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Watch live (starting at around 10 p.m. ET) as Matt Ryan and Harry Terjanian bring live radio-style play-by-play coverage of the UFC 245 main card from the Go. UFC 246: “McGregor vs Cerrone” Live Play-By-Play & Results By Robert Sargent on January 18, 2020 The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 246: “McGregor vs Cerrone.”. Watch live (starting at around 9:30 p.m. ET) as Matt Ryan and Harry Terjanian bring live RADIO-STYLE play-by-play coverage of the UFC 246 featured Prelim wit.
Bellator 246: “Archuleta vs. Mix” is set to air TONIGHT (Sat., Sept. 12, 2020) from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The Bantamweight division crowns a new champion this evening as the undefeated Patchy Mix (13-0) takes on “The Spaniard” Juan Archuleta (24-2).
Bellator 246’s main card will start at 10 p.m. ET on Paramount and DAZN (watch it here) with “Prelims” undercard bouts via YouTube at 7:15 p.m. ET. MMAmania.com will deliver results for the full card and comprehensive play-by-play for the televised portion of Bellator 246’s card below.
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BELLATOR 246 QUICK RESULTS:
Juan Archuleta vs. Patchy Mix — Archuleta UD 49-46, 48-47 X2.
Jon Fitch vs. Neiman Gracie — Gracie sub (heel hook) 4:47 R2.
Liz Carmouche vs. DeAnna Bennett — Carmouche sub (RNC) 3:17 R3.
Derek Campos vs. Keoni Diggs — Diggs tech. sub (RNC) 4:59 R3.
Pat Casey vs. Daniel Madrid — Madrid SD 28-29, 30-27, 29-28.
Ty Gwerder vs. George Tokkos — Gwerder TKO 1:05 R3.
Davion Franklin vs. Ras Hylton — Franklin UD 30-27 X3.
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Juan Archuleta vs. Patchy Mix
Black trunks and blue gloves for the undefeated 13-0 Mix, fighting out of Angola, New York. Black trunks and red gloves for “The Spaniard” Archuleta, complete with his conquistador style hat, fighting out of Hesperia, California. Our referee is Jason Herzog.
Round 1: A quick tap at the center gets us underway. Mix with a leg kick. Mix with a body kick. Archuleta dances on the outside, Mix clinches and pushes him to the fence, and they struggle for dominance there. Mix gets his takedown at 1:07. Archuleta gets back up 32 seconds later. Mix lets go of a takedown attempt and they return to stand up. Half of round one is gone. Archuleta swings and misses and Mix jumps on his back with a figure four body lock, dragging the fight to the ground. Mix is fishing to get an arm under the chin and Archuleta is defending well so far. Mix gets full mount right before the bell. 10-9 Mix.
Round 2: Front kick from Mix as he follows Archuleta across the cage. Mix shoots drops levels and gets the takedown at 36 seconds, looking for an inverted triangle as he ends up on Archuleta’s back. It becomes a stalemate as neither man wants to make a wrong move and give up a potential submission. Mix switches to take the back at 2:25. He’s looking for a rear naked choke again. Archuleta tries to elbow the legs wrapped around him, but he has better luck spinning out on top and getting back to his feet at 3:55. Knees to the legs. Mix takes his back again. Archuleta gets the switch at 4:35. Big hammerfists and ground and pound. Huge knee to the body. Strikes from behind. Archuleta did more damage overall this round and gets a 10-9.
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Round 3: Archuleta continues to work shots to the body for the first minute. Body head. Body head head. Archuleta is getting more confident with every slip and rip. Mix misses with a knee. Archuleta fires a leg kick. Head body. Leg kick for Mix. Right hook for Archuleta. Another right hook. Hard right to the chin. Archuleta’s in and out with a combo. 90 seconds left. Body shots thud home. Mix can’t get him to the ground or land any significant damage. Archuleta hurts him with a right and immediately lands a left over the top. Commentary wanted to give the last round to Mix but there’s no way they can’t give this one to Archuleta.
Round 4: Archuleta is trying to land bombs now. He was looking for a home run with an elbow at close range. Mix is following Archuleta across the cage but he’s not the one pulling the trigger or landing the damaging blows. Archuleta is able to keep Mix guessing by fainting low and going high, teasing hooks and ripping to the body. The damage keeps pilin up. Now it’s Archuleta who gets the takedown at 2:15. They get right back up at 2:27 and Herzog calls time for what he thought was an illegal kick, but it was totally clean. The fight is quickly restarted. Archuleta continues to dance around and make Mix give chase. Mix misses with a front kick. Leg kick for Archuleta. Mix misses with a leg kick. Body shot for Archuleta. Combo from Mix. Front kick for Mix. Kick and body shot. Body head. Head body. Archuleta is just laser precise with the combos. 10-9 Archuleta.
Round 5: Archuleta is just mercilessly ripping to the body for the first minute of the round. One wonders how many more of these Mix can take before he folds in half. You can tell it’s sucking the energy and life out of Mix. He’s not going for the takedowns. He’s not even able to chase Archuleta down. He’s just slowly walking toward him and throwing out kicks, and Archuleta is punishing him with rips to the body. The left hook to the equator is just nasty. Mix lands a straight hand but Archuleta shrugs it off. Mix with a head kick. They tie up with two minutes left. There’s blood trickling from Mix’s nose as his back is on the fence. Herzog warns him about shots to the back of the head. Archuleta nearly trips him to the ground but Mix grabbed the fence and got a warning for it. Archuleta turns him away from the cage and cold cocks him with an elbow on the exit. 30 seconds left. Mix misses with a spin kick. Archuleta lets it flow and goes body head body head for the last 10 seconds. Mix is grunting and throwing but nothing lands. Archuleta 10-9. I’ve got him four rounds to one but the scorecards are likely to be three rounds to two. Either way Archuleta is the champion.
Final result: The judges score it 49-46, 48-47 X2 for Archuleta by unanimous decision.
Jon Fitch vs. Neiman Gracie
Gracie has on black trunks and blue gloves, a pro record of 9-1, his only loss being a decision against Rory MacDonald in his last fight. He does cartwheels across the cage as Eric B. & Rakim’s “Don’t Sweat the Technique” plays. Jon Fitch has black trunks and red gloves, a record of 32-7-2 (1 NC) and he comes out to Johnny Cash doing a cover of Soundgarden’s “Rusty Cage.” Gracie fights out of New York, NY by way of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Fitch fights out of San Jose, California. Our referee is Kevin MacDonald.
Round 1: Gracie tries to take the center and Fitch backs him up with his hands. Gracie dances forward and back in front of Fitch as he lands a couple of leg kicks. Fitch puts a left on Gracie’s chin and pushes him into the cage. He lands some nice shoulder strikes as they battle back and forth. Gracie turns him around for a leg trip and goes for a leg lock. Fitch is able to escape at 2:40 and Gracie is on top in full guard. He jumps to half guard at 3:10. Fitch tries to get to his feet and Gracie goes for his back against the fence. Gracie goes to piggyback, Fitch makes him slide off, but Gracie is fishing for a submission the whole time. 45 seconds left. Fitch survives with his arm trapped at the bell. 10-9 Gracie.
Round 2: Fitch and Gracie trade hard strikes for the first 30 seconds until Gracie secures a takedown. Fitch has his back to the fence and is able to get back to his feet at 1:26. Gracie is working shot shots to the body and battling for head position and underhooks. Fitch pushes him away from the cage and Gracie pushes right back. Gracie finally backs up at 2:48 looking to let his hands go. He uses that to set up a back take and get Fitch down to a knee for just a moment. 3:20 gone. Knee from Fitch. Gracie drops levels and yanks Fitch to the ground. He takes the back and then they end up in a 50/50 position on their posteriors as Gracie looks for a submission. He’s got it. Jon Fitch taps but he’s all smiles about it. They continue to compliment each other as we go to a replay of the submission.
Final result: Neiman Gracie by submission (heel hook) at 4:47 of the second round.
Liz Carmouche vs. DeAnna Bennett
Bennett has blue trunks, blue gloves and a white top on, pro record of 10-6-1 going into tonight’s fight. Carmouche has black trunks, red gloves and a black top on, a pro record of 13-7 heading into her Bellator debut. Carmouche was 125.5, Bennett missed weight by a WIDE margin at 131.7. Bennett fights out of Oakhurst, New Jersey. Carmouche fights out of San Diego, California. Our referee is Todd Anderson.
Round 1: Carmouche wastes little time coming forward and landing a right hand, then taking Bennett’s back to slam her to the ground. Bennett fights for wrist control as Carmouche draws a warning to watch for shots to the back of the head. Bennett gets back up at 1:12 and Carmouche pushes her into the fence. Carmouche and Bennett jockey for position until Carmouche resets at 2:12. Another right hand from Carmouche. Leg kick for Carmouche. Even though Bennett keeps her hands up Carmouche still manages to come over the top and connect. Superman punch at 3:37. Bennett tries to clinch and Carmouche drives her back into the cage. They jockey for position again. Carmouche tries to take her back on a roll through, Bennett ends up punching her in the butt, and they stand up before the bell. 10-9 Carmouche.
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Round 2: Carmouche and Bennett circle each other in the center. Carmouche jabs with the left and comes over the top with the right. Bennett shoots for a double at 1:38 and gets a takedown six seconds later. Carmouche had a foot on the fence, seemingly toes linked in the cage, but the referee did nothing to separate it. Bennett spun her out of the position anyway and she gets to work on top. Carmouche gets back to her knees but Bennett moves to her back. Carmouche explodes for a heel hook and Bennett tries to spin to get away. Bennett is punching her in the ribs as Carmouche tries to secure it, and Carmouche ultimately lets go. 40 seconds left. Bennett pours on strikes on top late. 10-9 Bennett.
Round 3: Carmouche goes for a single leg quickly this round but Bennett stands up against the fence. Carmouche isn’t giving up the position though and keeps digging to break Bennett’s grip and get her to the canvas. They spin away from the fence and back into it at 1:46. Bennett turns her around at 2:14. Bennett drops levels but Carmouche goes for the switch and gets her back. Both women are warned not to grab the fence. Two minutes are left. Carmouche jumps to the back with both hooks in, takes the neck, and it’s over just seconds later for the submission.
Final result: Liz Carmouche wins via rear naked choke at 3:17 of round three.
Derek Campos vs. Keoni Diggs
Campos is 20-10, Diggs is 8-0 and missed weight for this fight by coming in at 157 lbs. He has black trunks and blue gloves on, fighting out of Wahiaiwa, Hawaii. Campos fights out of Lubbock, Texas with the black trunks and red gloves. Kevin MacDonald is the referee.
Round 1: Campos and Diggs trade kicks in the center. Campos tries to blast him with a big right but he avoids it. Diggs works kicks to the leg. Left hook from Diggs. Campos presses him toward the outside. Diggs and Campos clinch and Campos puts him on the fence at 1:56. Diggs turns him around and Campos answers right back. Diggs spins again and takes him down at 2:18. Diggs is firing body shots and left hands from full guard. Campos tries to scramble and gets back to his knees until Diggs yanks him back down and gets both hooks in on back mount. He’s got an arm under the chin for a second but lets it go. One minute to go in the round. Campos tries to escape but Diggs gets the arm around his neck against the fence. He lets it go and Campos scrambles to get on top with short time. 10-9 Diggs.
Round 2: Campos is applying the forward pressure but it’s Diggs who lands the good kick. Campos lands a hard right to the body. Campos shoots for a double and Diggs widens his stance. Campos can’t finish it. Diggs circles off at 1:13. Hard lefts from Diggs are bloodying up Campos’ face. Diggs tags Campos twice with his hands and spins him around with a leg kick. Body shot from Diggs. Another hard left to the body at the halfway point. Overhand right. Leg kick for Campos. Body kick from Diggs. Clinch. Campos tries to drop levels. He misses with a wild uppercut on the break. Body kick for Diggs. Left jab. Leg kick for Campos. Hard right for Diggs. Leg kick for Diggs. Right hands from Diggs. 10-9 Diggs.
Round 3: Campos takes a knee right up the middle as he shoots Diggs into the fence. He tries and fails to drag Diggs down, and Diggs turns him around into the cage. Campos turns him to a 50/50 position and they battle for control against the cage until they break at 1:35. Diggs trips him to the ground seconds later. Diggs postures up for left hands and elbows. Blood is leaking from above Campos’ right eye. Diggs backs up and avoids upkicks before jumping back on top. Campos regains his feet at 3:15 but immediately drops levels. Diggs overpowers him with a sprawl and a headlock. He spins to take the back with a left hand to the head and gets one hook in against the fence. One minute left. Campos stands up but Diggs still has his back and is looking for the rear naked choke again when it goes back to the ground. Campos goes out RIGHT at the bell and Diggs gets the submission.
Final result: Keoni Diggs wins by technical submission (rear naked choke) 4:59 R3.
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Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi vs Maycee “The Future” Barber
Round 1:
Modafferi landed right hands in early striking exchanges and she took Barber down into half-guard. Modafferi threw short punches to the body and briefly passed to side control, but Barber got back to half-guard. Modafferi prevented her from escaping to her feet, but Barber momentarily put her in danger with an arm-in guillotine choke from the bottom. After escaping, Modafferi looked to set up an arm-triangle choke and she mounted Barber with 20 seconds remaining. Barber rolled over and initiated a scramble that allowed her to take top position before the bell. 10-9 Modafferi.
Round 2:
Modafferi dropped Barber with a jab to begin round two and she quickly took side control on the ground. Soon after, Modafferi mounted Barber and she landed hammerfists from the top. A big elbow landed for Modafferi, but a bloodied Barber secured a sweep and took top position. Modafferi postured for an armbar and Barber punched her way free. Modafferi attempted another armbar and she used it to sweep into mount again. Barber gave up her back as Modafferi landed more punches. Barber, bleeding heavily from the forehead, escaped from an arm-triangle choke and worked for a kimura from the bottom. Modafferi spun free and landed punches from side control before the end of the round. 10-9 Modafferi.
Round 3:
The cageside doctor diagnosed Barber with a “small, partial ACL tear” in her left knee, which buckled at the beginning of the second round when she fell awkwardly, but the fight was still allowed to continue as round three began. Modafferi took Barber down and struck from the top, but Barber used a keylock from the bottom to sweep into top position. She landed short elbows from half-guard and Modafferi used the cage to scramble up. She secured a front headlock and prevented Barber from getting up. Barber rolled to her back and Modafferi attempted an arm-triangle choke from the top in half-guard. In the final seconds, she targeted Barber’s cut with more elbows as Barber bled heavily on the canvas. 10-9 Modafferi.
Winner: Roxanne Modafferi by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) after three rounds. She improves to 24-16-0.
“Super” Sodiq Yusuff vs Andre “Touchy” Fili
Round 1:
Hard punches were exchanged right away and Fili followed with leg kicks. Yusuff stunned Fili with a combination, but Fili recovered quickly and he took Yusuff’s back against the cage. Yusuff spun free and Fili landed a series of jabs. He took Yusuff’s back again and dragged him down to the mat, but Yusuff quickly stood back up. The process repeated itself after another brief takedown from Fili and the fighters traded jabs after the fight returned to the feet. Both men were rocked by right hooks and Fili secured another takedown. Yusuff stood and used a kimura to take Fili down. Fili countered with an armbar from the bottom after freeing himself from the kimura. Yusuff closed out the round with punches from the top. Excellent start to the fight. 10-9 Yusuff, barely.
Round 2:
Fili fell after Yusuff landed a leg kick in the second round and Yusuff took top position in half-guard. He passed to side control and both men landed knees to the body. Yusuff moved to knee-on-belly position and he continued to target Fili’s face with left hands. Fili briefly kicked Yusuff off, but Yusuff secured mount soon after. Fili escaped by pushing off of the cage with his legs and the fight returned to the feet in the final seconds. 10-9 Yusuff.
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Round 3:
Yusuff blocked a head kick early in round three and he countered Fili’s forward pressure with a nice right hook. Fili kicked to the body and both men landed straight punches. Fili remained effective with his striking from the southpaw stance and he landed more left hands. Fili continued to land jabs and left crosses in the final minute as Yusuff offered little offence in return. Fili took Yusuff down just as time expired. 10-9 Fili.
Winner: Sodiq Yusuff by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) after three rounds. He improves to 11-1-0.
Askar “Bullet” Askarov vs Tim Elliott
Round 1:
Hard punches landed for both men in the opening 90 seconds and Askarov countered Elliott’s aggression with left and right hooks. He badly rocked Elliott with a counter right hand and Elliott briefly appeared to be out on his feet. Askarov took him down and Elliott recovered while tying up one of Askarov’s arms from the bottom. Askarov passed to half-guard and looked to set up a shoulder choke. Elliott defended, so Askarov stood up and then dropped punches and hammerfists from top position. He remained on top and landed more ground and pound before the bell. 10-8 Askarov.
Round 2:
Elliott opened round two with a slick throw that he used to take Askarov down into side control. Askarov scrambled up and escaped from a guillotine choke. He pressed Elliott against the cage and landed short strikes in close until the fighters separated. Askarov landed more power punches until Elliott threw him to the mat again. Askarov escaped to his feet, but Elliott secured a third throw. This time, Askarov countered with an armbar attempt and a triangle choke. Elliott briefly got to side control and Askarov got back to his feet after regaining full guard. Elliott punched his way into a clinch and fought off a late takedown attempt from Askarov. 10-9 Elliott due to the late takedowns.
Round 3:
Elliott fought off a takedown and landed an uppercut in the final round that led to a clinch against the cage. Both men landed strikes to the body and Askarov followed with a nice one-two to Elliott’s face. Elliott countered with leg kicks and quick flurries. He walked forward with his hands down and Askarov responded with hooks and uppercuts. Both men landed hard right hands and Askarov thwarted a takedown attempt. In the final seconds, Askarov faked a shot and landed three punches before the bell. Close back-and-forth round. 10-9 Askarov. Fight could go either way.
Winner: Askar Askarov by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) after three rounds. He improves to 11-0-1.
Drew Dober vs Nasrat Haqparast
Round 1:
Hard punches were exchanged right away and Dober kept Haqparast on the defensive. He landed a body kick and dropped Haqparast with a counter left hook. Haqparast covered up and Dober landed more left hands including a final few that briefly rendered Haqparast unconscious.
Winner: Drew Dober by KO (Punches) at 1:10 of round one. He improves to 22-9-0, 1 NC.
Aleksa Camur vs Justin “El Blanco” Ledet
Round 1:
The fight began with an exchange of leg and body kicks and both men landed power punches. Camur scored with a hard one-two and he followed with a right hook to the body. Later in the round, Camur backed Ledet up with a flurry and he scored with a right hand after just missing with a spinning wheel kick. Ledet established his jab late in the round and Camur countered with two right hands before the bell. 10-9 Camur.
Round 2:
Camur rushed forward with punches in the second round, but Ledet avoided a clinch attempt and he landed a short left hook. Camur clinched after throwing two leg kicks and Ledet quickly broke free. A right hook landed to the body for Camur, but Ledet was unfazed and he fired back with a pair of combinations. Ledet lunged in with two left hooks and an uppercut that prompted Camur to clinch. He landed a knee and a right hand while keeping Ledet pinned against the cage. Close second round. 10-9 Camur by a slim margin.
Round 3:
After an exchange of punches in the final round, Ledet landed a hard left hook and Camur clinched in order to slow the pace down and recover. Ledet broke free and Camur landed a leg kick. A body kick landed for Camur and both fighters traded punches as time ticked down. Ledet landed a right hand, but Camur countered with a takedown and he closed out the fight with punches from top position. 10-9 Camur.
Winner: Aleksa Camur by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) after three rounds. He improves to 6-0-0.
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Sabina “Colombian Queen” Mazo vs J.J. Aldrich
Round 1:
Mazo opened the fight with jabs and lead leg kicks as Aldrich looked to press forward with left hooks. She followed with a right hand to Mazo’s left eye and Mazo answered back with another leg kick. Aldrich countered a kick to the upper body with lunging left hooks that briefly backed Mazo up. Power punches were exchanged and both women landed. Aldrich followed up with a one-two and she continued to score with left hands. Mazo landed two kicks late in the round. 10-9 Aldrich.
Round 2:
Mazo was aggressive with her jab in round two and she used it to set up quick combinations. Aldrich returned fire with her best combination of the fight and she followed with another three-punch flurry soon after. Mazo kicked to the body and Aldrich landed three more punches. Quick punches were exchanged and Aldrich landed to the head and body before backing away. Aldrich bloodied Mazo’s nose with a straight left hand and she continued to target the damaged nose with punches. Mazo secured a Thai clinch and landed a series of knees. She scored with a head kick shortly before the bell, but Aldrich appeared to be unfazed. Close round. 10-9 Aldrich despite Mazo’s late rally.
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Round 3:
The fighters clinched and battled for position against the cage early in the final round. Aldrich circled away and she countered a straight right hand with a left cross. Mazo secured another Thai clinch and she landed hard knees to the body. Referee Chris Tognoni separated the fighters for no reason and Aldrich landed a hard one-two. She pressed forward with a left cross and Mazo countered with knees and a body kick late in the round. 10-9 Mazo.
Winner: Sabina Mazo by Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) after three rounds. She improves to 8-1-0.