UFC Fight Night: Luque vs Muhammad 2 Results

Luque pressured Muhammad in the second, but the Chicago native was sharp with his straight counters when the Brazilian got too close. And when Luque appeared comfortable with the way the fight was progressing, Muhammad switched things up with another takedown with under two to go. Luque rose in the final minute but wasn’t able to land anything of note.

Muhammad got rocked with a short left hook early in the third round, and he went on the defensive before looking for another takedown. This time, Luque defended well, and he began opening up more with his strikes. Midway through the round, though, Muhammad got a timely takedown. Luque scrambled his way out of trouble and back to his feet, and he appeared to be the fresher of the two as the frame ended.

Muhammad regained control in the third thanks to more efficient ground work, but with two minutes to go, Luque was back on his feet and stalking his foe, with both fighters getting in their shots.

With the fight still close, Muhammad was taking no chances as he landed strikes and looked for takedowns in the fifth. Luque defended the takedowns well, but he needed more offense, and he got some when he attempted a choke. Muhammad got loose easily and then got his takedown, a key moment for “Remember the Name,” who made sure of that by coming up big in the most important moment of this career.

Official Result - Belal Muhammad defeats Vicente Luque via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) 

After a dominant frame on the ground, Borralho stunned Omargadzhiev a couple times on the feet early in the second before adding to his lead on the mat again. Locked in Borralho’s body triangle, Omargadzhiev had no answers for his foe, but he did make it out of another round, giving him five minutes to turn things around.

A low blow by Omargadzhiev early in round three stopped the momentum he was trying to build, but it was Borralho trying to put a clip on his highlight reel when the action resumed. In the second minute, Borralho scored another takedown, and Omargadzhiev looked to lock up a leg as the seconds ticked away. Borralho got free and kept the grappling pressure on, but a knee on a downed Omargadzhiev brought another halt to the action, and referee Dan Miragliotta docked the Brazilian a point. A visit from the Octagonside physician followed, and the fight was waved off and sent to the scorecards for the second time in the event.

Official Result - Caio Borralho defeats Gadzhi Omargadzhiev via unanimous technical decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27) 

The action was heated from the start, with both fighters getting in hard, straight punches, and while Baeza was able to have good success when he pinned Fialho to the fence, the Portugal native didn’t lose his cool, and after apparently breaking Baeza’s nose, he upped his pace and caught Baeza with a thudding uppercut in the clinch, then dropped the Floridian with a left upstairs. Moments later, referee Mark Smith stopped the fight at the 4:39 mark, and while Baeza protested, the call stood.

With the win, Fialho moves to 15-4, 1 NC. Baeza falls to 10-3.

Official Result - Andre Fialho defeats Miguel Baeza via TKO (strikes) at 4:39 of the first round

Wu tried to change things up with a takedown two minutes into the second round, but Silva took the offensive from her back with triangle and kimura attempts until she rose to her feet in the final minute.

The third round was back-and-forth, Wu keeping her pace high while the harder shots were all in Silva’s favor before the judges were called to render a verdict.

Official Result - Mayra Bueno Silva defeats Wu Yanan via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) 

Sabatini was his usual workmanlike self in the first round, doing whatever it took to take the lead wherever the fight went. Toward the end of the round, though, the Philadelphian looked to be on the verge of a finish when he hurt Laramie with a body kick and then sunk in a guillotine choke. Laramie cleared his head quickly, though, and he escaped and was in control as the round ended.

A competitive first round turned into a dominant one for Sabatini in the second, as he got Laramie to the mat and kept him there with a mix of control and ground strikes, and in the third, it was still all Sabatini as he controlled most of the round en route to another victory.

Official Result - Pat Sabatini defeats TJ Laramie via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) 

Lazzez’ variety of strikes kept Loosa at bay in the opening round, and even though the UFC newcomer got more aggressive in the second round, “The Sniper” was just that as he controlled the action from long range. And while Loosa surged with his best offensive round in the third, Lazzez poured it on late to secure the victory.

Official Result - Mounir Lazzez defeats Ange Loosa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Clark was again controlling the fight with his grappling in the third, but suddenly, a right elbow followed by a left hook stunned and made Knight sag against the fence. Clark went on the attack, and moments later, referee Dan Miragliotta stopped the fight. The official time was 3:21.

Official Result - Devin Clark defeats William Knight via TKO (strikes) at 3:21 of the third round

By the second minute of round two, Lansberg was bleeding from a cut over her left eye, prompting a look from the Octagonside physician. Lansberg was cleared to continue, and it was back to the clinch, with Kianzad staying a step ahead. At distance, “Banzai” maintained her lead until a flash knockdown by Lansberg with 30 seconds left swung momentum in the other direction.

The bloodied Kianzad took it back in the final frame, though, as this time she used her standup attack to stay a step ahead of Lansberg and take the decision.

Official Result - Pannie Kianzad defeats Lina Lansberg via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Klose slammed Jenkins to the mat a minute into the bout, but Jenkins scrambled his way back to his feet quickly. Klose kept the pressure on and unloaded with a barrage of unanswered strikes and while Jenkins was able to weather the initial storm, but with a little less than a minute to go, a right hand sent Jenkins to the mat. Again, the Las Vegan survived, rose and made it to the end of the round. But in the second, Klose ended matters with an uppercut that hurt Jenkins, followed by a series of shots that prompted referee Herb Dean to stop the fight at :33 of the second stanza.

Klose moves to 12-2-1. Jenkins falls to 15-9.

Official Result - Drakkar Klose defeats Brandon Jenkins via TKO (strikes) at :33 of the second round

Beginning the second round with a takedown, Garcia kept thwarting Ronson’s efforts to gain some momentum, but an illegal knee on the downed Canadian cost the Mexican battler a point from referee Mark Smith. Now showing even more urgency, Garcia grounded Ronson and kept him there, eventually taking his back and sinking in the choke that forced a tap out at 4:50 of round two.

Garcia moves to 14-2 with the win. Ronson falls to 21-11, 1 NC.

Official Result - Rafa Garcia defeats Jesse Ronson via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:50 of round two

With some space to operate, Barnett landed some crisp kicks in the second until Buday locked the Georgia product up against the fence once more. This tactic drained Barnett, who had no answers, and when the two did separate, the better shots were thrown and landed by the Slovakian.

After telling his corner between rounds that he broke his rib, Barnett still came out for round three, yet got dropped by a body shot early on. He gamely rose, only to be sent back to the mat, this time from an illegal elbow to the back of the head. After a visit from the Octagonside physician, the fight was called by referee Dan Miragliotta and since the shot was deemed accidental, the fight went to the scorecards, where Buday picked up his first Octagon win.

Official Result - Martin Buday defeats Chris Barnett via technical unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

The second remained on the feet and was a tough one to call, with Leavitt feeding his opponent a steady diet of leg kicks while Ogden largely controlled the punch exchanges. But the action picked up in the third, as the fight went to the mat with the two scrambling until it went back to the feet, where both picked up the pace. In the second minute, Ogden got a takedown, but Leavitt rose quickly, landed some strikes and was soon on the mat and in the top position, where he stayed for the rest of the fight.

Official Result - Jordan Leavitt defeats Trey Ogden via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Hughes rebounded well in the second, though, as she pressured Nunes throughout, got close with her strikes and ended the round with a takedown that set the stage for a pivotal third round.

In the second minute of the final round, Nunes was docked a point after poking Hughes in the eye for the third time, a costly foul for the Brazilian, and Hughes added to her woes with a takedown midway through the frame that kept the fight on the mat until its conclusion.

Official Result - Sam Hughes defeats Istela Nunes via majority decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28)

Alatengheili moves to 15-8-2 with the win. Croom falls to 21-16, 1 NC.

Official Result - Alatangheili defeats Kevin Croom via TKO at :47 of the first round