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Fight Pass Prelims
Ulka Sasaki def. Willie Gates via Rear-Naked Choke in RD 2
The action started off with a finish when flyweights Ulka Sasaki and Willie Gates met in the Octagon. Sasaki, who made his flyweight debut, relentlessly pursued the takedown against Gates all throughout the bout. Eventually, in round two, Sasaki found his way on to Gates’s back. From there, Sasaki dominated Gates with his control and ultimately ended up getting the choke. Gates had no answer for Sasaki’s back taking ability, and it’s possible we may have a new name to keep an eye on at 125 lbs.
Leon Edwards def. Dominic Waters via Unanimous Decision
In the welterweight division, Leon “Rocky” Edwards stayed up on the scorecards against an out-matched Dominic Waters. While Waters heavily purused the takedown, it was Edwards who matched him round by round with his own wrestling skills. On the feet, Edwards kept Waters hesitant with the threat of flying knees to counter takedown attempts. Big improvements by Edwards in terms of his wrestling ability and while he didn’t get the finish, he dominated against a game Waters.
Kyoji Horiguchi def. Neil Seery via Unanimous Decision
Topping off the Fight Pass preliminary portion was a flyweight bout between Horiguchi and Seery. It was a dominant, shut-out performance by Horiguchi who blaste Seery on the feet with well-timed blitzes of strikes. By the end of the fight, Seery’s face was badly cut up courtesy of Horiguchi’s fists. Horiguchi dropped Seery multiple times throughout the bout, but the Irishman stayed tough and game throughout the contest. Horiguchi even scored takedowns just to keep Seery guessing what was coming next. Great performance by Horiguchi against a guy who is as tough as they come.
Reza Madadi def. Yan Cabral via TKO in RD 3
“Mad Dog” Madadi put a definitive end to a pretty back-and-forth contest. Both Madadi and Cabral threatened each other with takedown attempts, but ultimately cancelled each other out. Even though Cabral took Madadi’s back in the first, Madadi was able to escape and never get put in the same situation again. On the feet, both fighters were off their mark more than not. It was a grinding sort of contest, but all that came to an explosive close in the third when Madadi slammed Cabral with a big rear hand uppercut. Cabral was essentially out on his feet, but closed it off with a straight right to the chin. Big win for Madadi who picks up his first win since being behind bars.
Josh Emmett def. Jon Tuck via Split Decision
In his UFC debut, Team Alpha Male up-and-comer Josh Emmett showcased a complete striking arsenal against fellow lightweight Jon Tuck. It was evident Emmett came from the TAM camp as he displayed the patented stance switches, fancy angles, slick movement, and gamesmanship of fighters like TJ Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt. Tuck stayed game as he stalked the mobile Emmett throughout the course of the bout and stayed active with long-range kicks and some jabs, but overall was left hesitant and confused by Emmett’s footwork. In the third round, a spinning wheel kick parried by Emmett broke Emmett’s finger which left him as a one-handed fighter for the rest of the bout. Nevertheless, Emmett showed his slick movement as he dodged and evaded Tuck’s final onslaught. For coming in on short notice, Emmett proved he has what it takes to be a future contender.
Magnus Cedenblad def. Garreth McLellan via TKO in RD 2
The long and lanky Cedenblad scored the finish against the South African after stunning him with a big head kick. McLellan stayed mobile throughout the first round, but couldn’t really score to much effect. Cedenblad eventually started to push forward and when he did, he was able to floor McLellan with a right straight. In the second stanza, Cedenblad launched a right head kick which McLellan could only partially block. It left him stunned and Cedenblad closed the show with an onslaught of uppercuts for the ref stoppage.
Rustam Khabilov def. Chris Wade via Unanimous Decision
In the featured prelim bout of the night had the Dagestan fighter come away with the decision victory. Wade, one of the lightweight division’s best prospect, scored big with a jumping switch kick to the head. The shot dropped Khabilov in the second round, but that kick only forced Khabilov to turn up the heat. Rustam out-transitioned Wade on the ground, and was the stronger of the two in the clinch. Khabilov found his way onto Wade’s back and peppered him with strikes all while controlling position throughout the bout. The young Chris Wade is still a guy to keep an eye on, but Rustam Khabilov did what he needed to do.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz def. Heather Jo Clark via Unanimous Decision
After an action-packed 15 minutes of trading barrages of strikes, Kowalkiewicz walked away with the definitive decision victory. Karolina threw combination after combination while maintaining distance and avoiding most of Clark’s biggest shots. The two tied up often, and even though Clark scored with a few takedowns, Kowalkiewicz defended well off her back and scrambled back up. On the feet though, Karolina was the sharper striker and dished out an insane amount of output. Clark hung tough and traded in the pocket with Karolina, but ate lots of punishment in the clinch and dirty boxing areas. Kowalkiewicz got the job done, and moved one step closer to the top of the women’s strawweight division.
Nikita Krylov def. Francimar Barroso via Rear-Naked Choke in RD 2
It wasn’t a first round finish like Krylov is used to, but nevertheless “Al Capone” walked away with the submission victory in round two. Round one saw Krylov and Barroso exchange wildly as Krylov entered on the Brazilian against the cage. Barroso sought out the takedown, but Krylov did well staying on the feet. In round two, Krylov and Barroso against threw down in the pocket against each other, but it was Barroso who got the fight to the ground. Krylov immediately reversed position only to get nailed with a big up kick. Krylov took advantage though as he peppered Barroso from the top positon before transitioning to the back and getting the finish. In the shallow 205 lb division, this win could go a long way for Krylov.
Germaine de Randamie def. Anna Elmose via TKO in RD 1
The Dutch fighter Germaine de Randamie received overwhelming crowd support throughout her contest against Anna Elmose. Every strike GDR landed was followed by a cheer by the Dutch crowd, including the blistering knee to the body that immobilized Elmose in round one. From the beginning, it was clear that de Randamie’s size was going to give Elmose problems, and forced the Denmark-native to enter the clinch. Elmose worked hard to put Germaine on the mat, but ultimately failed and ate a barrage of knees in return. Elmose covered up at distance and allowed de Randamie to score with uppercuts before putting Elmose to the mat. De Randamie then teed off with knees to the head and body. A single shot to the gut left Elmose crumbling to the mat. Vicious finish by GDR.
Gunnar Nelson def. Albert Tumenov via Rear-Naked Choke in RD 2
“Gunni” Nelson got back into the win column with a dominant peformance over one of the division’s biggest prospects. Nelson surprised Tumenov early on the feet with quick blitzes and his awkward karate stance. Nelson had just enough success on the feet to get Tumenov a little hesitant, at that time Nelson got the mat on the ground where he dominated from the mount. He repeated the same in round two, but this time Nelson got to the back and cranked the choke. Tumenov had some small success ripping a lead hook to the body, but had nothing for Nelson off his back. Big win for Gunnar Nelson who is now back in the mix at 170 lbs.
Stefan Struve def. Antonio Silva via TKO in RD 1
It all happened within seconds. Silva charged forward looking for the takedown, but ran into a right straight from the backpedalling Dutchman. A knee to the body folded Silva, but he was diligent in looking for the single leg. Struve then teed off with elbows (ala Travis Browne) to the head which were completely unanswered, forcing the stoppage. Quick, decisive, and very brutal finish by Stefan Struve. The stoppage came at just 15 seconds into the first round.
Alistair Overeem def. Andrei Arlovski via TKO in RD 2
And just like that, Overeem puts the end to Andrei Arlovski in the second round. A patient, calculated approach by both men led to a slow paced round one. Arlovski stormed Overeem early with a blitz of punches, but Alistair defended well. From then on, it was all Overeem who looked to snipe at Arlovski from the outside. A late takedown by Overeem helped secure the first round where he got off some good strikes from the guard. In the second, Overeem shocked Arlovski with a jumping switch kick to the chin followed by a big left hook that put Arlovski on the mat. From there, Overeem teed off with right hands to the turtled up “Pitbull.” Big win for Overeem who gets the stoppage.
