UFC Fight Night 106 results: Marion Reneau's dominant third leads to draw with Bethe Correia

FORTALEZA, Brazil – After 15 minutes of back-and-forth action, Bethe Correia and Marion Reneau were in shock.

It was a delayed reaction from Correia (10-2-1 MMA, 4-2-1 UFC), who danced like she’d won (and was at the club). But a pair of 10-8 scores for Reneau’s (7-3-1 MMA, 3-2-1 UFC) third-round domination was the ultimate verdict: a majority draw.

The women’s bantamweight bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 106 event at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. It aired on FS1 following additional prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Two judges rendered even 28-28 scores for Correia’s early control and Reneau’s late-fight comeback, while one dissented 29-27 for Reneau.

Correia struggled early to contain Reneau’s kicking attack as she countered with punches. But after running into a few legs, she used her size to bully Reneau to the cage, where she controlled the fight albeit without doing much damage.

Reneau tired early in the second round, allowing Correia to make up some ground with her boxing. Combinations trumped Reneau’s single shots, and a kick provided a takedown opening. Correia closed the frame with confidence in top position.

The third round, however, was a disaster for the Brazilian. Reneau caught her coming in with a perfectly placed head kick, and she staggered across the octagon, eating more punches, before a dive for the mat. Reneau held position and battered her with elbows and punches, sensing a finish. But no matter how hard she tried, Correia wouldn’t capitulate, and Reneau moved to back control for a choke. Even there, Correia managed to survive, at one point using the back of her head as a weapon.

Correia popped up like nothing was wrong at the final bell and did her dance. But she was denied a win after outpointing Jessica Eye in her previous performance, and Reneau also hovers after a third-round TKO of Milana Dudieva.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 106 results include:

• Bethe Correia vs. Marion Reneau declared majority draw (29-27 Reneau, 28-28, 28-28)
• Alex Oliveira def. Tim Means via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:38
• Kevin Lee def. Francisco Trinaldo via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:12
• Sergio Moraes def. Davi Ramos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Joe Soto def. Rani Yahya via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
• Michel Prazeres def. Josh Burkman via submission (north-south choke) – Round 1, 1:42
• Jeremy Kennedy def. Rony Jason via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
• Paulo Borrachinha def. Garreth McLellan via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:17

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 106, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan and Fernanda Prates contributed to this report on site in Fortaleza.)