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Through all three rounds, Njokuani landed the better of the strikes in what played out as slightly more ramped up sparring session as they two men just stood in range and traded. The 37-year-old veteran was the more active and varied with his attacks, working all targets while avoiding any real significant shots in return.

All three judges scored the fight for Njokuani, who halted a two-fight skid with his fourth win since moving to welterweight. For Álvarez, it’s a second consecutive loss after earning a win over Vicente Luque in his first bout in the 170-pound ranks towards the end of last year.

The two men ran level through the first two rounds, with Chapolin losing a point in the first after hitting Johnson with an illegal knee. As they engaged early in the third, Johnson stuffed a takedown attempt and shifted into offensive grappling mode, clamping onto the unique finisher as Chapolin tried to rotate into top position.

Johnson is now 2-2 this year and continued his pattern of alternating results over his last seven.  In a show of pure class, “Inner G” offered a heartfelt acknowledgement to his original opponent Jose Ochoa and the whole Chute Boxe Diego Lima team after the passing of Allan Nascimento earlier this year.

The Dana White’s Contender Series grad came out looking to engage but was backed off by a sharp jab from McConico in the early goings, forcing Johnson to reset. As the two came back together, Johnson fired a straight left hand down the pipe that connected flush, sending McConico crashing to the canvas in a heap.

That’s now three straight UFC wins for the Season 9 alum and nine consecutive victories overall for the 27-year-old middleweight prospect. The Wisconsin native remains a bundle of raw talent and upside, and with more time training with the team at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, “Lockjaw” could become a force inside the Octagon.

Both men had moments in each of the first two rounds, but Gore’s were superior in both cases, as he landed the more telling shots in the first and closed out the second in control of the action after Luque tired himself out chasing a submission early. The pace slowed in the third with both men fatigued, but Luque was unable to find anything that could shift things into his favor.

For the first time in the night, the judges were called upon to determine the victor and all three saw it the same, awarding Gore a clean sweep of the scorecards and the win. The Ultimate Fighter alum seems to be finding his footing inside the Octagon and benefitting from his work with The MMA Lab and is now back to .500 under the UFC banner.

Fernando, who lost to Cesar Almeida at middleweight on Season 7, was poised and focused on Saturday, battered Tobias utilizing both his punches and his kicks to all levels, dropping him with a jab in the second while working with incredible efficiency for a debuting fighter. Early in the third, Fernando buried a knee into Tobias’ midsection that produced a delayed-reaction finish to close out a brilliant effort by the newcomer.

That’s now five straight wins and three consecutive finishes for Fernando, who looked like a serious prospect to track with his performance in this one. The 29-year-old is surrounded by elite coaches in Pedro Rizzo and Andre Pedernairis and should garner a solid step up in his sophomore outing after a blistering effort on Saturday in Philly.

Brahimaj dominated the first round with his grappling, taking Magny to the ground and working to find openings from top position for the majority of the frame. He looked to do the same in the second, but Magny was able to sweep into top position and work to his feet, opening up with strikes against the exhausted Brahimaj, forcing the finish.

The veteran remains a prominent measuring stick in the welterweight division, having once again won three of his last four to add to his impressive resume inside the Octagon. Even at 39, “The Haitian Sensation” shows no signs of slowing down. 

Wells, who was booed on the way to the Octagon and has to listen to the Philly fans chanting for his opponent, dropped the first two rounds to the ascending Orolbai but changed his fortunes early in the third. A haymaker connected that rocked Orolbai and forced him to look for the clinch, allowing Wells to immediately latch onto a power guillotine that ended the contest.

This was a stellar finish from Wells, who said he was likely to call it a career unless he can get a matchup with a Top 15 talent next time out. If this is the end, Wells closed things out in impressive fashion, securing a come-from-behind finish, claiming his third UFC stoppage and sixth win in eight starts at home.