L. Pinheiro wins in his Ultimate debut. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
At straw weight (up to 52,1kg.) Luana pinheiro he didn't have the debut he wanted in Ultimate. In a duel valid for the preliminary card of the UFC Las Vegas 25 this Saturday (1st), the Brazilian faced Randa markos and dominated with beautiful judo takedowns. However, when trying to progress on the ground, he suffered a hard blow while he was on three supports on the ground and was unable to return to the duel. She was declared the winner due to disqualification in the first round.
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Discovery in the 'Contender Series', Luana scores her seventh victory in her career, her first in Ultimate. She now has a record of nine triumphs and one setback.
On the other hand, with the declassification, Randa markos suffered her fourth consecutive defeat and is at serious risk of being fired from the organization. In his career, there are ten positive results, 11 negative results and one draw.
THE FIGHT
Right at the beginning of the fight, Luana pinheiro started dominating the actions. The Brazilian managed to land good blows and, when she was cornered on the fence by Randa markos, managed to reverse the situation. She grabbed it and, brilliantly, applied beautiful judo takedowns. However, it was not effective in attacks on the ground.
Already standing, the two exchanged jabs. In one of the moments, Luana left her fingers open and hit Randa in the eye. The Canadian stated that her vision gradually returned. The fight was stopped for a while, but Pinheiro was not punished in the scoring.
On the way back, Luana pinheiro he managed another hip fall and, when he was trying to progress on the floor, he suffered a pedal stroke. Randa markos. However, the Brazilian was under three touches of support and was unable to return to the fight. Thus, the fight was ended.
In a balanced duel, Cabocão defeats Sanders
F. Cabocão beats L. Sanders in a unanimous decision by the judges. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
In the first fight of the night, Felipe Cabocão e Luke sanders They entered the Octagon with the responsibility of winning. Coming from defeats, the fighters fought well to start the UFC Las Vegas 25. After three rounds, the Brazilian was the winner in a unanimous decision by the judges.
Felipe Cabocão he took the first action in the fight, throwing a high kick. However, soon afterwards, a blow from a Luke sanders made the Brazilian feel and suffer the knockdown. He still received a few punches from below, before getting up. The North American, willing to settle the bill, continued on and landed other clean rights. In the last minute, Cabocão landed a right cross that unbalanced his opponent, who already looked a little tired.
In the second round, Felipe Cabocão seemed to want to recover from the deficit and opened with a shot to the waist. Luke sanders, however, closed the distance and threw an elbow. In the middle of the round, the North American knocked the Brazilian down with a double lag, but the Brazilian soon got up. In a devastating manner, Cabocão lifted his opponent, carried him to the other side of the cage and put the fight on the ground. Finally, he moved to his back and threw hard blows at the opponent's head, who was just protecting himself. Even so, the fight referee allowed the fight to continue until the bell sounded.
The last and decisive round was marked by the surrender of both fighters. With both tired, they went for direct striking for a good part of the round. At a certain point, Felipe Cabocão landed a hard spinning elbow, but Luke sanders resisted. Finally, the Brazilian took down the harai goshi and tried to pass the cane of the arm to finish, but he didn't have time.
As a result, Felipe Cabocão wins his second victory in Ultimate. Now, in his career, there are 10 triumphs and two setbacks.
Moreover, Luke sanders results in a negative series of two setbacks. As a result, the North American has a record of 13 positive results and five negative results.
TJ Brown wins for the first time in Ultimate
Brown defeated Kamara in the UFC Las Vegas 25. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
In an electrifying fight, TJ Brown achieved his first victory in combat against Kai Kamara. Discovered on the 'Contender Series', the American had been under pressure with two defeats, but managed to recover in the judges' split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28).
First, TJ Brown he combined good strikes while standing, but lost his balance and fell. Kai Kamaka, on the other hand, tried to take advantage of the situation, but managed to do little. At the same time, he had a small nose bleed, which hampered him at times.
On the way back, TJ Brown e Kai Kamaka They made an even more balanced duel. The North American even rocked his opponent with a direct shot. Soon after, the Havarian landed a right blow and rocked his opponent. From below, Brown tried to land a kimura, but was unable to develop the position. In position, Kamaka narrowly misses the guillotine submission.
Willing to win the fight, Brown tried to take him down in the first reversal. However, he ended up having Kamara reversed, even though he made the save. The American tried to apply an omoplata, but lost the position. With both fighters standing, the North American threw another right hand that knocked the Hawaiian down. On the ground, he tried the kimura again. Still, like the first time, he couldn't finish.
Thus, TJ Brown expands his record to 16 triumphs and eight setbacks. Kai Kamara suffers his second defeat in Ultimate and now has a record of eight positive results and four negative results.
Andreas Michailidis beats KB Bhullar on points
A.Michailidis wins his first in Ultimate. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
In a middleweight fight (up to 83,9 kg.), Andreas Michailidis He fought well and won KB Bhullar. The Greek was technically superior in the stand-up fight and narrowly missed a knockout. After three rounds, he was victorious in a unanimous decision by the judges.
The first round already showed a dominance of Andreas Michailidis, who managed to control the main actions and had a greater volume of blows with kicks that hurt KB Bhullar. Technically superior, the Greek continued to apply pressure in the second round and narrowly missed a knockout. The pace dropped between the fighters in the last one, but Michailidis continued with the advantage and confirmed his victory.
Andreas Michailidis, 32 years old, is recovering from the knockout suffered against Modest Bukauskas, in July 2020. Now, he wins his first in Ultimate. KB Bhullas, 29, suffers another defeat and turns on the 'red light' in the organization.
UFC Las Vegas 25 results
MAIN CARD
Light Heavyweight: Jiri Prochazka derrotou Dominick reyes by knockout at 4m29sec. from R2
Feather weight: Giga Chikadze derrotou Cub swanson by technical knockout at 1m03s of R1
Light Heavyweight: Ion cutelaba e dustin jacoby they tied in a split decision between the judges (29-28, 28-29, 28-28)
Average weight: Sean Strickland derrotou Krzysztof Jotko in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Bantamweight: Merab Dvalishvili derrotou cody stmann (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Straw weight: Luana pinheiro derrotou Randa markos by disqualification 4m16s into R1
Feather weight: TJ Brown derrotou Kai Kamaka in the judges' split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
Fly weight: Luana Dread derrotou Poliana Botelho in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Straw weight: Loma Lookboonme derrotou Sam Hughes in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Average weight: Andreas Michailidis derrotou KB Bhullar in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Feather weight: Felipe Cabocão derrotou Luke sanders in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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