Ian Machado Garry dominated the first three rounds of the main event against Carlos Prates on Saturday night in Kansas City but had to hold on for the last two rounds to secure a unanimous decision victory.
Garry snapped Prates’ win streak and that of the dominant Fighting Nerds fight camp with a masterful game plan and nearly impeccable execution.
Prates had an opportunity to get the comeback victory in the fifth round, but he simply ran out of gas. He didn’t have the wind to take advantage of Garry, who was partly tired and buzzed from one of the Brazilian’s left hooks.
Here’s how close Prates came to getting the finish:
With the win, Garry moves closer to a title opportunity while Prates wasn’t exposed, but his aura of invincibility was broken down.
In the co-main event, Zhang Mingyang proved to be the ultimate party pooper. The Chinese KO artist seemed to take great pleasure in ruining Anthony Smith’s retirement fight with a first-round TKO win.
It wasn’t even close. Mingyang took the center of the Octagon from the beginning, landed hard leg kicks, and opened a nasty gash on Smith’s forehead with a step-in elbow.
The blood was dripping in Smith’s eyes and wound up being the beginning of the end. By the time the fight was over, a defeated Smith was sitting in a pool of his own blood.
The UFC gave Smith a touching video package, but it was clear after the fight that the veteran made the right decision.
UFC Fight Night Kansas City Performance Bonuses
- Performance Bonus – Zhang Mingyang
- Performance Bonus – Malcolm Wellmaker
- Fight of the Night – Randy Brown vs. Nicholas Dalby
UFC Fight Night Kansas City Results
There were seven finishes on the night and the Kansas City crowd was turned up the entire night. Here is a look at all of the results and the highlights.
- Ian Machado Garry defeats Carlos Prates by unanimous decision (48-47×2, 49-46)
- Zhang Mingyang defeats Anthony Smith by TKO (elbows) at 4:03 of Round 1
- David Onama defeats Giga Chikadze by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Abus Magomedov defeats Michel Pereira by decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Randy Brown defeats Nicolas Dalby by KO (right hook) at 1:39 of Round 2
- Ikram Aliskerov defeats Andre Muniz by TKO (strikes) at 4:54 of Round 1
- Matt Schnell defeats Jimmy Flick by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Evan Elder defeats Gauge Young by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Chris Gutierrez defeats John Castaneda by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- Da’Mon Blackshear defeats Alatengheili by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Malcolm Wellmaker defeats Cameron Saaiman by KO (right hand) at 1:59 of Round 1
- Jaqueline Amorim defeats Polyana Viana by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:49 of Round 2
- Timmy Cuamba defeats Roberto Romero by TKO (jumping knee and strikes) at 3:55 of Round 2
- Joselyne Edwards defeats Chelsea Chandler by TKO (strikes) at 2:31 of Round 1
