André Mascote invests in grappling and wins Brazilian duel with Lipe Detona at UFC Vegas 97

André Mascote in victory over Lip Detona (Photo: Instagram/UFC Espanol)

In a Brazilian duel valid for flyweight (up to 56,7 kg) on ​​the preliminary card of UFC Las Vegas 97, this Saturday (7), André Mascote got the better of Lip Detona. After a very balanced first round in the stand-up fight, the fighter from Bahia made great use of the grappling fight and dominated the following rounds to emerge with the victory in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

With this, André Mascote remains undefeated in his career, with ten wins in ten fights, the last four of which were in the UFC octagon.

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On the other side, Lip Detona cannot continue the victory obtained over Victor Altamirano in February and suffers his second defeat in three fights in the Ultimate.

André Mascote dominates Lipe Detona on the ground and wins by judges' decision

André Mascote started controlling the center of the octagon, but they went from Lip Detona the first blows, mainly with front kicks. Mascote came in with a good left hand and returned to the distance. Next, André connected another straight left and the fight was briefly interrupted by an accidental finger from Lipe. Lip Detona connected a very strong kick to André Mascote's waistline. Lipe approached with a flying kick, but André repelled it with a cross. Next, Lip Detona managed to close the distance and take the fight to the fence, but André broke the grip and separated. André fired a straight right at the moment Lipe tried to surprise him with a spinning elbow. Lipe once again managed to close the gap and took André down, who got up. Next, Lipe tried another takedown, André held on to the fence, but was not warned. Still clamped, Lipe took him down, but ended up losing his position and falling on the bottom. In the last seconds, Lip Detona connected a brutal spinning elbow on André Mascote, who felt it, but was saved by the bell.

André Mascote started the second round trying to corner Lip Detona against the fence. Lipe responded by marching forward and attempting a flying knee, but André grabbed it and took it to the fence. Mascote managed to take the fight to the ground and quickly got into the mount. André stabilized the position well and took advantage of some openings to strike with ground and pound. Lipe tried to explode a few times to escape the position, but André managed to hold it until the end of the round.

The start of the third round was similar to the second, with Mascote moving forward and trying to corner Lip Detona close to the fence. André felt some discomfort in his eye and asked the referee to clean it, but it was not allowed. The Bahian tried to grapple and managed another beautiful takedown on the Alagoan. On top, Mascote transitioned to his back and closed the padlock at his waistline. After a few attempts, André managed to lasso Lipe's neck, who resisted bravely and escaped a submission that seemed infallible. Next, Mascote once again put his forearm around Lipe and squeezed, but Lip Detona again escaped in a surprising way.

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With the result, Dulgarian recovers from the defeat suffered against Christian rodriguez and achieves his second victory in the UFC octagon.

On the other side, Brendon Marotte still doesn't know what it's like to win in the Ultimate and suffers his second defeat in two fights in the organization.

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