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Round 1Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Meza
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Meza
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-10
Round 2
Meza nearly buckles Albert’s leg with a chopping kick at the start
of round two, then Albert drops to guard with a guillotine attempt
of his own. Albert loses that and instead throws up a triangle,
trapping Meza’s left arm. Meza stacks up and slams Albert but
cannot free himself from the choke. Albert keeps working to tighten
the choke, wrestling Meza to the ground, but Meza gets free. Albert
slumps to the ground and surrenders his back to Meza, who takes
back-mount and instantly starts hunting for a rear-naked choke.
Meza flattens out Albert, softens him up with some punches and
applies the RNC to force the tap. Yaotzin Meza gets the win via
submission at 2:49 of round two.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Salas
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Salas
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Salas
Round 2
The lightweights resume their positions from the previous round,
with Riley in the middle and Salas moving around the outside. Salas
moves to put Riley on the cage and quickly releases him. A nice
left hand from Salas draws an “ooh” from the crowd, and he pushes
Riley against the fence again. Referee Randy Corley warns Salas
against grabbing Riley’s shorts, and they disengage. Salas catches
a high kick, trips Riley to the ground and allows him back up.
Riley’s face is a bloody mess from the accumulation of strikes,
opened up around the eyes and nose. Salas keeps switching angles,
landing punching combos and inside leg kicks as Riley stalks.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Salas
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Salas
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Salas
Round 3
There’s no change from the previous two rounds, as Salas sets up on
the outside and allows Riley to chase him with lunging punches.
Salas is able to counter and stuff most of Riley’s offense, even
grabbing hold of the veteran with the collar-tie to mug Riley with
a flurry of punches and knees. Riley, to his credit, keeps trying
to jab and kick, but Salas is just too quick. With two minute left
in the fight, Riley catches a finger in his right eye and the
action is paused. Riley takes just a few seconds to recover and the
lightweights get back to work. A leg kick from Riley almost takes
the right leg out from underneath Salas, who circles out to avoid
being pounced upon. Riley eats a knee and comes forward to slap
Salas’ face with a left high kick. Salas glances at the clock with
40 seconds left. Riley tries another kick, misses and waves Salas
forward. Riley tries more kicks in the final seconds but can’t find
the mark, and this one is headed to the judges’ scorecards.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Riley (29-28 Salas)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Riley (29-28 Salas)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Riley (29-28 Salas)
Official result: The judges score the bout 29-28 Salas, 29-28 Riley and 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Justin Salas.
Round 1Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 de Randamie
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 de Randamie
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 de Randamie
Round 2
De Randamie starts the round with a hard leg kick inside and a
stiff jab in Kedzie’s face. She backs Kedzie off with a front kick
and just misses with a head kick. A counter right lands over the
top for de Randamie, who sticks another inside leg kick and steps
out of the way of a Kedzie uppercut. Kedzie lands a nice uppercut
in a combo but is quickly backed off by a right hand. Two minutes
into the round, Kedzie plows de Randamie down to the base of the
fence with a single-leg. Kedzie works from half-guard, leaning
right to left on de Randamie, but the cage is blocking her pass on
the right. Kedzie frames up an arm-triangle, releases and sits up
to land a couple short left hands. In the final seconds of the
round, Kedzie drops punches and elbows to de Randamie’s body while
the American Kickboxing Academy product shrugs her arms from
underneath.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Kedzie
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Kedzie
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 de Randamie
Round 3
De Randamie gets in a couple more knees as the bantamweights once
again clinch up and move toward the fence. She turns Kedzie around
and start working the Greg Jackson student with more knees to the
body. Kedzie breaks out with three minutes left in the fight and
lunges at de Randamie with long punches. De Randamie gets out of
the way and snipes back with a right straight. Kedzie gets inside
and lands a hard knee to the body, answered by a partially blocked
head kick from de Randamie. Another takedown attempt from Kedzie is
stuffed, and de Randamie follows it up with a cracking right hand
that keeps Kedzie on the outside. Kedzie misses with a wheel kick
and has another shot denied. De Randamie counters a lunging combo
from Kedzie with a left high kick. Kedzie catches a leg kick and
hits a takedown with 40 seconds remaining. It’s full guard this
time for Kedzie, but she’s still having trouble landing
ground-and-pound on the larger woman. De Randamie gets the better
of the offense in the closing seconds with elbows and punches off
her back.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 de Randamie (29-28 de
Randamie)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 de Randamie (29-28 de
Randamie)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 de Randamie (30-27 de
Randamie)
Official result: The judges score the bout 30-27 de Randamie, 29-28 Kedzie and 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Germaine de Randamie.
Round 1Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Herman
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Herman
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-10
Round 2
Smith lands a kick to the body and appears to connect with one up
top, but Herman walks straight through it to drop “Hot Sauce” with
a left uppercut. Smith falls to his knees and Herman sprawls out as
he grabs hold of Smith’s neck in north-south position. Smith
explodes out of the bad position and catches Herman with a kick as
they stand. Herman is still coming forward, landing lefts, when
Smith grabs hold and puts the “Ultimate Fighter” veteran on the
cage. Herman reverses the position and exits with a nice one-two.
Herman motions to referee Dean that he was poked in the eye, but
the fight continues. It happens again 15 seconds later and Dean
warns Smith to keeps his hands closed. Both middleweights are still
swinging for the fences, with Herman ripping into Smith’s body with
a knee and a hook. They tie up on a cage post and Herman scores
with his uppercut again before being turned around. Smith cracks
Herman with a short right in close quarters. Herman hits a takedown
to side-control, though his head is caught under Smith’s right arm
as Herman leans left to right, and that’s how the round ends.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Herman
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Herman
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Herman
Round 3
Smith connects with a right hook before Herman gets inside on a
shot and plows Smith to the canvas. Smith grabs a guillotine on his
way down and tries to crank it as Herman works from half-guard.
Herman pops his head free and frames up an arm-triangle choke from
deep half-guard. He doesn’t appear to be in a position to finish,
but Herman squeezes the choke nonetheless. Ninety seconds into the
round, Herman releases and Smith is able to power back to his feet.
Midway through the final round, both guys are looking spent, their
hands hanging by their sides. Smith tries to clinch up and winds up
with his back pressed against the fence. Herman releases and they
resume striking, where Smith lands a glancing left hand before
catching Herman on the cup with a high leg kick. Herman only takes
a few seconds to recover, and ref Dean issues Smith a warning.
Herman dives on a single-leg, can’t get it and instead muscles
Smith against the cage to land some more uppercuts. Smith drills
Herman’s body with a pair of knees, and they split with 25 seconds
left. Smith lands an outside leg kick, countered by a left hook
from Herman before the final horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Herman (30-27 Herman)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Herman (30-27 Herman)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Herman (30-28 Herman)
Official result: The judges score the bout 30-27 Smith, 30-27 Herman and 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Ed Herman.
Round 1Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Edwards
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Edwards
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Edwards
Round 2
Cruickshank takes his spot on the outside, again countering
Edwards’ combinations with kicks to the body. Good head movement by
the “Detroit Superstar” as he catches and dips out of the way of
punches from Edwards. A left round kick slaps Edwards’ head, then a
harder one with Cruickshank’s right leg backs Edwards away. At the
halfway point of the bout, Edwards lunges in and puts a straight
left on Cruickshank’s chin. Cruickshank catches his man coming in
with a sniping left hand, answered by Edwards with a pair of
punches. Cruickshank pushes Edwards away with a front side-kick,
has a spinning back-fist blocked. A one-two lands for Cruickshank,
but Edwards gets the last word in the round with a kick to the
right side of Cruickshank’s body.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Edwards
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Cruickshank
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Cruickshank
Round 3
Edwards is looking to get in Cruickshank’s face with punches and
body kicks as the third round begins. Cruickshank is still moving
around the outside, trying to counter Edwards. Cruickshank misses
an axe kick, connects with a round kick up top. Edwards blocks the
next two kicks with his arms and comes back with an inside leg
kick. It’s all pressure from Edwards, who continues to scoot
Cruickshank around the outer portion of the cage. Edwards slaps the
backside of Cruickshank’s lead leg with a pair of hard kicks, then
goes inside. Edwards is doing well to dodge almost all of
Cruickshank’s offense in this round, which is coming mainly in the
form of kicks and knees. With 30 seconds left, Cruickshank goes for
a single-leg and is shoved away by Edwards. Another hard leg kick
lands for Edwards, Cruickshank sticks a right hand on Edwards’
body, and that’s where it ends.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Cruickshank (29-28 Edwards)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Edwards (29-28 Edwards)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Edwards (29-28 Edwards)
Official result: The judges score the bout 30-27 Cruickshank, 30-27 Edwards and 30-27 for the winner by split decision, Daron Cruickshank.
Round 1Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Guillard
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Guillard
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Guillard
Round 2
Guillard has a high kick blocked but follows up with a pair of left
hands on Danzig’s cheek. Danzig moves in to clinch and then spins
to take Guillard’s back, and Guillard fights the hands to escape.
Guillard pulls up short on a Superman punch, gets tapped with a jab
and comes back to sting Danzig with a right straight. Danzig is
bloodied on the bridge of his nose as he continues pressing
forward. Guillard counters a Danzig kick with a hard right over the
top, then punishes Danzig’s right side with a body kick. Another
right lands for Guillard on the counter before he steps in and puts
a short left hook on Danzig’s chin. Danzig’s legs go out from under
him, and he tries to roll from his knees to his back as Guillard
pounces with punches. Guillard traps the right arm and bashes his
opponent’s unprotected face with hammer fists, turning out Danzig’s
lights and forcing referee Steve Newport into action. Melvin
Guillard scores a crushing knockout at 2:47 of round two.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Castillo
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Castillo
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Castillo
Round 2
Means is able to stuff a takedown attempt and hit Castillo with a
knee on the way out. The “Dirty Bird” moves backwards to dodge wide
punches from Castillo, who can’t find the range, despite repeated
attempts. Means flicks some jabs in Castillo’s face as the action
slows midway through the round. With 90 seconds left in the frame,
Castillo drives forward and uses a waist lock to trip Means to the
canvas. Means closes up guard and slaps at Castillo’s ears before
using a butterfly guard to push him away. Castillo takes the back
as Means scrambles up, dumps Means back to the floor but can’t keep
him there, as Means stands up just before the horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Castillo
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Means
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Means
Round 3
Means slips a punch, slugs Castillo with a leg kick, then gets
tagged with a pair of wide punches as Castillo moves back in.
Castillo wants to clinch but Means comes off the fence and flicks
backhands as Castillo from a distance. Means puts a good left hook
on Castillo’s body, then steps in with one knee to the body and two
to the head. Castillo stumbles backwards but appears to recover
quickly, as he clips the incoming Means with a right. An overhand
left from Castillo lands on the temple of Means, who shakes it off
and waves Castillo forward. Means catches Castillo leaning and
drills the wrestler with a knee. Castillo comes in to tie up and
moves from the back to a single-leg. Means is taken down but
immediately rolls Castillo and moves into side control. Means
stands with one minute left and grabs hold of Castillo’s legs, then
leans in to slug him with a left. Another left comes as Means leaps
down and Castillo eats it to stand up. Means catches Castillo
coming in with a knee to the body, and this is headed to the judges
for what is likely to be another narrow decision.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Means (29-28 Castillo)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Means (29-28 Means)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Means (29-28 Means)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Danny Castillo.
Round 1Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Chiesa
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Chiesa
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Chiesa
Round 2
Chiesa takes 25 seconds before moving in on a double-leg and
plowing Masvidal to the mat. Masvidal bounces back up with the help
of the fence, then drops back down as he traps Chiesa in a deep
guillotine choke. Masvidal rolls to his back and things appear dire
for a moment, until Chiesa pops free and drives on a single-leg.
Masvidal goes over the top and blasts Chiesa with a right hook, a
left, then a right to the body. Masvidal catches a kick and Chiesa
goes to his back, halfway through the round. It’s slow going for
the first 20 seconds, but Masvidal unloads with right hands that
have Chiesa covering up. Chiesa gets to his knees and Masvidal
punishes the body with a knee. Chiesa rolls to his back again, but
things aren’t much better there, as Masvidal is just unloading with
both hands. Back to the knees goes Chiesa, and now Masvidal is
framing up a brabo choke with 30 seconds remaining. With 15 seconds
on the clock, Masvidal rolls him over and tightens the choke. This
time, it appears Chiesa will survive, but his squirming tightens
the choke and Chiesa taps out a split-second before the horn
sounds. The official time of Jorge Masvidal’s submission win is
4:59 of round two.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Andrade
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Andrade
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Carmouche
Round 2
Carmouche backs Andrade away with a front kick, but the Brazilian
comes back with a combination that pulls up short. A huge
double-leg takedown from Carmouche has Andrade struggling to
maintain her guard. Carmouche moves to full mount and sits up to
pummel Andrade with both hands. Andrade gives up her back and
absorbs more punches before Carmouche decides to try for a
rear-naked choke. The choke isn’t under Andrade’s chin, so she’s
able to escape. It’s out of the frying pan and into the fire,
however, as Carmouche is quickly in mount, then back-mount, where
she brutalizes Andrade with elbows and punches. Ref Herb Dean is
telling Andrade to fight back as Carmouche continues her assault
from a high mount. Andrade offers a few weak punches to Carmouche’s
body, enough to keep her in the fight momentarily. She rolls over
and Carmouche bashes away from the back, now with 90 seconds left
in the round. Andrade rolls to her back again, and a few more
punches from Carmouche are all Dean needs to see. Liz Carmouche
gets a decisive win via TKO at 3:57 of round two.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Lawler
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lawler
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Lawler
Round 2
Lawler gets clipped on the chin with a short left and slips on a
counterpunch, but he manages to stay on his feet. A few seconds
later, he catches Voelker leaning right and blasts him with a clean
left high kick, shin to temple. Voelker hits the ground dazed and
Lawler seals the deal with a couple more punches. Referee Dan
Miragliotta waves this one off just 24 seconds into round two,
giving Robbie Lawler the win via head-kick knockout.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-10
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 MacDonald
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 MacDonald
Round 2
MacDonald strikes with a front kick to open the round, then backs
away from an Ellenberger jab. More boos from the crowd as the
welterweights are still hesitant to engage after nearly six
minutes. MacDonald pops a jab on Ellenberger, who lands a counter
hook on the exit. MacDonald whips a front kick up the middle that
has Ellenberger wiping his nose. Two minutes in, Ellenberger shoots
a double which MacDonald snuffs out with his back to the fence.
MacDonald continues to put his lead left hand on Ellenberger’s
face, now halfway through the fight. MacDonald changes levels and
this time Ellenberger stands him up, though the American is unable
to land any offense on the split. MacDonald slaps his man with a
right high kick and matadors Ellenberger again.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 MacDonald
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 MacDonald
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 MacDonald
Round 3
MacDonald continues his methodical approach in the third round,
creeping on Ellenberger and picking him apart with jabs and kicks,
while also keeping the “Juggernaut” guessing with high kicks.
Ellenberger hits a jab, comes over the top with a glancing left and
eats another pair of jabs. MacDonald slips on a kick but pops up
before Ellenberger can capitalize. MacDonald is bleeding out the
nose now, and he’s set up on the outside to allow Ellenberger to be
the aggressor. There’s not much aggression coming with under two
minutes remaining, so MacDonald comes off the fence to resume
jabbing. Ellenberger clips MacDonald with a left hook in an
exchange, then grazes with a right and comes in to plow down
MacDonald with a double-leg. Forty seconds left and Ellenberger
works from MacDonald’s butterfly guard. MacDonald is doing well to
control the head and hands of Ellenberger, effectively neutralizing
the top position in the last half minute.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 MacDonald (30-28 MacDonald)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 MacDonald (30-27 MacDonald)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 MacDonald (30-27 MacDonald)
Official result: The judges score the bout 30-27, 29-28 and 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Rory MacDonald.
Round 1Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Round 2
Johnson lands a couple leg kicks inside before flooring Moraga with
another powerful double-leg 30 seconds into the round. The champ
stands up and shucks Moraga’s legs to pass on the left side.
Johnson has a mounted crucifix for a brief moment and is able to
drop four or five hard punches before Moraga squirms free.
Switching tact, Johnson puts knees on Moraga’s body, but he nearly
pays the price when Moraga whips up his legs for a reverse triangle
attempt. Johnson gets his head loose and goes back to side control,
leaning across to isolate Moraga’s left arm for a kimura. Moraga
gets his arm free and stands, but he gives up his back in the
process and he’s slammed right back to the ground seconds later.
Moraga stands again and holds Johnson on the fence with a
single-leg, now with 90 seconds left in the round. Johnson gets
free, hits a leg kick and then drives Moraga to the mat, again
moving straight to side control. Moraga regains half-guard, so
Johnson tries a kimura from that position instead. He loses it and
sits up and finish the round dropping ground-and-pound on
Moraga.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Round 3
Moraga comes over the top in the opening moments of round three and
lands a punch that has Johnson backing up. The champ comes right
back, but Moraga appears to be finding his range a bit now and even
gets Johnson to bite on a feint. Johnson puts an end to that with
another big takedown in the middle of the cage¸ followed by another
pass to side control. Moraga gives up his back, but Johnson can’t
get his hooks in and Moraga stands up. Moraga looks angry as he
rushes Johnson into the fence with a standing elbow and a knee,
then holds the champ there with a body lock. Moraga hits a trip and
appears to be on his way to top position before Johnson turns him
over in mid-air and goes to side control. Again, Johnson leans
right to left and sets up a kimura on Moraga’s far arm. Moraga
slips out when Johnson overcommits, and this time the challenger is
able to successfully complete a takedown. Johnson is quickly back
to his feet, where he dodges a spinning kick from Moraga before the
horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Round 4
Moraga grazes Johnson with a wide left and takes a kick to the body
before being taken down by the champion. From north-south position,
Johnson spins to take the back; he can’t secure it and instead
allows Moraga to stand, slapping the challenger with a kick to the
body in the process. Johnson switches stances as he moves in and
out, popping Moraga with quick kicks and knees. Another takedown
lands for Johnson midway through the round. Moraga scrambles up,
right into the clinch of Johnson, who continues his work with knees
to the gut. Moraga goes to his knees and eats a knee to the face at
the same time; referee Dean doesn’t call a foul and they fight on.
Johnson stands and puts more knees on the body of Moraga before the
challenger can stand. Thirty seconds left and Moraga rocks the
champ’s head with a nice counter right hook; Johnson drives through
it to hit a takedown and finish the round on top, but the right
hand from Moraga has the champ leaking blood from his nose.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Round 5
Johnson’s nose is still bleeding as he leaves his corner for the
final round. He moves around in front of his challenger for 40
seconds before committing to a takedown and flooring Moraga in the
center of the cage. Moraga gets up, is dumped back to the canvas
and goes to his knees in an attempt to stand again. Johnson latches
on to the challenger’s head and right arm in north-south position,
possibly looking for a brabo or anaconda choke, but Moraga powers
up. Johnson hits another takedown, this time with about three
minutes left in the fight. Johnson leans left to right in
side-control and drops stapling elbows on Moraga’s face. Now
working in the opposite direction, Johnson tries once again for a
kimura. Instead of finishing there, Johnson steps over Moraga’s
head and stretches out for an armbar on the right side. With both
of his arms under Johnson’s control, Moraga verbally submits and
referee Herb Dean waves this one off. The end comes at 3:43 of
round five -- the latest finish in UFC history -- and Demetrious
Johnson retains his UFC flyweight title.