Oliveira sneaks a knee up the middle as Chanlder pressures. Nasty oblique kick bothers Chandler as he eats a right hand. Another oblique. Massive right hands land and hurt Oliveira! Chandler swings so hard he goes off balance and gives up a grappling exchange. COUNTLESS back of the head strikes from Chandler and the ref completely ignores them. Huge elbows from Chandler as they transition into full guard. Oliveira tosses up a potential triangle. Oliveira lets it go and gets up. Chandler smells blood, hunting, eating a jab. Straight right from Oliveira before a big takedown attempt into a body lock trip yet again. Oliveira threatens with the RNC again, but can't secure anything as Chandler stands and does another drop to his back. He gets up to do it again for a hail mary of sorts. Horn sounds. What an absurd round.

10-9 Chandler. (49-46 Oliveira.)

Pressure continues early from Oliveira. He eats a left hook for his trouble but walks it off. Straight right sneaks through Chandler's guard. Bicycle knee lands for Oliveira as Chandler fires back. The pocket warfare from the Brazilian has been wild. Oliveira wraps on another body lock and works to Chandler's back again. Chandler rolls onto his knees with an Oliveira backpack tightly strapped to him. Chandler bursts to get in a slightly better position leaning against the cage. Chandler tries to stand with Oliveira on his back as Oliveira locks on a near-choke. "Iron" survives and falls backward.

10-9 Oliveira. (40-36 Oliveira.)

Oliveira starts to utilize front kicks to keep Chandler at bay. Takedown attempt fails as Oliveira keeps on heavy pressure. Sneaky uppercuts for Oliveira on the backed-up Chandler. Hard jab from Chandler then a huge uppercut from Oliveira. Knees and elbows against the cage for Oliveira. Oliveira gets a body lock and just tosses Chandler to the ground and gets his back. Oliveira completely locks up Chandler in a body triangle and begins to work like a python. 12-6 elbows from the back for the crafty "Do Bronx." More elbows before Oliveira starts to squeeze around the chin as he lets go of the body triangle. Chandler needs a finish.

10-9 Oliveira. (30-27 Oliveira.)

Hard low kick from Oliveira connects first in the round. Chandler tries to jab to the body into the pocket. Punch combination on the entry for Oliveira pushes Chandler to the cage as he trips and gets chased down. Oliveira lands left hooks, bothering Chandler, who sprints away. Clean 1-2 for "Do Bronx." Oliveira with a nice head kick and knee that Chandler somehow eats. Big swinging left hook from Chandler grazes. Far knee tap takedown from Oliveira lands him in mount against the cage. Nice elbows cutting through on Chandler. Dominant work from the former lightweight champion.

10-9 Oliveira. (20-18 Oliveira.)

Early shot from Oliveira surprises Chandler and they land in an awkward heel hook position for Oliveira. Oliveira works from an odd half-half guard side control type position. No ground and pound, just working for position. Chandler punches lightly from the bottom. Control all for Oliveira to ride out the round with Chandler hanging on.

10-9 Oliveira

Slapping right hand over the top lands for Nickal early. Craig continues seeking the head kick. Nickal hits the statue pose as Craig circles. Hard calf kicks from Craig followed by another blocked high kick. Nickal goes back to the overhand well but doesn't quite get through. Massive double overhand left stuns Craig. No setup for Nickal on the overhands as he lets Craig recover. Quick calf kick from Nickal and another overhand. "Overrated" chants rain in from the crowd. Craig gets buckled by a late left hand as the fight goes the distance.

10-9 Nickal. (30-27 Nickal.)

Paul jabs into a head-kick attempt as soon as the action starts. Strong jab from Nickal. Nickal is seeking a big shot as Craig starts taunting him verbally. Body kick from Craig. Nickal lands a left to the body then two up high. Body jab from Nickal followed by a left up high. Nickal keeps targeting the body as another left lands. Craig is attacking with head kicks that are getting blocked, but making Nickal think. Solid left overhand for Nickal. Sneaky elbow grazes Nickal. Craig rolls with a big left straight from Nickal. Craig keeps kicking at Nickal's guard. Left hand from Nickal connects again. Right-left lands for Nickal before the bell.

10-9 Nickal. (20-18 Nickal.)

First minute is a feeling-out process before Nickal lands a trio of calf kicks. Paul tries to return fire with one up high. Hard inside low kick from Craig. Big overhand right grazes from Nickal. Craig starts seeking head kicks to no avail. Nickal nearly lands a massive overhand left but it falls below the neck. Back-to-back hard leg kicks from Nickal. Good overhand right connects for Nickal. They trade low kicks. Paul tries to jab his way in and eats more overhands. No takedowns from Nickal. Round ends.

10-9 Nickal.

Silva gets in Araujo's grill instantly, not slowing down at all. Takedown from Silva creates a wreckless scramble. Araujo finds an odd side control but gives it up and stands. Front kick from Silva lands. Ouch. Silva lands a leg kick with Araujo on the back foot. Araujo catches a front kick and pushes Silva over. Uppercut sneaks under for Araujo and takes a right straight to follow. They trade several leg kicks, Araujo catches another front kick to trip SIlva. She lets her up. Araujo with a front kick of her own. Left hand may have hurt Silva as she falls in the corner before getting let up again. Silva enters the clinch to land an elbow and knee. Silva tries to drag Araujo down, landing knees to the thigh. Araujo reverses with a headlock takedown to close the action.

10-9 Araujo. (29-28 Silva.)

Nice combo starts the round from Araujo. Strong leg kick connects for Araujo as Silva runs in for a takedown. Silva gets one underhook, they jockey for a bit then break. Araujo starts breathing out her mouth more as her nose bleeds. Front kick up the middle from Silva as she lands three big right hands in a row. Silva takes Araujo down briefly before wall-walking back up. Nice inside trip from Silva lands her on top in full guard. Araujo throws up an armbar. Araujo extends, Silva rolls over, and escapes perfectly into side control. Araujo tries to transition and gets caught in a deep d'arce choke. Silva can't quite torque the pressure with her legs and Araujo rolls to escape and take top position. She threatens with a kimura and some punches to close the round. Close, competitive round on the ground.

10-9 Silva. (20-18 Silva.)

Silva controls the pace from the jump, backing up Araujo. Silva tries to paw her way into a clinch exchange but Araujo deflects. Leg kick lands for Silva as she tries to walk her way into grappling exchanges. Good right hand from Silva before she eats a heavy uppercut. Clean straight right down the pipe for Araujo. Left hand over the shoulder lands for Araujo. Straight right to the body from Araujo. Inside leg kick for Silva followed by two big right hands that hurt Araujo. Silva starts to get sloppy, seeking a finish. Bell sounds after a late takedown attempt.

10-9 Silva.