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Live, blow-by-blow updates for today’s UFC event in Jacksonville on ESPN+, which features a light heavyweight tilt on top.
Join us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring, and full play-by-play as UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira goes down in Jacksonville, Florida.
The headliner comes in the light heavyweight division, former title challengers Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira facing off to see who will stay in the title picture at 205. The co-main event will see longtime 205er Ovince Saint Preux moving to heavyweight to meet veteran Ben Rothwell.
This is an ESPN+ show and is kicking off slightly earlier than usual. The four-fight preliminary card is scheduled to start at 6pm ET/3pm PT on ESPN+. But with only four fights on the undercard now, that might get bumped up an hour. The six-fight main card will kick off at 9pm ET/6pm PT on the same streaming network.
Ricky Simon vs. Ray Borg
Round 1 – Simon off to a quick start, with body work and leg kicks. Borg with a right hook. Simon lands one in return. Big combo from Simon. Nice takedown by Borg. Simon up quick. Borg with a front headlock, and down to his butt. He’s still against the cage. Borg scoots away. Borg with a nice uppercut. They exchange outside leg kicks. More body work from Simon. Nice combo from Borg. Simon responds with the same. Front kick from Simon. DC says he’s big, so Simon flexes his muscles. That was funny. Simon is on Borg’s back against the cage. Borg spins but Simon scoops him up in a single and dumps him down. He moves to side. Borg trying to upkick. 10-9 Simon.
Round 2 –
Andrei Arlovski vs. Philipe Lins
Round 1 – Jab to the body from Lins. Low kick from Arlovski. Jab from Lins. Inside leg kick from Lins. Lins with a couple of overhand rights. Arlovski with a head kick. They brawl inside, with both landing. They both land hard again, but Lins got the best of it with a counter. Inside leg kick from Arlovski. Lins with a hard counter right. They both land again, but Lins get s the best of it again. Inside leg kick from Lins. Body shot from The Pitbull. Two-punch combo from Lins lands on the chin. They clinch briefly. Arlovski with a big spinning back fist! They trade low kicks. Arlovski ducks a Lins right hook. 10-9 Lins.
Round 2 – Arlovski lands a jab to the chest. Body kick from Lins. Arlovski lands to the armpit. Inside leg kick from AA. Lins with a hard counter combo. Lins lands to the body. Arlovski clinches. He exits with an elbow. Leg kick from Lins. Lins with a right over the top. Slower pace this round, halfway through. Arlovski lands hard in an exchange. Inside leg kick from Arlovski. Lins returns it, but it’s right in the cup. The little pitbulls aren’t happy. Cornuts cam confirms. Arlovski takes some time to recover. Lins gets a warning and they restart. Body kicks from both men. Left from AA. Again. Body kick from Arlovski, but he gets clipped twice by Lins. Arlovski goes back to the kicks. Nice right to close out the round for Lins. 10-9 Arlovski.
Round 3 – Low kicks from Arlovski to start. Lins with a hard counter right. And then a counter left. Hard body kick from Arlovski. Lins returns it. They both connect partially with right hooks. Low kicks from AA. Big combo from Lins inside. Inside leg kick from Arlovski. Arlovski exits a clinch with a bit elbow. Lins fires back with two shots. Arlovski touches him. Inside leg kick from Lins. They both connect in a quick exchange. AA lands again with a right. Lins with a right. Inside leg kick from Arlovski. Another. 10-9 and 29-28 Lins.
Andrei Arlovsi defeated Philipe Lins via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Michael Johnson vs. Thiago Moises
Round 1 – Moises shoots quickly but Johnson sprawls hard. Johnson tags hin with leg kicks and jabs. He sprawls again. Johnson with low kicks and jabs, and some body work. Moises isn’t really throwing much at all. Johnson has him against the fence and is landing a bunch of straight lefts. Back to the body. It’s all Menace here early. Johnson again digs to the body. He looks for a late takedown but is stuffed. 10-9 Johnson.
Round 2 – Right away, Moises presses and looks for a single. He basically just pulled guard and grabs a leg. He has it secured. He rolls, and Johnson taps! WOW! That was out of nowhere.
Thiago Moises defeated Michael Johnson via submission (heel hook), :25 of round 2
Sijara Eubanks vs. Sarah Moras
Round 1 – The exchange in the middle right away. Moras with a leg kick. Jab from Eubanks. Hard overhand right from Eubanks! And a head kick! Moras takes it. Another overhand right. Moras fires back. Body shot from Eubanks. Overhand right yet again. Jabs. Body kick. Inside leg kick from Moras. Both land jabs. Body shot from Eubanks. Inside leg kick again from Moras, counter from her opponent. Hard right, and a left from Eubanks. Inside leg kick from Eubanks now. Another overhand as Moras throws a kick. Body kick from Moras. Eubanks is landing the overhand right at will. Nice quick combo inside from Eubanks. Moras with a nice counter. Jab from Moras, and a right. 10-9 Eubanks.
Round 2 – Moras pressing early. She looks for a takedown but there’s nothing there. She settles for some knees in the clinch. Jab from Eubanks. Moras reaching with her strikes. Body kick from Eubanks. Jab from Moras, and another. Jab to the body from Eubanks. Big combo from Eubanks. Jab from Eubanks, low kick from Moras. Moras presses but eats a hard leg kick. Clinch battle. Knee to the body from Eubanks. Moras returns it. Short elbow from Moras. Knee to the body from Eubanks. Moras looks for a takedown, but gets taken down by Eubanks instead. Moras looking for subs right away from the bottom. She’s setting up an armbar. Eubanks steps over to half to defend. Big punches from the top from Eubanks. Elbows. Eubanks landing a ton of shots. Mount, but only 12 seconds to go. Moras gives up her back. More strikes. 10-9 Eubanks.
Round 3 – Moras pressing again to start. She lands a couple of shots. Hard right from Eubanks. Inside leg kick from Moras. Body kick. Front kick from Eubanks, and an inside leg kick. Head kick from Moras got through. Clinch. Two hard knees from Eubanks. Eubanks looks for a takedown against the fence. Nothing doing and they reset. Eubanks with two rights. Superwoman punch lands for Eubanks, hard. A left scores. Eubanks is piecing her up here. She catches a leg and takes Moras down. Moras trying to posture up, and she does. She is looking for an armbar. Eubanks is defending. She’s talking to her corner about what to do. Moras is holding on. Eubanks pops it out and she’s in side. Moras tries to use the fence to push out, but nope. Big GnP to finish for Eubanks. 10-9 and 30-27 Eubanks.
Sijara Eubanks defeated Sarah Moras via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Gabriel Benitez vs. Omar Morales
Round 1 – Benitez jabbing. Morales off to a slow start. Left from Benitez. Hard body kick from Benitez. Side kick from Morales. Low kick from Benitez. High kick from Morales. Hard lefts inside from Benitez. They trade high kicks that are blocked. Another hard left from Benitez. Morales wit ha solid right, and a left hook. He keeps kicking high. Inside low kick from Morales. Jabs from Benitez. They trade in he middle. Inside low kick from Benitez is checked. Right from Morales. Hard body shot and a right hook from Benitez! Another short body shot. Inside leg kick from Morales. 10-9 Benitez.
Round 2 – Morales wih a right. High kick blocked. Hard 1-2 from Morales. Eye poke but Benitez is good to go. Low kick from Benitez, Morales with a body kick. They trade body kicks. Counter right by Morales. Jab from Morales. Jab from Benitez. Counter from Benitez. Body kick from Morales. Back and forth we go. Side kick to the thigh from Morales. Body shot from Benitez. Morales with a big right and a hard body kick. High kick and a jump knee miss for Morales. Side kick from Morales. Another body kick from him. Benitez with a left over the top. Inside leg kick from Benitez. Left from Morales. Body kick from Benitez. Side kick from Benitez. Benitez throws his opponent to the mat at the horn. 10-9 Morales.
Round 3 – Benitez’s leg is jacked up from Morales checking kicks. Body kick form Morales. They both land rights. Body shot from Benitez. Counter right from Morales. Straight left from Benitez. Inside leg kick from Benitez. Outside kick too, and a jab. Nice left from Morales. Body kick from Morales. A nice combo to follow it up. Straight right from Morales. Benitez with a counter left to the body. Body kick from Morales. Another hard body shot from Benitez. Morales with a body kick, and a head kick. Benitez with a counter right and inside leg kick. Straight left from Benitez. Jump knee from Morales is blocked. Hard body kick from both men. Morales with a left hook. Benitez sticks and moves. Morales with a hard right. Body-head from Morales. Benitez with the body shot, and a body kick. Morales fires back. They trade to the horn! Great fight, and super close. I’ll go 10-9 and 29-28 Benitez, but it could go either way.
Omar Morales defeated Gabriel Benitez via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Hunter Azure vs. Brian Kelleher
Round 1 – Both men are jabbing. Body kick from Azure. Low kick too. He throws some leather. Kelleher with a low kick. Right hook from Azure. Counter from Azure. They clinch briefly. Kelleher digs to the body. Azure with an uppercut. Kelleher shoots but gets nowhere. Same again. Azure lands hard in close. Body shot from Azure. Inside leg kick from Kelleher. Azure lands a left as Kelleher spins. Azure with a combo. Jab. Again. Kelleher misses with a Superman punch and pushes Azure to the cage. Nothing doing. They both miss big left hooks. Now they both connect with them. Hard right hook from Azure, and a nice counter. They both miss head kicks. Front kick from Kelleher, but eats a counter right. 10-9 Azure.
Round 2 – Jab from Azure. Hard overhand right from Kelleher. Counter left from Azure. Body-head from Azure. Low kick from Kelleher. Nice lead right from Kelleher. Kelleher with a right, Azure fires back. Low kick from Kelleher. Azure fires back. Kelleher with his own again, and follows it up with a right hook. Azure with a great body/head combo. Again. A knee up the middle too. Hard body kick. Kelleher with a big right and a kick. Kelleher lands a right hook that drops Azure! He jumps in with hammerfists and it’s over!
Brian Kelleher defeated Hunter Azure via KO (punches), 3:40 of round 2
Chase Sherman vs. Ike Villanueva
Round 1 – Sherman looking to establish the jab. Low kick. Villanueva with a left hook. Hard low kick from Sherman. They trade inside. Jab to the body from Sherman. Low kick again. Villanueva with a nice combo that ends with a right hook. Villanueva with a counter left hook. Sherman with a left and a low kick. Body shot from Sherman. They trade some more. Nice body/head combo from Sherman. Lead right from Villanueva. Hard body kick from Sherman. Counter left from Villanueva. Another. Sherman with a big combo. Body shot and they both land hard. Huge overhand right and a knee from Sherman! Low kick again. Villanueva’s leg is hurting. Another and a combo, but Sherman eats a counter left. They brawl inside. 10-9 Sherman.
Round 2 – Nice knee from Sherman Villanueva wades in but eats a huge right and he’s stunned. Sherman steps in with a big elbow and Villanueva goes down! It’s over.
Chase Sherman defeated Ike Villanueva via TKO (punches and elbows), :49 of round 2
Main Card (9 PM ET, ESPN+)
Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira
Ovince Saint Preux vs. Ben Rothwell
Alexander Hernandez vs. Drew Dober