UFC Vegas 19 Highlights: Derrick Lewis Takes Out Curtis Blaydes Early

Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis wasn’t what fight fans of slugfest wanted to see.  The two fighters met in a heavyweight bout on Saturday night (February 20, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 19 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. The fir…

Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis wasn’t what fight fans of slugfest wanted to see.  The two fighters met in a heavyweight bout on Saturday night (February 20, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 19 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. The first round saw Lewis land some solid strikes early, but Blaydes […]

Yana Kunitskaya Outgrapples Ketlen Vieira At UFC Vegas 19

Ketlen Vieira vs. Yana Kunitskaya exceeded what those had thought it was going to be and was worthy of its co-main event billing.  The two fighters met in a women’s bantamweight bout on Saturday night (February 20, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 19 event …

Ketlen Vieira vs. Yana Kunitskaya exceeded what those had thought it was going to be and was worthy of its co-main event billing.  The two fighters met in a women’s bantamweight bout on Saturday night (February 20, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 19 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Vieira dominated […]

Chris Daukaus Swarms Aleksei Oleinik – UFC Vegas 19 Results

Oleinik DaukausNext up on the UFC Vegas 19 main card is a heavyweight bout between Aleksei Oleinik and Chris Daukaus. Round 1: Both fighters are swinging early. They eventually clinch up with Oleinik up against the fence. Oleinik reverses and has the underhooks. Oleinik pulls guard but is unable to as Daukaus lands some huge shots. […]

Oleinik Daukaus

Next up on the UFC Vegas 19 main card is a heavyweight bout between Aleksei Oleinik and Chris Daukaus.

Round 1: Both fighters are swinging early. They eventually clinch up with Oleinik up against the fence. Oleinik reverses and has the underhooks. Oleinik pulls guard but is unable to as Daukaus lands some huge shots. Daukaus lands a right that seems to have partially hurt Oleinik. Daukaus starts to unload on Oleinik soon after as the referee eventually stops the fight!

Official result: Chris Daukaus defeats Aleksei Oleinik via TKO (R1, ).

Phil Hawes Survives Late Onslaught From Nassourdine Imavov – UFC Vegas 19 Results

Imavov HawesNext up on the UFC Vegas 19 main card is a middleweight encounter between Phil Hawes and Nassourdine Imavov. Round 1: Hawes lands a leg kick. He follows it with a couple more as he backs Imavov against the cage. Hawes feints a takedown before throwing a number of huge strikes but Imavov seems to […]

Imavov Hawes

Next up on the UFC Vegas 19 main card is a middleweight encounter between Phil Hawes and Nassourdine Imavov.

Round 1: Hawes lands a leg kick. He follows it with a couple more as he backs Imavov against the cage. Hawes feints a takedown before throwing a number of huge strikes but Imavov seems to be fine as he partially blocked them. Hawes lands another leg kick that nearly drops Imavov. Hawes clinches Imavov up against the fence. Hawes lands some knees but there’s not a lot of action here as the referee provides a warning. Hawes starts to land some punches before taking Imavov down with just over a minute to go. Imavov gets up but is taken right down as Hawes is in side control. Hawes transitions to half guard and lands some shots as the round ends.

Round 2: After some early exchanges, Hawes goes back to clinching Imavov up against the fence as he no doubt is looking to take him down again. Hawes partially takes him down but Imavov gets back to his feet as he remains controlled against the cage. Hawes lands some strikes and knees before Imavov separates. Imavov wobbles Hawes with a left hook. He starts to pour on the pressure but Hawes times a takedown perfectly. Imavov gets to his feet but Hawes has his back. Imavov looks to attempt a kimura but Hawes transitions to half guard and looks to start some ground and pound. Hawes isn’t landing heavy shots but is landing while Imavov is active from the bottom with some elbows. The round ends.

Round 3: Hawes connects with a leg kick. He quickly goes for a explosive takedown but Imavov gets to his feet. Hawes has his back but eventually clinches him up against the fence. Imavov separates and looks to get his striking going. Hawes starts to pressure and back up Imavov though. Imavov blocks a spinning back kick. Imavov slips as he looks to strike and finds himself clinched up against the fence again. Imavov separates and connects again as he wobbles Hawes! Imavov clinches him now but Hawes now takes him to the other side of the Octagon and looks for a takedown with over a minute remaining. Imavov lands a couple of elbows and connects with a big knee. Hawes clinches Imavov against the fence as the fight ends.

Official result: Phil Hawes defeats Nassourdine Imavov via majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Tom Aspinall Stops Andrei Arlovski With Second Round Submission – UFC Vegas 19 Highlights

AspinallUsually capable of stopping his opponent with his hands, in relatively timely fashion to boo, Team Kaobon mainstay, Tom Aspinall grabs a career-highlight victory over former UFC heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski — submitting the veteran with a second round rear-naked choke. Improving to 10-2 professionally and 3-0 in the UFC, scoring finishes in each of […]

Aspinall

Usually capable of stopping his opponent with his hands, in relatively timely fashion to boo, Team Kaobon mainstay, Tom Aspinall grabs a career-highlight victory over former UFC heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski — submitting the veteran with a second round rear-naked choke.

Improving to 10-2 professionally and 3-0 in the UFC, scoring finishes in each of them — the Wigan native landed some notable damage in the opening round on the feet, splitting the Belarusian’s nose in the early goings. Appearing quite strong in the clinch, Aspinall utlisied the fence to control Arlovski for the majority of the opening frame.

Shooting with a somewhat surprising double-leg early in the second, Aspinall pushed Arlovski back to the fence again, before taking his back with ease, slipping in a swift rear-naked choke and forcing the tap.

Whilst admitting event headliners, Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis are above him, Aspinall noted his interest in facing the winner of tonight’s scrap between Chris Daukaus and Aleksei Oleinik.

Below, catch the highlights from Aspinall’s third Octagon victory since his debut last summer.

Tom Aspinall Submits Andrei Arlovski – UFC Vegas 19 Results

Aspinall ArlovskiKicking off the UFC Vegas 19 main card is a heavyweight bout between Andrei Arlovski and Tom Aspinall. Round 1: Aspinall starts the fight with a jab. Arlovski blitzes but Aspinall avoids it. Aspinall lands a right. Arlovski is backed up against the cage. Aspinall lands a couple of leg kicks. Aspinall hurts Arlovski and […]

Aspinall Arlovski

Kicking off the UFC Vegas 19 main card is a heavyweight bout between Andrei Arlovski and Tom Aspinall.

Round 1: Aspinall starts the fight with a jab. Arlovski blitzes but Aspinall avoids it. Aspinall lands a right. Arlovski is backed up against the cage. Aspinall lands a couple of leg kicks. Aspinall hurts Arlovski and unloads a barrage of punches and body shots. Arlovski fights back and manages to survive as Aspinall has him clinched up against the fence. Arlovski eventually separates and they return to striking. Aspinall evades a jab and starts to pressure Arlovski again. Arlovksi lands a shot during a blitz but Aspinall reverses and clinches him up against the fence again. They separate again and are back in the center of the Octagon. Arlovski misses a head kick but lands a big right. Arlovski connects with a body kick to end the round.

Round 2: Arlovski misses a front kick to start the round. Aspinall blocks another but eats a right hand. Arlovski lands a body shot. Aspinall replies with some leg kicks. Arlovksi lands a right but Aspinall laughs it off. Arlovski misses a spinning back kick. Aspinall goes for a blast double and transitions to a rear naked choke and quickly gets the win!

Official result: Tom Aspinall defeats Andrei Arlovski via submission (R2, 1:09).