UFC 197 results News
UFC 197 Results: Sergio Pettis defeats Chris Kelades
Chris Taylor - April 23, 2016
A flyweight bout between Sergio Pettis (14-2 MMA) and Chris Kelades (9-3 MMA) served as the main attraction of tonight’s UFC 197 prelims in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Pettis lands a right jab to start. The flyweight fighters exchange left hands. Sergio with a good jab. Chris Kelades with a front kick that misses. Pettis with a nice left jab and then a leg kick. He lands another hard leg kick on Kelades. Pettis with another good left jab and then another. He lands hard leg kick on the Canadian. Kelades shoots in for a takedown attempt. Pettis stuffs it and gets pressed against the cage. Chris with a nice knee to the body. The fighters break. Pettis lands another good left jab. Kelades shoots in for a takedown but it is not there. Sergio lands a trip kick and winds up in top position on Chris. Pettis is working from full guard but decides to stand back up. Kelades charges forward and eats a jab for his effort. Round one comes to an end.
UFC 197 Results: Danny Roberts defeats Dominique Steele
Chris Taylor - April 23, 2016
A welterweight tilt between Danny Roberts (13-1 MMA) and Dominique Steele (14-7 MMA) took place during tonight’s UFC 197 prelims in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Roberts opens up with a kick to the body. Steele responds with a huge shot that drops Roberts. Steele rushes in and begins landing shots from the top. He lifts Roberts up and slams him back down. Big punches and elbows from Steele. Roberts lands a good shot from the bottom. Danny fights his way back to full guard and then gets up to his feet. Steele pushes Roberts against the fence. Danny lands a good knee to the body and the fighters break. Roberts with a good kick to the body of Steele. He follows that up with a leg kick and then a left hand that lands flush. Steele rushes in for a takedown but it is not there. They clinch and the fighters exchange knees to the body. Steele drops down for a double leg. He lifts Roberts up and takes him down. Steele working from full guard now. He lands a couple of good shots from the top position. Roberts gets back to his feet and the fighters clinch. Round one comes to an end.
UFC 197 Results: Carla Esparza defeats Juliana Lima
Chris Taylor - April 23, 2016
Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Carla Esparza (11-3 MMA) returned to the octagon at tonight’s UFC 197 event in Las Vegas where she battled Juliana Lima (8-3 MMA). Round one begins and there is a long feeling out process. Esparza comes forward with punches and Lima drops down for a takedown. Carla stuffs it but Lima presses her up against the fence. Esparza breaks free and is able to earn a takedown on Juliana. Lima with an armbar attempt but it is not there. Carla moves to half guard and begins landing shots. Esparza is looking to move to mount. Lima picks up on it and is able to fight her way back to full guard. Carla with a few shots from the top but Lima is defending really well. Less than 90 seconds left in round one. Good up-kicks from Lima land hard on Esparza. Carla works her way back to half guard and lands some left hands. Lima moves back to full guard position. Good hammer fists from Esparza. Round one comes to an end.
UFC 197 Results: James Vick defeats Glaico Franca via decision
Chris Taylor - April 23, 2016
A lightweight bout between Glaico Franca (13-4 MMA) and James Vick (9-0 MMA) kicked off the UFC 197 prelims on FS1 tonight in Las Vegas. Franca opens up with a leg kick and then a big right hand that lands flush on Vick. Glaico shoots in and scores a takedown. Vick works his way to the fence and stands back up. Franca battles with Vick in the clinch and eventually drags him back down to the floor. Some decent sots from the top by Franca who moves to half guard. He lands a good shot before Vick fights his way back to the full guard position. Good butterfly guard displayed here by Vick. James gets his back against the fence and stands back up. Franca still has a hold of Vick and begins working some knees. The referee forces the fighters to break. Good leg kick from Vick but Franca lands a stiff job. Nice right hand from Vick who may have just poked Franca in the eye a few seconds ago. Nice shots to the body and then two to the head from Vick. Glaico shoots in and scores another takedown to finish round one.
UFC 197 Results: Marcos Rogerio de Lima submits Clint Hester
Chris Taylor - April 23, 2016
A light heavyweight bout between Clint Hester (11-6 MMA)and Marcos Rogerio de Lima (14-3-1 MMA) took place on the UFC 197 fight pass prelims. Big leg kick from de Lima to start things off. Hester looks for a huge overhand right but misses and gets clipped by de Lima in the process. Clint hits the deck and Marcos jumps on him. He begins working from half guard but Hester is defending well and getting a chance to recover. Marcos with two big shots from the top and moves to the mount position. He has Hester flattened out and begins landing shots from the top. Hester moves back to half guard but is eating shots. Clint gets back to full guard but still has not come close to returning to his feet. Big shots from the top by de Lima. Huge elbows from the top, he moves to a arm-triangle choke and it is deep. Clinton taps out and this one is over.
UFC 197 Results: Kevin Lee defeats Efrain Escudero via decision
Chris Taylor - April 23, 2016
A lightweight scrap between Efrain Escudero (24-11 MMA) and Kevin Lee (12-2 MMA) kicked off tonight’s UFC 197 fight pass prelims in Las Vegas. Escudero opens up the fight with a jab. Kevin returns fire with a good jab and then a leg kick. Another leg kick and jab combo finds a home for Lee. Efrain misses with a high kick. Lee is circling and throws a kick that is partially blocked. Nice jabs from Kevin Lee. Escudero tries to clinch but it’s not there. Good counter jab lands from Efrain who works for a takedown. It is not there. Kevin separates and lands a jab. Good left hook scores for Lee. Esfrain picks him up and gets him down but Lee scrambles and returns the favor to Escudero. Good right hand and then a uppercut from Efrain. He shoots in a takes Lee down. Kevin gets back to his feet but Efrain cracks him with a jab. Efrain pushes Lee in to the fence and round one ends.
UFC 197 live results stream
bjpenndotcom - April 23, 2016
Unable to catch UFC 197? BJPenn.com has you covered! Stay glued to this page for live result updates, and stay tuned to BJPenn.com for fight recaps from the entire card! Main card (PPV): Jon Jones vs. Ovince Saint Preux (c) Demetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo – Johnson defeats Cejudo via TKO at 2:49 of round one Anthony Pettis vs. Edson Barboza – Barboza defeats Pettis via decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Robert Whittaker vs. Rafael Natal – Whittaker defeats Natal via decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) Yair Rodriguez vs. Andre Fili – Rodriguez defeats Fili via KO at 2:15 of round two