Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will make its long-awaited debut inside O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic, by way of the UFC Fight Night 145 mixed martial arts (MMA) event on ESPN+ this Sat. night (Feb. 23, 2019), featuring a 13-bout fight card headlined by the light heavyweight slugfest pitting Jan Blachowicz against Thiago Santos. Joining the 205-pound sluggers will be the heavyweight battle between Marcos Rogerio de Lima and Stefan Struve, while Liz Carmouche tries to cement her place as the next 125-pound title contender by turning away Lucie Pudilova. Longtime veterans John Dodson, Sam Alvey, and Gian Villante will also see action.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Fight Night 145 fight card below, starting with the ESPN2 “Prelims” undercard bouts at 11 a.m. ET, followed by the ESPN+ main card start time at 2 p.m. ET.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Blachowicz vs. Santos.”
Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC Fight Night 145 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)
UFC PRAGUE QUICK RESULTS:
205 lbs.: Jan Blachowicz vs. Thiago Santos
265 lbs.: Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Stefan Struve
205 lbs.: Gian Villante vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
125 lbs.: Liz Carmouche vs. Lucie Pudilova
135 lbs.: John Dodson vs. Petr Yan
205 lbs.: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Klidson Farias de Abreu
145 lbs.: Chris Fishgold vs. Daniel Teymur
125 lbs.: Veronica Macedo vs. Gillian Robertson
170 lbs.: Dwight Grant vs. Carlo Pedersoli Jr.
155 lbs.: Damir Hadzovic vs. Marco Polo Reyes — Hadzovic def. Reyes by TKO (punches) at 2:03 of Round Two
170 lbs.: Michel Prazeres vs. Ismail Naurdiev — Naurdiev def. Prazeres by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27 x2)
155 lbs.: Diego Ferreira vs. Rustam Khabilov — Ferreira def. Khabilov by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
155 lbs.: Damir Ismagulov vs. Joel Alvarez — Ismagulov def. Alvarez by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
UFC PRAGUE PLAY-BY-PLAY:
205 lbs.: Jan Blachowicz vs. Thiago Santos
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265 lbs.: Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Stefan Struve
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205 lbs.: Gian Villante vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
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125 lbs.: Liz Carmouche vs. Lucie Pudilova
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135 lbs.: John Dodson vs. Petr Yan
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205 lbs.: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Klidson Farias de Abreu
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145 lbs.: Chris Fishgold vs. Daniel Teymur
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125 lbs.: Veronica Macedo vs. Gillian Robertson
Round 1: Macedo firing straight lefts as she circles. Robertson shoots from far out and puts her on the fence. She gets underhooks, gets reversed, but powers through to land in half guard. One minute in. Full mount already. Macedo uses the fence to spin into guard and drop punches. Robertson turns, grabs a leg, and scores another takedown on the fence. She transitions to the back. Macedo avoids an arm triangle and turns into guard. Two minutes to go.
Macedo stands and separates. Head kick attempt. Body kick lands. Macedo tries a Silva elbow. Straight left lands and Robertson takes her down into side control. Macedo regains guard. 10-9 Robertson.
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170 lbs.: Dwight Grant vs. Carlo Pedersoli Jr.
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155 lbs.: Damir Hadzovic vs. Marco Polo Reyes
Round 1: Low kick from Hadzovic. Lead right. Reyes low kick. Hadzovic answers, avoids a combo. Reyes to the body a minute in. Still pretty slow, honestly. Left hook by Hadzovic a minute in. Reyes to the body. Left hook and leg kick. Two minutes to go.
Reyes to the body again. Hadzovic opens up, eats a left hook and body blows. Reyes increasing his output. Hard left hook by Hadzovic on the break. 3-2 inside. He shoots, completes it into half guard. Reyes gets to his feet. Hadzovic still attached, takes him down into half guard again. 10-9 Hadzovic.
Round 2: Hadzovic body kicks as Reyes presses forward. Right hand lands. He shoots, completes it into mount. He postures up and starts dropping shots. Full back control now. More punches piling up. Reyes covers up and there’s the ref.
Final result: Hadzovic def. Reyes by TKO (punches)
170 lbs.: Michel Prazeres vs. Ismail Naurdiev
Round 1: Naurdiev fires a body kick and Prazeres catches it, hauling hiim to the fence. Naurdiev defends the first attempt with a whizzer and shows excellent balance to continue to stay up. Prazeres with some hard punches when they return to standing. One minute in. Prazeres shoots and Naurdiev looks for a ninja choke without success. Knee from Naurdiev and they separate. Two minutes in. Nauriev clips him with a flying switch kick and two punches that force a shot. Prazeres completes it into half guard, avoiding a guillotine. Naurdiev immediately sweeps into top position. Two minutes to go.
Elbows form Naurdiev, who moves to mount and takes the back. Looking for a neck crank, can’t get it and Prazeres rolls to his knees. Elbows from Naurdiev. One minute to go. Prazeres keeping him on his rear against the cage. Naurdiev scrambles into his own shot attempt and Prazeres looks for the switch, firing elbows. 10-9 Naurdiev.
Round 2: Prazeres catches a body kick, can’t get the takedown but lands a left hook. One minute in. Prazeres whiffs on a left hook and can’t tie up. Body kicks from Naurdiev. Trading low kicks. Naurdiev continues throwing kicks. Flying knee attempt, but Prazeres grabs double underhooks and puts him on the fence. Two minutes in. Naurdiev counters the takedown, but Prazeres keeps driving and makes it to half guard. When he tries to pass to side control, Naurdiev sweeps into guard. Two minutes to go.
Ref stands them up. Prazeres is slow to rise. Naurdiev fires a body kick, tries a knee, and Prazeres ties up. One minute to go. Ref breaks them up for lack of action. Both look exhausted, but Naurdiev blasts him with a right cross. More kicks and he stuffs a takedown. 10-9 Naurdiev.
Round 3: Quick hug to start the round. Naurdiev stuffs a takedown and tries a counter knee. Uppercut and left hook. Prazeres catches a knee, can’t take him down and eats body kicks. Prazeres puts him on the fence. One minute in. Ref separates them. Prazeres looks for a single-leg, can’t complete it initially but ultimately makes it to half guard. Looking to pass to mount, but again Naurdiev uses the opportunity to sweep. He cracks Prazeres with a knee on the way up and follows up with punches, then stuffs the next takedown. Two minutes to go.
Naurdiev doign damage, takes side control. Punches piling up. Prazeres rolls to his knees and covers up, then surrenders half guard. One minute to go. 10-9 Naurdiev.
Final result: Naurdiev def. Prazeres by unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Diego Ferreira vs. Rustam Khabilov
Round 1: Low kick from Khabilov as Ferreira looks to walk him down. Low kick from the Brazilian. 1-2 by Ferreira and they trade in the center. One minute in. Anotehr trade in the center. Khabilov lands a counter 3-2. Ferreira lands a combo on the fence. 1-2, then again and a knee. Khabilov shoots, slams him down after the Brazilian scrambles up. Ferreira stands again and they slug at close range. Ferreira walks him to the fence with combos. Two minutes to go.
Low kick and body shot by Ferreira, 1-2. Khabilov changes levels, but Ferreira makes a gorgeous transition to the rear crucifix. Ferreira locks up the Kadowaki Special RNC and gets it under the chin, but runs out of time. 10-9 Ferreira.
Round 2: Ferreira continues to pressure. Right cross lands for him as they exchange. 3-2 by Ferreira. Lead hook lands clean. One minute in. Khabilov looks for a body shot among his counters. Jab upstairs. They trade counter rights. Two minutes in. Khabilov to the body. He’s doing better this round. Khabilov grabs a body lock for a takedown, Ferreira pops back up. Two minutes to go.
Check hook by Khabilov. Leg kick by Ferreira. They trade at close range. One minute to go. 1-1-2 from the Brazilian and a low kick soon after. Body shot. Khabilov gets in on a single-leg, but Ferraira back shim off with a guillotine attempt. Khabilov takes him down again and fires a right on the way up. Long right hand by Ferreira. 10-9 Ferreira.
Round 3: Ferreira marches on, firing combinations. Good exchange in the center. Khabilov catches a leg kick and fires a combination. One minute in. Jabs and rights from the Brazilian. Now Khabilov lands a good right on the counter. Ferreira opens up, lands a left downstairs. Two minutes in. 1-1-2. Ferreira’s pressure and volume are too much. Two minutes to go.
Khabilov changes levels, eats some shots. He can’t run the pipe. One minute to go. He shoots again, stuffed. Khabilov tries an up-elbow. He shoots again, denied. One more, completes it, can’t keep Ferreira down. Ferreira backs him up and they slug it out ont eh fence. 10-9 Ferreira.
Final result: Ferreira def. Khabilov by unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Damir Ismagulov vs. Joel Alvarez
Round 1: Ismagulov opens with a body jab. Alvarez counters a low kick with a straight right. Ismagulov low kick and body jab. Alvarez steps in and nearly eats an overhand. The next overhand lands clean. One minute in. Ismagulov continues to plug the body, then cracks him with another overhand. Alvarez lands a low kick. Two minutes in. Alvarez follows a knee attempt with a right hand. Overhand right and left hook land for Ismagulov. Two minutes to go.
Big left uppercut from the Kazakh. Hard body kick behind it. Left hook and kick to the midsection. Alvarez connects with a good leg kick. Ismagulov lead right. Left hook after an uppercut downstairs. Counter two-piece with 50 seconds to go. Ismagulov whiffs on a 2-3. 10-9 Ismagulov.
Round 2: Ismagulov staying busy. Spinning back kick attempt. One minute in. Alvarez tries a knee, eats a jab. Ismagulov with a right downstairs and leg kick. Wild spinning back fist attempt. BIG overhand right jacks Alvarez’s jaw, but he absorbs it without issue. Two minutes in. Right hand to the body. Jabs downstairs. Two minutes to go.
Jab exchange. Alvarez really offering nothing but the occasional jab this round. Ismagulov fires a body kick, goes low-high with a 1-2. Alvarez with a front kick downstairs. Ismagulov overhand. They trade in the center. 10-9 Ismagulov.
Round 3: Slow start to the round, plenty of feints. Left uppercut from Ismagulov. One minute in. He tries a body kick. Counter right falls just short. Alvarez body kick and right hand connect. Double right hand and a left behind it for Ismagulov. Two minutes in. Lead hook upstairs. Alvarez lands a front kick to the body and a leg kick. Ismagulov with his own body kick. Two minutes to go.
Alvarez falls well short with a wheel kick, goes wide with a knee. They trade off a caught Ismagulov kick. Ismagulov catches a low kick with a minute to go. Low-high 1-2 from Ismagulov. Front kick from Alvarez connects. Ismagulov comes back with an overhand right. 10-9 Ismagulov.
Final result: Ismagulov def. Alvarez by unanimous decision