Join us today (Saturday, November 17th) on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring and play-by-play as UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as the Octagon heads to the South American country for the first time ever.
The headliner is a five-round welterweight bout between Argentina’s own Santiago Ponzinibbio and fellow contender Neil Magny.
Live results updates begin with the two Fight Pass prelims at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT, followed by four prelims on FS1 at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. The main card kicks off on FS1 at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT, and we will have both live results and play-by-play coverage of those six bouts. You can see the full lineup and schedule below:
Main Card (10 PM ET, FS1)
Neil Magny vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
Round 1 - Magny sticks out his jab. Throws a lazy leg kick. He lands another jab while being pressured. Ponzinibbio with a right hand over the top and a leg kick, then a jab. Right hand and a left hook seem to have Magny a little frazzled. Magny absorbs another jab and he’s holding his right eye as if it’s giving him trouble. Leg kick again by the Argentine. Good right hand off the counter by Ponzinibbio. Magny continues to jab. Leg kick scores once more for Ponzinibbio, who then pops Magny with another jab. Magny with a body kick. Ponzinibbio slips after connecting on an outside leg kick. The jab is proving to be very successful for Ponzinibbio. He jabs to the body and flashes in a quick left hook. Right hand and left hand and another overhand right by Ponzinibbio. Huge right hand has Magny hurt and covering up! Ponzinibbio with a flurry and then a late shot after the horn sounded. 10-9 Ponzinibbio.
Round 2 - Magny starts out this round with a right hand and he’s the one on the front foot. Leg kick actually sits Magny down, but Ponzinibbio has him stand back up. Good 1-2 by Ponzinibbio. Body jab by Ponzinibbio and Magny is suddenly backed up against the fence like he was in round 1, and he is dropped again with a leg kick. Ponzinibbio lets him stand again. Magny with a nice counter left while backing up. Time is called as Ponzinibbio has a cut that needs to be looked at. It’s below the left eyebrow... not good! The fight continues and a jab has Magny holding his eye immediately after the restart. Magny takes another leg kick and is felled. Ponz just kicks him some more while he’s down before Magny stands. Jab by Ponzinibbio. Counter jab in the center of the cage. Bad shot by Magny and an easy sprawl by Ponzinibbio, who wants no part of going to the ground when he’s dominating the striking. Good right by Ponzinibbio and a jab just staggered Magny, who’s struggling to move around with that damaged lead leg. 20-18 Ponzinibbio.
Round 3 - Magny connects on a couple of jabs. Ponzinibbio pumping out his jab. Magny with a looping right hand. Leg kick turns Magny around. Another one by Ponzinibbio and a jab follows it. Left hook and a right hand by Ponz. Magny just unable to deal with Ponzinibbio’s consistent pressuring. Head kick by Magny is blocked. Left hook by Ponzinibbio gets through. Leg kick has Magny literally hopping on his good leg. Left hook by Ponzinibbio. Magny with his own leg kick, plus a quick jab. 30-27 Ponzinibbio.
Round 4 - They trade jabs in the center of the cage. Magny well short on a right hand, and he gets dumped with another leg kick. Magny returns to this feet, shoots for a takedown, and it’s easily stuffed. Ponzinibbio with a thudding jab, he eats a couple of counters from Magny, who drops to the floor due to another leg kick. Rinse and repeat. Magny is in trouble. One more time. Herb Dean is taking a close look as Ponzinibbio senses a finish is near. Ponzinibbio stalks Magny, who comes forward, then Ponz throws a wild spinning backfist. Leg kick puts Magny in hop mode, and then a devastating right hand causes Magny to faceplant for the KO! What a dominant display by Santiago Ponzinibbio as the crowd goes wild!
Official result: Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Neil Magny by KO (punch) at 2:36 of round 4
Ricardo Lamas vs. Darren Elkins
Round 1 - Lamas gets hit in the groin while throwing a jab. Time is called and then the fight restarts a couple of seconds later. Lamas with the powerful slam of Elkins, who gets back to his feet. Elkins is already cut and the fight is one minute old. Darren pursues his own takedown and lands a left hand before Lamas circles away. Outside leg kick by Lamas. Elkins with a body shot, Lamas just off-target on a head kick. Elkins active and letting his hands go but Lamas defends that takedown from the body lock position. Knee to the body by Lamas, who reverses position and has Elkins against the cage. Lamas narrowly misses an elbow as they exit the clinch. Elkins with a countershot and a body kick. Lamas with a 1-2. Spinning back kick to the body by Lamas. Scramble ensues after Lamas stumbles and Elkins has a hook in. Loses the position and Lamas is back to his feet, but Lamas is slammed to the mat and has his back taken with seconds to go. 10-9 Elkins.
Round 2 - Elkins with a left hook, Lamas counters with a leg kick. Hard leg kick again by Lamas. Lovely level change by Lamas as he fucks under and takes Elkins down. It doesn’t take long for Elkins to return to his feet, but he ate a hard head kick. Elkins with a two-punch combo that’s blocked, and a sloppy right hand. Leg kick bothers Elkins visibly. Takedown by Elkins, but Lamas tries to scramble. He reverses position and lands several punches from top position. Elkins with a brief leglock that he bails on, and he took a big hammerfist. Flying knee by Lamas and a combination of shots by “The Bully.” Leg kick buckles Elkins and then again. uppercut wobbles Elkins, who can barely stand because of the leg kicks. Spinning back kick by Lamas again. Elkins soldering on and looking for a takedown while gimpy, but there’s no drive there. This is a big round for Lamas. 19-19.
Round 3 - Elkins coming out aggressively. Lamas with another leg kick and a body shot. Weak single leg by Elkins is thwarted. Left hook lands for Elkins. Leg kick and uppercut by Lamas, then a jab. Lamas ties up Elkins against the fence, Elkins exits with a right hand. Lamas getting tagged a couple of times here. Nasty leg kick and a left hook by Lamas. Elkins puts Lamas against the fence, as Ricardo fires a knee to the body, an elbow, then dodges and Elkins punch. Well-timed double leg takedown for Lamas, who slams home an elbow from half guard. Lamas delivering the ground-and-pound and these elbows are badly hurting Elkins. Hammerfists force the stoppage with less than a minute to go.
Official result: Ricardo Lamas def. Darren Elkins by TKO (strikes) at 4:09 of round 3
Khalil Rountree vs. Johnny Walker
Round 1 - Southpaw vs. southpaw here. Lots of moving, not much actual throwing. Leg kick by Rountree and Walker just taunts him over it. Head kick and left hand by Walker, as Rountree is stunned. Rountree lands a couple of punches in the clinch but Walker has control of his head. Big elbow in the clinch and Rountree is knocked out with more elbows on the ground. Wow!
Official result: Johnny Walker def. Khalil Rountree by KO (elbows) at 1:57 of round 1
Cezar Ferreira vs. Ian Heinisch
Round 1 - Takedown for Mutante inside a minute of the fight. He moves to half-guard and then Heinisch gets up again, but Ferreira still has a leg. Heinisch just misses on an elbow as he exited the clinch. Leg kick by the Brazilian. Vicious counter right by Ferreira. He grabs a leg and works for a takedown, which Heinisch stuffs. Arm-in guillotine and guard pull by Heinisch and it doesn’t work out. Things have stalled out for a bit before Mutanta pops his head free and now has top control. Heinisch going for an arm with 20 seconds to go. Nope, Ferreira rides it out. 10-9 Heinisch.
Round 2 - Head kick by Ferreira and then an immediate takedown. Heinisch gets up and is down again, but looking for a kimura sweep. He does well to get to his feet again without taking any damage. Powerful leg kick by Heinisch. Straight left by Ferreira. Lots of feinting and little throwing in this round. Leg kick by Heinisch. Takedown by Ferreira once more, and Heinisch tries to scramble and he’s up again. Head kick gets by Ferreira’s face, then Heinisch goes for the takedown and it doesn’t happen. Ferreira digs in a right hand. Crowd is impatient. Heinisch drops Ferreira with a right just before the round ends. 20-18 Heinisch.
Round 3 - Ferreira connects with a jab. They get their feet tangled and Heinisch stumbles backward. Ferreira is in on a double leg, switches to a single and gets the takedown, but the former Colorado state wrestling champion is back to his feet. Jab lands again for Ferreira. Heinisch stops a Mutante shot, hits the whizzer, and they’re locked in a clinch. Another whizzer by Heinisch and Mutante is hurt after getting back up and eating a series of punches. Now it’s Heinisch with the takedown and he’s throwing left hands aplenty. Ferreira is back up but he is wobbled and on unsteady legs, but Heinisch initiates the clinch again. Under a minute to go and Heinisch is hanging onto a leg but lets it go. Right hand and a jab by Heinisch, then another clinch with a knee to the body. Hard elbow and a left hook by Heinisch. They trade labored, lumbering, slow punches at each other and that’s that. Ferreira looked terrible and exhausted. 30-27 Heinisch.
Official result: Ian Heinisch def. Cezar Ferreira by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Guido Cannetti vs. Marlon Vera
Round 1 - Cannetti’s leg kick is checked. Vera with a body kick and then Cannetti charges ahead with a knee to the clinch. Goes for the tip and can’t get it, and they exchanges knees to the body. Vera gets Cannetti on the mat and in guard. Cannetti goes for an armbar, Vera stands up and tries to slam out of it but Cannetti bails and stands back up. Cannetti rocks Vera with a left hook and then slams Vera to the ground! Vera is upright and dealing with a body lock, now they separate. Cannetti going aggressively towards “Chito” and a body kick made Vera grimace. Vera driving Cannetti back to the fence and landing a left hook to the liver. Body shots are traded in close quarters. Takedown for Cannetti as the crowd cheers for their countryman. Cannetti is in Vera’s guard and not doing much. Vera threatens an armbar but Cannetti saw it coming. Cannetti stands up from guard and kicks at Vera’s legs. Hammerfist by Cannetti before backing out of the guard again. Seconds tick away and Cannetti certainly has this round locked up. 10-9 Cannetti.
Round 2 - Vera throws a flying knee and then a series of knees from the Muay Thai plum and one of them drops Cannetti. He scrambles and tries to survive as Vera drops for a guillotine, but it’s not there for him. They’re back to their feet. Vera teeing off with huge uppercuts and knees! Cannetti taking a beating right now. Vera ragdolls Cannetti to the mat and gets the fight-ending rear-naked choke!
Official result: Marlon Vera def. Guido Cannetti by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:31 of round 2
Cynthia Calvillo vs. Poliana Botelho
Round 1 - Botelho throws a slapping leg kick, the nmisses on a spinning back kick. Calvillo catches a kick and gets the takedown, but Botelho scrambles to her feet immediately. Botelho’s head kick is blocked. She does land to the body. Calvillo comes forward and lands a left hand. Calvillo with a leg kick of her own. Left hook backs Botelho up. Another kick caught by Calvillo and this time she gets the takedown and into side control. Botelho throwsing knees to the body while on her back, as Calvillo drops down some short elbows. Botelho prevents Calvillo from passing to full mount. Calvillo with good ground-and-pound and now she goes for a choke and gets Botelho to tap!
Official result: Cynthia Calvillo def. Poliana Botelho by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:48 of round 1
Preliminary Card (8 PM ET, FS1)
Michel Prazeres def. Bartosz Fabinski by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:02 of round 1
Alexandre Pantoja def. Ulka Sasaki by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:18 of round 1
Austin Arnett def. Humberto Bandenay by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
Laureano Staropoli def. Hector Aldana by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Preliminary Card (7 PM ET, Fight Pass)
Jesus Pinedo def. Devin Powell by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Nad Narimani def. Anderson dos Santos by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)