UFC 159 Jones vs Sonnen Fight Results

Jon “Bones” Jones vs Chael Sonnen

Round 1 –  Jones took Sonnen down at the start of the round. Sonnen got back to his feet but was taken down again. Jones landed an elbow while Sonnen was down. Sonnen was able to get to his feet but after a spinning elbow was taken down again. This time Jones continued to land elbows from the top position eventually pounding Sonnen causing the ref to step in to end the contest. After the fight Jones realized he had a broken toe.

Jon”Bones” Jones wins by technical knockout over Chael Sonnen in the 1st round 4:33

Michael Bisping vs Alan Belcher

Round 1 – Bisping and Belcher started the round aggressive, landing inside leg kicks on each other at times. Bisping continued to stalk Belcher, eventually landing a big right hand but not without Belcher landing a right of his own. Bisping seemed to out work Belcher by the time round 1 was over.

Round 2 – Bisping continued to put pressure on Belcher who eventually landed a good kick to the neck of Bisping. Bisping continued to land combinations on Belcher who despite his efforts had no answers for Bisping counter punches.

Round 3 – Round three was more the same Bisping stalking while Belcher spent most of the round on retreat mode. Belcher attempts was met with Bisping counter punching. The fight was eventually was stop due to a poke to Belcher eye which drew blood.

Michael Bisping wins by technical decision over Alan Belcher.

 Michael Bisping:

“Without sounding arrogant that was exactly what I was planning to do tonight. He’s a big middleweight but I knew I had the speed on him going into the fight. I was cautious in the beginning of the fight because that’s what you have to do but as the fight went on I got more comfortable and my timing started to click. He said I was going to move back but he ended up moving back the majority of the time which made it harder to land my shots. It was a shame that I caught him with the thumb at the end and I apologized for that. He’s a hell of a performer. There was a lot of trash talk in the lead up to the fight but I think we all have to do that to psyche ourselves up. I want to get back in the octagon as soon as possible.”

 

Roy Nelson vs Cheik Kongo

Round 1 – Nelson immediately puts Kongo against the cage going for a take down before being broken up the referee. Roy stalked Kongo against the cage before dropping with an over hand right. Hitting Kongo again while he was down.

Roy Nelson knocks out Cheik Kongo 33 sec of the 1st round

Roy Nelson:

“I knew when I hit him that he was out but he also recovers very fast as we saw in the Pat Barry fight. I went in and hit him again then looked to the ref to let him know I was prepared to keep going if necessary. I changed up my camp a little bit this time surrounded myself with guys who really have my best interests in mind. I think that made a big difference tonight. I’m ready for the title if that’s what’s next for me. I know I can give Cain fits and if it’s Bigfoot than I’m ready for that too.”

Phil Davis vs Vinny Magalhaes

Round 1 – Davis kept Vinny at bay with his boxing hitting Magaglhaes at will with his right hand. Eventually hurting Magalhaes putting in retreat mode. Phil was taking down but worked his way back to his feet.

Round 2 – Davis continued to out box and out work Magalhaes who seemed puzzled with no answers to Davis continued agression.

Round 3 – The round continued on the same not Davis landing right hands at will and Magalhaes on retreat mode who was bleeding out of his nose. Davis boxed his way to the final bell.

Phil Davis wins a unanimous decision over Vinny Magalhaes 

Phil Davis:

“I really wanted to go out there and make a statement to the fans that I’m in the top ten and I’m not going anywhere. Tonight was about precision and risk management. I’m not going to shoot for takedowns that I can miss. I’d rather be precise with my techniques. I was playing it smart in there because Vinny is dangerous on the ground. My striking is coming along but it’s not quite there yet. To me I’m brand new in this sport and I’m still young. I’m just going to keep practicing hard every day because that’s what I love to do.”

Jim Miller vs Pat Healy

Round 1 – Both men didn’t take long to feel each other out. After several inside leg kicks Miller took down Healy who escaped an armbar attempt. Miller took down Healy again almost finishing him with several blows to the face before the bell rung.

 

Round 2  – In round 2  Healy worked his way in taking Miller down. Miller defended well but was almost choked out before turning it around and going for a choke of his own.

 

Round 3 – Miller who was bleeding out of his left eye was out worked Healy who took down Miller. Eventually working his way to a rear naked choke

Pat Healy defeats Jim Miller via Rear naked choke in the 3rd round

Rustam Khabilov vs Yancy Medeiros

 1: Both fighters open orthodox. Medeiros lands outside leg kick and hard right hand. Khabilov catches a kick and gets behind the Russian. Khabilov scores a suplex, but it’s partially blocked. In a scramble for another takedown, Medeiros posts on his rear hand disclocates his thumb. After a doctor examines it, referee Dan Miragliotta stops the fight.

Rustam Khabilov def. Yancy Medeiros via first-round TKO

Rustam Khabilov:

“There isn’t much to say. Like I’ve said my business is to throw him down and it’s his business how he lands. Honestly I walked out to the octagon to put on a good show. You saw what happened out there. I’m upset with the way it ended.”

Yancy Medeiros:

“I want to thank everyone for the love and support. I’m so sorry that I couldn’t continue fighting. I wanted to keep going so bad. I’m praying for a quick recovery so I can go back in there and be stronger.”

Gian Villante vs Ovince St. Preux

Round 1: Kevin Mulhall is the referee in charge. OSP opens southpaw while Villante is orthodox and both exchange hard leg kicks. Villante catches a kick and tries to lift it to bring OSP down, but he scrambles. Villante pressing OSP into the fence. Villante attempts a tree top takedown, but St. Preux holds the top of the cage. They separate. St. Preux presses forward with punches, but misses on most. Three-punch combo rocks Villante and the two clinch. They separate again. St. Preux charges forward again and Villante tries to get under him for a takedown, but it’s stuffed. Left hook to a takedown attempt for St. Preux, but it goes nowhere. Villante scores with a leg kick and elbow as they separate.

Round 2: Big leg kick takes St. Preux off of his feet for Villante. Villante more active with leg kicks and OSP is switching stances. Left to the body lands for OSP. St. Preux shoots from outside and is stuffed. He also eats a few punches for his efforts as they separate. More inside leg kicks from Villante. And two more that are having an effect, but St. Preux responds with a left hand.

Round 3: Villante gets right back to work with leg kicks, but is the victim of an eyepoke. Referee Mulhall asks him right away after calling time if he can see. Villante says no and the fight is stopped. Villante, claiming he misunderstood Mulhall, pleads with him to not stop the fight. It’s too late.

 Ovince St. Preux def Gian Villante via majority technical decision

Ovince Saint Preux:

“I definitely felt comfortable in there and I knew I was winning. I didn’t feel like I poked him. I got poked too. Stuff happens but I don’t think they should’ve stopped the fight. I would’ve won the third round because I felt great and I was coming on stronger but still it’s unfortunate it had to end like that.”

 Gian Villante:

“I couldn’t see. He did poke me in the eye so I don’t know. He said the fight was over and I didn’t expect that because I was just reacting to his question. I got poked and my eye was closed up so I thought he would stop it but he didn’t he just kind of looked at me. I don’t understand how you score thirty seconds of a round and that’s how I lost? We were just getting going and I got poked in the eye. I don’t know what to say.”

Sara McMann vs Sheila Gaff

Round 1: Right away McMann scores a double and plants Gaff against the fence. Gaff with a collar tie while McMann pounds on her body. McMann is pushed off with Gaff’s legs, but she runs back into Gaff’s guard. After not much action, the referee stands them up. Right hand lands for McMann while she attempts a takedown. She’s eating a few knees, but McMann gets the takedown. McMann moves to mounted crucifix after she passes guard from a contested single leg takedown. She’s unrelenting there and the referee stops the action.

Sara McMann def. Sheila Gaff via first-round TKO

Sarah McMann:

“It was an enjoyable experience. The more fights I have, the better I’m going to get. Her strongest threat was on the feet so I took her down. I’m a wrestler. I can take people down whenever I want to. I put myself in the captain’s seat where I could do the most damage and I plan to keep doing that.”

Sheila Gaff:

“I don’t really know what happened in there. It was a quick fight and I need to take time to settle down and process where I made mistakes. Congratulations to Sarah. She was the better girl tonight.”

Bryan Caraway vs Johnny Bedford

Round 1: Keith Peterson is the referee. Caraway lands a left hook as both fighters open orthodox. Bedford stops a shot from Caraway and presses forward with missed punches. Right hand scores for Bedford. Bedford slips on a punch and Caraway takes his back while dragging him to the floor. Bedford breaks the body triangle and stands. One-two for Bedford finds the mark. Left hand now, too. Bedford pressing forward and lands a three-punch combo, but misses on a takedown. Caraway scores one of his own.

Round 2: Caraway shoots from outside twice and can’t get it. Right hand and a knee find the mark for Bedford. Two more left hooks and an outside leg kick as well. And another followed by a left rib roaster. Caraway scores on a deep single and passes to half guard. Caraway switches his hips and scores small shots but stays in half guard until the end of the round.

Round 3: Both fighters open missing lots of strikes. Caraway lands with a right straight. Left hook now for Bedford. And another. Caraway reaches for two shots and can’t get it. Caraway presses Bedford into the fence, but Bedford hits a switch to square up his hips. Caraway, however, hits a peek out and is on top. Bedford locks up an armbar attempt, but Caraway scrambles through and is now in Beford’s half guard. Caraway sits into a guillotine attempt, but Beford rolls base down. Caraway pushes it through with his hips and moves to mount. Beford is forced to tap.

Bryan Caraway def. Johnny Bedford via submission (guillotine)

Bryan Caraway:

“I think that accepting a fight on five days notice has to be a UFC record. I was a little weary about it because Johnny Bedford was my teammate on The Ultimate Fighter but I thought I got the better of him in practice so I was eager to get in there. I think it was an advantage training with him on the show because he knew I got the better of him and I may have been in his head tonight as a result of that. I was focused on finishing the fight tonight because I’m so sick of bad decisions and stoppages. I think I got a bad call against Mizugaki and Miesha got a horrible call in that stoppage two weeks ago. I wanted to erase those memories and put a smile on both our faces with a win tonight. I think I did that.”

Leonard Garcia vs Cody McKenzie

Round 1: Dan Miragliotta is the referee in charge. McKenzie dives on a single and gets Garcia down early. Garcia stands, but without an underhook which lets McKenzie get behind him as they go back to the ground. McKenzie has a body triangle and is fighting for a rear naked choke. Garcia is trying a number of evasive maneuvers, but can only manage to capture guard with McKenzie on top. McKenzie attempts a triangle toward the end of the round, but can’t get it

Round 2: McKenzie stuffed on first attempt, but a second is successful against the fence. Garcia stands and steps over McKenzie however. Garcia wings a few more shots, but has his back taken standing and is pulled to the ground. And it’s back to round one with McKenzie being all over Garcia with Garcia trying to do what he can to survive.

Round 3: McKenzie reaches for a low single, but is stuffed. And again. Decent jab from McKenzie followed by a head kick that partially scores for Garcia. Another good jab for McKenzie, but is stuffed again on a low single. McKenzie is starting to land hard punches. McKenzie lands another low single and transitions to Garcia’s back. Round ends there.

Cody McKenzie def. Leonard Garcia via unanimous decision

Cody McKenzie:

“Leonard is a really tough, scrappy guy and he’s very hard to choke. This is the second decision of my career out of thirty some fights so it’s a testament to his durability. We chatted yesterday at weigh ins and I apologized for pulling out of the fight the last time it was scheduled due to my back injury. Leonard was very cool about it and I really appreciated that. He’s been around a long time and I respect him a lot. I’m happy I got the win.”

Leonard Garcia:

“Obviously I’m very disappointed. The fight didn’t got the way I planned. I don’t know what else to say.”

Steven Siler vs Kurt Holobaugh

Round 1: Gasper Oliver is the referee. Both open orthodox and Holobaugh is taking center position in the cage. Holobaugh presses Siler into the fence and is landing short punches to the body in the clinch. Siler scores a takedown from the clinch and takes Holobaugh’s back in the process. Silver snatches Holobaugh off of his base and almost scores the choke, but can’t do it. He’s landing shot after shot on Holobaugh as the Strikeforce vet tries to stand to escape. Siler still all over him. Holobaugh rolls through and lands an ultra deep rear naked choke, but somehow Holobaugh managed to escape.

Round 2: Siler is caught in a guillotine right off the break, but he escapes and now works inside Holobaugh’s guard. Siler backs off only to pull guard himself as Holobaugh stands. Siler nearly scores a butterfly sweep, but uses it to stand. Holobaugh counters Siler and scores a hard punch, where he tries to follow up with another guillotine but can’t. Siler scores and upkick, but Holobaugh responds with hard shots on top and good submission defense. Siler creates some distance and stands. The two wing punches where Siler scores the harder shots, although he’s eating a leg kick or two

Round 3: Holobaugh lands a few hard inside leg kicks to start the round. Siler scores a right hand and knee to the body and Holobaugh rips his own body shot. The two clinch and Siler is trying to find a takedown. Right elbow over the top lands for Holobaugh as the two go back and forth along the fence. Siler scores his own and a left hook as they separate. Two hard right hands for Holobaugh and while Holobaugh goes for a hip throw, Siler takes his back. Siler holds the position for several minutes and finishes with hard punches.

Steven Siler:

“I found out I’m going to be a daddy today so this is without a doubt the best day of my life. I knew as long as I continued to push him and maintained aggression I would win the fight. I want whatever the UFC has next for me.”

Kurt Holobaugh:

“I knew Steven was going to be a very good match up and a tough opponent coming into tonight. I expected him to want to stand and bang with me so I was a little surprised with the takedown attempts. I had him very deep in that guillotine in the second round. I heard him gurgling and I’m really surprised I wasn’t able to finish him from there. He caught me pretty deep with that choke in the first so I guess we were even there. It was a great back and forth fight and he has won three of his last four so I know he deserves to be here. I’m just trying to figure out where I fit in.”

Steven Siler def. Kurt Holobaugh via unanimous decision