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Live, blow-by-blow updates for today’s UFC event in Vegas on ESPN and ESPN+, which features a heavyweight tilt on top.
Join us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring, and full play-by-play as UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov goes down in UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The headliner comes in the heavyweight division, with Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov facing off over a possible title shot. The co-main event will see Shane Burgos meeting Josh Emmett in a featherweight fight of the night contender.
This is an ESPN show and is kicking off slightly earlier than usual. The seven-fight preliminary card is scheduled to start at 5pm ET/2pm PT. There will be a stream on ESPN+ as well. The five-fight main card will kick off at 8pm ET/5pm PT on ESPN and ESPN+.
Cortney Casey vs. Gillian Robertson
Round 1 – Casey with a lead right hook. Another. Robertson with a takedown. She settles into half. Casey trying to land elbows from the bottom. Robertson works well and gets out to side control. She tries to mount but can’t get it. Back to half. Two minutes left. Methodical top game from Robertson here, but no striking. Casey tries to give up her back. Robertson pulled out to side briefly, but Casey got half guard back. 10-9 Robertson.
Round 2 – Robertson with a light leg kick. Casey with a harder one. Front kick. Right, uppercut, and left all land hard for Casey! Robertson gets in on the legs and takes Casey down 45 seconds in. Robertson has her against the cage, but is in Casey’s full guard. Casey spins and looks for an armbar. Robertson stacks her up and Casey releases it. Robertson gets half and lands a few punches. Robertson is really trying to mount, and to set up an arm-triangle choke. She gives it up and lands a hard hammerfist. Few more punches. 10-9 Robertson.
Round 3 –
Frank Camacho vs. Justin Jaynes
Round 1 – They get after it right away. Jaynes throwing heavy leather. Camacho lands a couple of jabs. Two overhand rights and a two huge lefts from Jaynes drops Camacho! He’s back up but getting beaten up against the cage! THE REF STEPS IN! What a debut, on three days notice!
Justin Jaynes defeated Frank Camacho via TKO (strikes), :41 of round 1
Roxanne Modafferi vs. Lauren Murphy
Round 1 – Low kick from Murphy. Nice right as well. Outside leg kick from Murphy, and another right. Roxy can’t get much going over the first 90 seconds. She finally wades in with a flurry and gets Murphy against the fence. They battle in the clinch. Modafferi looking for a trip but Murphy defends well. Murphy finally spins away. Murphy with a jab to the body and kicks the front leg. Modafferi lands a straight right. Jab from Roxy. Roxy looks to flurry again. Head kick from Murphy is blocked. Murphy with a nice counter off a Roxy jab. 10-9 Murphy.
Round 2 – Roxy gets after it immediately. Modafferi hits a spinning kick. Jab from Murphy. Hard right and Modafferi begs off. Murphy presses forward but eats a right in return. Both ladies land straight rights. Reaching left hook from Murphy. Modafferi with a combination. Knee up the middle from Murphy. Modafferi lands a right and ties Murphy up. Knee to the belly from Murphy in the clinch. Modafferi trying to get down to the legs, but Murphy’s underhooks are allowing her to defend well. Murphy pushes forward and gets a brief takedown. Back up, and now she slams Roxy. Murphy is on her back, looking for a choke. 1:15 to go. Murphy ends up on her back looking for an arm. Nothing there, so she pushes Modafferi off with her feet. They end up back on the feet in the clinch. Modafferi drags Murphy to her knees and they’re stuck in a weird 50/50 position. They return to the feet. 10-9 Murphy.
Round 3 – Leg kick from Modafferi. Another. Counter left from Roxy. Murphy with an uppercut. Elbow from Roxy. Murphy with a nice straight right. Another. They flurry, and Roxy pushes Murphy against the cage. She still can’t get a takedown though. She lands some light knees to the body. Halfway through the final round. Murphy pushes Modafferi away and they reset. Hard right from Roxy. Low kick from Murphy. Another right from Roxy. Counter right and leg kick from Murphy. They both land rights. 45 seconds to go. They both throw, but Murphy gets the best of it. Nice left from Murphy now. She takes Modafferi to the mat late. 10-9 and 30-27 Murphy.
Lauren Murphy defeated Roxanne Modafferi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Austin Hubbard vs. Max Rohskopf
Round 1 – Rohskopf throws a side kick to the head. They trade low kicks. Jab from Rohskopf, but Hubbard lands a left. Inside and outside leg kick from Rohskopf. Hubbard with two hard rights. Rohskopf with a right and he’s in on a takedown attempt. He just misses with a knee, then slams Hubbard to te ground. He’s working in side. Hubbard swept him and landed a hard knee as the got to the feet. Rohskopf grabs a leg and tries a few different things to get Hubbard down. He’s attacking a leg lock now. Hubbard trying to defend. Rohskopf is fast. He looks for a heel hook, but Hubbard defends and gets up. He lands a knee on the way. Body kick from Rohskopf is caught and Hubbard lands a left. Counter right as well. Uppercut from Hubbard. They trade inside leg kicks. Jab and a hard right from Hubbard. 10-9 Rohskopf.
Round 2 – Rohskopf in on an Imanari roll immediately. It doesn’t work but he manages to trip Hubbard to the mat anyway. He attacks a topside guillotine. Hubbard bucks him off again though. Hard combo from Hubbard. Left from Rohskopf. Low kick lands to the cup of Rohskopf. There’s no break. Hubbard with a left and a low kick. Two more kicks and a huge right hook from Hubbard! Another lands, and he’s scoring with a couple of knees. Another huge combo wobbles Rohskopf . Two more rights! A left hook! Rohskopf is still there but these are very hard shots. Another right against the fence. Hard low kick now. Rohskopf looks exhausted and he’s basically just covering up. Body shot and a right to the head from Hubbard. Rohskopf is cut around the eye. Low kicks from Hubbard. Another wicked shot to the body. One more right hook and a body shot to close it out. 10-9 Hubbard.
In between rounds, Rohskopf pleads with his corner to call off the fight. Robert Drysdale tried to give him a pep talk, but he was done. The ref asked him if he wanted to continue fighting, and he said no. Wow.
Austin Hubbard defeated Max Rohskopf via TKO (retirement), 5:00 of round 2
Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+)
Curtis Blaydes vs. Alexander Volkov
Raquel Pennington vs. Marion Reneau
Jim Miller vs. Roosevelt Roberts
Preliminary card (ESPN/ESPN+)
Tecia Torres vs. Brianna Van Buren
Marc-André Barriault vs. Oskar Piechota