UFC 213 results: Chad Laprise pours on punishment for 3rd-round TKO of Brian Camozzi

Brian Camozzi was in pain, and he couldn’t hide it. And Chad Laprise immediately knew what to do.

A fight that might’ve been even heading into the third round came to a surprising end when Laprise landed a significant body shot that caused Camozzi to wince. That was the sign Laprise needed to pour on the punishment, which he did until earning a TKO victory.

The welterweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC 213 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It aired on FS1 following additional prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of and a main card on pay-per-view.

Camozzi (7-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) spent the first 2 minutes of Round 1 stalking Laprise (12-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and coming forward, despite the fact that Laprise continuously found openings to land some big shots. Rather than abandon the game plan, though, Camozzi appeared motivated to put on even more pressure, which was just fine with Laprise as he continued to pick him apart with an array of strikes. In the final minute, Laprise caught a body kick from Camozzi and dropped him to the mat, where the round ended with Laprise in top control.

Camozzi continued his pressure strategy in Round 2, with Laprise bouncing around and circling along the outside of the octagon. Camozzi’s answer to the punishment he took in the first round was more volume with his strikes, which seemed to make Laprise uncomfortable. Though nothing significant happened, the second round looked like an improvement for Camozzi to set up a pivotal final round.

Just when it looked like the tide was starting to turn in Round 3, Laprise landed a hard body shot that caused Camozzi to cringe. He was in pain, and Laprice sensed it. So he poured it on with punches until Camozzi balled up and could no longer defend himself, forcing the referee to stop the fight at the 1:27 mark of the final round.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 213 results include:

• Chad Laprise def. Brian Camozzi via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 1:27
• Thiago “Marreta” Santos def. Gerald Meerschaert via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:04
• Belal Muhammad def. Jordan Mein via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
• Cody Stamann def. Terrion Ware via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Trevin Giles def. James Bochnovic via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:54

For complete coverage UFC 213, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan and Steven Marroco contributed to this report on site in Las Vegas.)