Rafael Dos Anjos retained the UFC Lightweight title with a 1st round destruction over Donald Cerrone at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
Dos Anjos landed a left kick to the body that hurt Dos Anjos and he unloaded a barrage of punches on Cerrone against the Octagon. Cerrone got to the ground but he absorbed a few more hard shots and the fight was stopped by referee Herb Dean at 1:06.
Dos Anjos, 154 lbs of Rio De Jineario, BRA is 25-7. Cerrone, 154 1/2 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is 28-7-1.
Alistair Overeem scored an explosive 2nd round stoppage over former Heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos.
Dos Santos was bleeding from around his right eye and chin in the second frame. Overeem landed a perfect left hook that dropped Dos Santos and the fight was quickly stopped at 4:43 of round two.
Overeem, 243 lbs of Amsterdam, The Neatherlands is now 40-14-1. Dos Santos, 239 lbs of Salvador, BRA is 17-4.
Nate Diaz won a 3-round unanimous decision over Michael Johnson in a Lightweight bout.
Diaz, 156 lbs of Stockton, CA won all cards by scores of 29-28 and is no 19-10. Johnson, 155 1/2 lbs of Boca raton, FL is 17-10.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz remained undefeated by winning a unanimous decision over Randa Markos in a Strawweight bout.
Scores were 30-27 and 29-28 twice for Kowalkiewicz, 114 1/2 lbs of Lodz, POL and is now 8-0. Markos, 116 lbs of Montreal, QUE, CAN is 5-4.
Charles Oliveira scored a 1st round chokeout over Myles Jury in a Featherweight bout.
Oliveira was able to get a jumping choke on Jury while he was standing and he tapped out at 3:05
Oliveira, 150 1/2 lbs of Houston, TX is 21-5-1. Jury, 146 lbs of Gilbert, AZ is 15-2.
Oliverira is now tied for the most submission wins.
Nate Marquardt stopped CB Dollaway in the 2nd round of their Middleweight bout.
Marquardt landed a perfect counter right hand while Dollaway was coming in that dropped Dollaway. Marquardt landed one punch on the ground and the bout was stopped at 28 seconds of round two.
Marquardt, 186 lbs of Denver, CO is 37-15-2. Dollaway, 185 1/2 lbs of Tempe, AZ is 16-9.
Valentina Shevchenko won a 3-round split decision over Sarah Kauffman in a Bantamweight bout.
Schevchenko won by scores of 29-28 twice while Kauffman took a card 29-28.
Shevchenko is 10-1. Kauffman, 136 lbs of Victoria, BC, CAN is 17-4-1.
Tamden McCrory made Josh Samman in round three of their Middleweight bout.
McCrory won via triangle choke at 4:10 of round three.
McCrory, 185 lbs of Binghimton, NY is 14-3. Sammanan, 186 lbs of Tallahassee, FL is 12-4
Nik Lentz scored a 3-round split decision over Danny Castillo in a Lightweight bout.
Lentz won two cards 29-28 while Castillo took a card 29-28.
Lentz, 156 lbs of Coconut Creek, FL is 28-7-2-1. Castillo, 156 lbs of Sacramento CA is 17-10.
Joe Miller and Jim Allers fought to a no-contest in their Featherweight bout after Allers inadvertently poked Miller in the eye and he was unable to continue.
Miller, 146 lbs of Coconut Creek, FL is 21-9-1. Allers, 145 lbs of Ft. Lauderdale, FL is 13-2-1.
