Join us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring, and play-by-play for UFC on FOX 28, which goes down in Orlando, FL.
The headliner will take place in the featherweight division, with the resurgent Jeremy Stephens taking on Josh Emmett.
Live results and play-by-play will commence early, as is traditional with Fox cards, with the Fight Pass broadcast at 4pm ET/1pm PT. After four fights on the streaming network, the show will move to FS1 for four fights at 6pm ET/3pm PT. Then it’s main card time on big Fox at 8pm ET/5pm PT for four fights.
The full lineup and schedule follows. Check out this week’s MMA Vivisection for predictions, analysis and betting odds on the each match up.
Josh Emmett vs. Jeremy Stephens
Round 1 – Slow start. Emmett with an inside leg kick. They trade rights. Emmett with a cup check. Stephens only needs a few seconds to recover. Emmett presses with a right. Stephens slipped on a knee attempt but Emmett couldn’t take advantage. Stephens lands a combo. Emmett lands to the body. Stephens cracks him wit ha right hook. Emmett with a huge counter right that drops Stephens! He’s controlling him on the ground and landed two big elbows. Stephens is back up. Emmett with an outside leg kick. They trade kicks. 10-9 Emmett.
Round 2 – Emmett steps in with a right. Inside leg kick from Stephens. Emmett goes high and low with kicks. Stephens with a spinning back fist that lands. Emmett misses with a wild right. Inside leg kick from Stephens. Stephens drops Emmett with a counter left! It looked like he landed an illegal kneee, but then he followed it up with two monster elbows and EMMETT IS OUT!
Jeremy Stephens defeated Josh Emmett via KO (strikes), 1:35 of round 2
Jessica Andrade vs. Tecia Torres
Round 1 – Torres cracked Andrade with a right. It made Andrade go berserk, chasing her down with punches that didn’t land. Torres with another right. Andrade with an inside leg kick and a right. They both land rights. Again. Another right scores for Torres. She’s landin almost at will. Andrade firing back though, landing a left. Andrade bringing the pressure but eating punches. Torres with a counter left. They brawl in close. Andrade can’t get a takedown, and eats a counter right from Torres. Hard knee to the body from Andrade. They trade in close. Andrade with a big takedown just before the horn. 10-9 Torres.
Round 2 – Torres scores with a low kick. Andrade still pressuring. She clinches up. She just picks up Torres and chucks her onto the mat. Now they’re in north south, with Andrade landing punches. Torres looking for an inverted triangle. Andrade rips her legs away and works from side control. Andrade stands up, and Torres scoots away to her feet halfway through the round. Torres lands two hard rights. Andrade whiffs and eats another one. Andrade shoots again. Torres tries to step over to take her back but Andrade just body slams her like a pro wrestler. Torres back up immediately though. She’s back down though. Andrade stands up out of guard and eats two upkicks. Torres looking to secure a submission from the bottom but Andrade picked her up so she thought the better of it. Torres with a body lock now back on the feet. Andrade fights her off till the horn though. 10-9 Andrade.
Round 3 – Torres with two low kicks. Andrade just charges right at her and gets a takedown. She briefly gets to mount but Torres gets up. Torres with a leg kick but she eats a winging left hook. Torres with a right. She’s then slammed to the mat. Torres up but Andrade held onto a leg and kicked the back one out to put her back down. A couple of rights from Andrade. Hammerfists. Andrade controlling position for a while here and staying very active. Andrade to side control. Torres got back up with 1:05 to go but Andrade dumbped her right back down. Torres scrambles to her back but she’s up too high. Andrade dumped her off and returned to top position. Andrade with body punches to the horn. 10-9 and 29-28 Andrade.
Jessica Andrade defeated Tecia Torres via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Ovince Saint Preux vs. Ilir Latifi
Round 1 – Latifi jumps in and lands to the body. Side kick from OSP. Quick right from Latifi. OSP with a body kick. Lstifi kicks the front leg. A lot of feinting. Body punch from OSP, and he whiffs on a head kick. Latifi coming up short with punches. Latifi drops OSP with a jumping left! He charges in and lands another shot that drops him again. Guillotine! OSP GOES TO SLEEP!
Ilir Latifi defeated Ovince Saint Preux via submission (guillotine choke), 3:48 of round 1
Max Griffin vs. Mike Perry
Round 1 – Griffin with a combo. Perry covers up. Perry cut in the hairline already. Perry misses with a big right. Again. Griffin circles out. Perry lands to the body and they clinch. The crowd chant’s Perry’s name as they separate. Griffin with an outside leg kick. Now to the inside. Perry with his own outside leg kick. Griffin with a jab. Griffin with a counter right. Perry with an inside leg kick, and a body kick. Griffin with his own kick. Griffin goes to the body. He lands a right to the face as well. He’s jabbing effectively too. Doubles up on the right hook. Perry whiffs on a head kick and gets taken down briefly. Perry gets his own takedown and he has Griffin’s back. Perry gets to mount right as the horn goes. 10-9 Griffin.
Round 2 – Huge combo from Griffin got Perry’s attention. Leg kick from Perry. Griffin back to the jab, and he presses forward with a nice five-punch combination. Perry lands to the body. Griffin with an outside leg kick. Perry with a leg kick. Jumping knee from Perry but he almost got taken down off of it. Griffin lands a right. Perry lands a hard left. He’s really bloodied up. Perry tries to bully his way into striking range but Griffin’s jab is impeding him. Perry lands his own jab. Perry scores with two lefts. Griffin with a left shovel hook and he drops Perry! He jumped on him but Perry escaped to his feet. He’s still buzzed though. Griffin backs him up and lands another huge combo just before the horn. 10-9 Griffin.
Round 3 – Inside leg kick from Griffin. Perry with a counter right that stuns Griffin a bit! Perry in on a single and he gets onto Griffin’s back. Griffin just throws him off though and they return to the center. Perry with an outside leg kick. Griffin with his own, and then he lands to the inside of the leg. Griffin with a hard right that stops Perry in his tracks for a second. Perry charges forward with a left hook. He lands again! This isn’t over yet! Perry trying to bait Grffin into a firefight. Griffin is circling and jabbing though. Outside leg kick from Griffin. Perry chasing. Head kick from Perry lands. He lands a big right. Big left and a knee. They end up in a scramble. Perry pressing him against the cage with 20 seconds left. Griffin drags him down. 10-9 Perry but 29-28 Griffin. Great fight.
Max Griffin defeated Mike Perry via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 30-27)
Renan Barao vs. Brian Kelleher
Round 1 – Barao with a jab. Kelleher coming forward. Body kick and jab from Barao. Kelleher with an inside leg kick. Barao with an outside leg kick. Another one. They both stick jabs in each other’s face. Barao with two more low kicks. Kelleher with a hard right hook. Barao clinches. They reverse position a couple of times. Kelleher with an elbow. The ref breaks them with 1:30 to go. Barao with a combo on an advancing Kelleher. Kelleher with an overhand right and Barao goes down! He pops up and clinches right away though. they both look for takedowns against the fence but neither gets anywhere. 10-9 Kelleher.
Round 2 – Kelleher looks for an immediately takedown but Barao isn’t having any of that. Kelleher with an elbow on a clinch break. Barao with a nice two-punch combination. They trade shots. Kelleher has another takedown attempt stuffed. More clinch work. The crowd is getting antsy. Barao with a knee. Kelleher got a takedown, but only for a few seconds. Kelleher with a few punches in the clinch. They’re separated with 1:45 to go. Both men land. Kelleher lands a head kick. They both score with conbos. Kelleher with a right. Back to the clinch. Barao looking for a takedown but can’t get it. Barao with a knee. The ref separates them again. 10-9 Kelleher.
Round 3 – Barao with a nice combo. They both land jabs. Barao misses with a flying knee. Barao with an outside leg kick. Kelleher misses with a spinning back fist. They both land straight lefts. Barao stuffs a takedown. Both score to the body. Uppercut and left from Kelleher. Barao with a short left. Kelleher spins again. He lands a right. He’s pressuring Barao but Barao is landing jabs. Barao with two big knees to the body. They’re both throwing big leather. Kelleher clinches. They jockey for position. Barao with another hard knee on the break. Kelleher with an uppercut. 90 seconds to go. Kelleher spins again and lands a huge right. He backs Barao up and lands two more big shots. Barao lands back. Uppercut from Kelleher. Barao with a body kick. Kelleher with a jab and another uppercut. Short left. Body shot and two jabs. Barao fighting back though! Huge shots from Kelleher! What a finish! That was amazing. 10-9 and 30-27 Kelleher.
Brian Kelleher defeated Renan Barao via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Round 1 – McMann with a leg kick. McMann misses with a three-punch combination. A right lands after that though, and she gets a very emphatic trip takedown. McMann works from side control. She briefly secured a crucifix and landed a bunch of strikes. She gets it back and does it again. Reneau is getting beaten up here. She keeps putting her arm on the mat and McMann immediately tries to secure the crucifix. Reneau spins away finally but McMann takes her back. Now she’s looking for a north-south choke briefly. Back to side. Crucifix again. Tons of punches to the horn. Reneau gets up slowly. 10-8 McMann.
Round 2 – Jab from Reneau. McMann with a combo. Reneau dropped her with a right out of nowhere! McMann popped up immediately and they started to brawl! McMann looked for a takedown but Reneau fought her off. They’re brawling again. Now they clinch briefly. McMann with another trip takedown. Reneau looking for a triangle immediately though. Reneau almost has it secured and she’s landing elbows. It’s not completely over her leg, it’s over her foot. Reneau rolls it to the side and she gets the tap! WOW!
Marion Reneau defeated Sara McMann via submission (triangle choke), 3:40 of round 2
Round 1 – Moroz throwing strikes, but they’re more as range finders. Hill with a couple of inside leg kicks. Hill wades in with a combo. Moroz spins and misses. Hill cracks her with a left. Another inside leg kick. Hill lands an overhand right as well. Low kick from Hill. Counter right. Moroz with a body kick. Moroz with a combo. Hill wades in and lands a combo before a brief clinch. Hill with two kicks and a hard right. Nice combo by Moroz on an advancing Hill. Hill with a left over the top. Moroz spins but Hill tied her up. Hill can’t get a late takedown. They both land before the horn. 10-9 Hill.
Round 2 – Hill pushes Moroz back. Moroz still throwing a lot but not landing much. Hill clinches and lands a couple of his knees. Moroz clinches but Hill throws her to the mat. They stay down for about a minute with not much happening. Moroz with a front kick. Hill with an outside leg kick. Body kick from Moroz. Moroz secures a body lock against the cage. They battle in the clinch to the horn, with Moroz landing a nice counter right at the end. 10-9 Hill.
Round 3 – They trade body kicks. Front kick from Moroz confuses Hill a bit. Moroz lands three shots in a row (while throwing about 25). Uppercut from Moroz. Hill catches a kick and tries to throw Moroz to the mat. Moroz goes down to her butt but is up right away. Hill with a left hook. They trade kicks again. Hill starting to press forward a bit more. They battle in the clinch briefly. Hill stuffs a straight left into Moroz’s face. Hill with a counter combo. Moroz with a low leg kick. They clinch again. Hill lands two knees to the face of Moroz. Hill with two elbows, including a nice one on the break. Hill with a left hook. She’s landing much more than Moroz down the stretch. Good fight. 10-9 and 30-27 Hill.
Angela Hill defeated Maryna Moroz via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Alan Jouban vs. Ben Saunders
Round 1 – Jouban with a couple of hard kicks. Saunders with a right and they tie up. Jouban with a long left. A combo and another left from Jouban. Very active early. Saunders with two hard straight rights. Low kick from Jouban. Jouban with a left and uppercut. Saunders really finding a home for his straight right. Two inside leg kicks from Jouban. Jouban wit ha hard knee as Saunders closes in. Elbow! Jouban chops out the leg with another inside kick. Nice check right from Jouban. They both land rights. Good action. Saunders with a ball shot. Cornuts cam confirms. Straight field goal kick up the middle. Jouban with the quick restart though. Saunders lands a knee to the chin. Jouban with a spinning wheel kick. More inside leg kicks from Jouban. Jouban wobbles Saunders and he falls to his back. His leg is jacked up bad. 10-9 Jouban.
Round 2 – Saunders with a counter right. Jouban with a body kick. They brawl on the inside. Two hard elbows from Saunders. More elbows. This is a war! Saunders got the Thai clinch briefly and landed a bit. Saunders with a hard straight right. Jouban with an inside leg kick and a right. Saunders’ leg is giving out on him. Another elbow from Jouban. Jouban with two more ebows. Make that about six more. Saunders fires back. Jouban with an inside kick and a huge straight left and he slept Saunders! He’s unconscious with his leg bent at a gnarly angle.
Alan Jouban defeated Ben Saunders via KO (strikes), 2:38 of round 2
Round 1 – Leg kick from Prachnio. Prachnio with a spin kick but Alvey catches it and takes him down briefly. Prachnio back up immediately, but Alvey is looking for a guillotine. They stall out in the corner. Prachnio finally separates halfway through the round. Low kick from Alvey as Prachnio lands to the body. Prachnio with a hard right. Alvey landed at the same time. Side kick to the belly from Prachnio. Alvey with two leg kicks. Prachnio with body work. Alvey with a counter right than puts Prachnio on the ground! Prachnio back up but walks right into a right hook and he’s done!
Sam Alvey defeated Marcin Prachnio via TKO (strikes), 4:23 of round 1
Russell Doane vs. Rani Yahya
Round 1 – Yahya gets an immediate takedown. He’s in half, and now looking to go to mount. He has a modified guillotine where he’s just squeezing Doane under the armpits. Sort of a half nelson. Doane is totally stuck, but Yahya can’t pass to mount yet. He landed a few knees to the chest and body. Yahya out in side now. More knees. Yahya finally releases it to land some punches. Yahya landed two knees to the spine as Doane moved over and the referee stopped it. No point deduction, he just loses position. Yahya circling on the feet. 10-8 Yahya.
Round 2 – Doane misses with a kick and a right. Yahya with a shot from way out but got the takedown. Doane looks for a guillotine but that’s not happening. He takes Doane’s back and looks for a choke immediately. He secures a body triangle and starts to soften him up with punches. Doane is just trying to block them and not trying to escape. Doane at least sitting up now, but is just getting pulled back down. Doane stands up with Yahya still on his back and walks all the way to his corner with the human backpack. Doane tries to slam Yahya at the end of the round, and Yahya landed on his head. 10-8 Yahya.
Round 3 – Yahya with an inside leg kick. Doane throws a kick and Yahya fights to take him down. Doane ends up on top in half guard. Yahya with an immediate sweep. That was pretty. He moves him over to the cage and secures an arm triangle. Yahya pops out to side and gets the tap. Dominant performance.
Rani Yahya defeated Russell Doane via submission (arm-triangle choke), 2:32 of round 3
Round 1 – Leg kick from Perez. Shelton with a right. Shelton caught another kick. They trade in the pocket. Shelton shoots in but gets pancaked. Perez ends up taking top position. Shelton tries to scoot away but Perez holds onto him. Perez with an elbow. Shelton gets up with about 2:20 to go. Perez with a leg kick, Shelton with a counter right. Perez bringing pressure. Nice counter combo from Perez. He wades in again. Head kick lands on the shoulder. Perez scoops a single and gets a late takedown. 10-9 Perez.
Round 2 – Shelton with a lead right. Perez with a hard overhand right. Perez looks for that single again but Shelton pulls it away. Perez with a body kick. Shelton charges in with a left. Perez with a right and stuffs a shot. Perez gets his own takedown. He moves Shelton over to the fence halfway through the round. He’s controlling the legs. Shelton doing his best to escape but Perez is heavy. The crowd isn’t happy but it’s dominant work. 10-9 Perez.
Round 3 – Leg kick from Perez. Perez ducks under and looks for a takedown but this time Shelton stops him. Shelton with a right. Leg kick from Perez. Lead right from Shelton. Shelton with a right and a leg kick. Perez with his owns right and he secured a takedown. Shelton back up halfway through the round. Shelton catches a kick and lands a left hook. He land a counter right now. Shelton sluffs off a takedown attempt. Perez lands a couple of left hooks. Perez with a takedown again. Perez lands a knee as Shelton comes up. He keeps a hold of him. 10-9 and 30-27 Perez.
Alex Perez defeated Eric Shelton via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Albert Morales vs. Manny Bermudez
Round 1 – The two men trade jabs. Morales pops him with a shot and Bermudez shoots. Bermudez ends up on top, and then in mount. He turns over for a triangle attempt. Morales eventually pops out and Morales works from the top. Bermudez looks to secure another triangle, then an omoplata. He jumps up for a guillotine. Morales looks for a leg lock. Bermudez takes top spot. They return to the feet, and Morales gets a takedown. He lands a bunch of hammerfists before the horn. 10-9 Bermudez.
Round 2 – Jab from Bermudez. Morales with a hard right. Another, and Bermudez shoots then flops to his back. Morales makes him get back up. Another takedown attempt stuffed. Bermudez gets in on a leg and pulls guard. Bermudez can’t secure anything and Morales returns to his feet. Jab and a guillotine attempt from Bermudez as Morales bends over. He immediately rolls to mount and cranks away. Morales is forced to tap.
Manny Bermudez defeated Albert Morales via submission (guillotine choke), 2:33 of round 2
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