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Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Clarke
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Clarke
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Clarke
Round 2
Some tentative striking between the lightweights to open the round
until Clarke decides to bring the fight back to the ground.
Kuivanen holds Clarke in his open guard before again sweeping to
top position and into half-guard. Not much offense from either man
as Clarke tries to reverse back into the advantageous position.
Clarke stalls out on a single-leg but gets back to his feet and
nearly takes the back of Kuivanen standing. Kuivanen sends him back
to the floor with a kimura attempt and drops some heavy elbows from
half-guard on Clarke’s right side. Clarke eats the hard shots and
regains full guard, then sends some elbows up from the bottom.
Clarke scores an upkick late in the round and the pair trade heavy
leather from a seated position on the ground.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Kuivanen
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Kuivanen
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Kuivanen
Round 3
Clarke drives on a single-leg and brings his man down, but again
Kuivanen reverses to top position. Kuivanen works from the side,
framing up an arm-triangle, but Clarke uses his feet to push off
the cage and flip Kuivanen over the top. Kuivanen stays on top and
Clark turns to his side to work on a kimura. Kuivanen responds with
elbows to the body. The pace slows until the three-minute mark,
when Kuivanen rips his arm loose and tries to turn the corner to
take the back. The attempt fails and Clarke scrambles to his feet,
but eats a knee on his way. Single-leg attempt from Clarke allows
Kuivanen to land some more hard right hands to Clarke’s face before
rolling Clarke onto his back. Clarke shifts his hips and works to
escape, but with a minute left in the fight, he doesn’t seem to
have the energy left. Kuivanen postures up and drops a few hard
punches, forcing Clarke to roll for a leglock. Kuivanen closes out
strong with some more walloping right hands.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Kuivanen (29-28 Kuivanen)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Kuivanen (29-28 Kuivanen)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Kuivanen (29-28 Kuivanen)
Official result: The judges score the bout 29-28 Kuivanen, 29-28 Clarke and 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Anton Kuivanen.
Round 2
Caraway begins pumping his jab, ducks a wide punch from Gagnon and
tries to tie up. Gagnon shoves him off and pushes forward, putting
Caraway on the fence and landing a couple short elbows inside.
Caraway reverses momentarily, but Gagnon turns him right around and
starts throwing bombs with both hands, dazing Caraway again.
Caraway gets some space to drive on a takedown and trips Gagnon to
the mat at the base of the cage. Stepping around the back, Caraway
sinks one hook in and begins trying to soften up Gagnon with left
hands while fishing for the rear-naked choke. The choke doesn’t
come, so Caraway steps into full mount and continues battering
Gagnon, who’s just covering up now. Gagnon gives up his back and
Caraway goes back to hunting for the choke. Gagnon catches Caraway
sleeping and spins around to take the American’s back. He can’t
hold the position and they finish back on the feet, where Gagnon
scores with a knee in the clinch.
Round 3
Caraway works for a double-leg until he’s able to drag Gagnon down
along the fence. Immediately, Caraway takes the back and cinches up
a body triangle to lock up the position. They hand-fight inside
while Caraway works for the rear-naked choke; eventually, he sinks
his arm under Gagnon’s chin and Gagnon is forced to tap out. It’s a
submission victory for Bryan Caraway at 1:39 of the third
round.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Ring
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 McGee
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 McGee
Round 2
The middleweights trade shots early in the second frame, with McGee
mixing in leg kicks and Ring looking to tie up. The left eye of
Ring is reddened and swollen now, made worse by McGee’s
combinations and a grazing right high kick. A swiping left hook and
right uppercut have Ring moving backward. Ring regains his
composure and lands a cracking left which has McGee backing up.
Another left straight comes down the pipe to snap back McGee’s
head. They trade leg kicks inside and Ring scores again with the
left, which has McGee’s nose pouring blood. Ring catches a high
kick but can’t chase McGee down for the takedown. Ring stuffs a
takedown attempt from McGee, who comes forward and lands a clubbing
left before the horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 McGee
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Ring
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Ring
Round 3
Ring ducks a hook from McGee and works to tie up, gets shoved away.
McGee has taken up shop in the center of the cage, trying to cut
off the angles of Ring, who shifts around the outside. Ring’s left
hand clips McGee but it’s not landing as cleanly as last round.
Meanwhile, McGee is stringing together combos to the body and head.
Ring needs a piece of tape clipped from his glove, and when they
resume, he sticks McGee with a straight left. Body-head combo from
McGee leads to a clinch and uppercuts inside; Ring doesn’t like it
and tries to clinch again, but McGee isn’t having it. The bloody
McGee pushes in on Ring, throwing combos from range and then
driving his heel into Ring’s side with a spinning back-kick. Pawing
lefts have Ring backing up and McGee follows up with a series of
right uppercuts. When he gets close enough, McGee throws elbows
inside. Ring isn’t throwing anything in return, just trying to get
away from the assault of McGee, who keeps the punches coming at
high volume. Ring clips McGee with a single left, but McGee just
wipes at his eye and continues coming forward. Forty seconds left
and Ring is exhausted, just barely staying on his feet as McGee
socks him over and over. McGee stuffs a takedown and tries a
guillotine which allows Ring to roll on top, but it’s too late to
do anything with the position.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 McGee (29-28 McGee)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 McGee (29-28 McGee)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 McGee (29-28 McGee)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Nick Ring.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Riddle
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Riddle
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Riddle
Round 2
Clements clips Riddle’s temple with a spinning backfist early in
the second frame and Riddle changes levels for a takedown. He
brings Clements down on the fence, where Clements tries to hit the
switch but instead gets flattened out by the American. Riddle wraps
up the waist and flattens out Clements, moving to side control and
then the back. Riddle has a body triangle and socks away with right
hands, trying to clear the hands of Clements for a rear-naked
choke. Clements is throwing punches over his shoulder but not
finding any success. Riddle thinks about an arm-triangle
momentarily, doesn’t have a good angle, so he re-cinches his body
triangle and keeps punching from the back. Clements gets an “ooh”
from the crowd for an over-the-shoulder elbow strike, but he’s
still in a very bad position with more than two minutes left in the
round. Clements inches over to the cage and works back to his feet,
but Riddle is still glued to his back. Clements slips Riddle’s arms
off with 45 seconds left and lands a solid kick to the body. He
sprawls on a Riddle double-leg and Riddle rolls to his back.
Clements tries to unload in the closing seconds, but it’s Riddle
getting the better with elbows from the bottom.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Riddle
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Riddle
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Riddle
Round 3
Clements is starting to string together a few punches when a
combination goes wide and he gets clipped by a Riddle right hand.
Clements tries to salvage the position -- in pocket, against the
fence -- with a close-quarters spinning elbow, but it proves an
unwise decision. Riddle traps Clements’ head and arm in a standing
arm-triangle choke and trips him to the floor, where Clements is
forced to submit at 2:02 of the third frame.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Head
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Head
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Head
Round 2
Head denies another takedown attempt from Ebersole early, but
Ebersole zaps him with a left hand down the middle. Another
straight left connects for Ebersole, then a kick to the body as the
Calgary crowd starts to get restless. An awkward attempt to clinch
by Ebersole works and finds Head pressed into the fence, defending
an inside trip. Head drives a knee up the middle and Ebersole lets
go. Head strings together a few punches, including a right hand
which gets Ebersole’s attention. Ebersole shoots the double again,
and Head again sprawls expertly. A crisp leg kick from Head is
answered by an Ebersole uppercut. Head stuffs his fists in
Ebersole’s face and Ebersole shakes his right hand out. Head rushes
in behind a nice right hand and puts his knee on Ebersole’s face,
but Ebersole changes levels and puts Head on his back. Head sweeps
to finish on top.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Head
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Ebersole
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Head
Round 3
Just as in the previous two rounds, Head begins frame three by
turning away a pair of Ebersole takedown tries. After the second,
Head presses forward, snapping back Ebersole’s head with a right
straight and a knee to the gut. Head lands a knee to the face and
Ebersole replies with a nice right hook. Head grabs hold of
Ebersole’s back standing, then trips him to the floor. Ebersole
twists around and tries to sweep on top, but Head is wise to it and
stands back up. Ebersole throws a trio of body/head kicks, all
blocked by Head, before shooting again and being sprawled on. Two
minutes to go now and Ebersole isn’t that far behind, but he’s
running out of options. Ebersole has another pair of shots turned
away, but he finally gets Head on his back with 20 seconds left.
It’s too late, and the crowd showers the welterweights with boos at
the final horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Head (30-27 Head)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Head (29-28 Head)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Head (30-27 Head)
Official result: The judges score this bout 29-28 Head, 29-28 Ebersole and 29-28 for the winner by split decision, James Head.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Kongo
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Jordan
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-10
Round 2
The heavyweights clinch up again early on, battling for position
the fence and trading ineffective knees inside. Jordan gets the
outside and grabs for a single again, eliciting boos from the
crowd. Kongo grabs a cattle-catch to take the outside again, lets
it go and knees Jordan in the belly. More knees from Kongo and
Jordan skips away when the Frenchman tries an ankle pick. Kongo
unleashes a pair of hard right hands before they clinch again.
Jordan thinking single-leg and, as in the first round, Kongo turns
to take his back. Awkward position for Jordan now, his left side
flush to the cage and Kongo controlling his right side. Kongo
botches an attempt to secure the back and Jordan puts Kongo’s back
on the floor to finish the round.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Kongo
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Kongo
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Kongo
Round 3
Twenty seconds into the round and the pair is clinching on the
fence again, jockeying for position. Kongo takes the outside,
thinking single-leg and kneeing at the American’s thigh. Jordan
lands a short, upward elbow, but it’s Kongo controlling the
(grueling) pace on the cage. Kongo lands a knee and ref Lavigne
warns to watch the strikes with Jordan’s hand on the mat. Jordan
gets a little space, throws some wild punches and gets wrapped up
again. Kongo presses Jordan into the fence for the remainder of the
round without any major offense from either man. The crowd does not
like it.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Kongo (30-27 Kongo)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Kongo (29-28 Kongo)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Kongo (30-28 Kongo)
Official result: The judges score this bout 30-28, 30-27 and 30-27, all for the winner by unanimous decision, Cheick Kongo.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Boetsch
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Boetsch
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Boetsch
Round 2
Lombard sticks Boetsch with a few short rights and jabs early,
while the American counters with kicks to the body. Leg kicks from
Boetsch now as he’s forced to move backward, away from the stalking
Lombard, who gives him a few outside leg kicks in return. Midway
through and the round is still up for grabs, with Lombard seemingly
just waiting for Boetsch to make a mistake. Lead uppercut from
Lombard touches Boetsch’s chin. Finally, Lombard catches Boetsch
with a body kick and rushes in to try and capitalize. Boetsch goes
to his knees and turtles up with Lombard in north-south position,
throwing short, not particularly powerful punches. Boetsch
scrambles up and gets shoved into the fence with an underhook.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Lombard
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lombard
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lombard
Round 3
It’s more of the same through the first half of the final frame:
Lombard standing stock-still in front of Boetsch, just waiting to
throw a shot. Boetsch is moving more, but isn’t being much more
active, and when he comes in for a double-leg, it’s completely shut
down by Lombard. The judoka throws down Boetsch in the clinch but
doesn’t like the position they land in and the middleweights
scramble back up. One minute left in the fight now and this round
is still up for grabs as the Calgary fans jeer both fighters’
inactivity. Lombard puts Boetsch on the fence, drops and wraps up
the legs, then slams Boetsch hard to the floor. Boetsch gets right
back up and knees Lombard in the breadbasket, but Lombard puts
Boetsch’s back on the fence again.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Lombard (29-28 Lombard)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lombard (29-28 Lombard)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lombard (29-28 Lombard)
Official result: The judges score this bout 29-28 Boetsch, 29-28 Lombard and 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Tim Boetsch.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Barao
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Barao
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Barao
Round 2
Faber takes a right hand from Barao early, then backs up and
resumes his switching of stances to keep the Brazilian from any
rhythm. Barao keeps coming forward, backing Faber toward the fence,
and he gets a poke in the eye on the end of a Faber punch. Barao
only needs a moment to recover, and when they resume, he’s flying
at Faber with an airborne knee. Faber throws a four-punch combo,
all of which come up short on the backpedaling Barao, who’s kept
the low kicks coming intermittently all round. A right high kick
from Barao backs up Faber, who switches to the southpaw stance and
backs away from a front and a spinning kick. It’s slow going in the
last minute, but Barao manages to explode with a combo against the
fence down the stretch.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Barao
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Barao
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Barao
Round 3
Faber is finding some success early in round three, knocking Barao
off balance with a front kick and scoring a right hand behind it,
but it’s still the young Brazilian moving forward. Barao chops with
another leg kick but Faber ducks the right hook behind it. Barao is
scoring with a left hand-right low kick combo which seems to be
taking its toll on Faber, whose stance-switching has slowed with a
minute to go in round three. Faber catches one and tries to rush
Barao to the ground with an ankle pick, but Barao extract his right
leg and kicks Faber with the left. Faber catches another kick,
can’t capitalize.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Barao
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Barao
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Barao
Round 4
The sequence from the end of round three repeats, with Barao
landing punches and leg kicks almost at will, and Faber unable to
secure a takedown when he manages to catch the Brazilian’s leg
coming in. Faber connects with a solid right, ducks a hook and
grabs for another single-leg, still can’t get anything. He catches
another kick; nothing. Barao backs him up with a right hand and a
spinning kick to the body. He falls off balance but Faber can’t
take advantage of the situation. Faber is still pulling up short on
punches while Barao is scoring with nice shots to the body and
head. They tangle up and Barao scores a nice knee to the body
before being shoved off. Faber lands a jab before the horn sounds
and this one is headed to the final round.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Barao
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Barao
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Barao
Round 5
It’s more of the same as the fight goes to the fifth and final
round. Faber is pulling up short on jabs, trying to catch kicks,
but he’s completely unable to bring Barao to the ground when he
does. Barao fully extends his left arm and cocks back his right,
just daring Faber to throw hands. Faber eats some hard hooks before
growing frustrated and rushing forward with a superman punch. The
right hand lands but doesn’t seem to faze Barao, as he goes right
back to sticking his hand in Faber’s face. Barao chops at the leg
of Faber with more leg kicks, dodges the former WEC champ’s punches
and shouts emotionally at the camera when the horn sounds. The Nova
Uniao corner hoists Barao on their shoulders while Faber sips
dejectedly from a bottle of water.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Barao (50-45 Barao)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Faber (49-46 Barao)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Barao (50-45 Barao)
Official result: Judges Jeff Blatnick and Sal D’Amato score the bout 49-46, while Chris Lee has it 50-45, all for the winner by unanimous decision and new UFC interim bantamweight champion, Renan “Barao” Pegado.
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