Round 2 – They touch gloves and Hooper puts together a combination of punches followed by a clinch. MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9 for Hooper. Hooper still doesn’t let up and lets the punches fly until the horn sounds. He gets out and they return to the feet a few seconds later. It appears deep, but Colares gives a thumbs up.
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Hooper gets to full mount and locks in a choke attempt. Colares gets back to his feet momentarily, but they go right back to the mat as Hooper keeps the pressure high. Hooper lands strikes from the top as they continue to fight for position. Leg locks and choke attempts are threatened, but Colares is able to keep moving and escape them. Hooper remains aggressive with his transitions looking for submissions as they scramble. They get right back to it, Hooper charges forward with a punch and gets a takedown. Referee Mark Smith pauses the action and gives Colares a warning. The wild scramble continues and Colares grabs the cage to prevent Hooper from advancing. Hooper then quickly closes in and jumps on the back of Colaes, nearly isolating an arm as well. Hooper responds with a kick of his own, but Colares lands another. Colares throws and lands a hard kick to the body. They end up separating and resume striking in the center of the cage. They end up clinched against the fence, jockeying for position. Hooper looks for the takedown, but can’t quite get it. Round 1 – They waste little time getting after it and exchange punches. Judging: Derek Cleary, Ron McCarthy, Jerin Valel Records: Sam Hughes (7-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Elise Reed (5-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) Photos: UFC Fight Night 206: Best Photos from Las Vegas Elise Reed via TKO (elbows) – Round 3, 3:52 Reed tries to shake Hughes off one last time but is unsuccessful and the referee stops the fight after more elbows land clean. The referee steps in closer and the elbows continue to land. A moment later, Hughes gets to full mount and begins landing big strikes from the top.
Hughes then goes for an arm triangle submission, but it’s not there either. Hughes looks to get to full mount but Reed prevents it.
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She gets her head free after a few seconds and continues controlling Reed. The position was never there to be a threat for a finish, but stalled the progression of Hughes more than anything. From side control, Hughes has to fight off a choke attempt from Reed. Round 3 – Hughes keeps the pressure high and gets the fight back to the canvas with a nice takedown just 20 seconds into the round. Hughes quickly passes to full mount, and postures up to land a few strikes while Reed tries to hold on to prevent damage until the round concludes. After landing a kick to the legs, she goes back down to the mat to retake top position in half guard. Hughes tries to pass, but opts to stand up momentarily. Reed gets back to guard as Hughes stays heavy on top. Hughes is able to get her arm free and gets back to working from the top position, landing a few short strikes. Reed locks up the left arm of Hughes with her legs, halting her opponent’s offense. Round 2 – Reed immediately looks for punches but Hughes goes right back in for the clinch and gets the fight to the ground in a few seconds. MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9 for Hughes. Both looks for short strikes along the fence until the round ends. Hughes doesn’t give her any space and immediately goes back in for the body lock. Hughes stands up and throws a kick before Reed gets back to her feet. Reed stays active from her back with punches as Hughes looks to pass the guard while landing a few punches from the top. This time Hughes gets her hands locked and completes a takedown. A moment later, Reed charges forward with a combination and Hughes lands a counter before clinching again. Reed lands a side kick to the body and Hughes responds with punches. Hughes gets both underhooks, but Reed prevents the takedown attempt and fires off a couple of knees to the body before separating. Both fighters land punches and Hughes looks to clinch and presses Reed against the cage. Round 1 – They start off pretty quickly exchanging punches in the center of the cage. You can also get behind-the-scenes coverage and other event notes from on-site reporter Ken Hathaway ( on Twitter. To discuss the show, be sure to check out our UFC Fight Night 206 discussion thread. In the co-feature, Michel Pereira (27-11 MMA, 5-2 UFC) meets Santiago Ponzinibbio (28-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) at welterweight.įollow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 4 p.m. In the main event, former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm (14-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) takes on Ketlen Vieira (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC). UFC Fight Night 206 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 206 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 4 p.m.