Durinho (left) beats Moret (right) at UFC Glendale. Photo: Reproduction / Twitter @ufc_brasil
Brazil finished the UFC Glendale preliminary card, this Saturday (14), with a balance of two wins and two losses. The country's highlights were Gilbert Durinho e Antonio Shoe Guy. The first knocked out Dan Moret, while the second submitted Tim Boetsch. On the other hand, Dhiego Lima e Wilson reis were surpassed by Yushin Okami and John Morgaga, respectively.
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Jiu-jitsu specialist, Gilbert Durinho proved once again that he is evolving in stand-up fighting. The Brazilian took no notice of the tough Dan Moret and knocked out the North American with a beautiful combination of punches. Already Shoe Face He showed that he also improved in the stand-up game, exchanging blows with Tim Boetsch, but it was on the ground that the Paraíba native secured the rear-naked choke and ended the contest.
Cara de Sapato submits Boetsch and dreams of top-15
The recipe for victory Shoe Face was clear: take down Tim Boetsch and finish the 'Barbarian'. But the Brazilian showed before that he has improved in stand-up fighting. He worked with good movement to escape the American's heavy hand and hit him with good punches.
When Boetsch landed his first strike on Shoe Face, the Brazilian quickly attacked the North American's legs. On the ground, the jiu-jitsu black belt made it look easy. He quickly got to his back, locked in a rear naked choke and forced Tim to give up.
“Thank you everyone for the welcome here in Arizona. He's a true warrior, everyone knows it, it's a pleasure to fight with him, he's a legend, I'm very happy to be here and win. There are five wins in a row, I like challenges, I love what I do and I’m ready for the next challenge”, said Sapato, still in the octagon.
Durinho wins another
The fight between Durinho and Moret started out studied. The North American was afraid of letting his game go and being knocked down, while the Brazilian waited for his rival's attacks to adjust his game.
Even with the pressure of his debut, Moret, little by little, took control of the first round. In a good attack, he connected a beautiful blow that shook Durinho. The Brazilian had to throw himself at his rival's legs. Still feeling the punch, the Tupiniquim athlete managed the takedown in the final moments and ended the partial on top.
In the second round, Gilbert Durinho surprised! Moret went up, but received a hard counterattack. The North American felt it, retreated and the Brazilian didn't miss the opportunity. He combined several punches, ending with a beautiful right uppercut. The blow knocked out his rival, who fell knocked out on the ground.
“We work hard with these teammates of mine. I came to put on a show for you, and if that right hand comes in, they're going to fall. I tried to put pressure on and stay calm. I realized he was shaken and I just had to keep punching, waiting for the hand to come in to knock him out,” said Durinho, who has already chosen his next opponent to return to the Octagon. “Olivier Aubin-Mercier, July 7th. Let’s see who the real gangster is”, challenged the Brazilian.
Dhiego Lima loses and gets complicated
First Brazilian to climb into the octagon, Dhiego Lima did not find himself in the fight against the veteran Yushin Okami. The Japanese abused takedowns during the three rounds and, even without attacking on the ground, controlled all of the fighter's actions from Goiás. After 15 minutes of fighting, the former middleweight title challenger took a unanimous decision from the judges (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
UFC Glendale results
Antonio Shoe Guy submitted Tim Boetsch with a rear naked choke at 4m28s of R1
muslim salikhov defeated Ricky Rainey by knockout 4m12s into R2
John Moraga defeated Wilson reis in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Brad Tavares derrotou Krzysztof Jotko by technical knockout at 2m16s R3
Gilbert Durinho defeated Dan Moret by knockout at 59 seconds. from R2;
Lauren Mueller defeated Shana Dobson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Yushin Okami derrotou Dhiego Lima in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-26, 30-26, 20-26)
Adam Wieczorek submitted Arjan Bhullar with an omoplata at 1:59 of R2
Alejandro Perez defeated Matthew Lopez via TKO (punches) at 3:42 of R2
Luke sanders defeated Patrick Williams via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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