Kyle Daukaus impresses with first round finish via D’arce choke at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs Hill

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs Hill goes down in Las Vegas tonight inside the UFC Apex.  In the main event, light heavyweights collide as Johnny Walker (18-6) tries to get himself back in the top mix of the rankings after losing 3 of his last 4 contests.  Walker had won his first 3 in the UFC before the current streak.  Jamahal Hill (9-1) has won 3 of his 4 UFC fights and is coming off of a first-round finish of Jimmy Crute that took just 48 seconds to land a devastating right hook and end it.

In the co-main event, Kyle Daukaus (10-2) fights at a catch-weight of 195 lbs against Jamie Pickett (13-6).  Daukaus has had terrible luck with opponents continually falling off and Pickett stepped up on a couple weeks’ notice which is why we have the 195 lb limit.  In October, Daukaus looked like he had a knockout over Phil Hawes in his last appearance in October, but after replay, it was ruled a no-contest due to an accidental double headbutt.  Pickett has won his last two and comes off of a unanimous decision win in January against Joseph Holmes.

Round by round action, official score, as well as scoring from MyMMANews for the Daukaus-Pickett fight is is below:

Round 1

Official score:  Kyle Daukaus wins via submission (tapout due to D’arce choke) 4:59 Round 1

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