Play-by-play of every Louisville fight

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Play-by-play of every Louisville fight

UFC on ESPN 57 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results. UFC on ESPN 57 (ESPN/ESPN+) takes place at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.

Former middleweight title challenger Jared Cannonier (17-6 MMA, 10-6 UFC) and Nassourdine Imavov (13-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) meet in the main event. Dustin Jacoby (19-8-1 MMA, 7-5-1 UFC) takes on former light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) in the co-feature.

Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 5 p.m. ET for the prelims on ESPN+ and 8 p.m. ET for the main card on ESPN.

Enjoy the fights, everyone.

Rayanne Amanda vs. Puja Tomar

Round 1 – Amanda is soing the pressing here. Tomar seems comfortable staying on the outside. Good leg kicks by Tomar. Nice right hook by Tomar. They both land in an exchange. Jab by Tomar. Oh! Amanda with a clean combination. It looked like it briefly stunned Tomar.  Pretty even contest so far. Another good combo by Amanda. It seems she’s finding her distance. Another big shot by Amanda. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Amanda.

Round 2 – Big leg kick by Amanda. Tomar answers back with a leg kick. Body kick by Amanda. They both trade leg kicks. It seems the fight has locked into a rythm – Amanda walks down Tomar and lands the better shots. Tomar is not too far off, but Amanda seems to be doing better. Good pressure here by Amanda. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Amanda.

Round 3 – Back to the same dynamic. Tomar landing good leg kicks and side kicks, but Amanda’s hands seem to be landing the bigger shots. Amanda closes the distance and presses Tomar against the cage. Tomar escapes after a few seconds. Nice right hand by Amanda. Push kick by Tomar knocks down Amanda. Two minutes left. These two are sluggling it out. A couple of right hands connect for Amanda. And a knee lands from Amanda. Body kick by Amanda. She’s putting it on here in the final seconds. Nasty combo by Amanda. Amanda clinches her against the cage. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Amanda. 30-27, Amanda

Result: Puja Tomar def. Rayanne Amanda via split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)
Photos: UFC on ESPN 57: Best photos from Louisville
Records: Tomar (9-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Amanda (14-8 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: George Conley
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Taylor Lapilus vs. Cody Stamann

Round 1 – Stamann opens up with a kick, Lapilus answers back with a combo. Leg kick by Stamann. Good jabs and leg kick by Lapilus. Big knee by Lapilus! An eye poke from Lapilus halts the action. The fight resumes. Stamann closes the distance and presses Lapilus against the cage. Good control here by Stamann, but no damage. Lapilus breaks free. Two minutes left. Good combo by Stamann. They clinch. Good knees from both and they break free. Big knee to the head by Lapilus! Head kick now by Lapilus! What a chin on Stamann. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Lapilus.

Round 2 – Stamann clinches Lapilus and Lapilus lands a hard knee to the body. Lapilus backs Stamann against the cage and lands a couple more knees. Stamann breaks free. Leg kick by Lapilus. Three minutes left. Another leg kick by Lapilus. Jabs by Lapilus. Leg kick by Lapilus. Oh! Nasty body kick by Lapilus! Stamann closes the distance on Lapilus and presses him against the cage, but Lapilus immediately reverses. Lapilus breaks and lands an elbow in the process. Back to striking. Lapilus lands a low blow and the fight is paused. The fight resumes. One, two lands for Lapilus. Stamann connects with a left and shoots for a single. He presses Lapilus against the cage. Stamman lets him go. Lapilus lands a nice combo and bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Lapilus.

Round 3 – Great fight management by Lapilus. Stamann is upping the pressure here. Nice little combo by Lapilus. Stamann having a tough time connecting. Stamman closes the distance on Lapilus, picks him up and slams him! Three minutes left. Stamann on side control. Good control here by Stamann. Lapilus works his way up to his feet, but being presses against the cage. Lapilus breaks free. Two minutes left. Jabs by Lapilus. Good left by Lapilus. Stamann is bleeding. Stamman shoots and unable to get the takedown. Body shot by Lapilus. Stamann having a tough time connecting. Nasty knee by Lapilus! The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Lapilus. Overall 30-27, Lapilus.

Result: Taylor Lapilus def. Cody Stamann via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Photos: UFC on ESPN 57: Best photos from Louisville
Records: Lapilus (20-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Stamann (21-7-1 MMA, 7-6-1 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Blake Grice
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Denise Gomes vs. Eduarda Moura

Round 1 – Moura immediately putting pressure on Moura. Moura shoots for a double, but gets caught in a standing guillotine! It looks tight! Moura fights out of it and continues to pressure Gomes against the cage. And she gets the takedown, but Gomes reverses it and now presses Moura against the cage. Three minutes left. Moura reverses the position, and she’s now the one controlling against the cage. She’s looking for the takedown, but unable to get it. Gomes gets out and back to striking. Good connection here by Gomes, but gets taken down by Moura. Moura working from guard. Shrt shots from both fighters. Gomes gets in the final seconds. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Moura.

Round 2 – Again, Moura pressuring. She closes the distance and takes down Gomes. Moura moves to the back, but is on the verge of losing te psoition. She’s too high. She loses the position and Gomes ends on top. Gomes lets Moura back up. Good knee by Gomes to the body. Moura closes the distance and presses Gomes against the cage. Gomes defends. Moura shoots again and Gomes stuffs it. Again! Good takedown defense by Gomes. Moura seems a little tired. Gomes presses Moura against the cage. Good shots from Gomes. Moura looks to takedown Gomes, but unable to. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Gomes.

Round 3 – Good body shot by Gomes. Oh! Clean combo from Gomes connects on the chin of Moura. Moura looks spent. Moura shoots for a takedown, gets caught in a front choke, but gets out of it by taking down Gomes. Gomes immediately back up and presses Moura against the cage. They break free. Leg kick by Gomes. Jab by Gomes. Moura shoots and takes down Gomes. One minute left. Gomes gets back up shortly after. Not much going on here on the feet. Big miss by Gomes. Moura shoots for the takedown and unable to get it, as the bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Gomes. Overall 29-28, Gomes.

Result: Denise Gomes def. Eduarda Moura via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)
Photos: UFC on ESPN 57: Best photos from Louisville
Records: Gomes (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Moura (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Division: Women’s strawweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Rob Mooney
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John Castaneda vs. Daniel Marcos

Round 1 – Leg kick by Castaneda. Marcos pressuring here. Another leg kick by Castaneda. Marcos seems to be looking for his timing. Clean right-hand lands for Marcos. Oh! Nice combo by Marcos. Three minutes left. Two leg kicks land for Castaneda. Oh! Marcos drops Castaneda with a right hand! Castaneda back up, looking to recover. Marcos upping the pressure. The right hand connects again for Marcos. He’s a sniper tonight. One minute left. Jab by Marcos. Leg kick by Castaneda. Oh! Another right-hand stumbles Castaneda! The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Marcos.

Round 2 – Marcos comes out a bit more aggressive here. Castaneda closes the distance and presses Marcos against the cage. Foot stomps by Castaneda. Castaneda working for a takedown, but Marcos is defending well. Marcos breaks free and lands a combo on Castaneda. Good right hand by Castaneda. Marcos backs Castaneda with a combo, finished with a knee. Castaneda troes to press Marcos against the cage, but he gets out. Solid pressure here by Marcos. Marcos presses Castaneda against the cage, lands a few shots and Castaneda breaks out. Castaneda now presses Marcos agaisnt the cage. Marcos breaks free. Natsy combo by Marcos. Oh! Castaneda lands a clean left. Castaneda shoots for the takedown and gets it! One minute left. Marcos gets right back up and lands a combo. Castaneda is bleeding from his nose. Big righthand by Marcos! The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Marcos.

Round 3 – Righthand connects for Marcos. He’s been on point with that technique. Leg kick by Castaneda. It looks like Castaneda got hit with a low blow. The fight is paused. The replay shows it’s above the belt and the fight resumes. Nasty bdoy kick by Marcos. Castaneda shoots and presses Marcos against the cage. Marcos breaks free. Three minutes left. Jab then leg kick by Castaneda. Another right hand connects for Marcos. The right hand lands once again for Marcos. Nice body kick by Marcos. Castaneda is backing up Marcos now, a chance of pace. Oh! Castaneda gets dropped! He gets back up. More shots from Macros! Castaneda looks wobbly. Marcos presses hima aginsty the cage. He lets him go. Oh! Castaneda wobbles Mcros with a head kick! Castaneda chasing. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Marcos. Overall 30-27, Marcos.

Result: Daniel Marcos def. John Castaneda via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Photos: UFC on ESPN 57: Best photos from Louisville
Records: Marcos (16-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Castaneda (21-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Dan Miragliotta
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Montana De La Rosa vs. Andrea Lee

Round 1 – De La Rosa clinches Lee early here and gets the takedown! Lee reverses her though and is now on top. De La Rosa locks a triangle choke! Lee landing shots from top. She gets out! De La Rosa works her way back to her feet, but is being pressed by Lee. De La Rosa gets out. Oh! What a shot by Lee! De La Rosa is wobbled! De La Rosa clinches and takes down Lee. They scramble and Lee ends on top. They scramble back to their feet. Lee picking apart here De La Rosa. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Lee.

Round 2 – Good right hand lands for Lee. De La Rosa shoots, but gets stuffed by Lee. Nice jab by Lee. Leg kick by De La Rosa. Uppercut by De La Rosa! Oh! Nice standing elbow by De La Rosa! We’re halfway through the round. Good jabs by De La Rosa. She’s finding her timing. Leg kick by Lee. Nice combo by De La Rosa. She’s winning the striking battle at the moment. Lee shoots and gets stuffed by De La Rosa. Righthand lands for De La Rosa. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, De La Rosa.

Round 2 – Hard leg kick by Lee. Both land in an exchange. They clinch. Good knees by Lee. They break. De La Rosa is bleeding from her nose. Good one, two by De La Rosa. De La Rosa takes the back of Lee and takes her down. De La Rosa on back control. Lee gets out, but is on bottom. De La Rosa takes the back of Lee again. We’re halfway through the round. Good control here by De La Rosa, but no damage. De La Rosa gets the body triangle. Oh! Lee reverses and ends on top! Lee lets De La Rosa back up. Final minute. They both land. Head kick for De La Rosa. De La Rosa scores a takedown in the final seconds. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, De La Rosa. Overall 29-28, De La Rosa.

Result: Montana De La Rosa def. Andrea Lee via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Photos: UFC on ESPN 57: Best photos from Louisville
Records: De La Rosa (13-9-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC), Lee (13-10 MMA, 5-8 UFC)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: George Conley
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Jesse Butler vs. Brad Katona

Round 1 – Katona ctches a kick early and takes down Butler. Katona working from guard. Shots from top by Katona. Katona moves to half guard. Solid elbows by Katona. Butler recovers guard. Good shots from top by Katona. Katona controling. Not much going on. Katona control until the bell. The fans boo.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Katona.

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Records: Butler (12-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Katona (15-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
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Carlos Prates vs. Charlie Radtke

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Records: Prates (18-6 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Radtke (9-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
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Ludovit Klein vs. Thiago Moises

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Records: Klein (21-4-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC), Moises (18-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
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Miguel Baeza vs. Puna Soriano

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Records: Baeza (10-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Soriano (9-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
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Julian Marquez vs. Zach Reese

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Records: Marquez (9-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC), Reese (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
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Brunno Ferreira vs. Dustin Stoltzfus

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Records: Ferreira (11-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Stoltzfus (15-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
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Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios

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Records: Rosas Jr. (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Turcios (12-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
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Dustin Jacoby vs. Dominick Reyes

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Records: Jacoby (19-8-1 MMA, 7-5-1 UFC), Reyes (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
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Jared Cannonier vs. Nassourdine Imavov

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Records: Cannonier (17-6 MMA, 10-6 UFC), Imavov (13-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Broadcast: ESPN
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