Rob Font (right) in victory over Jean Matsumoto (left) at UFC Seattle . Photo: Reproduction/UFC News
The second Brazilian Jean of the night this Saturday (22) at UFC Seattle did not have the same luck as the first. In the bantamweight bout (up to 61,2kg), Matsumoto had his grappling neutralized by the experienced Rob Font and lost his undefeated record in the UFC and in MMA. The Brazilian was a warrior, suffered a cut on his eyebrow and continued until the end. However, he saw his opponent win by split decision of the judges (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
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At the end of the fight, Rob Font , who is ranked ninth in the division, praised Jean Matsumoto and said that he will be 'a problem' for the division in the future. The American now has 22 wins and eight losses.
The Brazilian now has 16 wins and one loss.
Matsumoto's first defeat
Rob Font started by boxing aggressively against the Brazilian, who used his grappling skills to try and stop his opponent's attacks. First, he managed to press the American against the cage and then attempted a takedown, but he couldn't lock in a triangle choke.
Jean Matsumoto started the second round taking the fight to the ground, but Rob Font managed to escape and keep the fight standing. With the American maintaining distance to avoid takedowns, the Brazilian began to use good footwork to evade attacks.
With the fight in the third round, Jean was instructed by the coaches to avoid takedowns and try to land blows to score points. Two minutes in, the tip of Rob's elbow landed and split Jean's eyebrow, who responded with a left cross. Even with the grappling call off and the cut bleeding, the Brazilian was a warrior and continued to the end, but saw his opponent win by a split decision from the judges.
Check out the results from UFC Seattle
MAIN CARD (23pm Brasília time)
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Song Yadong defeated Henry Cejudo by technical decision (eye poke – 29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Anthony Hernandez defeated Brendan Allen by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Combined weight (up to 63,5 kg): Rob Font defeated Jean Matsumoto by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Jean Silva defeated Melsik Baghdasaryan by knockout (punches) at 4:15 of round 1.
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Alonzo Menifield defeated Julius Walker by split decision (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)
PRELIMINARY CARD (20pm Brasília time)
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Ion Cutelaba defeated Ibo Aslan by submission (katagatame) at 2:9 of round 1.
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Melquizael Costa defeated Andre Fili by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:30 of Round 1.
Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Mansur Abdul-Malik defeated Nick Klein by knockout (punches) at 3:24 of round 2.
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Ricky Simon defeated Javid Basharat by knockout (punches) at 3:58 of round 1.
Catchweight (up to 77,1 kg): Austin Vanderford defeated Nikolay Veretennikov by knockout (punches) at 4:13 of round 2.
Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Nursulton Ruziboev defeated Eric McConico by knockout (punches) at 33 seconds of round 2.
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Modestas Bukauskas defeated Raffael Cerqueira by knockout (punches) at 2:12 of round 1.
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