VIEIRA vs McMANN
MORAS!!!@SarahCheesecake gets the win on home soil at #UFC215 after more than TWO YEARS off! #UFC215 pic.twitter.com/fswagaYzKE
— #UFC215 (@ufc) September 10, 2017
Back for her first bout since July of 2015, Kelowna’s Sarah Moras was stellar in her comeback bout, submitting No. 15-ranked bantamweight contender Ashlee Evans-Smith.
Evans-Smith got an early takedown and moved easily into side control, but Moras stayed cool, and soon, she began looking for an arm. Patiently working, the former Ultimate Fighter competitor found enough room to move, and when she did, she secured the armbar that produced a tap out at 2:51 of the opening round.
With the win, Moras moves to 5-3; Evans-Smith falls to 5-3.
GLENN vs TUCKER
Blap. Boom. Bang.
Goodnight.@Alex_White_145 #UFC215 pic.twitter.com/n4STdLmp5Z
— #UFC215 (@ufc) September 10, 2017
Missouri lightweight Alex White put together an impressive effort in spoiling the homecoming of Mitch Clarke, stopping the Edmonton product in the second round.
White (12-3) kept the fight standing in the opening round, but Clarke (11-5) wasn’t too bothered, as he battled White on even terms. But in the second, White took over, first with several hard elbows in the clinch. Then a knee to the body dropped Clarke, and while the bloodied hometown favorite stayed in the fight, White was not to be denied, and his accurate punches produced two more knockdowns before referee Jerin Valel intervened at 4:36 of round two.
Following the bout, the 31-year-old Clarke, who turned pro in 2007, retired from the sport.
“Toughness has been the tale of my career, and pushing me beyond what my body is physically able to do is sheer will and toughness,” said Clarke, best remembered for his UFC wins over Al Iaquinta and John Maguire. “It was an absolute pleasure to fight in front of my adopted hometown of Edmonton, and although I didn’t get the result I wanted, it was an absolute pleasure to have my last professional fight here in Edmonton.”
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BHULLAR vs HENRIQUE
THAT’S IT!! @IAmRagin lands and puts Martins to SLEEP!! What a win for Johnson after the long layoff! #UFC215 pic.twitter.com/zcr9y1DQAW
— #UFC215 (@ufc) September 9, 2017
Canada’s own Kajan Johnson got the Edmonton fans into the card immediately, as the lightweight veteran returned from a nearly two-year layoff to extend his winning streak to three with a third-round knockout of Adriano Martins.
There was little significant action in the first round until the closing seconds, when a left hand by Martins put Johnson on the deck. A follow-up guillotine choke attempt fell short, but the knockdown by Martins clearly earned him the frame.
Johnson continued to focus on movement around the cage in the second round as Martins stalked, and while this didn’t produce the most compelling fight, the Canadian did potshot his foe enough to perhaps even the score heading into the final round.
But Johnson took the judges out of the equation in the third stanza, as a right hand to the side of the head put Martins down and out, with referee John McCarthy calling the bout off at :49 of the round.
With the win, Johnson moves to 22-12-1; Martins falls to 28-9.