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Round 1

We’re back with another Fight Night card, and this one did not have
fight day cancellations like several others in recent memory. We
kick things off in the women’s flyweight division, as once-beaten
Kings MMA prospect Mazo (8-1, 2-1 UFC) squares off with TUF 20
participant Kish (7-2, 3-2 UFC). The two women receive oversight
from referee Marc Goddard, and with no touch of gloves, they get
down to business. Mazo starts off with a head kick instead, and
Kish walks through it and tries to lay some punches on her chin.
Mazo lets off a few low kicks, and Kish responds with some of her
own. Mazo slaps a low kick and gets countered with a right hand,
and she ignores it to throw a high kick. Kish walks through another
kick with a short stream of punches, and Mazo dances out of the
way. Mazo winds up and cracks Kish with a head kick that turns her
about, but the American gathers her bearings and gets punched in
the face as she shakes the cobwebs out. As a thin trickle of blood
trails from the left eye of Kish, she goes to work chipping at the
lead leg of the Colombian. Kish stands her up when another low kick
comes her way, using a long right hand to stun Mazo briefly. Kish
keeps churning short leg kicks and they are adding up fast, but
Mazo looks unconcerned as she slings back at her. Kish steps
forward, throws leg kicks with both feet, and does this again as
Mazo tries to time her over the top. This double kick on the inside
and outside is repeated again, and Mazo cannot quite make her pay
with much but does open up the cut by the eye a little more. When
Kish tries to repeat this again, Mazo pushes her away with long,
reaching punches. She steps down at the end of a combination to
plant a right hand on the chin of Kish, and she freezes. The
American shakes it off and goes back to hacking at the leg. Mazo
flips up a head kick, and at the same time, Kish spins for a back
fist. Neither land completely, so Mazo backs off and starts to
flick out a jab. The two kick at one another’s legs, and an errant
body kick allows Kish to catch it and hurl “Colombian Queen” to the
canvas. In full guard, Kish tries to posture up and gets off a few
punches, but Mazo kicks her off to end the round.

Sherdog Scores

Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Kish
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Kish
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Kish

Round 2

Mazo strides forward to initiate the offence in the round, and
reaches out several times with a jab. Kish slings a few punches
back at her to back off Mazo, and she uses a stream of punches to
clinch up and attempt to set up a Thai clinch. Neither are able to
get it set, so they push off to reset. When Mazo tries to kick her
opponent’s leg, Kish meets it halfway out with her own faster kick.
Mazo eats it and fires one back that is far louder. Kish fakes a
right hand and scores a side kick, while turning away to avoid the
counter. Mazo walks forward to reach her with a right hand and a
body kick, and Kish catches it. This time, Kish does not take her
down, and instead drops the leg and nails Mazo in the jaw with a
head kick. Mazo nods to give her credit for landing the shot, and
keeps right at it. Kish ducks down and smacks her in the chops with
a back fist with no spin, and Mazo looks surprised. Kish uses the
moment to spin around and nail her with a back fist again, and Mazo
shrugs that one off and tries to paw at her adversary with kicks.
Mazo interrupts a combination of punches with a body kick, and then
halts the advancing Kish with a knee up the middle. Kish does not
react, and kicks Mazo in the lead leg a few more times. The
American catches another kick, and sets it down to try to spin for
another back fist, but this one falls short. Kish attempts to pick
up the leg and take the Colombian down, but Mazo stuffs it and
pushes off. Another step-in back fist gets blocked, and Kish walks
in to knee Mazo in the gut. Kish catches another kick and tosses it
aside, ending the round with a head kick that falls shy of the
target.

Sherdog Scores

Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Kish
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Kish
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Kish

Round 3

The round begins and the two women start swinging immediately, with
kicks and punches like two 125-pound tornadoes. Both land
successfully, and Kish tries to get off a back elbow but gets
blocked. Mazo kicks her in the face, and then lands another. Mazo
sees the opportunity and blasts Kish in the head with a third, and
Kish is hurt but keeping a stiff upper lip. Some swelling has
already started to form around the spot where Mazo booted her three
times in a row, and Kish pays it no mind as she throws with
reckless abandon. Mazo tries to kick her in the body, and Kish
blocks it and spins into an elbow, but it only glances off the
guard. Mazo stalks her down and lands some effective punches, and
in the process she dodges a spinning attempt from her opponent.
Mazo throws up another high kick but this one is blocked; a one-two
that comes right from Kish is similarly guarded. Kish spins and
misses once more, while Mazo jabs at her from a distance. Kish
sells out with a few lunging punches, and she catches Mazo at the
end of a right hand. She winds up and clips Mazo again, but the
Colombian stands tall and sticks a jab square in her nose. The pace
is high from these two women, who continue to land practically at
will one after the other.
Mazo tries to keep Kish backed up with a series of jabs, and she
follows a right straight with a massive head kick that sends Kish
crashing to the canvas. Mazo leaps over her downed foe to take her
back, and she instantly sets up a rear-naked choke. Mazo gets the
hooks in while she sinks her arm under the chin, and that’s all she
wrote. Kish falls to her back and wriggles, but there is no way
out, so she taps out. In the process, Mazo becomes the first
fighter to ever finish the durable Kish, all while earning the
first submission victory of her young career. What a comeback for
“Colombian Queen!”

The Official Result

Sabina Mazo def. Justine Kish R3 3:57 via Submission (Rear-Naked
Choke)

Round 1

At welterweight, “Bam Bam” Barberena (14-7, 5-5 UFC) will try to
end the first losing skid of his career against Ivy (8-3, 0-1 UFC).
Win or lose, Ivy has never gone the distance in his 11-fight
career, and Barberena will try to keep it that way under the
watchful eye of referee Chris Tognoni. They touch gloves, and Ivy
backs off to circle around the cage. Barberena stays calm and
slowly plods forward while keeping the center of the cage, and
nothing of substance is thrown for the first 40 seconds. Ivy tries
to go over the top with a left hand, but it gets blocked. Barberena
kicks low, and Ivy shoots in low for a takedown from a great
distance. He bullies “Bam Bam” against the cage all while Barberena
is working on him with short punches and elbows to the side of the
head. As soon as Barberena stands him up, Ivy transitions into a
double. Barberena slaps at him with irritating punches as Ivy pulls
him down, but Barberena walks his way back up the fence and elbows
him in the face. Ivy tries to re-shoot and Barberena slams an elbow
home, and then a few punches and a knee up the middle for good
measure. Ivy goes after a head kick, and when it is blocked, he
falls to his back. Barberena steps on top and starts landing a few
punches, but opts to let his man stand up instead. Barberena cracks
him to the body and up top, and Ivy turtles up against the fence
possibly hurt. Barberena gets off a standing hammerfist in part of
a combination that does some damage, but he ducks a looping right
hand that whizzes past his head. They separate, and Barberena walks
him down and gets off a few punches that make Ivy shoot in low for
another double. Ivy turns it into a single, lifts up the leg and
puts Barberena down on his back. “Bam Bam” gets to a knee but Ivy
is relentless, dragging him back down as Barberena falls with his
back to the cage. Ivy yanks the leg back out from beneath him, and
finally gets the takedown he has been seeking. With only a few
seconds left, Ivy tries to make it count with a couple punches and
an elbow before the horn concludes the round.

Sherdog Scores

Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Barberena
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Barberena
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Barberena

Round 2

The two touch gloves, and Barberena instantly puts on a pace with a
chain of punches as Ivy backs off. Barberena lands a few of note,
forcing Ivy to pursue a potential desperation takedown as a strike
or two in the combination could have hurt him. Ivy presses him
against the fence before dropping down for a double, and Barberena
stuffs it and pushes him away. Ivy kicks him in the leg, and
Barberena swings with one that is much harder and instantly draws a
reaction out of “Aquaman.” Barberena walks him down and ducks out
of the way from a blitzing Ivy, and a second attack from Ivy may
have gotten away with an eye poke as Barberena turns away grasping
his eye. “Bam Bam” blinks it out and gets back to the action, as he
tries to unload an overhand right while Ivy mashes him back to the
fence. Barberena tries to frame him off, but takes a huge elbow
square on the jaw. Barberena lands hard back and puts Ivy on a
knee, but Ivy tries to play it off as if he was going for a
takedown and not hurt. Barberena sprawls to stuff it without issue,
and after threatening a choke attempt, he lets Ivy get back up and
punches his man in the face on the way up. The Texan could be
slowing, and Barberena takes advantage of it with a big left hand
and a knee to the breadbasket. Ivy gives him one right back, and
then backs away to take a deep breath. Barberena sneaks in a jab to
force Ivy to try to take him down, and Barberena shrugs it off and
smacks Ivy in the side of the head. Ivy’s hands are by his waist in
potential exhaustion, and Barberena walks forward like a mohawked
Terminator to land strikes at will. Ivy ducks down to get off a
single right hand, while Barberena chases after him with volume.
Barberena swings so hard he nearly falls through his looping punch,
and Ivy cannot make him pay although he tries. Barberena wades
through a few strikes to get off some vicious elbows, and the two
are both landing ferociously as the round comes to a close.
Barberena considers a takedown but opts to squeeze his tired foe
against the cage wall until the horn blares.

Sherdog Scores

Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Barberena
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Barberena
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Barberena

Round 3

The glove touch clocks in the last round, and after a tentative few
seconds, Ivy comes in low for a takedown but is deflected without
much concern by Barberena. He stuffs another takedown, and Ivy ties
him up to press Barberena to the fence and commit to a takedown. At
long last, Ivy has secured the takedown again, putting Barberena on
his backside for a brief moment. “Bam Bam” gets to a knee as he
attempts to walk up the cage, and opts to slam a few punches in the
side of Ivy’s ribs. The fighter out of MMA Lab muscles his way back
up, and is able to separate and avoid an elbow from Ivy along the
way. Ivy circles around the cage like the beginning of the fight,
and Barberena stalks him down and unload heavy punches. Barberena
shucks off a few takedowns, and after bailing on a back take
attempt, he lets Ivy stand. Ivy attacks in the form of a few more
labored takedowns, and Barberena defends one with an anaconda
choke. Ivy rolls all the way through and winds up on his back, but
powers back to his feet before allowing Barberena to do damage from
on top. Barberena dings him with an elbow in the clinch, and they
start to slug it out and both do some serious damage as they wobble
around the cage. Barberena is the fresher man and appears less
hurt, as he strides forward with standing hammerfists and heavy
punches that give Ivy pause. Ivy’s single leg takedown attempt in
response is thwarted, but Ivy re-commits to a double and wrenches
his man down. Barberena defends well to get back standing again,
and Ivy rips his legs out from beneath him. When Barberena falls to
his back, he purses a kimura sweep as he traps Ivy’s wrist. Ivy
ignores it to elbow his opponent in the torso a few times, and time
expires to end this grueling match.

Sherdog Scores

Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Barberena (30-27 Barberena)
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Barberena (30-27
Barberena)
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Barberena (30-27 Barberena)

The Official Result

Bryan Barberena def. Anthony Ivy via Unanimous Decision (30-27,
30-27, 29-28)

Round 1

In a bout that could have been simply scheduled at welterweight due
to the short-noticed nature of the replacement, Weaver (15-5, 1-1
UFC) squares off with “The Tarantula” Turner (9-5, 2-2 UFC) in a
165-pound affair. The third man inside the Octagon is referee Herb
Dean, and these two have no interest in touching gloves before
getting down to it. Turner starts off aggressive, with punches and
kicks that get Weaver’s attention fast. Weaver rushes in for a
takedown, and Turner stuffs it and turns him about on the cage.
Turner knees him up the middle and stuffs another takedown with a
guillotine choke defense. Turner frames him off and takes a hard
leg kick on the way out. Turner checks one on the inside, and a few
punches from Turner have already busted up Weaver’s nose. Weaver
tries to wade his way in and gets caught by a pair of hard right
hands walking forward. He still pushes in for a takedown attempt,
but Turner shoves him away and kicks him in the gut. He lands
another, and Weaver returns fire with one that has a lot less steam
on it. Turner clips him with a right hand and takes a leg kick in
the process. They both land right hands at the same time, as Weaver
chops at his leg while backing off. A pair of right hands fall
short for Turner, and they clack legs as they kick low at the same
time. Turner sneaks forward to duck down and try to hit a
sweep/trip, and Weaver stumbles backwards but keeps his balance.
Weaver gathers himself and hacks at the leg, but Turner returns
fire with another kick right down the middle. Weaver tries to dance
around the outside and land a few punches, but Turner plants his
feet and wings back at him. Weaver keeps a high guard and blocks
several strikes from his advancing opponent, and a one-two cracks
Weaver and sends him flying. “Chata Tuska” attempts to lock down
Turner from his guard, and Turner sits down and lands some heavy
punches. Weaver turns for a heel hook and forces Turner to fall
off, and the two stand up. Weaver grabs hold of his back and
bullies him to the fence as the horn sounds.

Sherdog Scores

Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Turner
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Turner
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Turner