DWCS Season 9 – Week 1 Results: Ilian Bouafia wins | MMA News
Dana White’s Contender Series season 9 options a new crop of UFC hopefuls trying to impress UFC CEO Dana White and the UFC matchmakers for the possibility to secure a contact with the UFC.
On Tuesday, the ninth season of DWCS kicked off with a 5-bout combat card headlined by a middleweight match between Ilian Bouafia and Neemias Santana.
With the matchup pitting an orthodox fighter against a southpaw, there was a lot of feeling out in the opening two minutes. Bouafia slipped while throwing a head kick and Santana seized the chance to gain top control. In a blatant show of unsportsmanlike conduct, Santana head butted Bouafia. The referee immediately stepped in.
Bouafia reacted immediately to the top butt, holding his left eye. After practically three minutes, the combat continued with Santana receiving a level deduction.
Santana tried to get the combat to the ground but ended up on the underside. Bouafia postured up and delivered punches and elbows. Santana acquired to his toes and separated but was met with a kick to the face. He absorbed it. The spherical ended with the 2 working in the clinch along the fence.
Santana pressed ahead in the second body. He threw energy pictures but Bouafia stayed just out of vary. Santana started concentrating on Bouafia’s physique. Bouafia’s jab saved Santana on the surface. In the closing moments of the spherical Santana put his foot on the fuel and landed a back kick to the physique adopted by a proper hand. He urged Bouafia to engages as the time expired.
Santana appeared to counter most of the combat but Bouafia would land his jab and transfer away. Neither fighter fought the ultimate spherical with a sense of urgency. Late in the spherical, Bouafia slipped while throwing a kick and Santana gained top place on the ground. Bouafia grabbed Santana’s glove and used it to create the space to kick Santana off. The referee rapidly returned Bouafia to the ground and reset the place to where it was prior to the infraction. With only ten seconds left on the clock, the combat ended with Santana standing over Bouafia and Bouafia making an attempt to land up kicks.
The judges scored the combat for Bouafia via unanimous choice. The scorecards read 30–26, 29–27, and 29–27.
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DWCS Season 9 – Week 1 Results
- Ilian Bouafia def. Neemias Santana via unanimous choice (30–26, 29–27, 29–27)
- Ty Miller def. Jimmy Drago via unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Baysangur Susurkaev def. Murtaza Talha via TKO (physique kick) at 3:04, Round 1
- Radley da Silva def. George Mangos via unanimous choice (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
- Yuri Panferov def. Christopher Ewert via unanimous choice (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
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