UFC 282 ‘Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring

Round 1

The final UFC pay-per-view card of the year kicks off right here
inside of the T-Mobile Arena, with an even dozen matches from stem
to stern. The early prelims begin with a pair of undefeated
newcomers and serious finishers, as these youngsters combine for 11
stoppages across their 12 wins. The first of three South Africans
tonight takes center stage as Saaiman (6-0, 0-0 UFC) makes his
first walk, and he greets fellow newcomer and submission artist
Koslow (6-0, 0-0 UFC). The first assignment of the night goes to
referee Chris Tognoni, and the bantamweights touch ‘em up to get
the event started. Saaiman leads the dance with a sweeping low
kick, and he hops back before Koslow can touch him. Saaiman pushes
out a side kick, and he is quick to block a high kick that slaps
off his guard. Koslow reaches out with another head kick, and it
makes him stumble as it clatters off Saaiman’s protection. Koslow
absorbs a low kick, shoots through the hips and puts Saaiman on his
back. When he hits the ground, Koslow is fast to advance to half
guard, and he wriggles his arm out of a kimura setup to push down
with heavy shoulder pressure. When Koslow attempts to pass, Saaiman
utilizes his left leg with a rubber guard in hopes of setting up a
shoulder lock or triangle. Koslow takes advantage of this by
hopping to half guard, and he shifts straight into mount. As he
lifts himself up to get a dominant position, Saaiman turns the
tables right on top and flips Koslow to his back. When Koslow
lands, he throws his legs up for his own rubber guard, as he is a
10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and starts hunting for a
triangle choke. Saaiman sits up and tries to buck out of the setup,
and he lowers himself down to disallow Koslow from wrapping him up.
Saaiman sneaks a short elbow out when he breaks the lock around his
waist, and he thumps a few more down. Koslow slips his left leg up
again flexibly to scare Saaiman from opening up with
ground-and-pound, and he positions the other leg to tie something
up. This allows Koslow to sit up, but Saaiman bowls him back over
with a guillotine choke. Koslow scrambles, and in the process,
Saaiman hops around to take his back as Koslow attempts to stand.
Saaiman hangs on and falls out the back door, and he cannot grip
his opponent before landing. Koslow drops down several powerful
blows and elbows, but Saaiman explodes with seconds to spare. The
wild round ends with Saaiman on top.

Sherdog Scores

Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Koslow
Ben Duffy scores the round: 10-9 Koslow
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Koslow

Round 2

The second round opens with a glove touch, and neither man looks
worse for wear after nearly five minutes of dynamic grappling.
Koslow blocks a high kick and crashes forward early, looking for a
possible double-leg takedown. The South African keeps his hips
spread wide, but he falls over as they tumble to the mat. Koslow
falls to his back, and he latches on to a guillotine choke that is
suddenly tight. Saaiman stays composed, abandons his try to take
top position, and stands back up. “The Pillow” attacks for another
guillotine, but Saaiman is wise to it and stands up with the wall
at his back. Saaiman unloads with two close knees to the jaw, and
Koslow appears to be a bit wobbled, but the latter pushes through
to complete the takedown. Saaiman looks to explode, but Koslow
cinches his legs up to ground him. Saaiman rolls through in hopes
of escaping, and gives up his back momentarily but winds up on top.
Koslow, with his leg awkwardly caught between his opponent’s, gets
belted with a few punches. The American scrambles, and Saaiman
follows him and takes him from behind to get both hooks in. Koslow
looks to move to his stomach, and Saaiman follows him every step of
the way and flattens him out. The South African tries to pull for
an armbar from an odd angle, but this results in them moving back
to their feet. As Koslow enters for a takedown on his knees,
Saaiman blasts him in the face with an illegal knee. Tognoni takes
a moment to determine that he will call the replay official, and
after he does, he calls in the doctor. The replay official confirms
this was a foul, and Koslow is in a bad way trying to shake out the
cobwebs during the pause time. Koslow asks Tognoni about the foul,
and affirms that the knee struck him square in the face. Koslow
declares that he is struggling to see as he takes more time, and he
tells Tognoni that he still would like to continue. Tognoni deducts
one point from Saaiman for the blatantly illegal knee, and Saaiman
nods and is apologetic about it. Koslow is still clearly
compromised, and he asks Tognoni for his position back but cannot
have it due to the deduction, and then confusedly tells Tognoni not
to worry about it. To the best of his ability, Koslow recovers to
keep going, and Tognoni clocks them in. Koslow thanks this with a
diving takedown effort, and a nasty responsive elbow from Koslow
rips open a cut on the corner of Saaiman’s left eye. Saaiman stuffs
the takedown and spams several head kicks, and he spins with a
wheel kick that does not land. The round ends.

Sherdog Scores

Jay Pettry scores the round: 9-9
Ben Duffy scores the round: 9-9
Tyler Treese scores the round: 9-9

Round 3

The final frame starts with a sporting glove touch, and Saaiman
backs off to fire off a few kicks. The South African wings a
spinning kick that collides with the guard, and this spur Koslow
into shooting for a double. The attempt fails, and Saaiman spins
around to thwart the try and take Koslow’s back. The American looks
to turn things around and hunt for reversals, but Saaiman hangs on
tight to his back. Koslow sits up, grabs a leg and sweeps his man
enough to put Saaiman on his back. The fighters are warned for eye
gouges, and Koslow sits up to drop down hammers. As soon as he
does, Saaiman turns him over and gets on top. Koslow gives up his
back as he looks to escape, and this allow Saaiman to pound on him
on the side of the head. Koslow appears to be fading when he
attempts to spin around, and Saaiman sits back to slug Koslow in
the face repeatedly. Koslow stands up and gets kneed in the face,
and Saaiman marches him down and smashes him with another knee on
the chin.
Saaiman pours it on with a barrage of punches, mixing in ferocious
knees, and Koslow is stunned and wobbling back to the fence. The
onslaught of the South African does not desist, and his bombardment
of knees and punches force Tognoni to step in and halt the fight
for a standing TKO. In what could have a been a draw
had they reached the final bell with no 10-8s registered, Saaiman
takes the judges out of the equation and notches his fifth knockout
across seven wins.

The Official Result

Cameron Saaiman def. Steven Koslow R3 4:13 via TKO (Knees and
Punches)

Round 1

Moving right along, Glory MMA-trained Brown (16-9, 2-3 UFC) will
have to compete without chief corner James Krause at his back
tonight. While he hopes to even his UFC record to .500, he comes
blows with the debuting Silva (9-1, 0-0 UFC). The 145ers are joined
in the cage by referee Mark Smith, who clocks them in as they touch
gloves. Brown marches forward and drills Silva in the face with a
short right hand to answer a leg kick, and he powers forward to
pursue a takedown. Silva defends with his back to the wall with a
guillotine choke, and this allows him to get his wits about him
after getting his bell run in the opening seconds. Brown isolates
the leg to attack a single-leg takedown, and he pops his head out
and slams Silva to the mat to prevent a guillotine from getting
locked down. Silva scoots his way to the fence as Brown slugs in
him the face, and “Downtown” sneaks a hook around to partially take
his foe’s back. Brown grinds his forearm on the chin when not
punching Silva in the face, but Silva turns the tables and pulls
Brown’s own legs out. Brown defends with a kimura in an effort to
sweep, but the Venezuelan sees it coming and stops it from getting
anywhere. Brown leans forward to again turn things around, pushing
Silva back and going after his own takedown. This leads to both men
getting upright, but Silva speedily trips his opponent and dumps
him on his back. Brown recovers his guard after a few seconds of
ground-and-pound, and he threatens with a leglock to keep Silva
honest. Silva grabs the fence to stand back up, and Brown presses
him against the cage and grabs it as well to keep Silva stuck
against it. Brown uses his full body weight to squeeze his man
against the chain links, and Silva tries to muscle out but gets
kneed in the chest a few times. A knee from Brown gets Silva’s
attention, and they scramble, hit the ground, and bounce back up.
They break, and Brown starts to let his hands go. Silva does the
same, and they bust one another in the chops and touch gloves.
Silva surges forward to follow a right hand and take Brown down,
and Brown powers his way up to blast Silva in the face with a right
hand on the bell.

Sherdog Scores

Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Silva
Ben Duffy scores the round: 10-9 Silva
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Silva

Round 2

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