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Bellator 288 results: Live streaming play-by-play updates | Nemkov vs. Anderson 2

November 19, 2022 Admin Leave a comment

Bellator 288 is primed and ready to go down later TONIGHT (Fri., Nov. 18, 2022) inside Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Ill., featuring a championship doubleheader. In the main event of the evening, Light Heavyweight kingpin, Vadim Nemkov, will rematch Corey Anderson in the Grand Prix finale. Co-headlining the event will be a highly-intriguing Lightweight title fight as Patricky Pitbull puts his 155-pound belt on the line against Usman Nurmagomedov.

Many readers check in before, during, and after the fights to share their thoughts on all of the action, which will begin at 6 p.m. ET with YouTube “Prelims” and then transition to Showtime at 9 p.m. ET for main card action. Feel free to leave a comment (or 288) about the bouts and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it’s always a lot of fun!

Bellator 288 Quick Results:

205 lbs.: Champion Vadim Nemkov vs. Corey Anderson
155 lbs.: Champion Patricky Pitbull vs. Usman Nurmagomedov
145 lbs.: Daniel Weichel vs. Timur Khizriev
265 lbs.: Tyrell Fortune vs. Daniel James – James via second-round TKO
170 lbs.: Roman Faraldo vs. Levan Chokheli – Chokheli via unanimous decision
185 lbs.: Imamshafi Aliev vs. Sean Fallon – Aliev via first-round TKO (doctor’s stoppage)
155 lbs.: Archie Colgan vs. Jesse Hannam – Colgan via first-round TKO
185 lbs.: Jordan Newman vs. Jayden Taulker – Newman via second-round submission (guillotine choke)
155 lbs.: Killys Mota vs. Jairo Pachecho – Mota via unanimous decision
205 lbs.: Sullivan Cauley vs. Jay Radick – Cauley via first-round knockout
145 lbs.: Laird Anderson vs. Rob Fenicle – Anderson via second-round TKO
145 lbs.: Isaiah Hokit vs. Matias Nader – Hokit via second-round TKO
265 lbs.: Vlad Gouvea vs. Kory Moegenburg – Gouvea via second-round TKO

Bellator 288 Play-By-Play:

Champion Vadim Nemkov vs. Corey Anderson

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Round 4:

Round 5:

Final result:

Champion Patricky Pitbull vs. Usman Nurmagomedov

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Round 4:

Round 5:

Final result:

Daniel Weichel vs. Timur Khizriev

Round 1: Both men a bit tentative to start. They exchange a couple of body kicks but nothing major. Overhand right from Khizriev is blocked. Weichel eats a clean one-two from his foe. Midway through the opening round. Jab from Weichel and he lunges in with a left hook. Kick to the body lands for Khizriev. Low kick form Weichel, Khizriev comes over the top with a looping right hand. Jab from Weichel and a good counter right from Khizriev bounces his foe’s head back. Kick to the body against from Khizriev and Weichel comes in with a flying knee that catches air. Double jab from Khizriev. 10-9 Khizriev

Round 2: Both come out aggressive and Weichel lands a clean left hook. A one-two from Khizriev land. They are exchanging strikes in the center of the cage, a bit more urgency from both men here in round two. Counter right hand lands for Weichel. Uppercut barely misses its mark for Khizriev. Weichel’s striking can’t catch thier target, while Khizriev is busy throwing clean shots, but nothing that has really hurt his foe. Kick to the head is blocked by Khizriev and he throws his opponent down to the mat. Khizriev kicking the legs, but it isn’t enough action for the referee, who brings the fight back to the standing position. Double jab splits the guard of Weichel. Another nice jab for Khizriev. Weichel is cut under his left eye. He once again tries a flying knee that hits air. 10-9 Khizriev

Round 3:

Final result:

Tyrell Fortune vs. Daniel James

Round 1: They touch gloves. Hard low kick from Fortune to start things off. Another but James catches it and sends him down to the canvas. Fortune gets up and James gets a hold of him and pushes him up against the cage, Fortune reverses position. There is a stoppage in action after Fortune knees his foe in the groin area. Fortune shoots for the takedown once action resumes, and he gets it. There is not much action on the ground. Fortune delivers some shots to the side of James, but nothing seems to be hurting him. James is a sitting duck with Fortune on top of him. James tries to get up and Fortune takes his back and sinks in a rear-naked choke. It’s tight and James is fighting the hands and he reverses position and he starts landing bombs on Fortune to close out the round. Wild! Super close round. 10-9 Fortune

Round 2: James lands a huge uppercut in the opening seconds of round two that drops Fortune! He pounces and starts letting his elbows fly. One after another. The referee is giving Fortune time to recover but he has seen enough. Wow! What a debut from James!

Final result: James def. Fortune via second-round TKO

Roman Faraldo vs. Levan Chokheli

Round 1: Both men come out swinging and Chokheli goes for an early takedown, and he gets it. Chokheli nearly had a choke but Faralod escapes. Back to their feet and Chokheli is letting his fist fly and he rocks Faraldo momentarily. Chokheli goes in for the takedown, stuffed and a nice judo throw from Farlaldo, who ends up in mount position. That was smooth. Farldo is starting to let the elbows fly and Chokheli somehow reverses position and he is now in guard. Chokheli not doing much from this position. He gets some space and starts with the ground-and-pound. Faraldo tries to get back up but Chokheli is maintaining position. Faraldo scrambles, but he can’t get away from his opponents tight grasp. This was a close round but Chokheli takes it. 10-9 Chokheli

Round 2: Faraldo lands a right hand and Chokheli once again goes for a takedown, but it is stuffed. They are swinging for the fences, but Chokheli doesn’t like it one bit and grabs a hold of Faraldo and pushes him up against the cage. Chokheli is in Faraldo’s open guard. Chokheli takes Faraldo’s back and is now on the hunt for the rear-naked choke. Faraldo escapes but he eats a kick to the face from Chokheli. Chokheli grabs a hold of Faraldo and drags him to the fence, but he is eating some elbows to the side of the head for his troubles. Chokheli with a nice right but Faraldo drops him with a nice right hand and he pounces. Chokheli trying to survive while Faraldo unleashes hell with his fists. He is out of trouble for now. Faraldo now landing several blows to the side of the head and he is deducted a point for grabbing the fence. He ends the round with non-stop elbows. He would’ve won the round had it not been for the fence grab. 9-9

Round 3: Faraldo needs a finish because if he wins this round the fight will be a draw. Faraldo is swinging hard but nothing connecting clean. Chokheli shoots for the takedown but it is stuffed again. Both men have slowed quite a bit in the third and final round after throwing some major heat in the first two rounds. Left hook from Chokheli and Faraldo returns fire with a clean right hand. Chokheli changes level and he finally gets the takedown. It’s a critical takedown that will score him points in the round. Faraldo needs to work his way up to attempt to get the knockout or try to secure a submission from the ground. Chokheli has great position and he isn’t about to let it go. Chokheli gets a warning from the ref to work a bit more. Faraldo is working hard to get up, but Chokheli isn’t budging with one minute remaining in the fight. The fight ends in the same position with Chokheli on top and Faraldo trying to get up to his feet. 10-9 Chokheli

Final result: Chokheli def. Faraldo via unanimous decision

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Bellator Dublin results: Live streaming play-by-play updates | ‘Henderson vs. Queally’

September 23, 2022 Admin Leave a comment

Bellator Dublin is primed and ready to go down TODAY (Fri., Sept. 23, 2022) inside 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, featuring a Lightweight bout between former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight champion, Benson Henderson, taking on Peter Queally. In the co-headlining act, Melvin Manhoef and Yoel Romero will collide in a Light Heavyweight tilt.

Many readers check in before, during, and after the fights to share their thoughts on all of the action, which will begin at 1 p.m. ET with YouTube “Prelims” and then transition to Showtime at 3 p.m. ET for main card action. Feel free to leave a comment (or several) about the bouts and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it’s always a lot of fun!

Bellator Dublin Quick Results:

155 lbs.: Benson Henderson vs. Peter Queally
205 lbs.: Melvin Manhoef vs. Yoel Romero – Romero via third-round knockout
145 lbs.: Ciaran Clarke vs. Rafael Hudson – Clarke via third-round submission (rear-naked choke)
145 lbs.: Mads Burnell vs. Pedro Carvalho – Carvalho via unanimous decision
145 lbs.: Leah McCourt vs. Dayana Silva – McCourt via unanimous decision
205 lbs.: Karl Albrektsson vs. Karl Moore – Karl Moore via submission (rear-naked choke)
135 lbs.: Brian Moore vs. Arivaldo Silva – Moore via unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Darragh Kelly vs. Kye Stevens – Kelly via unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Kane Mousah – Mousah via unanimous decision
145 lbs.: Kenny Mokhonoana vs. Alex Bodnar – Mokhonoana via first round submission (guillotine)
170 lbs.: Luca Poclit vs. Dante Schiro – Poclit via second-round submission (arm triangle)
145 lbs.: Asaël Adjoudj vs. Jordan Barton – Adjoudj via first round TKO
135 lbs.: Brett Johns vs. Jordan Winksi – Johns via unanimous decision

Bellator Dublin Play-By-Play:

155 lbs.: Benson Henderson vs. Peter Queally

Round 1: Queally comes out agressive. He lands a few shots that sends “Smooth” backwards. Low kick lands flush for Henderson. Henderson shoots for a takedown but Queally stuffs it. Henderson with the single leg, no-go. Low kick lands for Henderson. “Smooth” shoots for another takedown, he is struggling to get it, Queally defending well but Henderson takes him down to one knee. Queally gets back to his feet, Henderson shoots for a takedown again. Queally looking sharp with his striking. Queally cut below his left eye. Close round. 10-9 Queally.

Round 2: Low blow from Henderson to start things off. Queally is bleeding from his head, he is taking all the time he needs to recoup. Henderson is being deducted one point for the low blow. Action resumes. QUeally coming out aggressive again. Nice kick to the body from Henderson. Queally returns fire and Henderson goes in and scores a takedown. Queally gets back to his feet. Henderson starting to land some knees to Queally’s thighs. Henderson pushes Queally up against the cage, looking for another takedown. Shots to the side of the body for Queally. Henderson looking sharp here. Knees to the midsection land for Henderson. Henderson wins this round. 9-9 due to the point deduction

Round 3: Low kicks land for Henderson, who aoida huge shot from Queally and turns it into a takedown. Henderson pushes Queally up against the cage. Queally gets up but is eating one shot after another for his troubles. Henderson looking very sharp as he drags his foe back down to the canvas. Queally manages to get himself back up but still has Henderson draped all over him. This was another round won for Henderson. 10-9 Henderson.

Round 4:

Round 5:

Final result:

205 lbs.: Melvin Manhoef vs. Yoel Romero

Round 1: Tentative start for both men. They exchange low kicks. High kick from Manhoef, he slips to the canvas. Low kick from Romero and he drops Manhoef..not sure with what. Side control for Romero. Big shots from Romero. Side control for “Soldier of God.” Half guard now for Romero, not doing much with it. Romero looking for an Americana. He has it locked it in for a moment before Manhoef escapes. Romero is still in side control, Manhoef like a fish out of water once he hits the ground. Not the most exciting round but Romero takes it. 10-9 Romero.

Round 2: Kick to the midsection lands from Manhoef. Low kick in return from Romero. Romero tags Manhoefl and sends him flying back for a moment. He regroups. Both men still tentative to engage. Romero swarms in and lands a big right hand. Manhoef needs to let his hands go. Romero shoots for a takedown, Manhoef defends well but eats a right hand for his efforts. Romero drops to one knee, fakes a takedown. Mahoef bites. Low kick lands south of the border for Manhoef, Romero shakes it off. Romero tags Manhoef with a left hand that rocks him momentarily. Flying knee attempt from “Soldier of God,” blocked by Manhoef. 10-9 Romero

Round 3: Manhoef needs to show something here. And he gets taken down by Romero. Side control for Romero. Romero mounts and he starts landing some huge elbows, now unloading big bombs to a helpless Manhoef and he is out! WOW. Romero out of nowhere.

Final result: Romero def. Manhoef via third-round knockout

145 lbs.: Mads Burnell vs. Pedro Carvalho

Round 1: Both men come out swinging. Burnell takes Carvalho done. He takes his back. Carvalho fighting it but Burnell slams him to the cage. Carvalho bounces back up. Action up against the cage. Nice knees from Carvalho land to the midsection. Burnell shoots for a takedown and he gets it. Carvalho fights back to his feet, but he has Burnell draped all over him. Burnell slams him down again but Carvalho bounces up quickly. Burnell pops off a nice combo before he shoots for another takedown. Carvalho can’t get away from Burnell, who is dominating this round. Carvalho finally separated and he starts landing before he gets taken down, yet again. 10-9 Burnell.

Round 2: Carvalho starts off with low kicks, Nice jab work from Carvalho. Burnell lands a huge left, shoots for a takedown and he gets it. Burnell looking for the rear-naked choke. Shots to the side of the head from Burnell. They scramble as Carvalho tries to escape, Burnell isn’t having it. They separate and Carvalho gets taken down again. This is a masterclass in takedown for Burnell, I’ve lost count. Burnell once again looking for the the rear-naked choke. Carvalho escapes and he is now in top control. But only for a second as Burnell pulls off a nice sweep. In side control now. Burnell takes Carvalho’s back. Guess what? Burnell takes Carvalho down…again…with ease. Carvalho fights his way back up and he has the advantage on the feet. He now shoots for the takedown and he gets it. Burnell looks a bit tired. Big elbows from Carvalho as the round end. 10-9 Burnell

Round 3: Carvalho opnes up the round strong. High kick connects. Burnell really doesn’t have much on the feet. Nice low kick from Carvalho. Carvalho really peppering Burnell, who then looks for the takedown. Carvalho pushes Burnell up against the cage and he is unloading knees from the clinch and he takes Burnell down. Side control for Carvalho, who has gotten a second win while Burnell looks absolutely spent. Nice elbows from Carvalho. Burnell not really trying to get out of this position, he’s drained. Carvalho is trying to mount. Nice round from Carvalho, who is pounding away on Burnell… but it may not be enough to get the win.

Final result: Carvalho def. Burnell via unanimous decision

145 lbs.: Leah McCourt vs. Dayana Silva

Round 1: Silva starts off with a big right hand. McCourt eats its. Look like a clash if heads. McCourt lands a nice combo and then a knee up the middle. McCourt pushes Silva up against the cage and unlaods knees to the midsection. McCourt takes Silva’s back. Silva trying to escape. McCourt trying for the takedown and she lands a knee flush to Silva’s face. Silva manages to reverse position and now has McCourt up against the cage. Nice right hand from McCourt, and another. Silva shoots for the takedown and she gets it. McCourt fights her way back to her feet. 10-9 McCourt.

Round 2: Silva swinging wildly. McCourt with a couple of jabs. Some sloppy striking form both men to open up the round. McCourt starting to tighten it up. Nice low kick lands for Silva, McCourt lands a nice uppercut. Silva with a kick to the body and a looping left hand that somehow lands. McCourt with a straight right, then a knee to the head as Silva ducks. Another wild strike from Silva, catches nothing but air. Low kick lands for McCourt. McCourt sporing a shiner in her right eye. McCourt pushes Silva up against the cage, Silva reverses position. Knees to the midsection from Silva. Silva lands a nice left hand. Close round. 10-9 Silva.

Round 3: Push kick starts things off for McCourt. Looping right hand lands for Silva, thne a left. Silva starting to find her groove. McCourt needs to pick up the pace, but her eyes are starting to sweel, cut below her left one. One-two misses for McCourt and again, Silva swinging wildly. Low kick for Silva. Three minutes remaining in a tight contest. Silva rushes in and catches nothing but air with her onslaught of strikes. McCourt with another pushkick, she shoots for a takedown but it is stuffed. Silva pushes her foe up against the cage. Knees to the midsection from Silva. McCourt started strong, but I have Silva taking the last two rounds. McCourt’s offense slowing down. Nice right hand from McCourt, then a left jab. Silva shoots for the tkaedown, takes McCourt’s back as the round comes to an end. 10-9 Silva

Final result: McCourt def. Silva via unanimous decision

145 lbs.: Ciaran Clarke vs. Rafael Hudson

Round 1: Hudson opens up with a low kick, then a left hook to the bod and then a right hand tat drops Clarke! He swarms and is now in full guard. Clarke shakes off the cobwebs. Fighting for position and Clarke looks for an armbar. Hudson gets out of it. Back in full guard. Clarke firing off elbows from the bottom and Hudson returns fire. Clarke trying for another armbar and Hudson gets out again and lands a huge hammer fist before getting back in the guard position. Clarke is breathing heavy after having Hudson all over him in round one. 10-9 Hudson

Round 2: Clarke comes out aggressive and eats an elbow to the head and then a flying knee. That’s enough to make him shoot in. Bad move as Hudson is now landing bombs. Hudson is in half guard now, transition to full. Clarke again with the elbows. Clarke manages to fight back to his feet and they separate. Hudson has an punching style, It’s effective so far. He tries a flying knee and he slips. Clarke is now in half guard. He is looking for a rear-naked choke, no dice. Side control now for Clarke. A lot of scrambling on the ground, Clarke looking submissions while Hudson is trying to survive. 10-9 Clarke

Round 3: Clarke shoots for the takedown and he gets it right away. Side control and he transition to guard. Hudson gives up his back for a moment and Clark is now looking for a rear-naked choke. Shots to the side of the head for Clarke, scoring points in an even fight. Clarke is trying to flatten out Hudson, he’s got both hooks in. Rear-naked choke attempt. He’s got one arm under the chin and Hudson escapes momentarily. Clarke is still working for it. He as it locked it and Hudson taps! Great comeback for Clarke.

Final result: Clarke def. Hudson via third-round submission (rear-naked choke)

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Andy Ruiz vs. Luis Ortiz live stream results, full fight play-by-play updates

September 5, 2022 Admin Leave a comment

Welcome to the biggest boxing card of the weekend, Maniacs! It’s time for Heavyweight punching action as California native, Andy Ruiz Jr., takes on Cuban ex-pat, Luis Ortiz, tonight (Sun., Sept. 4, 2022) from inside Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.

There’s also a sneaky great co-main event, as Isaac Cruz faces off with Eduardo Ramirez in a WBC Lightweight title eliminator. Tune in tonight (and early into Monday for most time zones) at 9 p.m. ET for the start of the card, or approximately midnight ET for the start of the main event. The card will stream live on on FITE.tv, as well as FOX Sports pay-per-view (PPV) app.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the event below, starting with the undercard fights at 9 p.m. ET, followed by the main card broadcast at 12 a.m. ET (watch it on FITE.tv right here).

Andy Ruiz vs. Luis Ortiz Quick Results:

200+ lbs.: Andy Ruiz def. Luis Ortiz — Unanimous decision 114-111, 113-112
135 lbs.: Isaac Cruz def. Eduardo Ramirez — KO 2:27, Rd. 2
130 lbs.: Abner Mares draws Miguel Flores — 96-94, 95-95 x2
135 lbs.: Edwin De Los Santos def. Jose Valenzuela — TKO 1:09, Rd. 2

Andy Ruiz vs. Luis Ortiz Play-By-Play Updates:

200+ lbs.: Andy Ruiz vs. Luis Ortiz

Round 1: Ruiz in the blue and yellow for the hometown LA Rams, Ortiz in the white with pink and blue butterflies on them. Yes, butterflies. Slow start from both men, which is to be somewhat expected. Ruiz with a left hand. Big right-left from Ortiz near the end of the round and it stumbles Ruiz back.

10-9 Ortiz

Round 2: Ortiz getting his jab working now. OH QUICK 1-2 FROM RUIZ and that hook smashed Ortiz with a knockdown. They start again and Ortiz goes down again! Ortiz firing back now. He’s not out of it. Right hand from Ruiz. Another, but Ortiz lands a nice left.

10-7 Ruiz

Round 3: Ortiz connects with a couple jabs. Body jab from Ruiz lands clean. Nice hook to the body, too. Clash of heads here, and the ref notates it for the judges. Hard round to score as not much landed clean for either man.

10-9 Ruiz

Round 4: Ortiz not throwing much, but is still landing that jab. Ruiz not throwing much of anything, either. I’m hard pressed to find a clean shot from either man here.

10-9 Ortiz

Round 5: There’s a right to the ribcage from Ruiz. Ortiz answering to the body. Ortiz lands a pair of rights in between getting hit by one from Ruiz.

10-9 Ortiz

Round 6: Ortiz backs Ruiz up into the corner. Ruiz gets in a solid right. One to the gut. Ortiz throws an overhand, but it hits glove. Clipping right just glances for Ruiz. Ortiz hits a left.

10-9 Ruiz

Round 7: Ortiz with a left in an exchange from both men. Ruiz with a pair of rights. Solid right cracks in and sends Ortiz back a couple steps. Ruiz pushes forward and starts flurrying and gets a knockdown with a right! Ortiz looks like he’s on steady enough legs.

10-8 Ruiz

Round 8: Ortiz keeps on jabbing. They exchange in the pocket and both men appear to land a couple. Ortiz with a combo and gets a bit of traffic going his direction. More jabs from the Cuban. Body shot right by Ruiz, eats a cross for his troubles. 1-1-2 by Ortiz and that 2 hits the forehead.

10-9 Ortiz

Round 9: Quick start here as they flurry in the opening seconds and Ruiz lands a solid right. They move forward and Ruiz slips to the canvas, ruled not a knockdown. Oddly enough, I think Ortiz slipped a bit on that same spot of the canvas earlier in the fight. Yelling exchange from both men. Both land, it looked like. Ruiz with a nice duck-under and pivot to get off the ropes. Ortiz connects with his left.

10-9 Ruiz in a very close round.

Round 10: 1-2 by Ortiz. A pistoning, power-jab lands, too. Ruiz with a counter-left. Jabs from Ortiz. Ruiz tries a right hand, but it looks to hit the chest more than the jaw.

10-9 Ortiz

Round 11: Sneaky right hand by Ruiz. Good jab, too. Cracking right hand from Ruiz. Ruiz smells blood in the water and he’s flurrying now. Left connects. Now a right. Ortiz has a cut near his brow and I think he’s bleeding from his lip, too.

10-9 Ruiz

Round 12: Ortiz looks like he knows he needs a knockout to win and he’s trying. They’re both flurrying. Rights from both men land clean. Shovel hook from Ortiz. Two lefts for Ortiz. Ruiz counters. More lefts from Ortiz in this round than in any other three combined. There’s two more.

10-9 Ortiz

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UFC 277 results, live stream play-by-play updates | Pena vs. Nunes 2

July 31, 2022 Admin Leave a comment

UFC 277 live stream results and play-by-play updates: UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena will make her first 135-pound title defense against former division titleholder Amanda Nunes in the five-round main event TONIGHT (Sat., July 30, 2022) at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, a rematch from their UFC 269 showdown that ended in favor of “The Venezuelan Vixen.” Before that showdown of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 30 coaches gets underway, former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno will look to claim the interim crown in the absence of current 125-pound champion Deiveson Figueiredo. Standing in his way is hard-hitting flyweight contender Kai Kara France, winner of three straight. Elsewhere on the card, former heavyweight title challenger and master of the 265-pound knockout, Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis, returns for three rounds of violence against fast-rising Russian import Sergei Pavlovich.

LIVE! Watch UFC 277 PPV On ESPN+ Here!

CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLE-DIP! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Sat., July 30, 2022, for the first time in almost four years, headlined by a thrilling women’s Bantamweight championship rematch between division queenpin, Julianna Peña, attempt her first successful title defense against former titleholder and current women’s Featherweight champion, Amanda Nunes. In UFC 277’s pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event, an interim Flyweight champion will be crowned when former titleholder, Brandon Moreno, runs it back with Kai Kara-France.

Don’t miss a single second of EPIC face-punching action!

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 277 fight card below, starting with the early ESPN+ “Prelims” matches scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, followed by the remaining undercard balance on ABC/ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.

Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Pena vs. Nunes 2.” Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC 277 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)

UFC 277 QUICK RESULTS

Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes
Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara France
Derrick Lewis vs. Sergei Pavlovich
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Alex Perez
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Anthony Smith
Alex Morono vs. Matthew Semelsberger
Rafael Alves vs. Drew Dober
Don’Tale Mayes vs. Hamdy Abdelwahab — Abdelwahab def. Mayes by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Rafa Garcia vs. Drakkar Klose — Klose def. Garcia by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Michael Morales vs. Adam Fugitt — Morales def. Fugitt by TKO (punches) at 1:09 of Round Three — HIGHLIGHTS
Ji Yeon Kim vs. Joselyne Edwards — Edwards def. Kim by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
Nicolae Negumereanu vs. Ihor Potieria — Negumereanu def. Potieria by TKO (knees and punches) at 3:33 of Round Two
Orion Cosce vs. Mike Mathetha — Cosce def. Mathetha by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

UFC 277 LIVE PLAY-BY-PLAY:

135 lbs.: UFC Bantamweight champion Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes

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Round 5:

Final result:

125 lbs.: Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara France for Interim Flyweight championship

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Round 4:

Round 5:

Final result:

265 lbs.: Derrick Lewis vs. Sergei Pavlovich

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Final result:

125 lbs.: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Alex Perez

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Final result:

205 lbs.: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Anthony Smith

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Final result:

170 lbs.: Alex Morono vs. Matthew Semelsberger

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Final result:

155 lbs.: Rafael Alves vs. Drew Dober

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Round 2:

Round 3:

Final result:

265 lbs.: Don’Tale Mayes vs. Hamdy Abdelwahab

Round 1: Early jab from Abdelwahab. Mayes whiffing with kicks. Hard low kick by Abdelwahab. Two-piece falls short. Mayes tries a combo a minute in. He blocks an overhand right. Hard 1-2 appears to sting Mayes. Mayes comes back with a body kick. Counter left by Abdelwahab, who sprints after Mayes and unloads on the fence. Punches piling up and he follows with a big suplex. Holding onto a body lock. Knees to the thigh from Abdelwahab. Two minutes to go.

More little knees. One minute to go. Referee separates them. Mayes tries a flying knee, lands a front kick downstairs. Falling short with kicks, lands a swatting overhand and they slug until the bell. 10-9 Abdelwahab.

Round 2: Low kick and left hook by Abdelwahab. Counter right. Knee stomp by Mayes. Body kick and a hard southpaw 1-2 that sings Abdelwahab. Mayes pouring it on, blasts him with a flying knee. Abdelwahab’s face appears damaged. Hard uppercut. Abdelwahab manages to weather the onslaught Mayes body kick. Abdelwahab winging bombs and falling short. Trading jabs. Mayes just misses with a wound-up uppercut. Body kick connects. Low kick on the other side. Two minutes to go.

Lead right by Abdelwahab, who avoids a front kick and kicks Mayes in the groin. Brief pause. Solid counters by Abdelwahab. One minute to go. Mayes rushes in with…something and ends up on his back in half guard. Abdelwahab trying to drop shots. 10-9 Mayes.

Round 3: Abdelwahab rushes Mayes to the fence and takes him down into half guard. One minute in. Mayes works his way up, dragged right back down. Short elbows by Abdelwahab. Two minutes in. Mayes holding him tight. Abdelwahab with some arm punches. Two minutes to go

More arm punches by Abdelwahab. Mayes completely unable to stand. One minute to go. Ref stands them up. Mayes tries a flying knee, lands a body kick. Overhand right by Mayes, left hook by Abdelwahab. Mayes stings him with a late left hook, then a Superman punch and two-piece. Think Mayes may have stolen it. 10-9 Mayes.

Final result: Abdelwahab def. Mayes by split decision

155 lbs.: Rafa Garcia vs. Drakkar Klose

Round 1: Klose advancing, switching stance. Garcia counters a low kick with an overhand right. Klose low kick. One minute in. Brief clinch. Klose fires a combo and ties up on the fence. Separation. Low kick, counter right a minute in. Left hook from Garcia lands clean in combination. Another left hook soon after. Low kick. Klose shoots, denied. Garcia with a chopping right on the break. Two minutes to go.

Klose changes levels and puts him on the fence. Rear body lock, trying to take the back. He drags Garcia to his knees. Garcia pops up, dragged down, back up. One minute to go. Klose kicks his base out. Short left hands. Garcia rolls for a kneebar, can’t get it. 10-9 Klose.

Round 2: Klose tries a wheel kick, shoots behind it, no dice. Body kick connects. One minute in. Garcia fires a body kick. They trade low kicks. Nice reactive double-leg puts Garcia on top in guard. Two minutes in. Half guard. Garcia staying heavy. Two minutes to go.

Ref stands them up. Garcia shoots, denied. Body jab. He grabs a front headlock and tries to snap Klose down with a minute to go. Nice knee. They separate. One minute to go. Lead hook attempt by Garcia, counter right. Klose fires a big looping uppercut and springs after Klose, who lands a right hand but gets dragged to the bat in the waning seconds. 10-9 Garcia.

Round 3: Sneaky knee from Klose behind a high knee. Garcia shoots, denied. One minute in. Nice reactive double-leg puts Garcia on top again. Klose tries a guillotine, gets to his feet, cracks Garcia with an uppercut on the exit. Counter uppercut lands for Garcia two minutes in. Lead hook. Klose lands a hard cross and denies a shot, prompting them to whack each other from the single collar tie. Garcia landing on the retreat. Good right hands. Low kick from Klose, avoids a shot. Two minutes to go.

Garcia lead right. Counter elbow. Klose continuing to pursue. He lands a body kick, stops a takedown. Back to hurting each other in the clinch with a minute to go. Klose shoots, denied, avoids a guillotine. Another attempted takedown by Garcia rebuffed. 10-9 Klose.

Final result: Klose def. Garcia by unanimous decision

170 lbs.: Michael Morales vs. Adam Fugitt

Round 1: Early jab from Morales. They trade low kicks. Fugitt busy with kicks. Straight right by Morales a minute in. Nobody landing clean as of yet. Morales tries a Superman punch, denies a takedown attempt. Body kick from Fugitt, who gets his head snapped back by a hard cross. Two minutes in. Nice inside trip puts Fugitt on top in guard. Standing over him, dropping punches. Back down to guard. Two minutes to go.

Morales trying to kick him off, can’t do so. Now he elevates and sweeps to his feet. Counter right by Fugitt. One minute to go. Hard left hand. Another hard left on the fence. Morales tries to blitz in return. Heavy series of rights from Morales. Superman punch met by a counter. Stiff jab appears to sting Fugitt at the bell. 10-9 Fugitt.

Round 2: Morales tries a Superman punch as Fugitt spins. Straight right lands for Morales. Another loaded-up right and a stiff jab. Morales catches a kick and briefly grabs a body lock. One minute in. More jabs. They trade near the fence and Fugitt finds the mark with right hands. Body shot. Solid knee by Morales as they pivot. Fugitt tries a head kick two minutes in. Morales 1-2. Fugitt leg kick kicks off a heavy exchange. He fires kicks, has them caught.

Fugitt shoots, denied, lands a body kick. Counter left. Morales 1-2. Big combo by Morales goes body-head. One minute to go. Fugitt rushes in, changes levels, no dice. Both land on the break. Counters by Morales as he retreats, avoiding a spinning back fist. Quick cross at the bell. 10-9 Morales.

Round 3: Fugitt finding the mark with his left hand as he presses forward. 1-2 by Morales prompts a level change. Separation. They continue to trade and a 1-2 crumples Fugitt. Morales pouring on the hurt and another knockdown on a heavy right hand prompts the stoppage.

Final result: Morales def. Fugitt by TKO (punches)

135 lbs.: Ji Yeon Kim vs. Joselyne Edwards

Round 1: Edwards throwing a lot of volume early. One minute in. Plenty of kicks. Kim looking to find her opportunities, lands a 1-2. More kicks from Edwards. Two minutes in. Kim eats a body kick, falls short with a 1-2. Now she counters one with a clean right cross. Long combo by Edwards with two minutes to go.

Edwards body kick. Not a lot landing clean but she’s putting a lot out there, and Kim’s doing more moving than countering. One minute to go. There’s a counter hook by Kim. They trade on the fence. Nice exchanges. Edwards puts her on the fence and they trade knees. 10-9 Edwards.

Round 2: Edwards continuing to control the distance with her kicks. There’s a nice 1-2 from Kim and Edwards responds with a flurry of kicks. One minute in. Both connect with straight rights. Both tossing out kicks. Kim jab, Edwards head kick. Two minutes in. Edwards tries a slow wheel kick. Side and front kicks to the midsection. Short left hook by Kim as she continues to eat kicks. Kim not eating as much but just isn’t doing enough. Two minutes to go.

Body kick by Edwards. Big 1-2 by Kim stings Edwards. Follow-up body shot. One minute to go. More kicks by Edwards. Kim lands a nice body kick and they tie up. She reverses a takedown at the bell. 10-9 Kim, I guess? Only meaningful damage.

Round 3: 1-2 by Kim to start. Left hooks as they trade. Edwards blasts her with an uppercut in return, then moves awkwardly after landing a low kick. One minute in. Kim 1-3. Edwards shoots after eating a low kick and hauls her to the fence. Two minutes in. Kim reverses, but gets tossed into side control. Edwards looks for mount, then grabs an armbar as Kim sweeps. No dice. Two minutes to go.

Edwards stands when Kim gives her space, gets tied up. Jockeying for position. Edwards connects on the break. One minute to go. Lots of posturing, no attacking. Edwards falls way short with another wheel kick. Brief exchange, both land well. They slug in the waning seconds. Think Kim threw that away by not doing enough. 10-9 Edwards.

Final result: Edwards def. Kim by split decision

205 lbs.: Nicolae Negumereanu vs. Ihor Potieria

Round 1: Potieria already talking trash, landing low kicks. Low-high two-piece by Negumereanu, who shoots behind it and takes Potieria to the fence. One minute in. Short right hand from Negumereanu. Little trip nearly gets Potieiria down two minutes in. Short left hands as he forces Potieira down. Half guard. Potieria lands an elbow off his back. Two minutes to go.

Potieria regains guard. Stack pass by Negumereanu, can’t get the back as Potieria stands. Single-leg puts him back on top. Standing over Potieria with a minute to go. He lets him up. Counter right from Negumereanu. Potieria low kick. 10-9 Negumereanu.

Final result: Negumereanu def. Potieria by TKO (knees and punches)

170 lbs.: Orion Cosce vs. Mike Mathetha

Round 1: Low kicks from Mathetha to start. Solid combinations in center cage. More kicks piling up at range. Cosce lands an overhand left, then shoots against the fence a minute in. Knees from Mathetha as he defends. Two minutes in. Cosce landing his own knees. Mathetha gets double unders and reverses. Reversed in turn. Cosce tries a head-and-arm throw, no dice. Nice hip toss into side control with two minutes to go.

Hammerfist from Cosce, not landing much. He lands an elbow, looks for the back as Mathetha stands. Awkward suplex nearly ends with him on the bottom. Back to grinding on the fence. Mathetha tries a head kick on the break. Nice head kick at the bell. 10-9 Cosce.

Round 2: Mathethe going back to the kicks, lands a solid left hand. Cosce ties up, avoids a throw, gets taken to the fence. Jockeying for position. One minute in. Shoulder strike by Cosce. Elbow attempt. Two minutes in. Cosce trying to change levels. Separation. Low kick by Mathetha. Body kick in combination. Two minutes to go.

Cosce left hook, Mathetha head kick. Mathetha with an elbow. Cosce looking tired, gets cracked by a spinning back fist while landing his own. He manages to tie up. One minute to go. Cosce completely gassed, eats another elbow. He changes levels. Mathetha trying to land elbows as he defends. He slips throwing a knee, lands a final jab. 10-9 Mathetha.

Round 3: Mathetha flicking low kicks. Counter left hook. He fires a knee, gets hauled to the fence. One minute in. Lovely lateral drop puts Cosce on top in side control. Half guard. Mathetha gets to his knees and works his way up. Cosce tries a lift, takes his back, hunting the RNC two minutes in. Arm triangle transition, loses it. Full mount with two minutes to go.

Cosce tries to get the arm triangle again, nothing doing. Now on the other side. Elbows. Mathetha tries to sit up, gives up north-south. Retakes the back with a minute to go. Now looking to drop GnP. Half guard. 10-9 Cosce.

Final result: Cosce def. Mathetha by unanimous decision

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Bellator 283 results: Live streaming play-by-play updates | ‘Lima vs. Jackson’

July 23, 2022 Admin Leave a comment

Bellator 283 is primed and ready to go down later TONIGHT (Fri., July 22, 2022) from inside Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash., featuring a Welterweight fight between former division champion, Douglas Lima, taking on rising contender, Jason Jackson. In further action, Sidney Outlaw will battle Tofiq Musayev in a Lightweight title eliminator fight.

Many readers check in before, during and after the fights to share their thoughts on all of the action, which will begin at 7 p.m. ET with YouTube “Prelims” and then transition to Showtime at 10 p.m. ET for main card action. Feel free to leave a comment (or 283) about the bouts and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it’s always a lot of fun!

BELLATOR 283 QUICK RESULTS:

170 lbs.: Douglas Lima vs. Jason Jackson – Jackson via unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Sidney Outlaw vs. Tofiq Musayev – Musayev via first round knockout
155 lbs.: Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Chris Gonzalez – Nurmagomedov via first-round submission (guillotine)
170 lbs.: Lorenz Larkin vs. Mukhamed Berkhamov – No Contest (NC) due to unintentional elbow to the back of the head from Larkin
265 lbs.: Davion Franklin vs. Marcelo Golm – Golm via third-round submission (rear-naked choke)
185 lbs.: Romero Cotton vs. Dalton Rosta – Rosta via third round TKO
155 lbs.: Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. Bobby King – Rabadanov via unanimous decision
125 lbs.: Veta Arteaga vs. Vanessa Porto – Arteaga via second round submission (guillotine choke)
135 lbs.: Jaylon Bates vs. Mark Coates – Bates via split decision
170 lbs.: Roman Faraldo vs. Luis Iniguez – Faraldo via first round knockout
155 lbs.: Bryan Nuro vs. Archie Colgan – Colgan via third-round knockout
145 lbs.: Kevin Boehm vs. Akhmed Magomedov – Magomedov via first-round submission (rear-naked choke)

BELLATOR 283 PLAY-BY-PLAY

Douglas Lima vs. Jason Jackson

Round 1: High kick from Lima, low kick from Jackson. Jackson lands a takedown and he is in guard. Lima trying to work his way out of this predicament but Jackson is holding his position pretty strong. Jackson trying to mount but Lima prevents. Jackson staying busy from the top position and he pretty much took that round. 10-9 Jackson

Round 2: Jackson clinches early and he takes Lima down once again. Knees to the things for Jackson. Lima is once again on his back and fighting to get up. Not a good position for Lima. He snatches an arm and is looking for the armbar. Jackson picks him and slams him down. Lime throw an upkick and he rocks Jackson, who is dazed for a second but he recovers. Jackson is once again on top and raining down some hard shots. 10-9 Jackson

Round 3: Jackson goes in for another early takedown but Lima is defending well here up against the cage. Foot stomps from Jackson. Lima takes Jackson down and now he is in top position. Jackson manages to get up and then he shoots in and scores the takedown. Jackson landing some big shots from Lima’s guard. Lima trying to return fire but can’t get much on his punches. 10-9 Jackson

Round 4: Low leg kicks from Lima to start things off. Jackson shoots for another takedown and he gets it. The crowd isn’t feeling this strategy and the boo birds are now in full effect. Jackson landing some shots to the body. Lima looks a bit frustrated here, and with good reason because he is down on the scorecards and Jackson is too heavy on top. Lima is bleeding above his right eye. Three minutes into the fourth round and Jackson is dominating the round, and the fight. Lima is breathing heavily here, and it’s not a good sing going into the fifth and final round down on all the scorecards. 10-9 Jackson

Round 5: Lima comes out aggressive, throws and overhand right and Jackson lands yet another takedown. This is simply not good for the former Welterweight champion of the world. Jackson is simply working from the top and he will not let Lima up. Lima is working hard but he simply doesn’t have the strength to get up, Jackson rides out the whole round on top to secure the dominant win. 10-9 Jackson

Final Result: Jackson def. Lima via unanimous decision

Sidney Outlaw vs. Tofiq Musayev

Round 1: Overhand right from Musayev, and then a left hand rocks Outlaw from the jump. He’s on wobbly legs and Musayev lands one more right that drops Outlaw. It’s all over! WOW!

Final Result: Musayev def. Outlaw via first-round knockout

Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Chris Gonzalez

Round 1: A tentative start by both men. Two minutes in and not a lot of action. Hick kick from Nurmagomedov. Jab from Nurmagomedov. Two and a half minutes in and both men have been tentative so far. A lot of feints from Gonzalez. Gonzalez rushes Nurmagomedov and he gets the clinch and Nurmagomedov reverses position and trips him. He sinks in a front-choke. It’s tight and Gonzalez is forced to top.

Final Result: Nurmagomedov def. Gonzalez via guillotine in round one

Lorenz Larkin vs. Mukhamed Berkhamov

Round 1: Larkin coming in hot with several big shots, Berkhamov evades and scores an early takedown and is now in side control. Berkhamov keeps Larkin down and Larkin can’t do much to get up. Larkin uses the cage to wall walk and he is up to his feet. Larkin lands an elbow to the back of the head and Berkhamov drops down in pain. A break in action to let Berkhamov recover. Berkhamov tells the referee his is dizzy. After taking the majority of the five minutes, Berkahmov tells the referee he can not continue and the fight is called.

Final Result: The fight is ruled a No Contest (NC)

Davion Franklin vs. Marcelo Golm

Round 1: Jab from Franklin. Golm comes in with an overhand right. Low kick from Golm. Golm catches Franklin’s kick and slams him to the canvas. Golm takes his back. Franklin scrambling. Franklin picks Golm up, gets to his feet ans slams him down to the canvas! WOW! He picks him up again and slams him down one more time. Looking like WWE out here. Side control for Franklin. Franklin dropping some nasty elbows right on the chin of Golm. Golm has a nasty cut above his right eye. Golm with an overhand right that lands clean. Golm with a nasty elbow to the jaw. Golm is now walking down Franklin. Franklin’s mouthpiece goes flying out and another overhand right from Golm. 10-9 Franklin

Round 2: Another stiff jab from Franklin. Low kick from Golm. Tussling for position up against the cage. Golm with a solid body shot and Franklin is simply walking backward. Wild spinning back fist from Franklin catches nothing but air. Clinch against the fence, Golm searching for a takedown. Stiff jab from Franklin stuns Golm momentarily. Franklin is tired, looking at the clock and he tags Golm with a one-two combo. Franklin shoots and secures the takedown. Side control. Golm somehow sweeps and reverses position into side control. Now Franklin reverses the position, wow, nothing but brute strength to pull that off. Franklin in guard dropping elbows as the round comes to an end. Close one. 10-9 Golm

Round 3: Switch kick from Franklin and Golm fires back with a right hand. Level change for Franklin but Golm stuffs the takedown. Golm pushing the pace and Franklin fires back with an overhand right that cracks his foe’s jaw. Golm’s cut is bleeding again. Golm pushes Franklin up against the cage and lands some knees to the midsection. Franklin is throwing bombs even though he is exhausted. Golm ducks all the haymakers and pushes Franklin up against the cage. Knees to the inner thigh for Golm. Wild spinning backfist from Franklin and Golm makes him pay by taking him down. He takes his back and sinks in the rear-naked choke and he makes him tap! WOW. A bloodied up Golm hands Franklin his first-ever defeat.

Final Result: Golm def. Franklin via rear-naked choke

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UFC on ABC 3 ‘Ortega vs. Rodriguez’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring

July 16, 2022 Admin Leave a comment

Sherdog’s live
UFC on ABC 3 “Ortega vs. Rodriguez” coverage will begin
Saturday at 11 a.m. ET.

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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