Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) continues to finish up its duties on the FOX Sports 1 airwaves with its second event of the week TONIGHT (Sat., Dec. 1, 2018), courtesy of the UFC Fight Night 142 mixed martial arts (MMA) event inside Adelaide Entertainment Center in Adelaide, South Australia, which includes additional “Prelims” undercard bouts airing on UFC Fight Pass. Headlining the network-televised fight card is the heavyweight showdown between ex-champion Junior dos Santos and undefeated up-and-comer Tai Tuivasa. In the heavyweight co-main event, longtime veteran and hometown hero, Mark Hunt, will make his final appearance under the UFC banner opposite the rough-and-tumble Justin Willis. In addition, Sydney’s Tyson Pedro looks to get back into the light heavyweight win column when he battles former 205-pound champion Mauricio Rua.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Fight Night 142 fight card below, starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” undercard bout at 7 p.m. ET, followed by the FOX Sports 1 “Prelims” undercard bouts at 8 p.m. ET, before the main card start time at 10 p.m. ET, also on FOX Sports 1.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa.” It should also be noted that UFC Adelaide takes place on Sunday in Australia, but airs live on Saturday night in most other places in the world because of the discrepancy in time zones.
Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC Fight Night 142 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 142 QUICK RESULTS:
Junior Dos Santos vs. Tai Tuivasa
Mark Hunt vs. Justin Willis
Tyson Pedro vs. Mauricio Rua
Tony Martin vs. Jake Matthews
Suman Mokhtarian vs. Sodiq Yusuff
Paul Craig vs. Jim Crute
Alexey Kunchenko vs. Yushin Okami
Ben Nguyen vs. Wilson Reis
Keita Nakamura vs. Salim Touahri
Kai Kara-France vs. Elias Garcia
Christos Giagos vs. Mizuto Hirota — Giagos def. Hirota by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-28)
Alex Gorgees vs. Damir Ismagulov — Ismagulov def. Gorgees by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26 x2)
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 142 PLAY-BY-PLAY:
265 lbs.: Junior Dos Santos vs. Tai Tuivasa
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205 lbs.: Tyson Pedro vs. Mauricio Rua
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265 lbs.: Mark Hunt vs. Justin Willis
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170 lbs.: Tony Martin vs. Jake Matthews
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145 lbs.: Suman Mokhtarian vs. Sodiq Yusuff
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205 lbs.: Paul Craig vs. Jim Crute
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170 lbs.: Alexey Kunchenko vs. Yushin Okami
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125 lbs.: Ben Nguyen vs. Wilson Reis
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170 lbs.: Keita Nakamura vs. Salim Touahri
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125 lbs.: Kai Kara-France vs. Elias Garcia
Round 1: Garcia goes for an early takedown and immediately transitions to a heel hook. Kara-France matches the scramble, ending up on top. Full guard. Short elbow from Kara-France a minute in. Garcia looking for a triangle. Kara-France stands and waves him back up. Two minutes in. Kara-France firing punches, lands a body kick. Hard left hand connects. Garcia lands a pair of lefts. A sudden straight left drops Kara-France, who comes back with a booming right hand. Body kick from Kara-France, who stuffs a takedown and comes down punching with two minutes to go.
Garcia grabs a body triangle. Now bringing his guard up. Kara-France postures out and bombs him with punches. Garcia rolls to his knees and Kara-France takes the back. Both hooks in with a minute to go. Garcia escapes and Kara-France goes back to landing a barrage of ground-and-pound. 10-9 Kara-France.
Round 2: Counter left from Garcia, then another. Kara-France sneaks a right hand around the guard, then wobbles Garcia with a left hook. Another left hook hurts Garcia. Kara-France slings him to the mat and counters a takedown into guard, only for Garcia to lock up a triangle. Kara-France slams Garcia, but has to fight off an armbar, which he somehow escapes into side control. Kara-France goes back to pounding. Garcia goes to his knees. Brutal knee to the body. Kara-France postures up for bigger punches. Garcia brings his legs up again, no dice. Two minutes to go.
Garcia looks for a leg, eats more punches. They could stop this. Kara-France just continues to pound away. Big upkick by Garcia. Brutal punches. Kara-France turns it into overdrive. Garcia grabs a desperate single-leg. One hook in for Kara-France. Now both. 10-8 Kara-France.
Round 3: Kara-France lands a leg kick, gets taken down, sweeps his way to his feet. Jab from Kara-France. One minute in. Low kick. Again. Short elbow from Garcia. Kara-France blasts him with a left hook. He’s throwing heat. 1-2 from Garcia. Kara-France lands a lead right. Another. HUGE uppercut and Garcia goes to his back. Garcia tries to tie up a leg. Kara-France gets out and lets him up. Back to the combination punching. Garcia lands a left. Both land their power hands in the center. Two minutes to go.
Left hook, body shot. Garcia goes for a super low single, Kara-France limp-legs out and starts pounding. Both hooks in. One minute to go. Kara-France slipping off of the back, winds up on the bottom. He stands, tosses a single-leg aside and swats Garcia with hammerfists. He limp-legs out of another and abuses Garcia with ground-and-pound. 10-8 Kara-France.
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155 lbs.: Christos Giagos vs. Mizuto Hirota from Kara-France two minutes in. Back to half guard, firing elbows.
Round 1: Giagos appears to land on his foot wrong on the attack. Seems to be moving alright, though, and lands a body kick. Jab from Hirota. Clean overhand right comes back at him, then another right hand buckles Hirota. Giagos assaulting him with punches a minute in, 2-1 from Hirota, who seems to have his wits back. Giagos hits a surprise takedown against the fence. Two minutes in. Hirota manages to regain guard. Hard punches and elbows from Giagos. Hirota tries to kick him off and gets blasted with a right hand, but makes it to his feet under fire. Two minutes to go.
2-3 from Hirota. Giagos blasts through for a double-leg and Hirota briefly threatens a guillotine. Loses it. Giagos chipping away from guard. Giagos tries a Donkey Kong double hammerfist, eats an upkick and Hirota goes for a leg. He manages to scramble to his feet. Counter knee from Giagos. 10-8 Giagos.
Round 2: Giagos hits another takedown after 40 seconds. Hirota trying to bring his legs high. One minute in. Giagos continuing to stay patient with shots. Two minutes in. Hirota scoots to the fence, Giagos still attached. He hits a single-leg back into guard. Two minutes to go.
Hirota trying to be busy off of his back, but it’s not really working. One minute to go. Hirota gets a bit of space, gets sprawled on. Knee lands for Giagos as Hirota makes it to his feet. Hirota suddenly lands knees, clipped by a right. 10-9 Giagos.
Round 3: Hirota on the offensive early. Left hook counters a Giagos knee. Giagos looks tired. Giagos shoots, takes a couple of elbows, gets swept. Hirota on top in side control. One minute in. Giagos hits a sweep of his own into butterfly guard. Hirota scrambles up, taken down in return. Hirota makes it to a knee on the cage. Giagos shoves him back down. Elbows from Hirota. He makes it to his feet. Two minutes to go.
Knee from Hirota, who sprawls. He lands a left hook denies another takedown. Knees. Hard right hand. Giagos shoots, stiff-armed off. Giagos shoots again. One minute to go. Hirota looks for the back. One hook in. Full mount. Giagos holds on until the bell. 10-9 Hirota.
Final result: Giagos def. Hirota by unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Alex Gorgees vs. Damir Ismagulov
Round 1: Both flicking out low kicks. Gorgees tries a slap. Good exchange in the center. Ismagulov goes low-high. Jab to the body, long right cross upstairs a minute in. Gorgees tries a combo, Ismagulove grabs double underhooks and drags him to the mat. Half guard for Ismagulov two minutes in. Gorgees trying to use lockdown guard and hold Ismagulov close. Ismagulov overextends on an elbow, lands a knee as Gorgees stands. Ismagulov runs the pipe for another takedown, then lets Gorgees up. Two minutes to go.
Ismagulov shoots in once again, looking for a single-leg. He switches to a double, eats elbows. They separate with a minute to go. Body kick from Ismagulov and Gorgees sprawls on a shot. Ismagulov lands a lead right. 10-9 Ismagulov.
Round 2: Ismagulov lands early punches, denied on a shot. One minute in. Body kick from Ismagulov, Gorgees claims a low blow but gets taken back down a minute in. Half guard once again. Short punches from the Kazakh. Two minutes in. Body-head. Gorgees complaining to the ref and gets blasted by a right hand for his trouble. Two minutes to go.
Ismagulov staying busy with punches and hammerfists. Now standing over Gorgees with a minute to go, dives back into half guard with a hard right hand. More punches. 10-9 Ismagulov.
Round 3: Ismagulov tries a Showtime kick, then nearly connects with another head kick when Gorgees taunts. Spinning back elbow lands for him, then another easy takedown into guard. He lets Gorgees up, blasts him with a right hand, then threatens a takedown and lands a spinning elbow. Another right hand and clinch. Hip toss attempt. Gorgees separates. Ismagulov hits the Emelianenko Special, the lead right to the outside trip. Patient ground-and-pound from half guard. Two minutes to go.
Ismagulov trying to pin an arm. Elbows from Ismagulov. One minute to go. Bigger elbow from Ismagulov, who stands over Gorgees, fakes letting him up and tries a right hand. Ref lets Gorgees up. Ismagulov lands another right hand, eats a knee on a failed shot. 10-9 Ismagulov, though I could see a 10-8 or two.
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