UFC 314 ‘Volkanovski vs. Lopes’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring

Round 1

After dragging through a number of less-than-spectacular events,
many of them holed up at the UFC’s headquarters warehouse of the
Apex, the final fight card on this long stretch will receive the
royal treatment of sorts. Inside of the Kaseya Center in Miami,
some 19,000-ish ravenous fans will be practically frothing at the
mouth for consensual physical combat. That action commences in the
lone catchweight contest of the evening, as France’s Cornolle (8-2,
2-1 UFC) clocked in a pound and a half over the bantamweight limit.
Glad to be back in the cage for the first time in nearly two years,
Cowan (7-3, 0-1 UFC) accepted the 20% fine assessed to Cornolle to
allow the fight to happen. The ladies will be joined in the Octagon
by referee Kerry Hatley, and a glove touch kicks off the evening’s
hostilities. Cornolle gets right to business with kicks to both
legs and a lunging punch salvo. Cowan looks to respond, and
Cornolle catches her coming towards her. Cowan uses the
Frenchwoman’s momentum against her, grappling her in the clinch and
pressing her against the fence. Cornolle frames off with a knee to
the body, turning Cowan around but falling to the mat when Cowan
attempts to take her down. The ladies slowly go to the mat, and
Cornolle wraps her leg up and around Cowan’s head to set up an
armbar. Cowan stays composed and steps over to half guard to
simultaneously break up the submission attempt, and she leans down
heavily with her shoulder. The crowd is not thrilled by the
stalemate on the ground, as Cowan is not advancing any further or
landing anything, while Cornolle is stuck on her back. Cowan
continues to grind, not inflicting any damage or doing anything
beyond control. When the Texan looks to pass, Cornolle explodes and
ultimately gives up her back. The horn sounds to end the round, as
nothing else comes of the back take.

Sherdog Scores

Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Cowan
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Cowan
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Cowan

Round 2

Frustrated from the lack of activity in the previous round,
Cornolle comes out of her corner aggressively, swinging hard with
her arms and legs. Cornolle wraps a kick up high, and she follows
with an elbow. Cowan hunts for a trip, and when she throws the
Frenchwoman, she inadvertently falls to her seat and Cornolle leaps
over to take her back in a reversal of fortune. Cornolle is loudly
warned three times for grabbing Cowan’s glove—it appears Hatley is
wearing a microphone—and she resets and grabs hold of a rear-naked
choke.
The hooks for “Wonder” are in, and she slides the forearm beneath
the chin to cinch it up. Cowan hand-fights to peel one arm off, but
Cornolle wraps it up further behind her head to complete it.
Knowing there is no way out, a disappointed Cowan surrenders just
before she fades to unconsciousness. Cowan appears to
go out as she taps out, and Cornolle shoves her quasi-lifeless body
off of her to embrace her corner. There is no ill will between the
two, as they go on to hug it out after the dust settles.

The Official Result

Nora Cornolle def. Hailey Cowan R2 1:52 via Submission (Rear-Naked
Choke)

Round 1

Carrying on with the prelims, two aggressive middleweights with
finish rates above 75% will duel under the oversight of referee
Marc Goddard. Gore (5-2, 2-2 UFC) has only fought once since late
2022, and he will have the honor of welcoming Norma Dumont’s
partner Tulio (13-1, 1-0 UFC) to his sophomore UFC appearance.
Fists are sure to fly, but before they do, they are tapped together
sportingly. Tulio springs to the side to fire off a few jabs and
low kicks, and he mixes in a front kick to keep Gore guessing
early. Gore swings back, and Tulio takes a step back to wing a
spinning back kick. Tulio puts out a one-two, and Gore defends the
punches but not the kick that follows and bumps into his cup.
Goddard acknowledges the foul, and Gore waves it off and wants to
keep throwing leather. Tulio jumps at him with a flying knee, and
Gore times him with a marvelous right hand nearly as destructive as
Fedor Emelianenko against Andrei Arlovski. Tulio continues to chain
big punches and kicks into spinning strikes, and Gore is in close
range to prevent the spins from getting to him. The power from the
Brazilian mark Gore’s nose up, and he loads up further on power
strikes including a trio of vertical elbows from the Anderson Silva
playbook. Tulio keeps a high pace, and Gore walks through a few
punches to zing a left hook that stumbles “Matuto.” When Gore tries
to continue the assault, Tulio blasts him with an elbow that rocks
and cuts him at the same time. Gore shakes out the cobwebs and
marches Tulio down, and he adjusts his leaking hose as Tulio turns
up the pressure. Tulio rips the body with a kick, and his constant
jab is further frustrating Gore. Tulio drives home a few low kicks,
and he puts together a unique combination with a liver kick, a
flying knee and a spinning back kick. The Brazilian hammers his
opponent with spinning strikes and huge punches, but it is a short
left hook that floors Gore. “Mr. Vicious” scrambles to his feet,
steels himself and smashes Tulio in the face with a vicious right
hand. Tulio appears to be showing signs of fatigue with less than a
minute to go in the round, and he gathers a full head of steam and
rails Gore with a spinning wheel kick. Gore somehow tanks it,
thanks to the wall behind him, and this absolutely mad round comes
to a close.

Sherdog Scores

Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Tulio
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Tulio
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Tulio

Round 2

Somehow, these two flamethrowers got out of the first round, and
they are still in good spirits and touch gloves. They proceed to
hammer one another on the lead leg, and Tulio follows one with a
blistering body kick. Not to be outdone, Gore gives him the same
kick back. Tulio prods out with a front kick, and he puts two low
kicks behind it that draw a slight limp. Tulio splits the guard
with a punch, plants a spinning back kick on the midsection and
continues to work the head and body. Gore swings wildly, and Tulio
slips it and puts a jab in his face. Tulio wraps a left around the
guard, and right goes to the sternum. Tulio jams a front kick to
the midsection, and the foot pounds squarely into the groin cup.
Tulio apologizes as Gore groans, and Goddard calls time. Despite
the impact of the kick, Gore only takes about 20 seconds before
getting back to business. Tulio does not let him off the hook,
continuing to chain punches, kick and spinning moves together much
to Gore’s disappointment. Tulio splits the guard with an uppercut,
and Gore’s chin is tough but he is taking serious damage. Tulio
finally cracks the chin with a crisp head kick, and Gore hits his
seat. Tulio jumps on top and unloads a salvo of elbows, and he
pushes Gore flat to the ground to continue beating on him. Gore
wills himself to stand up again, and he actually comes out
swinging. The Brazilian rifles off a power jab, and Gore’s
expression completely changes.
Tulio fires off a jumping switch kick, using it to close the
distance, and he lands and plants a right hand about as firmly on
the jaw as one can land. Gore’s legs give way beneath him, bloodied
and broken, and he leans against the fence clinging to
consciousness. Goddard sprints towards the downed
fighter to rescue him from his own toughness, but before he can
reach the fallen man, Tulio gets off one single destructive punch
to seal the deal. When Goddard gets between them, Tulio informs his
corner that his hand broke in the first round. It held up long
enough to put on a thriller of a performance, one easily worthy of
“Fight of the Night” with the first round in the conversation of
“Round of the Year” after all that carnage. Middleweight has a new
name to watch out for now.

The Official Result

Marco Tulio def. Tresean Gore R2 3:16 via TKO (Punches)

Round 1

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Round 5

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The Official Result