UFC Fight Night 148: Thompson vs Pettis

UFC Fight Night 148 took place March 23rd from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. In the night's Main Event, Anthony Pettis scored a big win over Stephen Thompson. Round one was close with Thompson having a slight edge in the stand-up. That continued in round two with Pettis bleeding badly from the nose. In the closing seconds Thompson pushed Pettis back with a kick and Pettis came back with a superman punch that put Thompson to sleep. In women's action Maycee Barber overcame adversity to defeat JJ Aldrich. Round one saw Aldrich coming forward and even drop Barber. Round two, Barber started to get back into it and then seized control hurting Aldrich with punches, and while Aldrich wouldn't go down, she was clearly hurt and the ref called it. Jennifer Maia got her first UFC win taking a decision from Alexis Davis. Maia clearly took round one having Davis hurt with punches. Round two saw Davis go to her strength and get it on the ground inflicting damage. Round three was close with both landing shots and no one taking control and in the end the judges all sided with Maia. Also, Randa Markos defeated Angela Hill with a first round armbar. Markos got it to the ground soon as she could and Hill was outmatched there and had to tap. Here are all your results and our Of The Night Awards.

1. Flyweight: Jordan Espinosa (14-5, 1NC) defeated Eric Shelton (12-6) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/30-27/30-27). We scored it 29-28 Shelton.

2. Bantamweight: Chris Gutierrez (13-3-1) defeated Ryan MacDonald (10-1) via Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-27/30-27). We scored it 30-27 Gutierrez.

3. Strawweight: Randa Markos (9-7-1) defeated Angela Hill (8-6) via Tapout (Armbar) at 4:24 of Round 1.

4. Flyweight: Jennifer Maia (16-5-1) defeated Alexis Davis (19-9) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/29-28). We scored it 29-28 Maia.

5. Bantamweight: Marlon Vera (13-5-1) defeated Frankie Saenz (13-6) via TKO at 1:25 of Round 1.

6. Featherweight: Bryce Mitchell (11-1) defeated Bobby Moffett (14-4) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/29-28). We scored it 29-28 Moffett.

7. Flyweight: Maycee Barber (7-0) defeated JJ Aldrich (7-3) via TKO at 3:01 of Round 2.

8. Featherweight: Luis Pena (6-1) defeated Steven Peterson (17-8) via Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-27/30-27). We scored it 29-28 Peterson.

9. Flyweight: Jussier Formiga (23-5) defeated Deiveson Figueiredo (15-1) via Unanimous Decision (30-27/29-28/29-28). We scored it 30-27 Formiga.

10. Lightweight: John Makdessi (17-6) defeated Jesus Pinedo (16-5-1) via Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-27/29-28). We scored it 30-27 Makdessi.

11. Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes (11-2, 1NC) defeated Justin Willis (8-2) via Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-26/30-25). We scored it 30-26 Blaydes.

12. Welterweight: Anthony Pettis (22-8) defeated Stephen Thompson (14-4-1) via KO at 4:55 of Round 2.

Submission of the Night: Randa Markos

Knockout of the Night: Anthony Pettis

Fight of the Night: Bryce Mitchell vs Bobby Moffett

Island Fights 54 Results

Island Fights 54 took place March 22nd from Pensacola Hadji Shrine in Pensacola, Florida. In the night's Main Event, Lightweight Champion Mike Davis moved down to featherweight and made quick work on Carlos Guerra. After some feeling out, Davis got him in trouble and took it to the ground. From there it was only a matter of time as Davis got the kimura and the tap. In the Co-Main Event, Chase Hooper showed an amazing ground game dominating Sky Moiseichik both from the top and bottom before landing enough strikes to make the ref stop it. Here are all your results and our Of The Night Awards.

1. Heavyweight: Cameron Graham (1-0) defeated Ryan Shough (0-1) via TKO at 1:24 of Round 2.

2. 165LB Catch Weight: Sherrard Blackledge (2-0) defeated Alvin Davis (1-2) via KO at 2:50 of Round 1.

3. Middleweight: Impa Kasanagay (3-0) defeated John Lewis (0-1) via Verbal Submission (Injury) at 3:15 of Round 1.

4. 160LB Catch Weight: Damon Minor (5-1) defeated Wesley Golden (8-13) via TKO at 2:19 of Round 3.

5. Featherweight: Chase Hooper (7-0-1) defeated Sky Moiseichik (9-6) via TKO at 3:47 of Round 2.

6. Featherweight: Mike Davis (7-1) defeated Carlos Guerra (3-2) via Tapout (Kimura) at 2:08 of Round 1.

Submission of the Night: Mike Davis

Knockout of the Night: Sherrard Blackledge

Fight of the Night: Damon Minor vs Wesley Golden

UFC Fight Night 147: Till vs Masvidal Results

UFC Fight Night 147 took place March 16th from The O2 Arena in London, England. In the night's Main Event, Jorge Masvidal left the crowed unhappy scoring a second round knockout of Darren Till. After a competitive first round, Masvidal put Till out with punches. But that wasn't the end of the night for Masvidal as when he was being interviewed backstage after his win, Leon Edwards, the winner of the Co-Main Event, walked by and said something to him. Masvidal went after him and punches were thrown opening a cut under Edwards eye. In women's action, Molly McCann won a decision in an exciting fight over Priscila Cachoeira. Round one saw McCann almost score a couple submissions but Cachoeira somehow escaped. Round two was a close round with both having good moments. Round three saw Cachoeira fracture McCann's orbital bone and her eye looking terrible. The doctor checked on McCann and let her continue and McCann held on for the win. Here are all your results and our Of The Night Awards.

1. Featherweight: Mike Grundy (12-1) defeated Nad Narimani (12-3) via TKO at 4:42 of Round 2.

2. Flyweight: Molly McCann (8-2) defeated Priscila Cachoeira (8-2) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/29-28). We scored it 28-28.

3. Featherweight: Dan Ige (11-2) defeated Danny Henry (12-3) via Tapout (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:17 of Round 1.

4. Light Heavyweight: Saparbeg Safarov (9-2) defeated Nicolae Negumereanu (9-1) via Unanimous Decision (29-26/29-26/29-27). We scored it 29-25 Safarov.

5. Lightweight: Marc Diakiese (13-3) defeated Joe Duffy (16-4) via Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-27/30-27). We scored it 30-27 Diakiese.

6. Featherweight: Arnold Allen (14-1) defeated Jordan Rinaldi (14-7) via Unanimous Decision (30-26/30-27/29-28). We scored it 30-27 Allen.

7. Middleweight: Jack Marshman (23-8) defeated John Phillips (21-9, 1NC) via Split Decision (28-29/29-28/29-28). We scored it 29-28 Marshman.

8. Welterweight: Claudio Silva (13-1) defeated Danny Roberts (16-4) via Verbal Submission (Armbar) at 3:37 of Round 3.

9. Bantamweight: Nathaniel Wood (16-3) defeated Jose Quinonez (8-3) via Tapout (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:46 of Round 2.

10. Light Heavyweight: Dominick Reyes (11-0) defeated Volkan Oezdemir (15-4) via Split Decision (29-28/28-29/29-28). We scored it 30-27 Oezdemir.

11. Welterweight: Leon Edwards (17-3) defeated Gunnar Nelson (17-4-1) via Split Decision (28-29/29-27/29-28). We scored it 29-28 Edwards.

12. Welterweight: Jorge Masvidal (33-13) defeated Darren Till (17-2-1) via KO at 3:05 of Round 2.

Submission of the Night: Dan Ige

Knockout of the Night: Jorge Masvidal

Fight of the Night: Molly McCann vs Priscila Caschoeira

Titan FC 53 Results

Titan FC 53 took place March 15th from Xtreme Action Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In a crazy turn of events, just before the Main Event was to take place, it was announced the commission had disqualified and suspended Flyweight Champ Juan Puerta for a positive marijuana test. He was set to defend the title against Gustavo Balart. In the Co-Main Event, which became the Main Event, Mike Graves became the Interim Welterweight Champion taking a decision from Jared Gooden. Round by round the fight was pretty much the same with Graves getting takedowns and while Gooden defended well, he couldn't get out of the position very often. Here are all your results and our Of The Night Awards.

1. Bantamweight: Paulo Sergio Santos (7-2) defeated Nurburgen Shairpov (8-2) via TKO at 1:19 of Round 3.

2. Lightweight: Giannis Symeonidis (3-0) defeated Jason Santana (2-3) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/29-28). We scored it 30-27 Symeonidis.

3. Welterweight: Giannis Bachar (4-2) defeated Greg Ellis (4-2) via TKO at 3:52 of Round 1.

4. Heavyweight: Mohammed Usman (4-1) defeated Frank Tate (5-7) via Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-27/30-26). We scored it 30-27 Usman.

5. Bantamweight: Irwin Rivera (7-4) defeated Lazar Sojadinovic (12-7) via TKO at 1:40 of Round 1.

6. 180LB Combat Grappling: Gilbert Burns defeated Gleison Tibau via Tapout (Rear Naked Choke) at 5:36.

7. Interim Welterweight Title: Mike Graves (8-1) defeated Jared Gooden (13-3) via Unanimous Decision (49-46/49-46/49-46). We scored it 49-45 Graves.

Submission of the Night: Gilbert Burns

Knockout of the Night: Irwin Rivera

Fight of the Night: Giannis Bachar vs Greg Ellis

UFC Fight Night 146: Lewis vs Dos Santos Results

UFC Fight Night 146 took place March 9th from Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. In the night's Main Event, Junior Dos Santos took another step towards a Heavyweight Title shot defeating Derrick Lewis. In round one, after a good exchange, Dos Santos hurt him to the body. Lewis seemed recovered from that in round two but was then dropped with a punch to the head that dropped him, Dos Santos followed up with more shots forcing the ref to stop it. In women's action. Yana Kunitskaya got a win in a good fight with Marion Reneau. In rounds one and two Kunitskaya landed the more effective strikes and used her top game to inflict damage. Reneau made a comeback in the third and busted Kunitskaya's nose up badly but it was too little too late and the judges sided with Kunitskaya. Here are all your results and our Of The Night Awards.

1. Lightweight: Alex White (13-5) defeated Dan Moret (13-5) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/29-28). We scored it 29-28 White.

2. Welterweight: Alex Morono (16-5, 1NC) defeated Zak Ottow (17-7) via Verbal Submission (Strikes) at 3:34 of Round 1.

3. Bantamweight: Matt Schnell (13-4) defeated Louis Smolka (15-6) via Tapout (Guillotine Choke) at 3:18 of Round 1.

4. Heavyweight: Maurice Greene (7-3) defeated Jeff Hughes (10-2) via Split Decision (29-28/28-29/29-28). We scored it 29-28 Hughes.

5. Featherweight: Grant Dawson (13-1) defeated Julian Erosa (22-8) via Unanimous Decision (30-26/30-27/29-27). We scored it 30-26 Dawson.

6. Bantamweight: Yana Kunitskaya (12-4, 1NC) defeated Marion Reneau (9-5-1) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/29-28). We scored it 29-28 Kunitskaya.

7. Welterweight: Rocco Martin (16-4) defeated Sergio Moraes (14-5-1) via Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-27/30-27). We scored it 29-28 Martin.

8. Middleweight: Omari Akhmedov (18-4-1) defeated Tim Boetsch (21-13) via Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-27/30-27). We scored it 30-27 Akhmedov.

9. Lightweight: Beneil Dariush (16-4-1) defeated Drew Dober (20-9, 1NC) via Tapout (Armbar) at 4:41 of Round 2.

10. Heavyweight: Blagoy Ivanov (17-2, 1NC) defeated Ben Rothwell (36-11) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/29-28). We scored it 29-28 Rothwell.

11. Welterweight: Niko Price (13-2, 1NC) defeated Tim Means (28-11-1, 1NC) via KO at 4:50 of Round 1.

12. Welterweight: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (21-5) defeated Curtis Millender (17-4) via Tapout (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:35 of Round 1.

13. Heavyweight: Junior Dos Santos (21-5) defeated Derrick Lewis (21-7, 1NC) via TKO at 1:58 of Round 2.

Submission of the Night: Beneil Dariush

Knockout of the Night: Niki Price

Fight of the Night: Yana Kunitskaya vs Marion Reneau

Island Fights 53 Results

Island Fights 53 took place March 6th from Emerald Coast Convention Center in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. In the Main Event, Arymarcel Santos scored a victory over Robert Turnquest. Late in round one, after the fighters were reset after being tangled in the ropes, Santos quickly grabbed the heel hook for the tap. The Co-Main Event also ended in round one with Chase Gamble quickly taking down opponent Marcel Stamps and after getting his back, he got the choke and the win. Here are all your results and our Of The Night Awards.

1. Welterweight: Phillip Rowe (6-2) defeated Matt McKeon (4-6) via Tapout (Guillotine Choke) at 2:34 of Round 2.

2. Middleweight: Impa Kasanganay (2-0) defeated Dahlen Wilson (2-1) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/29-28). We scored it 30-27 Kasanganay.

3. 165LB Catch Weight: Christian Lohsen (7-1) defeated Welsey Golden (8-14) via Tapout (Banana Split) at 2:31 of Round 1.

4. Lightweight: Carrington Banks (8-2) defeated David Duarte (11-3) via TKO (Doctor's Stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 2.

5. Middleweight: Chase Gamble (5-5) defeated Marcel Stamps (2-1) via Tapout (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:54 of Round 1.

6. Middleweight: Arymarcel Santos (41-35) defeated Robert Turnquest (10-6) via Tapout (Heel Hook) at 3:59 of Round 1.

Submission of the Night: Christian Lohsen

Knockout of the Night: Carrington Banks

Fight of the Night: Impa Kasanganay vs Dahlen Wilson

UFC 235: Jones vs Smith Results

UFC 235 took place March 2nd. In the night's Main Event, Jon Jones defended his Light Heavyweight Title taking a decision from Anthony Smith. The fight wasn't overly exciting with neither fighter showing a large amount of aggression. In the end, Jones was just the more active and effective striker. In women's action, Hannah Cifers took a split decision from Polyana Viana in an exciting fight. All three rounds were close with Viana landing more strikes but Cifers landing the harder and more damaging strikes. Macy Chiasson made quick work of Gina Mazany. After a clinch on the cage, Chiasson landed hard shots that had Mazany backing up before dropping her for the stoppage. Also, Weili Zhang took a unanimous decision from Tecia Torres. Both fighters had good moments on the feet but Zhang was just out landing and pressuring her and took the decision. Here are all your results and our Of The Night Awards.

1. Strawweight: Hannah Cifers (9-3) defeated Polyana Viana (10-3) via Split Decision (29-28/28-29/29-28). We scored it 29-28 Viana.

2. Bantamweight: Macy Chiasson (5-0) defeated Gina Mazany (5-3) via TKO at 1:49 of Round 1.

3. Middleweight: Edmen Shahbazyan (9-0) defeated Charles Byrd (10-6) via TKO at :38 of Round 1.

4. Welterweight: Diego Sanchez (31-11) defeated Mickey Gall (5-2) via TKO at 4:13 of Round 2.

5. Bantamweight: Cody Stamman (18-2) defeated Alejandro Perez (22-7-1) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/30-27). We scored it 30-27 Stamman.

6. Light Heavyweight: Johnny Walker (17-3) defeated Misha Cirkunov (14-5) via TKO at :36 of Round 1.

7. Featherweight: Zabit Magomedsharipov (17-1) defeated Jeremy Stephens (28-16) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/29-28). We scored it 29-28 Stephens.

8. Bantamweight: Pedro Munhoz (18-3, 1NC) defeated Cody Garbrandt (11-3) via KO at 4:52 of Round 1.

9. Strawweight: Weili Zhang (19-1) defeated Tecia Torres (10-4) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/30-27/30-27). We scored it 29-28 Zhang.

10. Welterweight: Ben Askren (19-0, 1NC) defeated Robbie Lawler (28-13, 1NC) via Technical Submission (Bulldog Choke) at 3:20 of Round 1.

11. Welterweight Title: Kamaru Usman (15-1) defeated Tyron Woodley (19-4-1) via Unanimous Decision (50-44/50-44/50-45). We scored it 49-46 Usman.

12. Light Heavyweight Title: Jon Jones (24-1, 1NC) defeated Anthony Smith (31-14) via Unanimous Decision (48-44/48-44/48-44). We scored it 48-45 Jones.

Submission of the Night: Ben Askren

Knockout of the Night: Johnny Walker

Fight of the Night: Zabit Magomedsharipov vs Jeremy Stephens