This is the UFC on FUEL 9 undercard live blog for the Mousasi vs. Latifi event at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
There will be seven fights on the undercard. Reza Madadi vs. Michael Johnson, Tor Troeng vs. Adam Cella, Chris Spang vs. Adlan Amagov, Marcus Brimage vs. Conor McGregor, Ben Alloway vs. Ryan LaFlare, Michael Kuiper vs. Tom Lawlor, and Papy Abedi vs. Besam Yousef will be featured on the prelims.
Check out the UFC on FUEL 9 live blog below.
More Coverage: UFC on FUEL 9 Results | UFC news
Download MMA Fighting iPhone App
Papy Abedi vs. Besam Yousef
Round 1: Abedi opens southpaw while Yousef stands orthodox. Both fighters land inside leg kicks in the early feeling out process. Abedi and Yousef clinch and the judo black belt in Abedi lands a nice inside trip. Yousef locks him up in full guard. Yousef double underhooking to control Abedi while Abedi is crossfacing to create space. He does so and lands a nice elbow over the top. Yousef is able to stand but eats a hard knee to the body. As the two clinch along the fence, Yousef presses Abedi against the fence and lands a hard elbow over the top. Abedi closes the round with a knee tap takedown.
MMA Fighting scores this round 10-9 Abedi
Round 2: Front kick from Abedi to start the second frame, but mostly as a range finder. And then he lands a body kick and left hand. Yousef, however, turns Abedi into the fence and goes to work with a half clinch/striking combination. Abedi tries to create space and eats a right hand. Knee tap takedown by Abedi to slow Yousef’s momentum. Yousef goes back to the double underhooks while Abedi lands a decent shot, but the referee stands them for inactivity. Hard left hand cracks Yousef and the two clinch again. Yousef starting to open up on Abedi, but the judo black belt is responding.
MMA Fighting scores this round 10-9 Yousef
Round 3: A one-two combo lands with the second effort from Yousef and the two clinch again along the fence. Yousef lands a hard knee to the body, but Abedi turns Yousef momentarily. They jockey for position, but Abedi scores another trip to the mat. Yousef tries to turtle but is taken back to his back after several hard shots from Abedi. Yousef stands and eats a punch for his efforts. Yousef scores a takedown of his own and Abedi is holding on to the neck of Abedi in full guard. Surprisingly, the ref stands them both and Abedi is exhausted. Yousef presses him into the fence and scores with three hard elbows over the top.
MMA Fighting scores this round 10-9 Yousef and the fight 29-28 Yousef
Papy Abedi def. Besam Yousef via split decision (29-28 Yousef, 29-28 Abedi, 29-28 Abedi)
Michael Kuiper vs. Tom Lawlor
Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Ben Alloway vs. Ryan LaFlare
Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Marcus Brimage vs. Conor McGregor
Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Chris Spang vs. Adlan Amagov
Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Tor Troeng vs. Adam Cella
Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Reza Madadi vs. Michael Johnson
Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3: