Two minutes left and Miocic is well ahead on the scorecards. Herb Dean separates the clinch due to an extended period of nothing. Francis has a hold of Stipe’s neck, then looks for a big strike but Miocic ducks under and the clinching continues. Round 5 - Surprise! Takedown attempt by Miocic, Ngannou is staying upright but he needs to separate and throw something massive. Miocic with a bunch of punches to the body and the round ends. He might be going for the rear-naked choke. Herb Dean wants more action, so Stipe obliges, and now Stipe is pounding Ngannou with a bevy of left hands.
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There’s a lull in the action as Ngannou looks lost and Miocic isn’t throwing a series of shots. Not much happens, so Stipe stands up, but Ngannou can’t get up so Miocic goes back on top, landing more strikes as Francis is horribly spent. Round 4 - Immediate shot by Miocic and he’s right into side control. Miocic stays busy with the ground-and-pound but isn’t really close to a finish. Herb Dean tells them to work for some odd reason. Stipe has pressed Ngannou against the fence, throwing short elbows. Stipe in half-guard raining down some ground-and-pound. Big right hand by Ngannou rocks Miocic, and he immediately goes for a takedown and gets it. Lunging left hook by Ngannou is well off-target. Ngannou back to his feet, Miocic draped all over his body. He tries to explode out of the clinch but falls over, and Miocic has him down again. Round 3 - Miocic with the early takedown attempt and Ngannou sprawls and stops it. Miocic taking his time and he drags Ngannou down one more time and goes for the rear-naked choke, but too late. Beautiful knee to the body by the champion. Ngannou in pure defensive mode as he tries to limit Stipe’s offense. Miocic unleashes a couple of left hands, and Ngannou is back to his feet but in Miocic’s control. Deep shot by Miocic and he’s got him down. MONSTROUS right hand by Miocic and Ngannou took it! Uppercut connects for Ngannou. Francis looks absolutely exhausted, but he still stops the takedown and misses on three right hands. Stipe with a couple of leg kicks to buckle Ngannou. Right hand clips Miocic but he takes it well, and it was more of a slap. Round 2 - Ngannou with his hands on his hips to start this round. Stipe with a lovely combination and Ngannou is rocked! Miocic gets tagged but he pushes forward and takes Ngannou down to end the round. Hard right hand scores for Stipe again! Jab lands for Ngannou. Lethal ground-and-pound by Miocic, then he goes for a guillotine but Ngannou is back to his feet. He drops some punches down on Ngannou’s head. Big right hand by Miocic rocks Ngannou! Francis is taken down this time and Miocic is in side control. Ngannou with a sloppy left hook that misses. Francis separates from the clinch, and Miocic has a cut on his left eye. Knee to the body by Miocic, Ngannou’s knee aims for the head. Miocic with another shot, and they clinch. Big right hand clocks Ngannou, and Ngannou responds with a right of his own.
Miocic shows good defense to dodge three punches.
Left hook by Ngannou after he exited the clinch, and Miocic goes for the single again, and it’s stuffed. Miocic with the takedown, and Ngannou is immediately back to his feet. Round 1 - They touch gloves, Herb Dean is the referee, and we are underway! Leg kick by Miocic. Francis Ngannou - UFC heavyweight championship This post will cover only the main card, while the prelims will be in a separate post.Ĭheck out this week’s MMA Vivisection for predictions, analysis and betting odds on the each matchup. The PPV broadcast starts at its usual time of 10 PM ET/7 PM PT. Kicking off the main card is a bantamweight fight between Thomas Almeida and Rob Font, followed by a light heavyweight matchup between Gian Villante and Francimar Barroso, then promising featherweights Shane Burgos and Calvin Kattar. Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic faces off against Francis Ngannou in a hugely compelling main event, while Daniel Cormier puts his light heavyweight strap on the line against the heavy-handed Volkan Oezdemir in the co-main event. Join Bloody Elbow tonight (Saturday, January 20th) for live results, discussion, and round-by-round scoring and commentary for UFC 220 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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