UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Song Results

In the UFC Fight Night main event, Cory Sandhagen stopped fellow bantamweight contender Song Yadong via cuts after four rounds.

Sandhagen came out as the aggressor, using his strikes to set up a takedown attempt that came up empty. In the second minute, Song landed a crisp left that got his opponent’s attention, but the Coloradan took it well and tried for another takedown. This time, the pair went to the mat, but it was Song in control, with the China native taking his back as they rose and then separated, battling on even terms until the horn.

Song got the scoring going in the second with a sharp left that briefly rocked Sandhagen, and he continued to fight a disciplined bout as he marched at his foe. Sandhagen got in his shots, cutting Song over the left eye with a flush elbow, and that forced Song to be even more aggressive, though not as effective.

Song got a visit from the Octagonside physician to begin the third round, and after being cleared to continue, he went after Sandhagen, who calmly countered from the outside while Song chased. Midway through the round, Song’s cut was bleeding again and Sandhagen went to work in the clinch before going back to range, ending the round with a pair of left hooks to the head and body and a jumping knee.

All-action middleweight Gregory Rodrigues delivered another performance to remember, as he battled past a nasty cut to come back and stop Chidi Njokuani in the second round.

A flush knee in the opening minute opened up a cut between Rodrigues’ eyebrows and staggered him, but Njokuani slipped before he was able to capitalize, and the Brazilian was able to buy some time in the clinch. His face now covered in blood, Rodrigues broke loose after eating some close-range shots, and Njokuani patiently looked for openings until Rodrigues floored him and went on the attack. The two proceeded to battle in the clinch, getting a brief break until an exchange at the end of the round.

In an evenly-matched battle between featherweight veterans, Andre Fili outlasted Bill Algeo via split decision.

Scores were 29-28, 29-28, 28-29 for Fili, now 22-9, 1 NC. Algeo falls to 16-7.

The two featherweights got down to business immediately, trading crisp strikes back and forth on even terms until Fili landed a couple right hands and followed up with a right head kick that jarred Algeo briefly. Algeo recovered, but Fili kept the pressure on, cutting Algeo on the forehead in the process.

Contender Series sensation Joe Pyfer kept the momentum going in his UFC debut, as he knocked out Alen Amedovski in a middleweight bout.

Both fighters were patient as they got acclimated to the Octagon, but soon, Pyfer started upping his work rate, and then, out of nowhere, a single right hand put Amedovski down. A single follow-up shot on the downed fighter ended matters, with referee Chris Tognoni stepping in at 3:55 of the first round.

In heavyweight action, Rodrigo Nascimento defeated Tanner Boser via split decision.

Scores were 30-27, 29-28, 28-29 for Nascimento, now 9-1, 1 NC. Boser falls to 20-9-1.

Nascimento put his size advantage to good use after getting Boser to the mat in the opening stages of the fight, but the Canadian reversed position with under two minutes to go and got back to his feet, allowing him to work his standup game for the rest of the round.

Middleweight up and comer Anthony Hernandez was impressive in his return to the Octagon as he submitted Marc-Andre Barriault in the third round.

Hernandez (10-2, 1 NC) got the fight to the mat with a little more than three minutes to go, but Barriault (14-6, 1 NC) kept working, not accepting the takedown. In response, Hernandez fired off hard strikes, and after a minute of this, the two rose and separated. Soon, Barriault was bloodied, and Hernandez’ striking was sharp, even though he ate some shots as well.

Fighting shortly after the recent passing of his brother, Damon Jackson delivered a fitting and emotional tribute, stopping featherweight prospect Pat Sabatini in the first round.

Trevin Giles picked up his first UFC win at 170 pounds, outpointing Louis Cosce over three rounds.

Scores were 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28 for Giles, now 15-4. Cosce falls to 7-2.

In a strawweight bout, Loma Lookboonme defeated Denise Gomes via unanimous decision.

Scores were 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 for Lookboonmee, now 7-3. Gomes falls to 6-2.

Lookboonmee fired off kicks in a fast and furious fashion as the fight began, forcing Gomes to look to lock up with her foe. Lookboonmee ended up in control as they went to the mat, but Gomes soon reversed and looked for a choke that she nearly secured. Lookboonmee got free, but nearly ran into a triangle choke before getting out and firing off a series of hard shots on her bloodied foe.

Veteran lightweight Trey Ogden fought a disciplined fight for three rounds in spoiling the debut - and unbeaten record - of Mexico’s Daniel Zellhuber.

Scores were 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 for Ogden, now 16-5. Zellhuber falls to 12-1.

The submission queen of the women’s flyweight division did it again, as Gillian Robertson finished Mariya Agapova in the second round.

Bantamweight prospect Javid Basharat kept his unbeaten record intact with a three-round unanimous decision win over veteran Tony Gravely.

Scores were 29-28 across the board.

Basharat had to face some adversity early, as a clash of heads opened up a cut on his eyebrow that prompted a visit from the Octagonside physician. Basharat was cleared to continue and he went on the attack, nullifying a strong start from Gravely with a crisp striking attack. With a minute left, Gravely found his range again, but was put on the mat briefly by his opponent.

Nikolas Motta earned his first UFC victory in the lightweight opener, halting Cameron VanCamp in the first round.

VanCamp was busy in the early stages of the fight, and as the round progressed, he got more confident. And that was what Motta needed, as he found the opening for his counter left hook, and after sending VanCamp to the mat with 1:16 left, the end came moments later, with an unanswered barrage of ground strikes bringing in referee Chris Tognoni at 3:49 of the first round.