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Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A key heavyweight tilt between Travis Browne (18-3-1 MMA) and Matt Mitrione (9-5 MMA) took place on tonight’s ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ main card in Boston. Travis Browne opens up with a front kick that misses. He tries a kick to the body. Mitrione charges forward with punches but doesn’t connect. Good leg kick lands for Matt. Decent right from Mitrione. Body kick from “Hapa”. Matt misses with an attempted body kick. Left jab from Mitrione. Good knee from Browne. Followed by a front kick to the body. Mitrione responds with a kick of his own. Nice right hand from Matt. “Hapa” with another front kick. Big right lands for Matt. Travis falls down but gets up and seems to be ok. Both men are showing a lot of respect for one another. Mitrione attempts a lead left but gets an accidental poke in the eye from Browne. We restart and the horn sounds before either fighter decides to engage.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A lightweight bout between Ross Pearson (18-10 MMA) and Francisco Trinaldo (19-4 MMA) kicked off tonight’s ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ main card in Boston. Round one begins and both men exchange low kicks. Trinaldo throws a front kick to the body. Pearson responds with a leg kick followed by a head kick that is blocked. Trinaldo throws a lead left that misses. Pearson is stalking him. Big body kick by Ross. Good left from Francisco. He tries a head kick but just misses. Person throws some kicks. Another big head kick that misses from Trinaldo. Pearson responds with a body kick and then a right hand. Leg kick from Ross. Good left jab lands for Trinaldo and then a knee. Good right hand by Pearson. Both men throw and miss head kicks. Head kick from Trinaldo is blocked by Pearson. Another high kick gets through for Trinaldo who ends the round by slamming Pearson.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A welterweight bout between Patrick Cote (23-9 MMA) and Ben Saunders (19-7-2 MMA) took place during tonight’s ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ card in Boston. Cote starts off by chopping at the legs of Ben. Saunders responds with a body kick before earning an early takedown. “The Predator” throws up an armbar and almost locks it in from guard. The fighters scramble and Cote ends up in top position. Excellent ground and pound from the Canadian. Cote lands some more shots from top position to close out round one.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

Former middleweights Tim Boetsch (18-10 MMA) and Ed Herman (23-11 MMA) squared off in a light heavyweight bout at Boston’s ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ event. Round one begins and Boetsch is finding a home for his overhand right early. Herman responds with a stiff jab. Boetsch tags Herman with a big left that puts “Short Fuse” on rubber legs. Some solid uppercuts land for Boetsch while in the clinch. Herman seems to have recovered and lands a couple of decent shots of his own. Both men stand and trade shots to end round one.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

Featherweights Maximo Blanco (12-7-1 MMA) and Luke Sanders (11-0 MMA) squared off as part of the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ prelims in Boston. Blanco opens with a high kick. He follows with a good kick to the body. Sanders answers with a few punches of his own. Big shots from both fighters. Sanders throws a couple of big left hands. Blanco smiles and returns fire. Sanders with low kicks. Sanders drops Blanco with a counter left. Blanco immediately recovers and locks in an arm-triangle choke as Sanders attempted to follow him to the floor. Sanders squirms loose and gets back to his feet. Sanders with another big left hand and Blanco hits the floor. Sanders moves in and locks up a rear-naked choke. It is deep and Blanco has to tap.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

Lightweights Paul Felder (11-2 MMA) and Daron Cruickshank (16-2 MMA) squared off during the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ preliminary card in Boston. Both fighters are happy to exchange to begin round one. Solid pressure from Felder. Cruikshank lands a front leg side kick to the face. Good combo from Daron followed by a head kick. Cruickshank shoots in for a takedown but Felder uses the position to grab a guillotine choke. It looked to be locked in tight but “The Detroit Super Star” shook free. Good knee to the body from Felder. Spinning back kick from Cruikshank. Felder lands a takedown but Daron sweeps him to wind up in top position. Round one ends.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

The fourth bout of the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ card in Boston featured Ilir Latifi taking on Sean O’Connell at light heavyweight. Latfi opens up with a big right hand that rocks Sean O’Connell. Sean begins to fall over and Ilir lands another right hand while he’s on the way down. The referee has seen enough and calls an end to the fight.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

Featherweights Kyle Bochniak (6-1 MMA) and Charles Rosa (11-2 MMA) squared off in the third bout of ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ in Boston. Round one begins and Rosa throws a side kick and then another. Kyle is trying to pressure forward but Rosa is frustrating him with kicks. Kyle scores with a big right and Rosa hits the deck. Bochniak rushes in but almost gets caught in a leg lock. Both men scramble to their feet. Rosa shoots in and scores a takedown but it is short lived. Bochniak back to his feet to land a decent left before round one ends.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A light heavyweight bout between Francimar Barroso (18-4 MMA) and Elvis Mutapcic (15-4 MMA) kicked off the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ prelims tonight in Boston. Barroso opens up with a big overhand right to start. Barroso switches his stance. Mutapcic misses with a front kick. Barroso lands a good left hand. Barroso slips a punch and brings the fight to the ground. Mutapcic landing elbows from his back. Right hands to the body for Barroso. The round ends with Barroso in top position.

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