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UFC 319 Results: Sights, Sounds, Highlights And Bonuses
The UFC put on a stellar show in Chicago on Saturday night and there's a new king at 185 pounds. Khamzat Chimaev is the new UFC Middleweight champion, and he did it in the most dominating way possible. For five rounds, Chimaev rag-dolled a massive and sturdy champion in Dricus Du Plessis en route to a decisive victory (50-44 x3). It was a grappling clinic. The crowd booed loudly during rounds 3–5 and after the fight, but those were boos of ignorance—fans who couldn't appreciate the artistry from the new champion. No matter, Chimaev is no less champion because of it. Du Plessis kept fighting and never gave up, but it was clear he had never faced a grappler on this level. Fans should have been booing DDP's inability to stop the takedown. In any case, there's a new champion, and this was a stellar card. Main Card Bouts Oh my. That's all many of us in the media section could say after Murphy completely destroyed Pico in the latter's highly anticipated UFC debut. Take a look at the finish. Murphy appears to have secured a title shot with his epic win and an instant bonus—which seems to be a thing now. Both of the bonuses given on the spot were deserving, and Murphy's performance was the standout of the night—especially considering he did this in a fight he took on three weeks' notice. The Fighting Nerds continue to be arguably the best gym in the sport, and Prates is one of the prized pupils. He walked through Neal and finished him with a devastating spinning elbow at the buzzer. It was the second of the night and even more savage than the first. Here's the finish: Prates was also awarded a Performance Bonus on the spot. MVP put on a show without a stoppage. He easily won the first two rounds before poor footing cost him the third. He got the decision, and fans were fired up. The United Center was so loud for him you would have thought he was from Chicago. Asakura is exciting and fearless, but he has a massive gap in skill when it comes to grappling. It was apparent in his loss to Alexandre Pantoja and again on Saturday when Elliott was too much for him with a combination of footwork and grappling. While the UFC may want Asakura to be a bigger deal, talented flyweights are going to keep taking him down and neutralizing his striking. Prelims Susurkaev might be special. He shook off a hard charge from the game American and finished the deal in the second round. The loudest moments of the night through the prelims came after the first round. The pop for the first-round flurry that saw Susurkaev wobbled—after he secured a series of takedowns and mat returns—was deafening. Susurkaev is a potential superstar. He now has two wins in the same week after earning a contract on Dana White's Contender Series on Tuesday and winning his main roster debut. He already has a huge following thanks to his affiliation with Chimaev. He's also building an aura that will have him fighting on the main card sometime soon. This was a massacre. Oleksiejczuk looked strong, but Meerschaert looked so bad in this fight it stood out more than anything else. He was even slower than normal, and his takedown attempts were telegraphed and sloppy. It was clear from the beginning it was only a matter of time before Oleksiejczuk got the finish. Oleksiejczuk's move to train with the Fighting Nerds has rendered stellar results. That continued on Saturday in Chicago against a seemingly uninspired opponent. This was a brawl from the start. I thought the judges got it exactly right. Godinez pieced Andrade up for three rounds. If she had more power, she might have gotten the stoppage. Andrade soldiered on, landing some hard shots of her own—especially to the body. I gave the third round to Andrade, as she seemed to be wearing on Godinez a bit with the pressure. If this were a five-rounder, things might have been different. It was three rounds and a candidate for Fight of the Night. Hernandez stomped on Hooper's Cinderella slipper. Just as MMA fans were beginning to buy into Hooper's chances of becoming a potential title player in the lightweight division, an underachieving 155-pounder sent him crashing to the canvas in the very first frame. It was a buzzer-beater finish. The Brazilian legend set things on fire with a WWE-like entrance fueled by aura and Oficina G3's 'Meus Próprios Meios.' That song should come with pyro. That said, Barboza looks so far past his prime that you have to wonder how much longer this will be worth it for him. His hand speed and head movement looked nearly non-existent after the first round, and he ate some huge shots. He's a warrior and kept firing. The crowd noise was definitely back up for this one, but prime Barboza would not eat those same shots from Klose. The unanimous decision in Klose's favor was the right call, as he landed the harder shots. The ladies mostly drained the air out of a crowd that was seemingly prepped and ready to explode with every huge moment. Unfortunately, neither Silva nor Barbosa delivered the moments the crowd was thirsty to see. As it was, the judges' decision drew a bigger response than the fight. The UC crowd booed loudly after Bruce Buffer read the scorecards, which was the loudest moment associated with the fight. It looked like Barbosa did enough to win, but it was a close, mostly uneventful fight—especially the passive first round. Morales and Idiris got the evening off on a strong note. The two flyweights went to war in an effort to capture this season's Ultimate Fighter crown. Morales' ground game and pressure proved too much, and he got the win by submission. Just before the sub, Morales hurt Idiris with a body shot that pressed the fight out of his opponent.
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Morales, Rooker lead Athletics to 7-2 win over Angels
Luis Morales struck out five in his second career start, Brent Rooker and Colby Thomas hit home runs, and the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2 on Saturday night. Morales (1-0) threw five innings and allowed one run, walking two, in his third career appearance. He has allowed two runs in 9 2/3 innings since his Aug. 1 callup. Thomas' two-run homer, his third of the year, put the A's on the board in the first inning. Darell Hernaiz drove in two on a third-inning single, and Rooker padded the A's lead with his solo homer in the fifth. Brett Harris and Rooker added insurance in the eighth with RBI singles. Sean Newcomb threw 1 2/3 innings and struck out three to earn his first save of the year. Nolan Schanuel had three hits, and Angels' starter Tyler Anderson (2-8) allowed four earned runs, three hits, and issued five walks in the loss. The A's have won 6 of their last 10 games, while the Angels have lost 6 of their last 10. Morales walked the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the first, but worked his way out of the jam with no runs scored. He only allowed one more runner to reach scoring position for the rest of his outing. The A's have scored 90 total runs in the first inning, the best in MLB and five clear of second place (Boston with 85). Angels RHP José Soriano (8-9, 3.84 ERA) faces Athletics LHP Jeffrey Springs (10-8, 4.08) in the final game of the three-game series.
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UFC 319 results: Khamzat Chimaev obliterates Dricus du Plessis for middleweight title
Dricus du Plessis wanted Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319 in Chicago. He got him. He suffered for it. Historically. In a display of dominance that outdid even his path to the title, Chimaev spent five rounds smothering the life out of what was once an impressive champion, winning by unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-44) to take the UFC middleweight belt. Yes, 50-44, times three. It could have been even worse, but the judges didn't give Chimaev more than one 10-8 round, likely due to a lack of meaningful damage. It took seven seconds for Chimaev to get du Plessis on the ground. He landed 12-of-17 takedown attempts and had 21:40 of ground control time in a 25-minute fight. Du Plessis had previously spent 4:56 of time in bottom position in his five-year UFC career, then spent 4:46 there in the first round. By total strikes, Chimaev outlanded du Plessis 529-45. Most of those strikes weren't damaging, but the sheer volume shows how one-sided this thing was. The best that can be said for du Plessis is he found his legs in the fifth round and made interesting in the final two minutes. The rest of the fight was a demoralizing, overwhelming show of force from a man who now appears poised to toy with the middleweight division for years to come. How du Plessis described the experience: "He was just like a blanket. It wasn't a matter of strength, it wasn't that physical, it was just as if he knew what your next move was going to be. He got it without using too much power and I had to decide if I'm going to be on my back or have him on my back. "At the end, I went for it, had the back, I could almost taste that victory, but — you know, big ups to Khamzat. He deserves this one 100%." The United Center crowd didn't love the one-sided, wrestling-heavy show, loudly booing Chimaev in his victory interview. It didn't seem to bother him much. The main event could have not had a better lead-in. The third fight of the main card ended in epic fashion when Carlos Prates landed a spinning back elbow to the dome of Geoff Neal for a knockout in the final second of the first round, the ninth spinning back elbow KO in UFC history. That would have been a special moment, and then Lerone Murphy did the exact same thing. He welcomed UFC newcomer Aaron Pico with a first-round spinning back elbow KO. Both fighters immediately received a $50,000 bonus and the opportunity to call their shot for their next fight. It looks like Prates will get a spot on the upcoming Rio de Janeiro card in October — he called out Leon Edwards as an opponent — while UFC featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski accepted a challenge from Murphy via social media. Check out full UFC 319 results and highlights below. Main Card results Middleweight championship: Khamzat Chimaev def. Dricus du Plessis by unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-44)Featherweight: Lerone Murphy def. Aaron Pico by KO (spinning back elbow) at 3:21 of Round 1Welterweight: Carlos Prates def. Geoff Neal by KO (spinning back elbow) at 4:59 of Round 1Middleweight: Michael Page def. Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)Flyweight: Tim Elliott def. Kai Asakura by submission (guillotine) at 4:39 of Round 2 Prelims results Middleweight: Baisangur Susurkaev def. Eric Nolan by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:01 of Round 2Middleweight: Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Gerald Meerschaert by TKO (punches) at 3:03 of Round 1Women's strawweight: Loopy Godinez def. Jessica Andrade by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)Lightweight: Alex Hernandez def. Chase Hooper by TKO (punches) at 4:58 of Round 1 Early prelims results Lightweight: Drakkar Klose def. Edson Barboza by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)Women's flyweight: Karine Silva def. Dione Barbosa by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)Flyweight: Joseph Morales def. Alibi Idiris by submission (triangle choke) at 3:04 of Round 2
