UFC 315 LIVE: Belal Muhammad vs Jack Della Maddalena card, updates and results after Benoit Saint-Denis choke

Right down to the ladies’s flyweight division now, the place former champ Alexa Grasso faces Natalia Silva.

First rate elbow by Prepolec on his fellow southpaw. Saint-Denis shoots for a takedown however is denied.

Exhausting physique kick by BSD, and Prepolec seems to be to be in bother briefly as Saint-Denis provides a flurry of punches upstairs.

We now have a break now, although, for a watch poke by Prepolec. Quickly we’re again beneath method, and Prepolec stings BSD with the primary shot he throws!

Saint-Denis marches down Prepolec and lands some punches however together with his chin jutting proper out, so he’s tagged clear by some counters, too!

That is turning right into a struggle. BSD mixes in knees and elbows alongside straight punches, and Prepolec has no reply in the intervening time… however he’s so powerful!

BSD will get the Canadian down and locks in an arm-triangle choke… and there’s the faucet!

Benoit Saint-Denis def. Kyle Prepolec through second-round submission (arm-triangle choke, 2:35)

Saint-Denis is a heavy betting favorite on this one, as he goals to bounce again from stoppage losses to Dustin Poirier and Renato Moicano.

The Frenchman instantly will get a double-leg takedown, driving Prepolec to the fence to complete it. BSD quickly has the again and is making an attempt to isolate an arm, to open the window for a rear bare choke…

Now he switches to elbows! And again to the choke… no pleasure… so again to strikes. Now again to the choke once more, however Prepolec fights the arms and stands.

The lightweights transfer away from the fence, however BSD nonetheless has the again, and he drags down the Canadian…

Saint-Denis nonetheless can’t end the choke, however he’s in management and makes certain to throw some extra strikes. Prepolec stands as BSD locks within the RNC as soon as extra, however Prepolec makes it to the buzzer!

A light-weight showdown to start the primary card!

After Joel Alvarez withdrew as a consequence of harm, the UFC drafted in Canada’s personal Kyle Prepolec to face the always-entertaining “BSD”.

The principle card is arising very shortly! Right here’s the way it seems to be:

Belal Muhammad (C) vs Jack Della Maddalena (welterweight title)

Valentina Shevchenko (C) vs Manon Fiorot (girls’s flyweight)

Jose Aldo vs Aiemann Zahabi (featherweight; modified from bantam as Aldo didn’t make weight)

Alexa Grasso vs Natalia Silva (girls’s flyweight)

Benoit Saint-Denis vs Kyle Prepolec (light-weight)

Malott will get the end early in spherical two!! He drops Radtke with a left hook and forces the ref to step in with some well-timed floor and pound!

Mike Malott def. Charles Radtke through second-round TKO (left hook and floor and pound, 0:26)

We spherical out the prelims with a welterweight tilt between Canada’s personal Mike Malott and opponent Charles Radtke.

Malott stands southpaw, Radtke orthodox. Malott with an indirect kick then a aspect kick to the physique,

There’s a loudddd chant of, “F*** you, Radtke,” from the Canadian followers…

Radtke is having intermittent success with some blitzes, however he walks onto a mixture of punches now, they usually snap again his head!

Malott with a excessive kick and a few punches to comply with up, as he drives again Radtke.

Extra indirect kicks to discourage Radtke, who’s making an attempt to get again on the entrance foot.

Jasudavicius with a lightning begin. She will get down Andrade and takes the again, on the lookout for a rear bare choke…

She has Andrade flattened out and throws just a few strikes, however goes again to the choke…

And Andrade faucets! Identical to that, it’s throughout!

And within the aftermath, Jasudavicius is getting her jiu-jitsu black belt, pretty second.

Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Jessica Andrade through first-round submission (rear bare choke, 2:40)

Cutelaba goes again to the properly with a collection of low kicks, earlier than diving for a double-leg takedown. Nice defence from Bukauskas, though he’s now being held towards the fence.

He will get free however is on the again foot, circling away from Cutelaba for a protracted spell now.

Good one-two from Bukauskas as he seems to be to regain some respect.

Once more, nevertheless, Cutelaba is ready to maintain the British-Lithuanian towards the fence.

A enjoyable placing alternate heralds the ultimate buzzer, and we await the scorecards.

Modestas Bukauskas def. Ion Cutelaba through break up choice (27-30, 30-27, 29-28)

Some unusual scorecards, however for our cash, Bukauskas was a worthy winner after a detailed battle. The commentary appeared fairly pro-Cutelaba.

Cutelaba closes vary and appears to make issues scrappy, however Bukauskas clinches earlier than sending his opponent flying with a proper hand.

Cutelaba seems to be cognisant; it might need been extra of a stability situation that noticed him go down.

Now we now have some grappling alongside the fence, with Bukauskas in cost for some time, till Cutelaba reverses the place and lands some good knees to the physique.

The pair finally transfer again into the open. Bukauskas is sporting a slight minimize round his left eye.

Oh! A wild alternate now, each males touchdown hooks at shut vary!