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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) fans one of its most stacked fight cards of the year in the form of UFC 245, featuring a championship triple header available only by way of ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) TONIGHT (Sat., Dec. 14, 2019) inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Leading the charge will be the 170-pound grudge match pitting reigning welterweight kingpin, Kamaru Usman, opposite bitter rival and division No. 1 contender, Colby Covington. Before they collide in the UFC 245 main event, featherweight deity Max Holloway puts his belt up for grabs against the streaking Alexander Volkanovski in the five-round co-headliner. In addition, Amanda Nunes and Germaine de Randamie will run it back with “Lioness” putting her 135-pound title on the line. Still not enough? Ex-featherweight champion Jose Aldo makes his bantamweight debut opposite division standout Marlon Moraes, while longtime 135-pound veteran and former World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) featherweight champion Urijah Faber continues his comeback tour opposite the rough-and-tumble Petr Yan. It’s going to be fireworks from start to finish so be sure to follow along with us right here all night long!
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 245 fight card below, starting with the ESPN+/Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Usman vs. Covington.” Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC 245 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)
UFC 245 QUICK RESULTS:
Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington — Usman def. Covington by TKO (punches) at 4:10 of Round Five
Max Holloway vs. Alexander Volkanovski — Volkanovski def. Holloway by unanimous decision (48-47 x2, 50-45) — HIGHLIGHTS!
Amanda Nunes vs. Germaine de Randamie — Nunes def. de Randamie by unanimous decision (49-44, 49-46, 49-45) — HIGHLIGHTS!
Jose Aldo vs. Marlon Moraes — Moraes def. Aldo by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Urijah Faber vs. Petr Yan — Yan def. Faber by KO (head kick) at 0:43 of Round Three — HIGHLIGHTS!
Mike Perry vs. Geoff Neal — Neal def. Perry by TKO (head kick and punches) at 1:30 of Round One — HIGHLIGHTS!
Irene Aldana vs. Ketlen Vieira — Aldana def. Vieira by KO (punches) at 4:51 of Round One — HIGHLIGHTS!
Omari Akhmedov vs. Ian Heinisch — Akhmedov def. Heinisch by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Matt Brown vs. Ben Saunders — Brown def. Saunders by KO (punches and elbows) at 4:55 of Round Two — HIGHLIGHTS!
Chase Hooper vs. Daniel Teymur — Hooper def. Teymur by TKO (punches and elbows) at 4:34 of Round One — HIGHLIGHTS!
Kai Kara-France vs. Brandon Moreno — Moreno def. Kara-France by unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)
Jessica Eye vs. Viviane Araujo — Eye def. Araujo by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Oskar Piechota vs. Punahele Soriano — Soriano def. Piechota by KO (punch) at 3:17 of Round One — HIGHLIGHTS!
UFC 245 PLAY-BY-PLAY:
170 lbs.: UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington
Round 1: Usman tries a high kick, slips, takes a body kick. Jab lands for Usman. Covington sending out straight lefts, connects with a body kick. One minute in. They trade in the center. Looping right lands for the champ. They trade again, another hard right by Usman. Straight right. Straight left comes back at him, right hook as well. Usman with a 1-2 and body kick. Two minutes in. Big combination by Covington. He continues to throw, lands a hard knee. Knee from Usman as well. 1-2 from Covington, eats a left in return. Two minutes to go.
Covington sending out jabs, eats a straight right. Low kick exchange. Hard left by Covington, eats a looping left in return. Usman with a nasty body shot, another behind it. One minute to go. Straight left by the champ, uppercut behind it. Covington steps in with a left, tries a knee, eats a body shot. Covington 1-2. Usman body kick. They exchange in the center. 10-9 Covington.
Round 2: Covington doubles up the left. Body kick from Usman. Some technical difficulties. 1-2 from Usman, double jab. Trading in the center. Both go to the body. One minute in. Straight left by Covington, straight left comes back at him. Usman 2-3. Overhand left and right hook appear to buzz Usman. Straight right lands for the champ, head kick attempt. Two minutes in. Jab battle in the center. Usman right hook and straight left. Triple jab from Covington. Usman bangs the body with a right hand. Covington tries a jumping body kick and plants a foot on Usman’s cup. Two minutes to go.
Low kick from Usman. Covington jabs. Covington with a nice combination. Right hand from Usman. Body kick from Covington, eats another straight left. One minute to go. Usman with some hard body shots. Combinations from Covington, gets cracks by an uppercut. Another heavy body shot by Usman. Straight right, another body shot. 10-9 Usman.
Round 3: Covington jabbing, eats a body kick. Usman with a knee downstairs. Covington left hand downstairs. One minute in. Right hand from Usman. Bigger right hand soon after, body kick met by Covington jabs. Usman body kick. Two minutes in. Covington jabs the body. Usman jab upstairs, tries a head kick, digs a right to the midsection. 1-2 lands, body kick. Two minutes to go.
More snap kicks downstairs. Covington tries a combo. Another right downstairs form the champ. Another. One minute to go. 1-2 from Usman, but right cross and left hook. Covington head kick and straight left, then he shoves a finger in Usman’s eye. Back to trading when they resume, good combos from Usman. Another snap kick downstairs. Usman cracks him with a right cross and Covington claims he took an eye poke. 10-9 Usman.
Round 4: Covington admits in the corner that his jaw is broken, probably from a huge straight right. That’ll be a problem.
Body kick from Covington. Usman on the advance. Double left by Covington and he goes for it with combinations. Usman responds by punishing the body. Jab upstairs. One minute in. Covington straight left. Again. Usman jabs. Another body shot. Another. They trade rights. Covington swings big, eats a right hook for his trouble. Nice uppercut by Covington two minutes in. Usman digs a body shot. Another big Covington uppercut met by a straight right. They’re trading in the center. Usman body kick. Two minutes to go.
Covington straight left, Usman body shot. Straight right form the champ. Counter hook. Right cross. Usman to the body again. Lefts land for Covington. Low kicks. Usman jab and body shot met by a right hook. Covington claims an eye poke and gets chastised for the ref for calling time out. Usman 1-2 downstairs. Covington straight left. 10-9 Covington.
Round 5: Covington lands an overhand left. Head kick from Usman, low kick from Covington. Combination lands for Covington. Usman body kick. Hard left from Covington a minute in. Straight left met by a straight right. Another Covington combo. Usman with a right downstairs. Two minutes in. Usman on the advance. Covington straight left and head kick attempt. Another left. Usman to the body. Two minutes to go.
Covington lands a straight left, gets cracked by a right. Usman on the attack near the fence. Hard 3-2. Straight right. Straight right and down goes Covington! He pops up, gets floored again. Covington on his knees and Usman pounds him out from the front headlock.
Final result: Usman def. Covington by TKO (punches)
145 lbs.: UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway vs. Alexander Volkanovski
Round 1: Low kick from Volkanovski. Jab from Holloway in return met by another pair of low kicks. Holloway left kick and body jab. Right hand downstairs. Counter 2-1 lands for the challenger a minute in. Volkanovski leg kick and they trade left hooks. Volkanovski leg kick and right cross. Good exchange in the center with two minutes to go. Volkanovski body shots, Holloway jab. Holloway tries a 3-2. Left hook lands, another couple low kicks come back. Two minutes to go.
Volkanovski lands a left hook. Holloway with a counter jab and leg kick. They trade lefts, Volkanovski tries a head kick and lands a cross. Both wing big shots in the center. Volkanovski puts him on the fence with a minute to go. Holloway separates. Volkanovski with a flurry. Side kick from Holloway. 10-9 Volkanovski.
Round 2: Volkanovski continuing to target the lead leg. Holloway to the body. Volkanovski teeing off on the champ’s calf. One minute in. Quick exchange. Low kick to body shot from the challenger. More low kicks. Two minutes in. Holloway sneaks a right hand around the guard. Jab met by a leg kick. Volkanovski tries to spin. Two minutes to go.
Left hand from Holloway, 3-2 soon after. They trade in the center. Step-in right lands for Volkanovski. Leg kick on the now-southpaw champion. One minute to go. Holloway wit ha counter combo. More counters knock Volkanovski back. Holloway tries a spinning back kick. Good trade. 10-9 Volkanovski.
Round 3: Volkanovski still picking at the lead leg. Right hand form Volkanovski. Left hand from the champ. Southpaw jabs, side kick. One minute in. Teep from Volkanovski. Counter right. Two-piece. Oblique kick by the champ, counter two-piece comes back at him. Holloway straight left. Volkanovski catches a kick and lands a right hand. Two minutes in. Right hand by the challenger. Another right, left hand behind it. Coming on strong, lands another low kick. Right hand. Two minutes to go.
Big left and body kick by Volkanovski. Counter left. Holloway’s output just isn’t there. Volkanovski jab and body shot. One minute to go. Good exchange in the center. More low kicks by Volkanovski. Counter knee from the champ. 1-2. Right hand from Volkanovski, oblique kick by Holloway. Body kick to right hand met by a low kick. 10-9 Volkanovski.
Round 4: Volkanovski still punishing the lead leg, lands some heavy punches as the champ tries to step in. Low kick and right hook. Trading jabs. Volkanovski shoots, denied, eats a knee downstairs. Volkanovski to the body, follows up with a low kick. Holloway backs him off with an uppercut. He counters a low kick with a jab two minutes in. Volkanovski doubles up the right, eats a jab. Good exchange in the center. Two minutes to go.
Volkanovski low kick. Hard right hand. Holloway looking to up the output and pressure. Right hand downstairs. Two-piece from Volkanovski, taunting Holloway. One minute to go. More hard leg kicks. Holloway to the body. Lovely exchange, both men landing hard. Holloway with a pair of body shots. 10-9 Volkanovski.
Round 5: Counter left lands for Volkanovski, more low kicks. Holloway with a right downstairs. Volkanovski low kicks yet again. Holloway goes back to the body. One minute in. 3-2 from the challenger met by a right downstairs. Great exchange. Another right hand and body kick. Two minutes in. Counters from the champ, eats a left hand. Holloway again answers a low kick with body shots. Volkanovski hauls him to the fence. Two minutes to go.
Holloway frames and circles off. Jab and low kick by the challenger. Body shot and elbow. Overhand right. They’re trading in the center. Volkanovski shoots, stuffed, lands a right, shoots again. Holloway defends and separates. Body kick lands with a minute to go. Volkanovski doubles up the jab. Both throw heat. Another Volkanovski low kick. He shoots, denied. Holloway charges after him, tries to spin. 10-9 Volkanovski.
Final result: Volkanovski def. Holloway by unanimous decision
135 lbs.: UFC Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes vs. Germaine de Randamie
Round 1: Both sending out early low kicks. Overhand right knocks de Randamie back. Low kick exchange. Nunes catches a body kick, can’t land the counter. One minute in. Glancing overhand from Nunes and she changes levels for a double-leg into guard. Right hands from Nunes. de Randamie scrambles up directly into a guillotine, but pops her head out and lands a right hand. Knees from de Randamie two minutes in. Outside reap gets Nunes back on top and she drops some nasty punches. She threatens an americana for a second. Two minutes to go.
Nunes postures up for some big punches. She stands above de Randamie, kicks her legs and then goes back to punching. Nunes bombing away as de Randamie covers up. Side control for Nunes and she wraps up an arm triangle. It’s not there, so she abandons it for more strikes. Upkick from de Randamie. 10-8 Nunes.
Round 2: de Randamie tries a head kick and overhand right. Low kicks from Nunes. de Randamie counters one with a good right hand. Nunes tries a body kick. Hard rights from the challenger. One minute in. Well-timed double-leg from Nunes and she’ s back on top in guard. de Randamie just holding on and her inaction gets the ref to stand them up. Two minutes in. de Randamie comes back with a big head kick. Right hand and some brutal knees from de Randamie. Two minutes in.
Another big knee by the challenger. Short right hands in the clinch. Nunes changes levels and scores another takedown into guard. One minute to go. de Randamie threatens a triangle, eats a right hand. Nunes stands over her, tries to dive in with more shots. 10-9 de Randamie.
Round 3: de Randamie stalking forward, lands a counter right, gets taken down into half guard against the fence. One minute in. Nunes pins down an arm with her shin, loses it, lands an elbow. Two minutes in. Elbows and punches from the champ. More good elbows. de Randamie trying to punch from her back with two minutes to go.
More elbows. Big upkick by de Randamie but Nunes uses it to take side control with a minute to go. More elbows from Nunes. de Randamie scrambles to her knees and puts her on the fence. 10-9 Nunes.
Round 4: Low kick exchange to start. de Randamie loads up on her right hand. Nunes again ducks a punch and takes her down, taking half guard. Elbows and punches from the champ. One minute in. Patient work from the top. Two minutes in. de Randamie suddenly locks up a triangle choke, forcing Nunes to surrender top position. Nunes escapes, changes levels, hauls her to the mat again. Two minutes to go.
de Randamie again just clamping down from full guard. One minute to go. Nunes seems to be taking a breather from the top. She rides out the round. 10-9 Nunes.
Round 5: de Randamie fires an early leg kick and gets taken down into guard for it. de Randamie holding on as Nunes chips away. One minute in. More patient work from the top. Two minutes in. Yet more. Two minutes to go.
Nunes continuing to chisel away with short punches from guard. One minute to go. de Randamie doing nothing to stand. Nunes stands over her, passes to side control. 10-9 Nunes.
Final result: Nunes def. de Randamie by unanimous decision
135 lbs.: Jose Aldo vs. Marlon Moraes
Round 1: Moraes clips Aldo with a head kick in the opening seconds, wobbling him. Another head kick and left hand. Aldo seems to have his wits about him and things slow down. One minute in. Aldo cracks him with a nice counter right. Lead left from Moraes. Moraes circling, Aldo slowly advancing. Two minutes in. He checks a leg kick. 2-3 connects for Moraes. 2-3 again from the opposite stance. Nice left hook. Wheel kick just misses, right hand does not. Two minutes to go.
Double jab from Moraes. Low kick and straight left. One minute to go. Lead right lands for Aldo. Right hand downstairs. Good right hand stings Moraes and Aldo looks to open up, only to get knocked back by a two-piece. Aldo lands a good right, so Moraes ties up and spins him to the mat into half guard. 10-9 Moraes.
Round 2: Trading jabs early. Right hand from Moraes to counter a low kick. Aldo still advancing a minute in. Moraes jabs, then rips the body. Head kick blocked. Aldo jabs the body. Nice body shots from him, left uppercut as they exchange. Trading jabs two minutes in. Cross counter from Aldo and another right behind it. Heavy exchange. Two minutes to go.
Aldo digs a right downstairs. Left hook by Moraes, jab exchange. Moraes tries a wheel kick, lands a jab. One minute to go. Aldo lands a right hand, puts one in the midsection. Another right to the body. Moraes landing lefts, eats an uppercut. Big exchange. Stiff jab by Moraes, Aldo lands one in return. 10-9 Aldo.
Round 3: Good exchanges to start. Triple jab from Moraes. One minute in. Aldo left hook. Moraes doubles up the right. Double left two minutes in. More jabs. Good left from Moraes. Aldo tries a flying knee. Two minutes to go.
1-1-2 from Moraes, Aldo whiffs on a left hook. 1-2 from Aldo. Counter right. Jab from Moraes in return. Overhand right connects. One minute to go. Wheel kick blocked, leg kick lands. Straight left by Moraes. Moraes shoots, stuffed, lands a left hook on the break. Moraes jab, Aldo right. Big left hook from Moraes. Aldo tries a knee. Moraes wheel kick blocked. 10-9 Moraes.
Final result: Moraes def. Aldo by split decision
135 lbs.: Urijah Faber vs. Petr Yan
Round 1: Yan on the advance early. Faber tries a body kick. Low kick from Yan. Faber comes back with a nice knee a minute in. Overhand right falls short, head kick just misses. Yan whiffs with a couple of lefts. Glancing head kick connects. Teep from Faber. 2-1 connects. Two-piece lands for Yan. Faber slips trying to throw a kick. Two minutes to go.
Faber catches a body kick, can’t use it, eats a right on the break. He exits the next clinch with a left. Yan whiffs on an uppercut. Left uppercut lands for him, then a hard right hand inside. Counter lefts met by a Faber hook. One minute to go. Yan denies another takedown. Faber ties up, eats a knee and left hand. Low kick lands for him. Left hook. Good knee form Yan. 10-9 Yan.
Round 2: Faber steps in with a right hook. Knee just misses. Yan still pressuring. Low kick from Faber. Yan eats a left hook after missing an uppercut. One minute in. Faber right hand, Yan combination. They slug it out inside and Faber grabs double unders. He looks for the neck before separating. Straight right connects. Yan stuffs another takedown and cracks him with an elbow. Left hook exchange. Two minutes in. Faber ducks a left hook for a single-leg, Yan limp-legs out. Huge right hand hurts Faber and a straight left puts him on his rear. Yan cracks him with some hard shots, can’t get the finish and eats a right in return. Two minutes to go.
Yan stuffs a takedown, then crushes Faber with an elbow. Faber on his knees, absorbing punches. Faber grabs the fence to stand and his face is an absolute mess. Yan drags him to the mat and the ref immediately pauses to look at the result of that elbow; there’s a giant cut and swelling beside Faber’s right eye, but they let it continue. Hard punches from Yan. Faber turns for a leg, tries to get a takedown, eats a left. One minute to go. Hard straight right from Faber, dropped again with a right hand. They’re slugging it out. Yan whiffs on a right hand and scores another takedown from the rear waist lock. 10-8 Yan.
Round 3: Yan back on the advance, lands a jab and body kick. Head kick blocked. They tie up and, as Faber exits, Yan knocks him clean out with a head kick. Walk-off KO for “No Mercy.”
Final result: Yan def. Faber by KO (head kick)
170 lbs.: Mike Perry vs. Geoff Neal
Round 1: Heavy body kick lands for Neal in the early going. Straight left a minute in. Overhand right by Perry, who gets rocked by a head kick in return. Neal pouring it on, slumps Perry with a left hand against the fence and drills him for the finish.
Final result: Neal def. Perry by TKO (head kick and punches)
135 lbs.: Irene Aldana vs. Ketlen Vieira
Round 1: Vieira on the advance to start. Low kick from Aldana as she circles. 3-2 from Vieira. 2-3 connects. Aldana with a right downstairs. One minute in. Counter right from Vieira. Big 1-2 from Aldana lands clean and she jabs the body to follow. 1-3. Vieira tries to swarm. Aldana to the body. Two minutes in. She slips a combination. Left hand lands in the center. 3-2 from Vieira. Counter right. Right cross from Aldana, body jab. They trade right hands. Aldana counter right. Two minutes to go.
Vieira left hook. Aldana low kicks. Left hook exchange, Aldana counter right. Body shot lands for her. One minute to go. Good exchanges. Both landing big shots. Suddenly, Aldana uncorks a left hook that completely poleaxes Vieira. She collapses to the mat, barely clinging to consciousness, and quickly gets that pounded out of her.
Final result: Aldana def. Vieira by KO (punches)
185 lbs.: Omari Akhmedov vs. Ian Heinisch
Round 1: Trading leg kicks to start. Long right hand lands for Heinisch and they exchange low kicks once more. Heinisch shoots, denied, has to fend off some haymakers on the fence. One minute in. Heinisch tried a body kick, lands a right hand. Akhmedov with an overhand in return. Akhmedov answers a low kick with another overhand. Heinisch with a lead left hook. Two minutes in. Akhmedov falls short with a three-piece, just misses with a counter right. Spin attempt. Two minutes to go.
Akhmedov catches a low kick and comes back with a right hand. Glancing overhand. Heinisch with a body kick. Akhmedov shoots, slams Heinisch down into guard. One minute to go. Heinisch scrambles up, granby rolls away. Left hook lands for Akhmedov. Heinisch with a knee to the body. Akhmedov catches a late kick. 10-9 Akhmedov.
Round 2: Body kick lands for Heinisch. Akhmedov tries a front kick, lands a counter 1-2. Heinisch leg kick. Heinisch tries a knee, faces counters again. One minute in. Spin attempt. Akhmedov with an overhand right. Heinisch really struggling to get his offense flowing. Akhmedov with another lead right. Body shot lands. Two minutes in. Heavy exchange at close range. Heinisch body kick. Akhmedov changes levels against the fence and drags him down. Heinisch manages to sit through and separate. Two minutes to go.
Another Heinisch body kick. Akhmedov loads up on a right hand in return. Hard left hook. Heinisch steps in with a knee, then changes levels. Akhmedov defending well. Heinisch finally gets him down before the bell. 10-9 Akhmedov.
Round 3: Heinisch tries to step in with a body kick, gets clipped by a left hook. Leg kick from Heinisch. Akhmedov catches one and comes back with counters. One minute in. Akhmedov to the body, jab upstairs. Big uppercut lands for him and Heinisch ties up. They separate. Two minutes in. Trying to exchange in the center. Heinisch head kick lands with a knee. Akhmedov hurts him with a hook in return and has to defend a takedown. Akhmedov defending on the fence. Two minutes to go.
Akhmedov reverses, lands a knee. They separate, another left hook by Akhmedov. He’s tired, but still striking well. Heinisch shoots in and takes him down against the fence. Left hands from Heinisch and he looks for the back. Akhmedov reverses into a single-leg attempt. Back to the center and they’re trading. Akhmedov reverses a takedown attempt and lands a right hand. Heinisch tries a last-ditch flying knee and gets taken down. 10-9 Akhmedov.
Final result: Akhmedov def. Heinisch by unanimous decision
170 lbs.: Matt Brown vs. Ben Saunders
Round 1: Saunders tosses out some early kicks. Combination from Brown, blocks a head kick. Another. Step=in hook lands for Brown and he foot-sweeps Saunders to the ground, only to find himself in immediate submission danger. One minute in. Saunders with a reverse triangle, using it to throw elbows. Now hs converts it to a standard triangle. Brown stacking him two minutes in. Brown holding onto Saunders’ wrist, preventing him from advancing the choke. Two minutes to go.
Brown still waiting it out. Saunders trying to pull down on the head. Brown finally gets his other arm into the hold, lands a right hand as Saunders tries to sit up. Saunders trying to use mission control. Brown passes to half guard and lands a couple of elbows. 10-9 Saunders.
Round 2: Chorus ate my writeup, but Brown hurt Saunders with a head kick, chipped away from guard, and ultimately put Saunders away with punches and elbows on the ground.
Final result: Brown def. Saunders by KO (punches and elbows)
145 lbs.: Chase Hooper vs. Daniel Teymur
Round 1: Hooper lands a body kick, eats an overhand right and gets stuck in an anaconda choke. Hooper showing some acrobatics to defend and manages to escape, transitioning into another takedown attempt. He jumps guard, eats a couple right hands and tries to threaten an arm until Teymur makes him stand. Another huge overhand right and Teymur ends up on top in the scramble. Hooper transitions to the back as they stand and puts in a hook. Two minutes in. Short lefts from Hooper on the standing Teymur. He kicks off the fence to get the other hook in and starts droppint punches. Two minutes to go.
Hooper worms his forearm under Teymur’s chin and wraps up the RNC. Heroic defense from Teymur to survive, but now Hooper’s in mount dropping elbows. Hooper retakes the back. then locks up a mounted triangle and unloads with punches and elbows that cut Teymur open and force the ref into action.
Final result: Hooper def. Teymur by TKO (punches and elbows)
125 lbs.: Kai Kara-France vs. Brandon Moreno
Round 1: Some early rangefinding from both men. Left hand lands for Moreno. Kara-France tries a head kick, misses with a 1-2-3. Left hook lands for him. Head kick attempt met by a left. One minute in. Jab and right hand both connect. Moreno fakes a level change and tries an elbow. Jab to the body comes back at him. Hard right hand from Kara-France and Moreno tells him to bring it. Nice exchange two minutes in. Big right cross catches Moreno throwing and knocks him off-balance for a moment. Solid jabs and low kicks landing for Kara-France. Moreno trying to counter with mixed success. Two minutes to go.
Cracking 1-2 lands again for Kara-France. Moreno combination and leg kick. Cross counter. Elbow misses. Kara-France tries a cartwheel kick, Moreno comes back with some nice punches. One minute to go. Low kick from Kara-France. Moreno head kick just blocked. Kara-France cracks him with a stutter-step right hand. Another blocked head kick. 10-9 Kara-France.
Round 2: Moreno firing his jab, tries a wheel kick. Kara-France lands a jab and low kick of his own. Moreno tries a head kick a minute in. 1-2 from Kara-France. Moreno tries to answer a body jab with a head kick, eats a left. Moreno counters a head kick attempt. Body shot connects. Moreno opening up on the fence, shrugs off a huge left hook in return. Two minutes in. Moreno body kick. Moreno lands a right cross over the jab, blocked head kick. Great combinations from Moreno. Moreno counters an uppercut with a left hook. Two minutes to go.
Big 1-1-2-3 from Kara-France. Hard uppercut connects, Moreno answers with a combination. Kara-France Superman punch. One minute to go. Moreno rushes in with an elbow and eats a jab. Good jabs from Moreno. Kara-France with a right cross. Overhand right, swinging heat. 10-9 Moreno.
Round 3: Both men try early head kicks. Rapid exchanges in the center. Kara-France with a glancing head kick, blocks one in return. More Moreno kicks a minute in. Body shot lands. Right hand from Kara-France. Trading jabs. Kara-France with a right hand, knocks Moreno off-balance with a shove. Kara-France low kick met by a combination. Kara-France tries a combo against the guard, lands to the body. Moreno taunting him. Kara-France to the body. Two minutes to go.
Moreno stalking forward, lands a left hook. 3-2, more jabs. Quick exchange. Overhand right lands for Kara-France, eats a 1-2. Trading heat. Kara-France with a body shot and three-piece as Moreno slings 1-2s. One minute to go. Moreno head kick attempt. Kara-France cracks him with a left hook, eats a 3-3-2. Big counter right from Kara-France. Left hook lands. They slug it out in the center. Damn close round. 10-9 Kara-France.
Final result: Moreno def. Kara-France by unanimous decision
125 lbs.: Jessica Eye vs. Viviane Araujo
Round 1: Eye looking for leg kicks, avoids a flurry. Counter and low kick land for Araujo. Body kick connects. Eye counters the next one with a three-piece. Araujo counter right. One minute in. Eye changes levels, lands a right on the break. Araujo doubles up the right. Eye digs a right downstairs. Another. Araujo fakes an up-elbow and they trade jabs. Left hook form Araujo behind it two minutes in. Eye cracks her with a right cross as they trade. Araujo catches a high kick and takes her down into half guard. Struggling to pass. Two minutes t ogo.
Eye trying to utilize a knee shield. Araujo lands some decent punches, looks for the back, can’t get it and they separate. Low kicks from Eye, then a head kick and right hand exchange. Eye tries to shoot under a right hand, avoids a back take and knees the body. They exchange low kicks. 10-9 Araujo.
Round 2: Eye counters a whiffed uppercut with a right hand. Good lead right, body shot. One minute in. Jab lands for Araujo. Eye comes back with low kicks and a right cross, then one downstairs. Eye looking for more right hands, lands another set of low kicks. Two minutes in. Araujo tries a Superman punch and follows up with a hook. She catches another kick, can’t use it two minutes in. Eye jab. Looking dominant this round. Body kick, low kicks. Two minutes to go.
Araujo shoots, dumps her down into side control. Eye again gets a knee shield in and stands. One minute to go. Overhand right from Eye. Again, leg kicks. Araujo pops her with a straight left. Eye ducks a Superman punch and grabs a body lock. Knee downstairs. 10-9 Eye.
Round 3: Eye moving, landing her jab. Araujo pursuing, lands a right hand. Eye digs a right downstairs, whiffs on an overhand. Araujo jab, Eye low kicks. They exchange inside. Araujo body kick. Whiffs on an elbow, eats a combo two minutes in. Eye goes low-high with right hands. Stiff jab. Araujo really not landing this round, again eats the double right. Eye stuffs a takedown, landing a knee in the process. Araujo stings her with an overhand right. Two minutes to go.
Araujo changes levels again, claims she took an eye poke but the ref says to continue. Overhand right form Eye, stuffs another takedown. Low kick connects. One minute to go. Eye with another right downstairs. Straight right upstairs, avoids a left hook. Low-high rights. Araujo with a well-timed takedown but still can’t get it. One last exchange. 10-9 Eye.
Final result: Eye def. Araujo by unanimous decision
185 lbs.: Oskar Piechota vs. Punahele Soriano
Round 1: Well, Fight Pass lied to me about the start time. Anyway, Soriano knocked him clean out with a left cross midway through the first round
Final result: Soriano def. Piechota by KO (punch)