UFC 199 Preliminary Card Results: Brian Ortega Finishes Clay Guida In Fashion

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, June 4th, 2016) will come in the form of UFC 199. Headlining the card are Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

Brian Ortega (10-0, 1NC) and Clay Guida (32-16) closed the preliminary card on Fox Sports 1 in a featherweight bout at UFC 199. Just when you count a guy out, he proves you wrong. Ortega did just that with 20-seconds left in the fight. In round 1, Ortega threw a kick, but it was caught by Guida. Guida was fighting smart and was getting in and out without being tagged. In round 2, Ortega was trying to throw head kicks, but Guida was moving out of the way and tagging him. Ortega was only 8% advancing while Guida was 41%. In round 3, Guida landed a spinning back kick and then tagged him with an overhand right. Things picked up with the last two minutes of the round. Ortega landed a big knee to the head and then finished him on the ground.

Beneil Dariush (13-2) and James Vick (9-1) met in a lightweight bout at UFC 199.  This one did not last long at all and it was exciting. Dariush was poked in the eye twice in this round. Dariush dropped him and tried to finish him on the ground but Vick got to his feet. Dariush hurt him and then landed a huge left hand. Vick was knocked out cold.

Jessica Penne (12-3) and Jessica Andrade (13-5) met in a women’s strawweight bout at UFC 199. Talk about a beat down. In round 1, Andrade came out and blitzed her with a series of strikes that stunned Penne. Andrade blitzed her again with 30-seconds left in the round. Penne couldn’t do much in this round and was back peddling. In round 2, Andrade continued to blitz Penne and dropped her again within the first minute of the round. Andrade pressed her up against the fence and finished her with strikes. Andrade might be the newest title contender in the strawweight division. Very impressive performance.

Cole Miller (21-9-1) vs. Alex Caceres (11-8-1) opened the Fox Sports 1 preliminary bouts in a featherweight bout at UFC 199. A fun fight to say the least. In round 1, Caceres tagged him and dropped him. Caceres got on top and started throwing down a series of strikes. Miller got back to his feet, but Caceres clinched with him right away. In round 2, Caceres continued to take him down in this round and was all over him. In round 3, Caceres slowed down in this round but still took him down and worked him over with strikes. Miller went for an armbar, but Caceres got back to his feet and clinched with him. Caceres won the fight by decision.

Sean Strickland (17-1) vs. Tom Breese (10-0) finished off the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card in a welterweight bout at UFC 199. Not a very good fight. In round 1, They started off slow. Strickland started landing some nice combos. Breeze landed a good 1-2 combo late in the round. A lot of hand fighting in this one and didn’t have a ton of action. In round 2, Breeze started to let his hands go in this round and was T-ing off. Still not a ton of action and the fans didn’t like this fight at all. In round 3, Strickland started to fight back, but neither guy got anything going. Strickland won the fight by split decision.

Jonathan Wilson (7-0) and Luiz Henrique da Silva (10-0) met in a light heavyweight bout at UFC 199. This fight built to an exciting one. In round 1, Wilson comes out and clinches with him then lands a series of knees. Silva presses away from him. They exchanged to end the round. In round 2, Silva comes out and takes him down, but Wilson got up to his feet very quick. Wilson then put together some combos before Silva tagged him with an uppercut then tagged him some more up against the fence. Wilson fired back and dropped Silva. He got on top of Silva and rained down some strikes. Silva scrambled, got mount and finished the fight with strikes.

Kevin Casey (9-4, 2NC) and Elvis Mutapcic (15-4) met in a middleweight bout at UFC 199. An interesting fight to say the least. Casey dominated the first two rounds with his takedowns and ground control. Mutapcic rallied back and was dominate with his striking in the final round. In round 1, after a few minutes of striking, Casey took him down and got in half guard. Casey smothered him from that position and landed a series of strikes. Casey got side control then mount briefly. Mutapcic scrambled out, and they exchanged to the bell. In round 2, Mutapcic came out and landed a series of knees until Casey took him down and mounted him. Mutapcic scrambled to his feet, and Casey clinched with him up against the fence. In round 3, Mutapcic started to throw more strikes and land more. Casey slowed down in this round, and Mutapcic was picking him apart with strikes and kicks. Mutapcic took him down, mounted him and blasted him until the bell rang. The fight ended in a majority draw.

Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims was Dong Hyun Kim (13-7-3) vs. Marco Polo Reyes (5-2) in a lightweight bout at UFC 199. Such a fun freaking fight. Both guys came out and just went at it. In round 1, Reyes came out and landed a series of jabs then a head kick. Kim tagged him with a counter left hook then tagged him with some more hooks. Kim clinched with him up against the fence. Reyes with a hard elbow that dropped Kim but Kim got up, and Reyes tagged him more. Reyes tagged him, and Kim fell. Reyes got on top in guard. Kim spun out and clinched with him with less than 25-seconds to go. In round 2, Both guys come out, and Kim tagged him with an uppercut. Reyes clinched with him and landed some big knees. Kim fired back and tagged him. These dudes are just going off. Both guys were bleeding from their noses. Reyes took him down to end the round. In round 3, Reyes came out and landed a big combo that dropped Kim and finished the fight.

Here are the results:

Preliminary Card: (FS1 – 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)

Brian Ortega def. Clay Guida via TKO (knee, punches) – Round 3, 4:40

Beneil Dariush def. James Vick by knockout (punches) at 4:16 of Round 1

Jessica Andrade def. Jessica Penne via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:56

Alex Caceres def. Cole Miller via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Preliminary Card: (UFC Fight Pass – 6:15 p.m. ET/3:15 p.m PT)

Sean Strickland def. Tom Breese via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Luis Henrique da Silva def. Jonathan Wilson via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 4:11

Kevin Casey and Elvis Mutapcic fight to majority draw (29-28, 28-29, 28-28)

Polo Reyes def. “Maestro” Dong Hyun Kim via knockout (punches) – Round 3, 1:52