{"id":506881,"date":"2026-03-01T07:10:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T07:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/506881\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T07:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T07:10:07","slug":"ufc-mexico-moreno-vs-kavanagh-play-by-play-results-round-scoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/506881\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Mexico \u2018Moreno vs. Kavanagh\u2019 play-by-play, results &#038; round scoring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sherdog&#8217;s live <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-Fight-Night-268-Moreno-vs-Kavanagh-110750\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nUFC Mexico<\/a> coverage will begin Saturday at 5 p.m. ET. The event<br \/>\nis also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-Fight-Night-268-Moreno-vs-Kavanagh-110750\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nUFC Fight Night 268<\/a>.<a name=\"damian-pinas-(186)-wesley-schultz-(186)\" id=\"damian-pinas-(186)-wesley-schultz-(186)\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/articles\/7\/Preview-UFC-Mexico-Prelims-200254\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BETTING<br \/>\nPREVIEW<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wgx9FQPhnpc&amp;t=277s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SCOUTING<br \/>\nREPORT<\/a> | ODDS: Pinas (-270); Schultz (+220)<br \/>\nRound 1<br \/>\nThe UFC chose well by matching this Mexico City card the way it did<br \/>\nin one regard, in that there are only two bouts on the 13-fight<br \/>\nbilling taking place above 155 pounds. Bettors and prognosticators<br \/>\nmay disagree with some matchmaking choices, given that favored<br \/>\nfighters today will close with an average line a little beneath<br \/>\n-450. This curtain jerker is one of the two larger matches and one<br \/>\nof five where the favorite does not eclipse -250, as debuting<br \/>\nmiddleweights from DWCS crash into one another with hopes of<br \/>\nseparating wheat from chaff. Repping both Aruba and Suriname while<br \/>\nlikely the butt of jokes much of his life, Pinas (8-1, 0-0 UFC)<br \/>\nwill be squaring off against brother longhair Schultz (8-2, 0-0<br \/>\nUFC). Referee Horacio Lopez Villanueva takes charge of the fight,<br \/>\nand the two 185ers bump fists.<\/p>\n<p>Pinas moves right to the center of the cage, letting loose a low<br \/>\nkick to stop Schultz from jabbing. Schultz tries to fire back with<br \/>\na left hook, but all he can land is a leg kick of his own. Pinas<br \/>\nhits him back far harder in the lead leg, turning his hips into<br \/>\nthose strikes and forcing a level change on the third land. Pinas<br \/>\nshuts down the double-leg takedown attempt and rails Schultz with a<br \/>\nfierce right hand at the end of a one-two, putting \u201cParty Time\u201d<br \/>\ndown. Pinas looks to finish the job, but Schultz somehow weathers<br \/>\nthe storm and powers his way back to his feet, where he looks for a<br \/>\ntakedown. Wrapping his arms around Pinas\u2019 waist, he drags them both<br \/>\ndown to the floor, but this is not a good strategy. Pinas is pulled<br \/>\non top of his foe, where he unleashes elbows that punish Schultz<br \/>\nfor the ground effort. Pinas hunts for an anaconda choke, and when<br \/>\nhe hits the gator roll, he is too loose and they separate and stand<br \/>\nback up. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/videos\/highlightreels\/UFC-Mexico-highlight-video-Damian-Pinas-Destroys-Wesley-Schultz-23232\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nPinas drills his man in the chin with an uppercut, and Schultz<br \/>\ncrumbles and tries for an ankle pick. \u201cBaba Yaga\u201d shuts it down,<br \/>\nforces Schultz to stand up and thrusts through the guard with a<br \/>\npiston-like one-two. Schultz collapses to the floor, and this time,<br \/>\nhe is not getting back up.<\/a> Villanueva sees that<br \/>\nSchultz\u2019 goose is cooked, and he waves the fight off right around<br \/>\nthe midpoint of the round. There are far worse ways to make your<br \/>\npromotional debut, with Pinas calmly walking off after putting in<br \/>\nwork.The Official Result<br \/>\nDamian Pinas def. Wesley Schultz R1 2:30 via TKO (Punches)<br \/>\n<a name=\"francis-marshall-(145)-erik-silva-(146)\" id=\"francis-marshall-(145)-erik-silva-(146)\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/articles\/6\/Preview-UFC-Mexico-Prelims-200254\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BETTING<br \/>\nPREVIEW<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wgx9FQPhnpc&amp;t=695s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SCOUTING<br \/>\nREPORT<\/a> | ODDS: Marshall (-700); Silva (+500)<br \/>\nRound 1<br \/>\nWith three hours to plug through seven prelims, the promotion<br \/>\nwastes no time in moving to the next matchup. This one comes at 145<br \/>\npounds between a pair of gents that could sorely use a victory.<br \/>\nSilva (9-3, 0-2 UFC) is winless after two walks to the Octagon,<br \/>\nappearing roughly every other year and not building any momentum in<br \/>\nthe overstuffed division. He meets Marshall (8-3, 2-3 UFC), who was<br \/>\non the wrong end of some of the worst scorecards offered last year.<br \/>\nReferee Fernando Salas Navarro receives the assignment, standing<br \/>\nback as the athletes touch \u2018em up.<\/p>\n<p>Silva says hello with a spinning wheel kick, and Marshall barely<br \/>\ngets his guard up in time so as to not get leveled. Marshall has to<br \/>\nback off, and Silva spins with a back kick that connects to the<br \/>\nbody. Marshall pushes off when trying to engage, and his finger<br \/>\njams into Silva\u2019s eye socket. Salas calls time when he recognizes<br \/>\nthe foul, and he goes to Marshall to tell him to be careful. The<br \/>\nVenezuelan takes less than 30 seconds to clear his vision before<br \/>\nrestarting. Marshall attacks him with looping hooks, using them to<br \/>\nclose the distance and drop down for a slick double-leg takedown.<br \/>\nSilva stands up by wrapping his arm around Marshall\u2019s neck with a<br \/>\nguillotine choke, and Marshall mat returns him and even briefly<br \/>\nthreatens with a Von Preux shoulder choke. Silva turns to his side<br \/>\nto try to buck off, but Marshall in half guard keeps him stuck.<br \/>\nMarshall settles for smacking Silva around with a few strikes<br \/>\nbefore lowering himself down to pursue an arm-triangle choke, and<br \/>\nSilva\u2019s bucking and wriggling keeps him safe for the time being.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/videos\/highlightreels\/UFC-Mexico-highlight-video-Francis-Marshall-taps-Erik-Silva-23233\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nMarshall is able to pass to mount, and when Silva turns his back,<br \/>\nMarshall immediately snatches up a rear-naked choke. Switching his<br \/>\ngrip to one of a more brute-force variety, \u201cFire\u201d Marshall does not<br \/>\neven go palm-to-palm as he crushes Silva\u2019s larynx and carotid<br \/>\nartery. Silva posts off his left arm and does not fight the grip,<br \/>\ninstead just biding time before he inevitably taps<br \/>\nout.<\/a> This speedy finish justifies the massive odds in<br \/>\nMarshall\u2019s favor, with this leg in most of your parlays hitting<br \/>\nwith style points.The Official Result<br \/>\nFrancis Marshall def. Erik Silva R1 2:29 via Submission (Rear-Naked<br \/>\nChoke)<br \/>\n<a name=\"ernesta-kareckaite-(1295)-regina-tarin-(130)\" id=\"ernesta-kareckaite-(1295)-regina-tarin-(130)\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/articles\/5\/Preview-UFC-Mexico-Prelims-200254\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BETTING<br \/>\nPREVIEW<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wgx9FQPhnpc&amp;t=1136s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SCOUTING<br \/>\nREPORT<\/a> | ODDS: Kareckaite (-188); Tarin (+152)<br \/>\nRound 1<br \/>\nDue to the short-notice nature of the match, late replacement and<br \/>\nwell-named \u201cKill Bill\u201d Tarin (7-0, 0-0 UFC) puts her 0 on the line<br \/>\non just a few days\u2019 notice. She steps up against heavy-handed<br \/>\nLithuanian Kareckaite (6-1-1, 1-1 UFC), who just so happens to call<br \/>\nherself \u201cHeavy-Handed.\u201d Bit on the nose, just like what she wants<br \/>\nher punches to be. The referee for this 130-pound catchweight<br \/>\ncontest will be Raul Porrata. The ladies clap hands together, with<br \/>\nfans clearly picking a side.<\/p>\n<p>That side is Tarin, who springs from side to side and walks<br \/>\ndirectly into a Kareckaite left hand. Kareckaite throws heavy<br \/>\npunches at her, swinging with wide-arcing lobs and mixing in a knee<br \/>\nwhen Tarin closes in. Tarin pushes out a front kick, and Kareckaite<br \/>\ncatches it and swats it away. Tarin hammers the front leg with a<br \/>\nkick, and she sits in the pocket to bang it out with Kareckaite.<br \/>\nTarin\u2019s offense wobbles Kareckaite\u2019s legs, and these women are<br \/>\ntrading viciously with no regard to defense. They have both cracked<br \/>\none another, and Kareckaite\u2019s nose is turning red 90 seconds in.<br \/>\nTarin tries for a low-to-high kick combo, and Kareckaite grabs it<br \/>\nand pushes her back, drilling Tarin with a subsequent right hand.<br \/>\nTarin clips Kareckaite with another right, and Kareckaite has to<br \/>\nshake it off and gets right back to trading leather. Both women<br \/>\nconnect in an exchange, and Kareckaite ends her own combination<br \/>\nwith a pair of chopping kicks.<\/p>\n<p>Tarin threatens with kicks that open up her hands, but she cannot<br \/>\nback off the advancing Lithuanian for long. Kareckaite walks<br \/>\nthrough a body kick to score an overhand right, and she connects<br \/>\nwith a second that is met with a fierce counter. Flurries from both<br \/>\nsides go flying, and Kareckaite smacks Tarin upside the head with a<br \/>\nhard right. Kareckaite leans forward to clinch up, and Tarin thanks<br \/>\nher for this by slashing at her with standing elbows until they<br \/>\nseparate. Kareckaite puts a one-two down the pipe, and she chases<br \/>\nafter a strafing Tarin with a looping right. Fans start booing the<br \/>\nmoment the two clinch up, and then stop when the women return to<br \/>\nkickboxing range. Tarin stays on the outside popping her jab, and<br \/>\nshe leans back to avoid a swinging right hand. Kareckaite goes to<br \/>\nthe lead leg and body with kicks, and she uses her kicks to close<br \/>\nin and mash Tarin against the cage wall. The horn sounds.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Tarin<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Tarin<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 TarinRound 2<br \/>\nKareckaite takes right to the center of the cage, slowly advancing<br \/>\nas Tarin circles to her left. Kareckaite allows her to do this so<br \/>\nshe can rip a body kick, prompting Tarin to bullrush her with big<br \/>\nswings. Kareckaite keeps her foe on her back foot, and Tarin<br \/>\npeppers her with kicks to any target she can find. Kareckaite has a<br \/>\nright hand score on the end of it, and Tarin backpedals in a hurry.<br \/>\nKareckaite mixes in a takedown attempt, and the Mexican woman<br \/>\nstonewalls her and pushes her to the fence, where she delivers a<br \/>\nstern knee to the body. Kareckaite jacks her in the jaw with an<br \/>\nelbow to break apart, and she chases after the younger woman with<br \/>\nlong swings. Tarin stays busy on the outside, keeping just out of<br \/>\nrange of the worst Kareckaite throws at her while offering up kicks<br \/>\nto the body and lead leg. They crash together and unload short<br \/>\ncombinations, and their accuracy is fairly high because their<br \/>\nguards are not very attentive.<\/p>\n<p>Their sheer momentum results in clinching, and Kareckaite is<br \/>\nleaking from a bloody nose and goes after a single-leg takedown<br \/>\nattempt. Tarin frames off with knees to the side, breaking them<br \/>\napart, and she scores several more when Kareckaite tries to walk<br \/>\nher down. The Mexican woman takes advantage of the clinch with<br \/>\nknees to the body, and she shoves her foe back. Kareckaite answers<br \/>\nwith a crisp body kick and follows with a right hook. Tarin meets<br \/>\nher with a one-two and head kick, and she dances away from what<br \/>\nKareckaite tosses back at her. Kareckaite takes a push kick to load<br \/>\nup with a right hand, and she hurls the punch again and again.<br \/>\nTarin watches Kareckaite dart at her for a single, and when<br \/>\nKareckaite transitions to a double, she manages to get the local<br \/>\nwoman down as the round ends.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Tarin<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Tarin<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 TarinRound 3<br \/>\nIt does not take long for the two women to engage in fisticuffs as<br \/>\nthe last round begins, nailing one another with big swings back and<br \/>\nforth. Tarin offers up short but effective combinations, putting<br \/>\ntwo hands on the face and kicking the front leg, etc. When<br \/>\nKareckaite hurls back, Tarin ducks under and grabs her from behind,<br \/>\nwhere she sweeps the leg and briefly drags the Lithuanian to the<br \/>\nfloor. Kareckaite fights her way back to her feet but Tarin is<br \/>\nstill clutching her from the side, until Kareckaite muscles her way<br \/>\naround to push Tarin to the cage wall. Porrata immediately calls<br \/>\nfor them to work, leading to them separating and duking it out some<br \/>\nmore. The exchanges are fairly even in terms of numbers, and<br \/>\nKareckaite appears to be swinging harder. Tarin uses more kicks,<br \/>\ndigging them to the body and getting Kareckaite\u2019s attention with<br \/>\nher fast hands.<\/p>\n<p>Tarin turns on the jets, cracking Kareckaite with a lengthy flurry<br \/>\nof fists until Kareckaite has no choice but to tie her up. Tarin<br \/>\npushes her to the wall and knees her in the guts, and Kareckaite<br \/>\nframes off and does the same before they split up. Tarin has<br \/>\ninflicted additional damage on Kareckaite\u2019s right eye, and no one<br \/>\nregisters it as they proceed to lay into one another recklessly and<br \/>\nferociously. Tarin\u2019s face begins to swell around her eyes, and<br \/>\nKareckaite targets those areas with her heavy hurls. Kareckaite<br \/>\ntries to slow her down with a trip effort, and Tarin slips away and<br \/>\nlashes out with uppercuts and knees up close. The 10-second clapper<br \/>\nleads to an even more ridiculous brawl, and the two women smash and<br \/>\nbash one another in the face repeatedly until time expires. What a<br \/>\nscrap, one that ends in the hands of the judges in close rounds<br \/>\nwhere a 30-27 on one end and 29-28 the other would not be out of<br \/>\nline.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Tarin (30-27 Tarin)<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Tarin (30-27 Tarin)<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Tarin (30-27 Tarin)The Official Result<br \/>\nRegina Tarin def. Ernesta Kareckaite via Unanimous Decision (30-27,<br \/>\n30-27, 29-28)<br \/>\n<a name=\"douglas-silva-de-andrade-(146)-javier-reyes-(145)\" id=\"douglas-silva-de-andrade-(146)-javier-reyes-(145)\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/articles\/4\/Preview-UFC-Mexico-Prelims-200254\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BETTING<br \/>\nPREVIEW<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wgx9FQPhnpc&amp;t=1486s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SCOUTING<br \/>\nREPORT<\/a> | ODDS: Reyes (-240); Silva de Andrade<br \/>\n(+190)<br \/>\nRound 1<br \/>\nA longtime talent at the loaded bantamweight division relocates to<br \/>\n145 pounds as Silva de Andrade (29-6, 1 NC; 7-6 UFC) eclipses the<br \/>\nage of 40, on the roster since 2014 but this just his 14th fight.<br \/>\nHe meets well-traveled newcomer Reyes (22-5, 0-0 UFC), who may have<br \/>\nalready won the battle for \u201cEntrance of the Year\u201d by dancing his<br \/>\nway to the cage with his team to \u201cYMCA.\u201d It was majestic. Referee<br \/>\nHerb Dean will stoically serve as the third man in the Octagon, who<br \/>\nreceives loud cheers from the crowd himself. The two touch do not<br \/>\ngloves before throwing down.<\/p>\n<p>The shorter Silva de Andrade stands in the center of the cage like<br \/>\na snake coiled to strike, and Reyes fires off strikes from the<br \/>\nouter edge. The Brazilian kicks him from a safe distance, and<br \/>\nallows Silva de Andrade to fly past him with a big swing. Reyes<br \/>\nleaves his chin up and hands down, and Silva de Andrade just misses<br \/>\nwith a huge right hook. Reyes calms himself and fires back a left<br \/>\nthat stuns Silva de Andrade, but he stands in the pocket too long<br \/>\nand gets dropped with a bomb of a right hand. Reyes climbs back up,<br \/>\nand Silva de Andrade does not recklessly chase him down and instead<br \/>\nsets up another bomb. He clips an advancing Reyes with a cheeky<br \/>\nleft hook, and he marches down the hurt fighter with a barrage.<br \/>\nReyes puts his back to the wall and gets nailed a few more times,<br \/>\nand he tries for a spin but misses. Silva de Andrade whiffs with a<br \/>\nhaymaker so fierce, the wind nearly blows Marc Ratner\u2019s cap off in<br \/>\nthe first row.<\/p>\n<p>Reyes\u2019 hands remain low so he can strike from odd angles, but Silva<br \/>\nde Andrade is headhunting him and connects flush. Reyes runs<br \/>\nforward and loads up with a right hand that knocks \u201cD\u2019Silva\u201d off<br \/>\nhis feet, but it is a flash knockdown as Silva de Andrade defends<br \/>\nfrom the subsequent assault. Reyes pounces to try to pound out his<br \/>\nopponent, and he thwarts a roll attempt from Silva de Andrade and<br \/>\nmat returns him on his face when Silva de Andrade stands. Reyes<br \/>\nsteps over to the back to lay into Silva de Andrade, who holds his<br \/>\nhand up to wag his finger as if to say he is fine. This opens up an<br \/>\nopportunity for Reyes, who very nearly snatches up a submission as<br \/>\nOG fight fans think back to the infamous \u201cHello Japan\u201d moment in<br \/>\nour lovely sport. Reyes goes from back mount to full mount to<br \/>\ngetting pushed off, as he keeps beating on Silva de Andrade like a<br \/>\nrented mule. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/videos\/highlightreels\/UFC-Mexico-highlight-video-Javier-Reyes-batters-Douglas-Silva-de-Andrade-23235\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\u201cBlair\u201d flattens Silva de Andrade out on his stomach and slams his<br \/>\nfists into the side of his head, and Silva de Andrade keeps wagging<br \/>\nhis finger to say he is ok. This is not nearly enough defense, as<br \/>\nhe should instead be guarding his dome rather than signaling to the<br \/>\nref. Dean tells him to fight back, and Silva de Andrade keeps<br \/>\nshaking his finger. Reyes does not relent in his onslaught of<br \/>\npunches to either side of the head, and Dean calls a halt to the<br \/>\nmatch with a second or two left in the round.<\/a> When<br \/>\nSilva de Andrade stands after the stoppage, he protests to Dean,<br \/>\nwho likely suggests that he gave the Brazilian every chance to<br \/>\ndefend himself but threw it away. As he raises a fuss, Silva de<br \/>\nAndrade\u2019s face begins to swell horizontally, having taken some<br \/>\nserious damage the last two minutes of that round.<\/p>\n<p>The Official Result<br \/>\nJavier Reyes def. Douglas Silva de Andrade R1 4:59 via TKO<br \/>\n(Punches)<br \/>\n<a name=\"kris-moutinho-(136)-cristian-quinonez-(136)\" id=\"kris-moutinho-(136)-cristian-quinonez-(136)\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/articles\/3\/Preview-UFC-Mexico-Prelims-200254\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BETTING<br \/>\nPREVIEW<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wgx9FQPhnpc&amp;t=1976s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SCOUTING<br \/>\nREPORT<\/a> | ODDS: Quinonez (-650); Moutinho (+475)<br \/>\nRound 1<br \/>\nIn hopes of turning his fortunes around, Quinonez (18-5, 1-2 UFC)<br \/>\nwill be matched with expectations that he should blow away his<br \/>\nopponent and hype up the partisan crowd. With his back against the<br \/>\nwall again, Moutinho (14-7, 0-3 UFC) needs to get his hand raised<br \/>\nlest he possibly see his walking papers for the second time. The<br \/>\nOctagon ranger for this bantamweight contest is referee Marc<br \/>\nGoddard, who observes a sporting glove touch between the men.<\/p>\n<p>Quinonez stays calm as he asserts himself in the center of the<br \/>\ncage, allowing Moutinho to find his range with a few kicks before<br \/>\nunleashing the fury of a couple huge right hands. Moutinho bounces<br \/>\noff the wall and recovers, but Quinonez is cocking his right hand<br \/>\nback and preparing to hurl it any opportunity he can. Moutinho<br \/>\npeppers him from afar, and Quinonez jabs him back much harder.<br \/>\nMoutinho scores a glancing right hand as Quinonez circles to the<br \/>\nside, and a collision results in a scramble where Quinonez slams<br \/>\nMoutinho hard on the mat. Moutinho climbs back upright, only to be<br \/>\nmat returned with Quinonez on his back. Moutinho twists in hopes of<br \/>\nescaping the controlling position at his back, and Quinonez finds<br \/>\nhimself in a disadvantageous posture and jumps off.<\/p>\n<p>The two return to their feet, and Quinonez potshots him with<br \/>\ndistance strikes before being warned for open fists. He slings his<br \/>\nheavy right hand, one that bangs into the guard but still has an<br \/>\nimpact. Moutinho signals to Goddard that he was poked in the eye,<br \/>\nand Goddard grumpily calls time and tells Quinonez that there will<br \/>\nbe no more warnings. Moutinho is good to go in seconds, and<br \/>\nQuinonez circles around him in hopes of setting up that right.<br \/>\nMoutinho walks him down but takes an elbow on the bridge of his<br \/>\nnose that slashes it open, and his counters his nothing but air.<br \/>\nMoutinho checks on his hand after landing a heavy blow, and he<br \/>\nswitches to southpaw. Quinonez is light on his feet springing<br \/>\naround, further marking up the damaged beak of his adversary.<br \/>\nQuinonez jabs the body with a pair of front kicks to wrap up the<br \/>\nround.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Quinonez<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Quinonez<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 QuinonezRound 2<br \/>\nThe fighters are so amped up to start trading, Goddard has to back<br \/>\nthem off. Moutinho comes out of his corner hot, cracking Quinonez<br \/>\nwith a speedy barrage. Quinonez does not falter from his approach,<br \/>\nstrafing to the side, countering and shooting in for a takedown.<br \/>\nMoutinho hits his seat from the clean double, and he remains there<br \/>\nfor a spell until working his way up. Quinonez drags him down from<br \/>\nbehind, and Moutinho hooks his fingers in the fence to stop it.<br \/>\nGoddard tells him to knock it off, and Quinonez wrenches his man to<br \/>\nthe mat. The third time is the charm for Quinonez, who briefly<br \/>\nassumes mount and moves to side control and even north-south for a<br \/>\nmoment. Moutinho turns to his stomach, and Quinonez smacks him with<br \/>\nundercuts\u2014that is, uppercuts beneath the armpit. Moutinho grabs the<br \/>\nfence again to pull himself to his feet and keep himself upright,<br \/>\nand does so again when Quinonez is wrangling him for a takedown.<br \/>\nGoddard, who seemed stern beforehand, just warns Moutinho for<br \/>\ngrabbing the cage wall four or five times.<\/p>\n<p>The fouls do not discourage Quinonez, who manages to yank Moutinho<br \/>\nto the floor and secured back control with a body triangle.<br \/>\nQuinonez starts fishing for a rear-naked choke, placing his grip<br \/>\natop the jaw and crushing it down. He changes his submission effort<br \/>\nto that of a neck crank, and Moutinho keeps himself safe by pinning<br \/>\nhis chin to his chest as best he can. Quinonez goes palm-to-palm<br \/>\nwith his face and neck crank, and Moutinho survives the attempts<br \/>\nbut finds himself briefly mounted. Moutinho kicks off frantically<br \/>\nto get Quinonez off his chest, and the ensuing scramble allows<br \/>\nMoutinho to counter with a single-leg attempt. Quinonez lets him<br \/>\nback up so that he can peck at the bloody face of his foe, and he<br \/>\nlobs two big right hands before the bell.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Quinonez<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Quinonez<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 QuinonezRound 3<br \/>\nBetween rounds, Moutinho admits to his corner that he is feeling<br \/>\nflat, and his team tries all they might to energize him for five<br \/>\nmore minutes. They do the job effectively, as Moutinho runs towards<br \/>\nQuinonez and belts him in the face. Quinonez rebounds off the wall<br \/>\nand gets on his bike, dancing from side to side and evading other<br \/>\npower punches that Moutinho slings at him. Moutinho tries for a<br \/>\ntakedown, and Quinonez shuts it down and slips away comfortably.<br \/>\nThe Mexican flashes his jab, timing his movements to allow Moutinho<br \/>\nto close in so he can score a blow or pursue a takedown. \u201cEl Nino<br \/>\nProblema\u201d hunts for a single, and when he redoubles his effort, he<br \/>\nlands it and moves straight into side control. Quinonez goes all<br \/>\nthe way to the other side so that he can slip into mount, and he<br \/>\ndrives down a stern elbow in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Moutinho throws his legs up and bucks to force Quinonez back to his<br \/>\nfeet, and he grabs hold of Quinonez\u2019s left foot for some sort of<br \/>\nlow-percentage foot lock that goes nowhere. Moutinho transitions to<br \/>\na heel hook attempt, and he scoots himself towards Quinonez to get<br \/>\nit tighter. Quinonez slithers his leg out to reclaim top position<br \/>\nwithout concern, and he drops down a few hammerfists before<br \/>\nMoutinho snatches his leg up again for a Hail Mary submission.<br \/>\nQuinonez practically ignores it and fights back to his feet, and<br \/>\nMoutinho desperately goes after a takedown before time is up.<br \/>\nMoutinho drops to his seat, exhausted, and Quinonez plops down next<br \/>\nto him to share a moment. Moutinho would rather be alone and really<br \/>\nanywhere but there, as he pulls Quinonez\u2019 arm off of him.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Quinonez (30-27 Quinonez)<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Quinonez (30-27<br \/>\nQuinonez)<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Quinonez (30-27 Quinonez)The Official Result<br \/>\nCristian Quinonez def. Kris Moutinho via Unanimous Decision (30-27,<br \/>\n30-27, 30-27)<br \/>\n<a name=\"macy-chiasson-(135)-ailin-perez-(136)\" id=\"macy-chiasson-(135)-ailin-perez-(136)\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/articles\/2\/Preview-UFC-Mexico-Prelims-200254\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BETTING<br \/>\nPREVIEW<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wgx9FQPhnpc&amp;t=2112s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SCOUTING<br \/>\nREPORT<\/a> | ODDS: Perez (-180); Chiasson (+150)<br \/>\nRound 1<br \/>\nThe final women\u2019s match of the card comes in the wide-open<br \/>\nbantamweight division, with a ranked matchup buried on the prelims.<br \/>\nBoth Chiasson (10-5, 8-5 UFC) and Perez (12-2, 5-1 UFC) know they<br \/>\nwill not need more than another victory or two to reach<br \/>\nchampionship contention, and referee Raul Porrata will know who<br \/>\nadvances before anyone else. There is no plan for a touch of<br \/>\ngloves.<\/p>\n<p>When Perez moves to the center of the Octagon, Chiasson keeps<br \/>\nmoving actively, changing stances and lunging with a straight right<br \/>\nhand. Perez counters with a perfect takedown to sweep her off her<br \/>\nfeet. As soon as Chiasson hits the ground, she grabs hold of a<br \/>\nkneebar. Perez sits down to take some of the leverage out of her<br \/>\nsubmission, and Chiasson transitions her sub effort to an inverted<br \/>\nheel hook with her foe\u2019s leg across her body. Chiasson keeps hold<br \/>\nof the limb while Perez twists and turns, hanging onto the ankle<br \/>\nlong enough to trip up Perez and take her down. Perez scrambles to<br \/>\nget up, but Chiasson is on her like a cheap suit, slipping her<br \/>\nhooks in and grabbing Perez from behind while Perez is seated<br \/>\nfacing the wall. Chiasson looks to push off the fence and drag<br \/>\nPerez away from it, so she can secure the leverage and angle she<br \/>\nwants to start hunting for a choke.<\/p>\n<p>Perez turns over, and Chiasson rides her like a bull and elbows her<br \/>\nin the side of the dome. Perez briefly tries to muscle her way back<br \/>\nto her feet, but Chiasson controls her and leverages her back down.<br \/>\nChiasson softens her foe up with elbows and punches, and a few bang<br \/>\ninto the back of Perez\u2019 skull as Porrata warns her for the fouls.<br \/>\nChiasson clings with a body triangle around the waist to allow her<br \/>\nto maintain this position, and she holds on while landing strikes<br \/>\nuntil Perez spins around with all her might to reverse things.<br \/>\nChiasson stands, and Perez chucks her back down with emphasis and<br \/>\ndrops down a single elbow. She gets off a few more ground strikes<br \/>\nbefore the round concludes.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Chiasson<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Chiasson<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 ChiassonRound 2<br \/>\nChiasson leads off the round with a body kick, and she chambers and<br \/>\nfires a high kick with her other leg shortly thereafter. Perez<br \/>\nkeeps her hands up to deflect the blow, and she prepares a counter<br \/>\ntakedown when Chiasson lashes out with strikes. Perez sneaks in a<br \/>\nleg kick while Chiasson is jabbing her, and she cracks Chiasson<br \/>\nwith a right hand when Chiasson sticks around too long. Perez<br \/>\nnarrowly misses with a spinning back fist, and Chiasson. Perez<br \/>\noffers a fist-bump, but Chiasson would rather fight. They end up<br \/>\nclinched when Chiasson tries a takedown, with Perez kneeing her in<br \/>\nthe gut a few times to lift her off the ground. The whipping<br \/>\narm-drag allows Perez to toss Chiasson to the mat, and she sits on<br \/>\ntop of her opponent\u2019s face awkwardly. Porrata calls for action when<br \/>\nthey are entangled despite on the mat for mere seconds, and Perez<br \/>\ncan only work the body. Porrata breaks them up, and the commentary<br \/>\nteam is not thrilled with the extremely speedy standup.<\/p>\n<p>Chiasson takes advantage of this by rushing Perez and pitching a<br \/>\nhead kick at her. Perez tries for another throw when Chiasson<br \/>\ncloses in on her, and they trade knees while up close and personal.<br \/>\nThe crowd turns on the ladies when they stall out against the cage,<br \/>\nneither able to impose their game on the other. Chiasson tries for<br \/>\na sacrifice throw, and she ends up with Perez falling down too and<br \/>\nthen climbing on top of her. Chiasson pushes off with upkicks,<br \/>\nleading to Perez jamming her up against the wire and fishing for a<br \/>\ntrip. She drags Chiasson to a knee, and Chiasson works back upright<br \/>\nonly to be swept down again. Chiasson turns around and gives her<br \/>\nback up to escape, and Perez rides on top and beans Chiasson with a<br \/>\nright hand as the bell rings.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Perez<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Perez<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 PerezRound 3<br \/>\nWhen Chiasson leads off with a kick in the final round, she falls<br \/>\nover and Perez grabs hold of her. Chiasson works her way back up<br \/>\nand leans on the cage wall to take some of the weight off of her,<br \/>\nbut Perez still wrenches her to the floor. Perez defends against a<br \/>\nsweep and presses heavily on her foe to keep her stuck on the mat.<br \/>\nPerez grinds until Porrata calls for action, with the referee<br \/>\nhaving a very itchy trigger finger when it comes to grappling.<br \/>\nPerez lands a strike or two as she works her right leg out in hopes<br \/>\nof passing to mount, and she bails on it to shoulder check Chiasson<br \/>\nin the jaw.<\/p>\n<p>After another lull on the mat, Porrata is about to stand them up,<br \/>\nbut Chiasson explodes and inadvertently gives up her back. Perez<br \/>\ntakes it but is riding high, and she fishes for a choke that is not<br \/>\nthere. Chiasson returns to her knees and posts off to stand, so<br \/>\nPerez knees her square in the jaw and proceeds to glom onto the<br \/>\nRanger 47 trainee. Chiasson cannot get Perez off of her, and Perez<br \/>\nstays active enough with knees to the torso. Chiasson turns the<br \/>\ntables with a double attempt, and she abandons it to let go with a<br \/>\nfront kick and a right hand. Perez dodges and ducks to get close,<br \/>\nand she grabs Chiasson to end the slow, plodding fight. Chiasson<br \/>\nspins her around, but time is up. Believing she is about to get her<br \/>\nhand raised, Perez falls to her stomach and twerks a bit.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Perez (29-28 Perez)<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Perez (29-28 Perez)<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Perez (29-28 Perez)The Official Result<br \/>\nAilin Perez def. Macy Chiasson via Unanimous Decision (29-28,<br \/>\n29-28, 29-28)<br \/>\n<a name=\"ryan-gandra-(185)-jose-medina-(186)\" id=\"ryan-gandra-(185)-jose-medina-(186)\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/articles\/1\/Preview-UFC-Mexico-Prelims-200254\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BETTING<br \/>\nPREVIEW<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wgx9FQPhnpc&amp;t=2843s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SCOUTING<br \/>\nREPORT<\/a> | ODDS: Gandra (-550); Medina (+450)<br \/>\nRound 1<br \/>\nIt\u2019s another showcase match, this time at 185 pounds, as Brazilian<br \/>\nnewcomer Gandra (8-1, 0-0 UFC) looks to hunt down the hapless<br \/>\nMedina (11-6, 0-3 UFC). Someone\u2019s going to get their first win in<br \/>\nthe UFC, and referee Horacio Lopez Villanueva will be there for it<br \/>\nevery step of the way. Gloves are touched before they are<br \/>\ntraded.<\/p>\n<p>Medina rushes forward, only to be backed up by a long one-two.<br \/>\nGandra reaches out with a long left hand and follows with a push<br \/>\nkick to the stomach. He lashes out with a flurry of punches, and<br \/>\nMedina puts his back to the wall and takes a flush knee to the<br \/>\nchest. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/videos\/highlightreels\/UFC-Mexico-highlight-video-Ryan-Gandra-swarms-Jose-Medina-23238\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nGandra unloads with a long salvo of punches, and he decks \u201cChicho\u201d<br \/>\nwith a brutal right hand on the button that shuts his lights out<br \/>\nfor a second. When Medina hits the mat, he switches back online,<br \/>\nbut Villanueva is on him intervening.<\/a> Medina grabs<br \/>\nhold of Villanueva\u2019s leg on autopilot, but he realizes his error<br \/>\nand starts to protest the stoppage while blood leaks down his right<br \/>\neyebrow. Medina is upset but there is nothing left for him to do or<br \/>\nsay, as he has lost five fights in a row with three of those by<br \/>\nstoppage. Gandra declares that he called his shot, as he hunted for<br \/>\na first-round knockout and achieved it in a bit over 40<br \/>\nseconds.<\/p>\n<p>The Official Result<br \/>\nRyan Gandra def. Jose Medina R1 0:41 via TKO (Punches)<br \/>\n<a name=\"santiago-luna-(136)-angel-pacheco-(135)\" id=\"santiago-luna-(136)-angel-pacheco-(135)\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/articles\/6\/Preview-UFC-Mexico-Moreno-vs-Kavanagh-200267\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BETTING<br \/>\nPREVIEW<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wgx9FQPhnpc&amp;t=3612s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SCOUTING<br \/>\nREPORT<\/a> | ODDS: Luna (-425); Pacheco (+325)<br \/>\nRound 1<br \/>\nTo kick off the main card, a pair of bantamweights with 100% finish<br \/>\nrates square off. Repping the host nation, Luna (7-0, 1-0 UFC)<br \/>\nfirmly has the crowd on his side. He meets Minnesota native Pacheco<br \/>\n(7-3, 0-1 UFC), who earned a contract off DWCS despite losing, and<br \/>\nwent on to drop his debut as well. Betting lines are appropriately<br \/>\nlopsided in Luna\u2019s favor. Referee Fernando Salas Navarro does not<br \/>\nneed to know the odds to do his job, and he stands guard for what<br \/>\nis about to happen next. The fighters clap their hands together<br \/>\nprior to engaging.<\/p>\n<p>Luna gets his boxing going early, prodding Pacheco with his jab.<br \/>\nPacheco answers with a few of his own, and strings a trio of<br \/>\npunches behind the jab to get Luna\u2019s respect early. Luna backs him<br \/>\noff with a front kick and a few body shots, and he even fakes a<br \/>\nlevel change to keep Pacheco honest. Luna swats out when Pacheco<br \/>\ncloses in and grabs the back of his head, but he lets it go so he<br \/>\ncan trade more hands. Luna jams his foot on the belly, and he<br \/>\nchains several punches into knees as he works the body. They both<br \/>\ntoss out low kicks, and Pacheco splits the guard with a strong jab.<br \/>\nLuna scores a right hand, digs a kick to the body and changes<br \/>\nlevels to strip Pacheco\u2019s feet away beneath him. The Minnesotan<br \/>\nbounces back to his feet, where Luna controls him in the clinch as<br \/>\nhe frames off the face with his palm.<\/p>\n<p>Pacheco fires off a one-two as he presses the action, and Luna<br \/>\nmeets him in the middle and scores a knee to the belly. Luna keeps<br \/>\npawing out his jab when there is a lull, and Pacheco thumps his<br \/>\ninner thigh with a kick. Pacheco drives home an uppercut that Luna<br \/>\nno-sells, and Luna swings a right hand on the temple and catches<br \/>\nhim a second time with a right hook as Pacheco\u2019s legs go stiff for<br \/>\na second. Luna unleashes a torrent of strikes as Pacheco is stunned<br \/>\nfrom the strikes, with Luna\u2019s body shots already having an impact<br \/>\nas Pacheco\u2019s guard drops to protect his gut. Luna completes and<br \/>\neasy double in the open cage, and Pacheco hits his back and sets up<br \/>\nan armbar that forces Luna back to his feet. Pacheco flips to his<br \/>\nknees to explode up, and Luna fires off a head kick at him that<br \/>\nbangs into the gloves. Pacheco sneaks in a jump knee when Luna is<br \/>\nabout to change levels, and they both let fly big punches. Luna<br \/>\nknocks Pacheco off his feet before the bell with a sweeping left<br \/>\nhook, although it may have been a slip.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Luna<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Luna<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 LunaRound 2<br \/>\nPacheco comes out of his corner no worse for wear, and Luna<br \/>\nimmediately stalks him down behind his jab. He follows his jabs<br \/>\nwith right hands and knees to the gut, and when Pacheco backs off,<br \/>\nLuna targets the midsection with a kick. Pacheco digs his own left<br \/>\nto the liver, but his volume significantly trails that of his<br \/>\nopponent\u2019s. Luna telegraphs a double, and Pacheco defends it and is<br \/>\nforced to take a knee. Luna welcomes this by taking the back, and<br \/>\nPacheco blocks the hooks from getting in so Luna spins around to<br \/>\nestablish himself on top with Pacheco trying for butterfly hooks.<br \/>\nThe American considers an armbar again, but he is not in the right<br \/>\nplace to pull it off. Pacheco uses upkicks to push Luna away and<br \/>\nstand back up, and he is met with a thumping knee to the abdomen.<br \/>\nLuna drills his foe with two more knees, one to the stomach and one<br \/>\nto the jaw, and Pacheco pushes him away and resets. Luna goes to<br \/>\nthe head and body, whiffing with a monstrous uppercut that would<br \/>\nhave knocked out a much larger man.<\/p>\n<p>Luna strikes the body in the midst of his fluid combinations, and<br \/>\nhis jab has marked up the bridge of Pacheco\u2019s nose. Luna lets fly a<br \/>\nfast one-two and sets a knee behind it, and Pacheco stumbles back<br \/>\nbut is still in the fight. Luna chops at the front leg and is<br \/>\nbacked off with jabs, leading both men to attack the body. Pacheco<br \/>\ntries for his own body shot, and Luna knocks him back with a right<br \/>\nhand and then raises his arms to have Pacheco throw down with him.<br \/>\nLuna stalks Pacheco down and unloads with a flurry, and he<br \/>\ntransitions to grappling and tries to hit a suplex rather than<br \/>\ngetting things done on the feet. Pacheco sells out for an armbar,<br \/>\nso Luna presses his weight down to thwart it. Pacheco stands and<br \/>\nblocks the knee he knows is coming, and he loops a left hand around<br \/>\nthe guard and gets popped with an overhand right. Pacheco uses a<br \/>\nmodified Philly shell to block when Luna lets go with combinations,<br \/>\nand the two bang it out to the horn.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Luna<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Luna<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 LunaRound 3<br \/>\nLuna scurries to the middle of the cage to start off in the final<br \/>\nround, and he proceeds to let loose a combination of punches to the<br \/>\nhead and body. Pacheco counters him on the way back and dislodges<br \/>\nthe undefeated fighter\u2019s mouthguard, and Salas retrieves it for<br \/>\nhim. Pacheco breaks off to get a modicum of space, lumbering<br \/>\nforward with reaching punches and tossing out the occasional<br \/>\noff-speed uppercut to catch Luna standing still. Luna swings far<br \/>\nmore furiously, and his knees are starting to have an impact as<br \/>\nPacheco nearly doubles over when absorbing one. Luna chains his<br \/>\npunches together with ease, and Pacheco loads up on his counters as<br \/>\nhis volume is falling to one or two at a time. Luna backs him off<br \/>\nwith salvos of punches, and he ducks down to dodge a counter and<br \/>\ncomplete a takedown. Pacheco\u2019s upkicks keep Luna from establishing<br \/>\nhimself on top, and he is aware that a knee is coming when standing<br \/>\nso he defends it. Luna gets right back in Pacheco\u2019s face with his<br \/>\nhands, resulting in a clinch as he bullies Pacheco to the wall.<\/p>\n<p>With his back to the wall, Pacheco offers up a knee or two, but<br \/>\nLuna is firmly in the driver\u2019s seat. Pacheco\u2019s swings rebound off<br \/>\nthe guard, and Luna splits it and slams a kick on the lead leg.<br \/>\nPacheco lowers himself down as if to take the fight down, and Luna<br \/>\nsnatches up his neck and jumps guard to hit a guillotine choke.<br \/>\nLike most of Dustin Poirier\u2019s attempts over the years, Luna fails<br \/>\nto snare him in the submission, and he winds up on his back. Luna<br \/>\ndefends from most of the strikes that Pacheco hurls at him and<br \/>\nsmacks Pacheco in the face with an illegal upkick. Pacheco motions<br \/>\nto Salas, who apparently did not see anything even though he was<br \/>\nlooking right at them, and they fight on. Luna walks forward<br \/>\nwithout fear to let go with combos of punches and knees, and<br \/>\nPacheco is tough as a two-dollar steak and throws back with a<br \/>\nvengeance. Luna tees off on the Minnesotan, nails him with a jump<br \/>\nknee and connects with a looping right at the sound of the horn. It<br \/>\nwas one-way traffic, but it did go the distance.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Luna (30-27 Luna)<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Luna (30-27 Luna)<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Luna (30-27 Luna)The Official Result<br \/>\nSantiago Luna def. Angel Pacheco via Unanimous Decision (30-27,<br \/>\n30-27, 30-27)<br \/>\n<a name=\"kevin-borjas-(126)-imanol-rodriguez-(125)\" id=\"kevin-borjas-(126)-imanol-rodriguez-(125)\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/articles\/5\/Preview-UFC-Mexico-Moreno-vs-Kavanagh-200267\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BETTING<br \/>\nPREVIEW<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wgx9FQPhnpc&amp;t=3957s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SCOUTING<br \/>\nREPORT<\/a> | ODDS: Rodriguez (-400); Borjas (+325)<br \/>\nRound 1<br \/>\nMaking his UFC debut with six finishes in six fights, Mexico\u2019s<br \/>\nRodriguez (6-0, 0-0 UFC) is en fuego and plans on handing fellow<br \/>\nslugger Borjas (10-4, 1-3 UFC) his fourth loss in five walks to the<br \/>\nOctagon. Keeping tabs on the flyweights will be referee Raul<br \/>\nPorrata, ready to intervene at a moment\u2019s notice after the fighters<br \/>\nshare a fist bump.<\/p>\n<p>The unbeaten speedster starts off the fight by firing off several<br \/>\nquick punches and kicks that are so fast, Borjas cannot do anything<br \/>\nbut watch as he absorbs them. Rodriguez beats him to the punch and<br \/>\nkick repeatedly, and the counters do not even start to come back at<br \/>\nhim yet because he is out of reach seconds after he connects.<br \/>\nBorjas uncorks a bomb of a left hand when Rodriguez swings in the<br \/>\npocket and sends him flying, and Porrata is just about to run and<br \/>\nstop the fight. Porrata peels back as Rodriguez bounces back to his<br \/>\nfeet, and Borjas rushes at him and drops the youngster again.<br \/>\nRodriguez miraculously gathers his thoughts and completes enough of<br \/>\na takedown to put Borjas on his back and start recovering.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez slows himself down, preferring to maintain top position<br \/>\nand strike with his elbows rather than looking for a finish and<br \/>\nburning out his gas tank. Rodriguez holds on from half guard, and<br \/>\nPorrata starts calling for more activity. Rodriguez keeps busy with<br \/>\nground-and-pound, and Borjas clings to his man off his back.<br \/>\nRodriguez postures up and drills Borjas with a flush elbow, and<br \/>\nBorjas ties him up again in hopes of getting the standup he seeks.<br \/>\nRodriguez slashes down with more elbows, covering Borjas\u2019 mouth<br \/>\nwith his free hand to further make life miserable. Rodriguez\u2019<br \/>\nelbows keep drilling the Peruvian athlete in the dome, but they do<br \/>\nnot wound him externally. Rodriguez jumps into mount with seconds<br \/>\nto go, and Borjas climbs up when the bell sounds. Rodriguez gets in<br \/>\nBorjas\u2019 face when the round ends, and Porrata has to separate them<br \/>\nand send them back to their respective corners.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Borjas<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Borjas<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 BorjasRound 2<br \/>\nThe fighters clap hands to get going in the second stanza, with<br \/>\nRodriguez striking first with a low kick and missing on huge<br \/>\nhaymakers that follow. Borjas kicks him back, and he is checked.<br \/>\nRodriguez darts in behind a left hook, and Borjas probes out with<br \/>\nan intercepting jab. Borjas pump-fakes his hips as if to threaten<br \/>\nwith something, and this stifles Rodriguez from committing to much.<br \/>\nRodriguez pitches out single strikes at a time, and the two both<br \/>\noffer front kicks. Rodriguez swings for the fences with a pair of<br \/>\npunches, only for Borjas to be out of the way in time. Rodriguez<br \/>\nswarms Borjas with a short flurry, and Borjas\u2019 head movement keeps<br \/>\nhim relatively safe as he backpedals. When Rodriguez engages again,<br \/>\nBorjas is ready in the pocket to trade back, resulting in Rodriguez<br \/>\npulling back a bit. The speed advantage is not nearly as<br \/>\nsignificant, as Rodriguez runs forward and holds his left hand out<br \/>\nto graze Borjas\u2019 eye with his fingertips. Porrata calls time, and<br \/>\nBorjas takes a few seconds to recover from what was a<br \/>\nnot-too-terrible eye poke.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez punches his way into a frantic takedown shot, and he<br \/>\nbangs into Borjas against the wall and is pushed back with a hard<br \/>\nright hand. Rodriguez prods out his jab and shoots for a single,<br \/>\nholding Borjas\u2019 leg in the air and slugging him in the face with a<br \/>\ntrio of punches before disengaging. Borjas catches Rodriguez on the<br \/>\nsides of the head with two punches, and Rodriguez freezes him with<br \/>\na shovel left uppercut. Rodriguez goes wild and falls over when<br \/>\nswinging so hard, and he recovers to offer a spinning elbow that<br \/>\nbounces off the guard. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/videos\/highlightreels\/UFC-Mexico-highlight-video-Imanol-Rodriguez-swarms-Kevin-Borjas-23234\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nRodriguez digs a kick to the body and whips out a right hand that<br \/>\nscrambles Borjas\u2019 circuits. A stunned Borjas blinks a few times,<br \/>\nbut does not realize that he is as hurt as he actually is. Borjas\u2019<br \/>\nspirit may be willing but his flesh is spongy and bruised. \u201cEl<br \/>\nGallo Negro\u201d slumps to the floor, the fight having fully left his<br \/>\nbody, and he feebly holds his arms over his head to protect from<br \/>\nthe pounding he expects to come. Rodriguez lets him have it with a<br \/>\nfinal barrage of standing-to-ground punches as Porrata rushes in to<br \/>\nstop the fight<\/a>, and that makes it 7-0 for the<br \/>\nyoungster from Mexico. The crowd goes wild for their local fighter,<br \/>\nwho survived some adversity and made it out the other end with a<br \/>\nknockout victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Official Result<br \/>\nImanol Rodriguez def. Kevin Borjas R2 4:21 via TKO (Punches)<br \/>\n<a name=\"felipe-bunes-(125)-edgar-chairez-(125)\" id=\"felipe-bunes-(125)-edgar-chairez-(125)\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/articles\/4\/Preview-UFC-Mexico-Moreno-vs-Kavanagh-200267\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BETTING<br \/>\nPREVIEW<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wgx9FQPhnpc&amp;t=4310s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SCOUTING<br \/>\nREPORT<\/a> | ODDS: Chairez (-300); Bunes (+250)<br \/>\nRound 1<br \/>\nTwo flyweights who have struggled as of late will collide with<br \/>\nhopes of gaining just a wisp of momentum in their speedy weight<br \/>\nclass. Chairez (12-6, 1 NC; 2-2, 1 NC UFC) has the crowd on his<br \/>\nside in a big way, while Bunes (14-8, 1-2 UFC) is showered in boos<br \/>\nand looks to spoil their mood. Referee Marc Goddard is on top of<br \/>\nthings for as long as the match lasts, bearing witness to a glove<br \/>\ntouch that opens the fight up.<\/p>\n<p>Bunes stands tall to open the fight, walking down the local<br \/>\nfavorite with his right hand firing. Chairez backs him off with his<br \/>\njab, but not for long as Bunes pushes the pace on him. Chairez<br \/>\ndrills the lead leg with a kick, and Bunes frowns, swings hard and<br \/>\nshoots in on the hips for a takedown. Chairez defends the initial<br \/>\noffering, leaning his head against the cage to keep himself on his<br \/>\nfeet. Bunes holds on from behind before speedily climbing onto the<br \/>\nback to take it standing, and he locks down a body triangle. Bunes<br \/>\nstarts slugging away with his free left hand while Chairez holds<br \/>\nthe other to block a choke setup. Bunes elbows Chairez in the side<br \/>\nand shoulder, and he is warned for leaning his arm on top of the<br \/>\ncage.<\/p>\n<p>Chairez hand-fights to protect his neck, and Bunes nearly snatches<br \/>\nit up and is again fussed at for resting his arm on the cage. Fans<br \/>\nin the building erupt with frustration as Bunes rests on the top of<br \/>\nthe cage, and the Brazilian hacks down with multiple unorthodox<br \/>\nelbows to the top of the shoulder. Chairez looks confused that<br \/>\nstrikes are raining down from those angles and actually affecting<br \/>\nhim, but he is biding his time and hanging on without getting<br \/>\nstrangled. Bunes picks his elbows carefully so that he does not<br \/>\nstrike the mohawk line on the top of the head, and he lets loose<br \/>\nwith clubbing right hands before wrapping his arm around Chairez\u2019<br \/>\nface. Chairez jumps to the ground to slap Bunes down on his back,<br \/>\nand the horn sounds.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Bunes<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Bunes<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 BunesRound 2<br \/>\nThe fighters touch gloves to get going in this round, where Chairez<br \/>\nfires off a chopping kick and slips away from a looping left hook.<br \/>\nBunes scores his own low kick, and he aims a stomp kick to the knee<br \/>\nbefore ripping his shin to the body with his free leg. Chairez<br \/>\nspins with a back fist that misses the mark, and he walks Bunes<br \/>\ndown and slugs him in the chin. Bunes fires back, doing enough<br \/>\ndamage to force Chairez to stop pressuring him for a moment. Bunes<br \/>\nreaches out with a right hand, parrying a few jab offerings from<br \/>\nhis opponent as both men look for options. Chairez bangs a left<br \/>\nhand off the guard and follows a right straight to the solar<br \/>\nplexus. He then chains a few punches together, only for Bunes to<br \/>\nmeet him in the pocket with a trio of fists that knock him<br \/>\nback.<\/p>\n<p>Chairez resets and smacks Bunes with a spinning back fist, and<br \/>\nBunes has nothing to answer back with and keeps his guard up to<br \/>\ndefend another that Chairez fakes. Chairez digs a front kick to the<br \/>\ntorso and hand-fights to protect his mug, and he steps back to<br \/>\navoid a back fist aimed at his face. Chairez dips in an uppercut<br \/>\nand a left hook, leading Bunes to strike him back heavily. Bunes<br \/>\nheadhunts, and Chairez\u2019s head movement and elusiveness are keeping<br \/>\nhim from taking much damage this round. Bunes goes high with a<br \/>\nkick, and Chairez tries to do the same as both men do not connect<br \/>\nflush. Bunes gets rocked with a jab and gathers his thoughts to<br \/>\nswing back, but he slips. Chairez walks directly into a turning<br \/>\nback kick to the pectoral, and Bunes tosses out an inside thigh<br \/>\nkick that goes high and cracks into the cup. Goddard calls time as<br \/>\nChairez winces and rubs his eye, which has some damage on it as<br \/>\nwell as blood leaks into his eye. Chairez bounces up and down and<br \/>\nis ready to go in 45 seconds, and he wants to throw down and does<br \/>\njust that. Chairez punches his way into a spin, and he knocks Bunes<br \/>\nback a bit as the horn ends the round.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Chairez<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Chairez<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 ChairezRound 3<br \/>\nThe last round opens with jabs from both sides, and Chairez scores<br \/>\nwith his uppercut as Bunes asks for more. Chants for Chairez echo<br \/>\nthrough the arena, but they are quickly silenced when Bunes shoots<br \/>\nfor and completes a takedown. Chairez kicks off and gets back up,<br \/>\nand he intercepts Bunes with a spinning elbow. Bunes backpedals,<br \/>\nand Chairez pours it on with a few right hands and a crisp<br \/>\nuppercut. Bunes again waves him on, so Chairez does just that by<br \/>\nblasting him with body shots. Bunes grits his teeth but is taking<br \/>\ndamage and not offering much back, and Chairez puts a low kick on<br \/>\nhim and a few punches to keep him guessing. Chairez rips a right<br \/>\nhand upstairs, and Bunes has to back off and take a quick count of<br \/>\nhis teeth. Bunes jabs the body with a kick and motions that it\u2019s<br \/>\ntime to brawl, but Chairez does not engage recklessly.<\/p>\n<p>Chairez picks his shots, spinning with a back kick to the body.<br \/>\nBunes sticks him with a jab and backs him off, further bloodying up<br \/>\nan already damaged Chairez. Chairez offers up his own power jabs,<br \/>\nswitching stances and waving his hands around to fluster the<br \/>\nBrazilian. Chairez kicks to both legs and swats out a left hand<br \/>\ntwice, and Bunes slaps his chest to demand he bring it on. Chairez<br \/>\nstays in kickboxing range, reaching out with his long left hand and<br \/>\nbarely blocking a high kick in time. Chairez drills his man in the<br \/>\neye socket with a left hand, and Bunes backpedals in a hurry to<br \/>\nprotect himself while claiming it was a poke, as Goddard calls for<br \/>\nthem to keep fighting. Chairez walks Bunes down and digs body shots<br \/>\nto open up strike upstairs, and he pushes out a front kick to the<br \/>\nsternum. Chairez spins with a wheel kick that slams into Bunes\u2019<br \/>\nhead, further knocking him around with two swarming punches, a jump<br \/>\nknee and a charge that is stopped before he lands further as time<br \/>\nis up. It could go either way, likely depending on how the second<br \/>\nround was scored.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Chairez (29-28 Chairez)<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Bunes (29-28 Bunes)<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Chairez (29-28 Chairez)The Official Result<br \/>\nEdgar Chairez def. Felipe Bunes via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29,<br \/>\n29-28)<br \/>\n<a name=\"bobby-green-(155)-daniel-zellhuber-(155)\" id=\"bobby-green-(155)-daniel-zellhuber-(155)\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/articles\/3\/Preview-UFC-Mexico-Moreno-vs-Kavanagh-200267\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BETTING<br \/>\nPREVIEW<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wgx9FQPhnpc&amp;t=4703s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SCOUTING<br \/>\nREPORT<\/a> | ODDS: Zellhuber (-500); Green (+375)<br \/>\nRound 1<br \/>\n\u201cGolden Boy\u201d Zellhuber (15-3, 3-3 UFC) has appeared a bit<br \/>\ngold-plated as of late with two straight losses on his ledger. He<br \/>\nwill be 13 years the younger of grizzled veteran Green (33-17-1, 1<br \/>\nNC; 14-12-1, 1 NC UFC), who never shies away from a firefight.<br \/>\nBefore they bang it out, referee Herb Dean clocks them in and the<br \/>\nlightweights do not tap gloves together as Green has his mean mug<br \/>\nin full display.<\/p>\n<p>Green, hands down by his side as is his custom, swats away<br \/>\nZellhuber\u2019s reaching lead hand a few times. Green steps back as<br \/>\nZellhuber lunges with an overhand right, and the Mexican stumbles,<br \/>\nGreen catches him, resets and times a takedown to put the two on<br \/>\nthe mat. Zellhuber spins around as the two wind back up on their<br \/>\nfeet, where Green starts chattering at him. Zellhuber backs Green<br \/>\nto the fence but walks into a straight left hand, and Green follows<br \/>\nwith a one-two before Zellhuber can get to him. Zellhuber kicks his<br \/>\nlead leg, and Green says, \u201cplease sir, may I have another.\u201d We\u2019re<br \/>\nparaphrasing, but you get the gist. Green keeps goading Zellhuber<br \/>\non, and Zellhuber sells out for a few swings and ends up getting<br \/>\ntaken down again. Zellhuber once more turns about to escape the<br \/>\nground game and works back to his feet, and once more Green pounds<br \/>\nhim in the face with a power jab.<\/p>\n<p>Green\u2019s alternating stances and awkward footwork make Zellhuber<br \/>\nstruggle, and when he lets off offense, he lands it fairly often.<br \/>\nZellhuber is not sure how to proceed, winging a huge right hand in<br \/>\nhopes of knocking Green out with one blow, but he does not land it.<br \/>\nGreen dings him with two punches and slips the counters, brushing<br \/>\noff his shoulder mockingly. Zellhuber swings at him, and Green<br \/>\nretreats and laughs at him. Zellhuber keeps giving chase, walking<br \/>\ninto a barrage of punches from \u201cKing\u201d and landing some of his own.<br \/>\nGreen shakes his head and no-sells anything, signaling that nothing<br \/>\nhas landed flush on him, and he suddenly spins with a back kick<br \/>\nthat bangs into the shoulder. Green reaches out and slaps the<br \/>\nyounger man in the face, and Zellhuber answers by kicking him in<br \/>\nthe face. Zellhuber rips a left to the body, and Green doubles over<br \/>\nand has to regain his poker face. Green gets back into his element,<br \/>\ngrooving back and forth and jamming Zellhuber up with short punches<br \/>\nand a hard low kick. He stands before a motionless Zellhuber until<br \/>\nthe round concludes.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Green<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Green<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 GreenRound 2<br \/>\nZellhuber starts off the round aggressively, and Green\u2019s head<br \/>\nmovement and footwork protect him from anything overtly harmful.<br \/>\nGreen shrugs off the big swings and uses Zellhuber\u2019s offense<br \/>\nagainst him, tackling the Mexican to the floor. Zellhuber wraps up<br \/>\nhis right leg around Green\u2019s neck to set up an extremely rare and<br \/>\nfairly new buggy choke, and Dean checks on Green a few times to<br \/>\nmake sure he\u2019s still fine. Green gives a thumbs-up and briefly<br \/>\nfrees his neck from the clutch of Zellhuber\u2019s right arm cinched<br \/>\nwith his right leg\u2014look it up, because it\u2019s not easy to describe<br \/>\nsetting up\u2014but Zellhuber commits to it again. Green slowly,<br \/>\nmethodically wriggles his neck out of danger, and he pops back to<br \/>\nhis feet. Zellhuber hurries back after him, and Green wants to take<br \/>\nhim back down.<\/p>\n<p>Zellhuber stops the effort this time, so Green pushes out front<br \/>\nkicks and slugs his man in the face with a hard right hand. Green<br \/>\nlaughs off what flies his way and fires back heavy left hands, and<br \/>\nhe mixes in obnoxious kicks to the front leg that partially<br \/>\nhyperextend the lead knee. Zellhuber has a left hand skim the top<br \/>\nof Green\u2019s head, and Green shakes his head and keeps doing his<br \/>\nthing. Green does not swing for the fences with his strikes, and<br \/>\nZellhuber\u2019s volume is low while he still tries to figure out a way<br \/>\nin. Green hits any target that is open, including the temple, where<br \/>\nhe clubs Zellhuber and wobbles him. Zellhuber stumbles back on baby<br \/>\nder legs, but he manages to get his footing while Green largely<br \/>\nshowboats in front of him. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/videos\/highlightreels\/UFC-Mexico-highlight-video-Bobby-Green-clobbers-Daniel-Zellhuber-23237\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nGreen wings two hooks that bounce off the nose that is now leaking,<br \/>\nand he nails \u201cGolden Boy\u201d with a flush salvo of fiery fists.<br \/>\nZellhuber goes out and is snapped back online, and he hits the<br \/>\nground and is in a bad way. Green does not let him off the hook and<br \/>\nproceeds to violently batter him on the sides of the head. As<br \/>\n\u201cKing\u201d continues his final bombardment, Dean saves the Mexican<br \/>\nfighter from his own toughness and waves the fight<br \/>\noff.<\/a> As if he knew he was going to do that the whole<br \/>\ntime, Green walks off, cool as a cucumber, and has words with the<br \/>\nclosest camera. At the age of 39, \u201cKing\u201d Green can still put on<br \/>\nperformances like that, dropping Zellhuber\u2019s UFC record below .500<br \/>\nwith a vintage knockout.<\/p>\n<p>The Official Result<br \/>\nBobby Green def. Daniel Zellhuber R2 4:55 via TKO (Punches)<br \/>\n<a name=\"david-martinez-(135)-marlon-vera-(136)\" id=\"david-martinez-(135)-marlon-vera-(136)\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/articles\/2\/Preview-UFC-Mexico-Moreno-vs-Kavanagh-200267\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BETTING<br \/>\nPREVIEW<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wgx9FQPhnpc&amp;t=5182s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SCOUTING<br \/>\nREPORT<\/a> | ODDS: Martinez (-270); Vera (+220)<br \/>\nRound 1<br \/>\nEarlier in the broadcast, the commentary team called \u201cChito\u201d Vera<br \/>\n(23-11-1, 15-10 UFC) a legend. Do you agree? Either way, he faces<br \/>\nthe surging \u201cBlack Spartan\u201d Martinez (13-1, 2-0 UFC) and will have<br \/>\nhis hands full. Before the feet and fists fly, referee Herb Dean<br \/>\nopens the fight, and the competitors share a fist bump.<\/p>\n<p>Vera goes right to stalking the man with black and pink-dyed hair,<br \/>\nducking a huge right hand and slapping away a head kick as Martinez<br \/>\nswings hard. Vera lands with his toes with his own high kick, and<br \/>\nMartinez chops at this front leg in response. Vera stabs a front<br \/>\nkick to the torso, and he is aware that head kicks will be flying<br \/>\nat him and guards another. The two take turns throwing at one<br \/>\nanother, with Martinez intermittently attacking the front leg. Vera<br \/>\ntries a kick upstairs that is blocked easily, and Martinez bounces<br \/>\nhis way in behind a right hand. Vera partially checks a kick, and<br \/>\nMartinez hops back to avoid one that flies his way but cannot stop<br \/>\nit. Vera reaches him with a push kick and is met with more low<br \/>\nkicks, with this match primarily a kick fight to this point.<\/p>\n<p>Vera walks in and eats a right hand, and Martinez sits down on<br \/>\nanother as Vera takes it cleanly. Vera does not take a step back,<br \/>\noffering his own kick up high and ignoring what else comes his way.<br \/>\nMartinez is jittery and bounds in behind a straight left hand, and<br \/>\nhe times an uppercut when Vera ducks down. Vera replies with a<br \/>\nchopping kick, and he is caught at the end of a right hand.<br \/>\nMartinez follows with a teep kick, and both men are moving all over<br \/>\nthe place. Vera has a high kick caught, and Martinez sweeps the leg<br \/>\nand takes Vera to the floor. \u201cChito\u201d throws his legs up off his<br \/>\nback to threaten with a triangle choke, only for \u201cBlack Spartan\u201d to<br \/>\nshove those limbs aside and establish himself on top. Martinez<br \/>\ndrops down several punches and hammerfists while on top, and they<br \/>\nkeep swinging right to and through the bell, both getting away with<br \/>\nlate strikes that apparently offset.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Martinez<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Martinez<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 MartinezRound 2<br \/>\nVera puts on the pressure to start off the second stanza, but he<br \/>\ndoes not commit to anything due at least in part to Martinez\u2019<br \/>\nfrantic movement. Vera pushes out a one-two to the chest, and<br \/>\nMartinez replies with a right hand over the top. Vera kicks high,<br \/>\nand Martinez goes to the body and leans back as a hook kick misses<br \/>\nhis face. Vera attacks the front leg with a kick and is drilled<br \/>\nwith an overhand right, but he gathers himself well enough to check<br \/>\nthe oncoming low kick. Vera jabs his way forward and wings a left<br \/>\nhand, and Martinez wears it well and puts three punches on \u201cChito\u201d<br \/>\nincluding one to the liver. Martinez is the faster of the two,<br \/>\nsplitting the guard with a one-two before Vera can react. Vera<br \/>\nstrikes the calf with his shin, and his left hand has drawn some<br \/>\nswelling around Martinez\u2019 right eye. Vera takes a right hand on the<br \/>\nbutton and another right after it, and he walks through them to<br \/>\nspin with a back kick as if nothing had happened. Martinez sticks<br \/>\nhim with a straight right, and Vera grabs his hand and tries to do<br \/>\nsomething with it.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez frees his limb and circles away, with Vera in hot pursuit.<br \/>\nVera keeps his hands up when he sees Martinez is about to engage,<br \/>\ndefending against a speedy combination and looping a left over the<br \/>\ntop at the end. Vera boots Martinez right in the face, and Martinez<br \/>\nsweeps the leg and puts \u201cChito\u201d on his back. Martinez stays busy on<br \/>\ntop by landing strikes from above, bloodying Vera\u2019s mouth up but<br \/>\nnot keeping him down for long. Vera pushes off with upkicks and<br \/>\nreverse somersaults to get back upright. The Ecuadorian proceeds to<br \/>\ncrowd Martinez, digging a left to the body and a right up top, as<br \/>\nMartinez\u2019 face is swelling around both eyes. Martinez punches his<br \/>\nway into a takedown shot, and Vera keeps his balance, smiles and<br \/>\nwalks into a spinning back kick. Vera replies with a high kick, and<br \/>\nthe close round wraps.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Martinez<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Martinez<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 MartinezRound 3<br \/>\nThe fearless Vera races out of his corner to attack, knowing he<br \/>\nmight be down on the scorecards\u2014or at best, it is 1-1. Vera pitches<br \/>\na high kick, and Martinez answers with a liver shot and a low kick<br \/>\nthat gets checked. Vera stays right in the pink-haired gentleman\u2019s<br \/>\nface as he cuts off the cage, but he resorts to chasing after him<br \/>\nwhen Martinez keeps moving. Martinez lands while Vera comes in at<br \/>\nhim, and nothing seems to faze \u201cChito.\u201d Vera defends a low single<br \/>\nwhere his leg gets pulled in the air, and he reaches at the end of<br \/>\na one-two and has more success with a pecking jab. Vera lands at<br \/>\nthe end of a right and then a left, and he pounds the body when<br \/>\nMartinez is circling that direction. Vera keeps after Martinez,<br \/>\nthumping his stomach with a knee and otherwise coming directly at<br \/>\nhim. Martinez pops out a one-two, and he takes three on the jaw as<br \/>\nhe backs off.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez fakes for a level change and gets Vera to react, allowing<br \/>\nhim to score a few times before Vera can do something about it.<br \/>\nThey lock arms when trying to strike, and Vera pulls his arm free<br \/>\nand nails Martinez. Martinez connects cleanly on his own end, and<br \/>\nthey link arms once more as Vera is crowding him. Martinez uses<br \/>\nthat momentum against him and clinches him up, but Vera tosses him<br \/>\naside as he has a bit over a minute to get the job done. Martinez<br \/>\nflicks out jabs, and Vera slugs him in the ribcage. Martinez<br \/>\ncircles away and bounces forward to engage, beating Vera to the<br \/>\npunch and absorbing another body shot. Vera stabs the abdomen with<br \/>\nhis toes outstretched, and he knees Martinez in the face. Martinez<br \/>\nis backing off as best he can, and Vera wobbles him with a massive<br \/>\nleft hook. Vera hurts Martinez with another heavy left, and<br \/>\nMartinez hurries away to keep himself afloat. Vera tries as best he<br \/>\ncan to put Martinez away, but Martinez is elusive enough to make it<br \/>\nto the bell. It&#8217;s going to be all about the second round for how<br \/>\nthis one turns out.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Vera (29-28 Martinez)<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Vera (29-28 Martinez)<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Vera (29-28 Martinez)The Official Result<br \/>\nDavid Martinez def. Marlon Vera via Unanimous Decision (29-28,<br \/>\n29-28, 29-28)<br \/>\n<a name=\"brandon-moreno-(1255)-lone'er-kavanagh-(125)\" id=\"brandon-moreno-(1255)-lone'er-kavanagh-(125)\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/articles\/1\/Preview-UFC-Mexico-Moreno-vs-Kavanagh-200267\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BETTING<br \/>\nPREVIEW<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wgx9FQPhnpc&amp;t=5710s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SCOUTING<br \/>\nREPORT<\/a> | ODDS: Moreno (-230); Kavanagh (+190)<br \/>\nRound 1<br \/>\nRemember, fight fans, this was not the initially intended main<br \/>\nevent for UFC Mexico. Rather than Moreno (23-9-2, 11-6-2 UFC)<br \/>\ntaking on Asu Almabayev\u2014acceptable under today\u2019s standards for a<br \/>\nmain event\u2014he draws Kavanagh (9-1, 2-1 UFC), who just lost his last<br \/>\nfight by knockout. Taking the opportunity few else would or could,<br \/>\nthe Brit falls upward into a pivotal matchup and tries as hard as<br \/>\nhe can to not drop two in a row. The final official for the evening<br \/>\nis referee Herb Dean, who issues final instructions and elicits a<br \/>\nfist bump from the two. It\u2019s on with the flyweight show.<\/p>\n<p>Kavanagh moves to the middle of the cage, allowing Moreno to swat<br \/>\nat him with range-finding jabs and a looping right hook. Kavanagh<br \/>\ntakes a funny step when getting kicked, and he gathers himself<br \/>\nquickly. Moreno keeps peppering jabs, and he loads up on a left<br \/>\nhook. Kavanagh dances back, and he aims a front kick to the chest.<br \/>\nMoreno fakes a level change to go upstairs, and he swings wildly<br \/>\nand reaches his target at the end of a left. Kavanagh clips Moreno<br \/>\ncoming in with a right hand that reddens up the former champ\u2019s eye.<br \/>\nKavanagh chops at the front leg, and Moreno\u2019s lead leg is welted<br \/>\nand turning red quickly. Kavanagh splits the guard with a right<br \/>\nhand down the pipe, and Moreno triples up on a jab that leads to an<br \/>\noverhand right.<\/p>\n<p>Kavanagh puts a front kick to the chest and works on the inside of<br \/>\nhis foe\u2019s front leg, and he speedily raises up a high kick that<br \/>\nslaps \u201cThe Assassin Baby\u201d in the face. Moreno reaches out with a<br \/>\nright that knocks Kavanagh\u2019s hair back, and he rushes in to score a<br \/>\nfew more. Kavanagh backs him off with a short flurry, spins with a<br \/>\nback kick and falls over when comboing it into a high kick. Moreno<br \/>\nlets him stand back up because he is having fun striking, and he<br \/>\nconnects at the end of his punches. Kavanagh leans back but not far<br \/>\nenough, so Moreno is able to contact him. Kavanagh\u2019s right hook<br \/>\nmarks up Moreno\u2019s left eye, who pays it no mind and kicks back at<br \/>\nhis adversary. Kavanagh pitter patters several punches off the<br \/>\nguard, and Moreno\u2019s counter is sharp and accurate. Kavanagh stings<br \/>\nMoreno with a left, and Moreno looks around for a moment to gather<br \/>\nhis thoughts. The first round ends.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Kavanagh<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Kavanagh<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 KavanaghRound 2<br \/>\nA clap of hands opens the round, one in which Kavanagh starts with<br \/>\na front kick aimed at the face. Moreno replies with a one-two down<br \/>\nBroadway, and he has his leg entangled in a kick exchange and<br \/>\ntumbles to the mat. Kavanagh does not want to go to the ground with<br \/>\nhim, so he measures his foe and readies his jab. Kavanagh keeps<br \/>\nbeating on the front leg, inspiring Moreno to kick him back on the<br \/>\nsame spot. Moreno goes down for a single, and Kavanagh pushes him<br \/>\naway and rattles off punches that bound into the guard. Kavanagh<br \/>\npecks away as Moreno looks for an opening to attack, and he<br \/>\npreemptively counters Moreno with a left that stuns the former<br \/>\nchamp for a second. Kavanagh stabs the body with a kick with his<br \/>\ntoes pointed straight out at the target, and he slides back from<br \/>\nadditional offense aimed his way. Moreno appears to be irritated by<br \/>\nthe kicks beating up his front leg, and he lumbers forward looping<br \/>\nright hands at his foe.<\/p>\n<p>Moreno thumps the front leg with a kick and follows Kavanagh<br \/>\naround, who is jabbing him square in the nose repeatedly. Moreno<br \/>\nloads up with a left hand and is wide open for the counter, and<br \/>\nKavanagh makes sure to make him pay with a monstrous combination<br \/>\nthat busts the former champion up repeatedly and makes him stumble<br \/>\ncourtesy of a flush head kick. Moreno backs off to shake out the<br \/>\ncobwebs, so Kavanagh slaps kick after kick on the Mexican\u2019s wounded<br \/>\nlimb. Kavanagh has also busted Moreno\u2019s nose open in the process,<br \/>\nwith blood leaking out of both nostrils. The Brit checks a kick and<br \/>\nfires off a straight one-two followed by a piercing teep kick.<br \/>\nMoreno quadruples his jab, snapping the head back each time, and he<br \/>\ncracks Kavanagh with a leaping left hand. Moreno follows with a<br \/>\nheavy right, getting Kavanagh\u2019s attention and slowing his attack<br \/>\nfor a time. The horn sounds.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Kavanagh<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Kavanagh<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 KavanaghRound 3<br \/>\nGloves are touched as the athletes reach Round 3, and Moreno<br \/>\nflashes his jab several times and lashes out with his right.<br \/>\nKavanagh hammers his front leg, one that is badly welted at this<br \/>\npoint, and paws out with jabs. He hops away from the looping right<br \/>\nhand of \u201cThe Assassin Baby\u201d and jams the body with a front kick,<br \/>\nkeeping Moreno at bay for the time being. Moreno reaches out with a<br \/>\nbig right hand, and he follows with a left and then another to<br \/>\nboot. Moreno turns it on with a flurry that Kavanagh largely<br \/>\nevades, and Kavanagh replies with a few speedy punches up high.<br \/>\nKavanagh drives home a one-two on the jaw, and he is again reached<br \/>\nwith the right hand from the ex-champ. Moreno flicks out his jab a<br \/>\nfew times and paws away the ones aimed at him, and he puts a little<br \/>\nmore steam behind a left hand that misses but leads to a takedown<br \/>\nshot.<\/p>\n<p>The Mexican fighter considers a single, and he transitions to wrap<br \/>\nhis arms around his opponent\u2019s waist so that he can hoist him to<br \/>\nthe floor. Kavanagh keeps his balance, so Moreno starts<br \/>\njackhammering him on the thigh in the same spot time and again.<br \/>\nMoreno breaks off and partially lands a left on the break, and<br \/>\nKavanagh slips when pitching a front kick. Moreno scores a one-two<br \/>\nand shells up to defend a high kick. Moreno connects with two<br \/>\npunches and lets a bunch bang into his gloves, rushing his opponent<br \/>\nbut taking a hard kick on the way in. Moreno targets the body with<br \/>\nthe ball of his foot, and he swats out a left and leans back on the<br \/>\nexpected counter. Moreno pursues a single, backing Kavanagh to the<br \/>\nwall but not grounding him. Moreno knees the thigh when leaning on<br \/>\nhis foe, spamming them until time runs out in the round.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Moreno<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Moreno<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 MorenoRound 4<br \/>\nHaving reached the championship rounds, the two share a high-five.<br \/>\nMoreno, who is well-schooled and conditioned for five rounds,<br \/>\npushes the pace right out of the gate. He punches his way into a<br \/>\ntakedown shot, grabbing hold of Kavanagh\u2019s left leg for his single<br \/>\nattempt. Kavanagh defends it with his back to the fence, but this<br \/>\nleads to Moreno pressing him against the cage as if he were trying<br \/>\nto squeeze him through the chain links like a Play-Do mold. Moreno<br \/>\nputs some mustard into his repeated knees to the inner thigh,<br \/>\nhitting one of two spots time and time again with Kavanagh unable<br \/>\nto get out. The damage might not be significant, but he nullifies<br \/>\nthe unranked fighter in this position. Kavanagh starts to smack<br \/>\nMoreno with short, ineffective right hands, and Moreno doggedly<br \/>\npursues the takedown. Dean asks for them to work, so Kavanagh tries<br \/>\nto take things into his own hands and step out of it. Moreno<br \/>\nfollows all the while, exerting heavy pressure while constantly<br \/>\nthreatening with a trip or other level change.<\/p>\n<p>Dean wants them to keep working, and once more it is up to Kavanagh<br \/>\nto do something, so he does. Kavanagh escapes out the side, and he<br \/>\nslams a kick on the calf. A second from the Brit makes Moreno limp,<br \/>\nhis poker face gone as he tries to put weight on his damaged limb.<br \/>\nMoreno pushes out his jabs, and he swings recklessly with two<br \/>\npunches as Kavanagh slips away. Kavanagh works the body with a<br \/>\nkick, and he tries a low kick but has his leg caught when Moreno<br \/>\ntries to take the fight down. Moreno settles for more cage<br \/>\nsqueezing, replete with knee strikes to the thigh. Dean calls<br \/>\nmultiple times for more activity, so Moreno frames off and jacks<br \/>\nKavanagh in the jaw with a left hand. Kavanagh spins with a wheel<br \/>\nkick, bouncing it into the guard, and the round ends.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Moreno<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Moreno<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 MorenoRound 5<br \/>\nIt could be all tied up in the final round, and the two hug it out<br \/>\nbefore finishing their business. At best, Moreno is 2-2, but<br \/>\nKavanagh could easily be up three rounds to one. Kavanagh leads off<br \/>\nwith a low kick, and he evades the one-two aimed at his face but is<br \/>\nin the crosshairs of the takedown attempt. Moreno leans as heavily<br \/>\nas he can once he plants Kavanagh\u2019s back on the fence, comfortably<br \/>\nengaging in a wall-and-stall style that would not thrill most<br \/>\nviewers. The knees to the thigh may be effective and are scoring,<br \/>\nbut the damage is less-than-stellar. Dean keeps telling Moreno he<br \/>\nwill break them up if he does not do more, and Moreno eats up all<br \/>\nthe time he can in this position. Dean splits them up, and Moreno<br \/>\nis leaking and practically sprays blood out of his mouth when he<br \/>\nexhales. Kavanagh smacks the front leg and then goes up high with<br \/>\nhis same leg, and Moreno stays right in front of him. Moreno ducks<br \/>\na punch and clashes heads with his foe, avoid a flying knee so he<br \/>\ncan engage in more clinchery.<\/p>\n<p>Moreno is more than happy to work on the thigh with his knees and<br \/>\nlittle else, until he changes his strategy to lace his legs between<br \/>\nhis foe\u2019s to trip him up. The younger man keeps his balance and<br \/>\nholds on, defending a standing back take by putting his back<br \/>\nagainst the wall again. Kavanagh lashes out with an elbow to force<br \/>\na break, and he drills Moreno in the gut with a solid kick. Moreno<br \/>\ngets off a pair of jabs and takes another front kick, and Kavanagh<br \/>\nsits down on several punches while Moreno is in front of him.<br \/>\nMoreno connects with a flush left hand and forces the tie-up, and<br \/>\nDean wastes no time asking for Moreno to fight more. Moreno brings<br \/>\nup a knee to the chest this time, when otherwise pressuring<br \/>\nKavanagh with all his might. Kavanagh tries for a trip, but Moreno<br \/>\nbreaks off. Kavanagh swings one final spinning back kick to the<br \/>\nbody, and the grueling five-rounder finally comes to an end. Scores<br \/>\ncould be all over the map here, but more than anything, it proves<br \/>\nthat Kavanagh can hang among the top echelon of his division after<br \/>\nall.<\/p>\n<p>When the cards were read, the 49-46 card gave up who got the nod,<br \/>\nbecause there would be no reasonable explanation for Moreno to win<br \/>\nfour rounds. The crowd is understandably silent, having watched<br \/>\ntheir hometown hero lose a bloody upset to a foreign up-and-comer<br \/>\non relatively short notice. The victor is nothing but gracious,<br \/>\nremembering his fallen father while thanking his team and family<br \/>\nfirst. He suggests that life is made up of a few legendary moments,<br \/>\nand that he just \u201cbeat a legend.\u201d Kavanagh offers a respectful<br \/>\ncallout to anyone in the division, and commentator Michael Bisping<br \/>\nis trying to hide the smile on his face from ear to ear. Next week,<br \/>\nthere is a belt* on the line at UFC 326, and we will be there for<br \/>\nit. We hope you are too.<\/p>\n<p>Sherdog Scores<br \/>\nJay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Kavanagh (48-47 Kavanagh)<br \/>\nChristian Stein scores the round: 10-9 Moreno (48-47 Moreno)<br \/>\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Kavanagh (48-47 Kavanagh)The Official Result<br \/>\nLone\u2019er Kavanagh def. Brandon Moreno via Unanimous Decision (49-46,<br \/>\n48-47, 48-47)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sherdog&#8217;s live UFC Mexico coverage will begin Saturday at 5 p.m. ET. 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