Gabriel Mosquitinho turns into a fight, finishes off rival and 'shuts up' Australia in UFC 312. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/UFC News
At the end of the preliminary card of the UFC 312, held in Australia this Saturday (8), Gabriel Mosquitinho needed to turn the fight around to overcome Jack Jenkins and 'shut up' the audience present in Sydney, Australia. The Brazilian had Charles of the Bronx in his corner, he finished with a rear naked choke in the third round and achieved his second consecutive victory in the featherweight division (up to 65,7 kg).
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With this result, Mosquitinho is successful in his first fight with Chute Boxe. The Brazilian now has a record of 12 wins and two losses. In an interview while still in the octagon, he declared that his son, Vitinho, will be born in March and celebrated the achievement.
Jenkins, in turn, was one of the most celebrated athletes on the preliminary card, but failed to achieve a positive result after a good start. The Australian has a record of 13 wins and four losses in his career in mixed martial arts.
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In true Chute Boxe style, Gabriel started out active and applied an aggressive style. The Brazilian pressed and tried to land strikes at close range. However, one strike almost changed everything. He received a high kick from Jenkins and fell down groggy. He showed active guard, pulled a triangle and, with guidance from Charles of the Bronx, came close to getting the finish. Jack remained calm and got out of danger. Mosquitinho then reversed the position and ended up hitting from above.
The second round went well for Gabriel. The Brazilian from Chute Boxe landed on top and worked calmly to progress from guard to half guard. He also hurt his opponent with elbows that were uncomfortable.
Mosquitinho's balance was good. After Diego Lima asked him to try his ground game, the fighter surprised him and landed a front kick that made Jack feel it. Instead of continuing to exchange punches to get the knockout, he used the strategy to take down and get the back of the Australian.
UFC 312 results
MAIN CARD (00pm Brasília time)
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Dricus du Plessis derrotou Sean Strickland in the unanimous decision of the judges (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) – fight for the belt
Straw weight (up to 52,1 kg): Weili Zhang derrotou Tatiana Suarez placeholder image in the unanimous decision of the judges (49-46, 49-46, 49-45) – fight for the belt
Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Tallison Teixeira derrotou justin tafa by technical knockout (punches) at 35 seconds of R1
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Jimmy crute e Rodolfo Bellato tied in the judges' majority decision (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Jake matthews derrotou Francis Meadow in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD (20:30 p.m. Brasília time)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Gabriel Mosquitinho finished Jack Jenkins with a rear naked choke at 2:06. from R3
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Tom nolan derrotou Viacheslav Borshchev in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Cong Wang derrotou Bruna Brazil in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Alexander Topuria defeated Colby Thicknesse by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Zhu Rong derrotou Kody Steele by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Jonathan Micallef derrotou Kevin Jousset by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Quillan Salkilld derrotou Anshul Jubli by knockout (punch) at 19sec of R1
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