UFC Fight Night: Font vs Vera Results

Font looked for a takedown to begin round three, but Vera defended and got loose, with the two resuming their standup battle. Font seemed unbothered by the late adversity in the previous round as he kept firing and moving forward, and Vera needed to land something big again to deter his foe. He found it late in the round once more, with a left punch upstairs followed by a left knee dropping Font for the second time in the fight. The horn saved Font once again, but his face was showing the wear of battle.

Now taking the lead offensively, Vera aggressively went after Font to start round four, but Font began finding his rhythm again in the second minute. An elbow moments later cut Font, but the Woburn product kept the heat on Vera, who was practically unmarked. But with two minutes left, Vera dropped Font again. Vera fired kicks at the legs, giving Font precious time to recover, and with 47 seconds left, referee Jason Herzog restarted the fight on the feet, where it remained until the horn.

Font opened the fifth with a flush right to the body, showing that he was still chasing the win, and a right elbow to the head followed. Vera was cool under fire and throwing back, looking for another knockdown-inducing strike. And like clockwork, he nearly floored Font in the closing seconds, but the gritty New Englander stayed upright and made it to the end of the bout.

The fast pace continued in round two, with Arlovski landing quick counters while Collier’s shots were looping but doing more damage. Clean shots down the middle were forcing Collier to reset several times, though, prompting a takedown with a little over 90 seconds to go. Arlovski got up quickly, and it was back to the standup game for both big men, and they slugged it out to the horn.

By the third, Collier was bloodied as well, but that didn’t deter him or Arlovski, as they continued to trade, Collier holding an edge that got wider when he scored a takedown in the closing seconds of the bout.

There was no feeling out process between the two, and when Brito landed a wild overhand right, Fili hit the deck hard. Fili tried to shake the cobwebs loose, but the Brazilian was relentless, prompting referee Herb Dean to step in at :41 of the opening stanza.

Brito moves to 13-3-1 with the win. Fili falls to 21-9, 1 NC.

After more ground control by Dawson early in round two, Gordon went on the attack and had his moments until getting floored and kept there in the final minute.

Bloodied, but unbowed, Gordon refused to worry about the scorecards in the third round. Instead, the New Yorker kept trying to chase a finish, but Dawson wasn’t about to give his opponent his wish, and when the fight went back to the mat, he finally found the rear naked choke that ended matters at 4:11 of the final round.

A couple flush right hands opened up the takedown for Elkins in the opening minute, and “The Damage” immediately looked for an arm triangle choke. Connelly defended that well, but Elkins adjusted and got in his foe’s guard. Midway through the round, Connelly got back to his feet, but moments later, he was grounded once more. By the end of the frame, both were upright and trading.

The second continued to be fought at a grueling pace, Elkins controlling the grappling portions of the fight while Connelly was more effective in the standup game, as he landed some solid shots on his foe.

The third provided more of the action expected from these two old-school battlers, but late in the frame, a rear naked choke attempt book-ended by several ground strikes secured the victory for Elkins.

Meerschaert made it closer in the second round, but Jotko remained a step ahead both in the standup and grappling exchanges, even getting his own takedown late in the frame.

Jotko put the fight back on the mat in the second minute of the final round, opening up an opportunity for the still dangerous Meerschaert to look for a submission, but just before the midway point, the pair were standing, with “GM3” looking for his own takedown. With under two minutes to go, the fight moved to the canvas once more, but Jotko was fighting effectively both offensively and defensively, capping off a solid victory.

Getting the bout to the mat almost immediately, Romanov went to work, and while Sherman tried to find daylight, “King Kong” refused to give it to him, and at 2:11 of the opening round, Sherman tapped out to an Americana.

Romanov, who received his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt after the fight, moves to 16-0 with the win. Sherman falls to 15-10.

After trading thudding kicks to start the bout, da Silva ate a body kick and went for a takedown. He got his wish, but Figueiredo caught a kneebar in an ensuing scramble, and then came the tap, with Figueiredo securing the victory at 1:18 of the opening round.

Figueiredo moves to 13-4-1, 1 NC with the win. Da Silva falls to 11-3.

Lainesse gave a good impression in the first round of his UFC career, tagging Green with some hard shots, getting a takedown and even attempting a guillotine choke briefly. And while Green was competitive, he nearly went home early after a right hand dropped him in the second minute of round two. Green recovered, but as the round progressed, Lainesse added to his lead with his grappling attack. California’s Green didn’t go away, though, and as the Canadian tired, Geeen went on the attack, and after a series of vicious body shots, Lainesse fell to the mat and was stopped, with referee Herb Dean halting the bout at 4:02 of round two.

Green moves to 11-3 with the win. Lainesse falls to 8-1.

Levy opened his round two offense with a takedown, and though Breeden rose quickly, Levy kept dragging him back down. Midway through, Breeden got up and found some daylight, but after taking a hard body shot, he was obviously hurt and got easily put back on the mat by Levy. The Missouri native was upright and throwing by the end of the frame, though.

Breeden went on the attack in round three, emptying his tank against the rapidly tiring Levy, and he had success until there was a little over minute left, and then it was Levy making a surge until the two traded until the final horn.

Mazany got the fight off to a strong start, aggressively searching for takedowns and briefly rocking her opponent with a left hand midway through the opening frame. Young eventually got into a rhythm late and carried that momentum into round two, and while Mazany got a takedown, Young reversed position and then scored a takedown of her own. With a little over two minutes left, Young took Mazany’s back and unloaded with her strikes. And with no response coming back from Mazany, referee Jason Herzog stepped in, stopping the fight at 3:11 of round two.

Young moves to 9-5 with the win. Mazany falls to 7-6.