![]() ![]() Judges Rick Winter and Brad Frank saw the bout in favor of Esparza, issuing scores of 49-46 and 48-47 respectively. Namajunas scored a takedown with 10 seconds remaining and the fight came to a close. Namajunas pressed forward and landed a couple of punches and shucked away an Esparza clinch attempt. With just five minutes remaining, and the fight seemingly up for grabs, Esparza and Namajunas traded a few punches early. Namajunas landed a few punches, including a nice right hand, but Esparza once again found her way on the champ’s back momentarily. Namajunas, however, was quick to get back to her feet. However, the action was short-lived and both fighters returned to feints and evaded the offerings from their opponent.Įsparza completed a takedown in the fourth round and took the back of Namajunas for the most significant moment of the fight up to that point. Esparza shot in for a takedown that was stuffed and both began letting their hands go more frequently. ![]() The action heated up early in the third round. After a largely uneventful round, the fighters returned to their corners seconds after fans broke out the wave. The action continued to stall and the fans became restless as they circled around each other in the center of the cage. Namajunas found a home for a few left jabs as she avoided the intermittent attacks of Esparza, but the opening round certainly lacked action.Įsparza looked for a takedown early in the second, but Namajunas kept things standing. A few strikes were offered from both, but virtually nothing of significance landed in the first three minutes. The familiar foes started the fight off with a slow pace as they both tried to measure the other’s movements. When it was all said and done, Esparza (19-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) defeated Namajunas (11-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) for the second time in an uneventful bout that left the judges split on who won the evening’s co-main event at Footprint Center. Rose Namajunas looked to avenge a prior loss to Esparza in the first strawweight title in the promotion’s history. PHOENIX – The first of two championship bouts at UFC 274 was not the most exciting fight, but the strawweight division has a new champion.Ĭarla Esparza entered Saturday’s contest with the goal of reclaiming the title she once held. ![]()
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