UFC 272 - Masvidal vs Covington - Main Card fight 1
Sergey Spivak vs Greg Hardy
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50 second of the first round Hardy taken down by Spivak. Hardy struggles his way to his feet using pure strength. Hardy is taken down 2 additional times until referee Mark Godard stops the fight due to ground and pound declaring Spivak the winner by KO/TKO · R1 02:16
Kevin Holland vs Alex Oliveira welterweight) – ref Chris Tionon
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R1: Holland used his reach advantage early to keep Oliveira at a distance. Oliveira scored the first knockdown but didn’t have much effect. Holland hits Oliveira with a hard shot but Oliveira fires back and recovers immediately with 2:30 left on the clock. Holland attempted a leg lock but was unsuccessful in locking it in. Holland continued to use leg kicks to which seemed to be affecting Oliveira’s mobility. Oliveira took Holland down and takes the back towards the end of the round and unsuccessfully attempted a rear naked choke which ended the round.
R2: The action started quickly, and referee Chris Tionon called a stoppage at 38 seconds of the second round due to ground and pound giving Kevin Holland the win
Edson Barboza vs Bryce Mitchell – Featherweight
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R1: Both fighters trying to find distance. Leg kicks are the early tactic Mitchell connected with a big right hand at 2:00 minutes and successfully score the first takedown. Barboza maintained guard while Mitchell threw strikes and attempted to pass guard. They got back to their feet with 37 seconds left on the clock. - Round goes to Mitchell
R2: Mitchell scores another takedown early in the second round with 4:37 on the clock. Immediately he was back in guard and throwing punches. Barboza was noticeably bleeding from a cut on his head from the continued blows. A bad cut over the right eye of Barboza and he is leaking. All Mitchell in round two - Round to Mitchell
R3: Corner called for all hands from Barboza to avoid another takedown. Third takedown by Mitchell at 1:00 of the third and final round. Barboza spends most of the time in closed guard and did offer much offence from the position except for one unsuccessful attempt at an arm triangle. With 36 seconds remaining Mitchell ends up in full mount.
Decision: Mitchell - 30/25 30/26 30/27
176 total ground strikes by Michell
11:00 of ground control by Mitchell
Co Main Event
Rafael Dos Anjos vs Renato Moicano – Catchweight 160
R1: Moicano Kick to body and briefly took back of Dos Anjos. Big head kick thrown by Dos Anjos that glanced off Moicano’s head. Takedown by Dos Anjos at 2:00 of the first round. Dos Anjos dominated the rest of the round from half guard and full guard throwing big intermittent strikes. Round to Dos Anjos
R2: Moicano starting to noticeably slow down early, a big left thrown and lands by Dos Anjos and takes Moicano’s back. Dos Anjos gets his third takedown ratio 3 of 8. Moving from guard to half guard and back Dos Anjos continued to dominate. Round to Dos Anjos
R3: Moicano opens with a jab but Dos Anjos continued to do damage with body kicks. A nice cross and uppercut by Moicano. Nasty Head Kick thrown by Dos Anjos followed by a takedown then an equally nasty ground and pound. Looked like it was going to be over but somehow Moicano Made it through the round. Moicano very wobbly as he made his way back to his corner.
Doctor checked Moicano prior to the round and Moicano passes the vision test. His left eye is completely swallow at this point.
R4: Moicano comes out and backed up Dos Anjos with a couple hard shots but Dos Anjos scored another takedown early and dominates. Dos Anjos seemed content to remain in guard and beat Moicano up with punches and elbows. The only thing keeping Moicano in this fight is pure heart. His face is a mess at this point. Referee Mark Godard and the doctor discussed stopping the fight. Another vision test and the referee and Mark Godard told Moicano that he will stop the fight if he does not show him something in the first 30 seconds. Moicano’s face is a complete mess.
R5: Dos Anjos looked like he was taking it a bit easy on Moicano out of respect as many believe this fight should have been stopped already. Dos Anjos took Moicano down again at 2:00 and seemed to be looking at the referee for the stoppage that did not come. He did not throw the same level of ground and pound as he did earlier and both fighters get back to their feet. Moicano seemed to get a second wind and threw some surprising strikes, but the clock ran out without putting Dos Anjos in any danger.
The Unanimous decision goes to Rafael Dos Anjos.
Main Event – Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal – Welterweight
R1: Mas comes out with a kick right off the bat that just catches air. Covington takes Masvidal down three times and take the back. He chases the rear naked choke but masvidal’s defense to good and he is able stop it by turning into it. Covington achieved full mount, but Masvidal was able to escape and got to his feet and round ended. Covington Received a hard warning from Herb Dean about an eye poke in the first round.
R2: first minute standing strike just feeling each other out. Masvidal threw a nasty leg kick. Covington landed some significant punches. Covington takes Masvidal’s back, but Masvidal gets back to his feet and the rounds ends. Very competitive rounds for both fighters.
R3: Covington Takes Masvidal down in the first minute of the round and ends up in guard. Covington delivered several hard head and body shots. Covington moves into half guard and side control. Covington took Masvidals back again and attempted rear naked choke which lead to a scramble and back to standing toward the end of the round. Big round in the fight, Covington won the round maybe a 10/8 round.
R4: Started with some striking then Covington attempted a takedown and pushes Masvidal against the fence. At 3:00 Covington delivers a borage of punches against the cage Masvidal pushes back and they end up in the middle of the octagon. Masvidal rattles Covington with a hard right but does not capitalize on it. Maybe a serious missed opportunity by Masvidal.
R5: Last Round, Covington immediately took the center of the cage. Masvidal took Covington’s back briefly, but he is able to spin out of it and take Masvidal’s back. Covington dominates the round on the ground and grinding him down. Covington is a notably a better grappler despite masvidal’s multiple attempts to turn it around. The fight ends with both fighters attempting to get the top position.
The round ends and both fighters keep talking shit to each other as security runs into the cage just to ensure there would be no fighting after the fight.
Decision: 49/46 50/44 50/45 - Covington
Covington continues to make friends by calling Masvidal Miami trash and stated that he wants to take out Louisiana Trash and proceeded to call out Dustin Poirier. No Hugs from these guys at the end.