UFC Fight Night 230 play-by-play and live results

Round 1 – They both trade leg kicks. Good one, two by Ducote. And a hard right hook connects for Ducote! Yoder eats it well. Another right hand by Ducote. Yoder is mostly shadow-boxing and landing a few kicks here and there. Nothing significant has yet to land on her part. Good body shot by Ducote. Leg kick by Ducote. Two minutes left. Yoder connects with a clean left. Good jab by Yoder. Ducote has bruising on her right eye. Hard leg kick by Ducote. Oh! Giant head kick connects for Yoder! Ducote seems unfazed and continues to march down Yoder. Ducote gets a takedown in the final seconds. Close round.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Yoder.

Round 2 – Good left by Yoder. Yoder is now putting on the pressure and chasing, contrary to the first round. Another left connects for Yoder. Good body shot by Ducote. Three minutes left. Good combo by Ducote. Right hand by Ducote! Big right hand by Ducote again! Yoder answers with a left. Another big right connects for Ducote. And again! Yoder is cut from her nose. One, two by Yoder. Both are pretty even on volume, but Ducote seems to have more power. Yoder presses Ducote against the cage in the 15 final seconds. They split and the bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Ducote.

Round 3 – These two are ramping it up in this final round. Yoder definitely is upping the pressure here. Good combo ended with a body shot by Ducote. Yoder connects ith a few good jabs. Leg kick by Ducote. Yoder clinches Ducote and lands a few knees. Big elbow by Yoder on her way out. Yoder seems to be outworking Ducote here. Good jab by Yoder. Left hook connects for Ducote. One, two by Yoder. Big right by Ducote. What a fight we got here. Two minutes left. Oh! Giant right by Ducote. Again! Body shot by Ducote. Yoder is bleeding from her left eye. Two big hooks land for Ducote. Oh! And a right for Ducote to end the round. Crazy fight.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Ducote. Overall 29-28, Ducote.

Result: Emily Ducote def. Ashley Yoder via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
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Records: Emily Ducote (13-8 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Ashley Yoder (8-9 MMA, 3-8 UFC)
Division: Women’s strawweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Chris Tognoni
Judging: Derek Cleary 30-27. Eric Colon, Sal D’Amato 29-28.

Round 1 – Nasty leg kicks by Gutierrez. Alateng so far doesn’t seem affected, as he keeps marching forward. Gutierrez has a non-stop attack with the kicks. He’s staying on the outside and just punishing Alateng with kicks. Alateg having a tough time connecting here. Leg kick by Alateg. A lot of mixed punches by Alateg. Gutierrez with a couple of leg kicks to end the round.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Gutierrez.

Round 2 – Man, Gutierrez is lighting up Alateng with leg kicks. Alateng is having a tough time closing the distance. A low blow from Gutierrez stops the fight. Alateng takes a few seconds to recover and the fight resumes. More leg kicks by Gutierrez. Two minutes left. Good left hand by Gutierrez. Alateng has a big hematoma on his left leg. Alateng just can’t find the target. More leg kicks by Gutierrez. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Gutierrez.

Round 3 – Again, Gutierrez is just lighting up Alateng with leg kicks, and he backs up and Alateng chases. Alateng growing more desperate, but still not connecting. Three minutes left. Alateng closes the distance and clinches Gutierrez. Alateng gets the takedown! Gutierrez gets back up and gets back at attacking the legs. Gutierrez goes for a leg lock but unable to get anything. They’re back to striking. Gutierrez clinches Alateng, but gets taken down. The bell rings immediately after.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Gutierrez. Overall 30-27, Gutierrez.

Result: Chris Gutierrez def. Heili Alateng via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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Records: Chris Gutierrez (20-4-2 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC), Heili Alateng (16-9-2 MMA, 4-1-2 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Kerry Hatley
Judging: Sal D’Amato, Ron McCarthy, Bryan Miner 30-27.

Round 1 – Alekseeva come out pressuring Dixon here. Good mix of leg kicks and punches by Alekseeva. She is fighting a bit wild, while Dixon is keeping technical. Good counter jabs here by Dixon. Dixon is making Alekseeva pay for some of her wild shots. Oh! Big right hand by Alekseeva drops Dixon. Alekseeva jumps on top and begins ground-and-pound. Dixon keeping composed appears to have recovered. Dixon gets back up, but Alekseeva takes her down. One minute left. They’re stuck in a weird stalemate on the ground. Dixon takes her back! Just 20 seconds remaining. Some shots land for Dixon. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Alekseeva.

Round 2 – Alekseeva attacking with leg kick here. Oh! Big right hand from Dixon wobbles Alekseeva! Dixon takes her down and immediately gets mount. Now Dixon moves to the back. Good control here by Dixon, but not much damage being done. Alekseeva tries to scramble out, but Dixon is doing a great job at keeping control. Dixon briefly gets mount and lands some heavy shots. Now back to back control. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-8, Dixon.

Round 3 – Good jabs by Dixon. Hard right connects for Dixon. She’s now walking down Alekseeva. Good shots here by Dixon. Alekseeva hits Dixon with a judo throw and gets the takedown. Dixon reverses the position and ends with back control. Alekseeva is exhausted. Two minutes left. Complete control here by Dixon. Dixon gets mount and begins to land heavy shots. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Dixon. Overall 29-27, Dixon.

Result: Melissa Dixon def. Irina Alekseeva via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
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Records: Melissa Dixon (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Irina Alekseeva (5-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Mark Smith
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Records: Brendon Marotte (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Terrance McKinney (14-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
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Records: Tainara Lisboa (6-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Ravena Oliveira (7-1-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Division: Women’s bantamweight
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Records: TJ Brown (17-10 MMA, 3-4 UFC), Darren Elkins (28-11 MMA, 17-10 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
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Records: Christian Rodriguez (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Cameron Saaiman (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Division: 140-pound catchweight (Rodriguez missed the bantamweight limit)
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Records: Michel Pereira (28-11 MMA, 6-2 UFC), Andre Petroski (10-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
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Records: Jonathan Martinez (18-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC), Adrian Yanez (16-4 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
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Records: Viviane Araujo (11-5 MMA, 5-4 UFC), Jennifer Maia (21-9-1 MMA, 6-5 UFC)
Division: Women’s flyweight
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Records: Sodiq Yusuff (13-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC), Edson Barboza (23-11 MMA, 17-11 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
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