UFC Liverpool Preliminary Card Results: Tom Breese Finishes Dan Kelly

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display today (Sunday, May 27, 2018) will come from in the form of UFC Liverpool. Headlining the card are Darren Till and Stephen Thompson, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

Dan Kelly vs. Tom Breese is next in a middleweight bout closes the preliminary card on FOX Sports 1. In round 1, Nice little counter combo from Breese as Kelly stepped in, and a sharp rising jab. Big uppercut from Breese and Kelly backs off pawing his face. Kelly goes down on another hard shot and the fight is over.

Lina Lansberg vs. Gina Mazany is next in a female bantamweight bout. In round 1, Mazany grinding Lansberg against the fence, kneeing the thigh. Lansberg reverses here and grabs double underhooks. Headkick from Lansberg caught Mazany on her heels and Lansberg is back in the clinch pressing for more hard knees. Another solid body knee for Lansberg and she’s getting her fight going over the second half of the first round. Mazany trying to fight her off, and throwing more volume, but not matching her for power. In round 2, Mazany pushes the clinch, and Lansberg immediately uses it to force her to the mat, briefly. Mazany back up but Lansberg has her on the cage, Looking for knees. Mazany immediately shoots in, gets a takedown, Lansberg back up and able to back Mazany into the cage for clinch control, but she has to let strikes go in a hurry. azany with the clinch reversal, and she gets reversed again. Lansberg with an elbow and some hard knees. Mazany ends the bout with a hard front kick to the body. In round 3, Goddard with a clinch break. Mazany pushing forward with punches. Lansberg throwing hard kicks, pushes the clinch briefly. Lansberg with a body kick and Mazany tries a spinning backfist and we’re back in the clinch. Nice headkick from Lansberg partially lands. Mazany landing right hands, but without a whole lot on them. Lansberg clinches again. The judges gave the win to Lansberg.

Brad Scott vs. Carlo Pedersoli Jr is next in a welterweight bout. In round 1, Pedersoli really winding up on his overhand, Scott able to see it coming. Nice lowkick from Scott. Neither man is landing anything big. Nice bodykick from Scott, returned by Pedersoli, who goes for a jumping switch kick and gets dropped hard with a counter. Scott knocks Pedersoli down! More of a push/slip, but follows up with an actual damaging shot.In round 2, Nice jabs early in round 2 from Pedersoli, another wild wheel kick misses the mark. Both men just kind of trading single punches right now. Bodykick from Pedersoli, followed by a knee from Scott. And another body kick got Scott dropping his elbow there. Hard jab from  Pedersoli snapped Scott’s head back. Scott with a hard counter right hand as Pedersoli stepped in. Pedersoli lands a hard left, and another. Eats a jab. Pedersoli scored a late round takedown. In round 3, Body kick from Scott answered, and Pedersoli shoot from way outside, right into a guillotine, which Scott uses to stand back up. Scott with a phenomenally timed neck attack to ward off Pedersoli’s takedown attempt. Badly set up trip from Pedersoli, but he’s athletic enough to just roll through it and keep the body lock as Scott scrambles up. The judges gave Pedersoli the decision win.

Gillian Robertson vs. Molly McCann in a female flyweight bout opens the FOX Sports 1 preliminary bouts. In round 1, McCann pressuring early in round 1. Walks into a counter, but staying active behind her jab, looking for big overhands. Single leg from outside by Robertson gets McCann down. pretty easily. Nice ground and pound landing from Robertson in mount, forces McCann to give up her back. In round 2, Robertson gets McCann down at the base of the fence and steps into mount. Robertson on the back, hunting for the rear-naked choke. McCann fighting the hands off and Robertson got it.

Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims is Elias Theodorou vs. Trevor Smith in a middleweight bout. In round 1, Thedorou pushing himself into the clinch early. Smith landed a couple hard overhands, but Theodorou is punishing him with more volume so far. Smith looking to grind. Smith dropping for a low low single leg. He’s got Theodorou in an awkward position, but can’t get any drive from that low on the ground. Theodorou wriggles out and he’s landing a lot of short punches and knees in tight. Theodorou breaks to range and he’s swinging really wild. That was an ugly hook. Surprised he didn’t circle out and get his kicking game going. Theodorou got cracked hard in their last exchange again. And now he’s got his mouth open in the clinch. In round 2, Smith walks in with a naked kick and gets cracked for it. Drives into the clinch, drops for a double and stays on Theodorou as he scrambles for a quick takedown. Theodorou up quick and pushes Smith to the fence. Smith able to drag Theodorou down again and land a some solid GnP. Elias up to his feet and pushing for the clinch again. Theodorou with a hard uppercut hook combo in the clinch, but his form broke down to arm punching in a hurry. Couldn’t follow the damage with more power. Smith on a single leg attempt, gets stuffed. Theodorou with a knee. Smith answers and the ref breaks them back to range. In round 3, Theodorou now working his kicking game. Throws a side kick, backfist, front kick. Smith with a hard pair of knees in the clinch. He’s doing well to cut off Theodorou’s movement and run him down. Smith with a trip takedown. Theodorou looks exhausted. Theodorou looking to scramble up, but Smith is riding him well. Thedorou finally powers up, and Smith is right back in on his legs. Theodorou stuffs it and Smith tried a sacrifice roll. Thedorou picked up the decision win.

Here are the results:

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/11 a.m. ET)

Middleweight: Tom Breese def. Dan Kelly via TKO (punches) at 3:33 of R1

Female Bantamweight: Lina Lansberg defeated Gina Mazany via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).

Welterweight: Carlo Pedersoli def. Brad Scott via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Female Flyweight: Gillian Robertson def. Molly McCann by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:05 of Round 2

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/10:30 a.m. ET)

Middleweight: Elias Theodorou def. Trevor Smith via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)