Bruno Blindado survives three low blows and seven falls and beats Andrew Sanchez by knockout

B. Blindado beats A. Sanchez in the UFC Las Vegas 40. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram UFC

the duel between Bruno Blindado e Andrew Sanchez closed the preliminary card of UFC Las Vegas 40 with a golden key. After losing the first two rounds, receiving seven takedowns and three low blows, Bruno Blindado knocked out Andrew Sanchez in the third round.

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The victory was the sixth in a row for Bruno Blindado, who remains undefeated in Ultimate with two victories in the organization. The Thai Evolution athlete now has 19 knockouts in 21 career victories.

Andrew Sanchez, on the other hand, lost the second consecutive in the organization. The American now has 12 wins and seven losses in his career.

THE FIGHT

With less than a minute of fighting, Bruno Blindado presented the business card to Andrew Sanchez, cornering the North American with a good sequence of punches. In a direct attempt by the Brazilian, Sanchez made a good read and entered the takedown at the right time, taking the fight down. Even from below, Blindado threw elbows at his opponent's head, opening up space to get up. In the final stretch of the round, Sanchez landed a hard low blow on the Brazilian, who needed just over 30 seconds to recover and return to the fight. Soon after, the North American landed another very strong low blow on Blindado, who felt it a lot this time. The fight returned, but there was no time for anything else in the first round.

At the beginning of the second round, Sanchez took advantage of the Brazilian's attack and managed to stick again and take the fight to the ground. On the ground, the North American resisted a barrage of elbows from the Brazilian, who managed to get up, but for a short time before being knocked down again. At the end of the second round, Andrew Sanchez he had seven falls in the fight.

In the third round, Bruno Blindado came back much more connected, taking advantage of the visible tiredness of Andrew Sanchez and pressing the opponent with sharp boxing against the fence. The pressure, however, was interrupted by Sanchez's third low blow, which had a point deducted. With the return of action, Blindado continued the pressure and showed great superiority in the stand-up fight. The Brazilian defended the takedown attempts and ran over Andrew Sanchez with an incredible sequence of punches, forcing the referee to interrupt.

Danny Roberts surprises and beats Ramazan Emeev by split decision

D. Roberts celebrates victory over R. Emeev at UFC Las Vegas 40 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

In a duel valid for the welterweight division (up to 77 kg), Danny Roberts overcame the fact that he was an underdog and defeated Ramazan Emeyev in the judges' split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

The victory was the second in a row for the Brit, who returned to the Octagon almost two years after defeating Zelim Imadaev in November 2019. The “Hot Chocolate” now has seven wins and four losses in the UFC. Ramazan Emeyev, on the other hand, saw the sequence of two victories interrupted and lost for the second time in the organization.