DENVER — Jorge Masvidal, who used Colorado Springs as a training ground, stopped Donald Cerrone in the second round by technical knockout at the 1-minute mark, sending the Pepsi Center crowd home unhappy.

Masvidal nearly ended the fight at the end of the first round when he dropped the Air Academy High School graduate with a left-right combination.

As Masvidal moved in for the finish, he landed a few strikes, but the horn sounded and the round ended.

The loss snapped a four-fight win streak for Cerrone in the welterweight division.

It also notched Masvidal’s third consecutive victory.

In the main event moments later, women’s bantamweight No. 1 Valentina Shevchenko (14-2) submitted No. 2 Julianna Pena (8-3) with an armbar in the second round, a stunning way to win for the striker.

“Yes, I’m a striker,” Shevchenko said. “But I’m an MMA fighter, I’m a complete fighter.”

Cerrone vs. Masvidal round-by-round update.

Round 2

Masvidal now looking exteremly comfortable. Lands a big right.

Throwing knees and landing.

Cerrone backing up and looking wobbly. He’s not dodging many punches. Arnother right ahand. Cerrone is up.

It’s over! Masvidal shocks the Pepsi Center crowd with combinations.

Round 1

Both men exchanging kicks, with Cerrone getting the better end.

Huge left hand from Cerrone.

Both men have exchanged well.

Masvidal lands a spinning right hand.

Great kick punch combo from Masvidal.

Masvidal drops Cerrone and goes in for ground and pound but horn sounds. It was a left-righ combo that put Cerrone to the ground, the right landing big.

Gotta score it 10-9 Masvidal.

—Well that fight didn’t last long. Francis NGannou just stopped Andrei Arlovski 1:32 into the first round.

Bring on the Cowboy.

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We’re one fight away from Cowboy Cerrone stepping into the octagon.

Really looking forward to hearing if boos for Jorge Masvidal are louder than cheers for Donald Cerrone in about an hour.

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Crowd is deafening for Nathan Marquardt, fighting out of Arvada.

Nathan Marquardt vs. Sam Alvey round-by-round coverage

Round 3

Feels like Marquardt will  need a KO and he lands a strong right to open the round.

He lands a soft left.

Big right uppercut from Alvey.

Marquardt scores a takedown.

3 minutes left in the fight.

Marquardt gains the back. Looking for a choke.

Alvey escapes. And they are both back up.

Another strike inside from Alvey.

Last minute.

Fight goes to judges.

Marquardt landed a punch inside just before the horn.

I’ve got it 29-28 for Alvey. Gave the last round to Marquardt.

Sam Alvey wins by unanimous decision, 29-28 from all three judges.

Round 2

Alvey looks comfortable, like he knows he can counter when he needs to.

Marquardt finally lands a couple punches, his first decent strikes of the match.

Alvey lands a couple punches.

Big kick from Marquardt and a knee inside.

Marquardt deflects a head kick from Alvey.

Right-left combo from Alvey knocks down Marquardt. But he pops right back up.

Left side of Marqurdt’s face is bleeding. Looks like 2 cuts.

Good round from Alvey who landed several strong shots.

I’ve got it 20-18 Alvey. Marquardt can’t land much.

Round 1

Big kick from Alvey to open.

Both men tied up on the cage as Marquardt tries to get inside.

Marquardt turns Alvey around.

Soft knee from Alvey.

Referee Herb Dean breaks them up to get them off the cage.

Marquardt very cognizant of Alvey’s striking power. He’s struggling to find a chance to strike or get inside.

Boo birds coming out.

Alvey tries to land punch and a knee as the round ends.

I’m scoring it 10-9 Alvey.

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OUCH! Commercial in the building with Ronda Rousey just got booed by the Pepsi Center fans.

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Pepsi Center fans gave huge applause when Rose Namajunas was shown on the big screen.

Then they went even louder when Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone was shown walking through the building.

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Three of the first four fights have all ended via submission or TKO/KOs.

Not a bad ratio.

Should make for some interesting choices for Performance of the Night.

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Jeremy Kimball vs. Marcos Rogerio De Lima round-by-round action

Doherty alum Jeremy Kimball lost his UFC debut, getting stopped in the first round by Marcos Rogerio De Lima.

The stoppage came at 2:27 via TKO.

Round 1

De Lima scored with some kicks. Missed with a right hand and Kimball slipped to the ground. De Lima jumped on top and landed several huge right hands, prompting the referee to stop the fight.

Kimball shoved De Lima to the ground.

Kimball started his debut with a kick that missed.

Inside the arena

Already a good crowd here at Pepsi Center and we’re only in the second fight of the night.

At this rate, we could see a full house.

As you can see from the photo, I’m cageside for tonight’s “UFC on Fox 23” event at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

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Other fight results

* Francis NGannou landed a right uppercut that put Andrei Arlovski on the mat, then finished with ground and pound, prompting the TKO stoppage at 1:32.

* Jason Knight slaps on the rear-naked choke to beat Alex Caceres at 4:21 of the second round.

* Fans loved the fight between Li Jingliang and Bobby Nash.

Plenty of twists and turns, but Li comes out with the win with a crushing right hand to drop Nash and two more shots while Nash was on the ground. Li wins at 4:45 of the second round.

Fight of the night candidate, easily.

* Strong performance from Jordan Johnson who wins his UFC debut by unanimous decision.

All three judges scored it 30-27 over Henrique da Silva.

* Eric Spicely stops Alessio Di Chirico by triangle choke at 2:14 of the first round.

Great work by Spicely to take advantage of Chirico from the bottom and work the triangle until he could really sink it in.

* Alexandre Pantoja, who trained at the Olympic Training Center in preparation for the fight, earned a split decision over Eric Shelton.

Judges had it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29.

Pantoja had Coronado grad and Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo working his corner. The two were in Colorado Springs in the weeks leading up to the fight to get Pantoja accustomed to the altitude.

* Jason Gonzalez submitted JC Cottrell via D’arce choke at 3:54 of the first round in the night’s first match.

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In the building is…

In case you didn’t see it, here’s Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone walking up to the scale with his grandmother on Friday.

Cerrone steps to the scale.

Henry Cejudo, the Olympic gold medalist and Coronado graduate, is already in the Pepsi Center.

Cejudo is making the walk to the octagon with Alexandre Pantoja. The two were on “The Ultimate Fighter 24” together.

He’s posting pics on Instagram.

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What to know about “UFC on Fox 23” from a Colorado standpoint

DENVER — As you can see from the photo, I’m cageside for tonight’s “UFC on Fox 23” event at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

The first fight of the night will see Doherty High alum Jeremy Kimball make his UFC debut against Marcos Rogerio De Lima in a light heavyweight (205 pounds) fight. That fight should air about 3 p.m. on FS1.

De Lima missed weight by 3.6 pounds and will forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Kimball.

Kimball is fresh off claiming the FFC light heavyweight title last month at FFC 27 in Zagreb, Croatia.

Donald Cerrone, an Air Academy High School alum, will be the co-main event on Fox. Cerrone will be fighting Jorge Masvidal, who trained in Colorado Springs to prepare for Colorado’s elevation, in a welterweight (170 pounds) bout.

That broadcast begins at 6 p.m.

Arvada’s Nate Marquardt returns to the cage for the first time since undergoing ankle surgery in November. Marquardt has won two of his last three fights. He’ll take on Sam Alvey, winner of three straight, in a middleweight fight at 185 pounds. The fight will air on FS1.

The night’s main event pits women’s bantamweight No. 1 contender Valentina Shevchenko vs. No. 2 Julianna Pena on Fox.