Finishing off the four-fight preliminary card for UFC Jacksonville, Sijara Eubanks faced fellow bantamweight Sarah Moras. Here’s how it happened.
Live coverage of the entire card can be seen here.
Bout 4: Sijara Eubanks (4-4) vs. Sarah Moras (6-5) (Bantamweight)
Sijara Eubanks and Sarah Moras battled to wrap up the preliminary card. Eubanks was scoring with hard punches in the first minute including a clean overhand right. Moras kept a good amount of strikes throughout, but Eubanks was responding to combinations with jabs.
The fighters clinched up early in the second round. The striking on the feet was pretty evenly matched. They clinched up with under two minutes to go, with Eubanks getting a takedown shortly after. Eubanks stood up for a moment, unloading lots of punches to Moras. Eubanks was on the back of Moras before the round ended.
Moras kept charging forward at Eubanks to start the round. She landed a good punch and kick combination before a clinch. Eubanks was able to get another takedown with two minutes left. Moras tried for an armbar from bottom position, not getting far with it. Eubanks let some ground and pound loose before the round ended. The fighters got in each other’s faces afterwards. Going to the scorecards, Sijara Eubanks got a unanimous decision victory (30-27, 30-27 & 30-26).
RESULT: Sijara Eubanks def. Sarah Moras via Decision, Unanimous
My Scorecard:
Fighter | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total |
Eubanks | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Moras | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |