UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs Green Results

Makhachev was careful with his pressure in the early going, but after catching a kick, he implemented his grappling attack. Green eluded initial danger, but Makhachev floored him moments later, and then it was trouble for the Californian. Makhachev got into the mount, then took Green’s back, and from there it was academic, as he fired off punches with both hands until referee Herb Dean stopped the bout. The official time was 3:23 of the first round.

Makhachev moves to 22-1 in winning his tenth straight. Green, who replaced Beneil Dariush, falls to 29-13-1. The bout was held at a catchweight of 160 pounds.

Official Result – Islam Makhachev defeats Bobby Green via TKO (strikes) at 3:23 of the first round.

Cirkunov (15-8) appeared to be pulling away in the second round as he put Turman on the deck again, but the Brazilian kept his cool, and out of nowhere he swung his legs up and sunk in the deep armbar that forced Cirkunov to tap out at 1:29 of the frame.

Official Result – Wellington Turman defeats Misha Cirkunov via submission (armbar) at 1:29 of the second round.

The action heated up in the second, with Cachoeira having her best success when she took Kim out of her game and forced her into a brawl late, but that was only in spurts as the more accurate Kim largely kept her foe at bay.

Both fighters got after it as round three commenced, Kim’s pinpoint strikes marking up Cachoeira’s face and wobbling her momentarily. Yet the Brazilian wasn’t backing down as she threw elbows with bad intentions, bloodying Kim in the process, and the momentum swung in the other direction in the final minute, ultimately earning Cachoeira the win.

Official Result – Priscila Cachoeira def. Ji Yeon Kim via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Arman Tsarukyan was in control from start to finish as he halted fellow lightweight up and comer Joel Alvarez in the second round.
 
Alvarez was put on his back in the opening minute of the fight and Petrosyan kept him there for the rest of the round. In the meantime, Alvarez attempted to look for submissions, but Petrosyan remained in control, opening a nasty cut on the bridge of the Spaniard’s nose. The fight was allowed to continue, and Tsarukyan put the fight back on the mat to start round two. Once there, the blood started flowing again as Tsarukyan fired off shots, prompting referee Chris Tognoni to stop the fight at 1:57 of the second stanza.
 
Tsarukyan moves to 18-2 with the win. Alvarez falls to 19-3.
 
Official Result – Arman Tsarukyan defeats Joel Alvarez via TKO (strikes) at 1:57 of the second round.

Rodrigues rattled Petrosyan early in round two, putting him on the defensive, but the Armenia product rebounded well and wobbled the Brazilian briefly. Petrosyan jarred Rodrigues again just before the three-minute mark, but “Robocop” shook off the blow and went back to work. With less than a minute to go, Rodrigues got his first takedown of the bout, an important moment in a close round.

A shot from Rodrigues stunned Petrosyan early in the third round and Rodrigues dragged his bloodied foe to the mat and took his back. Remarkably, Petrosyan got free and back to his feet, and he unleashed punches with both hands, closing out the round with another flurry of shots that bloodied the Brazilian before the judges rendered their verdict.

Official Result – Armen Petrosyan defeats Gregory Rodrigues via split decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)

Bahamondes’ busy attack kept him in control for most of the first round, prompting a takedown attempt from Rong with 1:20 left that didn’t work out well, either, as Bahamondes used the attempt to try a guillotine choke, and when that didn’t end the fight, he assumed top position on the mat and ended the round with a series of hard elbows.

Rong came out fast for the second, pressuring Bahamondes with hard hooks with both hands. Bahamondes weathered the early storm and came firing back, and while Rong had a better round, the Chilean was simply outworking him.

Rong opened up the third round with a takedown, but Bahamondes rose immediately, and as he defended a follow-up takedown, he locked in the choke that ended the bout, with Rong’s tap out coming at 1:40 of the final round.

With the win, Bahamondes moves to 13-4. Rong, who missed weight for the bout at 160 pounds, falls to 18-5.

Official Result – Ignacio Bahamondes defeats Rong Zhu via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:40 of the third round.

Short notice replacement Ramona Pascual gave a game and competitive effort in her featherweight bout against Josiane Nunes, but it was Brazil’s Nunes who used her speed and power to pound out a three-round unanimous decision win.

Scores were 30-27, 30-27 and 30-26 for Nunes, now 9-1. Pascual, who replaced Jennifer Gonzalez, falls to 6-3.

With both fighters throwing hard, there was plenty of compelling action in the opening stanza, and while Pascual got in some shots standing and scored a takedown with 90 seconds to go, two previous knockdowns by Nunes likely edged the round for the Brazilian banger.

Nunes’ laser-like left got Pascual in trouble again in the first minute of round two, and as the fight went to the mat, “Josi” nearly finished the bout. But Pascual shook the cobwebs loose and got back to her feet, albeit with a rapidly swelling right eye. With two minutes left, Pascual scored another takedown, buying herself some time before she went back to work from the top position. Meanwhile, Nunes fired off elbows, adding more points until the horn ended the frame, and she was in complete control in the final five minutes, allowing her to move to 2-0 in the Octagon.

Official Result – Josiane Nunes defeats Ramona Pascual via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

The fighters immediately scrambled to the mat, McKinney in control from the top position. Two minutes in, McKinney took Ziam’s back and sunk in the rear naked choke that forced a tap out at 2:11 of the opening frame.

McKinney, who stopped Matt Frevola in seven seconds in his UFC debut, moves to 12-3. Ziam falls to 12-4.

Official Result – Terrance McKinney defeat Fares Ziam via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:11 of the first round.

Martinez calmly picked at Perez in the opening round, with his kicks scoring repeatedly, but just before the horn, a right to the jaw by Perez put Martinez on the deck, reminding the “Dragon” that he wasn’t going anywhere.

Undeterred by his foe’s late success in the previous round, Martinez got back to his kick-heavy attack in the second and was controlling the action again. But once more, Perez surged before the horn, putting Martinez on the defensive with his flurries.

The two got into a firefight to start round three, Perez desperate to turn things round, but soon the pace settled down, Martinez picking his shots smoothy as Perez tried to walk his man down, but to no avail.

Official Result – Jonathan Martinez defeats Alejandro Perez via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Ramiz Brahimaj stepped in on short notice to replace Jonny Parsons and it was a good move for the New Yorker, as he spoiled the UFC welterweight debut of Micheal Gillmore via first-round submission.

Brahimaj took Gillmore down in the opening 30 seconds and immediately took the back. A rear naked choke followed, but the Lansing product got loose. Seconds later, though, Brahimaj locked in the same choke, and this time, Gillmore was forced to tap out at the 2:02 mark of round one.

With the win, Brahimaj moves to 10-4. Gillmore falls to 6-5.

Official Result – Ramiz Brahimaj defeats Micheal Gillmore via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:02 of the first round.

A close and busy first round was broken open with a minute left by a Hernandez takedown with a minute left, but Altamirano’s kicking game put him slightly ahead in the second, leading to a pivotal third stanza, where the pair continued to go back and forth for five minutes, making it a tough call for the judges.

Official Result – Carlos Hernandez defeats Victor Altamirano via split decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)