Records: Kai Kamaka III (8-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Tony Kelley (5-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) MMA Junkie gives the final round to Kelley, 10-9, but gives the fight to Kamaka, 29-28. They trade punches, and Kelley lands a knee inside, as well. Could be valuable rest for Kamaka, but the shot certainly did land clean to the cup. Kelley lands a knee to the groin, and we get a stop. He pushes away and creates space, and they go back to trading. Kamaka tries again to change levels, but Kelley sprawls against the fence and stays upright. Kamaka continues to go to the body with success, but Kelley is definitely landing. They’re back in the center and teeing off on each other. Kamaka pulls him away, so Kelley turns and stands. Kelley scoots his way to the fence and gets his back against it in a seated position.

Kamaka working inside his opponent’s guard and happy to be there. He misses it, and his corner immediately yells for him to get up. Kelley tries to grab a guillotine and drop to guard.

Round 3 – Kelley pushing like a man behind on the cards. Still, MMA Junkie gives him the round, 10-9. Kelley gets a Thai clinch and scores with a few knees. Kelley stands though and gets off the fence. Kamaka changes levels and drags his opponent down once again. Kelley stands, but Kamaka staying in tight right now. He works up to a kneeling position as Kamaka tries to control.

Kelley gets to a seated position against the fence. Kamaka changes levels and drags him to the floor. Kelley’s nose bloodied, but he’s still pressing. Kamaka continues to stick the body, and it’s clearly having an effect. Kelley with a brief slip, but he pops back up. Kamaka with another rip to the body and then a few punches up top right behind. Kelley on the outside and throwing when he can, but the volume remains on the other side. Round 2 – Kamaka gets to the center right away and resumes his attack. Kelley stands up but takes some punches to the body before the end of the round. Kelley engaging, but Kamaka has the volume. Kamaka backs up to the feet and continues teeing off. They fo to the floor, but Kelley controls the neck. Kelley rushes forward, but Kamaka moves away with solid footwork. Kamaka lands a right up top and then fires another to the body. Kamaka getting the best of the exchanges right now, and he mixes in a knee. Kamaka with a quick clinch, but he separates quickly.

They finally settle a bit after the opening minute. Kelley adding in some kicks, as well, but Kamaka answering over the top. Round 1 – Touch of gloves to start the night, and the two go straight to work after. You can also get behind-the-scenes coverage and other event notes from on-site reporter John Morgan ( and Ken Hathaway ( on Twitter. To discuss the show, be sure to check out our UFC 252 discussion thread. In addition, Sean O’Malley (12-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) suffered his first career loss at the hands of Marlon Vera (18-6-1 MMA, 10-5 UFC) in a key bantamweight bout, and former heavyweight champ Junior Dos Santos (21-7 MMA, 15-6 UFC). In the main event, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic (20-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) picked up a hard-fought decision win over former heavyweight and light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier (22-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) in a trilogy rematch in the main event. The event took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streamed on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC 252 event.

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