The Brazilian fighters tried, but UFC on FOX 3, an event held this Saturday (5), in New Jersey, was not good for the national athletes. Rousimar Toquinho He sought the submission all the time against Alan Becher with the feared standing chance, but the North American defended himself well, reversed the position and defeated the black belt by technical knockout. John Lineker, on the other hand, did not have the debut he expected in Ultimate and was submitted by Louis Gaudinot.
In the main fight of UFC on FOX 3, Nate diaz controlled Jim Miller in the first round and finished the fight with a guillotine choke in the second round. As a result, the brother of Nick Diaz should be the next challenger for the UFC lightweight title.
Diaz beats Miller and gets close to the belt
Nate diaz celebrates victory over Jim Miller
With enough authority, Nate diaz showed that he could be the next challenger for the UFC lightweight belt. In the main fight of UFC on Fox 3, the brother of Nick Diaz dominated the fight in the face of tough Jim Miller and won the second round.
With greater reach, Nate controlled the distance and connected with straight strikes. Without being intimidated, Miller always took the initiative, but was always caught with good counterattacks from Diaz.
At the end of the first round, Nate connected an excellent jab and direct sequence, which took Jim to the ground.
In the second round, controlling the fight, Diaz showed that he also uses his brother's strategy. At several moments, the fighter opened his arms and called his opponent for a frank exchange. In one of these moments, Miller tried to land a flying knee, which he didn't connect with.
But when Jim attempted a takedown, Nate defended his opponent's attack well and counterattacked with a guillotine choke. Miller still defended the blow, but after three turns he was forced to give up the fight.
Belcher surprises and knocks out Toquinho
Toquinho (left) tries to submit Belcher)
During the promotion of the event, Alan belcher said he would even use mental strength to avoid submissions from Rousimar Toquinho, and it seems that the tactic paid off.
Right at the beginning of the dispute, Rousimar tried a stomp, in the style Anderson Silva, which passed in the void. But not wanting to risk striking, Toquinho looked for a takedown soon after and took the fight to the ground.
After tangling on the ground, Rousimar managed to get on top and moved on to his specialty: the leg attack. However, to the surprise of many, Belcher masterfully defended Toquinho's attack on three occasions.
Still on the ground, in an attempt to finish the fight with the arm, Toquinho was on the bottom and Belcher went on the attack. With several punches from above, the Brazilian ended up being unable to defend himself and the referee interrupted the duel and declared a technical knockout.
Gaudinot erases John Lineker on the preliminary card
John Lineker is submitted in his UFC debut
After suffering on Friday, when he failed to reach the weight limit of the flyweight category, John Lineker's UFC debut will not be missed by the fighter from Paraná.
In his first international appearance, Lineker put on a stunning fight against Louis Gaudinot. The fighters started the fight with a frank exchange, with the Brazilian connecting the best blows. But whenever he was pressured, the exotic North American athlete, who wore long green hair, closed the distance and took the fight to the ground.
After connecting most of the blows in the opening round, the Brazilian had his best moment in the fight in the middle of the second round. With a good sequence of punches, Lineker put Gaudinot against the bars, who had to seek the clinch to get out of the choke.
However, after suffering from the Brazilian's punches, the American again took down Lineker and worked on top with several punches. The man from Paraná still tried to recover and reverse the position, but ended up caught in a tight guillotine. As the Brazilian chose not to tap, John Lineker ended up losing the fight via submission.
Check out the complete UFC on FOX 3 results below:
Main Card
Nate diaz finished Jim Miller with a guillotine in R2;
John hendricks derrotou Josh koscheck in the judges' split decision;
Alan belcher derrotou Rousimar Toquinho by technical knockout in R1;
Lavar Johnson defeated Pat Barry via TKO in R1;
Preliminary Card
Michael Johnson derrotou Tony Ferguson in the unanimous decision of the judges;
John Dodson derrotou Tim Elliott in the unanimous decision of the judges;
John Hathaway defeated Pascal Krauss via unanimous decision;
Louis Gaudinot finished John lineker with a guillotine in R2;
Danny Castillo defeated John Cholish via unanimous decision;
Dennis Bermudez defeated Pablo Garza via unanimous decision by the judges;
Roland Delorme submitted Nick Denis with a rear naked choke in R1;
Karlos Vemola finished Mike massenzio with a rear naked choke in R2;
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