Gina Carano (141.4)Nate Diaz (168.6) vs. Mike
Perry (169.6)Francis Ngannou (257)
vs. Philipe Lins (220.6)Salahdine
Parnasse (154.8) vs. Kenneth Cross (155.4)Junior dos
Santos (245.4) vs. Robelis Despaigne (258.8)Namo Fazil (170.8) vs. Jake
Babian (171)Live NOW! Adriano Moraes
(129) vs. Phumi Nkuta (130)Jason Jackson
(170.8) vs. Jefferson Creighton (168.2)David Mgoyan (145.2)
vs. Albert Morales (143.8)Aline Pereira (128)
vs. Jade Masson-Wong (129.2)Chris Avila (164) vs.
Brandon Jenkins (164.2) Sherdog’s live
Most Valuable Promotions‘
MVP “Rousey vs. Carano” coverage will begin Saturday at 6 p.m.
ET.
Chris Avila
(164) vs. Brandon
Jenkins (164.2)
Round 1
Hello ladies and gentlemen. You’re about to see something that you
have never seen before. The ultimate fighting challenge of Most
Valuable Promotions’ Mixed Martial Arts is about to commence. May
we all be better for it, and that it does not grant us another
YAMMA Pit Fighting—on second thought…
The opening match on this card is one given specifically for a
friend of the Diaz brother competing later, despite that a) he can
barely maintain a .500 record and 2) he cannot seem to find a home
in any weight class. For the former, they gave him ultra-aggressive
Jenkins (17-12). For the latter, they made this match intentionally
at 165 pounds, without it being a short-notice encounter. They will
go at it to open up the card while referee Frank Trigg looks on
from the sidelines. It’s on with the show after a quick fist bump
from the athletes.
Jenkins moves right to the center of the cage, pressuring the
Californian as he bounces in and out of range. Jenkins offers a
high kick that bounces off the raised guard, and he takes a calf
kick in response. Jenkins slaps Avila in the face with the instep
of his foot, and he swipes it low as Avila reaches for it. Jenkins
brings up a knee when Avila advances, and his calf kick is doing
work and drawing reactions each time he lobs it. Avila bounces off
the fence to come out swinging behind his jab, and Jenkins marches
through anything he offers to throw body kicks. Jenkins hands out
in the pocket too long, and he gets popped with an overhand right.
This results in a level change attempt from Jenkins, who lowers his
head down and bangs it into Avila’s. They are no worse for wear,
and Avila gets back behind his jab.
Jenkins just misses with a wheel kick, and he pushes off of Avila
when Avila reaches out low to the knee. Jenkins replies with a
spinning back kick to the ribs, prompting Avila to bull-rush him
behind a stream of uppercuts. Jenkins answers him with a knee up
the middle, but he continues to walk into Avila’s punches. Jenkins
goes high with a wheel kick that brushes the hairline, and he chops
at the front leg after along with a clubbing right hand. Jenkins
connects with a spinning back kick, and Avila nods at him in
appreciation. Avila backs off and flashes his jab, following it
with two right hands that stagger Jenkins. Avila’s boxing is giving
Jenkins issues, forcing the otherwise forward-heavy fighter to come
off his back foot. Jenkins delivers another spin kick to the ribs
and an elbow up top, raising his arms in the air before lashing out
with one final elbow at the bell.
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Jenkins
Dayne Fox scores the round: 10-9 Jenkins
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Avila
Round 2
Jenkins leads off behind his kicks, offering them to all targets
especially the midsection. Avila tosses low kicks to the ankle, and
Jenkins says two can play that game and loads up with one that near
sweeps Avila off his feet. Another calf kick from Jenkins further
gives Avila pause, and Jenkins leads into a clinch rather than
working away at that damaged limb. Avila escapes, and Jenkins lets
fly another strong low kick. Avila fakes for an ankle pick, and he
gets his jaw jacked by Jenkins with a crisp uppercut. Jenkins goes
back to working the front leg, and he dings Avila advancing with a
subsequent flying knee and an elbow when he hits the mat. Avila
changes levels, but Jenkins tosses him aside and keeps doing
work.
Jenkins beats on the front leg until Avila changes stances to take
some sting out of it. He switches back and is kicked there
immediately. Jenkins jabs his way in behind a front kick, using it
to set up a spinning elbow that bangs square into Avila’s dome.
Jenkins nails the front leg with a kick that spins Avila all the
way around, and he stands firm in front of his opponent’s
telegraphed swings back. Avila trades a right hand to the face for
absorbing a low kick. A second mighty kick is so hard from Jenkins
that he himself trips after connecting with it. Jenkins swarms his
way behind punches, delivering a kick to the ribs. Avila pecks out
with jabs, but he cannot keep Jenkins from stalking him down and
spinning with something or other. Jenkins lands one more spin, and
the two hear the bell.
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Jenkins
Dayne Fox scores the round: 10-9 Jenkins
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Jenkins
Round 3
It is heat, beat and repeat for Jenkins as he proceeds to walk
Avila down fearlessly without any concern for reprisal. The low
kicks from Jenkins have taken most of the oomph out of Avila’s
strikes, and he can barely stand on it as he weighs his options.
Jenkins scores at will, whether he wants to kick the body and close
in with a spinning elbow, or standing back to pitch a wheel kick
while Avila’s hands are down. Jenkins tees off, but they are
largely single strikes.
Avila absorbs a flush body shot and smiles, but it is not one of
joy. Jenkins’ aggression leads to a clinch, and after a few lands
on the inside, Avila pushes off behind an elbow. Jenkins walks
face-first into a right hand that shakes him up, and he lumbers his
way forward into three more. Jenkins’ face is swelling up from the
jabs and fists aimed at it, and a bit of blood has crept out of
Jenkins’ mouth. He pays it no mind as he continues to empty the
tank with every strange, diverse or awkward strike as Avila does
not know what to do. Jenkins fakes to go high and nails the front
leg with his shin, drawing out a serious limp. Avila is more on a
survival pattern than actually winning, and he goads Jenkins on to
hit him more after Jenkins boots him upside the head. Jenkins
proceeds to walk the Diaz brother training partner, lighting him up
with spins and flying stuff until time expires.
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Jenkins (30-27
Jenkins)
Dayne Fox scores the round: 10-9 Jenkins (30-27 Jenkins)
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Jenkins (29-28 Jenkins)
The Official Result
Brandon Jenkins def. Chris Avila via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29,
29-28)
Aline
Pereira (128) vs. Jade
Masson-Wong (129.2)
Round 1
It’s all name recognition in this preliminary tilt at a rescheduled
130 pounds. Pereira (2-2), sister of the renowned Alex Pereira, has
not caught fire like her brother has thus far. At 35 years of age
already, her back is against the wall just five fights into her pro
tenure. She faces a battle-tested foe in Masson-Wong (3-2) who has
jumped around as of late to boxing and its bare-knuckle variation.
The ladies will be governed by referee Mike Beltran, who will be on
top of things for as long as they last. They opt to touch ‘em up
before proceeding.
The taller Pereira uses her long legs to work her way in, and she
does not escape the pocket quickly enough and is clipped a few
times by the Canadian. Masson-Wong skips in behind a few punches
and darts away before getting countered. Pereira pitches out a
half-hearted body kick, and she stumbles to her back when
Masson-Wong catches it. Masson-Wong climbs into top position and
starts doing work. She controls from above while doing little else,
and Beltran is starting to get antsy. Masson-Wong does not pick up
her work rate from above, resulting in Beltran standing them
up.
Pereira thanks him for the standup by kicking Masson-Wong several
times to the lead leg and body. Masson-Wong gathers a full head of
steam and blitzes forward to nail the taller woman with a flurry of
fists. Pereira comes up short on a long one-two, landing on a
second effort. Masson-Wong whiffs on her comeback, bouncing in and
out of action while Pereira sits on a counter or two. Pereira digs
a kick to the side, and she chains a few punches after it. The bell
rings.
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Pereira
Dayne Fox scores the round: 10-9 Pereira
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Pereira
Round 2
Pereira walks out of her corner confident as can be, and she whips
a reintroductory head kick at her opponent. Masson-Wong runs at her
to strike, zipping forward behind a jab to hurl a right hand behind
it. Pereira dings her foe with a long right hand. As Pereira tries
to find her way in with Masson-Wong largely out of range, it
results in a bit of a shadowboxing effort with the two throwing
hands at one another but not close enough to make much of an
impact. Pereira fades back behind a right hand and a left, and
Masson-Wong just grins.
Masson-Wong scurries in to close the distance and rip a left hand,
and Pereira belts her in the ribs with her shin. Pereira digs deep
and connects with a clean left hand, and Masson-Wong does not like
this and rushes at her to take her off her feet and somehow get her
back. Masson-Wong wraps up a rear-naked choke before bailing on it
to climb over to full mount, raining down elbows. Pereira fights
her way back upright and tries for a takedown, but Masson-Wong is
able to stave it off and reach the bell.
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Pereira
Dayne Fox scores the round: 10-9 Pereira
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Pereira
Round 3
The Brazilian strikes first in the final round, wrapping a kick
around each leg. They trade jabs, with Pereira putting a high kick
behind hers. Masson-Wong paws out with a left, and she ducks in
behind a right but is out of range. Pereira chops at the front leg
and dips away from the anticipated counter. Masson-Wong charges
behind a left hook, ducking in and lobbing it, but Pereira is too
slick to fall for that. Pereira goes up top with a right hand, and
pins her fist three more times on the Canadian’s face. Pereira
walks Masson-Wong down and snaps her head back with a short left
hook, staggering Masson-Wong and forcing her to retreat.
While Masson-Wong backs off, Pereira pecks at her with body and low
kicks. Pereira splits the guard with a long right hand, and
Masson-Wong charges into action by blasting the Brazilian in the
face with four fierce overhand rights. Pereira keeps her chin down
and stays in her stalking predator mode, staring down her nose
while looking to knock Masson-Wong’s head into the first row.
Pereira sits down on her left hand a few times, and Masson-Wong
sees it coming and leans back to avoid it when it is aimed at her.
Masson-Wong initiates a clinch, and Pereira grapples her and knees
her in the guts a few times until Masson-Wong decides she needs to
find a better approach than that one. Pereira snaps the head back
with a left hand, and she lets her hands go but is swinging so hard
that she slips and falls off-balance. Masson-Wong tries to take
advantage of this slip by wrapping her up, and Pereira knees her in
the belly until time expires.
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Pereira (30-27
Pereira)
Dayne Fox scores the round: 10-9 Pereira (30-27 Pereira)
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Pereira (30-27 Pereira)
The Official Result
Aline Pereira def. Jade Masson-Wong via Split Decision (29-28,
27-30, 29-28)
David
Mgoyan (145.2) vs. Albert
Morales (143.8)
Round 1
At the matches continue, we come upon a featherweight affair
pitting a Russian who could not excel in the Contender Series in
Mgoyan (8-1) against a six-fight UFC vet in Morales (19-10-1). The
former is 21 years old, or 13 younger than his California-based
opponent, so he should have plenty of time left on the clock. The
two will tangle with oversight provided by referee Jason Herzog,
and they do not touch gloves to make things official.
They do not touch much of anything for the first 30 seconds, until
Mgoyan ends the silence with a low kick. He follows with two right
hands, shaking up the UFC veteran early. Mgoyan lashes out with
another low kick, and he is met with a calf kick and an oblique
kick to his knee. Mgoyan circles to the right away from Morales’
power, sticking him with a jab or two. Mgoyan connects at the end
of a right hand, finding that he has to deal with a plethora of
kicks fired at his direction.
Mgoyan rushes out to hit a double-leg takedown, completing it and
putting Morales on his back. Mgoyan sits up and elbows down, and
Morales pushes off with butterfly hooks and briefly thinks about a
high guard to set up a triangle. Mgoyan will not tolerate any of
it, sitting up to prevent anything from coming together so he can
blast Morales in the face with a clubbing right. Morales keeps his
legs high for a triangle, and Mgoyan shucks to the side and bashes
him once. Morales recovers back to full guard, and he wants the
high guard again all while trading punches and elbows from his
back. Mgoyan drops down a pair of stern elbows, and he is pushed
off thanks to Morales’ upkicks. The round ends with Mgoyan pushed
back to his feet.
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Mgoyan
Dayne Fox scores the round: 10-9 Mgoyan
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Mgoyan
Round 2
It only takes about 10 seconds for the athletes to engage in the
second stanza, courtesy of a Mgoyan head kick. Morales shakes it
off and gives one back but is way out of range. Mgoyan sticks him
with a long right hand, and he reaches out with a left but is
nailed with an overhand right. Morales shut down a takedown shot
barreling towards him and forces the Russian to reset. Mgoyan dives
after a single-leg takedown, and Morales does everything he can not
to grab the cage to keep to his feet. Mgoyan gets him down, and he
successively completes a mat return when Morales stands up. Morales
is the more active of the two when horizontal, letting off punches
and elbows from up close to fluster Mgoyan.
Mgoyan stands up to find another way in, and Morales throws his
legs up for a solid triangle choke effort. Mgoyan steps over it to
position himself in half guard, and he ignores a guillotine choke
to deliver a stern elbow from above. He lands a second, prompting
Morales to offer back his own elbows from below. Mgoyan keeps
trying to advance, landing strikes all the while. Morales puts his
toes in the cage to set up a choke, and Herzog sees it and tells
him to knock it off. Mgoyan stands up, and Morales drills him in
the side with an upkick. The bell sounds.
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Mgoyan
Dayne Fox scores the round: 10-9 Mgoyan
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Mgoyan
Round 3
The two think about touching gloves to start off the final frame,
but instead decide they should throw hands. Mgoyan takes a few
punches in a flurry, and he bullies Morales all the way from one
side of the cage to the other to complete a picture-perfect double.
Morales wall-walks to get upright, and Mgoyan hits a sweet mat
return. Morales rolls through the scramble to briefly trap Mgoyan
from below, as if to threaten a sneaky kneebar or leglock from an
odd angle. Mgoyan explodes out of it and controls Morales,
seemingly more focused on keeping Morales down than inflicting any
damage. Morales gives his back up as he keeps rolling, and Mgoyan
tries to take it but Morales is too slippery to lock down. The UFC
vet stands, and he gets wrenched back down on his face.
Morales once more stands, and Mgoyan hangs on from behind and kicks
him in the face before tripping his legs out for another mat
return. It has become a bit of a takedown clinic, with Mgoyan
wrestling for all he is worth. Try as he might, Morales is at least
offering some offense. Mgoyan gets a bit of space and drops down a
few big fists, and Morales ties him back up again and fights off a
guard pass in hopes of sweeping. Mgoyan briefly secures mount, and
a frantic Morales bucks him off to get out of the danger. Morales
turns over once more to his knees, and Mgoyan follows him every
step of the way and gets the hooks around both sides of the body.
Morales leaps to the ground to spike Mgoyan on the head, and this
opens him up to real submission danger. Mgoyan wraps up a
rear-naked choke, and when Morales twists his head, Mgoyan gladly
grips it as a crank. Morales toughs it out and sits up, so Mgoyan
blasts him in the ribs with soccer kicks until the final horn
blares.
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Mgoyan (30-27
Mgoyan)
Dayne Fox scores the round: 10-9 Mgoyan (30-27 Mgoyan)
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Mgoyan (30-27 Mgoyan)
The Official Result
David Mgoyan def. Albert Morales via Unanimous Decision (29-28,
30-26, 30-27)
Jason
Jackson (170.8) vs. Jefferson
Creighton (168.2)
Round 1
Originally linked to what would have been a banger against Lorenz
Larkin, former Bellator welterweight champ Jackson (19-6) will
settle for “Jazzy Jeff” instead in the form of Creighton (12-2-1).
We may not be able to say that about many other fights on the
billing here—we’re looking at you, Ngannou—but there is a spot in
the rankings on the line here at 170 pounds. They go after it under
the auspices of referee John McCarthy, who checks them in as they
bump fists.
Creighton starts off fast behind multiple low kicks. Both throw
hands, ready for something violent to ensue. “Jazzy Jeff” changes
stances to throw leg kick, and Jackson meets him with one much
heavier.
Fists fly again, with Jackson winding up a massive left hand, and
Creighton does the same. Oh boy. Like Carlos Condit against Dan
Hardy, Jackson’s is just that slightest bit faster. The huge
overhand left of “The Ass-Kicking Machine” smashes square into the
temple of the late replacement, who goes down in a heap. Jackson
finishes the job with two concussive hammerfists as McCarthy races
in to stop the fight. The victor leaps over the cage to go
embrace Jake Paul, while declaring that he wants to be part of the
organization and fight again soon.
The Official Result
Jason Jackson def. Jefferson Creighton R1 0:22 via KO (Punch)
Adriano
Moraes (129) vs. Phumi Nkuta
(130)
Round 1
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
The Official Result
Namo
Fazil (170.8) vs. Jake Babian
(171)
Round 1
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
The Official Result
Junior dos
Santos (245.4) vs. Robelis
Despaigne (258.8)
Round 1
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
The Official Result
Salahdine
Parnasse (154.8) vs. Kenneth
Cross (155.4)
Round 1
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
The Official Result
Francis
Ngannou (257) vs. Philipe
Lins (220.6)
Round 1
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
The Official Result
Nate
Diaz (168.6) vs. Mike Perry
(169.6)
Round 1
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
The Official Result
Ronda
Rousey (142) vs. Gina Carano
(141.4)
Round 1
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
Round 4
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round:
Round 5
Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:
Dayne Fox scores the round:
Scottie Smith scores the round: