Rodrigo Zé Colmeia won in the first fight of UFC Las Vegas 31 (Photo: Instagram/UFC Brasil)
Brazil started off on the right foot UFC Las Vegas 31. At the opening of the preliminary card of the event, held this Saturday (17), Rodrigo Zé Colmeia defeated the French Alan Baudot by technical knockout in the second round.
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The Brazilian recovered from the defeat suffered in his last fight, in October 2020, against Chris Daukas. Now there are two victories and a defeat in the account Zé Hive since debuting in the UFC.
Alan Baudot, in turn, continues without winning in Ultimate. The Frenchman, who debuted with a defeat to Tom aspinall, also in October 2020, accumulated the second setback in the organization.
THE FIGHT
Right at the beginning of the fight, the two fighters started exchanging blows. Zé Hive he landed a clean right on Baudot's face, who promptly responded in kind. After a few minutes of open exchanges, the Brazilian bet on grappling and pressed the Frenchman against the bars. Baudot defended the Brazilian's takedown attempts well, who ended up pulling his rival into his own guard and putting himself in a disadvantageous position. After aggressive ground and pound from Baudot, the Brazilian managed to get back to his feet and keep his opponent with his back against the fence. When he managed to separate himself, Baudot connected a good sequence of blows to the Brazilian's face, who shook but resisted until the end of the first round.
In the second round, Zé Hive He started more aggressively, but ended up hitting his opponent with a low kick. After a few seconds of recovery, the fight resumed with the Brazilian moving forward and putting pressure on the Frenchman. Taking advantage of the opponent's fatigue, Zé Hive he applied an impressive sequence of blows, forcing the referee to stop the fight.
Francisco Figueiredo loses to Malcolm Gordon in the second fight on the card
In the second fight on the preliminary card, Brazil did not have the same luck. The Pará Francisco Figueredo, brother of former champion Deiveson, ended up defeated by Malcolm Gordon by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
This was Francisco Sniper's first defeat in the organization. The Brazilian had debuted with a victory over Jerome Rivera in January this year.
Moreover, Malcolm Gordon He won his first in the octagon. The Canadian recovered from two consecutive defeats in the organization.
THE FIGHT
Immediately after the touch of gloves, the Canadian went all out and grabbed the Brazilian against the bars. Francisco quickly freed himself and sought the center of the octagon. Malcolm, however, insisted on grappling and got the takedown. The Brazilian quickly swept and managed to get on top of his opponent, in an advantageous position. Francisco looked for transitions in the ground fight and landed elbows from top to bottom on Gordon. With one minute left in the round, Sniper went for a heel hook, but the Canadian defended well, ending up reversing the position and staying on top until the end of the first round.
The second round began with the same tone as the first, with the Canadian taking the initiative and promptly seeking the takedown, defended by the man from Pará. Fighting with his guard down, the Brazilian gave Gordon space to connect with good jabs. In the Canadian's second takedown attempt, Francisco sprawled well and managed to keep the fight standing. Sniper made great use of dodges to avoid his opponent's blows. With 30 seconds left in the second round, the Canadian finally got the takedown and ended the round on top.
At the beginning of the last round, the Brazilian tried a hasty flying knee and ended up being underneath his opponent on the ground. Francisco tried to explode a few times, but the Canadian maintained the dominant position, although without force. With just over two minutes remaining until the end of the fight, the man from Pará managed to get up and tried to get his opponent's back, who defended himself well and quickly went for another takedown attempt. In the final minute, Gordon ended up pulling the Brazilian into guard and found himself in a disadvantageous position. In a desperate attempt to grab the Canadian's arm, Francisco lost his position and his last chance to win.
UFC Las Vegas 31 RESULTS
Data: July 17, 2021
Timetable: From 20pm (Brasília time)
Location: UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States
How to watch: SUPER FIGHTS LIVE in real time and Canal Combate (the entire card) on TV
MAIN CARD
Lightweight: Islam makhachev x Thiago Moses
Bantamweight: Marion Reneau x Miesha Tate
Lightweight: Mateusz gamrot x Jeremy Stephens
Average weight: Rudolph Vieira x Dustin Stoltzfus
Feather weight: Billy quarantillo x Gabriel benitez
PRELIMINARY CARD
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Preston Parsons
Straw weight: Amanda lemos x Montserrat Ruiz
Bantamweight: Khalid Taha x Sergey Morozov
Flyweight: Malcom Gordon defeated Francisco Figueredo by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Heavyweight: Rodrigo Zé Colmeia derrotou Alan Baudot by technical knockout at 1m29s of R2
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