In depth ufc play by play9/12/2023 ![]() A few seconds later, Saaiman sweeps and takes half guard. ![]() They scramble for position again and Koslow ends up on top in half guard this time. Saaiman lands a couple of short elbows before Koslow gives up his back as he tries to stand. Koslow finds the back, but Saaiman slips out and ends up on top in half guard. Round 3 – Saaiman opened with a series of kicks, but Koslow was quick to get in on his hips and once again bring the fight to the mat. MMA Junkie scores the round for Saaiman, but the point deduction makes it a 9-9 round. A spinning kick from Saaiman misses in the closing seconds. A cut is opened on Saaiman, who was able to keep the fight standing. Punches and kicks are exchanged in the center of the cage before Koslow looks for another takedown. After a few minutes of recovery, the fight continued. Referee Chris Tognoni took a point from Saaiman for the strike. Saaiman lands a hard knee to the head on the grounded Koslow, prompting a pause in the fight for the illegal blow. Koslow scrambled again, and pushed Saaiman into the fence while still on both knees looking for a double leg. It wasn’t there, so Saaiman tried to switch to full mount, but Koslow turned and gave up his back again. Saaiman scrambled to the back of Koslow, and began looking for a rear-naked choke. Koslow dropped down to get the takedown, and the battle for position on the mat continued. Saaiman managed to create some distance and snuck in a pair of hard knees. Koslow stuck with him though and kept the clinch. It appeared deep for a moment, but Saaiman escaped and got back to his feet. After a clinch against the cage, Koslow gets the takedown and jumps on a guillotine attempt. Koslow closes the distance and shoots for a single leg. Round 2 – They touch gloves again to start this round, and trade kicks. MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9 for Koslow. After landing a couple of strikes, Koslow gets reversed again and the round ends with Saaiman on top in full guard. That isn’t there either, and Saaiman scrambles to take his back, but he slides off the top and Koslow takes full mount. Koslow throws up another attempt, doesn’t get it, and then looks for a kneebar. Saaiman stacks him and gets back to full guard. Saaiman quickly reverses position, and now Koslow threatens a triangle. ![]() Saaiman looks to throw up a triangle, but Koslow gets away from the danger and passes to half guard, then to full mount. Saaiman goes for a hard left hand but Koslow dips under to clinch, and gets a takedown. ![]() Round 1 – After a touch of gloves, Saaiman opens with a low outside leg kick. You can also get behind-the-scenes coverage and other event notes from on-site reporters Mike Bohn ( and Ken Hathaway ( Twitter. To discuss the show, be sure to check out our UFC 282 discussion thread. In addition, Alex Morono (22-8 MMA, 11-5 UFC) took on Santiago Ponzinibbio (29-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC) on less than a week’s notice, and Dricus Du Plessis (18-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) met Darren Till (18-5 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC) at middleweight. The co-main event was a lightweight fight between rising star Paddy Pimblett (20-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC) and Jared Gordon (19-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC). In the main event, former light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz (29-9-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC) took on Magomed Ankalaev (18-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) for the title vacated by Jiri Prochazka. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and early prelims on ESPN+. UFC 282 took place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. ![]() LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC 282 event, and provided live play-by-play and official results. ![]()
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