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Round 1
Johnson wants to touch gloves but Beltran shakes him off. The
Strikeforce veteran’s first punch drops Beltran, but he pops back
up and Johnson presses him into the cage, his forearm across
Beltran’s throat as he looks for knees to the body. They break off
and then tie up again, winding up in the same position until
Beltran pops Johnson with a quick shot. Johnson flicks out a leg
kick, then peppers his man with four or five solid jabs behind it.
Another outside leg kick has Beltran moving backward again. Johnson
follows and rips a big right hand to the body. Johnson is keeping
the punches coming midway through the round, walking the
“Mexicutioner” down with a consistent jab. Beltran lands one over
the top, but his flailing punches aren’t finding their target on
the larger man. An uppercut and a right hook have Beltran badly
dazed against the fence. Another quartet of right uppercuts have
Beltran out on his feet, slumping to the ground unconscious as
referee Robert Madrigal steps in for the stop at 4:24 of the
opening round.
Round 1
After 20 seconds of feeling out, Roller shoots a long double-leg
and gets stuffed. Johnson stays on his feet and on his toes,
flashing quick punches and sprawling on another shot from the
former Oklahoma State wrestler. They tie up and work for control
along the fence, Johnson getting the dominant position with an
underhook. He denies a guillotine try from Roller with wrist
control, breaks off and pops Roller with a quick combination.
Another shot from Roller fails and Johnson goes back to pressing
him on the cage, landing some clean punches and elbows before they
split again. A long left hand splits Roller’s guard and Johnson
lands a nice flying knee just before the horn.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Round 2
Johnson gets inside with another bunch of punches and muscles
Roller into the cage again. Roller shucks him off and trudges
forward, looking for a big right hand. One gets through behind a
left hook and Johnson digs another underhook to slow the offense.
Johnson sprawls on a double-leg and clinches on the cage again,
drawing boos from the Chicago crowd. Roller pulls guard and tries
to wrap up at the base of the fence, but Johnson manages a couple
hard forearms to the face. Roller uses the fence to stand and comes
straight forward, throwing punches with ill intent. A couple
undercuts land and this time Roller grabs Johnson to tie up, though
he still can’t take the “Ultimate Fighter” alum down. Johnson
reverses into the fence, exits with a couple standing elbows.
Roller walks into range and eats a knee, a left hook. Roller’s
moving backward now and Johnson lays a hard three-punch combo on
him. Roller gets a waist-lock and walks Johnson to the fence, can’t
get the takedown before the horn.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Round 3
Johnson opens up with more combinations and stifles another shot
from Roller. This time, however, Roller gets his man down to his
knees and tries to hop on his back. Johnson is flattened out on his
stomach with Roller punching away. Referee Herb Dean warns the
wrestler not to punch to the back of the head, but Roller keeps
doing just that. Dean steps in and issues Roller another verbal
warning, but does not deduct a point. Things still look grim for
Johnson with Roller now on his back with a body-triangle, still
punching away. Roller’s trying for a rear-naked choke but Johnson’s
defending well and manages to twist around with just under a minute
to go. When they scramble back to their feet, Johnson charges with
punches and kicks; one of the latter catches Roller in the cup and
they pause. They restart with only seconds to go and both men are
swinging to finish, Roller getting the better of the exchange with
a couple hard lefts.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Roller (29-28
Johnson)
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Roller (29-28 Johnson)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Roller (29-28 Johnson)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Michael Johnson.
Round 1
Oliveira, the former lightweight prospect who’s making his
featherweight debut in this bout, gets busy with leg kicks in the
early going. He catches a kick from Wisely and stands over him,
looking to pass guard but taking his time, careful not to catch an
upkick. Oliveira drops back for a heel hook and it looks deep, but
Wisely twists out. Oliveira’s still got a hold of the American’s
left leg and he’s not letting go. Wisely tries to escape, even
grabbing the fence in an attempt to stand up. It’s for naught,
though, as Oliveira has turned the hold into a painful-looking
modified calf slicer. Wisely is forced to tap out at 1:43 of the
first round.
Round 1
There’s no touch of gloves and Roop flicks out a teep kick to the
body as his first strike to keep his smaller foe at bay. Swanson
inches forward, though he’s quick to backpedal anytime Roop throws.
Swanson absorbs a number of kicks and uppercuts before finding his
spot about two minutes in, clipping Roop with wild punches. Roop
recovers on the fence, ties up and stomps on Swanson’s feet before
disengaging. Swanson loses his mouthpiece and stifles a takedown
from Roop, landing on top in the scramble. When the action slows,
ref John McCarthy replaces the mouthpiece. Roop’s on his back,
looking for a long upkick, but Swanson stays out of danger.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Swanson
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Swanson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Swanson
Round 2
Roop goes back to his long-range attack, with straight punches
followed by hard outside thigh kicks. Swanson keeps coming forward
though, landing a leg kick of his own before wading inside to
clinch up. Roop takes a knee to the thigh before digging an
underhook and extracting himself. Swanson’s grinning ear-to-ear as
he slips Roop’s punches and walks him down. A massive overhand
right sends Roop’s mouthpiece bouncing off the cage and the big man
collapses to the floor. Swanson pounces and drops another
half-dozen right hands on Roop before ref McCarthy waves it off.
The official time of the TKO stoppage is 2:22 of round two.
Round 1
Russow charges in with a left hand and spins Einemo down with a
single-leg. The grappler keeps an open guard and shoves Russow away
to stand, but Russow comes right back in for another try. Einemo
stays up this time and cracks Russow with a knee in the clinch.
Russow slings a few more punches on his way in to tie up, then
walks Einemo into the middle of the cage, where they break. Einemo
stings Russow with a crisp right cross, an uppercut, another pair
of hooks when Russow tries to come inside. Russow gets another
single-leg and goes down to Einemo’s open guard, looking to pass.
Einemo closes up guard and grabs for the American’s wrists, then
leans toward Russow’s left arm for a kimura momentarily. Russow
stands up with a minute to go and tries to step into side control,
but he’s blocked and winds up in Einemo’s open guard again. Einemo
sweeps into full mount just as the horn sounds.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Russow
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Russow
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Russow
Round 2
The big men trade uppercuts in the clinch until Russow gets another
takedown, this time in the center of the cage. Einemo swings his
legs up, hunting for an armlock, but he can’t get anything going as
Russow stays heavy on top and drops punches to the body. Russow
stands to try and pass, stalls out and stands again. The next dive
lands him once again in Einemo’s open guard as ref Herb Dean calls
for action. Einemo closes up his guard and grabs on to Russow’s
wrists to prevent offense as the pace slows further. Dean calls for
work again and Russow lands a couple elbows to the body; the
official brings the heavyweights back to their feet with 30 seconds
to go. Russow scores another single-leg on Einemo, who finishes the
round on his back, his nose and mouth bloodied.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Russow
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Russow
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Russow
Round 3
Russow looks to come inside for another takedown at the 30 second
mark and is fended off with a knee. The next try is unsuccessful as
well and it leads to another, bigger knee from Einemo. A third knee
and Russow pushes the “Viking” to his back, then stands up and
dives back down to grab a headlock. Einemo extracts his head and
Russow stands out-of-range of his man’s upkicks. Dean tells them to
work and Russow goes back to the ground. With one butterfly hook,
Einemo nearly sweeps and takes Russow’s back, but Russow stuffs him
down. Two minutes to go in the final frame and it’s back to the
familiar position, Russow dropping sporadic punches from Einemo’s
closed guard. The ref wants them back on their feet with 1:45
remaining and Einemo is slow to get there. Einemo’s looking for
knees again and they lead to another takedown for Russow, who tries
in vain to pass the guard of his exhausted opponent for the final
minute.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Russow (30-27 Russow)
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Russow (30-27 Russow)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Russow (30-27 Russow)
Official result: The scorecards read 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27, all for the winner by unanimous decision, Mike Russow.
Round 1
Lentz moves forward on the southpaw Dunham, throwing punches over
the top and some stinging leg kicks. Dunham goes high with a kick,
puts a few hard rights on Lentz’s chin, but the “Carnie” keeps
coming and gets his takedown with three minutes to go in the round.
Lentz snares a guillotine as Dunham stands back up, but it’s not
tight and Dunham is defending well on the fence. Lentz abandons the
hold and gives Dunham a knee. Dunham reverses into the cage, puts a
few short punches on Lentz’s ribs and takes a front kick to the
body as they split. Dunham grabs a standing guillotine of his own
now, but Lentz extracts himself. A pair of hard elbows connect for
Dunham and he slams Lentz to the mat with a high double. Lentz
keeps active from the bottom, isolating Dunham’s right arm and
socking him in the face with left hands. Dunham can’t muster much
offense from the top as he tries to navigate Lentz’s open guard,
finally landing a right hand at the horn and another a split-second
after.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lentz
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Lentz
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lentz
Round 2
Dunham gets a takedown and steps into side control, only to be
stuffed back to half-guard. Lentz gets some space and grazes the
standing Dunham with an upkick, but Dunham keeps him on the floor.
Lentz gets back on his feet 90 seconds in and zaps Dunham with a
flurry of uppercuts in the clinch. Dunham takes a leg kick from
Lentz to land a left straight up top. Lentz is moving forward,
throwing the greater volume until he gets caught in another Dunham
headlock. Dunham has Lentz pinned on the cage and unloads with a
dozen punches, answered in kind by Lentz. The lightweight grin at
one another and Dunham hits another takedown, this time with
Lentz’s left side to the fence. Dunham postures up and drops some
hard lefts on Lentz’s face, then drops down and grabs another
headlock. He lets it go and sets up in high side-control on Lentz’s
left. Bleeding from his nose and mouth, as well as a cut near his
left eye, the Carnie sticks Dunham back in his guard. Dunham keeps
active, landing punch after punch as they scramble back up, and a
big knee once they get there. Lentz presses forward with 20 seconds
left, connects with a left hand, an uppercut. He clinches Dunham
into the cage and pops him with one more uppercut at the end.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Dunham
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Dunham
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Dunham
The doctors are taking a long, hard look at Lentz, who’s got a nasty, cut-open mouse under his left eye. They advise ref John McCarthy to halt the contest and he does, giving Evan Dunham the TKO victory after two rounds.
Demian Maia vs. Chris Weidman
Round 1
The middleweights feint and bounce in the middle of the cage, Maia
in the southpaw stance and Weidman orthodox. Weidman misses with a
snapping front kick and knocks Maia over when they clash in an
exchange of punches. Maia gets back to his feet and they’re back to
stalking around the cage, Weidman in the center firing off jabs and
long kicks. Ref Herb Dean warns Weidman to watch his fingers on the
punches. Maia thuds a kick to Weidman’s body and the wrestler gives
chase with a combo, misses with a superman punch. Weidman ducks
under a punch and tries a rear waistlock but Maia scoots away. Maia
is missing with overhand lefts while Weidman lands a couple long
rights and a kick to the body. Weidman is really leaning into his
punches and keeping a low stance as he feints in front of the
Brazilian. Weidman ducks a punch and rips a right into Maia’s body.
They clash in an exchange and Weidman takes the opportunity to
change levels and floor an off-balance Maia. The BJJ black belt
stands right back up and they’re throwing again. Weidman wades in
with a left hook and Maia makes him pay with a knee in the
clinch.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Weidman
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Weidman
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Weidman
Round 2
Weidman wraps Maia up and gets a takedown, landing straight into
side control. Maia won’t stay down this time either, and he’s
momentarily back up, pawing with a jab and a kick to Weidman’s
body. Weidman throws an uppercut to Maia’s beltline, misses with a
straight punch over the top. The right side of Maia’s face has
reddened around the eye as Weidman switches to body punches, throws
a slapping low kick. Both men are pulling up short on punches,
trying to remeasure the distance as the round enters its last two
minutes. Maia scores with a solid left, flicks out a leg kick and
partially blocks a right high kick from the wrestler. Weidman grabs
a double-leg in center cage and drives Maia into the fence. Maia
escapes though and puts a knee, a kick and a left hand on Weidman’s
face. Another pair of knees in the clinch have Weidman looking for
a takedown. He gets it with 20 seconds to go and nearly takes
Maia’s back in a scramble, grabbing for a guillotine at the
end.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Weidman
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Weidman
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Weidman
Round 3
Both men are breathing heavy at the start of the third, but it’s
Maia looking more depleted. Weidman opts not to go to the floor
when he gets a body lock, but brings Maia down moments later with a
double-leg. Maia uses the fence to work back up, tries a takedown
of his own but abandons it in favor of a hard uppercut. Another
takedown try from Maia fails, and the next finds him caught in a
headlock. Weidman lets it go and they’re throwing tired punches,
Maia mixing in a knee. Maia flops to his belly on a weak takedown
attempt but Weidman’s too exhausted to capitalize. The crowd is
booing the fatigued fighters with two minutes left in the bout.
Maia is getting the better of the tired punching exchange with
uppercuts inside until Weidman comes on strong with a series of
knee strikes. Maia gives a knee back and they trade jabs. Weidman
snaps a few jabs off on the bloodied right eye of Maia; the
Brazilian jabs back as the boos rain down again. Weidman gets the
last word with a right high kick.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Weidman (30-27 Weidman)
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Weidman (30-27 Weidman)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Weidman (30-27 Weidman)
Official result: Judges Sal D’Amato and Gabriel Sabatis score the bout 29-28, while Patrick Morley has it 30-27, all for the winner by unanimous decision, Chris Weidman.
Updated at 10:28 p.m. ET: This bout was incorrectly announced as a split decision.
Round 1
Sonnen charges straight forward and Bisping backs him off with
punches. Sonnen gets an easy double-leg but Bisping quickly
scrambles back up. Sonnen gets an underhook and muscles the
Englishman into the cage but Bisping breaks off and creates some
space. Undeterred, Sonnen ties up and whips Bisping to the ground
again. He postures up and lands three or four solid lefts to
Bisping’s face before the “Count” pops back up. The middleweights
exchange knees in the clinch and Bisping changes levels for a
takedown. It doesn’t come, and when Bisping stands back up, Sonnen
is waiting with a knee. Sonnen runs Bisping into the fence and
lands another knee with 2:30 gone now. Bisping reverses and ref
John McCarthy warns the fighters to mind the clash of heads as they
fight on the inside. They split and Bisping misses with a flashy
spinning kick. Sonnen backs out of the way and then moves forward,
clinching Bisping into the fence. Bisping is twice warned not to
hold Sonnen’s trunks as he spins the American into the cage and
deals out some knees. Bisping just misses an uppercut but lands
with a crisp combination led by a straight left. They tie up with
Bisping on the outside, fighting for position and breaking off
before the end of the frame.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Bisping
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-10
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Sonnen
Round 2
Bisping clinches Sonnen into the cage and they resume their
close-quarters fighting, Sonnen looping an arm around Bisping’s
neck to slug with left hands. Ref McCarthy warns Sonnen to watch
the back of the Bisping’s head before they slow down and he splits
them up. Sonnen gets a takedown at the base of the fence and gets
to work from Bisping’s half-guard. Sonnen can’t mount much offense
before Bisping scrambles back up, but he gives the Brit a solid
knee on the way up. Bisping is cut beneath his eye but it doesn’t
look like a fight-ender at the moment. He shoves Sonnen into the
cage again with 90 seconds left and McCarthy is almost immediately
calling for action. Sonnen throws tired punches with his back to
the fence while Bisping mostly opts to control position and throw a
few knees up the middle. Sonnen escapes and tries to attack with
combos, but it’s Bisping getting the better of him with knees to
the body.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Bisping
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Bisping
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Bisping
Round 3
Sonnen connects with a left hand, ducks a right from Bisping and
plows him down with a double-leg on the fence. The crowd doesn’t
like it and lets them hear it as soon as the middleweights hit the
ground. Bisping tries to scramble up again, but the escape allows
Sonnen to hop on his opponent’s back. Sonnen works for the position
a moment before rolling Bisping and sinking in both hooks. The
rear-naked choke won’t go for Sonnen, so he changes to an
arm-triangle and hops into full mount. He gives up the choke and
throws short punches, then raises up and slams his chest into
Bisping’s face. Bisping pushes Sonnen back to full guard, then
Sonnen advances to half-guard. Bisping scoots back into the fence
and gets to his knees, but he stalls out and is dragged back down
by a Sonnen body lock. Sonnen keeps the control on front as Bisping
stands up with only seconds remaining. Bisping gets the last
takedown of the fight and manages to drop a couple elbows on Sonnen
before the horn.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Sonnen (29-28 Bisping)
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Sonnen (29-29 Draw)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Sonnen (29-28 Sonnen)
Official result: The scores read 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28, all for the winner by unanimous decision, Chael Sonnen.
Round 1
Evans takes the center of the cage while the rangy Davis stalks
around the outside, both in the orthodox stance. “Mr. Wonderful”
lands a hard outside leg kick then knocks the ex-champ backward
with a blocked high kick. Davis slips on a spinning attack and they
tie up momentarily. Davis ducks a punch and shoots low, but Evans
is all over it and grabs a front headlock. Davis removes himself
from the situation and shoots again, can’t find the takedown. He’s
feinting kicks to keep the smaller Evans out of range. Evans gets a
couple punches off before Davis shoots again. Evans isn’t giving an
inch on the takedown tries and forces Davis to stand back up. Evans
catches a kick and sweeps the leg of Davis, landing in half-guard
on the former Penn State wrestler’s right side. Davis tries to hip
escape but Evans is keeping control as he tries to extract his leg.
He does, and now he traps Davis’ right arm in the crucifix
position, dropping punches as Davis squirms and bucks. Davis
finally gets out from underneath with 10 seconds left and that’s
where the frame ends.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Evans
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Evans
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Evans
Round 2
Davis whiffs on a spinning kick and it’s Evans this time taking the
outside. Davis gets in behind some punches but can’t keep Evans
tied up for more than a few seconds. He lands a few solid leg kicks
but eats some straight punches from Evans in return. They’re still
playing a long-range striking game until Davis dips in to clinch.
He lets Evans go after a few seconds and now Evans puts the
pressure on, throwing fast, long punches and shoving Davis into the
cage; he corks Davis with a right hand as they break. Evans once
catches another kick and hustles Davis to the ground, passing to
side control with ease and getting the crucifix again.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Evans
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Evans
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Evans
Round 3
Davis tries some leg kicks before shooting on Evans and once again
being stalled out. His back to the fence, Evans sits down and
shoves Mr. Wonderful off his legs in an attempt to stand. Davis
keeps hold of the ex-Spartan’s leg, but Evans gets the sweep and
holds Davis on the fence. Davis works back to his feet and lands a
knee up the middle as the 205-pounders clinch on the cage. Evans
comes with a hard uppercut and Davis drops to his knees for another
shot. Evans denies him and keeps throwing punches on the fence in
the tie-up. Davis drives forward and hits a double-leg with a
minute left on the clock. Evans nearly escapes to his feet, gets
dragged back down, then hops up again. Davis drives some knees into
Evans’ thighs in the clinch and Evans reverses just before the
round ends.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Evans
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-10
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Evans
Round 4
Davis is trying to keep the fight long-range with lanky kicks and
punches, and it’s working through the first minute of the fourth
frame. Davis scores with a few leg kicks but Evans is quickly
closing the distance, throwing combinations to Davis’ single arm
punches. Evans gets a front headlock and Davis puts a hand on the
mat to avoid knees to the head. They stay vertical and Davis
misfires on a shot, getting caught on his knees with Evans grabbing
his ankle. Evans is landing some hard rights under the armpit,
misses with left hands over the top. More uppercuts from Evans in
the clinch; Davis gets stuffed out on another shot. A right
uppercut from Evans backs Davis up with seconds to go.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Evans
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Evans
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Evans
Round 5
Davis’ mouth hangs wide open as he emerges for the final frame, but
he’s still keeping active, looking for kicks and straight punches.
As he has before in the bout, Evans catches a slow kick from Davis
and socks him in the face four or five times before shoving him to
the ground. Davis is bleeding from a cut on his left leg and is
lumped up on his face. Evans stalls out in half-guard momentarily
but soon works to side control, and then the crucifix yet again.
Davis slips out this time before he absorbs too much damage but
it’s not looking much better for him on the feet. A right hand
jacks Davis’ jaw and a low kick chops the base out from beneath
him. Evans muscles him into the cage as they stand and holds him
there for a moment. Davis misses on a high kick, lands a slow right
hand. Evans is firing back with murderous overhand rights; those
miss, but a pair of clean right hooks finish the round and the
bout, which should be a clean sweep for the former champ.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Evans (50-45 Evans)
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Evans (50-46 Evans)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Evans (50-45 Evans)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 50-45 for the winner by unanimous decision, Rashad Evans.
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