UFC Fight Night 65 results: James Vick shocks Jake Matthews with crushing guillotine

James Vick

ADELAIDE, Australia – Jake Matthews’ eagerness to get the fight to the ground proved to be his undoing against James Vick.

“TUF 15” alum Vick (8-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) extended his unbeaten streak and handed Aussie Matthews (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) his first loss when he seized a choke on his shooting opponent.

The lightweight bout opened up the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 65 event at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass.

The end came at the 4:53 mark of the first round after Matthews fiercely tapped to a guillotine choke. Vick is now the owner of a four-fight win streak, while Matthews drops to 2-1 in the UFC’s octagon.

Matthews had success early with a hook and didn’t struggle to put Vick on the mat, nodding to the crowd before executing a slam. The time on the mat was short lived, though. Vick got back to his feet and kept Matthews off him with punches on the inside. After an eyepoke brought a timeout and doctor check, Matthews pushed in for a takedown and wound up exposing his neck.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 65 results include:

• James Vick def. Jake Matthews via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 4:53
• Daniel Hooker def. Hatsu Hioki via knockout (head kick, punches) – Round 2, 4:13
• Kyle Noke def. Jonavin Webb via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
• Sam Alvey def. Daniel Kelly via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:49
• Bec Rawlings def. Lisa Ellis via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:09
• Brad Scott def. Dylan Andrews via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 4:54
• Alex Chambers def. Kailin Curran via submission (armbar) – Round 3, 3:15
• Brendan O’Reilly def. Vik Grujic via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Ben Nguyen def. Alptekin Ozkilic via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:59

For more on UFC Fight Night 65, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan contributed to this report on site in Adelaide.)