UFC Vegas 73 was headlined by a clash of ranked strawweight contenders Mackenzie Dern and Angela Hill.
A jiu-jitsu ace, Dern displayed a never seen before striking skillset, completely taking her opponent by surprise. While Hill showed incredible grit in refusing to give up, she was completely overwhelmed by Dern's machine-like tenacity throughout. While he failed to get a desperate finish, Dern washed out the scorecards 49-43, 49-44, 49-44.
The co-main event of the night featured surging middleweights Anthony Hernandez and Edmen Shahbazyan. While Shahbazyan initially lit Hernandez up on the feet, 'Fluffy' soon established the superiority of his grappling, imposing his will on Shahbazyan en route to a third-round TKO win.
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Loopy Godinez edged out a comfortable unanimous decision against short-notice replacement Emily Ducote in a catchweight encounter at UFC Vegas 73.
Joaquin Buckley added yet another highlight to his reels with a spectacular head-kick KO win over Andre Fialho in his welterweight debut.
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Lightweight veteran Carlos Diego Ferreira and Michael Johnson started off the main card action at UFC Vegas 73. Usually known for his grappling, Ferreira sent Johnson to another realm with a shockingly brutal overhand right in the second round.
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UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill full card results
Main card
Mackenzie Dern def. Angela Hill via unanimous decision (49-43, 49-44, 49-44)
Anthony Hernandez def. Edmen Shahbazyan via TKO (1:01 of Round 3)
Loopy Godinez def. Emily Ducote via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Joaquin Buckley def. Andre Fialho via KO (4:15 of Round 2)
Diego Ferreira def. Michael Johnson via KO (1:50 of Round 2)
Preliminary Card
Viacheslav Borschev def. Maheshate via TKO (punches) at 2:37 of Round 2
Karolina Kowalkiewicz def. Vanessa Demopoulos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Gilbert Urbina def. Orion Cosce via TKO (2:55 of Round 2)
Rodrigo Nascimento def. Ilir Latifi via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Chase Hooper def. Nick Fiore via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Natalia Silva def. Victoria Leonardo via TKO (2:58 of Round 1)
Themba Gorimbo def. Takashi Sato via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)