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UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira live results, discussion, play by play
Live, blow-by-blow updates for today’s UFC event in Stockholm, which features a light heavyweight main event pitting local boy Alexander Gustafsson against Glover Teixeira.
Join us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring and play-by-play as UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira goes down in Stockholm, Sweden.
The headliner comes in the light heavyweight division, with two former title challengers trying to get back into contention when Alexander Gustafsson fights in front of a hometown crowd against Glover Teixeira.
The show is in Europe, so things kick off early. Really early. Live results and play-by-play will commence with the Fight Pass broadcast at 10am ET/7am PT. They will move to FS1 at 11am for four prelims fights, and stay there for the main card’s six fights starting at 1pm ET. The full lineup and schedule follows. Check out this week’s MMA Vivisection for predictions, analysis and betting odds on the each match up.
Round 1: Not much to report in the first minute or so. Takedown by Madadi and then Silva scrambles to his feet. Madadi with a jab but Silva returns fire. There’s another takedown by Reza. Silva with a couple of elbows off of his back, with his guard closed and Madadi not really doing much of anything. Silva looks for a triangle but Madadi is wise to it and easily stops it. Silva throws his legs up again but Madadi gets to half-guard and lands punch before the round ends. 10-9 Madadi.
Round 2: Head kick by Silva catches Madadi off balance and he fell as if he was caught flush, but he wasn’t. Hard right hand by Madadi and then a straight left. Great timing by Madadi again but Silva gets back to his feet quickly enough to avoid being put on his back. Brutal right by Madadi on the break. Head kick by Silva catches Madadi and Reza just eats it like it was nothing! Body shots by Silva may have Madadi hurt there. Spinning elbow by Madadi! This fight has gotten crazy. Madadi misses on the spin but instantly throws a right to follow it up. Right hand to the body by Silva. Body kick by the Brazilian and a left hook to the body. He’s possibly wearing Madadi down. Combination of punches from Silva against the fence. More back-and-forth action. with both men getting their licks in. Labored jumping knee by Silva ends the round. 19-19 but it’s a tight call.
Round 3: Silva comes out swinging and teeing off on Madadi, whose chin is just granite. Crucial takedown by Madadi. Silva has control of the head and then jumps down for the guillotine but loses it. The Brazilian is back to his feet but he eats a knee and risks getting taken down again, and Madadi slams him down. Madadi in danger of losing top position and Silva uses the scramble to stand back up. Looks like Madadi may have gotten poked in the eye, but the fight continues after a brief stoppage. Right hand drops Madadi! He covers up but Silva jumps onto the back of Madadi. He might be too high on the back and he is. Madadi escapes and he clasps his hands and goes for a takedown, but Silva scrambles and puts Madadi on themat. Big shots by Silva. Standing guillotine by Silva but it’s an ill-advised move. Madadi with a takedown attempt that leaves him on the bottom again. Silva rains down the punches and that’s the end of the fight. Great stuff after a slow first round. 29-28 Silva. Could go Madadi’s way though depending on how round 2 was scored.
Official result: Joaquim Silva def. Reza Madadi by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Round 1: Musoke pushes forward with lefts and rights. Just misses with a head kick. Velickovic with a chopping leg kick. Musoke initiates the clinch, backs him up to the fence, and then takes him down. Not much happening here. Musoke with a couple of right hands and then a knee as Velickovic gets back to his feet. Stiff straight left by Velickovic. Head kicks by both men are blocked. Musoke grabs for a leg and Velickovic stuffs the takedown. Right hand lands for the Swede, then a body kick. Velickovic drops for a takedown but it’s denied. 10-9 Musoke.
Round 2: Velickovic with a left down the middle. Left hook connects for Musoke. Leg kick by Velickovic and then another one is checked. Musoke cracks him with two punches. Fancy footsweep by Velickovic. Right hook by Velickovic. Quality jab by Musoke. Velickovic with a great entry into a takedown. Musoke is back to his feet but he takes a couple of punches against the fence. Nico catches a kick and tags his opponent with a right hand, then goes for a takedown. Knee to the body and an elbow to the head by Musoke to end the round. 19-19.
Round 3: Very little separating these two in the fight. Musoke pressuring and catching Velickovic but then Velickovic drops for a guillotine. Nico escapes and scrambles to his feet, where he has Bojan against the fence. They separate and Musoke lands a right in the center of the Octagon. Hard body kick by Musoke. Velickovic with a bad shot which Musoke defends. He goes for a trip on Musoke but can’t get him down. Long right hand by Musoke. Stinging straight left by Velickovic. Jab comes in from Musoke as we approach the final minute. Velickovic may have faked a takedown and then as he reset he got hit with a right. Musoke gets clipped with a right to the temple and he’s all over the place! His legs are gone! Velickovic pounces on him and the fight is over! Velickovic surely just snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.
Official result: Bojan Velickovic def. Nico Musoke by TKO (punches) at 4:37 of round 3
Round 1: Left hand by Till looks to have hurt Ayari. He’s backing up and Till cracks him again and again. Ayari in early trouble. Head kick and a straight left by Till. Knee to the body in the clinch by Till. Takedown by Till and Ayari is back up fairly quickly. Footsweep by Till and in the scramble he catches Ayari with another left. Ayari with a looping right. Combination by Ayari with a landed left hook but a missed high kick. 10-9 Till.
Round 2: Hard left hook by Ayari but Till catches him with his own left and then another. Ayari’s legs are wobbly again. Till follows him to the ground and Ayari threatens with a triangle but Till batters him with a left again. Armbar attempt by Ayari but Till pulls out of it. Ayari pushes off with his legs and then lands a good knee. Ayari may have been rocked again on a short left on the inside. Ayari with a takedown but Till is back up. Right inside elbow by Ayari. Down goes Ayari on a left hand again. He grabs a hold of Till’s leg but eats hard elbows for his troubles. He’s taken four in a row and now getting battered with more ground-and-pound. 20-17 Till.
Round 3: Knee to the body by Ayari and then he gets clipped again with a punch. Spinning backfist just misses for Till. Action has slowed as they’re tied up in the clinch. Till ducks under an Ayari punch and just shoves him to the cage. Decent left hook by Ayari as Till has slowed a little bit. Big knee and a left by Till. Ayari has been inadvertently poked in the eye. Head kick by Till on the restart. Till pretty much has this fight won. Counter left one more time by Till, who takes a bow as the fight ends. 30-26 Till.
Official result: Darren Till def. Jessin Ayari by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-27)
Round 1: Hadzovic with a hard knee to the body. Held with a good right hand. Front kick by Hadzovic momentarily stuns Held. Uppercuts on the inside by Held land on Hadzovic. Held has a single leg and he has Hadzovic down. Held in half-guard and now passes to side control. He goes back into half-guard. Hadzovic is able to get it to full guard. Elbows from Held before he passes to a high half-guard, but Hadzovic regains guard. Held dives for a leg but Hadzovic stops it, only for Held to get back on top. Held now has Hadzovic’s back with both hooks in but time expires and he can’t get a choke in. 10-9 Held.
Round 2: Held with a wheel kick right away! And he instantly gets the takedown after that. With Hadzovic trying to get back to his feet, Held kicks out a leg and now has control of his back. Hadzovic is standing but with Held draped all over his back. Standing rear-naked choke by Held but he loses position and Hadzovic is free. Elbow on the inside by Hadzovic. Head kick by Hadzovic is caught and Held easily puts him down and into half-guard again. Held passes to side control and he’s going for the d’arce choke! It’s tight but he’s able to get out of it. Nicely done by Hadzovic. Held is in the north-south position and back to side mount. The Polish fighter rains down a few punches from the Bosnian’s guard. Held advanced to mount and then gives up the back. That’s two roundsi n the books. 20-18 Held
Round 3: Right hand by Held. He shoots for a takedown and gets knocked out cold by a knee and then a punch while he was down! What a comeback by Hadzovic! Replays show Held was actually going for the Imanari roll, and it backfired.
Official result: Damir Hadzovic def. Marcin Held by KO (knee and punch) at :07 of round 3.
Live, blow-by-blow updates for today’s UFC event in Stockholm, which features a light heavyweight main event pitting local boy Alexander Gustafsson against Glover Teixeira.
Join us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring and play-by-play as UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira goes down in Stockholm, Sweden.
The headliner comes in the light heavyweight division, with two former title challengers trying to get back into contention when Alexander Gustafsson fights in front of a hometown crowd against Glover Teixeira.
The show is in Europe, so things kick off early. Really early. Live results and play-by-play will commence with the Fight Pass broadcast at 10am ET/7am PT. They will move to FS1 at 11am for four prelims fights, and stay there for the main card’s six fights starting at 1pm ET. The full lineup and schedule follows. Check out this week’s MMA Vivisection for predictions, analysis and betting odds on the each match up.
Round 1: Not much to report in the first minute or so. Takedown by Madadi and then Silva scrambles to his feet. Madadi with a jab but Silva returns fire. There’s another takedown by Reza. Silva with a couple of elbows off of his back, with his guard closed and Madadi not really doing much of anything. Silva looks for a triangle but Madadi is wise to it and easily stops it. Silva throws his legs up again but Madadi gets to half-guard and lands punch before the round ends. 10-9 Madadi.
Round 2: Head kick by Silva catches Madadi off balance and he fell as if he was caught flush, but he wasn’t. Hard right hand by Madadi and then a straight left. Great timing by Madadi again but Silva gets back to his feet quickly enough to avoid being put on his back. Brutal right by Madadi on the break. Head kick by Silva catches Madadi and Reza just eats it like it was nothing! Body shots by Silva may have Madadi hurt there. Spinning elbow by Madadi! This fight has gotten crazy. Madadi misses on the spin but instantly throws a right to follow it up. Right hand to the body by Silva. Body kick by the Brazilian and a left hook to the body. He’s possibly wearing Madadi down. Combination of punches from Silva against the fence. More back-and-forth action. with both men getting their licks in. Labored jumping knee by Silva ends the round. 19-19 but it’s a tight call.
Round 3: Silva comes out swinging and teeing off on Madadi, whose chin is just granite. Crucial takedown by Madadi. Silva has control of the head and then jumps down for the guillotine but loses it. The Brazilian is back to his feet but he eats a knee and risks getting taken down again, and Madadi slams him down. Madadi in danger of losing top position and Silva uses the scramble to stand back up. Looks like Madadi may have gotten poked in the eye, but the fight continues after a brief stoppage. Right hand drops Madadi! He covers up but Silva jumps onto the back of Madadi. He might be too high on the back and he is. Madadi escapes and he clasps his hands and goes for a takedown, but Silva scrambles and puts Madadi on themat. Big shots by Silva. Standing guillotine by Silva but it’s an ill-advised move. Madadi with a takedown attempt that leaves him on the bottom again. Silva rains down the punches and that’s the end of the fight. Great stuff after a slow first round. 29-28 Silva. Could go Madadi’s way though depending on how round 2 was scored.
Official result: Joaquim Silva def. Reza Madadi by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Round 1: Musoke pushes forward with lefts and rights. Just misses with a head kick. Velickovic with a chopping leg kick. Musoke initiates the clinch, backs him up to the fence, and then takes him down. Not much happening here. Musoke with a couple of right hands and then a knee as Velickovic gets back to his feet. Stiff straight left by Velickovic. Head kicks by both men are blocked. Musoke grabs for a leg and Velickovic stuffs the takedown. Right hand lands for the Swede, then a body kick. Velickovic drops for a takedown but it’s denied. 10-9 Musoke.
Round 2: Velickovic with a left down the middle. Left hook connects for Musoke. Leg kick by Velickovic and then another one is checked. Musoke cracks him with two punches. Fancy footsweep by Velickovic. Right hook by Velickovic. Quality jab by Musoke. Velickovic with a great entry into a takedown. Musoke is back to his feet but he takes a couple of punches against the fence. Nico catches a kick and tags his opponent with a right hand, then goes for a takedown. Knee to the body and an elbow to the head by Musoke to end the round. 19-19.
Round 3: Very little separating these two in the fight. Musoke pressuring and catching Velickovic but then Velickovic drops for a guillotine. Nico escapes and scrambles to his feet, where he has Bojan against the fence. They separate and Musoke lands a right in the center of the Octagon. Hard body kick by Musoke. Velickovic with a bad shot which Musoke defends. He goes for a trip on Musoke but can’t get him down. Long right hand by Musoke. Stinging straight left by Velickovic. Jab comes in from Musoke as we approach the final minute. Velickovic may have faked a takedown and then as he reset he got hit with a right. Musoke gets clipped with a right to the temple and he’s all over the place! His legs are gone! Velickovic pounces on him and the fight is over! Velickovic surely just snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.
Official result: Bojan Velickovic def. Nico Musoke by TKO (punches) at 4:37 of round 3
Round 1: Left hand by Till looks to have hurt Ayari. He’s backing up and Till cracks him again and again. Ayari in early trouble. Head kick and a straight left by Till. Knee to the body in the clinch by Till. Takedown by Till and Ayari is back up fairly quickly. Footsweep by Till and in the scramble he catches Ayari with another left. Ayari with a looping right. Combination by Ayari with a landed left hook but a missed high kick. 10-9 Till.
Round 2: Hard left hook by Ayari but Till catches him with his own left and then another. Ayari’s legs are wobbly again. Till follows him to the ground and Ayari threatens with a triangle but Till batters him with a left again. Armbar attempt by Ayari but Till pulls out of it. Ayari pushes off with his legs and then lands a good knee. Ayari may have been rocked again on a short left on the inside. Ayari with a takedown but Till is back up. Right inside elbow by Ayari. Down goes Ayari on a left hand again. He grabs a hold of Till’s leg but eats hard elbows for his troubles. He’s taken four in a row and now getting battered with more ground-and-pound. 20-17 Till.
Round 3: Knee to the body by Ayari and then he gets clipped again with a punch. Spinning backfist just misses for Till. Action has slowed as they’re tied up in the clinch. Till ducks under an Ayari punch and just shoves him to the cage. Decent left hook by Ayari as Till has slowed a little bit. Big knee and a left by Till. Ayari has been inadvertently poked in the eye. Head kick by Till on the restart. Till pretty much has this fight won. Counter left one more time by Till, who takes a bow as the fight ends. 30-26 Till.
Official result: Darren Till def. Jessin Ayari by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-27)
Round 1: Hadzovic with a hard knee to the body. Held with a good right hand. Front kick by Hadzovic momentarily stuns Held. Uppercuts on the inside by Held land on Hadzovic. Held has a single leg and he has Hadzovic down. Held in half-guard and now passes to side control. He goes back into half-guard. Hadzovic is able to get it to full guard. Elbows from Held before he passes to a high half-guard, but Hadzovic regains guard. Held dives for a leg but Hadzovic stops it, only for Held to get back on top. Held now has Hadzovic’s back with both hooks in but time expires and he can’t get a choke in. 10-9 Held.
Round 2: Held with a wheel kick right away! And he instantly gets the takedown after that. With Hadzovic trying to get back to his feet, Held kicks out a leg and now has control of his back. Hadzovic is standing but with Held draped all over his back. Standing rear-naked choke by Held but he loses position and Hadzovic is free. Elbow on the inside by Hadzovic. Head kick by Hadzovic is caught and Held easily puts him down and into half-guard again. Held passes to side control and he’s going for the d’arce choke! It’s tight but he’s able to get out of it. Nicely done by Hadzovic. Held is in the north-south position and back to side mount. The Polish fighter rains down a few punches from the Bosnian’s guard. Held advanced to mount and then gives up the back. That’s two roundsi n the books. 20-18 Held
Round 3: Right hand by Held. He shoots for a takedown and gets knocked out cold by a knee and then a punch while he was down! What a comeback by Hadzovic! Replays show Held was actually going for the Imanari roll, and it backfired.
Official result: Damir Hadzovic def. Marcin Held by KO (knee and punch) at :07 of round 3.
