UFC 142 Update

More coverage For more MMA/boxing news and analysis, check out InsideFights.com. Heavyweight Bout Gabriel Gonzaga (12-6) vs. Ednaldo Oliveira (13-0-1) Round 1 Gonzaga fakes a big punch and then pulls it. Jab for Oliveira. Another jab. Crowd starts to gets antsy about 80 seconds in or so. Both fighters are being VERY cautious here. Oliveira lands a right and tries to stalk him across the cage. Gonzaga grabs the single-leg and then slams him right into side control. Oliveira stands up despite Gonzaga having over under control. Gonzaga slams him back to the mat. A punch from the ground for Gonzaga. Big knee to the body for Gonzaga. Gonzaga jumps over to the back and grabs a rear naked choke. It only takes a few seconds before Oliveria is forced to tap out. Gonzaga is victorious in his return to the UFC. Gabriel Gonzaga def. Ednaldo Oliveira via submission (rear naked choke), Round 1 (3:22) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Featherweight Bout Yuri Alcantata (26-3) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (13-10-1) Round 1 Big knee from Alcantata to start. Seemed like a slightly dirty shot. They come together and Alcantara lands a nice fist. Kick punch combo for Alcantara. Omigwa ducks in and lands a light punch. Spinning back fist from Omigawa misses. Combo attempt from Alcantara lands on the first shot. Two punch combo connects for Alcantara. Head kick goes wide for Alcantara. Body kick lands for Alcantara. Alcantara lands a straight left right on the jaw. Alcantara lands a spinning elbow that knocks Omigawa off balance. They grapple and Alcantara keeps on him, landing punches and eventually grabbing the back. Alcantara has him flattened out for a secnd but Omigawa stands out of it. Alcantara keeps landing punches but Omigawa reverses the action and ends up on top. He doesn’t do much from the dominant position but enough to keep it from being broken up. Alcantara keeps him in the guard. With 10 seconds left Alcantara grabs a brutal arm bar. It is a nasty-looking one but Omigawa is saved by the bell. 10-9 Alcantara. Round 2 Spinning back fist to the body for Alcantara. Alcantara boxes but cannot connect. Alcantara knocks him off balance with a clean hook. Alcantara goes right for the back but Omigawa is able to defend that well. Alcantara reverses and ends up on top. Omigawa starts to focus on the leg, Alcantara reverses it into full mount and then he once again takes Omigawa's back. Alcantara is looking for the rear naked choke but has yet to find the opening. Alcantara starts to pound him with punches to the face and then he grabs a rear naked choke. It looks tight but Omigawa escapes without much trouble. Alcantara is on top. Omigawa is bleeding from the right ear. Alcantara tries to pass guard. Omigawa starts to focus on his ear injury. Elbow to the gut from Alcantara. Alcantara lands a few elbows to the head from top ontrol. He begins to ground and pound him right before the round ends. 10-9 Alcantara Round 3 Omigawa lands a hook to begin the final frame. Superman punch breaks through for Omigawa. Alcantara catches him with a jab coming in. Alcantara misses a homerun punch. Alcantara does look to be a little gassed. Jab for Alcantara. Knee to the body for Alcantara. Then he connects with a straight to the face. Jab for Alcantara. Big hook for Alcantara lands clean. Head kick for Alcantara is partially blocked. Two punches go right to the face of Omigawa. Omigawa gets his head and then lands a short elbow to the head. Omigawa gets him to the ground and is in a dominant position with 90 seconds to go. Right lands for Omigawa. He isn't putting together much offense. Omigawa keeps trying to get the ground and pound but nothing that comes close to finishing Alcantara. The ref calls for a stand up. Alcantara lands a shot and gets a takedown but the round and fight end. 10-9 Omigawa in the closest round of the fight. It won't be enough to win the fight though, as we ave it scored 29-28 for Alcantara. Yuri Alcantara def. Michihiro Omigawa via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welterweight Bout Mike Pyle (21-8-1) vs. Ricardo Funch (8-2) Round 1 Pyle throws a combo but is blocked. Inside leg kick for Pyle. They come together and grapple and then break. Pyle is the one pushing the action here, Funch seems happy to sit back. Big straight right by Pyle stuns Funch. Pyle moves in and nails Funch with a knee from the clinch. Funch goes down and Pyle swarms him and lands a series of punches to the grounded Funch before the fight is called off and awarded to Mike Pyle. Mike Pyle def. Ricardo Funch via TKO, Round 1 (1:22) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Featherweight bout Felipe Arantes vs. Antonio Carvalho (Commentary for this fight from Heavy MMA) Round 1 Arantes moves to the middle of the cage and misses with a right hand. Carvalho lands a kick that floors Arantes. Arvantes is now defending from half guard. Carvalho looks for a guillotine choke, but moves to the back. Arantes is standing now, but still in danger. Choke still in place for Carvalho. Arantes tries to shoot, but ends up with his opponent in mount. He escapes. Arantes takes the center again. Carvalho lands after his opponent does. High kicks from both are blocked. Carvalho is countering the aggressive Arantes. Flying knee from Arantes lands to end the round. HeavyMMA.com scores the round 10-9 for Carvalho. Round 2 Touch of gloves followed by kicks from Arantes. Carvalho lands a shot to the body and a high kick. Head kick from Carvalho. Front kick lands for Arantes. Carvalho looks for a takedown, but fails, landing a few shots in an exchange. Nice right hand for Arantes, followed by a head kick. He blocks a combination. Another front kick lands. Very solid knee from Arantes scores, but his flying knee is blocked. He lands an inside leg kick. Carvalhos fakes a front kick. Another inside leg kick lands, and Carvalho misses with a head kick. Heavy.com scores the round 10-9 for Arantes. Round 3 Head kick from Arantes is blocked. Leg kick from Carvalho. Another lands. Arantes comes forward with a knee that is partially blocked. Left hook from Carvalho is blocked. Head kick from Arantes is blocked. Takedown attempt from Carvalho is stuffed, and Arantes flips him over to end on top. He is in Carvalho's guard. Rubber guard from Carvalho. He lets it go. Three minutes remain in the round. Nice shots from Arantes on top. Carvalho needs to do something here. He looks for rubber guard. He lets it go again. Arantes is stealing this fight. He moves to half guard. Carvalho scrambles and is back to his feet. He blocks a head kick, but misses with one of his own. Thirty seconds remain in the round. Carvalho needs to do something drastic. Nice right hand from Arantes lands. Carvalho presses forward, but misses with a flying knee. Good round for Arantes. HeavyMMA.com scores the round 10-9 for Arantes. Arantes def. Carvalho via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)