F. Edgar. (left) wins war against P. Munhoz. Photo: Reproduction / Twitter @ufc
War! This is the word that defines the fight between Frankie Edgar and the Brazilian Peter Munhoz No. UFC Las Vegas 7, held this Saturday (22), in the USA. In a busy confrontation lasting 25 minutes, the North American prevailed in a split decision from the judges (47-48, 49-46, 48-47).
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With the result, Edgar, who is a former lightweight champion (up to 70.3 kg.) made his debut in the bantamweight category (up to 61.2 kg.) on the right foot. He recorded his 24th victory as a professional and recovered from the setback against Chan sung jung, in December 2019. On the other hand, the Brazilian, who was coming from a setback against aljamain sterling, in June 2019, suffered its second loss in a series and is expected to leave the top 5 in the division.
The fight
The first round was well balanced. In the first half, Frankie Edgar was superior, based on movement and volume of strikes. Peter Munhoz He also attacked with low kicks and knocked his opponent off balance once, but, basically, to launch a blow with his hands, he received another two. In the other half, the Brazilian was more forceful and threatened the former lightweight champion a few times.
The second round was also competitive, but the North American seemed more comfortable and effective, even managing to land a takedown, but was unable to keep the fight on the ground.
In the third round, Pedro came back better, took control of the confrontation and capitalized on the low kicks.
The fourth round was also balanced. Early on, “The Answer” applied a takedown, but Pedro reacted and soon got up. The course of the fight was more of the same, with Edgar dancing in the octagon and betting on the volume of blows, while the Brazilian hunted him down and applied the most powerful blows.
With the fight completely undefined, the fifth round would be responsible for deciding the winner. Already tired, the fighters showed a lot of determination and technique in search of victory, but Edgar managed to land the best blows.
At the end of the battle, the result was no different from what was imagined: a split and better decision for Edgar, who starts his bantamweight journey on the right foot.
The merciless Mike Rodriguez
Generally, when there are knockouts in the heaviest divisions, they are impactful and in the fight between Mike Rodriguez and Marcin Prachnio it was no different. If the duel was not long, it had a violent outcome. Needing to win, Rodriguez made use of his physical size and attacked Prachnio, who didn't offer much resistance. The Pole had already been hit by knees and elbows in the clinch near the cage, the American realized that this was the path to victory and found it by applying another sequence of elbows. The triumph makes “Slow” recover from the defeat in the previous fight and reduces the pressure. On the other hand, Prachnio was knocked out for the third time in a row in the UFC and remains without a win for the organization.
Joe Solecki finishes like Demian Maia
The reality'Dana White Contender Series' has presented several talented fighters and one of them is Joe Solecki. If the North American, just 26 years old, had already impressed in his UFC debut by beating the tough Matt wimanThis time, it ended Austin Hubbard in the first round. As soon as the fight started, Solecki was already on his opponent's back, in true style. Demian Maia. The pressure was so much that Hubbard couldn't resist the rear naked choke and gave up three taps. This was the second victory in a row for Solecki, who remains undefeated in the UFC. Furthermore, the lightweight prospect won ten fights in his career, eight of which came via the fast track.
Shana Dobson surprises Mariya Agapova
Therefore, the American Shana Dobson and Kazakh Maria Agapova presented in their careers, the favoritism was with the Asian athlete. However, the zebra walked around the event and the North American, who had a negative record – three wins and four losses – left the Octagon with her arm raised.
The first round was marked by several losses of positions on both sides. When Dobson applied the takedown, Agapova came out from underneath and had the advantage. On the other hand, when Agapova took down, Dobson would leave the disadvantaged position. This was the keynote of the first five minutes, however, in the final part, the Kazakh almost finished off her opponent.
The beginning of the second round was no different, but this time, it was the American who was in a dominant position on the ground and delivered heavy blows. Dobson's strength in the attacks was such that Agapova clearly felt pain and was uncomfortable. The referee noticed and ended the dispute.
The North American's triumph ends a sequence of three consecutive defeats and, in addition to removing the risk of a possible dismissal, made her equal the number of victories and defeats.
Daniel Rodriguez knocks out in insane fight
The first round of the fight between Daniel Rodriguez and Dwight Grant It was one of the most exciting of the year, simply because it had everything! Interestingly, this fight only happened because both were left without opponents for the event. Revealed by reality 'Dana White Contender Series', the athletes embodied the spirit of the program and went all or nothing from the beginning.
“The Body Smasher” had everything to come out with the victory. He even dealt a knockdown, attacking on the ground, but Rodriguez showed bravery, resisted and was awarded. Afterwards, he was the one who took down his opponent and, from then on, the dispute became a monologue. Grant tried to recover, but was shot by “D-Rod”’s attacks and couldn’t resist. Rodriguez won his third fight in a row in the UFC welterweight division and remains undefeated in the organization.
UFC Vegas 7 results:
MAIN CARD
Bantamweight: Frankie Edgar derrotou Peter Munhoz in the judges' split decision (47-48, 49-46, 48-47)
Light heavyweight: Mike Rodriguez defeated Marcin Prachnio by knockout at 2m17s of R1
Lightweight: Joe Solecki derrotou Austin Hubbard via submission 3m51s into R1
Flyweight: Shana Dobson defeated Maria Agapova by technical knockout at 1m38s of R2
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez defeated Dwight Grant by knockout at 2m24s of R1
PRELIMINARY CARD
Straw weight: Amanda lemos defeated Mizuki Inoue via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Heavyweight: Jordan wright defeated Ike Villanueva via TKO at 1:31 of R1
Welterweight Weight: Matthew Semelsberger defeated Carlton Minus via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-28)
Feather weight: Trevin Jones defeated Timur Valiev by technical knockout at 1m59s of R2
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