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BETTING
PREVIEW |
SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Ducote (-150), Penne
(+130)
Round 1
In what appears to be a rock-solid free fight card on paper, the
UFC will show off its plumage on the ABC network in what will be an
early morning show for most of the United States. An early start
time means an early ending, so fight fans and media may be able to
enjoy a Saturday night without a UFC show running till all hours in
the morning. This dozen-bout show kicks off in the lightest
division on the roster, between two former Invicta FC champions.
The ex-105-pound queen Penne (14-5, 3-3 UFC), who is making her
seventh UFC appearance since joining the league over seven years
ago, takes on the debuting and recently vacating 115-pound champ
Ducote (11-6, 0-0 UFC). This potential “passing of the torch” card
opener will be officiated by referee Jacob Montalvo, and the ladies
do not bother with glove touch to begin the day. Ducote looks to
establish her range early, with several reaching jabs. Penne
replies similarly as they stand right in front of one another smack
in the center of the cage, with neither woman giving much ground as
they look to set things up. One pokes out with a jab to land, the
other responds with another strike just like it, and this
tit-for-tat exchange continues. Ducote chains a low kick into a
left hand, and Penne’s eyes open a bit wider after absorbing the
blow. The newcomer chops at the leg and aims another check left
hook across the bow, and Penne is looking a little marked up
already after only a few punches. Ducote sharply reaches her
opponent with strikes, and clipping Penne with an overhand right,
and Penne has had enough of it and darts forward for a tie-up.
“Gordinha” tosses her aside and continues to do work on the lead
calf of Penne, which is reddening fast. Penne steps in to set up a
clinch, and she strings three knees to the body together before
ripping an elbow across the bow. Ducote shoves her away and keeps
her active leg kick assault continuing, and Penne looks to break it
up by drawing Ducote into a brawl. This does not work in her favor,
as Ducote’s hands are just a slight bit faster, catching Penne with
a couple hooks on the inside. Penne pushes off with a teep kick to
the chest, and Ducote walks through it to smack Penne in the face
with a left hand. Ducote scores a right to the body and a left to
the head, and Penne bull-rushes forward only to get pushed aside.
Ducote’s leg kicks on the outside continue to damage Penne’s wheel,
as it is reddened and welted up already. Penne counters over the
top, and Ducote stands firm and drills her with a right hand. The
round ends as both ladies throw hands.
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Ducote
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Ducote
Tudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Ducote
Round 2
The second round begins with several fast exchanges between the
two, and Penne starts quick but is outmatched on the power as they
trade blows. Ducote does not let up kicking the lead leg of her
opponent, and Penne’s poker face fades as she absorbs these
unanswered calf kicks. Ducote follows one kick with a right hand on
the jaw, and she splits the guard with a left hook as she slips a
punch. They both load up on power punches, and Ducote’s arc is
cleaner as she lands flush while Penne’s grazes the chin. Ducote
takes two punches on the jaw and shakes them off so that she can
pay Penne back, and this leads Penne into a shot. When that does
not succeed, Penne looks to keep a clinch, and Ducote does not
stick around and get peppered by knees like before. When they split
up, Penne sticks out her jab, giving Ducote something to think
about, and she checks a leg kick as well. Ducote reaches her with a
right hand, and Penne grabs her and lifts up a knee. Penne keeps
her jab going as Ducote walks her down, and it has the positive
effect of keeping the newcomer at bay. Penne kicks the body when
Ducote looks to kick her low, and a left hand busts up Ducote’s
nose. Another takedown try fails from Penne, and Ducote makes her
think twice with two looping hooks that land on either side of
Penne’s dome. The jabs from Penne keep the blood flowing from
Ducote’s nose, and Ducote steels herself and marches in to attack.
She blasts Penne with four clean punches, knocking Penne back to
the wall, and leading Penne to lift up her knee to keep her foe
back. Ducote still reaches her with a few more, and the horn
blares.
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Ducote
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Ducote
Tudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Ducote
Round 3
While Penne looks to start off the last round with effective
distance fighting, using her jab as her most effective weapon, she
cannot stop the leg kicks from Ducote. The calf kicks from the
newcomer have drawn visible reactions from Penne, and Penne can no
longer hide the pain or keep her full balance. This leads Ducote to
loosing several more, and Penne lifts her leg up and holds it up
because she cannot keep her weight on it. Ducote measures a right
hand that hammers Penne, and Penne’s other knee wobbles from the
damage. Penne tosses out kicks from that hurt leg so that it is not
a target from kicks, and Ducote continues to aim at that swollen
calf. Ducote drops in two more, and she swipes out with a right.
Penne sits down with all of her might to counter with a right hook,
and she does not have enough oomph on it to get Ducote’s respect.
“Gordinha” powers forward and keeps Penne backing off, and she
mixes in punches to the body so that Penne is not simply focusing
on that one particular strike. Penne bites down on her mouthpiece
and throws hard, and her rights hands to land flush. Ducote walks
through everything Penne wings at her, and she calmly hacks at the
leg on the inside and out. Penne toughs it out, and her right eye
begins to swell up from the left hands that are smashing her in the
cheek. Ducote is firmly in her groove, and Penne tries valiantly to
make her pay from any blow that lands on her. Ducote loads up on a
right hand that lands flush, and Penne is right there to swing back
with reckless abandon. Ducote plants another on the chin, and she
strings the left hook into a low kick that draws a clear limp from
Penne. The heart on display from Penne cannot be questioned, and
she makes it to the final bell despite taking major damage to her
lead leg.
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Ducote (30-27 Ducote)
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Ducote (30-27
Ducote)
Tudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Ducote (30-27 Ducote)
The Official Result
Emily Ducote def. Jessica Penne via Unanimous Decision (29-28,
29-28, 30-27)
BETTING
PREVIEW |
SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Grant (-140), Stoltzfus
(+120)
Round 1
The quintessential striker vs. grappler contest is now on deck, as
“The Body Snatcher” Grant (11-5, 3-4 UFC) moves up to middleweight
in hopes of righting the ship. He will try to snatch the body of
jiu-jitsu player Stoltzfus (13-4, 0-3 UFC), who is winless in three
trips to the Octagon thus far. This stylistic contest that is a
must-win for both fighters will draw oversight by referee Dan
Miragliotta, who observes no touch of gloves between the struggling
185ers. Stoltzfus takes the center of the cage, and Grant circles
him until he charges in with a winging right hand. Stoltzfus
interrupts him with a low kick that makes Grant stumble, and Grant
gathers himself and resets. Grant winds up on a big leg kick, and
he wings a right hand from a great distance only to somehow find
his target. Grant drills the Pennsylvania native with a right hand,
and Stoltzfus fires back only to hit air as Grant escapes in time.
Stoltzfus walks Grant down slowly, and he measures a right hook
that catches Grant flush. Grant rushes away and catches a kick on
the way out, and he chambers and looses a right hand while holding
on to the leg. Stoltzfus rolls with it well enough so that he can
get his leg back and push forward to pursue a single-leg takedown.
Grant stuffs it and blocks a high kick on the way out, and he
smacks Stoltzfus with a right hand over the top. Stoltzfus prods
out with a low kick, and Grant dips when Stoltzfus lobs a
telegraphed overhand right at him. Grant circles out and chops at
the leg, and he sits down with two punches as Stoltzfus bears down
on him. Stoltzfus sneaks in a left hand, and a right hand from
Grant has opened a cut around the left eye of his opponent. Grant
nails Stoltzfus coming in with a punch as Stoltzfus tries to spin,
and Stoltzfus wears it well and walks through a low kick to
continue moving forward. Grant counters a leg kick with two looping
hooks, and Stoltzfus chases after his man and throws caution to the
wind with seconds to spare, Stoltzfus catches “The Body Snatcher”
with a punch or two, and the bell ends the round.
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Grant
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Grant
Tudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Grant
Round 2
Grant confidently comes out of his corner and walks straight into a
leg kick, and he releases a big right and to pay Stoltzfus back.
Grant swipes out with a looping right to the body, and Stoltzfus
leans back and blocks a high kick. Grant nails Stoltzfus with a
right hook, only for Grant to raise his arms in the air as if to
ask Grant if he’s got anything more. Stoltzfus does work on the
lead leg of the former welterweight with a sweeping low kick, and
he rips a right hand that makes Grant think twice about advancing.
Stoltzfus keeps his forward momentum going to aim a right hand, and
Grant ducks it just in the nick of time. Grant stays on his bike
and they trade leg kicks, and he unleashes a big right hand that
pounds into the guard. Stoltzfus tries to jump forward with a knee,
and Grant meets him on the way in and scores a body shot before
backing off. Stoltzfus connects cleanly with a right hand, and he
chains it into a takedown effort. Grant catches him coming in, and
he leans back against the fence to stop the single. Stoltzfus
doggedly pursues the takedown, switching from single to double-leg
takedown, and he finally manages to get Grant down. Grant turns to
his knees, and as he does, Stoltzfus slithers around to take his
back. Stoltzfus unloads with several punches before hunting for a
rear-naked choke. When Grant breaks the grip of the hands,
Stoltzfus elects to start hammering him with ground-and-pound,
smashing the ex-welterweight with punches and elbows. Grant tries
to hang on tight and pull him close, but Stoltzfus slams him back
down and unloads on him until the bell splits them up.
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Stoltzfus
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Stoltzfus
Tudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Stoltzfus
Round 3
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
The Official Result
BETTING
PREVIEW |
SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Jacoby (-130), Jung (+110)
Round 1
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
The Official Result
BETTING
PREVIEW |
SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Algeo (-200), Burns (+170)
Round 1
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
The Official Result
BETTING
PREVIEW |
SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Shore (-165), Simon (+140)
Round 1
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
The Official Result
BETTING
PREVIEW |
SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Soriano (-245), Lungiambula
(+205)
Round 1
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
The Official Result
BETTING
PREVIEW |
SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Tate (-205), Murphy (+175)
Round 1
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
The Official Result
BETTING
PREVIEW |
SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Burgos (-170), Jourdain
(+145)
Round 1
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
The Official Result
BETTING
PREVIEW |
SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Su Mudaerji
(-260), Schnell (+220)
Round 1
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
The Official Result
BETTING
PREVIEW |
SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Salikhov (-175), Li (+150)
Round 1
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
The Official Result
BETTING
PREVIEW |
SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Lemos (-315), Waterson
(+260)
Round 1
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
The Official Result
BETTING
PREVIEW |
SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Ortega (-165), Rodriguez
(+140)
Round 1
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 4
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round:
Round 5
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round:
Tristen Critchfield scores the round:
Tudor Leonte scores the round: