Nunes brought the fight back to the mat early in the third, and she kept the challenger grounded until there were 20 seconds left and even then, the respite was brief, as de Randamie got taken down once again just before the horn. Nunes got another takedown in response, but she was unable to do much with it by the end of the frame. Once standing, she landed a head kick followed by knees on the inside. Nunes halted the rally with a takedown 90 seconds in, but de Randamie was able to stall and get a standup from referee Keith Peterson. De Randamie survived and made it out of the round, but things weren’t looking good for “The Iron Lady.”ĭe Randamie came out throwing to begin round two, determined to get back into the fight, and she landed well. With a little over a minute left, Nunes unloaded with both hands and then locked in an arm triangle. De Randamie fought her way out of trouble, but in a return to the mat, she was on the receiving end of several more hard shots. Nunes was measured in her attack early on, but it was still an attack, and after landing some hard shots, she dumped de Randamie to the mat, where she attempted a guillotine choke. Scores were 49-44, 49-46 and 49-45 for Nunes, 19-4, who defeated de Randamie in their first fight in 2013. 12-ranked Faber falls to 35-11.ĭouble champ Amanda Nunes successfully defended her UFC bantamweight title for the fifth time, extending her current winning streak to 10 with a clear-cut unanimous decision over the Netherlands’ Germaine de Randamie. Again, Faber weathered the storm and was allowed to continue after a check from the Octagonside physician, but it was Yan in complete control now, and early in round three, “No Mercy” ended the bout with a kick to the head that dropped Faber and brought in referee Keith Peterson to halt matters 43 seconds into the final round. Faber shook off the blows and got back to his feet, but Yan sent him back down with an elbow with less than two minutes left, leaving Faber with a nasty cut and swelling around his left eye. Midway through the second, Yan struck, bloodying and hurting Faber with a right-left, and as “The California Kid” went to the mat, it looked like the end was near. Akhmedov got back to his feet quickly and landed some more hard shots that were answered by Heinisch as the bout came to a close.īantamweight wrecking machine Petr Yan scored the biggest win of his career, as he knocked out UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber in the third round of the main card opener.įaber scored first with a knee up the middle, drawing a roar from the crowd, by Yan was unmoved as he kept marching forward, and as the round progressed, he was able to get his shots in, albeit at a measured pace that allowed Faber to be the busier of the two. “The Hurricane” kept pressing, though, with a takedown of the tiring Russian giving him the chance for a late run. Heinisch upped his work rate in the second to try to even the score, but it was still Akhmedov playing marksman with his accurate blows, and in the third he continued to tag the Coloradan, most notably rocking him with a left hook as Heinisch got too aggressive. Heinisch got up quickly but wasn’t able to overtake his foe by the end of the first five minutes. As the round progressed, Akhmedov began to take the lead, his strikes keeping Heinisch at bay before a slam to the mat with under 90 seconds left. 10-ranked Heinisch falls to 13-3.īoth fighters landed hard punches in the opening minute, getting the fight off to a strong start. 14-ranked Akhmedov, who ups his record to 20-4-1. Surging middleweight contender Omari Akhmedov extended his unbeaten streak to six with a three-round unanimous decision over Ian Heinisch.Īll three judges scored it 29-28 for the No.
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