UFC Newark live results, discussion, play by play
Live, blow-by-blow updates for Saturday’s UFC event in Newark, with welterweights Colby Covington and Robbie Lawler in the main event.
Join us today (Saturday, August 3rd) on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring, and play-by-play as UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler goes down at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
In the main event, welterweight contender Colby Covington looks to (presumably) secure the title shot he’s desperately coveted, as he takes on the hard-hitting former UFC champion Robbie Lawler in a five-round scrap. The co-main event pits New Jersey’s own Jim Miller against fellow longtime lightweight veteran Clay Guida.
This is an unusually early start time because this was supposed to be a European show before it switched over to the US. The six-fight preliminary card starts at 12 PM ET/9 AM PT on ESPN, while the six-fight main card continues on the same network at 3 PM ET/12 PM PT. Play-by-play will only be provided for the main card.
Check out this week’s MMA Vivisection for predictions, analysis and betting odds on the each matchup.
The full card is as follows:
Main Card (3 PM ET, ESPN) - Play-by-play provided
Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler
Jim Miller vs. Clay Guida
Joaquim Silva vs. Nasrat Haqparast
Trevin Giles vs. Gerald Meerschaert
Round 1 - Giles lands a right hand early. Meerscheart throws a kick and Giles hits a reactive takedown into side control. Gerald sweeps Giles and now he’s on top. Crowd is booing as Meerscheart throws some shots from mount, then he gets swept by Giles. Meerschaert looks to gain butterfly guard. Giles has Meerschaert’s back and lands a couple of left hands, then gets side control. Giles threatening with an anaconda choke with seconds to go. Bails on it, and throws some ground strikes before the round ends. 10-9 Giles.
Round 2 - Wild overhand right by Giles leads to Meerschaert changing levels and searching for a double leg takedown. Giles sprawls and Meerschaert may end up pulling guard out of this. A few punches from Giles as he gains full mount on Meerschaert with ease. Then Giles gets swept in the slowest way imaginable. It’s Meerschaert in Giles’ guard and doing close to nothing. This is an awful fight. Giles still on the bottom and it’s just an unwatchable mess. 19-19.
Round 3 - Meerschaert slams home a nice body kick. Head kick by Meerschaert partially gets through. Bad, predictable shot from Meerschaert is stuffed and Giles sprawls. Next takedown attempt is successful. Meerschaert going for a choke and it looks locked in. He adjusts after Giles goes for a single leg. Giles tapped and Herb Dean missed it. He’s gone out cold.
Official result: Gerald Meerschaert def. Trevin Giles by submission (guillotine) at 1:49 of round 3
Scott Holtzman vs. Dong Hyun Ma
Round 1 - Holtzman misses a leg kick. Right hand by Holtzman just misses over the top. Good uppercut by Holtzman and a leg kick. Right hand drops Ma, and he follows him to the ground. Holtzman is on top in half-guard. Ma has a hold of Holtzman’s neck but ends up mounted instead. Holtzman now in guard and drops a left hand down on the Korean’s face. Sharp elbow by Holtzman followed by another. Ma explodes for a sweep but Holtzman maintains top control and in half-guard. Holtzman lets him up and rips a left hook to the body, and connects on an uppercut. Uppercut and right hand by Holtzman, with Ma countering in between those two punches. 10-8 Holtzman.
Round 2 - They trade in the pocket at the center of the cage. Holtzman fires off another left kick and then Ma gets cracked with another right. Good uppercut by Ma. Holtzman gets tagged twice over. And Ma with the takedown this time. Holtzman is back to his feet and working for underhooks. They exit the clinch and Holtzman misfires on a left hook. Jabs and uppercuts by Holtzman and Ma felt those. But Ma drops Holtzman with a left hook! Flash knockdown and Holtzman is back up quickly, and fends off a standing guillotine. Holtzman narrowly missees on a spinning elbow. Ma’s left eye is almost completely shut. They are swinging! This is a brawl! Scott pursues the takedown but doesn’t get it. Jab and left hook by Holtzman. Well-timed takedown for “Hot Sauce” with under 30 seconds to go. Holtzman dropping the ground-and-pound and Ma is in trouble! round ends. 20-17 Holtzman.
There is no round 3. Ma can’t see out of that left eye and the fight is over.
Official result: Scott Holtzman def. Dong Hyun Ma by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of round 2
Preliminary Card (12 PM ET, ESPN) - Results only, no Play-by-Play
Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Darko Stosic by unanimous decision (29-26, 28-27, 28-27)
Mickey Gall def. Salim Touahri by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Antonina Shevchenko def. Lucie Pudilova by technical submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:20 of round 2
Matt Schnell def. Jordan Espinosa by submission (triangle choke) at 1:23 of round 1
Lauren Murphy def. Mara Romero Borella by TKO (knee and punches) at 1:46 of round 3
Claudio Silva def. Cole Williams by submission (neck crank) at 2:35 of round 1
Miranda Granger def. Hannah Goldy by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)