Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series: Week 4
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Round 1
Bantamweights are up first tonight and the referee is Chris
Tognoni. The two trade kicks to the body as soon as the fight
begins. Leialoha follows that up with a head kicks, though it’s
mostly blocked. After they two trade some jabs, Leialoha shoots in
scores the takedown, winding up in Castaneda’s full guard.
Castaneda looks for a few sweeps but the Hawaiian is staying heavy.
Castaneda has a small cut under his right eye from the moderates
strikes from Leialoha, who gets a bit sloppy with his
ground-and-pound. From there, the Minnesotan explodes to his feet
and resets in the center of the cage. Castaneda eats a punch
upstairs, one that opens a gash on his hairline. Leialoha backs
away as he eats a right straight, forcing him to shoot in again.
Castaneda stuffs the attempt and circles away and has to dodge a
wild overhand right. Castaneda, bleeding profusely, shoots in for a
single, but the Hawaiian easily stuffs him with 40 seconds left.
Castaneda has a left high blocked late, but it does no damage. 10-9
Leialoha
Round 2
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Castaneda outpointed Leialoha.
Leialoha opens the second with a right kick to the ribs. Castaneda
counters with one of his own and when Leialoha comes inside, he
swallows a knee. Leialoha appears to be shaken a bit and he shoots
in, but Castaneda thwarts it. Back up to their feet, the
bantamweights circle each other, slamming leg kicks into each
other. Leialoha shoots in again, but he’s stuffed 90 seconds in.
Castaneda is composed, peppering his foe with leg kicks before
scoring an easy double-leg takedown. Castaneda scoots over to half
guard form on top before standing over him against the cage. The
Minnesotan lands a few punches to the head, but Leialoha is
squirrely. Finally, the Hawaiian slips out and explodes to his feet
and cracks Castaneda with a right hook. Castaneda lands a decent
right elbow to the head before pressing him into the cage with 40
seconds left. 10-9 Castaneda
Round 3
The two trade some decent punches early but Castaneda complains to
Tognoni that he’s been poked in the eye. After being examined, he’s
okay to continue (replay shows a clear accidental eye poke).
Castaneda is fired up and unleashes a volley of punches, but
Leialoha defends the entire flurry. The Minnesotan briefly clinches
his foe into the cage, but the Hawaiian breaks free and resets.
Before long, Leialoha scores a single-leg and presses Castaneda
into the cage. Castaneda’s cut has opened again and now the blood
is flowing freely. Leialoha is mauling his opponent on the ground
but he creates too much space, allowing Castaneda to explode back
to his feet. With two minutes to go, the fight remains completely
up for grabs. Castaneda thinks leg lock as he drops to the ground,
but he misses badly. After the scramble, Leialoha takes his back.
The Minnesotan powers out of it and turns to tables, forcing
Leialoha into the cage. From on top in half guard, Castaneda is
landing elbows and punches to his foe’s head and body. Leialoha
tries to scramble out but Castaneda takes his back and unloads a
series of punches. Leialoha somehow breaks free and escapes to his
feet but runs out of time. 10-9 Castaneda
The Official Result
John Castaneda def. Cheyden Leialoha via Decision R3, 5:00
Round 1
Tognoni is the referee again and the featherweights circle
gingerly, looking for openings. Davis lands a few hard leg kicks
before rocking Arnett with a knee upstairs. He slips and falls
during his follow-up flurry, which allows Arnett to retreat and
clear his noggin. Davis continues to be the aggressor with punches
and kicks while he talks trash to Arnett. Arnett is a little
flustered as he regroups, trying to figure out his opponent’s
timing. Davis lands a low kick but eats a straight right in return.
He shakes it off and then swallows another. Now Arnett is trash
talking in the cage but he gets knocked down. Arnett isn’t hurt and
Davis backs off, allowing him to stand back up and bang. The
feathers trade rights to the face, which leads to a brief exchange
in the center of the Octagon. 10-9 Davis
Round 2
Davis opens the frame with aggression, landing a few punches to the
head before going back downstairs with the leg kicks. Arnett fires
back, but he walks into a straight right, though he takes it well.
Arnett is on his heels as Davis charges right at him, dishing out
kicks to the head and body with punches mixed in. After tasting a
few more punches, Arnett clinches with his foe and latches on a
standing guillotine. It’s tight and Davis is in trouble. However,
after several moments, Arnett slips off and has to pull to full
guard. Davis unloads a violent barrage of elbows to the face, which
opens a nasty gash on Arnett’s forehead. Arnett scrambles back to
his feet, but Davis is all over him, digging knees to the body.
With bloody gushing down his face, Arnett eats a knee to the face
but he keeps coming. During an exchange, Arnett drills Davis square
in the groin with a kick; Davis is given time to recover. Davis is
ready to go after about two minutes and he picks up right where he
left off. The trade some serious leather down the stretch, but
Davis lands the cleaner blows again. 10-9 Davis.
Round 3
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Davis busted up Arnett.
Davis opens the frame with aggression, landing a few punches to the
head before going back downstairs with the leg kicks. Arnett fires
back, but he walks into a straight right, though he takes it well.
Arnett is on his heels as Davis charges right at him, dishing out
kicks to the head and body with punches mixed in. After tasting a
few more punches, Arnett clinches with his foe and latches on a
standing guillotine. It’s tight and Davis is in trouble. However,
after several moments, Arnett slips off and has to pull to full
guard. Davis unloads a violent barrage of elbows to the face, which
opens a nasty gash on Arnett’s forehead. Arnett scrambles back to
his feet, but Davis is all over him, digging knees to the body.
With bloody gushing down his face, Arnett eats a knee to the face
but he keeps coming. During an exchange, Arnett drills Davis square
in the groin with a kick; Davis is given time to recover. Davis is
ready to go after about two minutes and he picks up right where he
left off. The trade some serious leather down the stretch, but
Davis lands the cleaner blows again. 10-9 Davis.
The Official Result
Brandon Davis def. Austin Arnett via Unanimous Decision R3,
5:00
Round 1
Herb Dean is the referee for this flyweight bout. Candido wastes no
time in taking Candelario down and he immediately takes his back.
Candido gets one hook in as he searches for the rear-naked choke
and then switches to the body triangle from back mount. Candelario
is fending off the attacks as he tries to break free, but the
Brazilian is all over him like a spider. Candido opens him up with
a few punches from behind but Candelario is able to power his way
around and winds up in his foe’s guard. Now on top, Candelario
peppers the Brazilian with a few punches but Candido explodes up to
his feet and they reset. Candido looks fatigued already as he eats
a few punches before missing badly on a takedown attempt.
Candelario fends off another takedown attempt and rains down some
hard elbows and hammerfists. Candido is hurt, but Candelario backs
away and makes his foe stand back up. Candido is rocked by a pair
of left hooks and the American opens up a vicious flurry to the
head. Candido is cut badly on his face and he has choice but to
shoot in, landing the desperate takedown. Terrific round, but it
goes to Candelario 10-9
Round 2
The two trade blows as soon as the second begins, but Candido
shoots in. Candelario sprawls perfectly and forces his opponent to
stand back up. Candido is backing away, looking worn out as
Candelario slowly walks him down. Candido shoots in again, misses,
but presses the American into the cage. Candido finally drags him
down to the canvas, but he can’t keep him there. The flyweights
scramble again and the Brazilian scores another takedown and
slithers onto Candelario’s back. Candido fishes for the rear-naked
choke and misses, allowing Candelario to spin around and wind up on
top. From there, Candelario tosses out some elbows and punches to
the head and body. The Brazilian rolls over and digs for a knee
bar, but Candelario sees it coming a mile away. Candido switches to
a heel hook and then a calf slicer and Candelario is in trouble.
Candelario is calm, though, and starts dishing out several rights
and lefts to the head. Candido avoids the punishment and tries
another heel hook, but he can’t get it and has to absorb an elbow
to the cheek. 10-9 Candelario
Round 3
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Candelario fought off several dangerous subs.
Candido opens the third with a nice right-left to
the head, his best punches of the fight. After taking a few leg
kicks, Candido shoots in twice, but can’t land the takedown.
Candido is tagged by a short left hook as he misses a wild head
kick, but there is nothing on it. They clinch and scramble, which
leads to a powerful slam takedown for the Brazilian. Candelario
pulls guard and both men are exhausted. Candido lands a few left
elbows to the head from within his foe’s guard and then quickly
slithers to mount. Candido sneaks his arm around and looks for the
mounted guillotine, but Candelario feels it coming and defends it.
Candido softens the American with punches to the body and then
slides to his left with an arm-triangle. Candido scoots back to
mount and can’t get it before Candelario escapes. They trade elbows
on the ground before they explode to their feet. A takedown for
Candido ends the fight. 10-9 Candido
The Official Result
Carlos Candelario def. Ronaldo Candido via Unanimous Decision R3,
5:00
Round 1
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Phillips quickly dispatched of Gray.
Chris Tognoni is the third man in the cage for
this bantamweight showdown. Gray comes right after Phillips with a
head kick and follow-up punches, but he misses them all. Phillips
is relaxed as Gray charges at him with a takedown attempt. Phillips
slams a series of punches onto Gray’s head and he’s hurt badly.
Phillips unloads a barrage and forces Tognoni to intervene. Gray is
complaining, but it’s a good stoppage.
The Official Result
Kyler Phillips def. James Gray via TKO (Elbows and Punches) R1,
0:46
Round 1
Herb Dean is the referee for this middleweight main event. Hawes
opens the fight with a pair of stiff jabs, followed by a high kick.
Marquez is playing it safe at a distance before tagging the
wrestler with a right to the face. Hawes misses a takedown attempt
but is able to land a few elbows to the head in exchange. The
Jackson-Wink fighter scores on his second takedown and he
immediately takes Marquez’ back. Marquez rolls over to half guard,
but Hawes is all over him, slamming down left fists to the head.
The TUF 23 veteran is all over Marquez early, slamming punches into
his body. Marquez scrambles up but Hawes climbs onto his back.
Hawes jumps down and the two separate. Marque stuffs another
takedown attempt, but Hawes is relentless. Hawes misses another
takedown and is caught in a guillotine, but Marquez is unable to
seal his fate. Once he breaks free of the choke, Hawes shoots in
and scores another takedown. Marquez is fighting off his back in
half guard, but Hawes is all over him. It’s all Hawes in the first
10-9
Round 2
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Marquez knocked Hawes out cold.
Hawes comes in wild early and Marquez cracks him
with a multi-punch combo to the head. Hawes stumbles as his legs
instantly turn gelatinous, and Marquez follows him down onto the
canvas. Marquez slams a right elbows to Hawes’ face from on top and
Hawes is in serious peril. Hawes powers back up to his feet and
Marquez drills him with an uppercut on the inside. Hawes is
seemingly out on his feet and misses with a wild right hook before
stumbling into his opponent against the cage. Hawes pulls guard,
which allows Julian to unload several left hammerfists to the dome.
Hawes scoots his back to the cage and stands up but “The Cuban
Missile Crisis” levels him with a head kick, ala Pete Williams to
Mark Coleman. Huge knockout.
The Official Result
Julian Marquez def. Phillip Hawes via KO (Head Kick) R2, 2:20
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