Thiago Moisés punishes debutant's leg and wins duel on UFC Vegas 88 preliminary card

T. Moisés beat M. Ramirez at UFC Vegas 88 (Photo: Twitter/@ufcnews)

the return of Thiago Moses the path to victory had cruelty for the North American Mitch Ramirez. On the UFC Vegas 88 preliminary card, which took place this Saturday (16), the Brazilian punished his rival's leg with low kicks and won by knockout in the third round.

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Brazilian left in the octagon

Right at the beginning of the fight, Thiago got into Ramirez's legs and took down his rival. The Brazilian stayed on top of his rival throughout the entire period, punishing him with punches and elbows. The debutant was unable to escape the position and was dominated until the bell sounded.

In the second round, Thiago again insisted on grappling but was unable to take down the North American. The Brazilian managed to stop his rival on the fence for around half the round. In the final minute, the two athletes returned to the center of the cage and after an attack from Ramirez, the Tupiniquim athlete landed a cross that shook his rival and made Moisés just 'calm things down' until the bell sounded.

In the first seconds of the last round, Thiago noticed swelling on Ramirez's left leg and aimed his kicks there. It didn't take many blows for the North American to get knocked out and for the central referee to interrupt the confrontation.

Chad Angeliger beats Charalampos Grigoriu on points

C. Angelinger celebrates victory at UFC Vegas 88 (Photo: Twitter/@ufcnews)

Canadian Chad Angeliger came into combat against Charalampos Grigoriou with the 'noose around his neck' and coming from two consecutive defeats. Inside the octagon, the Canadian knew how to control his rival's initial momentum and from the second round onwards, he managed to capitalize on his opponent's fatigue and emerged victorious in the judges' unanimous decision.

UFC Las Vegas 88 results

MAIN CARD 

Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Marcin tybura finished Tai tuivasa with a rear naked choke at 4m08s of R1

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): BryanBattle x Ange Loosa ended in 'no contest' due to accidental eye poke 1m from R2

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Ovince St Preux derrotou Kennedy Nzechukwu in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Christian rodriguez derrotou Isaac Dulgarian in the judges' split decision (28-27, 27-28, 28-27)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Macy chiasson finished Pannie kianzad with a rear naked choke at 3m54s of R2

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Gerald meerschaert finished Bryan barberena with a rear naked choke at 4m23s of R1

PRELIMINARY CARD 

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Mike Davis finished Nathan Levy with a katagatame 1m43s from R2

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Chelsea Chandler derrotou Josiane Nunes in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Jafel Filho finished Ode Osbourne with a rear naked choke at 4m27s of R1

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Danny Silva derrotou Joshua Culibao in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Straw weight (up to 52,1 kg): Jacqueline Amorim finished Cory Mckenna with an armbar at 1m38s of R1

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Thiago Moses derrotou Mitch Ramirez by technical knockout (kicks) 15s into R3

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Chad Anheliger derrotou Charalampos Grigoriou in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

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