UFC On FOX 19 Tampa live results: Glover Teixeira vs. Rashad Evans

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC On FOX 19: Teixeira vs. Evans from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. The event is headlined by a five-round bout in the light heavyweight division as #4-ranked Glover Teixeira takes on former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans. Also on the main card is the return of undefeated lightweight contender Khabib Numagomedov, who has been out of action for two years, plus a rematch between Rose Namajunas and Tecia Torres in strawweight action. Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 4:30 PM eastern time with preliminary action all the way thru the main card.

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PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS- 4:30 PM ET/1:30 PM PT)

WELTERWEIGHTS- ELIZEU ZALESKI DOS SANTOS (14-5, 0-1 UFC) VS. OMARI AKHMEDOV (15-3, 3-2 UFC)

First round:  Right by Akhmedov.,  Akhmedov shot in with a double leg takedown.  Dos Santos used a heel hook attempt to sweep to the top.  Akhmedov working for a Kimura.  He reversed to the top and now both on their feet.   Low kick by Dos Santos.  Left by Akhmedov and right by Dos Santos.  Right by Akhmedov.  Dos Santos with a body kick.  Very close round.  10-9 Akhmedov.

Second round:  Low kick by Dos Santos.  Good right by Dos Santos.  Akhmedov then took him down.  Akhmedov with a lot of punches as Dos Santos got up.  Left by Akhmedov.  Low kick by Dos Santos.  Good right by Akhmedov.  Now Dos Santos back with a knee.  Knee by Dos Santos.  Another takedown by Akhmedov.  Dos Santos went for a heel hook and got to his feet.  Dos Santos went for a kneebar and now he’s on top.  Spinning backfist by Akhmedov.  Body kick by Dos Santos.  Left by Akhmedov.  Dos Santos went for a takedown but couldn’t get it.  Both swinging and not landing.  Another close round.  20-18 Akhmedov.

Third round:  Akhmedov went for a takedown by Dos Santos blocked it.  Dos Santos with kicks and hard punches.  He hurt Akhmedov.  Knee by Dos Santos.  Traded knees.  Hard right by Dos Santos.  Akehmedov couldn’t get the takedown.  Hard right by  Dos Santos.  Both swinging wildly.   Knees by Dos Santos.  Body shots and head shots by Dos Santos. Knee by Dos Santos.  Dos Santos pounding him.  Knee by  Dos Santos  and one knee after another before Dan Miragliotta stopped it. 

MIDDLEWEIGHTS- OLUWALE BAMGBOSE (6-1, 1-1 UFC) VS. CEZAR FERREIRA (8-5, 4-3 UFC)

First round:  Left by Ferreira.  Low kick by Ferriera.  Bamgbose  with a low kick and landed some punches.  Bamgbose dropped him with a right and landing hard punches on the ground.  Bamgbose landing more punches from the top.  Ferriera got back up.  Ferriera with a double leg takedown and on top.  Bamgbose may have blown his wad on that attempt to finish.  Ferriera slipped avoiding a punch and was on his back as the round ended.  Bamgbose 10-9

Second round:  This is the first time Bamgbose has ever gone into the second round  Ferreira with a knee to the body.  Ferriera with a takedown.  Bamgbose bleeding.  Bamgbose with punches from the bottom.  Ferreira landing elbows from the top.  Another elbow by Ferreira.  Ferriera with more elbows.  Now he’s landing punches.  More elbows by Ferriera.  Bamgbose back to his feet.  10-8 Ferreira so 19-18 after two.  Not sure many judges would go 10-8 here though.

Third round:  Bamgbose has a nasty hematoma on his forehead.  Bamgbose with  a right.  Ferriera took him down but Bamgbose back up.  Ferriera took him down.  A few punches by Ferriera.  Bamgbose got up.  Ferreria’s round so should win 29-27.

Scores:  29-28, 29-28 and 29-27 for Ferreira

BANTAMWEIGHTS- (#3 FLW) JOHN DODSON (17-7, 6-2 UFC) VS. MANVEL GAMBURYAN (15-8 1 NC, 6-6 1 NC UFC)Manvel Gamburyan (18-9, 1 no contest) vs,  John  Dodson (18-7), bw

First round:   James Warring referee, one of the few guys ever to do pro boxing, kickboxing, MMA and pro wrestling.  He was ranked in boxing and kickboxing as well.  Dodosn landing a ton of lefts and finished Gamburyan in seconds.  He hurt him on the first left and followed it up with about a 16 or so more in seconds.  :47   

Dodson said you’re looking at the new bantamweight champion. 

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX- 6 PM ET/3 PM PT)

WELTERWEIGHTS- RANDY BROWN (7-0, 1-0 UFC) VS. MICHAEL GRAVES (5-0, 1-0 UFC)

First round:   Graves moved in to attempt a takedown.  Brown went for a trip but Graves back up.  Both throwing knees that are borderline.  Big elbow by Graves.  Brown has some good balance.  Another knee by Brown.  Ref Dan Miragliotta speared them.  Wild action with Brown punching and he threw a kick, Graves caught him and took him down.  Graves with some punches from the top.  Brown went for a triangle late.  Graves 10-9.

Second round:  Graves took him down again.  Graves landing elbows.  Graves got his back.  Graves got the choke and it’s over.   

WELTERWEIGHTS- COURT MCGEE (17-4, 6-3 UFC) VS. SANTIAGO PONZINIBBIO (21-3, 3-2 UFC)

First round:  McGee moved in right away.  Nice right by McGee.  McGee landed  another.  He failed on a takedown attempt.  Santiago with a low kick.  Santiago landed a right.  McGee back with a right.  Right by Santiago.  Another right by Santiago.  Santiago landing shots.  Low kick by Santiago.  McGee landed a right.  McGee landing.  Right by  McGee.  Santiago dropped him with a right and  Santiago landing punches and kicks.  Santiago landing more punches and the fight was stopped.  Very exciting while it lasted.

WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHTS- (#8) BETHE CORREIA (9-1, 3-1 UFC) VS. (#12) RAQUEL PENNINGTON (6-5, 3-2 UFC)

First round:  Slow open.  Pennington landed a right and pushed her against the fence.  Left by Pennington.  Pennington with a low kick.  Nice left by Correia.  Body kick by Correia.  Right by Pennington.  Right by Pennington.  Correia landing punches.  Pennington 10-9.

Second round:  Both landing punches.  Nice left by Correia.  Pennington went for a takedown and it was easily blocked.  Pennington with a knee.  Correia starting to land.  Both landing shots.  Pennington landed a right.  Correia moved in with punches.  Both trading punches. Both continue to trade elbows.  Low kick and left by Correia.  Elbow and knee by Pennington.  Pennington again trying for a takedown but not getting it.  Knee by Pennington.  Elbow by Pennington.  Close round.  Correia’s round, so tied 19-19.

Third round:  Left and rihg by Correia.  Body kick by Correia.  Nice right by Pennington.  Elbow by Pennington.  Both landing punches.  Correia with a big right.  Low kick by Correia.  Correia going for a takedown but Pennington blocking it.  Left by Pennignton.  Left by Pennignton.   Correia landing  shots.  Pennington trying for a takedown.  Pennington landed several shots.  Really good fight.  29-28 Correia but this could go either way.

Scores:   29-28 Pennington 29-28 Correia 29-28 Pennington

LIGHTWEIGHTS- (#7) BENEIL DARIUSH (12-1, 6-1 UFC) VS. (#14) MICHAEL CHIESA (13-2, 6-2 UFC)

First round:   Nice low kick by Dariush.  Body kick by Chissa.  Great low kick by Dariush.  Left by Dariush.  Dariush landing more.  Cheisa with a left.  Low kick by Chiesa.  Low kick by Dariush.  Another low kick by Dariush.  Right by Dariush.  Another low kick by Dariush.  Dariush went for a takedown but couldn’t get it.  Chiesa landed some punches.  Dariush again going for a takedown and Chiesa blocked it again.  Chiesa with knees to the body.  Dariush landing elbows.  Dariush finally got a takedown late in the round and had his back.  10-9 Dariush.

Second round:  Two hard low kicks by Dariush.  Dariush shot for a takedown.  Chiesa got the takedown and got Dariush’s back and he’s going for the choke.  He’s not under the neck.  Chiesa is squeezing and Dariush tapped out to a facelock.   This was the first time Dariush had tapped in MMA.

Chiesa issued a challenge to Tony Ferguson after the match.  Joe Rogan then asked him what he wanted next.

MAIN CARD (FOX- 8 PM ET/5 PM PT)

FEATHERWEIGHTS- (#6) CUB SWANSON (21-7, 6-3 UFC) VS. (#10) HACRAN DIAS (23-3-1, 3-2 UFC)

First round:  Low kick by Dias.  Low kick by Swanson.  Low kick by Dias.  Low kick by Swanson.  Right by Dias.  Body kick by Dias.  Low kick by Swanson.  Swanson with a body kick.  Low kick by Dias.  Both missing.  Dias with a low kick.   10-9 Dias.

Second round:  Swanson put him down with a left hook.  Swanson throwing big punches on the ground.   Swanson wth a left hook.  Low kick by Swanson.  Left by Dias.  Nice right by Dias.  Swanson put him down more like a trip.  Nice scramble and Dias landed a hard right.  Dias with a knee.  Swanson with a body kick.  Swanson’s round so 19-19 after two.

Third round:    Dias with a left.  Left to the body by Swanson.  Left by Dias.  Dias with a right.  Spin kick by Swanson but didn’t land it clean.  Nice right by Swanson. Nice uppercut by Swanson and dropped him with a left head kick right after getting up.  Swanson all over him.  Swanson landing punches on the ground.  Knee to the butt.  Swanson on top.  Swanson standing and kicking the legs of Dias who is laying on his back.  Swanson with hard shots on the ground.  Swanson’s round 29-28, could be 30-27 but Swanson has to win.

Scores:   All three had it 29-28 for Swanson.

160-POUND CATCHWEIGHT- (#2 LW) KHABIB NURMAGOMED

First round:  Horcher landed a left.  Another left by Horcher.  Low kick by Horcher.  Another left by Horcher.  Khabib with a running Stampede.  Nurmagomedov moved to side control and landing elbows. Now he’s throwing punches.  Nurmagomedov spun to the back, now moved to full mount.  Now he’s got Horcher’s back and throwing hard punches.  10-8 Nurmagomedov.

Second round:  Horcher bleeding from the back of he head.  Judo takedown by Khabib into side control.  Khabib landing punches.  More punches by Khabib.  Now Khabib is pounding on him. Khabib landing punches.  Now he’s got Horcher’s back.  He’s throwing punches.  James Warring stopped it a little late.

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHTS- (#3) ROSE NAMAJUNAS (4-2, 2-1 UFC) VS. (#4) TECIA TORRES (7-0, 3-0 UFC)

First round:  Namajunas staying on the outside and landing.  Torres landed several punches when she got inside.  Both landing as Torres moved in.  Torres landing a lot of punches on the inside.  Torres trying to muscle a takedown but not getting it.  Namajunas got the hip toss.  Good round.  10-9 Torres.

Second round:  Low kick by Torres.  Front kick by Namajunas.  She’s going Diaz with her mannerisms.  Nice punch by Torres and Namajunas back with a counter.  Namajunas landed a left.  Namajunas landed a left again.  Left by Namajunas.  Front kick by Namajunas.  Namajunas with a front kick  Namajunas slipped and went down but got back up.  Torres moving forward and landed.  Nice left by Namajunas and another.  Namajunas’ round so 19-19 after two.  Good action.

Third round:   Overhand right by Namajunas.  Left by Namajunas.  Another left land by Namajuans as Torres jumped in.  Torres landed a combo.  Namajunas with a body kick.  Namjunas got the takedown.  Close round 29-28 Namajunas.

Scores:  All three had it 29-28 Namajunas

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS- (#4) GLOVER TEIXEIRA (24-4, 7-2 UFC) VS. (#7) RASHAD EVANS (19-4-1, 14-4-1 UFC)

First round:    Teixiera landed some punches.  Body kick by Teixeira.  Teixiera landed a left and followed with a right and it’s over.  The left hurt him and the right put his lights out.  Good stoppage.

Teixeira challenged Rumble Johnson, saying since Cormier is fighting Jon Jones, let’s make some money, let’s do business.  It’s the fight that makes sense.