D. Brunson submitted D. Till in the main event of the UFC Las Vegas 36 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
In the main fight UFC Las Vegas 36, Derek Brunson derrotou Darren till by submission in the third round and took another step towards a title shot in the middleweight division.
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The victory over Darren till was the fifth consecutive Derek Brunson, who hasn't lost since November 2018, when he was defeated by the current champion Israel adesanya. From then on, the North American lined up Elias Theodorou, Ian Heinisch, Edmen shahbazyan, Kevin holland and now Darren till.
Till, on the other hand, suffered his fourth defeat in his last five fights. Since 2018, the Brit has lost to Tyron woodley, Jorge masvidal, Robert whittaker e Derek Brunson, with a solitary victory over Kelvin Gastelum midway.
THE FIGHT
The duel started with Till taking the initiative and going forward. In one of the Brit's many jab and straight combinations, Brunson seemed to have felt it, but quickly attacked with a takedown and took the fight to the ground. Working from half guard, Brunson placed his forearm on Till's neck and opened up space to deliver hard blows. After receiving many blows, the Brit managed to regain his guard and subsequently push his opponent and get up with one minute of the round remaining. Standing up, Till tried a left elbow, but Brunson made the save.
At the beginning of the second round, Brunson didn't want to waste time and quickly attacked with a takedown, but Till defended well. In another attempt, Brunson used a combination of jab and straight shot and then managed to take the fight to the ground, already landing in half guard. Contrary to what happened in the first round, Brunson stabilized his dominant position, but did little to strike at first. With just over a minute of dominance in the ground fight, the North American put his forearm in the Brit's face again and threw a good elbow. In the last moments of the second round, Till managed to stay on his feet, but with Brunson taped until the bell sounded.
The third round started better for Darren till. The Brit managed to free himself from Brunson's clinch attempts and unleashed good blows, making the North American feel it. In despair, Derek Brunson He went for another takedown attempt and managed to take the fight to the ground. The North American fell on horseback, he saw Darren till gave way and had an open path to apply the rear naked choke and finish the fight in the third round.
Tom Aspinall confirms favoritism and defeats Serghei Spivac by technical knockout in the first round
T. Aspinall knocked out S. Spivac in the first round (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
In the co-main fight of the night, Tom aspinall had no trouble defeating Serghei Spivac. The Brit asserted his favoritism and came out with a technical knockout in the first round.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Tom aspinall, who has not yet lost in Ultimate and is already starting to approach the top of the organization. The Brit now has 11 victories in his career, nine of them by knockout and the tenth in the first round. Sergey Spivak, in turn, saw their three-game winning streak interrupted. The athlete from Moldova has four victories in Ultimate and lost for the third time in the organization.
The duel between the heavyweights started off studied, but with Aspinall controlling the center of the octagon and betting on jab and straight combinations. Just over two minutes into the fight, Spivac attempted the first takedown, but was unsuccessful. Soon after, on the way out of the clinch, Aspinall landed a knee and a great right elbow, knocking the Moldovan down and finishing the job with a rain of blows on the ground to win by technical knockout.
In a busy fight, Alex Morono defeats David Zawada by unanimous decision
A. Morono won in UFC Las Vegas 36 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
In the third fight of the event, alex morono e David Zawada they dueled for the welterweight division. After three very busy rounds, Morono emerged victorious by unanimous decision from the side judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
The victory was the second in a row for alex morono in the UFC. The North American now has nine wins, four losses and one fight without result in the organization. David Zawada, in turn, lost his second in a row and now has four defeats and just one victory in Ultimate.
The fight started with Zawada more aggressive. It didn't take long for the German to close the distance and work on combinations. In one of Zawada's attacks, Morono landed a good right counterattack. The tone of the first assault was this, with the German taking the initiative and the North American taking advantage of the gaps to counterattack.
Just like the first, the second round was fought entirely on the feet. The two fighters bet on frank striking, with good blows thrown on both sides, but none accurate enough to define the fight.
At the beginning of the third round, David Zawada He suffered an imbalance and fell to the ground, but managed to get up before Morono could take advantage. The German tried a sacrifice takedown, but the North American ended up on top and trying to transition to the back without success. Once again on his feet, Morono applied a beautiful sequence of rotating strikes: a kick to the waistline and a punch to the face. In the last attempt to win, Zawada attacked with a fall, but had his neck caught by Morono. The German managed to get up, but there was no more time to chase the result.
Khalil Rountree injures Modestas Bukauskas with oblique kick and wins by technical knockout
K. Rountree defeated M. Bukauskas in the UFC Las Vegas 36 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
In the second fight of the main card, Khalil rountree derrotou Modest Bukauskas by technical knockout with a stomp on the knee in the second round.
With the positive result, the “War Horse” recovered from the sequence of two defeats and won for the first time since April 2019. The Lithuanian lost his third consecutive time in the Octagon.
The fight started very favorably for Khalil rountree, who quickly found the distance and connected a hard straight to Bukauskas' face, which he felt. Rountree maintained the “blitz” and continued landing bombs on the Lithuanian's face, even breaking his opponent's nose. After the initial pressure, Rountree slowed down, but Bukauskas continued to be unable to attack. In the final seconds of the first round, the North American landed another good right blow, but there was no time for anything else.
Unlike the first round, the second round began at a more rhythmic pace, with Rountree taking advantage of the advantage gained and controlling the pace of the fight. With about two and a half minutes left in the round, Rountree stepped on the knee of Bukauskas, who instantly fell to the ground screaming in pain. Victory by technical knockout for Rountree in the second round.
UFC Las Vegas 36 results
MAIN CARD (17 p.m. Brasília time)
Average weight: Derek Brunson finished Darren till with a rear naked choke at 2m13s of R3
Heavy weights: Tom aspinall derrotou Serghei Spivac by technical knockout at 2m30s of R1
Welterweight Weight: alex morono derrotou David Zawada in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Light Heavyweight: Khalil rountree derrotou Modest Bukauskas by technical knockout at 2m30s of R2
Lightweight: Paddy Pimblett derrotou Luigi Vendramini by technical knockout at 4m21s of R1
PRELIMINARY CARD (14 p.m. Brasília time)
Fly weight: Molly McCann derrotou Ji Yeon Kim in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Jack shore defeated Liudvik Sholinian via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Married weight: julian erosa finished Charles Jourdain with a hand triangle at 2m56s from R3
Average weight : Marc-Andre Barriault derrotou Dalcha Lungiambula in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Jonathan martinez x Marcelo red – Fight canceled
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