Vidal with some leg kicks and Edwards lands a flurry of punches. Edwards lands a combination. They clinch and Vidal with a knee. Vidal tries a spinning back fist but Edwards ducks and gets a takedown. Edwards with several big elbows from the top. Edwards mixing elbows to the head and body and now lands some punches. Vidal looks for a heel hook from the bottom. Edwards gets out and starts landing punches from the back. Edwards looking for a choke as she has the back. Edwards with some body shots. Edwards squeezing the choke and it forces Vidal to tap late in the fight. Dominant showing from Edwards.

Official Result- Joselyne Edwards def. Tamires Vidal by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:33 of Round 3

> Bantamweights- Brad Katona (14-3, 4-3 UFC) vs. Jean Matsumoto (15-0, 1-0 UFC)

They trade kicks. Katona with a leg kick and lands a right hand. They trade and Matsumoto lands a solid right hand. Matsumoto with a big right hand. Katona lands a right hand. Katona with a body kick and Matsumoto lands a combination. Matsumoto lands another combo. They tie up and Katona with a knee. Katona with a body shot against the fence. Katona lands a left hand as they break. Matsumoto with a leg kick. Katona with a standing elbow then follows with a right hand. Matsumoto lands a leg kick. They trade and clinch against the fence. Matsumoto looking to get it down as Katona lands elbows to defend. They break to the center. They trade. Matsumoto looks for a takedown but Katona defends. Katona with a knee to the body. Katona lands an elbow. 10-9 Katona.

They trade inside the pocket and Matsumoto lands a solid combination. Matsumoto with a leg kick as Katona lands a right hand. Matsumoto with a jab as Katona was coming forward. They tie up and Katona opens a cut on Matsumoto with an elbow and lands another as they break. They trade solid combinations. Katona lands a right hand and then a left hand. Katona with some big punches in the pocket. They trade and Katona looks for the takedown as Matsumoto defends. Matsumoto lands some solid punches and then some leg kicks. Katona is also cut open. Matsumoto lands a combination. Katona lands a combination. Matsumoto shoots for a takedown but Katona defends. They trade knees as Matsumoto looks for a late guillotine choke. 10-9 Matsumoto, 19-19.

Matsumoto lands a big right hand. They trade kicks. Katona comes in and Matsumoto lands a combination. Katona gets a takedown along the fence but they get right to the feet. Katona tries to get it down and Matsumoto may have grabbed the fence. They separate. They trade inside the pocket. Matsumoto with a pair of leg kicks. Katona lands a right hand. Katona tries a takedown but they scramble. Katona with some hard punches. They tie up against the fence. Matsumoto is bleeding badly and has the neck. He lets go and they trade knees. Matsumoto gets it down and lands but Katona gets up and scores a takedown but they scramble up at the end. Good fight. 10-9 Matsumoto, 29-28 Matsumoto.

Official Result- Jean Matsumoto def. Brad Katona by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- #7 Matheus Nicolau (19-4-1, 7-3 UFC) vs. #14 Asu Almabayev (20-2, 3-0 UFC)

Almabayev with an inside leg kick. Nicolau lands a right hand as Almabayev was landing a calf kick. Almabayev just misses a spin kick to the jaw. They’re feeling out the timing for a lot of this round. Nicolau lands a jab. Nicolau with a jab to the body. Almabayev lands a body kick. Not much of a round. 10-9 Almabayev.

Almabayev lands a knee to the body and Nicolau tries a takedown but they scramble right up. Nicolau lands a right hand. Nicolau with a left hook. Nicolau lands a solid calf kick. Almabayev with his own calf kick. Almabayev shoots for a single leg but Nicolau is defending. Nicolau with a right hand and he breaks away. Almabayev shoots again and Nicolau defends with elbows. They go to the mat and Nicolau has a guillotine choke locked in. It was in tight but Almabayev is able to escape to his feet. Nicolau with a leg kick. 10-9 Nicolau, 19-19.

Almabayev with some leg kicks. Almabayev lands a right hand and Nicolau stumbles to the mat. Almabayev jumps on top and starts landing but Nicolau has recovered and looks for a leg lock. They scramble and Almabayev lands from the top. They’re scrambling on the mat but Almabayev is able to stay on the feet. Almabayev with some elbows from the top. Nicolau throwing from the bottom but Almabayev keeps landing from the top. Nicolau with a few elbows from the bottom. Almabayev continues to land from the top. They scramble up late. 10-9 Almabayev, 29-28 Almabayev.

Official Result- Asu Almabayev def. Matheus Nicolau by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Featherweights- Darren Elkins (28-11, 18-10 UFC) vs. Daniel Pineda (28-16 3 NC, 5-7 1 NC UFC)

Elkins with a pair of punches and gets a takedown. Pineda locks in a guillotine choke and has it mounted and keeps it locked in as they roll. Elkins is able to escape and is in the guard of Pineda. Elkins working from the top. Pineda is bleeding everywhere after being cut open from some elbows from Elkins. Pineda locks in another guillotine choke as they roll. Elkins is able to get out and Pineda stays on top. Elkins takes the back as they scramble up. They scramble back down and Pineda ends up in mount and lands some elbows. Pineda with some punches and lands heavy shots to end the round. 10-9 Pineda.

Pineda lands an elbow and then trips Elkins up with a leg kick. Pineda lands to the body. Pineda lands a right hand. They clinch and Pineda lands to the body as Elkins lands a right hand. Elkins scores a takedown. Pineda attacks with the guillotine choke. They scramble up and trade punches. Pineda jumps the guillotine as they go to the mat but Elkins gets out. Pineda looks for a triangle choke and lands an elbow from the bottom. Elkins lands some punches from the top. Elkins with big elbows. 10-9 Elkins, 19-19.

Elkins shoots for a takedown right away but Pineda defends. Elkins lands a combination. Elkins gets a takedown but they get right up. Elkins tries to drag it down but Pineda slips out and ends up on top. Pineda takes the back of Elkins but they scramble all over the place. They get to their feet and separate. Pineda defends a takedown attempt from Elkins. Elkins lands as they get to their feet. Pineda with a hard leg kick and Elkins gets tripped up. They trade and Elkins tries for an exhausted takedown attempt. They get up and trade knees. Elkins with a combination. Pineda with a heavy leg kick and goes for a guillotine choke. Elkins ends up on top and lands some elbows. They are both bleeding all over the place as the fight ends. Wild fight. 10-9 Elkins, 29-28 Elkins.

Official Result- Darren Elkins def. Daniel Pineda by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Jake Hadley (11-3, 3-3 UFC) vs. Cameron Smotherman (11-4, 0-0 UFC)

Hadley with an inside leg kick. He lands another. Smotherman lands a right hand and Hadley back to landing leg kicks. They trade punches. Smotherman with a combination. Hadley lands a left hand. Hadley with a body kick and Smotherman lands a counter right hand. Smotherman lands to the body. They trade. Smotherman landing with more volume as the round goes on. Smotherman connects to the body. Smotherman with a combination ending with a body kick. Smotherman lands a right hand. 10-9 Smotherman.

They get going but Hadley lands an early groin strike and timeout is called. They get back going and trade inside the pocket. Both land solid left hooks. Smotherman with a combination. Hadley lands a solid left hand. Smotherman with a pair of right hands. Smotherman lands a combination to the body. Hadley with a straight left hand. Hadley with a pair of leg kicks. Smotherman lands a right hand. They trade and an eye poke forces a timeout. Hadley gets a point taken away. They get back to action and Hadley tries to get a takedown. Hadley lands to the body. 10-8 Smotherman, 20-17 Smotherman.

They have a wild exchange to start the third before Hadley pushes it to the fence. They separate and both land combinations. Hadley with a leg kick. Hadley lands a left hand. Smotherman lands to the combination. Smotherman lands more to the body and lands a knee. Smotherman with a flurry. Hadley lands a left hand. Smotherman lands a groin strike on Hadley and timeout is called. They get back to action. Smotherman lands a right hand. Smotherman lands a big combination against the fence. Hadley lands a combo. 10-9 Smotherman, 30-26 Smotherman.

Official Result- Cameron Smotherman def. Jake Hadley by unanimous decision (30-26, 29-27, 29-27)

> Flyweights- Charles Johnson (16-6, 5-4 UFC) vs. Sumudaerji (16-6, 3-3 UFC)

Johnson blitzes forward and throws before pushing Sumudaerji against the fence. They separate and Johnson lands a right hand. Sumudaerji with a leg kick. Sumudaerji lands a calf kick and a right hand. Sumudaerji with an inside leg kick. Sumudaerji lands a left hand and a leg kick. Johnson lands a flurry to the head and body and pushes it against the fence. Johnson with some knees. They break apart. Johnson chasing Sumudaerji around the fence and landing. They trade along the fence. 10-9 Johnson.

Sumudaerji with an inside leg kick. Sumudaerji lands a pair of jabs. Sumudaerji landing as they’re circling around and he’s keeping Johnson at range. Johnson with a leg kick. They trade inside the pocket. Johnson lands a front kick. Johnson lands a leg kick. Sumudaerji lands a left hand. Johnson lands some big punches and he drops Sumudaerji with a flurry. Johnson landing lots of punches looking for the finish as Sumudaerji is defending. Sumudaerji with a big upkick. Johnson gets on top and Sumudaerji looks for a triangle choke. They sweep and scramble and Sumudaerji grabs the back. They get to their feet. Johnson gets a takedown but Sumudaerji sweeps and they scramble. Wild end to the round. 10-9 Johnson, 20-18 Johnson.

Sumudaerji with a spinning hook kick. He grabs the leg of Johnson and briefly gets him down but they pop right up. Sumudaerji with a leg kick. He lands a left hand. Johnson lands a left hand. He lands another. Johnson landing with more volume as the round is going on as he is pressuring. Sumudaerji lands a leg kick. Sumudaerji now landing with more volume. Johnson scores a takedown and is in side control. They scramble to their feet. They scramble to the mat and Sumudaerji looks for a D’Arce choke. Sumudaerji with a knee on the way up and they trade in a wild exchange. Very fun fight. 10-9 Sumudaerji, 29-28 Johnson.

Official Result- Charles Johnson def. Sumudaerji by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- #10 Rob Font (20-8, 10-7 UFC) vs. #12 Kyler Phillips (12-2, 6-1 UFC)

Phillips lands a high kick and scores a takedown. Phillips is in side control. Phillips scrambles to the guard but moves back to side control. Phillips keeps scrambling and remains in side control. Phillips with several elbows from the top as he is in the half-guard. Phillips lands another pair of elbows. Phillips goes back to side control and lands a side elbow. Phillips with more elbows as he has total control on the mat. They scramble up and Phillips lands a spin kick. Font with an uppercut and lands a right hand. Font lands an uppercut as they break. Phillips with a combo and Font with another uppercut. 10-9 Phillips.

Font lands a right hand. Phillips is able to get a takedown. They get to their feet and Phillips lands a right hand. Font lands a right hand. Font with a jab. They briefly tie up but break. Font lands a right hand. Font lands to the body. Font lands a combination and they clinch against the fence. Font lands a big right hand. Font lands a combination. Phillips with a leg kick. Font with a combination. Font with a right hand. Font lands and they clinch but quickly break. Font with a double jab. They tie up and Phillips with a late takedown. 10-9 Font, 19-19.

Phillips with a leg kick and gets a takedown. They get to their feet and separate. Phillips lands a combination. Font with a right hand. Font with a flurry. Phillips lands a leg kick. Phillips with a short leg kick. Phillips works the jab but Font lands a right hand. Font with a stiff jab. Font lands an uppercut. Font with another right hand. Phillips lands a calf kick. Phillips looks for a takedown against the fence. They separate. Font lands a combination. Phillips lands a solid right hand. Font lands a right hand. They trade late. 10-9 Font, 29-28 Font.

Official Result- Rob Font def. Kyler Phillips by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Middleweights- #13 Anthony Hernandez (12-2 1 NC, 6-2 UFC) vs. #14 Michel Pereira (31-11 2 NC, 9-2 UFC)

Pereira landing a lot to start. He lands a body kick then a flurry to the head and body and has Hernandez hurt after body shots. Hernandez looks for a takedown but Pereira is defending as they’re clinched, but they separate. Hernandez lands a right hand. Hernandez lands an elbow. Hernandez with a spin kick. Hernandez throws a flurry and ties it up against the fence but they break apart. Hernandez lands a right hand. Hernandez tries a takedown but Pereira defends. Pereira with a pair of knees from the Thai clinch. Hernandez lands a combo. Hernandez lands a spinning elbow. Hernandez scores a takedown. Hernandez lands from the top at the end. 10-9 Hernandez.

They clinch right up against the fence. Timeout for an eye poke by Hernandez. They trade and clinch but quickly break. Hernandez shoots and Pereira grabs the neck. Pereira looks for a guillotine choke. Hernandez gets out and is on top. Hernandez with some elbows from the top. Hernandez gets the mount and looks for an arm-triangle choke but Pereira gets out and scrambles up. Hernandez gets a takedown. They pop right up but Hernandez gets it right back down. Hernandez with a big flurry from the top. Hernandez with big punches and may have landed an illegal knee. Hernandez with heavy elbows and lands some right hands. 10-8 Hernandez, 20-17 Hernandez.

Hernandez goes for the takedown right away as he grabs the body lock. They separate but Hernandez pushes it back against the fence and scores the takedown. Hernandez with some elbows and starts landing punches. Hernandez with elbows to the body and legs. Hernandez gets the full mount and lands. Hernandez with a big right hand from the top. Hernandez gets an arm-triangle locked in. It wasn’t quite in and Hernandez lets go and lands a pair of hammerfists. Hernandez has the back and lands some elbows to the body. Hernandez continues to land from the top. 10-8 Hernandez, 30-25 Hernandez.

Pereira looks exhausted. Hernandez pushes it to the fence immediately. They separate. Hernandez lands a right hand and Pereira lands a knee as Hernandez gets it down. Hernandez landing from the back. Hernandez gets it back down right after they get up and lands from the top. Hernandez with punches from the back as they get to their feet. Hernandez scores a takedown. Hernandez with lots of hammerfists from the top. Hernandez with some elbows. Pereira is able to scramble to his feet. Hernandez lands a spinning elbow. 10-9 Hernandez, 40-34 Hernandez.

Hernandez shoots for a takedown right away as they tie up against the fence. Hernandez drags it down but they pop right up. They separate. Hernandez lands a right hand and scores a takedown. Hernandez with some elbows and Pereira is cut open. Hernandez keeps landing and it is stopped by Herb Dean. Complete domination from Hernandez.

Official Result- Anthony Hernandez def. Michel Pereira by TKO (strikes) at 2:22 of Round 5

UFC on ESPN+ 102 live results: Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira

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The Octagon is back inside of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC on ESPN+ 102.

The main event is a potential title eliminator bout in the flyweight division as former title challenger and number one ranked contender Brandon Royval takes on undefeated number five contender Tatsuro Taira. Royval is looking for his second straight win after defeating Brandon Moreno in February, while Taira is looking to keep his 16-fight win streak in tact.

Also on the main card is a middleweight bout pitting Brad Tavares against Jun Yong Park; a welterweight bout between Chidi Njokuani and Jared Gooden; a lightweight fight between Grant Dawson and Rafa Garcia; and a welterweight main card opener with Daniel Rodriguez against Alex Morono.

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> Flyweights- Clayton Carpenter (7-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Lucas Rocha (17-1, 0-0 UFC)

Carpenter lands a left hand. Rocha lands a right hand. They trade in close range as Rocha lands to the body. Carpenter lands a leg kick. Rocha with a right hand and Carpenter lands a left hook and an uppercut. Rocha lands a high kick and Carpenter lands inside the pocket. Carpenter scores a takedown. Carpenter lands from the top and Rocha is cut open from an elbow. Rocha tries to scramble out and Carpenter grabs the neck, but he ends up on top. Carpenter lands from the top. Carpenter with a big elbow. 10-9 Carpenter.

Carpenter lands a quick flurry. Carpenter trips Rocha up with a kick. Carpenter with a flurry as Rocha lands a flying knee and right hand. Carpenter scores a takedown and takes the back. Carpenter looking for an opening for a choke. He has it locked in and is squeezing. Rocha is fighting it but he falls asleep and it is all over! Great work and finish from Carpenter to pick up the win.

Official Result- Clayton Carpenter def. Lucas Rocha by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:12 of Round 2

> Bantamweights*- Dan Argueta (9-2 2 NC, 1-2 2 NC UFC) vs. Cody Haddon (7-1, 0-0 UFC)

*Argueta missed weight by 2.5 pounds

Argueta gets Haddon down early with a single-leg takedown. They scramble up. Argueta lands a right hand as Haddon lands a combination. Argueta grabs a body lock and looks for a takedown but Haddon defends. Haddon lands a combination and they are trading. Argueta looks for a takedown. They trade big punches. Haddon landing lots of punches. Haddon pushing Argueta against the fence and lands a knee. Haddon landing the jab. Argueta lands a stiff right hand and Haddon fires back. Argueta looks for a takedown against the fence and they break at the end. 10-9 Haddon.

Haddon lands a big right hand. Haddon lands and scores a takedown and is in side control. Haddon lands and jumps on the back but Argueta is able to shake him off and ends up on top. Argueta lands and Haddon is cut open. They scramble up and they separate. Haddon rocks Argueta with a big knee. Argueta looks for a takedown but Haddon defends. Haddon lands a combination. Haddon with some big punches and Argueta lands a right hand. 10-9 Haddon, 20-18 Haddon.

Haddon lands a pair of right hands. Haddon lands a combination. Both miss spinning attacks. Haddon with a jab and a left hand. They tie up and Haddon lands to the body. Argueta with some dirty boxing along the fence. Haddon lands and Argueta is wobbled. Argueta looking more tired. Argueta with a leg kick that trips Haddon up for a brief moment. Haddon with a jab. Haddon with a combination. Haddon lands a right hand. Argueta scores a takedown. They scramble up and Haddon lands. Argueta looking for late takedowns but Haddon is defending and landing. 10-9 Haddon, 30-27 Haddon.

Official Result- Cody Haddon def. Dan Argueta by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Strawweights- Julia Polastri (12-4, 0-1 UFC) vs. Cory McKenna (8-3, 3-2 UFC)

Polastri with a leg kick and lands a knee. They clinch against the fence and Polastri lands some knees. McKenna reverses and presses Polastri against the fence and they trade knees. Polastri reverses and lands an elbow then an uppercut and they separate. McKenna lands a right hand. Polastri lands a flying knee. They trade against the fence. Polastri lands to the body. Polastri with a right hand. They clinch and Polastri lands a knee. Polastri with a pair of knees then an elbow. McKenna with short uppercuts. 10-9 Polastri.

They trade to start the second. Polastri pushes it to the fence and lands a knee in the clinch. McKenna reverses and lands before Polastri reverses and lands, then they break. McKenna with a high kick and Polastri lands a left hand. Polastri drops down for a takedown and has the back. Polastri with several knees to McKenna’s leg. McKenna reverses and lands some knees against the fence before they separate. McKenna lands a combo. McKenna with a right hand. McKenna with a pair of combinations. Polastri with a left hand to the body. They trade and Polastri with a pair of knees. 10-9 Polastri, 20-18 Polastri.

They start trading inside the pocket and Polastri lands some knees. They trade left hands. Polastri pressuring and lands some solid right hands. Polastri lands a stiff left hand. They clinch against the fence and Polastri with an elbow and some knees. McKenna reverses position as Polastri pushes her head down. Polastri defending the takedown attempt with a few hammerfists. McKenna is able to score the takedown. McKenna lands from the top. Polastri tries to sweep but McKenna stays on top and continues to land. McKenna with an elbow. McKenna landing from the top as the fight ends. 10-9 McKenna, 29-28 Polastri.

Official Result- Julia Polastri def. Cory McKenna by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

> Heavyweights- Junior Tafa (5-3, 1-3 UFC) vs. Sean Sharaf (4-0, 0-0 UFC)

Sharaf throwing big punches to start. Tafa lands a left hand and a counter right hand. Sharaf with a combo. Tafa lands a right hand. Sharaf looks for a takedown and Tafa grabs the fence big time to defend. He gets a warning. Tafa lands a jab and right hand. Sharaf gets a takedown but Tafa quickly gets up. They trade inside the pocket. Sharaf with a big flurry. Sharaf with a left hand. Sharaf with a leg kick then a left hand. Tafa lands some left hooks. Tafa with some jabs and a knee. Sharaf with a leg kick then a left hand. Tafa with a right hand and an uppercut. Sharaf lands a combo and scores a takedown. Sharaf is on top and landing punches. Sharaf with big punches and elbows but Tafa survives. 10-9 Sharaf.

They trade. Tafa with a big flurry. Tafa lands a knee and they break apart. Both look tired. Tafa with a big right hand and Sharaf is backing away. Tafa with big punches and Sharaf has nothing left. Tafa with more big shots. Tafa lands a right hand and an uppercut as Sharaf begins to stumble and it is stopped. Big finish from Tafa after nearly getting finished at the end of the first.

Official Result- Junior Tafa def. Sean Sharaf by TKO (punches) at 2:15 of Round 2

> Welterweights- Themba Gorimbo (13-4, 3-1 UFC) vs. Niko Price (16-7 2 NC, 8-7 2 NC UFC)

Gorimbo with a front kick and they trade in close range. Gorimbo lands a big right hand and Price was rocked for a moment. Gorimbo with a solid right hand. Gorimbo with a leg kick. He lands another right hand. Gorimbo lands a leg kick then scores a takedown. Gorimbo landing from the top as he passes to half-guard. Gorimbo gets the back as they stand and looks for a choke but lets go. Price tries to slam him down as they go to the mat. Gorimbo still has the back as the round ends. 10-9 Gorimbo.

Price with a leg kick and Gorimbo lands a combination. Gorimbo lands some more punches. They trade against the fence and Gorimbo gets a takedown. Gorimbo starts landing a bunch of punches and is looking for the finish. They get to their feet as Gorimbo has the back. Gorimbo gets Price back down but they quickly get up. Gorimbo trying to get it down but Price is defending. They continue to battle for underhooks before separating. Gorimbo lands an uppercut. Price lands a right hand. Gorimbo with a combo. Gorimbo scores a takedown. Gorimbo gets the back and lands before they stand. Gorimbo gets it back down late. 10-9 Gorimbo, 20-18 Gorimbo.

Price lands a combo and Gorimbo looks for a takedown. He is able to complete it. Gorimbo inside the guard of Price and is landing. Price with short punches. Gorimbo is controlling an arm and keeps landing from the top. Price has been unable to get out from the bottom. Gorimbo controlling from the half-guard. Price is able to scramble to his feet. Gorimbo still has the body and gets a takedown. Gorimbo on the back as they stand. Price lands some short punches. 10-9 Gorimbo, 30-27 Gorimbo.

Official Result- Themba Gorimbo def. Niko Price by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Featherweights- Jonathan Pearce (14-6, 5-3 UFC) vs. Pat Sabatini (18-5, 5-2 UFC)

Pearce lands a leg kick. They scramble and Sabatini jumps on the back of Pearce. Sabatini has the body triangle and is landing punches. Sabatini lets go of the body triangle and they are both on the feet as Sabatini has the back. Sabatini lands and scores a takedown. Pearce landing from the bottom. Sabatini gets the top mount and then gets the back. They stand and Sabatini jumps back up on the back. Sabatini locks in a rear-naked choke and is squeezing and Pearce taps! Sabatini with a strong performance.

Official Result- Pat Sabatini def. Jonathan Pearce by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:06 of Round 1

> Flyweights- CJ Vergara (12-5-1, 3-3 UFC) vs. Ramazon Temirov (17-2, 0-0 UFC)

Temirov lands a spin kick to the body. Temirov lands a solid combination. Temirov lands and drops Vergara with a left hand. He gets up and Temirov lands and Vergara goes down again. Vergara gets up and is running away but Temirov is catching him and landing a lot of punches. Temirov landing against the fence and lands to the body and Vergara goes down and it is over. What a performance from Temirov!

Official Result- Ramazan Temirov def. CJ Vergara by TKO (punches) at 2:50 of Round 1

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> Welterweights- Daniel Rodriguez (17-5, 7-4 UFC) vs. Alex Morono (24-10 1 NC, 13-7 1 NC UFC)

Morono with a leg kick and lands a right hand. Rodriguez lands to the body and Morono landing with more volume. Rodriguez lands a leg kick and Morono counters with a right hand. They trade high kicks. Morono lands but Rodriguez stuns him with a counter left hand. Morono with a right hand as Rodriguez lands a leg kick. Rodriguez lands a body kick as Morono fires back with a combination. Morono landing with more volume and lands a solid combination. 10-9 Morono.

They trade jabs to start the second. Morono lands a body kick. They trade in close range as Rodriguez lands a right hook. Morono lands a right hand. Rodriguez working the jab and lands a leg kick. Rodriguez lands a body kick. Morono lands a right hand. Rodriguez lands a body kick. Morono with an overhand right and Rodriguez counters with a left hand. Morono lands a right hand. Morono with another right hand followed by a leg kick. Morono with some body kicks. They both land in close. Rodriguez lands a left hand to the body then the head. Morono lands a right hand. Close round. 10-9 Rodriguez, 19-19.

Morono with a teet kick. Morono lands a right hand. Rodriguez with a combo then a front kick. Rodriguez lands a leg kick. Morono with an overhand right. Rodriguez lands a left hand and Morono stumbles a little. Morono lands a right hand. Morono lands a jab then a right hand, then Rodriguez fires back with a combination. Rodriguez lands to the body. Morono lands a right hand. Rodriguez lands a straight left hand. Rodriguez lands and they clinch against the fence. Rodriguez lands to the body and lands a knee then another. Rodriguez lands to the body as they break. Morono lands a right hand. They trade and Rodriguez grabs the body and gets a big takedown late. 10-9 Rodriguez, 29-28 Rodriguez.

Official Result- Daniel Rodriguez def. Alex Morono by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights- Grant Dawson (21-2-1, 9-1-1 UFC) vs. Rafa Garcia (16-3, 4-3 UFC)

Dawson lands a jab and Garcia lands a right hand. Dawson with a high kick. Dawson shoots for a takedown and Garcia is landing to defend. Dawson is able to complete the takedown. Dawson landing from inside the guard of Garcia. Dawson with some big punches from the top. Dawson continuing to control and land from the top. Dawson with some body punches. Dawson ends the round landing from the top. 10-9 Dawson.

Dawson with a right hand then a spin kick. Dawson scores a takedown and is inside the guard of Garcia. Dawson starts teeing off from the top and Garcia is busted open and bleeding everywhere. Dawson with lots and lots of punches from the top and it is stopped. Big finish from Dawson.

Official Result- Grant Dawson def. Rafa Garcia by TKO (punches) at 1:42 of Round 2

> Welterweights*- Chidi Njokuani (23-10 1 NC, 3-3 UFC) vs. Jared Gooden (23-9, 2-4 UFC)

*Gooden missed weight by 1.5 pounds

They trade early as Njokuani lands a knee to the body and Gooden gets a takedown. They start scrambling up and down before clinching against the fence. Njokuani landing lots of knees to Gooden’s body against the fence. Njokuani with more knees. Njokuani lands a slicing elbow before going back to landing knees. Njokuani continues to land a lot of knees. Gooden is able to reverse and get the back of Njokuani. They tie back up and Njokuani is landing more knees. 10-9 Njokuani.

Njokuani landing kicks to keep Gooden from coming inside. Njokuani lands a jab. Njokuani with a leg kick then lands a body kick. Gooden clinches and pushes it against the fence. Njokuani reverses and lands an elbow. Njokuani back to landing lots and lots of knees against the fence. They trade punches before Njokuani lands more knees. Njokuani lands a couple of elbows. Njokuani lands more before they separate. Gooden lands a right hand and Njokuani lands a body kick. 10-9 Njokuani, 20-18 Njokuani.

Njokuani lands a knee as they tie up and Gooden is able to score a takedown. Njokuani kicks him off and Gooden looks for a takedown against the fence. They separate. Gooden with a jab as Njokuani lands a body kick. Njokuani stuns Gooden with a knee right to the jaw. Njokuani lands a left hand then a head kick. They go to the mat and Njokuani is inside the guard of Gooden and landing. Njokuani with some punches and elbows from the top. 10-9 Njokuani, 30-27 Njokuani.

Official Result- Chidi Njokuani def. Jared Gooden by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Middleweights- Brad Tavares (20-9, 15-9 UFC) vs. Jun Yong Park (17-6, 7-3 UFC)

Tavares drops Park with a right hand and quickly gets on the back to work for a choke. They get to their feet and separate. They’re trading in close range as Tavares is landing solid right hands. Park lands an uppercut and Tavares lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence. Park gets Tavares’ back against the fence. Tavares turns but Park still has position. They separate. Tavares lands a leg kick. Park lands a jab and a leg kick. Tavares with a right hand. Park lands a leg kick. We have a timeout for an eye poke. They get back to action and each land. 10-9 Tavares.

Park lands a jab and Tavares counters with a combination. Tavares lands a body kick and Park gets him down for a second. They stand and have a frantic exchange against the fence. Tavares with a pair of right hands as Park is pressuring. They trade jabs. Park lands a combination. They break away and Park lands a pair of leg kicks. Park lands some solid punches. Tavares with an overhand right. Park with a leg kick and Tavares lands a combo. Park lands a jab and Tavares with a combo. Park works the jab and lands a right hand and a leg kick. Both are landing but Park is way ahead on volume. They trade late. 10-9 Park, 19-19.

They trade inside the pocket and Tavares lands a right hand. Park lands a right hand and they clinch against the fence. Park has the body lock against the fence but nothing is happening. Park has back control. Park scores a takedown and has the back of Tavares. Park looking for a choke. Park with some punches as they are being told to work by Herb Dean. Park still controlling from the top. He ends it landing from the top. 10-9 Park, 29-28 Park.

Official Result- Jun Yong Park def. Brad Tavares by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- #1 Brandon Royval (16-7, 6-3 UFC) vs. #5 Tatsuro Taira (16-0, 6-0 UFC)

Taira lands a leg kick. Royval lands a body kick and Taira grabs the leg and pushes it to the fence. They separate quickly. Taira lands a right hand. Royval with a jab. Royval lands a body kick and Taira lands a leg kick. Royval lands a jab and a body kick. Royval lands a counter elbow. Taira with a right hand as Royval lands a combination. Royval with a straight left hand. Royval with a body kick and a spinning back fist. They trade and Taira lands some solid punches. Taira grabs the back and drags it to the mat. They scramble up. 10-9 Royval.

Taira lands a right hand. He lands a solid right hand. Taira gets a takedown and has the body triangle from the back. Taira looking for a choke but landing as well. Taira keeping back control as there is a lot of hand fighting going on. Taira looks to roll but doesn’t give up the back. Taira with some right hands from the back. Taira looking to force Royval into making a mistake. Taira scrambles as Royval escapes but Taira transitions to the back and is now in the half-guard and lands. Taira stands and they separate. 10-9 Taira, 19-19.

Taira lands. They trade in close range. Taira shoots in for a takedown but eats a knee from Royval. Royval landing to defend the takedown and they separate. Royval lands a combination. He lands another solid combo. Royval with an uppercut. Royval with a pair of left hands and Taira is retreating. Taira tries a takedown but Royval lands to defend. Royval gets a takedown. They scramble up. Royval with a flurry and Taira is covering up. Taira tries a takedown but eats a knee and Royval lands. They’re on the mat and Royval is landing from the back. Royval looking for an armbar but it allows Taira to roll to the top and Taira takes the back of Royval. He has the body triangle locked in. Taira looks for a rear-naked choke and is squeezing around the chin. Royval survives. What a crazy round! 10-9 Royval, 29-28 Royval.

They trade jabs. Taira lands a right hand. Royval lands a combination. Taira shoots for a takedown and pushes it to the fence. Taira gets it down and has the back with the body triangle locked on. Taira landing some punches. Taira puts an arm around the chin of Royval but lets go. Taira with some elbows. Taira still controlling from the back as Royval is showing good defense. 10-9 Taira, 38-38.

Both are looking for openings. Taira just misses a right hand but is then able to connect. Royval lands and circles away. Taira with a right hand and scores a takedown. Royval reverses and scrambles to the top. They stand and Royval has the back and gets a brief takedown. They stand with Royval on the back before they break apart. Royval with a combination. Royval lands another solid combination. Taira shoots for a takedown but Royval defends against the fence. They separate. Taira with a big right hand. Taira with a leg kick and Royval trips up. Taira shoots for a takedown and Royval goes for a guillotine choke and rolls to the mount then takes the back and looks for a choke. Royval with some punches from the back. Incredible fight. 10-9 Royval, 48-47 Royval.

Official Result- Brandon Royval def. Tatsuro Taira by split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47)

UFC on ESPN+ 101 live results: Renato Moicano vs. Benoit Saint-Denis

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The UFC returns to France for the third straight year as the Octagon is once again inside the Accor Arena in Paris, this time for UFC on ESPN+ 101.

The main event is an exciting five-round lightweight match-up as Renato Moicano takes on Benoit Saint-Denis. Moicano has been seeing a rise in both popularity and in the lightweight rankings in the midst of his current three-fight win streak. Saint-Denis will be competing in his first UFC main event in his home country as he looks to rebound from a loss to Dustin Poirier in March.

In the co-main event, it is a pivotal middleweight bout that could have title eliminator aspirations attached to it as Nassourdine Imavov looks to extend his three-fight unbeaten streak against Brendan Allen, winner of seven straight fights.

Also on the main card is a featherweight bout between William Gomis and Joanderson Brito, a welterweight bout pitting Kevin Jousset against former TUF winner Bryan Battle, a featherweight fight between Morgan Charriere and Gabriel Miranda, and a lightweight opener between Fares Ziam and Matt Frevola.

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> Lightweights- Bolaji Oki (9-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Chris Duncan (11-2, 2-1 UFC)

Duncan with a leg kick as Oki lands a right hand. Oki with another right hand as they trade in close range. Oki lands a jab then a right hand. Duncan lands a kick and Oki grabs it and throws him to the mat, but Duncan pops right up. Oki lands a right hand and then another as Duncan lands a leg kick. Duncan shoots for a takedown and has the neck, but Oki gets it down. They pop right up as Oki lands some shots. They separate and Oki lands a flurry. Oki lands a knee to the body. They trade right hands. Oki gets a takedown and Duncan locks in a guillotine choke. Oki looks like he survives and Duncan lets go, but then Oki goes out cold a second later and it is all over! Duncan didn’t even know Oki was out until after landing a couple of punches after letting the choke go.

Official Result- Chris Duncan def. Bolaji Oki by submission (guillotine choke) at 3:34 of Round 1

> Women’s Bantamweights- Nora Cornolle (8-1, 2-0 UFC) vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti (7-1, 2-0 UFC)

Cornolle with a leg kick. She lands another. Cavalcanti lands a leg kick. Cavalcanti lands a pair of leg kicks. Cornolle with a pair of leg kicks. They trade and Cornolle looks for a takedown as she pushes it to the fence. Cornolle with the body lock. Cornolle gets it down and moves into full mount. Cavalcanti quickly reverses to the top and gets to her feet and lands some leg kicks. Cavalcanti lands as Cornolle gets to her feet. Cavalcanti pressing forward and lands. Cornolle with a pair of knees and a high kick. Close round. 10-9 Cavalcanti.

They land leg kicks at the same time. Cavalcanti controlling the Octagon. They trade in close range. Cavalcanti lands a leg kick. Cornolle lands two leg kicks. Cavalcanti lands a big right hand that stunned Cornolle. Cavalcanti lands another right hand and Cornolle almost stumbles down. Cavalcanti following up with more punches but being patient. Cavalcanti with a right hand and Cornolle goes for a takedown. Cavalcanti grabs the fence big time to defend a takedown. Cornolle still pressuring on the fence and landing some knees. They separate. Cornolle back looking for the takedown against the fence. They trade knees. 10-9 Cavalcanti, 20-18 Cavalcanti.

They trade leg kicks and Cavalcanti lands a jab. Cornolle with a right hand. Cavalcanti with a leg kick and then follows with a right hand. Cornolle lands a leg kick. Cavalcanti gets a tie-up for a moment but lets go. They trade and Cavalcanti lands a flurry. Cavalcanti landing some more big punches. They trade kicks. Cavalcanti lands a right hand. They trade as Cornolle is yelling at her coach. Cornolle looks for a takedown and lands a couple of knees before they break. Cavalcanti with a body kick. Cavalcanti lands a right hand and they trade at the end. 10-9 Cavalcanti, 30-27 Cavalcanti.

Official Result- Jacqueline Cavalcanti def. Nora Cornolle by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- Daniel Barez (16-6, 0-1 UFC) vs. Victor Altamirano (12-4, 2-3 UFC)

They trade early and Barez drops Altamirano with a right hand and starts landing from the top. Barez inside the guard of Altamirano and lands an elbow. Barez lands some more punches before they get to their feet. Altamirano lands a body kick. Barez lands a right hand to the body. They trade and Altamirano with a head kick. Barez lands a right hand and Altamirano with a pair of body kicks. 10-9 Barez.

Altamirano lands a high kick. Barez lands and Altamirano lands a combination ending with a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Barez lands a right hand. Altamirano with a left hand and body kick. Altamirano lands a body kick. Altamirano with more body kicks. Barez with a left hook. Altamirano lands a high kick. Altamirano with another high body kick. Altamirano with a left hand and body kick. Altamirano with a body kick and stumbles to his knee as Barez lands a right hand. Barez with another right hand and Altamirano trips to the mat for a brief moment. Close round. 10-9 Altamirano, 19-19.

Altamirano with a body kick. Barez lands a leg kick and a right hand. Barez with a high kick. They trade in a quick flurry from both. Altamirano lands a combination. Barez scores with a right hand. Altamirano lands a body kick. Altamirano lands a spinning back fist that puts Barez on a knee and Altamirano starts to land more as Barez circles away. They trade inside the pocket. Altamirano with a high kick. Altamirano with a combo. Barez lands a left hand. Altamirano with a head kick that Barez checks. They trade. Altamirano with a high kick and a spinning back fist. Barez lands a left hook. They trade and Barez briefly drops Altamirano but he pops up and they trade. Close fight, fun fight. 10-9 Altamirano, 29-28 Altamirano.

Official Result- Daniel Barez def. Victor Altamirano by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Bantamweights*- #15 Ailin Perez (10-2, 3-1 UFC) vs. Daria Zhelezniakova (9-1, 1-0 UFC)

*Perez missed weight by a half-pound

Perez goes for a takedown as they clinch, but they break. Perez tries a kick but Zhelezniakova grabs it and pushes Perez to the mat. Zhelezniakova gets in side control and lands. They get to their feet. Perez with a leg kick. Perez grabs the body lock and looks for a takedown as she has the back. They go to the fence. Perez gets the takedown and is in the mount. Perez lands some elbows and then locks in an arm-triangle choke. She is squeezing and Zhelezniakova taps. Nice work from Perez to get the finish.

Official Result- Ailin Perez def. Daria Zhelezniakova by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:52 of Round 1

> Bantamweights- Taylor Lapilus (20-4, 5-2 UFC) vs. Vince Morales (16-7, 3-5 UFC)

Lapilus with a head kick that Morales blocks. He lands another high kick. Lapilus with a body kick. They trade leg kicks. Lapilus with some left hands as he grabs the leg of Morales. Lapilus lands an elbow. They trade in close range. Lapilus with a knee to the body. Lapilus with a body kick and lands another. Lapilus with a combination. Morales lands a body kick and Lapilus lands a left hand. Lapilus lands a left hand. 10-9 Lapilus.

They trade. Morales lands a right hand and looks for a takedown. He gets Lapilus down but they quickly get up. They separate and Lapilus lands a combination and an elbow. Lapilus lands a jab. They trade kicks. Lapilus with a body kick. Morales lands a body kick. Lapilus with a left hand. Lapilus lands a big knee that connects with the jaw of Morales. Lapilus with another knee. They trade late as Lapilus lands a left hand. 10-9 Lapilus, 20-18 Lapilus.

Morales looks for the takedown right away to start the round. He gets Lapilus down for a brief moment but they clinch before breaking away. Lapilus lands a knee and a pair of left hands. Lapilus with a jab and some elbows. Morales lands a flurry inside the pocket. Lapilus lands a left hand. Lapilus with another left hand and a knee. Morales looks for a takedown and gets Lapilus down. They get to their feet. Lapilus with a knee to the body. Morales is throwing but not landing much. Lapilus lands an elbow. 10-9 Lapilus, 30-27 Lapilus.

Official Result- Taylor Lapilus def. Vince Morales by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Ludovit Klein (22-4-1, 6-2-1 UFC) vs. Roosevelt Roberts (12-4 1 NC, 4-4 1 NC UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Roberts lands a right hand. Klein with a body kick. They trade kicks. Roberts lands a right hand. Roberts with a leg kick and another right hand. They trade leg kicks and Roberts gets the clinch and pushes it to the fence. They separate. Roberts with an elbow. Klein lands a high kick. Roberts lands a combination. They clinch and Klein lands an elbow on the break. Roberts with a head kick. They clinch and Klein pushes it to the fence. They both land before separating. Roberts with a head kick and a right hand. Close round. 10-9 Roberts.

Klein with a combination. Roberts lands a body kick. Klein gets Roberts to the mat as Klein gets on top and lands. Klein works to the mount as he continues to land and keep Roberts pinned on the mat. Roberts grabbed the fence to try and get himself out from the bottom but it didn’t work. Klein stands but gets back on top. Klein gets back down inside the full guard of Roberts. Klein still working from the top as he lands some elbows. 10-9 Klein, 19-19.

They trade and Klein gets it back down to the mat and starts working from the top. Klein with some head and body punches. Klein gets the back of Roberts but it allows them to get to their feet. They trade knees. They separate. They get the Thai clinch and Klein lands some knees as Roberts pushes it to the fence. Roberts is trying to get it down. Klein with an elbow. Klein with a big takedown. Klein landing from the top as Roberts is trying to land from the bottom and they trade punches to end it. 10-9 Klein, 29-28 Klein.

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

> Light Heavyweights- Oumar Sy (10-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Da Woon Jung (15-5-1, 4-3-1 UFC)

Sy starts off landing some leg kicks. He lands some more leg kicks. Sy tries a flying knee and Jung lands a right hand that hurts Sy. Sy gets a takedown but Jung is able to work to the fence quickly and get it back to the feet. Sy tries for another takedown but Jung defends and lands. Jung lands a right hand and Sy is coming forward late. Close round. 10-9 Jung.

They’re both landing to start the second. Sy mixing in some leg kicks. Sy with a jab. Jung lands a jab. Sy with some more leg kicks and he lands a right hand. Jung pressing forward. Sy lands a right hand. Sy with a leg kick. Sy with a right hand and lands some kicks, then lands a stiff jab. Sy with a big flurry as he lands a right hand and a knee. Sy with a leg kick. They trade and Sy hurts Jung with a right hand. They swing and trade late. 10-9 Sy, 19-19.

Jung lands a jab as Sy lands a leg kick. Sy with a body kick and a right hand. Sy with a leg kick then lands a jab. Jung with a jab. Sy lands a right hand. Sy with a head kick. Jung lands a combination. They trade jabs. They tie up and Sy has the neck against the fence. Sy looks for a takedown and has the back of Jung. Sy gets it down but Jung is looking for a kimura. Jung lets go and Sy is on the back but slips off as the fight ends. 10-9 Sy, 29-28 Sy.

Official Result- Oumar Sy def. Da Woon Jung by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Light Heavyweights- Ion Cutelaba (17-10-1 1 NC, 6-9-1 UFC) vs. Ivan Erslan (14-3 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)

Cutelaba with a front kick. Erslan lands a left hand. Cutelaba with a leg kick then a right hand. Erslan gets the back and lands some punches but then Cutelaba lands a right hand to back Erslan up. They trade inside the pocket as both land right hands. They trade wild punches. Erslan with a jab. Cutelaba lands a right hand and Erslan was hurt but able to circle away. Cutelaba scores a takedown but they quickly get up. Cutelaba lands an elbow as they break. Erslan with a calf kick. They trade. 10-9 Cutelaba.

They trade punches. Cutelaba looks for a takedown but eats a right hand from Erslan. Cutelaba with a leg kick. Erslan lands a combo and Cutelaba was playing possum but Erslan saw it. Cutelaba with a body kick then a spin kick. Cutelaba with a body kick. They trade and Cutelaba looks for a clinch but lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence. They separate and Cutelaba gets a takedown and has the back. He lands some punches. Cutelaba working for a rear-naked choke. Erslan gets out and spins out as they get to their feet. Cutelaba is able to get it back down and has the back. Cutelaba rolls and Erslan is inside of his guard. Erslan ends the round on top but doing nothing. 10-9 Cutelaba, 20-18 Cutelaba.

Cutelaba with a leg kick. Cutelaba lands a combination. He shoots for a takedown but Erslan grabs the neck and gets a takedown. Erslan lands from the top before they scramble up, but Erslan is able to keep it down. Cutelaba looks tired. Cutelaba looking for an arm but Erslan escapes. They stand and Erslan has the back and drags it back down. Erslan with some right hands as he retains control. Cutelaba now has the back. Cutelaba with a late takedown and he lands. 10-9 Erslan, 29-28 Cutelaba.

Official Result- Ion Cutelaba def. Ivan Erslan by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Lightweights- Fares Ziam (15-4, 5-2 UFC) vs. Matt Frevola (11-4-1, 5-4-1 UFC)

Frevola tries to land a right hand as he goes for a takedown but Ziam defends. Frevola swings hard. Ziam lands a right hand. Ziam with a leg kick and Frevola grabs the leg, pushing it to the fence. Frevola is able to score a takedown. Frevola looks for a guillotine choke and tries to mount it but Ziam escapes, though Frevola is still in the full mount. Ziam tries to roll out and Frevola looks for an armbar, but Ziam ends up on top. Ziam lands some big punches. They get to their feet. Ziam lands a right hand and Frevola is hurt. Ziam with another right hand and then lands to the body. They tie up and Ziam with a knee. 10-9 Ziam.

Both looking for openings as Ziam is working the jab. Ziam lands a right hand. Frevola trying to land but missing as Ziam backs up. They clinch against the fence. Frevola lands a right hand. He lands another. Ziam with a right hand. Frevola lands a right hand and a knee. Ziam lands two right hands. Ziam with a body kick after they break a clinch. Frevola lands a right hand as they tie up. Ziam gets a takedown and gets the back and locks in a rear-naked choke. Frevola is able to escape. Ziam has the back and lands. 10-9 Ziam, 20-18 Ziam.

They trade and Ziam lands a flying knee. Ziam gets a takedown. He has the back of Frevola as they get to their feet. Ziam gets it back down and rolls to sprawl position looking for the neck. Frevola gets it down but they get to their feet. Ziam then gets it back down as Frevola lands an elbow. Ziam then lands a big knee that knocks Frevola out cold! Wow, what a finish by Ziam!

Official Result- Fares Ziam def. Matt Frevola by knockout (knee) at 2:59 of Round 3

> Featherweights- Morgan Charriere (19-10-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Gabriel Miranda (17-6, 1-1 UFC)

Charriere lands a leg kick as Miranda lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence. Miranda looks to pull guard as they battle in the clinch but thinks better of it. Miranda tries a takedown but Charriere defends. Miranda pulls guard and Charriere lands some elbows from the top. They get to their feet. Miranda lands a jab. Charriere with a jab. Charriere scores a takedown. He lands before they stand and he gets another takedown. They quickly get up and trade on the feet to end the round. 10-9 Charriere.

Charriere lands a leg kick. Charriere then drops Miranda with a massive left hand and Miranda is out cold, though Charriere lands a follow-up shot to end it. What a knockout from Charriere!

Official Result- Morgan Charriere def. Gabriel Miranda by knockout (punch) at :27 of Round 2

> Welterweights- Kevin Jousset (10-2, 2-0 UFC) vs. Bryan Battle (10-2 1 NC, 5-1 1 NC UFC)

Jousset lands a body kick. Jousset lands a leg kick and they tie up after Battle misses some punches. Battle working for a takedown and Jousset lands some elbows to defend. They continue to battle while tied up but they separate. Jousset with a calf kick. Battle lands a body kick. They trade in close range. Battle pushes it back against the fence. They scramble to the mat for a moment as Jousset reverses a takedown attempt, but they pop right up and get back to the clinch. Battle lands an elbow and they trade jabs before Jousset lands a right hand. Big right hand from Jousset and then he rips to the body. Battle presses forward and throws but can’t complete a takedown as the round ends. 10-9 Jousset.

They trade and Jousset lands a solid right hand. They’re trading inside the pocket as Jousset lands a flurry of short punches. They tie up against the fence and Battle lands some punches and a few knees. Battle just misses a flying knee. They separate and Battle with a front kick. Jousset lands a right hand. Battle lands a flurry against the fence as he’s way ahead on volume this round. Battle lands a combo as Jousset lands a right hand. Battle with a lot of big punches and he has Jousset in trouble. Battle with tons of punches and Jousset is in trouble and it is stopped. What a finish from Battle!

Official Result- Bryan Battle def. Kevin Jousset by TKO (punches) at 3:47 of Round 2

> Featherweights- William Gomis (13-2, 3-0 UFC) vs. Joanderson Brito (17-3-1, 5-1 UFC)

Brito with some leg kicks as Gomis lands to the body after they clinch. Gomis with a few knees. Brito scores a takedown. He tries to take the back but Gomis is able to reverse to inside the guard of Brito. Gomis working from the top as he lands. They work to their feet. Brito tries to grab a leg but they separate. They tie back up and trade knees. Gomis has position as he’s pushing Brito against the fence. They separate and both land punches. Brito lands a left hand and a leg kick. Brito goes for a guillotine choke late. 10-9 Gomis.

They trade big shots to start the second as Gomis lands a body kick. Brito gets a clinch against the fence and is able to get Gomis to the mat. Brito has the mount and is working for an arm-triangle choke. Brito is squeezing hard and Gomis gives a thumbs up. Brito lets go. They work their way to the feet. They break apart. Brito with a leg kick. He lands another. Gomis with a leg kick and Brito lands a right hand. Brito with a hard leg kick. They trade kicks. 10-9 Brito, 19-19.

Gomis with a leg kick. Brito lands a leg kick. Gomis with a left hand. Brito with two hard leg kicks but Gomis lands another left hand. Gomis with a left hand. He lands another. Brito lands a leg kick. They clinch against the fence. Gomis lands a pair of knees. They break apart. Gomis lands a body kick then a left hand. They clinch as Brito pushes it to the fence. Brito gets the back as he gets Gomis down to the mat. Gomis with a back elbow. Brito tries a takedown but Gomis has the neck and drags it down but they get up. Gomis with a flying knee. Close fight. 10-9 Gomis, 29-28 Gomis.

Official Result- William Gomis def. Joanderson Brito by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Middleweights- #4 Nassourdine Imavov (14-4 1 NC, 6-2 1 NC UFC) vs. #8 Brendan Allen (24-5, 12-2 UFC)

Allen with a leg kick. Allen grabs the body and scores a takedown. Allen is in side control. Allen with a couple of knees but mostly holding Imavov in side control. Allen with some short punches. Allen tries to pass to mount but ends up in the half-guard of Imavov. Allen gets inside the full guard and lands some short punches. Allen lands a right hand. They get to their feet late but nothing happens. 10-9 Allen.

They get started but an eye poke causes a time out. They get back to action. Allen lands a high kick. Allen shoots for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. Imavov grabs the neck to defend. They get to their feet. Imavov with a quick combination. Allen tries for a takedown but Imavov is able to sprawl to defend. Imavov lands from the top. Imavov with some left hands from the top. They get to the feet as Imavov continues to land from the back. Imavov lands a head kick. They trade on the feet. Allen shoots for a takedown but Imavov defends. Imavov has the neck. He lets go but gets the back. Allen rolls and Imavov is on top in full mount. Allen gives up his back and Imavov with some punches. Imavov looks for an arm but Allen defends. 10-9 Imavov, 19-19.

Imavov lands and Allen shoots for a takedown, but Imavov defends. Allen goes to his back and allows Imavov to get on top and land. Imavov stands and lands a right hand as he goes back down and grabs Allen. They scramble to their feet. Imavov has the back against the fence. They separate. Imavov lands a combination. Allen lands a knee. Imavov lands a right hand. They trade and Allen tries a takedown but Imavov defends. Allen pushes it to the fence and tries to get it down. Imavov separates and lands a big flurry. Allen lands a right hand. Allen tries a takedown but Imavov squirms away. Imavov pushes it to the fence but they break and trade. 10-9 Imavov, 29-28 Imavov.

Official Result- Nassourdine Imavov def. Brendan Allen by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights- #11 Renato Moicano (19-5-1, 11-5 UFC) vs. #12 Benoit Saint-Denis (13-2 1 NC, 5-2 UFC)

Saint-Denis with some early kicks. Moicano grabs a leg on a kick attempt and scores a takedown. Moicano controlling from the top and then is able to transition to the back. He has back mount and is landing lots of punches and elbows. Saint-Denis is cut open. Moicano now in full mount and is landing big punches and elbows. Moicano landing big shots from the top and Saint-Denis is bleeding badly and in survival mode. Moicano continuing to land big shots. Saint-Denis somehow survives the round. 10-8 Moicano.

Saint-Denis lands some left hands to the body. Moicano lands a jab after he looked for a takedown. Saint-Denis with a head kick. Moicano lands a right hand. Moicano lands some punches. Saint-Denis lands a combination. Moicano looks for a takedown against the fence but Saint-Denis defends. Saint-Denis is bleeding badly again. He goes for a takedown but Moicano defends. They trade at the end. 10-9 Saint-Denis, 19-18 Moicano.

The fight has been stopped as Saint-Denis’ right eye is completely closed up and he can’t see out of it, and the doctor has said he can’t continue, so referee Marc Goddard has called it off. This will be a win for Moicano.

Official Result- Renato Moicano def. Benoit Saint-Denis by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 2

UFC 306 live results: Noche UFC at The Sphere

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It’s a historic night in both UFC and sports history with UFC 306: the first-ever sporting event from The Sphere in Las Vegas.

The event is also known as Riyadh Season Noche UFC.

One of the UFC’s biggest stars competes in the main event as bantamweight Champion Sean O’Malley defends against top contender Merab Dvalishvili. O’Malley is making his second title defense after coming off a successful title defense over Marlon Vera in March. Dvalishvili finally gets his long-awaited title shot on the heels of ten straight wins.

In the co-main event, the trilogy will conclude as women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso defends against former champion Valentina Shevchenko. Grasso became the champion in a stunning upset when she submitted Shevchenko in March 2023. Grasso remained the champion following a draw in their rematch at the first-ever Noche UFC last September. The two square off for a third time following a stint as coaches on The Ultimate Fighter.

The main card features an exciting featherweight bout pitting former title challenger Brian Ortega vs. rising prospect Diego Lopes. Plus, lightweights Daniel Zellhuber and Esteban Ribovics square off, and a flyweight bout between Ronaldo Rodriguez and Ode Osbourne kicks off the main card. 19-year-old prospect Raul Rosas Jr. will be in the opening bout of the night, taking on Aoriqileng.

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> Bantamweights- Raul Rosas Jr. (9-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Aoriqileng (25-11 1 NC, 3-3 1 NC UFC)

Rosas mixing kicks early. Aoriqileng lands a right hand after Rosas lands a body kick. They trade right hands. Aoriqileng lands a nice right hand. Rosas lands a kick and then scores a takedown. Rosas with some body shots from inside the guard of Aoriqileng. Rosas moves to half-guard and is trying to pass to side control. He gets to side control then moves to full mount before Aoriqileng gives up his back. Rosas looking for a choke. Rosas with punches from the back. Rosas landing from the back and gets on top and lands to end the round. 10-9 Rosas Jr.

Aoriqileng lands a right hand. Rosas with a leg kick. Rosas looks for a takedown but Aoriqileng defends. Rosas with another inside leg kick as both are being patient. Rosas lands a combination. Aoriqileng lands a right hand. He lands another right hand. They trade in close range as both land some big shots. Aoriqileng with a right hand to the body. Aoriqileng with a body kick. 10-9 Aoriqileng, 19-19.

They trade punches and kicks. Rosas scores a takedown. Aoriqileng is able to crab walk to the fence as Rosas has the body lock. They stand with Rosas still having body control and scores another takedown. Rosas is in side control and lands some right hands. Aoriqileng gives up his back and Rosas lands some knees. Rosas ends up back on top inside the guard. Rosas with some big body punches from the top. He continues to land while in full control on the top. 10-9 Rosas Jr., 29-28 Rosas Jr.

Official Result- Raul Rosas Jr. def. Aoriqileng by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- Edgar Chairez (11-5 1 NC, 1-1 1 NC UFC) vs. Joshua Van (10-2, 3-1 UFC)

Both land leg kicks early on. Chairez with a body kick. Van lands a jab. Chairez with a pair of leg kicks. Chairez with a calf kick as Van lands a jab. Chairez with a leg kick then a jab. Chairez lands a right hand and then another. Chairez with a heavy leg kick. Van lands a combination but Chairez counters with a knee and goes back to leg kicks. Chairez with a jab. Van lands a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Chairez with a jab. They trade left hooks. Chairez with a pair of jabs and a leg kick. Chairez lands a right hand and Van briefly goes down. Van lands a combo. Chairez with a spin kick. 10-9 Chairez.

Chairez with a jumping knee. Chairez working the jab. They trade leg kicks. Van with a leg kick followed by a combination. Both land the jab. Chairez with a jab. Van with a leg kick and Van lands a combo to the body. Van with a flurry and hurts Chairez with a right hand. Van with a big flurry mixing to the head and body as Chairez is on the retreat. Van with a big right hand. Van with some big punches and knees to the body. Van lands some big punches then Chairez hurts Van with a spinning back fist and lands some more. Van gets a takedown after all of that madness. Van lands from the top and they get to their feet. Van with a flurry of punches. Van lands some more to the body. Chairez lands a right hand and then another big right hand. Van gets a takedown but Chairez has a guillotine choke locked in. Van gets out. Van landing from the top. 10-9 Van, 19-19.

Chairez working the jab and leg kick to start the third. Chairez working the jab as they trade right hands. Van with a right hand. They trade the jab. Van trips Chairez to the mat and gets on top. They stand and Van tries to drop down and attack a leg. They get to their feet and Chairez has the back along the fence. Van picks Chairez up and drops him down to the mat and works from the top. Chairez looking for a triangle choke. Van with some punches from the top as he mixes to the head and body. Van lands from the top as the fight goes the distance. 10-9 Van, 29-28 Van.

Official Result- Joshua Van def. Edgar Chairez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Strawweights- Yazmin Jauregui (11-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Ketlen Souza (14-4, 1-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Jauregui lands a combination ending with a body kick then lands a nice right hand. Souza with a front kick to the body then a left hand. Timeout is called for a groin strike. They get back to action and Jauregui lands. Jauregui with a pair of leg kicks. Jauregui with a combo as Souza lands a leg kick. Jauregui with a jumping knee and they trade elbows. Another groin strike happens and another timeout. Souza then drops Jauregui with a right hand and jumps on back and locks on a rear-naked choke. It is in deep and Jauregui goes out cold! What a finish from Souza!

Official Result- Ketlen Souza def. Yazmin Jauregui by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:02 of Round 1

> Lightweights- Manuel Torres (15-2, 3-0 UFC) vs. Ignacio Bahamondes (15-5, 4-2 UFC)

Torres with a heavy leg kick. Torres lands a body kick then slips to the mat, but gets right up. Torres lands a stiff left hand. He backs it up with a combination and lands some kicks. Bahamondes with a body kick. They clinch and Torres lands a knee. They separate. They trade inside the pocket. Bahamondes lands a head kick as Torres was trying to tie up. Bahamondes with a heavy body kick. Bahamondes drops Torres with a right hand and starts landing from the top as Torres is covering up. Torres grabs Bahamondes and has him inside his guard. They get to their feet and separate. Torres lands a combo. Bahamondes drops Torres again with a right hand and finishes it off with some follow-up shots from the top. What a finish from Bahamondes!

Official Result- Ignacio Bahamondes def. Manuel Torres by TKO (punches) at 4:02 of Round 1

> Women’s Bantamweights- #5 Irene Aldana (15-7, 8-5 UFC) vs. #8 Norma Dumont (11-2, 7-2 UFC)

Dumont with a leg kick. She lands another as Aldana presses forward. Dumont with another leg kick. Aldana with a leg kick. Dumont lands a jab. Dumont with a heavy leg kick. She lands another. Aldana with a right hand. Dumont lands a right hand. Aldana with a right hand. Dumont lands a combo. Aldana with a left hook. Dumont lands a right hand. They trade late. 10-9 Dumont.

Aldana lands a right hand. Dumont with a combo. Dumont with an inside leg kick and she is still landing more punches. They trade leg kicks. Aldana with a left hand. They trade in close range. Aldana lands a jab. Dumont comes forward with a flurry. Dumont with a jab and Aldana lands a leg kick. They continue to trade with Dumont landing with far more volume. Aldana lands a nice left hand but Dumont returns fire. Aldana lands a right hand and Dumont counters and cuts Aldana open late in the round. 10-9 Dumont, 20-18 Dumont.

Aldana is bleeding all over the place and comes out firing and lands a knee. Dumont with a front kick to the body. Aldana with a left hook. Dumont working the jab. Dumont lands a combination. Aldana lands a right hand as Dumont lands a jab. Aldana lands an elbow and Dumont is cut open and may have a facial injury. Aldana starting to land more. Aldana lands a right hand. Aldana is pressing forward but eats a jab from Dumont. Dumont with a left hook. Aldana is an eight on the Muta Scale. They trade left hooks. They continue to trade. Dumont with a jab and a right hand. They clinch near the end. 10-9 Dumont, 30-27 Dumont.

Official Result- Norma Dumont def. Irene Aldana by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Flyweights- Ronaldo Rodriguez (16-2, 1-0 UFC) vs. Ode Osbourne (12-7, 4-5 UFC)

Osbourne lands a left hand and then another and then a body kick. He lands another body kick. Osbourne drops Rodriguez with a right hand and starts landing. Rodriguez looked out and now Osbourne locks in a triangle choke. It looks tight. Osbourne with elbows from the bottom. Rodriguez is trying to escape and is somehow able to. Osbourne with elbows from his back. Rodriguez with a pair of elbows from the top. Osbourne with some hammerfists from the bottom. They’re both landing on the mat. Rodriguez has been able to recover. 10-9 Osbourne.

They trade and Osbourne goes for a guillotine choke but Rodriguez is able to escape and gets the back of Osbourne. Rodriguez with some big punches from the back. Rodriguez is now on top with the body triangle mount and lands some big punches and elbows. They scramble but Rodriguez ends up in full mount. Rodriguez gets the back and lands some elbows and looks for a choke. Rodriguez still working from the back as he is dominating. Osbourne is able to reverse to the top and he lands some punches from the top. 10-9 Rodriguez, 19-19.

They trade. Rodriguez shoots for a takedown but Osbourne sprawls out. Osbourne lands a pair of punches then some leg kicks. Osbourne lands a big shot to the body. Rodriguez lands a left hook. Osbourne lands a pair of jabs as Rodriguez misses some spin kicks. Osbourne shoots for a takedown but Rodriguez defends. They trade left hands. Osbourne gets a takedown. Rodriguez is attacking the kimura from the bottom. They work to the feet. Osbourne with a jab. They scramble to the mat and Rodriguez ends up on top. Rodriguez with some big punches from the top to end it. Close fight. 10-9 Rodriguez, 29-28 Rodriguez.

Official Result- Ronaldo Rodriguez def. Ode Osbourne by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)

> Lightweights- Daniel Zellhuber (15-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Esteban Ribovics (13-1, 2-1 UFC)

Zellhuber with a body kick. Ribovics lands a leg kick. Zellhuber lands a combo. Zellhuber with a jab. Ribovics with a leg kick. Zellhuber lands a body kick then they trade leg kicks. Zellhuber with a combination. Zellhuber with a high kick. Ribovics lands to the body. Zellhuber lands a body kick. Zellhuber with a combo to the body. Ribovics lands a nice flurry. They trade in close range. Zellhuber lands a big combination ending with a body punch. Close round. 10-9 Ribovics.

Zellhuber landing to start the second. Zellhuber lands a right hand. Ribovics lands a jab and then a right hand. Zellhuber with a body kick. Ribovics lands a flurry. They trade inside the pocket. Zellhuber with a front kick up the middle. Zellhuber lands a nice jab. Ribovics with a leg kick. Zellhuber with a combination. Ribovics lands a right hand. Both are landing pretty evenly. Ribovics with a combination. Zellhuber lands a right hand. They trade. Ribovics with some low leg kicks and Zellhuber lands a body kick. They trade inside the pocket. Close round. 10-9 Zellhuber, 19-19.

Zellhuber with a head kick as they’re both throwing to start the third. Zellhuber with a knee after they exchange. Zellhuber lands an elbow. Zellhuber lands a big right hand. Ribovics with a solid combo. Zellhuber rocks Ribovics with some elbows. Ribovics tries for a takedown but Zellhuber defends and they trade as they break. Timeout for an eye poke. They get back to action and Zellhuber with a right hand. Ribovics rocks Zellhuber with a right hand. Ribovics throwing big punches against the fence as Zellhuber is in trouble. Big shots continue from Ribovics. Zellhuber is circling away. Ribovics landing and Zellhuber is moving around. Ribovics landing to the head and body. They trade big punches. Zellhuber lands a big right hand. They are both swinging for the fences. Zellhuber with a knee and lands a big right hand. Zellhuber with more big punches. They both land big punches. Ribovics with a big combination and lands a big right hand. They have a wild last ten seconds with both landing. Incredible fight. 10-9 Ribovics, 29-28 Ribovics.

Official Result- Esteban Ribovics def. Daniel Zellhuber by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Featherweights- #3 Brian Ortega (16-3 1 NC, 8-3 1 NC UFC) vs. #13 Diego Lopes (25-6, 4-1 UFC)

Lopes connects early and hurts Ortega. Lopes chases him around and lands and they go to the mat. Lopes with big ground strikes. Lopes lands a left hand. Lopes continues to control from the top. Lopes gets up and lets Ortega up. Ortega with a jab. They trade leg kicks. Ortega with a jab. Lopes with a right hand. Lopes with a combo. Ortega lands a body kick. 10-9 Lopes.

They trade to start the second. Lopes with a leg kick. Ortega with some calf kicks. Lopes lands a right hand. Lopes lands some leg kicks. Lopes with a head kick. Lopes lands a leg kick and Ortega slips to the mat as the leg kicks are affecting him. Ortega gets up. Lopes with another hard leg kick. Ortega lands a right hand. Ortega with a jab. 10-9 Lopes, 20-18 Lopes.

Lopes with a left hand and a leg kick. They trade inside the pocket. Both land in close range and Ortega lands a jab. Ortega with another jab and follows it with a combination. Ortega working the jab. Lopes lands a right hand. Ortega looks for a takedown but Lopes defends. They trade in close range. Lopes lands a solid left hook. Lopes with a leg kick then a right hand. Lopes with a flurry and lands a left hand and Ortega goes to the mat. Lopes lands from the top as Ortega stands and they trade big shots late. 10-9 Lopes, 30-27 Lopes.

Official Result- Diego Lopes def. Brian Ortega by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

> UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship- C Alexa Grasso (16-3-1, 8-3-1 UFC) vs. #1 Valentina Shevchenko (23-4-1, 12-3-1 UFC)

Grasso advances forwards and throws. Shevchenko lands a left hand. Shevchenko lands a solid right hand after they exchange. They trade jabs. Shevchenko lands and scores a takedown. Shevchenko lands from the top. Grasso looks for a triangle choke then grabs the arm for an armbar attempt. Shevchenko gets out and remains inside Grasso’s guard. Shevchenko staying on top as Grasso looks for a choke, but Shevchenko gets her neck free. Shevchenko lands from the top and gets the mount and then the back late. 10-9 Shevchenko.

Shevchenko lands as both are feeling each other out. Shevchenko gets a takedown. Both landing soft body punches as Shevchenko is staying on top. Grasso is trying to escape from the bottom and looks for an arm. Shevchenko escapes and gets into side control. Grasso escapes and they get to their feet but Shevchenko gets it right back down. Shevchenko gets to side control but Grasso has a triangle choke and arm attempt. Shevchenko gets out. Shevchenko lands from the top. 10-9 Shevchenko, 20-18 Shevchenko.

Grasso with a leg kick. Shevchenko with a jab. Shevchenko with a leg kick. They trade and Shevchenko lands a knee. Shevchenko tries a takedown but Grasso defends though Shevchenko lands a body kick. They trade. Shevchenko gets a takedown. Shevchenko working from the top and now inside the half-guard. Shevchenko gets to full mount but Grasso gets her back inside of her guard. Shevchenko remains on top and lands before taking the back late. 10-9 Shevchenko, 30-27 Shevchenko.

Shevchenko gets it to the mat early. She works from the top. Grasso looks for a guillotine choke. Shevchenko landing to the body as she defends. Grasso rolls and gets it to the mounted guillotine as Shevchenko still lands to the body. Shevchenko pops out and is inside the guard of Grasso. Shevchenko gets to the half-guard. Shevchenko looks for an arm-triangle choke. She is too high and loses it. Shevchenko gets to side control. Shevchenko gets to the crucifix position late and lands. 10-9 Shevchenko, 40-36 Shevchenko.

Both looking for openings on the feet but neither really landing in the first minute. Shevchenko shoots for a takedown but Grasso defends. Grasso lands and grabs the body of Shevchenko. Grasso gets it down into the mount but they scramble right up. Shevchenko gets it to the mat but they stand and separate. Shevchenko lands a combo and gets a takedown, but they stand and clinch against the fence. Shevchenko controlling and they break apart. Shevchenko gets it down late and in side control before taking the back at the end. 10-9 Shevchenko, 50-45 Shevchenko.

Official Result- Valentina Shevchenko def. Alexa Grasso by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) to win the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

> UFC Bantamweight Championship- C Sean O’Malley (18-1 1 NC, 10-1 1 NC UFC) vs. #1 Merab Dvalishvili (17-4, 10-2 UFC)

Dvalishvili with a high kick. O’Malley with a left hand to the body. O’Malley with a left hand. Dvalishvili with a body kick. O’Malley lands a jab. Dvalishvili with a leg kick. O’Malley lands a jab then to the body then another jab. Dvalishvili gets a takedown. They get to their feet and Dvalishvili lands some punches. Dvalishvili with some knees. They get to their feet and separate. Dvalishvili lands a right hand and gets a takedown. He looks for a guillotine choke. They get to their feet. 10-9 Dvalishvili.

Neither have landed in the first 90 seconds here in the second round. They trade jabs. Dvalishvili gets a takedown. Dvalishvili working inside the guard and landing. O’Malley looking for a triangle choke from the bottom and grabs inside the glove of Dvalishvili and Herb Dean stops it to take away the position. Dvalishvili continues to land from the top. Dvalishvili with some knees to the body. He lands some knees to the thighs. Dvalishvili grabs the neck and looks for a choke. 10-9 Dvalishvili, 20-18 Dvalishvili.

O’Malley with a body kick. He lands a right hand to the body. Dvalishvili looks for a takedown and pushes it to the fence and lands a knee. Dvalishvili grabs the neck. Dvalishvili with a bunch of knees as he’s controlling O’Malley. They break apart. O’Malley with a body kick. Dvalishvili with some leg kicks. O’Malley lands a left hand. O’Malley lands a right hand. O’Malley with a left hand and lands a knee. 10-9 Dvalishvili, 30-27 Dvalishvili.

O’Malley lands a right hand. O’Malley with a quick jab and lands an overhand right. Dvalishvili gets the takedown. O’Malley landed an elbow that cut Dvalishvili open. Dvalishvili landing short punches. Dvalishvili in total control from the top. Dvalishvili with some punches from the back as they stand. Dvalishvili with some knees to the legs and thighs. Dvalishvili landing and has neck control. Dvalishvili with big shots from the top late and lands as they stand. 10-9 Dvalishvili, 40-36 Dvalishvili.

Nothing happens for the first 90 seconds before Dvalishvili gets a takedown into mount. They get to the fence and Dvalishvili lands knees to the legs and thighs. They get to their feet and Dvalishvili with some right hands before they separate. O’Malley lands a right hand. O’Malley hurts Dvalishvili with a body kick. He lands again. Dvalishvili shoots and eats an uppercut from O’Malley. Dvalishvili shoots for a takedown but O’Malley defends. O’Malley with a knee then a front kick to the body. O’Malley lands to the body. Dvalishvili gets a takedown late. 10-9 O’Malley, 49-46 Dvalishvili.

Official Result- Merab Dvalishvili def. Sean O’Malley by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) to win the UFC Bantamweight Championship

UFC on ESPN+ 100 live results: Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady

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The UFC kicks off a big month of September with the Octagon back inside of Las Vegas’ UFC Apex for UFC on ESPN+ 100 featuring a big welterweight main event.

Former title challenger Gilbert Burns looks to jump back into the win column when he battles Sean Brady in the five-round headliner. Burns has lost two straight and is looking to keep his name in the title picture, while Brady is looking to climb the rankings and score his second straight win.

In the co-main event, former UFC women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade looks for her third straight win when she takes on Natalia Silva, she of the 11-fight win streak. Also on the main card is a featherweight bout between Steve Garcia and Kyle Nelson, a bantamweight bout between Matt Schnell and Cody Durden, and a lightweight bout pitting Trevor Peek against Yanal Ashmouz.

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> Featherweights- Zygimantas Ramaska (9-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Nathan Fletcher (8-1, 0-0 UFC)

Fletcher lands a left hand as Ramaska lands a leg kick. Fletcher goes for a takedown and Ramaska is landing punches to defend, but Fletcher gets it down. Fletcher lands from the top and there is a cut on him opened up from some bottom elbows by Ramaska. Ramaska is able to reverse to the top but they stand. Fletcher gets another takedown but Ramaska reverses and looks for the neck and a choke. Ramaska looks for a reverse triangle choke. They get to their feet. Fletcher lands a left hand and scores a takedown. Fletcher with some big punches from the top. Fletcher lands to the body. 10-9 Fletcher.

They tie up and Fletcher looking for a takedown. He is able to get it and gets into full mount. Fletcher is able to lock in an arm-triangle choke and he gets Ramaska to tap! Nice finish from Fletcher.

Official Result- Nathan Fletcher def. Zygimantas Ramaska by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 1:14 of Round 2

> Middleweights*- Andre Petroski (11-3, 6-2 UFC) vs. Dylan Budka (7-3, 0-1 UFC)

*Budka missed weight by 2.5 pounds

Budka lands a couple of punches as Petroski lands a body kick. Petroski lands to the body. Petroski gets a takedown. Petroski with some shots from the top. Petroski continuing to land from the top as Budka is doing nothing from the bottom. Petroski moves to the full mount and lands to end the round. 10-9 Petroski.

They trade and Petroski lands a leg kick. Petroski shoots for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. Petroski gets the takedown and works from the half-guard. Petroski landing from the top and in complete control as Budka is pinned down. Petroski continues to land and mixes in some elbows to end the round. 10-9 Petroski, 20-18 Petroski.

They trade punches. Budka with a leg kick. They trade and Petroski gets a takedown. Petroski landing from the top and in total control. Petroski gets the mount but isn’t landing with a lot of damage but is controlling Budka. Budka doing nothing. 10-9 Petroski, 30-27 Petroski.

Official Result- Andre Petroski def. Dylan Budka by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Strawweights- Jaqueline Amorim (8-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Vanessa Demopoulos (11-5, 5-2 UFC)

They trade to start and Amorim gets a takedown. Amorim gets the full mount and is landing from the top. Demopoulos gives up her back and Amorim is landing and has the body triangle. Amorim grabs the arm and looks for an armbar and Demopoulos is yelling about something. Amorim gets Demopoulos to tap and Demopoulos immediately starts complaining that Amorim had her fingers inside of her glove. It will be a submission win for Amorim regardless.

Official Result- Jaqueline Amorim def. Vanessa Demopoulos by submission (armbar) at 3:28 of Round 1

> Featherweights- Yizha (25-4, 0-1 UFC) vs. Gabriel Santos (10-2, 0-2 UFC)

Both landing leg kicks early on. They trade punches. Santos with a leg kick. Santos lands a nice combination. Santos lands and Yizha goes to his butt for a moment but gets right up. Santos with some calf kicks and lands a right hand. Santos with a body kick. Santos drops Yizha with a kick right to the chin and starts pounding away and Yizha is able to get to his feet. Santos lands more as the round ends. 10-9 Santos.

Yizha lands and Santos lands a leg kick and a left hand. Yizha with a pair of kicks and Santos lands a right hand. Santos scores a takedown. Santos landing from the top as he is switching positions. Santos in the half-guard. Yizha gives up his back and Santos tries to jump on it but they get to their feet. Yizha is cut open and timeout is called. They get back to action and start trading. They trade to end. 10-9 Santos, 20-18 Santos.

Santos lands a solid left hand. Yizha shoots for a takedown but Santos defends. Santos is able to score a takedown. Santos gets the back and is landing punches from the back. Santos looking for a choke and Yizha is landing from behind. Santos is holding on with the body triangle locked on. They stand and Yizha tries a back slam to break and time runs out. 10-9 Santos, 30-27 Santos.

Official Result- Gabriel Santos def. Yizha by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)

> Flyweights- Felipe Dos Santos (8-1 1 NC, 1-1 UFC) vs. Andre Lima (9-0, 2-0 UFC)

Dos Santos with a leg kick. Dos Santos with another one. They trade leg kicks. Lima connects with a left hand. Lima with a leg kick and lands a left hand, but there’s a timeout for an eye poke. They get back to action and Dos Santos with a leg kick followed by a flurry. Dos Santos with a leg kick. Dos Santos with an inside kick before they tie up. They separate. Lima with a front kick. Lima with an inside leg kick. They trade and Dos Santos grabs the back. He tries to get it down and Lima grabbed the fence big time. Dos Santos still has back control. Dos Santos gets it down but Lima gets it right back up. Lima is on top. They get to their feet. 10-9 Dos Santos.

Dos Santos with a jab then a pair of leg kicks. They trade with Dos Santos landing and Lima pushes it to the fence. There is a brief foul timeout. Lima lands as they get back to action and Lima passes guard into the full mount of Dos Santos. Lima controlling from the top as he looks for a choke. Lima landing is and gets another takedown. Lima land from the top to end the round. 10-9 Lima, 19-19.

They trade body kicks. They have a timeout and Lima keeps grabbing the ref’s shirt to wipe his eye. They get back to action. Lima with some kicks. Dos Santos lands a right hand. Lima scores a takedown and has back control. Lima has the back and is looking to set up a choke. He looks to have it in deep but Dos Santos is fighting it off somehow as Lima lands some punches. Lima keeps back control. Lima still working from the back. Dos Santos with some back punches as Lima continues to land from the back. Lima lands as the fight ends. 10-9 Lima, 29-28 Lima.

Official Result- Andre Lima def. Felipe Dos Santos by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Isaac Dulgarian (6-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Brendon Marotte (8-2, 0-1 UFC)

They trade and Dulgarian gets an immediate takedown. He gets the mount and takes the back and starts landing punches. Marotte is trying to escape but he’s been mounted by Dulgarian, who is landing. Dulgarian with right hands. Dulgarian looking for an arm-triangle choke. It looks in deep but Dulgarian goes back to the mount and lets go. Dulgarian with tons of punches and complete domination from the top. 10-8 Dulgarian.

Marotte lands but Dulgarian picks him up and slams him to the mat. Dulgarian landing lots of punches from the top. Dulgarian gets the full mount and is completely dominating. He gets the back and has the full hooks in. He is now back on top and locks in an arm-triangle choke and Marotte taps. What an absolutely dominant showing from Dulgarian.

Official Result- Isaac Dulgarian def. Brendan Marotte by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:19 of Round 2

> Lightweights- Rongzhu (25-5, 1-2 UFC) vs. Chris Padilla (14-6, 1-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Rongzhu working the jab. They trade and Rongzhu lands a hard calf kick. Padilla with a leg kick. He lands another hard leg kick as they try to find the range. Rongzhu lands a right hand and Padilla backs up. They trade in close range. Rongzhu lands some hard punches. They trade leg kicks and Padilla lands a stiff right hand. Close round. 10-9 Rongzhu.

They trade and Padilla lands a leg kick. Padilla with some knees in a clinch as Rongzhu lands to the body. They trade jabs. Padilla lands a hard right hand as Rongzhu landed an uppercut. Padilla with a jab as Rongzhu lands a left hand. Padilla lands a hard right hand then hurts Rongzhu with an elbow and lands some knees but they separate. Timeout is called so the doctor can check the eye of Rongzhu. His eye is swollen shut and the fight is stopped.

Official Result- Chris Padilla def. Rongzhu by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 4:14 of Round 2

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> Lightweights- Trevor Peek (9-2, 2-2 UFC) vs. Yanal Ashmouz (7-1, 1-1 UFC)

They trade and we have a timeout for fingers being out in front. Peek with some leg kicks and lands to the body. Peek throwing big looping punches. Ashmouz is able to get a takedown and is working from the half-guard. They get to their feet and Peek lands a series of jabs. Ashmouz looks for a takedown but Peek defends. 10-9 Peek.

They trade and Peek lands to the body. Ashmouz lands a big body kick. Peek throws a big right hand but Ashmouz ducks under and grabs the back. Ashmouz is controlling from the back as they go to the fence. Ashmouz is controlling as they scramble on the mat. Ashmouz gets it down but they pop right back up. Peek looks for a takedown but Ashmouz scrambles and gets control back. They tie up against the fence and Ashmouz lands some knees. Ashmouz gets the back and lands on the mat. Ashmouz with a big takedown late. 10-9 Ashmouz, 19-19.

Both are throwing big punches. Peek lands a solid right hand. Peek lands an uppercut. Ashmouz with a left hand. They clinch up and Ashmouz lands a knee to the body as Peek lands to the body. Peek swinging for the fences but Ashmouz is able to push him against the fence. Ashmouz gets it down and has the back but they stand and Ashmouz lands. They get to their feet and Peek tries to land but Ashmouz is able to grab the body. Ashmouz gets a late takedown and lands some big shots from the top as the fight ends. 10-9 Ashmouz, 29-28 Ashmouz.

Official Result- Yanal Ashmouz def. Trevor Peek by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- #11 FLY Matt Schnell (16-8 1 NC, 6-6 1 NC UFC) vs. #15 FLY Cody Durden (16-6-1, 5-4-1 UFC)

They both come out swinging and land big punches. Schnell lands a big left hand that hurts Durden. Durden is able to recover and they continue to both land in the pocket. They continue to trade punches as the volume is dead even but Schnell is landing with more damage. Durden with a right hand. 10-9 Schnell.

Durden lands a left hand. Schnell shoots for a takedown but Durden is able to lock in a D’Arce choke and has it in tight and Schnell taps! What a finish from Durden!

Official Result- Cody Durden def. Matt Schnell by submission (D’Arce choke) at :29 of Round 2

> Featherweights*- Steve Garcia (16-5, 5-2 UFC) vs. Kyle Nelson (16-5-1, 4-4-1 UFC)

*Nelson missed weight by 2.5 pounds

Garcia with a body kick and Nelson trips him up with tangled legs and they go to the mat as Nelson gets the back. Nelson landing punches from the back. Nelson still controlling and landing from the back. Garcia is able to spin to the top but Nelson has the arm. Garcia punches his way out and continues to lad as Nelson is covering up. Garcia grinding the elbow. Garcia with big punches as Nelson is covering up. Nelson trying to get up as Garcia stands. Garcia gets back on the mat. Garcia with a big elbow and he starts throwing big punches and gets the finish. What a showing from Garcia!

Official Result- Steve Garcia def. Kyle Nelson by TKO (strikes) at 3:59 of Round 1

> Women’s Flyweights- #6 Jessica Andrade (26-12, 17-10 UFC) vs. #8 Natalia Silva (17-5-1, 5-0 UFC)

Silva with some early leg kicks as Andrade is pressuring. Silva lands a combination. Silva with a jab then a right hand. Andrade with a quick flurry but Silva lands in the exchange. Andrade lands to the body as Silva lands a combination. They trade big punches. Silva with a spin kick. Silva lands a stiff jab. Andrade lands a pair of big right hands. Silva lands a side kick and Andrade falls down but gets right back up. They trade inside the pocket. Silva lands some big punches. Andrade lands a leg kick and they trade late. Andrade with a Superman punch and late flurry. 10-9 Silva.

Silva landing the jab and circling away. Silva with a spin kick. Andrade with a leg kick and lands a combination. Silva with a combo and a knee in a brief clinch. Silva lands a jab. Andrade gets the body lock against the fence. They separate. Andrade lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence but separate. Silva lands a left hand that hurts Andrade. They trade some big punches. Silva with a flurry. They trade big punches. 10-9 Silva, 20-18 Silva.

They trade kicks. Silva with a leg kick. Silva lands a left hand then a body kick. Silva lands a quick combination. Silva with a pair of spin kicks and then lands some body kicks. Andrade rushes in to clinch but they separate. Silva with a front kick then a right hand. They trade left hands. Silva with a stiff jab as she is circling away. Andrade lands a big left hand but then clinches though she lets go. Andrade with a flurry. Silva lands a knee. Silva with a body kick. Great fight. 10-9 Silva, 30-27 Silva.

Official Result- Natalia Silva def. Jessica Andrade by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Welterweights- #6 Gilbert Burns (22-7, 15-7 UFC) vs. #8 Sean Brady (16-1, 6-1 UFC)

Brady with some early leg kicks. He lands a double jab then a combination. Brady with a leg kick. Burns lands a left hand. Brady with a combo. Burns gets a takedown but they instantly pop up. Brady with an uppercut as they break. They battle against the fence and Burns lands a knee. Brady drops down looking to get it down. Burns reverses. They briefly break as Burns lands a right hand, then they separate. Brady with a combination as he pushes Burns against the fence. Brady briefly gets it down. They stay tied up to end the round. 10-9 Brady.

Brady with a big body kick but then Burns hurts him with a right hand. They clinch against the fence as Brady is looking to get it down. They separate. Brady with a quick flurry. Burns lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence. Brady reverses. They briefly separate before Burns ties it back up. Brady gets it down but they pop right up and Burns gets it down, but they also get right back up. They separate and Brady lands the jab. Brady with a leg kick. Brady lands a right hand. Brady with a right hand then a double jab. 10-9 Brady, 20-18 Brady.

Brady with a right hand and a leg kick. Burns pushes it against the fence. Brady reverses and lands as they break for a second. Brady gets it down but they pop right up and Burns lands a right hand. They trade and Brady pushes it against the fence. They separate and Brady looks for a takedown. They separate and Brady lands a combo and Burns lands some knees and elbows. Burns gets a brief takedown and lands a big right hand. Brady is able to get a big slam takedown. Brady ends the round on top. 10-9 Brady, 30-27 Brady.

Timeout for a groin strike at the start of the round. They get back to action and Burns immediately lands a groin strike on Brady, so back on timeout. They get back going and Brady with a pair of leg kicks. They trade kicks. Brady lands a left hand. Brady with a leg kick. Burns lands a right hand. Brady with a big combination and they clinch up. They break apart and both land before they clinch back up. Brady gets a takedown. Burns is able to sweep as he attacks the leg and he has the back of Brady as they get to their feet. They trade. 10-9 Brady, 40-36 Brady.

They trade and Brady lands the jab. Brady with an overhand right. They trade jabs and Burns with a left hand. They both land and Brady is able to score a takedown. Brady landing from the top as Burns is looking to throw his legs up. He’s able to get to his feet but Brady still has body control. Brady gets it back down from the back. Brady controlling from the top. They scramble up and trade before Brady gets one last takedown to end it. 10-9 Brady, 50-45 Brady.

Official Result- Sean Brady def. Gilbert Burns by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)

UFC on ESPN 62 live results: Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Action inside the Octagon returns to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for the final August UFC event with UFC on ESPN 62.

In the main event, it will be a five-round bout at middleweight as former title challenger Jared Cannonier battles Caio Borralho. Cannonier makes a quick turnaround after suffering a loss to Nassourdine Imavov in June, while Borralho looks to remain undefeated as a member of the UFC roster.

The rest of the main card features several UFC veterans as Angela Hill battles Tabatha Ricci in a women’s strawweight bout; Neil Magny looks to add to his UFC welterweight wins record when he takes on undefeated Michael Morales; and Edmen Shahbazyan meets Gerald Meerschaert in a middleweight bout.

The main card also features the finals of The Ultimate Fighter’s 32nd season as Robert Valentin meets Ryan Loder in the middleweight final, and Kaan Ofli takes on Mairon Santos in the featherweight final.

*A fight between Zygimantas Ramaska and Nathan Fletcher, scheduled for the prelims, has been scratched from the card due to medical issues for Fletcher.

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> Women’s Flyweights- Wang Cong (5-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Victoria Leonardo (9-5, 1-3 UFC)

Cong with a leg kick. Cong throwing to keep Leonardo at a distance and she lands a hard calf kick. Cong landing more from the outside. Cong lands a right hand that puts Leonardo down and she is out cold! What a finish from Cong in her debut!

Official Result- Wang Cong def. Victoria Leonardo by knockout (punch) at 1:02 of Round 1

> Women’s Bantamweights- Jacqueline Cavalcanti (6-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Josiane Nunes (10-2, 3-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks after Nunes lands. Nunes with a leg kick. They continue to trade leg kicks as Cavalcanti is controlling the jabs. Cavalcanti lands a combination in close range and Nunes lands some big punches. Cavalcanti with a couple of leg kicks and Nunes lands a left hand. Cavalcanti with a body kick. They trade punches. Cavalcanti with a high kick. Cavalcanti lands a solid right hand. Nunes with a late flurry. Close round. 10-9 Cavalcanti.

Cavalcanti lands a right hand and a leg kick. Cavalcanti with a high kick. Cavalcanti with a leg kick as Nunes is chasing Cavalcanti around. Nunes lands a left hand. Nunes with a combo and a leg kick. Cavalcanti lands a combo. They trade and we have a timeout for an eye poke. Replay shows it was a punch but a timeout was still called. They get back to action. Cavalcanti with a leg kick as Nunes is pressuring forward. Cavalcanti with a body kick. Nunes lands a combo. Nunes lands a left hand. Cavalcanti with a body kick. 10-9 Cavalcanti, 20-18 Cavalcanti.

Nunes presses forward. Cavalcanti lands from the outside. Nunes with some left hands and Cavalcanti returns fire and lands to the body. Cavalcanti lands a right hand. Cavalcanti with a leg kick and Nunes rushes in with a flurry. Cavalcanti lands a counter uppercut. Cavalcanti lands a head kick but slips to the mat. Nunes starts landing from the top but Cavalcanti is able to get up. Cavalcanti with a front body kick. Nunes with a flurry as Cavalcanti circles away. Nunes with a left hand. Nunes with a pair of hard left hands. They trade late. 10-9 Nunes, 29-28 Cavalcanti.

Official Result- Jacqueline Cavalcanti def. Josiane Nunes by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Viacheslav Borshchev (7-4-1, 2-3-1 UFC) vs. James Llontop (14-3, 0-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Borshchev with a body kick. They clinch and Borshchev with a knee and elbow on the break. Borshchev with a jab and Llontop lands a right hand. Borshchev with a calf kick. Llontop lands a body kick. Llontop with a jab. Llontop with an inside leg kick. Borshchev with a big combination that hurts Llontop and he lands a head kick. Llontop with a leg kick. Llontop with a pair of leg kicks. They trade body kicks. Borshchev lands a hard counter left hand. There was an eye poke on Borshchev and he was hurt by some Llontop punches as the referee called a timeout. They get back to action and Borshchev with a high kick. Borshchev with a body kick. 10-9 Borshchev.

They’re both landing to start out the second. Llontop with a quick jab as Borshchev lands a leg kick. Llontop with a heavy inside leg kick. Borshchev lands to the body then a right hand. Llontop with a jab. Borshchev lands a right hand. Borshchev lands a hard left hand. Borshchev lands a left hand to the body. Borshchev picking up the volume. Borshchev with a knee to the body. Borshchev lands to the body. Llontop landing more late. Borshchev lands a body kick and then another. Another close round. 10-9 Borshchev, 20-18 Borshchev.

Borshchev with a high kick. Llontop lands a body kick and Borshchev lands a leg kick. Borshchev with a body kick. Llontop with a leg kick. Borshchev with a combo as Llontop lands a knee. Llontop lands a combo ending with a leg kick. Borshchev with a body kick. Llontop lands to the body but eats a left hand from Borshchev. They trade kicks. Borshchev with a body kick. Borshchev with a leg kick. Borshchev with a high kick. Llontop with a leg kick. Llontop landing more as Borshchev lands a body kick. 10-9 Llontop, 29-28 Borshchev.

Official Result- Viacheslav Borshchev def. James Llontop by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

> Middleweights- Zachary Reese (7-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Jose Medina (11-3, 0-0 UFC)

Reese gets an early takedown after they trade and he starts pounding away. Medina is already cut open. Reese with some punches as he gets the back, but Medina gets to his feet. They separate. Reese with a head kick and Medina backs up. Reese with a big body kick that hurts Medina. Reese pounces and starts landing but Medina is able to score a takedown. Reese is able to land and reverse and they get to their feet, and Reese lands late. 10-9 Reese.

Reese lands a left hand and a leg kick. Reese lands a knee right to the jaw. Reese hurts Medina with a body kick. He lands another body kick. He lands to the body again. Reese with a left hand then an uppercut then lands another body kick. Reese lands a right hand and then goes high with a kick. Reese with a body kick. He lands there again. Medina with a right hand. Medina lands a combo as Reese continues to land kicks. Reese with a pair of leg kicks. Medina with a combo and Reese lands some counters. Medina looks for a takedown against the fence. 10-9 Reese, 20-18 Reese.

They trade and Reese lands a leg kick. Reese gets a takedown. Reese gets to his feet and lands some leg kicks before Medina stands. Reese with more leg kicks. Medina lands an elbow but Reese grabs the back and scores a big takedown. Reese controlling and landing punches. He looked for a D’Arce choke but let go. Reese has the back as they get to their feet. Reese with another takedown but they get up. Medina with an elbow. 10-9 Reese, 30-27 Reese.

Official Result- Zachary Reese def. Jose Medina by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Dennis Buzukja (12-4, 1-2 UFC) vs. Francis Marshall (7-2, 1-2 UFC)

Marshall pressing forward and looks for a takedown against the fence. He has the back of Buzukja. Marshall landing from the back as they go to their knees. Marshall keeping back control. They separate. Marshall lands a right hand. They trade jabs. Marshall with a jab and lands a right hand as Buzukja lands a leg kick. Marshall lands a right hand. 10-9 Marshall.

Marshall landing some big punches and drops Buzukja with a hard right hand. He lands from the top before they stand. Buzukja with a leg kick but eats a right hand from Marshall. Marshall with a combination. They clinch against the fence. They separate and trade punches. Buzukja lands a right hand. Buzukja lands to the body. Buzukja with a leg kick. Marshall lands a right hand. They trade. Buzukja with a pair of right hands and then a left hook. Buzukja with a late right hand. 10-9 Marshall, 20-18 Marshall.

Buzukja lands a jab. Marshall with a right hand. Buzukja lands a right hand. Buzukja with a hard right hand and he’s landing some good shots on Marshall. Marshall lands a right hand. They trade punches. Buzukja with a left hand. Buzukja shoots for a takedown but Marshall defends. They separate. Buzukja lands a right hand. Buzukja with a jab. Buzukja lands a right hand as he ducks under Marshall throwing. Marshall lands a right hand. Marshall grabs a leg and pushes it to the fence looking for a takedown as the fight ends. 10-9 Buzukja, 29-28 Marshall.

Official Result- Francis Marshall def. Dennis Buzukja by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)

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> Middleweights- Edmen Shahbazyan (13-4, 6-4 UFC) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (36-17, 11-9 UFC)

Shahbazyan lands a right hand to the body. Meerschaert with a body kick. Meerschaert with a leg kick and Shahbazyan lands a left hand. Shahbazyan with a leg kick. Meerschaert looks for a takedown but Shahbazyan defends. Shahbazyan lands a right hand to the body then the head. Shahbazyan lands an elbow on the break of a brief clinch. Shahbazyan with a body kick. Shahbazyan lands a head kick. Timeout is called for a groin strike by Meerschaert. They get back to action. Shahbazyan with a body kick. Shahbazyan with a pair of right hands and lands a left hook. 10-9 Shahbazyan.

Shahbazyan lands a leg kick then a right hand. Meerschaert shoots for a takedown but Shahbazyan defends. Shahbazyan hurts Meerschaert and he goes down and Shahbazyan starts teeing off from the top. Shahbazyan with tons of punches from the top as Meerschaert is trying to survive. Shahbazyan still landing and now lands some elbows. Meerschaert working from the bottom now as Shahbazyan is playing defense on top. They stand. Meerschaert shoots for a takedown and Shahbazyan lands a knee to the body. They separate. Meerschaert lands a combination. Shahbazyan with a knee to the body and then a right hand. Meerschaert is able to get a takedown and is on top. Meerschaert locks in an arm-triangle choke and Shahbazyan taps! Wow, what a comeback win for Meerschaert!

Official Result- Gerald Meerschaert def. Edmen Shahbazyan by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:12 of Round 2

> Welterweights- #12 Neil Magny (29-11, 22-10 UFC) vs. Michael Morales (16-0, 4-0 UFC)

Morales with a leg kick. Magny closes the distance and grabs the back of Morales. Magny holding on to the back of Morales. Morales breaks away and lands an elbow and Magny is hurt and goes down. Morales gets on top and looks to start landing. Morales stands and Magny lands an upkick. Morales gets on top and lands as he gets the full mount. Morales landing lots of punches from the top. Morales has back mount and pounds away and it is stopped. What a showing and finish from Morales!

Official Result- Michael Morales def. Neil Magny by TKO (punches) at 4:39 of Round 1

> TUF 32 Featherweight Finals- Kaan Ofli (11-2-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Mairon Santos (13-1, 0-0 UFC)

Ofli lands a combination. They tie up and Ofli pushes it to the fence. They separate. Santos lands a right hand and a knee to the body. Ofli looks for a takedown against the fence. Ofli with short knees and Santos lands an elbow that forces a break. Santos with a front kick. Santos with a heavy leg kick. Ofli lands a right hand. Santos with a body kick. Santos lands a calf kick and Ofli goes to his knee for a moment. Santos with another heavy calf kick. They trade right hands. Santos with a high kick. 10-9 Santos.

Santos with a leg kick. Ofli looks for a takedown against the fence and lands an elbow on the break. Santos just barely lands a jump kick. Santos with a front kick to the body. They trade jabs. Santos drops Ofli to his knees with a right hand and lands some follow-up shots but Ofli is already out! What a finish from Santos!

Official Result- Mairon Santos def. Kaan Ofli by knockout (punch) at 1:30 of Round 2 to win the TUF 32 Featherweight final

> TUF 32 Middleweight Finals- Robert Valentin (10-3 1 NC, 0-0 UFC) vs. Ryan Loder (6-1, 0-0 UFC)

Loder gets a takedown right away. Valentin looks for a triangle choke but Loder escapes. They tried to scramble but Loder ends up in side control. He looks for a choke but Valentin scrambles to the back of Loder. They continue to scramble. Valentin looks for a rear-naked choke and Loder is trying to punch his way out. Valentin lets go. Valentin looks for it again but lets go. Loder scrambles to inside the guard of Valentin. They trade punches on the mat. Loder keeps top position for the rest of the round. Close round. 10-9 Loder.

Loder gets the body lock and gets it down. They scramble and Loder ends up in side control. Loder with some punches and elbows from the crucifix position. He continues to land from there and Valentin is warned to fight back but Loder continues to land and it is stopped. Impressive finish from Loder.

Official Result- Ryan Loder def. Robert Valentin by TKO (strikes) at 1:49 of Round 2 to win the TUF 32 Middleweight final

> Women’s Strawweights- #9 Angela Hill (17-13, 12-13 UFC) vs. #11 Tabatha Ricci (10-2, 5-2 UFC)

They immediately tie up and Ricci pushes it up against the fence. They separate and trade before clinching right back up. Ricci with a combo as they separate. Ricci lands more punches and a leg kick before they clinch back up. They separate and Hill lands a right hand. Ricci with a combination. They trade and tie back up as Hill lands a knee. They break apart. Ricci with a combination. Hill lands a right hand. They tie back up and Hill lands a knee and Ricci lands when they separate. 10-9 Ricci.

They trade and Ricci gets a takedown. Ricci stands and Hill lands some upkicks. Ricci goes into the guard but stands back up and Hill stands so they clinch. They separate. Ricci lands a combination. Ricci lands a right hand. Ricci with a leg kick and Hill grabs it and they tie up at the fence. Hill with a knee to the body and they separate. Ricci with a pair of right hands before another clinch. They break and Hill with a body kick. Ricci lands a combination. She lands another. Hill lands a body kick. They trade in close range. Hill lands a big right hand. They’re trading in the pocket and Ricci scores a takedown. Hill with some elbows from the bottom. They get to their feet and both land. Close round. 10-9 Hill, 19-19.

Hill lands a right hand. They trade in close range. Ricci gets a takedown but Hill is able to kick her off. Ricci with a right hand and they tie up. They separate and both are landing at a distance. They clinch and Hill lands a dirty boxing uppercut on the separation. Hill lands a combo. Ricci shoots for a takedown but Hill is able to sprawl away. They continue to trade until the end with Hill lands at the end. 10-9 Ricci, 29-28 Ricci.

Official Result- Tabatha Ricci def. Angela Hill by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Middleweights- #5 Jared Cannonier (17-7, 10-7 UFC) vs. #12 Caio Borralho (15-1 1 NC, 5-0 UFC)

Borralho with a stiff jab. Cannonier with a leg kick. Timeout for an eye poke. They get back to action. Borralho lands a jab and a stiff leg kick. Borralho with another big leg kick that trips Cannonier to the mat. Cannonier lands a leg kick. Borralho with a stiff jab. Cannonier just misses a right hand. Borralho with a left hand and a knee to the body. Cannonier lands a right hand and then a left hook. They trade leg kicks. Cannonier lands a combination. 10-9 Borralho.

Cannonier lands a right hand. He lands two right hands as Borralho tries to circle away. Borralho lands a leg kick. Cannonier with a combination near the fence. Cannonier lands a right hand. Cannonier with a big right hand after an exchange. Borralho looked wobbled after Cannonier landed a right hand. Borralho lands a jab. Cannonier lands in close range. Borralho with a jab. Cannonier with a combo. Cannonier with a leg kick. Borralho lands a leg kick. Cannonier with a right hook. Cannonier lands a combination. He lands a left hand. 10-9 Cannonier, 19-19.

Cannonier lands a right hand. They trade and timeout is called for a mouth piece coming out. They get back to action and Cannonier buckles Borralho with a right hand after Borralho lands a knee. Borralho is pressuring. Cannonier with a right hand in a brief clinch. Borralho pressuring and lands a big left hand and is trying to steal the round. Cannonier lands a right hand. Borralho rocks Cannonier with a combination and is looking to stop it. Cannonier separates and wobbles to the mat and Borralho looks to take advantage and lands a knee but Cannonier survives! Wow. 10-9 Borralho, 29-28 Borralho.

They trade and Borralho lands a counter right but misses a spin kick. Borralho lands a right hand as Cannonier lands to the body. They continue to trade and Borralho is taking control. They circle and now Cannonier is controlling. Cannonier lands a right hand. Cannonier landing the heavier blows this round. Cannonier lands some big punches late that had Borralho in trouble. 10-9 Cannonier, 38-38.

Cannonier with some punches early. Borralho lands a left hand and Cannonier lands a right hand. Borralho with a high kick. Borralho lands a right hand and backs Cannonier up again. Borralho with a quick jab. Cannonier lands a combination. Borralho drops Cannonier with a combination and starts pounding away from the top. Borralho lands some elbows and Cannonier is somehow surviving. Borralho working from the top and looking for a choke. Borralho just riding it out at the moment. They get to their feet. Great fight. 10-9 Borralho, 48-47 Borralho.

Official Result- Caio Borralho def. Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 48-46)

UFC on ESPN 61 live results: Marcin Tybura vs. Serghei Spivac 2

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The Octagon is back in Sin City this weekend as UFC action returns to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for UFC on ESPN 61.

Headlining this weekend’s card is a rematch between top-ten ranked heavyweights as eighth-ranked Marcin Tybura battles ninth-ranked Serghei Spivac. The two first fought in February 2020, a fight Tybura won by decision. Tybura has gone 7-2 since that fight, winning three of his last four, while Spivac has gone 6-2 since then, looking to get back into the win column after suffering a loss in his last fight.

Also on the main card is a featherweight bout between Damon Jackson and Chepe Mariscal; welterweight prospect Danny Barlow battles debuting Nikolay Veretennikov; Chris Gutierrez takes on short-notice opponent Quang Le in his debut in bantamweight action; and a battle of ranked women’s bantamweights as Yana Santos takes on Chelsea Chandler.

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> Women’s Strawweights- Stephanie Luciano (5-1-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Talita Alencar (5-0-1, 1-0 UFC)

Alencar with a head kick to start. Alencar lands a pair of left hands and a leg kick. They trade punches. Luciano lands a right hand as she is pressuring. Luciano lands a left hand. They’re trading evenly thus far as Alencar lands a right hand. Alencar lands a right hand. Luciano lands a stiff right hand then they clinch against the fence. They separate and Luciano lands a knee to the body then Alencar lands a right hand. Luciano with a jumping kick and a big knee to the body. 10-9 Luciano.

Alencar lands a right hand into a takedown, but Luciano is able to scramble up and they clinch against the fence. They separate. Alencar lands a leg kick. Alencar shoots for a takedown but Luciano sprawls to the top and stands. Alencar is forced to stand. Luciano with a leg kick. Luciano with a big body kick and lands a pair of leg kicks. Luciano lands another big body kick. Both are throwing and Luciano lands a leg kick. They clinch for a moment but Luciano lands on the break. Luciano with a jumping high kick. 10-9 Luciano, 20-18 Luciano.

Alencar coming out throwing and lands a body kick. Luciano lands a jab. Luciano lands a combination as she backs Alencar up. Alencar lands a right hand. They trade and Luciano lands a jumping knee that knocks Alencar to the mat. Alencar on the mat and Luciano lands some leg kicks before letting her up. Luciano with a jumping switch kick. They clinch. Both look for underhooks before separating. Luciano lands a flurry. Alencar lands a combination. 10-9 Luciano, 30-27 Luciano.

Official Result- Stephanie Luciano def. Talita Alencar by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Featherweights- Youssef Zalal (14-5-1, 4-3-1 UFC) vs. Jarno Errens (14-5-1, 1-2 UFC)

Zalal lands a leg kick as Errens lands a body jab. They trade leg kicks and Errens lands a right hand to the body. Errens with an uppercut. Errens with a combination. We have a quick timeout for an eye poke. They get back to action and trade. Zalal shoots for a takedown but the fence blocks it. Zalal gets a takedown then quickly takes the back. Errens stands and Zalal is on his back. Zalal working for a choke and has it in and Errens taps! Impressive finish from Zalal.

Official Result- Youssef Zalal def. Jarno Errens by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:52 of Round 1

> Heavyweights- Jhonata Diniz (7-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Karl Williams (10-1, 3-0 UFC)

Diniz with a leg kick as both are pawing the jab. Diniz with another leg kick. They trade right hands and Diniz with a calf kick. Williams lands a jab. Williams rocks Diniz with a jab then Diniz wobbles Williams with a right hand. Diniz lands another right hand. Williams with a combination and Diniz with a calf kick. Diniz wobbles Williams again with a right hand. Diniz with a leg kick. Diniz with an inside leg kick. The pace has slowed. 10-9 Diniz.

Diniz lands a combination. They trade in close range. Diniz lands a leg kick. Diniz with more leg kicks as he works the jab. Diniz with a left hook. Williams lands a right hand. Diniz with a pair of jabs followed by a right hand. Diniz with a left hook. They trade and Diniz lands a solid right hand. Diniz with another right hand. Williams lands a solid combination. They trade jabs. Williams works the jab and they have a heavy exchange. Diniz with a leg kick. Diniz with a high kick and combination. 10-9 Diniz, 20-18 Diniz.

Williams with a short leg kick. They trade jabs and Diniz lands a body kick. Diniz lands a right hand. Williams with a body kick. Diniz with a heavy calf kick then hurts Williams with a big left hook. Williams grabs Diniz and tries to get him down. Williams gets it down for a moment but they scramble up. Williams has the back and gets Diniz down. Williams gets on top and is landing. He continues to land as Diniz is covering up. Williams with some late hammerfists as he tries to finish it but they make it the distance.

Official Result- Jhonata Diniz def. Karl Williams by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Bantamweights- #8 Karol Rosa (17-6, 6-3 UFC) vs. #11 Pannie Kianzad (16-8, 5-5 UFC)

Rosa with some heavy leg kicks early. Kianzad lands some leg kicks and lands to the body. Rosa with more leg kicks. Rosa with a combo and then lands a jab. They trade inside the pocket. Rosa with another calf kick. She lands another leg kick. Rosa with a right hand then a leg kick. They trade left hands. Kianzad lands a right hand. Rosa lands a leg kick. Kianzad with a right hand then a left hook. Rosa with an inside leg kick. Kianzad with some left hands. Rosa with a combination. Kianzad stumbles as she’s having trouble standing. Rosa with a calf kick. Kianzad lands a right hand. 10-9 Rosa.

They trade as Rosa works the leg kick. Kianzad lands a right hand. They trade inside the pocket as Rosa lands a big flurry. Rosa with a calf kick. Kianzad lands a combo. Rosa with a heavy leg kick and a big flurry and they trade big shots inside close range. Kianzad is bleeding from a cut. They clinch and Rosa lands an elbow as they break. Rosa with a combo after a brief clinch. Rosa with a heavy leg kick. Kianzad is bleeding pretty badly. They trade and Rosa. 10-9 Rosa, 20-18 Rosa.

They trade before clinching against the fence. They separate and Rosa lands a leg kick. Kianzad with an elbow. Rosa with a body kick and she scores a takedown. Kianzad lands from the bottom then Rosa starts landing from the top. Kianzad rolls from the bottom as Rosa takes the back and they stand. Rosa lands an elbow as they remain clinched. She lands another. Rosa with a spinning elbow. They remain clinched and battling. Rosa lands as she has quick separation. Rosa with an elbow. They separate and trade at the end. 10-9 Rosa, 30-27 Rosa.

Official Result- Karol Rosa def. Pannie Kianzad by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Bantamweights- Toshiomi Kazama (10-4, 0-2 UFC) vs. Charalampos Grigoriou (8-4, 0-1 UFC)

Kazama immediately goes for the takedown as he pushes it against the fence. Kazama tries to trip it down as he keeps back control. Kazama lands a knee but Grigoriou had his hand down, so it is still illegal for now. They get back to action and Kazama goes right back for the takedown as he has the back. Kazama gets it down. He is attacking and landing from the back and looks for a triangle choke. Grigoriou is able to escape. Kazama is able to sweep to the top. Kazama trying to tie up an arm and has to take the back as Grigoriou scrambled. Kazama lands from the back. 10-9 Kazama.

Grigoriou rushes in and lands. He lands two left hands and drops Kazama with a left hand. Grigoriou with some big elbows from the top. He lands some more big elbows. Kazama survives for now and lands some short punches from the bottom. Kazama looks for a triangle choke and has it locked in and Grigoriou taps! Wow, what a finish from Kazama after nearly getting finished here in the second.

Official Result- Toshiomi Kazama def. Charalampos Grigoriou by submission (triangle choke) at 1:55 of Round 2

> Women’s Bantamweights*- #12 Yana Santos (14-8 1 NC, 4-5 UFC) vs. #14 Chelsea Chandler (6-2, 2-1 UFC)

*Chandler missed weight by five pounds

Santos with a body kick. Santos lands a heavy leg kick. She lands another. Chandler lands a left hand. Santos lands a right hand and Chandler lands a combination. Santos continues to land leg kicks and lands a head kick and has Chandler hurt. They clinch and Chandler lands some knees but Santos forces separation. Santos with a body kick. Chandler lands a left hand. Santos with a body kick. Santos with a knee to the body and Chandler lands a left hand. Chandler has clinch control against the fence. They break. Santos with a high kick and a spin kick. Santos with a head kick. 10-9 Santos.

Santos drops Chandler with a right hand. Santos landing standing kicks as Chandler is on her back. Chandler is ordered to her feet. Santos with a high kick. Santos lands a leg kick. Chandler lands a right hand as Santos lands a leg kick. They clinch and both land knees. Santos lands an elbow as they break. Santos lands some low kicks. Chandler lands a left hand and they clinch. They break and Santos with a high kick. They clinch and trade knees. 10-9 Santos, 20-18 Santos.

Santos lands and Chandler lands a combination. They clinch and Santos lands to the body. Chandler lands a knee and a right hand on the break. Chandler with a left hand. Santos lands a leg kick. Santos lands a right hand and Chandler punches her way into the clinch. Santos lands an elbow as they break. Santos with a push kick to Chandler’s face. Santos with a heavy leg kick. Chandler initiates the clinch and Santos with a knee and short punches. Santos with a pair of knees then they separate. Chandler with some left hands as they clinch. They separate but clinch again as Chandler lands to the body and Santos lands a pair of knees. 10-9 Santos, 30-27 Santos.

Official Result- Yana Santos def. Chelsea Chandler by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Chris Gutierrez (20-5-2, 8-3-1 UFC) vs. Quang Le (8-0, 0-0 UFC)

Gutierrez lands a leg kick after Le backs him up with a flurry. Gutierrez lands a leg kick. Le with a right hand. Gutierrez lands a body kick but Le catches it and scores a takedown into the half-guard. They scramble up to their feet. Gutierrez with a pair of leg kicks followed by a jab. Le lands a jab as Gutierrez lands a leg kick. Gutierrez with a pair of hard leg kicks. Gutierrez with more hard leg kicks. Le is pressuring and throwing but missing. Le misses a right hand. Le gets a late takedown. 10-9 Gutierrez.

They’re trading to start and Gutierrez lands a pair of leg kicks. Le shoots for a takedown against the fence and takes the back. Le jumps on the back and has the body triangle in. Le lands some punches. Gutierrez tries to shake him off as they go to the mat and Le gets a better position. Le is able to sweep to top position inside the guard of Gutierrez. Le continues to land from the top as the round ends. 10-9 Le, 19-19.

Gutierrez with a leg kick. He lands another. He lands an inside kick followed by a jab. Gutierrez lands another jab. Gutierrez with a pair of leg kicks. Le looks for a takedown but Gutierrez is able to escape. Gutierrez with another leg kick. Le rushes in for a takedown as he eats a short punch from Gutierrez. Gutierrez gets away and lands a trio of leg kicks. Gutierrez lands a right hand. Gutierrez with a leg kick followed by a jab. Gutierrez with a spin kick. Gutierrez lands a leg kick. Gutierrez with a jab then a leg kick. Le lands a right hand but eats a leg kick from Gutierrez. Le looks for a takedown but Gutierrez defends. Gutierrez tries to jump guard and Le lands an elbow. 10-9 Gutierrez, 29-28 Gutierrez.

Official Result- Chris Gutierrez def. Quang Le by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Welterweights*- Danny Barlow (8-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Nikolay Veretennikov (12-4, 0-0 UFC)

*Barlow missed weight by .25 pounds

Barlow with a leg kick. Veretennikov lands a right hand to the body. Barlow with a leg kick. He goes to the body. Barlow lands a standing hammerfist. Barlow with a left hand. Barlow with a leg kick. Barlow just misses a left hand and Veretennikov locks him up and they get to the fence. Barlow is able to force an escape. Veretennikov lands a right hand. Barlow with a leg kick. Barlow lands a body kick. Veretennikov lands a body kick and they tie up. Veretennikov defends the takedown as they separate. They clinch at the end. 10-9 Barlow.

Veretennikov with a low kick as Barlow lands a left hand. Barlow with a high kick. Veretennikov with a head kick that is blocked and Barlow lands a leg kick. Barlow lands a jab. Barlow lands a big left hand and lands a combo. They clinch against the fence. They trade knees against the fence. Veretennikov lands a low blow on Barlow and timeout is called. They are put back in the clinch as they get back going. Barlow tries a takedown but they separate. They trade and Barlow lands a left hand. They trade big punches late. 10-9 Barlow, 20-18 Barlow.

They trade and Barlow lands a combo as they clinch. They break and Veretennikov with a leg kick. Barlow with a short uppercut. Barlow lands a left hand and Veretennikov lands a combination. Barlow lands a left hand and a jab as Veretennikov lands a jab. Veretennikov lands a left hand. Veretennikov lands a right hand. Barlow with a pair of leg kicks. Veretennikov lands a left hook. Veretennikov with a combination. Veretennikov with a body kick. Barlow lands a body kick. Barlow with a combination. Barlow lands a left hand. Veretennikov with a right hand. 10-9 Veretennikov, 29-28 Barlow.

Official Result- Danny Barlow def. Nikolay Veretennikov by split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)

> Featherweights*- Damon Jackson (23-6-1 1 NC, 6-4-1 1 NC UFC) vs. Chepe Mariscal (16-6 1 NC, 3-0 UFC)

*Mariscal missed weight by 3.5 pounds

They clinch and Jackson lands some knees. Mariscal lands to the body and does a judo throw but they get right back to the feet. They are clinched and Jackson continues to land knees to the body. Jackson trying to get it down as Mariscal is defending. Mariscal with short body punches. They continue to battle for position as Mariscal lands a trio of left hands. Mariscal with an uppercut as they break. Jackson charges forward and Mariscal gets it down. Mariscal lands some to the back of the head as they stand. Mariscal gets it back down but they scramble up. Jackson looking for a takedown as they clinch. Mariscal gets the back and lands. Mariscal lands a clean right hand. They trade knees. Mariscal with a high kick. Mariscal with some body punches as he defends a Jackson takedown. 10-9 Mariscal.

Jackson lands a leg kick. They clinch and Mariscal is looking for a takedown. There is a break for a groin strike and they are put back into position. Jackson lands a knee. Mariscal with a body shot. They trade knees. They trade more knees and Mariscal gets a takedown. He gets the back and Jackson tries to roll through. Mariscal lands some punches. He lands more and lands an elbow. Mariscal landing lots of punches as he stands and Jackson is attacking the legs. Mariscal with lots more punches. Mariscal with some side elbows. 10-9 Mariscal, 20-18 Mariscal.

Mariscal lands and they clinch. Jackson with a few knees. They separate and Mariscal lands before scoring a takedown. Mariscal tries to take the back and it allows Jackson to get on top. Mariscal was able to scramble and they get to their feet. Jackson is able to get a takedown. Mariscal with some elbows from the bottom. Jackson stands and Mariscal gets it back down and starts landing punches. Mariscal has body control and keeps Jackson on the mat. Mariscal has the back and starts landing. They stand as Mariscal has the back. Mariscal lands a knee and Jackson goes down to his knees and Mariscal lands some punches. Mariscal flattens Jackson out late and punches away as the fight ends. 10-9 Mariscal, 30-27 Mariscal.

Official Result- Chepe Mariscal def. Damon Jackson by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)

> Heavyweights- #8 Marcin Tybura (25-8, 12-7 UFC) vs. #9 Serghei Spivac (16-4, 7-4 UFC)

Spivac lands a right hand that puts Tybura off balance for a moment. Spivac lands and grabs the back on the feet and drags it down. Spivac looking for the body triangle but Tybura reverses to inside of Spivac’s guard. Spivac grabs the arm and locks in an armbar and he gets Tybura to tap! A finish out of nowhere by Spivac gets him the win.

Official Result- Serghei Spivac def. Marcin Tybura by submission (armbar) at 1:44 of Round 1

UFC on ABC 7 live results: Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov

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The Octagon heads back to Abu Dhabi for the first of two events there over the next few months as UFC action is back on network television for UFC on ABC 7 at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island.

The main event is a pivotal bout in the bantamweight division to determine who is next in line for a title shot as Cory Sandhagen takes on undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov. Sandhagen comes into the fight having won three straight, while Nurmagomedov has kicked off his career by winning the first 17 fights of his career.

The rest of the main card is loaded with talent as undefeated standout Shara Nurmagomedov takes on Michal Oleksiejczuk in the co-main event. Also on the card is a bantamweight bout pitting recent title challenger Marlon Vera against former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo; a welterweight bout between Tony Ferguson and Michael Chiesa; and a clash of top ten fighters in the women’s strawweight division as Mackenzie Dern goes against Loopy Godinez.

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> Middleweights- Sedriques Dumas (9-2, 2-2 UFC) vs. Denis Tiuliulin (11-9, 1-4 UFC)

Dumas lands a pair of leg kicks and goes for a takedown. Tiuliulin lands a knee but Dumas is able to drag him down but they get to their feet with Dumas on the back. Dumas with some knees as Tiuliulin lands some back elbows. Dumas with some more knees as he has control. Tiuliulin with some back punches. Tiuliulin is able to step behind and get a takedown. Tiuliulin lands a knee as they scramble up and Dumas continues to look for a takedown. We have a timeout for a groin strike. They get back to action and Dumas lands a right hand and a high kick. Tiuliulin tries to shoot for a takedown but Dumas sprawls and takes the back and lands more knees to the thigh of Tiuliulin. 10-9 Dumas.

Dumas lands a knee and they throw wild punches. Tiuliulin lands a combo and Dumas lands a combo in return. Tiuliulin is pressing forward. Dumas with a leg kick. Dumas gets a takedown and they’re on the knees against the fence. Tiuliulin with some short punches and Dumas with a pair of knees. They get to their feet and Dumas is just holding on and they are separated. Dumas lands a right hand. Tiuliulin with a leg kick. Dumas with a jab and Tiuliulin lands a jumping knee. 10-9 Tiuliulin, 19-19.

Dumas with a leg kick. Tiuliulin lands a leg kick. Dumas with a jab. They trade jabs. Tiuliulin with a jumping knee. Dumas with an overhand right. Both look tired and are throwing slowly. Tiuliulin pressuring but Dumas lands a side kick to the body. Dumas tries a takedown but Tiuliulin reverses and ends up on top. Tiuliulin working from the top and lands a few right hands. They get to their feet and Dumas landed an upkick to the body. Dumas tries a takedown but Tiuliulin defends. Both are tired and Tiuliulin lands a right hand. Tiuliulin lands a combo. Dumas with a side kick. Tiuliulin gets a takedown at the end. Close fight. 10-9 Tiuliulin, 29-28 Tiuliulin.

Official Result- Sedriques Dumas def. Denis Tiuliulin by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Jai Herbert (12-5-1, 2-4-1 UFC) vs. Rolando Bedoya (14-3, 0-2 UFC)

Bedoya lands a leg kick. He lands another. They trade kicks with Bedoya lands several more leg kicks. Herbert connects with a left hook. Bedoya back attacking with a leg kick. Herbert lands a jab. Herbert drops Bedoya with a right hand but Bedoya is able to get up. Herbert lands a hard right hand. They clinch against the fence. Herbert lands a combo as Bedoya continues to land leg kicks. Bedoya with a leg kick and then another. Herbert with a big right hand and then another late. 10-9 Herbert.

They trade as Bedoya lands a leg kick. Herbert with a body kick. Herbert lands a combination. Bedoya lands a right hand. Herbert with a right hand and they clinch. Bedoya lands a groin strike and there’s a timeout. Bedoya lands a body jab as they return to action. Bedoya lands a right hand. They continue to land pretty much evenly. Bedoya is swinging wide. Herbert lands a solid combination. Bedoya with a leg kick. Close round. 10-9 Herbert, 20-18 Herbert.

Bedoya with a leg kick as both are swinging. Herbert lands a jab. Bedoya pressures and throws as they clinch. Herbert with a brief trip takedown but they remain tied up as they get to their feet. Herbert gets a takedown but they quickly get up and separate seconds later. Herbert lands a pair of jabs. Bedoya lands a right hand. Bedoya with a jab. Herbert with a leg kick as Bedoya lands a right hand. They clinch and Bedoya with small knees before they break. Herbert connects with a jab. Herbert with a jab and they trade right hands. Bedoya lands a right hand. Bedoya lands a right hand. Herbert lands a right hand. Bedoya with a leg kick. Herbert landing more. Herbert with the jab. 10-9 Herbert, 30-27 Herbert.

Official Result- Jai Herbert def. Rolando Bedoya by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Women’s Strawweights- Viktoriia Dudakova (8-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Sam Hughes (8-6, 3-5 UFC)

They trade combinations. Dudakova with a combination. Dudakova lands a right hand. Dudakova scores a takedown. Hughes looks for an omaplata but Dudakova gets out of it and they escape to the feet. They’re trading and Hughes is pressuring. Hughes is landing front kicks to the body and leg kicks as she lands more. Dudakova lands a big combo and a big knee. Dudakova with some knees as she has the clinch. Dudakova lands after they separate. 10-9 Dudakova.

They come out trading. Dudakova gets a takedown and is landing from the top but they scramble to the feet and start trading. Dudakova lands a combination. Dudakova looks for a takedown but Hughes defends and they briefly clinch before separating. They trade in close range. Dudakova lands a right hand. Hughes with a big flurry against the fence. Hughes lands a right hand and Dudakova lands a right hand. Dudakova looks for a takedown but Hughes defends and they scramble on the mat. 10-9 Hughes, 19-19.

They trade inside the pocket. Hughes lands a jab. Hughes with a combination inside the pocket. Hughes lands a right hand. Dudakova shoots for a takedown but Hughes defends and takes the back. They roll and Hughes ends up on top inside the guard of Dudakova. They get to their feet. Hughes lands a right hand. Dudakova gets a takedown. Hughes with some elbows from the bottom. Hughes works her way up. Dudakova is holding on. Hughes with an elbow. 10-9 Hughes, 29-28 Hughes.

Official Result- Sam Hughes def. Viktoriia Dudakova by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights- Guram Kutateladze (12-4, 1-2 UFC) vs. Jordan Vucenic (13-2, 0-0 UFC)

Vucenic landing more as they’re trading to start it off. Vucenic with an uppercut. Vucenic lands a combo. Kutateladze with a high kick. Vucenic lands a right hand. They trade and Vucenic drops Kutateladze with a right hand. Vucenic landing from the top as he’s inside the guard of Kutateladze. Vucenic landing from the top as Kutateladze is doing nothing but he survives. 10-9 Vucenic.

They trade and Kutateladze has been landing better but they’re feeling each other out. They clinch up and Kutateladze lands some knees but they separate. Kutateladze with an elbow and a body kick. They clash heads and we have a timeout. They get back to action and Kutateladze gets a takedown and lands from the top late. 10-9 Kutateladze, 19-19.

They trade and Vucenic gets a brief takedown but they scramble up and are clinched against the fence. Vucenic pressuring and Kutateladze lands a pair of knees. They separate and Vucenic tries to get it back down but Kutateladze slips under and ends up on top. Kutateladze landing from the top. Vucenic tries to escape but Kutateladze ends up having the back of Vucenic with the body triangle locked in. Kutateladze landing from the back. Kutateladze with lots of punches from the back to end it. 10-9 Kutateladze, 29-28 Kutateladze.

Official Result- Guram Kutateladze def. Jordan Vucenic by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Heavyweights- Shamil Gaziev (12-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Don’Tale Mayes (11-6 1 NC, 4-4 1 NC UFC)

They come out trading as Mayes lands. Gaziev with some punches that are backing Mayes up. Gaziev lands some right hands but goes for the takedown, which he gets. Gaziev pressuring from the top and landing. Gaziev with punches and elbows. Mayes stuck on the bottom. Gaziev lands some punches and looks for a choke late. 10-9 Gaziev.

Both guys land right hands. Gaziev lands a jab. Mayes with an uppercut. They tie up and Mayes grabs the shorts of Gaziev and Keith Peterson yelled at him to let go but he didn’t and timeout is called. Mayes is warned and Gaziev gets the position back. Gaziev lands an elbow and they separate. Mayes lands a leg kick as Gaziev lands a combo and they tie up against the fence. Gaziev with a knee. They briefly separate but tie back up and Gaziev lands some knees. Gaziev still controlling Mayes against the fence. 10-9 Gaziev, 20-18 Gaziev.

They trade as Gaziev is pressuring. Mayes lands a short right hand but gets backed up by Gaziev. Gaziev with a jab. Mayes with a left hook to the body. Gaziev gets a takedown. Gaziev controlling and landing from the top but there is not much action going on. Gaziev lands from the top as it ends. 10-9 Gaziev, 30-27 Gaziev.

Official Result- Shamil Gaziev def. Don’Tale Mayes by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Mohammad Yahya (12-4, 0-1 UFC) vs. Kaue Fernandes (8-2, 0-1 UFC)

Fernandes with two heavy calf kicks. Fernandes with a quick combo. Yahya lands a leg kick. Fernandes with a calf kick. Fernandes lands an overhand right and a leg kick. They trade and Yahya with a body kick. Fernandes with a body kick then a heavy calf kick. Fernandes with more kicks and lands a right hand. Fernandes with a right hand then two leg kicks. Fernandes with more heavy leg kicks. Fernandes drops Yahya with a right hand and starts landing from the top and it is stopped! We finally get a finish as Fernandes puts Yahya away in impressive fashion.

Official Result- Kaue Fernandes def. Mohammad Yahya by TKO (punches) at 4:45 of Round 1

> Light Heavyweights- #14 Azamat Murzakanov (13-0, 3-0 UFC) vs. #15 Alonzo Menifield (15-4-1, 8-4-1 UFC)

Murzakanov with a jab. Murzakanov with another jab. Murzakanov with a high knee and a left hand. Murzakanov rushing in and lands as Menifield covers up. Murzakanov with a knee and then lands body shots. They tie up. They separate and Murzakanov lands some uppercuts and knees to the body. Murzakanov with a combination. Menifield landed some before they clinch but they break. Murzakanov with a left hand. Menifield lands a left hand. Murzakanov lands a straight left hand. Murzakanov with a body kick. 10-9 Murzakanov.

They trade as Murzakanov lands some left hands. Menifield lands a right hand. Murzakanov lands a left hand. Murzakanov with a combination. Menifield lands. Murzakanov with an uppercut then a jumping knee. Menifield with a high kick. They tie up against the fence. Murzakanov tries a trip but it just leads to a separation. Murzakanov looks tired but lands a big left hand. Murzakanov with another left hand and Menifield stumbles back and falls down and it is stopped as Murzakanov gets the big finish.

Official Result- Azamat Murzakanov def. Alonzo Menifield by knockout (punch) at 3:18 of Round 2

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> Lightweights- Joel Alvarez (20-3, 5-2 UFC) vs. Elves Brener (16-4, 3-1 UFC)

Brener with a leg kick. Alvarez lands a left hand as Brener was rushing in. Brener with an inside leg kick. Alvarez lands a right hand. Alvarez with a left hook. Alvarez lands a right hand and grabs Brener’s neck but Brener is able to escape. Alvarez lands a right hand. Alvarez with a combination. Brener lands a body kick. Alvarez with a high kick then a jumping switch knee but Brener is able to get a clinch. They scramble down for a moment but stand. Alvarez with a body shot and a leg kick. Alvarez lands and takes the back of Brener. Alvarez drags it down and has a D’Arce choke locked in. Brener is able to survive. 10-9 Alvarez.

Brener lands a left hand. Brener with a combination to the body. Alvarez with a pair of left hands to the body and lands an overhand right. Brener with a body kick. Alvarez with a left hand. Brener lands a left hand. Alvarez pressing forward and is landing some punches. Brener with a high kick. They both continue to land on the feet with Alvarez pressing forward and he lands some punches and Brener with a jumping knee. 10-9 Alvarez, 20-18 Alvarez.

Brener with a left hand and a body kick. Alvarez pressing forward and both land inside the pocket. Brener with a spin attack. Alvarez with a head kick. They trade right hands. Alvarez working the jab. Brener lands a left hand but then Alvarez rocks him with a left hand. Brener is backing up and Alvarez is landing punches then starts landing a ton of knees. Brener tries a takedown but Alvarez lands a bunch of knees to the face of Brener. They go down and Alvarez pounds away from the top and gets the stoppage. What a finish from Alvarez!

Official Result- Joel Alvarez def. Elves Brener by TKO (strikes) at 3:36 of Round 3

> Women’s Strawweights- #7 Mackenzie Dern (13-5, 8-5 UFC) vs. #10 Loopy Godinez (12-4, 7-4 UFC)

They trade jabs. Dern lands a right hand. Godinez works the jab. Godinez with a jab as Dern lands. Godinez gets Dern down for a moment but she quickly gets up as she doesn’t want to engage Dern on the mat. Godinez lands a right hand. Dern tries for a takedown and has the body lock on the fence. They trade knees and separate. Dern lands a combo and Godinez lands a clean right hand. Dern lands a combo with a solid right hand. Dern lands and they trade before Dern gets a takedown right into mount. Dern lands and is looking for an opening as she lands short right hands. Dern goes for an armbar. Dern with hammerfists. Godinez is able to escape. Godinez with an elbow from the top. 10-9 Dern.

Dern landing and they tie up against the fence. They break apart. Dern with a combination. Godinez with a jab. They trade jabs. Dern with a right hand. Dern with a head kick and Godinez lands a left hand. Dern with a jab and Godinez lands a combination. Dern with a big right hand. Godinez lands a hard leg kick. Godinez with a right hand. Dern lands a combo. Godinez with a combination. Dern lands a leg kick. Godinez is able to score a takedown but they get right on the feet. Godinez looks for a standing arm-triangle choke but time runs out. 10-9 Godinez, 19-19.

Godinez lands a left hand and a leg kick. Dern with a jab. Godinez with a left hand and leg kick. Godinez with a left hook. Godinez with a jab and Dern lands a combo. Dern shoots for a takedown against the fence and completes it. Dern is in side control and looks for a guillotine choke. Dern lets go of the neck and stands. Godinez gets up and Dern grabs the neck looking to pull it down to the mat. Godinez gets her neck out. They separate. Dern with a combo. Dern with a jab. Godinez lands a left hand. Dern lands a leg kick. They both continue to land. They clinch late and both land. Close fight. 10-9 Dern, 29-28 Dern.

Official Result- Mackenzie Dern def. Loopy Godinez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Welterweights- Tony Ferguson (25-10, 15-8 UFC) vs. Michael Chiesa (16-7, 11-7 UFC)

Ferguson with a leg kick and Chiesa lands a body kick. Chiesa lands a left hand and Ferguson with a leg kick. They trade punches. Chiesa with a left hand. Chiesa lands a combination. Ferguson lands a couple of punches. Ferguson with a leg kick. Chiesa gets the back and gets Ferguson down. Chiesa looking for a rear-naked choke. It is in tight and Ferguson is grimacing and is fighting the hand but taps! Chiesa gets the submission win in tapping Ferguson out.

Official Result- Michael Chiesa def. Tony Ferguson by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:44 of Round 1

> Bantamweights- #4 Marlon Vera (23-9-1, 15-8 UFC) vs. #6 Deiveson Figueiredo (23-3-1, 12-3-1 UFC)

Figueiredo with a leg kick. Vera with a hard calf kick. Figueiredo lands a leg kick. Figueiredo with an inside leg kick. Vera lands a left hand after a leg kick. Figueiredo with a leg kick. Figueiredo lands a body punch and then gets a takedown. Figueiredo landing from the top. Figueiredo stands and Vera lands some upkicks as Figueiredo tries to pass guard, but they scramble up. Figueiredo with a leg kick. Vera tries a jumping knee but Figueiredo is able to grab him and score a takedown. Figueiredo with an elbow. 10-9 Figueiredo.

They trade and Figueiredo lands a solid right hand. Figueiredo circling around as Vera is coming forward but it is Figueiredo that is landing. Figueiredo looks for a takedown but Vera sees it and Figueiredo abandons. Vera with a leg kick. Figueiredo with a leg kick and a right hand. Vera is landing just a little more. Figueiredo shoots for a takedown but Vera defends. Vera with a left hand. Vera lands late. 10-9 Vera, 19-19.

They trade and Figueiredo lands a combination to the body. They trade. Figueiredo lands some big right hands and Vera stumbles to the mat. Figueiredo looked to land from the top but Vera gets to his feet. Figueiredo with a high kick and some punches. Vera lands to the body. Figueiredo with a solid right hand to the body. Figueiredo with a leg kick. Figueiredo with some more solid right hands. Vera tries to land a knee but Figueiredo attacks with a right hand. Figueiredo with a combo. He connects again. Figueiredo dumps Vera to the mat at the end. 10-9 Figueiredo, 29-28 Figueiredo.

Official Result- Deiveson Figueiredo by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Middleweights- Shara Magomedov (13-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (19-8 1 NC, 7-6 1 NC UFC)

Oleksiejczuk with a right hook. Magomedov lands a leg kick and then another. Magomedov with a side kick to the body. Oleksiejczuk lands a left hand and Magomedov went down for a moment. Oleksiejczuk lands to the body. Magomedov with a pair of kicks. Magomedov lands a step-in knee. Oleksiejczuk with a jab. Oleksiejczuk with a leg kick. Magomedov with a knee and side kick to the body. Magomedov with some kicks as Oleksiejczuk lands a left hand. They trade kicks. Oleksiejczuk with a left hand. Magomedov with a leg kick. They trade. 10-9 Magomedov.

Oleksiejczuk landing as Magomedov is back pedaling. Oleksiejczuk with a left hand. Magomedov lands more leg kicks. Oleksiejczuk grabs the body and looks for a takedown and Magomedov looked like he grabbed the fence. They separate. Magomedov lands a right hand and a leg kick. Magomedov with an elbow. Magomedov with a stiff jab. Oleksiejczuk lands a left hand. Oleksiejczuk with a leg kick. Magomedov with a head kick then a leg kick. Magomedov lands some knees. Magomedov with a high kick and Oleksiejczuk is able to score a takedown. 10-9 Magomedov, 20-18 Magomedov.

Magomedov with some body kicks. Oleksiejczuk lands a left hand. Magomedov lands a side kick. They trade low kicks. Magomedov with a side kick to the face. They clinch and Magomedov lands some knees. Magomedov with a high kick. Oleksiejczuk grabs him and drags it down for a moment. They get up but Oleksiejczuk is able to score another takedown and lands from the top. Magomedov with some elbows from the bottom. 10-9 Oleksiejczuk, 29-28 Magomedov.

Official Result- Shara Magomedov def. Michal Oleksiejczuk by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- #2 Cory Sandhagen (17-4, 10-3 UFC) vs. #10 Umar Nurmagomedov (17-0, 5-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks and Nurmagomedov is able to score a takedown, but they scramble right up. Sandhagen with a leg kick. Nurmagomedov with a body kick. Nurmagomedov with a leg kick and he looks for a takedown. Sandhagen defends and they separate. Both landing kicks as Nurmagomedov is able to land a few punches. Nurmagomedov gets a late takedown and has the back. Time runs out. 10-9 Sandhagen.

Sandhagen scores some leg kicks. Nurmagomedov gets the back and attacks but they separate. Sandhagen landing some kicks and Nurmagomedov lands a right hand. Sandhagen pressuring and they trade kicks. Nurmagomedov with a jab. They trade kicks. They trade kicks again. Nurmagomedov tries a takedown but Sandhagen is able to defend and they scramble up. 10-9 Nurmagomedov, 19-19.

Sandhagen landing some leg kicks. Nurmagomedov with a leg kick. Nurmagomedov with a body kick and Sandhagen lands a leg kick. Sandhagen with a jab. He lands a body kick. Nurmagomedov with a leg kick. Sandhagen with more leg kicks. They trade leg kicks. Sandhagen with some more kicks. Nurmagomedov lands and scores a takedown. Close round. 10-9 Nurmagomedov, 29-28 Nurmagomedov.

They trade kicks as Sandhagen is pressing forward. Nurmagomedov lands a right hand. Nurmagomedov with a combo and a leg kick. Nurmagomedov lands a right hand. Nurmagomedov with a body kick and Sandhagen lands a leg kick. They trade punches. Sandhagen lands a jab then a leg kick. Nurmagomedov with a high kick. Nurmagomedov gets the back as they go to the mat for a moment. 10-9 Nurmagomedov, 39-37 Nurmagomedov.

Nurmagomedov with a body kick and Sandhagen lands a leg kick. Nurmagomedov lands a combo as Sandhagen lands a right hand. Sandhagen with a leg kick. Nurmagomedov gets the back and Sandhagen tries to roll through as they go to the mat. Nurmagomedov is now on top inside the guard of Sandhagen. Sandhagen with some elbows from the bottom. They scramble but Nurmagomedov ends up back on top. Nurmagomedov lands from the top. 10-9 Nurmagomedov, 49-46 Nurmagomedov.

Official Result- Umar Nurmagomedov def. Cory Sandhagen by unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)

UFC on ESPN 60 live results: Amanda Lemos vs. Virna Jandiroba

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After almost a month away, the Octagon returns to its home base inside of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for UFC on ESPN 60.

The main event is a battle of top-five strawweights looking for a title shot as third-ranked Amanda Lemos takes on fifth-ranked Virna Jandiroba. Lemos is looking for a second chance to win UFC gold as she looks for her second straight win while Jandiroba is looking to extend a three-fight win streak.

Also on the main card is a featherweight battle between Steve Garcia and SeungWoo Choi; a lightweight battle pitting recent TUF winner Kurt Holobaugh against Kaynan Kruschewsky; a flyweight bout between Cody Durden and Bruno Silva; and an exciting featherweight match-up with Doo Ho Choi taking on Bill Algeo.

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> Heavyweights- Mohammad Usman (10-3, 3-1 UFC) vs. Thomas Petersen (8-2, 0-1 UFC)

Usman lands a jab early. He lands another. Petersen grabs the head for a moment but Usman escapes. They trade and Petersen lands a combination. Petersen lands again as Usman still works the jab. Petersen shoots for a takedown but Usman easily defends and they trade. Petersen lands a combination and Usman backs up. They trade with Usman landing a short uppercut. Usman lands a right hand. Petersen with a combo and lands a knee to the body. Close round. 10-9 Petersen.

They trade punches to start the second as Petersen is pressing forward. Usman lands a nice right hand and Petersen immediately scores a takedown after being hurt. Petersen has Usman flat on his back in the half-guard. Usman gives up his back but is able to get to his feet and cause separation. Usman lands a combination and continues to work the jab. Petersen still moving forward as they trade. Petersen lands a body kick. Usman tries a single leg but lets go and they trade at the end. Another close round. 10-9 Petersen, 20-18 Petersen.

Usman with a stiff jab and Petersen lands a right hand. Petersen with a combination. Petersen with a solid left hand. Usman lands a right hand. Usman pressing forward more this round but the volume has been even. Usman lands a right hand. Petersen lands a left hand. They trade and Petersen lands some heavy shots. Petersen scores a late takedown. He lands from the top to end the fight. 10-9 Petersen, 30-27 Petersen.

Official Result- Thomas Petersen def. Muhammad Usman by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Flyweights- Luana Carolina (10-4, 5-3 UFC) vs. Lucie Pudilova (14-9, 3-7 UFC)

Carolina with a high kick and then eats a right hand by Pudilova. Carolina with a leg kick. Carolina with a high kick. Pudilova lands a combination. Carolina with a left hand. Carolina with a left hand then a high kick then another left hand. They trade punches. They clinch and Carolina lands a pair of knees. They separate. Carolina lands a body kick. Pudilova tries to land a combo and Carolina grabs the body lock against the fence. Pudilova grabs the fence to block a takedown attempt. Pudilova gets a late takedown. 10-9 Carolina.

Carolina is landing some kicks. Pudilova lands some solid punches. They clinch against the fence as both look for a takedown. They separate. They both land jabs at the same time. They clinch back up and exchange knees before separating. Pudilova lands a right hand and an elbow. Carolina lands with more volume and Pudilova looks for a takedown but Carolina defends and lands some knees before they separate. They tie back up. Carolina lands a knee and they break. Carolina with a left hand. 10-9 Carolina, 20-18 Carolina.

Carolina with some body kicks. Pudilova lands a body kick and Carolina grabs the leg but lets go. Pudilova lands a combo as they briefly clinch. Carolina with more kicks. Carolina with a pair of left hands and another high kick. Pudilova lands a combination. Carolina with more kicks. Pudilova is trying for a takedown but is just eating shots from Carolina in this round. Pudilova lands a solid left hand. Pudilova gets a takedown but is just laying on top. They trade on the mat. Carolina with elbows from the bottom. 10-9 Carolina, 30-27 Carolina.

Official Result- Luana Carolina def. Lucie Pudilova by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Loik Radzhabov (18-5-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Trey Ogden (17-6 1 NC, 2-2 1 NC UFC)

Radzhabov lands a big right hand. Ogden with a leg kick as Radzhabov is pressuring. Ogden scores a takedown. They get up and Ogden has the back as Radzhabov grabs the fence for a moment but Ogden drags it back down. Ogden looking to set up a choke. Ogden landing punches as he controls an arm. Ogden has the body triangle locked in and is looking to get an arm under the chin. Radzhabov is defending. Ogden lands as Radzhabov survives the round. 10-9 Ogden.

Before the round, Radzhabov gets a hard warning about grabbing the fence from Herb Dean. Radzhabov lands a right hand and they tie up against the fence. They break apart. Ogden with a jab and Radzhabov lands a combo. Ogden looks for a takedown but Radzhabov defends and Radzhabov lands some big punches. Radzhabov with a pair of hard right hands. Ogden working the jab. Radzhabov with a right hand. Ogden with a leg kick. Ogden is able to get a takedown and goes right into the mount. Ogden looking for an arm-triangle choke as he lands from the top. Ogden almost had it locked in but loses it. They scramble up and trade. Radzhabov with some kicks. 10-9 Ogden, 20-18 Ogden.

Radzhabov throws to start the round but Ogden is able to score a takedown and steps over into the mount. Ogden controlling from the mount as he’s looking for an opening for a choke. Radzhabov lands some right hands from the bottom. Ogden with some shoulder strikes from the top. Radzhabov is able to scramble up and Ogden is on his back. Radzhabov starts landing from the top. Radzhabov with some punches and elbows from the top. Ogden pushes Radzhabov off with his feet and Radzhabov flew in the air but was able to get back on top to end it. 10-9 Radzhabov, 29-28 Ogden.

Official Result- Trey Ogden def. Loik Radzhabov by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Women’s Flyweights- Miranda Maverick (13-5, 6-3 UFC) vs. Dione Barbosa (7-2, 1-0 UFC)

Maverick with a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Maverick with a high kick. Barbosa lands a high kick. Maverick with a leg kick. Barbosa lands a right hand. She lands another. Maverick with a calf kick and a combination. Barbosa with a leg kick. They tie up and scramble to the mat as Barbosa tried to pull guard. Maverick clears guard and lands. Maverick with some right hands and a knee. Maverick lands a pair of left hands. Maverick with more body shots and ends the round on top. 10-9 Maverick.

Maverick with a leg kick and left hand. Maverick with a body kick. She lands a left hand. Barbosa with a head kick. They tie up and Barbosa gets a big throw takedown. They scramble right up and remain tied up. Barbosa lands a spinning elbow as they break. They trade punches. Barbosa with a high kick. Barbosa grabs Maverick’s neck and looks for a guillotine choke. Maverick gets a takedown and is landing from the top. She ends the round landing from the top. Close round. 10-9 Barbosa, 19-19.

They trade and Barbosa looks for a takedown against the fence but Maverick defends. Barbosa lands a right hand. Maverick gets a takedown but Barbosa rolls to the top. Maverick is able to reverse to the top and lands from there. Maverick in total control from the top as she continues to land from the top inside the guard. Maverick with some left hands. Maverick ends the fight landing from the top. 10-9 Maverick, 29-28 Maverick.

Official Result- Miranda Maverick def. Dione Barbosa by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

> Bantamweights- Brian Kelleher (24-15, 8-8 UFC) vs. Cody Gibson (19-10, 1-5 UFC)

Gibson with a big right hand and lands a combination. Kelleher with a leg kick. Gibson with a front kick. He lands a leg kick. Gibson with some jabs and Kelleher lands a right hand. Gibson tries for a takedown but Kelleher defends. They separate and trade before Gibson pushes it back against the fence. Gibson hurts Kelleher with an elbow and Kelleher slips to the mat but grabs the neck of Gibson though Gibson escapes to the top. Gibson looking for an arm-triangle choke and Kelleher taps! Gibson picks up the first-round win.

Official Result- Cody Gibson def. Brian Kelleher by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:58 of Round 1

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> Featherweights- JeongYeong Lee (11-1, 2-0 UFC) vs. Hyder Amil (9-0, 1-0 UFC)

Amil with a leg kick. They trade right hands before tying up but they quickly separate. Amil lands a combo and Lee lands a counter right hand. Amil with some big punches and Lee returns fire. Amil landing big punches and Lee is hurt. Lee looks out standing as Amil is pouring it on and it is stopped! WOW, what a finish from Amil!

Official Result- Hyder Amil def. JeongYeong Lee by TKO (punches) at 1:05 of Round 1

> Featherweights- Doo Ho Choi (14-4-1, 3-3-1 UFC) vs. Bill Algeo (18-8, 5-4 UFC)

Algeo lands a left hand and goes for a takedown. Choi has the neck and looks for a guillotine choke but Algeo escapes and they get back on their feet. Choi gets a big takedown. He jumps on the back of Algeo and has a choke locked in but Algeo is able to wiggle out and ends up on top. They get to their feet and separate and Algeo lands some punches. Algeo with a spinning elbow that connects and he is able to score a takedown. Choi grabs the neck and lands a few knees and looks for a guillotine choke but Algeo escapes and ends the round on top. 10-9 Algeo.

Both land a combination to start. Choi lands a big right hand as Algeo lands a leg kick. Algeo with a high kick. Choi with a nice right hand to the body. Algeo with a high kick but eats a left hand from Choi. Choi with a right hand and Algeo counters with a high kick. Algeo with a spinning back fist. Choi grabs the neck and lands a knee before Algeo puts his knee on the mat to block it from happening again. They scramble apart and Choi lands a big combination. Choi with a right hand and Algeo is bleeding from a right hand. Choi lands a left hand right to the eye of Algeo and Algeo crumbles to the mat and it is all over! Big win for Choi and his first win in five years.

Official Result- Doo Ho Choi def. Bill Algeo by TKO (punch) at 3:38 of Round 2

> Flyweights- #14 Cody Durden (16-5-1, 5-3-1 UFC) vs. Bruno Silva (13-5-2 1 NC, 3-2 1 NC UFC)

Durden with a leg kick as Silva lands a right hand. Silva with a leg kick. Silva with a quick combination then a leg kick. Durden throws a right hand but Silva ducks under and they tie up against the fence. They separate and Durden lands a right hand. Durden with a big right hand. Silva lands a jab. Durden with a right hand. Durden with a leg kick as Silva lands a right hand. Durden with a solid combination. Durden lands a right hand followed by a combo to the body. Durden lands another hard right hand. Timeout for an eye poke on Silva. They get back to action and both are swinging. Silva with two leg kicks. Durden with a spin kick to the body. 10-9 Durden.

Durden lands a big right hand and Silva was on shaky legs when he shot for a takedown. Durden looked for an anaconda choke and Silva is trying to escape. He does but Durden is still attacking the neck. They scramble and Durden is in the half-guard. They scramble and Durden still has body control as they don’t quite get to the feet. Durden lands a big knee and they separate. Silva lands a big uppercut and Durden goes down. Silva with big shots from the top and it is stopped! What a comeback from Silva to get the finish!

Official Result- Bruno Silva def. Cody Durden by TKO (strikes) at 2:58 of Round 2

> Lightweights- Kurt Holobaugh (20-8 1 NC, 1-5 UFC) vs. Kaynan Kruschewsky (15-2 1 NC, 0-1 UFC)

Holobaugh lands a right hand and they clinch. Kruschewsky lands an elbow on a brief break but they clinch back up. They reverse positions several times. Holobaugh lands an elbow as they break. Kruschewsky with a right hand. Holobaugh with a pair of right hands as Kruschewsky lands a knee to the body. They clinch back up. Holobaugh with short knees and lands one to the body as they break. Holobaugh with a leg kick. They break apart and trade before clinching back up. Kruschewsky grabs the neck and lands some knees. They break and both land as Kruschewsky lands a leg kick. Close round. 10-9 Holobaugh.

They’re trading back and forth to start the second before tying up. Both land knees as they go to the fence. Kruschewsky jumps for a guillotine choke but Holobaugh defends as they get back to the feet. Kruschewsky has the guillotine locked in again as they go to the mat. Holobaugh fights out of it and they get to their feet. Kruschewsky jumps for it again but Holobaugh ends up on top. They stand and Holobaugh lands a right hand. Kruschewsky looks tired. They trade wild punches. Holobaugh with pressure as he lands some solid shots. They trade hooks and Holobaugh connects. This is turning into a slugfest as Holobaugh hurts Kruschewsky to the body. Holobaugh hurts Kruschewsky with a right hand and starts to pour it on before looking for a takedown. Kruschewsky attacks the guillotine choke and looks to have it in. Holobaugh slams his way out and lands from the top. 10-9 Holobaugh, 20-18 Holobaugh.

Kruschewsky lands a knee as they trade to start the third. They trade jabs. Kruschewsky lands a combination. Holobaugh lands a right hand. Kruschewsky gets a takedown. Kruschewsky with a big elbow from the top. Kruschewsky with some right hands from the top as Holobaugh is trying to scramble up, which he does. Holobaugh lands a right hand. Kruschewsky gets a takedown. Kruschewsky lands as Holobaugh is looking for an armbar attempt. Holobaugh is able to scramble to the top from the high crotch. Holobaugh with short shots from the top as he keeps Kruschewsky on his back. Holobaugh gets the back and looks for a choke. Holobaugh has full back control and lands from the back as the fight ends. 10-9 Holobaugh, 30-27 Holobaugh.

Official Result- Kurt Holobaugh def. Kaynan Kruschewsky by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Steve Garcia (15-5, 4-2 UFC) vs. Seungwoo Choi (11-6, 4-5 UFC)

Choi lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence. They separate. Garcia with some leg kicks. Choi lands a right hand. Garcia with a left hand and he follows up and drops Choi with a left hand. Garcia gets on top and starts landing hammerfists from the back and it is stopped. What a finish from Garcia.

Official Result- Steve Garcia def. SeungWoo Choi by TKO (punches) at 1:36 of Round 1

> Women’s Strawweights- #3 Amanda Lemos (14-3-1, 8-3 UFC) vs. #5 Virna Jandiroba (20-3, 6-3 UFC)

Jandiroba shoots for a takedown and Lemos grabs the neck looking for a guillotine choke. Jandiroba escapes and is in the top half-guard. Jandiroba working from the top. Lemos is able to reverse position and they scramble and Jandiroba locks in a kneebar. Lemos looks for a heel hook. Lemos gets on top and lands an elbow. They get to their feet and Jandiroba has the back. Jandiroba keeps back control. 10-9 Jandiroba.

Lemos gets the better of the exchange to start the second as she lands an uppercut. Lemos with a leg kick. Jandiroba shoots for a takedown but Lemos defends against the fence. They go to the mat and Lemos has more control. They get up and Jandiroba still attacking the takedown. They go back to the mat with Lemos on top. They scramble and Jandiroba has the back. Jandiroba working to find the choke. She has it around the chin. Jandiroba lets go and looks for an armbar as has it locked in. Lemos tries to squirm out but she taps! What a finish from Jandiroba to pick up the big win.

Official Result- Virna Jandiroba def. Amanda Lemos by submission (armbar) at 4:48 of Round 2

UFC on ESPN 59 live results: Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez

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After a week off following UFC 303, action inside the Octagon is back as the UFC returns to the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, for the first time since 2018 for tonight’s UFC on ESPN 59.

Headlining the card is a five-round bout in the women’s flyweight division as former UFC women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas takes on Tracy Cortez. Cortez, who will be in her first UFC main event, is taking this fight on short notice as a replacement for Maycee Barber.

Namajunas is looking for her second consecutive win and hoping to earn a title shot with a victory. Meanwhile, Cortez has yet to lose during her UFC career with five straight UFC wins and 11 straight wins overall.

Also on the main card is a welterweight bout between Santiago Ponzinibbio and Muslim Salikhov; a lightweight bout pitting Drew Dober against Jean Silva; a featherweight bout between Julian Erosa and Christian Rodriguez; and middleweights Abdul Razak Alhassan and Cody Brundage in the main card opener.

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> Welterweights- Evan Elder (8-2, 1-2 UFC) vs. Darrius Flowers (12-7-1, 0-2 UFC)

Elder with a body kick and they trade punches. Flowers with some kicks and lands a knee to the body in a brief clinch. Elder with a combination. Flowers lands a right hand. Elder with a body kick and lands an overhand right. Elder with another right hand. Flowers lands a right hand. Elder lands a high kick then a right hand and another high kick. Flowers tries a takedown but Elder reverses and they get to their feet. Elder lands a leg kick and Flowers falls down as he stumbles back. Elder jumps on top as he lands. Flowers sweeps and has the back but slips off and Elder ends up back on top. Elder with some punches and lands a knee as they work to the feet. Flowers tries a takedown but it is easily stuffed by Elder, who ends up on top. Both already looking tired at altitude. Flowers lands an upkick. 10-9 Elder.

We have an immediate timeout for a groin strike on Flowers. They get back to action. Elder lands a right hand but Flowers is able to score a takedown. Elder is able to cause a scramble and gets on top and lands to the body. Elder is able to get the mount. Elder looking for an arm-triangle choke and he has it locked in and Flowers taps! Big submission win for Elder.

Official Result- Evan Elder def. Darrius Flowers by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 1:46 of Round 2

> Middleweights- Josh Fremd (11-5, 2-3 UFC) vs. Andre Petroski (10-3, 5-2 UFC)

Fremd lands a jab. Petroski with a left hand and Fremd goes to his butt for a moment. Petroski gets a single leg and scores a takedown and is in side control. Petroski landing as he is holding onto position and looking to set something up with an arm. Fremd trying to find a way up as they are warned by the referee to stay busy. Petroski gets to the mount. Petroski lands an elbow. Petroski goes back to the mount and lands an elbow before getting the back late. 10-9 Petroski.

Fremd lands a kick and Petroski scores a takedown and looks for the mount. Petroski looking for a guillotine choke. Fremd has an arm in and Petroski lets go and takes the back. Petroski with a right hand from the back. Petroski looking for an arm-triangle choke. He almost has it in but Fremd is trying to fight it off. Fremd is out of it as Petroski pushes it to the fence. Petroski gets back to the mount. 10-9 Petroski, 20-18 Petroski.

Fremd coming out and landing on Petroski as he pushes it to the fence and lands a knee. They separate. Petroski gets a takedown. Petroski gets to the mount. Fremd gives up his back but rolls to his side and Petroski remains in the mount. Petroski moves to side control and is landing, doing enough to keep it from being stood up. Petroski gets the back of Fremd. Petroski keeps the back of Fremd as it ends. 10-9 Petroski, 30-27 Petroski.

Official Result- Andre Petroski def. Josh Fremd by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Flyweights- Luana Santos (7-1, 2-0 UFC) vs. Mariya Agapova (10-4, 2-3 UFC)

Both looking for openings early as Agapova lands some leg kicks. Santos drops Agapova with a right hand and they scramble up. Santos gets a big takedown and is in side control. Santos goes to the mount and looks for an arm-triangle choke. Santos lets go and lands some body punches. Santos gets the back and locks in a rear-naked choke. Agapova is trying to fight it off but she ends up tapping! Santos with a dominant first-round finish.

Official Result- Luana Santos def. Mariya Agapova by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:27 of Round 1

> Bantamweights- Montel Jackson (13-2, 7-2 UFC) vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (14-6-1, 2-2 UFC)

Jackson lands a jab to the chest and a left hand drops Blackshear and it is immediately all over in seconds. What a knockout by Jackson!

Official Result- Montel Jackson def. Da’Mon Blackshear by knockout (punch) at :18 of Round 1

> Women’s Flyweights- #15 Jasmine Jasudavicius (10-3, 4-2 UFC) vs. Fatima Kline (6-0, 0-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Kline with a left hand as Jasudavicius lands a right hand. They trade and Kline gets a takedown. They scramble up and both land as Jasudavicius gets a takedown and has the back and lands. Jasudavicius continues to land from the back and now gets into side control. She gets the mount and lands a pair of elbows. Jasudavicius with more left hands to end the round. 10-9 Jasudavicius.

They trade and Jasudavicius lands slightly more. Kline with a leg kick. Jasudavicius lands a right hand. Kline lands a combination. Jasudavicius with a left hook. They clinch against the fence and Kline tries to take the back but Jasudavicius lands some knees to the body as she has the edge. Jasudavicius drags Kline down to the ground. Jasudavicius has the side mount and lands some punches and elbows. She ends the round landing from the top. 10-9 Jasudavicius, 20-18 Jasudavicius.

Kline lands a big right hand and follows it with a flurry that has Jasudavicius in trouble. Kline continues to land and Jasudavicius starts landing as well. Kline lands a right hand. Kline with the jab and they tie up and Kline lands while they’re tied up. They both land inside the pocket. They clinch and Jasudavicius with some dirty boxing. Jasudavicius gets the back and they get to the fence. Jasudavicius gets a takedown and starts landing from the top. They scramble to their feet but Jasudavicius gets it right back down. Jasudavicius landing from the top and attempts a choke late but time runs out. 10-9 Jasudavicius, 30-27 Jasudavicius.

Official Result- Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Fatima Kline by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Flyweights- Joshua Van (10-1, 3-0 UFC) vs. Charles Johnson (15-6, 4-4 UFC)

Johnson with a high kick then some leg kicks. Johnson lands a combination then lands some leg and body kicks. Johnson with more kicks as Van is looking for an opening. Johnson continuing to land kicks and shoots for a takedown, but Van defends. Van now landing the jab and lands a big right hand. Johnson lands a counter punch. Van with a jab and lands a right hand. Van trips Johnson up with a leg kick and gets on top. Johnson is able to get it up and shoots for a takedown, but Van defends and lands a knee. Johnson with a right hand. Van with a combination to the body. Close round. 10-9 Johnson.

They’re trading kicks. Van lands a combination. Van with a leg kick. Johnson with a jab and Van lands a pair of right hands. They trade in close range and Van is landing more punches. Johnson with some short leg kicks. Johnson with a left hand. Van with a jab and a right hand. They continue to trade inside the pocket and Van lands a combination. Johnson with a body kick and Van lands a right hand. Another close round. 10-9 Van, 19-19.

They’re trading big punches in close range. Johnson lands a right hand and then an uppercut that drops Van and it is all over! Wow, what a finish from Johnson!

Official Result- Charles Johnson def. Joshua Van by knockout (punch) at :20 of Round 3

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> Middleweights- Abdul Razak Alhassan (12-6, 6-6 UFC) vs. Cody Brundage (10-6, 4-5 UFC)

Brundage tries for the takedown right away but Alhassan is pounding away and has Brundage in trouble. Alhassan landing a ton and this could be stopped but Brundage is still trying to get it down. Alhassan is now landing elbows and lands some to the back of the head and timeout is called. Brundage is being checked by the doctors and they say he can’t continue, and, since the elbows were accidental, it’s going to be a no contest.

Official Result- Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cody Brundage ends in a no contest (accidental foul) at :37 of Round 1

> Featherweights- Julian Erosa (29-11, 7-7 UFC) vs. Christian Rodriguez (11-1, 4-1 UFC)

Rodriguez with some early jabs as they trade leg kicks. Erosa lands some punches and Rodriguez lands some right hands then a head kick. Rodriguez’ mouth piece was knocked out. Rodriguez with some big punches and Erosa lands inside the pocket. Erosa lands a right hand. Rodriguez with a combo. Rodriguez with a right hand then a head kick. Rodriguez with another right hand. Erosa lands a teet kick. They trade in close range. Erosa gets a takedown and they are both landing on the mat. Rodriguez is inside the guard of Erosa and landing. Erosa suddenly locks in a guillotine choke and it’s in tight and Rodriguez taps! What a finish out of nowhere for Erosa to pick up the win.

Official Result- Julian Erosa def. Christian Rodriguez by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:49 of Round 1

> Welterweights- Gabriel Bonfim (15-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Ange Loosa (10-3 1 NC, 2-1 1 NC UFC)

They clinch up almost immediately as both are looking to get it down. They switch positions and Bonfim lands several knees to the body. Loosa backs up and Bonfim lands a right hand then several more knees before Loosa scores a takedown. They get to their feet and Loosa gets it back down and lands several punches. They get to their feet and separate. They trade jabs. Bonfim with a pair of knees. Loosa looks for a takedown but Bonfim defends and lands a knee on the break. They trade jabs and Loosa gets a brief takedown, but they get right back up. Bonfim with a big combination. 10-9 Bonfim.

Bonfim with some teet kicks. Loosa scores a takedown but they get right back up. Bonfim lands a knee and Loosa lands a jab. Bonfim with a combination. They trade leg kicks. They trade inside the pocket before Bonfim lands a knee. They trade punches. Bonfim with a left hand. Bonfim lands a body kick. Bonfim with an uppercut. Loosa lands a right hand. Bonfim lands a big uppercut. Bonfim well ahead on volume as he lands an uppercut to the body followed by a knee. Loosa with a leg kick. Bonfim with a big right hand. Bonfim gets a late takedown. 10-9 Bonfim, 20-18 Bonfim.

Bonfim pressing forward and landing several combinations to start the third. They trade jabs. Bonfim with a series of jabs. Bonfim with a right hand and then tees up a few more. Bonfim landing with more volume as the pace is slowing down. Bonfim with a jab. Bonfim with a head kick. Bonfim with a right hand then a big knee to the body. Bonfim lands a right hand then a front kick. Bonfim with a hard right hand and Loosa clinches up and pushes it to the fence. They separate. Bonfim with a straight right hand. Loosa tries a late takedown. 10-9 Bonfim, 30-27 Bonfim.

Official Result- Gabriel Bonfim def. Ange Loosa by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Lightweights- Drew Dober (27-13 1 NC, 13-9 1 NC UFC) vs. Jean Silva (13-2, 2-0 UFC)

Dober with a leg kick. Dober with a body kick. Dober lands an inside leg kick. Silva lands a right hand and circles away. Silva with a high kick and a right hand. Silva lands a flying knee. Silva with a jab. Silva with a high kick and Dober with a leg kick. Dober lands a combination. Dober is cut around his eye. Dober lands a left hand to the body. Silva lands a right hand. Dober with a body kick as Silva lands a left hook. Silva with a left hook and body kick. 10-9 Silva.

Dober with an inside leg kick. Dober looks for a takedown and lands a knee on the break. Silva looks away and Dober lands a big left hand. Silva with a knee. Dober with a series of left hands as he lands in the clinch. Silva returns fire and Dober lands a body kick. Dober with a leg kick then a series of body shots. Silva with a right hand. Dober lands a Superman punch that hurts Silva. Dober with a left hand. Silva scores with an uppercut. Dober’s right eye is still badly bleeding. Dober lands a left hand. Silva with an elbow and a combination. Silva rocks Dober late with some hard punches and the bell might have saved Dober. 10-9 Silva, 20-18 Silva.

They trade kicks. They trade punches. Dober shoots for a takedown and Silva looks for a guillotine choke but Dober pops out and they’re back on the feet. Silva lands a spinning elbow. Dober’s face is an absolute mess and timeout is called to check the cut. That cut is massive and this fight has been stopped. What an incredible fight with an unfortunate end as Silva is going to pick up the win.

Official Result- Jean Silva def. Drew Dober by TKO (cut) at 1:28 of Round 3

> Welterweights- Santiago Ponzinibbio (29-7, 11-6 UFC) vs. Muslim Salikhov (19-5, 6-4 UFC)

Salikhov with a body kick. He lands a left hook. He lands a spin kick. Salikhov with a right hand followed by a body kick. Ponzinibbio pressing forward and lands a right hand. Ponzinibbio with a leg kick. Salikhov lands a spinning back fist and Ponzinibbio was knocked off balance. Salikhov with two left hooks. Ponzinibbio lands a right hand. Ponzinibbio with a combo to the body. Ponzinibbio with a right hand and lands a combo then Salikhov lands an uppercut. Ponzinibbio lands a combination. Salikhov with a right hand. Close round. 10-9 Salikhov.

Salikhov lands a right hand. Salikhov with a left hook and a spin kick. They trade and Salikhov lands a left hook. Salikhov with a spin kick that connects and knocks Ponzinibbio off balance for a moment. Salikhov with a leg kick. Salikhov with some solid punches and a body kick. Ponzinibbio throws but nothing lands then he connects with a right hand. Salikhov gets a brief takedown but they are right back up. Salikhov lands a solid combination. Ponzinibbio gets a late takedown and does nothing with it. 10-9 Salikhov, 20-18 Salikhov.

Ponzinibbio lands a right hand then a leg kick. They’re trading in close range. Salikhov just misses a spin kick. They clinch against the fence and Ponzinibbio has the edge but they separate. Ponzinibbio lands a right hand. Ponzinibbio looks for a takedown as he pushes it against the fence. Ponzinibbio drags it down and has the back as they almost stand. Salikhov is breathing heavily. They get to their feet as Ponzinibbio is still pressuring and Salikhov lands short punches. 10-9 Ponzinibbio, 29-28 Salikhov.

Official Result- Muslim Salikhov def. Santiago Ponzinibbio by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Flyweights- #6 Rose Namajunas (12-6, 10-5 UFC) vs. #11 Tracy Cortez (11-1, 5-0 UFC)

Namajunas with a leg kick. Namajunas lands a right hand. She lands a combo that backs Cortez up. Namajunas with a jab as Cortez lands a leg kick. Namajunas drops Cortez with a jab and Namajunas gets inside of the guard of Cortez. They get to their feet after Namajunas lands from the top. Namajunas lands a right hand. Cortez with a combo. Namajunas lands a right hand. They trade in close range. Cortez lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks. 10-9 Namajunas.

Namajunas with a jab and Cortez lands a right hand. Cortez lands a combo. They’re trading evenly but not a ton is landing. Namajunas with a leg kick. Namajunas lands a stiff right hand. Cortez briefly gets it down and is on the back as they stand. Cortez has the neck against the fence but Namajunas slips out. Namajunas lands a right hand. Cortez with a leg kick. Namajunas lands as she comes forward. Namajunas gets a takedown and ends the round on top. 10-9 Namajunas, 20-18 Namajunas.

Cortez rushes forward and lands. Namajunas with a front kick and then scores a takedown and goes right into the full mount. Namajunas landing from the top as they get to the fence. Cortez kicks off the fence to escape and they get to their feet. Namajunas gets it back to the ground. She gets back into the mount. Cortez tries to kick off the fence but Namajunas gets the back and lands as she looks for a choke. They get to their feet. Namajunas with a leg kick. 10-9 Namajunas, 30-27 Namajunas.

Cortez lands a kick and they clinch against the fence but quickly separate. They trade and Namajunas gets another takedown. They get up and Namajunas is controlling against the fence. They break apart. Both miss punch attempts. Cortez lands a right hand. Namajunas with a left hand. Namajunas lands a jab. Cortez gets a takedown but they quickly get up. Cortez with a knee and one more before the end. 10-9 Namajunas, 40-36 Namajunas.

Namajunas with a leg kick. Cortez with a pair of kicks. Both are throwing before Cortez initiates a tie-up against the fence. Namajunas reverses. They separate. Namajunas with a right hand. They clinch and Cortez lands a knee. They separate. Namajunas gets a takedown and has the leg as they stand and go to the fence. Cortez lands a knee. They separate. They trade combinations. Namajunas with a front kick. Cortez with a right hand and lands two more. Cortez with another right hand. Cortez with an uppercut and Namajunas lands a left hook. They tie up late. 10-9 Cortez, 49-46 Namajunas.

Official Result- Rose Namajunas def. Tracy Cortez by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)

UFC 303 live results: Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka 2

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

International Fight Week has descended upon Las Vegas with a full week of events culminating tonight with UFC 303 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Tonight was expected to feature the long-awaited return of Conor McGregor to fight Michael Chandler, but an injury to McGregor delayed those plans. Instead, the company put together a massive replacement bout as UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira defends against Jiri Prochazka in a rematch.

Pereira defeated Prochazka for the then-vacant light heavyweight championship at UFC 295 last November, and they square off with just a couple of weeks of preparation. Both are coming off wins at UFC 300 in April in advance of the rematch.

In the co-main event, Brian Ortega battles Diego Lopes in what is now a lightweight bout. This fight also came together on two weeks’ notice and was scheduled to take place at 145 pounds, but was changed just before weigh-ins after Ortega was having trouble making it down to the featherweight limit.

Also on the main card is a light heavyweight bout between Anthony Smith and Roman Dolidze, a fight that also came together on very short notice, as well as a women’s bantamweight bout pitting Mayra Bueno Silva against Macy Chiasson, and a welterweight match-up between Ian Machado Garry and Michael “Venom” Page.

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> Bantamweights- Ricky Simon (20-5, 8-4 UFC) vs. Vinicius Oliveira (20-3, 1-0 UFC)

Oliveira landing to start as he lands a leg kick. Oliveira lands a jab and follows with a right hand and then another one. Simon starting out tentative and lands a leg kick. Simon gets a brief takedown as they get right up. Oliveira lands a right hand. Simon with a solid left hook. Oliveira with a few leg kicks. Simon lands a right hand. They trade punches. Simon with a left hand to the body. Simon shoots for a takedown but Oliveira defends and lands a leg kick as Simon lands a left hand. They tie up against the fence. Oliveira with a combination. 10-9 Oliveira.

Simon lands a left hand. Simon tries a takedown but Oliveira defends and lands some leg kicks. Simon is able to score a takedown but ends up standing and lets Oliveira up. Simon trying to get the takedown but Oliveira lands on the feet. Oliveira landing with more volume as he lands a combination. Simon with an uppercut to the body. Oliveira with a left hook then a body kick and a leg kick. Oliveira lands a leg kick but Simon checks it and Oliveira is hurt. Oliveira with a body kick and they trade. 10-9 Oliveira, 20-18 Oliveira.

Oliveira lands a left hand. Oliveira with a body kick. They trade and Simon looks for a takedown but Oliveira is able to defend. Oliveira with a leg kick with his good leg. Oliveira lands a right hand. Oliveira with a combination and then lands a right hand and a body kick. Oliveira with a combination ending with a head kick. Oliveira lands a combo as Simon is not getting much offense going. Oliveira with a high kick and he gets a takedown and lands before they get up. 10-9 Oliveira, 30-27 Oliveira.

Official Result- Vinicius Oliveira def. Ricky Simon by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Flyweights- Rei Tsuruya (9-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Carlos Hernandez (9-3, 2-2 UFC)

Tsuruya with a left hand. Tsuruya shoots for a takedown but Hernandez defends and then Hernandez gets a takedown. They scramble and end up back on their feet. Hernandez with a leg kick. Tsuruya gets the body lock against the fence and scores a takedown. They scramble and Tsuruya ends up on the back and lands and they scramble at the end. 10-9 Tsuruya.

Tsuruya gets a takedown and is in side control but Hernandez is controlling the neck. Tsuruya gets out into full side control and they keep scrambling. They scramble up but Tsuruya gets it back to the mat. Tsuruya looking to get the back and he does. Tsuruya is trying to jump for the Twister and he almost had it but Hernandez gets his leg free. Tsuruya is in side control. Tsuruya working for the neck from the side. Tsuruya with a pair of hammerfists. He lands some elbows late. 10-9 Tsuruya, 20-18 Tsuruya.

Tsuruya tries a throw takedown but slips and Hernandez ends up on top. Hernandez is controlling from the top but there isn’t a lot happening. Hernandez is cut open but it was from a clash of heads as they went to the mat. They get to their feet and work to the fence. Tsuruya gets a takedown but they scramble up. They battle in the clinch against the fence and Hernandez lands a knee. 10-9 Hernandez, 29-28 Tsuruya.

Official Result- Rei Tsuruya def. Carlos Hernandez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Heavyweights- Andrei Arlovski (34-23 2 NC, 23-17 1 NC UFC) vs. Martin Buday (13-2, 4-1 UFC)

Arlovski with a high kick and Buday lands a leg kick. They tie up and battle for position against the fence. They separate. Buday lands a right hand and they tie back up. Buday with some left hands to the body. They battle in the clinch and Buday with a knee. They separate. Arlovski with a leg kick and a right hand. Buday with a right hand and they clinch back up. They end the round battling there. 10-9 Buday.

They trade and Arlovski initiates the tie up and they go to the fence. Buday with a knee to the body. They separate and Buday lands a jab. They tie back up and Buday lands a pair of knees. Buday with another knee. They separate and both land before they clinch back up. Buday with some knees to the legs and they are separated by the referee. Arlovski with a jab and right hand. He lands a leg kick and body shot. Arlovski with an inside leg kick. They tie up and trade knees. 10-9 Buday, 20-18 Buday.

They trade jabs as both are landing in close range. Buday with a jab and they trade knees in a clinch battle. Buday with a knee to the body. Buday with some more shots to the body. Arlovski lands a knee and they go to the fence. We have a timeout as Arlovski ate a groin strike. They get back to action but quickly tie up against the fence. They trade knees. They are separated by Mark Smith. Arlovski lands a right hand. Arlovski lands a spinning back fist. They tie back up and trade knees. Both land to the body. Buday with body shots but Arlovski has control. They break apart and Arlovski with a back kick. 10-9 Arlovski, 29-28 Buday.

Official Result- Martin Buday def. Andrei Arlovski by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

> Women’s Strawweights- #14 Michelle Waterson-Gomez (18-12, 6-8 UFC) vs. #15 Gillian Robertson (13-8, 10-6 UFC)

They both throw kicks early. Robertson lands a jab. Robertson with a high kick. Waterson with a pair of front kicks. Waterson lands a leg kick and Robertson initiates a clinch. Robertson grabs the back and gets a takedown into side control. Robertson steps over and is looking to set up an armbar. Robertson gets the mount and lands an elbow. Robertson gets the crucifix position and lands a pair of elbows. Waterson gets her arm out but Robertson stays in side control. Robertson has the mount and lands some right hands. Robertson with lots of shots from the top. Robertson looks for the armbar. Waterson survives. 10-9 Robertson.

Waterson with a front kick and Robertson grabs the leg and pushes it to the fence. Robertson gets a takedown. Robertson landing in side control and in total control as Waterson has been unable to escape from the bottom. Robertson landing elbows and punches from side control. Robertson gets the full mount and lands before rolling for an armbar attempt. Waterson survives again. 10-8 Robertson, 20-17 Robertson.

Robertson grabs the neck and jumps for a guillotine choke right away as they go to the mat. They scramble up and Robertson drags Waterson back down. Robertson is in side control and looking to set something up and then gets the mount. Robertson landing punches from the back as she is trying to find a choke. Robertson inside the guard of Waterson and lands. Robertson lands some hammerfists. Robertson with shots from the top to end it. 10-8 Robertson, 30-25 Robertson.

Official Result- Gillian Robertson def. Michelle Waterson-Gomez by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Michelle Waterson-Gomez announces her retirement after the fight.

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> Bantamweights- Payton Talbott (8-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Yanis Ghemmouri (12-2, 0-1 UFC)

Talbott lands a jab and then drops Ghemmouri with a right hand and immediately starts landing from the top and it is all over. That was a quick finish. Talbott is a name to keep an eye on.

Official Result- Payton Talbott def. Yanis Ghemmouri by knockout (punches) at :19 of Round 1

> Featherweights*- Charles Jourdain (15-7-1, 6-6-1 UFC) vs. Jean Silva (12-2, 1-0 UFC)

*Silva missed weight by 1.5 pounds

Silva with a leg kick. Jourdain with a body kick then a leg kick. Jourdain just misses a head kick. Silva with a combo and Jourdain lands an inside leg kick. Jourdain lands a left hand then a body kick. Jourdain gets a takedown as Silva grabs the neck but they scramble up and Jourdain lands a body kick. Silva drops Jourdain with a right hand and lands before inviting Jourdain back up. Silva lands a right hand. Silva with a big uppercut. Jourdain shoots for a takedown but Silva defends. Silva with some elbows to defend. Silva lands a big right hand. Jourdain gets a late takedown. 10-9 Silva.

They trade and Jourdain looks for a takedown against the fence. Silva defends and drops Jourdain with an uppercut and it is all over! What a finish from Silva!

Official Result- Jean Silva def. Charles Jourdain by knockout (punch) at 1:20 of Round 2

> Featherweights- Cub Swanson (29-13, 13-9 UFC) vs. Andre Fili (23-11 1 NC, 11-10 1 NC UFC)

Swanson with a leg kick then a right hand, then another leg kick. Fili lands a knee. Fili with a head kick. Fili with a big body kick. Swanson with a right hand as Fili lands to the body. Swanson with a heavy leg kick. Swanson connects with a right hand. Swanson with a combination. They clinch and Swanson pushes it against the fence. They separate. Swanson is pressuring Fili around. Close round. 10-9 Swanson.

Swanson pressing forward as both are throwing. Swanson lands a right hand and Fili is able to score a takedown. Swanson gets out from the bottom as they get to their feet. They circle around and Swanson throws but Fili clinches it up against the fence. They separate and Swanson lands a right hand and a jab and Fili lands a counter right hand. Fili looks for a takedown against the fence. Swanson reverses. They separate and Swanson landing more but Fili lands a hard counter right hand. They both swing and Fili goes back looking for a takedown. Fili lands an elbow and Swanson has the back at the end. Close round. 10-9 Fili, 19-19.

They trade and clinch briefly. Swanson pressuring and lands a right hand as Fili lands a counter left. Swanson lands a right hand as Fili circles away. Fili gets a takedown but they pop right up. Fili has body control and lands a knee. Swanson with some open palm strikes. Fili lands an elbow. They separate. Swanson with a jab as he rushes in. Fili lands a short right hand. Swanson lands a right hand. Fili with a right hand. Swanson with a right hand. Fili lands a jab. Fili lands a leg kick and they tie up but quickly break. Swanson with a left hand and rocks Fili with a right hand. Fili tries a takedown but Swanson lands to defend. Swanson pressing forward and Fili with a high kick and Swanson lands a big right hand. Good fight. 10-9 Swanson, 29-28 Swanson.

Official Result- Andre Fili def. Cub Swanson by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

*BREAKING- Brian Ortega is sick and out tonight. Dan Ige is stepping in on zero notice to fight Diego Lopes tonight.

> Middleweights- Joe Pyfer (12-3, 3-1 UFC) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (16-7 1 NC, 5-6 1 NC UFC)

Pyfer with a leg kick. Pyfer lands a right hand and then lands to the body, then drops Barriault with a right hand and it is all over. Big bounce back win for Pyfer!

Official Result- Joe Pyfer def. Marc-Andre Barriault by knockout (punch) at 1:25 of Round 1

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> Welterweights- #7 Ian Garry (14-0, 7-0 UFC) vs. #14 Michael Page (22-2, 1-0 UFC)

Page lands a right hand. Garry lands and catches the leg to get Page to the mat. Garry looking for control on the top. Garry takes the back. Garry with the body triangle and starts working for a choke. He locks in a rear-naked choke but Page is defending. Page gets out but Garry still has the body triangle on and lands some left hands. Garry lands left hands from the back as the round ends. 10-9 Garry.

Page just misses a right hand. Page lands a right hand. Page lands a leg kick. They tie up and Garry has the body lock and pushes it to the fence. Garry lands some knees and Page with some hammerfists to Garry’s thighs. Garry drops down for a leg lock but Page lands to the body. Garry trips Page down and is working for a kneebar. They get to their feet. Page lands a combination. Page just misses a flying knee but lands a jab. Page with a big right hand. He lands a jab. 10-9 Page, 19-19.

Page tries to land and Garry just about pulls guard and they’re on the mat with Page on top. Both are looking to get the upper hand on the mat. Page stands and they get to their feet. Page lands a body kick. Garry jumps on the back on the feet and looks for a choke. Garry lands. There is nothing happening here. Garry lands. Very weird fight and interesting to score. 10-9 Garry, 29-28 Garry.

Official Result- Ian Garry def. Michael Page by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Bantamweights- #3 Mayra Bueno Silva (10-3-1 1 NC, 5-3-1 1 NC UFC) vs. #7 Macy Chiasson (9-3, 7-3 UFC)

Silva with a leg kick and she lands an elbow and knee to the body. Chiasson with a leg kick. Silva lands a head kick then a left hand before they clinch. Silva with an elbow. Chiasson lands an elbow and they separate. Silva with a wheel kick. Chiasson with a leg kick. Silva with a left hook then lands to the body and then back to the head in the clinch. Silva with some knees and tries for a takedown but Chiasson keeps it standing. Silva with a right hand as they break and Chiasson lands a combination. They clinch and Silva with some body shots. They separate and Chiasson lands a combination. They clinch and both with some dirty boxing. They trade knees. Silva lands a right hand. 10-9 Silva.

They come out swinging. Chiasson gets a takedown and Silva is cut open. Silva looks for an armbar from the bottom. Chiasson is able to escape and they get to their feet. The cut is being checked on Silva by the doctor. The doctor wants to stop the fight and Silva is arguing to continue. The fight is stopped and everyone is booing as Chiasson is going to pick up the win.

Official Result- Macy Chiasson def. Mayra Bueno Silva by TKO (cut) at 1:58 of Round 2

> Light Heavyweights- #10 Anthony Smith (37-19, 13-9 UFC) vs. #10 MW Roman Dolidze (12-3, 6-3 UFC)

Dolidze with some early leg kicks. Smith lands a counter right hand. Smith with a leg kick and Dolidze lands a hard leg kick. Dolidze lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks. Smith with a right hand. Dolidze with a leg kick. Dolidze with another. Smith lands a leg kick. Dolidze lands a jab. They trade in close range. Smith lands a jab as Dolidze connects with a leg kick. Smith with a left hand. 10-9 Dolidze.

They trade leg kicks. They trade and Dolidze lands and Smith stumbles down. Dolidze gets on top and is landing big punches. Dolidze grabs the back of Smith on the mat. Dolidze with some right hands from the back and they are connecting. Dolidze with a knee to the body. He is landing more knees and then lands one to the head. Dolidze is in total control. They separate. Dolidze lands a left hand. 10-9 Dolidze, 20-18 Dolidze.

Smith with a pair of leg kicks. Dolidze lands a body kick. They trade and both land leg kicks. Smith lands a right hand. Dolidze looks to take it down but couldn’t get a hold of Smith. Dolidze with a pair of left hands. Both land as Dolidze looked for a takedown opening. Smith lands a right hand then a leg kick. Dolidze lands a leg kick. Smith with a right hand and a jab. They trade in close range with Smith landing a left hand. Both are slowing down. Smith with a jab. Dolidze with a spin kick to the body then a leg kick. 10-9 Smith, 29-28 Dolidze.

Official Result- Roman Dolidze def. Anthony Smith by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> 165-pound Catchweights- #13 FW Dan Ige (18-7, 10-6 UFC) vs. #14 FW Diego Lopes (24-6, 3-1 UFC)

Lopes with a leg kick. Lopes lands a right hand. Ige with a right hand and Lopes lands a knee. Lopes with a flurry as he lands a knee and some punches. Ige with a leg kick. Lopes with a knee followed by a flurry. Ige with a jab. Lopes lands a wild right hand. Lopes with a right hand. Ige lands a right hand and they work in the clinch with Lopes landing an elbow on the break. Ige looks for a takedown but Lopes grabs the neck and looks for a D’Arce choke. Ige escapes and they stand at the end. 10-9 Lopes.

Lopes with a leg kick and they trade right hands. Lopes with another calf kick. Ige with a right hand. They trade leg kicks and Lopes with a combination. Lopes with a leg kick. Ige with a high kick but Lopes is able to get him down. Lopes gets on his back as they get to their feet. Ige tries to shake him off as they go to the mat but Lopes stays on the back. Lopes has the body triangle in and they trade punches. Ige is fighting hands as both land a flurry on the mat. 10-9 Lopes, 20-18 Lopes.

They trade. Ige pressuring and lands a right hand. Lopes is backing up. Lopes lands a leg kick that hurts Ige. Lopes looks for a takedown but Ige scrambles. They separate. Lopes is getting tired. Lopes circles with Ige pressuring. Ige lands a right hand. Lopes with a calf kick. Ige with a left hand. Lopes shoots for a takedown but Ige defends. Lopes grabs the back. Ige has it down and is working in the guard and starts landing from the top. Ige with some big punches from the top. Lopes with an upkick. 10-9 Ige, 29-28 Lopes.

Official Result- Diego Lopes def. Dan Ige by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> UFC Light Heavyweight Championship- C Alex Pereira (10-2, 7-1 UFC) vs. #1 Jiri Prochazka (30-4-1, 4-1 UFC)

Pereira with a leg kick. Prochazka with a left hook and Pereira lands a jab. Pereira with a leg kick. He lands another. Pereira with a left hook. They both land and Pereira with a big right hand followed by a calf kick. Pereira with a leg kick. Pereira lands a body kick. Pereira with a left hook. They clinch and both land a knee. Pereira lands a knee. Prochazka is trying for a takedown but Pereira lands some short punches. They separate. They trade kicks. Pereira drops Prochazka with a left hand at the end. 10-9 Pereira.

Pereira drops Prochazka with a head kick and starts landing punches and it is finished. What a finish from Pereira! WOW!

Official Result- Alex Pereira def. Jiri Prochazka by TKO (head kick & punches) at :13 of Round 2

UFC on ABC 6 live results: Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov in Saudi Arabia

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The Octagon travels to Saudi Arabia for the very first time as the UFC returns to network television with UFC on ABC 6 from the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The main event is both a big one at middleweight and one that came together just last week as former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker looks to get another crack at the title when he takes on dangerous late-notice opponent Ikram Aliskerov.

Aliskerov takes this fight on just a week’s notice as a replacement for Khamzat Chimaev who was forced out due to an illness. He has won 15 of his 16 professional fights with eleven finishes.

The co-main event has potential heavyweight title shot ramifications on the line as Sergei Pavlovich takes on Alexander Volkov. Also on the main card is a middleweight bout between Kelvin Gastelum and Daniel Rodriguez, and a light heavyweight bout pitting Johnny Walker against Volkan Oezdemir.

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> Road to UFC 2 Bantamweight Finals- Xiao Long (26-8) vs. ChangHo Lee (9-1)

Long immediately lands a flying knee and they start wilding trading shots. Both land body kicks. They tie up against the fence. Long with short punches and Lee lands a few knees. Long lands an elbow as they break. Long lands a right hand. They clinch and go to the fence. They trade knees. Long is able to score a takedown. They get up and are tied up and exchange knees. Lee with a pair of knees as Long lands uppercuts while both look to take it down. Lee lands a left hand as they separate. They clinch back up and Lee lands a knee. They separate and both land before tying back up. They trade knees and Long with a left hook. 10-9 Long.

They get right back to the clinch and trade knees before separating. Lee slips and Long tries to take advantage but they tie up against the fence. Lee with some knees as Long is landing to the body. Long lands a left hand as they break. Long with a body kick. Long with an uppercut and Lee lands a knee. They tie up and Lee lands to the body then Long lands a combo as they are separated. Long looks for a takedown but Lee keeps it on the feet. They keep clinching up and trading knees before breaking apart and repeating. Lee landing knees and Long is working for a takedown. Lee lands some elbows to defend and keeps landing lots of knees. Long is looking a little hurt. 10-9 Lee, 19-19.

They tie right up and Lee landing to the body and some knees to the body. Lee with more knees as Long is trying to take it down. Lee gets the back on the feet and jumps on it to get it to the mat. Lee lands from the back as Long is trying to escape. Lee is attacking the arm. Long escapes and grabs the back of Lee. Long is sitting on the back but doing nothing, though Lee isn’t doing much to escape. Lee scrambles out to the feet and lands a knee. They break apart but clinch up and Lee lands a pair of knees. Long is gassed out. Both are landing as they battle in the pocket and Lee landing to the body. Lee with a combo on a brief separation. Long with a leg kick. They push to the fence and trade punches. Close fight. 10-9 Lee, 29-28 Lee.

Official Result- ChangHo Lee def. Xiao Long by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Light Heavyweights- Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (8-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (15-6, 0-1 UFC)

Ribeiro with a high kick that Gadzhiyasulov blocks. Ribeiro with a leg kick. Gadzhiyasulov lands a leg kick. Ribeiro with a pair of kicks and Gadzhiyasulov lands a leg kick. Ribeiro gets a takedown and Gadzhiyasulov grabs the fence but Ribeiro has it down and then gets it down again. They stand and Ribeiro has the body locked. They reverse positions against the fence. Gadzhiyasulov with some short knees. Gadzhiyasulov lands a knee as they separate. Gadzhiyasulov lands a right hand. Ribeiro with a hard leg kick and Gadzhiyasulov is compromised. They both swing and Gadzhiyasulov gets a takedown. Gadzhiyasulov ends the round on top. Close round. 10-9 Ribeiro.

Gadzhiyasulov with a leg kick after they trade jabs. Ribeiro lands a leg kick. They trade kicks and Gadzhiyasulov gets a takedown but Ribeiro reverses to a guillotine choke. He ends up with a mounted guillotine but Gadzhiyasulov is able to escape and ends up on top. Gadzhiyasulov moves to the half-guard and lands. Gadzhiyasulov with some short hammerfists. Gadzhiyasulov landing from the top as he is controlling Ribeiro. Gadzhiyasulov threatened with an arm-triangle choke but lets go. Gadzhiyasulov keeps inside the guard of Ribeiro and lands. 10-9 Gadzhiyasulov, 19-19.

Ribeiro lands a big right hand. Gadzhiyasulov with a jab. Gadzhiyasulov gets a takedown. Gadzhiyasulov working and transitioning around as he is in side control. Gadzhiyasulov lands and Ribeiro gives up his back. Gadzhiyasulov lands and is able to get Ribeiro back fully down and is back in side control. Gadzhiyasulov gets the side mount and is landing lots of big punches. Gadzhiyasulov has the back and is landing. He gets back into the half-guard and stays in control. Gadzhiyasulov with punches from the top and stands as the fight ends. 10-9 Gadzhiyasulov, 29-28 Gadzhiyasulov.

Official Result- Magomed Gadzhiyasulov def. Brendson Ribeiro by majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)

> Bantamweights- Kyung Ho Kang (19-10 1 NC, 8-4 1 NC UFC) vs. Muin Gafurov (18-6, 0-2 UFC)

They trade body kicks. Gafurov with a hard calf kick then lands a combination. Gafurov with a leg kick that trips Kang up. Kang lands a jab. Kang looks for a takedown and they battle for it and Gafurov ends up on top. Gafurov working inside the guard of Kang and lands. Gafurov with a big elbow from the top. They’re both looking to improve position on the ground. Gafurov with a left hand from the top. Gafurov with some body shots then goes back to the head. They scramble up and Kang has the back. He jumps up on the body on the feet. Gafurov slams back and they end the round on the mat. 10-9 Gafurov.

They trade kicks. Kang shoots for a takedown and is able to get it down. Kang with some elbows to the legs. Kang gets to the mount. Kang lands and is looking to set up an arm-triangle choke. Gafurov tries to escape and Kang looks for a triangle choke. Gafurov gets out and takes Kang’s back. Gafurov with some knees. Gafurov tries to trip Kang down and Kang might have grabbed the fence to defend. They separate and Gafurov lands a combination and a hard leg kick. Kang shoots for a takedown but Gafurov grabs the neck and doesn’t quite have the choke. Gafurov controlling against the fence. They break apart. Gafurov with a hard leg kick. Gafurov with some big punches. Kang shoots for a takedown but Gafurov stuffs it and lands. 10-9 Gafurov, 20-18 Gafurov.

They’re both throwing but neither really connects before Kang is able to get a takedown. Kang gets the mount and lands some left hands. Gafurov is able to scramble to his feet. They break apart. Kang ducks under a Gafurov uppercut and gets a takedown. They scramble and both are holding onto a foot. They scramble to their feet against the fence. Gafurov has body control against the fence as both are landing short punches. Kang gets a takedown and is in side control against the fence. They scramble up and Gafurov lands a right hand. Gafurov with a spin kick and Kang is hurt and Gafurov lands as the fight ends. 10-9 Kang, 29-28 Gafurov.

Official Result- Muin Gafurov def. Kyung Ho Kang by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Welterweights- Rinat Fakhretdinov (22-2-1, 3-0-1 UFC) vs. Nicolas Dalby (23-4-1 2 NC, 7-4-1 1 NC UFC)

Dalby with some early kicks. Fakhretdinov lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence. Dalby controlling and lands a knee. Fakhretdinov with a knee as he pushes Dalby away. Dalby lands a right hand. Dalby with a leg kick after Fakhretdinov lands a left hand. Fakhretdinov with a combo. They trade punches and Fakhretdinov looks for a takedown. Fakhretdinov has the leg but Dalby is able to stay standing as Fakhretdinov pushes it against the fence. They reverse position. Fakhretdinov lands a knee as they break. Fakhretdinov drops Dalby with a right hand but he gets right up. They trade and Fakhretdinov gets a takedown. They get to their feet. They trade elbows and Fakhretdinov lands a jab. Dalby with a right hand. Fakhretdinov with a jumping knee. 10-9 Fakhretdinov.

They trade as Dalby lands some side kicks. Fakhretdinov gets a takedown but Dalby is able to shuffle to the fence. They get to their feet. Dalby with a few knees and they separate. Dalby clinches up and pushes Fakhretdinov against the fence. Dalby with an elbow and they trade knees before breaking. Dalby with a pair of high kicks. Dalby with a head kick then a leg kick. Dalby keeping Fakhretdinov at a distance with front kicks. They tie up with Dalby in control. They separate and Dalby with a body kick. Fakhretdinov gets a takedown. Both landing on the mat. They get to their feet. 10-9 Dalby, 19-19.

Fakhretdinov gets the back of Dalby and pushes it to the fence. Fakhretdinov trying to get it down. They break apart and trade before Fakhretdinov gets it down. Fakhretdinov landing from the top before they stand and separate. Dalby lands and Fakhretdinov gets a takedown. They get to their feet for a moment but Fakhretdinov gets it down though Dalby is able to switch to the back and they break. Dalby tries to land but Fakhretdinov ducks and pushes it to the fence. Dalby lands a knee. They separate and Dalby lands more and lands a high kick before they tie back up. They trade knees and Dalby lands an uppercut and Fakhretdinov lands a combination. They swing wild late. 10-9 Fakhretdinov, 29-28 Fakhretdinov.

Official Result- Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Nicolas Dalby by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Muhammad Naimov (11-2, 3-0 UFC) vs. Felipe Lima (12-1, 0-0 UFC)

Lima lands a body kick and Naimov trips down. Lima lands a flying knee and Naimov grabs the leg as they tie up against the fence. They separate and trade leg kicks. Naimov with a jumping knee. They tie up and Lima lands a pair of knees. They separate. Lima lands a leg kick and Naimov lands a combination. Lima with a flurry to the head and body against the fence. Naimov grabs the body and tries for a takedown but Lima rolls. Naimov is on top and spins to inside the guard of Lima. Naimov with some shots from the top. Naimov continues to land from the top as the round ends. Close round. 10-9 Naimov.

Lima with a body kick. Lima lands a leg kick and Naimov tries for a takedown but Lima squirms out. Naimov with a combination. Naimov with a leg kick. Lima with a body kick as they continue to trade on the feet. Naimov with a combination. Naimov landing slightly more as they trade kicks. Naimov shoots for a takedown against the fence. Lima lands a knee. They separate. Naimov with a body kick. Naimov with a combination. Another close round. 10-9 Naimov, 20-18 Naimov.

Lima with a leg kick. They tie up and Lima grabs the back and has it on the mat. He locks in a rear-naked choke and it is in deep and Naimov taps! What a debut win for Lima!

Official Result- Felipe Lima def. Muhammad Naimov by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:15 of Round 3

> Lightweights- Nasrat Haqparast (16-5, 8-4 UFC) vs. Jared Gordon (20-6 1 NC, 8-5 1 NC UFC)

Gordon ties it up and pushes Haqparast to the fence. He grabs a leg and lands a pair of right hands as he lets go. They circle to the middle. Haqparast with a left hand. Gordon grabs the leg but lets go. Haqparast lands a left hand. Gordon lands a right hook. Haqparast with a left hand. Gordon with a right hand. Gordon grabs a leg and pushes it to the fence. They separate. Gordon with an uppercut. Haqparast lands a left hand and an uppercut. Gordon shoots for a takedown but Haqparast defends. Haqparast with a jab. Gordon tries for the takedown but Haqparast defends and lands a flurry of punches. Haqparast with an uppercut to the body. Haqparast with a combination. Haqparast with a pair of body kicks. 10-9 Haqparast.

Haqparast with a left hand. Gordon with a body kick. Haqparast lands a body kick followed by a left hand. Haqparast with a left hand. Gordon grabs a leg but Haqparast is able to keep it on the feet as Gordon pushes it to the fence. They trade while tied up before separating. Gordon lands a right hand as he’s pressuring. Haqparast scores with a left hand. They trade and Gordon slips after Haqparast just misses a head kick. Gordon with a jab. Haqparast lands a solid combination after Gordon lands. Gordon with several right hands and lands an uppercut. Gordon putting the pressure on and is landing as Haqparast circles away. Gordon picking up the volume as he lands a right hand. They clinch and both land to the body. They separate and both land. 10-9 Gordon, 19-19.

Gordon lands a pair of body kicks. They trade inside the pocket and Haqparast lands a combination and a stiff jab. They trade jabs. Haqparast lands a left hand. Gordon gets a brief takedown. They continue to trade in close range and it is pretty even. Gordon is landing a solid jab. Haqparast lands a big combination and Gordon returns fire. Haqparast lands a jab and Gordon lands a jab. They trade jabs. Both are throwing and landing. Gordon with a right hook. Haqparast lands a combination. Both are tired. Gordon lands a jab. They both land late. Fun fight, close fight. 10-9 Gordon, 29-28 Gordon.

Official Result- Nasrat Haqparast def. Jared Gordon by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Light Heavyweights- #7 Johnny Walker (21-8 1 NC, 7-5 1 NC UFC) vs. #9 Volkan Oezdemir (19-7, 7-6 UFC)

Walker with some early leg kicks. Oezdemir lands a leg kick. Oezdemir with an inside leg kick. Walker lands a jab. Walker with some front kicks. Oezdemir with a leg kick. Oezdemir lands a combination. Oezdemir lands to the body. Oezdemir with a right hook. Oezdemir with a leg kick. Oezdemir with a left hook and drops Walker with a left hand. Walker gets up and Oezdemir is throwing. They trade and Oezdemir drops Walker again with a right hand and a follow-up right hand knocks Walker out cold. What a finish from Oezdemir!

Official Result- Volkan Oezdemir def. Johnny Walker by knockout (punches) at 2:28 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Shara Magomedov (12-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Antonio Trocoli (12-3 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)

Magomedov with a pair of leg kicks. Trocoli with a right hand and then another. Trocoli pushes it against the fence and lands some uppercuts. They get broken apart. Magomedov with some leg kicks. Magomedov mixing his kicks everywhere. Magomedov with some leg kicks. Trocoli lands a right hand. Trocoli with a combination. Magomedov lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence and Trocoli almost gets Magomedov down to the mat. Trocoli still has control and lands and lands with a big knee. 10-9 Trocoli.

Magomedov with a side kick. Both land a series of kicks. Magomedov with a hard leg kick. He lands another. Trocoli looks for a takedown but Magomedov defends and Magomedov lands a leg kick then another on the break. Magomedov with a pair of leg kicks. Magomedov with a side kick then a leg kick as Trocoli lands a right hand. Magomedov with some side kicks then a combination. Trocoli looks for a takedown and Magomedov blatantly grabs the fence and nothing happens. They separate and Magomedov stuns Trocoli with a punch. Trocoli shoots for a takedown but Magomedov defends and lands a head kick on the way up. 10-9 Magomedov, 19-19.

Magomedov lands some kicks to start the third. Magomedov with a pair of leg kicks then a right hand. Trocoli with a right hand but he looks tired. Magomedov with a high kick. Magomedov lands a leg kick. Magomedov with a spin kick but misses a spinning back fist. Magomedov with a knee then a right hand and Trocoli is hurt. Magomedov with a big flurry of punches and he drops Trocoli and it is all over. What a finish from Magomedov!

Official Result- Shara Magomedov def. Antonio Trocoli by knockout (punches) at 2:27 of Round 3

> Middleweights- Kelvin Gastelum (18-9 1 NC, 12-9 1 NC UFC) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (17-4, 7-3 UFC)

They’re both swinging and Rodriguez lands a leg kick before they clinch but then separate. Gastelum with a leg kick. Rodriguez lands a leg kick. Gastelum lands a left hand. Rodriguez with a jab. Gastelum with a leg kick. Gastelum with a left hand. Rodriguez with a leg kick as Gastelum lands a jab. Gastelum with a combination. Rodriguez with a combination. Rodriguez lands another solid combo. Gastelum then lands a combo. Gastelum with another combination. They trade in big flurries to end the round. 10-9 Rodriguez.

Rodriguez pushing out the jab. Rodriguez with a leg kick. Gastelum lands a leg kick. Gastelum with a combination. Rodriguez lands a big left hand. Rodriguez lands another left hand. Gastelum pressing forward and is landing. Rodriguez lands a jab to circle away. Gastelum gets a takedown. They get to their feet. Gastelum with a combination. Rodriguez lands a combination. Rodriguez with a right hand. Gastelum with a hard leg kick followed by a right hand. Rodriguez lands a left hand. Both landing some power shots. Gastelum with a leg kick. Rodriguez lands a big combination. Gastelum with a late takedown. Close round. 10-9 Gastelum, 19-19.

Gastelum with a body kick. Gastelum with a jab and lands a leg kick. Rodriguez lands a combo inside the pocket. Rodriguez is slowing down. Gastelum with a jab. They trade jabs. Gastelum with an inside leg kick. Gastelum pressing forward and landing as he gets a big takedown. Gastelum working in side control. Gastelum controlling from the top as he gets into the half-guard of Rodriguez. Gastelum lands from the top and they stand. Gastelum gets a takedown. He ends the fight inside the guard of Rodriguez. 10-9 Gastelum, 29-28 Gastelum.

Official Result- Kelvin Gastelum def. Daniel Rodriguez by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

> Heavyweights- #3 Sergei Pavlovich (18-2, 6-2 UFC) vs. #5 Alexander Volkov (37-10, 11-4 UFC)

Volkov with a leg kick. Pavlovich with a left hand. Volkov with a pair of leg kicks. Volkov with a body kick. Pavlovich lands a jab. Both are circling around. Volkov landing with more volume. Volkov lands a jab. Volkov with a body kick and then lands a jab. Pavlovich lands a right hand. Volkov with some side kicks. Volkov lands late. 10-9 Volkov.

They trade kicks. Pavlovich with a right hand. Volkov with a pair of leg kicks. Pavlovich lands a right hand. They trade big flurries in close range. Volkov with a body kick then a leg kick followed by a high kick. Volkov with a left hand then a leg kick. They both land and Pavlovich lands a big right hand. Pavlovich with a big jab. Pavlovich with a right hand as he is now getting more on the inside of Volkov. Volkov with a high kick. He lands a leg kick as Pavlovich lands a right hand. Volkov lands a leg kick. 10-9 Volkov, 20-18 Volkov.

Pavlovich with a leg kick. Volkov lands a leg kick. Pavlovich with a double jab. Pavlovich with a big combination. Volkov lands a right hand and Pavlovich lands a combo. Volkov with a left hand and a body kick. Volkov with a left hand. Pavlovich lands a right hand. Pavlovich with a jab as Volkov lands a left hand. Volkov lands a right hand. Volkov with a body kick. Pavlovich looks for a takedown as he pushes it to the fence. They separate. Pavlovich lands a right hand. Pavlovich lands a right hand and Volkov lands a head kick. 10-9 Volkov, 30-27 Volkov.

Official Result- Alexander Volkov def. Sergei Pavlovich by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Middleweights- #3 Robert Whittaker (25-7, 16-5 UFC) vs. Ikram Aliskerov (15-1, 2-0 UFC)

Whittaker with a leg kick. He lands another. Aliskerov with a body kick. Whittaker lands a jab. Whittaker rocks Aliskerov with a right hand and then lands a jab and a head kick. Aliskerov is still having trouble on his feet and Whittaker drops Aliskerov with an uppercut and some follow-up shots end it. What a showing and finish from Whittaker!

Official Result- Robert Whittaker def. Ikram Aliskerov by knockout (punches) at 1:49 of Round 1

UFC on ESPN 58 live results: Alex Perez vs. Tatsuro Taira

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After a tumultuous week outside of the Octagon that saw changes to the main events of their next two shows, action inside the Octagon returns to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for tonight’s UFC on ESPN 58.

The main event is a battle of flyweight contenders as Alex Perez makes a quick turnaround, fighting for the third time in just over four months, when he takes on undefeated Tatsuro Taira. Perez is coming off a second-round knockout of Matheus Nicolau in an April main event while Taira looks to add to the 15-fight win streak that has spanned his entire career.

In other main card fights, Douglas Silva de Andrade battles Miles Johns in bantamweight action; Timmy Cuamba takes on Lucas Almeida in a featherweight bout; flyweights Asu Almabayev and Jose Johnson square off; and Josh Quinlan takes on Adam Fugitt in a welterweight bout.

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> Women’s Strawweights- Josefine Knutsson (7-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Julia Polastri (12-3, 0-0 UFC)

They trade front kicks. Polastri lands a jab as Knutsson throws a combo and lands a pair of kicks. Knutsson with some punches then lands a knee and an elbow and knee in the clinch before they break. Knutsson with a right hand. Knutsson with a big flurry then lands several knees. Knutsson with a head kick. Knutsson with a combo ending with a leg kick. Knutsson with more front kicks, including one that lands to the face of Polastri. Knutsson with a combo and another front push kick to the body. Knutsson lands a combo. Knutsson with a body kick. Polastri gets a takedown right into the mount and lands a bunch of shots from the top to end the round. 10-9 Knutsson.

Knutsson with a left hand then a push kick. Knutsson landing more to start the second. Knutsson still landing more as she lands a high kick and circles around. Knutsson with a push kick. Polastri gets a takedown and is inside the guard of Knutsson. Polastri with some left hands from the top. They trade on the ground and Knutsson lands a pair of upkicks as Polastri was still grounded and timeout is called as those are illegal. They restart back on the ground. Polastri moves to side control. Knutsson looks for a reverse triangle choke. They end in that position. 10-9 Polastri, 19-19.

They trade and Knutsson lands a pair of knees. Knutsson lands a combination. She lands another following with a front kick. Polastri lands a knee. They trade in close range with Knutsson landing more. They trade punches and kicks. Knutsson with an overhand right and lands more inside the pocket. Knutsson with a combo. Polastri shoots for a takedown but Knutsson defends. They scramble on the mat and Polastri ends up on top. Polastri with left hands from the top. Polastri looking to set up an arm-triangle choke. She gets the mount. Knutsson reverses to the top. Knutsson with a left hand as she stands and she lands a flurry late. Close fight. 10-9 Knutsson, 29-28 Knutsson.

Official Result- Josefine Knutsson def. Julia Polastri by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Melquizael Costa (20-7, 1-2 UFC) vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (39-11, 3-2 UFC)

Nuerdanbieke lands a right hand and Costa lands a counter left hand. Nuerdanbieke grabs a single leg and scores a takedown. Nuerdanbieke controlling from the top but not a ton of action going on. Costa tries to sweep but Nuerdanbieke keeps him down to get back control before they stand. Nuerdanbieke gets it back down. Costa is able to scramble to take the back of Nuerdanbieke. Nuerdanbieke then gets the leg and locks in a kneebar. Costa gets to his feet but Nuerdanbieke still has the leg. Nuerdanbieke gets to his feet. Nuerdanbieke gets it back down and works inside the guard of Costa, landing a pair of right hands. Costa with an elbow that was to the back of the head. 10-9 Nuerdanbieke.

Nuerdanbieke with a leg kick. He ducks under a Costa spin kick attempt and scores a takedown. Nuerdanbieke lands a left hand from the top. Nuerdanbieke scrambles to take the back of Costa. They get to their feet as Nuerdanbieke still has back control. Costa gets it down in side control against the fence and lands a knee to the body. Nuerdanbieke is able to reverse to the top then gets Costa’s back as they stand and are clinched against the fence. Costa has the back and drags it down looking for a choke. Nuerdanbieke spins into the guard of Costa. They get to their feet and Nuerdanbieke still has body control. They trade positions and trade knees. They separate. 10-9 Nuerdanbieke, 20-18 Nuerdanbieke.

Costa with a body kick. Costa just misses a head kick. Nuerdanbieke tries a takedown but it goes wrongly and Costa ends up on top. Costa has the back and looks for a choke. He is squeezing around the chin of Nuerdanbieke and Nuerdanbieke taps! Costa gets the late finish to keep this one away from the judges.

Official Result- Melquizael Costa def. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:50 of Round 3

> Featherweights- Jeka Saragih (14-3, 1-1 UFC) vs. Westin Wilson (16-9, 0-2 UFC)

Saragih comes forward and starts throwing and lands some. Wilson looking for a takedown against the fence. Saragih defends and they separate. Wilson gets a takedown. He looks for a guillotine choke. Saragih gets out and tries to slam his way out from an armbar attempt. Wilson has a triangle choke locked in and Saragih taps! Great finish from Wilson to pick up his first UFC win.

Official Result- Westin Wilson def. Jeka Saragih by submission (triangle choke) at 1:49 of Round 1

> Women’s Flyweights- Carli Judice (3-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Gabriella Fernandes (8-3, 0-2 UFC)

Judice with a pair of leg kicks. Fernandes lands a left hand and they trade in close range. Both connect with solid punches as Fernandes lands a hard left hand. Fernandes lands a right hand and follows with a strong left hand. Fernandes grabs a leg and pushes it against the fence. They trade as they separate. Judice lands a right hand. Judice lands a combination. Judice with a combination and lands a spin kick. Judice with a knee then a right hand. Fernandes lands a left hand. Judice with another knee followed by a left hand. Judice with a combination. Judice with a spin kick to the body. Fernandes lands a left hand. They trade and Fernandes lands a left hand. Judice lands a knee as Fernandes looks for a takedown. Fernandes lands as they break. 10-9 Judice.

Fernandes with a leg kick. They trade and Fernandes with a left hand. Fernandes throwing a lot and Judice circles away. Fernandes with a flurry and lands a knee. Fernandes with a combination and lands against the fence. Fernandes lands a left hand. They tie up and Judice pushes it to the fence, but they separate. Timeout for an eye poke. They get back to action and trade before Judice looks for a takedown. Judice gets it to the mat and lands as they stand. Judice with an elbow and pair of uppercuts as they separate. Judice lands a leg kick. Fernandes has neck control and then has Judice’s back. Fernandes trips it down for a moment. Fernandes has the back as they stand and she maintains control before they break. Judice is able to get a late takedown and lands some. 10-9 Fernandes, 19-19.

They trade to start the third and Fernandes grabs a leg but lets go. They trade combinations as Judice starts to land to the body. Fernandes trips it down but they both land on the feet. Judice with a pair of right hands. Judice lands a jab. Fernandes is slowing down as Judice lands combos and a few leg kicks. Fernandes lands a left hand. Judice landing leg kicks after hurting Fernandes with a left hand. Judice ahead on volume as she is landing at will on Fernandes. Judice with a body kick. Judice lands a right hand. Fernandes with a left hand after Judice lands a leg kick. Fernandes lands a few shots in the clinch. Judice with a left hand. Judice shoots for a takedown as she pushes it to the fence. Judice with some right hands against the fence and lands a combination as they break. 10-9 Judice, 29-28 Judice.

Official Result- Gabriella Fernandes def. Carli Judice by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Flyweights- Jimmy Flick (17-7, 2-2 UFC) vs. Nate Maness (15-3, 4-2 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Maness lands a jab after a hard leg kick. Maness lands a right hand. Flick with a hard leg kick. Flick grabs a single leg but Maness is defending. Maness grabs the neck and looks for a choke but lets go. They separate and Maness with a leg kick. Flick with a front kick. Flick lands a body kick after Maness lands a combo. Maness with a jab. They trade and Flick looks for a takedown. Flick gets it down and Maness has the neck but Flick is looking for the Von Flue choke. Time runs out. 10-9 Maness.

Maness landing with more volume to start the second as they are trading on the feet. Flick with a body kick. Maness lands a right hand and Flick fires back. Flick shoots for a takedown but Maness defends and looks for a D’Arce choke. He lets go and they scramble to their feet. Flick looking to get it down as Maness defends by landing. Maness with some uppercuts against the fence. Flick grabs the neck and drops down for a guillotine choke. Maness is able to separate the grip and escape. Maness with punches from the top. He continues to land from the top to end the round. 10-9 Maness, 20-18 Maness.

Maness lands a leg kick. He lands another and works the jab. Maness with a grazing head kick. Maness ducks under a right hand attempt from Flick and they tie up against the fence, but they separate. Maness with a pair of right hands. Maness with a combo and Flick lands a body kick. They tie up for a moment but then separate. Flick looks for a takedown. Maness defending by landing side elbows. Flick with a knee. Maness lands a knee. Maness with some left hands to the body as Flick lands some knees. They go to the mat for a moment and Maness lands some knees to the body. They remain clinched and Maness with more knees. Flick tried for a guillotine choke but Maness easily slipped out and ends the fight on top. 10-9 Maness, 30-27 Maness.

Official Result- Nate Maness def. Jimmy Flick by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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> Welterweights- Josh Quinlan (6-2 1 NC, 1-2 UFC) vs. Adam Fugitt (9-4, 1-2 UFC)

They trade and Quinlan with an inside leg kick. Fugitt with a pair of body kicks. Quinlan lands a right hand. Quinlan with a leg kick. Fugitt with a pair of kicks. Quinlan lands a left hand. They trade leg kicks. Fugitt with a body kick. Quinlan lands a right hand. Quinlan with another leg kick. Fugitt with a body kick. Fugitt with a pair of leg kicks. Fugitt with kicks. Quinlan with a high kick. Fugitt with a late combination and Quinlan lands late. Very even round. 10-9 Quinlan.

Fugitt with some high body kicks. Quinlan lands a right hook. Fugitt shoots for a takedown but Quinlan slips away. Quinlan with a leg kick. They both land at the same time as Quinlan lands a solid right hand. Quinlan with a left hand. Quinlan with a heavy leg kick. Fugitt lands a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Quinlan lands a combination and Fugitt is cut open. Quinlan with a body kick and Fugitt lands a combo. Fugitt with a high kick. Close round. 10-9 Quinlan, 20-18 Quinlan.

They trade and Fugitt landing high kicks. Fugitt with a right hook. Quinlan with a right hand. They trade punches. Fugitt lands a left hand. Fugitt with a body kick. Quinlan lands a leg kick. Fugitt continues to land body and leg kicks. Fugitt lands a right hand. They trade punches. Fugitt with a body kick. Fugitt continues to land with more volume in the third. Fugitt lands and lands a head kick. Quinlan lands a left hand. They trade late. Close fight. 10-9 Fugitt, 29-28 Quinlan.

Official Result- Adam Fugitt def. Josh Quinlan by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Flyweights- Asu Almabayev (19-2, 2-0 UFC) vs. Jose Johnson (16-8, 1-1 UFC)

Johnson with a leg kick. He lands a jab. Johnson lands a right hand. Johnson with a leg kick. Almabayev gets a takedown. Almabayev controlling from the top as Johnson is looking to get to the fence and scramble up. Johnson is able to scramble up but Almabayev still has the back. He drags it down for a second but they stand and Almabayev is up on his back. He looks for a choke and gets back on his feet. They scramble down and back up. 10-9 Almabayev.

Almabayev lands a spinning wheel head kick. Almabayev shoots for a takedown but Johnson counters into his own takedown. They scramble and Johnson looks for a triangle choke. Almabayev escapes and immediately takes the back and starts working for a choke. Almabayev lands some punches as he looks for a set-up, but he goes to the mount. Almabayev landing from the top. Almabayev gets the back and lands some right hands. Almabayev looks for a late choke as he has the back. 10-9 Almabayev, 20-18 Almabayev.

Almabayev goes right for the takedown against the fence and drags it down, but Johnson steps over and ends up on top. Johnson gets the back and lands some right hands on Almabayev. Almabayev is able to escape and ends up in the half-guard of Johnson and starts landing. Almabayev gets the back and is landing and starts looking for a choke as he has the body triangle on. Almabayev with some right hands and his arm attacks the chin. Almabayev lands some right hands. Almabayev lands more and Johnson lands an elbow. They go the distance. 10-9 Almabayev, 30-27 Almabayev.

Official Result- Asu Almabayev def. Jose Johnson by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Bantamweights- Brady Hiestand (7-2, 2-0 UFC) vs. Garrett Armfield (10-3, 2-1 UFC)

Hiestand lands a left hand as he is already looking for a takedown. They trade punches. Hiestand almost gets the takedown and Armfield has an armbar locked in. Hiestand is able to escape. Hiestand grabs the neck and locks in a guillotine choke. Armfield is able to get himself out of it. Armfield escapes to the top. He lands an elbow. Armfield has back control on the mat. They quickly get up and Hiestand gets it right back down. They stand with Hiestand on the back and he takes it back down. They scramble up and Hiestand gets a standing rear-naked choke and they go back down. Armfield survives the round. 10-9 Hiestand.

They trade and Armfield lands some punches that hurt Hiestand. Armfield drops Hiestand with a punch and he gets on top. Hiestand looking for a triangle choke but Armfield gets himself out of it. They scramble to their feet and Hiestand grabs the back and gets a big takedown. Hiestand looking for a choke as Armfield is defending and they scramble to their feet and separate. They trade punches. Hiestand looks for a takedown but Armfield defends. Both look tired. Armfield lands a left hand. Armfield with a right hand. 10-9 Armfield, 19-19.

Armfield lands an uppercut. Hiestand has the back against the fence and gets a takedown, but they get right back to their feet. Hiestand is on the back working for a choke and they go to the mat. Hiestand gets it locked in tighter and Armfield taps! Big win for Hiestand as he gets the submission.

Official Result- Brady Hiestand def. Garrett Armfield by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:52 of Round 3

> Featherweights- Timmy Cuamba (8-2, 0-1 UFC) vs. Lucas Almeida (14-3, 1-2 UFC)

Almeida with a leg kick. He lands another and Cuamba lands a counter combination. Cuamba lands a right hand. Cuamba with a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Cuamba with a leg kick. Almeida puts Cuamba on his butt with a right hand and Almeida starts landing, but they get to their feet. Almeida lands a right hand. Cuamba tries for a takedown. They separate. Almeida with a combo and a leg kick. Almeida drops Cuamba with a right hand but Cuamba quickly gets up and looks for a takedown. Almeida lands a pair of hard right hands. They are swinging and both connect. They trade hard punches. Cuamba with a left hook to the body. Almeida with a high kick. 10-9 Almeida.

Cuamba with a leg kick. Cuamba lands to the body and they trade punches. They both land left hands. Almeida with a leg kick. Cuamba with more body shots. They trade and Almeida hurts Cuamba with a left hand. Cuamba shoots for a takedown but Almeida defends. They separate and exchange combinations. Cuamba with a leg kick. Almeida lands a hard right hand. Cuamba is circling away and Almeida lands to the body. Almeida lands another right hand. Cuamba with a left hook. Almeida lands late. 10-9 Almeida, 20-18 Almeida.

Almeida lands some leg kicks. Cuamba shoots for a takedown and kind of gets it. They scramble up and separate. Almeida with a combination. Cuamba lands a right hand. Cuamba with a combination. Almeida with a pair of jabs. They trade kicks. Almeida with a pair of right hands. Almeida just misses a spinning wheel kick. Almeida lands a combo and Cuamba is able to score a takedown. Cuamba lands from the top as the fight ends. Close third round. 10-9 Cuamba, 29-28 Almeida.

Official Result- Lucas Almeida def. Timmy Cuamba by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Douglas Silva de Andrade (29-5 1 NC, 7-5 UFC) vs. Miles Johns (14-2 1 NC, 5-2 1 NC UFC)

Andrade with a leg kick. Johns with a leg kick. Johns lands an overhand right. Johns with a left hook. Andrade with an inside leg kick. Johns lands a right hand. Andrade lands a combo. They trade as Johns connects with a right hand. Johns with a left hook. Andrade with a spin kick. They trade. Close round. 10-9 Johns.

They trade as both look for openings. Johns lands a right hand. Johns with a jab and a right hand. He lands another jab followed by a right hand then a leg kick. Both connect in an exchange. Andrade lands a knee. Johns briefly looks for a takedown but lets go. Johns with a left hand. Johns with a front kick. Johns lands a right hand as he’s landing with far more volume. Johns with a jab. Johns lands a pair of solid punches. Andrade with an uppercut. Andrade with a spin kick to the body. Johns with a left hand. 10-9 Johns, 20-18 Johns.

Johns lands a jab. Johns lands a right hand and Andrade was stumbling around and Johns lands a left hand. Andrade lands as he’s recovered. Andrade lands a right hand. Johns with a left hook. Andrade with a pair of combinations. Andrade lands an uppercut as Johns was coming forward. Andrade with a flying knee. Andrade with a spin kick that hurts Johns. Johns lands a right hand. Johns lands late. 10-9 Andrade, 29-28 Johns.

Official Result- Miles Johns def. Douglas Silva de Andrade by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Flyweights- #5 Alex Perez (25-8, 7-4 UFC) vs. #13 Tatsuro Taira (15-0, 5-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks and Taira lands a right hand. Perez gets the body lock against the fence. Taira lands a knee and they separate. Perez with some body shots as they briefly tie up again. Taira with a combination. Taira with a right hand and a body kick. Perez lands a flurry of shots. Perez with some punches and lands some uppercuts in a clinch as Taira was firing knees. Taira with a pair of stiff jabs. Taira lands an uppercut. They trade leg kicks. They trade and timeout is called as Perez was poked in the eye. They get back to action. Perez gets a takedown but they get right up. 10-9 Perez.

Taira lands a knee into a right hand. Another timeout for an eye poke is called. They get back to action. Taira with a pair of right hands. Perez with a leg kick. Perez lands a combination. They tie up and Perez lands as they break. Taira shoots for a takedown and gets it. Taira has the back and is working for a choke as they stand. Taira has the body triangle standing. They go to the mat and Perez appears to have blown out his knee as he screams out and it is stopped. An unfortunate end but Taira is going to pick up the win.

Official Result- Tatsuro Taira def. Alex Perez by TKO (injury) at 2:59 of Round 2

UFC on ESPN 57 live results: Jared Cannonier vs. Nassourdine Imavov

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For the first time since 2011, the Octagon is in Louisville, Kentucky, for night two of a TKO doubleheader at the KFC Yum Center with UFC on ESPN 57.

The main event is a five-round contest in the middleweight division as former title challenger Jared Cannonier looks to get one step closer to another title shot when he takes on Nassourdine Imavov. Cannonier has won two straight fights while Imavov is coming in off a win over Roman Dolidze.

In the co-main event, former light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes looks to end a four-fight losing skid when he takes on Dustin Jacoby.

Also on the main card is a bantamweight bout pitting Raul Rosas Jr. against Ricky Turcios; a middleweight bout between Brunno Ferreira and Dustin Stoltzfus; and a welterweight bout between Miguel Baeza and Punahele Soriano.

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> Women’s Strawweights- Rayanne dos Santos (14-7, 0-1 UFC) vs. Puja Tomar (8-4, 0-0 UFC)

Tomar with some kicks and lands a pair of right hooks. Tomar lands a high kick. Tomar lands a jab and dos Santos counters with a left hook. dos Santos lands a right hand. Tomar with a combination. They each land in a quick exchange. dos Santos with a body kick and Tomar lands a heavy body kick followed by two more body kicks. Tomar with a pair of leg kicks. They trade in close range. dos Santos lands a big flurry. Tomar with a body kick. dos Santos lands a knee. dos Santos with some big punches. Tomar with a pair of side kicks. 10-9 dos Santos.

They trade kicks to start the second. Tomar with a pair of side kicks to the body. dos Santos lands a hard leg kick. They trade more kicks. They trade more kicks and dos Santos lands a combo. dos Santos landing more punches as Tomar is mainly landing side kicks. They trade leg kicks. dos Santos grabs a leg and looks for a takedown but Tomar escapes. dos Santos pressing forward and lands a body kick. They trade at the end. Close round. 10-9 dos Santos, 20-18 dos Santos.

Tomar starting with some side kicks. Tomar with some leg kicks and dos Santos lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks. They trade kicks again and dos Santos lands a right hand before grabbing a body lock against the fence. They break and Tomar lands a left hand as they do. Tomar with a side kick and dos Santos lands a big right hand. dos Santos with another right hand. Tomar lands a side kick that backs dos Santos up so much that she fell down, but hopped right up. Tomar with a head kick. dos Santos with a right hand. They trade punches. Tomar with more side kicks to the body. dos Santos with a combination against the fence. They’re getting fired up and trading wild punches. Tomar with a side kick. dos Santos lands a right hand. They clinch and dos Santos with a pair of knees before they separate. dos Santos with a right hand. dos Santos with a big flurry but it was sloppy. They trade knees late. 10-9 dos Santos, 30-27 dos Santos.

Official Result- Puja Tomar def. Rayanne dos Santos by split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Cody Stamann (21-6-1, 7-5-1 UFC) vs. Taylor Lapilus (19-4, 4-2 UFC)

Stamann lands a kick and Lapilus lands a combination. They trade and Lapilus lands a big left hand. Stamann with a right hand and we have a timeout for an eye poke. They get back to action. Lapilus with a body kick and Stamann grabs the body and pushes it to the fence. They trade knees before separating. Lapilus with a leg kick. Lapilus with a big body kick and Stamann grabs him but Lapilus is defending the takedown. They trade knees and Stamann lands an elbow and Lapilus lands a left hand. Lapilus with a knee to the body then an elbow. They trade knees in a clinch. Lapilus with a big knee. Stamann lands a right hand. Lapilus with a high kick. Lapilus with two high kicks. 10-9 Lapilus.

Lapilus lands a body kick. They trade and Lapilus lands some knees before clinching. They each land knees. They separate and trade leg kicks. Lapilus landing with slightly more volume halfway thru the second. Lapilus with a leg kick. He lands a body kick and Stamann tries for a takedown, but Lapilus defends. Lapilus lands a low blow and we have a timeout. They get back to action. Stamann lands a right hand. Stamann with a leg kick after Lapilus lands a combo. Lapilus with a left hand. Stamann shoots for a takedown against the fence. They trade knees and Stamann lands as they break. Lapilus lands a combo. 10-9 Lapilus, 20-18 Lapilus.

They trade to start the third. Lapilus lands a combination. Stamann with a hard leg kick that trips Lapilus up. Lapilus with a spinning back elbow. Stamann gets a takedown. Stamann controlling from side control and looking for the crucifix position. Stamann lands an elbow and some short punches. Lapilus is able to scramble out and they get to their feet. Stamann has the back and lands a knee. They separate. Lapilus with a jab and then a left hand. Lapilus with a big left hand. Lapilus with a combination. Stamann looks for a takedown but Lapilus defends and then Lapilus lands a big body kick. Lapilus with a body kick. Lapilus with a knee to the body. 10-9 Lapilus, 30-27 Lapilus.

Official Result- Taylor Lapilus def. Cody Stamann by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Strawweights*- Eduarda Moura (10-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Denise Gomes (8-3, 2-2 UFC)

*Moura missed weight by a half-pound

Moura looks for a takedown and Gomes grabs the neck and locks in a tight guillotine choke. She lets go and they keep battling in the clinch. They go to the mat for a moment and Moura lands a knee on the way up. They separate and Moura scores a takedown. Moura lands from the top and Gomes reverses and lands from the top before they stand. Gomes lands an uppercut. Moura tries for a late takedown. 10-9 Moura.

Moura lands a leg kick. Moura gets a takedown and takes the back and starts working for a choke. Gomes gets out and lands from the top as Moura looks for an arm. Gomes escapes and Moura looks for a leg but Gomes escapes. Moura is ordered to her feet. Moura lands a right hand and looks for a takedown. Moura is attacking the leg trying to get it down. Moura gets it down and has the back. They scramble to their feet. They clinch against the fence and Gomes lands a knee. Moura escapes and Gomes lands an uppercut as Moura looks for a takedown. Gomes landing short punches to defend. 10-9 Gomes, 19-19.

Gomes lands a solid combination. Moura with a body kick and a right hand. Gomes with a leg kick. Moura is really tired. Moura looks for a single leg takedown but Gomes defends. Gomes has the neck and looked for a choke but Moura got her down, though they got right up. They separate and Moura is looking for the takedown but Gomes defends with some punches. Gomes attacks the neck and they separate. Moura is able to get a takedown and gets the back. They scramble to their feet. Moura looks for a late takedown. 10-9 Gomes, 29-28 Gomes.

Official Result- Denise Gomes def. Eduarda Moura by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)

> Bantamweights- John Castaneda (21-6, 4-2 UFC) vs. Daniel Marcos (15-0 1 NC, 2-0 1 NC UFC)

Castaneda with some leg kicks to start. Marcos with a high kick. Marcos lands a knee then a flurry of punches. Marcos drops Castaneda briefly with a right hand and lands some follow-up punches as Castaneda gets to his feet. Castaneda with a body kick. Both looking to land in close range and Marcos lands. Castaneda with a left hand. Marcos lands a right hand. Castaneda with more leg kicks. Marcos lands a stiff right hand. 10-9 Marcos.

Castaneda landing some kicks to start the second. Castaneda pushes it against the fence and lands some short punches. Castaneda tries to get it down but Marcos forces a separation. Marcos lands some knees and a right hand. Marcos with a combination followed by a pair of knees. They clinch against the fence and both land before breaking before Castaneda pushes it back against the fence looking for the takedown. They break and Marcos lands. Marcos with a head kick followed by a combo. Castaneda is able to score a takedown. They scramble up and Marcos lands against the fence and with a knee. Marcos with a head kick then a right hand. 10-9 Marcos, 20-18 Marcos.

Castaneda with a leg kick. Marcos lands a body kick. Marcos with a body kick and a right hand. We look to have a timeout for a groin strike but it didn’t hit the groin. Marcos then lands a body kick and Castaneda starts walking off trying to call his own timeout but the fight keeps going. Marcos lands. Castaneda with a body kick. Marcos with a body kick. They continue to trade. Marcos with a big body kick. Marcos lands a big right hand and drops Castaneda with a right hand, but Castaneda pops right back up. Marcos with some big punches. Castaneda hurts Marcos with a head kick late and they trade late.

Official Result- Daniel Marcos def. John Castaneda by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Flyweights- Andrea Lee (13-9, 5-7 UFC) vs. Montana De La Rosa (12-9-1, 5-5-1 UFC)

Both land some jabs to start. Lee with a double jab. They both land in close range. They tie up and both land knees. De La Rosa gets a takedown right into the mount. Lee is able to reverse to the top. Lee lands and De La Rosa is looking to attack an arm. Lee escapes and they get to their feet with Lee landing some knees against the fence. They separate. Lee with a body kick and lands a back fist that puts De La Rosa on a knee. De La Rosa grabs the neck standing and drags it down with a choke attempt but Lee pops out and has the back. Lee with some punches from the back. They get to their feet and both land knees. De La Rosa with a combo. Lee with a body kick and De La Rosa catches it and lands a big left hook. De La Rosa with a knee as they clinch. They trade knees. 10-9 Lee.

They trade inside the pocket to start the second. Lee with a leg kick. De La Rosa pressing forward. They exchange jabs. Lee with a stiff jab. De La Rosa lands an uppercut. De La Rosa lands a solid right hand followed by a left hand. Both are landing. De La Rosa with a high kick. De La Rosa with an elbow and Lee lands a leg kick. De La Rosa with a nice combination. They clinch but neither really land before breaking. Lee with a high kick. They trade jabs. De La Rosa with a knee and lands a right hand. Close round. 10-9 De La Rosa, 19-19.

De La Rosa lands a combination. They clinch and De La Rosa lands an elbow and Lee lands a left hook. They trade and De La Rosa gets the back. They go to the mat with De La Rosa on top and she still has the back. De La Rosa trying to grab an arm from the back and lands some punches. De La Rosa trying to flatten Lee out. She is able to and lands some punches. De La Rosa has the body triangle but Lee is able to roll out to the top. Lee stands and lands a leg kick. De La Rosa gets to her feet and they separate. De La Rosa with a high kick that barely connects. De La Rosa lands a right hand. De La Rosa lands. They trade inside the pocket. De La Rosa with a head kick. De La Rosa gets a late takedown and lands from the top to end the fight. 10-9 De La Rosa, 29-28 De La Rosa.

Official Result- Montana De La Rosa def. Andrea Lee by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Brad Katona (13-3, 3-3 UFC) vs. Jesse Butler (12-5, 0-1 UFC)

Butler with some early kicks. He lands some more leg kicks. Butler lands a right hand. They trade and Katona catches a kick and puts Butler on the mat after landing a right hand. Katona working inside the guard of Butler. Katona still controlling and working from the top as he lands some elbows and controls the head of Butler. Katona continues to control and land from the top. He has the back of Butler and lands and lands a knee as they stand. 10-9 Katona.

They trade and Katona scores a takedown. Katona landing and controlling from the top. Katona landing elbows and doing damage with them. Katona with big punches from the top. Katona continues to control from the top and is landing and keeping Butler pinned on the mat. Katona with some right hands and he gets the back as they stand. Katona has the body lock against the fence. 10-8 Katona, 20-17 Katona.

They trade punches and Katona lands a left hand. Butler with a combo. Butler lands an overhand right. Butler with a left hand. Butler with a jumping knee. Katona with a right hand. Katona lands a combination with a big right hand. Katona landing bigger punches as it’s been all on the feet. Butler slips on a kick and Katona gets on top. Katona landing from the top. Katona with some elbows and more punches from the top. 10-9 Katona, 30-26 Katona.

Official Result- Brad Katona def. Jesse Butler by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

> Welterweights- Charles Radtke (9-3, 2-0 UFC) vs. Carlos Prates (18-6, 1-0 UFC)

Prates with a leg kick. Radtke with a leg kick. Prates with a body kick. Radtke pushes it against the fence and lands some punches as he looks for a takedown. They break apart. Prates with a leg kick. Radtke with a leg kick. Prates with a left hand as Radtke overswings. Prates with a body kick. Prates with a combo. Radtke lands a combination. Radtke lands a right hand. Prates pressuring and lands a calf kick. Prates with a left hand. Prates with a leg kick and a left hand. Prates drops Radtke with a big body shot and starts walking off and it isn’t stopped but Radtke stays down and is hurt badly and it is stopped. What a finish from Prates!

Official Result- Carlos Prates def. Charles Radtke by TKO (knee) at 4:47 of Round 1

> Lightweights- Thiago Moises (18-7, 7-5 UFC) vs. Ludovit Klein (21-4-1, 5-2-1 UFC)

They trade kicks early as Moises lands some hard leg kicks. Klein lands a head kick that Moises barely blocks. They continue to land kicks. Moises shoots for a takedown but Klein defends. They trade leg kicks. Klein lands a left hand and Moises is hurt as he falls to the mat. Klein jumps on top and lands and Moises is able to get up and they tie up against the fence. 10-9 Klein.

They trade kicks to start the second. Klein lands a low kick and we have a timeout. They get back to action and Klein with a left hand as they trade kicks. Klein with a combination. Moises with a right hand followed by a high kick. Klein with a high kick. Moises with a high kick. Klein with a combo and a body kick. They clinch and Klein with a knee followed by some punches and some kicks. They trade and Klein gets a takedown. Moises looks for a kneebar and it is in tight but Klein escapes and lands punches to end the round. 10-9 Klein, 20-18 Klein.

Klein with a body kick. Moises lands a right hand. Klein with a groin kick and there’s a timeout. They get back to action and Moises looks for a takedown but Klein defends and they’re tied up against the fence. Klein with a knee and a shoulder strike. They separate and Klein lands a left hand. Klein with a leg kick and Moises shoots for a takedown but Klein defends. Klein with a left hand. Moises shoots for a takedown and briefly got it but Klein reverses and they are tied up against the fence. They break apart. Klein with a combo. Klein lands a knee to the body that drops Moises and Klein gets on top and starts landing. Klein with more punches from the top. 10-9 Klein, 30-27 Klein.

Official Result- Ludovit Klein def. Thiago Moises by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Welterweights- Miguel Baeza (10-3, 3-3 UFC) vs. Punahele Soriano (9-4, 3-4 UFC)

Baeza with a side kick. They both throw and miss before clinching up and pushing to the fence. They trade knees and Baeza with a shoulder strike. Soriano drops down for a takedown but Baeza has the neck though Soriano gets out as they go to the mat. Soriano with punches from the top. Baeza looks for a heel hook but Soriano is defending by landing big punches. Baeza tries to land as well as he still has the foot of Soriano. Soriano with a hard right hand. Baeza looks for a kneebar. Soriano gets his foot out and starts landing big punches. Soriano with a lot of right hands as they get to their feet. Baeza with a knee and Soriano gets it down and lands. 10-9 Soriano.

Soriano gets an early takedown and takes the back but ends up on top and is landing lots of punches. Baeza looking to attack the arm for an armbar. Soriano lands some knees. Soriano escapes and lands some left hands. Baeza gives up his back. Soriano looking to get the hooks in as he lands punches. Soriano with more right hands from the back. They get to their feet and Soriano gets it back down. Soriano with a big knee to the body. 10-9 Soriano, 20-18 Soriano.

Soriano with a body kick. Soriano gets the takedown and is landing to the body. Soriano with some big hammerfists from the top. He has the back of Baeza. Baeza is trying to get Soriano down but Soriano is landing heavy to the body in the sprawl position. Soriano with hammerfists to the side of Baeza’s head. Soriano with lots of left hands. Soriano with lots of shots from the top. Lots of punches to the body from Soriano. He lands more to end it. Dominant showing from Soriano. 10-9 Soriano, 30-27 Soriano.

Official Result- Punahele Soriano def. Miguel Baeza by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-27)

> Middleweights- Julian Marquez (9-4, 3-3 UFC) vs. Zachary Reese (6-1, 0-1 UFC)

Reese lands a body kick drops Marquez early with a left hand followed by an uppercut and starts landing punches from the top and it is all over in seconds! What a showing from Reese!

Official Result- Zachary Reese def. Julian Marquez by TKO (strikes) at :20 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Brunno Ferreira (11-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Dustin Stoltzfus (15-5, 2-4 UFC)

They feel each other out early. Ferreira with a side kick. They trade leg kicks. Ferreira lands a big right hand. They trade right hands. Stoltzfus gets a takedown and ends up on top. Stoltzfus with a big right hand from the top as Ferreira gives up his back. Stoltzfus looks for the neck. Stoltzfus is on the back as Ferreira gets on his feet. Stoltzfus rolls for a leg lock. Ferreira escapes and they stand. Stoltzfus pushes it against the fence. They trade punches. Stoltzfus lands a right hand. Stoltzfus with a knee then a high kick. Stoltzfus with a head kick. Ferreira lands a spinning back elbow and starts landing big punches and Stoltzfus is having trouble staying on his feet. Ferreira with a big knee and is landing big punches. Ferreira drops Stoltzfus with another spinning back elbow and it is all over! What a finish from Ferreira!

Official Result- Brunno Ferreira def. Dustin Stoltzfus by TKO (spinning back elbow) at 4:51 of Round 1

> Bantamweights- Raul Rosas Jr. (8-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Ricky Turcios (12-3, 2-1 UFC)

Turcios comes out throwing kicks. Turcios with more kicks. Rosas gets a takedown. Rosas controlling from the top and landing. They get to their feet and Rosas gets it back down though Turcios blatantly grabbed the fence. Rosas lands but Turcios is able to get the back of Rosas and looks for a choke. He almost has a rear-naked choke locked in as it’s on the jaw. Rosas landing back punches and escapes to the top. Rosas gets the back of Turcios. Rosas keeps the back as the round ends. 10-9 Rosas Jr.

Rosas just misses a flying knee but then lands a step-in knee as they clinch. Rosas gets Turcios down to the mat. Turcios with some elbows and gets warned since there were some to the spine and some 12-6 elbows in there. Rosas gets the back of Turcios and has the body triangle locked in. Rosas working for a choke attempt. Rosas has one on the chin and he is squeezing. It is now fully locked in and Turcios taps! What a showing from Rosas Jr. to get the win!

Official Result- Raul Rosas Jr. def. Ricky Turcios by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:22 of Round 2

> Light Heavyweights- #15 Dominick Reyes (12-4, 6-4 UFC) vs. Dustin Jacoby (19-8-1, 7-5-1 UFC)

Reyes with a body kick. Reyes lands a left hand. They trade leg kicks and Reyes lands a jab. Reyes with a body kick. Jacoby with a leg kick then another. Jacoby lands a right hand. They trade and Reyes hurts Jacoby and then drops him with a knee. Reyes landing and Jacoby gets to his feet and Reyes keeps landing and Jacoby is out on his feet and it is stopped just as he was going down. What a comeback showing from Reyes!

Official Result- Dominick Reyes def. Dustin Jacoby by knockout (punches) at 2:00 of Round 1

> Middleweights- #4 Jared Cannonier (17-6, 10-6 UFC) vs. #7 Nassourdine Imavov (13-4 1 NC, 5-2 1 NC UFC)

Cannonier connects with a left hand. Cannonier with a leg kick as Imavov connects with some jabs. Cannonier with a heavy calf kick. Imavov with a right hand. Cannonier lands a left hook and they clinch up. Cannonier gets it down for a moment and has control as they stand. Cannonier gets it back down and has control. They stand and separate. They trade leg kicks. Imavov lands an elbow. Cannonier lands a combo. Cannonier lands a right hand. Imavov grabs the leg as Cannonier lands a kick and puts Cannonier on the mat but lets him up. Cannonier pushes it against the fence in a clinch. Cannonier with control as the round ends. 10-9 Cannonier.

Not much happening in the first minute until Cannonier lands a leg kick then a solid combination. Cannonier pressuring Imavov and trips him up for a moment after landing. Cannonier pushes it against the fence. Cannonier lands a knee. Cannonier with a jab as they separate. Imavov with a leg kick. They clinch against the fence. Cannonier has control as both battle for position. They separate and Imavov lands a right hand. Cannonier lands a leg kick. Imavov lands a combination. Imavov lands a combination late. 10-9 Imavov, 19-19.

Cannonier lands a solid right hand. Cannonier with a combo but Imavov ducks under and has the back and gets it to the mat for a brief moment. Imavov has the back as they stand and drags it back down. Cannonier is able to reverse to the outside and has Imavov pushed against the fence. They separate. Cannonier with an inside leg kick. Imavov lands a right hand. Cannonier with a heavy right hand. Cannonier pushes it back against the fence in the clinch. They separate and Imavov lands a body kick as Cannonier lands a right hand. Cannonier lands and Imavov with a jab. Cannonier pushes it against the fence in a clinch. They break and both land. 10-9 Cannonier, 29-28 Cannonier.

Cannonier with some left hooks. Cannonier with a leg kick. Cannonier lands a spinning elbow but Imavov grabs his back. They break apart. Cannonier with a body kick. Imavov lands a combo. Imavov hurts Cannonier with a right hand and Cannonier is retreating. Imavov with a big knee and lands and it is suddenly stopped! This is a really bad stoppage by Jason Herzog. Cannonier was covering up and had his hands up and it was definitely a premature stoppage. Imavov gets the win nonetheless.

Official Result- Nassourdine Imavov def. Jared Cannonier by TKO (strikes) at 1:34 of Round 4