Blow-by-blow updates for the UFC 201 pay-per-view card featuring champion Robbie Lawler versus contender Tyron Woodley for the welterweight title.
Join us tonight on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring and play-by-play as the UFC 201 pay-per-view (PPV) card goes off from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
American Top Team teammates “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler and Tyron Woodley will battle for the UFC welterweight championship in the main event. Strawweight Rose Namajunas will assert her creative brand of aggression against former KSW flyweight champion Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the co-main. Rounding out the five-fight PPV roster is a violence-promising welterweight contest with Matt Brown and Jake Ellenberger, a featherweight tilt pitting Erik Perez vs. Francisco Rivera and flyweights Ryan Benoit vs. Fredy Serrano.
Live coverage will commence with the PPV broadcast at 10 p.m. ET. The full schedule and lineup follows. Check out this week’s MMA Vivisection for UFC 201 predictions, analysis and betting odds.
Main Card
(PPV, 10 p.m. ET)
Robbie Lawler vs. Tyron Woodley
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Rose Namajunas
Matt Brown vs. Jake Ellenberger
Erik Perez vs. Francisco Rivera
R1: Serrano lands a right round kick to the body. They throw low kicks simultaneously and Benoit’s knocks Serrano off balance. Serrano comes up short on an axe kick attempt. Sharp body kick from Serrano, who dodges Benoit’s counter after delivering it. Serrano catches a kick and converts it into a successful single leg, landing in side mount. Benoit gets half guard and cleverly forces a scramble, using the open space to escape.
Benoit plugs Serrano with a left hook but Serrano responds with another power takedown. Benoit works back to his feet and puts Serrano on the cage with an under-hook. Hard right from Benoit in the clinch, then another. Left body kick from Benoit, which draws a smile from Serrano. Chopping outside low kick now from Benoit, who’s building momentum late in the round. Serrano shoots a double leg that’s easily stuffed by Benoit. Serrano glances with the axe kick this time. Benoit closes the round chasing Serrano down with big right hands. 10-9 Benoit.
R2: Serrano half-commits on a single leg and then glances with a right upstairs. Serrano is short on another axe kick attempt and Benoit catches him with a counter left hook. Serrano shoots a takedown but settles for pushing Benoit onto the fence. Benoit counters with a guillotine to force a separation, and Serrano lands the axe kick on the break.
Benoit applies a guillotine as Serrano advances with his head down, then jumps guard with it, allowing Serrano to bury him into the canvas with a powerful takedown. Benoit works his way free again and Serrano comes up with a bloody gash in the upper-center of his forehead. Benoit lands an outside low kick. Serrano closes the distance and dumps Benoit with a double leg, landing in side control. Serrano moves to north-south and lands some questionable “hip strikes” to the head of Benoit. 10-9 Serrano.
R3: