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Round 1TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Brimage
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Brimage
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Brimage
Round 2
Brimage goes straight back to swinging in the second, this time
mixing in some body shots. Hettes takes this for about 40 seconds
before grabbing hold of the smaller man and tripping Brimage to the
canvas in the middle of the cage. From half-guard, Hettes cracks
Brimage with a pair of stiff elbows, but Brimage is able to flip
Hettes and scramble back up. After a cracking knee from Hettes,
Brimage is brought down again, and this time Hettes is able to
secure back control. Hettes switches from hooks to a body triangle
on the back and begins working for the rear-naked choke. Brimage
does well to defend, peeling off the wrists and breaking the body
control to get back to his knees. Hettes locks up the body triangle
again and goes back to punching, trying to soften up Brimage for
the choke. Brimage powers out of the bad position and gets back to
his feet with about 75 seconds remaining in the round. Brimage
shuts down a shot from Hettes and finds his jaw with a left.
Another shot is stuffed by Brimage, who tries to steal the round
with a last-second flurry of punches and a missed flying knee.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Hettes
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hettes
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Hettes
Round 3
Both featherweights are swinging for the fences early in the final
frame, with Brimage repeatedly unloading his wide left hand. Hettes
is giving chase and has begun bleeding from an unseen cut behind
his right ear. Solid one-two from Brimage finds Hettes’ chin;
Hettes keeps walking forward and takes another hard left. Brimage
lands a low kick; Hettes pulls his man’s head down in the Thai plum
but misses a knee. Hettes tries to pick the ankle and Brimage jogs
away, then catches Hettes coming in with another left. Brimage
misses a combo and takes a counter right on the cheek. Ninety
seconds remain and Brimage -- now cut underneath his left eye --
backs Hettes away with a left. Brimage turns away another takedown
attempt from Hettes and resumes back-stepping and counterstriking.
Brimage turns Hettes around with a leg kick and gets the youngster
to bite on two more feints.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Brimage (29-28 Brimage)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Brimage (29-28 Brimage)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Brimage (29-28 Brimage)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Marcus Brimage.
Round 1TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Pierson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Pierson
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Pierson
Round 2
Benoist overextends on a punch and gets caught behind the ear by
Pierson, who once again puts Benoist’s back to the chain-link.
Another long punch from Benoist gets him clipped, so he chops at
Pierson with a leg kick. An attempted takedown from Benoist is
reversed; Pierson grabs a front headlock and controls position,
waiting perhaps to take the back of the kneeling Benoist. The
chance doesn’t come and Benoist works an underhook to scramble back
to his feet. Benoist is working some leg and push kicks but is
still taking jabs and the occasional combo from Pierson up the
middle. Pierson has a shot stuffed just before the end of the
round.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Pierson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Pierson
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Pierson
Round 3
Pierson catches a kick from Benoist and throws a punch, but this
time Benoist is ready and fires a one-two from his back foot. The
southpaws trade right hooks and circle off. Pierson sticks a finger
in Benoist’s left eye and immediately apologizes; Benoist is
blinking but motions that he’s alright to continue. Benoist lands a
short elbow before being backed away by a pair of Pierson punches.
A left scores for Benoist, but Pierson gives him a right hand in
return and shoves him into the fence. They don’t stay there long,
and Benoist lands a loud outside thigh kick as the fight enters its
final two minutes. Pierson is working his jab, keeping his distance
until a left hand from Benoist puts him on rubbery legs. Benoist
smells blood and swarms with punches, smashing Pierson on the
ground while referee Josh Rosenthal hovers nearby. The ref looks
close to stopping the fight until Pierson sweeps and gets back to
his (unsteady) feet. Benoist runs out of time, and this one is
headed to the scorecards.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Benoist (29-28 Pierson)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Benoist (29-28 Pierson)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Benoist (29-28 Pierson)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Sean Pierson.
Round 1TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Grant
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Dunham
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Grant
Round 2
Dunham misses with his opening combo and head kick, but soon finds
his range again with hard, hooking punches. Grant is standing just
out of range, stalking toward Dunham and pushing him on the fence
when he sees the opportunity. A knee up the middle causes Dunham to
start streaming blood from his forehead almost immediately. Dunham
seems unfazed as he continues to throw and take punches. Grant is
controlling the action with his jabs and range, however, and now
it’s becoming apparent that Dunham is having trouble seeing through
the red coating his face. Dunham hits a takedown with 45 seconds
left and now his blood is all over Grant as well. Grant gets to his
feet, blocks a high kick and walks Dunham down. They trade punches
and Grant stuffs a last-second takedown attempt from Dunham.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Grant
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Grant
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Grant
Round 3
Dunham wastes no time swinging for the fences in the final round,
unloading with vicious punches and head kicks. Despite the blood,
Dunham looks the fresher fighter, and it’s showing in the speed of
his combinations as Grant circles the outside, throwing sporadic
punches. A knee to the body lands for Grant but doesn’t slow Dunham
down for long. Dunham lands a right hook behind the ear, has a body
kick caught and shoves Grant away. Grant answers with a right hand
to the body and a left up top. Grant strings together a few punches
and Dunham decides to change levels for a takedown. Grant won’t go
down, so Dunham gets vertical again and resumes punching. Grant
lands a right and goes for a takedown of his own, but gets shut
down by Dunham with 90 seconds to go. Grant catches a kick and
socks Dunham with a straight shot; Dunham grazes Grant with a head
kick and then has a shot sprawled on. Dunham finally drives Grant
down to the ground with 40 seconds remaining. Blood continues to
pool on Grant’s chest as Dunham works on top in the Canadian’s open
guard. Dunham keeps the punches coming to the final horn and the
lightweights embrace after 15 hard-fought minutes.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Dunham (29-28 Grant)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Dunham (29-28 Dunham)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Dunham (29-28 Grant)
Official result: The judges score the bout 29-28, 30-27 and 29-28, all for the winner by unanimous decision, T.J. Grant.
Round 1TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Magalhaes
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Magalhaes
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Magalhaes
Round 2
Magalhaes gets his overhook again and this time is tripped to the
floor by Pokrajac. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt swings his
legs up immediately, hunting for a triangle choke. Magalhaes can’t
cinch the triangle and switches to an armbar. Pokrajac tries to
roll free, but Magalhaes has perfect position and extends
Pokrajac’s right arm all the way. Pokrajac taps immediately and
remains on the ground, clutching his arm as he’s attended to by the
cageside physician. The end comes officially at 1:14 of round
two.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Hamill
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hamill
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Hamill
Round 2
Hollett attacks Hamill’s body with punches in the opening minute
before going to the gut with a spinning kick. He shuts down a shot
from Hamill and throws right hand over the top. Another body shot
from Hollett hits the tiring Hamill, who plows Hollett to the floor
with a powerful takedown. They’re in Hollett’s closed guard for 30
seconds before ref Miragliotta tells the pair to get busy. Hollett
throws some elbows from his back before standing and looking to hit
Hamill’s body some more. Hollett’s spinning kicks don’t land but
his punches do, and a hard outside leg kick lands as well. Hamill
is clearly exhausted as he has another takedown denied. There’s
sparse offense from either man down the stretch. Hollett botches a
spinning backfist and gets ragdolled to the ground by Hamill before
the end of the frame.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Hamill
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hollett
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Hollett
Round 3
Hamill hits a takedown and bullies Hollett against the fence in the
same position as the first round, but this time with about a third
of the punching power in his left arm. Nonetheless, Hollett is
unable to get up with Hamill’s heavy top control. Hamill goes to
the other side and punches with his right hand before winding up on
top when Hollett tries to roll. They’re in the opposite position
now, Hollett kneeling with his left side to the fence, and Hamill
slugs him with right hands until Hollett scrambles up. Hollett
lands a punch to the body but is hustled to the ground again, this
time with Hamill in side control. Hollett gets guard and Hamill
scoots him around until the ref orders them up with about 45
seconds remaining. Hamill hits another takedown in short order and
spends the last half-minute grinding from half-guard.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Hamill (30-27 Hamill)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hamill (29-28 Hamill)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Hamill (29-28 Hamill)
Official result: The judges score the bout 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27, all for the winner by unanimous decision, Matt Hamill.
Round 1TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Bisping
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Stann
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-10
Round 2
Bisping hits a powerful slam takedown into side control but gets
reversed and winds up pinned to the fence as he’s scooted around
the ground. Bisping powers back up and punches a kneeling Stann,
and there’s some confusion as Stann motions to referee Josh
Rosenthal. The fighter’s complaint goes unnoticed -- possibly a
finger in the eye -- and the pair gets back to their feet. Bisping
uses the clinch to control before circling off and reestablishing
his jab. Stann keeps his kicks going, working both legs of Bisping
but taking some stiff punches in return. Bisping charges on Stann
with a full head of steam and floors him with a big double-leg.
Side control for Bisping and he frames up a kimura as he leans
right to left on Stann; he gives it up quickly and the round
expires.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Bisping
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Bisping
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Bisping
Round 3
Bisping resumes jabbing and Stann goes back to leg-kicking, with
“The Count” landing the higher volume of strikes. Bisping dives on
the legs again, but this time gets stood up and winds up clinching
on the cage. They stay there only a few seconds and Bisping drills
Stann with a sound one-two. More clinch work on the fence from
Bisping grinds a few seconds off the clock. When they break, Stann
kicks at the legs some more and lands one up top which doesn’t seem
to bother Bisping. More jabs and more combos from Bisping are
followed by another takedown inside the final minute. Stann escapes
once again, shuts down a shot and gets a good right hand in just
before the end.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Bisping (30-27 Bisping)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Bisping (29-28 Bisping)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Bisping (30-28 Bisping)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Michael Bisping.
Round 1TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Round 2
Benavidez comes forward again, walking through some more knees to
the body in order to tie up. Johnson still won’t stay in one place
and quickly escapes Benavidez’s grasp. Benavidez charges Johnson
and finds some success with a pair of right hands and a leg kick.
He takes a low blow but shakes it off as Johnson apologizes. Thirty
seconds later, Benavidez gets hold of Johnson again and throws few
knees to his thighs before Johnson escapes again. Benavidez goes to
the body with a punch and slugs over the top to counter Johnson’s
leg kick. Benavidez has a shot denied, sticks a hard right straight
in Johnson’s face and then loses on another takedown attempt.
Johnson extracts his leg and circles out, then gets on Benavidez’s
back standing when Benavidez charges in with a reckless combo.
Benavidez gets out of trouble in a few seconds and gets back to
attacking with punches. Johnson’s circling on the outside is not as
dynamic now, and the movement allows Benavidez to find him with a
right hand. Another hard right follows closely behind, closing the
round out strong for Benavidez.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Benavidez
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Benavidez
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Round 3
Benavidez maintains his aggression at the start of the third, still
trying to hunt down the elusive Mighty Mouse with power punches.
Johnson is sidestepping Benavidez’s attacks and countering with
well-angled punches. Benavidez -- now bleeding from the corner of
his left eye -- is coming with more force, trying to throw heavier
shots over the top of Johnson’s counters. Diving for a takedown,
Benavidez again is unable to pin down Johnson, and the pair soon
get out of the clinch. With a minute left in the round, Benavidez
takes a finger in the eye. Referee Lavigne says he didn’t see the
foul and Benavidez must continue. He paws at the eye for a moment
but quickly gets back to throwing. Johnson gets off some good right
hands on Benavidez’s blind side as the round winds down.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Benavidez
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Round 4
Johnson shuts down another takedown from Benavidez early in round
three and gets off another pair of good right hands. Ref Lavigne
tells Johnson to mind his fingers. A thudding right from Benavidez
sends Johnson to the ground and Benavidez is all over him, cinching
up a guillotine choke and rolling on top. The choke looks deep, but
Johnson struggles underneath, refusing to tap and kicking his legs
to try and break the position. Benavidez finally loses the choke
but remains on top. Johnson slips out and the flyweights grind
along the fence, throwing punches and knees in tight quarters. A
botched takedown from Benavidez finds him beneath Johnson, then
defending his back once they stand up. Benavidez turns around and
steps to the other side of the cage to reset. Johnson hits a quick
takedown but Benavidez scrambles back up. Johnson ducks a punch
with 30 seconds left and muscles Benavidez to the ground with a
double-leg. Johnson spends the last moments of the round in side
control, punching the body of Benavidez.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Benavidez
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Benavidez
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Benavidez
Round 5
Johnson opens the final round with a leg kick; his next kick, this
one to the body, is caught by Benavidez, who throws a right hand
counter. Johnson slams Benavidez to the ground seconds later, then
again when Benavidez gets back up. Benavidez is on his feet again
within seconds of the double-takedown, and the pair snipe with
punches, now with 3:30 to go. Johnson gets another takedown and
moves straight to side control, then north-south position when
Benavidez gets to his knees. They’re back standing with 2:15 to go
and Benavidez is still coming forward. A right hand misses and
Benavidez shoots. He comes up empty as Johnson steps away and gives
Benavidez a kick for good measure. Johnson dives on a single-leg
and is turned away by Benavidez, who misses a spinning backfist
upon exit. One last clinch from Benavidez ends Johnson landing a
knee to the body, and the horn sounds.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Johnson (48-47 Benavidez)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Johnson (48-47 Johnson)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Johnson (49-46 Johnson)
Official result: Judge Jeff Blatnick scores the bout 48-47 for Johnson, while judge Richard Bertrand sees it 48-47 for Benavidez. Judge Douglas Crosby scores the bout 49-46 for the winner by split decision and first UFC flyweight champion, Demetrious Johnson.
Round 1TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Jones
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Jones
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Jones
Round 2
Jones sees a roundhouse kick whizz past his face as he walks down
Belfort toward the fence again. The champ misses a spinning elbow
and gets shoved off by Belfort, who follows with a blocked high
kick. Jones is working on the thigh and knee of Belfort with a side
kick; he’s warned by ref McCarthy to keep his hands closed during
punches. Belfort circles out midway through the round, as he’s been
unable to get inside on Jones during this period. Jones just stalks
forward again and pops Belfort in the face with a side-kick.
Belfort tries to come over the top with a right hook, but Jones
wraps him up and Belfort pulls guard away from the fence. Belfort
closes his guard this time and wraps up, limiting Jones’ offense
more than in the earlier round. Jones still keeps busy with punches
as he moves Belfort around the cage. Belfort looks for an armbar
just as the round expires.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Jones
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Jones
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Jones
Round 3
Jones resumes his attack on Belfort’s lead leg, both with
push-kicks to the thigh and traditional low kicks outside. A front
side-kick lands on Belfort’s liver and the Brazilian hits the
ground without another touch from the champ. Jones goes down to the
guard of Belfort, who tries to control Jones’ arms again. They’re
too slippery this time -- Jones stands and wants the challenger
back up as well. Ref McCarthy warns Jones again to mind his fingers
while punching. Jones is still finding a home for his kicks and
right hands, looks for another spinning elbow. They clinch up and
Belfort again pulls guard. The idea works out just about as well as
the last time, as Jones spends the final minute on top, dropping
elbows and punches from side control in the closing seconds.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Jones
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Jones
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Jones
Round 4
After clinching with Jones, Belfort pulls guard again, and this
time Jones moves straight into a crucifix position from cross-side
position. Jones leans from left to right and cranks a nasty keylock
on Belfort’s right arm. The hold is deep and Belfort is forced to
tap almost immediately. Jon Jones retains his UFC light heavyweight
title with a submission win 54 seconds into the fourth round.