Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) makes its return to the Ft. Lauderdale area this weekend (Sat., April 27, 2019) with the UFC Fight Night 150 mixed martial arts (MMA) event on ESPN+, which takes place inside BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. At the top of the card, longtime middleweight title contender, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, tries to inch his way closer to a 185-pound title shot at the expense of surging division upstart and late replacement Jack “The Joker” Hermansson. In the UFC Ft. Lauderdale co-main event, embattled heavyweight bruiser, Greg Hardy, looks to prove he’s got the chops to hang with the 265-pound elite by taking on unheralded Russian smashing machine, Dmitrii Smoliakov. In addition, some of the promotion’s top Brazilian names round out the rest of Saturday night’s main card, including Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira, Glover Teixeira, and John “Hands of Stone” Lineker. Fun!
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Fight Night 150 fight card below, starting with the ESPN2 “Prelims” undercard bouts at 5:30 p.m. ET, followed by the ESPN “Prelims” at 7 p.m. ET, before the ESPN+ main card start time of 9 p.m. ET.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Jacare vs. Hermansson.” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC Fight Night 150 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)
UFC FT. LAUDERDALE QUICK RESULTS:
185 lbs.: Ronaldo Souza vs. Jack Hermansson — Hermansson def. Souza by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47 x2)
265 lbs.: Greg Hardy vs. Dmitrii Smoliakov — Hardy def. Smoliakov by TKO (punches) at 2:15 of Round One
170 lbs.: Alex Oliveira vs. Mike Perry — Perry def. Oliveira by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
205 lbs.: Ion Cutelaba vs. Glover Teixeira — Teixeira def. Cutelaba by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:37 of Round Two
135 lbs.: John Lineker vs. Cory Sandhagen — Sandhagen def. Lineker by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
155 lbs.: Thomas Gifford vs. Roosevelt Roberts — Roberts def. Gifford by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
170 lbs.: Takashi Sato vs. Ben Saunders — Sato def. Saunders by TKO (punches and elbows) at 1:18 of Round Two
265 lbs.: Andrei Arlovski vs. Augusto Sakai — Sakai def. Arlovski by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
115 lbs.: Carla Esparza vs. Virna Jandiroba — Esparza def. Jandiroba by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)
155 lbs.: Gilbert Burns vs. Mike Davis — Burns def. Davis by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:15 of Round Two
155 lbs.: Jason Gonzalez vs. Jim Miller — Miller def. Gonzalez by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:21 of Round One
115 lbs.: Jodie Esquibel vs. Angela Hill — Hill def. Esquibel by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27 x2)
170 lbs.: Dhiego Lima vs. Court McGee — Lima def. McGee by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
UFC FT. LAUDERDALE PLAY-BY-PLAY:
185 lbs.: Ronaldo Souza vs. Jack Hermansson
Round 1: Low kicks from Hermansson to start. Souza stalking. One minute in. Hermansson lands a combo, eats an overhand right. Jabs from the Swede. Leg kick connects. Souza ties up, eats a knee downstairs. Souza to the body two minutes in. Again. Nasty counters by Hermansson and he pulls guard on a guillotine off a stuffed shot. Souza defending, gets free. Hermansson pops him with a right on the way up. Two minutes to go.
Souza attempts a judo throw, nothing there. Hermansson pressing him against the fence. One minute to go. Knees to the body from Hermansson. They separate. Low kick from Hermansson and some nice jabs. 10-9 Hermansson.
Round 2: Hermansson pressuring, eats a counter right. He’s the busier of the two. Souza with some combinations and they trade. One minute in. Hermansson catches a leg kick and takes Souza down into guard. Short punches from Hermansson. Two minutes in. More short ground-and-pound from Hermansson. Two minutes to go.
Still chipping away. One minute to go. It continues. 10-9 Hermansson.
Round 3: Hermansson pressuring behind the jab. Souza sprawls on a shot, lands a body shot on the way up. One minute in. Low kick by Hermansson, stuffed again and eats more right hands. Jumping knee by Hermansson met by a left downstairs. Low kicks from the Swede. Two minutes in. Counter uppercut connects for Hermansson near the fence. Souza with a right to the body and left hook up top. Trading jabs. 1-2 from Hermansson. Two minutes to go.
Souza stuffs a takedown and tries a foot sweep, then goes low-high with punches. Hard overhand right. Another booming right hand and body shot. Right to the body, left hook upstairs. Hermansson shoots, denied, lands a knee downstairs and takes Souza to the fence. They separate. One minute to go. Jabs by the Swede. Souza steps in with a hard right cross. Body shot and overhand. Combination from Hermansson, who gets knocked over by a right hand. Big left hook. 10-9 Souza.
Round 4: Souza denies a takedown, lands a borderline knee. Hermansson firing the jab. Nice uppercut met by a Souza right hand. Hermansson on the attack. Souza throwing back! One minute in. They trade body blows. Superman punch from Hermansson. Souza falls short with hooks. Two minutes in. More jabs by the Swede. Hermansson keeping him at bay, lands a knee inside. Big uppercut kicks off a combination. Two minutes to go.
Hermansson lands a right hook. More jabs. He looks for a takedown, denied. One minute to go. Pressing Souza against the fence. Souza tries a throw before they separate. Body kick from Hermansson. Overhand right. Souza combination. Hermansson backs him up, lands a right hook. 10-9 Hermansson.
Round 5: Hermansson comes out swinging, drags Souza to the mat. Souza tries a throw, denied by the whizzer. Jabs from Hermansson. One minute in. Souza trying to close, but stymied by the jab. Overhand right lands for Souza. Two minutes in. Body shot from Hermansson. Souza to the body. Overhand right. 1-2 from Hermansson in return. 1-2 lands again. Right hand. Two minutes to go.
Souza digs a left hook to the body. Right hand this time. Souza stalking him, bangs the body. Overhand right. He’s looking for the finish, avoids a takedown. Counter right from Hermansson after eating a body shot. One minute to go. Souza continues to fire hooks. Knee from Hermansson. Body shot and some huge overhand rights by Souza. Hermansson cracks him with an uppercut, answers a right hand with two of his own. Gnarly body shots by Souza. Hermansson takes him down. 10-9 Hermansson.
Final result: Hermansson def. Souza by unanimous decision
265 lbs.: Greg Hardy vs. Dmitrii Smoliakov
Round 1: Hardy on the front foot, denies an ugly shot. Another bad takedown attempt from Smoliakov. One minute in. Overhand right lands for him. Hardy denies a single-leg. Hardy head kick, denies another takedown and lands an uppercut. Uppercut hurts Smoliakov, who flops to his back. Hammerfists from Hardy in guard. Two minutes in. Hardy postures up and polishes him off with hammerfists.
Final result: Hardy def. Smoliakov by TKO (punches)
170 lbs.: Alex Oliveira vs. Mike Perry
Round 1: Oliveira tries to spin right off the bat. Again. Leg kick connects. Perry looking for counter rights. They clinch; double underhooks for Perry, denies a takedown. Knee from Oliveira. They separate a minute in. Low kick from Oliveira, who shoots after Perry clinches. Perry looking for a kimura, gets dumped regardless. Oliveira looking for the back. They separate two minutes in. Oliveira whiffs on a right hand and wheel kick. Big 1-2 lands. A three-piece behind it. Two minutes to go.
Oliveira misses a wheel kick and lands more hard punches. Knee to the body. Perry with an elbow on the break. Step-back right hand lands for the Brazilian, then they trade rights in the center. One minute to go. Three-piece hurts Perry. Body kick. Right cross. Perry with a nice counter right and a massive knee. Leg kick lands. Oliveira with a lead right. Spinning back fist. Perry tries to unload on the fence. 10-9 Oliveira.
Round 2: Perry tries a head kick to start. Short uppercut by Oliveira. Body kick lands, then a hard combination. Perry swings back and drops him with a left hook. One minute in. Perry stands over him, lets him stand. Perry answers a leg kick with a left hook. Perry hits a ridiculous slam, but loses his balance and has to back off. Oliveira rushes him to the fence. Two minutes in. They separate. Low kicks from Oliveira. Two minutes to go.
Lead-leg hook kick goes just high. Straight right lands. Perry muscles him to the mat and takes takes half guard. Good left hands by Perry with a minute to go. More nasty punches. Hard knee to the body. Oliveira gets back to his feet. 10-9 Perry.
Round 3: Oliveira apparently dislocated his toe and they put it back in place between rounds. Jesus.
Oliveira opens with combinations. Leg kick from Perry. One minute in. Perry lands a hard left that knocks Oliveira back. Leg kicks from Oliveira. Right hand from Perry. Oliveira tries a Superman punch off the fence. Two minutes in. Oliveira with some nice right hands. Perry pops him with a jab. More rights in return. Left hook knocks Oliveira back again. Big punches by Perry inside. Oliveira trying to counter with elbows. Two minutes to go.
Oliveira waves Perry on and Perry tries to unload on the fence. Low kick by the Brazilian. Big 2-3 connects. one minute to go. Leg kick lands. Oliveira tries to spin, falls to his back. 10-9 Perry.
Final result: Perry def. Oliveira by unanimous decision
205 lbs.: Ion Cutelaba vs. Glover Teixeira
Round 1: Brazilian kick lands for Cutelaba in the early going. Body kick. Counter 3-2. Teixeira shoots, stuffed, eats a knee downstairs. Teixeira ducks a 1-2 for another shot, still no dice. A third takedown, sprawled on again. Short rights from Teixeira a minute in. Good left hook connects. Cutelaba looks to counter. 1-2 from Cutelaba. Stutter-step right hand, looks for knees inside. Two minutes in. Another knee inside. Jumping knee attempt. Spinning back fist rocks Teixeira, who looks for a takedown. Cutelaba whiffs on an illegal knee, follows him down into half guard and drops elbows. Hard hammerfists. Teixeira looks for a takedown, tries to wrap up a guillotine on the feet. Two minutes to go.
Cutelaba circling. Teixeira to the body, avoids a three-piece. Teixeira takes him to the fence. One minute to go. They separate. Cutelaba misses a 1-2, lands a jab. Left hook by Teixeira. spinning back fist blocked. 10-9 Cutelaba.
Round 2: Overhand right by Teixeira. 1-2s from Cutelaba, denies a takedown. Teixeira swinging big and clips him with an overhand right. Teixeira ducks a 1-2, avoids an elbow on the break. Teep by Cutelaba. One minute in. Another overhand from the Brazilian. He looks for a single-leg, stuffed. 3-2 from Cutelaba and some hard clinch shots. Teixeira takes a low blow, ref doesn’t react. Two minutes in. Counter left from Cutelaba. Left hook connects. BIG right hand snaps Cutelaba’s head back, but he absorbs it. Body kick lands for Cutelaba, Teixeira blasts him with left hooks. Another overhand right. Cutelaba slips and Teixeira takes half guard. Two minutes to go.
Full mount for Teixeira. Cutelaba gives up the back and Teixeira locks up the submission.
Final result: Teixeira def. Cutelaba by submission (rear naked choke)
135 lbs.: John Lineker vs. Cory Sandhagen
Round 1: Sandhagen on the advance early. Lineker digs rights downstairs as Sandhagen presses forward. Overhand right around the guard, then another body blow. Sandhagen Leg kick. One minute in. Sandhagen tries a flying knee and eats a left hook. Lineker leg kick. Sandhagen walks into a left hook while throwing a body shot. Lineker digs another right downstairs. Sandhagen straight right. Shift right hook. Straight right. Flying knee attempt, Lineker fires hooks in return. Two minutes in. Lineker bombing, falls short. 1-2-3 upstairs. Sandhagen lands an elbow off a takedown attempt. Cartwheel kick attempt. Lineker cracks him with a left hook after avoiding a front kick. Sandhagen body kick. Two minutes to go.
Lineker left hook, nasty body shot, counter overhand. Sandhagen steps in with a knee and both rip the body. Sandhagen front kick. Spinning back kick attempt. 1-2. One minute to go. Nice left hook upstairs. Liver shot. Right cross and Lineker taunts him. Lineker leg kick and left hook. 10-9 Sandhagen.
Round 2: Sandhagen leg kick, Lineker body kick. More Lineker bombs. Sandhagen blasts him with a right cross. Landing the jab. Lineker with more rights downstairs. Pressuring now. One minute in. Sandhagen tries a flying knee, eats another right downstairs. Sandhagen with a nice combo, capped by a left downstairs. Lineker leg kick. Check hook lands twice in a row. Sandhagen tries a crane kick. Two minutes in. Lineker with some heavy hooks. Sandhagen with a nice takedown attempt. He completes it, can’t keep Lineker down and they trade on the break. Two minutes to go.
Lineker takes a low blow, shrugs him off. Combination lands for him. Lineker with his own takedown attempt, brings him down against the fence. Looking for the back, tries a neck crank. They separate. One minute to go. Overhand right from Lineker. They trade jabs. Counters from Sandhagen. Lineker with another right downstairs. Sandhagen with a left to the body. 10-9 Lineker.
Round 3: Lineker pursuing, lands a low blow. Jabs from Sandhagen. Lineker firing more heavy hooks, slugging as Sandhagen looks for his jab. Straights landing for Sandhagen. One minute in. Lineker body shots and low kicks. Left hook and right cross by Sandhagen. More hooks from Lineker to the body and head. Sandhagen lands a step-in elbow. Lineker with a big left upstairs. Sandhagen snaps his head back with straights two minutes in. Side kicks from Sandhagen. Lineker lands a body kick. Heavy flurry. Two minutes to go.
Sandhagen fires jabs, eats left hooks. More Sandhagen jabs. Clean flying knee lands for Sandhagen. More jabs, met by a pair of hooks. One minute to go. Big left hook catches Sandhagen retreating. More hooks by Lineker. Sandhagen uppercut, Lineker two-piece. Lineker blasts him with left hooks and pulls guard on a guillotine. Lineker squeezing for his life, but can’t finish. 10-9 Lineker.
Final result: Sandhagen def. Lineker by split decision
155 lbs.: Thomas Gifford vs. Roosevelt Roberts
Round 1: Roberts ties up, lands a knee downstairs. Gifford catches a body kick, can’t use it. Good exchange. Gifford denies a clinch takedown. Good jab from Roberts. One minute in. Gifford lands a right as Roberts leans. Roberts 1-2, Gifford left hook. Roberts hits a takedown and passes to side control when Gifford looks for a guillotine. Two minutes in. Roberts looking to isolate Gifford’s left arm. Drops it. Gifford trying to regains guard. Weird position with Gifford in, like, upside-down guard. Two minutes to go.
Elbows and punches from Roberts. Gifford moving well, but can’t get Roberts off of him. Gifford turns for an armbar with a minute to go. Looking to go belly-down, loses it. Roberts passes to side control once again. Looking for a kimura, drops it and starts landing punches and hammerfists. 10-9 Roberts.
Round 2: Roberts lands some heavy right hands in the early going. BIG punches landing, Gifford shrugging them off. 1-2-3. One minute in. Gifford still advancing. Leg kick and more right hands by Roberts. They tie up. Two minutes in. Hard elbow from Roberts and Gifford jumps guard on a guillotine two minutes in. Roberts patiently works his head free. Two minutes to go.
Gifford tries another inverted something-or-other. Not too much damage from Roberts as Gifford tosses his legs up in various configurations. 10-9 Roberts.
Round 3: Roberts clobbers him with another three-piece and clinches. Gifford reverses and puts him on the fence. One minute in. Roberts considers a guillotine and winds up getting taken down into half guard. Gifford staying heavy. Two minutes in. Roberts kicks him off and stands. 1-2 lands for him. Gifford backs him to the fence and denies a takedown. Two minutes to go.
Roberts keeps trying and takes him down into half guard. Looking for the kimura again. Gifford regains guard with a minute to go. Roberts lands some short punches until the bell. 10-9 Roberts.
Final result: Roberts def. Gifford by unanimous decision
170 lbs.: Takashi Sato vs. Ben Saunders
Round 1: Saudners connects with a right hook, then an inside low kick soon after. To the outside this time. Saunders active so far, lands another low kick a minute in. Saunders gets the clinch, lands some nice knees. Counter right stings Sato. Straight left, right hooks and SAto isn’t taking these shots well. Two minutes in. 1-2 lands for Sato and he denies a shot. They exchange near the fence. Two minutes to go.
Saunders leg kick. Again. Neither landing clean punches. Brief clinch, knees form Saunders. One minute to go. Sato with a 1-2 downstairs, more knees to the body from Saunders. Knees continue until the bell. 10-9 Saunders.
Round 2: Sato fires a quick 1-2, doesn’t quite land. Next one connects. Saunders low kicks. Good jab by Saunders. The next 1-2 drops Saunders hard and Sato follows him into guard a minute in. Big elbows by Sato. They keep piling up until the ref steps in; it initially looks a bit early, but Saunders can’t even walk when he gets up.
Final result: Sato def. Saunders by TKO (punches and elbows)
265 lbs.: Andrei Arlovski vs. Augusto Sakai
Round 1: Arlovski looks for right hands early. Two more connect. Sakai drops him with a counter left while he’s off-balance, doesn’t pursue. One minute in. Good jab by Arlovski. 1-2 and he complains tot he ref about Sakai sticking out his fingers. Two minutes in. Trading low kicks. Good right hand in the clinch from Arlovski. Sakai with a jumping knee downstairs. Two minutes to go.
Overhand right lands clean for Arlovski. One minute to go. Sakai tries to open up, gets clinched. Jockeying for position on the fence. They separate just before the bell. 10-9 Arlovski.
Round 2: Arlovski showing a nice jab. Body kick from Sakai, who clips him against the fence with a combination. One minute in. Sakai with some leg kicks. Arlovski with a head kick and straight right. Jab to the body. Good left hand. Overhand right from Sakai, tight right cross by Arlovski. Two minutes to go.
Sakai tries a jumping knee, takes body kicks. Sakai presses him against the fence. One minute to go. Sakai takes a kick to the nuts. Trading kicks. Right hand to the body from Arlovski. 10-9 Arlovski.
Round 3: Arlovsi staying busy, cracks Sakai with a hard right hand on his way into the clinch. Knee from Sakai, right hand from Arlovski. Body and low kicks from Arlovski. One minute in. Right hand catches Sakai leaning. Sakai low kick answered in kind. Short right hook by Sakai. Arlovski lands a straight right to the body. Sakai knees the body. Sakai lands a straight right, eats counters. Arlovski with a nice uppercut inside. Two minutes to go.
Sakai presses him against the fence, can’t get the single-leg. Knees to the thigh. One minute to go. Arlovski combo, Sakai counter right. Sakai tries a slow-motion spin. 10-9 Arlovski.
Final result: Sakai def. Arlovski by split decision
115 lbs.: Carla Esparza vs. Virna Jandiroba
Round 1: Esparza catches a body kick and takes Jandiroba down into guard. Jandiroba already hunting for wrist control. One minute in. Short right hands by Esparza. She moves to half guard, Jandiroba hunting for a sweep. Esparza disengages and they stand. Two minutes in. Esparza goes low-high with a 2-3. Jandiroba briefly ties up. Esparza hits a power double into guard. Two minutes to go.
Jandiroba manages to sit up and hits her own takedown. Esparza works her way up against the fence, denies a throw with the whizzer. One minute to go. Esparza gets over-unders and reverses. Jandiroba goes for an uchi mata. Knee and punches from Esparza on the break. 10-9 Esparza.
Round 2: Esparza goes for an early takedown, stymied by a whizzer. Right hand lands for her. Jandiroba sprawls on a blast double. One minute in. Another stuffed takedown. Jandiroba takes her down off a low kick. Half guard for Jandiroba. Esparza elevates and stands two minutes in. Counter rights land for Jandiroba. Another takedown attempt from Esparza and she gets the rear waist lock. Jandiroba hits a nice throw and gets back to her feet. Two minutes to go.
1-2 from Esparza, who stuffs a takedown. Esparza runs the pips on a single-leg twice, has to fight off a guillotine. Jandiroba sweeps into half guard with a minute to go. Abandons the guillotine. Jandiroba passes to mount, then looks for the back. Esparza sweeps into guard and tries to drop punches. 10-9 Jandiroba.
Round 3: Tentative start. Jandiroba goes for a deep outside reap and gets dumped into guard. Short punches from Esparza a minute in. She passes to half guard. Two minutes in. Jandiroba regains guard. Butterfly hooks, looking to dislodge Esparza. She makes sapce and nearly gets kicked in the head for her trouble. They trade right hands. Left hook from Jandiroba with two minutes to go.
Esparza shoots, backs off, and knees her in the head. Jandiroba looks for a takedown against the fence. Esparza tries to hop onto her back with an RNC, can’t get it. Jandiroba on top in half guard. She moves to mount, but Esparza pulls her legs free and stands. Jandiroba goes for a deep half guard sweep and lands on top in side control. 10-9 Esparza.
Final result: Esparza def. Jandiroba by unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Gilbert Burns vs. Mike Davis
Round 1: Burns sends out some kicks. Davis looking aggressive. Burns shoots, stuffed with underhooks and a knee a minute in. Burns low kick. Body kick lands. Burns with another shot and goes right to the back. One hook two minutes in. Short lefts from the Brazilian. Davis gets to his feet, eats a hard left hook before separating. Counter right by Davis, but he gets cracked by a counter right in return. Two minutes to go.
Burns lands another right. Low kick. Head kick blocked. Davis looks for a combo and they trade inside. Davis wheel kick falls short, gets spun by a low kick. Lead hook connects. One minute to go. Right hand, left hook, low kick by Burns. Davis digs to the body, eats a right hand in return. He keeps pressuring, gets taken down for it. Burns with a nice elbow. 10-9 Burns.
Round 2: Burns with an early takedown attempt, gets the outside reap. He moves directly to the back and gets the body triangle. Solid punches and hammerfists. Nasty elbows. One minute in. Burns pins down an arm, loses it. In comes the choke, loses it, Davis regains half guard. Burns patiently works his way back to the back and gets both hooks in. Landing some slaps. Two minutes to go.
More slaps and occasional punches. He finally gets the choke locked up with a minute to go and draws the tap.
Final result: Burns def. Davis by submission (rear naked choke)
155 lbs.: Jason Gonzalez vs. Jim Miller
Round 1: Miller stings Gonzalez with a counter straight left right off the bat. Miller pressuring, eats a right hand. Superman punch by Gonzalez. One minute in. Miller shoots, gets him down against the fence and looks for the back as he stands. One hook in/ Full body triangle now. Two minutes in. Miller locks up the choke, forces the tap.
Final result: Miller def. Gonzalez by submission (rear naked choke)
115 lbs.: Jodie Esquibel vs. Angela Hill
Round 1: Esquibel coming out aggressive, walks into a right hand. Plenty of activity, but falling short so far. Hill with a Superman punch. 1-2. Esquibel lands an overhand right as they trade. One minute in. Hill with a straight right. They trade rights as Esquibel presses forward. Hill lands an uppercut and a counter right hook. Right cross above the ear. Two minutes in. Hill opening up some more. Landing jabs as Esquibel advances. Overhand right by Esquibel. Hill catches a kick and fires a cut kick, doesn’t follow her down. Two minutes to go.
Counter 2-1 by Hill. Esquibel with a glancing overhand right. Hill fires a jump knee to the body. Body kick this time. One minute to go. Esquibel shoots in the waning seconds, lands a knee downstairs. Hill defending against the fence, fires a head kick on the break. 10-9 Hill.
Round 2: Esquibel still throwing heat, still falling short for the most part. One minute in. Esquibel to the body. Combinations starting to land. She shoots, stuffed and eats right hands on the break. Jab exchange. Hill uppercut, Esquibel overhand two minutes in. Counter knee and right hand for Hill as she’s backed to the fence. Esquibel continues to pressure. Two minutes to go.
Hill with a pair of counter rights, looks for a head kick. Jockeying for position on the fence. Body kick and right hand land for Hill. Another counter right. One minute to go. Again. Superman punch, hard knee, blocked head kick from Hill. She’s opening up. Good jab and uppercut. 10-9 Hill.
Round 3: Esquibel walks into a knee, then an uppercut and right hands on the break. Hill clubbing her with right hands. Counter uppercut. One minute in. Esquibel knocks her off-balance with a right cross, can’t capitalize. They trade in the center. Two minutes in. Hill right hand, counter jab. Knee and right hook. Stiff jab. 1-2. 2-3. Counter uppercut. Two minutes to go.
Esquibel fakes a level change and eats an uppercut. Left hooks landing. One minute to go. They exchange in the center. Esquibel landing a bit now. Good exchange. Hill’s counters are back. Flying knee connects and she denies a takedown. Both land rights. 10-9 Hill.
Final result: Hill def. Esquibel by unanimous decision
170 lbs.: Dhiego Lima vs. Court McGee
Round 1: McGee advancing, Lima circling. Good left hook from Lima as they trade. McGee with a 1-2-3. One minute in. McGee flicking out kicks. Lima goes low-high with a two-piece. Lima doing well at range with his counters. McGee digs to the body. Two minutes in. Lima with a nice right hand in the center, clips McGee with a left hook again. McGee with a right cross. Two minutes to go.
Lima with a left hook downstairs. McGee with a well-timed shot, stuffed. Anotehr hook by Lima. Lima easily stuffs a takedown and looks for one of his own. One minute to go. McGee counters with a lovely throw, can’t stay on top. Jockeying for position on the fence. McGee tries a high-crotch. 10-9 Lima.
Round 2: Low kick from McGee, Lima answers with a combination. McGree still marching forward. Heavy 1-2 by Lima. One minute in. Lima opening up a bit. McGee with a right cross on the fence. Lima lands one in return. Counter hook. Two minutes in. Heavy hook by Lima. He easily denies a level change. Another right hand. Two minutes to go.
Left hook again, right cross to counter a calf kick. McGee just totally ineffective this round. More counters from Lima. One minute to go. Lima continuing to land left hooks. Lima catches a kick and looks for a takedown. McGee tries to grab a guillotine. 10-9 Lima.
Round 3: McGee’s pressure is gone at this point. Lima sitting down on his punches, lands a left hook. He stuffs another takedown. More Lima counters piling up. They trade kicks. Counter right from Lima. Left hook off a McGee low kick. Two minutes in. Lima with a right cross off the leg kick this time. McGee has zero defense. Another heavy hook by Lima. Two minutes to go.
Leg kick from Lima. Right cross. 3-2-3. McGee eats a right hand and shoots with a minute to go. Lima stuffs it. McGee shoots again on the fence. Easily stuffed, but Lima tries to slug with him and gets dropped with a left hook. McGee doesn’t have enough time to capitalize. 10-9 Lima.
Final result: Lima def. McGee by split decision