Live, blow-by-blow updates for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which is headlined by welterweights Santiago Ponzinibbio and Neil Magny.
Join us today (Saturday, November 17th) on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring and play-by-play as UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as the Octagon heads to the South American country for the first time ever.
The headliner is a five-round welterweight bout between Argentina’s own Santiago Ponzinibbio and fellow contender Neil Magny.
Live results updates begin with the two Fight Pass prelims at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT, followed by four prelims on FS1 at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. The main card kicks off on FS1 at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT, and we will have both live results and play-by-play coverage of those six bouts. You can see the full lineup and schedule below:
Main Card (10 PM ET, FS1)
Neil Magny vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
Round 1 –
Ricardo Lamas vs. Darren Elkins
Round 1
Khalil Rountree vs. Johnny Walker
Cezar Ferreira vs. Ian Heinisch
Round 1 – Takedown for Mutante inside a minute of the fight. He moves to half-guard and then Heinisch gets up again, but Ferreira still has a leg. Heinisch just misses on an elbow as he exited the clinch. Leg kick by the Brazilian. Vicious counter right by Ferreira. He grabs a leg and works for a takedown, which Heinisch stuffs. Arm-in guillotine and guard pull by Heinisch and it doesn’t work out. Things have stalled out for a bit before Mutanta pops his head free and now has top control. Heinisch going for an arm with 20 seconds to go. Nope, Ferreira rides it out. 10-9 Heinisch.
Round 2 – Head kick by Ferreira and then an immediate takedown. Heinisch gets up and is down again, but looking for a kimura sweep. He does well to get to his feet again without taking any damage. Powerful leg kick by Heinisch. Straight left by Ferreira. Lots of feinting and little throwing in this round. Leg kick by Heinisch. Takedown by Ferreira once more, and Heinisch tries to scramble and he’s up again. Head kick gets by Ferreira’s face, then Heinisch goes for the takedown and it doesn’t happen. Ferreira digs in a right hand. Crowd is impatient. Heinisch drops Ferreira with a right just before the round ends. 20-18 Heinisch.
Round 3 – Ferreira connects with a jab. They get their feet tangled and Heinisch stumbles backward. Ferreira is in on a double leg, switches to a single and gets the takedown, but the former Colorado state wrestling champion is back to his feet. Jab lands again for Ferreira. Heinisch stops a Mutante shot, hits the whizzer, and they’re locked in a clinch. Another whizzer by Heinisch and Mutante is hurt after getting back up and eating a series of punches. Now it’s Heinisch with the takedown and he’s throwing left hands aplenty. Ferreira is back up but he is wobbled and on unsteady legs, but Heinisch initiates the clinch again. Under a minute to go and Heinisch is hanging onto a leg but lets it go. Right hand and a jab by Heinisch, then another clinch with a knee to the body. Hard elbow and a left hook by Heinisch. They trade labored, lumbering, slow punches at each other and that’s that. Ferreira looked terrible and exhausted. 30-27 Heinisch.
Official result: Ian Heinisch def. Cezar Ferreira by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Guido Cannetti vs. Marlon Vera
Round 1 – Cannetti’s leg kick is checked. Vera with a body kick and then Cannetti charges ahead with a knee to the clinch. Goes for the tip and can’t get it, and they exchanges knees to the body. Vera gets Cannetti on the mat and in guard. Cannetti goes for an armbar, Vera stands up and tries to slam out of it but Cannetti bails and stands back up. Cannetti rocks Vera with a left hook and then slams Vera to the ground! Vera is upright and dealing with a body lock, now they separate. Cannetti going aggressively towards “Chito” and a body kick made Vera grimace. Vera driving Cannetti back to the fence and landing a left hook to the liver. Body shots are traded in close quarters. Takedown for Cannetti as the crowd cheers for their countryman. Cannetti is in Vera’s guard and not doing much. Vera threatens an armbar but Cannetti saw it coming. Cannetti stands up from guard and kicks at Vera’s legs. Hammerfist by Cannetti before backing out of the guard again. Seconds tick away and Cannetti certainly has this round locked up. 10-9 Cannetti.
Round 2 – Vera throws a flying knee and then a series of knees from the Muay Thai plum and one of them drops Cannetti. He scrambles and tries to survive as Vera drops for a guillotine, but it’s not there for him. They’re back to their feet. Vera teeing off with huge uppercuts and knees! Cannetti taking a beating right now. Vera ragdolls Cannetti to the mat and gets the fight-ending rear-naked choke!
Official result: Marlon Vera def. Guido Cannetti by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:31 of round 2
Cynthia Calvillo vs. Poliana Botelho
Round 1 – Botelho throws a slapping leg kick, the nmisses on a spinning back kick. Calvillo catches a kick and gets the takedown, but Botelho scrambles to her feet immediately. Botelho’s head kick is blocked. She does land to the body. Calvillo comes forward and lands a left hand. Calvillo with a leg kick of her own. Left hook backs Botelho up. Another kick caught by Calvillo and this time she gets the takedown and into side control. Botelho throwsing knees to the body while on her back, as Calvillo drops down some short elbows. Botelho prevents Calvillo from passing to full mount. Calvillo with good ground-and-pound and now she goes for a choke and gets Botelho to tap!
Official result: Cynthia Calvillo def. Poliana Botelho by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:48 of round 1
Preliminary Card (8 PM ET, FS1)
Michel Prazeres def. Bartosz Fabinski by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:02 of round 1
Alexandre Pantoja def. Ulka Sasaki by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:18 of round 1
Austin Arnett def. Humberto Bandenay by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
Laureano Staropoli def. Hector Aldana by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Preliminary Card (7 PM ET, Fight Pass)
Jesus Pinedo def. Devin Powell by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Nad Narimani def. Anderson dos Santos by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)