V. Luque beat M. Chiesa via submission Photo: Instagram
Ran over. It is difficult to find another definition for the gigantic performance of Vincent Luque on Saturday night (7). On the main card of UFC 265, the Brazilian resisted the initial pressure from 'Maverick' and managed a submission at the end of the first round. The show took place at the Toyota Center, in Houston, Texas (USA).
Current number six in the rankings, Vicente should appear in the top-5 of the division in the coming days and appears as one of the contenders to fight for the belt after 'Usman x Covington 2' scheduled for November. The fighter from Brasília has recorded 30 wins and seven losses in his professional career so far.
After four consecutive victories, Michael chiesa is defeated again in the most famous octagon in the world. His last setback was in July 2018 against Anthonny Pettis. 'Maverick' has a history of 18 negative results and four positive results in the sport.
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THE FIGHT
The importance of the fight for the welterweight division (up to 77,1kg) was reflected in the fighters' attitudes at the beginning of the fight. For almost two minutes, the two athletes practically only moved around the octagon. The North American soon put him down and took guard over the Brazilian. In a beautiful transition, Chiesa took his back and used a rear naked choke but the Brazilian resisted. In an impressive turnaround, the Brazilian athlete landed a hand triangle and 'Maverick' gave up.
After an exciting fight, Tecia Torres beats Angela Hill by judges' decision
A. Hill and T. Torres had an exciting duel Photo: Instagram/@UFC
The first round was marked by surprise. Contrary to its history, Angela Hill tried the takedown game and put Tecia down. Without success, the two fighters returned to the center of the octagon to exchange traditional blows while standing. Both athletes ended the assault with a frank exchange on the stage.
The second partial showed a Angela Hill more aggressive, however, seeking stand-up fighting, which is her specialty. The 'Overkill' dominated the center of the octagon and shortened the distance for Tecia's attacks. Halfway through the round, Hill tried the takedowns again but was pushed away by Torres. Even more cornered, Torres responded to every attack her opponent tried.
Sensing the disadvantage in the fight, Hill started the last round with more aggression, trying to trap Torres against the fence. The frank striking took over the duel with both fighters giving their all. There was still time for Tecia to take down Angela in the final minute in an attempt to consolidate her advantage in the confrontation.
Tecia torres achieves its third consecutive victory in the organization and shows that the bad phase is definitely behind it. Number 10 in the ranking should gain a few more steps in the strawweight division (up to 52,2kg). The North American now has 13 triumphs and five setbacks in professional MMA.
Following her inconsistent results in the organization, Angela is at risk of dropping out of the category ranking in the next update. The current number 12 in the classification has a record of 13 positive results and nine negative results in the sport.
In a balanced duel, Song Yadong beat Casey Kenney via unanimous decision by the judges
C. Keeney (left) and S. Yadong (right) had a balanced confrontation in the UFC 265 Photo: Instagram
The duel that opened the main part of the fights UFC 265 was marked by intensity and speed in the stand-up fight. The two athletes had a frank exchange during the 15 minutes. Sometimes, in the first two rounds, Casey kenney tried to take down song yadong, but was unsuccessful. Both fighters showed fatigue in the final round and the level of the fight dropped considerably. On the judges' sheets, victory for song yadong.
The Chinese fighter recovered from his defeat to Kyler Philips in his last fight and now has 16 victories and five setbacks in professional MMA. In a bad phase, Casey kenney suffers his second setback in his career and now has 16 positive results and three negative results in the sport.
MAIN CARD
Heavyweight: Cyryl Gane derrotou Derrick Lewis by technical knockout at 4m11s of R3 – Fight for the interim belt.
Bantamweight: José Aldo derrotou Peter Munhoz in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight Weight: Vincent Luque finished Michael chiesa with a hand triangle at 3m25s from R1
Straw weight: Tecia torres derrotou Angela Hill in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Bantamweight: song yadong derrotou Casey kenney in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Lightweight: Raphael Fiziev derrotou Bobby Green in the unanimous decision of the judges (6-29, 28-30, 27-29)
Bantamweight: Vince Morales defeated Drako Rodriguez via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Light Heavyweight: Alonzo Menifield defeated Ed Herman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Straw weight: Jessica penne finished Karolina Kowalkiewicz with an armbar at 4m32s of R1
Fly weight: Manel kape derrotou Ode Osbourne by knockout at 4m44s of R1
Bantamweight: Miles Johns defeated Anderson Berinja by knockout at 1m16s of R3
Fly weight: Melissa Gatto derrotou Victoria Leonardo by technical knockout (medical interruption due to arm injury) 5m from R2
Bantamweight: Johnny Munoz submitted Jamey Simmons with a rear naked choke at 2:45 of R2
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