UFC Fight Night 119 News

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

A middleweight tilt between Jack Hermansson and Thiago Santos took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 119 main card from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and both men are bouncing around trying to find their range early. Hermansson misses with a side kick. Santos steps forward with a left hook and then a high kick that misses the mark. Jack shoots in for a takedown and presses Santos against the cage. Thiago breaks free and then comes at Jack with a flurry of punches. Santos is throwing like wild man here. Hermansson avoids any serious damage and takes the center of the octagon. Jack leaps in with a left hook. Santos responds with a stiff jab. He follows that strike up with a low kick. Jack moves in with a jab. Santos keeps him on his heels with a big combination. Hermansson lands a hard low kick. Santos retreats but the comes forward with a left hand. Santos with a body kick. He charges forward with strikes and Hermansson is covering up. Santos sends him to the canvas with a big punch. Thiago follows Jack to the floor and unleashes some brutal ground and pound. This one is all over! WOW!

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

A bantamweight scrap between John Lineker and Marlon Vera kicked off tonight’s UFC Fight Night 119 main card in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and Vera takes the center of the octagon. He throws a low kick but Lineker avoids. John comes forward with a combination. He lands a right hand. Vera faints with a front kick. He circles and then throws a low kick. Marlon with another kick, this time to the body. Lineker has yet to really open up yet. John fires back a low kick of is own and then another. Marlon replies with a jab. Another low kick from Lineker. The crowd is growing restless. Lineker pushes forward now. He lands a low kick and then a right hand upstairs. Vera misses with a jab. Lineker goes to the body and then follows up with a right hand upstairs. Vera retreats but John stays on him and begins unloading body shots. Lineker with a big right hand now. Vera circles off the cage but there is nowhere to run. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

A welterweight scrap between Niko Price and Vicente Luque served as the featured prelim of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 119 event in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and Price throws a right hand over the top. Luque presses forward but Price is circling along the outside to stay out of range. Luque with a hard low kick and then another. Both men land left hands. Price with a jab. Luque responds with a right hand over the top. Price connects with a jab and Luque fires off a leg kick. Vicente lands a nice right hand over the top. Price responds with a jab before Luque leaps in with a flying knee. The horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

A middleweight scrap between Antonio Carlos Junior and Jack Marshman took place during tonight’s UFC Fight Night 119 prelims in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and Carlos Junior immediately pushes forward with a kick to the body. Both men are swinging heavy leather early here. Marshman with a nice outside low kick. Carlos Junior takes the center of the octagon. He lands an inside low kick. He snaps a left hand in the face of Jack. A big uppercut from the Brazilian. He goes upstairs with a kick but Jack blocks it. Carlos Junior gets a hold of Marshman and drags him to the floor. He steps over into half guard and lands a hard short elbow. Carlos Junior postures up and lands a couple of heavy shots from the top position. He moves to full mount. Marshman is attempting to scramble but Carlos Junior showers him with shots. Jack gives up his back. Carlos Junior locks in a rear-naked choke and this one is all over!

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

A welterweight scrap between Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos and Max Griffin kicked off tonight’s UFC Fight Night 119 prelims on FS1. Round one begins and Griffin is able to land a pair of right hands over the top. Both men throw jumping knees at the same time. Neither man connects. Zaleski dos Santos with a nice high kick. Griffin replies with a right hand. He follows that up with a jab. Zaleski dos Santos shoots in but cannot secure a takedown. He presses Griffin against the cage but Max breaks free and circles out. Zaleski dos Santos with a good leg kick. Griffin replies with jab. Max follows that up with a right hand but loses his balance after throwing the hard strike. The fighters take the center of the octagon and Griffin drops his opponent with a right hand. He follows him to the ground initially but then opts to stand up. Max with a nice inside low kick. Zaleski dos Santos fires back with a left hand. He huts Max. Big shots now from the Brazilian. Max is staggering now. Zaleski dos Santos is all over him. The fight hits the floor. Max is back up but eats a huge knee. He staggers back against the cage. A flurry of shots now from Zaleski dos Santos. The horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

A flyweight scrap between Jarred Brooks and Deiveson Figueiredo served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 119 fight pass prelims in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and Figueiredo misses with a wild spinning back kick to start. Brooks circles and then comes forward. Figueiredo grabs a hold of him but Brooks is able to break free. More circling from Brooks. He shoots in but cannot secure a takedown. The fighters battle in the clinch and Figueiredo presses Brooks against the cage. Good knees from the Brazilian. Brooks switches the position and then shoots in for a takedown. He lifts up his opponent and slams him to the canvas. Brooks is working from full guard here. He postures up and lands a couple of left hands. Figueiredo attempts to scramble free and is able to get back up to his feet. He presses forward and lands a right hand. Brooks is circling a lot. Figueiredo is trying his best to cut him off. Brooks shoots in and scores another slam takedown. Brooks presses Figueiredo against the cage. He begins working some good shots. 30 seconds remain in the opening round. Good elbows now from Brooks. The horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

A heavyweight scrap between Christian Colombo and undefeated newcomer Marcelo Golm kicked off tonight’s UFC Fight Night 119 event in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and Golm fires off a combination. He lands a low kick followed by a left hand. Golm is pressing the action here. He lands another combination. A big right hand score for Golm. Colombo appears to be hurt. Golm takes him to the floor and immediately moves to mount. He begins raining down punches. Colombo is busted up. He attempts to scramble but gives up his back. Golm looks to lock in a rear-naked choke. He squeezes and this one is all over! What an impressive debut from Golm.

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

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