UFC 284 play-by-play and live results

Round 1 – Here we go! UFC 284 is officially underway. Good leg kick here by Brenner. Brenner with a crisp jab. Tukhugov a little gun shy here. Tukhugov is not starting to pressure Brenner. Good right by Tukhugov. Oh and Brenner connects with a flying knee. Tukhugov eats it well. Three minutes left. Nasty left gook by Tukhugov. This fight is heating up. Brenner connect with a pair of hard leg kicks. Another one. Tukhugov is bleeding from his forehead. Tukhugov is connecting well here. One minute left. Big right hand connects for Tukhugov. The bell rings. Fun round.

MMA Junkie scores it 10-9, Tukhugov.

Round 2 – Oh, big left hook connects for Tukhugov. Tukhugov seems to have a clear power advantage here. Good jab by Tukhugov. He’s really got his timing now. Tukhugov’s striking, far more accurate than Brenner’s. Good jabs by Tukhugov. Tukhugov is walking down Brenner with single shots. Two minutes left. That jab just keeps connecting for Tukhugov. Brenner getting a bit wild here, perhaps getting desperate. The leg kicks from Brenner are now non-existent. The bell rings. Clear round for Tukhugov.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Tukhugov.

Round 3 – Tukhugov outstriking Brenner here, not by a ton, but it’s clear who’s got the edge so far. Good jab by Tukhugov. Tukhugov closes the distance and goes for a takedown, but Brenner defends well. Good spinning backfist by Brenner. Tukhugov presses Brenner against the cage. Tukhugov relentlessly trying to takedown Brenner, but he’s defending well. Two minutes left. Brenner breaks away and the fight is back to striking. Good leg kick by Brenner. Tukhugov closes the distance again and presses Brenner against the cage. Now back to striking. Brenner on the attack now. Tukhugov fighting more conservative. And the bell rings.

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

Result: Elves Benner def. Zubaira Tukhugov via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
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Records: Elves Brenner (14-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Zubaira Tukhugov (20-6-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Matt Wynne
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Round 1 – Bilder with a ton of movement here, he’s staying on the outside and gliding from side to side. Young chasing him down. Good leg kick by Young. Oh, good left gook by Bilder. Another one. Leg kick by Bilder. Now, Young lands a leg kick. Tons of movement here from Bilder, he’s very mobile. Bilder shoots for a takdown and gets it. Two minutes left. Good control by Bilder from halfguard. One minute left. Not much damage from Bilder, just control. And Young gets back to his feet and the crowd roars. Shortly after the bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Bilder.

Round 2 – Again, Bilder comes out moving from side to side. Young is having a tough time connecting. Great movement from Bilder. Good leg kicks by Bilder. He attempts a takedown, but fails. Three minutes left. Good right hook by Young. Not much action going on. Young defends a takedown and immediately shoots one of his own, almost gets it. Good jab and leg kick by Bilder. Big right hand by Young as he closes the distance. Good jab by Young. He’s starting to get more accurate. And the bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Young.

Round 3 – Bilder comes out way more active now, looking to pressure, as opposed to backing up. Good leg kicks by Bilder. Another right hand connects for Young. Bilder back to backing up. Right hand connects for Bilder. More leg kicks for Bilder, but they’re not doing much damage. Hard jab by Bilder. Bilder connecting with a few shots here. He’s turing up the pressure on Young. Two minutes left. Hige right for Bilder, biggest shot of the fight so far. Young defends a takedown. Young defends a takedown. Clean one, two by Bilder. Both guys trying to close out strong. Young goes for a takedown, but runs out of time.

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

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Records: Blake Bilder (7-0-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Shane Young (13-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
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Records: Loma Lookboonmee (7-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Elise Reed (6-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Division: Women’s strawweight
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Records: Jack Jenkins (10-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Don Shainis (12-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
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Records: Jamie Mullarkey (15-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Francisco Prado (11-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
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Records: Kleydson Rodrigues (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Shannon Ross (13-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
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Records: Melsik Baghdasaryan (7-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Josh Culibao (10-1-1 MMA, 2-1-1 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
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Records: Modestas Bukauskas (13-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC), Tyson Pedro (9-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
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Records: Jimmy Crute (12-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Alonzo Menifield (13-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
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Records: Parker Porter (13-7 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Justin Tafa (5-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Division: Heavyweight
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Records: Randy Brown (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC), Jack Della Maddalena (13-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
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Records: Yair Rodriguez (14-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC), Josh Emmett (18-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
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Records: Islam Makhachev (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC), Alexander Volkanovski (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Broadcast: Pay-per-view
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