UFC Fight Night 218 ‘Lewis vs. Spivak’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring

Round 1

Taira and Aguilar kick off the evening, with veteran referee Chris
Tognoni assigned to keep things clean. Both men set up in orthodox
stance, and Aguilar wastes no time in throwing a low kick that
nearly takes Taira off his feet. Aguilar swarms and, in the ensuing
collision, grabs a guillotine and falls to his back. Taira is in
Aguilar’s half guard, on the far side. The angle isn’t great for
the submission, but the choke is well under the chin and Aguilar is
going for it. Taira remains calm, inching his way to the side. A
minute and a half in, they’re still in the same position against
the fence. Taira works on the hands, and halfway through the round
he pops his head out and goes to work. Taira works to isolate the
far arm while trying to pass guard. With 90 seconds left, Taira
advances to full mount, trapping Aguilar’s left arm behind his neck
briefly. Aguilar bucks to escape, and Taira lets him roll right to
top position, cinching up a triangle choke as he does so. Aguilar
fights the hold, but Taira switches to a triangle armbar and goes
belly down, and the tap comes seconds later. Ice-cold ground work
from the undefeated Okinawan.

The Official Result

Tatsuro Taira def. Jesus Santos Aguilar R1 4:20 via Submission
(Triangle Armbar)

Round 1

Park and Tiuliulin face off, with Mark Smith the third man in the
cage. They touch gloves before the first exchange. Both men
orthodox. Park throws a couple of low kicks early, and Tiuliulin is
quick to counter with his jab and right cross. Tiuliulin throws a
right to the body. Just over a minute in, Park changes levels and
runs Tiuliulin to the cage with a slow double-leg. Once they hit
the cage, however, Park is able to lift and dump the Russian, and
lands in full mount. Park grabs a loose guillotine, punching to the
body with his free hand. Tiuliulin squirms and survives but isn’t
offering much else. With two minutes left in the round, Park is
still in complete control, dropping punches and elbows. One of the
elbow strikes opens up a big cut on Tiuliulin’s face. Tiuliulin’s
composure begins to flag, and under the assault, he gives up his
back. Park takes the position, sinks a rear-naked choke and puts
Tiuliulin to sleep almost instantaneously, before he can even
tap.

The Official Result

Jun Yong Park def. Denis Tiuliulin R1 4:05 via Technical Submission
(Rear-Naked Choke)

Round 1

The first of tonight’s four “Road to UFC” finals is an all-Korean
affair, and either Choi or Park will be the first from their
country in the UFC men’s flyweight division. Referee Marc Goddard
draws the assignment of dwarfing these two Octagon hopefuls.
They’re in matching orthodox stances early on, feinting heavily as
Choi comes forward and Park slides around the outer edges of the
cage. Nothing of consequence lands in the first minute, as both men
are ultra-tentative. Park lands an inside leg kick on Choi’s left
leg. He lands another, and Choi counters with a right hand that
pushes, more than knocks Park to the canvas. Park lands a grazing
upkick, but Choi is undeterred, kicking and Park and looking for
chances to shuck his legs aside. Choi lets Park up. Two minutes to
go in the round and Park connects with a couple more leg kicks.
Choi comes back with a kick to the body but eats a right hand for
his efforts. Park comes forward and Choi hits him with a pair of
hooks. Park lands another low kick and takes another right-hand
counter right before the horn.

Sherdog Scores

Ben Duffy scores the round: 10-9 Choi
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Choi
Tudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Choi

Round 2

The flyweights are active and heavy on the feints once again to
open Round 2. It’s Park coming forward in the early going, throwing
low kicks and being countered up top. Park blasts Choi with a
straight right, the best strike by either man thus far. Choi
remains composed, and a moment later he catches a kick and puts
Park down with a right hand of his own. Choi is in Park’s guard,
but Park is very active on the bottom, using butterfly hooks to try
and push his man off. Park springs back up. Park seems to be
gaining in confidence, landing several sharp left jabs in addition
to the steady stream of leg kicks. Choi rushes in and clinches,
driving Park into the fence. Park reverses position, and a moment
later they separate and return to the center of the cage. Park
lands another hard job in the closing seconds.

Sherdog Scores

Ben Duffy scores the round: 10-9 Park
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Park
Tudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Park

Round 3

It’s anyone’s fight, on our scorecards at least, as Choi and Park
come out swinging. Choi grabs a snatch single-leg and pushes Park
towards the fence, but Park extricates his leg with ease. Choi
lands a nice jab, then tries for another single. Park pulls him up
with underhooks, then takes his back standing and tries to pick him
up for a big takedown. Choi lowers his hips and turns into him.
Park works for the back once again and gets it, hopping on and
sinking a figure-four with his legs. Park gets a rear-naked choke
as they tumble to the canvas. He adjusts his grip, squeezes, and
Choi taps a second later. Nice work in all phases of MMA by Hyun
Sung Park.

The Official Result

Hyun Sung Park def. Seung Guk Choi R3 3:11 via Submission
(Rear-Naked Choke)

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