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UFC Vegas 122 coverage will begin Saturday at 5 p.m. ET. The
event is also known as
UFC Fight Night 290.
Round 1
Women’s flyweights light the fuse at UFC Vegas 122, as Lithuania’s
Kareckaite (6-2-1, 1-2 UFC) squares off with Brazil’s Gatto (9-3-2,
3-3 UFC) at 125 pounds. Chris Tognoni administers the law and
order. The customary glove touch gets them started. Gatto paws with
her jab, flirts with an overhand right and sneaks in an inside leg
kick. Kareckaite backs up the Brazilian with a one-two and leans
into the clinch along the fence. Short knees to the body from
Gatto. Kareckaite holding position but not doing much with it. She
scores with an elbow and keeps Gatto pinned to the cage. They
separate. Gatto re-engages the clinch and works toward a trip.
Kareckaite keeps her balance initially, then grabs the fence and
lands on top. Tognoni stops the action and docks the Lithuanian a
point, then restarts them. They trade punches before Kareckaite
drives back into the clinch. Gatto turns her into the fence and
lands an elbow. They trade knees to the body. Two minutes to go.
Gatto shoots on the hips and tries for a takedown but winds up on
the bottom. Kareckaite sets up in full guard, and the action
stalls. Gatto hunts for an armbar but does not have the requisite
space. Kareckaite stays on top through the end of the round.
Sherdog Scores
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-8 Gatto
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-8 Gatto
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-8 GattoRound 2
Off they go for Round 2. They trade right hands. Gatto flurries
with a few punches, then scores with a knee to the body. She
counters a body kick from Kareckaite with an overhand right.
Kareckaite jabs at the body, then sets off an exchange between the
two women. Kareckaite doubles up on the left hook. Gatto clinches,
whiffs on a trip, resets and clinches again. She continues to beat
Kareckaite to the punch. Gatto dives in and eats a left hook, then
misses on a spinning attack. Kareckaite pops her with a head kick.
Gatto clinches, absorbs a knee to the body and separates. Leg kick
from Kareckaite, who follows with a one two. Gatto misfires on a
trip and winds up on the bottom. Kareckaite sets up in full guard,
then stands and kicks at the legs. Less than a minute to go in
another relatively uneventful round. Kareckaite scores with more
kicks before Tognoni restarts the match on the feet. Sharp left
hand from Kareckaite, who backs it up with a multi-punch volley.
Gatto clinches to close out the round.Sherdog Scores
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Kareckaite
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Kareckaite
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 KareckaiteRound 3
Result still up in the air as they start Round 3. Gatto jabs and
flurries. Kareckaite answers with a multi-punch volley and a front
kick to the body. Gatto clinches and pushes the Lithuanian to the
fence. She lands a few knees to the body, then secures a trip
takedown. Gatto moves to the back and sets one hook and then the
other. Positive development for the Brazilian, who lost her way in
the second round. Gatto lands punches to the side of the head.
Midway through the final round. She floats to the back again but
loses one of the hooks. Gatto maintains position and threatens the
neck. Ninety second left. Gatto settles in half guard, with her
counterpart squirming beneath her. The Brazilian slides to side
control and drops a few elbows. Gatto jumps on an armbar in the
closing seconds but cannot lock it down.Sherdog Scores
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Gatto (29-27 Gatto)
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Gatto (29-27 Gatto)
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Gatto (29-27 Gatto)The Official Result
Melissa Gatto draws Ernesta Kareckaite—Majority Draw (29-27, 28-28,
28-28)
Round 1
Action at UFC Vegas 122 now shifts to the women’s bantamweight
division, where Brazil’s Pereira (7-1, 1-1 UFC) toes the line
against Russia’s Zheleznyakova (10-3, 2-2 UFC) at 135 pounds. Jason
Herzog adjudicates matters and beckons the two combatants forward.
Zheleznyakova takes the center. Sharp one-two from Pereira. The
Russian answers with a multi-punch burst of her own. Pereira lands
a side kick to the body, circles on the outside and unleashes both
hands. She charges forward behind power punches, eats some on the
return and clinches. Knees to the body ensue. Pereira secures the
takedown and lands in half guard. She stays glued to the Russian
but fails to get off much offense, outside of a few shoulder
strikes. Two minutes to go. Action stalls. Pereira climbs to full
mount and drops elbows and punches, then advances to the back
before returning to mount. Heavy hips from the Brazilian, who lands
more punches and elbows to close the round, opening a serious cut
in the process. Zheleznyakova, having been examined by the cageside
physician, tells Herzog she does not desire to continue.The Official Result
Alice Pereira def. Darya Zheleznyakova—TKO (Retirement) 5:00
R1
Round 1
American heavyweights keep the UFC Vegas 122 line moving, as Frye
(6-1, 0-1 UFC) confronts the unbeaten Harris (6-0, 1-0 UFC) at 265
pounds. The venerable Herb Dean polices the proceedings. Away they
go. Oblique kick to the thigh from Frye. Harris answers with a
one-two and a leg kick. He follows with a jab and two more leg
kicks. Harris connects with an overhand right. Frye returns fire,
then circles on the outside. Harris continues to work on the lead
leg with kicks and stays busy with jabs and one-twos upstairs. He
punches into the clinch and separates. Frye sneaks in a jab and a
right cross. Halfway home in this round. Frye sticks him with a
right hand and sends him into a state of retreat. Frye lands a left
hook, triples up on right hands, drives his opponent to the floor
under duress and mops up the rest with punches.The Official Result
Allen Frye def. R.J. Harris—KO (Punches) 2:59 R1
Round 1
Next on the UFC Vegas 122 docket: a light heavyweight tilt pitting
Franco (11-2, 1-1 UFC) against Brazilian compatriot Ribeiro (17-11,
2-6 UFC) at 205 pounds. Marc Goddard steps up as the third man in
the cage and gives them the green light. They circle each other in
the center of the cage. Franco scoops in an uppercut, resets and
eats a jab. Leg kick from Ribeiro, who follows it with a series of
jabs. Franco drives into a chin and secures a takedown but wanders
into a guillotine. Ribeiro rolls into a mounted position and locks
down the fight-ending choke.The Official Result
Brendson Ribeiro def. Felipe Franco—Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1:49 R1
Round 1
Focus at UFC Vegas 122 pivots to the welterweight division, where
Price (16-11, 8-11 UFC) supposedly closes out his career and puts
Armenia’s Shahbazyan (12-5, 0-1 UFC) to the test at 170 pounds.
Tognoni draws the officiating assignment. Price steps into an
overhand right, sheds a guillotine, lands some ground-and-pound and
moves to the clinch. He unleashes a few foot stomps. Shahbazyan
goes for a takedown but winds up in bottom position. The
hyperaggressive Price works in half guard, cuts loose with elbows
and swarms with punches. He postures above Shahbazyan and lands
standing-to-grown punches from both hands. Price continues to dole
out punishment until Tognoni decides to intervene.The Official Result
Niko Price def. Leon Shahbazyan—TKO (Punches) 1:58 R1
Round 1
Lightweights are next to the UFC Vegas 122 stage, as Argentina’s
Prado (12-5, 1-5 UFC) takes on Brazil’s Bonfim (20-7, 2-4 UFC) at
155 pounds. Herzog answers the call to referee and sets them in
motion. Prado probes with his lead hand and methodically backs up
his opponent. Bonfim flicks out three jabs, then eats a body kick
for his troubles. Prado sneaks in a right hand before they trade
low kicks. Bonfim uncorks a flying knee and sets off a punching
exchange between the two. Prado scores with a leg kick, resets and
fires a front kick to the body. He sneaks in an uppercut and a left
hook, then cracks Bonfim with an overhand left. Prado uses the
moment to complete a takedown and pairs it with knees to the
thighs. Punches flow next. Two minutes to go. Bonfim gets to his
feet, then takes a knee. More knees to the leg from Prado, who
stays glued to the Brazilian and racks up easy points. Bonfim gets
to his feet, only to be taken down again. Prado operates inside
full guard and lands a devastating elbow. He postures and punches,
then continues to let the shots fly until Herzog has seen
enough.The Official Result
Francisco Prado def. Ismael Bonfim—TKO (Punches) 4:23 R1
Round 1
American light heavyweights round out the UFC Vegas 122 undercard,
as Walker (7-3, 1-3 UFC) sets his sights on Meerschaert (37-22,
12-14 UFC) at 185 pounds. Dean presides over the contest. They
touch gloves and get down to business. Walker pressures from the
outside, feints with his lead hand, eats a jab and clinches. He
lands an elbow on the break. Meerschaert circles and evades. They
clinch again. A Meerschaert knee strays south of the border and
results in a pause to the action. Dean restarts them. Walker paws
with his jab and lands a clubbing left. Another clinch. Walker
secures a takedown and gets to work with short punches to the body
and head. Elbows drop next. Meerschaert makes a pass at an armbar.
Walker sheds it and unleashes elbows and punches. Two minutes on
the clock. More elbows from Walker, who has seized the reins here.
Meerschaert in survival mode, clinging to his opponent. Walker
frames an arm-triangle, then thinks better of it while in mount.
Meerschaert re-guards. Walker lands a few more left hands before
the bell sounds.Sherdog Scores
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Walker
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Walker
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 WalkerRound 2
Back at it in the middle stanza. Meerschaert opens with a body
kick. Walker punches into the clinch and lands knees to the body,
then trips the veteran to the floor. He slides to half guard,
frames a kimura and moves to side control. Meerschaert defends.
Walker turns to elbows instead and settles in half guard. More
elbows from Walker, who shuts down Meerschaert’s attempt to gets to
his feet. Two minutes to go in the round. Meerschaert uses an
attempted to guillotine to stand, only to get taken down again.
Walker scores with elbows, then turns up the heat with punches to
force the stoppage.The Official Result
Julius Walker def. Gerald Meerschaert—TKO (Punches) 3:35 R2
Round 1
Bantamweights kick off the UFC Vegas 122 main draw, as Wellmaker
(10-2, 2-2 UFC) takes on Georgia’s Tanzilovi (10-2, 0-1 UFC) at 135
pounds. Goddard administers the law and order. Wellmaker takes the
center. Tanzilovi backs him up with an overhand right and a quick
flurry before following up with a low kick. Wellmaker paws with his
jab. Front kick to the body from the American Top Team rep.
Tanzilovi scores with punches down the middle and an inside leg
kick. Wellmaker still pressuring from the outside. Nice one-two
from Tanzilovi, who resets and gets off two more punches. Wellmaker
presses forward and clips his counterpart with a clubbing right
behind the hear. Tanzilovi stumbles and retreats, though he seems
to have recovered. Wellmaker more cautious now. He lands a right
hook to the body and another to the head. Wellmaker drops the
Georgian with a shot to the body, then sprawls on an attempted
takedown. He lands punches and hammerfists to the side of the head.
Tanzilovi stays on the takedown and completes it. Wellmaker
scrambles to his feet and braces himself along the fence. Tanzilovi
scores with knees to the legs, sweeps Wellmaker to the mat and
lands a knee up the middle.Sherdog Scores
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Tanzilovi
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Tanzilovi
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 TanziloviRound 2
They touch gloves to start the second round. Wellmaker paws with
his jab. Tanzilovi lands hooks with both hands, steps into a right
and connects with another hook. Wellmaker sprawls on a takedown and
denies it. He targets the body with a right hand and a front kick.
One-two from Tanzilovi. They clinch against the fence. Tanzilovi
works to a rear waist lock, then separates. Wellmaker presses
forward, scores to the body and clinches. Tanzilovi breaks free
into open space. He steps into a left hook that gives Wellmaker
pause. Midway through the round. Wellmaker paws with his jab but
leaves his guard down. Tanzilovi drops him with a lightning-quick
head kick and follows up with punches to seal the deal.The Official Result
Otari Tanzilovi def. Malcolm Wellmaker—TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
2:39 R2
Round 1
American featherweights now fan the UFC Vegas 122 flames, as Fili
(25-14, 13-13 UFC) sets his sights on Kamaka (18-8-1, 2-3-1 UFC) at
145 pounds. Tognoni adjudicates matters. Fili opens with jabs.
Kamaka answers with a low kick. More jabs from Fili. Kamaka pins
him to the fence and lets go with punches from both hands. Fili
floats back to open space, resets and gets back to his jab. Kamaka
sneaks in a right hand over the top. Fili switching stances
constantly. He lands a knee to the body. Kamaka backs the
Californian to the fence with punches. Fili snatches a collar tie
and scores with knees, then returns to his jab. Kamaka lands a
right hook to the body and looks to get his own jab in gear. More
jabs from Fili, who pairs them with the occasional left hook. Two
minutes left in the round. Fili scores with his jab. Kamaka
responds with a low kick, then doubles up on left hooks. Fili
checks him with a right hook and circles on the outside. Kamaka
connects with a stiff right during an exchange and follows it with
another leg kick. Nice one-two from the Hawaiian. Fili scores with
more jabs, evades the return fire, switches stances and narrowly
misses a high kick.Sherdog Scores
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Fili
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Fili
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 FiliRound 2
Back to work they go. Heavy dose of jabs from Fili. Hew staggers
Kamaka with a left hook, resets and connects with a devastating
head kick. Kamaka freezes on contact and falls backward in an
unconscious heap.The Official Result
Round 1
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