By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist
UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker was this past weekend and featured a lot of exciting fights. Who won and who lost? Let’s get to the rundown.
UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker
GOOD- Mitch Raposo vs. Marcos Degli
They start off firing strikes at each other right away. This continues, as Degli nails Raposo with some stiff strikes. Raposo battles back and the first round is over. The second round begins with Raposo throwing a lot of strikes. Degli isn’t responding. Raposo continues landing a lot more strikes and the second round ends. The third round starts with a Degli elbow cutting Raposo’s head. Raposo’s volume is again higher and he even gets a takedown right before the fight ends. We go to the judges to render their verdict.
Raposo wins the decision to improve to 12-3 and has won 3 straight fights while Degli drops to 15-4 and has his 13 fight winning streak snapped. Good win for Raposo.
GOOD- Nina Nikolija Milosevic stops Priscila Cachoeira
Milosevic gets an immediate takedown and she starts throwing punches. She keeps throwing punches over and over until she tries for an arm-triangle, then resumes throwing punches and elbows until the first round ends. The second round begins with some sharp striking exchanges until Milosevic gets another takedown. Milosevic again starts working her ground-and-pound with elbows and punches until the referee is forced to jump in to stop the fight a bit over three and a half minutes into the second round.
Milosevic improves to 10-1 and has won 10 straight fights while Cachoeira drops to 13-10 and has lost 4 straight fights. Good win for Milosevic.
GOOD- Billy Elekana vs. Lucas Fernando
Heavy strikes are flying from all angles in the first round, even continuing during clinches. The second round begins with a repeat of the first round, just a little slower and with a little less striking. Fernando is pulling ahead in the striking game. The third round starts with more clinching and eventually Elekana is able to get a trip takedown. Elekana works his ground-and-pound but it won’t be enough to get the stoppage. The fight ends so we go to the judges to render their verdict.
Fernando wins the decision to improve to 15-3 and he’s won 6 straight fights while Elekana drops to 10-3 and has his 3 fight winning streak snapped. Good win for Fernando.
GOOD- Elijah Smith stops Davey Grant
They’re trading kicks early before mixing in punches. Smith hurts Grant and finishes him off with punches that drop him and force the referee to jump in to stop the fight one minute into the first round. Wow.
Smith improves to 11-1 and has won 9 straight fights while Grant drops to 18-9. Good win for Smith.
GOOD- Tatiana Suarez vs. Virna Jandiroba
Lots of in-close striking from the clinch in the first round. This continues in the second round until Suarez sprawls on a Jandiroba takedown attempt and is on top. Suarez works her ground-and-pound and hunts submissions until the second round ends. The third round starts with both women continuing to fight in a phone booth. They trade strikes and submissions until Jandiroba gets the fight to the ground but loses position and Suarez ends the fight on top. We go to the judges to render their verdict.
Suarez wins the decision to improve to 13-1 and has won 3 straight fights while Jandiroba drops to 23-5. Good win for Suarez.
GOOD- Johnny Walker stops Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Walker starts off landing a bunch of kicks before Cortes-Acosta drops him with a flurry. Walker is quickly back up and they clinch for a moment before Walker returns to his kicks and the first round ends. The second round begins with Walker landing more kicks but also mixing in some punches. Cortes-Acosta is firing back with heavy punches and tags Walker again and the fight goes to the mat. Cortes-Acosta works his ground-and-pound until the second round ends. The third round starts with Cortes-Acosta hurting Walker with a big right but then he clinches and Walker gets free with some sharp strikes of his own. They clinch a few times and Walker hurts Cortes-Acosta with a head kick and back fist before dropping him with a right hook and finishing him off with more punches on the ground that force the referee to jump in to stop the fight halfway through the third round.
Walker improves to 24-10 with 1 No Contest while Cortes-Acosta drops to 17-5 and has lost 3 straight fights. Good win for Walker.
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