Live Now! UFC Winnipeg ‘Burns vs. Malott’ play-by-play, results & round scoring

Sherdog’s live
UFC Winnipeg coverage will begin Saturday at 5 p.m. ET. The
event is also known as
UFC Fight Night 273.

BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Siraj (-250); Yannis (+200)
Round 1
It’s Canada against the world in this rough UFC Fight Night card
that may yet deliver in terms of action but is sorely lacking in
the rankings-relevance department. Nevertheless, we persist, as
there are 43 fight cards to punch through this year and a fight fan
does not dine on caviar alone. The ground turkey of a fight card
provides 12 matches, with nine of those featuring a Canadian
athlete against a foreign adversary. The first fight of the night
is one of those bouts when newcomers collide, as Siraj (14-3, 0-0
UFC) reps his home country against Texas-based Yannis (9-4, 0-1
UFC) at 135 pounds. Drawing the first assignment of the evening is
referee Chris Desautels. The combatants touch ‘em up to seal the
cage around them, and it’s time for some action.

Yannis, keeping his hands relatively low, positions himself early
in the center of the cage. Siraj switches stances back and forth to
introduce early difficulties to his foe, with the Canadian primed
and ready to fire off heavy counters. He steps in, lands a low kick
and hops back to evade one coming back at him. They pump-fake at
one another until Siraj spurs into action with a right hand and a
pair of front kicks. Yannis sits on a left hand to get Siraj’s
attention, but he is similarly caught in an exchange. Yannis drills
his opponent with a three-punch combo square on the jaw, knocking
Siraj down to the mat. Rather than playing around in the guard,
Yannis stands back up and allows Siraj to follow him, clipping him
with another right on the way up. Siraj appears to have shaken the
cobwebs out quickly, but he ducks down for a level change and has
his bell rung again. Yannis staggers and erects himself upright
again, but it is taking the right hand flush again and again.

Yannis opens up with a knee and another power right hook, shaking
the Canadian up. Siraj collapses to his back in a bad way, and
Yannis mounts his adversary and punishes him with ferocious elbows.
Siraj might have been knocked out from the bombardment of elbows,
and as he sits up, his eyes looking every direction but his
opponent’s, Desautels waves the fight off as he must have seen
something he did not like. Yannis climbs off his
fallen foe to celebrate, while the defeated Canadian breaks down in
tears. The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat in one
scene.

The Official Result
John
Yannis def. Jamie Siraj
R1 2:43 via TKO (Punches and Elbows)

BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Castaneda (-120); Vologdin (+100)
Round 1
While initially booked as a bantamweight fight, someone in the
Castaneda (21-8, 4-4 UFC) vs. Vologdin (12-4-1, 0-0 UFC) matchup
appeared to be struggling to get down to 136 pounds and requested
it be set for 139 pounds. The catchweight contest will have
gold-standard referee Jason Herzog watching over the fighters, and
they are glad to still be competing and show it with a shared clap
of hands.

Castaneda says hello with his leg, firing off kicks high and low to
make Vologdin nod at him in appreciation of his game. Castaneda
even goes for an axe kick when Vologdin crowds him, and Vologdin
settles to kick his foe back a few times. Castaneda bounces out of
the way when the shorter Russian lunges at him, and he watches
Vologdin miss on a body shot to stick him with a left cross and two
low kicks. Vologdin returns fire with a kick that appears to
frustrate his opponent, resulting in a clinch as the fans
immediately start booing. It’s going to be one of those nights.
“Sexi Mexi” breaks out of the tie-up and steps back to evade a
knee, and the two have their legs entangled when throwing them at
the same time. Castaneda bounces back up, and he is gifted a
high-five when standing up. He lets fly a low kick to counter a jab
that bangs square into the bottom of Vologdin’s cup, who stumbles
around the cage in serious pain as Herzog calls time. Vologdin
drops to his knees as he tries to shake out some of the discomfort,
and he steels himself and is good to go after about 50 seconds of
break. They both let fly kicks, and Castaneda follows one with a
sharp right hand on the temple.

Vologdin has to blink out the impact of the blow and gets right
back into the melee, flashing his jab to find his range. When
Vologdin commits to big hooks, Castaneda slips them, counters and
shoves his foe back. Vologdin bounces forward and has a low kick
checked, and he stands in the pocket to trade but cannot pin “Sexi
Mexi” down, even with a spinning wheel kick try. The jabs of
Vologdin have bloodied up Castaneda’s nose, who pitches out a kick
and shoots in for a level change. There is no takedown to be found
from this, so Castaneda backs off and picks and pokes with body
kick and long punches. Vologdin tries to pay him back with crisp
pocket boxing, but he finds that he is beaten to the punch and kick
by the speedster from Minnesota. Vologdin keeps marching forward to
force Castaneda to fight off the back foot, but this plays at least
partially into the game plan of Castaneda, who is potshotting him
at range. Vologdin just misses with a rolling thunder kick, and the
horn sounds.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Castaneda
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Castaneda
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 CastanedaRound 2
A fist bump opens the round, and Castaneda gets right going
peppering with kicks. Vologdin throws three back in rapid
succession to think about, but the volume is in favor of the
American for now. Vologdin drives through a one-two, and Castaneda
stands firm and jabs him in the nose to back him off. Vologdin
loops two right hand that bang into the guard, but his left to the
ribs does score. Castenada goes low to the body, and he sticks
around and gets popped by three punches from the debuting fighter.
Castaneda bounces in and out behind his jab, just dodging the worst
flying his way in time but still eating some shots when engaging.
Vologdin jabs and shoots in for a single-leg takedown, and
Castaneda bounces off his knee and hops back to the cage wall to
set up a guillotine choke. Vologdin elevates and dumps him,
breaking out of the choke, but he does not have Castaneda down.

Castaneda is able to break out of the attempt and release his own
submission grip to reset, where he stands in front of Vologdin and
strings together quick combos. Vologdin winds up with a power left
hand, and Castaneda shoulder-rolls it to take the sting out of it
and gives back a heavy right up top. Castaneda leads off an
exchange with a low kick that bangs into the groin, and he follows
it with heavy punches as Vologdin turns away to recover from the
foul. Herzog has to peel Castaneda away, as Castaneda claims he did
not land the low strike, and Vologdin eats a few more before Herzog
is in place. Vologdin sits down to get his wind back, and Herzog
deducts one point from Castaneda for his second groin kick. After
75 seconds, the round resumes, and thank goodness rules are being
enforced around here. They proceed to go right after one another,
with Castaneda leading the dance with power and volume. Vologdin is
comfortable to sit on his right hand and launch it when it feels
right, and he gets caught in a clinch and takes a spinning back
elbow on the noggin before separating. Castaneda slips and ducks
his way in, constantly changing his target with weapons like a knee
up the middle, two left hands and a right to the ribs. Vologdin is
largely headhunting, and Castaneda is giving him a lot to think
about as the second round concludes.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 9-9
Brian Knapp scores the round: 9-9
Tyler Treese scores the round: 9-9Round 3
They are off to the races in the final round, sharing a fist bump
before throwing hands and feet en masse. Castaneda puts it on
Vologdin, who fires back and opens a cut on the forehead. Castaneda
keeps pouring it on the Russian, who is reeling from taking shots
but still ready to swing for the bleachers. Castaneda stays just
out of boxing range from his opponent to measure his blows
appropriately, and he punches his way into a clinch and is boxed
out of it. Vologdin’s nose starts to leak from the oncoming fire,
as Castaneda is turning on the jets while Vologdin appears to be
fading. The reactions from Vologdin taking damage are starting to
get more exaggerated, as he shoots in for a double-leg takedown
that is easily sprawled. Castaneda lets his foe back up so he can
put hands on him, and he lets rip low kick and high punches as
Vologdin is now leaking from a cut on the bridge of his nose.

Castaneda lets rip a big flurry of punches, knocking Vologdin back
and knocking him down. Vologdin muscles his way back upright, and
Castaneda starts working the body to shut him down. Vologdin grits
his teeth and throws everything he has back, but Castaneda sees it
coming and tees off on him. Castaneda goes after a big right hand
and a left high kick, and he slips back when Vologdin tries another
rolling thunder kick. Vologdin holds his hand up awkwardly as if he
were asking a question in class—he does have the youthful type of
face where he looks like he was plucked from study hall—and
Castaneda backs off. Castaneda motions to the center of the Octagon
to initiate a brawl, and unlike many others who have offered this
and bailed on it, they proceed to bust one another up. Castaneda
gets the better of the exchanges but only by a small margin, and he
stings Vologdin and gets taken down. The fun slugfest ends with
Vologdin on top, and it may all come down to the scoring of the
first round.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Castaneda (29-27 Castaneda)
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Castaneda (29-27 Castaneda)
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Castaneda (29-27 Castaneda)The Official Result
John
Castaneda vs. Mark
Vologdin is Ruled a Majority Draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)

BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Horth (-180); Aldrich (+150)
Round 1
Her sights set on a few women’s flyweight records including most
appearances, Aldrich (14-7, 10-6 UFC) officially enters into her
13th match at the weight class—trailing co-leads Valentina
Shevchenko, Katlyn Cerminara and Andrea Lee all by one apiece. She
will be coming to blows with Canada’s own Horth (9-2, 4-2 UFC) as
the prelims press on, where they will be joined by referee Herb
Dean in the cage. There is no glove touch to start things off, as
they want to get right after it.

Horth presses the action early, boxing her way into range. Aldrich
counters with a quick left hand and resets to plant a one-two on
the chin. After a lull while they try to find one another’s range,
Aldrich breaks it with a couple more one-twos as Horth’s nose
starts shining red. Aldrich sits down on a low kick and catches an
advancing Horth with a right hand. The Canadian parries a combo of
punches and uses her own leg to block one flying at her from
Aldrich. Horth scores a high body kick and leans back to watch a
one-two buzz past her. Aldrich doubles up on her jab and catches a
body kick, and she spins with a wheel kick. Horth pushes through it
and dings her up with a few blows before backing off.

Aldrich pecks out with her jab, staying to her preferred range
while even Horth’s low kicks largely come up short. Aldrich shoots
in during a quiet moment in pursuit of a single, backing the
Canadian up to the wall but not grounding her outright. Aldrich
stays tight to Horth, working a knee or two on the inside but
largely holding pat. Horth twists and shakes out of it, and she has
a high kick harmlessly bounce off the raised guard. Aldrich lunges
with a one-two, and when she tries again, she is met with a body
kick. Horth clips Aldrich with two hooks in likely the heaviest
blows of the round, and she takes a low kick to fire off three more
to get Aldrich’s attention. The sparring match of a round comes to
a close.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Horth
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Horth
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 HorthRound 2
To start out the round, Aldrich peeks around her guard with her
jab. Horth swings much heavier when pressing forward, but most of
her early blows are either blocked or out of range. Aldrich backs
her up with a solid right hand on the schnoz, and she tries to
follow it with a head kick only to bang it off the gloves. Horth
pays her back with a straight right hand down the pipe, and her
long kicks are still largely unable to get through. They take turns
engaging with one another, with Aldrich turning her hips into a low
kick and dancing away from the anticipated counters. Aldrich steps
in with an elbow that is inches off the mark, and she hops back
from a head kick as well. Aldrich shadowboxes for a while, not
landing anything of merit. Horth’s responses are almost all kicks,
and they almost all miss completely.

Aldrich stands in the pocket to fire off a left hand, and she gets
it through and lances out a right hand to preemptively counter a
body kick. Aldrich goes after a one-two to force Horth to adjust or
check her nose that is not leaking at this point. Aldrich leaves a
body kick out too long, resulting in Horth catching her cleanly
with her firsts upstairs. Aldrich drives her back with a right
hand, and she steps through to put two more on the chin. Aldrich’s
jab allows her to stay largely defensively sound, protecting her
from head kicks but not when Horth gets in close. They crash
together and trade strikes briefly, and they back off to get back
to inaccurate, low-power kickboxing. Aldrich swarms forward with
two punches, and then bails on her advancing effort when a knee is
put up in her way. Horth threatens with a step-in knee, and the
horn sounds to end the slow round.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Aldrich
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Horth
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 HorthRound 3
The women rush at one another, and then resume their strategy of
tit-for-tat strikes. Aldrich catches her foe at the end of a right
hand, but it is one and done as Horth prods out with her foot.
Aldrich breaks some silence with a one-two, and Horth drives her
back with a body kick. Aldrich jabs through the guard and tries to
follow with two sweeping left hooks. This brings Horth into the
fight again, as the Canadian throws fire in her fists but peels
back before fully committing. Head kicks from both lady appear feet
away from their intended targets, and Aldrich tries to surprise her
foe with a leaping right hook. Aldrich ducks a jab to shoot for a
takedown, and the Canadian tosses her to the side with ease. Horth
offers out a low kick and is jabbed back.

Blows from both sides largely bound off their respective raised
guards, including a spinning back fist from the American. Accuracy
rates for these two are likely quite low, as are the significant
strike tallies. Horth slowly meanders forward behind her long foot,
and she is knocked back several steps by Aldrich’s left hands.
Aldrich kicks out the front leg and sways back as Horth tries to
boot her in the face, still moving when Horth’s hands soar past her
as well. Aldrich bounces her shin off the shoulder of her opponent,
sticking her with a jab but nothing else. Aldrich catches a kick
and fires back, but she too does not extend fully as if she was
waiting for something or concerned to let go. Horth spams kicks
from way out of the way, and she drills Aldrich with long punches
as the two decide to start fighting with seconds left. They duke it
out in a surprisingly powerful back-and-forth that only concludes
when time expires, and they hug it out after 15 minutes of mostly
sparring.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Horth (29-28 Horth)
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Horth (30-27 Horth)
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Horth (30-27 Horth)The Official Result
J.J. Aldrich def. Jamey-Lyn Horth via Unanimous Decision (29-28,
29-28, 29-28)

Melissa
Croden (135.5) vs. Darya
Zhelezniakova (136)
BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Croden (-160); Zheleznyakova (+130)
Round 1
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BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Saricam (-160); Boser (+130)
Round 1
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BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Valentin (-130); Leblanc (+110)
Round 1
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BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Barbosa (-450); Buzukja (+350)
Round 1
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BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Young (-130); Moises (+110)
Round 1
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BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Jasudavicius (-300); Silva (+250)
Round 1
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BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Nallo (-180); Herbert (+150)
Round 1
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BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Jourdain (-140); Phillips (+110)
Round 1
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BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Malott (-375); Burns (+275)
Round 1
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