UFC Fight Night: Vera vs Cruz Results

Cruz continued to mix his attacks up nicely in the second, as Vera was more patient in his attack, knowing that he had the power advantage. But Cruz wasn’t sticking around to get hit, though, and he largely avoided trouble thanks to his in and out movement.

Ninety seconds into the third round, a right hand by Vera stunned and dropped Cruz, but the hometown hero rose immediately and flurried at his foe, getting right back to what he was doing before the knockdown. Vera was more aggressive, though, perhaps knowing that there was work to be done to get back in the fight on the scorecards.

A minute into the fourth, there was another flash knockdown for Vera, this time with a straight left. Again, Cruz got up, apparently unhurt, and while he was still moving, he was slowing down as Vera closed in, and with a single left kick to the head, “Chito” closed the show, with Cruz dropping to the mat, his nose broken. Referee Herb Dean then moved in, with the official time of the finish 2:17 of the fourth round.

With the win, the No.5-ranked Vera moves to 20-7-1. The No.8-ranked Cruz falls to 24-4. | Official Scorecards

Onama’s punches were coming fast, straight and accurate from the start, and midway through the round, he dropped Landwehr briefly with a right hand. Landwehr was sent down a second time moments later, and it looked like the fight was over, but he weathered the incoming storm and actually got into Onama’s guard on the mat, where he landed some ground strikes before the two rose. Onama went on the attack, and Landwehr was bloodied, but unbowed, as he made it out of the round.

Landwehr landed several hard shots on David Onama as the second round commenced, forcing a clinch. It was Landwehr who got the takedown, though, and as Onama rose, he ate more hard shots before a submission attempt from “Nate the Train.” Onama was clearly tired, and while he tried to fire back, it was Landwehr now in total control, and when submission attempts didn’t work, he went back to his ground strikes adding to the trouble his foe was in.

The fighters began exchanging seconds into the fight, neither refusing to back down. And when Mexico’s Jauregui would rock Lucindo, the Brazilian roared right back with furious combinations. Eventually, the fight settled into a more measured pace, but when it was time to throw, these ladies threw, keeping the crowd engaged throughout.

In the second minute of round two, Lucindo got stung briefly, prompting a clinch as she cleared her head. When they separated, Jauregui had success at range, but Lucindo was never more than a wild flurry away.

That Murzakanov left hand rattled Clark early in the second round, and he kept throwing it to the head and body. Midway through, the left dropped Clark for the first time, and Murzakanov went in for the finish. Clark weathered the storm and got back to his feet, but it was a big round for his opponent.

Dropped in the opening minute of the third round by a body punch, Clark was in trouble again, and this time, Murzakanov closed the show, with the follow-up barrage leading referee Frank Trigg to stop the bout at 1:18 of round three. | Official Scorecards

It only took a brief feeling out process for the fists to start flying, and most of the damage was coming from Cachoeira’s side. And while Lipski threw back, willing to slug, she was outgunned on this night by the “Zombie Girl,” whose barrage of strikes prompted referee Herb Dean to call a stop to the action at 1:05 of the opening round.

Cachoeira moves to 12-4 with the win. Lipski falls to 14-8. | Official Scorecards

Meerschaert (35-15) had a good first round, dodging any serious incoming fire from the hard-hitting Brazilian and then finishing off the round with a takedown with under two minutes left, some ground control and, finally, a series of hard strikes from the top position.

Silva (22-8) clipped Meerschaert early in the second, and again, the defense of “GM3” was solid as he got his footing back and then fired off a hard body kick. A flush head kick followed with 1:15 left, drawing a shake of the head from Silva, who was clearly frustrated with the way the fight was going for him.

Silva got more aggressive to start the third, but with 3:35 left, a left hand landed flush and dropped the Brazilian. Meerschaert went in for the finish, and the subsequent guillotine choke forced a tap out at 1:39 of the final round. | Official Scorecards

Godinez rocked Hill with a couple right hands in the opening minute, and she kept firing them, but “Overkill” recovered quickly and fired back in an attempt to take the lead. And as the round progressed, she did just that with a steady rate of strikes, including a flying knee late in the frame.

Godinez opened the second with a takedown, but Hill defended perfectly and got back to her feet almost immediately, resuming her standup attack on the bloodied Godinez, who was even taken down by the striking specialist in the closing seconds of the stanza.

The third was tough to call, with both fighters continuing to press and score, with Hill holding a slight edge in output that earned her the round and the fight. | Official Scorecards

The first round was largely tactical, with both fighters firing off kicks to the leg. Nunes appeared to have the edge, but a quick takedown when Calvillo caught a kick and put Nunes on the deck kept things close in the first five minutes.

Calvillo got a more substantial takedown midway through the second stanza, and while the Californian had control there for a spell, Nunes fought hard to get back to her feet and she did so with under a minute left.

The third was close, but Nunes was throwing the harder strikes, and landing enough of them to secure the victory. | Official Scorecards

Ontiveros (11-9) took no time to get acclimated to the fight, as he brought the fight to Benitez (23-11) with a series of punches and kicks, including a pair of axe kicks. Benitez absorbed the shots well, but it wasn’t until midway through the round that he was able to slow things down with a clinch. A low knee by Benitez brought a momentary halt to the action, and when the fight resumes, Benitez went to work, rocking the now bloodied Ontiveros before throwing him to the mat and finishing him with a furious ground-and-pound assault. The time of referee Mike Beltran’s stoppage was 3:35 of round one. | Official Scorecards

Osbourne got off to a fast start, but Nam waited patiently for his time to strike, and a perfect right hand dropped Osbourne hard. Another right when Osbourne hit the deck ended matters, with referee Jason Herzog stepping in at 2:59 of the opening frame.

Nam moves to 21-12-1 with the win. Osbourne falls to 11-5, 1 NC. | Official Scorecards

Ninety seconds into the fight, Witt put the fight on the mat, but Quinlan rose quickly and got separation. Seconds later, a single left hand put Witt down and out, with no follow-up shot needed by the Hawaiian. The official time of the finish was 2:09 of round one.

Quinlan moves to 6-0, 1 NC with the win. Witt falls to 19-9. The bout was held at a catchweight of 180 pounds. | Official Scorecards