Rob Font Batters Cody Garbrandt On Route To Unanimous Judging Triumph – UFC Vegas 27 Highlights

FontIt’s four straight wins for the #3 ranked, Rob Font — who turns in a masterful striking display over five rounds to take home a unanimous decision victory over former undisputed bantamweight titleholder, Cody Garbrandt. A quite tentative opening couple of minutes in the first round was snapped when Font landed a notable clipping shot […]

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It’s four straight wins for the #3 ranked, Rob Font — who turns in a masterful striking display over five rounds to take home a unanimous decision victory over former undisputed bantamweight titleholder, Cody Garbrandt.

A quite tentative opening couple of minutes in the first round was snapped when Font landed a notable clipping shot above Garbrandt’s ear. Evading and looking to counter, Garbrandt managed to secure a double leg at the fence a couple of times as New England Cartel mainstay, Font looked to press at the fence. Some very dangerous exchanges given the power and accuracy on both sides of the board here.

Starting the second round with another successful takedown, Garbrandt moved straight into full guard. Sweeping expertly with a kimura setup, Font managed to get the fight back to a vertical position. Looking largely to counter from the fence as he circled away, Garbrandt found himself on the receiving end of some notable jabs from Massachusetts native, Font.

Dictating the pace in the third, Font again forced Garbradnt to fight off the back foot, and clinched well at the fence as the former champion appeared to be fading in regards to his stamina. Third round in the books, and possibly a third straight round for Font.

Another striking clinic from Font in the fourth who was using his jab expertly, with Garbrandt continuing to fade and appearing quite frustrated with his overall performance.

Turning in a much better fifth and final round, Garbrandt looked slick with his own countering ability, however it proved too little too late for the former champion, as Font lodges his fourth consecutive victory via a unanimous decision.

Check out the highlights from Font’s masterful striking output below.

Carla Esparza Bloodies Yan Xiaonan To Score Second Round Finish – UFC Vegas 27 Highlights

EsparzaInaugural UFC and Invicta FC strawweight champion, Carla ‘Cookie Monster’ Esparza was in need of a statement victory to earn a title rematch against Rose Namajunas in her next outing. And with her second round battering of the promotional-perfect contender, Yan Xiaonan — Esparza has likely earned her title re-run. Taking the #3 ranked Xiaonan […]

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Inaugural UFC and Invicta FC strawweight champion, Carla ‘Cookie Monster’ Esparza was in need of a statement victory to earn a title rematch against Rose Namajunas in her next outing. And with her second round battering of the promotional-perfect contender, Yan Xiaonan — Esparza has likely earned her title re-run.

Taking the #3 ranked Xiaonan down within the opening couple of exchanges, Esparza went to work from the get-go — establishing top position early in the first before riding out the round from the top, laying down some notable elbow strikes resulting in a notable cut on the side of Xiaonan’s head.

Taking down the Liaoning native early in the second again after catching a body kick, Esparza eventually moved to side control and then to a mounted crucifix position — where she began slicing and bloodying Xiaonan with constant strikes, eventually forcing referee, Keith Peterson to step in and award Esparza her fifth consecutive victory. Following the win, the Team Oyama mainstay called for her title re-run against fellow The Ultimate Fighter alum, Namajunas next.

Below, catch the highlights from Esparza’s statement making win over Xiaonan.

Jack Hermansson Takes Unanimous Decision Win Over Edmen Shahbazyan – UFC Vegas 27 Highlights

HermanssonNorwegian grappling ace, Jack Hermansson has rebounded to the winner’s enclosure, and thus, handed middleweight upstart, Edmen Shahbazyan his second consecutive loss in the form of an impressive, grappling-heavy unanimous decision victory. Battling with a bout of COVID-19 forcing him from a UFC 262 clash with Shahbazyan, Hermansson struggled with the striking prowess of the […]

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Norwegian grappling ace, Jack Hermansson has rebounded to the winner’s enclosure, and thus, handed middleweight upstart, Edmen Shahbazyan his second consecutive loss in the form of an impressive, grappling-heavy unanimous decision victory.

Battling with a bout of COVID-19 forcing him from a UFC 262 clash with Shahbazyan, Hermansson struggled with the striking prowess of the Glendale native in the first round, resulting in a couple of noteworthy wobbles.

Utilising his wrestling and grappling in the second and third frames, Hermansson completely outworked the 23-year-old uber-prospect to take home a unanimous decision victory — picking up a dominant 10-8 third and final round on all three judges’ scorecards.

Below, catch the highlights from Hermansson’s impressive judging victory over Shahbazyan.

Ben Rothwell Submits Chris Barnett With Second Round Guillotine – UFC Vegas 27 Highlights

RothwellVeteran UFC heavyweight contender, ‘Big’ Ben Rothwell has notched his seventh submission win as a professional — stopping short-notice replacement, Chris Barnett with a second round guillotine. Drawing fan favourite, Barnett on short notice, Rothwell was initially slated to meet with Philipe Lins and then Askhar Mozharov, however, the latter was forced from the pairing […]

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Veteran UFC heavyweight contender, ‘Big’ Ben Rothwell has notched his seventh submission win as a professional — stopping short-notice replacement, Chris Barnett with a second round guillotine.

Drawing fan favourite, Barnett on short notice, Rothwell was initially slated to meet with Philipe Lins and then Askhar Mozharov, however, the latter was forced from the pairing after he failed to obtain a VISA in time. Remaining on the card, Rothwell clashed with the storied veteran, Barnett.

Threatening with his top pressure in the first round after establishing full mount, Rothwell found himself on the recieving end of some notable counters from Barnett, however, the latter began to fatigue quite significantly toward the end of the first round.

Failing to recover in the early goings of the second, Barnett shot for a laboured takedown. Sprawling and setting up a taut guillotine, Rothwell eventually forced the tap.

Below, catch the highlights from Rothwell’s submission success against Barnett.

David Dvorak Stops Juancamilo Ronderos With One-Armed Rear-Naked Choke – UFC Vegas 27 Highlights

DvorakThe #11 ranked flyweight contender, David Dvorak may have dealt with some fight week rescheduling, however, that didn’t prevent him from turning in an impressive opening round rear-naked choke win over short-notice replacement, Juancamilo Ronderos — one-armed no less. The Czech Republic native was originally slated to meet with Brazil’s Raulian Paiva, however, the pairing […]

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The #11 ranked flyweight contender, David Dvorak may have dealt with some fight week rescheduling, however, that didn’t prevent him from turning in an impressive opening round rear-naked choke win over short-notice replacement, Juancamilo Ronderos — one-armed no less.

The Czech Republic native was originally slated to meet with Brazil’s Raulian Paiva, however, the pairing was shelved after Paiva was pulled from the card as he dealt with health issues due to the effects of weight cutting.

Taking promotional debutante, Ronderos’ back in an opening round scramble, Dvorak eventually found his way under the Colombian’s neck, handing him a debut loss in the form of a one-armed rear-naked choke.

Below, catch the highlights from Drovak’s first round submission success.

UFC Vegas 27 Results: Font vs. Garbrandt

UFC Vegas 27LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 27: Font vs. Garbrandt results throughout the night (Sat. 22nd. April 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking main event status in the promotion’s return to Las Vegas and the UFC Apex facility; a massive bantamweight tilt with potential title implications, as the #3 rated contender, […]

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LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 27: Font vs. Garbrandt results throughout the night (Sat. 22nd. April 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Taking main event status in the promotion’s return to Las Vegas and the UFC Apex facility; a massive bantamweight tilt with potential title implications, as the #3 rated contender, Rob Font draws the #4 ranked challenger, former undisputed champion, Cody Garbrandt.

Embarking on a three-fight winning spree, New England Cartel mainstay, Font has taken a pair of unanimous decision victories over current Bellator bantamweight champion, Sergio Pettis as well as Ricky Simon, before a massive first round knockout success over one-time title chaser, Marlon Moraes at UFC Vegas 16 in December.

An 11 fight Octagon veteran, Massachusetts native, Font has notched other notable triumphs over the likes of George Roop, Matt Schnell, Douglas Silva de Andrade, and Thomas Almeida.

Snapping a three-fight losing spree last July which included a trio of damaging knockout losses to former teammate and former two-time champion, T.J. Dillashaw, as well as upcoming UFC 265 feature, Pedro Munhoz, Garbrandt lodged a Knockout of the Year contender in his last Octagon walk.

Featuring at UFC 250 once again at the UFC Apex facility, under the tutelage of Mark Henry for the first time in his professional career, Garbrandt scored a buzzer-beating second round knockout win over veteran contender, Raphael Assuncao.

Adding the Brazilian to his UFC run which includes six other victories, the Ohio puncher has also bested the likes of Marcus Brimage, common-foe, Almeida, Takeya Mizugaki, and in his crowning achievement, took a unanimous decision win over former two-time titleholder, Dominick Cruz.

UFC Vegas 27 Results: Font vs. Garbrandt

Main Card: (ESPN+ 7 p.m. ET)

Bantamweight: Rob Font vs. Cody Garbrandt

Strawweight: Yan Xiaonan vs. Carla Esparza

Heavyweight: Justin Tafa vs. Jared Vanderaa

Featherweight: Felicia Spencer vs. Norma Dumont Viana

Featherweight: Ricardo Ramos vs. Bill Algeo

Middleweight: Jack Hermansson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan

Preliminary Card: (ESPN+ 4 p.m. ET)

Heavyweight: Ben Rothwell vs. Chris Bennett

Welterweight: Court McGee vs. Claudio Silva

Flyweight: Bruno Gustavo da Silva vs. Victor Rodriguez

Featherweight: Josh Culibao vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke

Catchweight (128.5lbs): David Dvorak vs. Juancamilo Ronderos

Lightweight: Rafael Alves vs. Damir Ismagulov