Live, blow-by-blow updates for today’s UFC event in Boise, which is headlined by a heavyweight bout between Junior dos Santos and Blagoy Ivanov.
Join us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring and play-by-play as UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov takes place in the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, ID.
The headliner comes in the heavyweight division, where Junior dos Santos makes his long-awaited return against former WSOF champ, the debuting Blagoy Ivanov.
Today’s event will coincide with regular Fight Night times. Live results and play-by-play will commence with the Fight Pass broadcast at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT for three fights. The event will then flip over to FS1 for four more prelims starting at 8pm ET, and then stay there for the full six-fight main card which goes down at 10pm ET. The full lineup and schedule follows.
Check out this week’s MMA Vivisection for predictions, analysis and betting odds on the each matchup.
Mark De La Rosa vs. Elias Garcia
Round 1 –
Jessica Aguilar vs. Jodie Esquibel
Round 1 – They trade early. Aguilar tries to clinch but eats a right. They eventually end up in the clinch anyway. Some knees from Aguilar. JAG almost gets a takedown but Esquibel manages to stay up. More knees from Aguilar inside. Aguilar continues to try to drag her down but can’t get Esquibel furhter than her knees. Esquibel gets up and reverses position. Herb Dean asks for action. They finally separate with two minutes to go. Esquibel paws with a right at the end of combinations. Body/head from Esquibel. Aguilar fires back. Nice knee from Aguilar. Front kick from Esquibel, Aguilar fires back with a body kick. Aguilar with a combo, and a hard right follows it up. Esquibel charges forward and lands a couple. 10-9 Aguilar.
Round 2 – Both are very active on the feet again early. Esquibel doing a good job of rolling away from Aguilar’s punches, but she’s getting caught with knees. Nice counter from Esquibel. Nice combo from Aguilar. Esquibel with a hard left at the end of a combo. Now a right over the top. And another hard one. Aguilar responds with a charging combo. Lead right from Esquibel. Aguilar with a lead left. Aguilar with a knee up in the middle. They clinch and trade knees. 10-9 Esquibel.
Round 3 – They’re wasting no time for the third round in a row. Esquibel lands a right hook. Aguilar with her own right. Aguilar is pressing. Hard straight left from JAG. Esquibel circles out. Jab from Esquibel. Another exchange inside. Aguilar misses with a knee, but lands a light one a few seconds later. JAG clinches. Esquibel reverses. JAG is landing more knees there though still. She does land a hard one on her way out though. Esquibel with an uppercut. They trade again. JAG with a counter right and a nice knee. A lead right lands too. Esquibel fires back. Front kick from Esquibel. Esquibel goes to the body. JAG presses but can’t land. Yet another knee from Aguilar. Esquibel fakes a takedown and lands a right. JAG clinches. Knees inside. They separate and brawl to the horn. 10-9 and 29-28 Aguilar.
Jessica Aguilar defeated Jodie Esquibel via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Main card (10pm ET)
Junior dos Santos vs. Blagoy Ivanov
Dennis Bermudez vs. Rick Glenn
FS1 Prelims (8pm ET)
Eddie Wineland vs. Alejandro Perez
Darren Elkins vs. Alexander Volkanovski
Justin Scoggins vs. Said Nurmagomedov
Raoni Barcelos vs. Kurt Holobaugh
Fight Pass Prelims (6:30pm ET)
Liz Carmouche vs. Jennifer Maia