UFC on ESPN+ 4 live results: Derrick Lewis vs. Junior Dos Santos

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC On ESPN+ 4: Lewis vs. Dos Santos, emanating from the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas.

The Octagon visits the state of Kansas for the very first time with a main event featuring a former heavyweight champion and a former title challenger along with an exciting undercard.

Derrick Lewis looks to get back into the win column after coming up short in his first UFC title shot when he takes on former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos in the headline bout. Lewis lost by second-round submission when he challenged Daniel Cormier for the championship in November at UFC 230 and is eager to get back in title contention. Dos Santos comes into this fight having put himself back into the title picture off of two straight wins.

In the co-main event, it is an exciting welterweight bout between rising contenders Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, winner of six straight, and Curtis Millender, who has won nine straight. Also on the card is a heavyweight bout between Blagoy Ivanov and Ben Rothwell, who returns to action after being out for almost three years.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 5 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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> Alex White (12-5, 3-5 UFC) vs. Dan Moret (13-4, 0-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Moret with some hard left hands to start off and goes for a takedown against the fence. Moret with some knees to the legs as he looks for a trip. White defending the takedown well. Moret still working for the takedown. They break for a second and Moret lands a combo and goes back for the takedown. White defending and has the neck and a standing guillotine but Moret pops out and they exchange before Moret goes back for the takedown and finally gets it. Moret looking to step over to mount as he remains on top. White with short punches from the bottom but Moret landing elbows and punches now. They scramble to their feet and now White going for a takedown but time runs out. 10-9 Moret.

White with an inside leg kick and Moret goes for underhooks and a takedown but White reverses against the fence. White with a knee. They battle for underhooks. They break. White with a right hook. They trade and Moret shoots but White grabs the neck again for a standing guillotine. Moret now grabs White’s neck as he goes for a takedown. Both men are tired. They break. White lands a combo. White with an uppercut. White is cut open. They clinch again as Moret goes for the takedown. They break and trade punches. White with a spin kick and lands some solid punches on Moret. White with a combo that rocks Moret. 10-9 White, 19-19.

White lands a punch as Moret shoots in for a takedown. Moret is warned for holding the fence as White reverses positions and gets a takedown. They pop up and Moret warned again for grabbing the fence. They break and trade. Moret works for a takedown again but eating body punches from White. White now working for a takedown and gets it. They get back up and battle for underhooks. Moret now dropping for a takedown but White defending it. White with some elbows. They break and start trading as the fight ends. Wild exchanges to end the fight. 10-9 White, 29-28 White.

Official Result- Alex White def. Dan Moret by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Alex Morono (15-5 1 NC, 4-2 1 NC UFC) vs. Zak Ottow (17-6, 4-3 UFC)
Welterweights

Morono with a right hand. They trade. Morono with a front kick. Ottow with a hard body kick. Morono just misses a swinging right hand. Ottow with a short front kick. They trade punches. Morono with a spin kick. Ottow gets a takedown but Morono reverses and takes the back and is landing punches and elbows trying to finish. Morono flattens him out and is landing and it is stopped. Solid showing by Morono.

Official Result- Alex Morono def. Zak Ottow by TKO (strikes) at 3:34 of Round 1

> Louis Smolka (15-5, 6-5 UFC) vs. Matt Schnell (#15 FLW, 12-4, 2-2 UFC)
Bantamweights

They trade kicks. Schnell lands a combo. Schnell landing more and rocks Smolka with a right hand. Smolka lands a left hook. Schnell with a combo but eats a hard left from Smolka. They clinch and Schnell gets a takedown. Schnell gets a guillotine locked in and Smolka is ok. Smolka pops out. Schnell now trying for a triangle choke and now an armbar but Smolka escaoes. Schnell now back to the triangle and he gets Smolka to tap! Solid win for Schnell as he hunted for the submission and found one that got the job done.

Official Result- Matt Schnell def. Louis Smolka by submission (triangle choke) at 3:18 of Round 1

> Maurice Greene (6-2, 1-0 UFC) vs. Jeff Hughes (10-1, 0-0 UFC)
Heavyweights

Hughes lands a left hand. Hughes with a right hand to the body. Greene lands a left but eats a leg kick from Hughes. Greene with a body kick. They trade punches. Greene with a hard right hand. Hughes with a leg kick. Greene with a body kick. They trade in close. Greene with some elbows as they clinch and then some hard knees and more elbows. They break to the center. Hughes with a combo and then works for a single leg against the fence. Greene defends with elbows. Hughes with a right hand. They trade at the end and Hughes lands a right. 10-9 Greene.

Hughes with a combo. They trade as they get to the center of the Octagon. Hughes with a combo. Hughes with a punch to the body off a kick from Greene. Hughes goes for a takedown against the fence. They break and Greene hurts Hughes with a punch and Hughes stumbles back. He recovers and lands a left on Greene. They trade against the fence and Hughes lands a combo. Greene with a body kick. Hughes lands a left hook. Hughes lands at the end. 10-9 Hughes, 19-19.

Crowd loud for the start of the third. Greene with a body kick. Hughes with a right hand. Greene with a body kick and they trade punches. Hughes with a short right hand. Hughes with the jab. They trade jabs. Greene with a body kick and Hughes counters with a right hand. They trade right hands. Hughes misses a spin kick. Hughes with a right hand and misses a spinning back fist. Hughes with the jab. Hughes lands a head kick. They both miss spin kicks at the end. Close fight. 10-9 Hughes, 29-28 Hughes.

Official Result- Maurice Greene def. Jeff Hughes by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Grant Dawson (12-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Julian Erosa (22-6, 1-2 UFC)
Featherweights

Erosa with a side kick. Dawson goes for a takedown and gets it. Erosa locks a triangle choke in and starts landing elbows. Dawson escapes and lands some punches from the top. They get to their feet. Dawson works for a takedown and gets it. They get back up. They trade and Erosa rocks Dawson but Dawson gets a takedown. Dawson in the guard. They get up. Dawson picks Erosa up and carries him around the cage and gets a slam. Dawson passes to side control. Dawson back to the guard and is winging punches. Dawson with some short body punches. 10-9 Dawson.

Dawson gets a takedown right away and lands some punches. Erosa lands an upkick. They get back up and Erosa lands an uppercut. They trade and Dawson goes for a takedown. They scramble and Dawson gets the back but they get up. Erosa lands a right hand. Erosa with a leg kick and trips up Dawson for a second. Erosa hurting Dawson with leg kicks. Dawson with a knee and lands a combo. They are trading and Dawson has Erosa hurt. Erosa with a spinning back fist and goes down from it He gets up and they trade against the fence. Dawson slips on his own spinning back fist. They trade and Erosa lands some punches. Dawson with a spinning back fist. 10-9 Dawson, 20-18 Dawson.

Both winging punches. Erosa lands a punch and Dawson takes him down. Dawson working in the guard and Erosa searching for a triangle. Dawson gets the back and is working for a choke. Dawson gets back in the guard and then gets the back again and trying to flatten Erosa out. He has the choke for a moment but Erosa escapes. Dawson with some ground and pound now. Dawson back in the guard and landing some more ground and pound at the end. 10-9 Dawson, 30-27 Dawson.

Official Result- Grant Dawson def. Julian Erosa by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-27)

> Marion Reneau (#6, 9-4-1, 5-3-1 UFC) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (#9, 11-4 1 NC, 1-1 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

Kunitskaya with a leg kick. Reneau lands a right hand. Kunitskaya gets a brief takedown. She gets the fight back down. They get back to their feet. Kunitskaya with some knees as they clinch. Reneau with a short elbow but Kunitskaya continues to land knees. Kunitskaya with a calf kick after they break and then a body kick. Kunitskaya misses a spinning back fist. Kunitskaya with a leg kick. Kunitskaya lands the spinning back fist this time. Reneau lands a right hand and gets a takedown after catching the leg of Kunitskaya. Reneau gets on top at the end. 10-9 Kunitskaya.

Reneau lands a quick combo. They clinch and Kunitskaya with some knees. They break. Reneau lands some punches. Kunitskaya with a quick knee but eats a left hand from Reneau. Kunitskaya with some leg kicks. Reneau with a right hand to the body and Kunitskaya counters with a left. Reneau with some right hands. Kunitskaya missing her kicks. Reneau lands some quick punches. Reneau with a body combo. Reneau with a front kick. Reneau with a combo. They trade and Reneau getting the better of it 10-9 Reneau, 19-19.

They trade and Kunitskaya with a body kick. Kunitskaya lands a right hand. Reneau with a left hand. Kunitskaya with a leg kick. Reneau lands a combo. Kunitskaya with an inside leg kick. Reneau backs her up with some punches. They continue to trade quick punches and Reneau is controlling the Octagon more. Reneau with a left followed by a right. Kunitskaya with a body kick and Reneau lands a couple of right hands. Kunitskaya’s face is showing lots of damage. Reneau with a combo. Reneau with another. Kunitskaya has a broken nose. Close fight. 10-9 Reneau, 29-28 Reneau.

Official Result- Yana Kunitskaya def. Marion Reneau by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Anthony Rocco Martin (15-4, 7-4 UFC) vs. Sergio Moraes (14-3-1, 8-2-1 UFC)
Welterweights

Martin with some leg kicks. Moraes gets a takedown and is in the half-guard. Martin reverses to the top position and in Moraes’ half-guard now. Not a lot going on. They are stood up due to lack of action on the ground and Martin right away with a leg kick. Martin with more leg kicks and Moraes lands up high with a kick. They trade leg kicks. Moraes misses a wild spin kick. 10-9 Moraes.

Martin with a leg kick. Martin lands a right hand. Martin with a short right hand. Moraes with a quick combo. They trade in close and Moraes gets a body lock but they break. Martin with a leg kick. Martin with a combo. Moraes with a jumping knee and lands in the cup of Martin. Martin with a body kick. Martin with a leg kick. Martin ducking under the Moraes punches but Moraes lands a leg kick. Moraes with a late brief takedown. 10-9 Martin, 19-19.

Moraes with a quick combo on Martin. They clinch against the fence with Martin having advantage. Martin with a right hand as they break. Moraes winging punches. Moraes missing a spin punch. Martin with a leg kick. Martin with the jab. Moraes just throwing into the air. Moraes with a right hand. Moraes goes for a takedown against the fence but Martin defends. Martin with a right hand. Martin with a combo. They trade shots and Moraes shoots for a takedown and gets it off a slam. Moraes in side control. He’s looking for a choke but time runs out. 10-9 Moraes, 29-28 Moraes.

Official Result- Anthony Rocco Martin def. Sergio Moraes by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Tim Boetsch (21-12, 12-11 UFC) vs. Omari Akhmedov (17-4-1, 5-3-1 UFC)
Middleweights

Akhmedov with a right hand. Akhmedov with a body kick. They clinch and Akhmedov working for a takedown. They remain clinched against the fence. Boetsch with a knee and they break. Boetsch with a leg kick. Akhmedov with a leg kick. They trade in close range. Akhmedov shoots and Boetsch defends. 10-9 Akhmedov.

They trade leg kicks. Boetsch with a right hand. Boetsch with another as Akhmedov is missing on his attacks. Akhmedov with a high kick and then one to the body. Akhmedov with a front kick. Akhemdov with a right hand. He lands another. They trade punches. Akhmedov with a leg kick. They clinch and Boetsch lands a knee to the groin and we have a timeout. They get back to action and both trying for underhooks. 10-9 Akhmedov, 20-18 Akhmedov.

Akhemdov with a combo. Boetsch with some kicks. Akhemdov with a leg kick. Boetsch controlling the Octagon. They both land in close. Boetsch with a front kick and they exchange right hands. Akhmedov lands a left hook. Boetsch with a body kick followed by a right hand. Akhmedov is circling around. Boetsch’s nose has been busted up by the way. They trade in close. Boetsch with a body kick. Akhemdov with a combo. Boetsch is stalking him down. They clinch at the end. 10-9 Akhmedov, 30-27 Akhmedov.

Official Result- Omari Akhmedov def. Tim Boetsch by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Beneil Dariush (15-4-1, 9-4-1 UFC) vs. Drew Dober (20-8 1 NC, 6-4 1 NC UFC)
Lightweights

Dober with a left hand. Dober with a leg kick. Dariush with a leg kick. They trade in close before clinching. Dariush working for a body lock and takedown but they break. Dariush with a leg kick. Dober now with a leg kick. Dober rocks Dariush with a punch. Dariush clinches looking to recover. They break. Dariush with a head kick. Dober with a hard left hand. Dober landing but Dariush gets a clinch. Dober lands as they break the clinch. They trade leg kicks. Dariush with some knees in the clinch. Dober with some left hands after they break. 10-9 Dober.

Dober with a leg kick and Dariush goes down for a moment but gets up and clinches. Dariush gets a takedown. Dariush working to get to the mount as Dober is defending well on the bottom. Dariush gets to the mount. Dariush with some punches and looks to get the back but goes back into mount position. Dober gives up his back and escapes and now has the back of Dariush. Dariush scrambles and gets Dober back down and in the half-guard. Dariush then gets an armbar in and Dober taps! Wow. Dariush with the submission win.

Official Result- Beneil Dariush def. Drew Dober by submission (armbar) at 4:41 of Round 2

> Blagoy Ivanov (#15, 16-2 1 NC, 0-1 UFC) vs. Ben Rothwell (36-10, 6-4 UFC)
Heavyweights

Rothwell stalking Ivanov around the Octagon. Rothwell with a quick punch. Ivanov misses a looping left hand. Ivanov lands a left. Ivanov with the jab. Rothwell rocks Ivanov with a left hand. They each land. Rothwell with a leg kick. Rothwell with a leg kick. They trade against the fence. Ivanov with a late left hand. 10-9 Rothwell.

Ivanov with a left hand. Rothwell with a leg kick. Both men landing short punches but not doing much else. Rothwell lands a left hand. Rothwell with an inside leg kick and Ivanov with a left hand to the body. Rothwell landed a short left hand. They trade hard punches and Rothwell has Ivanov in trouble. Both landing big punches now. Rothwell is bleeding from his nose. Rothwell with a couple of leg kicks. Rothwell with a combo now. They trade leg kicks. 10-9 Rothwell, 20-18 Rothwell.

They trade punches. Ivanov with a looping left hand. Rothwell with a high kick. Eye poke from Rothwell but Ivanov quickly back to action. Rothwell with an inside leg kick. Rothwell with a combo. They continue to trade but Rothwell just stalking Ivanov down. Ivanov misses the left but lands one. Rothwell lands a right. Rothwell with a combo. They trade punches. Ivanov now landing some good punches but eats a head kick from Rothwell. They keep trading at the end. 10-9 Rothwell, 30-27 Rothwell.

Official Result- Blagoy Ivanov def. Ben Rothwell by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Tim Means (28-10-1 1 NC, 10-7 1 NC UFC) vs. Niko Price (12-2 1 NC, 4-2 1 NC UFC)
Welterweights

They come out trading. Price with a hard combo and lands a knee and punches and knees and Means is rocked. Means gets a takedown. Means moves to side control. Price trying to use the fence to get out. Means now landing hammerfists and elbows. They get to their feet and Means lands a knee on the way up. That knee was illegal and not called. Price with a leg kick. Price with a high kick. Means with a left hand. Price with a leg kick and eats a combo from Means. Means with a hard left hand. They trade and Means with a hard left. Price drops Means with a nasty right hand and then ends it up a couple of follow up punches. That was a vicious knockout.

Official Result- Niko Price def. Tim Means by knockout (punches) at 4:50 of Round 1

> Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (#14, 20-5, 6-1 UFC) vs. Curtis Millender (17-3, 3-0 UFC)
Welterweights

Zaleski with a right hand and then some kicks and gets a strong takedown. Zaleski with some body punches as he tries to pass guard. Zaleski gets the back and is working for a choke. Millender defending it. Zaleski moves back to top and gets the mount. Millender gives up his back and Zaleski has the choke locked in and Millender taps! Dominant showing by Zaleski as he continues his climb up the rankings.

Official Result- Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos def. Curtis Millender by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:35 of Round 1

> Derrick Lewis (#3, 21-6 1 NC, 12-4 UFC) vs. Junior Dos Santos (#8, 20-5, 14-4 UFC)
Heavyweights

Lewis with a leg kick. Dos Santos with one. Lewis with a body kick and lands a short right hand as Dos Santos rushed in. Lewis got poked in the eye. Lewis with a body kick. Dos Santos misses a spin kick and ands a leg kick but eats a hard right hand from Lewis. Lewis just misses a jumping switch kick. Dos Santos rocks Lewis with a right and rushes in and gets rocked by Lewis. They reset. Dos Santos with a right to the body. Dos Santos with a right hand. Dos Santos with a leg kick. Lewis with a head kick. Dos Santos with a spin kcik to the body and Lewis is staggered. Dos Santos then drops Lewis with body punches and has Lewis in trouble. Lewis is really hurt from the body kick. They trade kicks. Amazing round. 10-9 Dos Santos.

Lewis with a head kick. Lewis with a leg kick. Lewis drops Dos Santos for a moment and tries to pounce but Dos Santos escapes. Lewis with a switch kick. Dos Santos hurt Lewis with a right hand and pounces and Lewis falls to the mat and Dos Santos pounces on some more and finishes Lewis off. Big win for Dos Santos as he had Lewis was hurt from the body kick still.

Official Result- Junior Dos Santos def. Derrick Lewis by TKO (punches) at 1:58 of Round 2