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COOMPLETE PWINSIDERXTRA LIVE COVERAGE OF THE UFC FIGHT NIGHT 86 PRELIMINARY CARD: CUMMINGS ENDS AN UNDEFEATED STREAK, PEREZ FINISHES ENTWISTLE, TAISUMOV GETS A 4TH STRAIGHT KO & CANNNONIER DESTROYS ASKER

By David Tees on 4/10/2016 10:21 AM

Welcome to the PWInsiderXtra.com live coverage of the UFC Fight Night 86 Preliminary Card, live from the Zagreb Arena in Zagreb, Croatia.

Fight #1 - UFC Middleweight Division Fight: Alessio Di Chirico (9-0-0) vs. Bojan Velickovic (13-3-0)

Referee: Kevin Sataki

Round One

The round begins with Di Chirico cracking Velickovic with a right, Velickovic tries attacking Di Chirico with a high kick and he eats counter strikes instead. Di Chirico starts attacking Velickovic with some leg kicks, Di Chirico also pops an incoming Velickovic with a right. Velickovic starts landing some leg kicks on Di Chirico as well, Di Chirico then pops a swinging Velickovic with a counter left. Velickovic then stuns Di Chirico with a straight left, the two have a few wild striking exchanges while in the center of the cage. Velickovic atttacks Di Chirico with a left hook as the round ends.

Round Two

The round begins with Velickovic attacking Di Chirico with a high kick, Di Chirico pops an incoming Velickovic with a straight left. Di Chirico drops a charging Velickovic with a left hook, Velickovic eats a counter left after kicking Di Chirico in the midsection. Di Chirico follows that up by nailing Velickovic with a two punch combination, Di Chirico then backs up Velickovic after landing a pair of rights. Velickovic dances around Di Chirico and he eats a right for his efforts, Velickovic scores a takedown and both fighters pop right back up. Di Chirico follows Velickovic around the cage while landing some more rights, Velickovic goes for a spin kick and Di Chirico pops him with a counter left hook. Di Chirico scores a takedown and he gets side control, Velickovic sweeps Di Chirico and he winds up getting side control. Velockovic goes for a kimura on Di Chirico as the round ends.

Round Three

The round begins with Di Chirico attacking Velickovic with some leg kicks, Di Chirico then lands a kick to the midsection of Velickovic. Velickovic grabs a hold of Di Chirico and he briefly holds him against the cage wall, Velickovic scores a takedown and Di Chirico pops right back up to his feet. Velickovic then pops Di Chirico with a straight left to the face, Velickovic hits Di Chirico with a head kick before eating a counter right. Di Chirico then hits a swinging Velickovic with a counter right, Di Chirico escapes a takedown from Velickovic before landing a three punch combination. Di Chirico scores a takedown on Velickovic and he lands a right after posturing up, Velickovic gets back up and eats more strikes from Di Chirico as the round ends.

Fight Result: Bojan Velickovic def. Alessio Di Chirico by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Fight #2 - UFC Heavyweight Division Fight: Cyril Asker (7-1-0) vs. Jared Cannonier (7-1-0)

Referee: Grant Waterman

Round One

The round begins with Asker quickly popping Cannonier with a right, Asker looks for the takedown and he winds up holding Cannonier against the cage wall. Cannonier nails Asker with a knee strike to the midsection while in the clinch, Cannonier breaks the clinch after nailing Asker with another knee strike. Cannonier then cracks a swinging Asker with a counter left hook, Cannonier also catches Asker with some kicks to the midsection. Cannonier follows that up by nailing Asker with a left hook, Cannonier drops Asker with a left hook and he pounces on him with more strikes until the referee jumps in.

Fight Result: Jarod Cannonier def. Cyril Asker by KO via strikes (2:44, R1)

Fight #3 - UFC Featherweight Division Fight: Lucas Martins (15-3-0) vs. Robert Whiteford (12-3-0)

Referee: Leon Roberts

Round One

The round begins with Whiteford popping Martins with a right, Whiteford then pops Martins with a two punch combination. Whiteford swings away and he eats a counter right from Martins, Martins starts hitting Whiteford with counter strike combinations. Whiteford eats more counter strikes as he nails Martin with a two punch combination, Whiteford also starts attacking Martins with leg kicks. Martins rocks a swinging Whiteford with a counter right hook, Whiteford grabs a hold of Martins and he holds him against the cage wall. The referee separates the fighters for inactivity and the round comes to an end.

Round Two

The round begins with Whiteford taking some swings at Martins, Whiteford dances around Martins while popping him with the occasional strike. Whiteford then backs up Martins by landing a right hook, Whiteford follows that up by landing a left to the midsection of Martins. Whiteford starts catching Martins with some leg kicks as well, Martiins then cracks a swinging Whiteford with a counter left. Martins again hits a swinging Whiteford with more counter strikes, Martins backs Whiteford into the cage wall before attempting a flying knee strike. Martins starts connecting with some straight punches on Whiteford, Whiteford scores a takedown on Martins and both fighters get right back up. Whiteford holds Martins up against the cage wall, the fighters separate as the round ends.

Round Three

The round begins with Martins attempting a head kick on Whiteford, Whiteford starts nailing Martins with some more leg kicks. Whiteford dances around the cage while avoiding all kinds of strikes from Martins, Whiteford then catches a swinging Martins with a counter right. Whiteford continues moving around Martins while throwing single strikes at him, Whiteford grabs a hold of Martins and he holds him against the cage wall. The fighters separate and Martins attempts a jump kick on Whiteford, Whiteford hits Martins with a left as the round ends.

Fight Result: Lucas Martins def. Robert Whiteford by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Fight #4 - UFC Bantamweight Division Fight: Filip Pejic (10-1-1) vs. Damian Stasiak (8-3-0)

Referee: Marc Goddard

Round One

The round begins with Stasiak scoring a quick taking on Pejic and he gets side control, Pejic scrambles to his feet and he holds Stasiak against the cage wall. Stasiak scores another takedown on Pejic and he gets the half guard, Stasiak transitions to side control and then back control on Pejic. Stasiak starts atttacking Pejic with ground and pound, Stasiak locks in the rear naked choke and a tap out follows.

Fight Result: Damian Stasiak def. Filip Pejic by submission via rear naked choke (2:16, R1)

Fight #5 - UFC Lightweight Division Fight: Mairbek Taisumov (24-5-0) vs. Damir Hadzovic (10-2-0)

Referee: Kevin Sataki

Round One

The round begins with Taisumov attacking Hadzovic with some leg kicks, Hadzovic then pops a swinging Taisumov with a counter right. Hadzovic again hits a swinging Taisumov with a counter strike combination, Taisumov dances around Hadzovic while peppering him with jabs. Taisumov then catches Hadzovic with a left hook, Hadzovic eats a few more shots as he nails Taisumov with a right. Taisumov responds and he rocks Hadzovic with a bunch of rights, Taisumov drops Hadzovic with an uppercut and the referee jumps in.

Fight Result: Mairbek Taisumov def. Damir Hadzovic by KO via punch (3:44, R1)

Fight #6 - UFC Bantamweight Division Fight: Ian Entwistle (9-2-0) vs. Alejandro Perez (17-6-0)

Referee: Grant Waterman

Round One

The round begins with Entwistle diving for the legs of Perez, Perez scrambles to his feet after escaping a ton of leg lock submission attempts. Entwistle dives for the legs of Perez again and Perez crushes him with a multi-punch combination, Entwistle again rolls for heel hooks and Perez escapes again. Perez attacks Entwistle with punches while doing his best to avoid more submission attempts, Perez gets on top of Entwistle while landing more strikes. Perez turns up the heat with his striking until the referee jumps in.

Fight Result: Alejandro Perez def. Ian Entwistle by submission via strikes (4:04, R1)

Fight #7 - UFC Welterweight Division Fight: Zak Cummings (18-4-0) vs. Nicolas Dalby (14-0-1)

Referee: Marc Goddard

Round One

The round begins with Dalby quickly attempting a head kick on Cummings, Dalby also starts hitting Cummings with leg kicks. Cummings then cracks Dalby with a short range uppercut, Cummings then cracks a swinging Dalby with a counter left. Cummings drops Dalby with a two punch combination, Cummings quickly moves into side control on Dalby. Cummings looks for the d’arce choke and Dalby scrambles to his feet to break it up, Dalby then pops Cummings with a straight left. Dalby then cracks Cummings with a side kick to the face, Cummings recovers and he backs up Dalby with a left. Cummings eats a shot before catching Dalby with another left as the round ends.

Round Two

The round begins with Dalby attempting a high kick on Cummings, Cummings backs Dalby into the cage wall with a striking combination. Cummings then cracks a swinging Dalby with a counter left followed by an uppercut, Dalby then cracks Cummings with a kick to the midsection. Dalby catches Cummings with a side kick to the midsection, Cummings continues to nail a swinging Dalby with counter strike combinations. Cummings then backs up Dalby again with a straight left, Dalby tries to keep Cummings at range by throwing plenty of kicks. Dalby starts attacking Cummings with some leg kicks as well, Cummings nails Dalby with a two punch combination as the round ends.

Round Three

The round begins with Cummings backing Dalby into the cage wall while throwing strikes, Cummings briefly holds Dalby against the cage wall. Dalby then connects with the head kick on Cummings, Cummings recovers by popping Dalby with a straight left. Cummings follows that up by cracking Dalby with an uppercut, Dalby trips on a kick attempt and a standing Cummings kicks away at his legs before settling in his full guard. Cummings transitions to side control on Dalby, Dalby scrambles to his feet and he rocks Cummings with follow up strikes. Dalby then cracks Cummings with some knee strikes to the face, Cummings eats another knee strike as he scores a takedown on Dalby. Cummings stays on top of Dalby as the round ends.

Fight Result: Zak Cummings def. Nicolas Dalby by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)