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Welcome to the PWInsiderXtra.com live coverage of the UFC Fights For The Troops III Main Card, live from Fort Campbell in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
Fight #9 - UFC Lightweight Division Fight
Michael Chiesa (9-1-0) vs. Colton Smith (6-2-0)
Referee: Gary Copeland
Round One
The round begins with Smith attacking Chiesa with a variety of kicks, Chiesa responds by landing some kicks of his own on Smith. Smith grabs a hold of Chiesa and he gets the takedown on him, Chiesa uses a sweep to get on top of Smith and in back control. Chiesa tries to weaken Smith further with some short range strikes, Smith scrambles to get free and gets back control on Chiesa. Chiesa finds a way to stand up before Smith drags him back to the ground, Chiesa stands up with Smith on his back applying a rear naked choke. Chiesa breaks the hold by falling backwards onto his back, Chiesa again stands up with Smith holding onto him as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Smith charging forward on Chiesa while swinging wildly, the fighters clinch up and exchange some knee strikes. Chiesa then pops Smith with a straight left to the face, Chiesa scores a takedown on Smith and he gets back control. Chiesa locks in a rear naked choke and a tap out follows.
Fight Result: Michael Chiesa def. Colton Smith by submission via rear naked choke (1:41, R2)
Fight #10 - UFC Lightweight Division Fight
Rustam Khabilov (16-1-0) vs. Jorge Masvidal (25-7-0)
Referee: John McCarthy
Round One
The round begins with Khabilov cracking Masvidal with an overhand right, Masvidal then attacks Khabilov with leg kicks. Khabilov then avoids some strikes from Masvidal before landing another right, Khabilov again cracks Masvidal with a counter right. Khabilov follows that up with a three punch combination on Masvidal, Masvidal charges at Khabilov to hit him with a knee strike. Masvidal follows that up with an uppercut and knee strike on Khabilov, Khabilov scores a brief takedown on Masvidal after avoiding a knee strike. Masvidal then cracks Khabilov with a pair of knee strikes, Masvidal continues to attack Khabilov with flying knee strikes. The fighters clinch up as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Khabilov trying to hit Masvidal with a big right, Khabilov then hits an incoming Masvidal with a right. Masvidal tries to slow Khabilov down by landing some leg kicks, Khabilov starts dancing around Masvidal while throwing jabs. Masvidal responds by popping Khabilov with a left uppercut, Khabilov responds by landing a left of his own on Masvidal. Masvidal grabs a hold of Khabilov to attack him with knee strikes, Masvidal scores a takedown on Khabilov and he gets the open guard. Masvidal quickly attacks Khabilov with some ground and pound, Khabilov uses a wall walk to get the fight standing. Masvidal nails Khabilov with a knee strike as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Masvidal instantly attacking Khabilov with leg kicks, Khabilov starts popping Masvidal with some counter strikes. Khabilov then drops Masvidal with a spinning wheel kick, Khabilov tries to hold Masvidal down and he somehow pops back up. Khabilov then drags Masvidal to the ground and Masvidal somehow winds up on top, Khabilov scrambles to get the fight standing again. Khabilov continuously looks for the takedown on Masvidal, Masvidal grabsa hold of Khabilov to crack him with a knee strike. Masvidal looks for a spinning back kick and Khabilov puts him on the ground, the fighters scramble and stand up after they are done. Khabilov drags Masvidal to the ground and attacks him with a few strikes as the round ends.
Fight Result: Rustam Khabilov def. Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Fight #11 - UFC Middleweight Division Fight
Ronny Markes (14-1-0) vs. Yoel Romero (5-1-0)
Referee: Mario Yamasaki
Round One
The round begins with Markes attacking Romero with some leg kicks, Romero responds by hitting Markes with a lot of odd looking leg kicks. Markes scores a takedown and Romero pops up quickly, Romero recovers by popping Markes with a left. Markes scores another takedown on Romero and he gets the half guard, Romero scrambles to get the fight standing again. Romero catches Markes with a low kick/punch combination, Markes recovers by kicking Romero in the midsection. Markes kicks at Romero as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Romero quickly catching Markes with a few lefts, Romero grabs a hold of Markes before kicking him in the midsection. Romero tosses Markes to the ground and he allows him to stand back up, Romero pops Markes with some more lefts afterwards. Romero drops Markes with a kick to the midsection, Romero purposely allows Markes to get back up again. Markes almost cracks Romero with a flying knee strike, Romero responds by kicking Markes in the rib cage. Markes recovers by landing a kick to the midsection of Romero, Markes cracks Romero with a right as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Markes attacking Romero with a multi-strike combination, Romero goes back to popping Markes with lefts. Romero accidentally pokes Markes in the eye and the fight is halted, the fight resumes with Romero rocking Markes with a left hook. Markes starts attacking Romero with some more leg kicks, Romero drops Markes with another left and he pounces on him until the referee jumps in.
Fight Result: Yoel Romero def. Ronny Markes by TKO via strikes (1:39, R3)
Fight #12 - UFC Women’s Bantamweight Division Fight
Liz Carmouche (8-3-0) vs. Alexis Davis (14-5-0)
Referee: Gary Copeland
Round One
The round begins with Davis popping Carmouche with a counter right, both women exchange a few leg kicks. Carmouche then hits a swinging Davis with a counter right, Davis hits a kicking Carmouche with a two strike combination. Carmouche starts to win the leg kick battle over Davis, Davis charges forward on Carmouche while throwing some strikes. Davis backs Carmouche against the cage wall while nailing her with some punches, Carmouche nails Davis with another counter right as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Carmouche going back to her leg kick attack on Davis, Davis responds by attacking Carmouche with leg kicks of her own. Carmouche comes in on Davis and clobbers her with a right, Davis grabs a hold of Carmouche to crack her with a knee strike. Davis charges forward on Carmouche while landing some strikes, Carmouche cracks Davis with a right during a striking exchange. Davis then hits Carmouche with a leg kick/punch combination, Davis goes back to attacking Carmouche with more leg kicks. Davis follows that up with a two punch combination on Carmouche, Davis scores a takedown on Carmouche and she gets side control. Davis starts attacking Carmouche with some shoulder shrugs, Davis also attacks Carmouche with knee strikes as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Davis quickly dropping Carmouche with a leg kick, Carmouche gets up and Davis puts her against the cage wall. The fighters clinch and exchange knee strikes while on the cage wall, Carmouche peppers Davis with short range strikes before the referee separates the fighters for inactivity. Carmouche then cracks an incoming Davis with a counter strike combination, Davis continues to nail Carmouche with a lot of leg kicks. Davis forces Carmouche against the cage wall while nailing her with some knee strikes, Davis then cracks a swinging Carmouche with a three strike combination. Davis holds Carmouche against the cage wall while attacking her with knee strikes as the round ends.
Fight Result: Alexis Davis def. Liz Carmouche by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Main Event - UFC Middleweight Division Fight
Tim Kennedy (16-4-0) vs. Rafael Natal (17-4-1)
Referee: Herb Dean
Round One
The round begins with Natal attacking Kennedy with leg kicks, Natal then hits Kennedy with a wild right to the jaw. Kennedy starts attacking Natal with a plethora of head kicks, Natal then tags Kennedy with a left hook to the head. Natal also pops Kennedy with a left uppercut from out of nowhere, Natal also briefly drops Kennedy with a leg kick. Kennedy responds by kicking Natal right in the rib cage, Natal attempts a spinning back fist on Kennedy. Kennedy drops Natal with a left hook and he goes out cold.
Fight Result: Tim Kennedy def. Rafael Natal by KO via left hook (4:40, R1)
