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Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Brimage
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Brimage
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Brimage
Round 2
Blanco begins to find his range early in the second stanza, scoring
with more low kicks and a pair of solid front kicks. They go back
to circling and looking for openings, Brimage still rushing forward
to throw hands while Blanco keeps his range, flicking out leg kicks
and trying to keep out of range. Blanco gets zapped by another left
hand, but he quickly responds with a front kick to the face.
Brimage lands a left hook and Blanco counters with a right. Brimage
slips on a kick but gets right back up and keeps the pressure on
Blanco for the final 20 seconds.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Blanco
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Blanco
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Blanco
Round 3
Brimage is circling the outside now, keeping Blanco on his toes as
he moves around the perimeter while mixing in punching combinations
and leg kicks. One kick takes the base out from underneath Blanco,
but Brimage doesn’t give chase. Blanco tries to tie up and take
down Brimage, but Brimage denies it and stays vertical to rush his
man with another combo. Midway through the final frame now and the
Atlanta crowd is getting restless. Brimage lands another big left
hook; Blanco tries to counter with a high kick which misses, and
Brimage comes in behind it with more punches. Down to the final
minute now and neither man is fighting with any real urgency,
instead exchanging slapping leg kicks as the circle. Blanco tries
to clinch up again and this time gets a combination for his
troubles. The fight ends without any further significant offense,
but both men try to put on a show after the bell with an impromptu
backflip competition.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Brimage (29-28 Brimage)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Brimage (29-28 Brimage)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Brimage (29-28 Brimage)
Official result: One judge scores the bout 29-28 for Blanco, while another has it 30-27 for Brimage. The final judge sees it 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Marcus Brimage.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Wisniewski
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Clements
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Clements
Round 2
Wisniewski walks down Clements, sticking him with a combination
before tripping him to the ground at the base of the fence.
Wisniewski tries to take his back again, but Clements uses the cage
to work back to his feet. Clements disengages with a spinning back
fist which just misses, then tries the same spinning kick which
hurt Wisniewski in the first round. Clements throws a hard right
hand to Wisniewski’s ribs as Wisniewski continues to back away from
the power shots and flashy kicks. Clements puts another kick in
Wisniewski’s breadbasket and goes for a takedown of his own. They
wind up clinching on the cage with Clements on the outside.
Wisniewski turns him around and gets a takedown with just over 90
seconds left. He takes full mount again and Clements gives up his
back again. Wisniewski is much more stable on his back this time as
he works to cinch up a rear-naked choke. Clements defends well, but
Wisniewski has a body triangle and is controlling Clements’ left
arm. Clements uses his free right arm to throw some vicious elbows
over his shoulder, momentarily dazing Wisniewski. The round ends
with Wisniewski still on Clements’ back.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Clements
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Wisniewski
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Clements
Round 3 The welterweights start the final round with a hug and then immediately begin throwing hands. Clements gets dragged down along the fence again but Wisniewski doesn’t hold him there long this time. Clements is looking tired as he measures up Wisniewski for more power punches, throwing inside leg kicks in the meantime. Clements snaps back Wisniewski’s head with some hard hooks, lands another spinning back kick to the body, misses with a spinning back fist. Clements goes to the body with a left hook, then high with the right hand. Wisniewski moves forward now, getting lit up as he tries to strike back and eventually resorting to another clinch. Wisniewski can’t get the takedown this time and gets backed off with a nasty close-quarters elbow from Clements. Big right hands from Clements have Wisniewski in trouble, and he puts him down with a knee. Clements stands over his prone opponent and closes out the bout with some strong ground-and-pound.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Clements (29-28 Clements)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Clements (29-28 Clements)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Clements (30-27 Clements)
Official result: One judge sees the bout 29-28 for Clements, while a second scores it 29-28 for Wisniewski. The final judge has it 30-27 for the winner by split decision, Chris Clements.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Danzig
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Danzig
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Danzig
Round 2
Escudero lands some solid counters as he waits for Danzig to come
inside, but once Danzig gets there, he locks Escudero up and lands
more knees in the clinch as he works on the fence. Danzig comes
over the top with a left hand, a right to the ribs and a right
uppercut. Danzig is starting to rack up leg kicks now as the bout
reaches the halfway mark and the Atlanta crowd begins to boo again.
Danzig comes in behind another stiff leg kicks, clinches for a
moment and exits. Another clinch from Danzig and Escudero gets off
some knees to the body as he’s shoved into the cage. Danzig gives
him a few in return before Escudero reverses and goes for a
takedown of his own, which is denied.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Danzig
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Danzig
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Danzig
Round 3
The lightweights are quickly back in the clinch, where Escudero
goes for knees before quickly disengaging. Danzig walks Escudero
into the cage again and they exchange slapping leg kicks. An
underhook for Danzig gets him the advantageous position on the
fence; he throws left hands to Escudero’s ribs while Escudero
responds with knees. Danzig puts in a hook standing and tries to
take Escudero’s back but can’t get there. They separate momentarily
but Danzig is soon back to clinching and trying to take the back
standing. Again it fails and they jockey for position on the fence
until ref Blake Grice splits them up with just under two minutes to
go. Escudero stands with his back to the fence, as he has for much
of the round, allowing Danzig to score with more leg kicks and then
clinch up again. Danzig gets the last word with a knee to
Escudero’s body.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Danzig (30-27 Danzig)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Danzig (30-27 Danzig)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Danzig (30-27 Danzig)
Official result: The judges have it 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28, all for the winner by unanimous decision, Mac Danzig.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Njokuani
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Njokuani
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Njokuani
Round 2
Njokuani resumes circling, alternating stances while the orthodox
Makdessi gives chase with kicks to the head and body. Njokuani
stops circling to let off a series of sharp leg kicks, has a body
kick blocked. Catching a kick, Njokuani tries to sweep the back leg
of Makdessi but can’t get him down. Makdessi walks into range and
scores with punches, steps away and grazes with a head kick.
Njokuani retaliates with more inside leg kicks. Makdessi goes to
the body but misses with a flashy wheel kick. Njokuani comes
forward to throw hands and gets backed up by a Makdessi left.
Makdessi misses with an axe kick; Njokuani ducks inside after the
attempt, digs a right hand to the body and moves out. He catches a
kick from Makdessi and connects with a combination as he chases the
Canadian. Makdessi shoots and grabs waist lock at the horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Njokuani
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Njokuani
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Njokuani
Round 3
It’s back to the familiar position with Njokuani on the outside and
Makdessi kicking from the middle. Makdessi is looking for a big
overhand right now, too, but Njokuani is too far out of range and
answers with more leg kicks. Makdessi lands a nice leg kick of his
own and Njokuani puts another on his reddened left thigh. Makdessi
hits a spinning back fist, though Njokuani was ducking and may have
partially blocked it. A grazing hook kick scrapes Njokuani’s face
and he gives back a one-two-leg kick combination. Njokuani snaps
off a left high kick, a right hand and another left high kick in
quick succession. Makdessi is still moving forward with a minute to
go, firing the overhand right when he gets close enough to Njokuani
but still unable to land it. Njokuani lands a pair of body kicks
and circles out, prompting Makdessi to shrug as he gives chase. The
crowd boos at the horn and Makdessi shrugs again.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Njokuani (30-27 Njokuani)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Makdessi (29-28 Njokuani)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Njokuani (30-27 Njokuani)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Anthony Njokuani.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Brown
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Brown
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Brown
Round 2
Brown weathers a few kicks from Thompson to get inside and work for
another takedown. Thompson defends well on the fence this time and
connects with knees up the middle before they break off. He plunks
Brown with a left hand before Brown shoots a long shot and plants
Thompson on his rear. Thompson quickly works back up and separates.
He lands a leg kick, misses on a head kick and follows up with a
flurry of punches which daze Brown. “The Immortal” is moving
backward and Thompson comes after him. Thompson drills Brown with a
kick to the midsection and Brown is looking in bad shape. Thompson
is pouring on the punches, hooks and uppercuts, while Brown covers
up and circles away. Brown charges forward now, throwing huge right
hands which miss. He rushes in for a weak shot and gets shoved
aside by Thompson. Brown is in trouble, missing by a mile with arm
punches, but he gets in close to Thompson and drops him with an
elbow. Thompson falls to his back and the equally wiped Brown
follows him. A series of elbows and right hands cut Thompson wide
open along the hairline. Brown unloads with more elbows at the
10-second mark and the Ohio native has turned this second frame
around in a big way.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Thompson
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Brown
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Brown
Round 3
Brown looks momentarily refreshed as he rushes Thompson into the
fence, but it soon becomes obvious that both men are spent from two
rounds of hard going. Thompson slips on a kick but pops back up and
Brown resumes stalking him around the perimeter. Thompson comes off
the fence with a hard right hand and Brown covers up, his right eye
looked banged up. Now it’s Brown moving forward with a combo, but
Thompson reverses the momentum again with some hard shots of his
own. Brown gets a takedown, can’t hold Thompson there. He trips him
down again in the middle of the cage, splits the legs and stacks
Thompson up to pass to half-guard on the right side. Brown has his
man flattened out as he works to isolate the right arm. He drills
elbows into Thompson’s body, even grabbing at a one-handed toe
hold. Brown gets the crucifix with 55 seconds left; Thompson nearly
extracts the arm, but instead gets caught in a mounted triangle.
Brown is unloading with left hands and Thompson is just gushing
blood from his forehead. Brown goes after the left arm with seconds
left and the horn sounds.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Brown (29-28 Brown)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Brown (30-27 Brown)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Brown (30-27 Brown)
Official result: The judges score the bout 30-27, 29-27 and 30-27, all for the winner by unanimous decision, Matt Brown.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Bocek
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Bocek
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Bocek
Round 2
Alessio charges to meet Bocek in the middle of the cage, but Bocek
backs off and Alessio doesn’t throw. Bocek scores with a pair of
low kicks and one to the body; Alessio lands his best strikes of
the bout so far with some snappy punches. The left-right cross goes
again for Alessio and Bocek shoots immediately after,
double-legging Alessio into the fence. Bocek works from Alessio’s
open guard while Alessio peppers his fellow Canadian with palm
strikes to the sides of the head. Bocek has an arm-triangle framed
up as he tries to extract his right leg from half-guard but Alessio
has it defended. More elbows come from Bocek in half-guard and
Alessio scrambles back up, meeting Bocek on the feet with a left
hook. Bocek has a head kick blocked and Alessio gives him a front
kick in the gut. Alessio strings together a solid combination with
30 seconds left but it only causes Bocek to wrap him up on the cage
and prevent any more offense. Alessio manages to land a knee up the
middle before the round expires.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Bocek
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Bocek
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Bocek
Round 3
Alessio comes out throwing hands while Bocek tries to keep him at
bay with outside thigh kicks. Alessio denies a shot from Bocek and
lands a hard left hook in the process, followed by some nice low
kicks. The next kick from Alessio is caught by Bocek, though, and
Alessio is soon turtling on the ground while Bocek works to secure
his back. Bocek has a body triangle off his back and he keeps the
punches coming with more than half the round left. With 2:15
remaining, Alessio twists free and springs to his feet. When they
get back up, Bocek is leaking blood. Alessio is only able to throw
a few shots before Bocek has him down and defending the back-mount
again. Alessio slips out the backdoor and attacks in the clinch on
the fence, but Bocek turns him around and digs for a high
single-leg. Alessio tries a guillotine which causes Bocek to circle
out with only seconds left. Alessio lands the last hard punches of
the fight, but it’s likely too little, too late.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Alessio (29-28 Bocek)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Alessio (29-28 Bocek)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Alessio (29-28 Bocek)
Official result: The judges have it 30-27, 29-28 and 30-27, all for the winner by unanimous decision, Mark Bocek.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Yagin
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Yagin
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Yagin
Round 2
Despite the first-round knockdown, Hominick emerges looking the
fresher fighter. He keeps after Yagin, mixing jabs and hooks while
Yagin lands some leg kicks and looks for the big overhand right.
With 3:00 left on the clock, Yagin finds Hominick’s chin again.
This time, he’s landing hard shots on the ground and Hominick looks
in serious trouble. Again, Hominick recovers, though he’s now
sporting damage underneath both eyes. Hominick works back to his
feet and starts sticking both hands in Yagin’s face, bloodying the
veteran’s nose with straight shots. Yagin is still sniping with
quick, heavy hands but now Hominick is staying out of the way.
Hominick digs a left hand into Yagin’s ribs. Yagin’s nose is a mess
now but he comes forward with a wide left hook. Hominick isn’t
looking too hot himself.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Yagin
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Yagin
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Yagin
Round 3
It’s more of the same at the start of the third: Hominick using
hooks and jabs to the face and boy while Yagin just looks to crush
his opponent with power shots. Yagin sticks a jab, misses wide with
the follow-up right hook. Hominick lands a right hand, sticks a
left straight and takes a hard outside leg kick. More leg kicks
land for Yagin, who looks an absolute mess with the blood spewing
out of his nose. Hominick is just walking Yagin down now, sniping
with straight punches and stepping out of the way of Yagin’s blows.
Yagin loses his mouthguard after one punch but replaces it as he
backpedals. Hominick keeps the pressure on and lights him up on the
fence. Yagin gets off the cage and goes for broke with spinning
punches and kicks, big right hands and uppercuts, most of which
miss. Hominick keeps picking his shots to the horn and does some
pushups at the end of the bout to show he’s still fresh.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Hominick (29-28 Yagin)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Hominick (29-28 Yagin)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hominick (29-28 Yagin)
Official result: The first judge scores the bout 29-28 for Yagin, while the second has the same score for Hominick. The final judge scores it 29-28 in favor of the winner by split decision, Eddie Yagin.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-8 MacDonald
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-8 MacDonald
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-8 MacDonald
Round 2
MacDonald ducks under a straight punch from Mills and spins him to
the ground with a single-leg. It’s side-control for MacDonald on
Mills’ left side as the young Canadian looks to secure another
crucifix. Instead, MacDonald moves to a high full mount, then
assumes Mills’ back when the Englishman gives it up. MacDonald has
both hooks in as he drills Mills with elbows, raising a hand to
threaten a punch but not unloading. Seconds later, MacDonald does
unload from mount, and the barrage has Mills crumbling. Mills goes
belly-down and covers up, clearly done with the fight, and referee
Mario Yamasaki intervenes. Rory MacDonald gets the TKO win at 2:20
of the second round.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Jones
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Jones
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Jones
Round 2
Jones comes in to clinch and Evans gives him some knees up the
middle. They break off and Jones goes to outside leg kicks while
Evans sticks his jab. Evans comes over the top with a right behind
one of the jabs but Jones isn’t fazed. Jones throws a right kick
that misses straight up the middle and Evans dodges the lunging
punches that follow. Evans tries to wrap Jones up after a kick but
can’t hang on. Both men sticking their jabs now midway through the
round and Evans digs one to the body. Jones connects with an elbow
in close quarters and walks Evans toward the fence. Another short
elbow, and another has Evans dazed. Evans wobbles but stays up and
gets bullied into the fence by Jones, who drills knees to Evans’
legs before breaking off. Head kick misses for Jones and Evans goes
back to punching the body. The fighters are locking hands as they
move along the outside, and that’s when Jones is leaning in with
the hard elbows. Jones goes for a flying knee, gets inside and
slugs Evans with a big left hook just before the end of the
round.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Jones
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Jones
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Jones
Round 3
Jones misses a high kick and Evans backs him off with a double jab.
Right hook scores for Evans, backing Jones away, but the champ
jumps back at him with a superman punch. Good inside leg kick from
Evans and both men miss with big overhand rights. Jones slaps Evans
on the face with a left high kick but Evans doesn’t show it. Evans
narrowly avoids a front kick to the face as Jones walks him toward
the fence again. Now Evans gets away from the cage, pops Jones with
a jab and throws a leg kick inside. Jones leaps in with a knee and
connects with an elbow behind it. He’s got Evans’ back to the cage
again and gets him with another flying knee, but Evans strikes back
with a right hand and gets out of the bad spot. Evans gets inside
to land punches for a moment, but Jones quickly shows him out with
his longer strikes. Evans telegraphs a double-leg with 50 seconds
left and gets stuffed by Jones. As the round winds down, Evans
slugs Jones in the body and Jones misses with a spinning kick.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Jones
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Evans
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Jones
Round 4
Jones keeps Evans at the end of his jab for the first minute of the
fourth period, with Evans throwing little and landing less. Evans
wants to clinch and Jones turns him away. Jones catches an outside
leg kick and slugs Evans with a straight right. Switch kick from
Jones, then a left hook. Evans rips a right hand to the champ’s
body, his first significant offense of the round at the midway
point. Jones kicks to the outside thigh, snaps off a jab and keeps
walking down, now leaping at Evans. He grabs Evans in a front
headlock when Evans shoots, and punishes him with an elbow as they
break. They clinch up again and Jones drives hard knees up the
middle before leaping to drive his shoulder into Evans’ face. Jones
shoots just before the horn and is sprawled on.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Jones
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Jones
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Jones
Round 5
Jones continues to keep Evans at bay, moving him around the outside
of the cage and plunking him with hard right hands. Evans whiffs on
a spinning back fist and Jones gets inside to work some knees,
first walking Evans away from the cage and then back to it. Evans
misses with a high knee of his own as they disengage and now it’s
back to Jones’ long jabs and kicks. Jones throws Evans down and
tries to pounce with punches. Evans stands back up and is greeted
with knees to the body and legs. Evans charges forward as the bout
ends but Jones jumps guard before Evans can get in on him. That’s
where it ends.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Jones (50-45 Jones)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Jones (49-46 Jones)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Jones (50-45 Jones)
Official result: Judge Richard Bertrand scores the bout 50-45, while judges Derek Cleary and Chris Lee have it 49-46, all in favor of the winner by unanimous decision and still UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon “Bones” Jones.
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