UFC Fight Night 106 results: Michel Prazeres taps out Josh Burkman, who retires after loss

FORTALEZA, Brazil – Michel Prazeres rocked Josh Burkman with a hard left hook in the opening moments of their bout, then kept feeding him more of the same as he searched for the finish.

Prazeres (22-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) got what he was after shortly after dropping Burkman (28-15 MMA, 6-10 UFC) in the early going, then latching onto a north-south choke to force the tap at the 1:42 mark of Round 2.

The lightweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 106 event at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. It aired on FS1 following additional prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of the main card on FS1.

For Prazeres, the left hand was the weapon that provided a valuable opening to start the night. He stung Burkman with a hook early on that sent him retreating toward the fence, and Prazeres apparently saw no need to change what was working.

He continued to hammer Burkman with more left hooks as the wounded Burkman looked for shelter in the form of a takedown. Prazeres shrugged off those efforts and kept the pressure on with punches, though Burkman wouldn’t go away easily.

Once Prazeres finally got him down, he took advantage of Burkman’s woozy state to move easily from side control and into a north-south choke, finishing the move even with Burkman’s right arm partially inside the lock. With no escape at hand, Burkman had no choice but to submit, bringing the bout to an end less than two minutes in.

The win makes it four in a row for Prazeres, who got the first finish of his UFC career with this victory. Burkman’s loss was his third in a row. According to UFC commentator Brian Stann, he exited the cage only after removing his gloves and retiring following the loss.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 106 results include:

• Michel Prazeres def. Josh Burkman via submission (north-south choke) – Round 1, 1:42
• Jeremy Kennedy def. Rony Jason via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
• Paulo Borrachinha def. Garreth McLellan via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:17

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 106, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan and Fernanda Prates contributed to this report on site in Fortaleza.)