UFC on ESPN 57 live results: Jared Cannonier vs. Nassourdine Imavov

For the first time since 2011, the Octagon is in Louisville, Kentucky, for night two of a TKO doubleheader at the KFC Yum Center with UFC on ESPN 57.

The main event is a five-round contest in the middleweight division as former title challenger Jared Cannonier looks to get one step closer to another title shot when he takes on Nassourdine Imavov. Cannonier has won two straight fights while Imavov is coming in off a win over Roman Dolidze.

In the co-main event, former light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes looks to end a four-fight losing skid when he takes on Dustin Jacoby.

Also on the main card is a bantamweight bout pitting Raul Rosas Jr. against Ricky Turcios; a middleweight bout between Brunno Ferreira and Dustin Stoltzfus; and a welterweight bout between Miguel Baeza and Punahele Soriano.

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> Women’s Strawweights- Rayanne dos Santos (14-7, 0-1 UFC) vs. Puja Tomar (8-4, 0-0 UFC)

Tomar with some kicks and lands a pair of right hooks. Tomar lands a high kick. Tomar lands a jab and dos Santos counters with a left hook. dos Santos lands a right hand. Tomar with a combination. They each land in a quick exchange. dos Santos with a body kick and Tomar lands a heavy body kick followed by two more body kicks. Tomar with a pair of leg kicks. They trade in close range. dos Santos lands a big flurry. Tomar with a body kick. dos Santos lands a knee. dos Santos with some big punches. Tomar with a pair of side kicks. 10-9 dos Santos.

They trade kicks to start the second. Tomar with a pair of side kicks to the body. dos Santos lands a hard leg kick. They trade more kicks. They trade more kicks and dos Santos lands a combo. dos Santos landing more punches as Tomar is mainly landing side kicks. They trade leg kicks. dos Santos grabs a leg and looks for a takedown but Tomar escapes. dos Santos pressing forward and lands a body kick. They trade at the end. Close round. 10-9 dos Santos, 20-18 dos Santos.

Tomar starting with some side kicks. Tomar with some leg kicks and dos Santos lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks. They trade kicks again and dos Santos lands a right hand before grabbing a body lock against the fence. They break and Tomar lands a left hand as they do. Tomar with a side kick and dos Santos lands a big right hand. dos Santos with another right hand. Tomar lands a side kick that backs dos Santos up so much that she fell down, but hopped right up. Tomar with a head kick. dos Santos with a right hand. They trade punches. Tomar with more side kicks to the body. dos Santos with a combination against the fence. They’re getting fired up and trading wild punches. Tomar with a side kick. dos Santos lands a right hand. They clinch and dos Santos with a pair of knees before they separate. dos Santos with a right hand. dos Santos with a big flurry but it was sloppy. They trade knees late. 10-9 dos Santos, 30-27 dos Santos.

Official Result- Puja Tomar def. Rayanne dos Santos by split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Cody Stamann (21-6-1, 7-5-1 UFC) vs. Taylor Lapilus (19-4, 4-2 UFC)

Stamann lands a kick and Lapilus lands a combination. They trade and Lapilus lands a big left hand. Stamann with a right hand and we have a timeout for an eye poke. They get back to action. Lapilus with a body kick and Stamann grabs the body and pushes it to the fence. They trade knees before separating. Lapilus with a leg kick. Lapilus with a big body kick and Stamann grabs him but Lapilus is defending the takedown. They trade knees and Stamann lands an elbow and Lapilus lands a left hand. Lapilus with a knee to the body then an elbow. They trade knees in a clinch. Lapilus with a big knee. Stamann lands a right hand. Lapilus with a high kick. Lapilus with two high kicks. 10-9 Lapilus.

Lapilus lands a body kick. They trade and Lapilus lands some knees before clinching. They each land knees. They separate and trade leg kicks. Lapilus landing with slightly more volume halfway thru the second. Lapilus with a leg kick. He lands a body kick and Stamann tries for a takedown, but Lapilus defends. Lapilus lands a low blow and we have a timeout. They get back to action. Stamann lands a right hand. Stamann with a leg kick after Lapilus lands a combo. Lapilus with a left hand. Stamann shoots for a takedown against the fence. They trade knees and Stamann lands as they break. Lapilus lands a combo. 10-9 Lapilus, 20-18 Lapilus.

They trade to start the third. Lapilus lands a combination. Stamann with a hard leg kick that trips Lapilus up. Lapilus with a spinning back elbow. Stamann gets a takedown. Stamann controlling from side control and looking for the crucifix position. Stamann lands an elbow and some short punches. Lapilus is able to scramble out and they get to their feet. Stamann has the back and lands a knee. They separate. Lapilus with a jab and then a left hand. Lapilus with a big left hand. Lapilus with a combination. Stamann looks for a takedown but Lapilus defends and then Lapilus lands a big body kick. Lapilus with a body kick. Lapilus with a knee to the body. 10-9 Lapilus, 30-27 Lapilus.

Official Result- Taylor Lapilus def. Cody Stamann by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Strawweights*- Eduarda Moura (10-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Denise Gomes (8-3, 2-2 UFC)

*Moura missed weight by a half-pound

Moura looks for a takedown and Gomes grabs the neck and locks in a tight guillotine choke. She lets go and they keep battling in the clinch. They go to the mat for a moment and Moura lands a knee on the way up. They separate and Moura scores a takedown. Moura lands from the top and Gomes reverses and lands from the top before they stand. Gomes lands an uppercut. Moura tries for a late takedown. 10-9 Moura.

Moura lands a leg kick. Moura gets a takedown and takes the back and starts working for a choke. Gomes gets out and lands from the top as Moura looks for an arm. Gomes escapes and Moura looks for a leg but Gomes escapes. Moura is ordered to her feet. Moura lands a right hand and looks for a takedown. Moura is attacking the leg trying to get it down. Moura gets it down and has the back. They scramble to their feet. They clinch against the fence and Gomes lands a knee. Moura escapes and Gomes lands an uppercut as Moura looks for a takedown. Gomes landing short punches to defend. 10-9 Gomes, 19-19.

Gomes lands a solid combination. Moura with a body kick and a right hand. Gomes with a leg kick. Moura is really tired. Moura looks for a single leg takedown but Gomes defends. Gomes has the neck and looked for a choke but Moura got her down, though they got right up. They separate and Moura is looking for the takedown but Gomes defends with some punches. Gomes attacks the neck and they separate. Moura is able to get a takedown and gets the back. They scramble to their feet. Moura looks for a late takedown. 10-9 Gomes, 29-28 Gomes.

Official Result- Denise Gomes def. Eduarda Moura by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)

> Bantamweights- John Castaneda (21-6, 4-2 UFC) vs. Daniel Marcos (15-0 1 NC, 2-0 1 NC UFC)

Castaneda with some leg kicks to start. Marcos with a high kick. Marcos lands a knee then a flurry of punches. Marcos drops Castaneda briefly with a right hand and lands some follow-up punches as Castaneda gets to his feet. Castaneda with a body kick. Both looking to land in close range and Marcos lands. Castaneda with a left hand. Marcos lands a right hand. Castaneda with more leg kicks. Marcos lands a stiff right hand. 10-9 Marcos.

Castaneda landing some kicks to start the second. Castaneda pushes it against the fence and lands some short punches. Castaneda tries to get it down but Marcos forces a separation. Marcos lands some knees and a right hand. Marcos with a combination followed by a pair of knees. They clinch against the fence and both land before breaking before Castaneda pushes it back against the fence looking for the takedown. They break and Marcos lands. Marcos with a head kick followed by a combo. Castaneda is able to score a takedown. They scramble up and Marcos lands against the fence and with a knee. Marcos with a head kick then a right hand. 10-9 Marcos, 20-18 Marcos.

Castaneda with a leg kick. Marcos lands a body kick. Marcos with a body kick and a right hand. We look to have a timeout for a groin strike but it didn’t hit the groin. Marcos then lands a body kick and Castaneda starts walking off trying to call his own timeout but the fight keeps going. Marcos lands. Castaneda with a body kick. Marcos with a body kick. They continue to trade. Marcos with a big body kick. Marcos lands a big right hand and drops Castaneda with a right hand, but Castaneda pops right back up. Marcos with some big punches. Castaneda hurts Marcos with a head kick late and they trade late.

Official Result- Daniel Marcos def. John Castaneda by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Flyweights- Andrea Lee (13-9, 5-7 UFC) vs. Montana De La Rosa (12-9-1, 5-5-1 UFC)

Both land some jabs to start. Lee with a double jab. They both land in close range. They tie up and both land knees. De La Rosa gets a takedown right into the mount. Lee is able to reverse to the top. Lee lands and De La Rosa is looking to attack an arm. Lee escapes and they get to their feet with Lee landing some knees against the fence. They separate. Lee with a body kick and lands a back fist that puts De La Rosa on a knee. De La Rosa grabs the neck standing and drags it down with a choke attempt but Lee pops out and has the back. Lee with some punches from the back. They get to their feet and both land knees. De La Rosa with a combo. Lee with a body kick and De La Rosa catches it and lands a big left hook. De La Rosa with a knee as they clinch. They trade knees. 10-9 Lee.

They trade inside the pocket to start the second. Lee with a leg kick. De La Rosa pressing forward. They exchange jabs. Lee with a stiff jab. De La Rosa lands an uppercut. De La Rosa lands a solid right hand followed by a left hand. Both are landing. De La Rosa with a high kick. De La Rosa with an elbow and Lee lands a leg kick. De La Rosa with a nice combination. They clinch but neither really land before breaking. Lee with a high kick. They trade jabs. De La Rosa with a knee and lands a right hand. Close round. 10-9 De La Rosa, 19-19.

De La Rosa lands a combination. They clinch and De La Rosa lands an elbow and Lee lands a left hook. They trade and De La Rosa gets the back. They go to the mat with De La Rosa on top and she still has the back. De La Rosa trying to grab an arm from the back and lands some punches. De La Rosa trying to flatten Lee out. She is able to and lands some punches. De La Rosa has the body triangle but Lee is able to roll out to the top. Lee stands and lands a leg kick. De La Rosa gets to her feet and they separate. De La Rosa with a high kick that barely connects. De La Rosa lands a right hand. De La Rosa lands. They trade inside the pocket. De La Rosa with a head kick. De La Rosa gets a late takedown and lands from the top to end the fight. 10-9 De La Rosa, 29-28 De La Rosa.

Official Result- Montana De La Rosa def. Andrea Lee by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Brad Katona (13-3, 3-3 UFC) vs. Jesse Butler (12-5, 0-1 UFC)

Butler with some early kicks. He lands some more leg kicks. Butler lands a right hand. They trade and Katona catches a kick and puts Butler on the mat after landing a right hand. Katona working inside the guard of Butler. Katona still controlling and working from the top as he lands some elbows and controls the head of Butler. Katona continues to control and land from the top. He has the back of Butler and lands and lands a knee as they stand. 10-9 Katona.

They trade and Katona scores a takedown. Katona landing and controlling from the top. Katona landing elbows and doing damage with them. Katona with big punches from the top. Katona continues to control from the top and is landing and keeping Butler pinned on the mat. Katona with some right hands and he gets the back as they stand. Katona has the body lock against the fence. 10-8 Katona, 20-17 Katona.

They trade punches and Katona lands a left hand. Butler with a combo. Butler lands an overhand right. Butler with a left hand. Butler with a jumping knee. Katona with a right hand. Katona lands a combination with a big right hand. Katona landing bigger punches as it’s been all on the feet. Butler slips on a kick and Katona gets on top. Katona landing from the top. Katona with some elbows and more punches from the top. 10-9 Katona, 30-26 Katona.

Official Result- Brad Katona def. Jesse Butler by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

> Welterweights- Charles Radtke (9-3, 2-0 UFC) vs. Carlos Prates (18-6, 1-0 UFC)

Prates with a leg kick. Radtke with a leg kick. Prates with a body kick. Radtke pushes it against the fence and lands some punches as he looks for a takedown. They break apart. Prates with a leg kick. Radtke with a leg kick. Prates with a left hand as Radtke overswings. Prates with a body kick. Prates with a combo. Radtke lands a combination. Radtke lands a right hand. Prates pressuring and lands a calf kick. Prates with a left hand. Prates with a leg kick and a left hand. Prates drops Radtke with a big body shot and starts walking off and it isn’t stopped but Radtke stays down and is hurt badly and it is stopped. What a finish from Prates!

Official Result- Carlos Prates def. Charles Radtke by TKO (knee) at 4:47 of Round 1

> Lightweights- Thiago Moises (18-7, 7-5 UFC) vs. Ludovit Klein (21-4-1, 5-2-1 UFC)

They trade kicks early as Moises lands some hard leg kicks. Klein lands a head kick that Moises barely blocks. They continue to land kicks. Moises shoots for a takedown but Klein defends. They trade leg kicks. Klein lands a left hand and Moises is hurt as he falls to the mat. Klein jumps on top and lands and Moises is able to get up and they tie up against the fence. 10-9 Klein.

They trade kicks to start the second. Klein lands a low kick and we have a timeout. They get back to action and Klein with a left hand as they trade kicks. Klein with a combination. Moises with a right hand followed by a high kick. Klein with a high kick. Moises with a high kick. Klein with a combo and a body kick. They clinch and Klein with a knee followed by some punches and some kicks. They trade and Klein gets a takedown. Moises looks for a kneebar and it is in tight but Klein escapes and lands punches to end the round. 10-9 Klein, 20-18 Klein.

Klein with a body kick. Moises lands a right hand. Klein with a groin kick and there’s a timeout. They get back to action and Moises looks for a takedown but Klein defends and they’re tied up against the fence. Klein with a knee and a shoulder strike. They separate and Klein lands a left hand. Klein with a leg kick and Moises shoots for a takedown but Klein defends. Klein with a left hand. Moises shoots for a takedown and briefly got it but Klein reverses and they are tied up against the fence. They break apart. Klein with a combo. Klein lands a knee to the body that drops Moises and Klein gets on top and starts landing. Klein with more punches from the top. 10-9 Klein, 30-27 Klein.

Official Result- Ludovit Klein def. Thiago Moises by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Welterweights- Miguel Baeza (10-3, 3-3 UFC) vs. Punahele Soriano (9-4, 3-4 UFC)

Baeza with a side kick. They both throw and miss before clinching up and pushing to the fence. They trade knees and Baeza with a shoulder strike. Soriano drops down for a takedown but Baeza has the neck though Soriano gets out as they go to the mat. Soriano with punches from the top. Baeza looks for a heel hook but Soriano is defending by landing big punches. Baeza tries to land as well as he still has the foot of Soriano. Soriano with a hard right hand. Baeza looks for a kneebar. Soriano gets his foot out and starts landing big punches. Soriano with a lot of right hands as they get to their feet. Baeza with a knee and Soriano gets it down and lands. 10-9 Soriano.

Soriano gets an early takedown and takes the back but ends up on top and is landing lots of punches. Baeza looking to attack the arm for an armbar. Soriano lands some knees. Soriano escapes and lands some left hands. Baeza gives up his back. Soriano looking to get the hooks in as he lands punches. Soriano with more right hands from the back. They get to their feet and Soriano gets it back down. Soriano with a big knee to the body. 10-9 Soriano, 20-18 Soriano.

Soriano with a body kick. Soriano gets the takedown and is landing to the body. Soriano with some big hammerfists from the top. He has the back of Baeza. Baeza is trying to get Soriano down but Soriano is landing heavy to the body in the sprawl position. Soriano with hammerfists to the side of Baeza’s head. Soriano with lots of left hands. Soriano with lots of shots from the top. Lots of punches to the body from Soriano. He lands more to end it. Dominant showing from Soriano. 10-9 Soriano, 30-27 Soriano.

Official Result- Punahele Soriano def. Miguel Baeza by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-27)

> Middleweights- Julian Marquez (9-4, 3-3 UFC) vs. Zachary Reese (6-1, 0-1 UFC)

Reese lands a body kick drops Marquez early with a left hand followed by an uppercut and starts landing punches from the top and it is all over in seconds! What a showing from Reese!

Official Result- Zachary Reese def. Julian Marquez by TKO (strikes) at :20 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Brunno Ferreira (11-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Dustin Stoltzfus (15-5, 2-4 UFC)

They feel each other out early. Ferreira with a side kick. They trade leg kicks. Ferreira lands a big right hand. They trade right hands. Stoltzfus gets a takedown and ends up on top. Stoltzfus with a big right hand from the top as Ferreira gives up his back. Stoltzfus looks for the neck. Stoltzfus is on the back as Ferreira gets on his feet. Stoltzfus rolls for a leg lock. Ferreira escapes and they stand. Stoltzfus pushes it against the fence. They trade punches. Stoltzfus lands a right hand. Stoltzfus with a knee then a high kick. Stoltzfus with a head kick. Ferreira lands a spinning back elbow and starts landing big punches and Stoltzfus is having trouble staying on his feet. Ferreira with a big knee and is landing big punches. Ferreira drops Stoltzfus with another spinning back elbow and it is all over! What a finish from Ferreira!

Official Result- Brunno Ferreira def. Dustin Stoltzfus by TKO (spinning back elbow) at 4:51 of Round 1

> Bantamweights- Raul Rosas Jr. (8-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Ricky Turcios (12-3, 2-1 UFC)

Turcios comes out throwing kicks. Turcios with more kicks. Rosas gets a takedown. Rosas controlling from the top and landing. They get to their feet and Rosas gets it back down though Turcios blatantly grabbed the fence. Rosas lands but Turcios is able to get the back of Rosas and looks for a choke. He almost has a rear-naked choke locked in as it’s on the jaw. Rosas landing back punches and escapes to the top. Rosas gets the back of Turcios. Rosas keeps the back as the round ends. 10-9 Rosas Jr.

Rosas just misses a flying knee but then lands a step-in knee as they clinch. Rosas gets Turcios down to the mat. Turcios with some elbows and gets warned since there were some to the spine and some 12-6 elbows in there. Rosas gets the back of Turcios and has the body triangle locked in. Rosas working for a choke attempt. Rosas has one on the chin and he is squeezing. It is now fully locked in and Turcios taps! What a showing from Rosas Jr. to get the win!

Official Result- Raul Rosas Jr. def. Ricky Turcios by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:22 of Round 2

> Light Heavyweights- #15 Dominick Reyes (12-4, 6-4 UFC) vs. Dustin Jacoby (19-8-1, 7-5-1 UFC)

Reyes with a body kick. Reyes lands a left hand. They trade leg kicks and Reyes lands a jab. Reyes with a body kick. Jacoby with a leg kick then another. Jacoby lands a right hand. They trade and Reyes hurts Jacoby and then drops him with a knee. Reyes landing and Jacoby gets to his feet and Reyes keeps landing and Jacoby is out on his feet and it is stopped just as he was going down. What a comeback showing from Reyes!

Official Result- Dominick Reyes def. Dustin Jacoby by knockout (punches) at 2:00 of Round 1

> Middleweights- #4 Jared Cannonier (17-6, 10-6 UFC) vs. #7 Nassourdine Imavov (13-4 1 NC, 5-2 1 NC UFC)

Cannonier connects with a left hand. Cannonier with a leg kick as Imavov connects with some jabs. Cannonier with a heavy calf kick. Imavov with a right hand. Cannonier lands a left hook and they clinch up. Cannonier gets it down for a moment and has control as they stand. Cannonier gets it back down and has control. They stand and separate. They trade leg kicks. Imavov lands an elbow. Cannonier lands a combo. Cannonier lands a right hand. Imavov grabs the leg as Cannonier lands a kick and puts Cannonier on the mat but lets him up. Cannonier pushes it against the fence in a clinch. Cannonier with control as the round ends. 10-9 Cannonier.

Not much happening in the first minute until Cannonier lands a leg kick then a solid combination. Cannonier pressuring Imavov and trips him up for a moment after landing. Cannonier pushes it against the fence. Cannonier lands a knee. Cannonier with a jab as they separate. Imavov with a leg kick. They clinch against the fence. Cannonier has control as both battle for position. They separate and Imavov lands a right hand. Cannonier lands a leg kick. Imavov lands a combination. Imavov lands a combination late. 10-9 Imavov, 19-19.

Cannonier lands a solid right hand. Cannonier with a combo but Imavov ducks under and has the back and gets it to the mat for a brief moment. Imavov has the back as they stand and drags it back down. Cannonier is able to reverse to the outside and has Imavov pushed against the fence. They separate. Cannonier with an inside leg kick. Imavov lands a right hand. Cannonier with a heavy right hand. Cannonier pushes it back against the fence in the clinch. They separate and Imavov lands a body kick as Cannonier lands a right hand. Cannonier lands and Imavov with a jab. Cannonier pushes it against the fence in a clinch. They break and both land. 10-9 Cannonier, 29-28 Cannonier.

Cannonier with some left hooks. Cannonier with a leg kick. Cannonier lands a spinning elbow but Imavov grabs his back. They break apart. Cannonier with a body kick. Imavov lands a combo. Imavov hurts Cannonier with a right hand and Cannonier is retreating. Imavov with a big knee and lands and it is suddenly stopped! This is a really bad stoppage by Jason Herzog. Cannonier was covering up and had his hands up and it was definitely a premature stoppage. Imavov gets the win nonetheless.

Official Result- Nassourdine Imavov def. Jared Cannonier by TKO (strikes) at 1:34 of Round 4