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Round 1Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Abedi
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Abedi
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Abedi
Round 2
Abedi gets in behind a left hand and scores with another knee in
the Thai clinch. Yousef turns him around and starts working the
body and head with right hands. Abedi seems stunned from an
uppercut as he tries to get off the fence, and Yousef holds him
there to slug with more right hands. Abedi hits another trip about
two minutes into the round, this time away from the fence. Ref
Sundel wants more activity, so Abedi sits up and punches Yousef’s
body. It’s not much, but it’s enough to keep the fight on the
ground. Sundel decides to stand them up with 1:45 remaining in the
round and they’re right back in the clinch on the fence. It’s Abedi
grabbing the Thai plum but Yousef getting the better punches in the
clinch. Yousef sprawls on a shot, puts Abedi’s back to the fence
and rips into Abedi with hooks to the body. Abedi gets off a couple
knees to the body from the Thai clinch but eats even more punches
in return. Yousef trips him to the floor just as the round
ends.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Yousef
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Yousef
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Yousef
Round 3
Abedi tries to keep Yousef away with push kicks, but Yousef walks
through them and they wind up on the cage again, trading knees to
the body. After a minute, Abedi trips Yousef down and pins him
against the fence to slug with left hands from side control. Yousef
scrambles up, taking a few body shots on the way, and the
welterweights clinch once again. Yousef connects with a knee to the
body, puts Abedi on the fence and lands couple elbows over the top.
More knees to the body, and now it’s Yousef hitting a takedown with
just under two minutes remaining. There’s not enough action for ref
Sundel, who stands them up with 55 seconds to go. Yousef comes at
the slow-standing Abedi with a right hand and puts him on the fence
again. He backs away and leaps at Abedi, connecting with a knee to
Abedi’s face as the fight’s final offense.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Yousef (29-28 Yousef)
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Yousef (29-28 Yousef)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Yousef (29-28 Yousef)
Official result: The judges score the bout 29-28 Yousef, 29-28 Abedi and 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Papy Abedi.
Round 1Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Kuiper
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Kuiper
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Kuiper
Round 2
Lawlor taps Kuiper with a left straight but gets backed away with a
combination. Kuiper shoots for a takedown against the fence and
Lawlor jumps guard with a guillotine attempt. It looks deep, but
Kuiper gives the thumbs-up as he tries to relieve the pressure by
posturing up. Lawlor won’t relent, keeping hold of the choke and
squeezing until Kuiper is forced to tap out. Tom Lawlor gets the
comeback win via submission at 1:05 of round two.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 LaFlare
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 LaFlare
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 LaFlare
Round 2
A brief clinch early in the round yields nothing for LaFlare, then
he gets in behind an Alloway kick and hits another takedown in the
middle of the cage. Alloway threatens with a triangle, can’t get
it. LaFlare stands up and kicks at the legs of his prone opponent;
Alloway tries to pop the New Yorker with upkicks but can’t, and
LaFlare comes back down into half-guard. Alloway tries to buck out
and instead gives up side control, then north-south position.
Alloway gets to his knees and LaFlare frames up a brabo choke;
Alloway peels LaFlare’s wrists off and gets to his feet with about
two minutes left. LaFlare swings a good left hook to the body and
shoots again. This time, Alloway is waiting with a guillotine which
doesn’t stick but allows “Benny Blanco” to stay up. LaFlare lands a
leg kick that chops the base out from beneath Alloway. He chases
the Australian against the fence with punches, so Alloway comes off
the cage to hit a takedown and drop a heavy elbow on LaFlare’s
face. LaFlare drives forward on a leg to hit one more takedown
before the horn.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 LaFlare
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Alloway
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 LaFlare
Round 3
Another wild punch from Alloway gives LaFlare an opening to get
inside and take him down. LaFlare moves slowly as he works to
advance from half-guard to side control, while Alloway throws up
his hands underneath, looking to ref Kristian Hacklou for a
stand-up. LaFlare postures up to break a triangle attempt and comes
back down with a double-handed chop. It’s side control for LaFlare
now as Alloway gets to his knees and crawls over to the fence.
Alloway clambers up and tries to take LaFlare’s back, instead
getting planted back on the canvas. Alloway stands up again and
creates some space; he sees LaFlare drop his hands and take a deep
breath and comes forward. LaFlare tries to take him down, nearly
has his back taken, but does well to reverse and put Alloway on the
ground. Alloway threatens again with a couple more triangles;
LaFlare has it sized up by this point and backs out of them easily.
They stand with 30 seconds left and exchange tired strikes, LaFlare
getting the better with knees to the body.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 LaFlare (30-27
LaFlare)
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 LaFlare (29-28 LaFlare)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 LaFlare (30-27 LaFlare)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Ryan LaFlare.
Round 1Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Amagov
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Amagov
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Amagov
Round 2
Spang switches stances and backs out of the way of a flashy
spinning hook kick from Amagov. Spang seems to catch Amagov off
balance as the Swede comes forward with a punching combination for
the first time in the fight. The confusion doesn’t last long, as
Amagov plows Spang to the ground at the base of the fence. Spang is
warned by referee Leon Roberts not to grab the cage as he tries to
get back up. He nearly stands before being dragged down by Amagov,
this time in the center of the cage. Spang peppers with punches
from his back as Amagov tries to flatten him out on top. Roberts
calls for action, so Amagov throws some punches at Spang’s ribs.
Spang tries to wrap up from underneath and succeeds in getting the
stand-up with 90 seconds left in the round. Spang creeps forward on
Amagov, who launches more spinning kicks without landing anything
clean.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Amagov
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Amagov
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Amagov
Round 3
Spang comes out aggressive, backing Amagov off with one-twos and
cracking “The Wolf” with an uppercut. Amagov comes off the fence
with an uppercut of his own which Spang deflects. Now more leg and
oblique kicks come from Amagov, who adds a push kick to keep the
forward-moving Spang at bay. Amagov tries a spinning elbow and
Spang answers with one of his own. A well-timed push kick from
Amagov puts Spang down as the Swede throws a spinning back-fist.
With two minutes left, Amagov gets in on a double-leg and dumps
Spang to the ground. Spang is right back up, but Amagov is glued to
his back, throwing knees and looking to drag Spang down again. The
Swedish crowd boos as the fight enters its last minute and Amagov
has the local favorite immobile with a rear waistlock. Amagov
throws knees and even head kicks from the back position, then
suplexes Spang to the ground.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Amagov (30-27 Amagov)
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Amagov (30-27 Amagov)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Amagov (30-27 Amagov)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Adlan Amagov.
Round 1Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Round 2
Madadi drags Johnson down at the base of the fence with a
single-leg and immediately looks to get on his back. He takes full
mount as Johnson turns around, then drops punches and elbows on the
American who is suddenly in deep troubles. Madadi seems to be
thinking arm-triangle, can’t get it because of the fence and
instead throws more punches until Johnson is able to break free.
They don’t stay up for long, as Madadi hits another singl-leg and
sets up in Johnson’s closed guard. Referee Marko Gyllenland warns
the lightweights to watch their fingers as they exchange grinding
offense in close quarters on the ground. Johnson throws up his legs
for a triangle and Madadi shucks the legs to wind up in half-guard
on Johnson’s right. More short punches and grinding elbows land for
Madadi, who has come back strong after the scare at the end of
round one. Madadi is all over Johnson on the ground, giving the
Blackzilian no room to breathe and keeping him pinned to the floor
for the remainder of the round.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Madadi
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Madadi
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Madadi
Round 3
Madadi hits a takedown which is nearly reversed by Johnson, but the
Mad Dog manages to stay on top and move to side control on
Johnson’s left. Madadi briefly frames up a brabo choke, instead
moving back to side control and popping Johnson with short right
hands. Madadi changes to another brabo choke, softens up Johnson
with punches and squeezes tight. Johnson taps. Reza Madadi jumps
the cage fence and celebrates with his countrymen after scoring the
submission win at 1:33 of round three.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Corassani
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Corassani
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Corassani
Round 2
Corassani is sidestepping Peralta’s power punches while delivering
some jabs of his own. Peralta decides to switch it up and grabs
hold of a single-leg, which Corassani defends by putting himself on
the fence. More overhand rights are finding their mark from
Corassani, while Peralta is pulling up short on his punches that
are meant to counter Corassani’s leg kicks. Both men land right
hands, but it’s Peralta who lands an extra one as he has Corassani
moving backwards. A big left hand dazes Corassani, and Peralta
charges in on him to add a knee. Corassani powers back to his feet,
but he’s still not out of the woods as Peralta keeps him pinned to
the fence. They trade knees to the body as they jockey for position
along the perimeter with 90 seconds left. Corassani nearly finishes
a double-leg but Peralta stays up with the help of the fence.
Peralta lands a couple good punches to the body, an elbow up top.
Corassani steps back and lands a corking right hand which nearly
takes the legs out from under Peralta. They come off the fence and
Corassani walks the still-wobbly Peralta down to tap him with
another hard punch before the horn.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Peralta
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Peralta
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Corassani
Round 3
Corassani closes the distance on Peralta, first to throw punches,
then to hit a takedown once Peralta starts countering. Pinned up
against the fence, Peralta leans to his left side and starts
working on a kimura. He gives it up and gets to his feet, only to
have Corassani drag him down. Peralta pops back up and is tripped
down again, this time with Corassani looking to mount. Peralta
fends off the mount by sitting up against the fence, then gets back
to his feet. Corassani stays tight on his back, looking to sink his
hooks. Peralta turns around and lands a couple knees to the body
before putting Corassani’s back on the cage. Corassani reverses it
quickly, gets turned around again and takes some hard shots to the
body from Peralta. A single-leg from Corassani yields nothing, so
he changes to a double, then back to a single. Peralta stays up,
but falls after landing a knee to the body. Bleeding from his
forehead, Corassani finishes the fight on top, dropping elbows on
Peralta.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Peralta (29-28
Peralta)
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Corassani (29-28 Corassani)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Corassani (30-27 Corassani)
Official result: The judges score the bout 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Akira Corassani.
Round 1Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Pickett
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Pickett
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Pickett
Round 2
Pickett is getting the better of the exchanges with clean, short
hooks, but he’s forced to defend against solid head kicks and the
Thai clinch from Easton. Both bantamweights stand in the pocket,
throwing hands, with Pickett mixing it up to the body and head.
Easton pushes Pickett away with a front kick; Pickett comes back
with an uppercut before sticking his jab in Easton’s face. Another
takedown goes for Pickett, but Easton is quickly back on his feet,
where he’s pushed onto the fence. Pickett changes levels and takes
Easton down with a double let; again, Easton is back up within
seconds. Now it’s Easton hitting a takedown away from the fence
with about 90 seconds left in the frame. Pickett gets back up, goes
after a takedown and gets sprawled on. Easton puts the Brit on the
cage, where Pickett scores with a knee and a hook, turns Easton
around and blasts him with an uppercut. Pickett is storming back in
the final seconds, decking Easton with shots to the body and
elbows. Easton replies with some brutish punches of his own and
stares Pickett down as the round ends.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Easton
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Easton
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Easton
Round 3
Easton pushes Pickett away with a kick to the body; Pickett leaps
at Easton with a knee and comes up way short. Easton scores with a
step-in knee to the body and gets backed off with a flurry of jabs.
Straight punches from Pickett are getting through until Easton
takes him down in the middle of the cage. Pickett stays active in
the scramble and reverses to top position, where he stays tight in
Easton’s open guard. Slow, grinding elbows come from Pickett on top
before he passes to half-guard. Easton looks to post and stand, and
Pickett tries to take the American’s back as they get to their
knees. Instead, he picks Easton up and slams him to the ground.
Guillotine attempt for Pickett fails as Easton squirms loose, but
Pickett keeps him in the front headlock as they go back to their
knees. Pickett releases the headlock as they stand with 60 seconds
to go. Both men stick the other with jabs and Pickett connects with
a knee to the body. Easton swipes Pickett’s face with a good right
hook, but Pickett comes back with a four-punch combo. The
bantamweights are still swinging when the final horn sounds, and
this is going to be decided by the judges.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Pickett (29-28
Pickett)
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Pickett (29-28 Pickett)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Pickett (29-28 Pickett)
Official result: The judges score the bout 29-28 Easton, 30-27 Pickett and 30-27 for the winner by split decision, Brad Pickett.
Round 1Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Couture
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Couture
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Couture
Round 2
Couture wastes little time getting Pearson back where he wants him,
shoved up against the cage, where Couture can dirty-box and land
knees up the middle. Couture releases and gets popped by a Pearson
left hand, and they resume the pursuit from before with Pearson
walking down Couture from the center. Pearson stings Couture with a
shot to the body, and Couture nearly gets caught up top as he turns
to look at his opponent. Pearson denies a high double-leg attempt
and doesn’t let Couture clinch up this time. Pearson lands a left,
ducks a punch and puts a right hook on Couture’s body. He catches a
low kick from Couture and trips him to the ground, stinging Couture
with a quick flurry of lefts as he tries to drive forward. A knee
to the body catches Couture as he stands, and Pearson is all over
him with a hard one-two as he turns around. A left uppercut finds
its mark and Couture is on rubber legs. A right hand behind the ear
and another pair of big left hooks finally drop Couture to the
canvas, where Pearson pounds away as Couture covers up. Referee
Leon Roberts steps in to save the downed Couture, giving Ross
Pearson the TKO win at 3:45 of round two.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Mousasi
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Mousasi
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Mousasi
Round 2
Mousasi is back to jabbing, keeping Latifi on the perimeter. Latifi
is still flinching at Mousasi’s punches, but now is connecting with
his left hand sporadically. Mousasi goes to the body with a jab;
Latifi clips Mousasi on the chin with an overhand right. Hunched
low, Mousasi creeps in on Latifi, who does a jog halfway around the
outside of the cage. Latifi lands a right hand but eats a harder
shot from Mousasi at the same time and is forced to circle out. The
jab of Mousasi has marked up Latifi’s face, particularly the left
eye and a cut on his right cheek. Mousasi turns away a shot and
goes back to walking Latifi around the outside and jabbing at
Latifi.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Mousasi
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Mousasi
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Mousasi
Round 3
Mousasi catches Latifi with a right, takes an outside leg kick in
return. Latifi keeps circling clockwise around the outside, looking
to escape Mousasi’s persistent jab. A spinning kick from Latifi
goes off the forearm of Mousasi, who answers with yet another jab.
Mousasi snaps off more jabs and Latifi’s face is a bloody mess now.
Latifi comes off the cage and clips Mousasi with a hard right hand.
Now a jab from Latifi lands, and Mousasi answers back with another.
Latifi looks like he’s having trouble standing as he falls backward
into the cage and pushes off to continue circling. Mousasi scowls
as he walks at Latifi with 90 seconds left. Latifi is still
swinging but can’t find his mark through the red mask covering his
face. Latifi catches a low kick and trips Mousasi to the ground
with less than a minute to go. Good right hand lands for Latifi,
and Mousasi gets in an upkick before the fight ends.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Mousasi (30-27
Mousasi)
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Mousasi (30-27 Mousasi)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Mousasi (30-27 Mousasi)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Gegard Mousasi.
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