Join us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring and play-by-play as UFC 204 goes down in Manchester, England.
The headliner will see UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping looking for revenge in his first title defense, where he takes on hand-picked opponent Dan Henderson. Henderson famously knocked out Bisping back at UFC 100, and the hometown fighter desperately wants that win back.
The co-main event also takes place in the middleweight division, with Vitor Belfort taking on Gegard Mousasi.
This post will cover the preliminary card. The featured prelim bout takes place in the bantamweight division, with Brad Pickett meeting Iuri Alcantara.
Live results and play-by-play will commence with the Fight Pass broadcast at 7pm ET/4pm PT for two fights. Then things move to FS1 at 8pm ET/5pm PT. The full lineup and schedule follows. Check out this week's MMA Vivisection for predictions, analysis and betting odds on the each match up.
Iuri Alcantara vs. Brad Pickett
Round 1 - Body kick from Alcantara. Nice combo and a double knee rocked Pickett, but he ate it. Hard straight body kick again. Alcantara dropped him with a elbow and left hook! He's all over him on the ground but Pickett survived! Alcantara switched to an armbar, and them a triangle. Pickett taps! Domination.
Iuri Alcantara defeated Brad Pickett by submission (triangle choke), 1:59 of round 1
Davey Grant vs. Damian Stasiak
Round 1 - Stasiak takes it down pretty much immediately. Grant got back up in about 45 seconds with no damage taken. Long spinning back fist from Grant. Grant with a takedown. He landed a bi right, but Stasiak used a butterfly hook to get back up. He looked for his own trip but Grant got on top. They're stalemated now. They separate with two minutes to go. Grant with a spin and a right hook. Stasiak missed with a spinning heel kick. Grant in on a takedown, and got it, but Stasiak immediately reversed. Elbow from Stasiak. 10-9 Stasiak.
Round 2 - Stasiak with a left hook. Counter body shot from Grant. Right hook and big combo from Grant. A knee connected as well. Spinning heel kick was blocked, but he followed up with two hard left hooks that connected. Grant beating Stasiak up against the cage. Scores with an uppercut. Stasiak caught a kick and put Grant on his back. He got up though, and scored with a knee to the jaw. Big uppercut against the cage. He's beating Stasiak up. Stasiak with another single leg but Grant is up high and looking for an armbar. Stasiak managed to secure position though, then moved to mount. Looking to set up an arm triangle. Grant uses the fence to kick out. Stasiak looks exhausted, but he managed to get top position back. 10-9 Grant.
Round 3 - Stasiak misses with a spinning back fist. Neither connecting with much early in the round. Stasiak looking for a takedown. And gets it. Grant up after about 20 seconds. He stuffed a shot this time and Grant worked from top. Stasiak with an armbar! It's tight! It's bent backwards, but Grant isn't tapping. Yikes. He rolls through and Grant is finally forced to tap out. Nice comeback win.
Damian Stasiak defeated Davey Grant by submission (armbar), 3:56 of round 3
Leon Edwards vs. Albert Tumenov
Round 1 - Lots of feinting to start. Edwards coming forward but not landing. Edwards looking for a takedown. Hard. He finally got him there after 45 seconds or so. He eventually passed to side and looked for mount, but Tumenov briefly escaped. Edwards stayed glued to him though, working from his back in a seated position with a hook. 10-9 Edwards easily.
Round 2 - Edwards with a body kick. Uppercut from Tumenov. Edwards looking for the takedown again. Nothing this time though. Tumenov with a nice combo. They trade lefts to the grill. The pace has slowed. Head kick from Tumenov. Stinging combo from Tumenov that ended with a left hook that snapped Edwards' head back. Another big combo against the cage. Edwards gets a body lock. 10-9 Tumenov.
Round 3 - Hard lead right from Tumenov gets through. Edwards got in deep on a takedown attempt but Tumenov pushed him away. Hard body kick from Tumenov got caught, and he managed to trip Tumenov and take his back. Somehow he reached around with a one-arm choke with one hook and secured it. Tumenov taps! Wow!
Leon Edwards defeated Albert Tumenov by submission (rear naked choke), 3:01 of round 3
Marc Diakiese vs. Lukasz Sajewski
Round 1 - Diakiese charged across the cage but got immediately taken down. Sajewski worked from side control. Or held onto him, anyway. After a couple of knees he moved to mount. Back to half guard. Diakiese popped up and hit a crazy bodyslam takedown of his own to get the crowd going. Sajewski presses forward again though once he gets up, and got a takedown into half. Daikiese looked for a heel hook, and got to his feet. Big leg kick from the English fighter. 10-9 Sajewski.
Round 2 - Daikiese with a big right to start. Hard body kick. Jumping knee from Daikiese. Sajewski with a good counter left. Sajewski clinched up briefly. Big uppercut from Diakiese. Missed with a headkick. Nice right hook Sajewski on the back foot here, eating shots. Three straight straight rights get through. Nice counter left. All Diakiese. He has him against the cage and he's opening up with punches and knees. Sajewski fires back but ears a bunch of shots. He finally goes down to his knees and the ref stops it.
Marc Diakiese defeated Lukasz Sajewski by TKO (strikes), 4:40 round 2
Danny Roberts vs. Mike Perry
Round 1 - Perry with a glancing combo.Hard inside leg kick from Roberts. Perry returns it to the outside. Hard body kick from Perry, but Roberts responds with two hard left hooks. Roberts with another nice technical combo, and he's clubbing Perry with the left. Perry is just blocking punches with his face and throwing back. He scores with a knee in close and Roberts may have been stunned. Perry spun around to his back, then took side control on top. Perry goes to mount but Roberts gives up the back. He's up pretty high, and Roberts slips back to his feet. Roberts with a left hook, Perry fires back with a right hook. Big head kick from Roberts is blocked. Two right hooks from Perry and he has Roberts hurt. The bell saves him. 10-9 Perry.
Round 2 - Roberts with two body kicks. Good inside leg kick and two lefts. Left hook to the body and head from Roberts. Perrty not throwing much early in round two. They brawl a bit and Perry backs Roberts off. Both just miss with a kill shot. Roberts has a takedown stuffed. Perry backs him in the cage and clubs him with three punches. Roberts back to the leg kicks. Straight left for Roberts lands and he steps up the pace. They trade shots. Hard combo from Roberts but Perry fires back and hurts Roberts! He throws him down and goes straight to mount! Roberts rolls over and Perry opens up with punches and elbows. He may have stolen the round. 10-9 Perry.
Round 3 - Nice combo from Roberts. Perry fires back. Perry with a hard counter right and a knee. He's attacking against the cage. Roberts circles away and asks for more. Leg kick from Roberts. Body shots now. Roberts with the straight left a few times in a row, but Perry finally rips him with a right hook counter. Roberts with a big head kick. And another. Connected with the left again. Inside leg kick from Roberts. Perry with a hard knee and a right hand that wobbles Roberts! He's down! Two more and he's out with just 20 seconds left!
Mike Perry defeats Danny Roberts by KO (strikes), 4:40 of round 3
Adriano Martins vs. Leonardo Santos
Round 1 - Slow start. A few kicks, but mostly just pawing with the hands. Santos with two body kicks. Low leg kick from Martins. This isn't the best start to a card. The crowd is already a bit hostile. Santos with a knee as Martins wades in. Body kick from Santos. Nothing definitive. Martins is walking Santos down but not throwing. He wants to counter. Just missed a lead uppercut that time. Jumping switch kick to the body from Santos. Glancing comvbo from Martins. 10-9 Santos.
Round 2 - Hard inside leg kick from Santos. More pawing. This is a sparring session. Low outside leg kick from Martins, and again.They trade leg kicks. Martins with a low inside leg kick. Three minutes in, and this is it. No hands. No takedown attempts. Head kick from Santos was blocked. Martins with another inside leg kick. Another Santos head kick. Body kick. 10-9 Santos.
Round 3 - Martins with a chopping low outside kick. Santos went back to the head kick. Guess what they traded? Yeah, it wasn't punches. Martins missed with a winging left and Santos went for a takedown attempt. What a novelty. Nothing there though. Martins with a body punch. Martins lands a counter left. Jab from Santos. Martins with a hard inside leg kick. Missed with his uppercut. Another leg kick. Head kick from Santos. Right hook and leg kick from Martins. Martins actually showing some urgency. 10-9 Martins, but 29-28 Santos.
Leonardo Santos defeats Adriano Martins by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
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