Noche UFC 4 live results: Jean Silva vs. Jose Delgado

It’s Mexican Independence Day Weekend, which is a big weekend in the combat sports world, and it also brings the fourth annual edition of Noche UFC as UFC Fight Night 288 takes place at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

The main event is a five-round bout in the featherweight division as Jean Silva takes on Jose Delgado. Silva is headlining this event for the second straight year, looking for a better result this time, and is looking to score his second straight win. Delgado enters his first UFC main event as a short-notice replacement for the injured Yair Rodriguez, and he’s looking to notch his third consecutive win.

In the co-main event, former UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno looks to get back into the win column as he takes on TUF 33 winner Joseph Morales. Also on the main card is a featherweight bout between two undefeated fighters in Tommy McMillen and Marwan Rahiki; a pivotal bout in the women’s flyweight division as Manon Fiorot battles former champion Alexa Grasso; a heavyweight bout between Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Curtis Blaydes; and a bantamweight battle between David Martinez and Dan Ige.

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From the source Women’s Flyweights- #15 JJ Aldrich (15-7, 11-6 UFC) vs. Regina Tarin (8-0, 1-0 UFC)

Aldrich with an early leg kick. Tarin lands a leg kick. Aldrich with a body kick. Tarin lands a high kick and they then trade punches. They trade in close range. Aldrich lands a combination. Tarin fires back with a leg kick and they have an exchange in the pocket. Aldrich shoots for a takedown and pushes it to the fence as Tarin defends. Aldrich lands to the body against the fence. They move near the center as both land knees. They break apart. Tarin lands a body kick. Tarin with a quick combo. They both land inside the pocket and while clinched up late. Close round. 10-9 Tarin.

Both come out landing to start the second. Aldrich throws a kick but Tarin grabs the leg and both land as Aldrich is defending Tarin’s attempt to take it down. Tarin lands a right hand. They both land in the center as Tarin lands a better flurry. Tarin lands a combination ending with a right hand, but Aldrich lands a counter left hand. Tarin lands a combo with a left hand then lands a solid right hand followed by another combo. Aldrich looks for a takedown, but Tarin defends. Tarin is landing with more impact right now and lands a high kick. Aldrich lands a left hand. Tarin lands a big right hand and hurts her again before Aldrich looks for a takedown. Tarin defends and lands a pair of knees. They clinch and Aldrich lands an elbow. 10-9 Tarin, 20-18 Tarin.

They both land inside the pocket as Tarin is pressing forward. Tarin with a pair of right hands. Tarin lands a big right hand as she continues to pressure. Aldrich is on her back foot and Tarin lands a right hand. Both throw in close range before clinching up. Aldrich lands an elbow. Aldrich pushes it against the fence and lands to the body, but Tarin lands a knee before they separate. Aldrich lands a left hand. Tarin lands a leg kick. They clinch and trade knees. They break apart. Tarin lands a right hand. Aldrich lands a solid left hand. Tarin with a right hand and a high kick. They trade while clinched at the end. 10-9 Tarin, 30-27 Tarin.

Fight Result- Regina Tarin def. JJ Aldrich by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Featherweights- Sean King (6-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jessie Rosas (8-1, 0-0 UFC)

Rosas lands a body kick. King with a body kick. King throwing kicks and lands another to the body. King lands a big slam takedown that knocks Rosas out cold! King did land a few punches that weren’t needed as Rosas was out cold from the slam. Brutal finish by King.

Fight Result- Sean King def. Jessie Rosas by knockout (slam) at :36 of Round 1

Lightweights- Rafa Garcia (19-4, 7-4 UFC) vs. Rongzhu (28-6, 4-3 UFC)

Garcia lands a right hand but eats a counter from Rongzhu. They tie up against the fence. They break apart and both are landing. Garcia lands a left hook. They trade in close range and Garcia connects with a big right hand. Garcia is pressing forward and both are landing. Rongzhu lands a leg kick. They have a heavy exchange of punches in close range as both tag one another. They continue to both land inside the pocket. Rongzhu lands a solid right hand. Garcia lands a right hand. Garcia scores a late takedown. Garcia lands as they stand and lands a knee. 10-9 Garcia.

They trade inside the pocket and Rongzhu lands an uppercut. Garcia is looking for a takedown but Rongzhu defends. Rongzhu lands a right hand but Garcia fires back with a right hand. Rongzhu lands a body kick. Rongzhu is working the jab and short leg kicks. Rongzhu lands a combo as Garcia misses a right hand. Garcia looks for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. Garcia lands a knee and they break apart. Rongzhu lands a solid uppercut and then lands to the body. They are both landing heavy shots and Garcia lands a heavy right hand. Garcia lands an elbow and had Rongzhu hurt. Garcia is landing the heavier shots. Garcia gets the back late and lands right hands and elbows against the fence. 10-9 Garcia, 20-18 Garcia.

Rongzhu working the jab early and they trade punches. Garcia looks for a single leg, but Rongzhu is able to defend. Rongzhu lands a combination. Garcia lands a left hand. Rongzhu lands a small flurry. Rongzhu with another quick flurry. Rongzhu lands a combo and a front kick. Garcia looks for a takedown, but Rongzhu is able to defend and is landing as they break apart. Garcia lands a pair of right hands. Rongzhu fires back and lands as they are standing and trading. They trade and Rongzhu lands better. Rongzhu lands a left hand. 10-9 Rongzhu, 29-28 Garcia.

Fight Result- Rongzhu def. Rafa Garcia by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Lightweights- Drakkar Klose (16-3-1, 10-3 UFC) vs. Tommy Gantt (12-0 1 NC, 1-0 UFC)

Gantt shoots for a takedown and Klose lands to the body before Gantt scores the takedown. Gantt is looking for a front choke as they stand. Gantt lands a knee and Klose is able to get his head free, but Gantt keeps control against the fence. Gantt lands some more before they separate. Gantt quickly gets the clinch back and lands some short punches then knees to the body. They both land along the fence before briefly separating. Gantt gets clinch control back as they trade knees. 10-9 Gantt.

They quickly clinch up and Gantt looks for a takedown, but Klose grabbed the fence to block it. Gantt keeps clinch control and lands some to the body. They separate and Gantt keeps pressuring as both throw and Gantt gets the clinch against the fence again. Gantt has body control and Klose is landing short punches to defend. They trade knees. They separate and Gantt lands some kicks before they clinch back up. Gantt lands against the fence at the end. 10-9 Gantt, 20-18 Gantt.

Gantt quickly gets the body lock and has the back and briefly gets Klose down, but they get right up. They go to the mat and Klose rolls to where Gantt is inside his guard. Gantt lands from the top. Gantt ends up getting the back and lands. Gantt with some punches and elbows before he rolls for a triangle choke. He is landing while squeezing with the triangle choke and Klose taps! Gantt picks up the submission win.

Fight Result- Tommy Gantt def. Drakkar Klose by submission (reverse triangle choke) at 2:46 of Round 3

Middleweights- Yousri Belgaroui (10-3, 2-0 UFC) vs. Djorden Santos (11-3, 1-2 UFC)

Belgaroui lands a leg kick. He lands another. Belgaroui lands a body kick. He lands another body kick. Belgaroui with a pair of right hands. Belgaroui lands a leg kick then another. Santos is trying to work the jab but not having much luck with it. They trade right hands. Belgaroui lands a right hand that stuns Santos briefly. Belgaroui lands a right hand to the body. Belgaroui with a body kick then a hard calf kick. Santos is landing some punches. Belgaroui rocks Santos with a jab and starts unloading a flurry against the fence. Belgaroui lands a body kick. Belgaroui lands two right hands and Santos goes down and it is stopped! What a finish by Belgaroui!

Fight Result- Yousri Belgaroui def. Djorden Santos by TKO (punches) at 4:25 of Round 1

Welterweights- Ignacio Bahamondes (17-7, 6-4 UFC) vs. Muslim Salikhov (22-6, 9-5 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Bahamondes with some punches. Salikhov lands a spin kick. Bahamondes lands a right and then a leg kick. Salikhov with a groin strike, but they get right back going. They trade leg kicks. Bahamondes lands a high kick. They trade and Salikhov lands a spinning elbow that Bahamondes eats. Bahamondes lands a right hand. Bahamondes lands some kicks. Bahamondes lands a head kick and Salikhov dumps him to the mat. Bahamondes gets up and lands some more kicks. 10-9 Bahamondes.

They are both throwing kicks that are barely landing. Salikhov loses his mouth piece and timeout is briefly called. They get back going and Bahamondes is trying to land kicks, but Salikhov is backing away. Bahamondes slips on a spin kick, but gets up and lands. They both throw spin attacks at the same time and end up elbowing each other in the back. Bahamondes lands a body kick. Bahamondes throws a head kick, but Salikhov catches it and scores a takedown. They end up getting up. Bahamondes lands a spinning back fist. He lands another head kick and Salikhov catches it and throws him down, but lets him up. Bahamondes hurts Salikhov late with a punch and tries to land more offense to get a finish but time runs out. 10-9 Bahamondes, 20-18 Bahamondes.

Bahamondes with a high kick but Salikhov blocks it. Bahamondes lands a leg kick. Bahamondes lands a body kick and Salikhov scores a takedown. They end up back on the feet after not much happens. They trade leg kicks. Bahamondes lands to the body. Bahamondes with a jumping knee that just misses, but he lands a left hand. Bahamondes lands a right hand. Salikhov lands a combination. Bahamondes with a head kick. Bahamondes tries a spin attack, but Salikhov ducks under and scores a takedown. Both are landing on the ground. Bahamondes with a few elbows from the bottom and Salikhov lands from the top. 10-9 Bahamondes, 30-27 Bahamondes.

Fight Result- Ignacio Bahamondes def. Muslim Salikhov by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

From the source 130-pound Catchweights- #12 Tim Elliott (21-14-1, 10-12 UFC) vs. Edgar Chairez (14-6 1 NC, 4-2 1 NC UFC)

Chairez hurts Elliott with a right hand right away and Elliott rolled to the mat, but got up. Chairez is landing more punches. Chairez continues to land more as Elliott is coming forward with his hands low. Chairez lands a left hand. Elliott goes for a takedown and briefly had it down, but they scramble up and separate. Chairez lands a left hand. They trade and Elliott lands a left hand. Elliott lands two more left hands. Chairez works the jab. Elliott hurts Chairez with a left hand. Elliott scores a takedown ad lands from the top to end the round. Close round. 10-9 Elliott.

They come out swinging and Elliott lands a left hand and scores a takedown. Elliott gets the back and lands some left hands. They end up back on the feet and Chairez is pressing forward. Chairez lands a kick that hurt Elliott’s leg, but Elliott scores a takedown. Elliott is landing from the top and Chairez is bleeding pretty badly. Elliott continues to land from the top as the round ends. 10-9 Elliott, 20-18 Elliott.

Chairez lands a leg kick and Elliott is hopping around on one leg. Elliott then lands a pair of kicks with the hurt leg. Elliott lands a left hand. Chairez hurts Elliott with some punches. Elliott looks for a takedown, but Chairez scrambles and they go to the fence. They separate. Elliott scores a takedown. Elliott with some short left hands from the top. They stand and Elliott lands an elbow. They trade in close range. Chairez is a bloody mess. Chairez lands a big left hand. Elliott lands a right hand as Chairez lands a spinning back fist to the body. Elliott scores a takedown. 10-9 Elliott, 30-27 Elliott.

Fight Result- Tim Elliott def. Edgar Chairez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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Bantamweights- #8 David Martinez (14-1, 3-0 UFC) vs. Dan Ige (19-11, 11-10 UFC)

They trade leg kicks as both are feeling each other out early on. Ige throws a high kick, but Martinez lands a right hand and Ige gets off balance for a moment. Martinez lands a calf kick. Martinez lands a left hand. He lands another left hand that makes Ige stumble back. Martinez lands a leg kick. Martinez tries a jump kick and Ige grabs the body lock and lands a right hand after they break. 10-9 Martinez.

Ige works the jab early. Ige looks for a takedown as he grabs the body, but lets go. Martinez lands a combination. Ige with an inside leg kick. Martinez lands to the body. Martinez with a calf kick then a high kick. Martinez lands a combination. Martinez lands a leg kick. Martinez with more leg kicks. Both land right hands but there isn’t a ton of offense happening. 10-9 Martinez, 20-18 Martinez.

Martinez lands a combination. Martinez with a left hand. Martinez still pressing forward and throwing kicks. They trade kicks and both might have landed low and timeout is called. They return to action. Martinez lands a calf kick. Ige lands a jab and a right hand, and Martinez fires back with a right hand. Martinez lands a combination. Martinez lands a calf kick. Martinez landing with more volume here. Martinez scores a takedown and Ige looks for a triangle choke, but Martinez escapes and lands from the top before they stand. Martinez with a spin kick. 10-9 Martinez, 30-27 Martinez.

Fight Result- David Martinez def. Dan Ige by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Heavyweights- #5 Waldo Cortes-Acosta (17-3, 10-3 UFC) vs. #6 Curtis Blaydes (19-6 1 NC, 14-6 1 NC UFC)

Blaydes lands a leg kick and looks for a takedown against the fence, but they break apart. They trade leg kicks and both are working the jab. Blaydes with a few more leg kicks and they both look for a jab. There is not much happening here. Blaydes scores a takedown and is in side control. Blaydes gets into the half-guard and is looking to set up an arm-triangle choke. 10-9 Blaydes.

They trade right hands. Blaydes gets a takedown and rolls to the back as they stand. Cortes-Acosta is warned about grabbing the fence. Blaydes gets a takedown from the back. They get to their feet and separate. Blaydes lands a jab and Cortes-Acosta just misses an overhand right. Blaydes lands a solid inside leg kick. Neither is really doing that much. Blaydes lands but eats a right hand from Cortes-Acosta. Cortes-Acosta lands another right hand. Blaydes lands a left hand. 10-9 Blaydes, 20-18 Blaydes.

Cortes-Acosta lands a leg kick. Cortes-Acosta with a right hand as Blaydes lands a leg kick. Cortes-Acosta lands a pair of leg kicks. Blaydes lands a body kick. Cortes-Acosta is pressing forward more. Blaydes scores a takedown and has body control against the fence as they get up. They break apart after nothing happens. Blaydes with a leg kick. He lands another. Cortes-Acosta lands a left hand. Cortes-Acosta lands a right hand. 10-9 Blaydes, 30-27 Blaydes.

Fight Result- Curtis Blaydes def. Waldo Cortes-Acosta by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Women’s Flyweights- #2 Manon Fiorot (13-2, 8-1 UFC) vs. #3 Alexa Grasso (17-5-1, 9-5-1 UFC)

Grasso lands a flurry against the fence to start. Fiorot circles away and lands a high kick. Grasso lands another heavy combination. They trade and Fiorot lands a combination. Grasso is pressuring and lands a combination. Grasso lands a left hook and fires in a flurry. Fiorot lands a left hand. Grasso lands a combination. Fiorot lands a side kick. Grasso is landing with more volume. Grasso lands a right hand as Fiorot was firing in punches. Fiorot with a side kick. Grasso drops Fiorot with a right hook. Grasso gets inside the guard of Fiorot and lands. Grasso landing from the top to end the round. 10-9 Grasso.

Fiorot lands a body kick. They trade in close range and Grasso connects solidly. Grasso lands a right hook as Fiorot throws a body kick. Fiorot lands a side kick. Grasso lands a leg kick and Fiorot lands a high kick. They trade leg kicks. Fiorot lands a combination. Grasso lands a leg kick and Fiorot with a high kick. Grasso lands a left hand. Grasso with a combination. Fiorot with a head kick. Grasso lands a combo. Fiorot with a head kick that Grasso blocks. Grasso lands a right hand but is now cut open. Grasso lands a big flurry. 10-9 Grasso, 20-18 Grasso.

Grasso landing more to start the third. Fiorot lands a side kick. Grasso is pressing forward. Fiorot with a high kick and a left hand. Grasso lands as Fiorot throws a kick. Fiorot lands a head kick. Fiorot is throwing but not really connecting much, but Grasso has slowed a little. Fiorot lands a left hand. Grasso is still controlling. Fiorot lands another left hand then a right hook. Fiorot lands a side kick to the body. They clinch and Grasso lands a knee, but Fiorot lands on the break. Fiorot with a side kick. Fiorot with a head kick, but Grasso blocks it. Grasso with a leg kick. They trade while tied up and Fiorot lands a left hand. 10-9 Fiorot, 29-28 Grasso.

Fight Result- Alexa Grasso def. Manon Fiorot by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Featherweights- Tommy McMillen (11-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Marwan Rahiki (9-0, 2-0 UFC)

McMillen lands a right hand and grabs the back and takes Rahiki down. McMillen looks for an arm-triangle choke, but Rahiki escapes and they stand. They trade kicks and McMillen lands a right hand. They both land right hands. McMillen with a left hook. McMillen lands a right hand. McMillen with another right hand. Rahiki lands a pair of right hands. McMillen lands a right hand. They trade inside the pocket. Rahiki lands a right hand. He lands a body kick. McMillen lands a pair of big right hands. Rahiki lands a body kick. 10-9 McMillen.

Rahiki lands a spin kick to the body. McMillen with a right hand. Rahiki with a stiff jab. McMillen grabs a neck and looked for a choke as they scrambled to the mat, but they scramble up and separate. Rahiki lands a leg kick. They trade in close range. McMillen hurts Rahiki with a left hand. McMillen lands a combination, but Rahiki drops him with a counter left hand. McMillen gets up but is on shaky legs and Rahiki is landing punches and a knee and McMillen is still hurt. Rahiki lands a stiff jab. McMillen lands a left hand. They trade right hands. McMillen lands a flurry, but Rahiki lands a counter right hand. Rahiki with a spinning elbow, but McMillen grabs the back and gets a takedown. He went for a choke, but Rahiki escaped. McMillen looks for a choke late, but they stand and trade. 10-9 Rahiki, 19-19.

McMillen lands a right hand. Rahiki gets a big takedown and looked for a choke, but McMillen escapes and he scores a takedown. McMillen is attacking for a choke, but lets go to land from side control. They get to their feet and break apart. McMillen drops Rahiki with a right hand. McMillen jumps into side control. McMillen looked for a choke, but Rahiki rolled out. McMillen is controlling on the mat as Rahiki is trying to roll to his feet. McMillen is looking for a D’Arce choke, but Rahiki gets out of it and they stand. They trade and McMillen lands some knees and punches. McMillen gets Rahiki to the ground and lands from the back. McMillen with a knee to the body. McMillen gets to side control before Rahiki gives up his back. They stand and McMillen lands a flurry with some knees. McMillen lands. 10-9 McMillen, 29-28 McMillen.

Fight Result- Tommy McMillen def. Marwan Rahiki by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)

Flyweights- #8 Brandon Moreno (23-10-2, 11-7-2 UFC) vs. Joseph Morales (14-2, 3-2 UFC)

Moreno lands a right hand. Morales lands a right hand. Moreno with a left hook to the body. They clinch and both are throwing as they break apart and Moreno tags Morales with a left hand. Moreno lands a right hand. They trade in close range and Morales lands a combination then scores a takedown. Morales lands from the top before they scramble up. Morales lands a left hook. Moreno lands a right hand. Moreno looks for a takedown, but Morales grabs the neck. Moreno pops out and lands a left hand on the break. They trade inside the pocket. Moreno lands a solid left hand. 10-9 Morales.

They’re trading inside the pocket and Moreno lands a solid flurry, and Morales lands a counter right hand. Moreno lands a pair of leg kicks. Morales lands a groin kick and timeout is called. They get back going and both are landing. They have a clash of heads, but keep going. Moreno lands a quick combo, and Morales fires back a combo. They are trading with even volume and Moreno lands a combinaton. Moreno lands a body kick. Morales with a right hand. Moreno lands a late combination. 10-9 Moreno, 19-19.

They trade and Morales takes the back against the fence. Moreno is able to switch out and is stuffing the head of Morales. They get to their feet. Morales lands a body kick. Moreno working the jab. Moreno with a leg kick. They are both looking for openings and Moreno scores a takedown. Moreno is working inside the guard as Morales is throwing his legs around. Morales throwing elbows from the bottom. Close fight. 10-9 Moreno, 29-28 Moreno.

Fight Result- Brandon Moreno def. Joseph Morales by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)

Featherweights- #6 Jean Silva (17-3, 6-1 UFC) vs. Jose Delgado (12-2, 4-1 UFC)

Delgado with a few short kicks to start. Silva is feeling things out and hasn’t thrown yet. Delgado lands a leg kick. Delgado lands a right hand and Silva goes down. Delgado lands from the top as Silva gets to his feet, and Delgado lands a knee against the fence. They break apart. Delgado with a head kick. Delgado throws a right hand, but Silva ducks under and grabs the back looking for a takedown. Delgado defends and reverses, and they break apart to the center. Silva lands a body kick as Delgado lands a right hand. Delgado with a calf kick. Silva lands but Delgado lands a head kick. They trade right hands. 10-9 Delgado.

Delgado lands a leg kick. Delgado lands a flurry. Delgado with a leg kick. Silva looks for a spinning elbow, but Delgado lands a right hand. Silva then lands a right hand. Silva lands more right hands as he is now pressuring. Silva lands a big right hand and Delgado lands. Silva scores a takedown and controls from the top and lands. Silva stands and lands as he gets the back, but they scramble back up. Silva lands a head kick. Silva lands a right hand. Silva lands in a wild exchange late. 10-9 Silva, 19-19.

They trade right hands. Delgado lands a head kick. Silva lands a combination. Silva drops Delgado with a right hand. Silva looks to get on top, but Delgado is throwing upkicks. They scramble and Silva has the back and lands and looks for a rear-naked choke. He has it locked on and Silva taps! What a finish by Silva!

Fight Result- Jean Silva def. Jose Delgado by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:57 of Round 3