UFC Fight Night 203 Results:
Ankalaev Beats Santos via Decision in Main Event.
UFC
Fight Night 203 hosted a spectacular and thrilling event at the Apex facility
in Las Vegas on Saturday. In which not one or two but four fighter got bonus.
In
the main event of UFC Fight Night 203, Magomed Ankalaev won by a big unanimous
decision against Thiago Santos. The 29-year-old won his eighth consecutive
victory under the UFC banner in the UFC Fight Night 203 main event, defeating
former title challenger Thiago Santos in a unanimous decision. Ankalaev (16-1
MMA, 7-1 UFC) was approved by the three judges sitting on the edge of the cage
at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, as he beat Santos (22-9 MMA, 14-8 UFC) 49-46.
Defeated with, 49–46, and 48–47.
From
the start, Ankalaev 's speed and counter-attack stood against the mighty
Santos. Marreta was an attacker in the early days, but Ankalaev was there to
counter most of his opponent's advances.
Santos'
willingness to throw for the first time in the second round resulted. He
clipped Ankalaev with his left hand, which placed his opponent on a forgettable
mat in five minutes.
Marreta
showed some more signs of life in the third when his legs started to grow. Ankalaev
was still effective at the counter, making it difficult to score.
In
the fourth round, Ankalaev finally turned to wrestling. He scored his first
take-down attempt and used top control to make the round a clear victory for
himself. The fifth round was similar. Although Ankalaev did not secure a
take-down, it did use a clutch against Cage to control Santos and win.
It was not the most interesting performance by Ankalaev, but it was effective and efficient. He will continue to see a push as a potential title contender in the light heavyweight division.
Now
let's talk about the four fighters who got the $50,000 bonus.
1. Lightweight
heavyweight standout Khalil Rountree knocked out Karl Roberson and received a $
50,000 bonus. Final Round 2 came in just 25 seconds and saw Rountree knock down
Roberson and give his ground opponent a brutal physical kick. "War
Horse" is now 10-5.
2. Cody
Brundage also got a night bonus performance. Middleweight Spectacle suffered a
setback from behind Guillotine Square against Dilcha Lungiambula. This is the
first UFC win for Middleweight 7-2.
3. The
last two performances of the Night Bonus went to Yadong Song, winner of the co-main
event, for a spectacular knockout by Marlon Moreas.
4. Azmat
Mirzakanov won by a landslide on the first prelim of the night against Tyfon
Nachukwi.
UFC
Fight Night 203 results include:
Main Card
Magomed
Ankalaev def. Thiago Santos by unanimous decision (49-46 x2, 48-47)
Song
Yadong def. Marlon Moraes by knockout at 2:06 of Round 1
Sodiq
Yusuff def. Alex Caceres by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Khalil
Rountree Jr. def. Karl Roberson by TKO at 0:25 of Round 2
Drew
Dober def. Terrance McKinney by TKO at 3:17 of Round 1
Alex
Pereira def. Bruno Silva by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Prelims Card
Matthew
Semelsberger def. A.J. Fletcher by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
JJ
Aldrich def. Gillian Robertson by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Javid
Basharat def. Trevin Jones by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Damon
Jackson def. Kamuela Kirk by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:42 of Round 2
Miranda
Maverick def. Sabina Mazo by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:15 of Round 2
Cody
Brundage def. Dalcha Lungiambula by submission (guillotine) at 3:41 of Round 1
Guido
Cannetti def. Kris Moutinho by TKO at 2:07 of Round 1
Tafon
Nchukwi vs. Azamat Murzakanov by TKO at 0:44 of Round 3