UFC Fight Night 146 Results: Veteran returns after 3 years, fans boo after judges potentially make a big mistake

#2. Drew Dober (20-8-1) vs. Beneil Dariush (15-4-1) (Lightweight)

Dariush vs. Dober

Dober was on a 3-fight win streak while Dariush was coming off a big win against Thiago Moises.

Round 1: Dariush came out swinging with the kicks from the get-go. Dober pushed forward and tagged Dariush on the jaw. Dariush clinched and pinned onto Dober to the cage. This was exactly where Darisuh wanted the fight to be as he looked for a takedown.

They separated and Dober landed a combination that wobbled Dariush. Dariush clinched again at the nick of time. Dober connected with a clean left shot to Dariush's jaw. That was insanely clean but Dariush's chin was holding up fine. He clinched again as there were around 2 minutes to go.

Dober led with 18 head strikes to Dariush's 12 as the round neared the end. Dariush already looked gassed as Dober attempted a flying knee to end the round. Strong start from Dober.

Round 2: Dober knocked Dariush down with a kick right in the beginning of the second round. Dariush clinched Dober and went for his legs.

Dariush managed to take Dober down. Ir did not look good for Dober as Dariush got top pressure and looked to be in a dominant position.

Dariush beautifully passed to mount and began unleashing a few elbows and punches from the top. Dober had an opportunity to get back up but Dariush turned and kept him down. Half guard, pass to full mount again as Dariush landed some more strikes from the top. Darish almost got Dober's back but Dober slipped through.

Dober got back to his feet bur Dariush took him down again. He worked for a kimura but Dober twisted himself and wriggled out. Dariush, however, got hold of Dober's arm and locked in the armbar in a tight angle. Dariush transitioned from the kimura into a reverse triangle armbar. Dariush twisted Dober's shoulders as Dober aggressively tapped out.

Result: Beniel Dariush def. Drew Dober via submission (Armbar) (4:41, Round 2)

Dariush was almost knocked out cold in the first round, however, he showed his resiliency and displayed his elite black belt Jui Jitsu skills in the second round to finish the fight with a high-quality submission.

DARIUSH!@BeneilDariush comes from behind to submit Dober in round 2! #UFCWichita pic.twitter.com/4JOpTkVx59

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