UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Silva – live results, discussion, play by play

Live, blow-by-blow updates of the 13-fight ensemble from London, featuring former pound-for-pound king Anderson “The Spider” Silva taking on Michael “The Count” Bisping, all of which airs early today on UFC Fight Pass.

Join us this afternoon for live results and detailed play-by-play as UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Silva takes flight from The O2 Arena in London, England.

The multifarious Brazilian juggernaut who once sat high upon the middleweight throne, Anderson Silva, is set to clash with England’s own Michael Bisping in the event’s headliner. In the co-main event, Gegard Mousasi, who’s coming off the first and only TKO loss in his 43-fight career, looks to rebound against fellow veteran Thales Leites. Also on the main card: Tom Breese vs. Keita Nakamura in a welterweight bout and bantamweights Brad Pickett vs. Francisco Rivera.

The entire card will broadcast on UFC Fight Pass beginning with the preliminary card at 12:45 p.m. ET and climaxing with main card at 4 p.m. ET. The full lineup and schedule follows. Be sure to check out the UFC London stream for Bloody Elbow’s extensive coverage of the show.

Main Card
(UFC Fight Pass, 4 p.m ET)

Michael Bisping vs. Anderson Silva
Thales Leites vs. Gegard Mousasi

Tom Breese vs. Keita Nakamura

R1: Nakamura lands a counter body kick to the ribs, then clinches after baiting Breese to throw the straight left. Body lock for Nakamura and he manages to hit an outside trip despite having his back on the fence. “K-Taro” deftly flows into full mount but Breese goes for a leg lock and uses it to stand back up. Nakamura stays attached in the over-under clinch until they’re separated at the halfway mark.

Breese leads with a left cross that lands but Nakamura glances with a counter and again forces a tie-up. Nakamura cross-faces with his right arm, then lands a short forearm before they separate and reset. Breese lands a front kick to the body with the toes, then has a left high kick blocked. Nakamura tags Breese with a counter rear uppercut, then knifes in to force another clinch. Breese circles off the fence and lands a knee to the body, then an elbow on the clinch break. 10-10.

R2: Breese comes forward with punches and anticipates the counter-clinch with a hard knee up the middle. Trip takedown from Nakamura, who again amazingly slithers to full mount. Breese once again counters with a leg lock, this time a kneebar, but uses the advantageous position to sweep into top position. Breese, in half guard, gets a heavy base, looking for elbows, then he baits Nakamura with a kimura and nearly passes to full mount. Breese is finally able to posture up but only manages two short lefts to the head.

Nakamura goes for a sweep from deep half guard but Breeze counters with the front headlock, and they end up back in half guard. Pestering ground-and-pound from Breese in Nakamura’s closed guard. Now a hammer-fist and a volley of nasty elbows from Breese. Nakamura swivels for an omoplata and locks down the shoulder, then hooks the far-side arm to torque Breese’s upper body. 10-9 Breese.

R3: It’s a slow start to the final frame on both sides. Nakamura forces a clinch and doggedly battles to keep Breese on the cage. Nakamura clasps his hands in the body lock and nearly finishes a takedown but Breese again counters with a leg lock. Breese tries to cradle the leg and sweep but Nakamura somehow reverses into top position.

Nakamura in half guard as Breese tries to push off the fence with both feet. Breese elevates Nakamura until he’s perpendicular to the floor, then gets into inverted triangle position when Nakamura goes for the counter single. Breese has the inverted triangle locked but he can’t adjust Nakamura’s arm due to the position. 10-9 Breese. I have it 30-28 his way.

Brad Pickett vs. Francisco Rivera

R1: Pickett looking for low kicks from range. Rivera catches Pickett with his forearm on a big left hook. Short, glancing left hook lands for Pickett in the pocket. Lead jab downstairs for Pickett, who’s mixing up his strikes nicely. Rivera lands an outside low kick and they both trade shots. Rivera lands a long right cross and has a high kick blocked.

Rivera stays on the trigger and drops Pickett with a heavy left hook. Rivera dings Pickett with two right crosses, stretching his punches out beautifully. Pickett goes on wobbly legs after Rivera tags him again. Rivera now eerily confident in boxing range, rapping Pickett with another right cross and left hook. Pickett gets a flash knockdown by way of a right hook and they trade bombs to close the round. 10-9 Rivera.

R2: Rivera’s counter right hook continues to make an impression as his first clean strike of the second frame. Pickett a bit more hesitant to wade into the pocket and trade thus far in the round. Glancing right hand for Rivera to counter Pickett’s jab. Pickett changes levels and catches Rivera off-guard with a takedown. Pickett with a step-over pass to half guard but Rivera elevates him during a mount-pass attempt and gets back to his feet.

Hard outside low kick lands for Rivera. Sinking left hook to the liver is there for Pickett. Oooh, a question-mark kick attempt from Rivera, and that’s a first. Rivera ducks a Pickett combo and gets him half-down with a double leg, but Pickett quickly separates. Rivera rattles Pickett’s jaw with a right hook but then takes a left hook square to the cup. We pause while Rivera recovers. Once again, they close the round with their feet planted, chucking heavy leather at one another with Pickett getting the slight edge. 10-9 Rivera.

R3: Pickett shoots a double 30 seconds in but Rivera sprawls on it, going to one knee and digging in a strong under-hook. Pickett persists, throwing odd-angle knees as Rivera defends. Rivera goes for a reactive guillotine when Pickett stands upright and Pickett wisely changes it up and gets Rivera down with a blast double. Picket steps over into half guard but Rivera is poised to shrimp out.

They’re stood up at the halfway mark. Outside low kick to the upper thigh for Rivera. Pickett answers in kind. Pickett lands a sharp body kick to the ribs but he eats a pair of right hands for his efforts. Rivera changes levels and completes a double leg though Pickett immediately creates space and escapes. Rivera plugs Pickett with another right hook. Pickett gets deep on a double leg and hoists Rivera off the canvas before driving him back into it. 10-Pickett. I have it 29-28 Rivera.

Preliminary Card
(UFC Fight Pass, 12:45 p.m. ET)

Makwan Amirkhani vs. Mike Wilkinson

R1: Wilkinson cuts a wide circle left, showing he’s looking to maintain his range. Amirkhani changes levels and blasts for a single, finishing it and landing in side mount. Wilkinson deftly gets to full guard despite the heavy base of Amirkhani. Amirkhani steps over into half guard, then defends Wilkinson’s butterfly sweep attempt. Nice balance from Amirkhani to stay in top position.

Amirkhani stacks the legs and heaves a right hand while falling into Wilkinson’s half guard. Impressive attempt to force a scramble by Wilkinson but Amirkhani is equally adept on top. Sweet transition to full mount from Amirkhani, who lands some hard hammer-fists as Wilkinson recomposes his guard. Knee-shield from Wilkinson to create space but Amirkhani smothers him and jumps over into side mount. Wilkinson switches from a left-side under-hook to a modified keylock ala Frank Mir vs Pete Williams but he bails on it. 10-9 Amirkhani.

R2: Despite Wilkinson’s elusive movement, Amirkhani hits a takedown a minute deep, again landing in side mount. Amirkhani is agile in transitioning to north-south but he goes back to side control. Upa sweep from Wilkinson to escape, then he latches on a tight guillotine when Amirkhani changes levels.

It looks tight but Amirkhani is eerily composed when rolling into top position and yanking his head out of danger. Amirkhani baits Wilkinson with a crucifix attempt to pass to full mount. Wilkinson struggles but can’t buck Amirkhani off due to his heavy hips. Wilkinson, ever feisty, gets a butterfly hook and tries to elevate Amirkhani, again with no luck. 10-9 Amirkhani.

R3: Amirkhani penetrates deep for a single leg and initially retracts his hips to sprawl but eventually succumbs to the takedown when Amirkhani readjusts. Wilkinson puts a foot in Amirkhani’s chest and boots him off to escape, then again attacks the neck when Amirkhani threatens with another level change. No dice on the front choke so Wilkinson bails on it and goes to work in top position.

The momentum shift is ephemeral as Amirkhani hits a craft sweep. Wilkinson manages to separate and heave a flurry, which doesn’t look to land but it prompts Amirkhani to fall on his back. Now Wilkinson capitalizes by maintaining top position and scoring with some effective ground-and-pound. Now Wilkinson backs out and dives back into Amirkhani’s guard with a heavy right hand. Wilkinson brazenly attempts a leg lock and Amirkhani is poised to sweep, retaking top position. Amirkhani passes to full mount and slices away with a volley of right and left elbows. 10-10. I have it 30-28 Amirkhani.

Davey Grant vs. Marlon Vera

R1: Grant has a right body kick blocked but he lands a follow-up low kick. Vera answers with a left body kick, ten catches Grant’s next kick, putting him on the cage. Grant eats a knee downstairs before circling off the fence, but he breaks the clinch with a clean right hand. More sweeping left kicks from Vera but Grant chops away at his lead leg with a low kick. Grant lands a crafty counter right hook, then glances with a one-two. An odd sequence occurs: Vera shocks everyone with a flying leg lock or scissors attempt, but they’re interrupted by referee Marc Goddard, who claims Vera was illegally holding Grant’s glove.

They restart in the same position but the lack of surprise-factor makes it a poor spot for Vera. Grant stands back and pelts Vera’s legs with kicks, then drives down with a left hand. Vera slickly takes Grant’s back in the transition, quickly applying the body triangle and pursuing the rear-naked choke. Despite the body triangle, Grant manages to spin into Vera’s guard. Hard elbow to the face from Grant followed by punches that Vera seems to block. 10-9 Grant.

R2: Vera lands a left body kick but Grant counters with a one-two. Vera claims he took a low blow but the ref tells them to fight on and Grant obliges with a right. Grant, who suffered a cut on the top of the head in the first round, blazes a quick combo through Vera’s defense. Grant forces a clinch and steps back to assail Vera with a vicious flurry of heaters. Vera shoots a defensive takedown, then pulls guard when Grant defends.

Closed guard for Vera with decent posture control. Grant finds some posture and slams downward with a right forearm. Grant postures up again but this time Vera slings a leg over for a triangle or armbar attempt, but Marc Goddard again interrupts to issue a harsh warning to Vera for holding his opponent’s glove. Grant throws a jump elbow and follows behind it to clinch, then hits a nice outside trip. Grant steps back and fires a kick at Vera’s legs, then re-enters the half guard of Vera. 10-9 Vera.

R3: Grant ducks a punch and thumps Vera with a counter. Grant, still capitalizing on an absurd hand-speed advantage, knifes into range with a one-two, then puts Vera on his back just a minute into the round. Vera, who continues to get on Marc Goddard’s bad side, is warned for a blatant fence grab. Vera slings a leg over for a triangle and Grant backs out to defend, then dives back into Vera’s guard.

Vera looks for another triangle and he locks his legs, but Grant postures up to neutralize it. Vera is docked a point for another glove-grab from ref Marc Goddard. Though action resumed as the point was taken, they’re stood up and Vera glances with a wild, flying knee attempt. Vera shows heart in attacking Grant until the bell. 10-8 Grant with the point deduction. I have it 30-26 Grant.

Scott Askham vs. Chris Dempsey

R1: Askham starts by slipping left kick under the arm and into the ribs of Dempsey, who responds by nailing a double leg. Askham closes his guard and shows good flexibility in transitioning to an armbar. Dempsey defends the first attempt and Askham reapplies the hold, again to no avail. Askham gets strong wrist control and gets halfway through an omoplata, then switches to a leg lock, finally using the transition to sweep Dempsey. Dempsey powers his way back to his feet and goes for an immediate single leg, then switches to a double as Askham drops elbows while defending.

Two knees to the ribs from Dempsey with Askam’s back against the cage. Dempsey drops for a takedown but Askham shucks it off. Two glancing rights from Dempsey as Askham switches to the Thai plum. Beautiful counter whizzer throw for Askham, who then takes Dempsey’s back when he tries to escape. Dempsey never stands upright, staying low to cling to another single leg. Dempsey’s mouthpiece is replaced after they separate. On the restart, Askham puts Dempsey on roller-skates with a left cross, then puts him in the dirt with a left high kick to the kisser.

Arnold Allen vs. Yaotzin Meza

R1: Allen vaults out of his corner and closes distance, glancing with a reactive elbow when Meza rushes him. Allen sidesteps another straight-line burst from Meza. Meza lands a one-two at the end of his punching arc. Meza shoots a single and puts Allen on the cage when he can’t complete it. Allen battles for head position, then cross-faces Meza to circle off the fence.

Short knee to the body from Allen to set up a slick outside trip. Meza gets one butterfly hook in full guard with good wrist control. Meza closes his guard as Allen glances with a short forearm. Allen ejects and torques a volley of low kicks to the legs of the prone Meza before the referee interrupts to stand them up. Allen glances with a left cross and lands a left hook. 10-9 Allen.

R2: Allen bursts forward after a Meza low kick to glance with a left and clinch, but he backs off and separates quickly. Allen steps in to jam Meza’s next kick, catching and hoisting the leg to off-balance Meza. Allen follows him to the ground but Meza puts his back on the fence to stand up. Allen keeps him there, again hitting that clever outside trip. Meza hits the ground but scrambles out of range before Allen can capitalize.

Meza glances with a short, clubbing right. Allen answers with a left cross downstairs. Inside low kick scores for Meza, who sidesteps the next left from Allen. Active jabbing from Allen, then a left kick to the body. Meza answers in kind but gets stuffed on a takedown; apparently Meza was poked in the eye during the exchange. The replay confirms it. We restart with just over a minute left. Quick counter jab is there for Allen. Glancing left body kick for Meza. Hard left hand lands for Allen. 10-9 Allen.

R3: Allen shells on a Meza body kick and lands a counter. Meza gets deep on a single leg attempt and Allen shows phenomenal balance and technique in denying it. Meza puts Allen on the fence and lands a short right, then hooks his foot around Allen’s leg for a trip attempt. They’re separated by our entirely impatient English refs, who are not tolerating even short lulls in the clinch.

Meza dives on another single but Allen lowers his own level to stay upright, then gets a wide stance when Meza switches to a double and drives forward. Allen goes down to one knee but lands an elbow on the way, then reverses Meza, landing in half guard. Meza gives up his back when turtling but manages to separate without incident. Allen easily stops Meza’s next takedown attempt. Another easy stuff for Allen and a short elbow to the head. Allen puts Meza on the fence, half-committing on a double-leg attempt. Allen closes the round like a beast, clobbering Meza with a vicious flurry of heaters that drops him just before the horn sounds. 10-9 Allen. I have it 30-27 Allen if he isn’t awarded with a finish.

Krzysztof Jotko vs. Brad Scott

R1: Jotko opens with a volley of left high kicks which Scott manages to deflect. Scott walking Jotko into corners before letting his hands go but Jotko is able to scoot out along the fence thus far. Lead back-elbow glances for Jotko, then he scores with a counter left cross. Effective movement and range control from Jotko and it’s causing Scott to pursue more aggressively.

Glancing left to the head from Jotko. Left body kick scores for Jotko but Scott answers with a rear-leg teep to the body. Scott grazes with a snapping jab. Scott lands a hard left upstairs but Jotko answers with an uppercut. Nice shelling from Jotko on consecutive flurries from Scott, then Jotko blasts a head kick through Scott’s wing block. 10-9 Jotko.

R2: Scott forces a clinch as Jotko glances with an up-knee on his way in. Scott gets a strong left-side under-hook but he can’t complete the takedown, and Jotko separates. Rear-leg front kick lands to the body for Scott. Hard outside low kick from Scott, who’s still in constant pursuit of Jotko. Jotko ducks under a combo and gets a body lock but he can’t finish with the step-through trip. Jotko puts him on the fence and lands two knees to the thigh, then one to the body.

More short knees to the thighs from Jotko, who hooks the outside leg but he can’t complete the trip. After they separate, Scott corners Jotko and they trade shots. Jotko lands a left roundhouse kick to the ribs. Scott glances with a lead hook to the body. Jotko glances with left hands in consecutive exchanges, then thuds another high kick into Scott’s guard. Jotko lands the lead back-elbow to close the round. 10-9 Jotko.

R3: Jotko opens with a right low kick to Scott’s lead leg. Step-back jab slips through for Jotko, then backs Scott off with a left cross. Nice one-two for Jotko as Scott continues to chase him down. Scott glances with a right hand but Jotko counters with a quick up-knee to the head. Scott loses his balance on a Jotko combo but regains his footing quickly.

Jotko doubles up on left body kicks and Scott answers with a low kick. More left kicks from Jotko and Scott again answers with a low kick. Sharp one-two from Jotko, who’s using the left cross anytime Scott gets in the pocket. Jotko catches Scott with a takedown while he’s throwing a kick. Scott works back to his feet but Jotko trips him back down to the canvas, landing in half guard. Scott gets to full guard and closes it with 30 seconds left. Jotko gets a heavy base and cross-faces Scott, managing a right elbow and a flurry before the horn sounds. 10-9 Jotko. I have it 30-27 Jotko.

Rustam Khabilov vs. Norman Parke

R1: We spend the first minute as the cliche “feeling-out period.” Parke seemingly allowing Khabilov to lead in order to form counter-attacks. Parke flings a left and Khabilov ducks it to snatch up a single leg, then Khabilov moves to the rear waist lock as Parke regains his footing. Parke hand-fights his way out of the rear waist cinch and separates.

Khabilov steps inside a left to jam it and score with a right. Khabilov shoots a double leg with no set up and Parke stuffs it but they accidentally clash heads in the exchange. They’re both ready to resume quickly. Khabilov glances with a right cross. Khabilov grabs another single and Parke defends initially but Khabilov again smoothly transitions to the rear waist cinch. Parke stays in the turtle to avoid going for a ride. 10-9 Khabilov.

R2: Parke goes for a takedown but it’s brushed off by Khabilov. Parke sneaks a left through Khabilov’s guard and it’s his cleanest strike of the bout thus far. Khabilov paws at his right eye after Parke connects. An aggressive straight left coupled with calculated in-and-out footwork seems to have given Parke some momentum. Hard inside low kick lands for Parke but his follow-up high kick is blocked.

Blood leaking from Khabilov’s injured right eye. Parke retracts his hips to avoid a takedown. Looping lead uppercut glances for Khabilov. Parke now leading exchanges and steering Khabilov into corners, eventually attempting a single leg to no avail. Khabilov shoots a double from range and completes it with 45 seconds left. Parke closes his guard and fights for wrist control, only allowing extremely short and ineffective punches from Khabilov on top. 10-9 Parke.

R3: Parke doubles up on left roundhouse kicks, the first low and the second, which lands, to the body. Another looping uppercut from Khabilov, looking to key on Parke’s lowered head. Parke forces a clinch and off-balances Khabilov with a trip, then expertly transitions to back control. Both hooks in for Parke about 90 seconds into the round. Khabilov keeps his composure and hand-fights the rear-naked choke.

Khabilov gets enough room to spin into Parke and force a scramble, then he hits a takedown from the rear waist lock. Parke falls into guard to avoid another back-take and Khabilov steps over into half guard. Khabilov gets wrist control and tries to pin it with his knee but Parke denies the crucifix attempt. Knee-shield for Parke and it creates enough space to scramble back to the fence, and Khabilov finds the rear waist cinch in the transition. Parke again turtles to avoid being suplexed but Khabilov hits a mild belly-to-back suplex to close the round. 10-10. I have it a 29-29 draw.

Jarjis Danho vs. Daniel Omielanczuk

R1: Omielanczuk slings a few heavy left crosses to keep Danho at bay. Omielanczuk steps back and glances with an uppercut and a left body kick. Danho responds by landing a crisp flurry and putting Omielanczuk on the fence. They trade knees to the body. Omielanczuk pivots off the fence and dings Danho with a left hook, then thuds a knee to the body in open space. Danho answers with a knee downstairs but Omielanczuk counters with a short right.

Danho forces a clinch and puts Omielanczuk on the fence but eats a knee up the middle while hand-fighting out of a guillotine attempt. Omielanczuk lands two more short knees but Danho steps back and scores with a left-right upstairs. Danho spears the body with a hard knee before the ref steps in to separate them. Omielanczuk ducks under a punch and secures the body lock, putting Danho on the fence after he’s unable to finish the double leg. Danho circles off the fence and glances with a horizontal elbow. Another big knee to the gut from Omielanczuk. They stalemate against the fence and are once again separated with a few seconds left. 10-9 Omielanczuk.

R2: Two inside low kicks to the lead leg of Danho for Omielanczuk. Now a front-leg side/stomp kick to the knee from
Omielanczuk. Danho answers with a low kick that digs into Omielanczuk’s lead leg. Omielanczuk hurls a wide left that glances. Omielanczuk’s heavy strikes and constant forward pressure are making Danho a little gun-shy.

Omielanczuk steps back and glances with a short right. Danho’s hands have dropped to mid-chest level and his punches look a bit labored. Omielanczuk puts Danho on the fence and grazes with a knee while Danho was grounded; we pause for the minor foul. Omielanczuk, gaining confidence, continues to wade forward and bombard the now-lethargic Danho with low kicks and crisp combos. 10-9 Omielanczuk.

R3: Omielanczuk scores with an inside low kick and then a stomp kick, both aimed at the lead leg of Danho. Another inside low kick and now Danho switches stances to protect what must be a tender left leg. Omielanczuk obliges him with another low kick as soon as Danho switches back to orthodox. Danho lumbers forward and takes an inadvertent punch to the cup whilst throwing a knee. We pause while he recovers to the crowd’s dismay.

Danho is apparently unable to continue and, per the rules regarding an accidental, fight-ending foul in the 3rd round, the scorecards are tallied for a decision. I have it 30-27 Omielanczuk.

Thibault Gouti vs. Teemu Packalen

R1: Packalen follows a jab-hook medley with a rear uppercut and it sits Gouti on the canvas. Packalen pounces with punches, then moves to back control and forces the tapout with the mata leao.

Martin Svensson vs. David Teymur

R1: Teymur catches a left body kick but can’t keep hold of it. Teymur catches another one but lets it go to land a left body kick of his own. Teymur catches the kick for a third time and lets it go. Busy in-and-out movement from Teymur while flicking inside low kicks from range. Glancing straight left from Teymur but Svensson answers with an overhand left. Glancing counter hook from Teymur, then he sprawls on a double leg attempt.

Teymur with a right kick to the body as Svensson struggles to find his striking rhythm. Teymur tries a spinning attack and Svensson rushes him to force a clinch. Teymur separates and glances with a right kick to the body. Teymur catches another kick and sweeps out Svensson’s support leg with a kick, but he lets him back up. Clean left cross scores for Teymur, and his spinning kick thumps into the chest of Svensson. Teymur closes the strong round with a takedown. 10-9 Teymur.

R2: Svensson lands an outside low kick to the upper thigh. Teymur glances with a counter one-two. Teymur half-catches a Svensson body kick and counters with his own. Svensson, almost desperately, shoots from way outside and Teymur easily stuffs it. Teymur steps back and clubs Svensson with a lead uppercut, and Svensson goes down.