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Round 1
This battle of lightweight fighters is being officiated by referee
Anthony Hamlett. Lentz starts with a right head kick that misses.
Lowe lands a counter right hook. The Minnesotan looks for a flying
knee but Lowe evades. Lowe finds the mark again with a right hook.
Lentz fires back with a body kick but Lowe is there again with the
counter right. Lentz continues the kicking game but cannot land.
The two fighters lock up and Lowe muscles Lentz to the floor. After
little action on the floor Lowe stands and let Lentz up. On the
feet Lentz fires a right hand that hits the mark. Lowe responds
with another takedown. On the floor Lowe settles into the guard and
manages to pass for a moment. He lands an elbow and Lentz gets his
guard back. Lentz tries to wall walk but his picked up and slammed
by his opponent. The round ends. 10-9 Lowe.
Round 2
Lentz starts the round with a low kick that lands. He tries to
follow up with another kick but Lowe evades. "The Carny" rushes
forward with two winging punches but finds noting. The two men
clinch against the fence. With his back against the wall Lentz
tries to separate and eats a knee on the way out. Lowe and Lentz
meet in the center of the fence and wing punches at one another.
Lowe gets the better of the exchanges before shooting and securing
another takedown. On the floor Lentz attempts a guillotine choke
but there is nothing there. The pace has slowed and Anthony Hamlett
stands them up. The KeyArena crowd approves of the decision. Lowe
lands lefts and rights that hurt Lentz. A scramble ensues following
a blown Lowe takedown. Lentz is on top of the turtled Lowe but the
round ends. 10-9 Lowe.
Round 3
Lentz takes the center of the cage. The former Golden Gopher
attempts another low kick but lands nothing. Lowe lands a left
straight which is answered by a Lentz uppercut. Lowe finds a home
for a counter left. Lowe is effective with counter shots. With his
back to the wall in the final frame Lentz pulls out a miracle. Lowe
shoots in and is caught in a deep guillotine. There is no way out
as he is forced to tap. Nik Lentz remains undefeated in the UFC as
Anthony Hamlett stops the bout at the 2:24 mark.
Round 1
The third man in the cage for this middleweight contest is Dan
Mirgliotta. The two men touch gloves to start. The two fights
clinch and Miranda forces Simpson into the fence. The Brazilian is
working some knees to the thighs of Simpson but has little effect.
Mirgliotta separates the two fighters but they are back to the same
position almost instantly. Simpson improves his situation off the
fence by securing a trip takedown. Miranda gets to a base and
stands back up. On the feet Miranda is dragged to the floor again
by the wrestler. Simpson looks to take the back of "Super Mario"
but cannot. Miranda stands but finds himself on his back a moment
later. Simpson looks to work strikes from half. The shots from
Simpson are mostly elbows but nothing lands clean. The round ends.
10-9 for Aaron Simpson.
Round 2
The middleweights continue the fight in the second frame by
clinching once again. Simpson forces Miranda back into the fence.
Simpson looks for a single leg but the Washington native Miranda
gets away. Simpson initiates the clinch again and secures another
trip takedown. Simpson is riding the back of his opponent landing
right hands. Miranda has a base but can only get to a knee. Simpson
stomps the calf of Miranda. A scramble happens but ends with
Simpson securing a slam. Miranda is able to make space however and
stands up. Simpson throws some strikes and rushes in and clinches
up. At the end of the round Simpson gets another takedown. The
crowd is not pleased with the action that sees Simpson take another
round 10-9.
Round 3
The final round starts with Simpson tying up for another takedown.
Miranda uses the whizzer to stay on his feet. Simpson is able to
maintain his grip on Miranda and settles for clinching and taking
Miranda to the floor with a single leg. Miranda gives his back.
Simpson is content to ride the back rather than put a hook in.
Miranda tries to stand but winds up on his back. Simpson settles
into half guard. He cannot keep him there though as Miranda stands.
Simpson is able to maintain a hold of his opponent and slams him to
the floor with a double leg. Miranda repeats the pattern and gets
to his feet. Simpson does his part to maintain the clinch. The
round ends. 10-9 Simpson.
Official scores: The judges see it 30-26 and 30-27 twice for Aaron Simpson, winner by unanimous decision.
Round 1
Welterweights are in the cage with referee Mario Yamasaki in charge
of the action. Waldburger is firing a right head kick. Hendricks
evades but is pushed in to the cage and is clinched up. The Team
Takedown fighter moves away from the cage. Waldburger attempts a
takedown but is sprawled out on. On the feet Hendricks ends the
night of the Texan with a left hand that drops Waldburger face
first. Yamasaki halts the bout at the 1:35 mark. Waldburger
protests a bit, but he was hurt badly.
Round 1
Referee Anthony Hamlett is in charge of the evening’s first
Facebook prelim. No touch of gloves as the big men get straight to
work. Morecraft lobs a leg kick and then muscles McCorkle into the
fence, nearly finishing a takedown with double underhooks. It’s
McCorkle who gets the trip instead, and Morecraft throws up a
triangle-armbar combo from the bottom. Nothing doing, and McCorkle
starts slugging from the closed guard of Morecraft. McCorkle
postures up and tries to pass to the side, allowing Morecraft to
grab onto his left leg. Morecraft lays back and extends the
kneebar, but can’t get the tap. He settles for rolling into
McCorkle’s guard with 2:30 left in the round. Hard elbows from
Morecraft knock out McCorkle’s mouthpiece, which McCorkle puts
right back in. Morecraft stands over McCorkle with 90 seconds left
as the crowd boos the lack of action. McCorkle goes to stand and
Morecraft comes forward with punches. Morecraft isn’t letting
McCorkle to his feet, hovering over him and diving in with elbows.
McCorkle turtles and takes a few punches from Morecraft, who
flattens McCorkle out and passes to his right. Morecraft just
jamming his elbow into McCorkle’s face in the last 30 seconds.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Morecraft
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Morecraft
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Morecraft
Round 2
Morecraft gets McCorkle against the fence and tees off with
uppercuts. He drags McCorkle down and lands a few punches, but gets
warned for straying to the back of the head. McCorkle is looking
for a kimura from the bottom, but can’t find it. Morecraft extracts
the arm and wallops away from half-guard as he shoves McCorkle into
the fence. Short, grinding elbows from Morecraft have bloodied the
forehead and swollen the face of McCorkle. Morecraft lets his man
up, but clinches as soon as McCorkle gets to his feet. Two minutes
left in the round as the heavyweights jockey along the fence.
Morecraft lands a knee square to the cup of McCorkle, and the
referee calls time. McCorkle sits at the base of the cage for a
moment, then starts to hear boos from the crowd. After a couple
minutes, they resume. McCorkle looks exhausted as he eats a punch
and shoots a double-leg. Morecraft stuffs and snares McCorkle in a
standing guillotine. Morecraft wrenches with his left arm, puts
McCorkle to sleep and lets his unconscious foe fall to the mat at
4:10 of the second round.
Round 1
Josh Rosenthal is in charge of this bantamweight bout. Both 135’ers
swinging away early, but it’s McDonald who gets off with crisp
punching combinations and kicks to the body. He appears to have
Figueroa in trouble and swarms him against the cage, but Figueroa
survives and gets his space. McDonald has Figueroa’s low kicks time
and is cracking him with a hard, straight right each time. The pace
slows as McDonald looks to counter. Figueroa trying to keep his
space with push kicks, but eats a flurry when he dives in with a
Superman punch. McDonald gets a high double-leg, lifts Figueroa off
the ground and slams him to the mat with just over a minute to go.
He digs a few shots and allows Figueroa back up. McDonald closes
the round with a crisp left hand, then a right that puts Figueroa
on rubber legs.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 McDonald
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 McDonald
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 McDonald
Round 2
Figueroa slaps a head kick on McDonald, who catches the leg and
drives forward, punching Figueroa in the face as h drives him into
the mat. Figueroa tries to roll for a leg lock, but instead has his
back taken. McDonald sinks both hooks in and sinks in the
rear-naked choke with 3:40 left on the clock. It’s under the chin,
but Figueroa defends perfectly and gets his head loose. Figueroa
twists around and McDonald transitions to a triangle-armbar.
Figueroa drops McDonald on his head and survives the submission,
but McDonald is tenacious. He continues to throw legs up at the
posturing Figueroa with two minutes left. McDonald locks up a
triangle, then grabs the arm again, and this time it looks very
tight. Figueroa slams loose, but McDonald goes right back to it.
It’s a triangle with a straight armbar, but Figueroa just won’t
tap. Figueroa slips his head free. He postures up and drills
McDonald with a few punches, then goes for a guillotine in the
waning seconds.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 McDonald
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 McDonald
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 McDonald
Round 3
McDonald comes out for the third round looking stiff and Figueroa
tired, his hands by his side. Nonetheless, both men swing away,
McDonald with combos and Figueroa with huge uppercuts. Figueroa
tags McDonald with a knee, then a one-two and McDonald is stunned.
Figueroa just doesn’t have the gas to finish and gets taken down in
the center of the cage with three minutes to go. Figueroa scrambles
back up, only to be taken down again, this time at the base of the
cage. Figueroa sweeps and gets his head caught, but slips loose and
moves to side control on McDonald’s right. McDonald stuffs his man
back to full guard and closes up. He latches on to Figueroa’s left
arm and tries for an armbar, but Figueroa gets free and wants it
back on the feet. Leaping knee from Figueroa with 60 seconds left,
then a partially blocked head kick. McDonald scores another
takedown with 40 to go and Figueroa tries to punch from rubber
guard. That’s where it ends, and both fighters embrace on the mat
after a great fight.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 McDonald (30-27 McDonald)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Figueroa (29-28 McDonald)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 McDonald (30-27 McDonald)
Official scores: All three judges have it 30-27 in favor of 20-year-old Michael McDonald, who takes a unanimous decision in his UFC debut.
Round 1
The welterweights tie up early and McCray lands a right hand upon
exit. McCray paws his way inside with some left jabs, then swings
for the fences with his right. He muscles Hathaway into the fence
and drills knees to the Englishman’s thigh. Hathaway resists a
takedown and rolls through, then grabs McCray’s foot for a toe
hold. McCray punches to the ribs of Hathaway, who is just twisting
away at his opponent’s foot. McCray gets the appendage free and
winds up in half-guard with Hathaway sitting against the fence.
McCray stands and socks Hathaway with a few solid left hands on the
way up. Hathaway stands and throws a knee, and McCray uses it to
hurl him back to the canvas. Back to his feet goes Hathaway; McCray
keeps the knees coming to the thighs and scores another takedown
with 70 ticks to go. McCray getting busy with punches to the ribs
and elbows to the face while Hathaway throws some elbows of his own
from the bottom. They stand and Hathaway lands a sharp knee to the
body before the horn.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Hathaway
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hathaway
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 McCray
Round 2
Hathaway pops McCray with an early right hand and they go back to
the clinch game. McCray scoops Hathaway up and plants him on the
floor, but Hathaway won’t stay down. Straight left from Hathaway is
countered by a looping McCray right. McCray catches another knee
strike and drags Hathaway down, and now Hathaway throws up a
triangle. He transitions to an armbar, but McCray turns over and
pulls his arm loose, winding up in Hathaway’s open guard. Hathaway
absorbs a few punches, kicks McCray away and stands with just over
two minutes on the clock. McCray digs for another takedown against
the cage, but Hathaway busts loose and plants a three-punch combo.
Hathaway initiates the clinch and dirty boxes, foot stomps and
knees to the gut. Hathaway’s long, straight punches are getting off
before McCray’s more tired strikes in the final minute. McCray
reverses after a takedown and finishes the round on top.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Hathaway
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hathaway
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Hathaway
Round 3
Hathaway steps in with a knee and then spins McCray down with a
single-leg. Hammer fists and grinding elbows from Hathaway as he
works from the tired McCray’s half-guard. Keeping busy, Hathaway
goes back to full guard, then looks to pass to McCray’s left. The
strikes aren’t doing much damage, but are undoubtedly scoring
Hathaway points as McCray remains on the defensive. McCray has
enough with 2:40 left and muscles Hathaway off of him, but Hathaway
uses the fence to stand while keeping his elbows and punches
coming. McCray drags him back down, although the takedown is all
he’s concerned with. The offense is coming only from Hathaway, who
gets to his feet and scores a takedown of his own with about a
minute to go. McCray gets to his feet, but eats half-a-dozen
punches on his way up. Hathaway finishes the fight with another
takedown and some hammer fists from guard.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Hathaway (30-27 Hathaway)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hathaway (30-27 Hathaway)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Hathaway (29-28 Hathaway)
Official scores: One judge sees the fight 29-28 in favor of Kris McCray. However, the remaining two have it 29-28 for the winner by split decision, John Hathaway.
Round 1
Semerzier fires off a slapping head kick and the featherweights are
off to a quick start. Caceres tries a spinning elbow and gets
seized upon by Semerzier, who drags “Bruce Leroy” to the floor
after a short struggle. Both fighters are warned for grabbing the
fence at various points. Caceres gets to his feet only long enough
to try a jumping knee and get warned to keep the strikes above the
belt. Semerzier brings him right back down and drills Caceres with
a few elbows. Caceres stands and is taken right back down; this
time, Semerzier lands in full mount. Caceres twists and gives up
his back, where Semerzier starts wailing away. Body triangle for
Semerzier. Caceres postures up and tries to shake Semerzier off. It
looks as though Semerzier is too high, but he stays glued on tight.
Caceres tries to twist free and Semerzier slaps on a rear-naked
choke in the scramble. Bruce Leroy is caught with nowhere to go and
is forced to tap out at 3:18 of the opening frame.
Round 1
Madsen lands first with a double-up overhand right. Russow comes
inside with a straight right and ties up. He does so again, but
can’t seem to keep a grip on Madsen. Russow swinging big overhand
rights, looking to knock Madsen’s block off. Madsen scoring with
some rights of his own, but it’s mostly head-hunting from the big
men. Short uppercut connects for Russow, who pins Madsen against
the fence with about a minute left. Russow punches to the ribs as
referee Anthony Hamlett calls for action.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-10
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-10
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-10
Round 2
After some more wild flurries, Russow rushes in behind an uppercut
and muscles Madsen into the fence. Madsen won’t stay there and
comes out looking for takedown of his own, which Russow stuffs and
uses to take Madsen’s back standing. Madsen twists free and shoves
Russow off, but Madsen’s left eye is now badly swollen. Russow
takes the back standing again and drags Madsen down. Russow doesn’t
keep busy enough for ref Hamlett’s liking, and the big men are
stood up. Madsen drives a knee to Russow’s gut. Russow throws
another right hand and they tie up. They stall out there, too, and
are restarted with 60 seconds to go. Boos rain down as the
heavyweights clinch up against the fence. Russow grabs a guillotine
and stuffs a shot from Madsen, ending the round riding Madsen’s
back.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Russow
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Russow
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Russow
Between rounds, the cageside physician has a good look at Madsen’s left eye, which has a huge mouse beneath it and is completely swollen shut. On the advice of the doctor, referee Anthony Hamlett waves the contest off between the second and third frames, giving Mike Russow the TKO victory.
Round 1
Dan Miragliotta is the referee for the show’s first televised bout.
Jung opens up with a low kick and both men circle. Garcia throws
one of his own and a follow-up left hook. Jung drops his hands at
the one-minute mark and Garcia throws a kick to the body. Overhand
right from Garcia tags Jung behind the ear. Jung strings together a
one-two and a low kick. A body kick is caught by Garcia, who pops
Jung with a counter right hand. Jung stuffs a left jab into
Garcia’s face, nullifying a leg kick. Already Jung is sporting a
small cut beneath his right eye. Garcia throws a bomb and gets
caught off-balance, and Jung trips him to the mat. Jung lands in
north-south position, then reverse-mounted on the prone Garcia,
hunting for an armbar. Garcia gets to his feet and Jung drops him
with a knee against the fence. Garcia uses his legs to push the
Korean away, but Jung takes his back with 10 seconds to go and
unloads with punches.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Jung
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Jung
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Jung
Round 2
More tentative work in the opening minute of the second round.
Garcia clips Jung with a step-up knee and Jung retaliates with a
punch to the ribs. Jung stalks Garcia, pressing in from the center,
and lands a jumping knee of his own. The featherweights trade leg
kicks midway through the frame. Garcia throwing haymakers now, eats
a knee and an outside thigh kick from Jung. It’s Garcia circling
the outside as the “Korean Zombie” slowly encroaches. Jung lands an
uppercut and a flying knee, then gives chase as Garcia slips and
falls on a kick. Garcia closes up his guard and Jung postures up,
driving punches and elbows downward. Garcia flips over and Jung
hops on his back, rolling the “Bad Boy” over. Jung loses one of his
hooks and abandons the rear-naked choke attempt. The Zombie traps
the right arm and cranks the neck of Garcia, who submits to the
twister with just one second left in the round.
Round 1
Both welterweights come out firing before Sadollah slips on a kick
about 20 seconds in. Johnson goes right to side control, but
Sadollah pops back up. He cracks Johnson with a stiff straight
right, but the follow-up low kick strays to the groin. Johnson
needs only a few seconds to recover and they get back to it.
Johnson catches a teep kick from Sadollah and shoves him to the
floor. Johnson gets to half-guard briefly and Sadollah stuffs him
back. Sadollah looks to be positioning his legs for a triangle,
can’t find it, and instead settles for stifling Johnson’s offense.
Johnson gets an elbow through, but Sadollah shoves him away and
stands back up with two minutes to go. Sadollah digs a nice punch
to the body, then a front kick. Johnson slips and falls backward
into the fence, pops back up and goes for a takedown of his own.
Sadollah defends and muscles Johnson in the clinch, driving a knee
to the guy. Johnson scores a takedown, but Sadollah again gets back
to his feet. Sadollah with a takedown of his own, spends the last
30 second trying to land shots on top, but only gets a few punches
through.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-10
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Sadollah
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-10
Round 2
Johnson gets a nice knee to the body and Sadollah answers with a
kick to the gut. Knees score for Sadollah now, and he swarms
Johnson with punches against the fence. Johnson lands a few hands
of his own in the exchange, but he’s the one who emerges with his
nose bloodied. Similar to the first round, Johnson gets caught
slipping on a punch and eats more knees to the ribs from Amir. Now
it’s Sadollah with a takedown into half-guard, where he mashes
Johnson with staple elbows at the base of the cage. Sadollah opens
up with big punches, gets into mount, and Johnson rolls free. Knees
to the body and rear from Sadollah as Johnson scrambles to his
feet. Johnson is clearly gassed out as he gets dragged down again
with two minutes left. Sadollah gift wraps the arm of Johnson and
takes full mount, where he ends the fight with elbows to the face.
Johnson taps to the strikes and referee Mario Yamasaki rescues him
at 3:27 of the second round.
Round 1
Josh Rosenthal is the referee for this welterweight co-main event.
A tentative touch of gloves begins bout. Johnson fires off an
inside leg kick and then tries to go outside. Hardy looks a bit
stiff in the early going, shaking out his hands. One minute in,
Johnson drops Hardy with a left high kick and pounces as the Brit
falls along the fence. Johnson gets a headlock and controls Hardy
as they stand, then drives him back down to the ground. Hardy has
full guard this time and ties Johnson up, but Johnson busts free
and lets loose with a few big shots. Johnson lays a forearm across
Hardy’s throat and throws a couple short hammer fists. Nice head
and neck control from Johnson is stifling Hardy’s offense from his
back. Hardy goes for a triangle-armbar as Johnson postures up, but
“Rumble” breaks it. Johnson dives back in, looks to pass to the
side, and Hardy turns to his right to frame up a kimura. Johnson
muscles out of it and works from Hardy’s half-guard with a minute
left. Hardy’s corner calls for him to slip out the back door, but
he can’t hit the switch and Johnson finishes on top.
TJ De Santis 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 ducks inside and puts Hardy down against the fence with a
single-leg about 30 seconds into the round. The KeyArena crowd
disapproves of the decision and begins booing immediately. Johnson
works from full guard, volume punches to the ribs, and Hardy again
looks for a kimura. Midway through the round and there’s a
stalemate, as Johnson really has cause for concern with his left
arm. Hardy relents momentarily, but goes right back to it. Johnson
gets the arm loose and pummels with elbows from half-guard. More
elbows and punches come from the top until Rosenthal stands them up
with 30 seconds left. Johnson scores another takedown before the
horn.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Round 3
Another takedown from Johnson opens the final frame, and it’s
another kimura attempt from Hardy. Some short punches to the side
of Johnson’s head from Hardy, who goes for and abandons the kimura
once more. Johnson turns the corner and takes the back of Hardy,
who stands and absorbs knees to the thighs. Close-quarters head
kick from Johnson, who glances at the clock and takes Hardy down
again. Now he’s on Hardy’s back with both hooks in, punching away.
The crowd doesn’t like it at all and responds with a chorus of boos
with 1:40 remaining. Johnson is riding high with a body triangle.
He puts Hardy on his back and switches to an arm-triangle choke,
but Hardy defends ably. Johnson switches to a neck crank and can’t
get the tap there either. Johnson finishes the fight with Hardy in
the headlock and should be on his way to a unanimous decision
win.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Johnson (30-27 Johnson)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Johnson (30-27 Johnson)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Johnson (30-27 Johnson)
Official scores: The judges’ cards read 30-27 across the board for the winner by unanimous decision, Anthony Johnson.
Round 1
Herb Dean draws officiating duties for tonight’s light heavyweight
main event. Davis going to the body and head with kicks in the
tense opening minute. He rips a front kick to the chest of
Nogueira, then steps in with a knee, but eats Nogueira’s counter
right hand. The 205’ers clinch against the fence with Davis on the
outside, driving a dozen or more knees into Nogueira’s legs. They
disengage and Davis circles the outside. Nogueira throws a
murderous right that misses. Davis ducks in and has a takedown
stuffed, but gets Nog against the cage. Nogueira shucks him off.
Davis goes low for another double-leg and gets stifled. Davis gets
clipped with a right hand as he fires off a high kick. Nogueira
stuffs a shot, falls backward onto his rear anyway, but gets up
before Davis can pounce. Another hard right gets through for
Nogueira, who sprawls on another shot from Davis with 20 seconds to
go. Outside leg kick from Nogueira before the round ends.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Davis
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-10
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-10
Round 2
Davis goes back to his body kicks and both feint and twitch. He
slips on one, but gets right back up and plants another on
Nogueira’s chest. Nogueira gets off a one-two, then a right hand as
Davis wades in to shoot. Davis goes high with a kick and shoots in
lightning-fast behind it, but still can’t drag the Brazilian down.
With exactly two minutes left, Davis finally spins Nogueira down in
the center of the cage. He postures up and lands a single right
hand to the jaw of Nogueira as he dives back in. Davis backs up and
Nogueira scrambles to stand, but Davis pounces and takes his back.
He drags Nogueira down against the fence and tees off with punches
both over the top and under the arm. Nogueira turtles and eats
another dozen punches, along with some knees to the body, before
the end of the round.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Davis
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Davis
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Davis
Round 3
A touch of gloves begins the final frame. Davis circles the outside
until he leaps into the center with a flying knee, then a blocked
right high kick. The wrestler grabs a single-leg and brings
Nogueira down on the logo in the center of the cage. Nogueira tries
to scramble up and Davis drives him right back down, same as the
end of the previous round, driving punches from side control. Davis
works from half-guard until Nogueira shoves him off with half the
round left. Nogueira catches a kick and sends a left down the pipe.
Another punch sends Davis shooting, but Nogueira resists. The next
single-leg is successful and Davis takes top position with two
minutes to go. Nogueira is shrimping, keeping Davis at bay with his
legs, but the Brazilian vet needs a finish here. Davis stacks
Nogueira up and finishes the fight there.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Davis (30-27 Davis)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Davis (30-28 Davis)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Davis (30-28 Davis)
Official scores: All three judges cageside have it 30-27 in favor of Phil Davis, the winner by unanimous decision.
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