UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman live results, discussion, play by play

Join us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring and play-by-play as UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman takes place in the Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile.

The headliner comes in the welterweight division, where Demian Maia will look to get back on track when he meets rising contender Kamaru Usman.

Today’s event is in Chile, but will coincide with regular Fight Night times. Live results and play-by-play will commence with the Fight Pass broadcast at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT for three fights. The event will then flip over to FS2 for four more prelims starting at 8pm ET, and then move to FS1 for the full main card which goes down at 10pm ET. The full lineup and schedule follows.

Check out this week’s MMA Vivisection for predictions, analysis and betting odds on the each matchup.

Alexa Grasso vs. Tatiana Suarez

Round 1 – Measured start. A few kicks but nothing on them. Suarez clinches and gets Grasso down. She’s back up fairly quickly though. Another takedown, but only to her butt. Now she drags her down flat, but Grasso threatens with her legs. Suarez transitions and lands punches from side. She takes the back, sinks hooks, and sinks the choke. That was quick.

Tatiana Suarez defeated Alexa Grasso via submission (rear naked choke), round 1

Jared Cannonier vs. Dominick Reyes

Round 1 – Cannonier with a leg kick, but gets caught by a Reyes counter. Reyes with an inside leg kick. Reyes with a straight left and an inside leg kick. He scoops a single, but just eats a bunch of punches so he lets it go. They trade low kicks. They trade inside. Cannonier with a right. More kicks from both men. Big shots from both men. Reyes with a hard uppercut that has Cannonier retreating. He’s hurt! Reyes is all over him. He drops him with another one and the ref jumps in!

Dominick Reyes defeated Jared Cannonier via TKO (Strikes), 2:55 of round 1

Diego Rivas vs. Guido Cannetti

Round 1 – Rivas with a body kick. Cannetti dives in with a punch and they clinch. Rivas fights hard for a takedown but can’t plant Cannetti on his back. They work in the clinch. Cannetti with a nice outside trip takedown. Rivas looking for an armbar from the bottom but Cannetti slams his way out. Rivas stands up with Cannetti on his back. Human backpack. Cannetti trying to land punches. Rivas finally spins into him. 10-9 Cannetti.

Round 2 – Cannetti with a body kick. Rivas with one right back. Cannetti lands a low blow. Cornuts cam confirmed. Quick restart. Cannetti caught a kick and put Rivas on the ground. He’s working from side. He gets back to full guard but really isn’t doing much to escape. Then again, Cannetti isn’t doing much of anything either. The ref stands them up with 1:50 to go. Body kick from Cannetti. Rivas catches a kick and slams Cannetti to the mat, but couldn’t secure position. He did look for a guillotine though. Cannetti popped his head out and is working from the top again. He’s landing a few punches and takes the back. They’re back on the feet. 10-9 Cannetti.

Round 3 – Inside leg kick from Cannetti. Rivas wobbles Cannetti with a big right but Cannetti fires back against the cage. Cannetti misses with a spin kick and the crowd laughs at him. They clinch. Rivas lands an elbow and a knee. Cannetti looks for a trip but can’t get it. Rivas with a few knees and an uppercut. Cannetti drops for a guillotine. Riva escapes, but he can’t hold Cannetti down. Cannetti is cut over the right eye. They split with 1:45 to go. Body kick from Rivas. Cannetti responds with his own. Rivas with one. Rivas needs to attack and he isn’t. Body kick from Cannetti. Rivas misses with a punch at the horn. 10-9 Rivas, but 29-28 Cannetti.

Guido Cannetti defeated Diego Rivas via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Veronica Macedo vs. Andrea Lee

Round 1 – They both land leg kicks. Macedo charges forward with punches. They battle in the clinch. Lee goes to the body, Macedo responds to the chin. They clinch again. KGB with some knees. Macedo trying to batter her with punches. Lee finally gets a body lock and puts Macedo on the mat. She stands over her and batters the legs with kicks. The ref finally stands Macedo up. Head kick from Macedo, and another! They clinch again. Lee with a head-and-arm throw. She takes the back and immediately looks for the choke. She lets go and tries to soften her up with punches. High on the back now, Macedo is trying to shake her off. Lee maintains. Macedo rolls at the horn. 10-9 Lee.

Round 2 – Macedo misses with a spinning kick. Lee ducks under and gets a body lock again. Three knees and a beautiful judo throw, but she couldn’t maintain position. Macedo tries to grab onto her but ends up on the bottom. Macedo looks briefly for an armbar but Lee spins away and is standing over here again throwing kicks to the legs. Macedo made no move to get up until the ref told her to. Nice left from Macedo. Lee clinches again. Macedo gets the takedown this time. She’s looking for a kneebar. Lee isn’t having it. She’s looking for her own arm triangle. She moves to mount. Lee ands some punches. Macedo escapes at the horn. 10-9 Lee.

Round 3 – Macedo trying to throw hands but Lee clinches right away. Macedo breaks it though. Lee gets another body lock and Macedo thries to roll out of it. Instea, she just ends up on her back with her legs tied up. She takes the back, but Macedo tolls through. Same position again – Lee standing over her throwing kicks. Macedo doing nothing to get up. Crowd booing. Weird. The ref stands her up with 2:45 to go. Macedo with a straight right and a body shot. Lee goes to the body. Lee clinches as soon as Macedo flurries again. Lee drags her to the floor and is working from side. Lee looking to secure and arm and Macedo takes top position. She looks for a desperation guillotine but Lee easily escapes. Lee jumps into her guard late. 10-9 and 30-27 Lee.

Andrea Lee defeeated Veronica Macedo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Vicente Luque vs. Chad Laprise

Round 1 – Leg kick from Luque. He kicks in and out. Slow start. Laprise with a body lock and they work against the fence. They trade knees. Luque circles away. They trade jabs. Laprise with a low kick. Luque with a nice left. Laprise with a combo that partially connects. Out of nowhere, Luque drops Laprise with a huge shot! Two more punches on hte ground and it’s over!

Vicente Luque defeated Chad Laprise via KO (strikes), 4:16 of round 1

Zak Cummings vs. Michel Prazeres

Round 1 – Body kick from Prazeres. He lands a winging right. They clinch but nothing comes of it. Prazeres gets on a leg and powers Cummings to the mat. He slides him over to the cage and works in half. He’s not doing much though, and the ref stands them up. Cummings with a shoulder kick. Prazeres with a right. They clashed heads and Cummings is cut over the left eye. The ref and Prazeres acknowledge it. Cummings missing with most of his punches. He does land an inside leg kick. Prazeres lands one of his own. Prazeres with a right hook. 10-9 Prazeres.

Round 2 – Prazeres immediately scoops a leg and looks for a takedown. He can only get it down briefly, but still has a body lock. Cummings can’t peel his hands off and goes down again. Prazeres sinks both hooks from behind but is forced to pull them out quickly. Cummings has him against the fence now. The crowd is bored. Cummings breaks and lands two big shots that cut Prazeres open beside his right eye. They separate with 2:40 to go. Nice left from Cummings. Prazeres with a right. Outside leg kick from Prazeres. Cummings is walking hm down and lands a hard left. They clinch in the center. Cummings pushes him over to the cage. Not much happening. Prazeres grabs the cage to prevent a takedown, but is only warned. The ref separates them. Two big shots from Prazeres at the horn. 10-9 Cummings.

Round 3 – Prazeres with a combo that connects. Low leg kick. Prazeres ties up Cummings. They separate quickly. They trade rights. Prazeres with another combo. Not a lot of action halfway through the round. Cummings loads up the left but Prazeres avoids it and bullies him into the fence. Cummings spins him around. Knee to the belly from Cummings. The ref separates them again. Prazeres with a hard right. They flurry a bit in the center. Cummings with a counter left. Body kick and a knee to the body from Cummings. Prazeres with a nice takedown though. Cummings looking for a kimura. 10-9 and 29-28 Prazeres.

Michel Prazeres defeated Zak Cummings via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Brandon Moreno vs. Alexandre Pantoja

Round 1 – Pantoja takes the center and ands a left along with a leg kick. Moreno with his own slapping leg kick. Pantoja with a nice knee on a retreating Moreno. Moreno ties him and up and takes gim down. Pantoja spins to his feet and they separate. Nice counter right from Pantoja. Pantoja with another solid leg kick. Pantoja with a hard right and an uppercut. Now a left hook. Pantoja has a distinct advantage in hand speed. Pantoja lands hard again. Moreno looks stunned. His nose is bleeding a bit and bothering him. Moreno drops to the floor to a avoid a big Pantoja shot. Pantoja ties up his arms and batters him with punches. Moreno is a bloody mess and he can barely get back to his corner. 10-8 Pantoja.

Round 2 – Pantoja with an overhand right. Moreno’s nose never stopped bleeding. Moreno scores with a left. He ties Moreno up and they brawl in close. A counter left staggers Moreno. Pantoja chops at the lead leg. They trade shots again. Pantoja pushes him to the mat as he attempts a head kick. He’s right back up. Stiff left jab from Pantoja. Pantoja wobbles Moreno again and presses forward. 10-9 Pantoja.

Round 3 – They hug to start round 3. Inside leg kick from Pantoja. The pace is slower to start this round. Moreno is trying to get something going but is just throwing single shots that are easy to evade. He tries to get a takedown, but settles for tying Pantoja up against the cage. Pantoja spins him around and separates. Moreno lands an elbow on the break. Moreno caught a kick and put Pantoja on the mat, but he used his momentum to push Moreno off and get back to his feet. They chuck knuckles in the pocket, and Pantoja gets the best of it. 1:40 to go. Moreno with a left hook. Moreno catches a kick but can’t get on top of Pantoja. They jaw at each other a little. Hard jab and big right from Pantoja. They do a little hockey fighting before the horn. Moreno has a lot of heart, but he lost. 10-9 and 30-26 Pantoja.

Alexandre Pantoja defeated Brandon Moreno via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 29-27)

Poliana Botelho vs. Syuri Kondo

Round 1 – Botelho with a leg kicks. Two body kicks and Kondo is hurt. She crumbles to the mat and Botelho unloads on her with punches. It’s over just like that!

Poliana Botelho defeated Syuri Kondo via TKO (strikes), :33 of round 1

Gabriel Benitez vs. Humberto Bandenay

Round 1 – Benitez with a hard leg kick. Benitez went body/head and drops Bandenay immediately! He jumps on him but Bandenay locks up an armbar. Benitez picks him up and slams him, and Bandenay is out! A whole lot happened in a very short time there! He landed two punches after the slam and Bardenay was out cold. That was pretty cool.

Gabriel Benitez defeated Humberto Bandenay via KO (slam and punches), :39 of round 1

Enrique Barzola vs. Brandon Davis

Round 1 – A bunch of posturing and feinting to start. Barzola with the leg kick. Now a front kick. Barzola knocks Davis off his feet with a low kick and immediately jumps on his back. Davis is trying to fight him off. Barzola is dragging him down but Davis continually gets right back up. They finally separate. Davis with some low kicks. Davis lands a right, but he was off balance himself and couldn’t follow up. They trade low kicks. Davis scores with a right. Barzola with a left and he tried to throw Davis to the mat, but Davis ended up on top. Barzola is up before the horn and they both land in close. 10-9 Barzola.

Round 2 – They exchange a bit. Barzola ties Davis up against the mat. After some back-and-forth, he finally scoops him off his feet and deposits him on the mat. Davis looks for a guillotine. Barzola separates and they return to the feet, but Barzola puts him right back down. He takes the back. Davis gets to his feet with Barzola still stuck to him, but Barzola jumps off. Total control by Barzola, who is on the back again. 10-8 Barzola.

Round 3 – Davis with a hard jab as Barzola tries to throw a front kick. Slow pace right now. Nice shovel hook from Barzola. He follows it up with a jab. Davis with a nice combo. He cracks Barzola with a counter right as Barzola tries to put together a combination. Halfway through the round. Barzola with an easy takedown. Davis is trying to roll away but Barzola isn’t letting him. He’s setting up an arm triangle choke. He bails on that to land some strikes instead. Davis can’t power to his feet. 10-9 and 30-26 Barzola.

Enrique Barzola defeated Brandon Davis by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)

Henry Briones vs. Frankie Saenz

Round 1 – They trade leg kicks. Nice body/head work from Saenz. Briones leg kick spins Saenz around. Body kick from Saenz. They trade low leg kicks again. They both land inside. Saenz slams Briones to the mat and works in full guard. Nice elbow. Briones gets up after about 30 seconds. Saenz with an inside leg kick. Nice body/head combo from Saenz again. Briones with a leg kick and a tricky counter right. He lands another hard shot. Saenz fires back with a leg kick. 10-9 Saenz.

Round 2 – Briones lands a couple of body shots. Saenz with a knee. Saenz with a body kick. He catches Briones coming in with a hard right that drops Briones! He’s up right away but he’s a bit wobbly. Briones lands a left but Saenz responds. Saenz with another hard right and a nice takedown. Saenz takes the back as Briones tries to scramble away. Briones back to his feet halfway through the round. Saenz with a body shot. Briones with a jab and an uppercut. Nice combo from Briones. Saenz has a takedown attempt stuffed. Briones lands a counter. They bully each other inside. Briones has a cut beside his eye that is bleeding profusely. 10-9 Saenz.

Round 3 – Saenz with a low knee. Briones takes a breather. Slow pace for the first minute. Briones points at the floor, indicating that he wants to fight. Saenz obliges him and they exchange a bit. Briones falls back with a guillotine but Saenz got his head out. He’s working from the top. Saenz with some elbows. Briones trying to get something going from the bottom but can’t. Saenz takes his back. Briones tries to power back up and eventually does with 1:20 to go. Saenz lands a knee on the break though. They trade rights. Saenz just bulllrushes a takedown and he’s back on top against the cage. He grapevines a leg and lands a few punches. 10-9 and 30-27 Saenz.

Frankie Saenz defeated Henry Briones via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Claudio Puelles vs. Felipe Silva

Round 1 – Silva with a quick inside leg kick. Puelles gets a takedown. Silva looks for a triangle from the bottom but he can’t wrap it up. Puelles backs out, then jumps back into guard with a left. Another one. He looks for a guillotine. Silva scoots away and ends up on top. Three hard rights from Silva, and some hammerfists. Puellers looking for a kneebar. He doesn’t have it, but he readjusts. Still nothing. Silva tells Puelles to get up, and immediately cracks him with a left. Puelles can’t get a takedown this time. Silva with the Thai clinch and two knees. Puelles looks for a flying armbar and ends up on his back. Silva lands a left and backs out of guard again. He throws a sloppy knee and Puelles takes him down again. Silva back up quickly. Puelles pulls guard. Silva throws a big right. 10-9 Puelles I guess.

Round 2 – Silva with an inside leg kick. Another. Puelles with a nice straight left. He chases Silva down but can’t get a takedown. Puelles with a counter right. He lands another left. Step-in knee from Silva. Puelles has a takedown attempt rebuffed. Nice short right from Puelles. Puelles lands with his hands, Silva lands a kick. Silva with a big combo and Puelles is hurt. He covers up on the ground. Silva jumps in and looks for the finish, but Puelles is surviving. Two big elbows now. Silva stops a leglock attempt and keeps pelting him with punches. Silva backs out again and tells him to get up. Puelles does, very slowly. Silva with a hard body shot. Puelles survives to the horn. 10-9 Silva.

Round 3 – Silva spins. Huge right from Silva and Puelles is down! Silva is being patient looking for the finish. Puelles is badly hurt. Silva makes him stand up. He almost drops him again. A body shot does drop him now. Silva backs off. Hard knee to the body back on the feet. Silva with an uppercut. He tries to shoot in but Silva stuffs it and Puelles ends up on his back. Body shots from Siva. Puelles dives for a kneebar. Silva is in a lot of pain AND HE TAPS! WOW! He was done like dinner and still won!

Claudio Puelles defeated Felipe Silva via submission (kneebar), 2:23 of round 3

Main card (10pm ET)

Demian Maia vs. Kamaru Usman