M. Pereira (right) defeated Z. Imadaev (left) in the UFC Las Vegas 9. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook @ufc
Simply impeccable. Michael Pereira fulfilled his promise and put on a real show in the fight against Zelim Imadaev at UFC Las Vegas 9, held this Saturday (5). Without knowing his rival, the 'Paraense Voador' opened his toolbox and dominated the Russian for three rounds and won by submission in the final seconds of the third round. After the duel, the athlete challenged Jorge masvidal.
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The Brazilian took to the octagon to settle scores against Imadaev, who attacked the man from Pará with a slap in the face during the official appearance for the event, last Friday (4). In the confrontation, Michel discounted the same coin. More than twice, the combatant launched open-handed attacks on his rival's head.
With the result, Michel ends a streak of two consecutive defeats. In his last performance, the Brazilian ended up losing to Diego Sanchez by disqualification in a controversial result.
In the interview after the confrontation, Pereira challenged Jorge masvidal for the 'Most Thick in MMA' belt.
“Dana White, I want the 'BMF' (Mais Thick) belt. Jorge masvidal, you’re next”, said the man from Pará.
The fight
Michel took the initiative in the confrontation with a kick to Imadaev's waistline. The Brazilian managed to unbalance the Russian with a direct shot and Zelim continued trying to find the distance. Pereira continued to move well and scored with jabs and straight shots. Halfway through the round, the man from Pará connected with a 'superman punch', followed by a knee that exploded into his opponent's chin. Imadaev joked, demonstrating that he did not accuse the coup. Little by little, Michel loosened up in the duel, and managed to take down the Russian with a straight shot. Zelim got up and Pereira remained better in the confrontation. The Brazilian had more volume in the confrontation and Zelim seemed lost. In the final seconds, the man from Pará danced in the center of the octagon, throwing a blow until the round ended. After the gong sounded, the combatants faced each other and almost continued fighting.
In the second stage, Michel took the initiative with a series of punches, but Imadaev responded with a good cross to the Brazilian's face. The man from Pará continued to provoke his opponent and tried to irritate his opponent. The Brazilian tried a plastic strike, but lost his balance and was almost caught by his rival. Even so, the advantage belonged to Pereira. Michel continued to move well and called his opponent into confrontation. Zelim tried to respond and went into a grappling fight. Imadaev tried to take advantage of the Brazilian's game and even put pressure on the Brazilian, but Pereira seemed focused on the duel. In the final seconds, the Brazilian connected a good sequence of punches, but there was no more time.
In the last round, Zelim took the initiative with a low kick. The Brazilian responded with a cross, followed by a kick to the waist. Pereira continued to apply pressure and began to punish the Russian with punches and kicks. Imadaev couldn't find the Pará native in the duel. Halfway through the assault, the man from Pará landed two slaps on the Russian's head, discounting Zelim's aggression in the face the day before the confrontation. The Brazilian continued to move a lot and kept scoring. Pereira danced again in the center of the octagon and surprised his opponent with a straight shot. The Russian started to walk backwards while the man from Pará continued to put on a show. In the final minute, Michel called his opponent into the fight, connected with a slap again and remained better. In the final seconds, the man from Pará managed a takedown and immediately managed a rear naked choke, forcing the referee to end the duel.
UFC Las Vegas 9 results
CARD ABOUT THE EVENT
Heavyweight: alistair overeem derrotou August Sakai by technical knockout at 26s of R5
Light Heavyweight: Ovince St Preux derrotou Alonzo Menifield by knockout at 4:07 of R2
Welterweight Weight: Michael Pereira submitted Zelim Imadaev with a rear naked choke at 4m39s of R3
Average weight: André Sergipano submitted Bartosz Fabinski with an armbar 42s into R1
Feather weight: brian kelleher submitted Ray Rodriguez with a guillotine 39 seconds into R1
Fly weight: Viviane Araujo derrotou rose mountain in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Hunter Azure defeated Cole Smith via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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