This is the UFC 181 undercard live blog for the UFC 181 event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
There will be six fights on the UFC 181 undercard. Urijah Faber vs. Francisco Rivera, Eddie Gordon vs. Josh Samman, Corey Anderson vs. Justin Jones, Raquel Pennington vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith, Sergio Pettis vs. Matt Hobar, and Alex White vs. Clay Collard will be featured on the prelims.
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Alex White vs. Clay Collard
Round 1: Collard’s nickname is “Cassius,” so he better be good. Both of these guys are exciting prospects coming off losses. Let’s see how this one works out. Mark Smith is the referee. Collard tries a jumping kick to start off. Didn’t exactly work. Collard lands a couple of solid rights and pushes White against the cage. White lands a right and then another right to the body. Nicely done. White punches his way out of a Thai clinch. Collard is throwing solid combinations. White lands a hard right coming in. Ouch. Another weird jumping kick by Collard. Doesn’t land. Again. Collard lands a solid left. Collard takes down White. White is back up. He lands a right hook. Close round. MMA Fighting has it 10-9 Collard.
Round 2: Left hook rocks White. Another one puts him down. White with a switch and he’s on top. Great recovery. Spoke too soon. White dives for a leg lock. Doesn’t get it and Collard is back on top. White turns and gets up, landing a hard knee to the face on the way to his feet. Left hook by Collard. Straight right by Collard. White has a cut under his left eye. White goes for a takedown and Collard stuffs it. White lands a nice uppercut. Collard pulls guard looking for a triangle. Wow. White is in some trouble. But he slips out. White lands a combination against the cage. Collard lands a combination and White hits with a back fist at the bell. Damn. Great round. MMA Fighting has it 10-9 Collard (20-18 Collard).
Round 3: White lands a right. White looks like the fresher fighter, though he’s losing this fight. Blood coming from Collard’s nose. White lands a combination and Collard goes for a takedown against the cage. They break. White lands a left. White goes for a spinning back fist, halfheartedly. And gets taken down. White looking for a triangle now. Collard wearing blood all over his face. They’re back up. Collard looking for a takedown. Good strategy. He’s trying to ride this one out. White lands a takedown. Too little, too late. That’s it. MMA Fighting has it 10-9 White (29-28 Collard).
Clay Collard def. Alex White via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Sergio Pettis vs. Matt Hobar
Round 1: Pettis has quite a bit to live up to since his older brother is the UFC lightweight champion. Hobar isn’t a tomato can by any means, but Pettis could use this victory. He hasn’t surged to stardom like some expected. Mario Yamasaki is the third guy in the Octagon. Hobar drops Pettis with a left. Wow. Pettis is up. Pettis lands a nice right. Pettis lands again. Hobar takes him down. Pettis hits an upkick. Hobar takes side control. Hobar back in guard, landing some ground and pound. Pettis sweeps and gets up. Pettis lands a right and a high kick. Hobar lands a combo. Good wheel kick by Pettis. Hobar is wobbly. Pettis goes for a takedown. Hobar ends up on top. Pettis is turtled. Hobar in a sprawl position. Time running out on the round. MMA Fighting has it 10-9 Hobar.
Round 2: Pettis lands a combination, then a head kick. Wow. Hobar ate it. Another high kick and a combo by Pettis. Hobar is hurt. Pettis is teeing off. Ground and pound. Hobar achieves guard. Pettis had been close to finishing, too. Yamasaki stands them up. Neither were doing anything. Pettis hits with a right. Pettis crushes Hobar with a pair of rights. Hobar lands a takedown. Huge. Pettis in mission control. Hobar has some blood coming from his mouth. Pettis nearly has an armbar. Hobar spins out and stays on top as the round ends. MMA Fighting has it 10-9 Pettis (19-19).
Round 3: Both of Hobar’s eyes look awful. Pettis looks like he’s trying to set something up here. Hobar lands a knee to the head. Hobar grabs a kick and looks for a single leg. Pettis stuffs it. This fight is still out there for the taking. Pettis lands a combination. Kick to the body by Hobar. Goes up high with it, too. Hobar goes for a single. Pettis defends and lands a knee. Hobar pushes Pettis against the cage. Round and fight over. Would have liked to have seen more from Pettis in that round, but he still won. MMA Fighting has it 10-9 Pettis (29-28).
Sergio Pettis def. Matt Hobar via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
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Corey Anderson vs. Justin Jones
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Urijah Faber vs. Francisco Rivera
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