UFC Fight Night 208 Prelim Results: Ludovit Klein Shuts Down Mason Jones

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UFC Fight Night 208's prelims were capped off with a lightweight bout between Ludovit Klein vs. Mason Jones.

Both men came out looking to strike, but it was Jones (11-2, 1 NC) that was able to control the distance and eventually back "Mr. Highlight" against the cage. When at a distance, Klein (19-4) showed off some impressive striking that included a jumping high kick that landed. Klein was in full control of the second frame, as he was able to drop Jones with punches and did the most damage. The final frame saw Jones pull guard and work off his back, which was a risky move that didn't pay off with a submission.

After three rounds of action, all three judges scored the fight 30-27 in the favor of Klein.

Diakiese vs. Hadzovic

Marc Diakiese showed plenty of skills on the ground against Damir Hadzovic.

Showing a well-rounded game, Diakiese (16-5) was able to take down Hadzovic (14-7) early and controlled the entirety of the first round. Diakiese continued taking down his foe in the second round. Hadzovic suffered a cut due to a clash of heads late in Round 2, which led to "Bonecrusher" opening up a bit more on the feet and on the ground during the final frame.

A dominant unanimous decision win went to Diakiese, who received scorecards of 30-26, 30-26 and 30-27.

Wood Chops Down Rosa

Charles Rosa showed a lot of toughness and limited defense against Nathaniel Wood.

Wood (18-5) had an impressive start by landing damaging calf kicks that clearly hurt Rosa (14-8). The punches of Wood were also on point as jabs and straight punches repeatedly found their target. Rosa was able to threaten with the occasional takedown, but Wood continued chopping down the legs of Rosa for a clear-cut win.

After three brutal rounds for Rosa's calves, Wood received a unanimous decision via scores of 30-26, 30-26 and 30-27.

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Pearce Punishes Amirkhani

Makwan Amirkhani never had a backup plan against Jonathan Pearce.

Amirkhani (17-8) made his game plan clear early on as he desperately went for a takedown. Pearce (13-4) was able to elbow his opponent dozens of times during the event and cut open "Mr. Finland." This set the tone for the fight as Amirkhani stayed active on the ground looking for submissions while taking a tremendous amount of punishment. The damage added up as Pearce was able to take over the fight in Round 2 and eventually pounded away for a TKO win.

The stoppage officially came at 4:10 of the second frame.

Mokaev Easily Controls Johnson

Muhammad Mokaev proved he's a flyweight to watch against Charles Johnson.

After bloodying up the nose of Johnson (11-3), Mokaev (8-0, 1 NC) took his back while standing and threatened him with takedown and rear-naked choke attempts. While the fight wasn't finished in the first, Mokaev would continuing grappling with his opponent and successfully took the fight to the floor in the final two rounds. Defensively sound, Johnson was never in danger of being finished but could never get on the offensive.

Mokaev took home a clear-cut unanimous decision with three 30-27 scorecards.

Herbert Impresses Against Nelson

Lightweight Jai Herbert looked promising and renewed in his battle with Kyle Nelson.

Nelson (13-5) came out with a strategy of pressuring Herbert (12-4) into the fence, which worked well in the first frame. Spurred on by his corner, Herbert came out firing more in the second frame, although Nelson was able to grapple on the feet and slow things down once again, although to a lesser degree. Herbert began taking over by Round 3, as the fresher fighter had sharp striking at range and took down his tired foe.

Thanks to his work in the final two rounds, Herbert was able to take home a unanimous decision victory with scores of 29-28 in his favor across the board.

Leonardo Outworks Bohm

The night's first women's mixed martial arts bout saw Mandy Bohm go up against fellow flyweight Victoria Leonardo.

Fought primarily on the feet, Leonardo (9-4) was able to use dirty boxing in the clinch to control large portions of the fight and slow down the action. Bohm (7-2, 1 NC) had her moments at distance, hurting Leonardo with strikes to the body in the second round. Leonardo was the more active fighter down the stretch and was able to get a takedown late, which was enough to firmly secure a victory.

Leonardo took three 30-27 scorecards home confirming a clean sweep.

Dalby Outlasts Exhausted Silva

The first fight of the night saw welterweights Claudio Silva and Nicolas Dalby clash in a back-and-forth test of wills.

Early on, it was the ground game of Silva (14-4) that proved to be the difference as the Brazilian was able to dominate Dalby (20-4-1, 2 NC) once the fight hit the mat. Dalby was able to weather the storm during the first frame and managed to make a comeback during Round 2 as an exhausted Silva couldn't keep the Denmark native down. With a series of knees and well-timed punches, Dalby was able to punish Silva for the final two rounds and even control "Hannibal" on the floor.

After 15 minutes, Dalby took a unanimous decision with 29-28, 29-28 and 29-27 scorecards.