UFC Fight Night 185 play-by-play and live results

Round 1 – O’Neill moves forward quickly and throws a front kick but eats a right hand in return. Punches traded, and O’Neill drives into the clinch and wants a takedown. Dobson defends well and is able to push her away. They move to the center and start trading again before O’Neill changes levels and drives in for the takedown. Dobson quickly scrambles and sweeps and is able to get back to the feet. Dobson teeing off as she walks forward, and O’Neill again looking for the clinch and drives the action to the cage. Dobson circles off and punches and then lands a few knees inside. O’Neill able to get he off-balance and on the floor. O’Neill sets up in side control. Dobson tries to turn for the arm, but it’s not there. O’Neill punching from the top, but she loses control, and Dobson scrambles to a knee and then her feet. She pulls away with a little more than a minute, but O’Neill quickly back inside and drags her to the canvas again. Dobson against the cage and limited in how she can move. O’Neill postures and moves past the legs as she continues to strike from the top. Dobson attacks the leg in the closing seconds but runs out of time. MMA Junkie gives the first to O’Neill, 10-9.

Round 2 – They engage quickly on the feet, but O’Neill is immediately inside for the takedown and drags the action to the floor. She slips around to the back and has the right hook in. Dobson controlling an arm and trying to escape, but as she rolls, that allows O’Neill to take mount. O’Neill looking to strike from the dominant position. She drives elbows and forearms to the had. Dobson covering, and she gets her feet on the cage, but she can’t get the sweep. O’Neill heavy on top and punching away. Dobson covering well, but she’s in a bad spot. Punches coming. Elbows. Dobson rolls, but O’Neill takes the back and wants the choke. Not there, so she turns again to striking. Dobson staying active and trying to roll free. She gets to a knee, but O’Neill breaks the base and gets her on the floor again. Mount for O’Neill, and she continues to strike. Referee Chris Tognoni warns Dobson to move, but she can’t get free, and this fight is over.

Result: Casey O’Neill def. Shana Dobson via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:41
Photos: UFC Fight Night 185: Best photos from Las Vegas
Records: Shana Dobson (4-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC), Casey O’Neill (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Chris Tognoni

Article source: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-185-curtis-blaydes-derrick-lewis-play-by-play-live-results

 

UFC Fight Night 185 video: Julian Erosa hits flying knee to finish Nate Landwehr

Julian Erosa keeps on rolling.

In the second fight of his third promotional stint, Erosa (24-8 MMA, 3-4 UFC) stopped a former M-1 Challenge featherweight champion, Nate Landwehr, with a flying knee at UFC Fight Night 185 on Saturday. The stoppage came 56 seconds into Round 1.

Erosa came out swinging from the opening bell. He stunned Landwehr (14-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) early, who recovered quickly. However, Erosa kept the pressure on him. As he flung punches at Landwehr, a flurry connected. As Landwehr retreated, Erosa leaped in the air and landed a flying knee. Landwehr was sat down and Erosa connected with a follow-up punch.

Referee Mark Smith jumped in, much to the displeasure of Landwehr, who protested the stoppage immediately.

You can see the finished sequence below (via Twitter):

With the victory, Erosa, 31, has won three consecutive fights since a three-fight losing streak that led to his second UFC exit in 2019.

As for Landwehr, the stoppage puts him back in the losing column. Two of his three UFC appearances he’s lost by first-round knockout.

UFC Fight Night 185 took place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streamed on ESPN+.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 185 results include:

Article source: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/02/ufc-fight-night-185-video-julian-erosa-flying-knee

 

Video: Maria Henderson, wife of Benson Henderson, wins MMA debut at LFA 100

Maria Henderson is one-for-one inside the cage.

Henderson (1-0 amateur), the wife of former UFC lightweight champion and current Bellator fighter Benson Henderson, defeated Amanda Mitchell (0-1 amateur) by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) Friday.

The amateur strawweight fight served as the card-opening bout at LFA 100.

Despite having a Brazilian jiu-jitsu background, Henderson, 28, displayed her striking abilities throughout the fight. In Round 1, both fighters gave and took damage. A southpaw like her husband, Henderson displayed an effective body kick. Mitchell countered consistently with a right hand.

Round 2 began with more striking. Eventually, the MMA Lab’s Henderson clinched and landed knees against the fence. This came much to the delight of Benson, who served as his wife’s lone cornerman for the fight. Upon the break, Mitchell was visibly gassed. The two fighters exchanged until the end-of-round horn.

At the beginning of Round 3, Henderson engaged the clinch immediately. Once separated, both fighters, despite their visible exhaustion, pushed themselves to continue exchanging until the final bell – both absorbed big shots.

Check out Maria Henderson’s MMA debut from LFA 100 in the video below.

LFA 100 took place Friday at Hartman Arena in Park City, Kan. The main card streamed on UFC Fight Pass after prelims on Facebook.

Article source: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/02/mma-news-video-benson-henderson-wife-maria-wins-mma-debut-lfa-100

 

Steve Nguyen faceplants LFA 100 opponent, hammerfists unconscious body

Steven Nguyen entered LFA 100 having not fought since a brutal knockout loss on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2019.

Friday, there was another brutal knockout in his fight. However, this time, Nguyen (7-1) wasn’t on the receiving end of the punishment. Nguyen knocked out opponent Jorge Juarez 30 seconds into their fight.

The finishing sequence began when Juarez (5-3) threw a left hook, which whiffed. Nguyen countered with a hard right hand that faceplanted Juarez. From there, Nguyen landed a Dan Henderson-esque follow-up hammerfist, but the damage had already been done.

The finish was Nguyen’s sixth in seven professional victories. He recently made the switch to Fortis MMA and is training under esteemed coach Sayif Saud.

LFA 100 took place Friday at Hartman Arena in Park City, Kan. The main card streamed on UFC Fight Pass after prelims on Facebook.

Article source: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/02/lfa-100-video-steven-nguyen-vs-jorge-juarez

 

LFA 100 results: Victor Altamirano earns flyweight gold at milestone event

LFA 100 marked a big milestone for the promotion, which, for the entirety of its existence has served as an unofficial feeder league for the UFC, Bellator and more.

LFA launched in January 2017 following a merger between RFA and Legacy FC. Since that time, LFA has promoted fights involving numerous competitors who went on to sign contracts with the UFC and Bellator.

A vacant flyweight title fight between Victor Altamirano and Nate Smith headlined Friday’s card. The bout was a one-way championship fight. Altamirano (9-1) was the only fighter of the two who could walk away with LFA gold because Smith (6-2), who took the fight on five days’ notice, missed weight by 2.6 pounds.

Altamirano won a unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 50-44) after 25 minutes of competition. It was Altamirano’s striking that proved to be the difference. Although Smith had his moments and secured a few takedowns, he wasn’t able to muster up any significant offense.

As LFA title gold was wrapped around his waist, things came full circle for Altamirano, who competed as an amateur at LFA 1 in January 2017.

Altamirano, 30, has won three straight fights. His only professional loss came to former UFC flyweight Jarred Brooks in October 2019.

The co-main event was a back-and-forth scrap and the finishing sequence was a turning of the tides. When Charles Johnson was dropped by Karlee Pangilinan, he not only got back to his feet; he found a way to win. Johnson got up, grabbed hold of Pangilinan, and submitted Johnson with an anaconda choke.

In the card’s most violent moment, Steven Nguyen returned from a nearly two-year layoff and violently face-planted opponent Jorge Juarez with a brutal knockout punch. As Juarez’s unconscious body laid facedown on the canvas, Nguyen followed up with a vicious hammerfist. The fight was stopped 30 seconds into the opening round.

Earlier in the night, Tony Ferguson protege Tommy Aaron channeled his inner “El Cucuy” flinging a barraged of wild and whacky strikes at opponent Gerald Scott. A high-paced battle ended in Round 3 when Aaron (7-4) submitted Scott (4-1) via rear-naked choke.

On the Facebook prelims, Maria Henderson, wife of former UFC lightweight champion and current Bellator fighter Benson Henderson, won her amateur MMA debut. She defeated fellow debutant Amanda Mitchell by unanimous decision.

LFA 100 took place Friday at Hartman Arena in Park City, Kan. The main card streamed on UFC Fight Pass after prelims on Facebook.

Full LFA 100 results include:

  • Victor Altamirano def. Nate Smith via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 50-44)
  • Charles Johnson def. Karlee Pangilinan via submission (anaconda choke) – Round 2, 1:41
  • Steven Nguyen def. Jorge Juarez via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:30
  • Tommy Aaron def. Gerald Scott via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 3:57
  • Christian Natividad def. Evan Woolsey via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
  • Emmanuela Moliere def. Amber Danielson-Smith via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-26)
  • Maria Henderson def. Amanda Mitchell via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) – amateur bout

Article source: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/02/lfa-100-results-victor-altamirano-vs-nate-smith-flyweight-title

 

 

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