UFC Fight Night on ESPN 29: Cannonier vs. Gastelum (08/21/2021) - Las Vegas, NV (UFC APEX)

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UFC Fight Night on ESPN 29: Cannonier vs. Gastelum 
August 21, 2021 
Las Vegas, NV (UFC APEX)

Jared Cannonier (185) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (186) - Cannonier, DEC (unanimous)
Clay Guida (155) vs. Mark O. Madsen (156) - Madsen, DEC (split)
Chase Sherman (256) vs. Parker Porter (262) - Porter, DEC (unanimous)
Trevin Jones (135) vs. Saidyokub Kakhramonov (138.5)* - Kakhramonov, SUB (guillotine choke), R3 (4:39)   
Vinc Pichel (155.5) vs. Austin Hubbard (156) - Pichel, DEC (unanimous)
Alexandre Pantoja (126) vs. Brandon Royval (125.5) - Pantoja, SUB (rear naked choke), R2 (1:46)

ESPN 2 / ESPN+ Preliminary Card:
Austin Lingo (145.5) vs. Luis Saldaña (146) - Lingo, DEC (unanimous)
Brian Kelleher (136) vs. Domingo Pilarte (136) - Kelleher, DEC (unanimous)
Bea Malecki (135) vs. Josiane Nunes (136) - Nunes, KO (punch), R1 (4:54)
William Knight (206) vs. Fabio Cherant (205) - Knight, KO (punches), R1 (3:58)
Roosevelt Roberts (154.5) vs. Ignacio Bahamondes (154) - Bahamondes, KO (spinning wheel kick), R3 (4:55)
Sasha Palatnikov (170) vs. Ramiz Brahimaj (171) - Brahimaj, SUB (rear naked choke), R1 (2:33)

*Forfeits 20% of purse for missing weight    

Event Bonuses ($50,000)
Performance of the Night: Ignacio Bahamondes
Performance of the Night: William Knight
Performance of the Night: Josiane Nunes
Performance of the Night: Alexandre Pantoja

Rating: 743,000 viewers

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[Guest Jimbo_Tsuruta]

Parker Porter sounds like a knock-off Marvel character.

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Damn.

 

[J.T.]

Bahamondes is my favorite human being not named CM Punk right now.  Dude did not want to win by decision. He kept looking for the finish even when Roberts tried to eat up time on the ground.

[jaedmc]

That Bahamondes shot got me out of my seat. Keepin the judges out of it.

[Elsalvajeloco]

I think the gentlemen's agreement to just ride out the rest of the round if it's the final round and less than 15 seconds left is no longer a thing anymore. And I like that.

[J.T.]

2 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said:

I think the gentlemen's agreement to just ride out the rest of the round if it's the final round and less than 15 seconds left is no longer a thing anymore. And I like that.

Chang Sung Jung did not get that memo.

Did I hear that right.  Is this guy's fight nickname the fucking Water Buffalo?

Edited August 22, 2021 by J.T.

[Elsalvajeloco]

5 minutes ago, J.T. said:

Chang Sung Jung did not get that memo.

It appears a lot of folks didn't get that memo because it's something I've noticed for at least a year or two. 

[Elsalvajeloco]

Win by axe bomber.

[J.T.]

The Water Buffalo just got counterpunched into oblivion.

[jaedmc]

1 minute ago, J.T. said:

The Water Buffalo just got counterpunched into oblivion.

It looked Knight's hand only moved three inches before touching the guys face. Fuckin bananas KO. 

[The Natural]

What a KTFO and photo.

Edited August 22, 2021 by The Natural

[Elsalvajeloco]

If you just walk away from your opponent and just stare at them with your hands down, it's probably going to result in that.

[J.T.]

Even the ladies are shooting for that Performance of the Night bonus.   What a beautiful KO.  That overhand left was filthy.

God, this won't be one of those cards where the prelims are epic and the main card is snooze, will it?

I probably just jinxed it.

Edited August 22, 2021 by J.T.

[jaedmc]

YOU GET A KNOCKOUT AND YOU GET A KNOCKOUT AND YOU AND YOU.

[Jiji]

3 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said:

If you just walk away from your opponent and just stare at them with your hands down, it's probably going to result in that.

Malecki was totally done at that point. Nunes had survived her best and it looked like Malecki wilted from the comeback beating. Good stuff.

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1 minute ago, Jiji said:

Malecki was totally done at that point. Nunes had survived her best and it looked like Malecki wilted from the comeback beating. Good stuff.

In the replay, Malecki locks eyes with Nunes as to say, "Shit...don't you dare throw something."

[Elsalvajeloco]

All of Nick Diaz's highlights in the PPV ad being from the era when UFC PPVs were still in the mid double digits is killing me.

[jaedmc]

6 minutes ago, J.T. said:

God, this won't be one of those cards where the prelims are epic and the main card is snooze, will it?

I probably just jinxed it.

At the very least I can't imagine Cannonier/Gastelum putting on a boring fight. Both guys should be desperate enough to go for broke.