Roman Dolidze retains his undefeated record, defeats John Allan in an odd split decision.
Surging middleweights Jack Hermansson and Marvin Vettori headline UFC on ESPN 19 tonight, Saturday, Dec. 5. After going through three different opponents, Hermansson will square off with Vettori.
A light-heavyweight bout between long-time veteran Ovince Saint Preux and Jamahal Hill will serve as the co-main event. Hermansson is in the mix of top middleweights after submitting Kelvin Gastelum in the first round at UFC Fight Night 172 back in July.
In a light heavyweight bout, Roman Dolidze maintains his perfect record against John Allan.
Dolidze returns to the Octagon after a successful UFC debut where he finished Khadis Ibragimov in the opening round. With a 100% finishing rate, Dolidze looks to make it 2-0 in the promotion tonight as he takes on the slight underdog, John Allan.
Allan is returning tonight from a suspension that was handed down after his last bout. Originally a win for Allan in his UFC debut was later overturned to a No-Contest after Allan tested positive for tamoxifen. Tonight, Allan takes on the undefeated Georgian to get back on track in the UFC.
Here’s how the light heavyweight contest between Roman Dolidze and John Allan went down at UFC on ESPN 19, including round-by-round scoring. For full results of the event, check them out right here.
Round 1: Dolidze opens up with a body kick leading to a head kick. The fighters clash in the middle of the cage, opening up their striking when Dolidze secures a takedown. Allan works from the bottom to secure an armbar that Dolidze escapes. Dolidze drops, looking for a heel hook. Allen rolls relentlessly and narrowly escapes. The fight gets back to standing. Allan opens up his striking, coming forward with pressure. Dolidze comes forward throwing hard leather. An accidental headbutt from Dolidze clips Allan’s chin, hurting him. The infraction happened so quickly, the referee missed it and the action persisted. Dolidze works on the ground, looking for another heel hook. Allen escapes again and Dolidze stands overtop his grounded opponent throwing leg kicks for the rest of the round.
MyMMANews scores round 1 for Roman Dolidze. 10-9
Round 2: Dolidze throws a body kick with Allan answering throwing a punch over top. Both fighters get into a scuffle exchanging punches. Dolidze attempts another head kick and goes for a takedown. Dolidze successfully lands in side control, getting to work. Allan regains half guard, as he looked to secure Dolidze’s neck. Dolidze creates space and lands several hard punches overtop of Allan. Dolidze rolls for another heel hook that is easily nullified. Allan gets back to his feet and throws heavy punches to close the round.
MyMMANews scores round 2 for Roman Dolidze. 10-9
Round 3: Dolidze works his kicks early. Allan lands a straight right hand that backs Dolidze up a few paces. Both fighters are landing their respective shots with Dolidze controlling the pace of the first half of the round. Allan catches Dolidze with a single punch that hurts him. The floor hits the canvas, Dolidze gets top control and follows with ground and pound to close the round.
MyMMANews scores round 3 for Roman Dolidze. 10-9
Official result: Roman Dolidze defeats John Allan via split decision.
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