UFC Vegas 19: Blaydes vs. Lewis live results, discussion, play by play
by Tim Burke · Bloody ElbowJoin us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring, and full play-by-play (main card) as UFC Vegas 19: Blaydes vs. Lewis goes down in Vegas.
The headliner of the card comes in the heavyweight division, with Curtis Blaydes looking to inch closer to title shot when he takes on fearsome striker Derrick Lewis. The co-main comes at women’s bantamweight, with Ketlen Vieira meeting Yana Kunitskaya.
Luis Pena vs. Drakkar Klose is a late scratch from the card.
This is an ESPN+ show and is kicking off slightly earlier than usual. The eight-fight preliminary card is scheduled to start at 5pm ET/2pm PT on ESPN+. The six-fight main card will kick off at 8pm ET/5pm PT on the same streaming network.
Main Card (8 PM ET, ESPN+)
Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis
Round 1 - Lewis tags Blaydes and he retreats a bit. Blaydes resets but he’s way out of range now. Blaydes with a right over the top, and a right cross. Lewis with a telegraphed head kick. Lewis looking to counter with big shots but he’s slipping on he mat and off balance. Blaydes lands a nice right hook. Lewis lands a counter that time. Blaydes with a leg kick. Jabs from Blaydes. They exchange, and Blaydes stumbles Lewis with a hard leg kick. Lewis covers up as Blaydes throws a knee and flurries. Another leg kick. Straight left lands for Blaydes, but he pokes Lewis in the eye in the process. Lewis appeared to be hurt from the punches, but he gets a break. End of the round. 10-9 Blaydes.
Round 2 - Lewis is warned for his fingers right away. Blaydes wth two big punches and he scoops a single. Lewis deftly defends though. Lewis slips again as he tries to plant his front leg. Blaydes goes for the legs AND IS KNOCKED OUT COLD BY A HUGE UPPERCUT FROM LEWIS! Lewis lands two more on the ground even though Blaydes was out before he even hit the floor. Wow.
Derrick Lewis defeated Curtis Blaydes via KO (uppercut), 1:26 of round 2
Yana Kunitskaya def. Ketlen Vieira by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Darrick Minner def. Charles Rosa by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-27)
Chris Daukaus def. Aleksei Oleinik by TKO (punches) at 1:55 of round 1
Phil Hawes def. Nassourdine Imavov by majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Tom Aspinall def. Andrei Arlovski by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:09 of round 2
Preliminary Card (5 PM ET, ESPN+)
Jared Gordon def. Danny Chavez by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
John Castaneda def. Eddie Wineland by TKO (punches) at 4:44 of round 1
Julian Erosa def. Nate Landwehr by TKO (flying knee and punches) at :56 of round 1
Casey O’Neill def. Shana Dobson by TKO (strikes) at 3:41 of round 2
Chas Skelly vs. Jamall Emmers cancelled due to Emmers back spasms
Aiemann Zahabi def. Drako Rodriguez by KO (punch) at 3:05 of round 1
Sergei Spivac def. Jared Vanderaa by TKO (punches) at 4:32 of round 2