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Round 1TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Elkins
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Elkins
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Elkins
Round 2
Elkins has Siler back on the ground within 30 seconds and quickly
starts working for a choke or neck crank. He loses it and stands,
then gets cracked with a hard upkick. Elkins dives down and latches
onto Siler’s back with a body triangle, again looking for the
rear-naked choke. It looks deep but Siler defends well, though he
can’t shake the wrestler off his back. Heavy punches from Elkins
have badly bloodied Siler’s nose. Siler gets off a few good elbows
over his shoulder before getting caught in another RNC. Siler gives
the thumbs-up to referee Marc-Andre Cote and Elkins lets go. Yet
another choke attempt is defended by Siler, who won’t give up and
finishes the round punching over his shoulder at Elkins.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Elkins
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-8 Elkins
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-8 Elkins
Round 3
Siler tries to establish his jab in the opening but the fresher
Elkins is connecting when he steps inside with hooks and jabs of
his own. Another takedown for Elkins one minute into the round;
this time, Siler is able to use the fence and get back to his feet
with relative ease. Elkins sticks a right hand, dodges wild punches
from Siler and dives on a single-leg. Halfway through the round and
Siler is on his back in the middle of the cage, trying to mount
some offense from his back with Elkins in his guard. Siler pulls
rubber guard, can’t do anything with it. He manages to get back to
his feet when Elkins stands up to reposition, but Elkins
double-legs him right back to the canvas. Siler gets up with 30
seconds to go, stuffs a shot from Elkins and frames up a brabo
choke. Elkins extracts his head from the last-ditch sub attempt and
should be on his way to a decision win.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Elkins (30-27 Elkins)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Elkins (30-26 Elkins)
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Elkins (30-26 Elkins)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Darren Elkins.
Round 1TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Maguire
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Riddle
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Riddle
Round 2
Good leg kick from Maguire and Riddle tries to answer over the top
with a right hand. Riddle’s punches are coming up short, so he digs
an underhook and bullies Maguire into the fence for a moment. Now
it’s Riddle catching a kick and shoving Maguire to the ground.
Maguire tries to bait Riddle into his guard, but Riddle is
cautious, kicking at the prone Englishman’s legs. Riddle dives into
Maguire’s guard and quickly backs out to stand over him again. Ref
Yves Lavigne orders Maguire back to his feet and now it’s Maguire
going after a single-leg. Riddle denies it and puts Maguire on the
cage, again not mounting much offense in the clinch before backing
off. Riddle shoots and Maguire grabs a guillotine, then tries to
finish by pulling guard. Riddle rolls through and extracts his
head. He charges on Maguire, throwing wild punches which mostly
miss.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Riddle
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Maguire
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Maguire
Round 3
Riddle gets the better of the standup in the early going of round
three, throwing a higher volume of punches than Maguire even though
he’s only landing about one in three. Maguire, for his part, keeps
attacking with leg kicks and trying to walk into the pocket.
Overhand lefts from Maguire are ducked by Riddle, who comes back
with an uppercut to the body. Another three-punch flurry from
Riddle misses and Maguire snipes back with a single, snapping punch
which lands. Riddle gets a body lock and puts Maguire on the fence,
driving a knee into his body. Down to the final minute and Riddle
won’t let go this time, controlling Maguire on the cage and
throwing knees to the legs. He tries to hurl Maguire down but gets
stuffed, then shoved off with 20 seconds to go. Riddle waves
Maguire forward, then charges in and gets caught in a guillotine.
Maguire rolls, trying to finish the choke, but he runs out of
time.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Riddle (29-28 Riddle)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Riddle (29-28 Riddle)
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Riddle (29-28 Riddle)
Official result: The judges score it 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28, all for the winner by unanimous decision, Matt Riddle.
Round 1TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Carvalho
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Carvalho
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Carvalho
Round 2
Carvalho continues to batter the leg of Damm with low kicks while
Damm looks hesitant to pull the trigger, instead keeping Carvalho
at bay with front kicks. Carvalho slips on a high kick and Damm
pounces, trying to attach himself to Carvalho’s back. “Pato” rolls
through and shakes Damm off, then gets back to his feet and resumes
his kicking assault. Damm corks Carvalho with a good left hand but
doesn’t follow up. Damm sticks a jab in the face of Carvalho, who
is leaking blood from his nose. Damm looks to be coming on strong
in the waning seconds of the round but Carvalho pushes back with a
cracking combo just before the horn.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Carvalho
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Carvalho
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Carvalho
Round 3
Damm is once again moving forward at the start of the final frame,
now landing a couple solid leg kicks of his own. Carvalho loses his
mouthguard and has it washed out before resuming. When they do,
Damm starts stringing together some good punches, backing Carvalho
toward the cage with straight shots. Carvalho connects with a
straight right of his own, followed by another leg kick. Left hook
lands for Damm and he manages to avoid Pato’s next low kick. Damm
sticks Carvalho with a straight right and steps off to block a high
kick. Carvalho keeps looking for the head kick but Damm is blocking
or sidestepping each one. Both men look to finish strong with
punches, kicks and knees, but neither lands anything significant
and this one is headed to the scorecards.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Damm (29-28 Carvalho)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Damm (29-28 Carvalho)
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Damm (29-28 Carvalho)
Official result: The judges score it 29-28 Damm, 29-28 Carvalho and 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Antonio Carvalho.
Round 1TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Makdessi
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Makdessi
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Makdessi
Round 2
It’s more of the same to begin round two, with Stout moving
forward, headhunting with power punches while Makdessi continues to
cork him with hard jabs. Stout gets some kicks in the mix now but
Makdessi answers with one of his own to the body. Makdessi’s left
hand is constantly in Stout’s face, sometimes without even waiting
for Stout to throw. Good head movement from Makdessi as he weaves
out of the way of Stout’s punches, then denies another single-leg
takedown attempt to finish the round.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Makdessi
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Makdessi
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Makdessi
Round 3
Makdessi continues to move backward, sticking jabs and even
catching Stout with a flashy hook kick. Stout won’t stop coming
forward or throwing bombs, even though almost every flurry results
in Makdessi weaving out of the way and countering with a jab. Stout
has manages to bloody Makdessi’s nose while Makdessi has done
damage to Stout’s left eye. Makdessi keeps jabbing to the end,
moving out of the way of Stout’s shots, and “The Bull” should take
the decision win after 15 minutes.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Makdessi (30-27 Makdessi)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Makdessi (30-27 Makdessi)
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Makdessi (30-27
Makdessi)
Official result: The judges score it 30-27, 29-28 and 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, John Makdessi.
Round 1TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Hominick
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hominick
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Hominick
Round 2
Garza goes airborne to begin the round with a kick which misses
Hominick by a good margin. Garza grabs a waistlock and Hominick
tries to roll through, nearly ending up with Garza on his back.
Instead, Hominick puts his back on the mat with Garza in his closed
guard. Garza scoots Hominick toward the fence, covering the
Canadian’s mouth with his hand and landing the occasional hard left
hand. They get to the edge of the cage and Garza postures up to
throw some solid ground-and-pound, cutting Hominick open further.
Hominick swings his hips for an armbar but Garza stands, pulls out
and goes back into Hominick’s guard with about a minute to go.
Short punches and lots of smothering from Garza gives way to hard,
short elbows, and Hominick’s face is looking rough by the end of
the period.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Garza
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-8 Garza
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Garza
Round 3
Hominick still has some pep in his step as he emerges for the final
round, coming at Garza and connecting with a few combinations.
After a minute, though, Garza hits another takedown and gets back
to work in Hominick’s guard, keeping busy with short hammerfists
and grinding elbows. Hominick alternates between closed and
butterfly guard, nearly pushing Garza away on a few occasions, but
Garza is doing well to stay on top. Another near escape for
Hominick as he tries an omoplata but again Garza keeps top
position. Garza stands up to throw punches just before the horn;
Hominick tries a last-ditch armbar that Garza slips out of.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Garza (29-28 Garza)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Garza (29-27 Garza)
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Garza (29-28 Garza)
Official result: The judges turn in diverse scorecards of 29-27, 30-26 and 29-28, all for the winner by unanimous decision, Pablo Garza.
Round 1TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 dos Anjos
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 dos Anjos
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 dos Anjos
Round 2
Dos Anjos catches a hard low kick to the cup just seconds into the
round. He recovers quickly and the lightweights are back to
business in short order, this time with dos Anjos chasing the
takedown. He gets it but Bocek is active underneath, first going
for a kimura and then an armbar. Dos Anjos steps over Bocek’s head
and escapes after a moment. Bocek’s face is bloodied as he’s taken
down against the cage again. Dos Anjos can’t properly take Bocek’s
back, so he works from the side and pounds away as Bocek tries to
turtle and escape. Bocek gets back to his feet momentarily, only to
be slammed back down. When Bocek gets up with a few seconds left in
the round, his face is a mess, blood dripping down into his
eyes.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 dos Anjos
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 dos Anjos
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 dos Anjos
Round 3
Bocek goes after another takedown but dos Anjos once again sprawls
on the fence. The Canadian is relentless in his pursuit of the
single leg, finally getting dos Anjos down to a knee. That’s as far
as it goes, as dos Anjos pops back up and hits an easy takedown of
his own. Dos Anjos spins to take Bocek’s back and Bocek goes for a
standing kimura. It doesn’t stick but it’s enough to get dos Anjos
to back off. Straight punches and a leaping knee from dos Anjos,
then a grazing punch to the body. Bocek grabs for dos Anjos’ lead
leg and dos Anjos immediately sprawls out. It’s Bocek clinching on
the fence late in the final round but dos Anjos breaks free to land
a few more shots before the end of the bout.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 dos Anjos (30-27 dos Anjos)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 dos Anjos (30-27 dos Anjos)
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 dos Anjos (30-27 dos
Anjos)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Rafael dos Anjos.
Round 1TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lawlor
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Carmont
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Carmont
Round 2
Carmont keeps a hand in Lawlor’s face as he fires off few leg kicks
and a strong knee to the body. Lawlor gets inside to tie up and
push Carmont into the fence, immediately drawing a call for action
from ref Chartier. Breaing off, Carmont takes an outside leg kick
before sidestepping several punches from Lawlor, who gives an
exasperated look. Carmont push-kicks Lawlor away, but Lawlor keeps
coming and presses Carmont on the fence. Carmont gets a little
space and catches Lawlor with a left hand. This causes Lawlor to
drop back down, and this time he’s successful with his double-leg
attempt. Carmont scrambles to his feet and covers up as Lawlor
throws a pair of knees at his head. Carmont lands a knee to the
body before Lawlor hits another takedown with a minute to go.
Carmont swings his hips for a triangle, changes to an armbar.
Lawlor bails, grabs another guillotine and pulls guard again.
Carmont doesn’t seem concerned and waits out the final few seconds
in the choke.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lawlor
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lawlor
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Lawlor
Round 3
Lawlor connects with a grazing punch while Carmont hits a body kick
and threatens with a knee. Lawlor gets inside and spends 30-40
seconds working for a takedown against the cage. Ref Chartier
splits them up and it’s Lawlor on the offensive, trying to navigate
the range with punches. Carmont peppers with low kicks and looks
for the counter before having his back pressed into the chain-link
again. Lawlor clings to a single-leg and takes some horizontal
elbows to the side of the head. Carmont drops to his knees and
escapes with just over 90 seconds left in the bout. Lawlor lobs out
long punches while Carmont tries to come underneath with an
uppercut, neither scoring. Long kicks from Carmont as he moves
backward around the outside. Lawlor gets through with a decent
right hand, misses the next few and gets the underhook. Carmont
tosses him to the ground and Lawlor dives back to finish the fight
shooting.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lawlor (30-27 Lawlor)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lawlor (29-28 Lawlor)
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Carmont (29-28
Carmont)
Official result: The judges score it 29-28 Lawlor, 29-28 Carmont and 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Francis Carmont. The Montreal crowd disagrees and loudly boos the verdict.
Round 1TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 St. Pierre
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 St. Pierre
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 St. Pierre
Round 2
GSP presses forward again, backing Condit up with jabs. Condit is
trying to work kicks but St. Pierre is quick to hop out of the way.
Good right cross from St. Pierre finds the chin of Condit, who
keeps swinging and pulling up short. Condit comes off the fence,
lands a one-two and a shot to the body. He charges, maybe looking
for a knee, but St. Pierre cuts him off with a sharp counter right.
St. Pierre is doing well to slip Condit’s punches, catches a leg
kick and plows Condit down. GSP defends against a leglock attempt
as Condit begins to bleed profusely, staining the canvas. St.
Pierre is busy on top, popping up every few seconds to drop
ground-and-pound. Condit throws some good elbows from his back, GSP
stands and Condit scrambles to his feet. GSP catches him with a
punch on the way up and Condit finishes the frame missing with a
rangy switch kick. St. Pierre is sporting a cut under his left eye
from the elbows at the end of the round.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 St. Pierre
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 St. Pierre
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 St. Pierre
Round 3
Condit nails St. Pierre with a left high kick, catching the champ’s
temple with his shin. St. Pierre tries to wrap Condit up in his
guard as the interim champ pounces, blasting away with punches and
stapling elbows. St. Pierre seems to regain his wits as he slows
the assault with his guard and staggers back up. GSP immediately
starts walking Condit down, although now with a sizeable mouse
forming in the spot where Condit kicked him. St. Pierre hits a
takedown and Condit stays busy, locking up a body triangle from his
back and throwing elbows upward. GSP attacks the body with punches,
stands up to try and better his position. He dives down and Condit
works back to his feet, where GSP grabs a rear waistlock. It looks
like Condit is about to get suplexed before he threatens with a
kimura. St. Pierre opts for a takedown and works from Condit’s
half-guard with just under a minute left. The champ doesn’t mount
any significant offense but finishes the round on top.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-10
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Condit
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Condit
Round 4
Condit takes up his post on the perimeter and slaps St. Pierre with
another high kick. Half a minute into the round, GSP hits another
takedown. He lands in side control, moves back to half-guard with
his left arm looped underneath Condit’s head. Condit puts him in
closed guard while throwing elbows, but GSP presses in tight to
avoid damage and moves back to half-guard. They go back and forth
again between full and half-guard before Condit pulls rubber guard.
Condit rolls underneath, grabbing at GSP’s left leg and then
switching to a triangle. St. Pierre postures up and breaks out, now
leaning from left to right in Condit’s half-guard. Condit scoots
backward to the fence and uses it to stand up, then hits a switch
and winds up on top. St. Pierre reverses him back again with a
minute to go and the right side of Condit’s face is covered in
blood now.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 St. Pierre
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 St. Pierre
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 St. Pierre
Round 5
St. Pierre hits Condit with a right hook-leg kick combo and takes
an inside leg kick in return. Condit tries to back him off with a
spinning back kick but GSP keeps coming and strings together
combinations against the fence. Condit comes to the center of the
cage now and sticks a few hard left hands in GSP’s face. A stiff
jab from GSP has Condit backing up, and the champ gives chase with
more hard punches. Another takedown for St. Pierre and the champ
sets up in half-guard on the left side as the bout enters its final
two minutes. Condit is trying to mount offense from his back but
St. Pierre is all over it, flattening him out and nearly stepping
into mount. Condit tries to roll out, giving up his back in the
process, but he keeps rolling and puts St. Pierre back in guard.
Spraying blood onto the mat, Condit goes for a last-second kimura
attempt, but St. Pierre frees his arm before the end of the
round.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 St. Pierre (50-46 St.
Pierre)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 St. Pierre (49-46 St.
Pierre)
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 St. Pierre (49-46 St.
Pierre)
Official result: The judges score it 49-46, 50-45 and 50-45, all for the winner by unanimous decision and still UFC welterweight champion, Georges St. Pierre.
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