The prelim card in Manchester was highlighted by Al Iaquinta
getting a win over a very game Piotr Hallmann. The New York native for 3 rounds
was able to hold of Hallmann, and use effective striking and timely grappling
to get the unanimous decision. The buzz during the prelims was the women’s
bantamweight fight, Jessica Andrade was able to best veteran Rosi Sexton. The
buzz wasn’t so much about the win but more about how Andrade was able to get
the win. Sexton took a very, very, very bad beating for 15 minutes, and her
face may never be the same. While Sexton never gave up and kept fighting back
she still was pretty much a pauching bag for the entire fight. The fight
between Jessica Andrade and Rosi Sexton won’t go down as the greatest fight in
WMMA history, but it sure will go down as one of the most lopsided wins in the
history of the UFC’s women’s division.
1 more fight of note, Cole Miller used his outstanding
ground game to get the win over UK favorite Andy Ogle. Miller in the 1st
two rounds looked OUTSTANDING on the ground, but was not able to put away the feisty
Ogle. In the 3rd round Ogle pushed the pace and was able to get the
better of Miller, but was not able to get the much needed finish that he clearly
needed to win the fight. Afterwards Miller went Chael Sonnen style and called
out British fighters including the much hyped Conor McGregor calling him Conor
McGoober then walking off. I will be honest I would like that fight….
Preliminary card (Facebook/Youtube)
Lightweight - Al Iaquinta (7-2-1) def Piotr Hallmann (14-2)
- Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight - Luke Barnatt (7-0) def Andrew Craig (9-2) - Submission
(rear-naked choke) 2rd (2:12)
Women's bantamweight - Jessica Andrade (10-3) def Rosi
Sexton (13-4) - Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 30-26)
Featherweight – Cole Miller (20-8) vs. Andy Ogle (9-3) - Decision
(unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Featherweight - Jimy Hettes (11-1) vs. Robert Whiteford
(10-2) - Technical submission (triangle choke) 2rd (2:17)
Middleweight - Brad Scott (9-2) vs. Michael Kuiper (12-3) - Submission
(front choke) 1rd (4:17)
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