Join us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring and play-by-play asUFC 203 goes down in Cleveland, Ohio.
The headliner will see UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic trying to do something that not a lot of HW fighters have been able to do – defend his title. He will take on the well-traveledAlistair Overeem, who has finally earned a title shot after close to five years in the promotion.
This post will cover the preliminary card. The featured prelim bout is in the women’s bantamweight division, with Bethe Correia taking on Jessica Eye.
Live results and play-by-play will commence with the Fight Pass broadcast at 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT for one fight. Then things move to FS1 at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Due to some late cancellations, there are only five bouts on the prelims. The full lineup and schedule follows.Check out this week’s MMA Vivisection for predictions, analysis and betting odds on the each match up.
Round 1 –
Round 1 – Dober with some hard kicks early. Nice right hook. Step-in right hook again. Low kick to Gonzalez, he needs a minute. Dober was given a warning. Huge combo from Dober immediately. He’s all over him with punches, and a right finally finds the button. Gonzalez collapsed in a heap, and Dober is your winner.
Drew Dober defeated Jason Gonzalez by KO (punches), 1:45 of round 1
Yancy Medeiros vs. Sean Spencer
Round 1 – Medeiros with a body kick to start. Lots of movement. Leg kick from Spencer. Spencer connected with a counter right. Nice 1-2 follows. Medeiros with another body kick. Spencer with a hard right that pushed Medeiros’ head back. He shook it off though. Medeiros misses with a crazy spinning elbow. Body kick, then Medeiros catches a kick and scores with a left hook. Spencer coming up a bit short with his punches. They exchange jabs. Spencer’s right connects. Medeiros with a head kick that connects. Spencer went down briefly but it looked like a slip. Medeiros is taunting a bit. Spencer fires back with a right, then a combo. They closed hard. 10-9 Medeiros.
Round 2 – They exchange body kicks. Medeiros lands a huge kick that hurts Spencer! Medeiros went for a guillotine, then jumped his back and sunk a choke. It’s over. Beautiful killer instinct by Medeiros.
Yancy Medeiros defeated Sean Spencer by submission (rear naked choke), 0:49 of round 2
Bethe Correia vs. Jessica Eye
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