UFC Fight Night 92 Prelims Results: Court McGee Decisions Dominique Steele

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, August 6th, 2016) will come from in the form of UFC Fight Night 92. Headlining the card are Yair Rodriguez and Alex Caceres, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

Court McGee (18-5) vs. Dominique Steele (14-8) in a welterweight bout closed the UFC Fight Night 92 preliminary card on Fox Sports 1. In round 1, McGee rocked him right out of the gate and then took him down and got his back. McGee locked in a neck crank, but Steele scrambled to his feet and clinched with him up against the fence. Steele let it go and stunned McGee. Steele swarmed him with strikes and knees then clinched with him. In round 2, McGee clinched with him then let it go. McGee went for a slam and got it with two minutes to go. Steele scrambled right to his feet and clinched with him. In round 3, Steele came out and tried to go for a flying knee but missed it. They clinched throughout the round and exchanged while in the position. The judges gave the win to McGee by unanimous decision.

Viktor Pesta (10-3) and Marcin Tybura (14-2) met in a heavyweight bout at UFC Fight Night 92. Oh my what a finish. In round 1, Pesta looked for a takedown early but couldn’t get it. Tybura stayed upright and was looking for a big shot. Pesta was circling while Tybura started to let his hands go and pushing the action. Pesta clinched with him up against the fence and worked him over with strikes. In round 2, Tybura landed a huge head kick that put Tybura to sleep.

David Teymur (5-1) and Jason Novelli (11-2-1) met in a lightweight bout at UFC Fight Night 92. A fun fight that ended early. In round 1, both guys mixed it up well. Teymur knocked him down with a huge right hand but Novelli got back to his feet. Novelli recovered and was bleeding from his nose. In round 2, Teymur stunned him with a left hand then swarmed on him with strikes to end the fight.

Teruto Ishihara (9-2-2) vs. Horacio Gutierrez (2-3) in a featherweight bout opened the UFC Fight Night 92 Fox Sports 1 preliminary bouts. This one did not last long at all. Ishihara dove at him and went for a takedown but couldn’t get it. Gutierrez shoved him off, and they went back to striking. Ishihara dropped him with some combos and finished the fight on the ground.

Cub Swanson (23-7) vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri (35-10-2) in a featherweight bout finished off the UFC Fight Night 92 Fight Pass preliminary card. This was a very entertaining fight. In round 1, Kawajiri shot in for a takedown about a minute into the round but Swanston stuffed it and landed some hammer fist. Kawajiri stunned him with a right hand then kneed him in the face. Kawajiri went for a takedown in the middle of the round and got it. Kawajiri was in half guard. Kawajiri got full mount with two minutes left. Kawajiri worked him over with elbows. In round 2, Kawajiri came out quick and went for a double leg takedown but Swanson stuffed it. Kawajiri scored a takedown with three minutes left but Swanson scrambled and got his back. Swanson locked in a rear-naked choke but let it go. Swanson stayed on his back until Kawajiri scrambled back to his feet moments later. Swanson tagged him with a sweeping right hand. Swanson pushed him down and landed a knee strike to Kawajiri’s head while he was down. The action was stopped until Kawajiri recovered. Kawajiri was bleeding from his nose. Both guys threw some big bombs at the end of the round. Kawajiri went for a single leg takedown but Swanson stayed on his feet. In round 3, Kawajiri took him down right away and pressed Swanson up against the fence. Swanson stood up and landed some big elbows to the head. Kawajiri clinched with him up against the fence. Swanson took him down and got his back. Swanson worked him over with strikes. The judges gave the win to Swanson.

Opening the UFC Fight Night 92 Fight Pass prelims was Chase Sherman (9-2) vs. Justin Ledet (7-0, 1NC) in a heavyweight bout. A solid opening bout. In round 1, Sherman came out aggressive and landed some quick combos. Ledet landed a big straight right and was tagging Sherman with it. Ledet started to let his hands go about a minute into this round. They started throwing some big shots. Sherman had a bloody nose and bruised face. In round 2, Sherman unloaded a big combo to start the round. Ledet had a reach advantage and was using it good. Sherman’s face was a bloody mess during this round. Ledet was landing jabs at will. Ledet stunned him with 30-seconds left in the round, but Sherman stayed in there. In round 3, Sherman continued to push forward despite being tired. Ledet was doing some good movement and getting in and out with his shots. They had a wild exchange to end the round. Ledet earned the unanimous decision victory.

Here are the results:

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

Court McGee def. Dominique Steele via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Marcin Tybura def. Viktor Pesta by KO (head kick) at :53 seconds, R2David

David Teymur def. Jason Novelli by TKO (punches) at 1:25 of Round 2

Teruto Ishihara def. Horacio Gutierrez via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:32

Preliminary Card: (UFC Fight Pass – 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT)

Cub Swanson def. Tatsuya Kawajiri via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Justin Ledet def. Chase Sherman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)