It didn't work for Ricardinho Carcacinha in the UFC Fight Island 1, an event held this Wednesday (15), in Abu Dhabi. The Brazilian who promised a show in front of Lerone murphy He even managed to impress with a leg kick, a rotating blow and a plastic sweep. However, the Englishman took advantage of a good takedown, landed hard elbows and won by technical knockout in the first round.
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With the result, Carcacinha suffers his third defeat in 17 fights – he has 14 victories, being his second in Ultimate in seven appearances. On the other hand, Murphy, after losing in his debut, recorded his first victory in the UFC. He has a professional record of nine wins and just one setback.
The fight
The fight started with Carcacinha showing good movement and even risking a kick. The São Paulo native soon attacked and quickly reached the coast of Murphy, but the Englishman managed to get away well. Afterwards, Ricardo tried a rotating attack, but lost time and ended up being knocked down. The São Paulo native still managed to sweep and stay on top, but the duel soon returned to standing.
Afterwards, however, Murphy landed a great takedown, managed to posture and land several blows on Carcacinha on the ground. The Brazilian turned sideways and the referee was forced to end the fight and declare a technical knockout.
UFC Ilha da Luta 1 results
MAIN CARD
Feather weight: Calvin kattar derrotou Dan Ige in the unanimous decision of the judges (49-46, 48-47, 49-46)
Fly weight: Tim Elliott defeated Ryan Benoit via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Feather weight: Jimmie rivera derrotou cody stmann in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27 and 29-28)
Fly weight: Taila Santos derrotou Molly McCann in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight: Mounir Lazzez defeated Abdul Razak Alhassan in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Average weight: Khamzat Shimaev submitted John Phillips with a hand triangle 1m12s into R2
Feather weight: Lerone murphy derrotou Ricardo Carcacinha by technical knockout at 4m18s of R1
Light Heavyweight: Modest Bukauskas derrotou Andreas Michailidis by technical knockout 5m from R1
Feather weight: Jared gordon defeated Chris Fishgold via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Fly weight: Liana Jojua finished Diana Belbita with an armbar at 2m43s of R1
Bantamweight: Jack shore finished Aaron Phillips with a choke at 2m29s of R2
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